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tl;dr
Heroes: 1134 -or- 1173 Incarnate
Villains: 919 -or- 958 Incarnate



According to my research, on the Live server with Issue 23 there are...

437* Hero badges (earnable by heroes-only and/or in hero zones)

222 Villain badges (earnable by villains-only and/or in villain zones)

590** Mixed badges (earnable by both heroes and villains)

1 Vigilante-only badge ("Fearsome": earnable by maintaining a Vigilante alignment for 7 days)

1 Rogue-only badge ("Trickster": earnable by maintaining a Rogue alignment for 7 days)

107 Praetorian badges (earnable by heroes and villains in Praetorian zones)

3 Praetorian-only badges (earnable only by starting a character in Praetoria, specifically: "Moral High Ground", "Resistance Member", "Loyalist")

39 Incarnate badges (earnable by level 50+ VIP only)

Total: 1400 badges


* Does not include the nine badges "Once the Victor" through "Nine times the Victor" which are replaced by "Ten times the Victor"

** Does not count "Trusting" separately since it is replaced by "Arriviste" and vice versa


Also, these numbers DO include time restricted badges such as the Anniversary badges and holiday Event badges.

Bananas - Click here!

Link to the archived Twitch session that just ended. Thank you for hosting a last chat for us, Hit Streak!

Lots of rednames stopped by for the tangent fest. Sorry, no summary, it was pretty much non-stop grins for an hour. Waaaaaaay too much to highlight. It was a great celebration of our fantastic Paragon Studios team.

My favorite, the part that made my cheeks hurt from laughing, was learning about the office pranks.

What was your favorite part?

My household dressed all in black as "Stage Hands".

All right, all right, it was a cop out. But I have a good reason! I was saving money for Real World Hero in November.

Back on topic, I know some players have done great cosplay of their characters over the years. Such as Statesman at Comic Con.

Anyone want to share pictures of those as well as costumes from this year?

Join in!


Interface created AE arch # 554396 "Your Final Mission", a version of the end of the game world. Read all the clues, that's where the story is.

Shiver_EU showcased their Statesman Tattoo.

ChristopherRobin wants to know who wants a shot at some free art to memorialize their City Of Hero characters? Direct deviantART page

Giveaway Part 2: Just state what you want.

Pssst, Hit Streak is hosted a Twitch chat with lots of Paragon Studios employees, including Positron and War Witch and Zwillinger! Direct Twitch link

All three emails have been sent. Enjoy!

*** Spoilers for SSA2 ***





So I finally got on Beta today to run SSA 2 part 5. After completely clearing out the first mission I tried to enter City Hall to personally assure Mayor Morales that the coast was clear of all Nemesis assailants...



Closeup:



Hehe, oops!

Probably the first and only time I wish there had been a Ruin Mage around to take out.

Someone was asking about viewing the original City Of Heroes comics. They are still available online.

Top Cow Issue 4 - 6 was used for the Twilight's Son Task Force.

The only thing I don't see there, or anywhere else online, is the Fanzine Issue #0 and Fanzine Issue #1.

Thank you for letting me bring my bot brothers along tonight for the fun!

Taking down Lusca to start was an extra treat. Unfortunately I got the screenshot two seconds too late.



Then Team Vortex finished a few minutes after Team Luna (sorry, can't remember who the other team lead was), a time 38:26; defeats not tracked.



Thanks again and see you around, Freedom Horde! ;->

Emails sent! Hope you five enjoy the extra goodies. ;->

(I tried to be careful but if I got anyone's mixed up, send the item back and I'll get you the right one.)



Would anyone else like something?

tl;dr - Reply to this thread with an item that can be bought with normal Reward Merits and I'll give it to you. Make sure you include your in-game @global so I know where to sent it!

LotG 7.5% or anything else, as long as you can receive it in an email. Enjoy!



Still gaming, which means rebuilding a stash of Reward Merits. I would like to share them with you, the loyal community who have given me some of the best years of my life.

Since I can't email them directly, I will use them to buy whatever one tradable item you want that can be purchased via the Merit Vendors.

There are a few thousand Reward Merits to spend and the offer is open until the merits are gone.

Reward Merit Vendor



Remember to:

1) Reply to this thread with what one item you would like from the Reward Merit Vendor.

2) Include your in-game @global name so I know where to send it. Limit one request per @global.

You can PM me your @global if you would prefer, but please still reply here in this thread with what you would like from the Merit Vendor.

3) Enjoy! I will email you your gift within two days.



Let the gifting begin!

Think tonight I'll bring along Robubbles (Robot/FF MM), she and her boys could use some good play time.


PS Texarkana, check your in-game email. ;->

Thank you for contributing, LadyGrimrose!

Some more great works:


Evangel_NA unveiled their Video Memories. Direct YouTube Link

theHedoren composed an instrumental piece titled Now Leaving: Paragon City.

Thor's Assassin uploaded their For Great Justice tribute video. Direct YouTube Link

super1water did a subtitle narritive to City Of Hero images. Direct YouTube Link

pewlagon spent a few minutes reminiscing about game changes over the years while showcasing the printed maps. Direct YouTube Link


What other examples have there been that I've missed? Please share!

The CoH YouTube channel hasn't been updated with the Twitch community chats since 9/5/2012.

But the videos are still archived at Twitch TV. Here are direct links to the chats Hit Streak has graciously hosted since Zwillinger left:

September 26th

October 3rd

October 10th

October 17th

and yesterday October 24th, with his mention of Samuraiko's movie.



Back on topic: Thank you again for how you have enriched the community with your videos, Samuraiko. Videos, yours and ones like them, are one of my favorite CoH treasures to keep after 11/30 turns the rest of the game dark.

May you always find fulfillment in your creations!

We're back! Real World Hero 2012:


Thanks to TovyV's announcement, I tuned in to the BacktoBasicsRadio interview with the Wentworths.

There I learned that Real World Hero is back for 2012! WHOOHOO!

The Auction is happening November 1 through November 10. There promises to be a lot of goodies and last-chance CoH collector items up for grabs.

Hope to see you at the opening celebrations on Friday night, November 2!

Direct Link to Samuraiko's video

Sorry if it seemed like I had abandoned this project. Quite the opposite, I've been hard at work over the last month trying to save the forum stories.

At the rate I was going I figured only about 20% would get done before the forums went Poof. So I switched tactics to only downloading files.

I am pleased to report that today I finished going through all the Roleplaying threads one-by-one. I also searched for all the keywords I could think of in the other For Fun! and Server forums to locate stories, for I don't have the energy to manually dig through those forums, too. Must have done something right, for I refound the ones jwbullfrog linked to.

The nested folders at http://tiny.cc/cohrp have been updated to require two fewer clicks for reading stories. These browsable converted files will stay up until I am done reading them. Or longer, if anyone requests they remain.

The Download folders have been removed, since I get the impression no one cared about them. Going to only upload converted stories from now on. If anyone would like copies of the original, non-converted files please let me know.

Of note, I think vast number of stories under the name Ex_Libris were not all done by that one redname community rep. Especially because of some OOC threads where several posts in a row had the Ex_Libris user name, but had different writing voices and differing opinions. Also there are many posts attributed to that use name which are prior to the July 2005 forum join date of Ex_Libris. I suspect what happened is that some usernames were lost over time, perhaps during a forum transfer/upgrade, and Ex_Libris became a default filler name.

Next up for me: Sort and upload the 3,700+ files of saved stories. Starting with...

111438 Plot Thickens
111577 Spetsnaz Versus First Strike
112128 Televison Interview
112483 Recruitment Plans
113513 We Are To Be The Destined Ones
113676 Heroism Is Good Business
114510 Coliseum
114789 Coliseum I
114853 Final Fight
115043 Greatest Tale Of All
115093 Game Of Cosmic Chess
115102 Agency
115109 Anti-Hero 101
115263 Battle For Tokyo
115268 Coliseum II
115414 Millenium Arena
115545 Twenty-Four-Hour Virus
115767 Crown Of Thorns
115808 Meeting Of The Minds
115938 Bright Star Children's Home
115943 Tharomar Enterprise
115987 Live By The Sword
116033 Twin Temples
116137 Full Circle
116261 Bad Company
116449 When The World Broke
117091 Grey Space
117388 City Of Zombies
117775 World Is Flat
118217 Necromonicon
118391 Clinic
118442 Shadow Manor
119574 Protector Art And Fiction
120005 Future Is Mayhem
120887 Night At The Pocket D
120967 Blast From The Past
121027 I Kill You You Kill Me
121870 Paragon City 2029
124277 Lost Paradise At Sea
125990 Messerscharf
145039 Galaxy Girl's Skirt
155095 Militia Thursdays
157427 Project Clocktower
168004 Unity Tower

Sadly, there are not any after November 5th.

Like SSA 2 (Pandora's Box) Part 4 and Part 5, the Weekly Strike Targets were pre-loaded on live a few months in advance.

There is no one left at Paragon Studios who can load more WST on live.

That was fun! I know most people don't like Synapse, but on runs like tonight I find it a lot of fun.

Team Thunder finished in 1:38:02 and met its 5 Defeats goal.



And this time both our team and Luna's team spawned a Babbage, with all defeating him (it?) both times.





Thank you for continuing to let me tag along, Freedom Horde!

0.o



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If you are somewhere not drinking, not driving, and certainly not anywhere where laughing is inappropriate, check out Black Pebble and Co as they One-Up The Flowbee. Yes, they really did it... Direct YouTube Link



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Hey, you were warned! I'm not replacing your keyboard or finding you a new job because you just spewed drink from howling with laughter in the middle of a corporate conference call...

*uncontrollable giggles* Oooooh, you really outdid yourselves this time!

Thank you for creating smiles in everything you do. From making the best Superheroic MMORPG ever or exploring the options of a boy band, you just make the world a better place.

/em thumbsup

Congratulations, blackjak, on getting Moonsun to level 50! db

For me personally, Blondeshell encapsulated the answer to this question in their thread: What made City of Heroes unique for you?

Short answer: The ability to be uniquely customize the experience on every level, to have many secondary options that are not required for functional gameplay (enhancements, market, badges, souvenirs, etc), to have a story environment that centers around heroism, and to capable of fully unrestricted and untimed flight.

Okay, on the last one CoH technically has warwalls and an invisible ceiling, but I have the ability of continuous 3-dimensional flight through dozens of interesting environments for as long as I am inclined. Sometimes for literally hours at a time. Such flight was one of my biggest hooks in City Of Heroes.

Something that developers cannot code but is equally important is a cooperative community. Then again, something about playing a hero does bring out the best in us, thus leading to a player base that is supportive and encouraging.