AFHk: [seldon] my favorite solution, and the one Ive pushed for.
AFHk: [seldon] is that when hodgman is up.
AFHk: [seldon] theres a third option.
AFHk: [seldon] and if you hit that option, and have the full outfit of a sub-boss on, and are the right class for that outfit, it would make him think he had that bosses support when he...
AFHk: ...actually doesnt.
AFHk: [KujjieKujjieKoo] Oh that's clever. I like that
AFHk: [seldon] so the rest of your team would have to dress as all the bosses, and negate his buffs, and then one person could go in and fight him
AFHk: [seldon] be kind of like the shows, but take lots more prep work
Manendra: I like that, seldon
Manendra: very clever, integrates other parts of hobopolis... I like it a lot
TheArtfulDodger: Yeah, that's a pretty cool idea. Elegant.
AFHk: [KujjieKujjieKoo] gotta run, have a good ight everyone!
AFHk: [seldon] later :)
deusnoctum: Cheers, Kujjie
deusnoctum: Do all of the outfits require 200/200/200 stats?
AFHk: [seldon] I beleve they are fixed to only require 200 mainstat
deusnoctum: yeah, looks like it
AFHk: [Turias] night kujjie!
deusnoctum: so everyone only has to be level 15
AFHk: [Kevlar] only require?
AFHk: [seldon] yea, the carrot requires 200 muscle
AFHk: [seldon] right.
AFHk: [seldon] which is how it should be. the game shouldnt force you outside of level 30 imho.
AFHk: [seldon] you can get a telescope cert at 22-23
AFHk: [seldon] you can handle el vibrato at about the same
deusnoctum: You can handle el vibrato at level 1 >.>
deusnoctum: I like your solution a lot, I just hope Jick doesn't think it makes it too easy
AFHk: [seldon] well, I say, make hodgman harder-more complicated.
Manendra: it takes a lot of prep, so that doesn't seem like it's TOO easy.
AFHk: [seldon] Id love to see the fight made more dynamic and lower level.
AFHk: [seldon] dynamic, complicated fights = WIN
AFHk: [seldon] I would rather see the fight require a character that had all the combat skills than a character who was level 50.
AFHk: [seldon] because encouraging ascension is good for the game.
deusnoctum: Isn't part of the reason for the high-level zones so people have something to do besides ascend?
AFHk: [Sir Cheddar] you're preaching to the choir, seldon :)
deusnoctum: I mean, I agree with you, I just thought that was one of the stated reasons.
AFHk: [Turias] alright, i have to run too. night all!
AFHk: [seldon] hehe
AFHk: [Turias] nice talking to you seldon
AFHk: [seldon] right. and theres plenty to do in hobopolis that has nothing to do with speed runs.
AFHk: [seldon] the people who get excited about speed runs will likely have a large number of skills and/or would be willing to obtain them.