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A few post-beta questions
GameMonger71
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I participated in the closed beta and enjoyed the game. I did wonder about the longevity, but what I played was fun. I was wondering if a few of the issues I did not like were fixed for release.
1) Are there more body choices now? Previously there were only 3 if I remember right (large, medium, small basically) and all of the women models were quite healthy in proportions with little options to decrease chest size?
2) Did they separate facial hair and hairstyles from each other ) in beta they came in "sets")? Did they add more variations in hairstyles?
3) Does melee still outdo ranged powers for damage? I liked the idea of a handblaster hero but the melee's damage was so much greater.
4) Do many people belong to super leagues (guilds) or is the social aspect fairly lacking?
Thanks!
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First and foremost I'm having a fun time with the game. I have a lvl 30 Villian and a 25 Hero now working to 30. As far as longevity goes, they are already fixing to add their first content update, so hopefully they can keep their word on delivering more content every month, that would definintely be a huge plus on longevity. There seems to be a fair amount to do at max level, you have the basic gear grind stuff for PvP and PvE, dailies, a couple Raids, Hardmodes for the few Alerts so far. But as I said, it seems like they will keep up with the content updates fairly good so.....
1. Unfortunately there aren't more body choices. Hopefully they will add more down the road, but doesn't seem like it.
2. These "Sets" you're referring to are actually each Hair Style fitted with each facial style, which is why that list is roughly around 100 it seems. I do think they should've just had it separated instead of trying to make every combination of facial and hair styles... kinda makes it obnoxious to go through them all. As far as more? I dunno, I wasn't in any of the Betas.
3. All I can answer this question with is: With my Hero that is using Dual pistols.... my combos of the Ranged seem stronger than my "melee" Dual Pistol combos. My Villian is Martial Arts, and his Melee seems stronger than his Ranged. I do have a level 12 Healer with Handblaster, but I can't really tell since he's heals and not DPS.
4. The social aspect is kinda the norm. People do ask for who's doing what as far as the "Wanted" missions go, outside of that, I just found the "Versus" chat option to where you can speak to the opposing faction, and come to find out, THAT chat seems more active and friendly than the regular. I know there are alot of Leagues, and I haven't joined one yet, but plan to soon. But from what I hear they still need to "up" the league chat controls, etc.
Yeh league chat was broken for a long time seems fixed again now , still hoping they update the league things so we have easyer time leading a league with more tools .
Anyway their are alot of leagues around and active ones to , we have around 50 members now with average of 15+ online each day so yeh community seems alive but if they update social things bit more it would be even better .
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Today -> this weekend will see a drop in players due to the lapse of the free month. I think asking about Leagues right now is silly as I think there will be a fair amount of drop in playerbase due to some of the bugs that SOE allow to roam around unchecked.
The 3 Body types are the same
Unlike beta, the "styles" for hair/facial hair are now grouped by hair style rather than name. So if you find the hair style you like, a few above/below are the different combinations of facial hair to GO with that hair. (still a pain)
I think the exception to this rule is that bows melee seem to do WAY more damage than bows ranged (and I prefer the melee combos too). That being said, I like handblasters and had a blast (sorry for the pun) using them and my AOE effects.
Social IS lacking. Yes there are leagues, YES people talk to each other. BUT the Social UI kinda blows. So a lot of people don't really interact until the higher level missions. Otherwise it's like a 12 y/o flame post in social.
The problem is.. if you look it up on here, maskedweasel posted a HUGE post. He was a HUGE proponent of this game. I, myself, was very vocal about supporting this change to playstyle. The problem is that players specifically using BUGS and GLITCHES reported in Beta STILL exist in the form. They closed a couple of those loopholes which opened up entirely NEW ones. PvP on PvP server suffers from this and I imagine the arena battles on ALL servers are filled with these super munch n00bs running around abusing the system.