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That's because most PvE'er (I'm a PvE'er now days, but I used to PvP religiously) mistake shit talking for the player being toxic. For somebody who never PvP's they don't understand that it is just smack talk in good fun. To each their own though.

There are a select few people who I consider toxic. Toxic to some is not exactly toxic to others though. Toxic in game is anyone who deliberately goes out of their way to cause grief to other players or gets on chat and just says one rude thing after the next. Toxic on the forums to me is anyone who continues to argue strawman arguments even though you have clearly corrected them time and again that you did not say what they continue to argue against. I see this mostly on General Forums and Suggestion Forums and I personally find those type of posters to be toxic. However, not everyone sees them as toxic, some may see them as a minor annoyance at best because they are more worried about winning the argument than they are with recognizing what they thought was implied was wrong. Some people just can't seem to be able to admit that they are wrong so they continue to argue strawman tactics. They are too worried about their self image I suppose...on a forum no less. As far as downright rude posters, I have honestly only seen one or two come and go, but they don't seem to last very long. The ones I do find outright rude find my ignore list, most usually after I make a few attempts to bring things back to a place of understanding and after they have shown me that they are just hell bent on being a problem. They usually make claims that they are being picked on even though they are the ones who instigated the rude behavior. They usually don't last long and leave pouting. Sometimes they come back to try again, but it's not long before they leave again for the same reason. Meanwhile, us long time and more regular posters tend to get along just fine for the most part....except for those occasions when I decide to bring up a heated topic...in which point I brace myself and get ready for the firing squad, lol. But at the end of the day, for the most part, this is a great community, helpful, kind and I consider this community to be second only to no one. Can people in this community be toxic? Sure, in fact I have several friends in game who ask me from time to time to post something on their behalf. When I ask them why don't they post it themselves and inform them that I will even support their idea or statement, they don't want any part of these forums. Their reasoning is usually because forum posters have a tendency to be pretty hard on people who have different opinions than they do. So yeah, I think you have to have a bit of a thick skin to post, especially if you are posting something that most do not agree with. However, out of all the forums I have ever posted...which were a lot...these forums have the most laid back people of all of them. So yes, forum posters can be rough sometimes, but if somebody can't handle this community and feels they are toxic, then they had better stay clear of other gaming communities...it won't be a pleasant experience. I would also like to include LotR Online players...those players were actually quite nice as well and very helpful, but not quite as much as this one.

Would just like to give you a friendly warning that gameplay footage is not allowed on HC forums. Might want to give the names of the videos and ask the players/Devs to check them out instead of actually posting the footage.

It still exists in Echo

n the tailor, a new Stance power in the Inherent tab will allow you to select one of the following stances: Default Ninja Beast Slide Very impressive, and I can't wait to see this on live! Thank you VERY much for this, Devs. Damn fine work and so glad you guys also pay attention to the little things! Many of us will very much appreciate this!

I'm really happy for you, man. That is the fastest I have ever seen a request be implemented in to the game. Very impressed. Good job, Starforge. 🙂

Is it just me or has the Collision Mechanics actually gotten bigger? I am finding it more difficult to maneuver in mobs than I used to and I am currently playing on a smaller framed character. I thought it was because I was playing on a larger framed Tank, but when I rolled a smaller framed Tank I noticed I was still having issues moving around in mobs; not to mention I have also noticed that I am being shoved around a lot more than I used to. For an example, there can be a clear opening in the center of a mob and I will go to jump in the center of that mob and instead of landing in the center of the obvious clear opening, I will instead ride the top of the mobs (almost like there is an invisible force fields surrounding the mob) until the collision finally places me on the outside of the mob. On top of that, I can be stationary and the mobs that I taunt will come to me, but then I get shoved all over the place. It just really seems to me that the collision mechanics have grown lately. It was bad enough before, I always felt that they needed adjustment to begin with, but it seems a lot worse now. Anyone else noticing this by chance who plays Tanks or some other form of melee characters?

That is strange. Is it possible it was tampered with?

I approve!

On your Ice Armor picture...I am asking why did you not use the already in place Minimal Effects for Ice Armor? I suggest checking it out. It will be much better if you pick that option. Also, keep in mind, I have mine set to bright while also using bright colors because I like the Icy frosty look for my Tank, but you can change the colors to make it even less noticeable.

Exactly. And yes, it was around issue 5 or 6 if memory serves and it came before power customization. I never complained about the Armor because I always built for the Armor with the Armor in mind. But, you know, ...people. Anyway, so now that it can be an option, I would like to have the originals back. More specifically the original Icicles. 🙂 This was my Ice Tank on Live....he was not EXACTLY like he was on issue 5, due to upgrades in costume, but with the original Ice Armor on, it fit him perfectly. Sooo like I said, I built the character to match the Armor instead of being demanding of the team to make the armor fit my costume.

I have tried the set on a Scrapper paired with Shield....simply was not impressed. Any change to help the set is welcomed.

No...leave my names that I never ever use nor will I ever use alone!

It's all a matter of perspective really, I skip Torrent in favor of Nightfall, haha.

I'm just the opposite, it's the "pew pew pew pew pew pew" that I absolutely love about it. It's one of the main reasons I take it. When you use it with the Soul optional graphics, it makes it look like you are firing off several evil souls into somebody. Different folks different strokes, but I would really hate to lose that visual effects. Anything as an option I am game, always will be, just as long as they don't take away what it already there.

No, at one time the graphics for Icicles used to be soooo much better. It was not so transparent as it is today. Same with the armors, which I did not care so much about the armors, it was Icicles that killed me. I used to LOVE the way Icicles used to look, now they are very meh.

I am actually quite fond of your observation and your point is well taken. Now, if you will excuse me, I must go shower. 😄

Yup, bye now.

Also, for Jubakumbi....I say again... I will no longer be having a conversation with you. I'm not a fan of arguing with rude people who argue with strawman tactics. So I would greatly appreciate if you stop trying to engage in conversations with me.

You are a bit of a feisty one, aren't you. And what exactly gave you the idea that I do not do all of those things? You are arguing with strawman arguments and making claims that simply are not true. You are putting words in my mouth that simply were never said. I never said that I had a hard time building teams. I do it every single day for several hours a day. However, prevention before something becomes a major problem is something that I do believe in. If you could tone down the snarkines that would be appreciated.

I give up. It would seem my last post was futile.

When I see my SG go from one of the biggest on Excelsior server to it being...just me...and the commonality between them is that they all PLed and then burnt themselves out on end game content, I have no other logical choice but to put together the commonalities between all of those players and the one thing they all had in common. Having said that, it would seem you have missed my point of this thread since you feel I am pointing a finger at anyone or anything. I simply made an observation and pointed that observation out. I cannot withhold my findings out of fear that people will think that I am pointing a finger at them. There is an expression of, "Facts don't care about your feelings" and although the only facts that I have are the facts of my personal experience, I simply can't stay silent out of fear that people are threatened by my personal experience. Again, I simply ask that those who do get bored from all the power leveling, to at least give a try running low level content before running off. I don't think that is too much to ask for and considering my personal experience of something that is prevalent in my SG, I used that as to my basis to make such a request of players who would do so. This narrative that continues to get pushed that ignores the root of this thread's purpose for some strange reason keeps being repeated all through this thread...and to be honest, despite my best efforts to keep this thread on track, it is quite frustratingly repeating the false projected intent over and over. The odds that they all quit playing while having that one thing in common being a pure coincidence would be an astronomical number considering all of the obvious reasons one could quit playing for. The observation had to be made in order to make my point. Instead of people saying, "Yeah, I guess that would be worth a try if I ever get bored of Power Leveling, hell, I just might like it and if I don't, I can always walk after giving it a shot" people are instead coming at me with, "you don't own me, you don't control me, stop telling me how to play and stop pointing your fingers at me" which is completely not even the point or subject matter of this thread, not to mention I have done none of those things. That is the most frustrating thing about posting forums. You can say one thing, but all it takes is for one person to misinterpret your meaning or place an accusation based on false assumptions and it throws the thread off for the rest of the duration. Meanwhile, even though I have made this abundantly clear that this is not my intentions, those posts are continuously overlooked and I continue to have to explain myself. I absolutely love a good debate. What I hate is debating against things that I never even said. That drives me insane and if there is ever a reason that I just vanish and stop posting these forums all together, it will be because of that very reason. I just wish people would open their minds and ask for clarification rather than assuming intent and then arguing against that projected intent instead of arguing against what the actual intent was.

I can dig that.

I will be periodically posting this because I see people continuing to respond as though this post is about nerfing AE or telling people how to play or telling people PLing is bad or whatever other false intent people like to put on threads like these. So I want to keep this in perspective since all it takes is one post stating false intent and it derails the real intent.

/interrupts ...I will be right here to shut the nerfers down, standing back to back with you to fight and beat them down till my last breath.