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  1. Snow Globe
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aggelakis View Post
    28 for Loyal Customer, not 29 (Tenacious was #29).

    ((( Also, if you were at Loyal Customer, you would have 7 tokens for 7 years, not 5 tokens for 5 years. Either you weren't at Loyal Customer, or you weren't at 5 years. That is a confusing point in your post. )))

    Additionally, if you were not going to get a veteran reward in September, it doesn't seem like you would be getting a token awarded FOR September. (Read back in the thread regarding the discussion between myself, Kosmos, and Snow Globe.)
    Ok, to try to eliminate any confusion, see this spreadsheet:

    Paragon Reward Token Calculations - Rewards Tokens for I21 Launch

    If a player had 60 months as of August 31, 2011, then they would have 27 Paragon Reward Tokens for Freedom launch. If their account turned 60 during September, then the account should have 28 Paragon Reward Tokens before purchases.

    Add 1 Paragon Reward Token for October, plus however many for buying Paragon Points.
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    Badge missions

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Eric Nelson View Post
    If I'm not mistaken, the stand-alone badge missions are always at the very bottom of their respective range's list...
    Yes, but in this case (Hydra Dimension), it is the very last item on the 40-45 list.
  3. Snow Globe
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
    Because Reward Tokens being awarded are on an individual basis (there's not a single date everyone receives them on and they can vary based on circumstances which affected the old Veteran Reward system) it's been difficult to post a one off, this covers everything explanation.
    Can you tell the people responsible that this, exactly, is the problem with how these are being handed out. The people responsible for NOT handing them all out on a single date for everyone is to blame for this on-going, for lack of a better word, farce. This is not the proper way to treat paying customers in a transparent manner.

    I get that the customer relations alone is a nightmare and you aren't responsible for this mess.

    Oh, and the account page still lists things as "perks" (the now closed mmorpg.com's giveaway of the 30 day flight pack)... Given that the game knows what code is applied, so should my account page.

    There comes a point where the staff responsible for accounts is simply failing to do what should be required of them. We're past that point.
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    Badge missions

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kederren View Post
    IS THIS TRUE???

    The only attempt that I have ever made at Pither's missions was on my main/badge/souvenir hunter. This was some time around I14. I had heard of the Efficiency Expert badge and wanted to make a run at it. Was looking forward to it as a challenge.
    Depends on the mission. Only 5 missions are needed for the badge.

    Check this guide I just made: Mini-Badge Guide and Popmenu: Efficiency Expert
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    Guide to Guides

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  6. Snow Globe
    There is a lot of confusion for this badge and how to tell if you can still get it.

    You have to do the following 5 missions ONLY, they must be successful, and only the mission holder gets the badge. This is a level 45-50 badge and you only get one chance at it.
    1. Steal formula from Crey
    2. Kick Longbow out of base
    3. Get Info About Malta Group
    4. Kidnap Diocletian
    5. Beat some sense into Fortunata Iverson (both parts - untimed and timed.)
    Each of those 5 missions has to be completed for the Efficiency Expert Badge to award. They might not be given in the same order.

    So how do you check? Here is my solution, I check for the hidden badges:

    Popmenu for the Efficiency Expert badge:
    Code: 
    // Expansion Reporter PopMenu
// Written By: Snow Globe
// Version 1
//
Menu "EEBadge"
{
	Title "Missions Succeeded"
	Divider
	LockedOption
	{
		DisplayName "Steal formula from Crey"
		Command nop
		Badge Efficiency1
	}
	LockedOption
	{
		DisplayName "Kick Longbow out of base"
		Command nop
		Badge Efficiency2
	}
	LockedOption
	{
		DisplayName "Get Info About Malta Group"
		Command nop
		Badge Efficiency3
	}
	LockedOption
	{
		DisplayName "Kidnap Diocletian"
		Command nop
		Badge Efficiency4
	}
	LockedOption
	{
		DisplayName "Beat some sense into Fortunata Iverson"
		Command nop
		Badge Efficiency5
	}
}
    How to use:

    You should have something like: <game folder>\data\texts\English\Menus\

    If you are using a different language (French or Deutsche), substitute that for "English".

    If you don't have the folders, create them:

    In your game folder (likely along the lines of C:\Program Files\City of Heroes for Windows, Resourses\Transgaming\Coh for Macs, Linux players should know where they've put the game folder), create a "data" folder.
    In the data folder, create a "texts" folder.
    In that folder, create a "English" folder.
    In that folder, create a "Menus" folder.

    If you do have the folders or have created them, copy the code in the code box into a plain text file (not Microsoft Word). Save that as eebadge.txt in the menus folder.

    To check in game if you have successfully completed the "right" missions, you can now use the in game command: /popmenu EEBadge
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    Badge missions

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wing_Leader View Post
    Yes, you are right, I am getting my needed-for-Portal-Jockey badges all mixed up.

    I will have to look for "Hydra Dimension" in the flashback system; I swear I tried to find that a few days ago but failed. Hmm.
    Hydra Dimension is at the very bottom of the 40-45 list.
  9. Snow Globe
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
    Because further posts may confuse more than explain, we're advising those who feel that their Paragon Reward Token status, Paragon Point status or Server Transfer token status is inaccurate to please file a Customer Support appeal either in game (include the words "Paragon Reward Token" in the subject line) or through email by visiting https://support.cityofheroes.com. The Customer Service team has access to your individual records and will be able to review them for accuracy and concisely explain when you should receive all of your VIP benefits on a monthly basis.
    Zwillinger, I tried that at 10/13/2011. I got the run-around from several high level GMs.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Snow Globe
    Please, can you at least confirm the day of the month I am or was supposed to expect the reward token?
    At which point I got the exact same response as your original post for this thread.

    Reference: 111014-000310

    Edit:
    I'm not including their responses because of Forum Rules.
  10. Snow Globe
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kragothe View Post
    Right, and without the quotes the command will not work correct?
    Correct.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kragothe View Post
    There is no way to make a pop menu to beginchat with a global chat channel?
    Only if the channel doesn't have any spaces.

    This would work (no spaces, but needs a channel change):
    Option "Level50" "beginchat /send level50 "

    This can't work (has spaces, won't work):
    Option "Level 50" "beginchat /send "level 50" "
  11. Snow Globe
    Everyone at the Titan Network has my sympathies for this.
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Stone Daemon View Post
    What do you guys think?
    This:



    Note the power icon.
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    Badge missions

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wing_Leader View Post
    Oops, sorry, I was thinking of Maria's "Defeat <boss> and his cronies" mission which also grants Multidimensional (it's not a Hydra mission).
    The mission I think you are thinking of is "Stop the Ritual, Defeat Nightstar" which gives the Shrouded badge, not Multidimensional.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wing_Leader View Post
    So you're saying the Unai Kemen mission is available via Flashback?
    Yes, the last time I checked that is how I got that badge.

    Edit:
    Just checked, in flashback, it is the "Hydra Dimension" from Tina. Though you can do the Save 1,000 worlds arc from Unai to get it as well if I remember right.
  14. Snow Globe
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
    There has been some recent confusion surrounding the schedule for the awarding of Paragon Points and Paragon Reward Tokens included as part of your VIP subscription. When we first announced the details surrounding Freedom, we communicated that players would receive their monthly stipend of Paragon Points and Paragon Reward Token on their monthly billing date. Unfortunately, due to technical limitations of the Paragon Rewards Program and safeguards with the stipend system there have been some adjustments to the cadence of release for these VIP Benefits.

    So how will VIP subscribers be awarded their monthly stipends and Reward Tokens?

    Let’s address your Paragon Points first. If your game account has a bill day between the 1st of the month to the 10th of the month, you should expect your October stipend of Paragon Points on October 11th, provided your VIP subscription continues. Over the next few months, your stipend date will line up with your bill date as long as you maintain the VIP status of your game account. If your game account has a bill day between the 11th of the month to the 31st of the month, you will receive your Paragon Points on your game accounts billing date, as long as you maintain the VIP status of your game account.

    The monthly Paragon Reward Tokens are awarded differently. They follow the same schedule as the old Veteran Reward program. This means you may not receive them on the same date that you receive your monthly VIP Paragon Rewards Points. Veteran rewards were calculated based on the time your game account was actually playable with active paid game time, and not just based on your bill date. Just as a temporary block changed your Veteran Reward dates, these types of things changes to your game account will also change the date you receive your monthly VIP Paragon Reward Tokens. You also have to play out the month of game time before receiving the tokens. You may pay for time in advance, but you have to play out the time before you receive your next reward.

    We sincerely apologize for any confusion that this may have caused. I know that many are anxious to receive their monthly points, especially in light of our weekly releases in the Paragon Market. Hopefully this post will help set expectations moving forward and allay concerns you have about receiving your points for October.

    Thanks!

    -Z
    Zwillinger, can you please pass along to the powers that be that these are STILL not working.

    On September 13, a player got:
    • 1 Character Transfer Token. (Worked!)
    • 1 Allotment of Paragon Points (Either 400 or 550 depending on your Paragon Reward Status). (Worked!)
    • 1 Reward Token -IF- your old Veteran Rewards Program was due in September (if not, you didn't get a token - a 1 out of 5 chance of getting this token).(W T F! Basically Paragon Studios told, on average, 4 out of 5 subscribers that their subscription during September wasn't good enough to give them what was promised)

    If you had an active account:
    • On October 1st you got a second character transfer token. (Worked!)
    • If you had a billing date from Oct 1-13, you got your Paragon Points allotment (400-550 depending on Paragon Reward Status), else you should have received the points on your billing date. (Partially worked!)
    • Some people have received their Paragon Reward token last week (Oct 23-24) Some people STILL haven't received their Paragon Reward Token.(W T F! Why hasn't this been addressed? The character transfer subscription perk works. Why ins't the same mechanism being used for all of them? You don't seem to be allowed to tell us, and there is no logical justification for the how these perks are being rewarded.)

    November 1st you will get another character transfer token, if you are subscribed. (Probably will work!)
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    Re: reward tokens

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by OneFrigidWitch View Post
    Yes. I have been told I would get reward token(s) on the 28th of October, since I was active since before Freedom launched (and have had a 1 year vip sub since before Freedom hit.....). I do not know where the original thread on this went, so I am restarting one.

    Other than me, who else _still_ has not gotten their reward tokens? I have gotten 2 char transfers already but 0 reward tokens. Doesnt this indicate I am not just 1, but 2 short?
    On September 13, you got:
    1 Character Transfer Token.
    1 Allotment of Paragon Points (Either 400 or 550 depending on your Paragon Reward Status).
    1 Reward Token -IF- your old Veteran Rewards Program was due in September (if not, you didn't get a token - a 1 out of 5 chance of getting this token).

    If you had an active account:
    On October 1st you got a second character transfer token.

    If you had a billing date from Oct 1-13, you got your Paragon Points allotment (400-550 depending on Paragon Reward Status), else you should have received the points on your billing date.

    Some people have received their Paragon Reward token last week (Oct 23-24).

    November 1st you will get another character transfer token, if you are subscribed.

    Official thread:
    http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=274270
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    Badge missions

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wing_Leader View Post
    Isn't it also possible to never get either of the two Hydra missions (one from Tina Macintyre, the other from Maria Jenkins) that awards the Multidimensional badge (required for the Portal Jockey Accolade)? You aren't guaranteed to get either of those two missions just because they become a contact, are you? As far as I can tell, neither mission is available in the Flashback list.
    First off it isn't Maria that gives the Hydra Mission, it is Unai Kemen. Second, it is possible to get that mission via flashback.

    Also the Negotiator Badge mission isn't accessible via Flashback currently due to a bug.
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    Are you crafting the right amount of the upper/lower limit of the requirements?

    You need to make 50% of the lower and 50% of the higher, and if there is one remaining, it can be either high or low.

    So for the 15-20 badges you need to craft half level 15s and half level 20s. If the number is odd, then the last one can be either 15 or 20.
  18. Snow Globe
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Twigman View Post
    lets do this then ... have an accolade.
    team player: once 1million prestige is earned by a player ... they either get: an inherent buff of +2 to team def, or an inherent +1 self def for each player in their team.
    That woulds be cool.
    A super group earning 1 million prestige gets: Benedict DR-2 Turret Plans

    Heck, here are links to all the super group achievements:
    http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Supergroup_Badges
  19. Snow Globe
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DreadShinobi View Post
    Example of how trial could be shortened....
    Using this map:
    I'll just point out that your map lacks a few bombs in the spore tunnels:


    Courtesy of Zombie Man.
  20. Snow Globe
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Laevateinn View Post
    Fail conditions are a welcome addition to the game. They reward speed, efficiency and strategy over players banging their heads against a wall until it gives way. If anything, I'd make all group content timed and failable. Take more than 2 hours to do the STF? Lord Recluse steals every superpower in the world, you lose. Better luck next time.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Laevateinn View Post
    Add a message box that pops up at the beginning of the trial, informing people that failure is a part of learning, to enjoy themselves regardless of the outcome, and that time spent playing is not a "waste" just because you did not get video game money at the end of it.
    If the developers did what you say you want, the game would shut down due to most players leaving.

    Get over yourself.

    Edit:
    From your posting history you clearly want the trials to mark an "elite" status. That opinion isn't shared by most players. That opinion isn't even publically shared with the developers. The developers are annoyed that Keyes and Underground aren't being run, so there is clearly a problem. That problem isn't going to just go away by causing the trials to fail even more than they already are or by telling players to basically "suck it up".
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aura_Familia View Post
    I remember we had a huge argument/discussion of open vs. closed leagues when the trials were first introduced. For Snow to say this (and Arcanaville's recent comments) says all there needs to about how unfriendly the UG Trial is to Pugging.
    It is a choice I never wanted to make. However it is simply not worth my time to do this trial with a group that is inexperienced or doesn't pay attention. Of course that means people don't get the experience either.
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Cuppa_A61Sun View Post
    Okay, so doing this on a mac, I was able to find Resources folder for City of Heroes but I'm not clear on where I should add the texts\English\Menus or would it be different folder setup for Mac?

    I have Resourses\Transgaming\Coh folder but am not clear where or what I should add for the .mnu folders.

    Thanx in advance for any help.
    In the Resourses\Transgaming\Coh Folder, create a "data" folder.
    In that folder, create a "texts" folder.
    In that folder, create a "English" folder.
    In that folder, create a "Menus" folder.
    In that folder, put the .mnu files.
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kragothe View Post
    I hope I did not miss the answer to this somewhere but;

    Is there a way to make a popmenu the starts a message to a channel? For example:
    Option "Level 50" "beginchat /send "level 50" "
    That does not appear to work as it seems anything past /send is not there. Any ideas?
    You can't have multiple quotes in the popmenus.

    I've highlighted the problem parts. In other words, it isn't going to work for you.
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kitsune9tails View Post
    What I am taking away from all this is:

    If you are leading a trial, and do not positively know that every person in the league knows what to do because they have done it successfully before, multiple times, in your personal presence...

    ...explain everything as if everyone had their hand up saying, "I have never done this before" because there is someone in the league who has not done it and has no clue and is afraid to say it.

    You should only relent in boring the vets with these instructions (and really, they can just tab out to minesweeper or whatever) if everyone on the league swears to you "I know I know let's get on with it already".

    ...is that a fair assessment?
    No. I think there is a balance. It is the leader's responsibility to let everyone know that they can ask questions (fostering a good league is a rare talent, it seems). Yet a player new to the trial has a responsibility as well: they need to speak up when they are confused and need instructions. If those instructions are not being provided however, then yes, the leader is at fault.

    It shouldn't be the default answer to tell the new player "just follow along", because we get exactly what we have on the live servers: People not doing the trials.

    You can't expect people to "just know" what to do. If you do expect that as a leader, then yes, you are a bad leader. If you are in a Trial that the leader isn't helping and don't help yourself, you are reducing the amount of players that will do future trials.