MoonSheep

it seems to be a shock to some people that a lot of people enjoy.. playing the game..

no, repetitive activities is grinding, farming is where the gain is optimised for speed/efficiency

i had a go at the ITF solo on Rugged difficulty, first on a dark/dark/dark tank and then an ice/shield/elec scrapper the new difficulty setting increases the difficulty quite noticeably - the added attacks from the enemies creates an additional challenge via the debuffs applied and i can see it requiring support ATs a lot more, as opposed to filling a team with DPS characters and hoping for the best shield has always been quite weak in the ITF, the resistance based tank survived a lot better - hopefully this will be a new age for resistance based characters and buffs looking forward to running it on max difficulty on live when it comes out. i often run an ITF most evenings, having a new challenge to it will be really exciting

the market already has price caps in place for IOs through the various seeding in place and merit conversion. prices can be capped through further seeding if required

in your view, what are the reasons they lost interest in the game?

i think that’s an important insight - if people are avoiding gameplay because they no longer click with the core game structure, changes which are designed with the majority of players in mind is going to make certain groups feel unwanted or pushed out hopefully some of the new content and challenges being introduced will be a good countermeasure if people feel their favourite activities have been diminished

“oh, i wasn’t aware of that, i was incorrect” there you go, wasn’t that hard was it? p.s if possible, please try to limit your foot stomping to this thread rather than following your way through my post history for downvotes. alternatively, a thread has been created specifically for individuals who need to unleash their inner thumbs down 👎👎 edit: the thumbnail of the above thread is just so wrong. have some decency, @Troo

to balance the economy i am an effective 👎 sink

i’d be up for joining in sunday evening UK time, any runs happening then?

to give you some credit, i wouldn’t say it’s that enthusiastic players lack maturity, i’d view it from the perspective that changes to the game will have a larger impact on their daily routine if they are regular players MMOs by nature are a second society, changes to that environment can be quite emotive

aw man, that’s me ruled out then

i hear there‘s a mission in AE which is quite popular, some sort of meteor with fiery enemies?… 😉 the eden trial is my favourite “mission” in the game, used to be an amazing challenge back on live frostfire also a classic

poison/fire defender

i would support this it would allow people to PL 1-50 in AE and then continue farming if they want influence, but require gameplay to unlock incarnates

what if all of us on this thread are the same person?

i think clunky is the right word to describe ice assault. each power works, but as a chain it never feels right

why poke a wasp nest when you can take a running kick at it

its true, my refusal to blindly praise AE has resulted in many beatings 🤕

well if i wake up tomorrow morning to find this has become The Mediocre AE Debate i might start to get disappointed 😛

you too?

or the devs could simply seed IO prices like they do already for salvage

can you imagine a world without AE? *shudders* 😛

i completely agree. the game on live used to have meaningful rewards for progression. everything feels a bit too auto-win thesedays on a nostalgic note, sirens call on live used to be *amazing* before everyone had a hyper IOd out build

i’m not sure there is inflation of any IO prices on HC compared to live but i understand your point that converters make undesirable IOs have value rather than a single golden goose of the set it used to feel amazing if a purple or a numinas, miracle etc dropped - thesedays it’s a non event

thank you for your contribution