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While this isn't a TF thing, I recall a few weeks back I was running a 35-36 NRG/Ice balster. I got into a group that eventually became my Character and a couple more low 30 somethings (one being a tank). Ran one of my Crey Door missions (36, I believe, on heroic) and was running into EPPs as well. Now that I think about it, The lowbies were on Challenge 4 as well...
Maybe it has something to do with the spawning rules and the like...
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Well there is also this post BAB's put up back on 7/2.
Just something to use...
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For me...
Natural - A couple of more melee weapon models would be nice and actual back-item things like Jetpacks and the like.
Mutant - Some more beastial like stuff (more beast heads, Claw hands, more Monsterous leg options).
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From the paragonwiki page, it is a purchaseable item one you have the badge.
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OP, are you also changing character height with the Costume emotes?
I know I've seen it happen where the new height doesn't continue on with the emote animation.
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Does all salvage one way or another be used for inventions?
For example, can I sell unused salvage or dontae to SG b/c someone else can use?
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Currently, yes, since all salvage drops (excluding Vanguard, Event, and AE stuff) are Invention Salvage. Now if you have any Base Salvage, you'll need to convert that to Brainstorms (Conversion is done at an Invention table). Those can be used for Invention Salvage Rolls or sold at WW/BM.
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"Westley, what about the ROUSes?"
"Rikti of Unusual Size? I don't believe they exist."
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You just had to do that Michelle...
Mentioned it to my GF and well...
Check out Arc #5318, ROUS, now Riktified for even more and interesting carrnage...
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[u] My wish list [u]
<ul type="square">[*]A Valut-type Recipe storage per Character[*]Promotion/Demotion in a SG for off-line Characters (SL Rank only)[*]More 'Mundane' Tech items (Desktop Computers, tool kits, ect.) that can be placed on desks/cabinets and the like.[*]An ankle-high boot/tights pattern (All model types)[*]A per account, per server, per side Infulence/Infamy 'Bank'[/list]
I think that's about it.
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I found this as I took a look at my GF's machine after I15 got put to the mains.
Check your Anti-Virus to make sure CityofHeroes.exe is alowed, but also that CohUpdater.exe is alowable as well.
Somehow after I15 came out, the Anti-virus program took the updater off the alowed list. Go figure...
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Niviene,
I think your a little late on this one. Unless your looking at getting the several, non-Red-name, threads about the GR site updates into here...
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Partly why I run the particular contacts I do in the low levels, red-side...
Atlas Mayhem ---> Mr. Bocor ---> The Radio
Kings Mayhem ---> Peter Themari ---> Willy Wheeler/Marshal Brass ---> Operative Wellman
Ya just need to know who to speak to...
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Whenever I see a thread like this, not only should Primary and Secondary be taken into account, but difficultity as well.
If you have the diffucultity cranked to high, lower it down a notch or two. If your having issues on heroic, then it's time to really look at what you have. Take what Fulmens mentioned as a start.
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Kitsune...
If your gonna do something like that...
At least make it a RickRoll...
yesh...
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Brought up a couple of my Characters (a Katana/Fire Scrapper and a DB/WP Scrapper, both Female) I was using when SB III was on test.
Noticed no animations or Aura Triggers when bring up a Saved Costume or when checking a weapon stance in the Creator.
calculate emote is still inverted. The Formulas still appear backwards with the Camera in the default postition.
Noticed Costume Change Emote animations don't finish correctly when a size change is included in the change. Saw this occur with:
cccast (arms did not stay in 'cast' after height change)
ccbackflip (Height change happend durring flip/flash effect, no landing from backflip)
ccevillaugh (Flame effect and evillaugh emote did not carry over to height changed costume)
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IIRC, the Auto-Demote is now only for the Super Leader Rank.
Once the SL hasn't logged in past the set time, the next eligable Character will get the SL.
Best place to see the full changes would be the I14 patch notes.
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The main SG I have on Liberty has TPs like this...
[u]Room 1[u]
Steel/Kings
Talos/IP
Atlas/Galaxy
Hollows/Perez
[u]Room 2[u]
Skyway/Faultline
Brickstown/Founder's
PI/Striga
Croatoa/Pocket D
We'll get the rest eventually, but right now the majority of the SG isn't to most of the remaining Hazard areas expect for Boomtown. But it's not far from the Steel TP point, so it's not a major issue.
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This may seem wierd, but up until either I13 or I14, I never recalled seeing a zone name at the top of the security entrances to the Hazzard Zones.
I don't mean at the guards you click on to go into the zone. I mean at the top of the War Wall entrance. It's just something I never really noticed before.
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ABout the only "notice" I've seen is this that Nivieve put up on Firday afternoon. Even in that thread, most of the speculation was that it wasn't that close.
I'm trying to do a Main-to-Test comparison right now. Thing is, I don't recall a update to the test happening over the weekend... 'Cause it's updating as well.
Oh this'll be fun...
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It's not restricted, per say.
It's more that Server-centric globals (Justice for All, LBx) are more for their particular server (Justice, Liberty). Now Base Builders, Inc is more for a particular group of players and is more cross-server. And heaven forbid the myriad of SG-related channels....
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Below is a reposting of a reply I made to a comment Venture made in the feedback thread for the latest Test patch (which had SB III). I did not want to quote the whole repost so I could keep the spacing I had in the actuall post.
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All I will say to your comments is this from the ESRB tag on the Architect Ed.
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The gender change part of the Super Tailor falls under the 'Suggestive Themes' part of the game for sure.
(Note: Venture's quote)
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But as long as that Teen rating is there, sex changes -- and a lot of the behavior I've seen in-game that people seem to think they have a divine right to shove in everyone's faces like it or not -- are entirely inappropriate.
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The second quote covers most of this last comment. Simple as that.
Granted I'm not a RPer, but there are a couple of Characters that I have that would use the Gender change part. I also have a couple that would use the height change part as well.
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Since I'm not sure Memphis_Bill is gonna chime in here...
One of the most used Cut/Paste replys out there.
Thank Memphis_Bill for this...
Why server consolidation is not a good idea.
Welcome to the forum. You have posted one of the oft repeated suggestions, "Consolidate the servers."
Disclaimer
Yes. This is a cut and paste reply that I keep handy, as well as a quick bit of instruction on how to search. Neither are meant to cause fights or to be insulting. The search instructions are in, not just because forum rules say flat out to search, but to help you and anyone else reading this use the search tool effectively.
The body of the cut and paste reply is the way it is because we've seen these arguments numerous times before. They're a summary of the salient points that come up each time. They are not here to insult you, make you feel stupid or otherwise "bring you down a peg." Instead, they are meant as instruction and information. Please read through the points and the explanation behind them to see the issues that are commonly brought up in response. They may not always match your suggestion 100% - in fact, you may have explained around one or two of them - but they're there for consideration and refinement of your idea.
Yes, I do look forward to the time, with some of these suggestions, that someone not only addresses all the points, but does so exceptionally well. It'll probably be added to the end of the cut/paste reply, with credit. For now, though, read and consider the points. They really are just there to help you, and move discussion along to help ideas evolve.
If you're going to see this and say an "evil forum vet is just shooting down your idea," or "You think you're the last word because of your post count," you're wrong. Heck, if you say the second, you've just worried more about my post count than I have in the last four plus years. Tongue-in-cheek comments in here are meant as hummor, not put downs.
TL,DR section.
First, my stock answer, one which I stand by and repeat with all due fervor. HELL NO.
Searching effectively
1. Click on "Search" up at the top of the forum.
2. On the left, under "Forum(s) to search," select "Suggestions and ideas."
3. On the right, Keyword Search Terms. This is probably where your problem was if you did search. Try the following, exactly as typed:
+server -pvp -"re: "
This will search for anything with "Server" in the title, including Servers, Combine Servers, Consolidate Servers, and The Server At Mcdonalds Is Rude. it will eliminate "PVP," so you won't see PVP server requests, and the -re: portion of it removes replies, so you'll see the root of every thread that comes up, letting you see just how many threads there are on this. (The last helps for other subjects, as well.)
4. Click the "In subject" radio button. This is a search, not a cute blonde in a bikini. Here, you want to ignore the body.
5. Leave Username Search blank.
6. Date range, Newer Than, change the 1 to a 3, and the time to Months.
7. Result format doesn't matter. Click on "Submit."
As I try this now, (12/3/08,) we have:
Consolidate Server
Server Stats RSS Feed
$server modifier ofr chat
Fix the forum server
Earlyissue server
Merging low population server
Combine slow server
Server status
Global chat on the Character and Server Screens
Rated M server
Add Ponies, Nerf Vills, merge Servers, PistolMelee
Server Visiting
Display Central Time on Server Status Page
Ignoring the smartalec reply, that's three full discussions about this topic.
You should have read one of them if (inevitably) something similar comes up in your search.
Now, on to the topic at hand....
Why server consolidation is not a good idea.
1. Just because YOU like living in New York City doesn't mean I can't like Kansas.
Yay, you love having huge lag spikes as you get near the black market/wentworths and a busy broadcast. Congrats. Enjoy Freedom. Some of us - many of which you will get replies from with this subject - like *low population* servers. If we *wanted* to be on Freedom, we'd *be* on Freedom.
I have characters on Freedom. I rarely play them (and actually moved a character OFF of Freedom to finish leveling it to 50) because *I DON'T LIKE FREEDOM.* I dislike the banality of broadcast, the high percentage of *horrid* teams I've come across there, the lag around any gathering point- and I've got a decent connection and system. For much the same reason, I typically startin Galaxy City instead of Atlas Park - I don't *want* to log in to a costume contest with several 50s spamming powers and nonsense arguments in broadcast.
Some of us *like* nice, quiet servers.
2, Kansas, part 2.
In addition, servers have their own personalities. No, I don't mean that literally, there's no AI to worry about if you start hearing "Daisy, Daisy" over your speakers or headset. Freedom's a crowded mess. Virtue is the RP server. Pinnacle is the "Drunk" server. Others have specific communities, such as those from Australia/NZ, Europe, etc.
3. "I only saw one other person. World of Conancraft has eleventy billion!"
So what?
We don't run around camping spawn points in this game. People are in missions. People are spread across many zones. Search on a map or do a /whoall and you'll miss those in missions, as well as those who are, for whatever reason, on /hide. Your "search" there didn't give you a full picture, not in the least.
I understand the "feel" of things being "not very populated," but take a good look around when you're in game. Typically, you don't really have a lot of visibility. Standing in steel canyon, there could be multiple, full 8 person groups surrounding you, and it's likely you'd never see them. We have buildings, walls, architecture, trees and more limiting our visibility. Yes, it can make you feel more alone... but that's rarely the case. Add to that that the population is spread between many, MANY zones, most quite large, and among two sides... well...
4. "I put up my LFT flag and nothing happened!"
Learn to search. Don't just wait. Form a team yourself.
5. "I AM SPARTACUS!" No, not any more.
Remember logging in and seeing all those slots? Everyone has those - some buy more than the base 12, you get an extra one each year, you could have a total of 36 on any server. Everyone does. Every one has a character with a unique name. Maybe not a *good* name, but a unique one. Every one has a character with a unique name. Maybe not a *good* name, but a unique one.
Now merge servers. Suddenly, CoolBlasterDude from server 1 is getting merged with CoolBlasterDude from Server 2. Who gets to keep their name? Nobody has been able to answer this with any degree of satisfaction. Add a number? But I am NOT CoolBlasterGuy1. And what if the name's too long? Does the older character keep it? What if they're not as active?
People are *VERY* attached to their names. They are, quite obviously, part of their character.
6. "This Is SPARTA!" Sorry, Sparta exists already. You are GenericSG 8734 287 9798.
What else has a name? Supergroups. And I can *guarandamntee* that the same name is in use on multiple servers. Sometimes it's 'branches' of the same SG, sometimes it's coincidence. But with *everything* involved in an SG - from its identity and reputation on the server, to everything stored in the database about what it owns, what its base is like and such, this would be a disaster in the making. And no, auto merging them when the servers merge, even if they have room to, is not an option.
This, of course, assumes that they *CAN* move supergroups as a unit. More than likely, it'd just be a mass character move, with bases, prestige, anything stored in bases and all SG affiliations just gone forever.
7. "I am... where'd Spartacus go?"
Remember all those slots? Well, you start with 1/3 of the available ones. You can buy up to 36 total (24 on top of the ones you get initially.) Now, what do you suppose would happen if you merged two servers, and someone has, say, 20 characters on each? Not unusual. In fact, before those extra slots, I had *filled up* several servers. Do those characters just disappear? Do they move? Free move to another server sounds great, right... well, except you now kick them from their supergroup, remove them from their friends lists and more. This makes for angry and unhappy customers. Or rather, ex customers.
8. I will play where I damn well want to. And you can too.
And that should be blunt enough. If I want a crowded server, I'll go to Freedom. If I want an RP server, I'll go to Virtue. I do NOT want to be shoved onto another server I *don't* like. If I wanted to go there, *I'd be there.*
If the server you're on isn't "busy" enough for you, you have two options that won't bother anyone else.
(A) If it's low enough, reroll. You have a ton of character slots for a reason.
(B) If you don't want to reroll, server transfers are available, and relatively cheap. They also finish fast - you should be up and running and being spammed to join someone's SG on the new server in a few minutes, in most instances. So YOU can go to the server of YOUR choice without screwing ME over.
9. "It'll free up server hardware for Freedom!" No, no it won't.
Freedom, because of the load it tends to have, already has more resources dedicated to it than other servers. And ALL of the servers have been upgraded multiple times. The servers are not allocated exactly the same. The servers that handle less of a load have less dedicated to them. So this argument doesn't fly.
10. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Last but not least (at least until better points come along to be added,) server consolidation is widely viewed in the industry as an MMO going on life support. No, we don't have WoWs numbers (and you should actually pay attention to when and how they got those.) They're an abberation in the MMO industry. COH has had and does have a very successful, sustainable population even at its lowest points, so there's no economic need to combine anything. The flip side of that, of course, has been suggested above - you crowd people together, break up their SGs and friends lists, cause characters to go missing and poeple definitely *will* quit, both out of annoyance and a sense of "The game is almost dead!"
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Actually #3 (Science) is up for testing now allong w/I15 on test.
Link
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Additionally:
Super Booster III: Super Science Hits the Training Room
Weve got a Science-rific new booster pack coming and we need your expert testing skills to help us give it a whirl! The Super Booster III: Super Science pack will sell for $9.99 in the NCsoft.com store.
***Note that Super Science will be available at the NCsoft.com store once it is pushed to the live servers.
It contains new science themed costume pieces, emotes, and costume change emotes as well as the new Super Tailor feature that will allow you to change the inherent body type of your character to Male, Female or Huge for each costume slot!
Costume Pieces:
Head
[u]Hair (M,H) [u]
Mad Science
[u]Detail 1 (M,F,H) [u]
Welder Goggles
Safety Goggles
Modern Goggles
Retro Goggles
Maverick Goggles
Death Goggles
Reflector
[u]Detail 2 (M,F,H) [u]
Breather 1
Breather 2
Breather 3
Breather 4
Breather 5
Breather 6
Death Guard
Neck Bolts
Upper Body
[u]Jackets (M,F,H) [u]
Scientist Single
Scientist Double
[u]Sleeves (M,F,H) [u]
Scientist
[u]Gloves (M,F,H)[u]
Rubber
Lower Body
[u]Boots (M,F,H)[u]
Rubber
Emotes:
/em experiment
/em calculate
Costume Change Emotes:
/cce # ccdrinkformula
/cce # ccsuperserum
Super Tailor Feature:
When visiting the Tailor or Facemaker in City of Heroes or City of Villains, a new NPC is available. The NPC will allow you to change the inherent body type of your character. You can choose Male, Female or Huge body types. Additionally, you will be able to change your characters height. So characters can change from a short, skinny civilian to a HUGE powered brute!
*Note : The described scenario will only work if you have an additional costume slot available at Level 20 or through the redemption of Halloween Salvage.
**The Super Science Booster is only available for a limited time on the Test Server in order to make sure we iron out any bugs that may still be lingering. (This is your chance to get a free sneak peek before it goes live) Characters that were not copied over to test prior to the patch will not have access to the Super Science Booster.
*** Please also note that we have disabled a back end process that copies over active account status. This means that if your subscription ends today, or through the end of the week, you will be unable to access the Training Room until we re-enable that back end process. All active accounts that are not set to expire today (or through the rest of the week) will be unaffected.
Who says science isnt fun??? Thanks for the help see you on The Training Room!
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*prepares for the arrival of Golden_Girl*
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Golden_Girl was the first thing that came to mind when I read about the merge with the Euro boards.
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Whoever that is. As long as they stay out of my way I don't care
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Um, agreed. Not sure why this would be such a good/bad thing. Not that I really need to know you understand. I just get the feeling that there's some kind of inside joke here.
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Golden_Girl came to the US forum for a while. During the few months she was here, she flooded the forums. She was in every thread with single sentence responses. I think her longest post ever was 3-4 sentences. To me, it seemed she was monitoring the forums all day, every day. She probably got the 'Forum Cartel' title in record time.
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So she was worse than jranger? (even though I never had the pleasure of him either...)
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I've done a little bit of playing w/a Psi/Psi dom I ported from the mains.
Said Dom was Lvl 10 with the Following (Don't quiet recall all power names) :
<ul type="square">[*] ST Confuse, Hold, & Sleep[*] Aoe Sleep[*] Psi Dart and Melee KB[*] swift[/list]
Maybe not the best selection of powers for this kind of build. On the Mains, engaging even conned groups of 3 minions I could do ok. Add in a Lt. or 2 Lt.s & a minion group, it could get tricky.
With the I15 changes, I can deal with the above kind of groups a lot better. I can even face simular groups conning +1. And that's not even including Domination into the mix. And as how those complaining about end useage, I'm only at about 1/2 - 3/5 of a bar after finishing through a group. That is fine with me.
After a couple of short sessions, said Dom is now Level 12. The Dom has Hover and working on getting the next Mayhem mission.
Personally, I like the changes.
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