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I don't know that having them able to change the broker/detective, in this case, is as desirable as just making sure that mayhems are - regardless of which you take - able to be completed cooperatively if you have the same one. Newspapers aren't story arcs, but a series of random missions (and IIRC count towards everyone's "mayhem bar" anyway.)
Of course, the other option would be to just start hers, hop out and go on about your business while letting it fail, since you'd both have the badge/power/etc. anyway, I'd assume, but unless you're running a newspaper right away (or a quick AE arc or something) you're "out of sync" again. -
Quote:If you want to do so -Originally Posted by Necrotron
Same here. 10.6, and I still get square artifacts. Perhaps a driver wipe would help, but I am unfamiliar with how best to deal with Catalysts. Is such a drastic action necessary?
1. Go to guru3d and get Driversweeper.
2. Get new ATi drivers.
3. Uninstall your ATI drivers, etc.
4. Reboot into safe mode.
5. Run driversweeper.
6. Reboot, install new drivers. -
Quote:One has nothing to do with the other.Originally Posted by The_Coming_Storm
I was in the Loyalty program and still no beta invite. Makes me wonder how shaky and unstable the beta client must be.
Any "shakiness and instability" would be because... wait for it... it's still beta. As in unfinished, in testing, in need of work. Expecting it to be otherwise indicates, to me, that you don't want to beta test, just "see the new shinies," which is not what a beta (as early as this probably is) is for. -
Quote:Every server has its own "personality" of sorts.Originally Posted by all_hell
Freedom was my first server and has been my only server.
What am I missing out on?
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Quote:.... ever play Paranoia?Originally Posted by Steelclaw
I am not sure why... but this thread gave me a different idea for a MasterMind..
I think when GR allows me to bring a MasterMind hero-side I'm going to make a Thugs MM...
The back-story is that he is a hero looking for an "Able Sidekick" to join him in fighting crime...
However... accidents happen (as they often do to sidekicks) and every time such an incident occurs I'm going to use the Rename function to change the pet's name...
So (eventually) my minion list might look like this:
Riot Roy # 71
Thugz Life # 63
Pyro Pal #496
Ben Forcer #31
Ken Forcer #35
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Taunt is a tool. Some powersets benefit more from it for aggro control than others. (Willpower seems to be brought up as an example of this quite often.)
My suggestion? On your first tank, take it. See how it works. Your first run through with any tank primary, take it and see if it helps. If it does, keep it. If not, drop it. For laughs, if you don't "need" it but have a free power pick later, take it and stick the psi damage proc in it.
I *like* having it, but I wouldn't call it essential - and I'll judge other tanks on how well they tank, not if they have taunt or not. And anyone who judges a tank solely on if they have taunt or not is, like the power itself, a tool. -
Wait... someone buys those?
*logs out by CH*
OK, that smartalec bit aside, in theory it's not a bad idea. But the questions of "what" and "how much" have to come up. Those people dropping two billion on an IO? Go browse the market forum. Some have multiple billions beyond that. Do we target them for these "things?" They're just going to make more inf to replace it - and those "things" would (in most instances) have to be *very* good at the prices that would make the top earners even bat an eyelash... which brings up balance with the rest of the game.
Again, I wouldn't argue with seeing more fixed-price items. I just don't think it'd have any real impact on the top prices. -
Though if you're killed, it should stop the breathing animation. >.>
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Someone with the numbers will have to answer the first.
Invisibility (and Phase Shift) are toggles.
You can't attack while using Invisibility.
If someone else hits you with Grant Invisibility, they're invisible until they attack.
Phase Shift works for 30 seconds at a time.
If you want Invisibility without the "no attack," at 20 you can go into Siren's Call. You can (by doing the patrol) be awarded a "Combat Invisibility" which WILL let you attack. You can be awarded it three times, each one lasts up to 30 minutes of use. (I tend to recommend the Warburg temp power over picking up Phase Shift as well.) -
There's a story reason for the hunts, as I recall. So lifting zone restrictions wouldn't help (also, how would it reduce zone hopping if you have to go from zone to zone anyway?) Now, lifting *neighborhood* restrictions - that'd be nice, especially where neighborhoods aren't easily defined or don't match the map (Croatoa, I'm looking at you.)
For the TFs, though, there's a different solution that would cover most/all of your points. Make them instances - likely just train missions. You could potentially combine the "zone" groups, as well. Sure, they'd still be grey in many instances, but you'd be in and out in no time while maintaining what the TF's trying to do, story-wise. -
Quote:/this. The difference between "Everyone run around outside, hope nobody spawn-camps the one boss you need, etc" from so many other MMOs and COH's instance-heavy design (which makes sense if you think of it - it's in a city, after all, and you're doing everything in buildings and sewers) can be a bit of a shock. (Edit: Plus, past the first few missions, people don't need to head back to contacts - just call in and go. So you don't see people there, either.)Originally Posted by Tyrrano
Virtue and Freedom are the most crowded.
However.
City of Heroes/Villains is heavily instance-based. There are a few spots where some players gather, but you won't see huge throngs of toons hanging out like you do in other MMOs. They are all doing door missions. You'll want to learn to use the team search tool, and also find the global channels on your specific server to find/make teams.
Also, are you on a trial? Due to RMT spammers, trial accounts are severely gimped. Basically it makes it nearly impossible to communicate in anything other than local chat, which must be highly irritating.
Oh yeah, and Welcome to City of Heroes! You'll get lots more suggestions in this thread momentarily.
It's not dead, no matter how it looks.
Take advantage of global channels - and while you're here, head down to the server specific forums and ask around, browse through and see what kind of population and events go on.
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Quote:Don't just compare the recipes, but the salvage needed. Sure, a recipe at 5000INF vs 3,000,000 for the crafted IO sounds like "buy the recipe," but if you're having to put out 3.5 mill for the salvage, well...Originally Posted by Zophar_Shinta
Hey guys,
I'm starting to IO my DM/SR brute a little (only lvl 29) and I'm wondering.
Should I buy the recipes or the crafted IO's? I don't have much money right now and I'm going to wait on buying the big stuff till later but I'm wondering what everyone else does.
Thanks,
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Quote:... and even then, realize you're not seeing all subscribers, or even all people online. (For instance, I'll be in full hide while in a PVP zone, and may forget to take it off. I have friends who are subscribed, but haven't been on in a bit due to, say, one year old children and new work schedules.)Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn
When you do, please take them at various times of day and week, to get an accurate picture. Also keep in mind conflating variables when you do get your counts.
Even for all the work, you're not going to get an accurate picture. -
Quote:GR is not "half out." People that prepurchased have two of the powersets coming out. They do not have that first incarnate slot, they cannot start praetorians, they cannot run any praetorian content, they cannot switch sides, etc, etc, etc.Originally Posted by Blpup
GR is already 1/2 out. I hope the 2nd 1/2 will boost the population cause GR will be da ¿poo?
GR is maybe - *maybe* - "5% out. " And that only for prepurchasers. -
Quote:No, you didn't. You gave a "This is a random bunch of numbers that don't really mean much." You don't see people that are hidden. You don't see people on the other side. You're doing it at a lousy time of day to begin with (really? Tuesday, noon EST?)Originally Posted by Blpup
People wanted proof of some sort so i gave it to them
Take a sampling every half hour, or every hour, or some reasonable frequency (which is not "once or twice a day") of unique globals on every server for the next month and you'll have a leg to stand on. This? This is as useless as me saying "Port Oakes is completely empty because I didn't see anyone around the sub when I came out of the mayhem mission I just (literally) finished." -
Quote:Every game loses population over time. Everquest used to be huge. What's their population now? I'm not saying we *haven't* lost population, but we have been very steady - a "slow bleed" over six plus years. That's not bad.Originally Posted by Blpup
As we all know City of Heroes/Villains Player base is decreasing slowly.
Assumption. WAR advertised. They don't have much in the way of population. Tabula Rasa advertised. They are dead. Advertising is not the magic bullet. Could we use more? Absolutely. Is it "The Cause?" Nope.Quote:Not because people don't like hero themed games but because we do not advertise.
COH is very different from most MMOs. Some people may complain about "grind" here, but I'd have to think they've never played some of the Korean-based MMOs - insane grind. Some things people "expect" just aren't here - including having everyone standing around outside doing missions.
Hell, look how fast COH crashed and burned in Korea...
Blizzard has more money than God, and WoW is based off an IP (owed by blizzard) that existed for ten years before the game - plus, they can advertise on their own site to a captive audience on Battle.net.Quote:When i go to different sites online I see a lot of Ad's of Web browser games or mainly WoW.
F2P = "Log in, buy stuff to continue playing past the basics." They're not exactly penniless.Quote:If even the F2P games have ads why don't we?
Conversely, we've been getting quite a few new players both on the forum and in-game - I'm running into them constantly and answering questions - which, of course, means the player base *is* increasing.Quote:I really think if you promote the game more the player base would increase.
Again, not arguing that we shouldn't advertise more - we should - but assuming it doesn't because we don't advertise is false.
You do see the EU forums, yes? That we have UK, French, German, Australian/NZ players?Quote:<snip>and attempting to promote the game to countries other than just America.
You do recall, as mentioned above, "City of Hero" crashing and burning *fast* in Korea?
It's been done, it's being done. -
I think the only comic that does has Horus becoming a Kheldian - essentially "you're hurt, I'm hurt, we can help each other, how about it?"
It's very much left up to the individual, with a few "general rules" -
- Peacebringers and Warshades will only merge with someone who agrees with it.
- Nictus tend to force their way in, or take advantage of their host-to-be (either though things like the "rent-a-bodies" the Council keeps handy, or slow conversion of Galaxies through Nictus fragments or the like.)
I'd assume there's at least one section with "Fill out form 194D1-K in triplicate," since the PPD has a Kheldian corps and it would be in character for a government division. -
I think it'd be a great idea. Not sure if the store-side folks would be happy trying to make a "pick three," but then again, they provided the "choose one of these two" with the Architect edition.
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Quote:This is incorrect. Temp powers such as the raptor pack are shared. You have to re-add them to your tray from the powers window, but they are still there. Enhancements/IOs are not shared between builds, however. (So if, say, I wanted to use a KB protection IO in the sample builds, I'd need one for each build to keep the benefit regardless of build.)Originally Posted by _Klaw_
Nice guide I go solo/team on my buffers and mm's (and I have the crab backpack on my Bane
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Since I happen to be working on a character that uses these, I thought I'd use her as an example of dual builds.
The character's meant to be sort of a "dimensional cop/detective." It's also a "I should really try dual pistols, and I'd like a paired set I'll have wiggle room with." I'd played Force Fields before (50 Earth/FF controller, for one,) and the set fit the bill. (Concept wise, I wanted to fit stealth in somewhere.)
So, reasons for dual builds on her?
Solo vs Team - Leaning towards more "me" powers and damage slotting solo versus team buffs, utility and secondary effects on the team build.
Concept vs Team - Some power selections (stealth, detention field) that I can now pick or use more freely than I would on a team build.
I'm sure the min-max crowd are going to look at these and have convulsions but these are work-it-out-for-fun builds, not uber, "the one true way" type builds. (And they'll likely be changed as I level, anyway.) I'm putting them here just as examples.
The solo build - solo, of course, not having team shields and the like (and snagging stealth for concept,) team sacrificing some attacks for team utility.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.707
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
Cosmique (Solo): Level 50 Technology Defender
Primary Power Set: Force Field
Secondary Power Set: Dual Pistols
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Power Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Personal Force Field -- DefBuff(A), Krma-ResKB(15)
Level 1: Pistols -- Acc(A), Acc(3), Dmg(7), Dmg(9), Dmg(33), EndRdx(34)
Level 2: Dual Wield -- Acc(A), Acc(3), Dmg(7), Dmg(9), Dmg(34), EndRdx(34)
Level 4: Empty Clips -- Acc(A), Acc(5), Dmg(5), Dmg(11), DefDeb(11), Range(50)
Level 6: Fly -- Flight(A), EndRdx(42)
Level 8: Swift -- Run(A)
Level 10: Swap Ammo
Level 12: Dispersion Bubble -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(13), EndRdx(13), DefBuff(37), DefBuff(37), DefBuff(50)
Level 14: Health -- Heal(A), Heal(15)
Level 16: Bullet Rain -- Acc(A), Acc(17), Dmg(17), Dmg(40), Dmg(40), EndRdx(46)
Level 18: Repulsion Field -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(19), FrcFbk-Rechg%(19)
Level 20: Suppressive Fire -- Acc(A), Acc(21), Dmg(21), Dmg(31), Dmg(31), Hold(42)
Level 22: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(23), EndMod(23)
Level 24: Force Bolt -- Acc(A), Acc(25), Dmg(25), Dmg(33), KBDist(43)
Level 26: Repulsion Bomb -- Acc(A), Acc(27), Dmg(27), Dmg(43), Dsrnt(43)
Level 28: Executioner's Shot -- Acc(A), Acc(29), Dmg(29), Dmg(31), Dmg(33), DefDeb(50)
Level 30: Detention Field -- Acc(A)
Level 32: Stealth -- EndRdx(A)
Level 35: Piercing Rounds -- Acc(A), Acc(36), Dmg(36), Dmg(36), Dmg(37), Range(46)
Level 38: Hail of Bullets -- Acc(A), Acc(39), Dmg(39), Dmg(39), Dmg(40), EndRdx(46)
Level 41: Power Build Up -- RechRdx(A), ToHit(42)
Level 44: Force of Nature -- EndRdx(A), ResDam(45), ResDam(45), EndMod(45)
Level 47: Temp Invulnerability -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(48), ResDam(48), ResDam(48)
Level 49: Conserve Power -- RechRdx(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
Level 6: Ninja Run
Level 10: Chemical Ammunition
Level 10: Cryo Ammunition
Level 10: Incendiary Ammunition
And then there's the team build -
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.707
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
Cosmique (Team): Level 50 Technology Defender
Primary Power Set: Force Field
Secondary Power Set: Dual Pistols
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Power Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Personal Force Field -- DefBuff(A)
Level 1: Pistols -- Acc(A), Dmg(3), Dmg(5), DefDeb(15), EndRdx(33)
Level 2: Dual Wield -- Acc(A), Dmg(3), Dmg(9), Slow(15), EndRdx(34)
Level 4: Deflection Shield -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(5), EndRdx(7), DefBuff(17), DefBuff(34), DefBuff(40)
Level 6: Insulation Shield -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(7), EndRdx(9), DefBuff(17), DefBuff(40), DefBuff(40)
Level 8: Swift -- Run(A)
Level 10: Empty Clips -- Acc(A), Dmg(11), Dmg(11), DefDeb(37), DefDeb(37)
Level 12: Dispersion Bubble -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(13), DefBuff(13), DefBuff(23), DefBuff(33)
Level 14: Fly -- EndRdx(A)
Level 16: Health -- Heal(A)
Level 18: Maneuvers -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(19), DefBuff(19), DefBuff(23), DefBuff(46)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(21), EndMod(21)
Level 22: Swap Ammo
Level 24: Tactics -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(25), ToHit(25), ToHit(34)
Level 26: Suppressive Fire -- Acc(A), Acc(27), Dmg(27), Dmg(36), Dsrnt(37), Dsrnt(46)
Level 28: Assault -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(29), EndRdx(29)
Level 30: Repulsion Bomb -- Acc(A), Acc(31), Dmg(31), Dmg(31), Dsrnt(46)
Level 32: Force Bubble -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(33)
Level 35: Vengeance -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(36), Heal(36), ToHit(45), ToHit(45)
Level 38: Hail of Bullets -- Acc(A), Acc(39), Dmg(39), Dmg(39), Slow(43), EndRdx(45)
Level 41: Piercing Rounds -- Acc(A), Acc(42), Dmg(42), Dmg(42), Slow(43), EndRdx(43)
Level 44: Power Build Up -- RechRdx(A)
Level 47: Temp Invulnerability -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(48), ResDam(48), ResDam(48), ResDam(50)
Level 49: Force of Nature -- EndMod(A), ResDam(50), RechRdx(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
Level 6: Ninja Run
Level 22: Chemical Ammunition
Level 22: Cryo Ammunition
Level 22: Incendiary Ammunition
The solo build, of course, leans more toward damage - I'm solely relying on myself, my force fields and what not to get through missions more quickly. (Aside from the lower spawn sizes, of course.) Being able to ignore team shields (and pick up otherwise discounted powers like detention field, since I don't have to worry about confusing the team) leads to a lot of flexibility.
The team build gives up damage, not just in having fewer attacks in favor of buffs, but in actually slotting for less damage in favor of secondary effects (slows, defense debuffs and the like.)
You can do this with other sets as well, such as Thermal, Sonic, Cold Domination and Empathy to varying degrees.
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Quote:Past 15-20, yeah, the VEAT arcs (if you can call a single mission an "arc") are horrible wastes of time. I remember hitting either 30 or 35 and my reaction to it being "What... the... hell?"Originally Posted by DKellis
I remember thinking the lower-level VEAT arcs were more interesting than the higher-level ones.
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Quote:Monster Island = monsters, not GMs, last I recall seeing.Originally Posted by Iannis
I always thought regular non-zone event or GM spawned Giant Monsters (like the ones that hang out on Monster Island) aren't even worth Merits. I mean, if they are then why aren't heroes swarming the hive and monster island tearing apart giant DE for speed merits?
Though I will agree with this. (And events. Really. As "new" as it is, does anyone see people tackling the banners still?) I remember regularly seeing multiple teams dealing with Lusca. Now, nobody's interested. At least people will turn out to help a Synapse team with Babbage.Quote:still sad Jack nerfed the XP/Inf rewards from tangling with them so hard back in the day the only reason to fight them is for a badge...and 2 shiny merits. Maybe someday Posi will revise Giant Monsters to make 'em worth fighting again. Seriously, you fight off a giant octopus attacking the port and you get...5 inf and devilfish! Don't spend all that renown you earned stopping a rampaging Giant Monster attacking the city in one place, champ. Remember in year 1 a level 30 could gain a few levels fighting off Lusca. And Baby Krakens in the sewer trial, oh lordy. lol. -
Quote:Yeah, it wasn't quite as thrilling on a Thugs/Poison. "You summoned your pets? Let me get some friends for them to play with."Originally Posted by Madam_Enigma
Try doing so as a ninja/poison mastermind. Having him summoning 8 or more bane spider bosses was very very dangerous. But it did give Poison Bloom some serious Gloat points. She traveled into the future, killed Recluse at the moment of his final victory, then threw the bloody helmet down at Recluse's feet when telling him to leave her alone.
Gang war distracts them enough to neuter that threat. >.<
As far as the OP, if it's "To see if you can" or "bragging rights," sure, it's worth it. If it's in search of some great reward (tons of merits, etc.) no. Pre-IO, I know there was some controller (probably Ill/ something) that soloed Lusca. Took many, many hours and many deaths, but (s)he did finish it, as far as I recall.
And I've got to agree with the "Solo with something unusual (or no preparation)" side of the argument. Some builds are "known GM/AV killers," others aren't. It's like hearing someone say "I hit 180 Mph." If they follow it with "In my sports car/airplane/sport bike," meh, ok, have fun with that. If they follow it with "in my modified Yugo," that will raise an eyebrow and be worth seeing, just for laughs. -
Quote:Guild Wars has wholly separate PVP.Originally Posted by Ravenswing
Out of interest, aside from FPS games, can anyone give me an example of this kind of instanced 'mission' being implemented?
I mean, WoW hasn't done it, and WoW is a far more PvP-centric game.
Does Guild Wars do it?
I want to say the Dredgion in Aion is like this, but I haven't run it. It's still more a PvPvE instance than a PVP "task force," though, from the description - but worth pointing out about for its attempts to balance teams and such.
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Quote:Yeah, that's where I was leaning reading this.Originally Posted by StormSurvivor
This is what I went with after a couple days pondering. I thought that his powers are completely natural to him, but it wasn't a mutation as he doesn't have any 'base DNA' to be compared to.
Very nice background there, too.