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That's great news because this has really curbed my CoH playing. It's nice to see my starting this thread lead to a fix!
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Due to being arc slot locked for over a year I only have one arc that is eligible this year (which I was only able to make after deleting an arc with 158 plays!). It is:
A Very Special Episode #457506
It would fit into the Heroic arc, Best groups (The Injustice Legion) and maybe the Comedy. I would not call it a flat out comedy, but it has some hunor aspects to it.
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Quote:Running around PI is almost a guaranteed way to get the flashing to start for me. Once it starts though, it happens everywhere....outdoors, indoors, in missions, etc.Originally Posted by CinnderScot
It is intermittent; can't reproduce it reliably, though it seems to be worst in PI and I can usually get that zone to flicker. As someone mentioned above, I see it only in outdoor zones and outdoor instanced missions.
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Has anyone gotten anywhere with support on this issue? They keep acting like this is an issue with my system when it's clearly bigger than that. Getting very frustrating.
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I have no add-on programs running with CoH. The idea it might be the bat aura is worth looking into because I think it started the first time I logged on and was standing next to someone with it. Also, it often starts when I enter a new zone. Certainly possible that there is a person with the aura there.
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Quote:I ran through PI taking screenshots as I ran....lots of misses,but I finally caught it mid-flash.Originally Posted by Dragon_Surge
[B]Has anyone been able to capture a screenshot of the effects ? I've tried to grab one to include in my ongoing support ticket but not a single attempt will yield the effects in the image, each one turns out perfectly fine.
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Quote:So, because one person who is a story arc writer said they have one starred farms that lack story, it's OK to ruin the ratings of all authors of story arcs because "You are all the same "type" and deserve it"? To top it off. I personally could care less about farms, I just think story arcs and farms should be separated with a tab/tag.Originally Posted by SinisterDirge
Yep, but like Police Woman said, she has one stared how many farms out of spite. It isnt one sided. I am not saying it is right that you folks were targeted like that. It isnt, it is wrong. I gotta say though, as a farmer, I feel like you folks target my general playstyle ALL THE TIME. I don't see how my prefered playstyle is any different than someone who RP's, or collects badges, or what not. I don't exploit anything beyond leveraging my strengths vrs the mobs weaknesses. That is not hacking the game any more than following a vidiotmap to get all the badges in a zone yet I am treated as a pariah by a signifigant part of the playerbase. **** that.
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Quote:Oh course, there are plenty ways to cap tickets and these sorts of many months after the fact nerfs that often end up hurting story arcs, are just a waste of time since anyone wanting to farm MA can do it anyways. I'm not a farm lover or hater, I just would like the devs to say one way or the other what exactly is acceptable and stick with it. If farms are fine by them, then just offer separate farm/story tabs. Problem solved, stop the nerfs and let everyone be happy. If there is some limit they want to impose on farming, then state that and stick to it. These changes that are supposed to curb MA farming, don't and never will. All they will do is bring forth the next batch of whatever gets exp/tickets the fastest style farms arcs and take resources away from improving MA for everyone.Originally Posted by EvilGeko
Something that the devs and the farm haters will have to realize is that many, many, many standard maps set to +0x8 will cap tickets and provide a perfectly acceptable Powerleveling experience.
It's not rezzing or ambushes that give experience. It's critters. All you need is a lot of conveniently place critters around. Doesn't matter if there is a story attached or not.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Mandu
11.10 driver I listed is a beta driver so it won't be listed as the officially latest driver. And being a beta it could have other problems. But it was rushed out specifically to correct the flashing problems people were having while playing Rage.
I have a GeoForce GTS 450 using the latest Nividia drivers, so this is not just an issue with one graphics card. Repair seems to fix it for a while, but it always comes back and gets progressively worse.
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Quote:I've kinda sat out of this discussion because I honestly feel that the devs have made no effort to really make clear what their short or long term intentions are concerning MA or if they even have any and until that happens it's all just us speculating on what they feel MA should or should not be. That said, for reasons I still don't know, I personally received 6 one star ratings to all 8 of my arcs in one 24 hour period when these discussions on farming broke out about six weeks ago. That's 48 one stars. Several of my arcs had not even been played in many months having already been sitting at four stars for a long time. In the same 24 hour period many other authors also received several one star ratings to each of their arcs (FredrikSvanberg, PW, Gypsy Rose and a couple others). This was not a "myth" and it was not "players genuinely disliking our arcs", it was clearly an attempt to harass story arc authors. I'm not saying my work is all "solid gold", but I feel it's clear that the ratings given to myself and other authors, at least that time, were nothing more than griefing.Originally Posted by Nihilii
Much like any conspiracy theory, the myth of the 1-star spam only has one use, and it is to show the person who believes in it can't be reasoned with, as he's unwilling to accept other players might genuinely dislike his arc and will go to any length denying the idea that his work might not be solid gold and universally acclaimed.
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It was fine for almost a day until I got invited to a team in PI that had 3 MMs, 1 had bubbles. When I arrived the flashing started again and would not go away even after I left the team, loaded into other zones/missions. I wish there would be some word that they are looking in to this, because the game quickly becomes unplayable when this happens.
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I ran repair and it's still there. Very distracting and just go the standard "it's you not us" response from support.
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It started again. Drivers were updated yesterday and that seemed to fix it, but it's back.GeoForce GTS 450
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What's the best way to get a sticky for this thread? I've not had much luck.
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Quote:Thanks, that did the trick. I got this graphics card about 6 weeks ago so I was sure it had the most up to date driver, but apparently they released a new one shortly after I got the new card.Originally Posted by BlueRaptor
Same here.
Installing the newest graphics driver fixed it.
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CoH has been running fine until the patch today. Now, as my character runs the screen will flashes either white or black depending on how bright the area is where I'm running. No changes to my PC and it worked perfectly this morning before the patch. Asking in global it appears some others are experiencing it too. Anyone know a work around for this issues?
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Added Bubba's and PW's info in to the list. If you'd like this list to stick around (kinda the point of it!) Please request it gets a sticky from the forum mods.
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Quote:This is a good point. I would /bug itOriginally Posted by Leese
If it is, then the option to attempt to buy Large insps should be removed if the player cannot receive them
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I had the same thing happen to the custom group in :A Hero in Need...is a Friend Indeed!" right after it was featured in PC Gamer magazine. If you check the thread for the arc you can find out when that was since I don't recall off the top of my head. I had to re-add the recolors of standard characters from the group and redo their bios. I keep a word document for my arcs as I work on them and thankfully I was able to pull the bios from there. Another thing that happened at that time was that the boss set to not auto-spawn unset. The way these were discovered was a few low rates with comments about the boss appearing in each group in the last mission and the custom group (ironically the thing most praised in the article) only having a few members in it.
Edit - I Checked and I did not mention it in the thread, though I'm sure it's out there somewhere. If I had to guess it was about two months ago.
Edit - Found it! From 7/17/11 "Last night I found out via feedback that one of the very things "A Hero in Need...is a Friend Indeed!" is praised for in the article, it's custom group, was stealth broken due to some recent patch. A team playing it complained that all the minors were scrappers and that the big end boss was repeated all over the place,
Checking the arc, the big boss had lost is "Don't Auto Spawn" tag and two of the three minions from the custom group were missing. It was the two that were normal baddies recolored with new bios. I readded them and set boss back to not autospawn. In adding them back, I found that "Snake Eyes" was not allowed, so I made them "Snake-Eyes". Gotta love loosing ratings due to stealth breaks. Very very frustrating."
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It hasn't gotten a play in a dog's age (except for those 6 1 star griefs recently) so what the heck...I submit:
In Poor Taste #259920 @Wrong Number
Lowbrow humor inside!*
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* You were warned! -
This thread has been created as a consolidated list of arcs that were either honored by the dev team or the MA players through various contests and sources. If you are looking for some great story focused arcs to play, any off this list would be a worth a play.
2011
The Most Impressive, Creative and Just Plain Fun Player Made Missions
PC Gamer Magazine (September 2011)
Doctor Geist and the Scientific Method #11022 @Scuzzbopper
A Hero in Need...is a Friend Indeed! #375018 @Wrong Number
Captain Skylark Shadowfancy and the Tomorrownauts of Today! #337333 @The Cheshire Cat
By Any Other Name #398110 @Fetch
The Do-It-Yourself Casino Heist Project #404549 @Twoflower
Monthly AE Author Contest Winners from The American Legion
January
Tales of Cimerora: Of Feathers and Fur #12647 @Nebulhym
February
Suppression #374481 @Gypsy Rose
March
NOVA ROMA: American Empire #347594 @Liberty X
April
Day Job Hell: A Villain's First Day Job #322480 @Clave Dark 5
June
The Golden Age Secret of the Paragon Society #344596 @Wrong Number
July
The Golden Scepter #9852 @Mystic Fortune
August
Small Fears #12285 @Wall of Knight!
September
Save the Diver, Save the World #183832 @Ankylosaur
2010
2010 Annual Player Choice Awards
Best Arc - Heroic or Vigilante
The Golden Age Secret of the Paragon Society #344596 by @Wrong Number
Best Arc - Villainous or Rogue
Fear and Loathing on Striga Isle #350522 by @FredrikSvanberg
Best Arc – Comedy
Drakule vs. The Werewolf Bikers From Hell #340316 by @LaserJesus
Best Short Arc: 1 - 3 missions
Talos Vice #338380 by @PW
Best Lowbie Arc: designed for levels 20 or lower
A Hero in Need...is a Friend Indeed! #375018 by @Wrong Number
Best Original Group Design
The Wickerwork from Against the Wickerwork Khan #346904 by @Clave Dark 5
January 2010 Players Choice
Best New Arc
Hammer and Sickle of Paragon City #351727 @Tubbius
Best Unknown Author
The Long Road Back #340454 and The Union of the Mask #352400 @Sister Twelve
March 2010 Players Choice
Best 1 mission Arc
Storming Citadel #379488 by @MrCaptainMan
Best 2 mission Arc
Becky's Revenge #60197 by @New Age Ronin
Best 3 mission Arc
Drakule vs. The Werewolf Bikers From Hell #340316 by @LaserJesus
2009
Dev Run 2009 1st Annual Architect Awards (Runners Up)
Best Original Story
Death to Disco! - 84220 - @Wrong Number
Ctrl + Alt + Reset! Aka Time Loop - 137561 - @Bubbawheat
Best Hero Story
Teen Phalanx Forever! - 67335 – @PW
Escalation - 6143 - @FemFury
Best Villain Story
Redoubt Operations #2: Wrath of the Imperium - 269283 - @Andromeda
MacGuffin Delivery Service - 1567 - @Lazarus
Best Canon Story
Astoria in D Minor - 41565 - @The Chesire Cat
The Rikti Accession - 278757 - @Mekkanos
Best Villain Group
Operation #1: Fires Over Kalago - 1297 - @Andromeda
Areas for Improvement - 242962 - @Knightengale
2009 Annual Player Choice Awards
TO level range (1-15):
The Marconeville Horror #178278 @Footloose
DO level range (15-25):
The Invasion of the Bikini-Clad Samurai Vampiresses from Outer Space! #61013 @Aliana Blue
SO level range (25-40):
Teen Phalanx Forever! #67335 @PW
Best Epic level (40-50):
One Million Eyes #71933 @minimalist
Best short arc, 3 missions or less:
Celebrity Kidnapping #1388 @PW
Best arc with more than five missions:
The Consequences of War #227331, 241496 @Dalghryn
Best serious arc, or drama:
Tales of Croatoa: A Rose By Any Other Name #178774 @Silvers1
Best Comedy arc:
In Poor Taste #259920 @Wrong Number
Best use of mechanics:
The Next War on Drugs #245042 @anachrodragon
December 2009 Players Choice
Best Player Created Group:
The Wannabes (“Trademark Infringement” #2220 @Wrong Number)
Best Player Created Character:
The Firecracker Kid (“The Golden Age Secret of the Paragon Society” #344596 @Wrong Number)
Projectionist's MA Contest
Teen Phalanx Forever! #67335 @PW
Astoria in D Minor #41565 @The Chesire Cat
Pandas vs. Rikti #68930 @Shadowrush
Note - Please contact me with additions or corrections.
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Quote:Thanks for the add of the arc Rose. It went into 4 star hell after being griefed to within an inch of it's life.Originally Posted by ArrowRose
Adding:
A Hero in Need...is a Friend Indeed!
ID - 375018
@Wrong Number
This is one of my favorite arcs. It is full of details, makes great use of clues, and has a mystery that makes it so much fun to play.
If you are looking for a well crafted arc that is lots of fun to play this is a great choice.
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From the known Issues List:
"Mission Architect
* Existing custom characters will display an error when you attempt to edit them in previously published missions.
o You will still be able to edit the characters but they display the initial error message due to changes in costume categories."
How do you fix this or determine what is wrong? I have broken arcs now due to I21 and when I I go to edit the characters there is no way to tell what is wrong and I can even save the character, but not republish the arc. Anyone know or am I wasting more of my time?
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As it stands now, any person with access to a couple of accounts can, at will, destroy an arcs rating pushing it down hundreds if not thousands of pages where it will rarely if ever get played. As long as this is acceptable to do, I see little point in investing the 60-80 hours of work I've put into my most successful arcs into new ones just to have this happen to them. People with DC's or HoF at least have a realistic way for their arcs to be found by players, so should one of my arcs achieve either of these or should the rating system be overhauled as it desperately needs, I would consider getting back into MA authoring. As it stands now MA just depresses me. I played this game for enjoyment and the thing I enjoyed most and actively championed was MA which for me personally has been ruined.
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