The Grim Heaper

Well, the first part I'd imagine is a result primarily of differing social mores between most of Europe and North America. The latter of which tends to freak out a bit more over the depiction of a bare breast, for example. Plus, as far as I know PEGI and the ESRB are two separate entities charged with rating games based on their local social values. Most games at either end of the scale (suitable for everyone, only suitable for adults), will probably receive equivalent ratings from both organization, but the stuff in the middle will be more iffy.

And as far as the second part - I'd imagine the lower rating on the PEGI website was back from the original release of the game, where you were a hero fighting crime; but with CoV and later where you perpetrate the crimes, it warranted a higher age range. And the Website just never updated the rating on CoH to reflect the fact that it and CoV are now one and the same.

Well, don't have much to offer, but I figure mebbe if one of the melee types use Electric Armor, and a controller uses Kinetics in addition to their mandated powerset, things will tie together nicely thematically (and who doesn't love a Kin on the team - boosting everyone's damage).

And, just putting this out there, but I can see how certain powersets might not fit the concept for your planned team, but of the "allowed" ATs, why do you get to be a defender? Just, you know - healing isn't that required if you have sufficient buffs from other sources, so is it necessary to have it 'covered'?

And as for other ATs... I could see things like elec/elec blasters and kin/elec Defenders/corruptors fitting in nicely...

Either way you'd probably be flinging around enough -end to choke a room full of GMs, so - have fun!

Tips for new powers if you want to keep the existing slotting on fitness after it becomes inerrant;

• Take powers that don't require much slotting to be useful (if you don't already have them).
  • Teleport friend; doesn't require much beyond the default slot, and can be beneficial in a number of teaming situations.
  • Hasten; If you don't already have it in your build, quite the useful tool (largest drawback is the glowing fists aura)
  • Super Speed; if you have sufficient veteran status, you can pick it up without hasten, but even if it doesn't fit your concept for a main travel power - stick a stealth IO in it. you can now dance in the middle of most mobs without them noticing.
  • Auto powers from your primary/secondary that you may have skipped due to tight builds, and low returns.
• Grab powers to use as global IO mules - in some cases, this might free up slots in the powers you use for more optimal slotting.
• If you haven't already, frankenslot your powers to get the same percentages out of your enhancements with fewer slots, freeing up a slot or two to use on these new powers.

Dunno if the spawns were odd at the time or what (number of years back), but at one point in a nemesis mish, there were ~2 snipers per mob... didn't find it too problematic until one specific room in the lab tileset.... the room with the ramp up to the center platform with the raised walkway around it (usually 2 spawns on the platform, 4 on the walkway, and one or two on the ground behind the platform).

In retrospect, knowing the spawning tendency for the map up to that point should have been reason enough to not storm the center platform with my blaster. I ended up drawing the attention of every single sniper in the room (and a fair number of those jagger bots).

Lately I've just been using brawl to hold a single lvl20 dam/rech enhancement... one of the gamestop pre-order ones.

But if your talking a maximum of one extra slot for up to 2 IOs max, your options are limited:

• Bomesnap, Smashing Haymaker, Kinetic Combat, Focused Smite, Touch of Death, Crushing Impact, and Mako's Bite 2 slot bonuses are all Immobilize Resistance (1.1% to 3.3%)
• Pulverizing Fisticuffs gives you sleep resistance (2.2%)
• Bruising blow and Hectacomb give a recovery bonus (1% and 4%, respectively)
• Pounding Slugfest gives a regeneration bonus (8%)
• Gladiator's Strike also gives a recovery bonus (2.5%) and a max endurance increase in PvP (2.25%)

The recovery and regeneration bonuses are really the only 2 slot bonuses in melee sets worth a dingleberry. Beyond that you could try slotting with a proc for a little bit of control (P.Slugfest's disorient, or K/Combat's Knockdown), or perhapps a little thematic chance for extra damage (Negative energy, Lethal, and Smashing are available).

So unless you're really hurting for a little extra recovery or regeneration, I wouldn't bother to put just a single extra slot in brawl - just stick a single lvl50 IO of your choice in there and call it done. Also a good place to stick a Centriole Exposure HO, as a kind-of "I raided hami and all I got was this crappy Centriole" tshirt.

I was recently on a STF where the tank (Inv/* i think), with a dedicated emp, could not stay alive, but we figured out a work-around. The tank taunted Recluse over to the statue, then started running around said statue, keeping agro, but for the most part keeping LOS broken. It worked. As an added bonus he kept the flier busy when it respawned halfway through a tower.

I don't know if this applies to everyone or not, but my alt account, being re-activated for the weekend, has access to the full range of GR costume pieces. Alt account does not have GR code applied to it, so it should not normally have these.

So... possible limited time GR costumes, get 'em while they last!

Still haven't received mine... but I got two enhancement codes, so - whatever.

RE: Calvin Scott,

Wiki says Issue 4, so, May 2005

EDIT: I be slow

At worst, I'd just start a running gag where Statesman and any of his counterparts knock low-threat minions off sufficiently tall structures, and then fly after them, never to be seen again.

We've already got one!

I... just don't see it happening. Ages ago when he actually left, I could see it as being a symbolic move. But at this point, after so long, I wouldn't see it as symbolic as much as thumbing our collective noses at him.

1) A bit, the defender's inherent (Vigilence) was recently modified to include a damage buff based on team size, in addition to the endurance discount for hurt teammates. And controllers have Containment, which allows them to do extra damage to mezzed foes.

But both are still low on damage output compared to other ATs, considering they fill a support role more than offense. That said, some powersets (usually anything fire) do tend to do extra damage as their secondary effect, and Kinetics is VERY good at boosting your (and the rest of your team's) damage output.


2) Not that bad, but a lot of people are rolling their new characters in Preatoria (going rogue). If population is a concern you might want to consider the Freedom and Virtue servers. The first has a bit of a reputation for attracting twits, and the second is the unofficial in-character roleplay server (roleplaying is not necessary, but you have been warned).

Any of the other servers are still perfectly fine too, and just remember, you don't have to necessarily team up with like-leveled characters. Super-Sidekicking ensures that all members of a team fight at the same effective level (+/- 1). Only thing you have to keep in mind is that a lvl 10 SKed up to lvl 40 might not have the tools to effectively deal with the threats lvl 40s regularly face, but the lvl 10 can still hold his own with some help.


3) This is still somewhat true... although individual tastes vary. Important levels to remember are lvl 12, when you can start slotting lvl 15 Dual Origins; and lvl 22, when you can start slotting lvl 25 Single origin enhancements. At lvl 30, common Invention Origins are about on par with even level SO, and lvl 35 IOs start surpassing SO effectiveness. IOs do not degrade as you level up.

Generally speaking, I think common wisdom for enhancing as you level involves slotting Training Origins as they drop (if at all), and selling the rest. Then at lvl 12 use dual origins to enhance accuracy (as beginners luck starts to fade), and the rest can be left to slotting what drops you get. Then around lvl 22, either start slotting common IOs or SOs; the SOs you need to replace every 5 levels or so, while the IOs you won't NEED to, but you'd want to start replacing them with higher level ones starting at lvl 32 as funds allow.

And you may want to read up on Enhancement Diversification. Essentially, slotting more than 3 of the same SO in a power is in most cases pointless. Common slotting for most attack powers is 2-3damage, 1-2accuracy, 1-2recharge, 0-1endurancereduction. Endurance and Recharge may switch importance depending on how often you use the power and how much endurance it costs.


4) you've probably noticed all of my links point to Paragon Wiki (http://wiki.cohtitan.com/ or http://www.paragonwiki.com/). It is the best resource on the game around. bookmark it. Specifically pertaining to your question here; an overview of the 18 issues of free content updates.

Other resources of note are:

• Badge-Hunter/Vidiotmaps for all your map and badge-tracking needs.
• HeroStats - 3rd party utility for detailed tracking and analysis of in-game stats
• Mid's Hero Designer is a popular build planner
• the Titan Network hosts many of these resources, and several others I haven't mentioned

It should also be noted that ParagonWiki used to be on Wikia; do not go to the old wikia site, it is no longer actively updated by the community, and I hear it harbors goldsellers and malware.