Mr. Vee

I've not had it happen at login screen or map loading as you described but I have had the in mission problem since a patch prior to the May 4th. Mentioned in this thread Would love to know what it is you think is wrong on your network's end as I have reset my modem since the problem started and don't see any other problems on my end when the problem occurs (on a couple of occasions was able to tab out, do a speed test which came out fine, then tab back before the problem resolved itself.) I'll look at the netgraph the next time it happens, though.

Preventive was one of the later batch of uniques (with unbreakable guard and reactive defenses) that work globally no matter where they're slotted, even a never used clicky.

I liked it, felt kinda like the old BBC Hitchhiker's Guide to me. Set and prop design were great.

I wanna say it doesn't work like a normal toggle given the special mechanics - I don't remember specifically but that'd explain why I don't have a unique in it in either of my /mc blasters when normally that'd be a prime muling candidate.

I've recently finished a nrg/regen sentinel and while it's still not great damage proccing out mind probe and dominate from the psi epic pool at least gave it some actual damage when combined with high global recharge, and both are 1.1 second attacks. Still a sentinel though, so waiting on the fixes to come to help its primary damage.

Stalker's guile in Assassin's blade - you want the chance to hide to go off before something else so it won't go off before assassin's blade and force the slow/interruptible version in combat. Assassin's mark you can put anywhere so long as it's in an attack you use.

Yeah it's not any harder really, just unexpected. It's not like a surprise +4 or a surprise kill-all. And yeah 4/8 heather objectives only is my go-to nothing's going on and i want half an inc level in 15 minutes kinda thing. Good stuff.

I've seen a bit more lately of things advertised as speed getting a +1 or 2 added after everyone's joined. I'll stick for that, though it'd be nice if they'd been up front about it, but there's just no way on +4 kahn, reichs is enough of a bag of hp as it is. A bit off topic but I was under the impression 0 is the base setting of TFs even if you're set -1, yet enough folks have mentioned -1 here that now I'm wondering if it was changed at some point. -1 synapse sounds almost as bad as +4 kahn to me with kd going to kb on the already kb weak bots 😄

Would like to see something like this as well, though I'm not sure what form I'd want it to take. There do seem to be a lot of new players on excel (idk about elsewhere, I just moved from indom a couple months ago and don't remember it much there) who seem to think TFs are just missions. I had someone "thanks for team" after 3 missions of Kal the other day to a chorus of "wait it's like 3 more minutes". I guess just being more hand-holdy as a leader would work but it's already enough to deal with recruiting, setting mish, responding to late tells etc. when your team's waiting to go and a lot of us already don't particularly like leading. Would definitely be nice if everyone knew the score.

Fair enough, but I'm glad Faultline's fixing it to make it better for 45+ and considering options for lower. Really the distinction is between what's idk, 'ontologically impossible' and what's only practically impossible (i.e. 50 hami at 35 vs. 50 hami at 45). So the extra work put in to scale it is nice given that the whole concern was for folks doing it not knowing that the TF needs a 50 star holder.

not confusing it, rsf doesn't need anything other than level 45 anymore

All I'm saying is this change would drastically change the way I play on every future character. I didn't say to ignore other examples, I just don't like them. Do I really have to justify not liking things? It's personal preference. I'm not saying don't fix the problem, I'm just asking that if there's some way to fix the problem without cutting off LG to 45+ we go with that instead.

GVT questioning level gating in general to argue against raising LG is hardly the slippery slope, especially since it was last week, not for the last 2 years. But fine, yes, lower it all. I wanna solo queue LRSF from the tutorial. And naturally, I feel entitled to such and would like to speak to a manager 😄

It's been 35+ for the entire time HC's been running. Where are all these calls for it to be lower than that?

Plant's beast with anything but the aura synergy with ice or fire would probably pull me toward one of those.

If I'm the one forming I'd be on a 50 and have the holds taken care of with myself or a friend before LFG would even hear about it. So I'd not particularly care what they're bringing. Of course mine are sort of self-selecting cuz my attention span only ever has me doing speed runs. But that's all kinda off topic for this thread anyway, sorry.

That's just not true anymore. When the TF was introduced there were no attuned IOs. Now my level 35 toons can outperform a 50 who's only SO'd on an LG. And frankly I'd take a 35 who knows the TF over a 50 who doesn't any day.

I'd be satisfied with the 40+ compromise.

Sounds like a nice idea. I'd like it even better if one of the powers would accept pet damage sets that could serve as a mule for the uniques. The MM sets without an extra power that can take those are really tough to build since the introduction of ATOs.

@Faultline Would it be possible to make LG not offer the TF to anyone unless introduced as a contact? She could be introduced by Levantera to level 45 members of Vanguard or pop automatically at 45 like Maria Jenkins does?

Perhaps an "Impressed Lady Grey" badge that awards when both level 45 and a member of Vanguard that allows you to start LG?

I meant different conditions for starting/joining like the morty/katie/hess unlocks, not specifically a level difference. The only level specific example I'm aware of is with ouro where you have to be at the max range for the arcs to pop up but you can join at the minimum range. Was just thinking there might be a way to flag level in the same way as badge for star holder but I'm not a computers, much less familiar with CoH code so no idea if actually doable. Maybe have Lady Grey give the "you're not high enough" dialogue up to 45 but have the member check be 35? Again, no idea how those work. I'd think a pop-up warning about the difficulty could work as well. Really if we're concerned about people unfamiliar with the TF failing at hami a warning about the need for adequate holds wouldn't be amiss, either. I get it if cutting it off is the way y'all end up dealing with the issue, just wanted to ask for something else since it'd really affect my play on every future character.

Jurassik is no problem unless you've got quartzes and cairns nearby. I'd take out the surrounding DE first.

Y'all are gonna stand there and try to tell me this game has a story? Preposterous! Next you'll tell me there's music. You listed 35+ when the issue is 35-45. I think the only one I left off was Eden, which is both terrible and lousy exp. Also RSF no longer requires an unlock, only Morty and it only a quick tip mish. Oh and ITF but that hardly counts since Night Ward was introduced.

Read what I said again.