Quinch

In brief, does anyone know if there's a table of all symbols, alphanumeric and otherwise, supported by the CoH chat?

For future reference - buying from Europe gets you the EU version. Anyone know who can sort this out - NCsoft or Steam support?

Then there's the one from the little tryst between the Freakshow and the CoT.

This is one of mine;

Around.... six months. Then again, I run in neutral about 95% of the time.

Some time ago, I commissioned the Webtroll {of the Jackrabbit and Gaming Guardians wecbomics} for a picture of Quinch Ballistic, the Praetorian version of Captain Pinkbooties. With that out of the way, here it is.

Here. Ever since the noXP option was implemented, I make it a point to run the content. All of it.

That's an interesting issue. Just to check, do you have admin rights on your computer? When you start the game, it checks the registry to see if the game is installed - if your account doesn't have the rights to write to the registry, the updater doesn't find the installation information and tries to install again. Thus, could you verify that you have all the file and registry write permissions you need on your machine?

Ten Commandments of MMO Gaming

1) You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me -- there's nothing more annoying than someone in zonewide chat who can't shut up about how XGame is better than YGame (the game you're currently playing). For me, it always leads me to ask myself... why aren't they playing XGame, if it's so amazing?

I don't remember seeing it, though I've seen plenty of compare/contrast and general discussion of other games in both Broadcast and global channels.

2) You Shall Not Make (For) Yourself An Idol -- When doing pick-up groups, I find there's usually one guy who can't stop talking about how you're playing your class wrong, and if you'd play it HIS way (the RIGHT way), you'd all be cleaning up and killing the enemy at least 80% faster than you are now.

I don't care about killing speed as long as everyone has fun, but if I keep faceplanting because of someone, you can bet your underwear I'll make it known.

3) Do Not Take The Name Of The Lord In Vain -- Which could also be renamed... Thou SHall Not Be A Pottymouth. Let's face it, other than big ol' number one up there, nothing will kill a zonewide discussion faster than someone who can't turn on their brain-to-fingers filter. It's an MMO, chances are there are kids playing this thing. Even if not, chances are there IS someone playing who doesn't like to see profanity splayed out like you're doing a gangta rap album. Be courteous, for @#^$ sake.

I couldn't care less about the "think of the children" argument; if someone's playing an MMO, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume they've already familiarized themselves with a far wider array of profanities than I might use in a casual conversation, especially if the game itself is rated Teen.

4) Remember The Sabbath And Keep It Holy -- In some games, there is a very healthy and complicated Endgame. Some of those have raid content that is somewhat rare (some spawns don't spawn except once every X number of days.) They often set up what has become known as a Raid Schedule. Do not "jump" your place on the Schedule. This represents a huge investment of time and planning to execute, and it will not end well for you, ever. There is nothing that can doom a guild faster than their reputation as a guild falling into the sewer. It's the kind of thing that can dog you long after you've left the guild.

Pffffft. You snooze, you lose. Goes double in CoH since the frequency of almost all events is dictated by player participation.

5) Honor Your Father And Mother -- Or in this case, your main tank. If the main tank is trying to tell you something, you should really listen, because it's their responsibility to keep the group alive. Similarily, let the tank get aggro, it's their job. (Looking at you, DPS guys. Don't overnuke.)

The same assumption that the tank knows best also implies that everyone else also knows as well. Hell, I've had far more trouble with bad tankers than with any other AT, and a good tank will have aggro locked down before the team has caught up with him.

6) Thou Shall Not KIll -- Some games still have spawns which, if you run, will follow you. And in some of them, these spawns will aggro onto other players if they can't catch you. Do not train these guys onto your fellow players... that is, don't run over other groups just so the spawns will stop following you. In games where it's possible, it's almost always a bannable offense, and even if not, it's a jerk thing to do.

Never saw it happen in CoH, so... no comment.

7) Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery -- If you're in a group, and you see an advertisement for another group, give it some thought before you drop your current group like they're DOTed. And especially don't say something classy like "so long losers, these guys probably know how to play better than you." Your fellow gamers have long memories, and they keep lists.

Meh, no teammate owes me anything. If a teammate says they're peeling off to join a forming TF or raid, or even a transparent "SG needs me" bailout, I'll wish them luck and start fishing for a replacement before the chat bubble fades.

8) Thou Shall Not Steal -- In most games, spawns can be attacked by anyone, even if they're already being attacked. For GMs sake, leave the ones being attacked alone. Every group a player fights represents a time investment. For most players, they weigh every spawn to figure out if it's worth their while. When you kill steal, you are stealing time. More to the point, you are rendering that decision to attack the spawn worthless by changing the variable. If the other player's in trouble, that's one thing, but if there's time to fire off a "need help" tell, DO IT.

Again, not much of an issue in CoH, especially given the kill credit dynamics.

9) Thou Shall Not Bear False Witness -- All we have in a game is our reptation. Don't lie about other players to make them look bad just because you got into a disagreement. Usually, you'll be found out, and it's your rep that will suffer.

Hey, if someone wants to dig a hole for themselves, far be it from me to keep them away from the shovel.


10) Thou Shall Not Covet -- In some games, loot is somewhat free-for-all. Anyone in the group can loot any item. And often, a group will agree to certain rules (i.e., mage items go to the mage, whereas warrior items go to the warrior). If you're in one of these groups, and you're a mage, and you're rolling on a +12 Sword of Mastery of Hacking... then you're being a colossal jerk. And you'll probably be the one whining the loudest when the ranger wins that Robe Of Pwnery.

Again, doesn't apply to CoH. Maybe someone can write a COH-specific version of this?

I managed to get in once... then nothing again now.

What puzzles me is that it downloaded and applied a patch for the fourth time today.

No luck here.

Ah, 'tis the grindiest season of all, when my new alts tromp around Faultline and Galaxy in search of two hundred presents each... but the best part of all is the candy canes, wherein I need to figure out a way to get several hundred canes I need for the holiday badges that doesn't involve running the same damn mission a hundred times or fighting off temptation to turn to the gold farmers on the off chance I can afford the ones listed for half a million each.

Anyone have an idea?

-sigh-

Just kill them, and be done with it.

Only if you volunteer to sell it beforehand*.


*or I change my mind

And STILL no ski shoe option!!

-gone4eva-

;slams the door behind him

Eh, I don't buy it. This isn't a spammer-grade problem where any sort of boycott would simply be bypassed through rolling another expendable trial account. Not to mention the scale - prior to I19, I only got a blind invite around once a week, if at that, and once I19 hit, it spiked to, oh, once every few days. The fact that you can cheerfully gignore blind inviters and be done with that particular individual also easily alleviates that particular bit of annoyance. Comparing the two... eh, unlike spammers, I can't really point at the occasional blind inviter and say "this is why we can't have nice things".

Eh? What song?

You might have better luck {and a wider pool of knowledgeable folks} in the Technical forum, which is thattaway --->

Actually, the Friends channel is strange as it is - it broadcasts to all people you have friended, whether or not they have friended you back. Which on occasion leads to rather strange half-conversations popping up in your chat window.

Free character slots on Lv50 I don't see happening. It would be sploited with quick Lv50 farming runs, thus filling out the character roster easily. The fact that purchasing character slots is an additional source of income for the game makes it that much less likely to happen.

Story arcs: If there's a spot where the age of the game shows, it's the old story arcs. Revamp of the old content is frequently requested.

Dance:Your wish has been retroactively granted.

Game areas: A space/moon/underwater zone has also been frequently requested.

And finally... welcome to the forums. Enjoy your stay.

In a word, no.

In a few more words, no you can't. When you accept the portal mission from either side, or hit Lv21, you stop receiving new Praetorian contacts. Your current contacts will continue giving you missions until their arc runs out, but that's it.