BattleMonkey
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Downloading now. Wonder if there is a bunch of stealth changes like in the last patch where they added in some currency conversions and the general improvements to the PS3 versions performance.
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DC Universe Online |OT| The next legend is YOU!
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BattleMonkey
Member
Killthee said:
Hmm that sucks, the overall flying over city stuff was smoothed out quite a bit in last patch, hate if they lost performance again.
Grinchy
Banned
Baron Aloha said:
Ok thanks for explaining that. I think I understood this without being sure I understood it.
So basically this is why everyone stops putting points into DOM and VIT after earning enough gear pieces. I guess it's pointless not to put points into other stats like crit attack then...
It's just such a weird way to look at it after being a healer for so long (more resto is always better AFAIK)
Mercury Fred
Banned
Well, the update is pretty cool, though as mentioned above it seems like there are some new problems.
But the good:
-Green Lantern duo is fun and sort of a quicker run through that culminates in a big mess of a brawl at the end. Fun!
-Penguin mission is fun and a real challenge and not only do you fight Penguin, you also fight Hush who's a mini-boss here!
-The stealthed in a new lvl 23 story arc that heroes pick up in the Diamond District PD from the Question. The story follows the Batwoman/ religion of crime story that Rucka created not too long ago.
-The social UI seems much better though I haven't dug into all of the refinements yet.
-The Myxlplyx (sp?) content is light and kind of fun, a stark contrast to the abortion that was the Valentine's day content.
-The Oblivion Bar is now open if you've already run that quest and want to go back for a feat or just to beat up on Circe or Wonder Woman.
-Some feats are fixed and a couple kicked in for me automatically when I logged in.
The bad:
-Still laggy in some areas. I talked to one league member who was having a slideshow in Metropolis.
-Had a new type of freeze that took me to the disconnect screen.
-One of my undoable side quests (Playing With A Full Deck) is still not available for me to do.
-Menus are improved but still not as snappy as they should be.
The bonus:
-I used my Kryptonian Phantom Zone trinket and found that they'd changed the look and it's much cooler (if a little less weird) now.
Oh and Killthee, thanks for posting the note. Totally psyched that Swamp Thing is going to be featured!
But the good:
-Green Lantern duo is fun and sort of a quicker run through that culminates in a big mess of a brawl at the end. Fun!
-Penguin mission is fun and a real challenge and not only do you fight Penguin, you also fight Hush who's a mini-boss here!
-The stealthed in a new lvl 23 story arc that heroes pick up in the Diamond District PD from the Question. The story follows the Batwoman/ religion of crime story that Rucka created not too long ago.
-The social UI seems much better though I haven't dug into all of the refinements yet.
-The Myxlplyx (sp?) content is light and kind of fun, a stark contrast to the abortion that was the Valentine's day content.
-The Oblivion Bar is now open if you've already run that quest and want to go back for a feat or just to beat up on Circe or Wonder Woman.
-Some feats are fixed and a couple kicked in for me automatically when I logged in.
The bad:
-Still laggy in some areas. I talked to one league member who was having a slideshow in Metropolis.
-Had a new type of freeze that took me to the disconnect screen.
-One of my undoable side quests (Playing With A Full Deck) is still not available for me to do.
-Menus are improved but still not as snappy as they should be.
The bonus:
-I used my Kryptonian Phantom Zone trinket and found that they'd changed the look and it's much cooler (if a little less weird) now.
Oh and Killthee, thanks for posting the note. Totally psyched that Swamp Thing is going to be featured!
Done the third raid, gave up on the last boss, but group wasn't all that up to it, we only wiped 3 or 4 times, seem easier than brother eye.
Review:
I like it less than the other raids, pace seems weird, you advance a little, it's like you are always inching forward, almost like you are standing still and the wave of enemies are rolling on your direction.
It doesn't have any shenanigan like pushing buttons at the same time or neuromacs. It is very straightforward. Enemies are numerous, they hit hard, you gotta keep it together and keep pushing forward.
There are only two bosses (booo).
The first one is simply about taking down adds, indentify when he is doing a big attack and keep away from him - with the trick being that what is the add and what is the boss change on the fly and since they look almost the same, it is hard to identify that this is the guy you should be running away from.
Second boss I got to the second phase of three, but seems easy once people get used to, will not spoil what the forms are, but a group that knows how to act shouldn't have a problem, you don't need to wait for shields or kill 4 guys at the same time. He is a big dude, there is a health bar, drop it to zero and the gold is yours.
And that's it.
I liked the graphics tho: it is a batcave in name only, it's actually a brainiac cave and it *really* felt like we are finally taking the fight to the enemy. Last boss look great, first time I saw him I really thought it was a menacing enemy worth of a good fight.
And the fight is fun, wish my group (PUG, argh, damn anxiety) had more mind into it, we could have beat it if people weren't anxious to get the investigation icons from the mentor quests that are replayable now.
Review:
I like it less than the other raids, pace seems weird, you advance a little, it's like you are always inching forward, almost like you are standing still and the wave of enemies are rolling on your direction.
It doesn't have any shenanigan like pushing buttons at the same time or neuromacs. It is very straightforward. Enemies are numerous, they hit hard, you gotta keep it together and keep pushing forward.
There are only two bosses (booo).
The first one is simply about taking down adds, indentify when he is doing a big attack and keep away from him - with the trick being that what is the add and what is the boss change on the fly and since they look almost the same, it is hard to identify that this is the guy you should be running away from.
Second boss I got to the second phase of three, but seems easy once people get used to, will not spoil what the forms are, but a group that knows how to act shouldn't have a problem, you don't need to wait for shields or kill 4 guys at the same time. He is a big dude, there is a health bar, drop it to zero and the gold is yours.
And that's it.
I liked the graphics tho: it is a batcave in name only, it's actually a brainiac cave and it *really* felt like we are finally taking the fight to the enemy. Last boss look great, first time I saw him I really thought it was a menacing enemy worth of a good fight.
And the fight is fun, wish my group (PUG, argh, damn anxiety) had more mind into it, we could have beat it if people weren't anxious to get the investigation icons from the mentor quests that are replayable now.
kyo_daikun
Member
How many marks of distinction does the new raid give? (Im guessing either 4 or 5 per boss?)
Any new loot thats higher powered than T2 or the previous raids gear?
Any new loot thats higher powered than T2 or the previous raids gear?
I don't remember how many marks the bosses drop, but I do remember some of the loot. There's a new DPS style that's styled after the Avatar of Tech and called Brainiac. Stats were T1.5, but slightly better than the previous raid gear. He also drops new neck pieces that come with unique buffs. DPS neck supposedly offers "Each time you attack gives you a chance to increase your precision by 50 for 20 seconds" while the Healer neck piece offers a chance to reduce power cost for abilities for 20 seconds every time you are hit with a beneficial supercharge.kyo_daikun said:
Mercury Fred
Banned
Yow, people are posting on the official forums that their leagues have been disbanded! Apparently anyone can disband a league that they're in and one accidental click of that big red button in the new league tab will do it.
SOE's amateur hour continues
SOE's amateur hour continues
BattleMonkey
Member
Mercury Fred said:Yow, people are posting on the official forums that their leagues have been disbanded! Apparently anyone can disband a league that they're in and one accidental click of that big red button in the new league tab will do it.
SOE's amateur hour continues
Yea and they better fix it quick because this will probably destroy the game. So many leagues are going to fall apart because of dumbasses or douche bags who will disband them, and putting the leagues back together is not an easy thing. Can see ton of people quitting when their big leagues suddenly are gone and they can't get it back together.
kyo_daikun
Member
Sblargh said:
Jokes, so were looking at 7 marks total from this raid?
Very weird stuff, I get the feeling there was supposed to be a third boss but it wasn't working out and was delaying the whole update so they nuked it and left it as 2 bosses, maybe why you said the whole raid feels a bit odd?
Grinchy
Banned
I liked the new Duo too.
I haven't gotten to play much yet with the new patch (a few hours or so) but my initial impressions of it are pretty positive. I absolutely love the way the new quick menu works. Inspecting, inviting, checking your friend list, ect...it's all so incredibly easy and it works quickly, unlike the awful social menu we had to use before.
The Auction House updates are very welcome. I still haven't seen if there is a way to scroll between pages with button presses, but at least it is much more functional now.
I'm really happy (theoretically) with them turning push-to-talk and proximity chat on by default. Now the people who didn't know they were annoying everyone to death will no longer annoy everyone to death. Also, no one was ever going to use prox chat if they didn't turn it on by default.
I haven't gotten to play much yet with the new patch (a few hours or so) but my initial impressions of it are pretty positive. I absolutely love the way the new quick menu works. Inspecting, inviting, checking your friend list, ect...it's all so incredibly easy and it works quickly, unlike the awful social menu we had to use before.
The Auction House updates are very welcome. I still haven't seen if there is a way to scroll between pages with button presses, but at least it is much more functional now.
I'm really happy (theoretically) with them turning push-to-talk and proximity chat on by default. Now the people who didn't know they were annoying everyone to death will no longer annoy everyone to death. Also, no one was ever going to use prox chat if they didn't turn it on by default.
Grinchy
Banned
I've been using the bow since the game came out, and it's been relatively broken since then.darkwing said:
One of the abilities did not add to the hit counter. It was the only move in the game that would break your combos. Now, bow users finally have a move that can rack up the combo meter quickly the way that the other ranged weapons do.
the madman
Neo Member
I'm a big fan of this new update. Makes me actually want to play again.
Grinchy
Banned
I have just played about 18 straight PVP matches (mostly Legends) without a single hiccup or freeze. That has to be the most I've ever been able to do without an issue ever.
I've also won every single one of those. People I used to face who used glitches all day now stand no chance against the people who spent that time learning to play.
I've also won every single one of those. People I used to face who used glitches all day now stand no chance against the people who spent that time learning to play.
SuperSonic1305
Member
Is anybody else constantly having boss or quest audio cutting out most of the time?
Yeah, but stability has constantly been improving since launch for me. But man, I'm pissed. one hour banging head against a boss that I used to run over. It is like a much worse version of my problem with brother eye: Entire game is easy, then *boom* difficulty spike, now it is impossible.
But even Brother Eye wasn't that bad because I could see that fight making more sense as it went along, now ARC, the first boss of the raid, is harder than Brother Eye, according to people on the forum that actually got through him.
He is hitting me for more damage than I would have health even if I had full T2 and all the health upgrades (which would never happen, because I need to put skill points on restoration). How they break something that worked like this?
And now I'm feeling the full weight of their silence. Something changed, it's not on the patch notes, no one knows what it is, but a lot of people are getting screwed over and while the forums debate if and where the trouble is, the official position is just dead silence.
But even Brother Eye wasn't that bad because I could see that fight making more sense as it went along, now ARC, the first boss of the raid, is harder than Brother Eye, according to people on the forum that actually got through him.
He is hitting me for more damage than I would have health even if I had full T2 and all the health upgrades (which would never happen, because I need to put skill points on restoration). How they break something that worked like this?
And now I'm feeling the full weight of their silence. Something changed, it's not on the patch notes, no one knows what it is, but a lot of people are getting screwed over and while the forums debate if and where the trouble is, the official position is just dead silence.
Anybody still reading the comic?
Hmmm, i wonder where this is heading...... *cough*
*cough*
Here's the cover for the next issue and it looks like issue 7 will have
Future Lex has gotten his hands on a shitload of Yellow Power rings and the Central Yellow Power Battery.
Future Lex bringing power rings from the future to the past!!!!!
Here's the cover for the next issue and it looks like issue 7 will have
Future Batman join Future Lex and probably start off the Fortress of Solitude/Fractured Future storyline.
Grinchy
Banned
I am not freezing anywhere near as often as I used to. That's anecdotal, as I play with my brother a lot and he has frozen a couple times. It's just that I haven't had a freeze in the last 3 days I've played (typically when I get on it's a LONG play session).
I can't believe how many alerts and PVP matches I've been able to do without any issues since the patch came out.
The Group Loot is bugging me, as the option has a tendency to give you a hard time, but that's such a small issue compared to freezing in the middle of an instance.
I can't believe how many alerts and PVP matches I've been able to do without any issues since the patch came out.
The Group Loot is bugging me, as the option has a tendency to give you a hard time, but that's such a small issue compared to freezing in the middle of an instance.
Grinchy
Banned
lol! That's why I don't really do leagues or clans. I joined Onslaught on my Healer, then my brother got the game and I started a character with him so I haven't really been a good, active member. I just never can do organized leagues like that in games, and I've seen a couple of them break down the way you described.
At least you can get a ton of stuff done in this game without a league if you don't mind being the person who sets up groups.
At least you can get a ton of stuff done in this game without a league if you don't mind being the person who sets up groups.
chesspieceface
Member
Haven't played in a over month, since I last maxed my Hero on Redeption.
Starting back tonight, I want to start a villain on a PVP server, so which one has the best balance hero vs villain? Redeption was almost hero-only, I want a server that's more balanced this time around...
Starting back tonight, I want to start a villain on a PVP server, so which one has the best balance hero vs villain? Redeption was almost hero-only, I want a server that's more balanced this time around...
Grinchy
Banned
I can only speak for No Man's Land, but I feel it's an awesome server all around, but especially as a villain.chesspieceface said:
People even use the versus chat to coordinate huge 1v1 "arena" matches. Heroes and Villains meet on the roof of Star Labs, and everyone in the outer ring is not to be touched. The 1v1 fights happen in the inner ring. I have yet to be attacked by a hero while I was standing in the outer ring (and I've never attacked a hero who wasn't willing to fight).
It's so odd seeing everyone play by the rules in that one, tiny section of Metropolis while the rest of the city is gankville.
Grinchy
Banned
Knowing nothing about programming, it is always kind of cool to see what features are actually server-side instead of client-side.
Unless they do updates on the client side that they don't enable through the server until later with a hotfix. I don't know how this stuff works, but it's interesting that fixing the Group Loot issue is actually a server-side fix.
edit:
Unless they do updates on the client side that they don't enable through the server until later with a hotfix. I don't know how this stuff works, but it's interesting that fixing the Group Loot issue is actually a server-side fix.
edit:
Oh I see, thanks for the info. For some reason I thought it was only a hotfix today.Killthee said:
brucewaynegretzky
Member
So I accidentally let my sub lapse. Did I lose my characters? Just happened yesterday and I don't want to renew if my characters will be gone.
brucewaynegretzky
Member
So what does a typical play session look for you guys lately? Log on -> Raid -> Leave? I've been going back to try and get feats lately and it can get a little boring. Might be cuz I'm a healer but the challenges take so long. I feel like collecting styles and races are probably the best way for me to get the most points fastest. How do you go about getting style feats?
Grinchy
Banned
Style feats are pretty easy. Go to every vendor at all the nightclubs to easily pick up all those styles first. Then go on the AH and fill in the ones you don't have. There will be styles you can't really buy, though. And there are definitely ones that are quite expensive. I typically try to find out where those drop and farm the areas.brucewaynegretzky said:
Animation-Imp
Member
Any chance we''l get something for this ps3 downtime?