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I was at the SDCC CoH Panel and all they said was travel power at level 4, 5th power for each travel pool. Nothing about any changes to the other power pools. Also, anything in the beta is subject to change. That's why I didn't become attached to anything I saw while playing the beta there.

Actually the devs promise about the CoV:CE items was made after the prestige sprints were announced as vet rewards, which was long after NCSoft bought the franchise. And at that time they also stated that none of the pre-order bonuses (CoH or CoV) were every stated as being exclusive.

Now there's not really much that I, or anyone else outside for Paragon Studios, can do if they really want to put the Collectors Edition stuff in the Paragon Marketplace. I would just be very disappointed that they went back on their word about that stuff being exclusive to limited editions of the game.

I guess someone needs to fix that page:

http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Unlock...or.27s_Edition

http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Unlock...rachnos_Symbol

Those two pieces are ONLY available with a code from from the CoV Collectors Edition. And when the devs said they wouldn't make those pieces available any other way it wasn't an off hand comment, it was a promise.

The devs stated that the bonus stuff from the CoV Collectors Edition would only be available if you purchased that particular edition of the game. It would never be available any other way. Copies are listed as being available on EBay and Amazon so that's going to be the only way to get them.

The problem was that I couldn't find any instructions on how to set it up for the test (and later beta) server. Other than that it worked just fine.


My comment was more a statement that I wouldn't complain and say the aura was cheapened when it eventually becomes available to purchase.

Now I believe the devs stated that the bonus stuff from the CoV Collectors Edition will never be available to purchase, unless you some how find a copy where the serial number hasn't been used yet. But I don't think they ever made a statement like that about other edition upgrades (like the CoH DVD upgrade). So Power Slide and the V.I.P. badge might eventually become available for purchase.

I had installed the launcher years ago because of some beta for one of NCSofts other games. You could launch CoH through it, but i couldn't figure out how to launch the CoH test server so i never used it. Besides I had a shortcut that would bypass the updater so I could play the game if the update server was acting up (assuming my client was up to date).

And I don't care if you will be able to buy this aura later. Those are points I'll be able to spend on something else.

It teaches people to not drag their feet about adapting to changes in the game. Adapt early you get rewarded. Wait until you have to, no reward.

So anyone who want's to complain about not getting the aura because they waited to long can bite my shiny metal.... well you know.

I think who people are putting down are those players who are screaming that they need 200 character slots and the ability to move all their SG's over to the VIP server. I can understand if you have a lone 50 on a low pop server and want to transfer him/her over. But it's the people who want to move EVERYTHING to the VIP server that are making themselves such easy targets for the less DOOM and gloom crowd.

This is literally the only reason I would support powerset respecs. Being able to keep badges that a new character would be locked out of. The anniversary badges should have been account wide badges.

But if you really want to build a new version of a character on a specific server without losing all the work you put into the old one I have two suggestions.

1. Buy a rename token and make the old character a whole new person. Then you can create your new version with the old name.

2. Use the VIP transfer to move the old character to another server. Create new version of the old character. Then when you transfer him back you get a free name change since you already have that name taken.

Neither is perfect, but it's probably the best we can expect for a while.

At SDCC 2010, the 4 Day + Preview Night passes for 2011 sold out on Sunday around noon at the con. I happened to buy mine just a couple of hours before they ran out. This year I'm buying mine for 2012 as soon as they make them available. Considering that you can get a full refund if you cancel before mid June, if you think you might be able to go you should grab a ticket if possible.

Actually the returns start selling sometime in Mid June and they'll do them in batches over several days. Best to get on SDCC's Facebook and Twitter to find out when.

How come there's no Praetorian option?

Except that I haven't relied on shards or the alpha components since I20 came out. If I actually had one I'd just convert it to shards which would be more useful. Especially considering how many commons you need to make just one tier 4.

Pricing anything at the auction house for 1 inf is asking to lose money. Because if it does get bought for 1 inf, then you lose money because you had to pay 5 inf to post it. I've had it happen to me. I find it better to put the minimum a little above what the vendors will pay because there will always be rich and impatient characters who will pay more to get it now. It's also worth checking on uncommon and rare salvage to see what it's going for and if there are people bidding on it. Some IO's are better to have at a lower level so you don't lose its bonus if you exemp down. Also, some costume and temp power recipes will need lower level uncommon and rare salvage which can keep the price high.

Also, sell or auction all level 10 common IO recipes. Don't waste your salvage and inf crafting them. Wait till level 12 and craft lvl 15 IO's if you can since they are about the same as dual-origin enhancements and you don't have to worry about outleveling them for a while. I'd wait to to the crafting tutorial till level 12 so you can get a free lvl 15 IO out of it.

A YEAR??? I wanna beat people up right now! I got the pajamas! Hah woo yah ooomm!

If you had actually read what I wrote, you would see that I didn't miss my flight, but missed Preview Night. And it is a perfect analogy. By picking the wrong flight I was delayed in getting to San Diego. By picking the wrong salvage you could be delayed in crafting a power you wanted. So by simply clicking the wrong selection causes the person some sort of delay.

But since you obviously don't plan on actually fully reading and comprehending what people are saying, I'm just going to leave you to your stubbornness and constant whining about a system that plenty of people have learned how to make work for them.

I have no problems with it's design. The only problems I had with it was figuring out where everything was the first time I opened the Incarnate window.

And if you find the whole thing too complicated than maybe your approach to using it is flawed. I originally tried making lists and doing it the same way you did, but found that by focusing on a single power I never used the lists I had carefully constructed. If more random drops occurred then maybe keeping track of what you need beyond the next upgrade or two would be helpful. But since you get to chose or craft practically every piece of salvage you need, if you only worry about one or two upgrades there's a whole lot less to keep track of and less chance of choosing the wrong piece.

My comment there was a side discussion that had developed and had nothing to do with the reward-selection screen
That you should pay better attention to what you're doing. I should know. Two years ago I missed Preview Night at San Diego Comic Con because I clicked the wrong airline flight and had a 9:30 PM flight instead of a 9:30 AM flight. I didn't get into San Diego until about 11pm, two hours after Preview Night was over. So don't even try whining about picking the wrong salvage.

And if you have to make a list, how long should it be? Four items long, one for each rarity level of salvage you need. And I've done back to back to back trials before and there's always been at least a few minutes between rounds because you always loose a few after each one and it takes time to fill the spots back up. More than enough time to figure out what adjustments you need to make to your list, craft new salvage from threads, and get ready for the next round.

Given how little variety of salvage there is at each level and how rarely random drops occur, it is easier to just focus on one Incarnate Power at a time, and only worry about the other powers if you get something you absolutely don't need for the power you were focusing on. And BTW, I tried your approach at first, but found out that because I was concentrating on one power at a time I rarely looked at the lists I had made anyway.

It's not mental superiority I'm talking about, it's focus. When I go into the trial, I already know which Incarnate Power I'm looking to upgrade. That way when the reward table appears I know exactly which Incarnate Power I need to look at to know what drop to chose. Unless I get the uncommon table in which case I pull up my salvage and chose whichever uncommon salvage I have the least amount of. I only look at the other Incarnate powers if I get a drop I actually can't use on the power I was focusing on. By focusing on one power at a time, I was slotting tier 3's into each Incarnate Power when I finally got each one unlocked, and was working on tier 4's before I got all 5 opened up.

Actually chess isn't a fair game. Since black goes second their first move is always a reaction to whites first move. Therefore black always starts the game on the defensive.

And most games have an element of luck involved. Dice to be rolled, cards to be drawn. So is it fair if one player always gets the good roles and draws the right cards every time? No it isn't. Plus experience and knowledge can mean a lot in some games. Rules != Fairness.

So what? Life's not fair and sometimes there is a price to pay for changing your mind (just ask the airlines about that). Besides there are only 4 very rare salvages and 4 rare salvages so if you picked the wrong one or changed your mind about what upgrade you wanted to do, there's a pretty good chance you'll need it for a different power later on. Or you just drop some threads and convert it to what you need right now.

Personally, I think you're making it complicated for yourself. When I get the reward table I immediately pull up the incarnate window and see if I need any of that salvage for the power I was wanting to upgrade. The recipe will show you what salvage you need but don't have. And I don't even worry about the Tier 4* unless I get a Very Rare drop, or already have two Tier 3's for that power. If I don't need the salvage for that power then I'll check a second one to see if it's needed there. My average time to make my decision, 10 seconds at most.

Actually there is a functional purpose for having different types of same tier salvage. It's to keep the vast majority of the player base from complaining about yet another type of currency. Think about it, what's the functional purpose of invention salvage? Nothing. Plus, given how little salvage there is at each level there is rarely a wrong choice. You'll probably need it for another power later on.

* To create a Tier 4 you need 2 Common salvage, 1 Very Rare salvage, and any 2 Tier 3's from that tree. As long as you're happy with your first Tier 3, exactly what the 2nd one is isn't very important. You just need to build it.

You do realize that under rare circumstances you can get a random incarnate salvage drop? Plus what if you took a rare or very rare drop, but before you used it you changed your mind about the upgrade you were going to do and decided to do a different one which required a different piece of r/vr salvage.

/macro 50+ toggle incarnate

I keep mine in the same power bar as my incarnate powers.

My real gripe about Incarnate salvage was ending up with so many uncommon pieces and they really aren't needed all that much compared to common. To get a tier 4 you need a total of 1 Very Rare, 2 Rare, 2 Uncommon, and 16 Common. At least now getting an Uncommon isn't too bad since you can convert it to Common which you probably need more.

Oh hell no. I've started every hero of mine for the last 6 years in Galaxy City because it's quieter. And I generally try to avoid Atlas Park whenever possible. Just too much useless chatter in there.