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  1. Triumph Watch 2.0 is a public channel.

    To join it all you have to do is enter the following command in game:

    /chanjoin "Triumph Watch 2.0"

    Enjoy.
  2. Port 80 is the http port.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...P_port_numbers

    Port 80 is an officially acknowledged port. (Port/application combination is registered with IANA.)
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Freitag View Post
    On average, players will experience faster downloads and increased usability with the NCsoft Launcher over the City of Heroes launcher.
    Actually, the NCsoft Launcher is:
    • Slower.
    • Still using Internet Explorer as it's basis on the Windows platform. I can actually prove this. The launcher uses IE's registry keys to identify itself.
    • Because it is using Internet Explorer, it presents a gaping security hole to your user's computer(s). So much for valuing your client's security.
    • It is much slower to launch the game.
    • It actually has higher system requirements than the game itself. This boggles the mind.
    • It uses the .NET framework.
    And I'm using Vista Home.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Exxcaliber View Post
    SEems to be working now but any ideas or hints for adding color/emotes?
    4 reactors and the av fight make 4 right?
    Chat color has been broken since Issue 13 or so. It broke when they added the ability to click-select text.

    As to emotes, you got a few there:
    $$e calculate
    $$e Yata

    Here is a list of emotes you can use:
    http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Emotes

    As to the Keyes strategy:
    Keyes Island Reactor iTrial: Strategy
    http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=262154

    Phase 1: Clear Warworks (not timed)
    Phase 2: Reactor Genesis (timed)
    Phase 3: Reactor Hope (timed)
    Phase 4: Reactor Infinity (timed)
    Phase 5: Defeat Anti-Matter (timed)
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Arilou View Post
    It also helps if your questions are at least tangentially related to the subjectof the Q&A I've noticed.
    Well, yes, that helps too.

    I realize that they are trying to promote a product with the ustream chats. So if you want them to answer your question, it is better to ask questions relating to the subject they are pushing that broadcast. While the players are important, the message they want to send is as important. So if you give a little (ask questions related to what the chat focus is), you'll end up getting more from them. Sometimes you'll end up getting more than they are initially wanting to give, despite the control that marketing (Black Pebble) has.
  6. Other than the loading screens, yes, it will support 1920x1080 (or higher).

    Loading screens are either stretched or are boxed (black bars on the side).
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison View Post
    Better than me. I think I'm 0/60 asking about Kheldian customization, balance concerns, or any attention at all.

    There was more than myself asking about it too. They flat out ignored everything. I know I heard one of them (I think it was Beasty) mumble "Some people are asking about Kheldians," then chuckle, and move right on to something else.
    Most of the time I'm asking questions that the guest can answer. I don't ask about bases when Protean is on or about lore questions when Black Scorpion is on.

    I also seem to have a great sense of timing and manage to get the question just as they are looking at the chat.
  8. Code:
    // POPMENU File Trials "Trials" pop-up menu
    //
    Menu "Trials"
    {
    Menu Join
    {
    Option "Lamb" "s Lambda trial forming pst for invite"
    Option "BAF" "s BAF trial forming pst for invite"
    Option "KIR" "s Keys trial forming pst for invite"
    Option "Speed" "s Speedy mini Lambda/BAF trial forming pst for invite"
    }
    Menu General
    {
    Option "&1 Q" "s Entering the Q" 
    Option "&2 Me" "s my team follow me!!!
    Option "&3 work" "s Great work everybory"
    }
    Divider
    Menu Lambda
    {
    Option "&1 First" "s Any first timers with us? If so I'll give a more comprehensive rundown"$$e calculate
    Option "&2 Intro" "s Hello everyone this will be a speedy Lambda Trial, Clear the courtyard Only, skip the guns. Team 1 on acids Team 2 on caches$$e Explain"
    Option "&3 Pls wait" "s Please wait 2 mins after the cutscene before using acids." 
    Option "&4 No Doubt" "s Doubtless someone isn't paying attention. Feel free to mock them later$$e Yata"
    Option "&6 Hold" "s Hold up!"
    Option "7& Doors" "s at 18:00 Acid the doors and regroup,Do Not Aggro the AV/Mob"
    Option "&8 Charge""s Target the AV for mass nuke judgement Charge on 3!"
    Option "&A Count 1" "s 1"
    Option"&B Count 2" "s 2"
    Option "&c Count 3" "s 3"
    }
    Divider
    Menu BAF
    {
    Uption "&1 Plan" "s Pull the AV's to the North wall ASAP , sooner the better always, Team 1 [&3 if there is] will get the south chokepoint, team 2 at the north"
    Option "&2 Chokepoints" "s My team with me. Chokepoints not doors! Stay Tight! Ipets at 5:00"
    0ption "&3 Together" "s Group them up"
    Option "&4 NS" "s More on Nightstar!"
    Oprion "&5 Siege" "s More on Siege!"
    }
    Divider
    Menu KIR
    {
    Option "&1 Welcome" "s Welcome to the Keys Island Reactor trial, if you don't know there are 5 phases to this trial, the last 4 of which are timed."
    }
    Divider
    Menu Badges
    {
    //this section is for directions on earning the varios badges avaialble on iTrials
    }
    }
    If you have a submenu, you need to wrap the subcommands in these: { }

    This line has extra quotes which break things (also missing quote at the end):
    Option "&4No Doubt" "say Doubtless someone isn't paying attention. Feel free to mock them later"$$"e Yata"

    Same with this line:
    Option "&1First" "Say Any first timers with us? If so I'll give a more comprehensive rundown"$$e/calculate

    And this line:
    Option "&2Intro" "say Hello everyone this will be a speedy Lambda Trial, Clear the courtyard Only, skip the guns Team 1 on acids Team 2 on Caches$$"e Explain"

    These lines are a problem:

    Option "&1First" "Say Any first timers with us? If so I'll give a more comprehensive rundown"$$e/calculate
    Option"&10" "say 2"
    Option "&11" "say 3"

    The are in the same submenu (if they had the parenthesis), but all have the functional hot key of "1".

    Oh yeah, Keyes has 5 distinct phases, the last four are timed.
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kheldarn View Post
    Don't worry, Snow missed it, too, and that doesn't happen often.
    What can I say? I'm not my best after getting a molar removed.
  10. I'm slipping... only managed to get 3 questions answered this time.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by BackFire View Post
    Have they addressed how game codes will work after CoH: Freedom launches?

    ie. I have an unopened CoH Collector's Edition DVD box set with an unused game code inside.

    1) Will I still be able to use the code to upgrade my account &/or add time to it?
    2) If I use the game code to upgrade my account, what do I get:
    a) Premium access, 1200 Paragon Points (equal to 1 month sub), plus unlocking the goodies (power slide, cape, etc)?
    b) 30 days of VIP access plus the goodies?
    c) 30 days of VIP access, plus the goodies, and 400 Paragon Points at the end of the month?
    If you haven't applied the CoH Collector's Edition DVD (US version for NA accounts, EU version for EU accounts), then the answers should be:
    1) Yes.
    2a) No.
    2b) Not quite.
    2c) This would be accurate, provided you haven't used the code on that game account previously and have the right region (NA or EU).
  12. Snow Globe

    Freedom DVD?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nicodemus View Post
    hi there. quick question: will CoH Freedom come in box form with a DVD, or will it be download only?
    Likely download only. However you can make your own DVD backup. For instructions, please see the following post:

    http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?p=461653
  13. Snow Globe

    Game DVDs

    Suggestion:
    Have a friend or family member follow the instructions found in this post:

    http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?p=461653

    Then send you the disk.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ghost Falcon View Post
    Next week, I will be covering how multi-month subscription plans and game time cards will be working once City of Heroes Freedom launches.

    -"Ghost Falcon"
    So... It has been a couple weeks now, and no update from Ghost Falcon...
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Greyhawke View Post
    I invited a friend back to play, and had my account credited for 30 days of bonus time since they actually subscribed. This pushed renewal date out to August. So the question is, do I get credit for the subscription in July and earn the 400 paragon points for the month, or did I just cost myself five bucks?

    Not a major problem, mind you. I am just curious how that plays out.

    A similar question would be whether or not the friend who reactivated gets 400 or 800 points (they get 30 days bonus also).
    Here is the official answer:
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ghost Falcon View Post
    Q: As a current subscriber to City of Heroes, I receive 400 Paragon Points per month starting on July 1st, 2011. What does this mean as we move towards City of Heroes Freedom?
    • From July 1st, 2011 until City of Heroes Freedom launch, *ALL* paying customers that have an active billing “day” within the month will receive 400 Paragon Points. (Please note Trial Accounts do not receive this benefit).
    For example:
    • If you renew or start a regular game (non-Trial) account on July 1st, you will receive 400 Paragon Points for the month of July.
    • If you renew or start a regular game (non-Trial) account on July 31st, you will receive 400 Paragon Points for the month of July..
    • If your Subscription ends on July 2nd, and you choose to NOT reactivate your subscription, you will receive 400 Paragon Points for the month of July when City of Heroes: Freedom launches.
    • For the months following, as long as you have an active account during that “month” (i.e. August, September, etc), your account will be credited with 400 Paragon Points for each month leading up to City of Heroes Freedom Launch.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Minotaur View Post
    Has any thought been given post freedom to giving non VIP players temporary access to the incarnate system with the intention of persuading them that (re)subscribing would be a good idea ?
    Red names have already spoken out about this subject:
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Clockwork O1 View Post
    To clarify this definitively:
    All Incarnate content is restricted to VIP players.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
    I have been advised that if you let your VIP status lapse you will lose access to these abilities. You won't lose the ability itself, however it will not be usable.
  17. Well you know how well I can do on Keyes and several other trials from beta runs.

    Edit:
    By this I meant that there are plenty of people that know that I know what I'm doing, but may not be able to find enough others to make this happen as often as some others.
  18. Try this:
    Code:
    // POPMENU File Travel powers "Travel" pop-up menu
    //
    //
    Menu "TravelPowers"
    {
    	Option "&Base Portal" "powexecname base transporter"
    	Option "&PocketD" "powexecname pocket d vip pass"
    	Option "&Flight (temp)" "powexecname raptor pack"
    	Option "&Jump (temp)" "powexecname zero-g pack"
    	Option "&Mission Teleporter" "powexecname mission teleporter"
    	Option "&Ouroboros" "powexecname ouroboros portal"
    	Option "&Sprint" "powexecname sprint"
    	Option "&ATT" "powexecname assemble the team"
    	Option "&Ninja" "powexecname ninja run"
    }
    You had an extra "menu", the & were "&", and you had two choices with the "M" as a hotkey (Mission TP and Mission Sprint).
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by xeaon View Post
    I also remember helping some ppl with it, while i already had the badge...
    I also help people while I have the badge. I'll even switch out to a character AT that the team needs to help. I just don't have the same experience that people on other servers have. Actually I would guess one or two groups on Triumph would be able to handle it, but never on teams that I've teamed with. I don't know if that is due to the amount of "good" players or their availability, but I've never seen it happen.
  20. Not unless combined with ninja run or beast run. Even those only come close to a true travel power (ok, besides flight). There is also down time where both the Steam/GvE packs aren't available, and the GvE only increases vertical movement or flight.
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by ATOFelix View Post
    to clarify, it is possible to do it without the temps, but harder even with the new incarnate powers and then it needs a good team to do so therefore its not common?

    so to ensure (as best you can) a success on the badge, do it with both the temps and incarnate powers i suppose
    I would probably rate the difficulty from highest to lowest:
    • Without temp powers, incarnate powers, or level shift.
    • Without temp powers, with level shift, without incarnate powers.
    • Without temp powers, with level shift and incarnate powers.
    • With temp powers without incarnate powers or level shift.
    • With temp powers and incarnate powers, without level shift.
    • With temp powers, incarnate powers, and level shift.
    Are there groups that can get the badge in each difficulty level? I'm sure someone can find examples if they try hard enough.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Snow Globe View Post
    I asked City Info Terminal for some stats, and here is a partial list of what I got:

    Master of Apex's Task Force: 1666
    Master of the B.A.F.: 929
    Master of the Imperious Task Force: 744
    Master of the 5th Column Task Force: 591
    Master of Statesman's Task Force: 580
    Master of Tin Mage's Task Force: 469
    Master of Lord Recluse's Strike Force: 392
    Master of Lady Grey's Task Force: 383
    Master of the 5th Column Strike Force: 328
    Master of Lambda Sector: 271
    Master of Keyes Island Reactor: 14
    City Info Terminal has 469 characters with the Master of Tin Mage badge, which places it in the middle of the pack in terms of how many people get it. I'd rate "common" as MoApex, MoBAF, or MoITF. If it were as common as some people claim to be able to get Midnight dodger, then I would expect more people to have it.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man View Post
    It's been a while since high school French, but between what I understand and what Babelfish says, it basically says, "The new round of proliferation of specializations will be available with Issue 21, but (something something) not announced yet." I think that bit I don't quite understand was implying that the Proliferation 3.0 announcement wasn't quite ready when the Issue 21 feature list was published.
    I think the (something something) is "other features".
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lady_of_Ysgard View Post
    I heard a rumor about a leaked set of patch notes from Beta, saying that there was still going to be no proliferation again when Proliferation was promised to be an ongoing effort.
    Given how previous betas have gone, and I'm not in this one, not every feature is likely in at this point. Even if I were shown the most recent beta patch note, I wouldn't believe that is ALL that is in Issue 21. When we get to open beta, at that point I'll be satisfied as to what will and will not be included with the new Issue.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by OmniNogard View Post
    1. Me no like rumors.

    2. I'm hoping a red name will ether break or shine some light on this "rumor".
    How about two red names? Zwillinger and Synapse:
    http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/15833013

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mega_Jamie View Post
    To put that rumour to rest, I believe the UStream Highlights from the day this was announced included some discussion on it being included in i21.
    It was.

    The ustream highlights:
    http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=265057
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Horusaurus View Post
    Yes. Yes I am. Yes it is. Not easy, but possible.
    Seeing that you want to say I didn't experience what I experienced, I think I can safely ignore you because it is abundantly clear that you don't want to discuss anything. Instead you want to be right.

    Even others only claim a 60% success rate with a select group of people (speed runners). I've already said that I can see that some groups can do it, in multiple posts in this thread. It isn't common though.