MrNoj

I don't know what you're talking about.

Fix'd.

Just learn to differentiate between 'not looking', 'not accepting', and 'looking' in the search window, be sure to send tells before inviting, and you're above the curve already.

Heck, if you only have one, that can be helpful if you can say why you like him/her/it.

The different ATs have vastly different playstyles and strategies. Blasters (typically) try to keep a little distance and kill stuff before it can get close enough to really hurt. Controllers (typically) prevent the enemy from moving or otherwise being able to cause damage AT ALL. Tanks (typically) keep the attention of the mobs so that the other people on the team can take them down while they are hitting the Tank. Defenders (typically) buff teammates and/or debuff enemies so teammates can do more damage and enemies can't do much damage. Scrappers are between a Tank and a Blaster, they have the ability to stay alive longer than a blaster, but deal more damage than a Tank, basically ending up in a situation where they try to kill enemies quickly so that they don't, themselves, die.

I'm not as familiar with the Villain ATs.

If you get nothing else from this thread, THIS.

Also, if you're willing to wait a few days, you can frequently find a version of the game (CoV, CoH, GvE, Architect, or whatever) on Amazon or Ebay for under $10 including shipping. I got GvE for myself and my wife for $15 including shipping on both (package shipping deal). The box was in spanish, but that is actually kinda cool imho.

Ah, yes... I was able to get the GvE edition (in a spanish box) for about $8 including shipping not too long ago. I have the "Passe VIP" for pocket D in my wallet because I think it's rather funny.

You won't find AE for that, that's the original CoH. I've seen AE for about $10 plus S+H.

I think I'm getting the magic pack this week.

True... mentioning that it exists would be helpful though.

/this.

Getting a reasonably intelligent question about game mechanics and/or build techniques is so rare that even the lurkers come out and post three page rants (typically helpful ones) about stuff vaguely related to the question. This is the only part of the board that I check frequently because it's so very full of good general information and specific questions that I wouldn't have thought to ask.

This is why I have TP; I get TP friend so that when a few people I know who are speeders get completely and totally lost I can just tp them to the mission door so we can get started... I really don't like exploring every inch of the city because I can't find a way to get over an inconveniently placed wall.

This is dangerously out of date information. AVOID.

Brawl Index, as stated is not used. There is no mention of inventions. There is no mention of PvP. This sounds like info from prior to CoV. If they haven't updated the ad in that long, imagine how long it's been since they updated the guide.

This said (which I agree with), it's a good idea to play on a team which has a bit of diversity in most situations. A team of all blasters tends to have an Achilles heel, as does a team of all tankers, a team of all defenders, and a team of all controllers. Diverse powers can cover the holes that the other players on the team may have... a scrapper on a team of 'fenders and 'trollers can add the bit of damage that they are missing and take some of the agro away. A 'troller on a team of blasters can lock down a boss or elite boss so that it can be saved for last, once all of the minions are taken out.

Every power set has many uses and many play styles. Once you see how someone plays a character, though, you can team with that character pretty well as any of your characters which you're familiar with... My wife only plays scrappers and I have 'trollers, 'fenders, blasters, and tanks that all team with her well.

The trinity... not a thing here, but diversity can make things more fun.

The thought of that amuses me.

"I CAN'T ESCAPE THE CRYSTAL! GRAAHH!!!!!!!" *headasplode*

"I'm better now, thanks."

What makes it really irritating is that you have to jump a different way on the way to Cimerora vs on the way out.

It happens every time any of my characters zone in or out of that zone.
Every. Single. Time.

Can't wait till it's fixed.

Dang....

I'll fax you $20 for one of those codes.

Occulsion, Vertical Sync, and Anti-aliasing seem to have the biggest effect on my system. I have those off, not much of a difference visually, but a huge difference in performance.

The rest of the settings I have at around a 9/10... my system was cranked up to 11 prior to Dark Mirror.

Has anyone tried the above? If not, I'm going to have to try a regular CoV code on my account. If it doesn't work, I know someone who could use it. Even if it doesn't work and I can't give the code away afterwards, it's no big loss. I'd really like to get all of the codes possible applied to my account... bonus items and extra months are nice.

I have heard of a few people finding the game in $10 or $5 bins. It's not that uncommon for a store to clear out a warehouse or a back room and find a bunch of stuff that is outdated, such as a CoV box, and dump it at a loss so they don't have to waste space in storage for it anymore.

You can actually find the game at a few online retailers for less than $15 if you dig long enough. Some people just don't understand the value of what they have.