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Quote:Originally Posted by TonyV
Actually, I think she's standing behind the bar, as RIGbot Tango is here...
If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner!
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You guys are close but not close enough...
Avatea "Niviene, You are pure evil"
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Screenshot the Spot!
How well do you know your City of Heroes/Villains locations?
Hello, hello and welcome to Niviene's Screenshot the Spot forum game where every Wednesday until 4pm Pacific Time (7:00 PM Eastern Time / 12:00 PM GMT / 1:00 Central European Time) you can win your choice of a costume code from past Con seasons and the Forum Title "Screenshot Spotter [date]".
The object of this game is to be the first to 1). Figure out the location in-game depicted in the screenshot and 2). Post a screenshot that is closest to the one I have posted , with your own character in the place of Niviene. Sounds easy right? Well there's a catch. The location isn't going to be as obvious as you might think so make sure you pay close attention to the picture details and hints.
The Pictures will start out masked and more and more of the image will be revealed as time goes on as long as no one has correctly identified the location by posting their own screenshot. If by the end of the day no one has identified the location, the full picture will be revealed and no one will win for that week (BOOOOOOO!).
Rules:
1. Your post must contain a screenshot of the location depicted in the initial contest post, but with your character in the place of Niviene
2. Screenshots must remain less than 800px X 500px to qualify.
3. UI needs to be turned off (Menu -> Options -> Keymapping -> scroll to bottom under other "Toggle Screenshot UI")
4. Reply in the official City of Heroes® forum (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/) thread created for each weekly Screenshot The Spot Contest with your screenshot submission.
5. Your reply must contain a single screenshot. Entries with more than 1 screenshot will be disqualified.
6. Your submission must also contain the following statement. Please note that your submission will be disqualified if this statement is not present in your post:
7. To enter the contest weekly, as of January 13, 2010, you must be 13 years of age or older. If a winner is under 18 or a minor in his or her state/province/country of residence, his or her parent or guardian must also sign any applicable releases and documentation.Quote:If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
8. Please note, only 1 (one) entry per forum account will be accepted. If you post a second time, you'll get disqualified, so make your one entry count!
9. Entries must conform to the Official City of Heroes Message Forum Rules and Guidelines.
10. If you win the City of Heroes® Screenshot The Spot Contest one week, you are not eligible to do so again for the next 8 weeks. This is to allow other people the opportunity to win. Please be courteous to others and refrain from participating during the weeks you are not eligible to win.
Visit here to read Official Rules and Conditions for the Screenshot the Spot Contest!
Have fun and good luck!
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 - First Screenshot
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It's that time of year again...when heroes and villains throw roses and boxes of chocolates to the wind in lieu of some real heart-pumping action! Welcome to Spring Fling...otherwise known as Valentine's Day-- City of Heroes/Villains style.
Starts: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 8:59 a.m. PST (11:59 a.m. EST)
Ends: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. PST (2:59 a.m. EST)
Grab your loved one and jump in-game for cool V-Day related missions, and the potential to earn unlockable costume pieces, badges and temporary powers. Brave the Well of the Furies, find Aphrodite's Girdle, and take down that mischievous Red Cap, Snaptooth.
Love may be in the air, but it's also in-game, so check out the Official Spring Fling Page and join in the festivities.
Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at City of Heroes® and City of Villains®! -
It's that time of year again...when heroes and villains throw roses and boxes of chocolates to the wind in lieu of some real heart-pumping action! Welcome to Spring Fling...otherwise known as Valentine's Day-- City of Heroes/Villains style.
Starts: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 8:59 a.m. PST (11:59 a.m. EST)
Ends: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. PST (2:59 a.m. EST)
Grab your loved one and jump in-game for cool V-Day related missions, and the potential to earn unlockable costume pieces, badges and temporary powers. Brave the Well of the Furies, find Aphrodite's Girdle, and take down that mischievous Red Cap, Snaptooth.
Love may be in the air, but it's also in-game, so check out the Official Spring Fling Page and join in the festivities.
Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at City of Heroes® and City of Villains®!
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Ultra Mode, Issue 17: Dark Mirror and Going Rogue!
A while ago, we announced Ultra Mode, a brand spanking new addition to the City of Heroes® universe that will bring Paragon City and the Rogue Isles to an even fresher and visually more pleasing level!
Ultra Mode will allow you (as long as your computer can handle it) to experience City of Heroes® in a completely different light...literally! You will rediscover places and landmarks in Paragon City and the Rogue Isles as if you'd never seen them before, and best of all, it will be in Issue 17: Dark Mirror, our next free expansion! And it is worth mentioning that once Going Rogue has released, you will experience even greater graphics since Praetoria was developed from the ground up with Ultra Mode in mind!
No more waiting in anticipation of this amazing new feature, for its availability is right around the corner! And to make it even more worth your while, here are some additional features you can expect to see in Issue 17: Dark Mirror
- New badges, new missions and new player emotes
- Epic Archetypes now available at level 20
- Improvements and additions to Mission Architect
- Enhancements to UI and game systems
- And more
But that is not all the news we have in store for you!
Remember Going Rogue? That's right, how could you forget? Well, you have the opportunity to get access to the Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning power sets in March and April, if you pre purchase City of Heroes Going Rogue (MSRP $29.99 USD)! You will also be able to get your hands on an exclusive item pack if you get the City of Heroes Going Rogue: Complete Collection (MSRP $39.99 USD), that will be available when Going Rogue releases in July! What's in that item pack, you ask? Well, a few nifty things like:
- Alpha- and Omega-themed auras
- Alpha and Omega themed costumed sets
- Four stance emotes
- The Shadowy Presence invisibility power
Is this too much for you to handle? Hang in there, this year promises to be a fantastic one in City of Heroes® and we've got more details for you on these different offers coming soon!
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Greetings Players,
Both North American and European Training Room Servers will be unavailable Monday Feb. 8th 2010 while we do some internal testing.
We expect to have both Training Rooms back up and running Tuesday.
Thanks!
The City of Heroes Team -
Bravo!
Glad you had fun, Scarlet Shocker. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Useless_Fiend
Why not...
If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
Well done Useless_Fiend, you are this weeks Screenshot the Spot winner.
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Screenshot the Spot!
How well do you know your City of Heroes/Villains locations?
Hello, hello and welcome to Niviene's Screenshot the Spot forum game where every Wednesday until 4pm Pacific Time (7:00 PM Eastern Time / 12:00 PM GMT / 1:00 Central European Time) you can win your choice of a costume code from past Con seasons and the Forum Title "Screenshot Spotter [date]".
The object of this game is to be the first to 1). Figure out the location in-game depicted in the screenshot and 2). Post a screenshot that is closest to the one I have posted , with your own character in the place of Niviene. Sounds easy right? Well there's a catch. The location isn't going to be as obvious as you might think so make sure you pay close attention to the picture details and hints.
The Pictures will start out masked and more and more of the image will be revealed as time goes on as long as no one has correctly identified the location by posting their own screenshot. If by the end of the day no one has identified the location, the full picture will be revealed and no one will win for that week (BOOOOOOO!).
Rules:
1. Your post must contain a screenshot of the location depicted in the initial contest post, but with your character in the place of Niviene
2. Screenshots must remain less than 800px X 500px to qualify.
3. UI needs to be turned off (Menu -> Options -> Keymapping -> scroll to bottom under other "Toggle Screenshot UI")
4. Reply in the official City of Heroes® forum (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/) thread created for each weekly Screenshot The Spot Contest with your screenshot submission.
5. Your reply must contain a single screenshot. Entries with more than 1 screenshot will be disqualified.
6. Your submission must also contain the following statement. Please note that your submission will be disqualified if this statement is not present in your post:
7. To enter the contest weekly, as of January 13, 2010, you must be 13 years of age or older. If a winner is under 18 or a minor in his or her state/province/country of residence, his or her parent or guardian must also sign any applicable releases and documentation.Quote:If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
8. Please note, only 1 (one) entry per forum account will be accepted. If you post a second time, you'll get disqualified, so make your one entry count!
9. Entries must conform to the Official City of Heroes Message Forum Rules and Guidelines.
10. If you win the City of Heroes® Screenshot The Spot Contest one week, you are not eligible to do so again for the next 8 weeks. This is to allow other people the opportunity to win. Please be courteous to others and refrain from participating during the weeks you are not eligible to win.
Visit here to read Official Rules and Conditions for the Screenshot the Spot Contest!
Have fun and good luck!
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 - First Screenshot
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Hey everyone. We are very aware of your desire for more Going Rogue information. I promise that as soon as we have the next round of information to release, you'll get it. Until then, please refrain from the bickering and back-and-forth arguing. Since that is what this thread has degraded to, I'm going to close it. Other threads on this topic that go in the same direction will be treated similarly, so here's your heads up on that!
If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding this action please feel free to send me a private message. -
I think the titles are given out one by one by an NCSoft employee. = true
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Mine is Siphon Speed. Without Siphon Speed I just do not see the point in even continuing on with a character. It really is an addiction I have and sometimes I find that when in groups it's the only power I use (please don't tell those I group with).
Deceive is another I use too. I have been known to keep an enemy deceived just so I can TP Foe him around a map with me and Siphon Speed as it recharges. It's not even necessary to do this but I love it so much that I just can't stop.
If I could Siphon Speed my teammates my life as a Villain would be complete
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Quote:Originally Posted by SultrySiren
Here's how I figured it out...
- It's got a very blue background. First thought: War walls.
- Not Kings Row or Dark Astoria, the colors are wrong. Possibly Atlas, Galaxy, Talos or PI.
- Load in, hit Galaxy. Hmm, problem: the war walls all have a large brown/gray base to them and the foreground is too short.
- Flip to Talos. No buildings in the exposed area, so it has to be a pretty exposed skyline with possibly a statue.
- Hunt around for a moment and then realize there is a gap of sky on that right hand leg of the cross.
- Can't be one of the regular trees because to be close enough for the tree to intersect the top of the screen, the leaf part would be huge.
- Try to think of any statues in the game that have some sort of wire coil holding up something. (think a swirling rocket or something in an orbit). Can't come up with any off the top of my head.
- Lean back and stare at the war walls.
- THE WAR WALLS HAVE PILLARS! Doh!
- Can't be in CoH, but be in CoV and must be -very- close to the zone walls or the color would be drab and grim.
- Load into Port Oakes. During load, think about what could possibly be that orange speck. Car part? Piece of trash? Dead Hellion pant leg?
- Hit refresh to see if anyone else has figured it out. New image!
- Not a statue. A statue would be wider in the middle...must be a tree, but a tall skinny tree. Must be a palm!
- Open screenshot folder of neat places, flip, flip, flip. Ah HA!
- Load into Cap, race to corner. Try to be patient for daytime in the Etoile Islands. Give up. Take shot anyway.
*Bows down* at SultrySirens feet... Impressive! -
I will be in the Rikti War Zone MA Building for anyone that would like to run one of the arcs. Lets play!
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A Word Regarding Phishing Sites
We would like to remind our players to be on the lookout for phishing emails and links to websites that appear to be from NCsoft (like http://ncsoftinternational.tk/ or www.secure-ncsoft-zone.com for instance) and ask for your personal and account information. All such communications should be looked at with a skeptical eye and any asking you specifically for your password and/or special question information are NOT from us (and therefore, might be a scam). We never ask our players for this information and recommend that you never give it out to anyone. We also recommend that you not reveal your email address in either your profile or signature on the boards as it makes it much easier for you to be targeted by those attempting to phish information from you.
If you experience anything like this, please feel free to contact us at cohmoderation@ncsoft.com with the specifics so that we may look into the situation. Thank you very much for your cooperation - we appreciate your assistance regarding this matter!
~The City of Heroes Team~ -
Quote:Originally Posted by SultrySiren
If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
Well done! The original screen shot :
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 - Second Screenshot
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Screenshot the Spot!
How well do you know your City of Heroes/Villains locations?
Hello, hello and welcome to Niviene's Screenshot the Spot forum game where every Wednesday until 4pm Pacific Time (7:00 PM Eastern Time / 12:00 PM GMT / 1:00 Central European Time) you can win your choice of a costume code from past Con seasons and the Forum Title "Screenshot Spotter [date]".
The object of this game is to be the first to 1). Figure out the location in-game depicted in the screenshot and 2). Post a screenshot that is closest to the one I have posted , with your own character in the place of Niviene. Sounds easy right? Well there's a catch. The location isn't going to be as obvious as you might think so make sure you pay close attention to the picture details and hints.
The Pictures will start out masked and more and more of the image will be revealed as time goes on as long as no one has correctly identified the location by posting their own screenshot. If by the end of the day no one has identified the location, the full picture will be revealed and no one will win for that week (BOOOOOOO!).
Rules:
1. Your post must contain a screenshot of the location depicted in the initial contest post, but with your character in the place of Niviene
2. Screenshots must remain less than 800px X 500px to qualify.
3. UI needs to be turned off (Menu -> Options -> Keymapping -> scroll to bottom under other "Toggle Screenshot UI")
4. Reply in the official City of Heroes® forum (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/) thread created for each weekly “Screenshot The Spot” Contest with your screenshot submission.
5. Your reply must contain a single screenshot. Entries with more than 1 screenshot will be disqualified.
6. Your submission must also contain the following statement. Please note that your submission will be disqualified if this statement is not present in your post:
7. To enter the contest weekly, as of January 13, 2010, you must be 13 years of age or older. If a winner is under 18 or a minor in his or her state/province/country of residence, his or her parent or guardian must also sign any applicable releases and documentation.Quote:If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
8. Please note, only 1 (one) entry per forum account will be accepted. If you post a second time, you'll get disqualified, so make your one entry count!
9. Entries must conform to the Official City of Heroes Message Forum Rules and Guidelines.
10. If you win the City of Heroes® Screenshot The Spot Contest one week, you are not eligible to do so again for the next 8 weeks. This is to allow other people the opportunity to win. Please be courteous to others and refrain from participating during the weeks you are not eligible to win.
Visit here to read Official Rules and Conditions for the Screenshot the Spot Contest!
Have fun and good luck!
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 - First Screenshot
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Quote:Originally Posted by Orion_Star_EU
-Edited to correct a small grammatical mistake -Mod08
Watching Orion_Star_EU drop like a sack of potatoes was pretty priceless
Glad everyone had so much fun!
Something tells me the Rikti are not done yet... just sayin -
Well done Union!
Victory is yours... this time
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Ask a Dev
For those of you who may not be familiar with the "Ask a Dev" article series, here is how it works: periodically, we'll introduce a member of the City of Heroes Development Team and open a reply forum thread where fans can pose their questions for that developer. Then a few weeks later we'll close the question thread and go through and pick out the best and most appropriate questions and the developer will provide the answers!
As part of our ongoing "Ask a Dev" article series, since we’ve had her on here before, we are proud to RE-introduce to you our next developer: Lead Designer Melissa “War Witch” Bianco!
City of Heroes "Ask a Dev" with Lead Designer Melissa “War Witch” Bianco
Introduction: (Bio)
Melissa “War Witch” Bianco was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
She graduated from Capilano College in 1991 with an Associate Arts and Sciences Diploma in Media Resources. Soon after graduating from college, Melissa worked as an Extras Casting Director for both commercials and television movies. She has also worked as a Talent Agent and a Production Assistant in Vancouver.
Melissa moved to California in 1999. She has been on the City of Heroes® team since February of 2002 and prior to assuming the “Lead Designer” role, she was in charge of the game’s “World Design” Team. She loves gaming, spending time with her friends and family, rides a motorcycle and is also the author of the chick lit novel, Real Life.
What Melissa does on the City of Heroes Team:
In a nutshell, the Lead Designer guides the Design team and steers the overall direction of its focus and the initiatives for the game. The Design Department conceives and spearheads the features and content that the Art and Programming teams help create, so there are a lot of creative and administrative challenges in this responsibility. The Lead Designer also evaluates risk vs. reward, cool vs. lame, and attempts to incorporate ongoing feedback from the players about what features they want and what we, as a studio, can do from a technical or scheduling standpoint.
Please use this thread to post your questions for Melissa!
Questions will be collected on Jan. 29, 2010 from the forums and not long after that, we'll post Melissa’s answers and introduce our next dev and ask for your questions for them.