I'll list some of the things I get truly upset about and fight back on.
In Delaware, an heir to the Dupont family was convicted of molesting his 3 yr. old daughter and given 8 years probation because the judge said "he would not fare well in prison".
In San Francisco's Mission District a young man was shot and killed by police for allegedly pointing a stun gun at cops, though eye witness accounts say he was holding a burrito and his stun gun was in the holster.
In the United States there has been more oil spilled from train wrecks in 2013 than the previous 40 years and yet they are not broadcast on the news.
The US spends more money on maintaining it's prison population in one year than it has on rehabilitation in the last 20.
I protest and get worked up over real world issues, not perceived slights made against me and my imaginary video game characters.
I, personally, just can't get worked up over something that has not altered the quality of life for anyone.
You sir are the kind of people we need playing the game.
Isn't "slapped in the face" one of the most tired cliches of the gaming community? I cringe whenever I hear it and it becomes more and more difficult to take people who use it seriously at all.
No. Foxbat is from the Champions Universe and even pre-dates the creation of Millennium City. He comes from the 1982 Champions sourcebook entitled Enemies II
Are you sure that's not Mechannon? Armadillo? Crusader?
Isn't "slapped in the face" one of the most tired cliches of the gaming community? I cringe whenever I hear it and it becomes more and more difficult to take people who use it seriously at all.
It used to be a pretty standard gaming criticism, until it took an arrow to the knee.
But maybe that's symptomatic of the larger problem. And why the revolution has yet to be televised! Or podcast! (Podcast? or Podcast-ED? This new fangled techno jargon jingoism still baffles my old man parts at times).
Maybe this over-use is ... pardon the expression ... yet another slap in the face! The devs have decided the best way to overcome this issue is to saturate the players with as many face slaps as their tiny dev hands can muster. Slap, slap, slappity slap. So that there's so many faces slapped so many times that one more slap in the face just seems to be overdone and trite?
Trite does sound a bit like trout.
I suspect that this overuse is why Foxbat Trout Slaps people. It's the Devs's way of making fun of whiners.
I think the major objection to this change should be centered around the resource sink that has been put in by so many people. How many people put forth an effort to get to Tier 5 for these abilities and now to have them reduced to 60% of what they paid for. It's reminds me of a bait and switch.
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TBH, I've already done that for the most part. I've kept the odd console or engine here and there, but I really don't use the rep gear. It just isn't that good and there's no content in the game that calls for it. Fleet gear works just fine.
The Revolution continues to grow! You would be the fourth member of our seven reputation army! By the time we're done it will take a dev team of MILLIONS to hold us back!
I don't get it. They are making the players even more powerful than they used to be by increasing the only rep passives that mattered (increase in damage, crit hit and crit damage), and yet, people feel like they are nerfed ?
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch." "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Passion and Serenity are one.
I gain power by understanding both.
In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
The Force is united within me.
I don't get it. They are making the players even more powerful than they used to be by increasing the only rep passives that mattered (increase in damage, crit hit and crit damage), and yet, people feel like they are nerfed ?
I really don't understand.
I rather not see a buff there and they just leave the system alone.
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I don't get it. They are making the players even more powerful than they used to be by increasing the only rep passives that mattered (increase in damage, crit hit and crit damage), and yet, people feel like they are nerfed ?
I really don't understand.
It's like an Ike and Tina situation. Even though Cryptic-Ike still loves ya, with all his tender heart and emotions, he's still slapping players in the face and that needs to stop. We need a slap free STO.
oh, you did NOT just go there...you know this means war
It's like Saving Passive Ryan. We are on the cusp, about to land on the beaches of Normandy. We may face some acceptable losses, but this is indeed war! We must establish a beach head before we go in search of the passive ryan we need to save and bring back home!
It's like an internet full of analogies is helping us make our points about being metaphorically slapped in the face, and the siege tactics and teamwork we need to stop said face slaps.
To bring it all back to what the OP was saying ... It's like that Run DMC song
No, he left before Season 7 and before he left he was in charge of PvP.
Whoever come up with the Rep system was very unlikely to been him considering how much people asked again and again and again to have easier access to the STF sets before that and he said no again and again.
SO explain why Gozer reasonly apear on a program to tell about stuff from STO, why would he want to do that if he aint part of it no more. You lost me here :eek:
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"Coffee: the finest organic suspension ever devised. It's got me through the worst of the last three years. I beat the Borg with it."
They really can't leave it alone. The existing system is causing power creep which will get worse over time as more rep systems are added.
Well that should have been thought of from the beginning by the Devs. Where do we stand when we get to 6 reps or 7 reps? Are they going to increase that 4:4:4 passives to 6:6:6 at 6 reps and 7:7:7 at 7 reps? If that's the case isn't this your supposed "power creep" all over again? If this system is so broken as some people seem to think then why break it in a different way?
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SO explain why Gozer reasonly apear on a program to tell about stuff from STO, why would he want to do that if he aint part of it no more. You lost me here :eek:
Who, exactly, do you think Gozer is? I have a feeling he is not who you think he is.
STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
SO explain why Gozer reasonly apear on a program to tell about stuff from STO, why would he want to do that if he aint part of it no more. You lost me here :eek:
If this system is so broken as some people seem to think then why break it in a different way?
Because that's what Cryptic does. Finds things that are broken, and improves the situation by breaking them differently until the time comes to break them again to fit the mold of their latest broken paradigm.
I support your group I feel your right to defend what is rightfully ours.
I never did touch the stuff because I don't believe 200 ours labor earns me much more than just a bonus set.
My Idea however would be to stop converting dill to zen and start seriously upgrade the zen store with stuff. Remove the Lobi store and convert it in the ZEN store.
I believe this way they would make way more money, I personally never bought a lockbox key to unlock a box only to sell keys for EC.
I wish they seriously consider the request to boost weapons who were nerved to death.
I seriously hope cryptic see this post as serious and make a staff meeting and consider for those with not as much time to put in a box or whatever you can buy instead of grinds.
Thats all
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"Coffee: the finest organic suspension ever devised. It's got me through the worst of the last three years. I beat the Borg with it."
Well that should have been thought of from the beginning by the Devs. Where do we stand when we get to 6 reps or 7 reps?
I am sorry, but that is a very shortsighted statement. Most games are not the same today as they were 4 years ago. MMOs are constantly evolving to offset player and economic expectations. Most MMOs try to offset power creep by adding tougher content and expansion packs, but you never really get ahead of it because every time something new and cool is added it simply adds to the power creep - which leads to more expansions and more harder content.
STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
Wow this coming from Snoogymack22. I feel like i'm in the twilight zone. I have always said the rep.system would ruin this game and got nothing but flamed for it. I have stopped doing the rep.TRIBBLE awhile ago and i'm enjoying the game more so cause of it. They will will keep adding more TRIBBLE in the system in place of real content. They will never stop, so to enjoy the game we need to let it go. What really kills me is the players that won't stand up against them turning the game into what many outside it call TRIBBLE grind. It comes down to if we want a better game we have to do something about it like Snoogymack22. I know it took guts for him to make that post. I say good for him.
Another concern is that if the crit and damage passives are the best ones, then why even spec into the tanking ones? PVE is all about DPS so again this is a move that favors escorts over cruisers and sci ships. It would be nice if some PVP guru's could comment on how they think these changes will effect PVP. Will escorts be favored heaviliy by these changes or will it be an even change across the board?
Edit: I agree with you OP in the sense that the playerbase needs to stand up against these changes because it seems like it's another attempt at disproportionately buffing escorts while the other classes get the crappy passives.
Because that's what Cryptic does. Finds things that are broken, and improves the situation by breaking them differently until the time comes to break them again to fit the mold of their latest broken paradigm.
Dude, really? Those interviews are nearly 2 year old, from when he still worked at Cryptic.
STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
Dude, really? Those interviews are nearly 2 year old, from when he still worked at Cryptic.
Yes, and we have more fleet equipment and the dyson rep. We also have a ton more lock box doffs, lock box ships, and the rommie boffs. His statements about pvp being a fail are still pertinent.
Yes, and we have more fleet equipment and the dyson rep. We also have a ton more lock box doffs, lock box ships, and the rommie boffs. His statements about pvp being a fail are still pertinent.
No one was debating Gozer's statement. We were debating Kirk2390's post that they were made recently.
STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
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You sir are the kind of people we need playing the game.
Are you sure that's not Mechannon? Armadillo? Crusader?
It used to be a pretty standard gaming criticism, until it took an arrow to the knee.
My character Tsin'xing
But maybe that's symptomatic of the larger problem. And why the revolution has yet to be televised! Or podcast! (Podcast? or Podcast-ED? This new fangled techno jargon jingoism still baffles my old man parts at times).
Maybe this over-use is ... pardon the expression ... yet another slap in the face! The devs have decided the best way to overcome this issue is to saturate the players with as many face slaps as their tiny dev hands can muster. Slap, slap, slappity slap. So that there's so many faces slapped so many times that one more slap in the face just seems to be overdone and trite?
Trite does sound a bit like trout.
Doesn't he use a ping pong ball gun too?
Officially Nerfed In Early 2410
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The Revolution continues to grow! You would be the fourth member of our seven reputation army! By the time we're done it will take a dev team of MILLIONS to hold us back!
I really don't understand.
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
I rather not see a buff there and they just leave the system alone.
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It's like an Ike and Tina situation. Even though Cryptic-Ike still loves ya, with all his tender heart and emotions, he's still slapping players in the face and that needs to stop. We need a slap free STO.
It's like Saving Passive Ryan. We are on the cusp, about to land on the beaches of Normandy. We may face some acceptable losses, but this is indeed war! We must establish a beach head before we go in search of the passive ryan we need to save and bring back home!
It's like an internet full of analogies is helping us make our points about being metaphorically slapped in the face, and the siege tactics and teamwork we need to stop said face slaps.
To bring it all back to what the OP was saying ... It's like that Run DMC song
I support the Star Trek Battles channel.
SO explain why Gozer reasonly apear on a program to tell about stuff from STO, why would he want to do that if he aint part of it no more. You lost me here :eek:
"Coffee: the finest organic suspension ever devised. It's got me through the worst of the last three years. I beat the Borg with it."
Well that should have been thought of from the beginning by the Devs. Where do we stand when we get to 6 reps or 7 reps? Are they going to increase that 4:4:4 passives to 6:6:6 at 6 reps and 7:7:7 at 7 reps? If that's the case isn't this your supposed "power creep" all over again? If this system is so broken as some people seem to think then why break it in a different way?
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Links or it never happened. :rolleyes:
Because that's what Cryptic does. Finds things that are broken, and improves the situation by breaking them differently until the time comes to break them again to fit the mold of their latest broken paradigm.
I support your group I feel your right to defend what is rightfully ours.
I never did touch the stuff because I don't believe 200 ours labor earns me much more than just a bonus set.
My Idea however would be to stop converting dill to zen and start seriously upgrade the zen store with stuff. Remove the Lobi store and convert it in the ZEN store.
I believe this way they would make way more money, I personally never bought a lockbox key to unlock a box only to sell keys for EC.
I wish they seriously consider the request to boost weapons who were nerved to death.
I seriously hope cryptic see this post as serious and make a staff meeting and consider for those with not as much time to put in a box or whatever you can buy instead of grinds.
Thats all
"Coffee: the finest organic suspension ever devised. It's got me through the worst of the last three years. I beat the Borg with it."
Edit: I agree with you OP in the sense that the playerbase needs to stand up against these changes because it seems like it's another attempt at disproportionately buffing escorts while the other classes get the crappy passives.
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/star-trek-onlines-dan-griffis-departing-cryptic-again/
Or
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/12/cryptic-developer-star-trek-online-pvp-is-fail/
Thats Gozer as far as I know
"Coffee: the finest organic suspension ever devised. It's got me through the worst of the last three years. I beat the Borg with it."
I know, I know, I admit I was wrong men don't be upset about it. Men makes mistake you don't have to shoot me .... :P
"Coffee: the finest organic suspension ever devised. It's got me through the worst of the last three years. I beat the Borg with it."
actually, new regulations came out last week. anyone making a mistake must be shot... 10 times for each mistake make.
Yes, and we have more fleet equipment and the dyson rep. We also have a ton more lock box doffs, lock box ships, and the rommie boffs. His statements about pvp being a fail are still pertinent.
Yes, I realize that. But my point still stands :P
Yes, from the dark ages back in the dim past when he actually worked for Cryptic. Wow. Just...wow. :rolleyes: