New Mercenary Ranks and Assault Missions (10/05/2006)

[Cylo]

No, I haven't done much with the CoP Dynamis storyline at all. The coin drops suck, and despite me being totally bored to tears with the ZM dynamis runs Ive done a zillion times now, all the coin hoarders in my shell refuse to try something novel that would appeal to all the other non-relic upgrading members, so we never ever ever do CoP dynamis.

fixed

Look if you are going to do the stupid, over-used modify quote thing... at LEAST BOLD THE CHANGES YOU MADE.

[Mufferino]

considering there are some nice high-rank CP items, im willing to bet some of the new IS items will be alot better than the current ones

also

As in the July version update, players can expect a plethora of features in the new missions. Some will require thorough battle planning, others will include no battles at all, and several will give players a unique experience that cannot be had in the course of a typical adventure.

A PLETHORA!

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El Guapo is pleased!

Three amigo's ftw...

[Reynard]

i changed the last half of his entire quote and it would have looked retarded to bold it all. and it was a joke and probably true of alot of people's dynamis shells like mine.

if you're going to bother to do the stupid over-used rag on people about stupid crap that really isnt worth complaining about thing, atleast pick a good battle and have some substantive content other than a flame in your post. What do you think was the most offtopic and pointless post, my joke, or you being a dick?

[Navia]

considering there are some nice high-rank CP items, im willing to bet some of the new IS items will be alot better than the current ones

I doubt you'll see anything purchasable with IS that can ever approach/surpass 3 kings drops, CoP rings or Relic even if they added brigadier general rank to ToAU
They'll keep introducing more situationally useful gear or sidegrade options at best because SE thinks noone can have too many equipment swap macros.

[Faranim]

I'm still waiting for the update which adds "new battlefields" that drop 3 Kings gear. Supposedly it's been in the works for a while, but I'm always skeptical of these kind of rumors.

[Khamsin]

considering there are some nice high-rank CP items, im willing to bet some of the new IS items will be alot better than the current ones

I doubt you'll see anything purchasable with IS that can ever approach/surpass 3 kings drops, CoP rings or Relic even if they added brigadier general rank to ToAU
They'll keep introducing more situationally useful gear or sidegrade options at best because SE thinks noone can have too many equipment swap macros.

No, they won't add ridill as IS gear, but an Aht Urhgan Sanction Staff and 12% movement speed Aketon would be nice.

[XaocRamuh]

No, they won't add ridill as IS gear, but an Aht Urhgan Sanction Staff and 12% movement speed Aketon would be nice.

I was wishing they added the staff in myself. The Aketon would be nice, but the town is relatively small and easy to get around in. Windurst on the other hand... needs a fucking 30% Aketon in that shit hole.

[Quicklet]

I'm still waiting for the update which adds "new battlefields" that drop 3 Kings gear. Supposedly it's been in the works for a while, but I'm always skeptical of these kind of rumors.

Hopefully it won't just be a "Well, it's been 3 years since you could get these items, now we're making them easier to get" deal, but will include new items that are at least mildly useful or upgrading (i.e. hydra gear).

Better yet, where is the inventory consolidation that's badly needed? There are so many sets of gear that could be consolidated through Armor NPC trade-ins and quests to combine separate gear effects that would not be cumulative (i.e. Luminian gorget / obi) into one item. In all of these conferences/interviews that have been happening, has anyone asked them straight up why there haven't been armor trade-ins for AF2, AF1+1, AF2+2, cursed, and so on?

[Aerin]

They seriously need to add more items that you can get from Assault Points. That'd be hella gay if by the beginning of next year there'd be just new ranks and more missions, but just the same old shit that you could have gotten since April.

Also wasn't there some screenshot lurking around of an Assault gate in The Ruins of Alzadaal? Wonder when that'll be released. Most likely this time next year at the rate the main missions seem to be going now. At least with CoP missions i felt like i earned something, with these i feel like it's something an 8 year old could do before he goes to bed.

[Rag]

They seriously need to add more of this

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[Vobent]

They seriously need to add more of this

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