RobertoLyon
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Quote:Originally Posted by jwbullfrog
Shield Charge. That pretty much describes Shield Charge
Well that's great news then because Shields/Mace was my top pick just on sheer coolness alone.
Thanks!
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I don't have any Tanks and am considering rolling one, I would like to have one with the power where you Zoooom into the middle of the mob and they all go PAMF!!!
You know which one I'm talkin' about? What's it called please and which powerset do I need? And if it's a Primary power, wanna recommend a good Secondary to pair with it? -
Quote:Originally Posted by Blpup
*blind invite*
*Declined*
Player: Wana join our team?
me: No thanks
*20 mins later*
*blind invite same person*
*declined*
Person: Wana join our team we can make a full 8
Me: no...
Not advocating Blind Invites (I form teams every night and NEVER use Blinds), but I've often wondered - how much time is "polite", to allow between Invites (via Tells)?
20 mins. should be plenty of time for someone to finish shopping, crafting, storing, etc....even running their own mish.
So I think Inviting someone twice, 20 mins. apart, is acceptable (note: didn't say Blind Inviting). -
Quote:You and the GF are very welcome here!Originally Posted by Ashcraft
Welcome to the Game!
Also, don't be afraid to ask questions of the community. If we can read the question and if it's asked politely there will be plenty of people willing to help.
EDIT: Also, if you get lost in-game this site helps alot: Vidiot Maps
Wanted to second the Vidiot Maps suggestion - tho be aware it's a hefty d/l and install. Think it takes more than 2 Gb on the hard drive. But if the Badges interest you it can really help you find them.
Also - if you have specific questions as you go along, you CAN post them here, but you'll probably get a quicker, more to-the-point response over at the Player Questions board.
The freaks over there like to race each other to see who can answer legit questions quickest and most accurately.
Oh and did you post your Server and I missed it? If not, what Server are you two playing on? -
Rude Tells thread ----->thatta way!
And with Psychoti's sub running out soon, Steelclaw has a shot at becoming the new Twit Magnet (tm)!
Best of luck to you Steelclaw! I'm rootin for you!
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Tanks are more than just pets with badges.
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Look familiar Posi? Hmmmm?
You have only yourself to blame!
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Quote:That's correct.Originally Posted by Dr_HR
..noob moment...icon is what people mean when they r at the tailors?
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I'm hearing good things about the UI tweaks (i.e. graphical clean-up).
I'm at work 'til midnight ET and very curious - could someone post a screenie of the reworked UI?
Please?
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May I also point out that this is an acceptable way to get text with your powers without spamming the Team chat or Local chat channels.
You can Macro stuff like "afk Fortitude greatly boosts your Accuracy, Damage, and Defense.$$powexec_name Fortitude".
or "afk $target is my debuff Anchor - kill him last please!$$powexec_name Radiation Infection"
The text will appear non-obtrusively above your head, but not in the chat window.
Strikes a nice balance between providing your team with useful info and monopolizing the chat window, even with Local tells. -
Two people already helpfully linked you to vidiotmaps... I'll just point out that you can download a game-legal "map overlay" from that site, that will show you what groups are to be found in which neighborhoods (once you've cleared the "fog of war").
It's a very useful "little" tool - and I put "little" in quotes because it is, in fact, a huge download that will take up, like, 2Gbs on your hard-drive. -
You're not alone - I usually log in around the same time every other night or so, and usually Freedom is two yellow balls when I log-in.
Lately it's been one green ball every single time I boot up the game.
But I think above posters have presented very credible potential Why's. -
Forum glitch ate my long reply to this thread - no time now to pen another - but enough to say Sam, great post - worthy read, interesting, well-written, and thought provoking.
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Quote:Damn you beat me to it!Originally Posted by Melancton
Pretty good stuff, Aett, but it looks like this is getting serious!
*lights the Steelclaw Beacon*
*adds more twigs to Steelclaw Beacon*
(No Psychoti I said "twigs" not "twits" - don't go gettin' all excited there bub)
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Quote:Originally Posted by BlueBattler
My still semi-new LCD television in the living room has a computer input, and I'm
leaning towards setting up a computer with it to allow me to play COH on an extra large scale!
I have some questions, though.
1. I know that some people play the game using game controllers. How does that work? Do you map the powers to buttons or do you simply use it like a mouse to select the powers on the power tray or what have you?
2. I plan on using a wireless keyboard to play the game. Any recommendations on one that works well for COH? Is there one you can buy with a built in mouse? or mouse-like interface?
3. I've seen something called an air mouse ... it's not cheap, but it looks like it might work well in place of a game controller if I should find that awkward. Anyone had any experience with that?
Do they come with rechargeable internal batteries or do they eat batteries like nobody's business?
Any information would be appreciated.
Thank you! 8-)
I don't have a ton of specifics to contribute here, just wanted to caution you against laying out a ton of money on a new set-up to play on your big new TV.
You may find that it's great and wish you had been playing like this for years, OR, you might find that it's awkward, unwieldy, uncomfortable, etc. and you've just dropped a couple hundred dollars on a bunch of equipment you don't need and likely won't ever use again.
Specifically, I can't help with numbers 1. and 2. but 3. - air mouses don't really translate very well if you're used to a regular mouse.
Imagine trying to control your cursor using your TV remote, on a screen halfway across the room. It's not "natural", and takes some getting used to (I use them in presentations at work - years later I still don't like them and wouldn't use one if I did have to).
I'm not saying don't pursue this, if you really want to...just try to figure out a way to try it out with minimal risk (shop somewhere with an iron-clad return policy). -
Quote:Originally Posted by Ironblade
Interesting. I wonder why you would say that to Sailboat, who has a reg date a year earlier than you and seven times as many forum posts. Exactly what suggests that he or she is new to the game?
And, no, you don't have to consider khelds the best. Some of us think those AT's kind of suck.
That was to the OP silly - with Reg date Aug/2009, PostCount of 1! - why would I be responding to Sailboat?
And "some of you" may think those ATs suck but I was responding to the OP's question re: the optimal Badging AT.
You feel okay Ironblade? You seem a little slow on the uptake today.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Sailboat
In badly-designed games, one class or archetype is "the best." This game isn't perfectly-designed, but it's well-enough balanced that there is no generalized "best" AT.
What's exciting or interesting to you? That might help you nail down what AT you'd be happiest spending time on.
I realize you're just starting out, but I think you have to consider Khelds (Epic AT) the best all-around AT available.
At higher levels, Khelds (they come in two flavors - Peacebringers and Warshades) can fill any role on a team, or solo for that matter. The can be blasters, tanks, scrappers, even healorz (sort of) as the need presents itself.
Now I'm not a badge hunter at all, but I have to imagine that having so much flexibility would make this AT a shoe-in as a dedicated badge-hunter. -
Quote:+1 to I enjoy gifting inf to lowbies with few Vet badges when bumming around on one of my 50s...Originally Posted by EU_Damz
When on a low character, a few thousand is so much of a blessing! I do agree that giving a few bits of influence that can be made back quickly to lower levels should always be done if needed. But thats the nice guy in me coming out
...and I'm usually able to find someone willing to help me transfer inf to my own lowbies when needed.
(BUT...if you're on a lowbie and in need of a quick inf infusion...and don't want to go to the trouble of transfering from an alt...asking for a million will likely get you /ignored...HOWEVER...if you ask a level 50 for say...5,000 inf...I can pretty much guarantee they'll open a Trade window and gift you a helluva lot more than that).
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Pantastic has "Beast" legs & SuperJump - and I still flinch every time he lands on concrete or asphalt, imagining it must really hurt with no padding.
Bio ends in "...and he woulda already cleaned up Paragon City, too, if it weren't for his aching feets!"
Battlecry: "My feets ache!" -
Quote:Feels like the OP has gone on his merry way, but if any newblets out there still care, I'll add this about Faultline - I avoided the great mish arcs there for a while, becaue I found getting to and from Faultline kinda a hassle.Originally Posted by mousedroid
Not sure which contact it is, but someone also sends you on a Faultline mission where the door is in an underground parking garage. It was very frustrating the first time I got the mission because the tunnel to access the garage is a fair ways away from the mission door.
But then (after years of play) I found that Pocket D connects to Faultline. So use the interzone aspects of Pocket D to get there and back, faster. -
I believe that before this one, the most recent "No one's inviting me to PuG and I refuse to try to make & lead my own team" dOOOOOOOOOm thread was here.
And it contains some good suggestions for getting your own team up 'n running for fun and profit.
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Quote:My favorite so far, in a very sad, sad kinda way.Originally Posted by BrandX
So, I came in at i3. CoH however wasn't my first MMO. My first MMO was FFXI...for those of you who don't know, in FFXI you can't jump.
So there I was, running along, which allows me to run right into one of the fountains due to a little ramp on it.
However, there was no ramp out.
For 30 minutes, I'm running around in that fountain trying to find the way out...
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As entertaining as all these stories are, doesn't this thread point to some very obvious QoL reforms that could go a long way toward making the game much more n00b-friendly?
Sure we laugh about trying-to-go-in-the-out-door stuff now, but back then, it was pretty frustrating right?
Thank goodness the "heroic" nature of the game itself attracts players who will go out of their way to fill in the glaring gaps in early-game instruction. -
Quote:*pssssh* /e spit-takeOriginally Posted by Heartbreaker
It turns out I have 91 Male Characters, and 64 Females...
This affliction is treatable now thanks to advances in modern medical science.
Seek professional help now...please.
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Personal data for insight...
Male/Straight/41-y-o
24-month vet
All characters are male (except for one reptile who's clearly male to me but has been addressed as female a number of times).
In theory I subscribe to the Lara Croft principle (described above), but in practice I find I just don't "identify" with a female toon in the same way I do with males.
If I try to play a female toon I'm conscious of a disconnect between me as Player, and my avatar. When playing males I find it much easier to "become" the character, rather than just "play" the character.