Blacier

Team Omega agrees with the Replacement player rules in the statement that If a replacement is needed that player is added to the team permanently and the original player is removed for the remainder of the season.

As well Team Omega in NO way endorses any type of substitutions for any reason.

Sounds good. Run n Shoot accepts challenge. I will get with you sometime this weekend Two members out this weekend earliest possible match for us will be wednesday. @Rage I is my global

I will be 3rd party tonight and will be in Pocket D around 9 pm EST this evening. So when ready Captains please send line ups to @Rage I and I will broadcast them shortly before the tourney begins. Also Captains/co-captains after you decide match specs please let me know. Thanks

Great Match. It was a blast!

Team 320 and Omega Run n Shoot Match agreed upon. Sunday june 6th 8pm EST pocket D

Name: Omega Factor

Currently Recruiting: We are currently looking to add to our Core group of players.

RP Level: WE are really not into the RP thing. WE play hard and have some interesting toons and some even more interesting characters behind the toons however.

Theme/Concept: WE are a hero based group no real Theme, so to speak. But again we play hard and often.

Activity: We have a solid core of members that have played together for a couple of years. We also have a few newer members that add some color and excitement to our old dull bones. We would like for you to be the next! Activity hours are varied as we have an ever changing schedule. Weekends still seem to be the best time for most of us to hang out. And "Clean up the Streets"

Requirements for Membership: We are fairly laid back and and have minimal requirements. The main requirement is becoming a part of the team and playing the game. CoH is what we do here. Hit us up at omegafactor.org

Leadership:
We run a "Leaders Council" as opposed to a leader/co-leader system. It has proved advantagious in our growth and ascension in the Top 100 over the past years.
The founders of the SG's are the council Chairs on either side Hero or Villain.
We also have a poromtion structure that allows you to climb the ranks at your own pace as far as you care to go. So there is no holds barred here. Come join the fun that is Omega!

In-Game Contact(s): For In-Game contact (Right click on your chat box and do channel search for Omega Factor Apps) Omega Factor Apps is our Global channel and is the best way to get with us in game. The leaders monitor this so we can chat with you in game.
For direct contact hit up one of the leaders with their Global.
@Rage I, @Snipern444, @Aceovhartz, @Utopia, @Zuana

Out-of-Game Contact(s): For Out of Game contact see below

URL: omegafactor.org
This will lead to our Forums page sign in and say hi if you are interested in joining.

Coalition(s): Again we are coalitioned with many awesome groups and associated with even more. We also have two overflow groups Omega Factor Black Ops/main over flow and Omega Legends/50's only club.

Other Details: We run TF's on a regular basis for Merits, Accolades etc... We perform Master Of- runs on all available. Are capable or leading Hami/Ship Raids. We are currently re-vamping our PVP systems as well. In Short Omega is not short on Experience or Know How and would like to add your knowledge to our Core Group. Come on and join the fun and daily play as an Omega member!

omegafactor.org

Name: Anarchy Alliance (sister to Omega Factor SG)

Currently Recruiting: Always looking for interesting characters who love to play this game.

RP Level: Not really into the RP scene. Although we do have alot of interesting toons and characters who play them.

Theme/Concept: No real concept, just a core group of players that have been togethere for the better part of three years. We grow slowly but the ones that join us usually never leave. We play daily and there is almost always someone on. Revolving schedule.

Activity: Again we have a solid core of members that play Hard and accomplish much. Anarchy being the Red Side version of Omega Factor, we consider ourselves among the leaders of the Pinn server and try to be open and friendly to all that respect the game. Very Active.

Requirements for Membership: No real requirements really. We do have out of game forums. currently building a new website. Our current forum is omegafactor.guildportal.com apply there. That is the best way. once in the SG we do have a Promo structure to get you moved up among the ranks quickly. The structure allows you advancement all the way to the top.

Leadership: Anarchy Alliance/Omega Factor leaders. We run a leadership Council as ooposed to a single leader or commander co commander type leadership. The founders are the council chair and all leaders have a voice in the SG direction. It has proved to function well for us in our growth.
Anarchy alliance leaders:
@Snipern44, @Rage I, @Aceovhartz, @NexusI, @Utopia, @Zuana

In-Game Contact(s): To contact us about membership Hit us up at our Global channel
(right click on the chat tab and do channel search for ->) Omega factor Apps. This is our global channel and one of our leaders will always be in channel.

Other in game contacts: (see leader Globals above)

Out-of-Game Contact(s): For out of game contacts see below for Forums/Website address

URL: omegafactor.org this will lead to our forums page just sign up and say hey if you are interested in joining Omega Factor or Anarchy Alliance

Coalition(s): We are coalitioned with some of the finest players in the game and associated with even more. Unfortunately they dont allow enough coalition slots to go around or all of them would be represented.
Other Details: Anarchy Alliance is currently in the Top 100 and moving up quickly. Join us to be a part of its Villainous growth. As well if you are a Hero side player join us in Omega Factor currently a Pinnacle Top 10 Sg.
We look forward to seeing your apps on the site or talking to you in game.

Blacier

Will get with my Team and with 320 captain and schedule a match

Omega Factor entry:

Team: Omega run & shoot

@Rage I (Captain)
@Aceovhartz1 @Aceovhartz (Co-Captain)
@Mr. Pierce
@Fear the Junior @Snipern44

Just an "outside the Box" thought. Since PVE and PVP are actually 2 seperate animals all together. How come we have a Tutorial for Players going into PVE and not one for First timers going into PVP? Not everyone that signs in and creates a Hero has PVP'd before and most are lost as to what IS actually important in PVP as opposed to PVE. For example we now have 2 builds so you can have 2 seperate and distinguished builds. In my SG most have one for PVE and the 2nd for PVP or visa-versa.

So my thoughts are this you have 2 options (or more if anyone cares to expound on this) you can either cram it all into a multi session prior to someone entering A pvp zone for the first time to get their PVP graduate badge, and teach them things like Defense vs Resistance attacks/holds Kiting anything PVP that will 1 give them a leg up and make them feel semi-knowledgable and 2 possibly get their PVP juices flowing so-to-speak.

So if its a single tutorial then you can have them run the gambit and instruct them and train them in a few techniques they may need in the Zones or Arena.
and if you choose the gradual training. Teach them the basics of dual build advantage and enhancements etc. Defense vs. Resistance as they enter bloody bay and then give them follow up tutorials as they enter the other Zones increasing their knowledge base. Just a suggestion but I wish I had it when I started.

Problem is is that there are too many really good, really knowledgable PVP'ers out there that are unwilling to share their knowledge even within their own SG's I know my Sg we share what we know with people that wish to learn and enjoy doing it. But reality is that is just not the case in general.

Anyhow this is yet another idea on how to help stimulate PVP. Additions/criticisms/ideas all accepted.

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I have been reading all of these comments and I PvP as wel as play content with equal fervor. I am however Newer to the PvP Alumni so I wont claim to be an expert. However My SG is known for its teamwork. And with that last statement I would like to say that there are Two things Broken in PVP.
1) is that Not every class should fair as well as the next. All should have Strengths and all should have weaknesses. I personally feel that the Devs in trying to level the playing field have lost the crucial elements of in short What makes a Blaster a Blaster! and What makes a Tank a Tank(<--Examples) Why should I be penalized for crying scrapper on the ground because my flying Fire Blaster One shots him because he chose the wrong defenses for his toon and wandered into the PVP Zone? And Why should My Scrapper be penalized by a crying Blaster that has high attack and low defense and he happend to fly to close to the business end of my Broad Sword? I guess my point is all Toons have strengths and weaknesses and all a level playing field does is cause boredom. Have thier been more PvPers since the fixes? and are we going in the right Direction.
I sent a post in about going to level 60 it was the "Weakness" post. That would add a whole new dimension as all comic heroes have weakness. Superman has Kryptonite, Martian Manhunter has Fire etc. Why shouldnt heroes pick a Buff/Weaknees set? IF Im a fire blaster and I want to go by theme I can pick A Weakness to the Ice power pool etc but I will also have buffs for my Fire set (anyway that was another post) That would level the playing field in PvP some and definately make it intersting. That way you could power them up, and hope no one finds out what a Heroes weakness is.

2) the second thing is Teams! most of the PvPers in Zone are on Teams. And from what Ive seen all Types of Heores AT's and Vill AT's are represented. If you Freed up the toons to do what they are capable of then it would probably take a team effort to defeat the other side. As a tank might be sufficient vs. a scrapper or two ont he ground but if the Blaster flys over and unloads on em. As blasters are supposed to be capable of then the other side will have to have someone watching. We just cant keep "Leveling the Playing Field" and think we will find a happy medium. Teams are awesome in Pvp and each player adds his intelligence to his fight. I have a toon or two that are hard to beat but I have been beaten by toons that should not be able to take me down but I made mistakes. If you dont play smart you will lose regardless. Allot of the whiners are folks that dont want to take their lumps to learn, they want to just walk in Zone from Day one and OWN it. Well thats not gonna happen. AND SHOULDNT HAPPEN!

Max em out and let them fight. Add a Weakness/Buff set so people cannot be singularly dominant. As it stands now some toons can become close to unbeatable and it takes the fun out for even experienced PVP'ers. If you add a weakness/buff set and you are familiar with that toon then you bring in a "fire toon or whatever" and then you know its not beatable and this will also force Team play in PVP zones based on skill play and not total single toon survivability, And find a way to make it Team friendly in the Zones. One on One is great for arena. Adjust the Arena fighting if you need to adjust something. Now there ya go. Two different Brands of PVP. Zone PVP all Power and Glory. Arena PVP for one on one and combat competitions (get rid of the Weaknesses for Arena and make that a PURIST PvP area).

lol Avatar appeared on this post.. still not in Social Group! (Omega Factor is the social group)

lol Im sure I will be chastised for asking however: I reapplied my Avatar to the new forums but it is not showing up for random posts, Social Groups etc... Is this being fixed? ( I know the forums are new) or am I missing something?

w00t Stalkers Rule !

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Yeah. And I know we all try to be effective. All I was saying is that even the Vets get Rusty and complacent if running MA for too long without running real content.. Its different especially if you have your own creative team tailoring you missions in MA.
And in retrospect, I suppose it's not exactly "Making" bad players. Its just giving loaded guns to 2 yr olds so to speak lol. What I mean is (and I am) we need to take time to teach some of these youngens how to play. Teaching is my new Bag baby and its not a bad gig really. We have a few that are really, really eager to learn... Trust me they dont want to play poorly alot of the time. Some have attitudes but then so do some of the old scchool also.
But when they see you running an uber unstoppable toon they are like... WOW and then How? "Door Opened"

I blame yo for all the MA babies hitting the streets and not knowing how to play their toons!

Even the Vets coming out into the sunlight from running AE since its inception are Rusty! We were guilty as well, my SG has alot of Creative talent within its member Ranks and we have been running AE for a bit. Just got back to running regular missions again "quite different" You have to "create a team..can't just run any levels with one or two "Uber" toons and plow through everything in your path (our standard runs are always at Invince) lol. You have to play smart.. Only took us a mob or two to get into a rythem but yeah. Some of these n00bs have no clue I have seen people on toons that have absolutely no clue how to play them. And i asked them when did you start the game (no vet rewards) " Oh three weeks ago" And I say "cool well grats on hitting 50 so quickly" Lol

I actually went out of my SG comfort Zone last week just to see what was out there lol. P.U.G. 'ing (Pick Up Group) and wow It was nuts. running High 30's low 40's I just shut up and went on for the ride lol. Wow they had to totally replace the team after every painfull gruelling mission except the leader and his bud of course. I hung around for about 5 missions .. its all I could take lol. Wipe after wipe after wipe lol. It seemd All I was doing was finishing mobs and waiting for people to return from hospital lol. And the kicker was when the leader was bragging about 6 slotting his main AT power with all damage lol Anyone care for diminishing returns.
Not only do they not know how to play (MA babies) they know nothing of building toons either. Like breeds like I suppose.

In answer to your question I am inclined to say yes.
And in agreement with the second post. IT makes us look like... ... Well, Super Heroes lol
Lots of teaching to do now lol

oh it works in PVP trust me Silent Rage is mine and there are a few that might agree he works just fine

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Need I go on?

The point is, and I cannot emphasise this strongly enough, that almost all contemporary powersets would be just as at home on a gadgeteer tech user as they would be on a skirt-wearing bearded wizard. A wand does NOT fit that description in the slightest, not even by a longshot. Yes, there are magical characters in the game. There are also Tech, Science, Mutation and Natural characters, yet I can't remember the last time we've gotten a set for one of them. People have suggested Power Armour, Cybernetic Transformation and so forth, yet none of them have ever happened.

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Your right since none of the ones that you have suggested have never happend we should just quit evolving the game...Keep it the way it is so it dies off as an MMMO and find another game to play. I guess the people that suggested Dual Guns for Blasters or the Upcoming Demon Summoning power should never make it to the game either. As Demon summoning for one, implies Magic. I suppose you could work in science if you wanted to. But Hmm? I think we should all just take the I am in my freakin comfort zone and not change a thing attitude and see how long the game lasts then.
Way to go there.

I think Origin related powers are possibly a new evoltution to the game. Maybe not now but it hasnt really been explored on CoH.
Why cant we explore different sets for Magic based Characters and Different sets for Tech based characters? And maybe instead of Wands being required they can be earned (for toons that want them) just like Capes and Auras on magic based toons. They have other unlockables. And as for the new powers suggestions. Again it was a suggested idea. for a new powerset. Of course it would have to be altered some in order to fit into the game just like anything else.

Omega Factor now has a Public Info/App global Channel. Anyone interested in SG please join "Omega Factor App" global channel. This is the quickest way to get in contact with Leaders/Recruiters etc.

Thanks {Rage}
Global @Rage I

The Devs never take anything away completely. Flagged PVP forget about it. Forced server transfer? That was a joke right? They would have to drop transfer tokens. (The devs have to fund increased salaries somehow right? So you have all of the easy access payable stuff up front. Character transfers, name change, pushing the new Packs, magic/cyborg/mac etc. That will never happen) drops like that (Transfer Tokens) won't happen and some people can barely fund their game as is.

If you want purple run Ouroboros missions or AV's I have recived several Purples over the past couple days We (my SG and I) have run several AV arcs and I have had a few drops there and almost everytime I run a Ouro Arc I get purple drops. Your chances are better for getting Purples in a short Arc than they ever were by running a single TF. Get out and play some mishs. My words to anyone on AE... Everyone plays it for different reasons. Not everyone who plays this game is into the "Different Content thing" some are happy with running the same mishs over and over. Some like change of venue. Whatever your thing is DO THAT!

To Nerf AE I feel is harsh. But again the Devs do what they want. I want whole heartedly to support the devs, and I used to have a HARD CORE back the Devs at all cost attitude. But this time I feel hurt. The lack of Forsight and the (excuse the Phrase, it's really big down south where I am from) "Indian Giving" is kind of a slap in the Face. I am sure Posi is upset. But now I am daily trying to talk people into not leaving the game and I am about talked out. (Sorry off tangent slighty) My vote is do not Nerf it more than it has been already.

One last Item. The Merit System. I kinda like the Merit system and with AE it is kind of a crucial link in enhancing toons. Plus... ... It helps in getting some of the "Hard to Aquire" items that everyone wants or maybe doesnt want to pay 100,000,000 Inf or 150,000,000 infamy for a level 30 item. I feel though as well as do some others that the merits required are still a little high. (Unless you are one of the ones that like to "FARM" Dr. Q TF and I am one of the ones that really doesnt care for that so) It takes me forever to get enough merits to purchase anything.

But everything you want is still there and more you just have to change your habits to get them. Get out of your comfort zone and play something different. ( I think that is what they are going for anyhow)

And Don't feel bad about your post. You put up a post asking questions. Some answers will be ok while others will strike a nerve with people and you may get some passion back. It gives people a chance to vent . SO cool