Scarlet Shocker

Unrelated polemic about state of game, developers and players with unjustified threat to rage quit!*

Retconning (for the uninitiated; retrospectively changing content to fit with a modernized game) is pretty contentious issue and can get a lot of folks in a bit of a tizzy but I notice in games it can happen quite a bit, and has indeed happened more than once in this game. Sometimes it's awful clunky and other times it makes complete sense. I understand and agree that there are solid arguments on both sides for maintaining the status quo as is, but also for changing it when circumstances fit. A lot will depend on player preference. But, let's assume for this thought experiment we'd got the green light to go ahead and change stuff in game to make it fit better with the overall arcs, lore and game feel. If you were given that opportunity, what would you change, why would you change it and what changes would you implement?

I feel like I'm having a "Four Candles" reaction to this as in "well why didn't you just say so?" Thank you 👍

he'd have been fine if they hadn't nailed him to the bloody perch!

Dupin' rares and gone to the Americans #UniqueDragon

Personally I'd love a "rationalization" sweep through the game. Mostly the biggest issues I have are with the GR expansion - and TPN still gets my goat. Most of the content is ok if not great but some is just downright crap but that's the subject for its own thread I reckon.

Rez doesn't work either!

So is it better to leave the Proc out or should I wait until my attack chain takes over 10 seconds? 😁

I remember that and it was nothing like your description #threadderailment

Ambiguous retort

Truthfully Id din't get a lot of what you said here and I've never heard of the stons test so I may be missing something... again, dipping toes in water here. This is new territory for me, but it sounds like you're making the point that AS is akin to the old Blaster Nuke on live, which was eminently skippable because the damage it did was not worth the debilitating effects of your recovery crash leaving you borked while the enemies it didn't kill took their revenge on you

just confirming that all things being equal we'll be happening today (Sept 7th), times as above! Everyone welcome

No caviar for @Snarky

I hear you. I wasn't proposing a retcon - although that has happened more than once in this game, many times. The whole Praetorian arc has had several reworks over the years before GR's release. But yes, I wouldn't mind it withering on the proverbial vine and the team moving in a different direction. That said I actually have more confidence in our new devs than the OG devs, simply because our new team only have to worry about the player base and the hallowed lore of our City. No publisher to please, no profits to turn, just write great stuffs that fits with the content and ambience we have now. I say let them have at it. I trust them to deliver.

Thanks. I have rarely ever played Stalkers, last was on live before Incarnates so... to be sure I'm understanding you correctly, I should use a different power to hit with and wait til I get an orange ring around AS before use?

I'm working on a Stalker, almost the first time ever, the name of Meatwave (StJ/DA) I've just got my AS, and I'm thinking Combat Teleport would be useful to have - get me in, rip out the guy's spine, get out. But I also note that AS is quite a long duration, 8 seconds which is probably the time I take to identify said spine before ripping it out. Would that negate CT? Is it a useful power to take? I'd be interested in knowing what is a good technique and what powers I should and shouldn't take.

just use a smaller font. That'll do the job nicely!

I'd be a little careful of the AMAs post-Sunset. I honestly believe that some of it was extremely... mischeivous. Matt Miller's comment that Lady Grey was a sleeper agent for example, which stuck in my mind at the time as very odd. I have a very strong feeling that there were only the barest bones of an idea about what the Battalion actually were, or their back story and there was nothing concrete sketched out in detail so far as I've ever seen so likely what was mooted would have changed drastically long before it went live. We can imagine what might have been or was can trust our existing devs to take the game in whatever direction they deem fit. Personally I wouldn't object if they threw out a lot of what went before and came up with their own thing.

you just wait til you get something tender caught in those flies mate. That'll make your eyes water!

I've made a Savage/Dark Stalker

does +5ing Swift IOs actually have a significant impact? Seems a waste of boosters

Youngster! Git off my lawn!!! 🤣

I like how you're thinking there! I've never played a Stalker to any significant level. I might have to have a look at that

Welcome home. The only thing in your original post is that you're not sure how long you've been away... "probably several years" seems ambiguous. Are you a Time Lord?

I played this the other week on my radio show, and it occurred to me it would be an excellent name for a CoX Character. I have a SS/Bio Brute with that name as a consequence but that doesn't quite... feel right. I get the vibe that it needs to be mobile and agile and still a bit robust - but it's not really a tune for tanks. So what AT could it be? I'd love your input. (The name's currently available on other shards to my knowledge) Enjoy this classic from the Blue Note archives