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  1. DustRaven

    A Short PUG Play

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dark_Respite View Post
    I will see what I can do. Question is, do I do it with text... or do I get people to voice it? Decisions, decisions...

    *bampf*

    Michelle
    aka
    Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
    My voice is always available.

    Perhaps StoneDTanker...
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Avatea View Post
    Tasks
    • Fixed a bug in several missions in Paragon City, the Rogue Isles and Praetoria which could cause players to be hostile to each other.
    Wow... All this time I thought some players were just normally hostile to each other!

    j/k
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Avatea View Post
    Patch notes updated. The Syndicate has unfortunately declined to share their costume pieces for the time being. We apologize on their behalf.
    That's it! I'm going in there and beating up each and every member of the Syndicate until they give up those fancy jackets!

    And if that doesn't work I'll start beating up their Primal Earth variants too!
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fomsie View Post
    This.

    I looked around on several toons, old/new, male/female/huge, and didn't see a single Syndicate costume piece.

    And I purchased the complete collection.
    Same there and can't find these pieces anywhere. I'm hoping today's patch fixes that.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dave_67 View Post
    Well, looks like I can't see all the live GR stuff until at least Friday. Because my convenient pre-paid cc takes 3-5 business days to complete loading the cash onto it. (My bank doesn't offer such a card so I had to go with this one - which I left nearly 20 years ago due to exessive fees and lousy customer service.)

    What's even more frustrating was that on the bank's general help line, I was being told 2-3 business days, and I was told in-branch 24-48 hours. (Oh, but if I set up an account with them, I can get the funds transfered instantly onto the card. I left them 20 years ago because of lousy customer service, do you really think that this kind of runaround and conflicting information is going to make me want to set up another account with them?)

    (And if anyone wants to know, it'll be at least 2 1/2 years before I can get a regular cc, because I had to declare bankruptsy over my student loans 4 1/2 years ago.)
    I'm not sure what the turn around time is on one, but have you tried MoneyPak/greendot? It's gotta be faster than 2-3 days, and you can xfer funds directly into a paypal account for ease of use anywhere (and especially since you can't pay for CoH with a moneypak card).
  6. Anyone else having trouble finding the new Syndicate costume set or pieces? I've been going over things at the tailor and can't find anything.
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Texas Justice View Post
    Posts have been made, PM's have been sent, I've seen reports of support tickets being filed but still no fix.

    As Kheldarn noted, even though you can select Freedom and Virtue they aren't working apparently since people can't get the characters to show up.
    Additional note: The search function isn't working, or else it should include a thesaurus/spellchecker so when I search for "character copy tool" I'll find "transfer tool".

    Thank for the info though. Pity I can't really participate in all the testing. I've been in beta for a while now and have been mainly working with the Praetorian content. Now I'd like to see how the epic/patrol sets work with the alignment switched characters but I don't have any characters high enough level on test
  8. When I attempt to use the Character Copy Tool, I receive the following message when selecting a server:

    "The selected service is currently unavailable."

    Oddly enough, I do not get this message when selecting the Freedom and Virtue servers.
  9. It looks like a pair of fire/dark corr for us!

    Rerolled Dust Raven. He's a punk kid who turns out to have a natural link to the energies running throughout the Shadow Shard. He was born and raised in Paragon City but fled to the Rogue Isles when his powers got him a criminal record he couldn't easily hide from.

    Strikeshadow rolled Kaudiru is a demi-shard creature, part human, part Shadow Shard. After being "rescued" as a refugee he met Dust Raven and helped to awaken his powers. He followed Dust Raven to the Rogue Isles mainly as a curiosity.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Silas View Post
    If you could provide some more info about what kind of sets specifically you guys like I could give you more detailed recommendations.
    I've recently really gotten into Tankers. What they do has always mystified me somewhat and when I tried to play them I couldn't really do what I would see other tankers do (effectively herd, maintain agro and not faceplant, etc.) A few months ago I figured out the trick, mainly thanks to reading up on a few of the awesome guides for managing agro and how it works. I've also discovered the differences between a Tank and a Brute, and a Brute and a Scrapper, but ultimately I like all three. I'm very much a melee type guy.

    I also like blasters, mainly because of the massive damage and the ability to deal it from way over here where the critters aren't.

    As for sets, I like Dark anything (except Dark Armor). I'm fond of Fire. For blasters I really like Energy. For my melee defensive sets I like Willpower and Regen the most, followed closely by Invulnerability (I basically like all the sets I can turn off SFX for). I haven't played much with Shields but I don't much like it (mainly a fun thing, as I really love using emotes, and Shields kills that).

    I'm intrigued by the idea of a dual corr team, especially the idea of two /Dark Miasma. Dark Miasma has got to be my absolutely favorite set in the game. Unless I have a concept which begs for something else, I will pick Dark Miasma over any other buff set.

    I'm also liking the idea of a Brute/Corr duo, as I like Brutes. I'm still learning the finer points of managing Fury, especially on team. I've discovered if anyone has a -recharge debuff or controls, my Fury is a non-entity. So either I'm doing something wrong or that combo just doesn't work.

    Thanks for all the great ideas everyone! Keep 'em coming. Strikeshadow and I are still talking thing over and we're far from any kind of decision.
  11. My partner and I are looking to start a new duo of characters. Only we're not at all sure what to try out. We'd like characters that are fun to play together more than anything, but are hoping to have something that also will allow us to take down AVs and mow critters down at near max difficulty.

    I like melee types, Tanks, Brutes, Scrappers mainly. I'm not fond of Stalkers though. I can easily get behind a Blaster or Corruptor. I also really like the Dark sets.

    She likes Blasters, Controllers, Scrappers and Corruptors. Not at all fond of MMs and Tankers. A huge fan of Mind Control and also likes Dark.

    We both like VEATS and Kheldians but neither of us have much experience with them. We're also willing to combine hero ATs with villain ATs since Going Rogue is coming up.

    Any suggestions?
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dolphin View Post
    Actually, I think the biggest problem some have is with how the game doesn't port a screenshot from the Creation screen. (Initial character creation, or Icon/Facemaker).

    REQUEST TO THE DEVS:
    Can you please enable the screenshot functionality in the costume creation/editor... please?
    That's really what this is for, and I agree we should be able to get screenshots of this. I haven't actually tried it yet, but enabling the inclusion of the UI when taking screenshots may then include what's in the costume editor. May not. I should probably try it.
  13. Sounds simple to some, others are baffled by how to do it. I found a happy little website which explains everything, includes screenshots (how ironic) and covers how you turn that shot into an image you can then share on these message boards.

    How to post an image on the message boards is a different subject though.

    Learn how to make a screenshot
  14. Yes, the procedure was extremely smooth, even better than last year.

    Good luck to all the entrants!
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by StormSurvivor View Post
    and although I don't actually play him yet, I quite like
    Experiment 32: The 5th Column.
    Oooh! I like!

    Of course, I'm personally partial to combinations of red, black and gold.
  16. Nice outfits everybody! I knew I wasn't the only one to create cannon costumes but I had no idea how many made them based off the PPD.

    Here is Northeaster, a PPD Detective wearing the "light" version of the PPD hardsuit.

  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Malin0001 View Post
    Can you put the costumes in the pictures as sets in costume editior?
    The set is called Warrior and contains all the basic items with the name "Warrior", but once there it's easy to find the Terra and Tai stuff. For a full list (as far as I know) you can check out the article on Paragon Wiki (http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Super_Bo...:_Martial_Arts).
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sylph_Knight View Post
    THIS IS FREAKING AWESOME!!

    I have been waiting YEARS for this! (Checks to make sure it's not April 4th...)

    My enemies will now dread my unhurried approach!
    Walk towards someone, then stop and use the "angry" emote. This looks best with the huge body type in my opinion.
  19. I've got one which I liked so much I tried to make a character that looked like it.



    As it turns out, my character looks better in game than in RL.
  20. My new SG on Triumph is accepting new members.

    Name: Reactor Corps
    Founder: Doctor Rad (@Dust Raven)
    Leader: Dust Raven (@Dust Raven)

    This SG is for anyone who likes to team in small groups, run story arcs (MA and otherwise), run TFs/Trials and otherwise run missions lightly seasoned with clever banter and crude jokes. It is also for anyone who would really like the really, really cool name "Reactor Corps" to appear under their name when other players click on your toon.

    We have no uniform, no dress code, no code of conduct and no expectations.

    All new applicants are eligible to receive a free cheesecake!*

    If interested, sent a tell to @Dust Raven.


    *Cheesecake may not be available in all areas. Some restrictions may apply. Delivery and handling charges apply to all applicants. Some more restrictions may apply. Type of cheesecake issued is based on credit approval. A few more restrictions will most likely apply at this point. In fact, it is likely to save you quite a bit of time and frustration to just drop by your local Village Inn or Marie Callender's and buy yourself frickin' cheesecake.
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by BloodFairy View Post
    It's that kind of talk too in there that ruins games for me. It shouldn't exist even though it does. It removes me from the moment, and the game itself. It sucks games like Horizons (Istaria or whatever now) have awesome communities that make you want to play the game, but the game itself is trash, where with this game it's great.. well was great, more like okay these days, and then there's those people in those channels that talk like jerks and ruin the experience completely. I feel saddened by it. There's one other game I won't mention, and the community is so perfect... if only the game would improve on a few things.
    I'm pretty thick skinned, and if I find someone truly offensive or disruptive to my enjoyment of the game there's always /ignore.

    As for the "other game" not mentioned, if it's the one I'm thinking of, I'd have to agree on both counts.
  22. Just to clarify, what do you mean by "Teaming with the Profanity filter off"?
  23. My son has just started playing the game and is playing on Triumph so I've rolled up a few toons to join him. Are any global chat channels centering around activity on Triumph where we can look for PUGs, TFs, Raids and so on, and how active might those channels be?
  24. I'm looking for information about how exemping affects enhancement slots, enhancement bonuses and IO set bonuses. I seem to recall reading a guide on exactly this subject but can't find it (or maybe it was part of another guide about something else). Could someone please point me in the right direction?