Lokkdown

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New faction will be alchemist based and drop arcane salvage, or this could be the symbol for flashback? Who knows?

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well they have been saying that they ( the developers) are going to do something that we have been screaming about from the begining.. and i seem to remember flashbacking going all the way to the begining.. so its possible

BUT... since there is no real all magic zone for high levels ( I dont count the shadow shard.. that drops alot of tech too) unlike the RWZ... then it MIGHT allso be in the cards too...

heres something id like to see added to police band missions...

# how about s police band mission that takes u into the donut shop in faultline... say all the police in there are held hostage and its beinbg attacked by (insert villan here)

# how about some grocery stores getting held up? ( banks and pawn shops are not the only ones that get raided)

# how about (if u have an sg) your base is getting assulted randomly by some bad guys ( this would give more of a valid reason to use the base and to have a SG )

# how about the Tram is filled with bad guys and u have to stop it ( a timed) before it hits the station (ala speed theme with bombs on board!)

there is a LOT of more types of missions that can pop up... heck hire me and ill give you THOUSANDS of ideas that will keep content flowing!!!! besides i got to put my evil powers to some good use (did i say that out loud???)

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This post isn't about the content of i10 so much as the spirit of it. Playing CoH I've always felt somewhat detached from our 'signature' heroes. Sure they call us when they need a Task Force done but other than that they are hardly inspiring IMHO. Heck, from what I've read in the comics and novels I find them (especially Statesman) to be rather rude, dysfunctional, and arrogant. Then I played the i10 content on test, and suddenly I felt like I was a part of something. Vanguard WANTED me as a member. I even get their nifty uniforms if I put in the time in the war zone. The best I got from the Freedom Phalanx was the 'honor' of being a reserve member. And none of them even award you that badge, it sorta just happens. But Vanguard is out there fighting the fight, walking the walk, not just sending me to get 30 of this villain group, or deliver this toaster to so and so. I feel like I AM a member of Vanguard. So if I had to choose between standing with the Freedom Phalanx or the Vanguard, easy choice, I'll be a Vanguardian. Like I said, nothing real major here, just a rant. So bash away at me if you will, that's fine. I got Rikti to go pound on so see ya when we go live. Long Live The Vanguard.

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HALLAHUAH BROTHER /emote clap!!!

well spoken!!! and agreed... i wish that this was done sooner!!! we feel MORE apart of something now..

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My fear is that all the latest and greatest stuff will always be on test. Well, maybe not the "greatest", but the "latest" for sure. ...

If test is reported on, and I agree that many cool and relevant things may happen on test, maybe it needs to be part of a 'time warp dimensional' column each week. 'Dimensional warder forecasts', etc. But please don't make it front page news when there are plenty of interesting things happening on live servers that everybody can relate to.

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We could say that nothing else important was happening, except on Test, but that wouldn't be true at all. We know there's always something happening everywhere, in every community.

The truth is that we are barely two dozen people, all volunteers, trying to rush around to cover the events of a hundred thousand. We sometimes have to give preference to certain events because that's all the news we were able to collect that week, like a lepidopterist trying to catch a field full of butterflies using only a pair of tweezers.

We think our news coverage will get better when we print a set of submission guidelines in our next issue. That will allow any player to submit an article to us that covers any newsworthy event on any server, including Test.

Our next issue will cover the upcoming changes to the Katie Hannon Task Force. We haven't decided yet if it is our lead story. Let us know if we handled that any better.

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i have to disagree.. not everyone lives on the test server thus, if you look at what the majority do.. they LOG INTO a LIVE server and have fun... alot do not pay attention to the test server (and some prefer to be surprised) so sir.. i have to say that if u intend to print a paper or column that is nice yet voluntary... keep it relevant to the majority of players please...

otherwise have a section of the paper and call it test server something of other...

ITS ABOUT TIME!!!!

ive been waiting for something like this for over 2 years...i know it takes time and manpower..but finnally.. FINALLY an event that will be heart stopping...

I am gonna make sure my entire SG is mobilized for the event.. and all our allies... all 300 of us

a friend in my SG on victory server... decided to honorific my tagline of POWERKAKES(tm) as a joke .....

he posted it on our web site.. take a look and youll see why

http://z4.invisionfree.com/Team_Vang...p?showtopic=68

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One of those missions is clearly set in Recluse's Victory.

I'm guessing that's an instanced map, though. People wouldn't be sent into a PvP zone in the course of a TF.

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I've always wanted a PvP TF.



I'm probably the only person though.

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if it is a TF sending you into a PvP zone.. that will be one badge i wont be getting.... i don't do PvP

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Now I hear you guys... you all seem to dislike the Story Arc aspect of this system. I've had some discussions with the team yesterday about what we could do instead, and still keep the flavor of the four pool system, because having the extra three pools allows us to not only reward risk/reward, but time/reward as well. Takes longer to do a Task Force? Here's a nice bonus you can't get anywhere else. Finish the Respec trial, but already have all your Respecs? Here's a nice reward that carries with it some good inherent value.


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WHY STORY ARC EXCLUSIVES ARE BROKEN:

Because they are the ONLY thing you can't repeat. The only. Think about everything else on the list posted by Dr. Brainstorm:

TF - Any character 12+ can do Positron's TF (if a hero, obviously) ANY TIME THEY WANT.
Trials - Any one 24+ can do a respec trial ANY TIME THEY WANT.
Killing mobs of all levels - With exemplar you can do this ANY TIME YOU WANT.

You might need a team, that's OK. But story arcs can only be done once. Fix that or no recipes be available only from story arcs. All you're going to accomplish is creating:

ULTRA RARE LOOT

Which goes against everything you said you wanted to accomplish. It will make the game more hardcore than WoW or Everquest II.

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YES highly agreed... there IS a solution though... it was shelved way back oh i4 i think...
FLASHBACKING!!! when you cna repeat a favorite contact or storyarc...

include THAT into the invention system... and i THINK you might have a winna!!!!

exactally.. and it could STILL be fun!

id still change personal teleport! not alot of people USE it... heres an OLD suggestion that i posted say ISSUE 1!!!

make teleport a point and click ON the ingame map. if they have been there ... then its successfull!
if they have NOT been there.. heres some possible results ..
Misport - a random place on the map you port to (within your range) boy this can be... awkward espectally if you port into a villan group!
Owch!!! - teleported into a wall OR something... give a percentage of damage OR even a chance at DEATH!!!( ever see what happens when Someone ports into the ground??? you dont see them thats what!!!) makes blind teleporting DANGEROUS!!!
Doesnt work - you took a chance and blew it.. the energy was expended and oh well......

these seem MORE fun ideas to consider once again to liven up the game for teleporters... and.. it can be applied to GROUP TELEPORT ( no one i know has it or uses it!!!) imagine having a group of 8 and you do a blind teleport!!... heheh...

the thoughts are astounding and are worth the effort of considering!!!

thank you

there is only one thing to consider CURRENTLY with the isolator spawning in RV...

it spawns ONCE every 2 hours under the tram.. and only ONE of the little buggers spawns....

now IF no one killsteals it (ooo yeah, this WILL be a camped spot for some heros) and assuming you do not die due to a pvp killby... your looking at 200 hours IF you did not get your isolator badge.

for those of us whom have been around since the begining.. this smacks as being unacceptable. OK i could see if say.. ohh 50-100 just spontainously spawn every 2 hours in that spot.. or there are random spots through the zone that will spawn say 5 at a time ( give it a 20 min timer then) that would be more than fair.

for the villans.. meh, if ya want it then grab it.. but only if we can get the jailbird badge too... otherwise hands off mr grubby Mc Handsoffmyspawn!

just a FRIENDLY reminder..

I have to agree.. the costs even for casual SGs would be considered astronomical in salvage.

for the price of a few inspiration buffs in a mission, i can almost achieve the same thing without the OWCH to the sg.

the overall cost to an SG for loosing salvage is astronomical. ITs a nice shiney i give ya that much, and to larger SGs its gonna be nice to have... but overall.. tis not worth the hassle.

either lower the costs for the buffs, increase the time they last OR make them where u can turn them on and off.. either of those 3 would make it most satifsying then.
thank you for listening... we return you to your normal griefing..

well well well.. congratz on the level there Posi.. i know it must be well deserved.

and now onto business...

after being in pocket d for 3 hours last night and no show of ANY vips.. may i make a suggestion that you hire more people to play the incarnates to come to these events? There were 4 shards of pocket D on victory and there was one reported sighting of Positron in D1 ( no WAY to get in there!!!) so for future events please... get more gms to play an ViP or something...

oh and to some of my critics....

Yes i yell, scream , moan , beyatch... but I point out flaws so that maybe someone will listen and tackle the problems that are so glaring and blatant that need addressing. If you want people to be kicked off for showing the democratic other point of view...
then give ME my money back. I enjoy and love this game too, and think that it is far from being over, but without people to shout shanagans when they see what is wrong... then why bother to have a forum to post such things???
so when you read a negative posting, think to yourself for one second and consider WHY someone may be posting a negative posting... are they doing it for a better good???

just food for thought and blood for the gears...

again congraz on the ding posi... i DO NOT envy yer position now.

well after seeing that statesman has messed up his calcs.. we will have to either..

#1 wait until the real numbers comes out(as he has said he needs to plug the new numbers in)

or #2 wait for I7 to drop...

but after seeing how I4-I6 got handled... im NOT holding my breath for fuzzy bunny time. Im not crying DOOOOOM. But i am QUITE GUNSHY on what is about to drop.

OOO SWEET!! its about time too!

all those times ive done kora fruit missions will now come to bear so i can just DUMP all i need into containers for the SG to use

that is some sweet stuff!

OK this is a NICE perk this makes SG bases a must have now. And the new tilesets, tinting and all the NEW HAPPY HAPPY/JOY JOY stuff looks AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I still want a bar and a pool table though, think it would be too much trouble to make at least a mini-fridge????

whoo hoo... finally i can wear shorts without the bicycle pants look!!! and with the togas.. it would be awsome.

hrm... think they could do some "daisy dukes" for the ladies

just a thought

well since it would take so long to post them all.. ill just give you the link to our site. Ive got a walk thru of
Team Vanguard- oldest SG around

ok you heard statesman, now its time to hear the DEMOCRATIC response to what is going on...

For those of you who do not realise, i will make it clear and simple on how RENT is charged... feel free to look it up, its posted.

Rent is charged based on the TOTAL SG assets. that means not only the plot, the rooms , and the stuff inside the base... BUT your unspent prestige.

Now what this equates to in real life terms is this. You have to pay rent for your house, your rooms , your x-box 360 ( heh i got MINE!!!) and your savings account.

so if you are thinking of saving up. fuggetaboutit... as of this monday i paid in our SG
Team vanguard (check out our small base by clicking here) a little over 30k for what we have. And heck we DON'T RAID!!!! we were planing on saving for a small secure plot ( 11mil) but if that is just the start of how bad the rent is gonna fly... i dont think well EVER get that far...

so statesman, if you or one of your minions happens to read this. Please consider the following.
#1 eliminate the cost of rent from accumilated savings of prestige.
#2 please put in some form of SG vault to store stuff ( not just inspires, but enhancements please and maybe influence)
#3 lower the Total cost of ownership of bases and equipment. (i understand that you need to keep some sort of rent, that is understandable, but the prices are outragous!!!)

if those 3 conditions are met... then some meger sliver of faith in what you are supposed to represent to the gaming comunity may be repaired...

Hey this is for EVERYONE who wanted a complete guide... i am sure he was busy and well.. i needed something like this for my paper to back up how MMOs' had social structures ( its a paper ok?? )
so with kudos to EVERYONE here.. i present Lokkdowns Re-Compiled Lexicon of MMO speak ( orignally done By Plasma_fury and varoius COH posters)

Well hello there fellow crimefighters. My name is Lokkdown and I represent TEAM VANGUARD, one of the oldest SGs in the game. We are currently recruitng for our Sg and we have the following.

Team Vangaurd ( the orignal group)
Team Vangaurd : International ( alt group mostly but allied)

you can visit our web site at The following web link if you want to see what we are about.

If you want to join us, contact in game one of the following:
Lokkdown
Stellar
Pantherr
Emerald Archer
English Rose
Amythest Angel

and well talk

im willing to help somehwat in test too tom.

From what i am doing now.. im trying a somewhat different tactic. Im going the AoE route with my Invul/fire tanker ( fire sword circle and combustion) and im looking at the presense power set.

WHY you ask? good question.. let me tell you why.
I want to get the INVOKE PANIC power... that thing generates TONS of AGGRO.. ok its not as good as a controler... but the power in itself is awsome...

so that means i have to trade out TAUNT for provoke ( no big whoop.. taunt was nefed to hell anyway) , and that means i have to get rid of 2 local attack powers. In the long run.. this gives me 3 AoE attack powers and one that will generate AGGRO like a mutha.... ALSO a nice side effect of invoke panic is that for 30 seconds they stand there and cower unless attacked, and when it wares off you get attacked.

that 30 seconds may make the difference between your team celebrating or eating jello in the emergency ward in paragon city!

just a thought..

before this turns ugly... ok it may allready be so.. may i point out some of the obvious?
#1 yes there will ALWAYS be PL in some form!
there is always a work around... not to penalise the casual player or the power gamer.... but PLing happens alot in online games. after playing online for over 7 years now i can see that is obvious and well... no way to 100% get rid of it. so might as well just try to minimise the damage.
#2 I5 has made some changes to gameplay....
yes , tactics have changed ... not always for the bettter mind you .. but the SCOPE has changed. Controlers can do a bit more damage and are more solo friendly... tankers meanwhile got the big powersuck... and defenders... well we like defenders *pat them on the head*
#3 online games constantly change ...
SInce online games are Fluid and responsive to realtime, the dynamics have to evolve otherwise it grows stale and then dies on the vine.

but most importantly ask yourself.. are you having fun???
if yes : play and pay your $15.00 ( or depending upon the price structure outside the US)
if NO : well.. you can always post, suggest and if that doenst help to make it better... theres always another MMO out there willing to take your money. I am not trying to be harsh mind you.. just trying to be fair.. open and realistic to what i see..


so keep posting and lets all try to get allong till CoV..
I KNOW ILL BE THERE WITH MY VILLAN!!! MUHAHAHHAHA

We are Team Vanguard. After the Rikti invasion ( beta ) we banded together as a loose co-op of several heroes....
now hundreds flock to our banner...


We have Team Vanguard ( the Main team ) this is who you wish to play most of the time... we have a wide selection of levels and arch-types and information sharing is never a problem.

Team Vanguard - International ( the alt sg) here we are not considered "second stringers" but actually lesser known or played super heroes. we do follow an international theme and help out where we can.

Team Vangaurd - Elite Strike Force ( the 50s) When you need backup.. and when team vanguard gets into a jam... a call goes out to the major hitters who are called back into action. this is the calvery FOR the calvery!!!!

we have our own website (and are doing work to expand it) come and check it out sometime and we try to plan events , contests...

but were about RESPECT, FUN , BEER, FUN, catching the bad guys.. OH AND BEER!!!!

if you want this type of SG... come check us out You wont be dissapointed.

I never knew that we had to give out our account name... you may want to include that in the game proper otherwise that can be problemmatic...

Oh speaking of problems... I noticed that there is a "glowie" problem as of late. I went on a timed mission and we looked EVERYWHERE for over 35 min.. in a little area too.. and we failed the mission... on another box , a friend of me did antoher mission and the glowie poped up like 20 min later AFTER we defeated the boss on that mission.... is there a problem with the coding lately or what??