larrymcg421

I really like the Beast attacks because it feels like having extra pets. Having said that, I only kept the cone one just for a little AOE damage. It also works well with Nature because my Heal will be lined up the same way as my attack, so I don't have to reposition very much to make it effective.

DFB at live/beginning of private server: "DFB is amazing!" Level <=10: 100% Level 11: 100% Level 12: 100% Level 13: 100% Level 14: 100% Level 15: 100% Level 16: 100% Level 17: 100% Level 18: 100% Level 19: 100% Level 20: 100% DFB after double XP option: "DFB is even more amazing!" Level <=10: 200% Level 11: 200% Level 12: 200% Level 13: 200% Level 14: 200% Level 15: 200% Level 16: 200% Level 17: 200% Level 18: 200% Level 19: 200% Level 20: 200% DFB now: "DFB sucks. They ruined it!" Level <=10: 200% Level 11: 196% Level 12: 192% Level 13: 186% Level 14: 180% Level 15: 172% Level 16: 162% Level 17: 152% Level 18: 138% Level 19: 120% Level 20: 100% Yes, the third set of people do not deserve to be taken seriously.

It’s quite telling when people who are happy with the change because it serves them make those who disagree with them out to idiots who don’t deserve to have opinions. It all goes back to the underlying root of the issue. It’s posts like yours that show that you believe only your point of view is valid and anyone who does not agree with you should not be taken seriously. This game is not the same as the live version. A nerf did happen that affects a portion of the player base negatively. It’s not a matter of who deserves what. It’s a matter of people believing others viewpoints don’t matter. If the nerf was so small as you put it, then why did it need to happen in the first place? I’m not saying the devs don’t think people’s opinions matter. None of my comments concerning the whys and the wherefores are directed to them honestly. They did what they did for their own reasons whether they be petty or good. I do express disappointment with the change, but it isn’t enough for me to not want to play or not appreciate the devs hard work. I do however have a problem with other players who feel that any view that does not fit in with their own is not a worthwhile view and then proceed to belittle said players. I’m sorry, but THAT’S just a ridiculous opinion that doesn’t need to be taken seriously. (Last sentence is sarcastic in tone in case that is missed). And it all keeps circling back to the same tired old base: you either play they way I think you should play or you can leave. Considering all the damage that was done to the game by Emmert following this mantra I really thought this time around things would be very different. Clearly I was mistaken. I can't wait until changes are made that they don't like. Cause I love a good schadenfreude sandwich, don't you? Nope, try again. I play DFB. I like DFB. I don't care how anyone wants to play. My irritation is solely with people who don't realize that the devs have made DFB better than it was during live and are losing their minds just because it's no longer as great as it was for a brief period.

It’s quite telling when people who are happy with the change because it serves them make those who disagree with them out to idiots who don’t deserve to have opinions. It all goes back to the underlying root of the issue. It’s posts like yours that show that you believe only your point of view is valid and anyone who does not agree with you should not be taken seriously. This game is not the same as the live version. A nerf did happen that affects a portion of the player base negatively. It’s not a matter of who deserves what. It’s a matter of people believing others viewpoints don’t matter. If the nerf was so small as you put it, then why did it need to happen in the first place? I’m not saying the devs don’t think people’s opinions matter. None of my comments concerning the whys and the wherefores are directed to them honestly. They did what they did for their own reasons whether they be petty or good. I do express disappointment with the change, but it isn’t enough for me to not want to play or not appreciate the devs hard work. I do however have a problem with other players who feel that any view that does not fit in with their own is not a worthwhile view and then proceed to belittle said players. I’m sorry, but THAT’S just a ridiculous opinion that doesn’t need to be taken seriously. (Last sentence is sarcastic in tone in case that is missed). The change doesn't "serve me". I played tons of DFB. And I still will. I just realize that DFB is now better than it was before double XP was added. Acknowledgement of that seems to be missing from almost all of the complaints. I mean, at lvl 15 you can now get DFB XP at 172% the level you could get it on live. And people are getting hysterical because they can't get it at 200% anymore. That's who I don't think should be taken seriously.

It's quite telling that the people complaining about this change don't want to address the arguments made in this thread about how this isn't even really a nerf. Once again, DFB is faster XP now than it was before the devs changed anything. Yes, there was a brief time, in between the double XP option being added and this recent "nerf" where you could do DFB from 1-20 at 200%. Now you can only do it at 200% from 1-10 and can still do it well above 100% for most of the rest of your way until lvl 20. And even at lvl 20, you can do it at the same as you could on live. What the complainers are saying is they *deserve* to be able to run DFB at 200% from 1-20 and only being able to run it at 200% for half the time, but still over it for the other half of the time, is not enough. I'm sorry, but that's just a ridiculous opinion that doesn't need to be taken seriously. If DFB was great before the double XP option, then it's still great (and even better) now.

The defense enhancements only improve the bonus defense from mearby allies.

Why do they have to justify a damn thing to you or anyone else? Play on the server or don't, it really is just that simple. This last line also shows me a great deal. This game is no longer run by the original development team and there is no reason, at all, to follow anything they did at this point. In point of fact, the original team made some _terrible_ choices from any objective PoV. This code is now it's own entity to be toyed with as this team chooses. Will they do things you don't like? Obviously. You have the power to not encounter anything this team, or any of the the others putting up servers, changes to the game. Not a single team needs to justify anything they do with any of these servers to anyone. The entire idea that these people are ours to command and dictate to is simply erroneous. You can still get your SOs just fine from DFB, you simply have to run a couple more to hit 22, that's what I'll do anyway. But this entire idea that any of these people have to justify anything to any of us is BS, IMO. One ad hominem attack after another, and still can't provide a single coherent point as to why this nerf was needed. My work here is done. And no, I won't get off your lawn. Make me. Still haven't seen a coherent argument from one of the complainers about why this change hurt DFB so bad when DFB now can still level you faster than it did before the devs changed one line of code.

To try and clarify what I'm getting, here is what DFB offered on live: Level 1-20: 100% And now the numbers after Double XP option and DFB nerfing... Level <=10: 200% Level 11: 196% Level 12: 192% Level 13: 186% Level 14: 180% Level 15: 172% Level 16: 162% Level 17: 152% Level 18: 138% Level 19: 120% Level >= 20: 100% DFB is better now than before the Devs made any changes.

(emphasis mine) Of course you still have the option. DfB hasn't been removed from the game, the rewards are just lessened at higher levels. And up until about level 17 or so aren't even nerfed by all that much. You can absolutely continue to run DfB until level 22 if you wish. It just won't be the absolute, 100% most efficient method of gaining XP any more. Which completely misses all and addresses none of the points made. No, we no longer have the option of getting to level 22 as quickly as we could yesterday via DFB, which makes doing it beyond lvl 15 or so pointless. We tolerated the monotony because it was fast and efficient. Now that it's no longer efficient we are forced to slog to 22 via the other ways we CHOSE NOT to use but now have no other option. Doing DFB was always a choice. No one was ever forced into the speedy lane. But we have certainly been forced out of it. How is it pointless? From 15-19, DFB is still faster than it was before these same Devs added the double XP option. At lvl 20 it is the same. If it's pointless now, then it was pointless before that option was added.

The craziest thing about all of these complaints is that the nerf to DFB was very minor. In fact, with the double XP option available, the nerf of 50% just means DFB grants same XP it did before the team added that option. This is really only a nerf to people who only started playing DFB after that option was added.

Used to get travel powers at lvl 14. My Grav/FF controller was very useful back then, because I could run to any mission in Personal Force Field, then use Recall Friend to get everyone there.

The Hollows used to be much worse back in the day when there was no hospital there. If you died, you'd go all the way back to the Atlas Park hospital.