GM Tempest

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BEHAVE.

I am sorry you had to deal with that kind of thing. To anyone reading this post, please know that kind of behavior is not tolerated, and if you are thinking of harassing another player, don't.

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You talk about walking doggos and don't even post doggo tax. I am disappointed 😔

Please keep it civil, or your sweetroll privileges will be revoked.

Also remember this game is older than World of Warcraft. There is only so much eldritch magic that can be worked with a game this old.

If you feel you need more of a challenge, be a Mercs MM like me! /sob

I, for one, want wizard-ninja-clowns as a mastermind powerset, but alas. I think we can safely say that we're always looking for new features and developments to add to the server. Be watchful of our Discord and betas for upcoming developments, but there's always more in the works!

As unfortunately this thread has been Godwin'd, and the discussion has gotten heated, I'm going to close this thread to avoid further Godwin-ing and leave it as what Impervium has mentioned. We're not likely to bring cash into this and while that is not an absolute 'never will happen', if we do open that avenue discussions at that point can certainly be had.

My diet is not balanced around sweetrolls, but it should be. In other news, please do maintain civility. This topic has attracted a few reports, so remember - you're here to debate a topic, not a person. Don't resort to insults or jabs at one another - save that for the PVP arenas. The jab part, I mean, not the insults. Remember, I am always watching, and I will steal your sweetrolls at the first sign of unruly behavior! 😈

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Keep in mind there might be some technical difficulties of just making Random Mob X be your pet, I can't imagine that would be just a simple thing to add. A psychic entity like Gravity's Singularity might be interesting, but then that damage type is much more resisted vs psychic damage. Hm. Something to think abou!

I would agree - this topic will be locked to prevent further argumentative situations - but it'll be here for our team to read over if we find it useful for future development!

Debating a topic is not debating a person - focus on the topic at hand and not the person behind it. Keep it civil, people - or I will start stealing sweetrolls 😈

There are plenty of mechanical reasons people have mentioned here that make it difficult - narratively it doesn't make sense either, but the problem with converting the entire game to that kind-of rote system is just... Well, this is a game, and we're trying to make this game appealing and fun - and I think changing everything to neutral-level would make levels feel less...impactful. Suddenly it doesn't matter if you're level 1 or level 50 - you can go anywhere, do anything, and heck the consequences! It comes down to level 1-49 being pointless slog then, where you feel only slightly more powerful - and then suddenly at level 50 you get your proper gear going and incarnate stuff and you just begin melting entire zones. Having progression, zones of operation, means you get to feel your character growing in power as you fight progressively more difficult and thematically distinct enemies - you go from a wet-behind-the-ears rookie to a seasoned champion of good/evil by the end, having gone from stopping petty crime/committing petty crime to world-shaping events. I can see some of the points you're making, but it ultimately doesn't really work in a game with more than one player.

Just a friendly reminder not to get too - as Arbegla put it - 'in the weeds' in this discussion. For my part, this sounds like a nice little tweak. 'They/them' is generally considered the acceptable gender-neutral pronoun and would be more inclusive to our community! Not ever tanker is a dude, after all!

Keep it civil, folks.

I warned about stealing sweetrolls for hostile behavior on the same page and it goes to it again. I will steal this thread's sweetrolls at this rate - which means the thread will close from lack of sweetrolls. No more namecalling or insults, please, think of the sweetrolls.

I'm going to start stealing sweetrolls if people don't behave. Please be civil.

Something I could like to note to those discussing the changes here - balancing in an MMO is an eternal struggle, no matter how long you have to do it there's always more to work on, always more to do better. While we do our best to make changes and balance adjustments to enhance the game and further enjoyment for players both new and old, sometimes that means we may make changes that you personally think are not good -- and that's okay. If you don't like the changes we make, that's what these feedback forums are for, to let us know what you think and to offer suggestions and critique! Our dev team does read these things, and takes into account what you say and what you think should be done differently. This game, ultimately, is for you. We enjoy the heck out of it, sure, but a game like this is built on it's community - you! As such we're going to strive to do our best for you, our players. So while we make adjustments and tweaks and ask for feedback, I hope you can understand that what we're doing is not always going to be exactly what every individual person would want - CoH is many things to many people and even in the PvP-verse there are many different opinions on what should happen! We're doing our best to make what we do as good as it can be, but there's always room to improve, and that's why we - and our fantastic dev team - keep at it!

I just purged around nine posts from this thread - if it keeps going off the rails it will be locked as I think nearly all discussion has finished anyway. Our name release policy has not been put into effect yet but it is something we're aware of people wanting and something on our radar. It hasn't been dropped or forgotten, I can assure you of that. As to dealing with military/other employments where other people have mentioned, it would be an exceedingly difficult thing for us to verify requiring either unreasonable volunteer hours and/or requiring the divulging of private information that wouldn't be something you generally want to just pass out - military IDs and the requisite verification is sensitive information, after all. I do not think we will have exceptions to the policy (though do not take my word as law here, merely an observation on my part rather than policy decisions) so I would not advise planning for that eventuality. In any case, please avoid getting too heated in your discussions. This is a valid topic of conversation, absolutely, but resorting to sniping at each other doesn't serve the purpose in advancing any commentary or conversation. Enjoy your weekend!

Please maintain civility. I've had to hide a number of posts here. Please remember this is for feedback, arguments are not necessary and conflict is not constructive.

Please keep it civil!

We need a Jimmy patron power - its top power would be 'The Foorls', which drops targeted NPCs through the floors and instakills them. These all look awesome, though!