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Don't like that name? Then give silver users one of the two:
1) ALL Archetypes.
2) ONE freeform slot.
Insert apologist flames after the post.
1) ALL Archetypes.
2) ONE freeform slot.
Insert apologist flames after the post.
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Start selling per character power tinting and resource cap removers in the Z Store. Please.
And they should probably just buff all the underperforming ATs. A lot of them are fine: Savage, Soldier, Marksman, Unleashed, etc. But quite a few of them could use a buff.
And Manipulator needs to be changed to also boost Hold HP instead of just duration. It'd help both Freeforms and The Mind AT.
And wasn't there a power that The Mind had that was nerfed because of a power interaction that doesn't exist anymore? Was it Ego Storm w/ Malevolent Manifestation? Perhaps that can be de-nerfed now.
And maybe let Primal Sigils crit again at the same rate as other pets i.e. half the character's crit rate & sev.
And remove the 10% damage penetration from TGM and give it to Gatling Gun, then remove the self root from Gatling gun and replace it with a self snare instead.
And give Force an Energy Unlock called Kinetic Capacitance that gives energy every three seconds for six seconds every time you attempt to knock or a knock attempt is made against you that scales equally with END and REC.
Oh, and give every AT that doesn't have one a self heal. Just remove one of the many redundant attacks. And no, Endorphin Rush doesn't count.
Don't bother with either of the OPs suggestions though, just lower the standard price for FF slots to $25.
EDIT: And fix the PFF regen bug.
And change the way Energy Form canceling works for Slotted Passives. Instead of disabling the entire passive it should merely disable it's ability to count as an energy form. This should make Kinetic Manipulation a viable passive for the Impulse.
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i think the op would class that as an apologist flame..
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Undoubtedly. God forbid they support something, but I guess they think updates don't require funding.
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yes, the limit is nearly as stupid as DCUO's eschow accts where you don't lose the extra resources but you have to pay real money to get at it
so if all the AT's are free, what do they sell apart from costumes.
if they get a Free FF slot, why buy one. Not everyone is an altaholic.
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yup; there are many other things they could offer silvers, but that would be #1 on my list atm.
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Oh this is the best idea since on alert, I want to see this implemented into the game immediately!
I would only agree on the AT thing I suppose, I would probably say instead of making it so silvers get all of them right away maybe the premium ones can be unlocked through playing the game on a first character to make the second character as a premium one.
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Raise the g-cap, finally get rid of the silly restrictions on archetypes, and hell. Why not a freeform slot? Show em what they'll get if they sub. Might help retention of new players, which could help cash. And yeah, that g-cap increase. I've said it before, 5 bucks for 1000gs. Make it repeatedly purchasable. I've seen other mmos do it, and it works.
Also, crippleware? Phht. I've gotten 4 archetypes to 40, and I'm a lifer. Hyperbolic thread is hyperbolic. You know who usually tops the dps charts during bloodmoon? Blade ATs and Soldier ATs. Dat lack of soft cap, there's not a damn thing in game that can out dps a properly geared AT.
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except a properly geared vehicle, which is available to silvers.
Wouldn't 'Craptic' sound better? If we start renaming stuff and all....
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This is a business not a charity. I never will understand why some people think game studios (and artists in general) shouldn't charge money for their work. Game companies have real live employees who deserve a real live salary. They eat, raise families, and have bills just like the rest of us.
Regardless of the state of the game, I don't think giving more stuff away for free will solve it's problems. A silver can already have a complete game experience as is.
I agree that everyone should get one FF slot. Kind of like how Cryptic gave everyone a free character slot awhile ago for... uh, something. I doubt most who stick around are going to stop at one; they're going to need a whole family of FFs. Even if someone only has one FF slot, they're probably going to pimp that toon out. Which means buy costumes, auras, vehicles, legacy devices, and anything else to make their toon more awesome. While CO may not be very complicated in terms of building toons, you know that some of those people are going to lurk on the forums and possibly even join in.
At this point, announcing that every account gets a free FF slot would probably bring back some older players as well as draw in some new, curious folks. CO does not have anywhere near enough positive news.
Do non-vehicle become devices still suck? I used to see them everywhere, then OnAlert happened.
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I imagine it's because of elitist Gold subscriber snobbery. "Ooh, look at me, look at my big fancy wallet. I have a subscription. I'm important."
(Mind you, I say this as a Gold subscriber myself.)
Now.. deleting resistance farming was a step in the right direction, but.. it's not like Cryptic can wipe all the unnecessary G that's been generated already. With the actual value of 1G, 1000G as a cap would seem more appropriate, as well as closer to the initial idea than the current one.
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And those Freebooting Lifers, eh. Getting all the candy for free and even get paid to play the game.
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I KNOW! The nerve of them!
And I seriously doubt even those who refuse to spend money on CO are going to maintain multiple accounts just to have tons of FF slots. That means a boat load of grinding to have the same things on multiple accounts when it would be far easier just to grind for another FF slot on a single account.
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Free FF slot, with the ability to make unlimited accounts. How would people exploit it? By making new accounts and never have to pay for an FF again. I mean someone already said that exact thing above.
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Sure players could and will play with multiple accounts to satisfy their need for playing lots of characters... BUT what about all the costume sets, gear, auras, vehicles, perks, and all the other reasons for playing the game over just having a bunch of characters. I don't know many people who can afford to farm Q or lay down cash to obtain things for one account let alone several.
It's possible, but let's not let it ruin the idea of actual balance in the game with allowing one freeform per account.
EDIT: annnnnd sterga with the ninja.. but totally agreed lol
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Assuming they can live long enough in most challenging content, yes that lighter dmg DR is nice.. But its not about the numbers as much as many ATs being poorly built, and some of those being premium. Ofc, not all are bad- some are quite good, but there are def some stinkers in the lot. (13 high lvl ATs here, and LTS)
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You are really, seriously underestimating what people will do to pay as little as possible for things.
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ATs being free? Sure, I could go for that.
Freeforms being free? Nah, go grind your soul out for some Q to trade for Zen if you want a "Free"form.
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You are really, seriously underestimating what people with waste their money on for stupid, frivolous garbage. Candy Crush says "Hi".
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I won't try to speak for all of those not inclined to spend money on CO, but I have known people to maintain multiple accounts to have tons of AT slots. If AT slots are worth maintaining multiple accounts to them I expect that FF slots would be to an even greater degree.
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Oh i know but people will still do what they can to pay as little for it. If you really think people won't make multiple accounts to have multiple freeforms, at regularity at the cost of having to re-earn easy to get costume pieces now, you are underestimating, by a metric landslide.
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what grinding would they do? they would just get the costume piece they wanted for that character.
although
an unannounced one time give away of freeform slots to all current accounts would be ok in my book, since this would be less exploitable.
I agree with 1, 2, 4, & 6. I'm on the fence about 3. I'm not quite sure how 5 would even work.
I would like to reiterate my desire for Cryptic to sell per character Power Tinting in the Z Store. ATs have all of their powers tinted to reasonable defaults, but Silver Freeforms end up with horrible mismatches of powers that are sometimes horribly tinted to begin with, unless they use powers with little to no noticeable tinting or stick to the same set.
Per character, not per slot. Like aura slots and the cheep costume slots.
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anything exploitable in any MMO is exploited to the fullest possible outcome, why would you think this would be any different.
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and on the money exploits, lets not forget BAG farming when on alert first came out and the vendor price was more than the purchase price. People spent hours buying and vendoring bags
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Is it really that far outside of the realm of possibility that people keep a main character on one account that they costume up/trick out/etc... And an alt account or 2 that they use for specialized characters that don't need as much attention/costuming? Hell, I took a break about 4 and a half years ago. When I came back? I did it. I still have that alt account, it's for when I wanna play but don't feel like dealing with people. That said? Yeah, those are probably the players that'll go out of their way to not spend money anyway. I feel like it's not a huge loss, you can't ever really have enough characters in this game anyway. That's the whole point.
It'd be pretty lame in general to play this game and not spend a penny, and even if they're not, they're probably harvesting/trading q, so someone spent money to get that zen. 's the wonders of the system, one way or another even the cheapest person is still contributing to the lifespan of the game.
AT rotation, which needs to become a permanent feature if we're still going to charge for underpowered ATs. I'd slap heirloom gear on that slot and spin the wheel.
Barring the doombringer/celestial, yeah. Problem is they lack spec trees, and throw dps like they've got rank 2.5 in the powers. Cyber ninja's not bad, but on the whole they're not worth the paper they're printed on.
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Fwiw, I have a secondary account with 5 ff slots and some premium at's. I call it my "vacation" acct because no one knows it's me.
Someone owes me a some Globals.
Or you could just make a second account to see how the other half lives. I recommend going Sniper Soldier since they can easily PUG all rampages. See the pain of being a nub with nothing. Not even that awesome nem / vanguard leveling gear.
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They choose to live that way. If they don't feel like supporting the game, why should the game support them? They already get way more for nothing than most other F2Ps would bat an eyelash at.
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Because new players starting out with nothing = freeloading scum, right? Good to know.
PS: Your hate makes me giggle.
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