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I, generally, also wonder this. I don't want to parse through that entire forum but I am curious as to how Devs decide these things. I honestly don't remember any of the items in this page being high on any list in those forums - but I could be very wrong. So, please do let me know. Finally, if none of these new page items were taken from that thread then why not just shut down that thread?

Unfortunately, this seems like a problem that should never have been. I place great importance on my toon name, build, look etc. It all has to work for me or it doesn't get created. So, I am one of the players that is annoyed by this change. I have a lot of alts that I play sporadically and let them gather dust for long periods at a time. Now, If I don't log these toons in, I risk losing the name. That is just a silly. HC Devs have done so much good and I am eternally grateful to you all for bringing back the beautiful game. However, this is a problem the HC team could've prevented simply by NOT giving away 1000 slots per server. That's insane. It should've been more like 100 and you get an additional 5 for every 3 months you play the game or are active etc. Or something like that. I don't sit on too many names. I can't be bothered but there are MANY that I've met who will sit on a TON of names. One guy thought the name policy was actually in effect and complained about the 30+ mins he spent on logging in toons that are just holding names. He had hundreds of them. I now also see similar issues with AE where the HC team allowed for all types of rewards that were not given on Live. There was a reason for that. It seems like we're trying to shove the genie back in the bottle....

I'd like to thank the Devs for a lot of hard work...again. I will say...sadly...none of this stuff really excites me. I hope it's different once it goes live but it just seems underwhelming and not much truly new stuff. Lots of nice QoL changes and a bunch of other tweaks ...for the most part. Anyway, I hope I'm wrong.

This. I rarely farm but I see a ton of people do. This will not go over well with them which is concerning since the playerbase is dwindling. I also have to agree and wonder why this was done. It seems like there are a lot of odd adds on this page. Finally, again, I'd like to thank the Devs for all they do. You do amazing work but I wanted to provide my honest feedback.

I have to agree with this. Make it per account. I do have a number of alts and I have also played a lot less lately. I don't get around to playing all toons and it's a pain to log in on all toons.

Great thread! One of my faves! I'm wondering if anyone has posted a snake themed costume? I'm trying to make something unique but inspiration is not striking me. The plan is to make the toon a Sent - DP/Reflexes.

I've made some 'procmonsters'. It's nice when the powers proc and you hit. The one thing I learned the hard way was if you totally proc out a power, the accuracy will suffer. I know some were going on about nerfing procs etc. I don't know if there's a need, really. It's a bit of a trade off most of the time.

Glad you keep track of my posts. Hopefully the Dev team is also paying as close attention! 😄

Absolutely. I posted my opinion and I can only speak for me. I have no desire to see this unfold. In my opinion, CoX got a little too deep into story and it got a little convoluted. It's not easy to follow for the casual player. Sure, it's nice to have these deep dives and detail driven arcs. There is a ton if that in the game. That no longer interests me. I am more casual these days. I'm older and have less time to game. I also feel the Live Devs took it way too far by having the Battalion/Coming Storm storyline build over several issues and never get it's conclusion - it needed to get done much quicker. I'm hoping future content isn't as drawn out and boring. I remember a there was a lot of player fatigue over Praetoria and these long, drawn out storylines. No thanks.

I appreciate the kind words and glad another player sees the potential of the AE Plan! I don't know what the original intent of AE was other than what is being done now. Now that the game and Devs have a bit more creative license, we have an opportunity to do something really epic. What other game allows players to create content and then have it added as canon (subject to screening, of course)?! I think this alone would have players jumping back into the game. Now, I do see how this may be controversial. The CoX owners may feel this is too radical or unconventional. I feel it would be fine as long as the Devs and contributing players all understood the material provided would become NC Soft property (if HC obtained legit rights to run the game or the game was re-started etc etc etc). I think this is a given. Again, this would properly require very few Devs. Or they could add a few volunteers that did nothing but vet and decide if AE submissions were suitable to add to game canon. I'd help with this. So much can be done here; themed missions/arcs, holiday stuff and so on. Tons of options. Let's do this already!!!

I do not want to see anything Praetoria etc added ever again. I still have fatigue from Live when all we got was piles of Praetoria rubbish over and over, issue after issue. Serenity now! It's too bad the new Dev team doesn't get creative. Add some unique stuff. The game needs a fresh feel. Adding on storylines from 2012 and before is not interesting to me. Add some new looks, stories, characters etc.

Interesting stuff. I pray that one day the HC Devs will implement my idea to use the AE as a tool where players can create and add missions to the regular game. These would also be canon. I think this would be a game changer. Your AE arc could be ported into game and would provide some much needed content. There is no way any reasonable person can expect a volunteer Dev team to keep up with demand. I just hope they do start using this AE concept and reduce some of the burden on their shoulders.

I think we'll agree to disagree and I don't want to further derail the thread 🙂 As others have noted, my expectations for the new stuff is low. I don't play much these days but hope springs eternal. I will be waiting and hoping with the rest of the supers!

I sure have. Tell me how any other species is as destructive as humans. I don't mean just towards each other but the entire planet as well. All of Earth's species, environment etc. That's what I thought.

Too much faith? Where have you been for the last 2.5 years. I have no faith in people. The theory that humans are the worst species on the planet was further cemented over the last while. Yikes. I do agree that I'd have no issue if we were told a drop date for an issue/page and it didn't end up coming out on time. But, yeah, I am sure there would be epic outrage. I do wish the Devs would consult the players a bit more closely on what we'd like to see. 🙂

I would love if there was a way to adjust slots without having to do a full on respec and start from scratch then have to put it all together again. Such a nuisance. If we had the ability to change slot(s) then that would be HUGE! I actually don't respec characters as often as I'd like because it's such an onerous task IMO.

Nah. I've said it before and I'll say it again: HC is the most professional out of the servers I've tried. I prefer it. It's not perfect but it's my go to. I'm starting to play a bit again as well - hopefully the new stuff is cool. I agree that other servers want to do other stuff. That's great. My comment was simply imagine if most of those options were here and done professionally. One server to entertain them all (or most of them) which would also make for a larger playerbase. One can dream!

Very interesting. I haven't been on those in ages. I prefer HC. If it's very little effort to add the power here then add it. Nothing wrong with more. If it requires a lot of work to add it then I'd rather the Devs work on something else.

I don't think flags are a big deal for me but more costume items is always good. I don't know which other server this was on but they had some cool new pieces including wings that are just under the arms. Those looked great. I've said it before and I'll say it again: imagine how awesome this game would be if the various CoH server devs combined. People. What can ya do?!

I like how the Devs are getting a bit creative with powers. Some of the HC powers had some unique aspects to them which is great. I'd prefer that over just using an old power and re-skinning it. If wind power is just a re-skin of old powers then leave it out.

The old Coming Storm that never came. The Devs back then really lost grasp on what players wanted, that's for sure. Praetoria fatigue and the constant alluding to the Storm. Give me a break. I am also in the camp that would be happy not to see this happen. I also don't want to see time spent on old assets and heavily involving the old game in new updates (like bringing back Galaxy City and having to explain and devote time and assets to it). The HC team seems to have artistic license with the game. Get creative and fun, team! 🙂

I haven't gone through this entire thread so this may have been covered. Sure, some of the community is older but not all. Some use discord and some teams make it a mandatory part of any lengthy TF or trial. A few have used it to text and organize teaming - and when you're not online. I have this with a few CoH pals. I will also add that YOU can always push for and get people into discord or use it. It starts with one or a few.

I am not into seeing all of these events more often than the appropriate timeframe. No thanks. It ruins the novelty and some may say the unique nature of the event. I also don't like the Summer Blockbuster being around all the time. I'd prefer June-Sept or whatever for that event. Devs did add a couple events which is cool. Another player posted a Zodiac event where a zodiac GM would spawn only during its corresponding calendar date. Each zodiac (ex Aries) would spawn at random times and have a unique/new appearance and relevant power type (ram/charge so shield - maybe a brute or tank). Each GM would provide a badge. Get all 12 badges and you get an accolade (maybe you can pick from a table each time you get all 12: +2 ACC or DAM or END etc). This would be a nice, easy add. Anyway, I know HC is limited so I don't expect a ton.

I've experienced this a lot and I honestly don't care. It was a bit annoying at first but then some friends noted: it's more fun this way. Who am I to argue. Some people like the chaos. Also, so many toons are well built and can steamroll most content. So that also plays into the disorganized attacks. I used to team with some who would make it challenging - lower levels with topped off DIFF. There were team wipes! The novelty of it all. I'll admit I was getting a bit annoyed at the constant wipe outs and then people started applying strategery. I feel your pain, OP, but there is really nothing wrong with that chaotic play style. To each their own, I guess 🙂

I'm happy to hear this. I don't know if the new stuff will be for me but that's ok. The HC team has been doing a great job and the quality is on par with the Live Devs in many ways (if not better). I also appreciate someone from the team checking in and giving us a state of the game update. Big thanks to the HC team.