Friday with Means - March 27th, 2009

**Solsssss** · Mar 27th, 2009, 19:14:59

Can you put perk reset guy in now so i can start playing my sol again pleax ty.

**Auroch** · Mar 27th, 2009, 19:17:38

Originally Posted by vadagget

"We don't have any immediate plans for implementing an in-game mail system..."

Agreed on people meeting face-to-face but how about implementing a subset of that that only relates to AI market shop sales? People don't go meet each other as it is when buying stuff from GMS terminals, so no 'social' aspects lost there. As well, travelling to distant cities to pick up an item is -not- quick and easy for smaller chars, and is still time consuming for high level chars. Such a system would also then perhaps open the way for the 'instanced' cities to utilize market shops.

No. The effort invested in traveling out to a city to grab something is part of the price paid for gaining that object imo. No more noobs turning AO into instant gratification.

**Con** · Mar 27th, 2009, 19:20:01

Desperatley need perk reset npc, any update on when this will be implemented?

**Shooorty** · Mar 27th, 2009, 19:29:17

Originally Posted by Means

"Why do procs have nano recharge?"

They shouldn't. Let us know which ones.

Doc Ubt Procs and Trader Drain Procs for example.

Originally Posted by Means

Issues like Aimed Shot are going to finally be addressed.

<3

**Rewo** · Mar 27th, 2009, 19:36:44

Originally Posted by Means

Issues like Aimed Shot are going to finally be addressed.

I foresee much crying on the forums over this one. Something tells me that AS will only be viable for a fraction of the people currently using it. That could potentially be very good, but it will have huge implications on balance.

I could not agree more with your stance on mail, as unpopular as it might be.

**kickboxer74** · Mar 27th, 2009, 19:41:17

All in all, sounds very good. Lots of nice and good additions and changes being made it seems. Also, the new pictures added on last FWM were starting to actually look good. (Compared to the first ones being posted, those were really ugly.) Good job!

**kickboxer74** · Mar 27th, 2009, 19:45:46

Originally Posted by Ekarona

Please can HH@B also have option to add inf and ely rings to it? I would love that option.

"One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them."

**Hacre** · Mar 27th, 2009, 19:48:23

Originally Posted by Technogen

IT would be very interesting if we could pull missions on RK that would give us exp from small Hp mob like the AI mob in Xan AI area, the penalty for these missions should be their lack of tokens rewarded. It would also be nice if you guys could look in balancing the current Schole/Ado/Pen missions so that there aren't 160s running to Inf.

You should look into making the Global research system have a "degrate over time" value. That way sides would have to keep their global up to stay competitive with the mechs and huds. While you are at that look into the Caps being applied to research, its very annoying when your exp gained breaks what you can add to research.

Degrading research? Er no. There's enough XP/SK grinding as it is.

**Technogen** · Mar 27th, 2009, 19:51:14

Originally Posted by Hacre

Degrading research? Er no. There's enough XP/SK grinding as it is.

Did you miss the whole "Exp/SK" being able to be gained easier?

And note I only stated for GLOBAL, not personal.

**Hacre** · Mar 27th, 2009, 19:58:47

Originally Posted by Technogen

Did you miss the whole "Exp/SK" being able to be gained easier?

And note I only stated for GLOBAL, not personal.

No I didn't miss that. It being easier/more fun to gain is a good thing, because it reduces grind. Adding more grind for the sake of it because it's now easier, is retarded.

**zeet** · Mar 27th, 2009, 20:01:39

Map Navi Resetable!!! *Hails*

**Creacal** · Mar 27th, 2009, 20:10:12

Originally Posted by Means

"When are are you going to let meta get stuck in to new main pets for all 3 pet clsses? We have had the same pets now since the launch of SL and to a pet class, pets are the same as a weapon."

Soon.

Oh my! The (tm) tag is missing!

To other forums users. No I am NOT going to edit the Game Director's post.

**sultryvoltron** · Mar 27th, 2009, 20:11:07

Originally Posted by Shrubberyman

Bump Means, we're pretty disappointed that you hadn't a single word for us :/

I have PMed you, I have made posts on the forums that have been trolled to death, and I have brought up questions in FWM about the issues faced by Neutrals.

You said the issue will no longer be brushed under the rug, yet every week it continues to be so.

Why have we not heard anything yet?
When will we be adressing Neutral balance and their role in Anarchy Online?

**Malaxia** · Mar 27th, 2009, 20:11:37

Hey Means / Macrosun,

I was part of the party that tested the mob healing bug, and it wasn't directly related to stuns. We tested that with snares and roots, and it had that same healing effect when aggro was swapping.

Stuns are not really important in PVM, but snares are (even more in solo PVM). Therefore, if only stuns are fixed, the bug will still be around.

I hope we can test again before release.

**Effrit** · Mar 27th, 2009, 20:17:52

Would be nice to hear your thoughts means on neutrals.

**Darkbane** · Mar 27th, 2009, 20:18:25

WRT xp/sk... areas that could be improved would be better grouping (both physical and by level) of RK outdoor mobs, enhancements to the existing mission system (new/tweaked mobs, the odd new room or corridor, loot tweaks and additions) and other types of mission (daily quests being one example).

The ability to gain research past 200 even on RK that was in early 18.0 builds was nice too, even if it wasn't intended

As to Macro's stuff...

[*] Mouse targetting improvements. It will now be easier to target small/fast moving things/players.

\o/

Now, just make yalms fly in the direction you point them consistently, not do the stupid 180 degree flip when pointing straight up or down, and reduce the invisible collision area on the bottom of the newer yalms and I'll be running out of petty annoyances in AO

**Technogen** · Mar 27th, 2009, 20:19:01

Originally Posted by Hacre

No I didn't miss that. It being easier/more fun to gain is a good thing, because it reduces grind. Adding more grind for the sake of it because it's now easier, is retarded.

Yes, but you're ignoring the fact that there are many other people already leveling. So no one that is leveling is putting anything in to global research. We're in a war, things get lost over time in a war.

**shadowgod** · Mar 27th, 2009, 20:19:49

Originally Posted by SultryVoltron

I have PMed you, I have made posts on the forums that have been trolled to death, and I have brought up questions in FWM about the issues faced by Neutrals.

You said the issue will no longer be brushed under the rug, yet every week it continues to be so.

Why have we not heard anything yet?
When will we be adressing Neutral balance and their role in Anarchy Online?

one could hope that he meant that the fix to the unneutral "neutral" people is to just ignore them.

**Odov** · Mar 27th, 2009, 20:20:35

Originally Posted by Kingsama

good stuff, but WTB your thoughts on the future of neuts...

Please.. Don't let them level past 200

As for AS, all I can say is it's about time.. Just like 30% caps and giving specials a chance to miss, it will change a lot but in the end things will be better (I hope).

**Vlain** · Mar 27th, 2009, 20:28:11

Originally Posted by Means

"Why do procs have nano recharge?"

They shouldn't. Let us know which ones.

My bad, I was mistaking the ridiculously long nano recharge from (non-nano formula) special attacks like Touch of Sai Fung and Bright Blue Cloudless Sky for proc recharges.

That being said, why do special attacks like Touch of Sai Fung and Bright Blue Cloudless Sky have a nano recharge when they aren't nanos?

P.S. So... +60 evades, is that really all MA's get for their top of the line, hard to get, endgame evade nano? Dude...

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