Troo

..maybe in next year's fictitious tom foolery topic.

zoinks!

excellent and it made me smile big.

Potentially..

absolutely, though one doesn't have to be a duck about it. The term above is used for emphasis and is in no way labeling anyone or their behavior. edited to correct obvious misspelling . . .

Accepting responsibility for what one writes or how they address another in civil discourse is a pretty low bar (just my opinion). We agreed to adhere to several agreements when we signed up. "Do not abuse or harass others" -Code of Conduct "Enforcement of these rules is based on intent." -Code of Conduct "Anything an Administrator or Game Master says overrides anything else in this document" -Code of Conduct When using tongue-n-cheek, sarcasm, or 'banter' a poster risks moderation.

Yep, you read that correctly. Tanks could be getting Regeneration Scrappers and Stalkers could be getting Super Strength Stay tuned! More details will follow on the first Tuesday of next month..

old versions of this topic for any that wish to see older comments: I would provide a link to "How to join closed beta testing" but I can't seem to find it. (maybe it was removed) Here is the overall 2024 recap and 2025 roadmap as shared January 8th "We hope to release Page 2 of Issue 28, continuing on the exciting building blocks of Page 1, in Early Spring 2025!" "We look forward to sharing more with you all Soon™" As things start to slip out from posters some more 'official' hints or highlights might be appropriate rather than scuttlebutt.

Folks check in here from time to time to see if there is anything new or in the works. We know teams are doing things behind the scenes.. it could be nice if we had some general notice of what is being considered, debated, or retooled. With many thanks, congratulations, and acknowledgement of the epic path of successes, we sheepishly ask 'what-cha-doin?'. I for one enjoy even a cryptic peak behind the curtain. For those not on discord discussions, an occasional summary could be nice... appreciated!

-this event closed- new event:

Yes Maybe we don't need to have cookie cutter sets. We don't need sets that are simply the exact same power stats repackaged. A whips power set does not have to purposely be the worst. It also doesn't need to be the best. This can alleviate a bit of the worry about balance. Does every new set have to adhere to this suggestion? Of course not. "But Troo, I want clown pets AND have it be the best set!" - said some one who is never getting clown pets.

little kids jumping around inside an inflatable bouncy house since you are not doing the development it will likely someone else's definition. I support creating new power sets rather than drastically revamping power sets people play. (to me this seems fair to the players and the devs) I can support minor tweaks to existing power sets based on clear evidence that something is amiss, lacking, or overpowered. if folks want to participate, make some suggestions.

@American Decoy You did it the way I do it.

"Balance is a myth. Fun first, balance later," he said I like the statement above and agree that fun should trump balance within reason. Not every power set needs to be same same. It is understood balance later could equal nerfs

I disagree.

WAIT!! How are you vendoring things in your ba s e... aw, shoot. I read that as if you were using the auction house from your base.

-updated roll tables... not updating them this year- (Roll #1) Archetype (for a table without Epic ATs see bottom table) (Rolls #2 & #3) Power Sets Blaster Brute Controller Corruptor Defender Dominator Mastermind Scrapper Sentinel Stalker Tanker Archetypes without Epics: - No Rules /-or-/ Bring Your Own Rules - How Troo plays: Roll three characters and select one of them to take to level 30. (if I roll all masterminds, the fates hate me, but I'll do it)

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Did you forget about Stalkers or that would remain as is? Revive Should you fall in battle, you can Revive yourself from the brink of death. You will revive with most of your Hit Points and half your Endurance and be protected from XP Debt for 90 seconds (60 seconds for Stalkers). You will also have 15 seconds of immunity to most damage. Standard Effects PvP or PvE 100% chance 1.0 points of Debt Protection (self only) for 90s 50 points of Endurance (self only) after 0.125s Heal 1003.9658 points of damage (self only) every 1.0s for 0.5s (100% chance) 4.0 second Immobilized (Mag 50) +1000% Untouchable (self only) for 15s While I do not always use Revive I do have it on at least a couple Brute and Scrapper builds. Especially on tighter attack chain builds that might have an extra power selection. Example slotting: Scrapper has a single recharge enhancement while the Brutes seem to use it as a mule for +end or +regen in addition to it's intended function. It is the ultimate "ha! you thought you got me" power. 15 seconds of Untouchable can have it's uses. I will admit that once Regeneration is mastered it may not be used very often. But if pushing the envelope.. Also, I remember it being handy when learning the timing and how to ride the knifes edge. It saved a lot of hospital runs in the 30-49 levels. If there is a way to add to it without impacting the recharge, sure do it! If it is going to get the locked recharge time, please don't.

eesh sentinels and masterminds. not my cup of tea. my preference for a ranged character is more along the lines of a /dark corruptor. pair with it your preference (maybe fire/ or ice/). it is my opinion they offer a well rounded experience. alternately, let me introduce the Widow Fortunata

And why I wouldn't make a good moderator. I'd see bullying for bullying. I get wanting an even playing field. However, I am more forgiving of new folks while it gets old seeing the same bad behavior from the same forumites dozens of times.

The great and powerful GooglyMoogly provides this chance for whiteknighters to stand and praise this GM's mercifulness. I see what Googly is Mooglying. Seriously though.. .. why Troo would make a bad moderator. Dislikes bullies. Dislikes trolls. Likes fun and contends that 'fair' is subjective. It would be fun to purge a certain pile-on-bullying that occurs all too often. Hypothetical example: Newer account starts thread, bully one posts a not so helpful semi-offensive reply which is then amplified with thumbs up and likes. This opens the flood gates toward a predictable death spiral of the topic. Back and forths descend into mean spiritedness and heavy moderation. Inevitably the topic is locked. I saw @battlewraith ask to "resist the calls to police the crap out of this place". Well, I am a bit on the other end of the spectrum. Decisive action sooner please. Also, maybe hold those with more posts to a higher standard. Seriously, if we have over say five hundred 'posts' and haven't figured out how to participate.. maybe it's not the moderation that is the problem. Sorry if that offends anyone in particular, it wasn't meant to. I'll happily take your down votes below. Caution though, reasons. I would support a coffee for moderators fund.

We are only limited by our imagination. I have access to all trays on my lowly PS2 wired controller. Movement and targeting with the controller is pretty great. ----- - ------ Is the original suggestion possible? Not likely, but it never hurts ask (even for the impossible). Folks have ported the game. I remember someone getting it working on a switch or maybe steam deck... anyone else remember something similar?