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Balance is key. Don't limit our creativity completely in those aspects because others don't want any limits at all on the same aspects. Variety is the spice of life. I'm not saying every costume piece, archetype, or power set should be required to be unlocked, but why not have some that are? Most successful mmos has a mix of all this, why limit CoH to having zero unlockables of that nature? And being that homecoming is trying so hard to be the unofficial offical successor, not including a part of the game that many players loved would be unfaithful to the original game, and the players.

(Update at the bottom) I feel like theres a push towards not earning things. There's no costumes to earn, no prestige powers to earn, no archetypes to earn... thankfully accolades aren't autounlocked for everyone on character creation with instant 50s everywhere. I'm not saying remove anything that's already done, but as examples: seeing Nemises staffs used to mean something, seeing brutes on hero side or defenders on villain side used to mean something, seeing vanguard armor used to mean something. Heck, seeing capes kind of ment something lol Not everything needs to be behind a 'grind wall' as some might say, but If everything is free or easy, then nothing is special. Going forward, could some of the new stuff be unlocked only after proving your loyalty to a faction, or if you've got this particular badge, or have at least one 50 on your account, or finished a certain story arc, ect? Tldr- If theres a rikti soldier costume peice for free, that's cool and people can have that. But If I want some costume peices that allow me to look a rikti commander, but require that I finish an undercover rikti story arc to unlock ,I should be able to have that too! It's perfectly in reach for almost every player in the game (I retract the next part) and people telling me im wrong to want that as an option to enjoy are cruel and short sighted bullies. (Update and my comprised idea) Not that what i think affects the game but: I could agree on having all costumes peices unlocked for everyone, but it doesn't change my personal view point. I personally look forward to earning new things so I can then make something, Instantly getting all the costumes I want is boring to me, but I understand not everyone is like that. Insight: I play dark souls as a deprived, but can't expect everyone else to. So, I'll comprising and take everyone into consideration as best I can : A new story arc is released about an ancient sword that is sought after by CoT, along with the sword as a costume, and both a temporary power and a permanent power version of that same sword where, when used, your character pulls it out of a dimensional portal, holds it in the air, and lightning strikes in a aoe around you. 1- The costume is free for everyone 2- The temp version is for sale at the p2w vendor like many other temp powers but it's ( just a random number, don't freak out) only good for 10 uses. 3- The permanent version is award to those that complete the story arc. This way (1) costumers aren't stifled, (2) people cant claim I'm wanting to set a new precedent on Homecoming by having new powers locked or something of that nature, and (3) those of us who want to work for it can get the same thing as everyone else at the p2w vendor, except since we put in some extra work, we don't need to refill its power at the p2w vendor.

I love that we can donate to them now, and I want to support future development too. I just don't want winning/progression to be based on the size of your wallet like most 'free' games now a days... or loot boxes lol

I started and ended as a Katana/ Super Reflexes. Great times even if I was never met in pvp 😄

They cant perform the same as scrappers. There stills needs to be a trade off for choosing to have that range or not. Needing to be close and personal with everything needs to have its perks, otherwise why NOT be a sent?

Agreed. As a Super Refkex scrapper I've never had issues using Practiced brawler either as needed, or just slotting one recharge into it and having it auto activate. Variety among the power sets is good imho

It would be nice to have that much inf lol. I've never even been close to a Billion Haha. I would say buy hero/villain packs and give away the enhancements as silly prizes for silly things, like best emote comedy show, or best two out of three roshambo, ect... As in future stuff... maybe make it so you can pay into a special event, like if city hall gets enough donations it'll start a party event for the donator where, if a enough of the randomly selected players on the server at that time go and finish a story specific story arc they get sent involving handing out party invitations, stopping a freakshow attack on the TV station, and clearing the venue of clockwork, a party in the donators honor will be had, a badge will be given to the donator and the participating players so that way you have a chance to get the badge without needing to have a ton of inf, and a special emote for the donator where you're posing for pictures. If those randomly selected people don't do it, then get a notification saying that they failed, and you can have it randomly select again or type in the name of two team leaders you'd like To give the story arc to. Just a random thought

Hopefully not NCsoft's version of 'free'.

Im just saying that options are good :). We need grindy things to go along with non grindy things : D. I miss that I don't have costume sets and peices to work towards.

You could choose not to do these things were asking for to not get the rewards. Just like you can choose not to work towards incarnate, or choose to.

I would love to see some costumes that needed to be earned. Having to earn it gives it meaning and shows others that you put effort towards a particular faction, like the vanguard. Not everyone wants to grind, I personally don't have a lot of time either, but I still would love to have some costumes pieces to strive for and rewards to be had. Lots of people need goals to keep playing, and earning costume peices are an excellent goal to strive for.

I know that I definitely DON'T want the pay to win game play NCsoft is so fond of.

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When does it end though?

Sounds like fun! I shouted this out on my podcast and I hope you get more sign ups. Unfortunately I'll still be at work, but it's an awesome idea!

Second episode of the podcast is up if you're inclined to give it a listen! Going over some community news, some tips, and other things! https://holpodcast.podbean.com/

Hi everyone. I've started a CoX podcast and I have the first Episode up! Give it a listen and let me know what you think! More to come every Thursday! Any topics you would like to me cover on the next episode? https://holpodcast.podbean.com https://feed.podbean.com/holpodcast/feed.xml

I'm sad. I only have shirt windows after work to play, but now it seems that the whole time will be spent in que instead of playing... I understand why and that servers are expensive, but that doesn't mean it doesn't suck not to be able to play. Maybe if the que gets up to 8 hours I can start before work, then get home just in time? Lol...( Sad laugh)

Huge thanks to everyone involved in this. I know I don't have either the knowledge or finances to do what you've done thus far, but I can definitely help share information and Encourage others to be excellent to one another!

Thank you for this! You guys are awesome, and thank you Leandro. I say let by gones be by gones and we all keep moving forward!