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Oh don't mind me, I just like to make some noise for the non-forum viewing players who find AE and the current state of the game to be okay. Who knows, it might be a big number. You'll never know until the patch drops and they are left wondering what happened.

I think it's better and far more transparent to just say you hate the AE. LOL

The anti-AE crowd just wants to bash the AE for any reason available. Ultimately at the end of the day, this game is free 2 play and you don't put in any realworld investment into it. So why does it matter that people PL from 0 to 50, why does it matter that people can get Vet Levels in AE? It all boils down to "hEy ThAt'S nOt FaIr mY eMpAtHy HeAlEr CaNnOt FiReFaRm". They just want to make people play their way in the end. There's literally nothing stopping you to putting some time and inf aside to build yourself a farmer. I don't have one, my Fire/Fire/Mu blaster can AE Farm comfortably but I don't do it. Do I try to deny other people's fun? I don't think so. The anti AE crowd flipflops on other issues anyways. They get to gatekeep on which aspects of the game are "the right way". TP base macro makes life too easy, but no complaints about /AH or how cheap Respecs are or free SG base building or free costume slots or auras/cape/costume unlocks. Not even that, they defend obvious outlier sets like Empathy, Forcefield and ATs in the name of nostalgia and "you don't know how to play". KB is always good according to them. There's no winning this fight.

There're no mentions of genitalia or explicit kinks/sexual acts.

I would call differences in superhero/fantasy genres or tropes or roleplay styles a difference. But explicitly stating lewd stuff in your bio just to get your rocks off in erotic roleplay? That's just nasty. Growing up means understanding there's a time and a place for everything - Everlasting isn't a by-default NSFW server and neither does the base COH game contain erotic content. This is City of HEROES. Go to SecondLife or something else if you wanna be kinky.

I'm glad that the Devs are looking at the Name Release Policy. I think people are running out of ideas for names, there's been an increase of characters that have adjectives and adverbs as names. Followed by a copy-paste of the dictionary description in the character bio.

If more people are putting recipes, purples and LOTGs on the AH, regardless of activity (farming, TF/SFs, PI missions) wouldn't prices drop as a result of the supply? Then making farming less desirable would reduce that supply.

If I'm going to be raising my concerns and opposition to a change that will affect what players have been doing since Live and HC, call me a non-stick ceramic pot all you want honey. At least I'm not sitting on a moral high horse and judging people for engaging in an activity that they deem fun and I might add not against the TOS. Go ahead, and alienate these players i guess. You know what, I would suggest eliminating speed runs as well. We should insert a time-limit spend on a TF/SF before the rewards at the end can be rewarded. Eg. Finish a Yin TF below 10 mins? You don't get the merits. Because "BACK IN THOSE DAYS" wE diDn't hAvE IOs or those pEsKy InCaRnAtE powers, making my Empathy pure healer useless

Sonic Blast and Sonic Resonance. Those sounds give me the sound tolerance -res in real life to not play those powersets. Same goes with Psychic Blast, the womp-womp sounds are so annoying. Necromancy and Demons Ear-Drums Blast - this happens when you zone in and your pets are summoned all at once at the mission door. Necromancy is way worrse, and the sound is linked to the howling twilight/twilight grasp FX; there was a fix somewhere in the forums for this.

is it just me or I'm getting the feeling that the ex-Score players are shook by the difference of opinions on certain matters? I think years of being an yes-man must have not made them ready for this. i mean even making a thread crying about downvotes?

meanwhile me with an Empathy/Energy Defender in a Crater AE Mission is just grinding i guess.

AE Farms yum yum

I went to Titan ICON and tried it out. Honestly it's not even a point against long skirts and sybil robes anymore, i don't see anything wrong with the clipping that we already encounter with the skirts and capes we have in game.

This feels like a moot point You can technically have 3 capes in game right now. Circle of Thorns Shoulders + Tech Knight belt (with cape attachment) + Cape Not to mention Auras + Path Auras

Why are there so many bios that make mention of the character's bodily proportions??? Is this something we should be aware about and why does it matter in RP???

Wouldn't it be fun to have different types of workbenches for each origin? No purpose other than just flavour. And I really wanted a floating book for my workbench. Edit: Could be priced at 1000 INF for people who already purchased the existing workbench power. Tech - Current model Magic - Anima Arcanus Forbidden Knowledge Mutant - Maybe one of Hamidon's Mito but renamed Mutant Genome or something? Science - Maybe a mini Lab Equipment object? Natural - Probably be some crate of weapons

Gurlll... Just because I have raised feedback and my opinions means I'm throwing a tantrum?

I'm not too familiar on the Snakes lore but I have the hunch that they were added into CoV just because it was cool to fight snake-like mobs in game. I don't think the lore is as fleshed out as it insinuates Stheno to be the actual mythological figure from Greek mythology. So there would probably have been a Medusa or Euryale somewhere in Primal Earth.

Yes because Masterminds have to take Leadership - the only set that is worth taking that can help the pets survive. Not much flexibility here. Sorcery for Spirit Ward? Kinda meh for a single pet. Fighting and Hasten? Not so much in building up the pets' survivability or damage; sure you can say that Hasten helps with the cycling of buffs/debuffs to help with that but other ATs can do the same with Hasten so the baseline moves along as well. Nope. It's not as good/impactful as a Defender or Corruptor or Controller (buffs/debuffs/controls) except an MM has lower values in its secondary set and piss-poor attacks in Primary. Gang War is good with Burnout and Hell on Earth for a small unnoticeable buff but that's about it. This is the main gripe I have about the Pet IOs. People comparing it to Procs. Why do other ATs get the flexibility to slot IOs to increase performance or forgo the Proc so they can chase a Set Bonus. But Masterminds have to take the Pet Defensive IOs - this just feels like a handicap in non Thugs/Necro/Demon Masterminds, not enough slots and not enough powers to slot those 4/5 Pet IOs. There's no flexibility here, it's literally a tax. Masterminds have to take it if they want their pets to stay around longer, no need for thinking if they want more damage or the set bonus like other ATs do. If you're not Time/Thermal/Cold or Dark (Debuffs + Res) your Mastermind probably isn't optimal. Forcefield and Empathy have their own problems (if they can't keep move a whole team of 8 along in content, pets + team would be like what 14 people to support?), Kinetics only works well on Beasts, Traps no sustain except for FFG and Poison on an MM is really lackluster compared to a Defender/Corruptor. All ATs should be able to do that so I don't think as a Mastermind you should be feeling good about doing what ever other AT can do. Speed running is a pain, Hami Raids are a pain, fire patches/caltrops just destroy the whole AT; not to mention the level shift in non-Incarnate content; the Pet IO tax; the speed of pets in some sets; these are all specific pain points that only the Mastermind AT faces. Yes. I know this - I have 3 Masterminds that i used to play in high-end content and most content in the game. Necro/Dark - absolute pain due to the pets having low damage and weird resistances (grave knights being weak to S/L damage? okay...???) I play my Masterminds as TankersMinds and the normal playstyles. I know what I'm doing. The whole AT requires so much more effort than Controllers/Defenders and for what? The Mastermind AT doesn't bring as much Buff/Debuff or any Control (Barring Dark but Defenders get that too) or Damage! Even Controllers have more impactful pets in their T9. It saddens me when I have this amazing concept for a Mastermind just to be crippled by the AT's drawbacks.

It's definitely do-able. I think @momentarygrace posted screenshots of the skirts that the Talons + Mistress Nadia use in their costume I've tried it + Sybil dress in the Icon Costume Designer (With NPC parts turned on) when the application was still available and the costume pieces honestly don't look weird when doing powers such as Martial Arts Eagle's Claw or any of the kicking stuff. Not sure why they're not enabled for players here, oh well.

I thought people would be against the AE farming. "MUH NOSTALGIA" "AE BABIES"

MMs are fine???? Which other AT has to go through hurdles and hoops to function properly? If a Blaster finds they're too squishy, they can take defensive powers or slot IOs to get around it. If a Controller finds their holds are too slow, get +Rech bonus. Masterminds are literally handicapped from the start. Defensive Pet IOs take up slots. Pets spawning at level 48/49 instead of at the mastermind's levels. Pets instantly scattering if there are any Rain type powers with -Afraid e.g. Ignite from Longbow or Malta and especially Caltrops good grief - zombies usually walk so slow but they suddenly turn and run like the Flash if there are caltrops. Not to mention the immense disparity between Pet Sets. Demons, Thugs and Beasts to an extent, are fine. Survivable and put out decent damage (if you fight enemies at -1 or +0). Necromancy, Mercs? Good luck - necro has such pitiful AOE in my opinion, no exp with Mercs but I've seen posts talking about the lack of damage and wonkiness of the pets. Secondary sets - Better choose something that can sustain and bolster your pets. What good is a debuffer MM without their pets - no damage and no surviability. Types of content - Only sticking to kill alls. We all know masterminds are literally constrained to normal kIll from start to finish content. if you go into a speedrun or a Hami, have fun being carried by the rest of the team. I love masterminds but they need help.

What about Stheno? The Snakes Villain Group AV - might be the oldest Incarnate in the game dating back to Ancient Greek?

Then maybe the new player is not interested in the superhero IP at all? They might just be a casual player that see games as an achievement to get to max and leave - same as WoW or other end-game MMOs.