Clave Dark 5

I tend to start from a build I find online, then throw out all the dorss I don't weant and add in the cool I do want; note that this often un-min/maxes said build, and IDGAF (I cannot stress this enough, I've grown to despise cookie cutter builds and that misconception that one simply must agree with them). Then I play it, and quite often still find it plays just fine. Then, as said above, I am confident I am slotted "properly."

After bouncing back and forth between the two types a few times, and also starting as one but becoming the other late in the leveling curve (that's Doms for you), I just generally play stupid on any toon these days and rush in. I just leveled a Dom with Def in the low 20s playing this way. I died a bunch, sure. Big deal, sometimes it paid off!

Such selfishness is very villainous!

My build was a Sav/Melee, and it's not super-optimized, but I dunno, maybe it'll give you some ideas:

Back on Live I could never afford to even think about them. Now I too have a lot of stuff piled up in my Character items that I'll never use, or never think to use... although I do have a lot of Build Snowbeasts on my Christmas-themed toon.

That's on the players, not the game. Focusing on merit-farming is already reducing this game as it is. We're all wealthy already by now, play what you want and who cares if there's a few less merits? Maybe stop speed running too.

I recall a story where someone on Live asked in the help channel how to progress in some mission arc, and someone replied to him with "go talk to [John Smith]." Turns out that [John Smith] was that player's father's name. He was freaked, thought he was being stalked or something - understandably of course! It got all cleared later and everyone was OK, so it had a happy ending.

I've mentioned it elsewhere, but this is what Excel was like too before the new influx of people, but it still reverts back to that during the overnight hours. I'm really starting to bounce off the game because of this narrow focus on grinding out the same few segments of the game endlessly.

Sav is just a fun set, I've enjoyed it on a Dom as well.

Confusing, possibly. Take the time to read a guide or two, or the wiki and I think you'd have a good grasp on it. The game has a lot of complexity in much of its areas, that's what MMOs are, as I understand it. Unlike say a Mario game or something, they're made to engage you into their complex systems, not to play thru in 12 hours (or a week, or whatever) and be done with. I've been annoyed by this too, but that's the nature of the beast, you adapt and learn, or just decide the game's not for you. Expensive? No. The market's been rigged to allow people to have everything they want, unlike Live.* Everything. It may feel expensive upon first blush, but keep in mind two things: you don't need all the bells and whistles to play the game well (this "oh no, you need full sets of purples" is nonsense and also leads to people thinking the game is about farming when it's not). Secondly, the money will flow the higher level you get to, promise! And once you get to 50 and keep playing that toon for a bit (not farming, not grinding, just playing), money will flow in. I am the laziest money maker in this game and even I have enough for everything. *My guess is that in this formerly-subscription-based game, we were given a system of gear that's all about the chase: we were never supposed to be able to get everything, but to keep plauing in hopes we could slowly over time, to keep us playing and paying. Now? It's all there for us, easily available, it really is.

Pulling over yes. Staying over, obviously not, or we'd not be having this conversation.

Cinerea Van Allen My latest Dom. Not in love with the name, but I couldn't make a sillier idea fit this weird looking character. She's Psi/Rad, and, as all Doms are, a real blast play. Based somewhat on a stalker I made some time ago, here's a couple of different looks. As with all toons, she has six costume slots but I only really like a couple of them.

My take is the players who were here when all the new folk showed up had curdled into speed-run freaks who were here only for the farming, which is offputting for new players (mainly I argue this as it's just flat-out dull and hampers one's play style, but anyway). And Zombra here is a good example of that. Zombra, do whatever the heck you want to. Your play style is my play style. Don't farm, it's boring, you'll burn out on the game; I never run the Maria Jenkins arc anymore because of that. Play whatever you want, however you want. Slot however you want too. You're best bet for now is to PUG; even a half-slotted character can contribute and help a team, especially in lower levels. Keep playing, keep playing, keep playing. By the time you're reaching say 40th level you should have things straightened out well enough for your character, and then keep playing. When you hit 50, keep playing with that character for a bit and I swear that Inf will roll in pretty quickly. Think of this new cashless toon as a car. It still runsd and will easily get you get wherever you need to be in, don't let everyone else tell you you need to drive a pimped out Lambo to play the game. That "received wisdom" is junk.

In principle I like this idea, as it's one thing unique to redside. In practice, this means that people will farm banks like they do already for the Invader badge, then swap right back (see also: Aeon). I'm beginning to think the ease of swapping might be part of the problem...

Damn, I was just coming here to post that.

Some random folk online said don't do it too much? 😃 They were wrong, yeah. Every time you see it.

I find it great because I keep getting reminded what we were like just before they all showed up, whenever I'm on at 4 am: two calls for "farms please", one "speedy Yin!" and "PI radios LFM". And nothing else for over half an hour, just those.

Even that aside, my question still stands, how would any new content get people over to a side they already don't play on, without that risk it just turns into a swap farming expedition? New GMs? Who runs on red side just for GMs? The only idea I can think of, which is already too late and wouldn't fly, would be to re-segregate the ATs: you want a Mastermind? Play redside up to say level 30. And yes I know that's a joke!

I PUG all the time, it usually goes just fine. And when it doesn't, one or two players may drop, but when we stick it out and make things work, there's no better feeling. Steam rolling is dull you yahoo quitters.

Now I'm wondering about the pet recipe version they've announced for Sally, how's that going to work/look? 😃

I've been on high level steamroll teams in today's game still get decimated by Gold-side factions. I don't know which group it is, but one of them have what appear to be high-powered wide cones that will just chew through a lot of players. Yes, gold side was expressly designed to be tougher for players.

Not to attack anyone who's proposed it, but how would more co-op content boost villain numbers on red side itself, really? The Aeon strike force is already "new red side content" and people just farm it and swap right back. We need ways to get people to start and stay on redside... not that I have any ideas how.

I uh, spent it on a numeracy class which my public schools in the south clearly skimped on! Yeah, it was 100 million, I regret the error. Point still stands however!

There's a Scrapper proc that gives you chances to Crit after it goes off, and that's a lovely thing too, nearly as much as the Stalker's, yeah.

Can you give me those titles/numbers please?