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Quote:This.Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
FWIW, I don't know about anyone else. But even if we can't save COH, the day that NCsoft goes bankrupt, I am throwing a party.
I'm a bad person.
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Crossfire 6970's. I had 11.11 drivers and experienced lockups. Game would go unresponsive and would require the task manager to quit. Rolling back to 11.10 gave me no relief. 11.9 resolved my issues.
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I've played a few MMO's that when I first logged in would "recommend" a server to me, and if I didn't have any friends telling me where to go I would always take the recommended server. Maybe Paragon could recommend servers based on population.
Side note I also don't like the idea on restrictions on Freedom or Virtue. Yes, new players may gravitate to those servers initially, but even in a worse case situation the queuing system should take care of it over a little time. I may like high populated servers, but they aren't worth even 2 minutes of queue in my world. It would make me move to a different server. -
Quote:This both clarifies many questions and eases many concerns I have. To update my own "entitlement mentality" - I believe the Clarification of MM's and Controllers is a fair deal, and am personally more then happy to abide by the actual rules.Originally Posted by Positron
Ok, still some confusion, I'll try and clear up some questions:
* What happens if you are Premium, assign slots, go VIP, then back to Premium?
Currently, in this scenario you will be able to reassign your slots, but ONLY on the same server you assigned them to when you were Premium.
* Is there a "reset my selections" option?
Not currently, other than the "within the same server" scenario above. This may be something we consider as a future feature if demand is high enough.
* Player makes a Free account, creates a character on Server A, finds out his friends are on Server B, is there a way to move slots?
No, but in this scenario Player has two choices: Server transfer the character(s) (making them a Premium player in the process) or simply start another Free-level account (giving them 2 slots to assign to whatever server they wish).
* Can a VIP player reassign their slots?
No.
* Does a VIP player get to reassign their slots if they dropped down to Premium (allowing them to choose what characters to play and what servers) and then goes back to VIP?
Going back to VIP in this case will revert your slot assignments to what they were when you were last VIP. Characters over 12 on a server where you did not have slots will be locked.
* What happens to characters that are NOT unlocked when I assign my slots?
They are kept around, waiting to be unlocked.
CLARIFICATION about Masterminds (and Controllers):
Zwill said that you can choose to unlock MM and Controllers with your Paragon Reward tokens. This is INCORRECT. MM and Controllers are automatically unlocked when you have accumulated enough Paragon Reward Tokens (for existing veterans it's around 3 years). You don't even need to spend these Reward tokens to get the unlock. Of course, you can always unlock them early by buying them on the Paragon Market.
Finally, I am stealing Chad Guzlow-man's list because I love it so much:
If you are not paying for your account in City of Heroes Freedom, this is how many characters you'll have access to:- BASE FREE/PREMIUM ACCOUNT: 2 characters, total
- OWN GOING ROGUE BEFORE FREEDOM LAUNCH: Add 2 more characters
- PER YEAR OF PAST SUBSCRIPTION: Add 1 character per year
- PER PURCHASED CHARACTER SLOT (beyond standard 12 per server): Add 1 character per slot purchased
If you are paying your subscription come City of Heroes Freedom, this is how many characters you'll have access to:- VIP ACCOUNT: 12 characters PER SERVER total (these are not moveable/transferrable. They are always unlocked on every server, just like today)
- OWN GOING ROGUE BEFORE FREEDOM LAUNCH: Gain 2 more character slots
- PER YEAR OF PAST SUBSCRIPTION: Add 1 character per year
- PER PURCHASED CHARACTER SLOT (beyond standard 12 per server): Add 1 character per slot purchased
- Other bonuses possible (+2 for being an i12 subscriber, etc.)
I now take my leave from derailing the thread off Global Slots.
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Let me try a slightly different example.
Mike and Bob both save their money and buy a retail box of City of Villains. Bob plays a Brute, Mike a Mastermind. They have a blast playing together and leveling up until the company they both work for goes belly up (Poor Bob and Mike). Bob and Mike can't play anymore. Paragon comes along later and says "That's cool. Ya'll can both come back for free. Plus when you can pay you can have even more fun!" Awesome of Paragon!! Bob logs in uses his Global Slot and unlocks his Brute. Smiling Bob is BACK! Bob tells Mike and Mike is now excited to play. Mike logs in, but his MM won't unlock..? He has to use points and then his Global Slot to play is toon. Bob is smiling, and is off to look for his Enzyte costume pack. Mike is still happy to play, but he wants some Enzyte too.
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Quote:"Here is your BMW that you've already paid for. Since you have bought it we decided everyone else can have one for free, but went ahead and removed the seats ,shifter and gas pedal unless you continue paying. We also have some upgrades to your BMW that came stock with yours when you bought it. If you wish to keep using the turbo you need to buy it as we had it removed."Originally Posted by docbuzzard
It takes an entitlement mentality to complain about free stuff.
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"Here's your free BMW."
"But it's a one series, and says your company's name on on the side. I want a three series, this sucks!"
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Quote:We define whine differently.Originally Posted by docbuzzard
On the flip side, anything you do post is subject to comment by others who also subscribe. Go figure. Your entitlement mentality (yes, asking for more on a free account is an entitlement mentality) annoys me, so I will persist in commenting.
If you can't get the simple fact that you are complaining about something which is brand new and free, then you are whiny. You complain that the free stuff you are being offered isn't sufficient. That is a whine.
I'm not sure where you think my "entitlement mentality" has me asking for anything. I haven't once asked for rules and ideas to be changed. I just wanted to verify I understood completely. Maybe I shot myself in the foot when I used the words "very very messed up", but in fact I've said a couple time that I accept Paragon's choices and will move forward. I merely said I don't have to like every bit of it while I do.
Oh and comment away. Not once have I thought "Geez I hope this DocBuzzard leaves me alone." I put on my big boy underwear this morning and can take a couple of verbal disagreements. -
Quote:Yes. That is exactly what I had hoped.Originally Posted by docbuzzard
You never assumed you'd have to pay for something again? You mean like that subscription fee, without which you would not be currently playing at all?
So you were hoping to use your free points to score new free stuff rather than unlocking access on a free account to stuff that never was free in the past.
My utter and complete lack of sympathy cannot be expressed in words.
Yes, you are whining that you are not getting sufficient FREE stuff.
You deserve all of zero sympathy or consideration.
My tone hasn't once been a whine. And I'm sorry you misunderstand my intent. Freedom is a big deal. Game changing ground is being broken, and the best part is there is so much that I don't have to have a single Happy feeling about everything.
Do I like the idea of fresh players? Yes.
Do I enjoy the thought of those off months I forget to budget my sub I can still play in some way. Yes!
Do I think that generally Freedom will be good for CoX? Yes.
Do I have to like every single tweak, change, and modification? No.
I'm allowed to praise what I like and voice concern of what I don't. Again my sub lets me post on the forums. And not once in the ToS does it say I can't express displeasure, and I must make smily faces everytime an employee posts
I mention here I don't like something and you think I insulted your mother. On the flip side I've already texted, msged, and IMed my friends that I used to play with and friends that I've never played with because they couldn't afford it.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Buying CoV did not purchase the right to play a mastermind, because that right came with subscription. It unlocked the ability to create one. It did not purchase the right to play it.
There is the disappointment I have right there. My previous sub to CoH didn't unlock me to villains. My hard purchase of the City of Villains box did. I was subbed to City of Heroes when City of Villains released, and I had to buy a retail copy of CoV to unlock those archetypes. I didn't wait until the Devs said Heck with it and gave villains to everyone. I've already paid cash to unlock that content to me.
It's all a moot point really. I will continue to play CoX. If I ever reach a stage of feeling so grieved by Paragon that I cannot continue I'll leave. This is not that day. The pros by far outway the cons. I'll take my points and buy my toons back. I just ain't gonna be smiling while I do. I just wish that I could take my Global Character Slots and use em to play my already created toons. I could even understand letting me open a MM I've already made, but not allow the creation of more without purchase. Why do I have to use my points to play my pre-established Master Mind when Steve the Scrapper doesn't. -
Quote:The part that doesn't enjoy paying for things I've already paid for. Yes I know I pay to play their game. Yes I understand that no guarantees have ever been made to me. I also know that I've purchased City of Villains, and that gave me access to playing all the archetypes associated within. I never assumed I'd have to pay again for things I've already paid for. I had hoped to use points given to move ahead into the future. Not procure my past.Originally Posted by Arcanaville
You find it messed up that if you stop paying them money altogether, they will only give you access to most of your characters for free instead of all of them.
If you've been here long enough you'll be able to unlock MMs with the equivalent of veteran rewards, but lets set that aside for a moment. You think giving you *free* access to some, but not all of your characters, forever, without you having to spend a dime ever again, to be messed up. Because having access to most of the game completely for free is not enough.
Furthermore, even though there is going to be a way to pay a one time fee to unlock not just one of those masterminds, but all of them simultaneously which will then allow you to play all of *them* forever, without spending any money every again, that is too burdensome.
Is there something about your position I'm mischaracterizing or overlooking?
Am I "raging" over this? No. Am I upset? Not really. OMG I HATE THE DEVS I'M GONNA QUIT!!!omg!!.. That ain't gonna happen. Here's an interesting thought though. I'm allowed to be slightly disappointed. Didn't realize I had to check with the condescending committing first. -
Quote:Just so I follow. I've played CoH for umpteen years. Of which I have MM's that I play and love. (Ignoring points I get for free with this new model)Now if I choose to lapse my sub I loose access to my MM's that I've played for years until I choose to pay for it?Originally Posted by Zwillinger
Not that this thread is about the unlockable AT's
...buuuuuut...
As things currently stand there's the following scenarios:
[*]Bob the COH Player played COH for 3 months. Bob made a MM during that 3 months. Bob's MM is locked for play and cannot be selected as one of his characters to use a Global Character Slot Token on.
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Quote:<Grabs a pen and paper>Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
I've got rules when I run a team as well.
Try to keep up. Kill things.
Seems to work out well.
Try to keep up....
Kill..... Wait. Hold on you went to fast.
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Quote:I'm with SwellGuy. I haven't seen a purple in many many months.Originally Posted by SwellGuy
I haven't seen a purple drop in so long I am not sure it was even this calendar year.
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I don't know about Avast but I can tell you for sure that Avira works on Windows 7. I'd have to assume both do though.
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Dang it, DANG it, DANG IT! Everytime I've talked myself into leaving CoX because of those "darn Devs" they pull out a spoonfull of awesome and force feed me to stay.
First -I15 (The best villain group in the CoX universe is making a real comeback) and
Seond- "Going Rogue" allowing my brute to be truly curious if he's ways are wrong, or my controller finally falling........
DANG IT! You win this round Paragon Studios! <
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Awesome. Just awesome. I'd normally say the standard "lol", but this time I acually DID laugh out loud.
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I don't care what others may complain about. It's stuff like this that make this game fun.
Bring on the Rikti. They won't be getting this planet!
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The emote is "camera" taken from behind. Picture updated for new text boxes
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New emotes + bad angles + bad photo editing = new thoughts..
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ha ha don't mess with a Voltron nurd!
btw isn't Hyakujuu = 110 so that really is the Hundred and Ten Beast king?
don't mess with 1st year Japanese students!
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Hmm... Maybe - Hyaku Ju Oh Goraion. Is that better? I'm working on old half faded memories...........
Oh goodness gracious.... I'm an old nerd....
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I remember the Superfriends. I remember Spiderman and his Amazing Friends (Iceman and Firestar). I remember Voltron(the lions and the original which was 15 vehicles, not lions).
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Whoa whoa whoa.. Are you saying that the Lions wasn't the original? Because they are. Voltron of the far universe (Lions Voltron) was the first (Hyakujuu-ou Golion, Hundred Beast King Golion/Fivelion - 1981). It wasn't untill a year later that Vehicle Voltron would enter the scene (Armored Fleet Dairugger XV) Though they would do some major changing of the story line for Vehicle Voltron in the American Adaption.
Sorry.... Big fan of Voltron..
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11/05 to 1/06. Wow. bringing the thread back from the dead. Nice
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Thing is (for me at least) the first few runs on the CoH respec trial was probmatic. Then after it's been done so many times it becomes nothing more then a series of predetermined moves..
Basically the CoV trial is hard the first couple times. Now I'm able to run through it without breaking a sweat. Long story short. Run the outside of the room and wipe out the CoT in the area. After the room is clear of everything but the AV and vines. You start at it's back and work your way around killing the vines untill your counter is at 0. At which point you can move in for the AV kill (Or take a QUICK moment to regroup.) While attacking the AV the vines will respawn. This is where most teams divert attention back on the vines, and I say to you NO. It's at this point that you completely IGNORE the vines and continue on your way with the AV (If you have a MM on the team they're good with their pets to keep the vine aggro away from your group, but that's a personal call depending on you teams capibilities). Keep your team tightly packed and any Corruptor,Mastermind, or dominator you have spamming heals, buffs, and debuffs.
I'll admit that while they had the AVs uber buffed the trial was extremely hard, but then again all AV mishs where horrid without the right team. Since they have lowered the AV scale it's become nothing more then a series of power clicks again. My 2 cents. Hope it helps a little. -
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Essentially, each hit (if successful) will give you a short term damage buff. Different powers would have different buffs; but if you could string enough hits together you can "peak" your damage.
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Quoted from Statesman.
And then he gave it to brutes.
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We brutes would like to thank all the tanks out there. If it wasn't for you and your lacking we would have never been as cool as we are today. Don't worry. We will still consider the memories of tanks fondly... Kinda like one thinks back to an old uncle thrown into an old folks home.. Don't worry Uncle Tank.. We'll visit you on Christmas