golstat2003

They could use the "master of" settings and just add rewards for them. Add a disable all set bonuses feature to that.

This. I'm pretty much done with lower level content. I'd like to use my full EARNED abilities in content. Shape or call that however you like.

They can create both stuff that is a level higher (aka, yes you do need to be more in line with where they need you to be when doing the later trails) and stuff that's more beginner like the BAF that can help unlock the early parts of incarnacy. (not sure if word) They can do both.

Meh, no thanks. I'd prefer for level progression to actually mean something. Other servers tried this and it was aweful.

Sure, ONLY in a pvp zone.

Unfortunately some of those powers are absolutely useless for anything but mule slotting them or just getting them to get to the power you actually want. I'm not sure what can be done about that either.

Honestly they would have to have been drastically more incarnate content at the start if we were told they could not have been used in regular level 50 content cause if not I would never have bothered with incarnates at all.

As much as I'd like this I can imagine how much of a nightmare this would be to code. Based on past discussions with the live devs and HC devs here on these forums, that code related to pet mms is not straightforward at all. I seem to recall they had a hell of a time working on melee vs no melee for mm pets.

I think the issue of player retention is a tricky one. What might keep one player (or drive another away), varies from player to player. It will take a careful balance of new stuff, fixes, and balancing things out. And folks have to realize that not everything they do will be something you like or currently want. For instance they just released two new story arcs. I don't really care for them after having played them, but that's fine. I'm glad they were made as there has been a drought of lower level content for years. I've been asking for more higher level content. Others may not feel that is as important as balancing. (To be clear I don't think balancing is more important that new content at all as I don't think there are nearly as many folks worried about that as the forums portray.) Bottom line is everyone won't always get what they want. Especially with the size of this team. And we need to keep our expectations realistic.

I would be wary of the echo chamber of the forums. I've found when saying some of the opinions here in the forums in game, most times folks don't agree. Many folks aren't looking for the game to get any harder. It mainly seems to be something on the forums mostly.

I'd be down with with this. It would make me play mms more. Between now and live I've only ever had 3 mms in my COH playtime. Sadge, as the kids say.

I could agree with this. Logging in once per 120 days shouldn't be an issue.

Pretty much the bolded. Anything else anyone else is saying is just utter bu$%#%^. The only parties that know are the ones IN the actual negotiations. Doesn't matter if you've been a lawyer for 50 or 60 years. They're gonna take as long as they take. Nothing for any of us to do but just enjoy the game and whatever updates HC releases.

A yup. If they negotiate something, awesome. If they don't, well I got to play this game again for over a year+ versus never ever being able to play it ever again.

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We don't. We're hopeful one will. But no one expects anything to happen or not happen. We just here waiting and seeing and enjoying the game while it's here. /shrug. EDIT: I'm sure other players feel this way. If a deal is struck, great. If not . . . there are other servers out there. I came into this with my eyes open that this could all go away at any time. I don't have any expectations except that I'll be able to enjoy the game as long HC is here. Which I am.

/shrug. Let's wait and see. I'm personally not in any rush. We get to play the game. That's all that matters to me.

It can take this long if one of the parties aren't in any kind of rush whatsoever. NCSoft has nothing to gain or lose, so they are in no rush whatsoever.

And how exactly do we know it's a trivial deal? We don't even know what HC is actually asking for. (I'm talking about the contract specifics).

I think that's a terrible way of looking at it. But again we can agree to disagree. I disagree it would improve the game. The level shifts exist and I think it was a great way to increase the level power players had who invested in the system. We can't pretend they don't. Folks know about them, have seen them in action, etc. And were a key point of the incarnate system at launch years back till now. I would prefer if the devs spend the time on more incarnate content.

DA is mean to be incarnate content. Level shifts should work in all places that have incarnate content. New content is the way you increase retention, not simply doing window dressing on things folks have done thousands of times. We'll have to agree to disagree.

That's seems overly complicated. I would just leave them as is and build higher level incarnate content. /shrug And yes you can unslot them. Better than kludgy changes. If the idea is on retention then new content areas would be better than taking things away. DA is meant to be incarnate content. As folks level up they need new content for that new level of power. That's just the way games with progression work.

DA content is meant to be incarnate content. It would make no sense limiting them there. You should just build higher level content with Incarnate shifts in mind.

And it's one thing that would make me lose interest fast.

More like a majority of players don't care. They like their power game fantasy.