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Might be they moved it around in the menus a bit or made a small change... So the one you have saved is either an old version, or is pointing to an incorrect value in the drop-down.

... actually, 20th sounds about right for their usual "shipping delay" to Canada. Nearest as I can figure, (this is all guesswork) their main distribution centers are in the us, and rely heavily on UPS. I doubt their distribution model takes into account customs. So while everything is sent out at the same time, customs results in it reaching stores in Canada a bit later. It is likely possible that they could - either through better planning, or spending a little more $$ on shipping - get things to arrive here on time. But unless the merchandise is a big hyped money maker (SC2), they cannot be bothered to make the effort.

Unless it's "defeat [number] of [enemy] in [zone/area/district]" otherwise qualifying critters in the instanced maps would not count, as they are not in the correct location. (even if the mission door is within the specified area)

^this^

Also acceptable in my mind is auto-SKing everyone as though there was a 50 on the team, but spawning all the non-hardcoded enemies relative to lvl 49s (if the entire team is sub-50, they'd all be effectively 49, and normal mobs would spawn at 49 +/- 1.) It would still be a little more difficult for them, but it might not be brickwall-difficult.

Couldn't find the quote, but I do recall reading it. It was something about the fact that the Praetoria tutorial/early game content is considered markedly superior than equivalent red/blue side material (looks nicer, and probably contains more up-to-date mechanics information). They aren't PERMANENTLY required to start in praetoria... just their first character (or until they leave it at lvl 20 first)

Yeah, usually happens with every wave of players allowed into beta. So many people scrambling to get on at once, hammering the server.

Also, I believe it's speculated that the launcher doesn't really report real-time connection speeds, and instead calculates values based on completed files in the last X units of time. Since the sounds.pigg is so large, eventually the time-frame in which the launcher measures speeds contains no completed files...

I'm assuming you're talking about the "Soul Taker" badge that is required for the accolade? You can obtain it at any time after outleveling the contact by visiting Ouroboros and accessing the "Offer Soul of Akarist" badge arc in the Wiseguy (30-34) mission list.

Well... Virtue and Freedom (I'm operating under the assumption that you aren't on the EU servers) are our two most populated servers. Virtue is the unofficial RP server, with much of its' population remaining in character much of the time. Freedom... well, freedom has a slightly negative reputation for hosting most of our less savory players. But it is also our most populated server. YMMV. The other servers' populations tend to fluctuate, but remain decidedly low in comparison. That said, I enjoy myself on Triumph. Whatever you go with, be sure to enquirer in the server's forum about Global channels. They are the best way to coordinate the forming of teams for any task. Perhaps tied with active supergroups.

As of right now... Hero side is generally the most populated across all servers. Although That's not saying that you couldn't get a villain team going if you wanted to. But the status-quo might get shaken up a bit with the introduction of Going Rogue, and side-switching, later this month. No idea where the line will be after that hits.
Solo... I'm leaning towards Blaster/Scrapper for heroes and Brute/Corrupter for villains. Tanks can take a beating, but generally, I find it quite frustrating solo, as the damage output isn't stellar (Not quite tedious, but getting close).
Scrappers/Brutes can still take a decent beating while tearing through enemies. Blasters are glass cannons that can annihilate anything as long as they aren't face down on the ground. Corrupters' damage lies somewhere between the low defenders and the high blasters, but includes that 'team support' thing you mentioned.

Ultimately, like servers, the choice is yours. Try a little of everything to see what you like.
By default (last I checked, anyway), the game uses a modified standard FPS control scheme. W-A-S-D - Forward-StrafeLeft-Backward-StrafeRight. Q and E turn your character left and right, respectively, keeping the camera centered on your back.

helpful tips; Holding right-mouse button and moving the mouse swings the camera left/right/up/down, and turns your character so that forward remains relative to the camera
Holding middle-mouse enables free-look, so that you can swing the camera around to look at your character's front. To reset the camera, zoom all the way in using the scroll wheel (or simply hit B) then zoom out again (B once more). I'm reasonably certain there is a key that resets the camera in one keystroke, but I find the scroll wheel or B are easier to remember.

Personally, I keep one hand on the mouse to facilitate turning and the occasional targeting, and activating powers in the 7-8-9-0 slots. The other hand is on WASD for movement, within reach of tray powers 1-2-3-4-5-6, and the shift+/ctrl+ of those numbers to quickly fire off powers in those two trays. Your preferences may differ from mine.


And after typing all this, I strongly suspect most of it has been posted as I was typing... :P
EDIT: more or less, yep. And since I don't see it linked yet, I highly recommend bookmarking Paragon Wiki if you plan on sticking around for any length of time. (And if you ever google it, remember not to go to the old Wikia site. It is no longer actively updated.)

I do not a bad job, but always a good.

Employees at my local gamestop were convinced CoH died years ago... I practically had to shove money under their noses before they went to their computers to confirm that, yes, they are offering pre-orders for Going Rogue.