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This just gave me a funny little picture in my head, that goes like this...

Osax, the MCH: opens his data pad and pulls out his pet Dev. He points to the computer and says to the dev, "SIT."

Dev: gets a "!" over his head and just stands there.

Osax: SIT! SIT dammit SIT!

Dev: ?

Osax: SIT

Dev: Sits down at the computer

Osax: FIX BUGS.

Dev: ?

Osax: FIX BUGS!!

Dev: ! (and gets into combat mode, assuming "combat position", "pet" icon flashing red).

Osax: Dammit! FIX BUGS!

Dev: ? ! ? !

Osax: STORE

Dev: !

Osax: STORE DAMMIT!!

Dev: ?

Osax: logs out

Dev: MUH-hahahaha... I didn't really feel like working today anyway....



C

CH is the only "combat" profession where:

• Your main "weapons" (pets) can not be "equipped" (called) while doing one of the Corvette Quests... or inside any NPC (or "private" PC) structure


• If your main "weapon" (pets) stop working right, you sometimes are unable to "unequip" (store) it.


• Your main "weapon"(pets) can wander off to who knows where on who knows what business.


• Your opponent can take out your main "weapon" (pets) relatively easily.


• When you get a new "weapon" (tame a baby or buy a BE pet) you can't use it for several days... unless it's "used" (obtained full grown from another CH).


• You can not put your main "weapon" (pets) away immediately after a combat.


• It takes 15 seconds to "equip" (call) your main "weapon" (pets) if you are not in a town, camp or a (public) player structure.


• Your main "weapon" (pets) are very fragile and can be taken out of commision by an opponent with relative ease.


• You must use a "secondary" weapon as support of your main "weapon" (pets) and are pretty much assured that that weapon will outdamage your main "weapon" (pets).

Anyone have any others?

My follow and attack work fine... but it does piss me off when my pets walk 200m away for no reason...

And I wish pets could do some actual damage in PvE- when im off sampling DNA and Icatch aggroall my pets can do is slow down a would-be attacker to delay the inevitable

Maybe it's not the devs fault.... maybe it's because our pets don't poo??

I mean, how many of us can concentrate when ur dying for a #2? Think about it! They just sit there.. looking at you. Maybe they are like trained Police dogs, u have to tell them when they can go behind a bush? LOL!

lol I thanx guys i feel better reading the replies by the by I did not blow a vien i blew a gasket. I still think we .... I dunno wat I think all i know there is injustice in the ch world INJUSTICE you here me

lol

Welcome to the Dark Side ...

*Hugs and passes u chocolate and beer* Welcome to the wonderful world of CH Nerfville, please also visit the delightful areas at non-smugglers cave, Entertain-no-more, Dead Droidlane and Rodgered Ranger Row.

I have no more veins left to pop.

I have surpassed my firey rage and have attained zen-like nirvana. I am passive. Calm. The devs cannot hurt me any more.

*Groucho Marx-style punchline delivery*: But then, I stopped playing, so that may be part of it!

BAH DUM DUM *drum rim shot*

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Kitoth wrote:

I have no more veins left to pop.

I have surpassed my firey rage and have attained zen-like nirvana. I am passive. Calm. The devs cannot hurt me any more.

*Groucho Marx-style punchline delivery*: But then, I stopped playing, so that may be part of it!

BAH DUM DUM *drum rim shot*

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I believe the Groucho line you're looking for is "I've had a wonderful time ... but this wasn't it."

Your point's a good one though Os, vein popping or not. There are so many fundamental game-play bugs in this game after 2 years it is so, so pathetic. Just last night we had the "mission vanishing bug" -- STILL after 2 years this bug is in the game. Four out of six missions for 3 of us spawned, but then vanished as soon as we got close enough to engage. Do you know how annoying it is to go to 6 mission waypoints and end up aborting 4 of them from this bug? GRRRRRR...

And pets not FOLLOWING and ATTACKING is the same way. This is basic functionality. I can see specials being bugged but attack?? Follow?? Please now.... this is ridiculous.

And how about auto-store, which has been a bug for what, like a year now? Longer?

It's sloppy. How can these devs even pretend to take any pride in what they do with a game this messed up?

C

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KzinKiller wrote:

I believe the Groucho line you're looking for is "I've had a wonderful time ... but this wasn't it."

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