Doc_Scorpion

You missed option 4 - writing new guides, using the old guides as a reference where appropriate. Once that is done, remove all references to the old guide/point them at the new guide. A link on the new guide's page should be the only way to reach the old page.

Neither do I. I copy the buttons over to a toolbar and use them to command my MM pets.

Yeah, even though I'm an experienced MM player, that bit me in the butt a few times too... Not used to playing 'troller and having to think like an MM. It's going to be a big adjustment for folks, especially since MM is usually judged to be one of the more difficult ATs to play because of the need to pay attention to the pet's combat stance.

Yet, that's exactly what they did, and exactly what you're defending - they attempted to take down a boss with a single power to test take down on Beta as compared to Live. (And even admitted it was only just barely possible on Live.) The OP didn't demonstrate that it was specifically noticeable because they didn't test under actual conditions. Meanwhile, I did do so (prior to the revert) - using the full suite of powers available to my SO only lvl 36 controller. Completion times were not significantly/noticeably longer. (Which jibes with what Captain Powerhouse said yesterday, the increase isn't actually as significant as the overblown rhetoric here indicates.) Since the changes have been reverted, I've said my last on this topic.

You didn't "isolate other variables" - by not using your full spectrum of available powers, you created an unrealistic test that's not representative of the actual combat capability of a lvl 40 controller against a high level mob. As such, the test is invalid for supporting the claim that the changes to critter regeneration have hampered the combat abilities of the toon in question. True - if the test is well designed. As I explain above (and others have pointed out), the test was not well designed for its intended purpose. It was the equivalent of "isolating the variables" by pulling the spark plug wires from four of the five cylinders of my car's engine. If I did that and them complained that it could no longer make highway speeds, you'd be quite right in looking askance at my complaint. Meanwhile, in an actual functional test using the full spectrum of his powers, my level 36 controller is barely inconvenienced if at all.

If a test is invalid, then it's invalid. And your test is very emphatically invalid because you are not using the full range of your available powers nor dealing the damage a lvl 40 troller is capable of dealing. If your test is invalid, then there is no bigger point to be had.

Damage is the symptom - speed is the disease. That is, optimization for damage (and secondarily for safety) doesn't exist in a vacuum, there's an underlying reason.

When one is playing in the Beta.... well, patch notes are your friend.

OK, it's morning and my thoughts... "Understand" in the last sentence should likely be "understanding" I get what you're trying to say here - the gas station becomes the property of the City. But property doesn't "become" eminent domain, it's "purchased under" eminent domain [for a reason]. (Eminent domain is the ability of the government to force a property owner to sell the property to the government because the government is going to build a school, a new sewer plant, or some other public good.)

That's... kind of the whole point. Testing it on Beta before applying it to the Live servers.

Went and found the exploration badges in Kallisti Wharf, and the Tip System worked as expected and I got the accolade. Have some thoughts on some of the wording, but it's late and I'm tired and want to think on it a bit.

Took my Earth and Electric out for a spin last night... Took a bit to get into a more Mastermind-ish mindest, but definitely ramped up the fun and ability to solo. (No more kiting a pet into range and hoping I don't get aggroed on! Yay!) I appreciated that my Gremlins have individual controls, though I didn't find much of a use for them. (Since, unlike MMs, there's no differentiation between types of pets.) Based on Mastermind play, didn't note any oddities or anything unexpected in how my 'troller pets responded to commands. I do not like the new floating text in the least bit. In fact, I loathe it. There's getting to be entirely too much visual spam in this game.

There is already just such a thread, though it's easy to miss in the huge wall 'o threads this Page needs:

Nice homage! Inspired by any particular citizen of the Land of Light? (Which is not be confused with the Land of the Lustrous.)

Where is that?