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Quote:It actually matches the day I got the token last month.Originally Posted by Bright
Including the day the token showed up for it last month.
I got one on Oct 23-24 (didn't check, I might have got it late on the 23rd) and November 23. -
Quote:Positron commented about this on the UStream yesterday. His response was "we don't sell badges".Originally Posted by EU_Damz
Have badges for collecting X amount of them.
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Quote:I got my Paragon Reward Token on the 23rd. It is not my billing date (7th), my old Vet Reward day (12), a full month played (if calculated from Sep 28), or any day recognizable as meaningful. This is about as bad as forgetting your significant other's birthday, or heaven forbid your mother's birthday.Originally Posted by all_hell
and is there a pool going as to which day tokens will start showing up?
Last month the prevailing wisdom was the 28th, but they showed up on the 23rd because of something.
It's now the 23rd of this month. So I was wanting to check the action on that.
If there's not a pool yet, maybe I could be the book for it.
I think it is more 1984...Quote:Originally Posted by Brillig
All of my accounts got tokens today. It's not my billing day. It's not my old veteran's rewards days (those were all over the place across the accounts.) I don't know whether this token is for October, November, December, or 1982. -
Quote:Chat colors in binds broke when they introduced text hot linking in (I think) Issue 12.Originally Posted by Wraiven
/bind enter beginchat <color purple> <bgcolor #0000002> <bordercolor black> $$afk typing, one second please.
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Quote:Done?Originally Posted by GPBunny
Yes, Please let us Buy a 50.
Yes, let us buy inf or merits or recipes.
I would love this simply because it would put RMT'ers out of business.
I would rather see Paragon get the money than the scammers.
As far as your second part where is the attraction to do it the "hard" way over just buying it if you have cash....that's called life. Some people have to work hard to get a little, others do nothing but open thier wallets. Stop trying to keep up with others and enjoy your journey.
As you can see, you can speed up gaining levels with cash. You can also get them via Paragon Rewards.Quote:Originally Posted by Avatea
XP Booster Temporary Power
The XP Booster Temporary Power increases XP Gain by 25% for one hour. Once activated, the XP Booster cannot be turned off, and you will be unable to run multiple versions of the XP Booster at the same time. It has no benefits for characters who have XP Disabled or are at Level 50. This has NO effect on Incarnate XP Gain.
And this:
As you can see, you can speed up gaining Inf and some drops (I think purple recipes were mentioned) with cash. You can also get them via Paragon Rewards.Quote:Originally Posted by Avatea
Windfall Temporary Power
The Windfall Temporary Power increases INF (Influence, Infamy and Information) gain by 25% for one hour. It will also increase drop rates for certain rewards. Once activated, the power cannot be turned off, and another version of the power cannot be activated. Please note: The Windfall Temporary Power will not boost reward drops in PvP Zones, and if your character is in SG mode, INF gain will be diminished.
You forgot the same can be said of the XP boosters.Quote:Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
You can already buy some sets on there. Complete sets. Not "recipes" but hey.
With Paragon rewards you get merits.
Both on the market and via Paragon Rewards you get the Windfall temp power which magnifies your earning potential. Essentially selling Inf.
I don't sell or trade most of my enhancements, except for drops. If I buy something with merits, I use it. So those "penalties" are non-existent for me. As for boosting? I've not used my existing boosters.Quote:Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
To be fair.
- The market-bought enhancements can't be sold off-account
- The market-bought enhancements can't be traded off-account
- The market-bought enhancements can't be boosted
- You have to spend REAL money to get them
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Quote:Titan Weapons - That was the date given at the Plummet.Originally Posted by LastLeprechaun
Is that release date accurate? Don't give a rat's **** about giant slow moving anime weapons - but would you happen to have an accurate release date for Staff Fighting or Gunslinger Costume set?
Staff Fighting - Issue 22.
I can't remember at the moment what date they gave for the Gunslinger Costume set. -
Quote:Presumed relevant section (when you got up to the next person in line):Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
I personally would love to see the ones from the Keynote speech - if the Twitter comments are anything to go by, I gather the snark when I got up to... ummmm... encourage the Marketing Team with great enthusiasm and volume is probably worth reading.
[11:09] <CoHChaosCreator> KO!
[11:09] <LocalHero2011> so is dark control the dom buff??? lol
[11:09] <TheSpaceNut> yay Ko!
[11:10] <cerhob> And a damn ad again
[11:10] <CoHDifficultOne-1> No buff, only new stuff.
[11:10] <CoHChaosCreator> Hey Ko they have ustream ads
[11:10] <CoHChaosCreator> :>
[11:10] <jjoyce73> (clap)
[11:10] <COHSkywriter> go 'ko
[11:10] <CoH_Llydia> (clap) Well said, D_R!
[11:10] <CoHDifficultOne-1> What did who say?
[11:10] <benchpresser> HERE HERE!
[11:10] <suzumebachi_coh> do you still have two cameras? can you point the other one at the people asking the questions?
[11:10] <Britannicus12> dark control is free with i22, staff fighting is for-pay with i22 launch I presume
[11:10] <cerhob> What did I miss?
[11:10] <Britannicus12> free = free for VIP
[11:10] <short2care> Is that Samuriako?
[11:10] <CoHChaosCreator> it is
[11:10] <benchpresser> yes
[11:10] <COHSkywriter> yep
[11:10] <ZedOmega> Yes.
[11:10] <suzumebachi_coh> yerah
[11:10] <short2care> ok cool
[11:10] <CoH_Llydia> Samuraiko said the official videos need to be coming out quicker because she can't keep doing it for them since she's not getting paid.
[11:10] <Kheldarn> <3 Samuraiko!
[11:10] <CoHDifficultOne-1> What'd D_R say??
[11:10] <cerhob> (clap)
[11:11] <kitsune9tails> Go, Samuraiko!
[11:11] <short2care> <3 Samuraiko
[11:11] <short2care> (clap)
[11:11] <MentalMaden> Translated: HIre me fools!
[11:11] <cerhob> (clap)
[11:11] <FredrikSvanberg> *searches for option to turn off emotes*
[11:11] <CoHChaosCreator> (boom)
[11:11] <short2care> (clap)
[11:11] <sorudo> audio is not really clear, damn
[11:11] <short2care> (Y)
[11:11] <Kheldarn> Just hire Samuraiko already!
[11:11] <Bananas_COH> Hello
[11:11] <k26dp> Mmmm.... lunch vidio.
[11:11] <CoHChaosCreator> Agree
[11:11] <kitsune9tails> Hire Samuraiko!
[11:11] <CoelhoAzul> hi nanas!
[11:11] <FredrikSvanberg> she's already got a job..
[11:11] <short2care> Yeah I got that from her, Hire me already!!! heehee
[11:12] <CoHDifficultOne-1> Ah, nanas, hi there
[11:12] <short2care> I kinda wish they would hire her, sometimes her videos are better then Paragons
[11:12] <kitsune9tails> Hire Samuraiko! She can have two jobs!
[11:12] <FredrikSvanberg> usually they are better
[11:12] <CoHChaosCreator> XD
[11:12] <LocalHero2011> weather? who cares! next!
[11:12] <ZedOmega> What a tease. -
Quote:It will be a VIP account for 30 days only. After which you will have to subscribe or it will be a Premium account.Originally Posted by Airhammer
So tell me if I have this straight..
Start a Free Account.. upgrade it to VIP for a buck..
Then its a VIP account and when I dont pick up the subscription it becomes a Premium Account ??
Is this correct,, because if it is, Im definitely getting a second account finally.. -
Pricing feedback:
First off, I think you've hit the right price on some things, and maybe have over-shot on a couple things. However, it is a sale. I'll refer to the USD prices for the rest of the post.
Quote:This is a great lost-leader. It gets the free to play crowd the all-important taste to want to subscribe. It kills the argument that it costs too much to be able to send tells. However, I can say that you might want to keep the regular price. It isn't that much to convert the F2P demo to a full 30 day demo.Originally Posted by Avatea
City of Heroes Freedom™ VIP Starter Kit for only $0.99 (€0.79 / £0.59)
You might want to consider a 15-day VIP starter kit for $2.50 though.
I foresee a lot of these being picked up. Not my interest (I actually go out of my way to slow down and enjoy the game), but I can see people liking this. I don't think you need to keep them at an 80% discount from "regular" prices, but I think you'll do well with 25%-50% off of the regular pricing.Quote:Originally Posted by Avatea
XP Booster Temporary Power
I can see the appeal of this, but it comes too close to gambling with money for me to use the charges I already have. I'd like the idea of an increased drop rate, but I have no way to tell if this is effecting the drops or it is just the RNG setting me up for another disappointment.Quote:Originally Posted by Avatea
Windfall Temporary Power
I actually thought that this one was reasonably priced before, and the sale is nice. However I don't need it on my main account, and I'm not currently using my premium account very much.Quote:Originally Posted by Avatea
Invention License (30 days)
Other than the fact that I really don't need to transfer characters, this is a great deal.Quote:Originally Posted by Avatea
Character Server Transfer Token
I hardly use the freespecs I have, so I can't really comment about this one.Quote:Originally Posted by Avatea
Character Respec Token
The problem with inspirations is that their effects go away if you die, even if it is 5 seconds later. I don't think anything would cause as much buyer's remorse outside of the Super Packs.Quote:Originally Posted by Avatea
Large Inspirations (Qty 5, all types)
I wish I had the disposable income to use these to outfit my characters, but I don't. I'll have to live with either lower value IO versions or having them "turn off" if I exemplar more than 3 levels below the IOs. This puts me in a worse position than someone with a lot of disposable income. This lessens the value that I feel that I'm getting from being a VIP.Quote:Originally Posted by Avatea
Invention Origin Enhancement Sets
Numina's Convalescence (Lvl 30-50)
Regular Price: 1170 Points
Sale Price: 400 Points
Basilisk's Gaze (10-30)
Regular Price: 1070 Points
Sale Price: 400 Points
Kinetic Combat (20-35)
Regular Price: 775 Points
Sale Price: 400 Points
Luck of the Gambler (25-50)
Regular Price: 1125 Points
Sale Price: 400 Points
Bravo! This is a good sale item. After the sale, it should remain on the market for 800 points ($10). The other Booster packs (Technology, Magic, Mutant, Science) should also come back intact at 800 points as well.Quote:Originally Posted by Avatea
Martial Arts Super Booster Pack - Available 25-29 November Only -
Quote:I have the chat logs for all the ones I've been on for... It isn't pretty.Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
Also, the recorded shows don't include the chat.
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Quote:I have to share this post from Arcanaville that pretty much matches my attitude:Originally Posted by Fiery-Enforcer
Speak for yourself, if the instructions are bad, I won't listen to them. I can tell you that I wouldn't be the cause of a failed trial.
For example, if the leader said to use chokepoints on a BAF and if I'm on my SS/Fire I won't listen to them. How isn't my reasoning sound if I can kill all of the prisoners at a door without any problems?
Quote:Originally Posted by Arcanaville
A part of me says if the league can't get their act together, they should fail. That's what trial badges test for: league-wide performance. But on the other hand, the sometimes draconian steps necessary to *guarantee* such synchronicity are things that aren't explicitly necessary for success, and more difficult for some servers than others due to population. If the person is an idiot or can't listen, heck I'm fine with bumping them. But bumping every single person that shows *any* signs of not being a robot is not always practical.
And I say that as someone who, if the league leader told me to hover 48.2 feet above Antimatter and do the facepalm emote 4.5 seconds before the next Obliteration beam while wearing a bikini and a top hat, and I thought it would help, would set up special macros to do it.
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Quote:The thing is that the last sentence there is coming off as an excuse.Originally Posted by Texarkana
You do realize the scope of this conversation is working the BAF escapees, right? And you selectively omit the last sentence, which goes "As a rule, do not consider deviating from orders until you know exactly what and why things happen the way they do -- they're there for a reason."
You could have fooled me. On the other hand if enough people think they know better, that leads to chaos and failures.Quote:Originally Posted by Texarkana
I know you desperately want to be right, but I'm not advocating the wholesale disregard of the leader's instructions.
Stop right there. I read the full thread before responding in the first place. You should know that making assumptions will often backfire.Quote:Originally Posted by Texarkana
I understand where you come from in the first response as you probably had not read further
Your post came across with a condescending attitude and smiley appeared to make light of the fact that trials fail because people ignore instructions.
Given I was on a trial (Underground) last night where people were not following the leader's instructions, decided to rush ahead and stand still while only 3-4 players were guarding Des (who aggro'd on some critters in one of the hubs), I tend to have a somewhat jaundiced view of people's decision-making ability.Quote:Originally Posted by Texarkana
as well as create the perception that you have little faith in people's decision-making ability.
Some people deviate from any instruction because they think they know better than everyone else. There is really nothing more to it.Quote:Originally Posted by Texarkana
They also contribute nothing to the OP's original observation, which was about why some people deviate from the choke point instruction.
To address the original post:
Rikti Ship Raid Guide:
http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Rikti_Ship_Raid
Lambda Guide:
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=257398
How to tell AV's health:
There is an Info window with their health bars, you can click on the health bars to target the AVs if they are close to you, and the window has other important information like when the next ambush wave is arriving. -
Quote:Most of my characters go Ion for simple numbers: It can reliably hit the most targets.Originally Posted by Ultimus
Just curious why everyone goes Ion? I went with it for concept.
However:
My Ice/FF/Ice with Cryonic for theme.
My Illusion/Empath/PF has both Ion and Void.
My Fire/Fire/Fire Tank went Pyronic for theme.
My Ninja/Ninja/Ghost Widow Stalker went Void for theme.
My Bots/Dark MM went Ion for theme, but may eventually get Void as well. -
Quote:I suggest you read the following thread:Originally Posted by Texarkana
Also note, BAF is very forgiving in the sense that someone can disregard the leader's orders without jeopardizing everything
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=266307
It gets related to this around post 15. -
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Quote:I have and I don't care. I know that whatever your reasons are for not listening to instructions, your reasoning isn't sound. Not listening to instructions is the number one reason why I see so many trials fail.Originally Posted by Texarkana
Keep reading the thread ( ' ;
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Quote:I NEVER give that proviso, because I have experience that when too many people ignore what the league leader says, the trials fail. The person that gets blamed at that point is the league leader for "not adapting", which is garbage.Originally Posted by Texarkana
The use choke instruction is often given with the proviso that if you can solo a door, then you can go to a door.
Your opinion, but if you are in a league assembled by someone and not just a pile of people entering the LFG queue, by ignoring the leader you are more prone to fail.Quote:Originally Posted by Texarkana
Personally, my scrapper and my blaster can solo/near solo doors with lore pets so I go to the door. In my opinion, it's also far more effective use of my area attack powers.
And there might be a tactical reason for the league leader to request you to do something.Quote:Originally Posted by Texarkana
Chokes are well and good for controllers to lockdown strays, but relying on them exclusively denies you an opportunity to do tremendous damage to the prisoners between the time they spawn and then reach the choke point. -
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Quote:No, they can't. At most they can be slowed (but they were supposed to be immune to that too).Originally Posted by Trilby
But they can be immobilized, I do believe.
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If you are talking about the Incarnate Trials, Siege & Nightstar are immune to confuse effects. Don't even bother trying. And to the best of my recollection, they can't be held either.
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I've mention that several times in the last few months.
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Quote:See TonyV's post here:Originally Posted by Shard_Warrior
I was going to go on there and see if Turbo posted any new pics of him wearning his Batman underoos only to find the site being directed to Paragon Wiki? What gives?
Titan Network: Need some assistance