I just now realized the Patch Notes are organized by date. The Telepathy pass was actually created 9/4/12..
That's right.. we missed the anniversary due to my faulty calendar.. celebration's off
Well....crap. I guess I'll have to return the party favors then. :biggrin:
"There is only one way to support a PFF tank: Send Cyrone lots of money weekly... because he's the only one to successfully be a true PFF Tank." - chuckwolf
We are planning to take another look at Telepathy after Auras. There are some tricky technical issues to iron out, but we haven?t forgotten about it.
I'm sad to say it, but I think I'm really hella done.
I may stay long enough to hear about production timetables (which i'm sure will ALSO never come!) but I can no longer support Champions Online.
Does ANYONE buy that the reason for the delay was because of "Some Tricky Technical Issues"?! I spoke directly with GentleManCrush about the future of the telepathy powers in November and the issues he brought up were things he already had solutions for.
Lots of great feedback here! We've been paying a lot of attention to this thread and the general feedback that the Control Wizard does not feel that he lives up to his name. We've decided to go ahead and increase the durations on all of his control powers for the next beta weekend. We've also moved the Shield power to be available at level 20, but that won't be in the next build you guys play. Thanks for the discussion, we really appreciate all of the ideas and feedback!
Also they have a game designer working on their controller class:
Meanwhile.. In Champions...
I'm kind of glad that I'm forced to be off of CO right now. Reading about the Harbinger and now the answers to the Ask Cryptic....I'm looking forward more and more to Defiance.
"There is only one way to support a PFF tank: Send Cyrone lots of money weekly... because he's the only one to successfully be a true PFF Tank." - chuckwolf
I'm actually hoping that NW is a big enough success, that it allows Cryptic to pay some attention to CO. It's obvious that they only have so many resources, and all of those have been directed towards STO and NW. If NW makes enough money, maybe.. just maybe some of that cash will make it's way towards improving other games.
Yah but seeing the "Control Wizard" made me drool.... why don't we have something like that on Champions! Which really should be telepathy.
I'll say this about City of Heroes, it had control worked out like no other game out there. A variety of powersets... so you could make any kind of controller you wanted. And Dominators.. hot damn! No other game had anything like it.. I was hoping to replicate that experience on Champions. Only to discover control here was nerfed (like in most games). And not only that.. there was only 1 real control power set!
I don't know.... I'm feeling DCUO calling my name more and more. I wasn't really impressed with that game. But at least it's a hero game that get's frequent updates and powerset changes.
I'm really disappointed in Champs right now. I don't want to be... but I am. Here's hoping that some good things come our way. I want this to work out.. I really do.
Did you know that Telepathy has consistently sucked? Well a look at any of the threads above will have you convinced.
BUT Did you know that we have been promised that telepathy (generally and specifically) would be "looked at" many MANY times?
In this thread I will be finding all of the dev promises to make telepathy not suck.. Spoiler Alert in the end the protagonist dies.. wait that's not right.. in the end I quit.
- - Champions Online: The Kitchen Sink Patch Jan 26, 2010 Many powers and sets got a balance pass during "the kitchen sink" pass.. the promise was made that other frameworks and powers would be soon coming. Telepathy was never amongst the list. It did however get a nerf to collective will.
Dev Diary March 25, 2010 Ame speaks about his overal power reviews. Telepathy is not mentioned. I was only excited to see that there was a method to the reviews and that Ame cared about balance. This was only the beginning of a systemic history of expectation.
State of the Game On July 20, 2010 the announcement was made that the current hold system (the one based on Hold HP) was currently not working as designed. The hold resistance NEVER functioned properly but there was a promise to address it. Addressing this system never happened. It was later scratched completely.
Champions Online: Free For All On January 25, 2011 the game had a HUGE update becoming a free game! The game released so many good things.. and players were promised some great changes.. guess what else changed. CROWD CONTROL! So many people were excited mostly because they announced that EVERY set would be getting a review. And what frameworks were on the schedule.. NOT TELEPATHY.
Ask Cryptic April 21, 2011 Telekinesis review announced. Telepathy players hold out hope. There is no telepathy
Ask Cryptic Dec 6, 2011 Q: "What is to happen to Telepathy".. A: ".. will be reviewed.." Never happened.
Champions Online: On Alert In April 2012 On Alert was launched. But wait.. DID On Alert help telepathy with all the joys of specializations and tiny buff to hold strength in sentinel role. But no.. The hold affecting specializations are horribly bugged and suck. But wait.. its still a buff right.. wrong. All other power-sets got bigger buffs that were not bugged. What was the best part.. Incapacitates AND a separate nerf to Ego Storm. There was no specific promise to review telepathy, but with the addition of Manipulator many crowd controllers held out hope that this was a sign of things to come.. crowd control based characters.
State of the Game In June 2012 It was "eluded" at the end of the State of the game that a hold review would be done (link broken).
State of the Game In August 2012 Brad Stokeman announced that Gentleman Crush had plans to "revitalize telepathy" those plans were then released to PTS.
Champions Online: Reloaded In September 2012 Telepathy 2.0 was unveiled on the Public Test Server. It included all new powers and even a change to Manipulator. This was the closest telepathy got to an actual review. This never happened. But you get VEHICLES!
In-Game Dev Communication January 10, 2013 TrailTurtle spoke in zone chat with news that Telepathy is "being pushed back". The precedent of "being pushed back" is enough to make me want a full refund.
Ask Cryptic March 13, 2013 lordgar responds
We are planning to take another look at Telepathy after Auras. There are some tricky technical issues to iron out, but we haven?t forgotten about it.
*Personal note.. I quit the game soon after it became apparent that the carrot was indeed dangling on the end of a stick and would never actually be eaten. If you are waiting for telepathy's comeuppance you have more endurance than I.
"SOON(tm)"
Thank you Cryptic. Thank you so much for your history of excellence. #SHAME
Cheer up guys, we'll get some new reskinned gravity bikes (in lock boxes, of course) and everything will be all great! .... *sighs* why did they have to can City of Heroes?
The field was bright with clover,
I saw the finish sign,
I started as a rover,
and then victory was mine.
I thought the race was over, but they just keep moving the line.
They cheered at my persistence, but prayed for my decline.
the path of least resistance
led to Hollywood and Vine. I tried to go the distance, but they just keep moving the line.
I jumped all of the hurdles,
to break out of the pack,
I started on the outside,
and then hit the inside track.
I left the other fillies,
back at the starting gate,
was ready, on my mark, I got set, to hurry up and wait.
So talent, and ambition,
won me a chance to shine,
I aced the big audition,
but it's rainin' on Cloud 9.
Can't beat the competition, 'cause they just keep moving the line.
I handled every corner,
each bump along the track,
and when I saw the ribbon, well,
there was no turning back.
I won the photo finish,
I posed for all the men.
But before I got my trophy,
well, the race began again.
So I made friends with rejection,
I've straitened up my spine,
I'll change each imperfection,
til it's time to drink the wine! I'll toast to resurrection,
but they just keep moving the line.
Raven, I don't know what you'll do if telepathy isn't released by June 4th.. Emma Frost is looking mighty tempting
omg ikr, I've had my eye on both her and the Human Torch for a while now, Human Torch cause I'm looking for any indication Invisible Woman will be there too
I will defo be playing Emma Frost if Telepathy isnt out by then. I may even drop CO altogether, its sad that I'm saying that, but my patience is dying fast, as optimistic as I am...it's only a matter of time before waiting becomes a joke.
I think its about time these mind powers get a pass I see more Mind AT's than Invincible AT's. But hey we are talking common sense here so I wouldnt hold your breath guys :I
Nepht and Dr Deflecto on primus
They all thought I was out of the game....But I'm holding all the lockboxes now..
I'll......FOAM FINGER YOUR BACK!
I think its about time these mind powers get a pass I see more Mind AT's than Invincible AT's. But hey we are talking common sense here so I wouldnt hold your breath guys :I
Yeah, I stopped holding my breath for common sense 6 months ago, when they were ripped off the PTS for no reason.
I'm just gonna continue in CO until anything interesting comes along, like Telepathy...
In September 2012 Telepathy 2.0 was unveiled on the Public Test Server. It included all new powers and even a change to Manipulator. This was the closest telepathy got to an actual review. This never happened. But you get VEHICLES!
I paused in my playing somewhere around that time.
What I recall before On Alert and briefly afterward, was frequent new costumes and travel powers in the C-Store. There was enough stuff I spent extra money because my stipend wasn't enough to pick up everything I wanted.
There were pretty frequent power set reviews and new powers frequently enough that I was always either making a new character around new stuff, or tweaking an old one.
In my list of character build notes, I simply had "new telepathy" down for my youngest character.
I decided to poke my head in again this weekend and see what was new -- fully expecting to buy lots of new costumes and plan several new characters.
-- vehicles.
-- lockboxes (bleh).
-- a queue for some kind of raid-like thing, apparently.
-- a couple of travel powers.
-- as far as I could tell, no new Alerts.
-- as far as I could tell, no new zones.
-- no new costumes.
-- no new non-travel powers.
-- specifically, no "new telepathy."
I know people have been wanting vehicles for ages. I don't know if this is how they wanted them -- I'd have been happy with a glorified sort of travel power. Frankly, the character I have who bought a grav bike is far more effective in combat off of it than on, but it does look cool (if only the colors were customizable) and is faster than travel powers.
On the bright side, I hit 700 day veteran somewhere in there and have all the inventory slots open to be able to carry the extra crafting junk around.
So, um. I don't know if I'm complaining exactly, but I am a little disappointed.
Well, September was around the time I converted from Silver to LTS and retconned all my characters. Why? Because I was under the assumption that once something is on the PTS it gets worked on then put onto LIVE, silly RavenForce :rolleyes: So I've been waiting since september to play my main and first ever character in CO. I'm still waiting.
It was ripped off the PTS without explanation and we havent seen it since. There has been some talk of it comming back after Auras. Now..I'm guessing the new event takes precidence, so it will likely go something like this:
April - June = New Event work and development and implementation.
Late June - August = Auras
September - December = New Telepathy is put on PTS and discussed, and bits of the powerset start to fall away and are removed from the additions.
December - 2014 = New Telepathy as a whole has vanished from PTS without any word or warning and is not on LIVE either.
But then you wouldn't be getting the attention you so desperately crave (which I'm adding to by replying, of course).
Allow me to let you in on a little secret:
Telepathy is never going to work the way you want it to, because to do so (buffing crowd control to the point where it's a viable, non-situational, able-to-support-itself role) would require entirely too many mechanical changes to the way the rest of the game works. And likely require nerfing most of the AoE attacks in the game to where crowd control is anything more than a waste of time/resources on henchmen.
I'm not saying they won't attempt it, at some point, if Crush ever has free time. But in doing so, they're going to break a good portion of the game. And they'll eventually give up. Alternatively, they'll buff Telepathy to be the new FotM, and you'll still be unhappy, because people will be able to cherry-pick stuff from it, like they do with every other set.
Working crowd control into the game in a manner that makes it consistently viable requires either nerfing other players' damage output (to where AoE controls are needed, think CoX) or buffing enemy damage to the point where interrupts/hard CC are required (think WoW and sometimes GW2 PvP). Or making some sort of hybridized thing where it acts as damage-by-proxy ("confinement level" over a certain point leads to defeat, whatever).
If they make it require too many power picks, the community will be dissatisfied because they can't use it, and they'll end up making it ezmode (which'll piss you off). If they make it require too few (so it can synergize with concepts other than "Pure Lovechild of Jean Grey and Professor X"), you'll be unhappy that your precious, pure, untarnished concept is co-opted by every ninja that can misspell "Sharingan".
It's a no-win situation, either for you or the rest of the game. I'm sure, at some point, deep down, you know this.
But you like being a martyr.
So with that said, Carry on.
Really I don't see too many issues with the original posts, no need to attack the player on a personal level. As I read his post, the frustration seems to more in the continual promise of something being done, with little follow through. In the short time I have played the game, I have found much less interaction with the developers than I have seen in other games. Personally, I like the mentalists powersets, although I would enjoy seeing some 1) cosmetic changes in the emanation points, and 2) a bit more variety in what's available. But realistically I am certain they will not do so until they can figure out away to make a few more dollars off it in the store.
Really I don't see too many issues with the original posts, no need to attack the player on a personal level. As I read his post, the frustration seems to more in the continual promise of something being done, with little follow through. In the short time I have played the game, I have found much less interaction with the developers than I have seen in other games. Personally, I like the mentalists powersets, although I would enjoy seeing some 1) cosmetic changes in the emanation points, and 2) a bit more variety in what's available. But realistically I am certain they will not do so until they can figure out away to make a few more dollars off it in the store.
I'm not going to depress you with the other threads on PTS Forums which show the work completed for Telepathy, new attacks styles and all, but yeah, I've also been waiting ages to play my main..very sad situation..
I'm not going to depress you with the other threads on PTS Forums which show the work completed for Telepathy, new attacks styles and all, but yeah, I've also been waiting ages to play my main..very sad situation..
Could you please depress me with the other threads/posts on the PTS Forums which show this completed work?
Could you please depress me with the other threads/posts on the PTS Forums which show this completed work?
I'll do one better, when your online PM me and I'll hop over to the PTS and show you some of the powers that were made for Telepathy. I think my Mentella still has it.
Granted it wont be all of them since that would be more than the total allowed 14 powers.
The work was never completed, hence why it is not on LIVE and I'm QQing all over the forums about it.
I really don't want to login to the livestream tomorrow. Raven, I know you're in England but if you want to go and get any info on the hypothetical "work being done on telepathy". I'd much appreciate it.
If u can't, do you know a game ambassador we could send in our stead? Sarge maybe you or D.A.W.N. .. I know Cyrone is offline for now..
I really don't want to login to the livestream tomorrow. Raven, I know you're in England but if you want to go and get any info on the hypothetical "work being done on telepathy". I'd much appreciate it.
If u can't, do you know a game ambassador we could send in our stead? Sarge maybe you or D.A.W.N. .. I know Cyrone is offline for now..
Just let me know.
#TelepathyNOW
Haven't been in game this week so far, focusing on essays, but once I finish this last one, I'll get on and see what I can gather information wise, I'm pretty sure it'll be the same as always..aka: We haven't forgotten about Telepathy, we are going to look at it again, but...wesortalostthefileanddon'treallywanttoworkonitanywayisthatok?
Either way, it'll be interesting to see what is said, even if I am right lol
I really don't want to login to the livestream tomorrow. Raven, I know you're in England but if you want to go and get any info on the hypothetical "work being done on telepathy". I'd much appreciate it.
If u can't, do you know a game ambassador we could send in our stead? Sarge maybe you or D.A.W.N. .. I know Cyrone is offline for now..
Just let me know.
#TelepathyNOW
Live stream of what again? What time? I don't have any plans tomorrow so I may be able to catch it.
"There is only one way to support a PFF tank: Send Cyrone lots of money weekly... because he's the only one to successfully be a true PFF Tank." - chuckwolf
Livestreaming and costume contests ? two things we?re huge fans of, especially when combined!
This Wednesday, Community Manager TrailTurtle is going to be hosting a costume contest in the Powerhouse Theater. TrailTurtle will be cracking jokes, telling stories and answering questions on a livestream, while a dedicated corps of fellow players judge the winners. The winners will get resources and undying praise.
After the costume contest, TrailTurtle will hang out in the Renaissance Center, or running commentary while watching another costume contest. Make sure to jump in and watch on Wednesday!
Start:
6PM PDT (server time), 4/17
Planned categories:
Technology
Golden-Age Heroic
Adorable or Terrifying (take your pick, or choose both!)
Iris Irregular parodies (hey, I?m a narcissist)
I only caught the costume contest before having to go to the store.
"There is only one way to support a PFF tank: Send Cyrone lots of money weekly... because he's the only one to successfully be a true PFF Tank." - chuckwolf
Mind Drain - Optional for Remans Only
A powerful, single-target psychic attack which drains vital essence from the victim to the caster. This attack ignores all shields and provides the user with a substantial self-heal, but only works against living (non-mechanical) targets.
Mind Drain - Optional for Remans Only
A powerful, single-target psychic attack which drains vital essence from the victim to the caster. This attack ignores all shields and provides the user with a substantial self-heal, but only works against living (non-mechanical) targets.
HAPPY 8 MONTH ANNIVERSARY!
Mentella: Earl Grey Tea for everyone! It's on me! MindSlayer and Psimon are comming round at 7pm. I hope Menton got my invitation...I sent it via Telepathic Mail(tm)..but you know how unreliable it can be across desert distances..
Seriously though...wow...STO got it before CO LOL..well at least we have Psi Lash... >_>
Nope. She's really short with big eyes and pink skin.
"There is only one way to support a PFF tank: Send Cyrone lots of money weekly... because he's the only one to successfully be a true PFF Tank." - chuckwolf
Surprised to see Manipulator now properly scales with INT and PRE for both magnitude and energy return.
Stealth bug fixes.. but somehow it gave me a tiny mustard seed of faith. I use the definition used in Hebrews 11 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" But can my faith move mountains .. or is that still just Telekinesis?
Surprised to see Manipulator now properly scales with INT and PRE for both magnitude and energy return.
Stealth bug fixes.. but somehow it gave me a tiny mustard seed of faith. I use the definition used in Hebrews 11 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" But can my faith move mountains .. or is that still just Telekinesis?
Hehe, yeah Manip was fixed, not exactly sure when, but its actually become a rather numerous choice form for PvP suprisingly, makes stuns and roots last longer so people can abuse Night Warrior + Smoke Bomb for double damage (around +47k) on Shadow Strike...here's hoping the devs fix that particular bug and soon.
Oh my. I wonder will The Mind AT be effected by these possible changes.. More variety and possibilities in the build are always welcome. Hopefully people are given more choices rafter than just unavoidable switches..(I really want to keep mindful reinforcement and the ability to heal):redface:
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That's right.. we missed the anniversary due to my faulty calendar.. celebration's off
Well....crap. I guess I'll have to return the party favors then. :biggrin:
"There is only one way to support a PFF tank: Send Cyrone lots of money weekly... because he's the only one to successfully be a true PFF Tank." - chuckwolf
#TELEPATHYNOW
I'm sad to say it, but I think I'm really hella done.
I may stay long enough to hear about production timetables (which i'm sure will ALSO never come!) but I can no longer support Champions Online.
Does ANYONE buy that the reason for the delay was because of "Some Tricky Technical Issues"?! I spoke directly with GentleManCrush about the future of the telepathy powers in November and the issues he brought up were things he already had solutions for.
FLAT OUT LIES!
Really?! you release this the same day?! SALT IN THE WOUND dude.
Meanwhile.. In Champions...
I'm kind of glad that I'm forced to be off of CO right now. Reading about the Harbinger and now the answers to the Ask Cryptic....I'm looking forward more and more to Defiance.
"There is only one way to support a PFF tank: Send Cyrone lots of money weekly... because he's the only one to successfully be a true PFF Tank." - chuckwolf
Yah but seeing the "Control Wizard" made me drool.... why don't we have something like that on Champions! Which really should be telepathy.
I'll say this about City of Heroes, it had control worked out like no other game out there. A variety of powersets... so you could make any kind of controller you wanted. And Dominators.. hot damn! No other game had anything like it.. I was hoping to replicate that experience on Champions. Only to discover control here was nerfed (like in most games). And not only that.. there was only 1 real control power set!
I don't know.... I'm feeling DCUO calling my name more and more. I wasn't really impressed with that game. But at least it's a hero game that get's frequent updates and powerset changes.
I'm really disappointed in Champs right now. I don't want to be... but I am. Here's hoping that some good things come our way. I want this to work out.. I really do.
"SOON(tm)"
Thank you Cryptic. Thank you so much for your history of excellence. #SHAME
I saw the finish sign,
I started as a rover,
and then victory was mine.
I thought the race was over,
but they just keep moving the line.
They cheered at my persistence,
but prayed for my decline.
the path of least resistance
led to Hollywood and Vine.
I tried to go the distance,
but they just keep moving the line.
I jumped all of the hurdles,
to break out of the pack,
I started on the outside,
and then hit the inside track.
I left the other fillies,
back at the starting gate,
was ready, on my mark, I got set,
to hurry up and wait.
So talent, and ambition,
won me a chance to shine,
I aced the big audition,
but it's rainin' on Cloud 9.
Can't beat the competition,
'cause they just keep moving the line.
I handled every corner,
each bump along the track,
and when I saw the ribbon, well,
there was no turning back.
I won the photo finish,
I posed for all the men.
But before I got my trophy,
well, the race began again.
So I made friends with rejection,
I've straitened up my spine,
I'll change each imperfection,
til it's time to drink the wine!
I'll toast to resurrection,
but they just keep moving the line.
Please give me some direction,
'CAUSE THEY JUST KEEP
MOVIN THE LINE!
Then the other thing..
Also .. Did you get that thing I sent ya.. You'll get Telepathy after you get that thing I sent ya
Raven, I don't know what you'll do if telepathy isn't released by June 4th.. Emma Frost is looking mighty tempting
omg ikr, I've had my eye on both her and the Human Torch for a while now, Human Torch cause I'm looking for any indication Invisible Woman will be there too
I will defo be playing Emma Frost if Telepathy isnt out by then. I may even drop CO altogether, its sad that I'm saying that, but my patience is dying fast, as optimistic as I am...it's only a matter of time before waiting becomes a joke.
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Nepht and Dr Deflecto on primus
They all thought I was out of the game....But I'm holding all the lockboxes now..
I'll......FOAM FINGER YOUR BACK!
Yeah, I stopped holding my breath for common sense 6 months ago, when they were ripped off the PTS for no reason.
I'm just gonna continue in CO until anything interesting comes along, like Telepathy...
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Terrifyiing! :eek:
HAHA! I wish I could just send a telepath to change their mind. But they seem intent on sucking the life out of me.
Miss ya Sarge.. can't wait to show you some of the comic.
xD
Hai Sarge
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His/Her costume pieces are on the Wiki, but I'm not sure what thats all about ._.
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Sad day Telepaths
Are.
You.
KIDDING ME?!
>:( :mad:
Grr..
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I paused in my playing somewhere around that time.
What I recall before On Alert and briefly afterward, was frequent new costumes and travel powers in the C-Store. There was enough stuff I spent extra money because my stipend wasn't enough to pick up everything I wanted.
There were pretty frequent power set reviews and new powers frequently enough that I was always either making a new character around new stuff, or tweaking an old one.
In my list of character build notes, I simply had "new telepathy" down for my youngest character.
I decided to poke my head in again this weekend and see what was new -- fully expecting to buy lots of new costumes and plan several new characters.
-- vehicles.
-- lockboxes (bleh).
-- a queue for some kind of raid-like thing, apparently.
-- a couple of travel powers.
-- as far as I could tell, no new Alerts.
-- as far as I could tell, no new zones.
-- no new costumes.
-- no new non-travel powers.
-- specifically, no "new telepathy."
I know people have been wanting vehicles for ages. I don't know if this is how they wanted them -- I'd have been happy with a glorified sort of travel power. Frankly, the character I have who bought a grav bike is far more effective in combat off of it than on, but it does look cool (if only the colors were customizable) and is faster than travel powers.
On the bright side, I hit 700 day veteran somewhere in there and have all the inventory slots open to be able to carry the extra crafting junk around.
So, um. I don't know if I'm complaining exactly, but I am a little disappointed.
It was ripped off the PTS without explanation and we havent seen it since. There has been some talk of it comming back after Auras. Now..I'm guessing the new event takes precidence, so it will likely go something like this:
April - June = New Event work and development and implementation.
Late June - August = Auras
September - December = New Telepathy is put on PTS and discussed, and bits of the powerset start to fall away and are removed from the additions.
December - 2014 = New Telepathy as a whole has vanished from PTS without any word or warning and is not on LIVE either.
Rinse and Repeat ?.?
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Really I don't see too many issues with the original posts, no need to attack the player on a personal level. As I read his post, the frustration seems to more in the continual promise of something being done, with little follow through. In the short time I have played the game, I have found much less interaction with the developers than I have seen in other games. Personally, I like the mentalists powersets, although I would enjoy seeing some 1) cosmetic changes in the emanation points, and 2) a bit more variety in what's available. But realistically I am certain they will not do so until they can figure out away to make a few more dollars off it in the store.
I'm not going to depress you with the other threads on PTS Forums which show the work completed for Telepathy, new attacks styles and all, but yeah, I've also been waiting ages to play my main..very sad situation..
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No worries I'll remember the 8, 9, 10, 11th and 1 year.
Could you please depress me with the other threads/posts on the PTS Forums which show this completed work?
Join Date: Aug 2009 | Title: Devslayer
I'll do one better, when your online PM me and I'll hop over to the PTS and show you some of the powers that were made for Telepathy. I think my Mentella still has it.
Granted it wont be all of them since that would be more than the total allowed 14 powers.
The work was never completed, hence why it is not on LIVE and I'm QQing all over the forums about it.
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[#]WeNeedHeroicFashion - <Aura Suggestions> - <CO Wiki (WIP)> - <Crowd Control Discussion> - <Telepathy in Champions Online> - How to review The Force Power Set - Join the Champions Online: On Alert Discord!
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Hey diva and divo,
I really don't want to login to the livestream tomorrow. Raven, I know you're in England but if you want to go and get any info on the hypothetical "work being done on telepathy". I'd much appreciate it.
If u can't, do you know a game ambassador we could send in our stead? Sarge maybe you or D.A.W.N. .. I know Cyrone is offline for now..
Just let me know.
#TelepathyNOW
Haven't been in game this week so far, focusing on essays, but once I finish this last one, I'll get on and see what I can gather information wise, I'm pretty sure it'll be the same as always..aka: We haven't forgotten about Telepathy, we are going to look at it again, but...wesortalostthefileanddon'treallywanttoworkonitanywayisthatok?
Either way, it'll be interesting to see what is said, even if I am right lol
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Live stream of what again? What time? I don't have any plans tomorrow so I may be able to catch it.
"There is only one way to support a PFF tank: Send Cyrone lots of money weekly... because he's the only one to successfully be a true PFF Tank." - chuckwolf
details from blog post
I only caught the costume contest before having to go to the store.
"There is only one way to support a PFF tank: Send Cyrone lots of money weekly... because he's the only one to successfully be a true PFF Tank." - chuckwolf
Thank you. Updated the OP.
I understand LordGar was also there? Any word from him regarding the status of Telepathy: On Hold
Nope, he pretty much only said hello.
But then again, none really asked. Not that I would expect any substantial news being communicated that way.
I believe I will throw a party of some sort. Jean Grey all day
I bet Star Trek gets telepathy before Champions.. Betazoid Expansion 2014
Meanwhile.. in Star Trek Online
Mind Drain - Optional for Remans Only
A powerful, single-target psychic attack which drains vital essence from the victim to the caster. This attack ignores all shields and provides the user with a substantial self-heal, but only works against living (non-mechanical) targets.
Does she look like this?
HAPPY 8 MONTH ANNIVERSARY!
Mentella: Earl Grey Tea for everyone! It's on me! MindSlayer and Psimon are comming round at 7pm. I hope Menton got my invitation...I sent it via Telepathic Mail(tm)..but you know how unreliable it can be across desert distances..
Seriously though...wow...STO got it before CO LOL..well at least we have Psi Lash... >_>
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Nope. She's really short with big eyes and pink skin.
"There is only one way to support a PFF tank: Send Cyrone lots of money weekly... because he's the only one to successfully be a true PFF Tank." - chuckwolf
Surprised to see Manipulator now properly scales with INT and PRE for both magnitude and energy return.
Stealth bug fixes.. but somehow it gave me a tiny mustard seed of faith. I use the definition used in Hebrews 11 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" But can my faith move mountains .. or is that still just Telekinesis?
Hehe, yeah Manip was fixed, not exactly sure when, but its actually become a rather numerous choice form for PvP suprisingly, makes stuns and roots last longer so people can abuse Night Warrior + Smoke Bomb for double damage (around +47k) on Shadow Strike...here's hoping the devs fix that particular bug and soon.
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[#]WeNeedHeroicFashion - <Aura Suggestions> - <CO Wiki (WIP)> - <Crowd Control Discussion> - <Telepathy in Champions Online> - How to review The Force Power Set - Join the Champions Online: On Alert Discord!
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Yeah, I spoke to him too..was nice to hear from him :biggrin:
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[#]WeNeedHeroicFashion - <Aura Suggestions> - <CO Wiki (WIP)> - <Crowd Control Discussion> - <Telepathy in Champions Online> - How to review The Force Power Set - Join the Champions Online: On Alert Discord!
I am @RavenForce in game
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If any of you..
got anything else to say
Now .. is a fine time
Players are encouraged to post feedback.
WIN.
I was blown away..not only do we have telepathy but we have my suggested AoE Shielding! :biggrin:
And on that note...I'm off to bed to start early revision for my final exam on Tuesday X_X
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[#]WeNeedHeroicFashion - <Aura Suggestions> - <CO Wiki (WIP)> - <Crowd Control Discussion> - <Telepathy in Champions Online> - How to review The Force Power Set - Join the Champions Online: On Alert Discord!
I am @RavenForce in game
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Oh my. I wonder will The Mind AT be effected by these possible changes.. More variety and possibilities in the build are always welcome. Hopefully people are given more choices rafter than just unavoidable switches..(I really want to keep mindful reinforcement and the ability to heal):redface: