Chad Gulzow-Man

Obligatory "Suggestions and Ideas forum is down further" message. (Since the obligatory "this thread has already been done" post was already taken care of.)

As an added tidbit, binds run right to left. So running that bind, you'll see your character clap and say "Gratz!" first, then give the thumbs up and say "Gratz!" the second time.

But as Master-Blade mentioned, you can't string together emotes in the same bind and expect them to work properly.

Sorry KZ, not a clue. I just did a Google image search for "Sentai."

Here's the site that pic came from though. It's apparently from a J-Rock compendium with Romanized spellings of all the series, so if you dig enough you should be able to find what you want.

You can't use the internal updater to upgrade Mids'. You have to download and install the new version manually.

It can be found on www.cohtitan.com, or this direct link: http://www.cohplanner.com/download.php

Make sure you run it as an administrator if you're using Windows Vista or 7.

Just what the title says: they should add a couple of costume change emotes to the Tech/Cyborg Super Booster pack.

I know the costume change emotes were first created in Super Booster II (the Magic pack), and admittedly I don't know how "final" these things are, beyond bug fixes, once they're released for the public to purchase. But judging from the excellent way Paragon Studios has been operating lately, I'm guessing the developers have been careful not to paint themselves into a corner with anything.

So without further ado, here are three ideas for simple(?) costume change emotes that could be retroactively added in to the Tech Super Booster:

1) ccUpgrade: Using the Upgrage Robots animation from the Robotics Mastermind set, have the player character step back onto the platform and have the welding units spark up, masking the player's costume change.

2) ccDropOff: Using the summoning animation for the Robotics Mastermind minions, have a metal container drop from the sky onto the player. It falls apart, revealing the player's costume change.

3) ccSentai: The character brings his/her wrist up and pushes buttons with his/her other hand, nods, and then strikes a random sentai pose (see images below for suggestions). A moment later, there is a flash of light and the character's costume has changed, then character returns to ready stance.

Sentai Pose Suggestions:

(Of course I had to put the Ginyuu Force in there... )


Note: I have already purchased the Cyborg Super Booster and have no regrets about doing so. This idea behind this post is to give those who have purchased it already or are planning to purchase it in the near future some added value, as well as to tip the scales more for people who are on the fence about purchasing it now, and also to bring parity in the type of options that the other Super Booster packs have.

This is the reason I bank most of my rare salvage in the vault. If I need a piece I don't have, I'll offer an SG member or other friend an even trade for one of the pieces I do have.

Failing that, I'll take whatever I have the most of, sell one in the market and use the money generated to buy what I need.

Can any old billionaire join?


I've already imported the finest tophat and monocle that merry old England has to offer...

*whistles* Wow, I'm a little surprised that thing still runs CoH even with the shineys turned off.

I did a quick Google search to find the specs, and judging from those I'd say that computer model came out a good 8+ years ago. In the last 4-5 years, there has been a lot of switching of standards (AGP video cards were forsaken in favor of PCIexpress, SD RAM gave way to DDR, then DDR2 and now DDR3 is the standard...).

Long story short, just like Call Me Awesome said above, there's pretty much nothing you can do to upgrade that system in this day and age simply because the parts it would use are all long out of production. Even if you find the necessary components, your system has a maximum RAM cap of 1GB (note that CMA recommended 4GB above), meaning that at its absolute best, it's going to lag behind a modern computer.

It would almost certainly be a better use of time and money to buy or build a new PC; even if you're not looking for a serious gaming rig, far better computers than the one you're using now can be had refurbished for under $400. If you try to upgrade your current computer, the only difference you'll really notice is that your wallet is lighter.

Here's how I move my CoH installation to a new PC:

1) Copy the entire CoH directory to the new system and rename it as "CoH_copy" or something of the like.
2) Run CoHUpdater.exe out of the CoH_copy directory.
3) Give it an install location (default C:\Program Files\City of Heroes). This adds the necessary CoH information to your computer's registry.
4) When it starts to download, hit cancel.
5) Delete the "City of Heroes" directory that it was installing to.
6) Move your CoH_copy directory to that same location and rename it "City of Heroes" and you should be good to go.

That's how I moved the game from my Win XP installation to Win 7 64-bit.

I assume you're trying to use Print Screen to snag an image in the character creator or the character select menu?

I just hit the Windows key to bring up the Start Menu, THEN hit Print Screen. You can crop out the Start Menu from the left side of the screen afterwards--all the interesting stuff in on the right side of the screen anyway.

2093 - Doctor Brainstorm & An Experiment Gone Awry.

No, this is not possible. You can change any of the powers you chose when you respec, but you have to keep the same primary and secondary powersets.

It depends on what the character's purpose is.

If it's primarily for buffing/debuffing, I'll usually buy some common End Redux IOs at level 20 or so (and maybe some Accuracy IOs if ToHit checks are required, as with Transfusion), and then slot whatever good drops come my way. I'll generally ignore broader enhancements until I get to around 40. (Last night, I noticed I was having endurance issues on my DP/Rad Corruptor, so I logged in to my main villain who needs to work on crafting anyway and made a bunch of low level End Redux IOs. I went a bit nuts with slotting them, but now I never need to rest after long fights anymore... He's 21 now, and will probably keep that slotting for another 16 levels at least.)

If the character is intended to output damage, then I generally buy Accuracy, Damage and Recharge SOs on the cheap out of the market or by trading Merits/Architect Tickets for them every 5 levels. I don't dip into the SG's stash of crafted IOs if I can avoid it, as I hate throwing away group property and don't want to waste respecs to pull it all back out again. Once I get into the late levels, I'll do a bunch of level 50 SOs and/or common IOs in all my powers, then I'll start thinking about working with sets.

I definitely don't go forward with a plan to never use IOs, but many of my characters get shelved before they reach the stage where I'd start worrying about obtaining them. I do sometimes plan characters with the intent of never using IO sets and only using commons, but frankly, if you can handle the cost of crafting, there's no reason to use SOs over 40-50 common IOs.

It's sad that this thread was actually required. But you wrote it well.

Be prepared to link it when somebody else comes along to complain that their loyalty badges/60 month vet status aren't letting them in to the closed beta.

*scratches head* I swear I remember that in the i16 beta, Pohsyb set up a double XP weekend to make absolutely sure that AE missions didn't give bonus rewards...

Happy birthday, Beef!