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FAQ threads -- can't get enough of 'em. Share your battle stories here when the Mega-Destroid invasion begins tomorrow!
-The Mega-Destroids will spawn every hour... I believe at X:07.
-Six will spawn around the Champions HQ.
More answers will be posted as more questions come in.
-The Mega-Destroids will spawn every hour... I believe at X:07.
-Six will spawn around the Champions HQ.
More answers will be posted as more questions come in.
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I've seen no mention of the items
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Thanks for the clarification!
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And its probably as rare to get as Dark Aura was, but since enough players are going to do it you'll find them floating around.
*looks in bank*
I still have them. And snowballs.
And crypticbuxom, they're on a 30 minute cooldown AFAIK (reduced by Int and Cooldown Reduction as usual).
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Despite the website announcement, I guess we don't get a chance at a drop for every Mega D we defeat. Looks like I might barely get just one set if I'm lucky or don't mind emptying my entire bank.
Consolidate currency!
Munitions additions
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Why not to do surveys and free offers
[Zone #2] <Dev> Drannic@Drannic: I apologize for no warning. But turning off the event ASAP to avoid any further issues that we are getting reports on.
Yeah...the disappeared in mid fight . No big though. Hope it gets worked out.
Here they tried to create a really special anniversary event and it has just become one huge hassle. I know they are trying, and I know they would like us to have a fun event.
But at this point i'm not sure its really worth all the headaches. Especially for something that is simply going to be a limited time one off event.
A+ for effort guys, honestly and seriously. This one event has had more testing and fixes then any other content I can remember. But its just not working out.
Personally TOO MUCH time has been spent on this anniversary celebration.
What, haven't we been celebrating for like 2 weeks now?
So when are we going to hear about new zones or other new content?
If there had never been a COH there would never have been a CO. :cool:
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They all thought I was out of the game....But I'm holding all the lockboxes now..
I'll......FOAM FINGER YOUR BACK!
32 chance boxes. Green secondaries every time.
The purples do drop for people, but its even worse that we have more terrible items than good ones. Much much more terrible items. This would be understandable if these were Bound to Account. I was really hoping for it since its a special event and having to get all 6 for each character is tedious. I didn't even get a limited use device.
I should just attribute it to my bad luck but a factor of chance doesn't seem to be very likely considering that only 1 purple device drops per 100 players. There is some chance factor, true, but I'm led to believe that there is also a limit set in place to prevent how many are handed out through chance boxes every period of time or number opened. Like the stackers machine in an arcade.
Me during the Destroid event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixdx8kAQWr8&t=0m35s
The drops aren't the real prize. It's all that glorious retcon-making, costume changing, AH-buying MONEY.
if you win a perma device I will give you MONEY for it:biggrin:
Agreed. Although it's more costume changing for me than anything else as I still have free retcons all over.
That said, in about 10-12 boxes or so, I ended up with a Become Destroid Bot, a Become Black Talon, and a 3-use Summon Ironclad. So I really can't complain.
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Ok, I really do think this is taking things just a little bit too far. (that's through a block.)
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If you want my money, there is a fairly simple way to get it since I am fairly free with how I spend it. First, produce something I consider to be worth buying. Second, offer it up for sale. Don't lock it behind a gambling scam. If I want something, I am perfectly happy to pay for it. But I will not purchase a CHANCE to get it, When I pay money, I have a perfectly logical right to expect to get what I want.
After completing it about 5 times so far, the rewards overall seem very good compared to the time needed/challenge level.
Thanks for your efforts, Cryptic team!
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Ya, my best character has 4,700hp as a level 39 unleashed. I take 17k if I miss the block and take between 3.7k and 7.2k if I successfully block. And I have my block upgraded to level 3.
I spend a lot of time running back from respawn. It's not very fun.
Yes, I have noticed the following pattern from anyone not built specifically for extreme survivability: Run into range. Fire off two or three attacks. Suffer 10 to 20 times your health total from an AOE, even if you block. Respawn. Activate whatever toggles or travel powers you may want to use. Try to get back into the fight asap. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
This is the exact pattern that people who have been calling for more challenging content have been saying that they want to avoid.
ETA: I've stopped blocking due to this. I'm going to die anyway and I can typically get off one or two more attacks if I just don't bother. Is this your intended playstyle, Devs?
The Forumite formerly known as Galeforce.
If you want my money, there is a fairly simple way to get it since I am fairly free with how I spend it. First, produce something I consider to be worth buying. Second, offer it up for sale. Don't lock it behind a gambling scam. If I want something, I am perfectly happy to pay for it. But I will not purchase a CHANCE to get it, When I pay money, I have a perfectly logical right to expect to get what I want.
Happifun is an Invincible, with Jetpack Flight. Hover just out of range of the M-Ds' massive attacks, target the same one everybody else is, open up with Minigun and Micro Munitions, then wait for the energy bar to refill. Lather, rinse, repeat. Provided that I watch my range, I can get through an entire fight without dropping. Of course, he's also only Lvl 32, so I have to depend on some 40s being there to do the serious damage...
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Keep eye on the other not targeted one and keep away from his attacks.
Usually attacking behind Mega D's is the best position.
Be aware how combat flows. Pick your position.
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Yep. *raises hand as having been one of those people calling for more challenging content*
I seem to specifically said the better mechanisms are in larger numbers of weaker foes, increase the reward and penalty for staying alive, and combat mechanics that make you have to think creatively (think of some of the good old game bosses).
There's nothing "creative" about a guaranteed instant-death if you can't do anything about it! An attack that is a mandatory block is ok (i.e.: Therakiel, Teleiosaurus, Valerian, anybody who uses lifedrain, etc.), but if the only survival move is to play a tank or not participate, then what's the point?! It's also the opposite of encouraging players to stay alive. It's teaching players that you have to just fling your body at the enemy enough times to win. That's dumb gameplay design.
Dying should be bad, mmk?
Who the heck is making these gameplay balance decisions these days anyways? Gentleman Crush?
Consolidate the currencies! (Please!)
Does your Champion have a theme song? (share it!)
Got a funny in-game screenshot? (share it!)
Please fix the Overdrive energy unlock! (Should help promote thematic build diversity!)
Those both sound great... for anyone not running a melee toon. If you are a melee DPS...
The Forumite formerly known as Galeforce.
If you want my money, there is a fairly simple way to get it since I am fairly free with how I spend it. First, produce something I consider to be worth buying. Second, offer it up for sale. Don't lock it behind a gambling scam. If I want something, I am perfectly happy to pay for it. But I will not purchase a CHANCE to get it, When I pay money, I have a perfectly logical right to expect to get what I want.
You don't necessarily have to build for high survivability. The problem is the content is being tailored to specific build types, and completely ignoring the impact on a large part of the population.
I personally have plenty of 40s, and my soldier gets brought out these days specifically for things like this.
But, what about the folks with just a few high level chars, or maybe even just one? Running a melee brawler with minimal self-healing (if any at all), enjoy your frequent deaths. Oh, you've got an inferno that can only engage effectively in 50 ft range? Enjoy your frequent deaths. Hey, you've got a concept character? You'll probably be dying frequently too.
I rarely die during these events, but unlike some folks who clamor things aren't tough enough or challenging enough, I at least know what the game experience is like when I'm not running my "uber" builds. Dying regularly simply for choosing to play a melee (or short range) hero makes little sense to me.
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This might sound cruel. But its not intended. I simply believe that not every bit of content is designed to be suitable to every character type and play style.
This is one instance were squishy melee DPS types really will struggle. The up coming flying fortress will be a mission that is going to be hard on non-flyers. 2 minute smashes really arnt the best place for low damage dedicated healers.
This is a game with a heavy focus on alts. Ideally, one should find or create an alt best suited for the content rather then trying to struggle, forcing a square peg into a round hole.
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Essentially mega destroid is the same as fighting Gigaton or whats his face zombie viking dude. Neither of them can be fully effective unless the thing theyre targeting is on the ground, hes got a wide cone, an aoe CC and a 1 hitter quitter aoe smash, all of which scream to anyone fighting him to "use a ranged tank, and dps behind his back". And even though my melee character is a devastator and can't even really do this phase, my other character is an inventor and loves this phase but hates the first phase.
I fully agree.
The Mega-Ds are simply too tough for some builds, and most others need very specific tactics to win.
So you can't win by spamming an attack while standing still and blocking once in awhile. So what? That strategy gets you through 90% of this game. I am glad that there are a few parts of the game that require strategy, and the strategy has to be figured out after failing a few times.
Please don't make another super-easy, auto-win fight/event.
Whoever you are, be that person one hundred percent. Don't compromise on your identity.
The Forumite formerly known as Galeforce.
If you want my money, there is a fairly simple way to get it since I am fairly free with how I spend it. First, produce something I consider to be worth buying. Second, offer it up for sale. Don't lock it behind a gambling scam. If I want something, I am perfectly happy to pay for it. But I will not purchase a CHANCE to get it, When I pay money, I have a perfectly logical right to expect to get what I want.
Wait? Whaaaa..?
I would say that this game used to have more of a focus on alts. With the inclusion of a tiered gear grind (optional) this seems to be less the case. It seems wrong somehow to design the game so that someone who has farmed hundreds of hours (or spent hundreds of dollars) to get a main character geared up needs to leave that character in storage in order to fully participate in the game's newer content.
I dont have a problem with one hit kills in and of themselves. I have recently played a game where such are not all that uncommon, but where the player has access to a tool that, if used skillfully, guarantees he will survive the hit.
I think that if BLOCK had a mechanism that limited the maximum damage you could take from a single hit while it was up (and the limit could be modified by rank) it could help this sort of situation immensely.
What if a incoming damage from a single hit was limited to a maximum of 99% of your health total while blocking with a rank 1 block, 75% of your total health at rank 2, and 50% at rank 3 ?
If the combination of other defenses would reduce the damage below the listed percentages you take the lower number.
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THATs what id call an invasion!
Actually that's probably true. Because any freeform can include self-healing, they kinda through difficulty out the window.
But yeah, right now, the only "idea of difficulty" I've seen isn't actual difficulty - all I see is punishment to players who choose a particular playstyle. Maybe they want more people to buy jets. And while some of us can alternate characters, people shouldn't expect everyone in the community to have a large roster of characters.
I'd like to see pve to feel almost as challenging as pvp, then maybe certain folks wouldn't cry out for nerfs everytime the player base finds an effective counter. Of course, if most of the folks would just actively pvp, they'd get more challenge than they could handle.
Likewise, some builds can't handle PvP, especially top-tier.
Most builds can't solo lairs (but some can).
Some builds can skip through long missions to simply beat the boss at the end.
Don't use the "fake difficulty" argument when the game has so many options. Not all characters are good in all situations.
Whoever you are, be that person one hundred percent. Don't compromise on your identity.
It's perfectly reasonable that not every character can be powerful in all aspects of the game. But to say that not every character can even participate in an event due to that event's design is taking that concept to an unwise extreme in my opinion.
I agree. I never said anyone shouldn't be able to participate. Only that if you choose to do so, your experience might be less then positive. I was, in fact, responding to a posters frustrations. Not everyone in the same situation is going to have the same frustrations. Some might even be happy at the additional challenge. But they are going in aware of what they are in for.
My suggestion was simply rather then change the content. Adjust how you choose to engage the content.
Or don't bother with the event or any events at all.
If events can't be properly balanced, I won't bother.
There's that.
Personally I'd prefer if they spent less time on events and alerts and more times building new zones, missions, stories, etc.
Luckily I have other games to play that do focus on that.
If there had never been a COH there would never have been a CO. :cool: