Bossa_Nova

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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
    I detailed EXACTLY what my situation was - did you even read my post?

    Out of maybe 30+ attempts to play this game overseas (mostly tried in the evenings and/or "prime times" as far as a person living in Melbourne, Australia would be concerned) I've only been hit by the server maintenance once that I recall. This means that my average downtime in these timezones is around 3% of the time. To me that percentage is not worth whining about.

    The only thing I see as "funny" around here is -anyone- whining about downtime here. *shrugs*
    I spent two years in Taiwan, part of that time when maintenance was daily. Every single day after working from 9 to 10 I'd come home and try to log in, forgetting about the downtime. Even when it was changed to a weekly schedule it still affected my game play. It is a very frustrating scenario, and as a previous poster said, you're story comes off as quite condescending.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Melancton View Post
    Thanks! *tosses squirrel a quid*
    Did anyone else read this as "tosses a squid a quid"?
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Darknessking View Post
    Well its a story arc ender so i can't abandon it.
    You can't auto complete it, but you should be able to use the new abandon mission feature. All that does is clear it from your mission list. You can talk to the contact again to get it again and complete it.
  4. You don't. This is very strange, and most likely a bug. When you choose it as your active mission does the location line tell you it's in Neurtopolis?
  5. It was tested in Beta, and IIRC the pact remained intact.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Impish Kat View Post
    Really? Is that how it works in the AE?
    Honest question, I don't go there much, but I know there's an area that supposedly suppresses ones powers.

    .
    In the AE suppression area all powers are turned off and your tray is greyed out. I can't think of any instance where powers are just suppressed and not turned off. Even when you're held aggressive toggles turn off and defensive ones still work.
  7. Bossa_Nova

    Tips system

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    Originally Posted by Brakner View Post
    When I click on it it is still giiving me the option for a mission but I have all 5 public fame for the day
    Fame is not a limit on how many tip missions you can do in a day. Just a limit on how many alignment points you can get. Morality missions don't count towards the fame/alignment point limit unless you don't have a full 10 points in the alignment of the mission. In both cases you can still get and do missions after all your fame slots are full.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Robert_B View Post
    Just so everyone knows, I used to work at that EB warehouse in Brampton (was listed on page 2 I think), the place is a sweatshop, crappy pay, they watch your washroom breaks and such and never hire anyone full time, they tell u it's "Temp to Perm" but haven't hired anyone in 2 years.

    And if your sick, your fired...

    NEVER goto EB.
    I'd be more than happy to go somewhere else. Too bad EB is the only store in Canada that carries the physical copy of GR.
  9. Bossa_Nova

    Tips system

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MTS View Post
    A little more detail: You can do up to 5 tip missions within a 20 hour window. If you do all 5, then do 5 more the next day, you can get your morality mission on the second day. So it's a two day minimum to change alignments, but you can spread it out longer if you want. Just look at the tip window and see if all 5 icons are lit up to tell if you've hit the limit.
    You can do as many tips as you want, however, you can gain 5 alignment points within the 20 hour block. Also, there is a 20 hour timer for each fame slot, so the missions don't reset together after 20 hours.
  10. Just got back from EBGames where I was told the date on the website has now been changed to the 23rd. Stuck me as odd that they'd say on Friday that it would be available on Monday. The guy at the desk also read me an email sent out to all stores saying the shipment is stuck at the borders. I guess they're just trying to give us some excuse.

    Black Pebble's post is reassuring though. Hopefully it doesn't take too long to sort out.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mindswipe View Post
    Come find me an alternative!
    • amazon.ca - Not in Stock
    • bestbuy.ca - only offers AE edition
    • futureshop.ca - only offers AE edition

    Nothing in the brick and mortar stores either, WalMart, the Source, Zellers... nada as of 08/18/2010.
    The strange thing is that WalMart's Canadian website lists GR if you search for it, but if you try to find a store with any in stock no dice.

    I really hope tomorrow brings good news for us. I have no problem buying it from NCSoft, but I really wanted a physical copy of it. My most current CoX disc is CoV.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Snow Globe View Post
    I just noticed that this thread got moved to the Technical Issues and Bugs section.
    Searching through pages of the GR forums for this thread had me questioning my sanity.
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Brillig View Post
    Actually, what I think should make Paragon think twice about GameStop is that even after giving the exclusive pre-order goodies, GameStop isn't featuring GR on the main page on launch day.
    That's a good point, but I didn't necesarily mean GameStop specifically. I take issue more with the whole exclusive aspect of it. I'd like to have had the ability to choose a store I trusted more while still getting a bonus.
  13. That doesn't surprise me at all. It's not the fault of Paragon. For the rest of the continent it was released on the appropriate day. This is an issue with Gamestop. Although, I hope this issue as well as the issue with some American customers no receiving their pre-order goodies makes Paragon think twice before giving exclusive pre-order deals.
  14. Bossa_Nova

    Queued

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sailboat View Post
    It's more than ironic. That's what people went to Freedom for -- the crowds.
    Umm. That's not more than ironic. That's why it's ironic.
  15. I spent the last 8 hours filing and shredding documents at work. The only thing that kept me going today was knowing that GR would be waiting for me at EBGames when I got home. Oops. The guys at the counter looked at me as though I were crazy, checked their system and told me it comes out on the 20th, not the 17th.

    I really hope this is true, as opposed to spice_weasel's source. At least I know it's not just my store.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Shadow Ravenwolf View Post
    Max Character Limit on Names is 20
    Justin the NickOfTime = 21 Characters

    Go from there and edit.
    I think it sounds and looks better as simply "NickOTime." Especially since I get the feeling your name is Nick, and not Justin.
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Schismatrix View Post
    This + poster's forum join date + poster's post count = despair for humanity.
    1. That's ridiculous. Considering most of the people who come to these boards with credit card problems are either from outside the United States, or are residing outside, Silverado's understanding of the situation is completely logical. Even more so if you've never had to deal with the issue yourself.

    2. That's ridiculous. This is what brings you to despair for humanity? Not the slaughter and warefare going on in several parts of the world right now? Not the willful destruction of much of the planet at our hands? Interesting.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Silverado View Post
    I think your CC still needs to have a valid US-based billing address
    It doesn't. People from Canada, Brazil, Europe, Australia, etc. would be screwed otherwise.
  19. Bossa_Nova

    Character Slots

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Decorum View Post
    Careful, that way leads to altaholism. Then I'll be forced to say...

    C'mon in! The water's fiiiiiiiine!
    A little altahol never hurt anyone.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by je_saist View Post
    I suspect Television, Pohsyb, and Ghost Falcon are probably being held hostage with the threat of having to play Champions Online if they don't get the system backed up.
    Isn't there supposed to be a law against cruel and unusual punishment?
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by The Grim Heaper View Post
    Employees at my local gamestop were convinced CoH died years ago... I practically had to shove money under their noses before they went to their computers to confirm that, yes, they are offering pre-orders for Going Rogue.
    I had to wait half an hour while the guy at my local store got out his netbook and looked GR up on the Gamestop website. Fun times.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dasher View Post
    There really is no good reason why long-time subscribers who Pre-Order the "Going Rogue" set should not receive anything and everything included in the Pre-Sale package sold through GameStop or any other outside retailer.
    I'm a long term subscriber. I pre-ordered GR, so I am going to get the goodies that come with getting the expansion via GameStop.

    What about this argument: There really is no good reason why long-time subscribers who pre-order the "Going Rogue" set should not receive early access to the Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning powersets included in the Pre-PURCHASE package sold through the NCSoft store.

    Special offers aren't bad ideas. They are choices. If you pre-purchase you got one thing. If you pre-order you got another. If you want to you can do both to get everything, but the only people being denied anything are the people who don't play the game yet since they have no account to attach the pre-purchase to.
  23. Bossa_Nova

    GR and Accolades

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by GeneralHospital View Post
    Sorry Snow Globe,but no one deserves to be berated in the manner you just did.[assume= A*s-U-Me]
    Since you are a member of the "Forum Cartel",I really expected more from you than that snippy,belittling reply.
    Expecting more from someone who has two little words under their picture is just rediculous. You get that title by posting on the forums. Any forum. Any post. You don't have to answer questions, or be a friendly person. You just click reply, type one character, then click submit reply.

    Just as you can't judge a player's skill by their level, you can't just post quality by post count.

    I'm not saying this with Snow Globe in mind, just as a general rule. Forum titles are truly meaningless.
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Catwhoorg View Post
    I'll often use assist targeting, and not just through the tank

    This is how I do it too.

    As a tank I usually cycle through targets to make sure I have everyone paying attention to me, and I give more attention to the tougher mobs, like bosses, AVs so the rest of the team can pick of the little guys in peace. I actually hate seeing the scrapper or blaster rush in to attack the big guy, so I also expect people not to target off of me.