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SG/VG Name: Adversity/ Animosity
Public relations: http://www.adversitysg.org/
Peak teaming hours: 7 pm Eastern - 1 am Eastern
Amount of PvP: Almost none
Amount of Powerleveling: As we welcome players with all play styles you'll find powerleveling, casual in equal measure
Amount of Drama: Exactly zero
Size of Base: Maximum, with complete functioning storage, travel, and medical facilities
Requirements: We welcome players of all play styles and skill levels. We do not require SG mode, nor do we have mandatory attendance rules. Applicants should visit our website and post an introductory message on our forums. You can also visit our global recruiting channel: @adversityinfo.
Guild Description: Founded in the days before Issue 1 Adversity is a large and extremely active SG based primarily on Pinnacle. We have regularly scheduled SG events almost every day, not just in CoH/CoV but also in a diverse variety of other games. We value diversity and maintain an environment friendly to all regardless of playstyle, gender, or any other variable. Sexists, homophobes, or other jerks are not welcome. We are very n00b friendly.
Leaders: @Orion Pax, @Golden Gopher
Captains: @Marqaha, @Razorstrike, @Ember Rose, @Northern Lady, @Doc Rock MD
Voice Chat: We currently use Teamspeak 3.

It's no wonder that the Devs withhold so much info. They talked about the system, encountered problems, and pushed it back. Frankly, that seems like a smart design decision to me.

The reaction from the Doooom Contingent is probably why they don't offer many previews. They're probably thinking, "If only we had kept our mouths shut". Just keep this in mind the next time the Devs answer our questions with "no comment."

Funniest first post by a dev ever.

As often mentioned above we have too many cookie cutter buildings, but equally egregious we have certain types of buildings in inappropriate zones. Examples: A modern, high-end Wentworth's building in the slum of King's Row. The ultra-high-tech Architect Entertainment building sitting on the industrial wharfs of Indy Port. Other examples would be the lack of commercial buildings in Paragon's commercial center, Steel Canyon. The center of Steel Canyon should look like Time's Square, NYC and should represent the city's distinct skyline.

We need a few unique buildings in appropriate places.
More commercial buildings (restaurants, shops) huddled around the trams. Every city in the world does its commerce at the hubs of its mass transit.
Comic shops, bars, bookstores and such all situated around the universities. The term "college town" grew from the unique flavor of our colleges.
Restaurants set up near the various recreational marinas.

It's time to have a new movie marquee contest. I'm not sure Fractured Dawn is still playing the game but I'm certain a movie wouldn't run for 6 years straight in a city considered the cultural capital of the US.

Stop tacking signs of random buildings and calling them banks, or police stations, when their design precludes such use.

Many more distinctive billboards and signage. Creating such content could be opened to the community as a contest, minimizing the drain on art resources and further building community.

For example a unique Paragon Times newspaper skyscraper, with distinctive features (think the Daily Planet building). In subsequent issues this building could be opened up and feature new contacts which give repeatable missions befitting the theme of the city newsroom.

Spanky's "Boardwalk" should look like a boardwalk. Add some Atlantic City, NJ flair, with a Ferris Wheel, concessions, etc. Add some Casino's and other tourist destinations to designate Talos Island as a destination. Later additions could be an amusement park tileset for outdoor maps. Add some child NPCs with ballons or cotton candy for immersion.

A distinctive Chamber of Commerce building and and financial district in Steel Canyon or Galaxy City. Again, future additions could open these areas to more mission options.

More unique restaurants and shops. Distinctive design for fast food joints like City of Gyros. Think McDonald's. Everyone can recognize a McDonalds.

A Museum of Art, and a Museum of Natural History that we can walk through, with flags advertising the latest exhibits. Don't put these important, world renowned centers of learning and entertainment in the slums of King's' Row, it isn't realistic. This could later open to a unique tileset for missions and unique contacts with repeatable themes befitting the museum theme.

According to the lore Founder's Falls is where the city began. It should look like a historic district. Think Quincy Market in Boston, or Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Founder's Falls should have building textures used infrequently elsewhere to give it a unique flavor. Make the buildings lower, use more wooden textures, make the alleys narrower. Don't use neon.

Make the shop windows look like the type of shop inside. There are many bowling alleys in Paragon City with windows that look like warehouses inside.

Since this is a wishlist I'll include a zoo, even though I'm aware that the art resources for such a thing will never be available.The comics are full of epic battles between heroes and villains taking place between the exhibits of zoo animals. Later additions could include an outdoor instance to stage such battles.

I'm of the opinion that dead zones like Boomtown should just be closed to cocnentrate the player base and the utilization of art resources alike.

My main sg, Team A.D.D. on Pinnacle has been around since beta. We disbanded and reformed around Issue 2 to change the name. Our villainous group, Team O.C.D. has been around since Villain's launch. The vast majority of the group is still active, nad as leader my own account has never lapsed.

HI.

I have a friend and longtime super-group member who lives in Brazil.

He would like to purchase the Martial Arts pack and the Science pack but he can't find anyway to purchase them through Levelup Games, NCsoft's partner in Brazil. He would also like to pre-order Going Rogue but that seems to be unavailable as well.

Are there any Brazilian gamers here who can offer advice, or is he really out of luck?

This is terrific. Nice job!

Worked like a charm. Thanks for the tip!

I'm not sure you'd count this as a bug but...

"Arachnos" in the Soldiers of Arachnos forum title is misspelled.

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Lets see, this weekend I was about as far away from a computer as I could get: Swimming out on the sunny cali coast, enjoying parks around the bay, watching old Enterprise episodes, housecleaning that's been neglected, helping the wife cook a ham dinner and drinking wine from our trip to Napa Valley a few weeks back.

Gotta come back refreshed for another week of spread sheets, word docs, planning meetings, and especially reading the forums and PM's.

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Spreadsheets? Word Docs? Meetings? I thought this was a game!

Same issue here.

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I really wish the emote pop-up menu picked up more of the newer ones. I forget they are there, and I feel silly keeping a print out of them on my desk.

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Babs, if you're still reading, is the above possible?

Mission name: Trouble Brewing!
Arc ID: Live ID TBD
Morality: Heroic
Length: Long (3 missions)
Description: Featuring Italian fascists, killer robots, a hero who speaks in phonetically spelled Jamaican proverbs, and an espresso machine that transforms into... you'll have to play it to find out!
Tanker Blue Mountain has received his tax refund and ordered the most amazing commercial espresso machine, the Steam-O-Tron 3000. Unfortunately he missed the delivery person. If you offer to pick it up for him maybe he'll brew you a shot. Enjoy a relaxing espresso with Jamaica's premier super hero.
What you were drinking when this was created?: Mexican organically grown coffee


Mission name: Time's New Roman
Arc ID: Live ID TBD
Morality: Heroic
Length: Long (3 missions)
Description: Featuring colorful lingerie, disappearing detectives, and one of history's greatest strategists screaming profanities in ancient Latin.
Decorated PPD Detective Marc Scipio left an earlier press conference, went into his office, and simply disappeared. When detectives entered his office they observed that it appeared the room's contents had simply been erased. The Midnight Squad needs your help!
What you were drinking when this was created?: Bawls Guarana Soda


Mission name: Everybody's a Critic
Arc ID: Live ID TBD
Morality: Villainous
Length: Short (2 missions)
Description: Featuring a confrontation with The Golden Gadfly, whose fearsome powers of Super-Criticism will make you feel blue before he layers on the black and-!
It began with hushed comments and snickering teammates in the hall's of Animosity's villain base. Then that Ballista cracked wise and a whole room full of Longbow doubled over with laughter. Why are you suddenly the butt of everyone's jokes? Hey - there's a link to a Spewtube video on the Supergroup Computer with your name on it. Maybe the answer lies there...
What you were drinking when this was created?: Real Iced Tea

Ok, that was a lot funnier than I expected it to be. Good job!

Add me to this list. The store icons are gone and all of my open slots on Pinnacle are too.

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I just tried to buy slots, Tuesday 05/27/2008 10:45pm EDT. Couldn't find the payment service.

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During peak hours, you may experience problems. If the transaction doesn't go through, I would recommend that you try again or make an attempt during non-peak (i.e. morning) hours.

I was just able to complete a transaction at 9:37PM PST (after about 5-6 tries). And I'm not using any special privileged connection to make that transaction.

We're monitoring it, and working to resolve it. I don't have an ETA for a long-term fix, but we've been nudging a couple of cogs in the background. The good news is that other players have been able to complete transactions as well.

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I just tried again. Wednesday, 05/28 at 7:46am EDT. No luck.

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Have you tried purchasing slots recently? I purchased a 5 slot pack this morning with no problems.

We made a backend configuration last Friday (5/23) that should have improved your ability to purchase slots, transfer and rename characters.

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I just tried to buy slots, Tuesday 05/27/2008 10:45pm EDT. Couldn't find the payment service.