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Would you believe me if I told you thats one of the highlights of the AT and what they did before stalker buffs? Thats kind of like me getting mad at the fender for buffing me. Seems a lil weird

Exactly this.

I used to hop in and do a few radios then hop off. It worked well for that, but ultimately wasn’t rewarding. It’s not meant to be, the XP and potential defeat badges was the reward. And mostly the quick mindless XP. I can’t find it in me to stay logged in to CoH, whenever I do log in, for longer than 20 minutes. Most everything I’ve already done too many times to count. But radios was always that fun bite sized 5 minute adventure that really appealed to me. Now I have roguelites so I don’t need it anymore but you could say it was roguelite esque in that it was a short run. Point being, I wouldn’t knock radios. They have merit as quick romps with okay XP.

I have everyone at 50, so I'm fine on my end. Plus I don't work weekends so even if I had a leveling toon I'd be fine too. Just food for thought was all. Also, while I don't have a disability or work a physically demanding job, not everyone's disability is the same. I shouldn't need to say that but hey it is 2024 unfortunately so saying what used to just be known is now the norm, as much as it sucks to have to do so. I’m not even asking for any changes to the program, just for understanding even if you disagree with their assertion, and really for everyone to not just troll a thread if they come back understandably upset and vent their frustrations. Thats really it. I actually like the name policy myself. Very generous imo, but I get life happens and I used work as an example but there are a myriad of reasons why one can’t log in even if given a month or two’s time.

This is one of the busiest times of the year for a lot of people who are working. An entire month is good, I agree, as a buffer for time, but I won’t be flabbergasted if people couldn’t make it and are understandably a bit peeved. It’s Q3. Q3 & 4 are hell for all sectors.

This part right here is why I actually really like this name change. Getting to 6 gives you a whole year, which hopefully you’ll be able to get to 50 and be set forever

That still isn’t passive aggressive 🙃 thats just someone being untrustworthy. Passive aggressive is expressing negative emotions indirectly. An example would be if someone offended you in some way, and instead of confronting them directly, you went, “Well, SOME people can’t be expected to act with courtesy. It’s my fault for assuming manners are taught at an early age.” With them within ear shot after the incident to another person. It’s indirect, but you both know that was directed at the offending party.

I know you weren’t, that was more broadly speaking. Probably shouldn’t of used the quote there haha! My fault

I wouldn’t recommend doing this, as I think a lot of people who play this game religiously fail to understand: Outside of this game? RL happens. Their computer might break down, a family member may pass and they have to grieve for some time, marriages and then a child. That can lead to spending 1+ years away from the game. They’re not camping a name you want(Psst! Use a thesaurus, and make use of synonyms. Thats been my secret to names when stumped), they’re living a life and unfortunately can’t get to the game. They shouldn’t be punished because they have correct priorities/life circumstances come up.

That name release policy seems to be exactly what I was expecting. Should be interesting to see for those looking for names I suppose. I'm glad and a little weary of new beta testers arriving thanks to the the proverbial gates being lifted. On the one hand, more testers! Yay! Should lead to faster and damn near bug free releases. On the other hand, the potential for infighting between testers as beef from the forums spills over/grievances from whatever previous slight take root. But more importantly, the chances for leaks sky rockets. I figure this can be remedied via GM moderation, so I'll cycle back to yay more testers!

Okay so you’ve never played HM. Alright let me explain, so in HM you bring about 5 corrs. 3 cold doms a kin and nature for heals. These 5 corrs, really 4 of them(colds and kin) are SO STRONG in debuffs, they allow a carry slot in the hardest content in the game. Cold is so goddamn strong, it legit is damn near REQUIRED, and on meta teams legit required, for 4* runs. Same with Kin. This is corrs btw. Now imagine what that’d look like with fenders. Yeah this is the one time I’m going yeah no buffs to debuff numbers.

Thats why I’m looking at everything like uhhhh I don’t think you wanna do that chief. This would also require the entire game be made more challenging, but since HM already established mechanics are not a thing, it’ll end up being artifical number tweaks that lead to slog fights. I don’t think that’d go well with the playerbase

So here’s the problem with CoH. It’s so disgustingly easy dunning kruger takes full effect and people start spinning up charts to argue any and all kinds of outlandish ideas. Moving past that, if debuffs were made stronger, 8 supports would literally be the meta and the game made even easier. It would nullify HM even more than it already is. You forget to take into account how crippling debuffs for mobs is currently. Solo, on my supports, I'm able to face tank with things like Darkest Night and Rad infection. Hell, my cold dom is fairly sturdy thanks to sleet having mobs on their asses and recharge being floored with HL. Defenders do NOT need a debuff buff, which would reverberate to other classes, which then would require a rebalancing of the ENTIRE game.

And thats fine. Look I don’t make the rules I just understand them. Fire^3 is the objective, not subjective, best in offensive power for a blaster by its’ nature. Being that the blaster’s role is damage no matter how many pedantic metrics we add to try and alleviate the above point, it makes it the best blaster pick or “meta” pick. It may not be liked, it may not even be accepted, but to deny Fire^3 as the objective best damage combo for blaster is like saying the sun doesn’t exist. Sure you could say that but it’d be insane.

Totally understandable. I’m sure I run at different times as he’s never joined any of my teams that I lead. But I would share in your frustrations if this occurred to me

I think at this point it’s some kind of unhealthy obsession from OP bordering on a potential mental health issue. I don’t like to presume given there are a lot of people dealing with a litany of issues in this community at any given time, and I don’t want to make lite of their situations in the process of engaging with whatever is up with OP. But that’s just what this kind of reads as to me. I’ve seen similar in the past and honestly what may be best is to report and move on. I forsee this thread being derailed by OP into another GF debacle, and subsequently locked in a few days

Im not trying to sell you on anything. And if thats your takeaway that sucks that you feel that way. The discord from my experience has a lot more people with more up to date knowledge on things like build crafting in my experience. Some of the best build crafting practices that I use to this day came from joining that discord back in late 2019-2020. This, and being able to communicate with the devs in real time, alleviates a lot of misinformation that could linger on the forums for awhile. It is what it is.

Usually a more active GM and immediate mod team, least from what I experienced. Plus usually having a lot more experienced and knowledgeable players on the discord help quell lots, but definitely not all misinfo in real time.

Surprisingly, yes! I started off writing the game off and assuming it was going to be a flop, but I did some reassessing and honestly it’s looking pretty good. I don’t even mind the character models nearly as much as I did on first glance way back when they showed the gameplay preview. Combat was a big concern for me as it looks kinda floaty to me but seeing what you can do with skill interaction I’m at least willing to give it a chance. Plus you can make a death knight(at least mechanically. Warrior has the reaper subclass). I didn’t realize thats what I wanted until now. Hoping it all comes together to be a helluva game and delivers on all fronts

Thats what I consider the forums. A breeding ground for misinformation and drama. Its why I stick to the discord

It’s threads like these with people defending OP that remind me why I say this communit(the forums specifically) is easily as bad as WoW.* I already said the ONE instance where the OP could potentially not be as liable for the boot, and thats if they used it at all throughout the TF and no one said anything. If thats not the case, then there is no defendable position. This is open shut right wrong. *Actually worse. You expect selfish main character people in WoW with delusional senses of entitlement. There’s no pretense of a decent community there.

Honestly them running it this way has been the best thing to happen to me in awhile. Because of how disagreeable things have been these last 2 years I’ve been focusing a lot on other things and even looking into other entertainment like a Steam Deck. Never would of considered it if things weren’t going the way they are

Yes. Low HP with regen power means its leaving a lot to be desired, and the recharge is rough so its really a Wish.com version of Soul Absorption or whatever its called in Darkness Affinity.

I also used to use discord for pathfinder in college during COVID. It wasn’t great being honest but it was all we had before they let us back on campus.

Im getting there! 5 years in the makin’ 😀 I can understand why. Discord is kinda not the best at onboarding new users to its benefits and UI imo, and I’m on the younger side of the audience of CoH. Also, to continue, a lot of CoH players are older and set in the ways of old fashioned communication via forums, and prefer this over having to learn discord and keep up with all the chatter therein throughout the day. You can post here, go off to work or what have you, and come back and interact a bit then call it a day.