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  1. Altoholic_Monkey

    In game Lotto

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kitsune Knight View Post
    Or, to play your local government-run lottery.


    Not like a video-poker game is going to get an M rating just for being a poker game.
    I wasn't talking about a change in the rating just the fact that having the Teen rating means perhaps the game doesn't need to walk down that line.

    Government run lottery is still gambling...they just get their cut up front.
  2. Altoholic_Monkey

    In game Lotto

    I don't think this teen rated game is going have a lottery which is basically encouraging gambling.
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Moderator 08 View Post
    Please refer to the Message Forum Rules and Guidelines.



    Hope that clears this up!

    Should have looked there first. Thanks Mr 8
  4. Altoholic_Monkey

    Guide to Guides

    Quote:
    160 Named Colors for the Color Blind (CoH/V) Altoholic_Monkey [I8]
    Title of the thread has changed along with the palettes, link is correct.

    New Title: Named Color Palettes for the Color Blind

    Updated 2009 includes, costume and skin palettes. Will also include i16 power customization palettes.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by EnnVee View Post
    well, I had to edit my sig yet again, I was informed that it was to large so I removed my awesome bumper sticker, adn here is the new result. I guess it's ok. . . . but it's not saying what I wanted now. . . what do you all think about it ?
    What were the dimensions of your original sig? This would give folks an idea on what might be considered as too large.
  6. Original post updated with links to new/revised palettes. Will continue to be updated as I work on naming the new palettes for powers customization.

    Skin Color Palette finally completed

  7. Training Day Challenge -- Winners

    Please join me in congratulating the winners of the Training Day Challenge! Each team did a fantastic job on some very tough missions. For the teams who took on the extra challenge of Bunny Bonus, Smurphy has decided to allow us to award the bonus, instead of competing against his time.

    We're pleased that each server (Freedom, Justice & Virtue) had a team that completed the challenge! We'll be contacting the team leaders to award them their prizes.

    Congratultions!

    WINNER Grand Prize - 2.1 Billion
    Official Time: 1:04:45
    Server: Justice
    Faction: Villains

    Supergroup: The Doom Legion / Buffer Overrun
    Team Leader: @Road Rage
    Member 1:@Breezie
    Member 2:@Fox Sterling
    Member 3:@Top Doc
    Member 4:@Ritsa
    Member 5:@Stone Monument

    WINNER Bunny Bonus Prize - 1 Billion
    Official Time: 1:29:00 *Eligible for Bunny Bonus - LEVEL 5 Difficulty*
    Server: Virtue
    Faction: Mixed

    Supergroup: Ars Heroica
    Team Leader: @Suichiro
    Member 1: @Decaying Rose
    Member 2: @Gibe
    Member 3: @WhiteTigerWasp
    Member 4: @Sister Shadow
    Member 5: @FP
    Member 6: @Daristar

    WINNER Never Give Up Award - 200 Million
    Official Time: 1:43:17
    Server: Freedom
    Faction: Villain
    Supergroup: Dark Kingdom

    Team Leader:@LegacyX
    Member 1: @Pyrocore
    Member 2: @Soultrap
    Member 3: @Streeja
    Member 4: @Tarashani
    Member 5: @Hate hM
    Member 6: @Rutheless
    Member 7: @murder inc.


    WINNER Bunny Bonus Attempt - 350 Million
    Official Time: 2:04:20 ** Eligible for Bunny Bonus - LEVEL 5 Difficiulty*
    Server: Justice
    Faction: Mixed

    Team Leader: @GravityGiggler
    Member 1: @Jet Lightning
    Member 2: @Ozmosis
    Member 3: @Creepy Chick
    Member 4: @snowlarl
    Member 5: @pvpgod
    Member 6: @Who's House

  8. Training Day Challenge -- Winners

    Please join me in congratulating the winners of the Training Day Challenge! Each team did a fantastic job on some very tough missions. For the teams who took on the extra challenge of Bunny Bonus, Smurphy has decided to allow us to award the bonus, instead of competing against his time.

    We're pleased that each server (Freedom, Justice & Virtue) had a team that completed the challenge! We'll be contacting the team leaders to award them their prizes.

    Congratultions!

    WINNER Grand Prize - 2.1 Billion
    Official Time: 1:04:45
    Server: Justice
    Faction: Villains

    Supergroup: The Doom Legion / Buffer Overrun
    Team Leader: @Road Rage
    Member 1:@Breezie
    Member 2:@Fox Sterling
    Member 3:@Top Doc
    Member 4:@Ritsa
    Member 5:@Stone Monument

    WINNER Bunny Bonus Prize - 1 Billion
    Official Time: 1:29:00 *Eligible for Bunny Bonus - LEVEL 5 Difficulty*
    Server: Virtue
    Faction: Mixed

    Supergroup: Ars Heroica
    Team Leader: @Suichiro
    Member 1: @Decaying Rose
    Member 2: @Gibe
    Member 3: @WhiteTigerWasp
    Member 4: @Sister Shadow
    Member 5: @FP
    Member 6: @Daristar

    WINNER Never Give Up Award - 200 Million
    Official Time: 1:43:17
    Server: Freedom
    Faction: Villain
    Supergroup: Dark Kingdom

    Team Leader:@LegacyX
    Member 1: @Pyrocore
    Member 2: @Soultrap
    Member 3: @Streeja
    Member 4: @Tarashani
    Member 5: @Hate hM
    Member 6: @Rutheless
    Member 7: @murder inc.


    WINNER Bunny Bonus Attempt - 350 Million
    Official Time: 2:04:20 ** Eligible for Bunny Bonus - LEVEL 5 Difficiulty*
    Server: Justice
    Faction: Mixed

    Team Leader: @GravityGiggler
    Member 1: @Jet Lightning
    Member 2: @Ozmosis
    Member 3: @Creepy Chick
    Member 4: @snowlarl
    Member 5: @pvpgod
    Member 6: @Who's House

  9. Training Day Challenge -- Winners

    Please join me in congratulating the winners of the Training Day Challenge! Each team did a fantastic job on some very tough missions. For the teams who took on the extra challenge of Bunny Bonus, Smurphy has decided to allow us to award the bonus, instead of competing against his time.

    We're pleased that each server (Freedom, Justice & Virtue) had a team that completed the challenge! We'll be contacting the team leaders to award them their prizes.

    Congratultions!

    WINNER Grand Prize - 2.1 Billion
    Official Time: 1:04:45
    Server: Justice
    Faction: Villains

    Supergroup: The Doom Legion / Buffer Overrun
    Team Leader: @Road Rage
    Member 1:@Breezie
    Member 2:@Fox Sterling
    Member 3:@Top Doc
    Member 4:@Ritsa
    Member 5:@Stone Monument

    WINNER Bunny Bonus Prize - 1 Billion
    Official Time: 1:29:00 *Eligible for Bunny Bonus - LEVEL 5 Difficulty*
    Server: Virtue
    Faction: Mixed

    Supergroup: Ars Heroica
    Team Leader: @Suichiro
    Member 1: @Decaying Rose
    Member 2: @Gibe
    Member 3: @WhiteTigerWasp
    Member 4: @Sister Shadow
    Member 5: @FP
    Member 6: @Daristar

    WINNER Never Give Up Award - 200 Million
    Official Time: 1:43:17
    Server: Freedom
    Faction: Villain
    Supergroup: Dark Kingdom

    Team Leader:@LegacyX
    Member 1: @Pyrocore
    Member 2: @Soultrap
    Member 3: @Streeja
    Member 4: @Tarashani
    Member 5: @Hate hM
    Member 6: @Rutheless
    Member 7: @murder inc.


    WINNER Bunny Bonus Attempt - 350 Million
    Official Time: 2:04:20 ** Eligible for Bunny Bonus - LEVEL 5 Difficiulty*
    Server: Justice
    Faction: Mixed

    Team Leader: @GravityGiggler
    Member 1: @Jet Lightning
    Member 2: @Ozmosis
    Member 3: @Creepy Chick
    Member 4: @snowlarl
    Member 5: @pvpgod
    Member 6: @Who's House
  10. The RO 4th Anniversary Celebration ends Sunday Aug 30th, but there's still time to win prizes!

    -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

    Screenshot Scavenger Hunt -- Villains
    Saturday, August 15 @ 12am ET - Sunday, August 30th @ 11:59pm ET
    We post a list, you take screenshots and win a prize. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!
    Server: Freedom, Justice & Virtue
    Contact: @Dr. Robert / @Alty
    Total Prize Value: 500 million Inf


    Click here for Screenshot List


    Training Day Challenge -- Heroes & Villains
    Saturday, August 15 @ 12am ET - Sunday, August 30th @ 11:59pm ET
    Take a team of 5-7 players thorough a series of six MA missions and live to tell about it. Do it quickly and get rewarded handsomely. There also a Bunny Bonus (aka Smurphy's challenge)
    Server: Freedom, Justice & Virtue
    Contact: @Alty
    Prizes: 300 million x7 + 5 Participation Points| Total Prize Value: 2.1 Billion Inf
    Bunny Bonus: 1 Billion Inf + extras


    Read the Rules


    Participation Raffle
    Monday, August 31
    Each anniversary event has points attached to it. Collect points, win stuff. Exception: Costume Contest.
    Prize: 400 million Influence x2, 40 million x10, 10 million x40 | Total Prize Value: 1.6 billion Inf
  11. The RO 4th Anniversary Celebration ends Sunday Aug 30th, but there's still time to win prizes!

    -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

    Screenshot Scavenger Hunt -- Villains
    Saturday, August 15 @ 12am ET - Sunday, August 30th @ 11:59pm ET
    We post a list, you take screenshots and win a prize. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!
    Server: Freedom, Justice & Virtue
    Contact: @Dr. Robert / @Alty
    Total Prize Value: 500 million Inf


    Click here for Screenshot List


    Training Day Challenge -- Heroes & Villains
    Saturday, August 15 @ 12am ET - Sunday, August 30th @ 11:59pm ET
    Take a team of 5-7 players thorough a series of six MA missions and live to tell about it. Do it quickly and get rewarded handsomely. There also a Bunny Bonus (aka Smurphy's challenge)
    Server: Freedom, Justice & Virtue
    Contact: @Alty
    Prizes: 300 million x7 + 5 Participation Points| Total Prize Value: 2.1 Billion Inf
    Bunny Bonus: 1 Billion Inf + extras


    Read the Rules


    Participation Raffle
    Monday, August 31
    Each anniversary event has points attached to it. Collect points, win stuff. Exception: Costume Contest.
    Prize: 400 million Influence x2, 40 million x10, 10 million x40 | Total Prize Value: 1.6 billion Inf
  12. The RO 4th Anniversary Celebration ends Sunday Aug 30th, but there's still time to win prizes!

    -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

    “Save the Day with RO” - Zone Event/GM Hunting - Heroes
    Freedom/Heroes: Sunday, August 30 @ 6pm - 10pm ET
    Patrol the Paragon City with RO! Take down giant monsters, save a city from crazy clockwork machines, zombies and alien invasions. Generally do hero stuff with us and maybe earn a badge or two along with some points.
    Server: Justice & Freedom
    Contact: @Bobaloo
    Prizes: 3 Participation Points




    Screenshot Scavenger Hunt -- Villains
    Saturday, August 15 @ 12am ET - Sunday, August 30th @ 11:59pm ET
    We post a list, you take screenshots and win a prize. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!
    Server: Freedom, Justice & Virtue
    Contact: @Dr. Robert / @Alty
    Total Prize Value: 500 million Inf


    Click here for Screenshot List


    Training Day Challenge -- Heroes & Villains
    Saturday, August 15 @ 12am ET - Sunday, August 30th @ 11:59pm ET
    Take a team of 5-7 players thorough a series of six MA missions and live to tell about it. Do it quickly and get rewarded handsomely. There also a Bunny Bonus (aka Smurphy's challenge)
    Server: Freedom, Justice & Virtue
    Contact: @Alty
    Prizes: 300 million x7 + 5 Participation Points| Total Prize Value: 2.1 Billion Inf
    Bunny Bonus: 1 Billion Inf + extras


    Read the Rules


    Participation Raffle
    Monday, August 31
    Each anniversary event has points attached to it. Collect points, win stuff. Exception: Costume Contest.
    Prize: 400 million Influence x2, 40 million x10, 10 million x40 | Total Prize Value: 1.6 billion Inf
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by EmperorSteele View Post
    ...Can you guys extend the contest until I16 is live? I'll gladly solo this set for 5 @ +2 & No AVs for a fraction of the reward, but I can't seem to get anyone else to stick with me when i grab 4 dudes on rugged *frowney face*

    Heck, maybe I'll do the arcs that way anyway, reward be damned. I gots ta PROVE mahself!
    We can't make any decisions on contest extensions at this time. There's another team scheduled to run and the celebration is over on Sunday 11:59pm EST/8.59pm PST...so if that team finishes all six mission they'll win because there isn't any other competition. The SG Leader team can't win anything.

    This would be a good time to try and draft up a team, your odds of winning are very high.
  14. On Sunday a team of RO SG leaders completed the Training Day Challenge in 2 hours and 5 mins. That team is not eligible for the prize, so the 2.1 billion is still waiting to be claimed. They did at least provide a time to beat.

    Here's a repost of some tips I wrote:
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Altoholic_Monkey View Post
    Everyone did a great job even on the tough times, map lag issue (fixed now) and I disconnected twice. Thanks for the all the SG leaders who ran through all 6 mission in remarkable time.

    For those who may want to try it, here are my suggestions:
    • Do your homework (RECON) so you know what you're up against. - Check out all 6 missions solo (with stealth ability) first before you draft up a team.
    • Form a plan of attack -- The tactics you normally use on standard missions may not work.
    • Accept the inevitability of face planting and team wipes. (It will happen....A LOT)
    • The empowerment stations are your friends.
    • The first mission is meant to be tough, do not get discouraged. (It's a challenge for a reason)
    Big Hint: Watch NPC Chatter for AV locations and ambush cues. Pulling is a good tactic, use it when possible.

    The 4th Anniversary celebration ends on the 30th (Sunday) so if you're going to attempt the Challenge please post in the thread, contact me via PM on this forum or send me a global on/offline tell @Alty.
  15. On Sunday a team of RO SG leaders completed the Training Day Challenge in 2 hours and 5 mins. That team is not eligible for the prize, so the 2.1 billion is still waiting to be claimed. They did at least provide a time to beat.

    Here's a repost of some tips I wrote:
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Altoholic_Monkey View Post
    Everyone did a great job even on the tough times, map lag issue (fixed now) and I disconnected twice. Thanks for the all the SG leaders who ran through all 6 mission in remarkable time.

    For those who may want to try it, here are my suggestions:
    • Do your homework (RECON) so you know what you're up against. - Check out all 6 missions solo (with stealth ability) first before you draft up a team.
    • Form a plan of attack -- The tactics you normally use on standard missions may not work.
    • Accept the inevitability of face planting and team wipes. (It will happen....A LOT)
    • The empowerment stations are your friends.
    • The first mission is meant to be tough, do not get discouraged. (It's a challenge for a reason)
    Big Hint: Watch NPC Chatter for AV locations and ambush cues. Pulling is a good tactic, use it when possible.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by SailorDRush View Post
    [...]Time for Team RO was 2:05 at challenge lvl 3. Again, excellent work by everyone! Looks like the team to beat can't win the challenge!
    Everyone did a great job even on the tough times, map lag issue (fixed now) and I disconnected twice. Thanks for the all the SG leaders who ran through all 6 mission in remarkable time.

    For those who may want to try it, here are my suggestions:
    • Do your homework (RECON) so you know what you're up against. - Check out all 6 missions solo (with stealth ability) first before you draft up a team.
    • Form a plan of attack -- The tactics you normally use on standard missions may not work.
    • Accept the inevitability of face planting and team wipes. (It will happen....A LOT)
    • The empowerment stations are your friends.
    • The first mission is meant to be tough, do not get discouraged. (It's a challenge for a reason)
    Big Hint: Watch NPC Chatter for AV locations and ambush cues. Pulling is a good tactic, use it when possible.
  17. Anniversary Event Today!
    Sewer Run -- Heroes
    Saturday, August 22 @ 7 pm ET
    Teams of lowbies running through the sewers aided by higher level heroes for fun and mayhem!
    Server: Freedom
    Contact: @Merryl
    Prizes: 2 Participation Points
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by SpotFire View Post
    It was the one in the RWZ that was the worst.
    The one before was laggy but we were still able to function.

    Thank you for putting this contest on!
    Hmm, I'll tweak that one a bit to see if it can lessen the load. Would you tell me, what size was your team and which difficulty setting did you use?
    Since the sandman doesn't want to visit me tonight, I'll check those missions and tweak as needed should be republished by the time you read this (okay maybe 10 mins from then)

    EDIT: Well, the RWZ one doesn't have any patrols, but what could be causing it is the powers the NPCs are using. The Cap one has NPC with Force Fields and Sonic bubbles. The RWZ one there are dark, tanker auras and storm powers. Outside of tweaking the NPC to limit certain powers, there's not much else I can change. Sorry for the trouble your team was having. On an official run, those kind of things wouldn't count against your time.
  19. There has been an update to the Training Day missions, tonight. There were some settings that needed to be reduced.
    Hopefully this will make it easier on teams. If anyone has trouble, please leave feedback on the mission using the AE feedback tool.
    We want folks to win the prize, we don't want it to be an exercise in frustration.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by SpotFire View Post
    Some of the missions are very laggy, so mutch so that the lag is getting us killed.
    As in we are unable to move!
    There has been an update to the Training Day missions, tonight. There were some settings that needed to be reduced.
    Hopefully this will make it easier on teams. If anyone has trouble, please leave feedback on the mission using the AE feedback tool.
    We want folks to win the prize, we don't want it to be an exercise in frustration.

    Spot: Which mission(s) was giving you trouble...I imagine it may be the ambush burst. This is one of the settings that was reduced.
  21. Here's some helpful hints about the missions in the Training Day Challenge:

    1. There are no "defeat alls"

    2. All NPCs are custom characters based on alts of RO members

    3. The NPC in each mission represents RO SGs For example: The first mission (Morning) has NPCs from Green Machine [Empathy Defenders] & Faithful Fans of Fallout (Radiation Def/Con)

    4. Mostly outdoor maps used (5 missions) and 1 cargo ship map.

    5. There are no minions.

    ...Good luck everyone!
  22. Here's some helpful hints about the missions in the Training Day Challenge:

    1. There are no "defeat alls"

    2. All NPCs are custom characters based on alts of RO members

    3. The NPC in each mission represents RO SGs For example: The first mission (Morning) has NPCs from Green Machine [Empathy Defenders] & Faithful Fans of Fallout (Radiation Def/Con)

    4. Mostly outdoor maps used (5 missions) and 1 cargo ship map.

    5. There are no minions.

    ...Good luck everyone!
  23. Here's some helpful hints about the missions in the Training Day Challenge:

    1. There are no "defeat alls"

    2. All NPCs are custom characters based on alts of RO members

    3. The NPC in each mission represents RO SGs For example: The first mission (Morning) has NPCs from Green Machine [Empathy Defenders] & Faithful Fans of Fallout (Radiation Def/Con)

    4. Mostly outdoor maps used (5 missions) and 1 cargo ship map.

    5. There are no minions.

    ...Good luck everyone!
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by EmperorSteele View Post
    Heh, it's funny you should say that. I've had this suspicion that you guys would totally change the missions after you get submissions for team-runs.

    Team Leader: "Hey wait this was a boat before why're we on the Eden map HAX!!!"
    Nope we wouldn't do that to anyone. We want people to have fun on our anniversary, no tricks involved. The prize is available to those who want it.

    I created the Training Day series in I14. I took it down in July to add more RO characters and tweak a few things when some MA features were added, but those missions have been around for several months. No plans to change them now.

    In case you're wondering about maps, 5 out of the 6 missions are on outdoor maps and 1 is on a cargo ship. It's pretty much a straight up beat down against custom characters that are actual alts of RO members.
  25. Quote:
    Originally Posted by EmperorSteele View Post
    Is the 3 bil PER player or is it divided among the players on the team? (actually, 3 bil per player would be obnoxious because there's a 2 bil cap per character... everyone would have to get the money spread out among their alts. Plus, you'd need to bank 21 billion influence in the event that a full team DOES beat Smurphy's challenge AND gets a faster time than the other teams, not including the prizes for everyone else. Still, I prefer clarity when it comes to these things =)

    It's at the top of the OP...but I can clarify.
    The billions (2.1B Normal & 1B Bunny Bonus) would be split between your team of 5 - 7 members.

    Draft your team, if your team wants more cash (if your team wins), play with 5...or sweet talk your teammates out their shares, greed is good Although, you may have a tougher time of it with just 5.

    We want to give away the prizes so we're not trying to make it impossible, just fun and challenging for folks. The missions are up so you can test them out, take a peek whatever you need to do.