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  1. Why do we call help a global channel? /Help is server only isn't it?
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by AmazingMOO View Post

    In addition to a 'Free to Play' channel, we need an option like 'Receive tells from free players'. At the very least, if I, the paying VIP, send a tell to a free player, they should be able to respond to me.
    I wish the system would tell me if I just sent a tell to someone who can't respond. We get system messages if we send a tell to someone who is offline or hidden, there should be a message if we just sent a tell to someone who was verbally quarantined.
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by ArwenDarkblade View Post
    So, why do VIP players have to purchase this? Granted I know we can purchase it with our free points, but I think this model is awful. If a power doesn't come with an expansion (like KM with GR), then VIP players should have access to it without all this Paragon Market song and dance.
    because Dev is short for Devious
  4. 30 minutes till tomorrow, 30 mins till Street Justice.
  5. I don't know if there even is documentation for any of that. I'd recommend watching Stacker's tutorial videos. Stacker teaches you all these crazy tricks but he explains things really well. His lessons cover multiple level rooms and dozens of good navigation techniques.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim View Post
    YEP. x.x

    And I'll bet once I have my STJ brute to 35, they release Titan Weapons!

    Eugh. In a good way of course.

    Powerlevel that brute immediately!!
  7. I'm hoping Street Justice goes up for purchase tonight at Midnight (PDT). If it doesn't I'll do something childish and immature, such as lightning my Positron Hero-Clix on fire.
  8. Right now this only works if your base has tech teleporters but the Echo of Galaxy City has a working tram. The tram only goes to 2 places though, Echo of Galaxy City and Ouroboros. The Galaxy Tram won't let anyone under level 15 enter Ouroboros but if you are level 15 and higher and you don't yet have an Oportal you can now get one through your base.

    Undocumented base buff
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by CaptainMoodswing View Post
    Actually, I'm pretty sure that's not what happened at all. The exact post is in the Dev Digest, but the gist of it is everyone got it when Freedom launched on purpose.
    are you referring to this post by Beastyle made on 9-28-11?

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    As existing VIP subscribers, when the City of Heroes Freedomâ„¢ Head Start began, your game accounts automatically received credit for being active in September, as your first month of having VIP status. Paragon Points were awarded on the date Head Start began, instead of on your monthly billing date.

    Going forward from October you will receive your Paragon Points on your game account's billing date as long as you maintain VIP status.
    It took support 14 days to come up with this response, you can follow Caulderone's support ticket in this thread. Pay attention to the answers support gave on the 22nd.
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    We are currently investigating when the monthly Paragon Points/Reward Token should be granted or if there is an actual issue, and will get back to you as soon as we have more information to provide. We appreciate your patience while we look into this.
    This wasn't planned and time had to be invested into figuring out what happened.
  10. On September 14th the system tripped out and gave everyone(?) their next monthly stipend early. For some people that stipend came a couple of days early, for some people that stipend came a couple of weeks early, and for other people it came almost a whole month early.

    I don't think it was the plan, it just happened. I'm interested to see what happens when the 14th of October rolls around.
  11. You can stack Ice Blast's Tier 9, Blizzard. I tried to stack Ice Storm twice but it didn't work. Ice Storm only lasts 15 secs so I may have spent too long popping blues and the first Ice Storm expired normally. Afterburner requires almost 50 end to activate. If you have any afterburn tricks you want to try make sure you got some blues handy.


  12. I actually have a picture of the gate in question. It must be an old picture since I'm playing a warshade.
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    Supercollider / Mystic Crucible 300 prestige
    Waste of prestige and crafting unless you really a want 5% Psionic Resistance.

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    Linear Accelerator / Arcane Crucible 200 prestige
    Increase Recovery is nice but I don't use it since we got Inherent Stamina. If I was starting a new base I'd just use the basic base enhancement station.

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    Radiation Emulator / Enchanting Crucible 100 prestige
    This model has all the nice exemplar friendly buffs. Increased Attack Speed, Grant Grant Invisibility and Knockback Protection. A clockwork winder, boresight and temporal sands can rent you the recharge bonus of almost 3 LotGs.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Boomie View Post
    So since my billing cycle was on the first of October, does that mean I got my token and points during the head start? If not I haven't seen either so far....
    If you look in your Master Account under Billing Info it should list all the dates you've been rewarded points. From what I understand if you got points on the 14th of September you got your next monthly stipend early.
  15. The only place Preems are locked out is at the SG registrar. That contact will not give a Preem the option to Start a SG, Pay Rent or Create a Base. Preems can do everything else, edit bases, set permissions on storage, they can even have the star.
  16. warden_de_dios

    Premium Question

    I have no clue if Sirocco unlocks a shield. I would be interested to know if this is true.
  17. warden_de_dios

    Premium Question

    If you're looking to get it done as fast as possible go with Black Scorpion, he has the less running around and less annoying enemies. You don't have to run the whole arc, you'll unlock the pools after 5 or 6 missions and you'll get a respec as well.

    Once you unlock one patron you unlock all of them.
  18. warden_de_dios

    Premium Question

    A preem is going to have a hard time getting patron pools if they start out as a hero. The only way for a hero to get patron arcs is to own the GR alignment system. If a preem doesn't have that then their heroes are locked out of patron pools.
  19. You can have 2 blizzards out at once, but I only had one ice storm out at once. I may have taken too long to pop my blues since I didn't realize burnout cost 50 end.
  20. I'm gonna go respec and check. 2 ice storms, 2 blizzards at the same time.
  21. The name of the story you want is Reason to Fight.
  22. Have you gone to the base registar as a Preem and seen how that contact reacts differently to you then he does if you where a ViP? There's 3 options that Vips see that Preems don't. Create an SG, Pay Rent and create a base. The Devs invested code time into making these changes. Every knew the devs were going to put a lock on bases that's where it is.

    As long as someone who pays a subscription is paying the rent Preems can enjoy all the benifits of SG membership. Base storage, base editting they can even have the star, total control. That's the in and outs of the new base system, the SG registrar got changed and nothing else.
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by The_Spad_EU View Post
    Why would anyone buy the SSA content if they can just piggyback on someone's else's mission and get all the benefits of it for free?
    Those SSA rewards could be locked behind a subscription or license instead of locking preems out by not even letting them join the team. Who cares if preems piggyback on SSAs if they aren't getting any rewards.

    If someone buys First Ward they should be able to invite their friends along.
  24. does you friend sprechen the german? I realize the german forums aren't very busy but you could post a message in the german forums for him asking how they manage dealing with NCsoft billing. Good luck with this I admire how far you're going to help out a friend.

    This would make a wonderful Ustream subject, too bad it's more likely we'll get a rant about Mario Lopez instead.
  25. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aggelakis View Post
    If a preemie hasn't purchased the content, they can't even join teams doing the content. This includes Morality Missions, Praetoria, First Ward, SSA, Incarnate-stuff (i.e. Mender Ramiel; can't even be purchased), and any future purchasable content.
    I hope this is a policy that Paragon will change in the future. If a preem buys content he should be able to invite his preebie friends along with him.