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So pretty much those that paid for it get an advantage but you can't even pay if you haven't done it already? :S
Well, that explains why tenboro has been ignoring my message about donating. S/he should just remove the thing about PM'ing her/him to donate then. I just wanted to donate the 100 for gold status T_T . I don't care about the catgirl thing. Maybe in the future make it so that you can get points to unlock some of those statuses by renting hath servers for a certain amount of time?

That donation page has been removed on the front page, so I suppose Tenb won't be accepting donations at least in short term.

At this rate, I wonder if I'll ever be able to do IWBTH arenas without ETing or worse, soul siphoning (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Just wondering if someone ever suggested to add 1 or 2 item slots for the increase in difficulty (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ... but I suppose Tenb won't do that.

This post has been edited by mnching: Jan 24 2013, 04:37

You know what still annoys me to hell? When I get a gem as I kill the last monster in an arena type battle (limited wave matches)
(That and the fact that after several months, I still don't know how to donate)

I sent Tenboro an email for adpot a server and another about regular donations back in early December and after not hearing anything for 1.5 months did a little looking around the forums. AFAIK, donations of any type are closed because finding a way to pay/receive is proving to be difficult. i.e. PayPal is not sendable from many countries and may have resulted in accounts getting locked out since technically h-manga on this site etc is copyrighted... The issue is finding a way to donate without any fallout from donar and donee. xoom charges $5 and acts like a wire transfer though takes a few days. Regular wire transfer from a bank in USA is $20 for normal accounts. I never donated before, but its sounds like the method changed often which is why Tenboro needs to PM the info.

I live in a smaller community in the mountains and my internet does not meet the requirements to run H@H unless I switch from DSL to Comcast cable and pay an extra $30 over DSL... And have to deal with their crap torrent throttling etc etc.

I think the point of this patch was to increase difficulty, so complaining about or asking for ways to counter it doesn't make sense.

I think the point of this patch was to increase difficulty, so complaining about or asking for ways to counter it doesn't make sense.

As if mages need to be even squishier (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

I think the point of this patch was to increase difficulty, so complaining about or asking for ways to counter it doesn't make sense.

True, true... but there is a difference between increasing difficulty in a reasonable manner and massive nerfing, which is how people might perceive this new patch.

Consider that in BT and IWBTH Arenas (or indeed any other battle series), the Loot Quality is not guaranteed. I've received 4 straight Average Leather items in a row. In BT, I'm come across Fair equips as well - and most of my trainings have hit the halfway mark.

Certain mobs seem to be avoiding (i.e. evading/parrying) attacks much, much more than pre-patch. I've had Aasta parry me 5 times in a row, which is just ridiculous. Well, maybe not ridiculous, but quite annoying.

PMI and MMI are now very, very hard to come by - specific mitigations don't even scale any more. Elemental mitigations are just... gone. So mobs hit harder, we're softer, the rewards are crap even at the highest difficulties.

True, true... but there is a difference between increasing difficulty in a reasonable manner and massive nerfing, which is how people might perceive this new patch.

Consider that in BT and IWBTH Arenas (or indeed any other battle series), the Loot Quality is not guaranteed. I've received 4 straight Average Leather items in a row. In BT, I'm come across Fair equips as well - and most of my trainings have hit the halfway mark.

Certain mobs seem to be avoiding (i.e. evading/parrying) attacks much, much more than pre-patch. I've had Aasta parry me 5 times in a row, which is just ridiculous. Well, maybe not ridiculous, but quite annoying.

PMI and MMI are now very, very hard to come by - specific mitigations don't even scale any more. Elemental mitigations are just... gone. So mobs hit harder, we're softer, the rewards are crap even at the highest difficulties.

You're welcome to quit (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Not like anywhere it says you are guaranteed good drops, or even the ability to do x-difficulty. If lvl 100 players can do 1000 rounds of GF on IWBTH, what more is there to build to?

You're welcome to quit (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

I didn't say *I* found it a massive nerf, now did I? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

As to that, I believe people quit every time a new patch comes out.

Not like anywhere it says you are guaranteed good drops, or even the ability to do x-difficulty. If lvl 100 players can do 1000 rounds of GF on IWBTH, what more is there to build to?

True, but if I was formerly getting Exq+ on BT, and now suddenly I'm getting Crudes, well, one could argue an implicit or social contract was being broken. Or that the service expectations are being violated.

And actually, I do agree that at the lower difficulties, you should expect more crap stuff. But on IWBTH, for instance, you should be able to get a quality floor - ideally, I would like to see nothing less than fine drop on IWBTH.

Now, the fact that this is a free text-based game means that complaining about it is highly unlikely to resolve the issue. But I suppose it is cathartic.

I thought people wanted a challenge (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) unless it became unplayable, but that's a different story (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

I sent Tenboro an email for adpot a server and another about regular donations back in early December and after not hearing anything for 1.5 months did a little looking around the forums. AFAIK, donations of any type are closed because finding a way to pay/receive is proving to be difficult. i.e. PayPal is not sendable from many countries and may have resulted in accounts getting locked out since technically h-manga on this site etc is copyrighted... The issue is finding a way to donate without any fallout from donar and donee. xoom charges $5 and acts like a wire transfer though takes a few days. Regular wire transfer from a bank in USA is $20 for normal accounts. I never donated before, but its sounds like the method changed often which is why Tenboro needs to PM the info.

I live in a smaller community in the mountains and my internet does not meet the requirements to run H@H unless I switch from DSL to Comcast cable and pay an extra $30 over DSL... And have to deal with their crap torrent throttling etc etc.

I don't get why we can't have a hidden option to "rent" a "server" >.> If you get what I mean.

Before this patch i could't run 90 rounds Battletoad GF with full heavy armor set. Now i can't even run 60 rounds. I don't know why. My PMI only dropped from 65% to 58% and the PL cap change only add 501st to the list, nothing big but i keep getting spark every round.

My SOL triggered too often on this patch due to nerfed pmi, I can't play it properly. :S

Please make featherweight shards reduces 100% burden and no inference on weapons/shields.

The patch effectively disables shade to use elemental weapons/shields (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Or maybe let light proficiency to remove ~0.025 burden per point.

This post has been edited by HTTP/308: Jan 24 2013, 07:47

Please make featherweight shards reduces 100% burden and no inference on weapons/shields.

I second to that, or I afraid no one will sell IW service soon (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Before this patch i could't run 90 rounds Battletoad GF with full heavy armor set. Now i can't even run 60 rounds. I don't know why. My PMI only dropped from 65% to 58% and the PL cap change only add 501st to the list, nothing big but i keep getting spark every round.

You are taking 20% more physical damage, and you are fighting higher PL monsters more often. That seems like it adds up?

Before this patch i could't run 90 rounds Battletoad GF with full heavy armor set. Now i can't even run 60 rounds. I don't know why. My PMI only dropped from 65% to 58% and the PL cap change only add 501st to the list, nothing big but i keep getting spark every round.

Plate armor exists you know (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Before this patch i could't run 90 rounds Battletoad GF with full heavy armor set. Now i can't even run 60 rounds. I don't know why. My PMI only dropped from 65% to 58% and the PL cap change only add 501st to the list, nothing big but i keep getting spark every round.

You're welcome to put a Staff with that plate and be an overpowered mage, as you keep suggesting. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Or just use more plate.

>B-But but my damage!
Suck it up. You shouldn't expect to be indestructible in Slaughter armor. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/duck.gif)

This post has been edited by PK678353: Jan 24 2013, 10:55

I thought people wanted a challenge (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) unless it became unplayable, but that's a different story (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

People want NEW challenges (harder difficulty setting, new arena, new stuff, etc).
Getting their characters crippled should not count as a "challenge".

I'm waiting until the day I see a monster that says:

Melee Attack: Void
Weak to: Nothing
Resistant to: Void
Impervious to: Piercing, Crushing, Slashing, Elements, Holy, Dark, Soul.



Don't even deny the possibility that it could happen >.> One of these patches....

This post has been edited by MikukoAya: Jan 24 2013, 10:43

I'm waiting until the day I see a monster that says:

Melee Attack: Void
Weak to: Nothing
Resistant to: Void
Impervious to: Piercing, Crushing, Slashing, Elements, Holy, Dark, Soul.
Don't even deny the possibility that it could happen >.> One of these patches....

Same shit, different day as far as Elemental mages are concerned. Melee might be a bit peeved though.