Selenir
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Quote:Yeah, they've got a major glitch and I think they don't want us to know about it.Originally Posted by mousedroid
I got my response. They claim the other play got the name in the time between me deleting the character and recreating it, which is total baloney. I have two accounts and had the character recreated on the second account before deleting it on the first account. The span of time the other player would have had to grab the name would've been less than 10 seconds.
And it also doesn't explain why the name was not associated with a global name for the next 12+ hours.
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Quote:Same. I don't hold a grudge against the player, just the horribly stupid glitch which robbed me of the name I wanted more than any other in this game. I really hope I get it back.Originally Posted by mousedroid
Yeah I filed a petition to, and got the same initial response, but I can't imagine them taking the name away from another player. My only hope was they'd respond before someone grabbed it, or the maintenance this morning would fix the bug. Well, apparently it did, for what little good it did me.
The global name of the account is the same as the forum name of a fairly active poster, so I'm going to try to PM them and see if they'll be nice enough to free it up or trade for it. Still not happy that a bug caused me to lose it though.
The name I lost is held by "@Mr. Fantastico". Does anyone know his forum handle, or know him personally? I've sent him a few tells explaining my situation and am really hoping that he'll be willing to give the name back to me. -
Quote:This happened to me as well. I filed a petition, was told I'd receive a response within 24 hours, and then waited four days and heard nothing.Originally Posted by mousedroid
Thanks to an apparent bug last night, I lost a name I really wanted when I tried to remake the character. The name sat unclaimed from about 7 PM ET last night until the start of maintence this morning (I know because I kept checking to see if it was associated with a global name and it wasn't).
When I tried again to get it after maintenance this morning, I found it was taken and a global name was associated with it, so... -
Finally up! Keep repairing, it will eventually work.
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Quote:As stated, this does not work. I'm on my fifth repair.Originally Posted by Sun_Runner
*sighs*
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This is bad for my health. I'm so stressed out over this broken patcher.
I need to get into Exalted early. If I'm barred out because the game is broken, I'm gonna lose it. -
As far as I can tell, the only fix is "keep repairing 'til it works".
Hasn't worked for me yet, but... *fingers, toes, and most major organs crossed* -
15% now. At this rate it's still gonna be downloading when they open the damn server and everyone else gets let inside.
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I'm getting this message:
Quote:Will this be fixed eventually by Repairing again and again? I've already run four Repairs. It's working on the fifth now.We have detected missing or corrupt game files, please run the "Repair" option in NCsoft Launcher to fix this. The game will now exit. -
Quote:This is the default "servers are being worked on" message.Originally Posted by Shenalia
First, whenever I select any of the servers, I get the following message: "Account <name> is not allowed on this server. reason: Public access to this server has been disabled." My account is VIP status now according to the NCSoft website, so I'm wondering if this is the servers being down for everyone... or it not recognizing my account status properly.
THAT is weird.Quote:[*]Second, whenever I try to scroll down the list of servers, the scroll bar does not "stick" in place; I cannot even try to access the Exalted server. Whenever I let go of the scroll bar with my mouse, it snaps back up to the top. -
UPDATE: Tried repairing AGAIN (after the reboot) - this time it did something different. It's downloading something again - presumably the whole damned patch. For the third time.
ARGH. I just want to be there when Exalted opens up so I can claim my desired names! And at this rate, because their updater is a broken piece of junk, I won't be able to! -
Is ANYONE else getting this? I need a fix for this. I just rebooted, no luck.
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I keep getting this message:
Quote:I have Repaired. It still happens.We have detected missing or corrupt game files, please run the "Repair" option in NCsoft Launcher to fix this. The game will now exit.
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Quote:Try to stick to facts instead of absolute untruths, okay?Originally Posted by SilverAgeFan
Not to tell you what to think on this one, but this seems like a bit of an overreaction. Consider that any account will earn 39 tokens in just three years of VIP subscription with zero additional purchases. This means that a BRAND SPANKING NEW ACCOUNT made today would be well into tier 8. With the former vet program, what did 3 years get you? And again, you can buy in for additional points. So if that very same new account decided to buy the equivalent of our booster packs, purchasing say $30 worth of additional points each year, they'd end their 3 year stretch with another 7 tokens total (including the bonus for first $$ purchase at the Paragon Store.) That's 46 tokens through what we've been doing normally. Giving a new account access to all the premium loyalty rewards. These rewards are going to unlock faster for folks than I think some people realize.
A brand new account made today would be tier 1 or 2. THREE YEARS down the road, sure, they'd earn a lot more tokens. Three years is not a short time. Three years is almost long enough to go to college, earn a degree, and graduate. You cannot say "no, the tier 9 content isn't locked" by claiming "just wait three years and you can have the shiny wings."
Three years is so long that god forbid, City of Heroes might not even exist anymore. MMOs have been built, designed, released, and been shut down in a shorter amount of time. -
Quote:They haven't indicated anything about how it will happen. They just said "they'll be back."Originally Posted by Lemur Lad
Not how they've indicated it will happen at all.
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Quote:I'm well aware that I'll be getting some awesome gifts shortly. Overall, I think CoH: Freedom is pretty awesome, and a welcome breath of life into some of the age-old problems (not enough slots per server, not enough costumes per character, not enough enhancement storage per character, and so on). But it's not perfect, and one of the most glaring problems is the inability of players, like myself, who have paid for more than two years of game time, bought every single booster pack (most the day they were released) and poured money into character renames and character transfers... and still aren't allowed to spend their money on the NEW booster pack (the celestial armor).Originally Posted by SilverAgeFan
Snow Globes Full Guide to Paragon Points and stuff May be others out there.
First question: how many vet rewards do you have currently? If you've been playing for 2 years straight, you should have 8. You'll also have earned 2 free character slots as part of the old vet program. All this translates to 10 starter tokens in the new system.
Plus you get 1 token for your original purchase of the game. But only 1, even if you bought CoV as a box after buying CoH. So you've got at LEAST 11 tokens coming your way to start.
And now, each month of VIP status from AT LEAST this day forward (maybe July 1 forward when they started also giving us Paragon Points) also nets you 1 additional token.
You also get 1 token for each $$ increments of points bought from the Paragon Store. (Monthly allowances of 400-550 points from being VIP do not count towards this amount.) I think it's somewhere around every 1200 points purchased (probably not including bonus overages for bulk buys). Basically every $15 you spend = 1 additional token. You do NOT need to spend your points to get the tokens towards the new rewards (Vet) program. And lastly, I think they are giving out a bonus token upon your first purchase of ANY points.
Based upon my assumption that you have at least 11 tokens to start (you may have more if you have more vet rewards than that and may have more from billing cycles since July 1), you will be somewhere just below entering Tier 5 at a minimum on day 1. If you were to spend just $30 in the Paragon Store and stay subscribed through the end of the calendar year, you'll be a token or two away from entering Tier 6 of the program. So no, you won't get access to the Tier 9 vet costumes, but you'll also be unlocking oodles of other neat prior vet rewards, including costume pieces, that you would otherwise be waiting years to get still. I think Samurai armor may be one of those. And though it is no celestial armor, it is one of the better and more complete vet sets in the old system.
Edit: To be clear, if I can, Snow Globe's guide is focused on how the tiers will affect premium players (those that play for pay but then later unsubscribe). So it does not list all the other goodies like costume bits, respecs and vet powers. But all the rewards that were once a part of the former Veteran Rewards program are now being folded into this new program. So you have oodles of presents to open in a couple hours.
To quote Phillip J. Fry, I just want them to "shut up and take my money." And, as I said before, if in three months the Celestial Armor moves to the Paragon Market like any other purchasable perks (like the Rocket Board or the Barbarian Armor), I'll be satisfied.
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Quote:If they do this, then my complaints are completely and utterly satisfied. I'm completely fine with veterans getting first access to new costumes and features, as long as they're available to everyone soon after. I'll be jealous as hell until I get it, but no complaining.Originally Posted by joshdex
My best guess is once it leaves the rewards table, it'll take a Disney classics inspired route.
Meaning it'll be 'gone' for a week, maybe a month tops, then appear back in the store as something you can buy.
So you can get it earlier for a few rewards token earlier than the people who buy it flat out. Then once it's up for sale, later on, it'll stay on sale permanently, barring unexpected circumstances.
I'm not sure how well that'd satisfy you if they implement, obviously.
Another upside: The next reward that replaces it might be ten times cooler.
Unfortunately, they haven't confirmed that this is the case. I'd love to get a dev to comment and explain HOW they're going to "cycle back in" stuff which used to be Tier 9 restricted. -
Quote:Where is this guide? I don't have a good understanding of the new system at all. I don't know where I'll be on the tiers either. Hopefully I'll be closer to Tier 9 than I think.Originally Posted by SilverAgeFan
If you have two years of play time, you're definitely above tier two.
I know we've all been accruing points since July with our regular billing cycles. I'm not sure if we were also getting tokens as well with that.
Plus there is a guide out there if you'd like to just buy your way up the veteran rewards table.
I also intend to spend a lot of money early on, but even then I don't think I'll be at the top tier yet - and I need the celestial armor. It's not just "new and cool" to me, I have characters who desperately need those costume pieces (particularly the weapons/wings) for their character concept.
Unfortunately, no. I won't spend $500 to get shiny wings. I want them badly, but not enough to spend the equivalent of the cost of a new computer on them. So, I won't pay. They won't receive the additional revenue they otherwise would if I (and others like me) were allowed to pay them for the new costumes.Quote:Originally Posted by Snow Globe
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Simple enough request. I would like to give NCSoft money, and in return, receive the cool new costume pieces and especially the energy wings (a costume piece I have been asking for for two years) in return.
Yes, I understand that eventually they will "cycle back in" and, by then, I might have accumulated enough reward tokens to reach Tier 9 (currently, I think I sit at around Tier 2 - FAR from being able to acquire the stuff I actually care about).
This "tiered" business model not only exists purely to frustrate customers, but also contradicts the entire philosophy of CoH: Freedom. If these were actually "rewards" - something you're given for free once you reach that tier, that would be fine with me. I'm perfectly accepting of the idea of earning something through veteran status. However, if I'm willing to PAY to unlock the material, I should be able to regardless of where I sit on the rewards tree.
Count me as an extremely frustrated customer. And NCSoft pays the price by refusing to accept my money as payment for these new features. I don't want it for free. I just want to be allowed into the store. -
Quote:Wait.Originally Posted by Teklord
If you go */*/mace on any COV AT you now get the mace weapon options too. So you can use your bat on your corruptor if you wish.
-Teklord
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Quote:Cloaking devices, levitating laser drones, and similar powers do not fit the theme of a "natural" character at all. They come off as extremely high-tech, regardless of the gadgets the cops use to fight supervillains.Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
Batman uses devices, and he's natural.
I look at it a little differently.
If the devices in question are beyond the scope of current technology in the world you live in, then they are Tech origin. If you could buy them off the shelf at an Army surplus store, they are Natural origin.
In a world where we have medical teleporting technology and the police force has regular access to power armor, the doodads in Devices are most definitely NOT beyond the scope of readily available technology for that world. -
This is an awesome idea. You've inspired me to try something similar.
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Taking level into account in roleplay is dumb. Not every character "starts at level 1" and progresses by beating up Hellions until a magical flash of light pronounces them "level 2." I have a character who is an elemental entity with a static level of power. He was created at security level 50, he will always be security level 50, and never ICly went to train with Ms. Liberty forty-nine times to unlock new powers. (He happens to actually BE level 50, but that's irrelevant to role-playing with him).
If you ignore a level 1 who claims to be an omnipotent god, that's because he's a moron, not because he's level 1. If someone who's on a level 1 character portrays themself in the same manner as a level 50, I'll treat them the same. Level is irrelevant to storytelling, and is a game-only construct with no bearing on roleplay. It amazes me when people in this thread have said "If a level 1 says they can defeat everyone, I ignore them. They should just level up." If a level 50 came in and said the same, would you go "Oh darn. Now I'm dead." in response?
Quote:On this minor detail, I just have to point out that Zeus is a horrible example of a mythological figure cited as an example of who doesn't have a lot of offspring. I'd be hard-pressed to believe you're the son of Hades, but Zeus slept with so many mortal women (and a few men) that by this point we probably all have a bit of the thunder god in us. :POriginally Posted by _T_J_
Saying you're the grandson of Zeus is no different than claiming to be Statesman's son... you just don't do it. -
I'd be interested in this if there's room for me. I'll have to come up with a character who would work for the "attention-seeker" concept.
Would a woman who can grow to gigantic size (Gigantic Girl) fit the group? :P Nothing draws attention like a fifty-foot tall hottie! (If only the game let me grow taller than eight feet...) -
Quote:watOriginally Posted by evil women for pinn
ok guys lemme explain how kheldians r used u want to not shape-shift every single minute sometimes u get your shields and use em if your in a situation where everything is melee now is the time for nova form if your in all sorts of attacks go into dwarf form see the pattern kheldians r meant for whatever situation your in.