ScarySai

To your first point, it practically will, as everyone with a snipe-set will no longer have to build for it. Second, ice is not bad raw single target, but it isn't competing with most of the snipe-sets. Water blast is okay, but mostly at AOE. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19VuZ9zJ_8eKN11JytgaK9mt9Fy-8pjANopb-FGh68Uw/edit#gid=983294472

I don't like the proposed sniper changes. They range from too good to clunky. After some testing, these are my thoughts on them, they're kind of raw, and I might edit the wording later. Most sniper-archetypes could already get snipe as an instant-cast in bursts, such as when popping build up, aim, domination or simply by being in a team with +tohit buffs. Of course, you could build to have it up all the time, too. Now, everyone can do it all the time, and it's less impactful overall as a result. The "Out of combat/in combat" dynamic is nonsensical. You'll maybe land one of the 'slow snipes' maybe once-a-mission. If nothing else is to change, this bit needs to go and the ability just needs to do X amount of damage. The whole point was that a character with good aim could fire instantly without taking a few seconds to aim. It strikes me as a change that really didn't need to be made, and I think it takes the reward out of building your character properly. Furthermore, non-sniping powersets will fall further behind, which, while I'm sure that can be addressed later, is an immediate issue that comes to mind when massive "everyone gets instant snipe" change is made.

I do notice that they default to a gray color and semi-auto if I edit my costume - which is annoying to fix, but have yet to see them change randomly when playing.

Yeah, this isn't a bug. Understandable why you'd think it was, though. No worries. :>

When summoned, the Arachnos spiderlings and disruptors will randomly flash, like they do when their duration expires. While this doesn't impact gameplay at all, it's a minor annoyance worth looking into. They are only supposed to do that when they expire.

Personally, I would go /TA for theme, or go either MM or NRG for min/maxing. Devices doesn't seem like it compliments archery that much.

It's a set that sort of encourages getting in there and blapping. I've yet to finalize any builds, but in theory, high recharge with some defense baked in should make it really strong. For DP/Martial, it's pretty good for keeping things from running while you rain down your AOE. Also, it gives you plenty of high-damage attacks to use when waiting for your hail to come back.

Back on the I24 beta, the assault rifle instant-snipe had a few issues with it. Thankfully, the redraw problem is essentially a non-issue now, but it doesn't fire instantly like it did back then. AR's snipe in i24 was the fastest in the game at about 0.60ish seconds to fire off, now it takes roughly 3s as your character lines up a shot. If that's intended behavior for now, fine - but it's not how it worked back then, so I figured something was up. The instant-firing is what was going to make AR paired with either energy or devices a pretty insane combo.

Oh, well then. My mistake, thank you.

As of two days ago, I no longer get incarnate threads from leveling after 50, only the empyrean merits every third level. Picture below is my dominator dinging and getting nothing for it. (I already had the 100 threads.) This has also occured on my warshade and stalker.

I'd hover to the top of Galaxy City and randomly invite people, teleporting them just above the largest high level mobs I could find pretty much all day for my first week of playing. I was ten, give me a break. >_>

Character: Nemesis Plot Account: ScarySai Battle Cry: SPOOOOON!

Seems like one of those studies that really didn't need to be made, from what I remember. "Oh I acted like an obnoxious, annoying person in this game and people didn't like me, truly, I am breaking new ground."

You guys did a remarkable job not only with reviving the game, but with the speed you managed to communicate & solve problems as they popped up over the week. I thought this game was dead last week, and now It's like I went in a time machine.

You're a lifesaver, thank ya kindly.

I don't remember if they could be, and putting "mouse4" in a standard bind command doesn't seem to work... But, I thought it worked before, so I just wanted to confirm before giving up.

And why the hell would you delete someone else's character? There was a lvl1 character named Doctor Red right where my previous character was that I deleted. I had no idea who the fuck Doctor Red is but I deleted him. Be a real shame if an angry Doctor Red got a hold of your level 50s in the near-future. >_> The action itself is stupid, nobody is calling anoyne else names...yet.

"Hrm, the server was clearly lagging and being wonky during login, and my character isn't here, but someone else's is...I know, I'll delete them instead of waiting!" Honestly, if it actually happened, that's 1: Stupid and 2: Seriously uncool.

And why the hell would you delete someone else's character?

Absolutely none, outside of hearsay on the Discord. Still, considering the seriousness of a problem like that, I figured I'd draw attention to the possibility of it being valid.

Did not impact me, but apparently, during the last restart, the account server bugged out and people ended up deleting other people's characters (Which is a stupid reaction, as an aside). If you just got in and your characters are gone, this may be why, so speak up and get some attention on this.

It's good to be back~ Is Pocket D still bustling with the RP crowd?