Thread here covering the new headache coming to CoX...inventions! Here is the dev in charge of it:
http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_update9.html
I am not finding any sense of urgency or desire for this mess to get going. I hope they invent a channel just for it so the airwaves aren't clogged with OMG! I got this anyone want to trade?
--Baba "Bah Humbug" Kanoosh
PS: Az says: SG Uniform Preview page will be up over the weekend. If you haven't emailed your entry by Friday, you are S.O.L.
PS: Az says: SG Uniform Preview page will be up over the weekend. If you haven't emailed your entry by Friday, you are S.O.L.
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I am actually really looking forward to inventions! I'm not sure if it will turn out to be a giant headache or a fun time, but at least it's something new to do. I'd love to put those bone wings on Ebriel over on Guardian! Would make more sense since he's an SJer (fire brutes have no KB protection) to have ratty wings! :)
I also hope that this really shakes up PvP. As it stands currently, if you don't have the proper build and 2-3 travel powers, you get smushed. Maybe this will help? Or it'll make it worse!
And yes! Please get rid of the lag and the bugs already!!! And Statesman TF?! Woot! BRING ON THE DEBT!
Definately looking forward to the Statesman TF, my tank and Blaster have been itching for something like that since the LRSF was announced.
inventions on the other hand...., I'm still on the fence. Some sets (like MA/SR type heroes) are severely hosed. Others like Dark or /regen characters would become way more powerful. The potential for having even more desperity between FotM builds and non optimal PvP builds would only get worse.
That being said, i still look forward to it on all of my characters since I really want to customize a lot of what they do..., like the Dr. who is elec^3 being given the ability to gain more endurance back from each attack, perhaps with enough IO's I could drop Stamina, which would be absolutely fantastic.
Needing to get recipes for costumes though is just crud. I want tech wings on my tech tank, but I'm sure as heck not gonna go out of my way to pick them up!
Eh, I imagine that I will be on test a lot for this one, I wouldn't want to be too let down once it goes live.
Lots of doom on this post, but I am still excited at the prospects this issue could bring.
What does S.O.L. mean? :-P
After spending my morning reading pages upon pages of forums I have come to the conclusion that the invention system will suck! I'd love the chance to earn some of this stuff but it sounds like it's gonna be one big pain in the butt. Tying specific salvage to certian story arcs...how does that help a 50? And it seems like it will only drop for one person, sounds like I'm gonna have to solo from now on. :) Add to that, dropping from tf and trials, plus hami...sorry hami is sooo boring, the lag, the DC'ing not my idea of a fun day. Flashes back to the halloween event..."looking for gloves" "I need a hami costume" all over the air waves,
could you imagine that 100 fold.
Lets say Az wants those cool tech wings and say it takes salvage A,B,C and D to make them. Salvage A is found on clockwork mins-cool do some hunting. Salvage B is found on Nemesis-more hunting. Salvage C is found in Joe X's story arc...wait Az has outleveled his story arc :( Now Az has to find a toon in story arc level, make sure she can get said story arc...earn salvage and pass it on to her toon that wants it. Finally salvage D is in the positron TF. So after spending hours in posi (which we all know is a fun fun tf :) ) the wanted salvage drops...on another team member! Az now has to buy this salvage for whatever price they want (if they will even sell it, after all it is rare!) say 10 million influence, or she has to start posi all over again and cross her fingers she gets the salvage drop this time. Woot!
I think they need to rethink this idea, tying specific salvage to a certian story arc or tf, with only one drop per doesn't sound good. This will only be availible to a hard core gamer who is willing to camp for them.
Oh and Baba if you don't know what S.O.L. is then your S.O.L. :D
Well, I dunno, I suppose that's why the consignment stores are there. So Az can hopefully find the salavage she needs without having to do the Posi TF 10 times. I suppose it really depends on how rare is rare. I remember when we were crying for Spells of Powers and now we have 300 of 'em. You will also be able to use base salavage (at a loss) to craft invention salvage. So it really will be kind of interesting to see it all work out. Frankly, the recipes kind of confuse me at this point. :scratches head:
I don't know, just hoping it turns out better than it sounds. :D At least make salvage just drop and not tie it to certain story arcs, etc...that way you have a better chance at getting it. I guess one of the things I love about CoH is it's not confusing and over my head, just hoping to survive in the invention system.
According to this official post you can certainly expect a rare drop to drop at the end of a trial, TF, storyarc, they are also all available from defeating enemies.
My next toon is gonna be named Sol, in honor of issue 9.
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