Gavelor

Typo? 6th paragraph reads:

"A hero corned by a Sapper will find he or she is unable to sustain most powers, and will be easy prey for the Sapper’s back-up."

Is this supposed to be "cornered"?

Corn
v. tr.

1. To cause to form hard particles; granulate.
2.
1. To season and preserve with granulated salt.
2. To preserve (beef, for example) in brine.
3. To feed (animals) with corn or grain.

doesn't seem right to me.

IBTLD

Me too! And i'm a reveler! QUick, everyone grab your thesaurus and find more synonyms for "Celebrant" for the 3rd anniversary!

It's like Chrismakuhkwanza in March!

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...silly useless temp power...

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Crey Pistol is the most uber power in the game. People just don't know how to maximize its potential.

I'll hop on with this one till I can think of something more creative

Five stars! Oh wait...

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The ferry is broken on Virtue in Cap Au Diable.

What does this mean? Probably that you'll use the Ferry to get to the event.

What does this also mean? Anyone not in a villaingroup with base teleporters can't get past Cap until it's fixed.

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My ferries are broken in every zone.

Any word on where the villain contact is? (since this is the CoV board...)

/e praise

For all the things that anger Forum users, this is probably the best, most honest, and most heartfelt Dev response I have ever read.

THIS is customer service. Admitting you were wrong, and showing a dedication to making the game more player-friendly is all that I, as a customer, ask. Thank you, Positron, thank you.

Thank you, States, for this step towards forward progress and the true balancing of Defense v. Resistence.

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You know, there's a good chance that the known issues weren't put in large flashing bold letters because they really do affect a small portion of the population.

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That's the same kind of elitist thinking that is indicative of self-righteous conceit. Right, just because it doesn't affect the masses, it isn't important. So I suppose just because AIDS infects 0.6% of the US population (http://www.avert.org/aids-america.htm), it's not worth warning people about. A stretch? Maybe, but relevant by your standards.

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Those that do know about these also tend to be board readers.

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What about casual players who don't read the boards or compulsively read the "Known Issues"?

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That having been said... Because the known issues are not game breaking they really don't need to be front-page-bold.

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This is a matter of opinion, not fact.

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Until then... there's a whole lot more game to play than that one tf. Why not go do that then?

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You must be referring to the other three Shard TFs, or the repetitive Shadow Shard missions, which are the only available content for my level 50's now. I've done the three TFs three times now (Justin Augustine four). Sure, I roll alts, but I love my 50's more. I guess I should just suck it up and repeat the same "free the captives" missions over and over again? Oh that's right, level 50's are a minority. We don't matter.

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To those that say "I pay my $15/mo to play therefore I'm entitled..." You got your play in.

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See my above point. Sure, i get my play in, but I get the same thing. Over, and over again.

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I, however, see the validity in being a spiteful [censored] and say that *my* $15/mo is equally valid to *your* $15/mo and feel that you should not now, nor ever, be rewarded this badge out of spite for being a whiney oik. Is my money more valid than yours? No. That's why they're not doing this. Nor are they doing your solution either.

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You're right. The currency you pay to play this game makes your opinion as valid as mine. So when you complain about Blasters' bonus damage (citation I will support you, even though the issue does not affect me. Or when you comment on the new weakness of the stealth pool I will support you, even though it doesn't affect

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At least they said why they're not rewarding badges retroactively. Take that as a small grace.

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Positron announced why they would not be rewarding badges earned pre-Issue 5. The bug started with Issue 5. The developers had the opportunity to start recording data for those who completed the Justin Augustine TF, but decided not to. Your point is invalid.

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You have evidence that they released buggie content.
My advice... chalk it up to experience and move on.

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No, I have evidence that they, despite internal compulsion to reconsider, released buggy content without issuing a substantial warning to players. I have evidence that a top-level employee warned the Developers of the customer service ramifications this decision would have. I have evidence that they ignored this warning, and are now getting what they deserve.

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Why do you need permission to publish it?

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Just out of courtesy. Don't want to get him/her in trouble with NCSoft or Cryptic or anything.

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I have been told it is "unknown" if they will datamine for the Justin TF.
I would think the least they can do is datamine back to i5 release date.
I spent 4 hours to complete this with no reward received. Oh, wait, I got influence - which I dont need.
Yes, I had fun, but Ive done the TF before and the ONLY reason I was doing it again was for the badge.

Anyone else who has run into this issue - make your voice heard. A datamine needs to be done and those heroes who completed trials/TF's since i5 release MUST be given their rewards.
After all the nerfs the ATs have encountered, its the least that can be done.

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My team of 8 encountered the same problem. Sure it's listed on the Known Issues page, but it's not like the Known Issues page appears when you start CoHUpdater.exe. In fact, special attention isn't even drawn to the LINK for the page. The text "known issues" appears in the same font and color as the other links, with the exception of "PATCH NOTES". That appears in bold red.

What does it say on the PATCH NOTES page? "All Task Forces now reward badges upon completion". Interesting.

I have firm proof that the Devs released I5 with the full knowledge that this TF was bugged. They released it, knowing the TF would NOT award a badge upon completion, and did NOTHING aside from two lines of text on an obscure Issues page to warn players about the flaw. They could have disabled the TF, or put in an additional line of text that would appear when agreeing to start the TAsk Force letting the leader know that NO BADGE would be awarded.

Again, I have firm evidence that the Devs released I5, knowing the TF would not award a badge. They knew this, released the issue anyway, and did NOTHING to warn players. I am currently awaiting permission to publish this evidence, and will do so when that allowance has been made.

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Also - after much pushing and shoving - we were told that there will NOT be data mining for TF badges. So if you did a TF before I5 - when I5 goes live you will not get a badge for it auto-magically.

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Cuppa, let Statesman and the dev team know that I will do the work for datamining those badges FOR FREE. Hell, I'll even fly myself BACK to California (I live there but go to school in D.C.) to work in the office if I can't do it from my computer here in D.C..

I repeat, tell me how and I will datamine and award the badges FOR FREE.

Then again, if it's not the labor that's holding you back from datamining (and, indeed, your desire to insult the playerbase), I have lost a great deal of respect for you. I, too, will be petitioning my characters for their badges regardless of what anyone tells me.

In closing, I will do the datamining work for free. Just tell me where, when, and how.

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Some people asked me to post this as well -

You will not be able to /petition to get these badges if you completed the TF before I5. So please do not flood the GMs with /petitions trying to get the badges. They can NOT award them.

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Cuppa, take this message to the developers: Worst. Idea. Ever. Don't reward heroes for the work they've put in? Who sat in a planning meeting and decided that?

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Since the number of monkeys has been reduced on test, will there be epic defeat badges?

So, those that have the 10K for Zookeeper would have 2 badges (1K and 10K)

And, for those characters that RP and 'defeat' specific villians whenever they can? Like those that like to arrest Prisioners, or Tsoo Sorcerers?

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I will join many others in voicing my preference for this; in addition, I'd like to express my thanks for the awesome work y'all are doing on small, but user-important, features such as badges!

My only comment is a petition to make new achievement badges retroactive. I truly believe that players should be rewarded for their successful efforts in Task Forces, no matter when they went through them (ie pre- or post-badge existence).

[*] I fully support the increased ease of mobility within the Shard (teleporters).
[*] However, I feel that the effort put into the aesthetics of these teleporters was not a top priority and, while I understand other items take precedence, I would like to see more attention paid to the appearance of the teleporters.
[*]Please provide more content within the Shard, and please datamine to make the new Shard TF badges retroactive. I really would prefer not to do all the TF's again.

Great work with the Shard, guys.[list][list]

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Is hasten needed for a 3 form pb?

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Personal preference. I took it with my 3-form peacebringer, as it helps recharge the Nova AoE's as well as the Dwarf form attacks and taunt.

Exactly which support AT could pull a team out of quicksand?

Sweet, this is GREAT NEWS! Good work Devs!

Any updates to this guide?