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Same issue, though when I log in to server selection Freedom is just now available with one green - might have been an all-servers restart. If so, the rest should be up in a few mins.

Thank you for the help with this. It turned out that the times I was getting the error message was because of what you said - using CCE without a second argument. The other problem I experienced was when the macro simply didn't do anything, and that was because I was using cce properly, but wrote ccNinjaLeap instead of ccNinjaJump, which is what it wants.

Two mistakes in one.. :S

Anyways, thank you for the quick responses!

Ok, I don't know why this would happen, but when I try to use a costume change emote made with this macro:

/macro Cos1 "emote none$$cce 1"
or
/macro Cos1 "cce 1"

I get the error: "Unknown command: cce 1"

This happens no matter what costume slot I assign for the change, or whether I use a costume change emote or not - right now I just want a macro that changes my costume, I will worry about the emote later. But this is just not possible.

*I have tried all variations of these commands with CC instead of cce, but its the same error.
*I am testing with NO powers or toggles running.

Has anyone else had this problem, or is it just me (account, install, cache, etc)?

Those features don't help me find the kind of criteria I outlined in my post.

I think there needs to be a website, kind of like a combination of 'Rate your Professor' and a travel agency, where you can see a more sensible array of categories for player-made arcs.

That way if I want farming arcs, I can go to the farming arc category. If I want quality comic-genre story arcs, I can look there. If I want high-challenge missions, romances, mythological themes, mind-benders, cliffhangers, surprise endings, CoH Lore tie-ins, and so on... I can find them in a list of recommended or submitted titles.

The only thing that the current star-ratings is telling me is how many people clicked on something that already had stars, that its good for farming, or how popular the arc was among the devs and their friends at launch.

I'm sure there are tons of excellent stories in there to be played, but there is no way we will ever find them except by accident.

Would anyone else be interested in a more useful AE index? And by 'interested' I mean both using it and working on it (if it were a fansite).

My arc follows the ancient hermetic process of initiation and the enemies are typical of an initiate's battles within the psyche. No one but a person who is knowledgeable of real-world occultism or jungian psychology would understand the scope and value of the story.

The arc is called 'The Rites of Initiation'.

Thanks for the props folks! I was thrilled to see everyone who entered, great pics This game has the coolest community.

There are so many MMOs out there, but nothing else I've seen allows the level of individual diversity and creativity that this game does. Even if your into comic art already, you get to breathe life into your ideas with CoH - that was the case with Dark-Hammer.

*crawls out of tent next to thread door*
*oils hinges*

Awesome! THANK YOU Lighthouse!!

Gonna go rock out on some missions now

Hellgeist queues background music and sells tickets.

http://www.cityofheroes.com/community/contest_13.html Official Costume Contest Page

You will find it in the last paragraph.

To me, its not about patience, I could wait all year to see the results of this - its about professional behavior. 30 seconds out of your day to post a status message lets people know things like - there is a delay, the event is cancelled, or whatever. Its a common courtesy in customer relations.

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You ever move? You ever move *an entire office*? This happening concurrently with I11 being on test and then live, the acquisition by NC going public.... chill out.

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Yes, I am a professional and I have done major transitions before. The key activity to remember during a move or a transition is communication. If you don't provide a status, which is a common courtesy in development, IT, business, etc, then you the lose trust of your peers and customers, and it becomes harder and harder to work with them in the future.

I'm still trying to figure out how a meet & greet trumps (and continues to trump, days after the event) an official, 3rd annual CoH contest.

Have things gotten so elitist that hob-nobbing is more important than stated deadlines on something that involves the whole community?

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Hob nob: The name comes from an earlier phrase, to hob or nob, meaning "to drink together, taking turns toasting one another"

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So far no Halloween contest has ever evaporated

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..uh, maybe I spoke too soon?

I have a suggestion that would apply to the current Weapon Customizations...

The Bow customizations seem to follow origin - you have some conventional (natural) bows, an arcane (magic) bow, and a compound (technology) bow.

I am very interesting in seeing Origin become more meaningful (even if its just by appearance at first), so I suggest adding a 'Mutation' bow customization.

Basically, this would be a bow/texture that looks like a living organism; It would be a recurve style with bone handle and tips, but the limbs of the bow would resemble raw muscle tissue. You could blend the red fibers to the bone parts with white ligaments, and maybe graft an eyeball into the front part of the handle, kind of where you put the laster sight on the tech bow.

That would be interesting not only as an option for real mutants, but may also look nice for zombie masterminds or dark/archery combo.

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No kidding! This is the first year I wasn't able to participate, so now I'm having to experience this vicariously.

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Hey Avonlea, long time no see! I was wondering if you were still here, glad to see you are !

There is nothing else quite like getting to be a hero. I've accepted that fact that I'm probably a lifer when it comes to this game, and I know plenty of others who are too

Just thought I would post this news - for those who are only watching this thread for Costume Contest updates.

Ex Libris (Suggestions & Ideas forum)

Don't sweat it, there will probably be something today. So far no Halloween contest has ever evaporated

Woohoo! Thank you Pants_Stealer, I totally spaced that.

I have a question, Lighthouse -

I am going to run again in the contest this year, but the character I am dressing up as will be changing slightly when Issue 11 comes out - that is, he will be getting a weapon modification (he's a mace tank).

I have designed the costume to match this, but since I can't take a screenshot of him with the weapon modification now, it would only appear in my costume photo.

Is this allowed, or will it count against him as (not the same look as the screenshot)?

Thank you,

~Hellgeist

SUPERGROUP NAME: Eternity League
WEBSITE: Eternity League
LEADER: Hellgeist
METHOD OF CONTACT: via website, or in-game to @hellgeist, or contact officers: Hellgeist, Morbeux, Man of Thunder, Moon Ruler

DESCRIPTION: We are casual players who Roleplay, mainly during Pacific time. The League is composed only of heroes who are immortal, or unable to die. Some are still within their first lifespan (less than 100 years old) and some are very old.. but they all have or will soon face the same issues. This is the presiding theme for the group, but our main goal is to have fun.

If you have a character who's concept or background is of this nature, and you roleplay, feel free to contact us.

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Just one question. What are the special titles that the winners received?

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No idea on that yet. I think they have to talk to the dev teams to get those figured out. Will be interesting to see

Wow, thanks everyone so much for all the support and props!
And congratulations to the winners, and everybody that became a hero for this contest. I expect the next event will have as much talent and coolness as this one did, and I'm looking forward to it.
See you in game!