Cyborg1

So after reading everything I just want to verify. At this time there is no way to get a "Boss" class enemy to spawn while the player is set to Heroic and by themselves when running the mission ? If I missed something could you point me toward it ?

I have tried making a custom boss, standard boss, modified boss, bosses on Standard & Hard but what ever I do use produces a Lt. All the other mechanics work as desired it is just this one part.

Not a story arc or even a mission but rather a channel for us to discuss Architect stuff in game with.
Edit - Then I go and forget to list the channel. <headsmack> "AE discussion" without quotes of course.

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NCsoft NorCal Studios is pleased to announce the pricing and details for the coming Optional Additional Character Slot feature. As we previously announced, we heard the request for a system to allow more characters on a single server and this is our answer. City of Heroes is a unique game that offers many playstyle options; options that are growing in a large way due to Powerset Proliferation and the addition of the Villain Epic Archetypes in the next free expansion, Issue 12: Midnight Hour. To accommodate playing more characters on your favorite server, we will be including the following features in Issue 12:
<ul type="square">[*] All current subscribers will receive 2 free character slots, each of which can be used on the specific server of their choice. This is to help you make new characters to take advantage of the new features of Issue 12, even if you already have maxed out your “home” server’s character slots.
[*] 1 free character slot will be granted retroactively on a yearly basis through the current Veteran Reward system. Every 12 months that a subscription is maintained will unlock an additional free character slot that the user can apply to the server of their choice. Thus, existing players will be eligible for up to 4 additional character slots at the launch of Issue 12. This will continue into the future for Veteran Rewards given out every 12 months, so you get another slot for 5 years, another one for 6 years, etc.
[*] Additional Optional Character Slots will be available on a purchasable basis. These are one-time fees, not an addition to your monthly subscription rate. The additional slots can be had at the following price points:

• 1 Optional Character Slot for a one-time fee of $5.99
• 2 Optional Character Slots for a one-time fee of $9.99
• 5 Optional Character Slots for a one-time fee of $19.99
[*] Players can have up to 36 slots per server, with an update to the character selection screen that lets you re-organize your character list by Drag and Drop, as well as easily flip between up to three pages of characters available on that server. All customers benefit from these great new User Interface features included with the revisions for Optional Character Slots.[/list]The above features are planned to be made available at the launch of Issue 12: Midnight Hour, which is currently in closed beta testing. Be sure to check out this feature, along with the rest of Issue 12 when we enter the open beta testing period that should be starting in several more weeks.

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&lt;Blinks.. reads again....blinks.... head explodes from joygasim&gt;

Wild Fires (Yosemite and Cali.), Tornadoes (Minnesota and Texas), Hurricanes (Texas), Earthquakes (Cali.), Blizzards (Minn., So. Dak. and No. Dak.), Golf ball sized Hail capable of punching through the roof (Minn. and No. Dak.), Flash Floods and regular floods (Cali. and Oregon). Just need Tsunami/Tidal wave and Volcanic Eruption now. Looks like I need to move to Hawaii next.

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Lighthouse,

Just received a MOTD popup about the Halloween event. I don't know if this is the one you referenced in your opening post or not, I logged in yesterday but received nothing. This one updated (and therefore popped up) around 3:20pm EST.

The content was informative, but I couldn't read all of it. At 1280x1024 resolution, running in windowed mode, the MOTD box was literally too big to fit on the screen, which rendered the scroll bar kind of useless, as I couldn't see the top and bottom of the message box to scroll to.

Just a heads up so if there's some way to avoid that in the future, you guys can.

Thanks

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Hi Wilykat,

It looks like that version of the MOTD has some formatting issues at different screen resolutions.

We'll have a better performing version up shortly.

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I have a similar problem but in reverse. There are a great many windows that everyone needs to use on a regular basis that do not chage their font size to match what a person has the Chat font sze set to. Consignment Houses, Base storage, regular stores, contacts and the trade window. This makes it very difficult to see what I am actually clicking on and I have on occassion bought something that not only did I not want I could not use.

Is there any way to change the font size of these windows to match our Chat font ?

OK, I think I have gotten the information I needed even though only a couple of you responded. Thank you for your input.

You don't think any of them would stop and stare in wondrous amazement ?

Thank you Mr. Grey. That is more along the lines of the type of answer I was interested in. My original question had nothing to do with the various mental states of my fellow forum goers but whether or not the passive effects in Lovecaft's writing would have the same effect on the minds of modern people as they supposedly did to his Edwardian characters.

Personally I do not feel they would. My opinion is that confronted with such situations, todays peoples ......... I was about to write "from 1st world culture/counties" but then I realized there are several scenarios where in 3rd world people would have no problems dealing with such things while everyday suburbanites actually would start foaming at the mouth and gibbering. So with that in mind let me further define the scope of or test subjects.

A) Joe: mild manners shopping store casher and hard core gamer boy. No car but 4 different console systems, water-cooled quad-chipped over-clocked comp with a T-3 hardline.

B) Mindy: Free-spirit, vegan, thinks all aliens highly evolved peaceful people, volunteers in an animal shelter and makes her own clothes in protest of the sweatshops of the world.

C) Janet: Mindy's opposite. Suit wearing, Lexus driving, corporate cog and happy because she KNOWS she is going to be a success (just ask her therapist).

D) Proshottam: Grew up in India and has moved to the "West". Window washer currently but learning to be an IT Specialist.

Was going to add a few more but realized my actual knowledge of other cultures is full of horse apples and I did not want to offend anyone in said cultures. So going with the very small sampling here how do you think these people would respond to say this scene.

My original question was geared more toward the passive effects of the Chulhu Mythoes; i.e. looking upon R'lyeh, observing a Great Old One without them noticing you, direct interaction with one of their minor minions that do not have mental abilities. I have no doubt that were any human to draw the direct attention of one of the Elders that would be the end of it. However I personally can not think of anything that terrifies me or makes my brain hurt and am therefore having difficulty conveying that effect onto my characters that should be experiencing those feelings and emotions.

I grew up on a farm. We did our own vet work and butchering. I was raised to see life as life and no particular form of it being any better than another. This stood me in good stead when I later became a Paramedic as I could easily deal with what some people do to themselves and others. I understand there are insane people but these people have physical or chemical problems that are keeping their brains from working properly and were not flipped out by something they saw. Was the effect Lovecraft trying to convey similar to what we now term as Post traumatic Stress Syndrome ? Somehow I think he was going for something on a greater magnitude, more visceral. Does the huge amount of information and images we now have access to via the internet benumb us to the effects of these other worldly situations (presuming we are able to even perceive them) ?

Perhaps I am already insane by Lovecraft's standards and that is why I am having this problem. I have several of H.R. Giger's works and they do not bother me in the least. If this is the case then it is mealy a definition problem (What is insanity) and Lovecraft was a pansy.

In the Chulhu stories and games, the characters are often driven mad by what they witness. Alien cities, unspeakable grotesqueness, unholy rites, they all unhinge the minds of the observers. But consider the age and culture in which these works were produced. Several concepts and ideas we accept today would have been outrageously ludicrous in those times.

So my question to you my fellow gamers, would a modern day protagonist presented with the same scenes be better able to withstand the unnatural assault upon their senses ? Or would they just as easily start with the gibbering frothing ?

ps - this may be in the wrong place but as it sorta deals with character development and character backstory I thought I would try here first.

Searching..........

Object located : Operatives within Arachnos that have a commanding officer and might take the life of an opponent.

Series 2 - "Affirmative sir." Immediately I heavily dose subject with hard radiation. I then proceeded to bleed off the resulting elevated bio-energy until the subject is a drained, nearly lifeless husk. I transmit the gathered information back to Lord Nemesis to make more perfect automatons.

Series 4 - "Unable to comply. Target was already terminated upon contact. Returning to patrol." Returning to patrol I continuously transmit patrol routes, troop movements, weapon emplacements and agendas back to Lord Nemesis.

Series 6 - "Affirmative sir." I then touch your chest and channel 10,000 volts at 20 amps into your heart. I scan your body and transmit the data back to Lord Nemesis to have a automaton made of you. While that is going on I kill the subject and do the same thing.

Who do I contact to get "Unsilenced" for VirtrueUnited ? Also is there a current replacement for the defunct Virtue Crafters channel ? I have lots of Rare Salvage I am not using that I would like to trade for rares I do need.

Edit : Nm on the permission part - found the list of who to ask.

I am still not receiving all the rewards I have been cleared for. Account shows reward time equal to 2 yrs 2 mos., when I log in I only get up to the 18 month mark.

The Flight poses were taken back off until the devs can figure out how to let us pick which pose we want to use.

So he denies the Greek and ancient history but stays mum on the Urotsukidoji option. Right then. &lt;begins to limber up multiple tenticles&gt;

The only reason my SG and I ever ventured off our home server was because we ran out of slots. Now we all have toons on different servers that we rarely if ever play. I myself have 38 toons on 6 different servers and I still delete toons off my home server because I need the room for a new idea/consept character. One of my guild mates has over 100 toons spred across all the servers.
The 2 ideas I want implemented more than any other are additional slots per server and SG mebership based on accounts not individual characters. If these 2 things were put in I can telll you there would be a lot of consolidation going on.

Welp, speaking as one of ... well I will only speak for myself, I will be thoroughly enjoying the extra exp as I can not attend Comic Con.

For travel powers my Ghost-Knight took Teleport but I guess Flight would also work well.

Humphrey1 - They looked inside the pigg files in the game folder.

Do to recent unexpected and very unpleasent developements I will not be able to continue this thead for the foreseeable future. You are welcome to use Omega as you see fit. It was built as a Guardian and primarily to protect his people againt the coming Rikti. There is an organic soul that has been imprited onto its circuits as an operating system but it is subservient to the Primary Objectives. It was built by a race whos tech. was as far above Star Trek's Voager and Next Gen. as there tech is above ours. He will obey the law to the letter in most cases. His combat abilities are not the most powerful but they are very accurate and efficent. (1 SO damage 2 SO Accuracy 2 SO End. Red. - only attacks are Energy Bolt, Energy Blast, Sniper Shot, and Force Bolt &lt;1 SO Acc, 1 SO End. Red.&gt. Ordinarily the only time he will run low on energy is just after erecting 4 or more sets (2 bubbles per person) of shields or if he is running the Repulsion Field.

Sorry to let you guys down. Be back when I can.

(OOC :Collecting information before my next post as my resources are not as well networked as Omega's.)

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"Yo Moses!" Erik could only hope the robot got the joke... Parting the sea and escaping as they were... "We need to head upwards! They'll still be after my family!"

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Omega's sensors showed that their pursuers had once again started the battle between them and his charges had stopped a short was back.

*Power resevers at 14%. Deactivating all none essential systems.* All the various colored spheres that had been covering them suddenly faded out. Omega guard was about to return to the three humans when one of them attacked the female. It watched as Erik pulled Harris's hand off Penny and lifted the two of them into the air. Several stray shots came blistering down the tunnel from the raging battle behind them. Slinging Harris under one arm the Mighty Bio-Man began to fly down the tunnel toward Omega.

"Girl Genius do you require assistance ?"

Omega Guard was searching its database for the most recent map of this section of the tunnels while attempting to scan their surroundings both to get their bearings and threat assessment from the near by battle. It turned to see why Penny had not responded. The Headman reached out and grabbed Girl Genius lifting into the air. In the time it took for the exchange of fire between the Headman and Penny, Omega's tageting computer had a firing solution and the big, white and blue robot's arms were raising toward the two. Penny took the blast in the stomach and fell to the ground. The Headman staggered back stunned, disoriented and blinded by the smaller hero's counter attack. Omega's torrent of energy crashed into the Lost member and sent him reeling away into the swadows of the tunnel where it slumped to the ground unconscience.

"Girl Genius, do you need assistance ?", it sound like it was asking if she wanted a newspaper or glass of water. Omega's "voice" was emotionless, no variation in pitch or volume.

A small compartment in its stomach opened and a tray slid out. On it were a number of bright green dermal patches.

"Use this. It will revive you and assist you body in healing." Carefully it lifted one of the patches on the end of its fingure and placed it on Penny's forhead through the open face plate. Penny felt the pain fade away from her as the drugs in the patch did their work.

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"I'm all right, here I come,"

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Together they turned and began to follow Erik and Harris.


(OOC : I was half way through my post when you put yours in Jen )

"Agreed. Please follow me." *Transferring additional power to Repulsion Field. Realigning Force Fields. Power reserves at 30%* The small red bubble that had earlier repelled the Mire Eiledon grew in size and intensity until it was a solid sphere around Omega. Without pause it charged the hole made by the entry of the Lost. As Omega Guard plowed into the group they were hurled away as if batted by a giant hand. In any other situation it would have been comical but at that particular moment there was nothing funny about thier situation.

(OOC : I really wish there were some type of spellchecker/proof-reader for the forums - took me an hour to write check and post that and I still had to go bacjk and edit it 4 times.

The transmission had been cut off only a few seconds ago. Something was causing a huge amount of interference. Omega's scans told it there was something emitting lethal levels of radiation at the end of this tunnel and that was the last location Omega had had a positive lock on either Bio-Man or Girl Genius.

*Engaging primary shield generators. Targeting systems activated. Discriminating filters set for friendlies. Power regulators set to maximum. All systems green.*

The closer Omega got to the end of the tunnel the stronger the rad levels grew. There was a small explosion followed by a crash and a second explosion. Then a severed head came hurtling out the door. A quick scan showed it did not belong to Erik or the human in the armor named Penny. Entering the room Omega Guard scanned the scene. Crouched behind a metal table typical used for autopsies were the forms or Bio-Man and Girl Genius. They seemed to be shielding a third form, human, male. Erik was emitting huge amounts of radiation which explained the interference. Along one wall were a series of collapsed selves. Something beneath the rubble was releasing fumes into the air. On the other side of the table stood two Eiledons, both apparently suffering from mild radiation poisoning. Omega Guard realized that if a normal human were exposed to these levels of radiation they would have been cooked from the inside by now. The human being shielded by the other two was only alive because of the beneficial waves coming from Erik.

All of this was read by the various sensors within the robot's housing. All of it became trivial once it saw the box on the wall with the side torn open and the wires protruding. Omega Guard had been fighting running war with the Rikti for 200 years before Earth had made contact with them. It had come here when it learned of their attack on our planet. It had promised to not let Earth join the fate of its own home world. Stopping them was its primary mission. Databases and scanners began running multiple automate checklists to identify and classify the Rikti technology. In less time than it took the Eildons to realize it was even standing there, Omega knew what the device was and that in its current state it posed no threat. On a specialized channel it sent an encrypted code to Vanguard to inform them of a "loose" piece or Rikti tech.

The Eiledons were still intent one the three crouching humans. True to there nature they attacked. Erik saw them coming. If he stopped the gentle healing waves he was emitting to mount a counter attack Penny and Harris would be exposed. In that split second he saw not only their deaths but those of his family. Both attackers hurls bolts of a black, smokey energy from their outstretched hands. In his accelerated state Erik could seem them curling and boiling as they tumbled toward himself and Penny. He heard a high pitched whine behind him and a new voice, flat, cold, electronic sounding cut onto the com channel he and Penny had been sharing. "Transferring power from Weapons Systems to Shield Generators."
A blue transparent wall that looked like a giant soap bubble appeared instantly between the incoming attacks the crouched group. The smokey bolts struck the bubbles of energy surrounding them and dissipated harmlessly. Erik looked behind him. Stooping to enter the doorway was a robot. One hand extended toward Erik, the other hung at it side, aglow with a nimbus of glowing energy.

"You are in violation of International Law and Vanguard Directive 6. You are here by ordered to surrender and submit yourselves to the law. You have 5 seconds to comply", it said as it eased itself through the door. As it straightened up Erik estimated it was about 7' give or take an inch. It was heavily armored with huge forearms that the scientist guessed housed the generators projecting the shield around them. "You now have 4 seconds to comply."

The Eiledons looked at each other and the an unholy yell attacked Omega Guard. *Primary target locked on. Engaging Weapons Systems.* Blue-white energy washed out off the robot's gauntlets like water from a fire hose. The Murk was struck full in the chest, the force lifting him off his feet and hurling him back through slagged door and into the back lab. As the Mire closed on Omega Guard a secondary energy bubble became visible only a few inches from his armor. The moment she touched it she too was violently hurled across the room. Although momentarily stunned the mire was not really hurt. Shaking her head she stood up again.

"You are now under arrest for assault and resisting arrest as well as your previous violations. Do you wish to continue compiling additional charges ?"