Bridger_EU

The Creative Genius for March is Scarlet_Shocker, for the excellent:

The Death of Great Wulf

Congratulations, Scarlet_Shocker.

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So eh - aren't the distaters averted and the fires put out now?

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They are, although we're still working on getting people's items back.

I am, however, working on the Creative Genius announcement now - look for it in the next hour or two.

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fair do's. there's like other tiny things that come into it, but i'll guess i'll leave it as it is.

How do i keep chat logs though? Do i just do screenies?

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Our GMs have access to full logs. There is no need to supply logs or screenshots of chat windows - the time, zone and name(s) of the involved player(s) are normally more than enough for them to pinpoint the relevant section.

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And for the record too, i do enjoy a good pvp session now and again. Had a great one with a scrapper in Warburg the other day. And i guess one fo the details is with the guy i'm on about in RV, takes me down in 3 moves, whihc is done in about 7 seconds

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Unfortunately, in a class-based game system like City of Heroes and Villains, there will always be a strong element of 'rock, paper, scissors' in 1v1 PvP. There's simply no way to avoid this without blurring the lines between the ATs to the point where they lose their distinctiveness.

This is why PvP in CoH/V is geared so strongly towards team play (which is also, in my personal opinion, a lot more fun).

If you genuinely feel that the player in question is deliberately harassing you, please /petition with details.

However, please bear in mind that players engaging in PvP in a PvP zone is not, in and of itself, a violation of the EULA. On the contrary, it's what the zones are designed for.

If you enter a PvP zone, you are consenting to PvP. You are of course free to ask people not to fight you, and they are free to choose not to if they wish. They are also, however, free to choose to ignore your request.

The PvP zones are just that - zones designed for PvP play. If do not wish to engage (or be engaged) in PvP, please do not enter the zones.

Sorry for the slight delay, guys.

Nominations for April were due to be opened today. I'll be posting details of March's winner and the nominations thread for April tomorrow, barring any emergencies.

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I heard they reactivated everyone's account for the weekend...

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[censored] off Chives you [censored] [censored].

8D

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Guys, could we perhaps try some less confrontational humour, please? If only to avoid any possible confusion...

Thanks.

This would probably be better posted to the Defiant boards. I'll move this to the Heroes one, if you wish to make another post to the Defiant - Villains board, I think it would be an acceptable exception to the 'don't cross-post' rule.

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Because you are a rubbish shot.

I hit most of the time with 1acc in most of my powers.

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If this was, as I hope, intended as a humorous remark, a smiley might have been a good idea. Just to be sure.

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Bridger, question for you mate: - I've sent 4 invites out, one of which has got lost in the ether. I've got no way to cancel that nor can my friend join. What happens now? They don't join, you don't get a new player, etc etc. What do we do under those circumstances? There's no clear answer on the NCSoft pages nor is there anyone I can apparently contact

I'd be glad of some feedback, cheers

(and yes, spam folders have been checked, regularly)

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Not sure what happened to the 'lost' invite, but you should get more invites to send.

If any of the accounts started with the trial codes you sent out get upgraded to a full retail account, you should get a new invite immediately. If none of the trial accounts get upgraded to retail accounts (or if the keys aren't used at all), you should get new invites 30 days after the original ones were sent.

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Bridger, are you saying I've just got to wait 30 dayS?

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Actually, you'll need to wait two months (see my correction above).

If you don't want to wait that long you could contact our Account Support team. Make sure you provide your game account details, the email of the friend you tried to refer, and the date you did it. They tell me they should be able to help.

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Bridger, question for you mate: - I've sent 4 invites out, one of which has got lost in the ether. I've got no way to cancel that nor can my friend join. What happens now? They don't join, you don't get a new player, etc etc. What do we do under those circumstances? There's no clear answer on the NCSoft pages nor is there anyone I can apparently contact

I'd be glad of some feedback, cheers

(and yes, spam folders have been checked, regularly)

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Not sure what happened to the 'lost' invite, but you should get more invites to send.

If any of the accounts started with the trial codes you sent out get upgraded to a full retail account, you should get a new invite immediately. If none of the trial accounts get upgraded to retail accounts (or if the keys aren't used at all), you should get new invites 30 days after the original ones were sent.

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Sorry, everyone, but it appears I was misinformed.

An unused code will be 'replaced' two months after it was sent, not 30 days later.

Also, in order for you to get the free month credit, the person you send the code to must use it and upgrade it to a full retail account within a month of it being sent.

I'll make sure the 'Refer a Friend' page on the websites gets updated with this information.

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Bridger, question for you mate: - I've sent 4 invites out, one of which has got lost in the ether. I've got no way to cancel that nor can my friend join. What happens now? They don't join, you don't get a new player, etc etc. What do we do under those circumstances? There's no clear answer on the NCSoft pages nor is there anyone I can apparently contact

I'd be glad of some feedback, cheers

(and yes, spam folders have been checked, regularly)

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Not sure what happened to the 'lost' invite, but you should get more invites to send.

If any of the accounts started with the trial codes you sent out get upgraded to a full retail account, you should get a new invite immediately. If none of the trial accounts get upgraded to retail accounts (or if the keys aren't used at all), you should get new invites 30 days after the original ones were sent.

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Well, friend's account is now retail, and paid month of gametime. How soon i'll get my free month of gametime? Next bill date was still same than before.

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It should happen as soon as your friend makes their first subscription payment - in other words, after they've used the 30 days included with the full version of the game.

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What if it's not with the full retail version, but with a gametime card, does that make any difference?

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I don't think so - as far as I know, your account will be credited when the player starts making use of the time from the Game Time Card (ie, after the 30 days included with the game).

You do need to make sure that your friend used their retail serial code to upgrade the trial account started with the 'refer a friend' key, otherwise the system won't recognise that you should get your free time.

If your friend didn't do this, you should contact our Account Support team - they should be able to help.

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Well, friend's account is now retail, and paid month of gametime. How soon i'll get my free month of gametime? Next bill date was still same than before.

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It should happen as soon as your friend makes their first subscription payment - in other words, after they've used the 30 days included with the full version of the game.

Guys, it would be really nice if we could start having discussions about PvP that didn't involve name-calling and other flames, and so didn't require me to remove chunks of the thread.

I've just had to remove a post for insulting behaviour. My apologies to those whose reasonable posts may have been caught up in this.

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It is a SG free from homophobia where homosexuals, lesbians and bisexuals

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Homosexuals and lesbians! Blimey.

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Hmm...Lesbians are [censored], last time i checked. So, shouldn't it be the GB League? Why do lesbians deserve their own letter?

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Please don't open this particular can of worms here - there are whole websites and message boards dedicated to this particular issue, and they're far more appropriate places to discuss it.

Thanks.

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I'm a homophobe and wish to be cruel to you in some manner, how may I go about doing so?
Hm... I won't stop you, but I won't encourage you either. You are after all entitled to your opinion. XD

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Actually, while people are entitled to their opinions, when playing City of Heroes and Villains, they are not entitled behave unpleasantly towards others.

I would strongly urge you and anyone else who experiences any homophobia in-game to /petition each incident immediately. Such behaviour is a violation of the EULA and will be treated seriously by our GMs.

Good luck with the SG.

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Thread title changed at the request of the original poster.

We're pleased to announce the launch of the City of Heroes and Villains Refer a Friend program.

This new system allows you, our existing players, to send free trials to your friends - and if any of them decide to subscribe, you'll earn free game time for your account!

For full details, see the Refer a Friend pages on the City of Heroes and City of Villains websites.

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Oh GOD STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT CLEAR MIND.

I can count the Empath's that can keep 3 CM's on an 8man team on one hand.

A lone empath at the [censored] hospital doing nothing but buffing people going out shouldn't be any god damn problem for competent players even if they are playing outside the Hero base.

Jesus.

Edit: This was mostly aimed at MarquandDance and others that are crying for a CM nerf.

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Okay, time to take a deep breath and step away from the keyboard, I think.

And time for everyone else to bring this thread back on-topic, stop the discussion of beer drinking, and focus on the ideas being discussed rather than the people discussing them (or their individual competence/lack thereof in PvP).

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I'm going to bite back the reply to that since I'm not going to be the cause of this thread getting locked. Back on topic maybe?

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I'd humbly suggest that it might be wise.

Nice guide - although I generally recommend downloading the EU updater and running it to download the client, this method will work just as well and may be easier for some people to follow.

Welcome to the nominations for March's Creative Genius!

Please use this thread to nominate submissions for the Creative Genius award for the month of March 2007.

Please be sure to familiarise yourself with the guidelines for the Creative board and the Creative Genius competition before making any nominations - you can read them here.

These nominations will remain open until 6pm GMT on Monday 9 April. The winner will be announced later in that week.

To nominate a submission, please post a link to the appropriate post.

There are some important rules to bear in mind when making nominations:
<ul type="square">[*]You may only nominate one submission. If you nominate more than one submission, only the first one will count.[*]You may not nominate your own submissions.[*]Nominated submissions must have been originally posted to this board during March 2007.[*]All original submissions first posted to these boards in March 2007 are eligible for nomination, regardless of what form they take.[*]Only nominated submissions will be considered for the Creative Genius award.[*]If no nominations are received, there will be no Creative Genius award for March 2007.[*]If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please post them to The Creative Board and Creative Genius. This thread should only be used for nominations, and any off-topic posts will be removed.[/list]Happy nominating!

The Creative Genius for February 2007 is OhGodtheRats for his portrait of Miss Ellie and Grav Mistress:

Jess and Ellie

Congratulations, OhGodtheRats.

Locking this at the request of the original poster.