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Quote:For reducing the sale price of character slots from 50% off to 25% off...Originally Posted by Doctor Roswell
This week's releases are a slap in the face to, um, someone... for, uh... some reason. I'm sure of it. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Spinomania
Regarding this picture, something bothers me much: the gloves of the villain, (assuming the Recluse wanabee is avillain) have no glowing part, while the boots have.
Why ? oh why ?Both the "recluse" gloves & boots are Ascension. I suspect that the aura shifts & pulses and the screenshot was taken at the moment that the aura wasn't strong on the feet area.Quote:Originally Posted by ShadowMoka
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To answer the question in the thread title, the answer is "yes".
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Quote:Guide to Guides (needs updating, ZombieOriginally Posted by WanderingAries
Wow, how do I bookmark this to my forum account?
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Once you go to that thread, click on "Thread tools" near the top, then "subscribe to this thread". Follow the prompts and it will be available at the top of your User Control Panel. -
Quote:I can confirm this. The ONLY belt (edit: affected by this) is the studded leather belt. This belt is a PAID costume part, and should be fixed ASAP.Originally Posted by monkeyslap
OK I double checked. For me every single belt except the Leather Studded belt is showing up on the character's waist.
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It's been a while since I did that mission.
As to badges that Praetorians can get, see the link to the Going Rogue Badges post.
You can also find a few day job locations around Praetoria (not including First Ward).
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Those 3 badges are exclusive to Praetorians starting characters though. -
I don't know if I should feel better or worse about that. Also I thought I had a few belts that didn't do this with jackets.
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The error is most easily explained with a picture:
The character has the belt with that jacket, yet every time I try to edit the costume, the studded belt disappears. The Costume Creator will happily charge me to reselect the belt, but will not apply it.
I will also note that the belt DOES NOT CLIP with the jacket in any way.
And yes, I can use the belt with other tops. -
Likely /playernote <name>
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The answer is #2. Even going back as far as Issue 18 beta, there has never been a badge for that mission.
For a full list of Going Rogue badges, see my "Going Rogue Badges" post.
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There are a couple possible badges that you -might- get for that mission though.
Loyalist - (Praetorian) You spent some effort bolstering the Praetorian regime of Emperor Cole, or at least appearing to do so.
Resistance Member - (Praetorian) You have lent your support to the Praetorian Resistance to overthrow Emperor Cole, or at least appeared to do so.
Moral High Ground - (Praetorian) (Choose morality 5 times)
None of these 3 badges are specific to this mission, just that you can get credit for any of the three. -
Quote:Zwillinger didn't leak the pictures... Clockwork 01 did.Originally Posted by VKhaun
There were some that Zwil posted, but then took down and asked others not to repost saying that changes needed to be made.
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Quote:Penumbra of Rularuu begs to differ.Originally Posted by ShadowMoka
CoP isn't incarnate :O.
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Quote:"PMBdeviceInfoProvider.exe" looks like a proprietary Sony program to interface with your video camera.Originally Posted by jacktar
Hi Guys,
advise please.
Does this PMB.exe stuff have anything to do with the PMBdeviceInfoProvider.exe file I have on all my machines? -
Quote:Favorite iTrials: TPN (decent rewards vs time) & Keyes (prefer the new Keyes to old) tops my list. BAF is decent if players listen.Originally Posted by Marorin
I just had to ask this as the Incarate trials have gotten me intrigued to ask this question. Anyways, what are people's favorite Itrials and Strike Forces?
Incarnate Stuff I'm in the middle about: Lambda, DD, Apex, Tin Mage, and CoP.
Incarnate Trials I loathe with a deep and abiding passion: MoM (far too gimmicky), Underground (far too long). Both of these trials completely underwhelm me with time vs rewards. They are simply not worth the time invested in them.
Favorite TF: Imperious TF. -
Quote:Answers:Originally Posted by Ukaserex
According to Paragon Wiki, http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Connected
There's an option to talk to one of three npcs to get some side missions to do right before I enter the first mission door.
My badger is level 50, and I can only get this arc through Ouroboros. When I tried to get the side mission from Maros, I got the usual nonsense about how it looked like I had something more important to do.
1. Is it possible to get this badge through ouro on my hero turned villain?
2. If so, what am I missing?
1. Yes, it is possible to get this badge through ouro on a hero turned villain.
2. You're likely missing doing the side quests.
Did you follow the notes on the paragonwiki link?
Accept the flashback mission from Vincent Ross.- Before entering the mission, talk to Vince Dubrowski, Lorenz Ansaldo, or Diviner Maros. Maros might tell you to get lost, talk to one of the other two. Remember your choice.
- Enter the mission.
- Click on the radio near the door.
- Do the side quest, complete the mission.
- Talk to Vincent Ross.
- Accept next mission.
- Before entering the mission, talk to Vince Dubrowski, Lorenz Ansaldo, or Diviner Maros. Maros might will likely talk to you now, but the other two might tell you to get lost.
- Enter the mission.
- Click on the radio near the door.
- Do the side quest, complete the mission.
- Talk to Vincent Ross.
- Accept next mission.
- Before entering the mission, talk to whoever you talked to in step 1
- Go to step 2
Correct.Quote:Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
your 50 should be able to get it
Not correct.Quote:Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
but i believe you have to have had run maros' arc prior to get him to help you
Edit for those that missed the thread when this badge was introduced:
Quote:Originally Posted by Snow Globe
Before you go into the first mission go to one of the three contacts in person. As I was a hero turned villain, I didn't have any Sharkhead contacts. Good thing I knew where everyone was.
I could talk to either Dubrowski of Cage Consortium or Ansaldo of the Family. I chose Ansaldo. I could access the radio when I entered the mission.
The next mission Ansaldo wouldn't talk to me, but Diviner Maros did. When I entered the mission, I again talked to the radio just inside the door.
From there I switched off between Ansaldo & Maros each mission. At the end of the second last mission I got both of the badges.Quote:Originally Posted by Kheldarn
OK, I just got these two badges, using this thread as a reference. Here are my notes on how I got the badges.
After accepting the first mission, the last bit of filler has text in blue at the bottom, telling me I can choose to work with Lorenz Ansaldo or Vince Dubrowski. It also says that I can work with Diviner Maros if I've done his arc.
Being that this character is a Level 50 Hero Scrapper turned Villain, I have not done Maros' arc. So, I chose Ansaldo, as per Snow Globe's advice.
Inside the mission door was a radio. Using it gave me an (Optional) Mission Objective. I completed the (Optional) Mission Objective, and then the Mission.
After talking to Vincent Ross and accepting the 2nd mission, there was once again text in blue at the bottom of the last bit of filler. Interestingly, this text SPCIFCALLY tells you to talk to Diviner Maros.
I talked to Maros, and he gave me info for my next (Optional) Mission Objective. Once again, inside the mission door was a radio, and using it gave me another (Optional) Mission Objective. As before, I completed the (Optional) Mission Objective, and then the Mission.
After I exited the mission, I called Ross. This time, the blue text said if I was working with other factions, I should contact them. Once again, following Snow Globe's advice, I went back to Ansaldo, who set me up for a third (Optional) Mission Objective.
As before, a radio at the door gave me my (Optional) Mission Objective, which I completed, along with the mission. After exiting, I called Ross again.
This time, Ross told me to talk to Darrin Wade, and there was no blue text. I tried talking to Maros anyway, and he gave me the standard, "Looks like your busy" text. Ansaldo did the same thing.
After talking to Wade, I had to call Ross again, where I got my next actual misson (instead of a FedEx). Interestingly, the blue text said if I was working with other factions, I should contact them. Instead of talking to Ansaldo, I talked to Maros, and he set me up for my next (Optional) Mission Objective.
Once in the next mission, I tried to use the raido to talk to Maros. However, nothing happened. The radio did nothing. Thinking I had screwed up talking to Maros, I made my way to Botis, and at the end of talking to him, I was presented with a 3rd option, in addition to the options to keep my promise and free him or to renege and fight him. The 3rd option was to ask about the power behind the Leviathan. Botis could tell that I'd been in contact with Maros, and answered my question (with a little fluff text, and a Clue).
After beating down Botis and exiting the mission, I called Ross, and got my next mission. Once again, there was no blue text. Regardless, I went and talked to Maros again.
Maros gave me my final (Optional) Mission Objective, telling me that if I contact him once I'm in the mission, he'll come help me. And sure enough, as soon as I clicked on the radio inside the door, Maros spawned. His rank was classified as Seer. I didn't think to check his HP, but I don't think he took much damage.
He was really nice to have, as he continually cast Fortitude on me, and used his Psi attacks on foes.
With his help, I managed to take on the Slag Golems with no problems. Granted, I was running at -1, but I'm pretty sure I did that in the Beta, and still had some issues with them...
Once I finished the mission:
Congratulations! You earned the Keeper of Coral Lore badge.
Congratulations! You earned the Connected badge.
So, there you go. Talk to Ansaldo, then Maros, then Ansaldo, then nobody, then Maros, and finally, Maros one last time, remember to use the radios just inside the mission entrance to be given (Optional) Mission Objectives, do the (Optional) Mission Objectives, and you should get the Connected badge. -
Quote:I'll point out that I'm one of the few forumites that noticed (or at least spoke out about) a significant DECREASE in patch downloading with the switch from the old City of Heroes Updater to the NCsoft Launcher. I'd expect it to be far worse if PMB gets involved.Originally Posted by Kitsune Knight
P2P distribution like BitTorrent perform exactly the opposite of traditional distribution. Traditionally (client <- server), the less people downloading, the better each download will perform. When there's lots of people, the download rate will go to hell for everyone.
P2P distribution, on the other hand, performs like crap when there's only a few people downloading something (in the swarm). When there's a lot, though, download rates actually increases! It's the reverse. -
Quote:I've been copy/pasting that response since September 30th, 2011. Also I've actually upstaged everyone, as I was the one that did a lot of the work on that section of the paragonwiki link.Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Just to be snarky since Snow Globe upstaged me so completely... he forgot the following emotes:
/e StanceHero1
/e StanceHero2
/e StanceVillain1
/e StanceVillain2
EDIT: Actually, nevermind. He just didn't list them individually and had them lumped in with the costume pieces. Humph. Snowy wins again.
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Quote:Opt-out mechanism:Originally Posted by Snow Globe
Actually, seeing that I can set the launcher to exit after launching the game, I'd be happier (not completely happy, an opt-out would make me completely happy about it).
Editing the games.xml file in the NCSoft\Launcher\Config\Default folder with a text editor and replace all
and change them toQuote:<P2P>true</P2P>
Save the file.Quote:<P2P>false</P2P>
If you are playing AION, Torrents already available from other players, search the AION forums.
ROGERS, huh? We traded them for SHAW back in 1999.Quote:Originally Posted by Bramphousian
Hey, me too! High Five? -
By applying a retail Going Rogue code to your account, you will get the following permanently unlocked on that account:
- ZERO FREE CHARACTER SLOTS (+2 character slots if the code had was applied before Sept 13, but they might already been used/applied to a server.)
- NO ACCESS to the INCARNATE SYSTEM if your account goes premium, but will return if you subscribe again. (No, it was not a part of Going Rogue. It is only open to subscribers. If you are a subscriber, you get access to the Incarnate System as a part of your subscription.)
- One month of VIP access. *
- Account Access: Create a Praetorian Character * Permanent ability to start characters in Praetoria
- Account Access: Going Rogue Alignment System * Permanent access to the alignment/tip system.
- Power set: Kinetic Melee
- Power set: Dual Pistols
- Power set: Demon Summoning * VIP, Master Mind unlock, or Paragon Reward Tier 5+ needed.
- Power set: Electric Control * Dominator or Controllers, but controllers need VIP, Controller unlock, or Paragon Reward Tier 5+.
- Sucky Permanent "Temp" Power: Shadowy Presence Power
- Emote: Going Rogue : Drink Enriche
- Emote: Going Rogue : Loyalist Protest
- Emote: Going Rogue : Praetorian Salute
- Emote: Going Rogue : Resistance Protest
- GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Aura
- GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Belt
- GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Boots
- GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Chest
- GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Gloves
- GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Hat
- GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Head Detail 1
- GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Head Detail 2
- GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Pants
- GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Pattern
- GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Shoulders
- GR CC Item Pack - Heroic Stances
- GR CC Item Pack - Omega Aura
- GR CC Item Pack - Omega Boots
- GR CC Item Pack - Omega Chest
- GR CC Item Pack - Omega Gloves
- GR CC Item Pack - Omega Hat
- GR CC Item Pack - Omega Head Detail 2
- GR CC Item Pack - Omega Head Texture
- GR CC Item Pack - Omega Pants
- GR CC Item Pack - Omega Shoulders
- GR CC Item Pack - Villainous Stances
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Female
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Female
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Female
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Male
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Male
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Male
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Male
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Male
- GR Exp Costumes - Clockwork Arms
- GR Exp Costumes - Clockwork Boots
- GR Exp Costumes - Clockwork Chest
- GR Exp Costumes - Clockwork Chest Detail
- GR Exp Costumes - Clockwork Gloves
- GR Exp Costumes - Clockwork Gloves
- GR Exp Costumes - Clockwork Pants
- GR Exp Costumes - Clockwork Pants
- GR Exp Costumes - Clockwork Shoulders
- GR Exp Costumes - Clockwork Shoulders
- GR Exp Costumes - Overguard Boots
- GR Exp Costumes - Overguard Chest
- GR Exp Costumes - Overguard Gloves
- GR Exp Costumes - Overguard Leggings
- GR Exp Costumes - Overguard Shoulders
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Female
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Female
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Female
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Female
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Huge
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Huge
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Huge
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Huge
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Huge
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Huge
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Clockwork Faces: Male
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Police Belt
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Police Boots
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Police Chest Detail
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Police Gloves
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Police Helmet
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Police Pants
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Police Shoulders
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Police Visor
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Beard
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Belt
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Boots
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Chest Detail
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Female Hair (Resistance 1)
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Female Hair (Resistance 2)
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Gloves
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Goggle Pack
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Goggle Pack
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Mohawk
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Pants
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Shoulders Pack
- GR Exp Costumes - Praetorian Resistance Shoulders Pack
- GR Exp Costumes - Sport Boots
- GR Exp Costumes - Sport Gloves
- GR Exp Costumes - Sport Shoulders
* +400 PP (depending on what Paragon Reward Tier), +1 Reward Token for month's access.
Items in Orange are Going Rogue: Complete Collection items.
Also:
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Quote:Actually, seeing that I can set the launcher to exit after launching the game, I'd be happier (not completely happy, an opt-out would make me completely happy about it).Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Well, given #3, #2 seems like its actually a good thing. #1 is more of a technical trivia issue: I doubt you'd be any happier if it was somehow compiled into the launcher.
That would make me happy.Quote:Originally Posted by Kitsune Knight
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My ISP has a $2/GB overage for internet usage. I don't have an option to go to a competing ISP, as the ISP in question has a monopoly on Cable Internet in the entire province. This ISP is known to use P2P throttling software.
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Quote:Again, I'm not concerned with -incoming- traffic. Once the files are downloaded, it won't download to my machine more. However, my ISP calculates traffic in both directions. Having this program on constantly streaming to other people offloads NCsoft's costs to me. That stinks.Originally Posted by Kitsune Knight
I assume you mean incoming traffic? Assuming that Pando doesn't use any NAT transversal techniques (ugh, I hate NAT...), the increased amount of incoming traffic you'll receive will be largely inconsequential (likely lost in the regular noise that gets puked across the entire Internet constantly).
Is there any actual evidence that Pando is spyware, or does anything at all beyond acting as a proprietary bittorrent swarm?
There isn't a way to block it from going out to the Internet without disabling it.
I'm not objecting to it because it is spyware, it isn't. I'm not objecting to it because of the amount of incoming traffic, as once I get the files I don't download them again unless they change.
What I am objecting to:- The program as it does run outside of the launcher.
- That my ISP does monitor P2P traffic (and actually throttles it).
- That I get billed for overages beyond my Internet service plan.
- That some manager at NCsoft will likely impose this garbage on me, despite the fact that I'm already a paying customer.
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I'll add that Pando is not currently on my machine (I have not installed either Lineage or AION, and will never will now). My main concern is when this dreck will be made mandatory for City of Heroes. -
Quote:It isn't incoming traffic that I'm worried about. Additionally the problem is between my cable modem and the NAT. As far as I know, my traffic limits my ISP is monitoring goes in both directions, and by the time it gets to my router, it already counts as "usage".Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Also, the notion of an "incoming port" is not quite so problematic if you happen to be behind a firewall or filtering internet router with NAT. That just won't work at all unless you actually configure your firewall for the proper port mapping.
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Quote:I was (and stress "was") intending to try AION once it went free to play. Not anymore.Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
Have you played Aion? Are you currently playing Aion or Lineage? Have you shown any interest in it at all?
If not, why are you complaining?
If so, you've had it on the system for a while now - it's not new.
I'm also wondering how long it will take the same twits to apply the same patching process to City of Heroes. A NCsoft directive can move that system from Lineage and AION to this game. That is why I'm speaking up NOW instead of AFTER it is done. -
Quote:I regularly monitor my bandwidth usage and running processes. I will NOT install either AION, Lineage, or any other game that uses Pando. Therefore, it is a loss to any company using it.Originally Posted by Father Xmas
I've seen Pando used in a number of F2P MMOs to handle downloads. Honestly, the paranoia is both gratifying to see (people actually paying attention to what's running on their machine)
I don't know, I'd call it "something bad" when a program is installed, without warning I might add, that can aggressively eat a customer's ISP bandwidth cap. Worse, the NCsoft installer doesn't turn off said program when not in use. Instead it allows the P2P client start up with the OS loading.Quote:Originally Posted by Father Xmas
somewhat comical since you are implying that NCSoft is intentionally installing something bad on your computer so you can continue to play their game (as well as spending money in their item shops).