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Oops! You know, leaving out a whole sentence can really change the meaning of something... :P I meant to include was something like this (a bit wordier now that I've thought about it a bit more):

I remember seeing a duration modifier for text bubbles. The modifier was soemthing like: <dur #> where # is the count. I've never played with it so I don't know if that is measured in seconds or what. You'd need to experiment with it. if it works, the floating bubbles should disappear quicker.

In a bind, it should look something like: petsayname Fred <em wave><dur 5>Hi!


I wish I had more time to experiment with masterminds, but the SG needs a decent base... -shrug-

Good job Choff!

Another way to do this would be to have each henchman's speech be in seperate files. This will double the number of files, but you won't have to worry about timing or positioning so much. It also lets you create more reliable reactions to statements/actions.

I also recommend adding in a command to reset your skit in case it gets interrupted. Put something like this in the pettalk1.txt file:

ALT+o "bindloadfile c:\cov\pettalk1.txt"


I also caution people against overusing henchman speech. It is cool to be able to make skits/plays, but spamming just isn't cool. Don't do it kids! Remember, friends don't let friends spam.

Keep up the good work!

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WHAT??? All of my hard earned bind's have dissapeared!!!

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I sure hope everyone backed up their binds locally... Ouch. Just ouch.

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In spite of their instructions it is better to do a /bind_save_file C:\<pathname> and then a /bind_save_load C:\<pathname> which gives you more control. I use a different bind file for each of my alts.

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I agree - If you have a physical bind file created for each of your characters, you do not seem to have this problem. This only seems to effect binds that are created using the /bind command in the chat box.

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Agreed. I have different binds for all my characters. all saved in C:/1/ (to make it short). I dont have the problem either. It is a great Idea to backup all your binds with bind save. to late for a lot of people now I guess, but still good information.

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Bwahahahahaha! Bind quote pyramid of doom!

Ahem... I have my generic keybind.txt file in my COH folder. It lists all the keymapping that applies to all my characters. Pretty straightforward stuff that I could rebind off the top of my head, but why expend the effort?

Most of my characters have one or two oddball things personalized to them (rolling comments, movement powers, etc.) and for that I bind ALT+[F#] to load a specific character's files. This helps if I have to make changes quickly during the game. Otherwise its just me being lazy again.

"This is so much better than standing in burning oil slicks!" --A hellion cheering as a house burned in Mercery Island. That comment actually saved his life. I was positioning for an assassin's strike when I happened to read the NPC dialog box.

Besides, there was a Ripper a little ways away that was much more deserving of my attention.

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I sure hope everyone backed up their binds locally... Ouch. Just ouch.

I know two married couples that play. One couple is in my main's SG, the other couple is on a different server with their established SGs and only come over to Liberty on very rare occassions.

My wife and I palyed for a little while, but Life got in the way. She says she got bored. Of course, it didn't help that these sorts of game give her mild motion sickness (she can't play *any* FPS), we're working radically different shifts now, and (most recently) our 2nd computer died. Oy. I guess it wasn't meant to be.

Oh well.

In a few years our son (almost 3) will probably start playing. He loves watching me "play momma" (we made the super powered versions of ourselves, you see) and "get the bad guys".

I remember when I hit level 22 with my first character, a Dark/Regen Scrapper. I had about 100k above what I normally should have thanks to a costume contest win and another guy that decided I had a cool character. Other than that, everything I had was hard earned. I managed to outfit my character with about 3/4 SOs (attacks, defenses) and 1/4 DOs (secondary powers). By the time I hit 23, I was 100% SOs. I have no idea how I ended up with enough cash for all that.

Now with my lvl 25 tanker, I'm still trying to scrape together enough cash to even fill his slots. I have a 5 slotted Dull Pain that I haven't been able to afford enhancements for. I'm really not sure what his problem is, other than I haven't been getting origin appropriate DOs (or ones that I already have SOs for). The handful of SOs I've gotten from missions have been mostly unusable because they were for oddball stuff (confuse, to-hit debuffs, slow). I did get one lvl +1 damage SO, which I happily slotted in my "finisher" attack.

Now my Fire/Kin has been a victim of the respec. I started her two freespecs ago and I was determined to not waste them. I don't know what I was thinking, but after the last one I was sorely short on cash. Most of her slots are empty after buying accuracy DOs for her crucial attacks. She also suffered a weird bout of recieveing virtually no enhancement drops; over the course of six missions, I've recieved five(!) whole training enhancements! And about as many Inspirations... yuck.

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I've seen a lot of complaints about this so I brought it up before we went live. We changed it so certain toggle effects fade out but it didn't make it into live. Dark Armor shouldn't be so bad anymore once this gets updated. The same goes for Mud Pots.

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I don't suppose Super Speed is one this list?

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Let's be honest. What do people really buy these guides for. There are only two things that guides are generally used for. The base numbers of powers and some background information on NPC's.

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There is a third & fourth reason (at least for console games): Cheats & Eastereggs. That works fine in a console game because those don't get updated until the next game comes out.

For something like an MMO I don't understand why you would want it. The game evolves so regularly that they'd need to be cranking out pudates on a quarterly basis (if not faster).

And on top of that, what information could be in that guide that isn't available on these forums or on one of the many excellent fansites? -boggle-

I have all my chord keys set to "NOP" and I have seen no different between CTRL and LCTRL when used as a chord key... I have numerous keybinds using LCRTL or RCRTL plus a shared key and haven't had any problems. Most of them are Emotes, team selection + power use, or henchmen controls. I never got any of the Tier 3 henchmen, so maybe that's why I never noticed a problem? I guess I'll double check my binds when I get home tonight.

Anyway, other than the key+chord, there's nothing wrong with that bind is there? It just looks really odd.

Okay, it looks like I have a question now. I found the following while reading this thread:

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/bind Shift+2 beginchat /send "Global Channel" [$name, lvl $level $Archetype]

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So, if I'm reading this right, the following should work if added to my keybind file:

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That will output a string of text to the global channel Liberty Badgers, correct? I was a little unclear on whether or not you need to include the quotes... I know something like this is used by numerous people on the channel, but I'd rather not increase the noise by posting it there.

And if does work... how would I modify this thing to include an AFK message?

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The monkey dance was why I was asking.. I wanted it in my Shadow Cloak bind.

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I see. Well then, carry on.

Personally, I can't wait for the new emotes to go live, I'm going to have fun with some of those.


backspace "autoreply$$e laptop$$afk I wonder if there's a new Homestar Runner"

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try this.
/bind p "+ $$powexectoggleon Fire shield$$powexectoggleon blazing aura$$team Phoenix IGNITE!"

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I believe this will cause him to say "Pheonix IGNITE!" multiple times. If that is a problem, then another way to do it is to use two files. This is less reliable though because the files can get out of sequence and cause some odd results.


If you wanted to use two files though, try this:

blaze.txt
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fire.txt
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p "+ $$powexectoggleon fires shield$$bindloadfile c:\bind\blaze.txt"

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You can change the path to whatever works best for you. When you have the files set up, type:
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Then you should be good to go.

Oops accidentally combined two entries:


blastroller - a controller that focuses on damaging rather than control... or a blaster with some control-like abilities.

blaptroller - a blaster that focuses on melee and controller-like attacks.


Some more that I thought of:

nuke - the final attack in the blaster/defender blast powersets. Nukes are typically extremely damage, but completely drain a character of endurance. (alternate meaning 1)

nuke - the final attack in the radiation blast powerset. (alternate meaning 2)

TTM - To The Moon! Often refers to KnockUP powers, especially when used to finish off an opponent.

Tin Can - a Freakshow Tank

puppie - a werewolf, usually the kind summoned by the werewolf whistle

Here are some that I didn't see (I may have just missed them). I'm not sure how common some of these are, but I have seen them used outside my circle of friends.


rings - the defensive buff of a sonic resonance user

bubble - the defensive buff of a force field user

Congra Rats! - congratulations

TPK - total party kill, a fight that ends with the entire team dead, usually only significant with 6+ team members

TPW - total party wipe (see TPK)

wipe out! - see TPK

PBAoE - an AoE centered on the user

gank - to kill/rob another player, a recent addition to COH with the inclusion of PvP zones

PvP - player vs. player, game content pitting players against each other

PvE - player vs. enemy, game content focusing on players vs mobs

PvL - player vs. lag, term used to deride server lag

burn - to rapidly use a large number of resources. "I was burning greens like crazy last fight." (alternate meaning)

pills - inspirations, usually referred to by color. "I could use some blue pills!"

Patrol! - used to signal the team to the sudden appearance of a roaming group of enemies.

Steamroller - refers to a team that seems unstoppable.

Outer Bumf**kia - for when BFE just doesn't describe just how far you have to go to get to your next mission.

Sandwich Run - missions that require you to go and physically talk to an NPC; also FedEx Delivery, Courier Duty, pizza delivery, time waster

sap - to drain a victim's endurance

sapper - a character that focuses on endurance drain

chain mez - when a character applies a series of holds/mezzes/etc. to a character preventing the victim from taking any action for an extended period

MAN - refers to a character that focuses on their Primary and Secondary powers, taking Pool Powers only when they have no other options.

Iron Man - a character that waits as long as possible before taking a travel power.

SMASH!!! - a COV term used by Brutes to describe their primary function.

Fury Addiction - a term used by Brute players to describe the addictiveness of keeping their Fury bar as full as possible. Often this leads to spaz-like behavior

spaz - a player that rushes into a group of enemies without regard for the team's current status. Spazzes are sometimes griefers, but mostly they just don't know what they're doing.

Leroy - A particularly bad spaz. Term coined from an allegedly real video of an EQ* party. Can be used as a verb or nickname.
* at least I think it was EQ, correct me if I'm wrong.

The Gulch - the depression in the middle of the Hollows; a very dangerous place to be avoided. "Don't take a short cut through the Gulch!"

Suicide Express - getting KO'd to use the hospital teleporters to travel quickly.

Fluffy - a Dark Servant, the Dark Miasma pet

Sing - a Singularity, the Gravity Manipulation pet

PA - Phantom Army, the first "pets" an Illusion controller gains access to

Rez - resurrect

AFK - away from keyboard

macro - a custom button that performs the functions of a bind (see below)

bind - remapping a certain keys so that they have new functions; also Keybind

bindster - an expert at devising keybinds

drop - a power that, once activated, changes the cursor to a bullseye and prompts the user for a placement location; also drop-click

RA - recovery aura (usually) or regeneration aura, a PBAoE buff that dramatically improves the recovery/healing rate of the subjects

HLZ - short for Hot Landing Zone. A dangerous entry point.

Welcoming Committee - a group of enemies that spawned right next to a mission entrance; also Welcome Wagon, Company, Greeters, Door Spawn

Ambush - a surprise attack related to a mission that was just accepted or completed.

rubberbanding - a computer glitch, usually related to server lag, that cause the character's position to jump around erratically

slideshow - another server lag issue that drops the client's framerate down to virtually nothing

Herdicane - affectionate nickname for the Storm Summoning's Hurricane power

zzzz - used to indicate that the character is suffering from Hold/Sleep/Disorient or some other effect that is preventing the character from taking action.

DC'd - unexpectedly disconnected

leech - a team member that is not pulling his or her own weight; als mooch, sponge, dead weight

Chaos - effects that cause a great deal of scatter or non-orderly crowd control. "Fire/Storm and Illusion/Storm are exceptional chaos controllers."

bottomed out - refering to a character that has run out of endurance; also tapped, tapped out, drained, thirsty

red lining - a character whose health has dropped into the red

gimp - a character or ojbect that consistantly underperforms because they are an "unconventional" build or the player is uniformed; also gimped, the gimp, gimp, worthless

alpha strike - launching a sudden, hopefully, overpowering attack against an enemy or group of enemies.

ninja - to sneak around the enemy, usually using only minimal or no stealth powers. Sometimes refers to a particularly deft bit of running/jumping that puts a character is a position they "shouldn't" be able to get to

skills - refers to a player's proficiency level. A term mostly used to brag; also Mad Skills (exceptional skills). Skills is sometimes spelled skillz.

tar - short for Tar Pit

drop out - a player that unexpectedly leaves the team.

GJ - good job

Thanks! - a polite term that should be used to express your appreciation for what your teammates are doing to help you out.

healer - a term carried over from fantasy-themed MMOs that assumes that character capable of healing/buffing should do nothing else. Highly insulting to many Defenders.

blapper - a blaster the focuses on melee range attacks.

blaptroller - a controller that focuses on damaging rather than control... or a blaster with some control-like abilities.

offender - a defender that focuses on debuffs and blasts rather than buffs or heals.

scraptroller - a controller that uses their control abilities in conjuction with close range or melee attacks rather than hanging back and attacking from a distance. Could also be a scrapper with some controler-ish abilities, usually fear or disorient powers.

scrapfender - a defender than favors close range attacks.

scranker - a tanker that puts more emphasis on attacks than defensive powers.

pet handler - a character that focuses on summoned pets to do their fighting.

aggro management - the practice of directing aggro to those targets that can best absorb/avoid the enemy's attacks. Usually performed by tankers.

aggro magnet - characters that can taunt/provoke... or blasters.

squid - term for a Kheldian, especially when in Nova form.

crab - term for a Kheldian, especially when in Dwarf form. Also: lobster

Thanks for the update, I looked at this when you first put it up, but I was so far away from PAs that I kind of filed it away for later research.

I think 3/3 rech/dmg is going to be the way I go when I get my PA, Trix is mostly a scraptroller anyway, so I'll want a balance between damage and aggro management, especially when I solo.

Of course if they're missing too much, then 3/2/1 rech/dmg/acc is probably going to be the way to go.

Yeah, the monkey dance has... issues.

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If you own both games, you get all options - the new CoV sets will be accessible for your heroes.

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I could go on and on, but I won't. If this goes through, its will be awesome. Heck, if 90% of the new costume options go through, it would still be awesome.

And for the record, I could live without the monstrous heads... but definately keep the creepy reptile/cat/insect/etc. options, okay?

And how about cigars (and the "demonic" face) for the girls while we're at it?

Last I checked, the different dances were random. :/

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Well, that's helpful. It doesn't really address the seething hatestorm that ED is generating, but it is still helpful. Thanks

Definately in favor of more zone events. Also wouldn't mind seeing more frequent monster spawns (except Lusca), especially since the XP for them is pretty marginal these days.

Atlas Park: Council start marching or practicing in formation (like in Boomtown). Or maybe several squads of council converge on City Hall, looking to take out the next generation of supers.

Atlas Park: Hellions spread their arson spree to Altas Park. It would be nice if you could go into the buildings to rescue people and arrest hellions.

Galaxy City: Zombie uprising. Spawns at night only. Large groups of cadavers and abominations, all low level. Perhaps one reaper or mortificator per group.

King's Row: The Skulls could and assault the police station. Blue Shield could broadcast for help on the global channel. Upon arrival, the heroes would find a shootout in progress between the Skulls and Police.

The Hollows: I don't see why the Troll Rave couldn't spread to The Hollows, much like the Ghost Ship hits IP and Talos.

And so on... Basically just give us more to do with our down time.

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Morning's Glory - who I met on a really nasty AV mission and we stuck it out together. I have had the pleasure of teaming with her again lately and we have a great time!

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Yep, Morning's Glory rocks.

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Not true, I often slot enhancements I have gotten from a drop. I would rather run lots of missions and spend time playing the game than shopping and making sure my enh are always green. I also give away SO's to people on my team who are the same origin all the time .

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Ditto that 100%.

I try to encourage my teammates to trade enhancements. With my actual friends, it usually isn't an issue (unless we have heavily mixed origins). Pickup teams are usually a bit more difficult, but if they're decent players, they usually get the hint after they get a few useful SOs thrown their way.

Statesman, if there is (ultimately) a change to the current store system, then at least make the store contacts like the ones in FF & Bricks. Let us do one or two missions to unlock the store option, but then that's it for the misisons they can offer. If you wanted to get really wacky, how about giving us contacts that just give us missions? No buy/sell options, just missions.

Heck, maybe you could throw in some vendors that sell inspirations only, but have better than level 1 inspirations (if there are contacts any that do sell better inspirations, I haven't found them yet.)?

Oh, and for what its worth, the Freedom Corps "training centers" make perfect sense. Don't ever get rid of them.

But please, please, please States, let us go back and unlock contacts whose missions we've outleveled because we didn't know any better. Locking yourself out of Origin-related contacts really hurts new players and ones that don't troll the forums, fan sites, and so on looking for every morsel of info so they can plan out their path to level 50...

Oh, and maybe we could make the origin contacts a little more obvious? I mean, I never would have guessed Penny Preston was the mutant origin store if I hadn't gone to the fan sites I mentioned. :-/ The Genie, on the other hand... Kind of obvious once I found her.

<ul type="square">[*]Supergroup Name: The Arcane Knights [*]Website (if any): Currently none. A website may be be launched if there is sufficient interest.[*]Leader or Recruiting Officers: Maggot Man; additional officers will be added as we grow.[*]Preferred Method of contact: Ingame email or message (global @Maggot Man1) or by Forum PM[*]Guild Description: The Arcane Knights is a newly formed SuperGroup for Magic Origin characters. We are highly committed to teaming for missions and discourage street sweeping (non-mission hunting). We prefer our members to stay in character while playing, but understand that somethings are best said in the player's voice. Additionally, we will offer assistance to our members who wish to collect badges. We are opposed to blatant powerleveling, though teaming with higher level SuperGroup members will not be discouraged.[*]Admissions: Applicants will be screened by Maggot Man or one of the recruiters. The screening process will include a brief interview and participation in a mission. Players that are unwilling or incapable of working with a team need not apply. We will admit players of any skill level and experience.[*]Mission Statement: Seek out and oppose the Darkness wherever it is found. Strive for greatness and enlightnement. Bring Light and Hope to the citizens of Paragon City.[/list]
If you are interested, please drop me a line.

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Yow! Statesman is coming to Columbus! Glad I live here. 8) Now I guess I'll have to go get that DVD edition so I can have the Heroclix for States to sign...

Vix

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Brilliant!

Now I definately need to hit Origins this year.