SpookTheHerd

I notice that when you click a name often the option to add them as a global friend is not always present, while adding local friend is. Perhaps that's what you mean by default?

I feel like base shift may be something way baked into the code and not easily identifiable. Like it's some odd consequence of whatever goes into making the whole thing work. Not as if it's it's own feature which can simply be removed. Obviously the gradual deterioration of a base would be lovely to avoid, but it seems like it would be no small task. I definitely need more sources for area lighting... But maybe this is just my ignorance at the moment, IDK One thing I'd love to see that's not on the list is just less gaudy storage options for salvage and enhancements. If we just could get some crates with the storage properties on them, people would probably not use anything but them. I've seen a few of the houses from the base auction, and as pretty as they are, none of them are very functional because who wants to put a salvage rack anywhere they wish to enjoy visually? Oh and as far as copy/paste goes, that F4 key is just dying to be assigned to "duplicate selected object" functionality.

Something I would love to see which I can already see the backlash over Would be the ability to swap to villain zones as a hero and hero zones as a villain. I've often considered that this would require duplicate PVP versions of each zone for players who wish to opt out. Maybe that's still necessary, but we know no one would use those (unless there were infiltration based mission doors!) How it would work: A hero or villain could swap sides freely, but nearly everything is hostile to them, including vigilantees and rogues, for these purposes they side with the native faction. Certain groups like Longbow to heroes and Arachnos to villains might actually be set as non-hostile. Starter zones like Atlas and Mercy would of course be off limits, just for reasons of politeness to starting players. Or again, duplicate zones or an opt-in system (maybe a player who has not opted in is straight up phase shifted or invis to a hostile player or vise versa--no duplicate zone required!). The only primary reason I could see for doing this is RP purposes, affiliated infiltration based missions, and bragging rights that you withstood an entire zone of angry enemies for all of 30 seconds before you got KO'ed. I'd love to see this--and I'm not even any good at PvP!

Is there a guide somewhere to what each enemy group under AE is connected to? Many of them are self-explanatory but I am looking for a few hyper-specific things maybe. 1) an enemy group for CoT demons -only- They were once called "Praetorians" in pre-Going Rogues times, if I'm not mistaken. 2) the Sybill's of Cimerora... Was hoping to use base models and color tint them, though I suppose NOW we can fully recreate them but I'm not trying to bloat the file size like that. 2b) Cimeroran civilians, the non-hostile folk Etc! Something else might come up later! Like I said, a guide to what's what would be appreciated, and I imagine at this point requests like mine are nothing new. Thanks!

"Foolish Americanski. You think hero would take name with Destroy in it? I am ultimate Soviet Machine of Destruction! I have no illusions of heroism."

I am the proud owner on Ever and Torch of Major Babe, Practice Girl and Company Man King Cabbage (as well as his protege) Patch Kidd Basic Bee is a blades stalker. She is a worker bee who lives in fear of the queen reclaiming her to the hive. Destroevsky is a nuclear robot TOS Violation is a bots MM with pet names like Spamming, Flaming, Harassment and Pornography. Lady Speed Stick is a staff fighter with Super Speed. Her personal name is Denise Ophelia Durant. D.O. Durant is that too much I have an unplayed toon of Sister Minister, guess who she looks like a gender flipped version of. The Only Good Cop is a (zombie MM) cop. Oh lord I also have APE MAGE on two servers. Every server needs an Ape Mage.

Ugh goddammit is that what they did? People hate knockback so much they want to bring harm to my precious chaos ball? I had notice Sing behaving differently these past few months, but didn't fathom as to why. At least it's still a mostly indestructible chaos ball, just wish there was a way to reset it to default behavior. Null? That guy's got a lotta work to do.

These are good points, as well as an underleveled MM having access to extra pet spawns which aren't available at their individual level. Re: the scaling: as much as we talk of the spaghetti code of the game, the fact that scaling enemies seem to just work as intended is nothing to sneeze at.

Under the conditions I'm speaking of, nobody will have lost access to any earned powers. There were instances organizing rikti raid teams when there were NO 50's in the league and people were like "put a 50 in charge!". I would ask "OK didja bring one?" after verifying that they were on a team being run by the highest level player available. I can be level 25 as a league leader and a 50 can be the lead of team 2+ just fine.

If a zone event is popping off around me and I'm currently logged in as a 36+, and people keep broadcasting 'league?', and I verify that they're all underneath my level? I'm gonna form that league. If 50's show up, they can be leads of teams 2-♾️. As long as everyone on team 1 is under my level, everyone on the league should be able to work at their full capacity. Again, league leadership shouldn't be thrust on anyone who's not prepared to handle it during an ongoing event where people are still asking for invites. Edit for excessive egotistical boasting: You may be 50 in level, but I AM a 50 in managerial skills!

I actually think that exp rewards are calculated out based on each player's individual level. That's why at lvl 1 you can join a 50`s team but with each enemy defeated you get the exp appropriate as a lvl 1, with whatever + the team is fighting against. I think?

That's definitely another side of the coin. My approach as an incoming player, at least to a GM fight, is just get some hits in. Team or league makes no difference if you are actively engaging. These requests for a 50 to be in the lead never actually come FROM 50`s.

Since the surge of players after the licensing, I've found myself opting to form leagues for monster hunting and spontaneous zone events. When it comes to zone events, whoever I recruit as can be very circumstantial, I recruit in the moment without swapping toons, because by that time who knows what I might have missed. I often broadcast "I'm not a 50 but I can invite" and keep an eye out for higher level characters in order to make them team leads. I only keep people on my team who are under my level. League leadership and team management are not a thing to thrust on an unsuspecting player. Being a 50 is no guarantee that a player even understands most of the games interface. What I've found annoying, even as a character in their mid-40 levels, is the unceasing calls to put a 50 in charge. It is my understanding that with scaling enemies like GM's and Rikti Raids and Mapservers, that so long as you have access to all of your powers, you will fight just as effectively. A level 15 character could run an AE arc which arbitrarily scales them up to level 50, they will operate just as effectively as they would at their own level. Maybe EXP payout is somewhat different? However, back when the spontaneous rikti raids were running, I recall someone saying "we should put a 50 in charge!" after I had gone through every team to verify that not only were there no 50's, but every team was headed up by the highest level player available. I know nothing will ever stop the clamoring for "make be 50 now", I was just hoping someone could spell out precisely why it's so unbearable to have a team take on Kraken at the highest available level on the team when that level does not happen to arbitrarily be 50. My suspicion is that many players simply don't have an understanding or faith in the scaling nature of exp & damage against these enemies.

I love it. Thank you for volunteering for this crucial assignment.

Well obviously plenty of us have altitis and extensive headcannon about our characters, but I was hoping to focus the replies somewhat.