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Post by dysmetria on Feb 3, 2011 14:06:15 GMT -5
I have been looking for one of these for a while. I think they would make a lot of sense, as what mixed supergroup would want to let a Behemoth tank a tough lair, much less a Glacier, when they have freeforms that are built to tank far better? Why would they let a Mind heal, much less a Grimoire, when they have freeforms that are built to heal much better? Same goes for DPS.
Instead of a mixed group complaining about our gimpness, I'd prefer to be part of silver archtype only supergroup that understands the additional challenges we would face and even enjoy them.
So if anyone is part of one of these or knows of one that is recruiting, please post or PM me the info.
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Post by netbrat on Feb 7, 2011 8:46:47 GMT -5
You are welcome to join The New Silver Age if you do not find an all Silver SG. Even though we are mixed I think it adds to our overall playing enjoyment. The wealth of knowledge we receive from the veteran players is wonderful and would be missed in a all Silver SG.
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Post by Nuzgart on Feb 8, 2011 5:32:34 GMT -5
While I'm all for not discriminating Silver players just because they're not free-forms...
I wouldn't want to join a SG that discriminates free-forms either, even though I'm a silver player and have thus far had more and better experiences teaming up with other silvers than freeforms (only freeform I ever had a chance to team up with was a straight-forward solo player, and had warned us about it beforehand). SGs like what netbrat describes are the best option, in my opinion: would you want to get into a tough lair because of there not being a better option, or simply because you're good enough to do your job, and you're ready for it?
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Post by falchoin on Feb 9, 2011 16:37:11 GMT -5
I can't speak for other SG's but A.R.C., the SG I co-lead, does not discriminate between archetypes and freeform characters. In all honesty freeform characters can be built worse than *any* archetype for the sake of concept... though it generally takes a lot of work to make a truly unplayable toon. As such, it would be silly to prevent archetype toons from joining.
As far as archetypes being gimped, I wouldn't go that far. Most archetypes specialize in one thing, be it damage, tanking or healing and they do that one thing nearly as well or as well as a freeform toon built for that same role. The biggest difference is that the freeform toon can build for all 3 if they so desire.
During the beta I played a level 40 Grimoire and loved it. A great mix of damage and support. I ran through every end-game instance with an all archetype team on elite and we were successful in completing them (except for Therakiel's Temple, time constraints prevented us from finishing but we were able to beat Valerian Scarlet who is generally considered the hardest boss).
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