PeregrineFalcon

I said; "You kids get off my lawn."

Uh, oh. Now you've done it. Prepare to be mobbed by the "all ATs and all powers should be useful while soloing" crowd. I agree though. It'd be nice to have more options to help your teammates.

@Troo So, did you ever get a response on how to fix this? And is it safe to assume that you've already done the things like restart and verify files and all of that?

And I whispered back: "It's you're. Now get off of my lawn." I definitely believe that this silence that we've been receiving from the Council of Thirteen is only making the problem worse. They really should post something, anything, at least once a month. If only to let us know that they're still alive. I'm not saying constant updates and progress reports, but a "Hi, everyone! We're still alive. Here's a hint on what we're working on." would do a lot to keep interest up and put concerns to rest. They could even, heaven forbid, ask us what kinds of things we'd like to see fixed/changed/updated. 🤣 Yeah, I know. I'm a funny guy. But hey, that's why you'll kill me last. Right?

Welcome back!

I know what you mean. That's why I'm trying to help you out man... I mean respected gentlebeing. Sorry, I didn't mean to assume your gender.

@Troo I don't know anything about game controllers so I can't help you there. However, my posting in this thread makes it 87.35% more likely that a moderator will read your thread. Hopefully that helps. 😁

If you want an AT that has armor and ranged attacks why not just play a Sentinel? If you give Scrappers more ranged attacks then why would anyone ever play a Sentinel? Or, quite frankly, a Blaster?

Hey @arcane correct me if I've misunderstood something here. After failing to get people to agree to giving Blasters innate mez protection, people are now trying to get people to agree with giving ranged attacks to Scrappers. Did I read that right?

The coolness factor of a good chainsaw is second only to that of a flamethrower.

I was never able to see the bee. I guess it blends in because of my red-green color blindness. Oh, and "Happy Friday Eve, everyone!"

Hey, I made the same mistake this very morning. It's not fashionable to admit that you were wrong on the internet, but it's what adults do.

I didn't thumbs down your post because I disagree with you. I did it because you clearly don't understand what the word recruit means. Your post affects retention, not recruitment. Retention is important though. So important that I feel that it deserves its own thread. But, changing the way sound files are played in game isn't going to recruit new people to play the game. Can you understand that statement?

And... I got nothing. You're right and I was wrong. I should have remembered the context.

That's a Faulty Analogy, and you know that. If you're having difficulty boiling water, asking someone to help you IS a viable solution.

Fair enough. And I even agree with you on this. However, that's not really what this thread is about. You could clutter this thread up with a list of everything in this game that's mysterious and difficult to understand and then debate whether or not those sytems should be streamlined and simplified and documented in game. And then others will come in and complain that you're "dumbing down" the game. And then have that discussion. None of which has anything to do with "What Can Be Done to Recruit Players?" Recruiting new players is the first step to increasing the player base. Retention is another, and completely different step, which is important enough to deserve its own thread, don't you think?

That's going to help recruit new players how exactly? Recruiting new players involves, by definition, doing stuff outside of the game. You know, like actually talking to people IRL, face-to-face. Maybe even going outside. Changing stuff in the game, no matter how much you want that change, isn't going to recruit new players. You guys do understand that, right?

PS @Luminara Chrome is hot garbage. That's why I don't use it either. Now it wants me to log into my Google account to view the pics. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.... Google account. That's funny. 🤣

Happy Monday morning all! I can't believe this thread's still going. But what I really can't believe is that you guys were posting on the forums over the weekend. Go outside, get some sunlight, touch some grass. At least on the weekend.

The more I think about this the more I like this idea as a power pool. This way any character of any AT could be a berserker. The 5th power would be something like this: you can't click it unless your HP is under 50%, when you click it you get 60 seconds of mez protection, +100% damage buff, and you take no damage. Once the 60 seconds is up you lose the buffs and all damage you accumulated during that 60 seconds is immediately applied to you. I wouldn't call it "Bound for Valhalla" though, I'd call it "Cowboy Up!"

I'm issuing an injunction against any new powersets until after Energy Aura has been ported to Tankers. We're adjourned.

Who me? No... not at all. Being watched over by people who can't follow simple logic, refuse to admit that they're ever wrong, and who don't adhere to their own rules doesn't bother me at all.

I noticed that you missed one: And then someone posts in the thread and politely reminds (not a threat, just a polite reminder) people that the thread has grown too quickly and gotten a certain someone's attention 🙄

Ok, so speaking as someone whose main is a tank, I can tell you that I find Taunt to be a valuable power. I've seen many posts from others that feel the same way. Others, like yourself, prefer to tank without Taunt. It isn't a worthless power, but it usually isn't necessary, even on a tank. And I'll grant you that Confront is pretty close to worthless. I've taken it before. On a broadsword scrapper. Purely because I like the animation. But yeah. Pretty much no one takes it because it's worthless. So I guess that I could see changing out Confront for a "Charge to Enemy." But then what happens to Shield Charge and Lightning Rod?

It appears to me that this is the real problem as you see it. Not that there's isn't a gap closer available to you - because there is - but that you have to lose a power pool pick to take it. Is that right?