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You missed the trimmed posts maybe. I guess without context... I'll reread and edit if needed.

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Sure you did. And that is shitty.

Is there an extra accuracy check that the procs trigger off of? Changing it from basically an autohit might have something to do with the lower proc results. (WAG)

Arguing semantics is pretty weak. Anything in lawyer speak is in my opinion gross. Getting told in lawyer speak to go-play-somewhere-else is lame.

Don't be a dick. That would be my preference.

Classic

Lame

I agree. I disagree. Not all the 'we' trust. I can fix your statement though: "who we as a community have to trust to make those decisions on our behalf." and this is a reason for the Cottage Rule concept being discussed. "Homecoming is not perfect but it is still better than the alternative.. at least so far"

oh geez.. Really?! "Not a single one" Sounds so confident. If I show one, you take both June and July off from City of Villains/Heroes and all associated boards/forums/etc.. Deal? You don't even play much anymore so it shouldn't be a big deal. It's basically just a break from posting. I was going to try and explain here but decided before doing so you should have some skin in the game. I played along with your tell-me-which-one-so-I-can-argue-against-it.

and Instant Healing?

and you get to judge? See that's the rub. You can articulate but that alone shouldn't impact another player. You get to do what you want just as they do. Someone doesn't like a power set, don't play it. I don't like perma-dom so I don't play a whole archetype. Let those who enjoy it play how they want.

No kidding. What a shitty response. I appears you are: 1. ignoring that some folks may not like doing respecs 2. ignoring that some folks may inadvertently have to do a second respec because the are unaware changes are still happening. 3. ignoring that the first respec will consume the provided token. Nice, we see you chumming up the moderator after posts from others have been removed. We see you for the troll you are.

I know you are quoting Peregrine but indulge me a couple comments: Make a new power set = zero limitations I am not disagreeing with what you are saying merely pointing out the obvious least impactful path for radical changes. What about the players that play a character now and regularly? Is it okay to "find their favorite powers completely unrecognizable"? At what point should the wishes of people who don't play existing sets trump the wishes of those that do play the existing sets? Just food for thought.

So this is where all you cash has been going 😄

I enjoy the respec trials. More likely I will just buy them as some characters will take a handful.

Players may want to hold off on doing respecs. (as changes look to still be happening) Separately: Hopefully those who have had existing characters impacted by Issue 28, Page 2 have received their Respec tokens. With additional changes one would expect additional tokens to be provided. (..but if it was forgotten with the primary release, it is likely to be forgotten with supplemental patches or deemed unnecessary)

Why?

There has been more selling and spin related to changes. Oh, and here's your respec.

And this works well in general if the changes are 1:1. If that mutually exclusivity isn't actually exclusive it is problematic and potentially a false choice. (play our way and benefit, or don't and self gimp) I do think the team has also done a pretty good job where a power is removed but the functionality remains somewhere. Revive formerly in Regeneration (this patch) and Stun formerly in Energy Melee (previous patch) were incorporated somewhere into the remaining set. @arcane@ZemX "Is there a particular change you have in mind that you perceive as breaking the rule?" The Cottage Rule is a general guideline not Law. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list, but examples. Some listed should be okay others may have over reached. One good tell, in my opinion, on whether something is bumping into the Cottage Rule guideline is if a player is going have to respec.

no Kinetic Melee mention yet?

it is known

"Crush AFK farming" I heard the devs were making t-shirts.

Issue 28, Page 2 - New potential Cottage Rule impacts Powers & Gameplay Adjustments New Control Mechanic: Deep Sleep Controller & Tanker Inherent Changes Armor Powerset Balancing Pass Balance Tweaks & Fixes Being able to control T9 pets or having T9 crashes removed obviously do not have Cottage Rule concerns. Other changes might bump into Cottage Rule territory while a few might fly in the face of this guideline and without good reason impact Dev-Player trust.

Interesting suggestion. (it might need some refinement which it seems you'd be okay with) If character's power set has been changed a flag or notification seems to be a reasonable request. Why? Does a player need to read all the patch note to know if their character has been changed/gimped/broken? Some players might miss a page or two. Patch notes without the related discussions can be a bit cryptic. ..more reasons Should this be a priority dev item? My opinion, no, but I can see why someone would ask for it and how it might help those who are not participating in Betas and reading patches. What are you 100?! F- you and the spreadsheets you rode in on! Sticky notes?! StICKy NoTeS?!!! sarcasm = fun