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Arcanaville

By Arcanaville,
Posted on: 2007-01-30 12:06 in Player Guides

 

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The is a compilation of Player Guides put together by the Players for the Players. A big thank you to everyone who contributed! If you are interested in writing a Guide or becoming involved, click the Section I link to the Introduction Post.


This post contains an outline of the organization of the guides which are grouped by category in the following fifteen posts. Click on a section heading to go to the corresponding post.


PLAYER GUIDE FORUM & THE GUIDE TO GUIDES THREAD

This *forum*, Player Guides, is a place for players to share their guides with other players. Unlike the other forums on this bulletin board, the threads in this forum do not automatically 'scroll off' or get 'aged out.' They stay until the time comes when the forum moderator decides they should go. Right now, threads go all the way back to May of 2004.

If you make a player guide, we ask that you place a copy of it in this forum in a separate thread, even if you are hosting another copy off site. This will help to reduce broken or stale links.

This *thread*, Guide to Guides, is an effort to organize all the player guides. This thread contains links to the guides that are not specifically written for an Archetype (AT) or powerset. There are guides for each of the ATs in their own forum (a link to the AT guides can be found in this thread below). The AT guides are stored in this forum, but the guides to AT guides are in their AT forums (in other words, the Guide to Scrapper Guides thread can be found in the Scrapper forum, but the the actual Scrapper guides are stored here in the Player Guides forum).


I. [u]AN INTRODUCTION AND GUIDE TO “GUIDE TO GUIDES” [u]

Find out what these Guides are about, what to do if you want to write a Guide, finding the Guide you want and how the old guides are ordered.[/b]


II. [u]BEFORE YOU START – PREPARING TO PLAY [u]

MANUALS, NEW PLAYERS’ GUIDES, &amp; OVERVIEWS[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Official Online Manuals
[*]Beginner Guides
[*]Tips
[*]Guideposts to look for / Long range planning[/list]CHARACTER CREATION[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Names &amp; Titles
[*]Rolling Roleplayers
[*]Origins
[*]Alt(ernative) Characters
[*]Costume
[*]Hero/Villain Planners[/list]

III. [u]ARCHETYPES, POWERSETS, POWERS, AND BUILDS [u]

GUIDES TO ARCHETYPE AND POWERSET GUIDES[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Heroes
[*]Villains[/list]POOL POWERS[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Travel Powers
[*]Other Power Pool Powers[/list]SPECIFIC POWERS &amp; CHARACTER CONCEPTS[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]What Archetypes Can Do (See also Team strategy sections.)
[*]Powers Used by Several ATs
[*]Character Concepts[/list]

IV. [u]OPERATING YOUR GAME – HOW TO MAKE THINGS GO [u]

COMMANDS [/b]

BINDS &amp; MACROS[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]How To Bind &amp; Macro
[*]Binds for Specific Purposes
[*]Travel Binds
[*]Remapping[/list]


V. [u]COMBAT MECHANICS [u]

INTRODUCTION TO COMBAT[/b]

DEFENSE &amp; ACCURACY &amp; TO-HIT[/b]

DAMAGE &amp; EXPERIENCE &amp; REWARDS &amp; LEVELING[/b]

HEALTH &amp; ENDURANCE[/b]

OTHER MECHANICS OF COMBAT[/b]

CONTROL AND AGGRO AND STRATEGY[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Pulling
[*]Managing Aggro[/list]

VI. [u]POWERS – ENHANCEMENTS &amp; RESPECIFICATION[u]

ENHANCEMENTS[/b]

RESPECIFICATION[/b]



VII. [u]FOES [u]

COMBATING THE ENVIRONMENT (PvE)[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Giant Monsters
[*]ArchVillains (and Hero Class)
[*]Foes in General, and Other Specific Foes[/list]COMBATING OTHER PLAYERS (PvP)[/b]



VIII. [u]MISSIONS [u]

CONTACTS, DIFFICULTY, AND MISSIONS IN GENERAL[/b]

MAYHEM &amp; SAFEGUARD, SCHEMES &amp; POLICEBANDS[/b]

SPECIFIC MISSIONS [/b]

TRIALS AND TASK/STRIKE FORCES[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Trials and Forces in General
[*]City of Heroes Trials and Task Forces
[*]City of Villains Trials and Strike Forces[/list]RESPECIFICATION TRIALS[/b]

THE HAMIDON RAID[/b]

LORD RECLUSE STRIKE FORCE[/b]



IX. [u]COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS [u]

PLAYING NICELY[/b]

KNOW WHERE AND HOW TO SPEAK[/b]

UNDERSTANDING ONE ANOTHER[/b]

SAYING IT WITH STYLE[/b]



X. [u]TEAMS, GROUPS, AND BASES [u]

TEAMING[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]How to form a team
[*]How to run and care for a team – leader tips
[*]Team Strategy
[*]Knowing the ATs, Powers, and Abilities of your Teammates
[*]Voice Communication[/list]SUPER (VILLAIN) GROUPS &amp; BASSES[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Creating a group
[*]Creating a base
[*]Salvage and crafting[/list]

XI. [u]OTHER GAME SYSTEMS [u]

BADGES [/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Setting Badge Title
[*]How to get a specific badge
[*]How to get a specific badge set
[*]Badge Lists
[*]Badge Trackers[/list]ARENA &amp; GLADIATOR [/b]



XII. [u]THE IN-GAME WORLD – A TALE OF TWO CITIES[u]

BACKGROUND, STORYBOOK, LORE[/b]

AREAS AND ZONES AND OTHER PLACES[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Finding yourself
[*]Hero Zones
[*]Villain Zones
[*]Inter-Factional Zones[/list]

XIII. [u]THE OUT-OF-CHARACTER EXPERIENCE [u]

COMMUNITY HISTORY, CUSTOMS, AND CULTURE[/b]

LEADING BY (BAD) EXAMPLE[/b]

COMIC BOOKS AND ‘THE INDUSTRY’[/b]



XIV. [u]LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD – ADVANCED MECHANICS [u]

3RD PARTY CUSTOMIZATION (maps, graphics, sounds, fonts)[/b]

SCREENSHOTS, DEMOS, VIDEOS[/b]

COMPUTERS &amp; PERIPHERALS[/b]



XV. [u]GETTING HELP AND OTHER RESOURCES [u]

OFFICIAL CHANNELS[/b]

USING THE OFFICIAL FORUMS[/b]

OTHER WEBSITES WITH GUIDES AND FURTHER INFORMATION[/b]

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I. [u]AN INTRODUCTION AND GUIDE TO “GUIDE TO GUIDES”[u]


Updated: Jan 30, 2007



PLAYER GUIDE FORUM &amp; THE GUIDE TO GUIDES THREAD

This *forum*, [u]Player Guides[u], is a place for players to share their guides with other players. Unlike the other forums on this bulletin board, the threads in this forum do not automatically 'scroll off' or get 'aged out.' They stay until the time comes when the forum moderator decides they should go. Right now, threads go all the way back to May of 2004.

If you make a player guide, we ask that you place a copy of it in this forum in a separate thread, even if you are hosting another copy off site. This will help to reduce broken or stale links.

This *thread*, [u]Guide to Guides[u], is an effort to organize all the player guides. This thread contains links to the guides that are not specifically written for an Archetype (AT) or powerset. There are guides for each of the ATs in their own forum (a link to the AT guides can be found in this thread below). The AT guides are stored in this forum, but the guides to AT guides are in their AT forums (in other words, the Guide to Scrapper Guides thread can be found in the Scrapper forum, but the the actual Scrapper guides are stored here in the Player Guides forum).




WRITING GUIDES

If you have written a guide, please let us know by posting a link to it at the bottom of this thread. If you don't know how to do that, don't worry, this thread has links to guides on how to write guides and how to make links in the forums. See how handy this Guide to Guides is?

If you write a guide for a particular AT, then post a link to it both in this thread and the appropriate Guide to AT Guide thread (for example, if you write a Scrapper guide, post a link both here and in the Guide to Scrapper Guides thread in the Scrapper Forum).

If you have created a guide, then please do not post the guide itself in this thread. Start a brand new thread in this forum for your brand new guide.

When you title your guide, it's helpful to be as clear as possible what the guide is about. Fun names like "Guide to BOOM!" don't really explain what that guide is about. Instead, something like "Guide to BOOM: How to make exploding objects work for you" is clearer. If your guide is dependent on certain game mechanics that might change over time, it is also helpful to indicate what Issue your guide was written for. For example, putting [I7] in the title lets us know about when your guide was written (during Issue 7's release) and for what game mechanics it applies.




FINDING GUIDES

Please do not make a request a for a guide or ask if a particular guide exists in this forum. We don't want to archive all those extraneous threads. Instead, please post your question or requests in the forums of 'Suggestions and Ideas,' 'Player Questions,' or one of the General Discussion Forums.

Tip: Use your browsers search function (usually Edit / Find...) to search this thread for the guide you're looking for. If that doesn't help find a guide you're looking for, try the Search function of the forum (there's a guide linked in this thread that tells you how to use the Search function!).




READER BEWARE

It is important to remember that almost all of these guides are written by players for players. They are not official guides from Cryptic (the game developer) or NCSoft (the game publisher and owner of the forums).

Some guides contain straightforward factual information. Much is easily verified or has been confirmed by the Developers. Some information is simply the best guess of the player because we don't know all the secrets of the game mechanics. There's a reason the company is called Cryptic. So, use the information at your own risk.

Some guides are more advice, suggestion, strategy, and opinion. As such, feel free to disagree. People are attempting to be helpful, but you don't have to take their advice. Play any way you like as long as you don't break the EULA (there's a link to that below).

Some guides get better with feedback, but only if it's constructive feedback (see the guides on forum etiquette). If you wish to discuss the content of a guide, please do so in that guide's thread, not in this thread.

Also keep in mind that some of these guides might have become outdated. That's why we include an issue number with most of them. Some guides are timeless (like good etiquette). Some become stale as game mechanics change, for example, a recent buff to the strength of Archvillains might make many of the older guides to defeating Archvillains no longer helpful. Here are the dates for the issue releases so you have an idea of how old a guide might be....

I1: 6/30/04
I2: 9/17/04
I3: 1/5/05
I4: 5/5/05
I5: 9/1/05
I6: 10/28/05
I7: 6/6/06
I8: 11/28/06



UPDATING GUIDES

We strongly encourage authors of guides to revisit their guides to keep them fresh and updated. A recent call went out at the beginning of 2007 for everyone to update their guides.

If you see a guide (or a group of guides) that have become outdated and stale and the author hasn't updated them recently, well, you're certainly welcome to update it yourself if you'd like. Just simply cut and paste the old guide into your new guide and update it. Then it would be nice if you linked back to the original guide with a thanks to that author's initial work. There, everyone benefits.

Speaking of which, thanks to milk_weasel for updating the previous Guide to Guide threads which can be found here. That was a big help for this guide.



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II. [u]BEFORE YOU START – PREPARING TO PLAY[u]


MANUALS, NEW PLAYERS’ GUIDES, &amp; OVERVIEWS[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Official Online Manuals

City of Heroes Manual (Zipped PDF)

City of Villains Manual (PDF)



[*]Beginner Guides

Beginner's Guide to City of Heroes _Tog_ [I7]

(New) Player Guide Roughneck_Doc [I3]

A New Player's Guide to the Post-Winter-Lord World Amberyl [I3]

The Little Guide To CoH V0.9 Nova_Ankh [I1]

A Guide to CoH For New Players From Old MMOs Adam7 [I6]



[*]Tips

Useful Tricks/Features for new and old players Starflier [I6]

Little Things I Wish I'd Known MikesMind [I1]



[*]Guideposts to look for / Long range planning

Thresholds CoH: What to do When cohRock [I7]

Guide to Level Unlocks and Bonuses ParagonParagon [I6][/list]


CHARACTER CREATION[/b]<ul type="square">

[*]Names &amp; Titles

Naming For Noobs: A Guide To Originality! Tyrantula [I7]

Naming your Character (Speed_Bump) [I6]

A Guide to Creating a Name for New Hero Characters tpull [I4]

MrMarvel's Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Naming Heroes MrMarvel [I4]

Villainous Titles Proserpine [I6]


[*]Rolling Roleplayers

Guide for the Beginning Roleplayer Colette [I8]

Guide to Creating Roleplayable Characters (Lotus Infinite) [I6]

Character ID and Battlcry Creation Guide (stuttermonkey) [I6]

Arrr, Matey: A Guide to Pirates CannonballJack [I6]

Roleplayer's Guide to Fascism and Naziism AmazingMOO [I6]


[*]Origins

Natural Concept Characters Enantiodromos [I6]

Picking Origins by Desired Enemies (stageIII) [Pre-I1]



[*]Alt(ernative) Characters

Altaholic setup script PHGraves [I8]

Altaholics Anonymous, a Guide to Kicking the Habit (Naughty_Nadya) [I7]

So You Want to Make a Random Character? _Vidicate_ [I6]

The Graceful Exit Guide Heraclea [I5]


[*]Costume

160 Named Colors for the Color Blind (CoH/V) Altoholic_Monkey [I8]

How to "transfer" old costumes to new characters marqaha [I3]


[*]Hero/Villain Planners

Hero Builder (Sherk Silver)

CoH Planner (Joe Chott)

COH Script Builder Utility for CoH Planner Cheekers [I5]

Designer Hero (Ron Hiler)

Web-based Hero/Villain Planner (Sucker_Punch)[/list]

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III. [u]ARCHETYPES, POWERSETS, POWERS, AND BUILDS[u]


GUIDES TO ARCHETYPE AND POWERSET GUIDES[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Heroes

TANKERS

CONTROLLERS (Be sure to check the Defender guides for your secondaries!)

DEFENDERS

SCRAPPERS

BLASTERS

KHELDIANS


[*]Villains

BRUTES

CORRUPTORS

DOMINATORS

MASTERMINDS

STALKERS[/list]

POOL POWERS[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Travel Powers

Travel Powers &amp; You: A Beginner's Guide Kikker [I6]

TopDoc's Complete Movement Guide (TopDoc) [I4]

Travel Powers Essay Navar [I6]

Get a Travel Power by level 8! Airman_America [I6]

How to skip travel powers (Villains Only) (Direwolf21) [I7]

Teleportation Tips (Grotus) [I2]

The Teleport FAQ (Erlkoenig) [Pre-I1]

Teleport Foe, and why it rocks(PVE!) (BlackCarnage) [I7]

Using Team Teleport Colette [I7]


[*]Other Power Pool Powers

Endurance Costs for Toggle Powers (Vennom) [I1]

Power Pool Defense Calculator (hudsonsmith) [I7]

Power Pool Attacks: Damage At Level 6 (_Sinnyil_) [I1]

Leadership Pool (_Sinnyil_) [I1]

Guide to Aid Self 1.0 (Dracomicon) [I6]

Guide to the Medicine pool v1.0 Terminotaur [I4]

Epic Power Pools/Ancillary Power Pools (A Complete List) AnotherDeadHero [I3]

Unofficial Ancilliary Power Pools Database Storyteller [I2][/list]

SPECIFIC POWERS &amp; CHARACTER CONCEPTS[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]What Archetypes Can Do

City of Hybrids: Understanding the Vision of CoH Pitho [I1]

Powerset Selection Guide mk III Starfox [I8]

CoH &amp; CoV AT Comparison Guide DrRock [I6]

Controllers and Defender Powers Blueeyed [I6]

See also
Team Strategy section.


[*]Powers Used by Several ATs

Apprentice Charm Guide (wackodraco) [I7]

Dull Pain Guide: post ED &amp; I6 (Stupid_Fanboy) [I6]


[*]Character Concepts

The Lazy Player's Guide stageIII [I3]

How to Make an Anti-Stalker Fury_Flechette [I7][/list]

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IV. [u]OPERATING YOUR GAME – HOW TO MAKE THINGS GO[u]


COMMANDS [/b]

List of Slash Commands (Colder, Grotus, AnotherDeadHero) [I7]

Motorhead's Organized List of Commands (m85021) [I6]

Guide to COV /Commands (Lunar_Girl) [I6]

Complete Cov Command List nyditch [I6]




BINDS &amp; MACROS[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]How To Bind &amp; Macro

The Incomplete and Unofficial Guide To /bind (Curveball) [I1]

Advanced Bind Guide (updated and off site) Black Specter [I8]

ADVANCED BIND GUIDE v1.1 (Black_Specter) [I6]

Wonderful, Wise, Winza's guide to binds! (Winza) [I3]

Key Names Storyteller [I2]

"Custom" Macro Icons (Mantid) [I6]

CityBinder Beta Version 0.3 (Monorail)


[*]Binds for Specific Purposes

Collection of /bind Ideas (Grotus)

Post your /bind's here

Scaling the UI, or, Make Windows Big or Small! Zombie_Man [I7]

Plant-the-Bombs missions got you down? (targeting bombs) SkunkWerks [I6]

Bomb-planting mission tips and coordinates Drastic [I6]

Dial G for Glowie McBeast [I6]

The TMI Guide to: Costume Change / Changing Binds AnotherDeadHero [I3]

Khaiba's ARENA Gladiator Pet Controls (Sandolphan) [I6]
-See the
MASTERMINDS Guide to Guides in the MasterMind forum for MM pet binds.
-See
Arena section


[*]Travel Binds

The Best Hover/Fly /bind Ever! (Sinabyss) [I2]

The Second best Fly/Hover bind Acidic [I6]

The Penultimate Flight/Hover Bind (for Joysticks)--WIP HeartBurnKid [I7]

The New Ultimate Teleport Bind for Laggers DrLetharga [I4]

The Ultimate Teleport Bind - The Program DrLetharga [I4]

Teleport Bind (Yea I know it's posted elsewhere..) CockAroach [I3]


[*]Remapping

Pulsewave's FPS Keybinds Pulsewave

Numpad Binding (AnotherDeadHero)

Playing without a Mouse and SuperJump Keybinds 010101 [I3] [/list]
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V. [u]COMBAT MECHANICS[u]


INTRODUCTION TO COMBAT[/b]

Survivability: Game Mechanics Explained Beau_Hica [I8]

Catwhoorg’s DRR theory of Survivability [I7]

The Combat Handbook v2.0 (PhiloticKnight) [I7]

Between Death &amp; You 3.0 Starsman [I7]

Utilizing Terrain Flying_Carcass [I8]

Dark Invado's Simple Steps To Avoid Debt [I6]

How to Die Properly (or not at all) McBeast [I5]

The Basics Primer MMORPGboy [I3]

The CoH Survival Guide 1.4 SunderX [I3]

10 Habits That Will Save Your Life Someday Moncro [I2]



DEFENSE &amp; ACCURACY &amp; TO-HIT[/b]

Frequently Asked Questions about I7 DEF Scaler v2 (Arcanaville) [I7]

Arcana's Guide to Defense v1.4 - Updated for I7 (Arcanaville) [I7]

Enemy Resistances - Damage and Mez (Culex) [I7]

Guide to Villain Resistances V2 (Pitho) [I2]

Issue 7 Spreadsheet (Enemy Accuracy Calc) is here! MrQuizzles [I7]

Accuracy and Defense the Simple Explanation (_Havok_) [I1]

A Brief Guide to Level Scaling (Pippy) [I6]



DAMAGE &amp; EXPERIENCE &amp; REWARDS &amp; LEVELING[/b]

R_M's Comprehensive I7 XP Gain/Debt Loss Guide (Robotech_Master) [I7]

Incomplete Brawl Index Database (Ian_Of_Moore) [I2]

Power Data Standardization/Brawl Index Replacement (iakona) [I6]

The MinMax Army's Guide to Sustained DPS (da5id) [I6]

Beginner's Guide to DPS and Chains (Leprechauna) [I3]

CONFUSION AND XP/Time (v2) (Enantiodromos) [I6]

45 Second Guide to Getting Lots of Infamy in CoV (wackodraco) [I7]

Levelling Chart (AnotherDeadHero) [I2]

Philotic Knight's Mini-Guide to Debt [I6]

CoV Guide to leveling - contacts-newspaper-xp tips Plater [I6]

Feeling like a powerhouse levels 1 through 15 Az005 [I7]



HEALTH &amp; ENDURANCE[/b]

Calculator for HP Regen (Stupid_Fanboy) [I7]

Endurance Management &amp; Damage per Endurance Chart (Linea_Alba) [I7]

Endurance Management Guide Gilfred [I7]

A Short Guide To Endurance Management (hudsonsmith) [I6]

Easy to use habits to save endurance digdug [I3]



OTHER MECHANICS OF COMBAT[/b]

#'s of Perception/Stealth Peritus [I5]

Advice on Inspirations Elijah_Perkins [I7]

Lucks and Insights do not work the way you think Arcanaville [I7]

Candy Popping Your Contacts for Solo xp Jim_G [I2]

Follow: the Secret Power McBeast [I5]

Assisting Kridina [I5]

Guide to Anchor Powers (FAQ &amp; Screenshots) deadboy_champion [I2]

Magnitude - or, why Johnny can't hold Dr. Vahzilok GlaziusF [I1]

BluShield's Guide to Holds BluShield [I8]

Comparative Analysis of PBAoE and Ranged AoE Holds Mystic_Amethyst [I7]

Guide to Confusion v.1.0 cforce [I6]




CONTROL AND AGGRO AND STRATEGY[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Pulling

Pulling - A lost art? Mageman [I6]

A Small Guide To Pulling (Dwimble) [I3]

Pulling Singles In CoH (SomeLameDude) [Pre-I1]




[*]Managing Aggro

Agro Chart 1.0 (Dracomicon) [I6]

Aggro" - a beginner's guide Cerebris [I2]

So you want to know about Taunt... Circeus [I8]

Let Fly! - A Guide to Knockback Control (Midnight_Flux) [I6]

How to herd and play on a herding team PolarMama [I7]

Emnity's Guide to Anchor Pulling and Mgmt. Emnity [I7]

Travelling The Hollows (and elsewhere) safely Nekoran [I7]

How To: Traveling without dying Mr_Multiplicity [I2][/list]

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VI. [u]POWERS – ENHANCEMENTS &amp; RESPECIFICATION[u]


ENHANCEMENTS[/b]

A Short Guide to Enhancement Strategies Catwhoorg [I7]

Lots of Slots: Choosing *When* to Slot Powers (Kallah) [I4]

Negami's CoV Enhancement Price Guide [I6]

Guide to Enhancement Cost The Laughing Man [I6]

Enhancement Chart (Winged_Nazgul)

Universal Enhancement &amp; Store Guide V1.2 (ZealotOnAStick) [I1]

Improved Enhancement Calculator (_Havok_) [I1]

Enhancement Diversification Calculator and Guide Circeus [I8]

Enhancement Diversification From I6 Patch Notes Screwloose [I6]

Enhancement Diversification: A Player's Guide Pilcrow [I6]

Enhancement Diversification Spreadsheet - ZIP File (Circeus) [I6]

correct ED formulas Ian_Of_Moore [I6]

Updating Hamidon Enhancement Guide v 2.0 HeyTiny [I8]

The Guide to Hamidon Enhancements Version 2.0 UpLink_OoT [I4]




RESPECIFICATION[/b]

R_M's Guide to Using Respecs Robotech_Master [I8]

How To Plan a Build/Respec By Example Plasma_Welder [I4]

A Respecification Guide (AnotherDeadHero) [I3]

Respec 101: So You Wanna Be A New Hero? (Sir_Payens) [I2]

[See also section on Respecification Trials]

[See also section on Hero/Villain Planers]

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VII. [u]FOES[u]


COMBATING THE ENVIRONMENT (PvE)[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Giant Monsters

Official Game Info Guide: Giant Monsters [I7]

A Guide to the Paladin (IanTheM1) [I3]

So you feel like some Sushi... Fighting Lusca Memphis_Bill [I6]

Guide To Hunting Sally Lime_Jello24 [I5]

COV Giant Monster 101 hlkjn [I6]



[*]ArchVillains (and Hero Class)

Darke's Guide to Soloing the Archvillain (Darke) [I3]

Arch Villain Guide V1.0 (TheSpeedingSkull) [I3]

5 Easy Steps to Defeating the Psionic Clock King (Hero_of_Steel) [I5]



[*]Foes in General, and Other Specific Foes

Volcano Juice's Guide to Killing Malta... Black_Specter [I7]

The Brief Shadow Cyst Guide Sooner [I7]

Storm Elementals Guide - Review, Please?Kangaroo [I7]

A Guide to the Skulls Mighty [I4]

See VII. [u]FOES[u]


COMBATING THE ENVIRONMENT (PvE)[/b]




COMBATING OTHER PLAYERS (PvP)[/b]

PvP FAQ and GUIDE TO GUIDES Maintained by NotPutzing Please PM for updates.

An Introduction to PvP Black_Snake [I7]

PVP 101 (Nicci) [I6]

The Harsh Reality of PVP BuffyASummers [I6]

Basic Guide to PvP CuppaLythos [I6]

Perception in PvP zones ConcreteDragon [I7]

The PVE'ers PVP survival guide Memphis_Bill [I7]

PvE players: how to survive in RV (Avoiding PvP) Zasriela [I7]

The PvP (and PvP Avoidance) FAQ v.1.0 Lady_Sadako [I5]

See also PvP Zones and Arena Sections

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VIII. [u]MISSIONS[u]



CONTACTS, DIFFICULTY, AND MISSIONS IN GENERAL[/b]

Contact Guide (RonLHiler) [I3]

How Contacts Work (or, "Getting Specific Mission") SinisterStairs [I4]

CoV Contact &amp; Storyarc Guide trekain [I7]

Hermod's Guide to Unlockable Contacts [I6]

Mission Difficulty Level and Notoriety v0.1b Zombie_Man [I8]

Impromptu Guide to Missions &amp; Difficulty Settings Dwimble [I4]

Task Forces/Trials, Reputation, and you (Part_Troll) [I8]

List of Task Forces and Story Arcs (SirBruce) [Pre-I1]



MAYHEM &amp; SAFEGUARD, SCHEMES &amp; POLICEBANDS[/b]

Mayhem Missions Guide (Ultra_Violence) [I7]

Guide to Mayhem (Veth) [I7]

Silverpsar's Guide to Mayhems Silverspar [I7]

Guide To Mayhem High_Beam [I7]

How to sucessfully complete a Mayhem Mission] Muad_Dib [I7]

SafeGuard Guide Tiger_Brute [I8]



SPECIFIC MISSIONS [/b]

Cape Mission Tips (Spoilers, from Training Room) TheCheshireCat [I2]

Aura Mission Guide (AnotherDeadHero) [I2]

How to get Shivan Pet temp power Flying_Carcass [I6]

Soloing the Bloody Bay Meteor Mission Robotech_Master [I6]

Guide to getting the Warburg Nukes (TopDoc) [I6]

Guide to Doc Delilah mish Find The Recording deathkill [I7]

Guide to Scirocco story arc Pt. 1 Crush_Stalker [I7]

Mini guide to Sweettooth and nothing but the tooth Head_Kracker [I6]




TRIALS AND TASK/STRIKE FORCES[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]Trials and Forces in General

The Newbie Guide to the Cathedral of Pain Trial Magia [I7]

Guide to the Cathedral of Pain Trial Lady_Sadako [I7]

Task Force and Trial Guide (Gleep_Wurp) [I5]


[*]City of Heroes Trials and Task Forces

TRIAL OF TRANCENDENCE…A Guide Energy_Aura [I5]

Positron Task Force Guide For Newbies (CB_GB) [I1]

Synapse Task Force Guide (Juniper_Laine) [I1]

Immortal-Nite's Hess TF Guide **SPOILERS** ImmortalNite [I5]

Spacekitten's Guide to the Moonfire Task Force (SpaceKitten) [I3]

How to Beat the Sewer Trial In 10 Minutes Or Less (aaronz) [I3]

Sewer Trial FAQ (No Spoilers) (Backstab) [Pre-I1]

Eden Trial Guide Shirai_Ryu [I8]

Eden Trial I7 in depth guide FMIST [I7]

Cascades TF Guide - Sara Moore Saradin [I3]

Shard Task Force #2 - Ruladak the Strong (Trixi) [I3]

Shard Task Force #3 - Saga of Faathim (Suikoden) [I3]

The Saga of Lanaru (4th Shadow Shard TF) Guide blzneh [I3]


[*]City of Villains Trials and Strike Forces

Virgil Tarikoss Strikeforce Quick Guide infoseeker [I6]

Guide to Virgil Tarikoss SF Dirtball [I6]

Operative Renault Strike Force Quick Guide infoseeker [I6]

Silver Mantis Strike Force Quick Guide infoseeker[I6]

Ice Mistral Strike Force Quick Guide infoseeker [I6]

Ice Mistral Strike Force (Osskask) [I6][/list]


RESPECIFICATION TRIALS[/b]

Kiloton's Guide to Saving Terra Volta Kiloton [I6]

Murph's Tricks and Guide to the COV Respec Trial! Murphy [I6]

HeroVorkk's Respec Guide - July 05 HeroVorkk [I4]

Respec Trial Guide – Levels 33-42 (Karon) [I2]

COV First Respec Trial hehateme [I6]

The First Villain Respec (Blastblaze) [I6]



THE HAMIDON RAID[/b]

Updated Guide to Raiding the Hamidon Seyda [I8]

First Time Hamidon Raider's guide for issue 7 (Call_Me_Awesome) [I7]

Hamidon Raids - a Main Taunt Tank guide (Call_Me_Awesome) [I7]

Guardian's Hamidon Guide to a Drop Team Neuttrino [I7]

Aggro Team Healer Survival NeoSporin [I7]

CrimsonShadow's Updated Hamidon Raiding Guide (CrimsonShadow) [I6]

Hamidon Raid Strategy, Revised and Finalized Marut [I3]

Hamidon Strategy (Spacekitten) [I2]

How to Run a Hamidon Raid Teleport Train V1.0 (Robotech_Master) [I5]

Voidbait's Guide to Hamidon Bubbling [I8]

See Powers -- Enhancement section for Hamidon Enhancements



LORD RECLUSE STRIKE FORCE[/b]

Tips for Completing a Buggy Post-I8 RSF... Darque_Duce

Recluse Strike Force Guide (CrimsonShadow) [I7]

Lord Recluse Strike Force Guide v 1.0 (Geek_Boy) [I7]

Lord Recluse Strike Force Guide (The_Yui) [I7]

The perfect RSF team Blue_Pulsar [I7]

How to Fail the LRSF (Inspector6) [I7]

Lord Recluse Strike Force Guide with pic and video RocknStomp [I7]





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IX. [u]COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS[u]


PLAYING NICELY[/b]

Courtesy South [I5]

Mind Your Manners! peterpeter [I3]

Player Etiquette (Demon_Dono) [I1]

A Guide to Anti CyberStalking Compiled by TheRing

-See also section on Getting Help and Petitioning.



KNOW WHERE AND HOW TO SPEAK[/b]

Global Chat Guide (text version of PDF file) (Robotech_Master) [I3]

Global Chat Channel Tabs Tutorial (Robotech_Master)

Sending to Global Channels: A Microguide Robotech_Master [I3]

List of Global Chat Channels

How do you repeat the last line that was spoken?



UNDERSTANDING ONE ANOTHER[/b]

In game Abbreviations Golden_Ace [I4]

Guide to Jargon &amp; Abbreviations (Plasma_Fury) [I1]

Official Noob Guide To Abbreviations And Jargon (Discobug) [I1]

Noobers Guide to CoH Abbreviation and Jargon] AmericanArgonaut [I1]

Guide to CoH L33T-speak 101 (semi-long -- for fun) RayOfHope [I5]




SAYING IT WITH STYLE[/b]

Mantid's Animated Emote Guide (Mantid) [I8]

All Known Emotes! (Luscinia) [I7]

I6 Guide to Emotes (The Laughing Man) [I6]

Emote Randomising Guide v. 0.1 Skarmory_the_PG [I7]

Making Your Speech Bubbles In TechniColor! (Leatherface)

The TMI Guide to Chat Bubble Coloring (zdegrees)

Guide to Random Phrases! Starmor [I3]


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X. [u]TEAMS, GROUPS, AND BASES[u]



TEAMING[/b]<ul type="square">
[*]How to form a team

Setting your search status with /lfgset superfurrycat [I7]

Cure for the common PuG! Roy_Matsuya [I7]

How-to-invite guide MeltingKiss [I6]

Guide to Team Invites and Team Search/Seek (AnotherDeadHero) [I3]


[*]How to run and care for a team – leader tips

The Many Qualities of the Pick-Up Group Leader Arcas [I6]

Some tips to make leading a PUG more enjoyable Raura [I6]

How To Lead a Team (Valdis) [I5]

guide to Team Leading ladiestorm [I3]



[*]Team Strategy

The Anti-PUG: The 10 Commandments of Good Teaming Colette [I7]

City of Villains Teams in a Nutshell South [I6]

How to know you're in a *GOOD* Pick-up Group Neuberg_Crowley [I5]

A Guide to Team Tactics Backstab [I5]

ladiestorm's guide to good teaming ladiestorm [I3]

The SuperTeam: Advanced Grouping [long] Arcas [I2]

Guide: What to do re: Bad Teams Enantiodromos [I7]



[*]Knowing the ATs, Powers, and Abilities of your Teammates

When to use What you have (Guide to Team Roles) (Ebon_Angel) [I5]

Guide to playing with a Healer in your teamRedCrosse [I5]

The 6 most important things to know about Khelds Zeke_Thorn [I3]

Guide: So you want to team with a Defender aisais [I3]

So why should you team with a storm defender? Lady_Sadako [I3]



[*]Voice Communication

FREE high-quality voice server Schnibbley [I6] [/list]

SUPER (VILLAIN) GROUPS &amp; BASSES[/b]<ul type="square">

[*]Creating a group

Creating and managing a Supergroup VoodooGirl [I6]

Guide To Getting a SuperGroup Off the Ground (Moncro) [I2]




[*]Creating a base


The Teqnikal Way to Build a Base v1.0 _Teqnikal_ [I7]

Falcon Blasters Guide to Sg and Base Success magglecrisp [I7]

List of Base Room Costs and Functionalities Maldini [I6]

The Lil_Miss' Guide to Bases (Super_Villain) [I6]

A Guide to Small Bases in Issue 7 Jagged [I7]

Single-member and/or Starter Base Building Guide tiredinnuendo [I7]

Some Basic Tips For Base Design Takarik [I6]

A guide to giving your landlord the shaft! Dark_Tower [I8]



[*]Salvage and crafting

A List of Base Items in a Spreadsheet (MadScientist) [I8]

A List of Base Item Costs (Justice Corps of Paragon City) [I6]

List of Base Item Costs Maldini [I6]

Sapph's Salvage Chart [I6]

Guide to Salvage &amp; Crafting (_Brev_) [I6]

Salvage Rarity guide (MadScientist) [I6]

A List of Salvage Types (Justice Corps of Paragon City) [I6]

A List of Tech Salvage Recipes (Justice Corps of Paragon City) [I6]

The Salvage Trackers' Guide (Balanced) [I6]

PDF Recipe List – Tech &amp; Arcane Altoholic_Monkey [I6]

The guide to Arcane Salvage (download) Arinara [I6]

Guide to Empowerment Stations (pudds) [I7]


- See Mission Section for SG/VG-only missions[/list]



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XI. [u]OTHER GAME SYSTEMS[u]



BADGES<ul type="square">


See Badge Forums FAQ Snow_Globe [I8]


[*]Setting Badge Title

Setting your Badge Title - /Settitle for Villains (Hugues_de_Payen) [I6]

How to Set a Badge Title (Saga_) [I5]



[*]How to get a specific badge

TopDoc's Damage Badge guide [I7]

A guide to the Banisher Badge - version 1.0 Zubenelgenubi [I5]

Mini-Guide to Banisher AKA Spirit Mask Badge (Geoff) [I3]

How to: Get the Illusionist badge (IanTheM1) [I7]



[*]How to get a specific badge set

Accolade Hunting for Heroes Starfox [I7]

Accolade Hunting for Villains Starfox [I7]

Magical Act's guide to Croatoa:Monsters and Badges Gamer13 [I6]

The Minimalist's Guide to CoV Mission Badges 1.0 Chromium_Man [I6]

CoV guide to KILL BADGES Super [I6]


[*]Badge Lists

CoV Badge Mission and Contact List (Tsukiyomi) [I7]

City Info Terminal Badge Tracker [I6]

Stalemate's Guide to Badges [I5]

Badges and Plaques Locator [I4]

Badges and Plaques Locations and Requirements Grazel [I3]]

Badge Guide (RonLHiler) [I3]

New Fun Badge Guide Dollymistress [I8]



[*]Badge Trackers

Badge Hunter Website

City of Info Terminal

Quickly /Settitle all of your badges! (for use with City of Info Terminal) Plasma_Welder [I8][/list]


ARENA &amp; GLADIATOR [/b]

Edict's Intro to Gladiator Matches [I7]

Gladiator Guide 0.3 (Incomplete) Minmin [I8]

Friggin' Taser's Guide to Gladiators [I6]

Skysaurus's Guide to Intern Battle Royales[I4]

-See Binds Section for gladiators binds and controls











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XII. [u]THE IN-GAME WORLD – A TALE OF TWO CITIES[u]



BACKGROUND, STORYBOOK, LORE[/b]

CoH Lore Manual (Xaster) [Pre-I1]

Guide to Villain Backstories (CoH) sun_tzu [I5]

Guide to Villain Stories, Rogue Isles Supplement InfamousBrad [I6]

Memphis_Bill's Kheldian backstory guide [I6]

The Azuria FAQ Demota [I4]

NPC Citizens And Their Uses (Sartorius) [I1]



AREAS AND ZONES AND OTHER PLACES[/b]<ul type="square">

[*]Finding yourself

Location! Location! Location! - Coordinates &amp; You Visceral [I5]



[*]Hero Zones

The Complete(ly Useless) Guide to Outbreak (Kallah) [I2]

A Tour of Atlas Park McBeast [I3]

A Tour of Kings Row McBeast [I4]

The Perez Park Group XP Guide (Arcas) [I1]

The Striga Isle FAQ (Lady_Sadako) [I3]

SuperSpeed guide to Terra Volta(Terrorus Sadistus) _Ilr_ [I7]

Speedster's guide to reaching the Reactor RedwoodTheElf [I4]

Super Speeder Guide to Terra Volta Reactor door JaZonZ [I4]

Shadow Shard Tips Zloth [I8]

Shadow Shard Theory Zloth [I7]

Shadow Shard Guide and FAQ Fritzy [I6]

COH BUSINESSES AND BILLBOARDS Black_Specter [I7]



[*]Villain Zones

A guide to Grandville Samuel_Tow [I8]



[*]Inter-Factional Zones

PVP Zone Guide v2 ColJasmine [I7][/list]

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XIII. [u]THE OUT-OF-CHARACTER EXPERIENCE[u]


COMMUNITY HISTORY, CUSTOMS, AND CULTURE[/b]

CoH/V FTP Site: Movies; Music; Fansite Kit; Interviews

Launch CoH as CoV (and bypass updater) _Freya [I6]

Zloth's Issue History [I7]

Complete guide to Costume Contests Greystar [I6]

Cuddles Guide to Extended Gaming Cuddles [I5]

Guide to the original COH trailer Memphis_Bill [I7]

The original Kill Skuls post StarGeek

How to Speak Jerkhacking 101 WatchItGo [I3]




LEADING BY (BAD) EXAMPLE[/b]

What NOT to do in CoX PSLAnimal [I6]

The Critter's Guide to EvP Arcanaville [I6]

CoV Bad Player Guide(orginized by class!) Candlestick [I6]

Bogus Guides I would love to read foucault [I5]

Guide to Quiting Teams Iguane [I5]

FAQ: R U H34lar? TheMightyScourge [I4]




COMIC BOOKS AND ‘THE INDUSTRY’[/b]

City of Heroes Comics, Online Version, FTP site

Guide to Player Cameos in the CoH Comic Razoras [I7]

Doc's Guide to the Golden And Silver Ages of Comics for CoH (Doc Atomic) [I2]

Golden Age is not just a look Dogface [I6]

Bayani's Guide to Collecting Original Comic Art (Bayani)

Cuppa's Guide to working in the Game Industry CuppaJo

Guide to webcomics featuring CoH Scuzzbopper [I5]

CoV Tips for the SWG Refugee SpectralDaisy [I6]




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XIV. [u]LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD – ADVANCED MECHANICS[u]



3RD PARTY CUSTOMIZATION (maps, graphics, sounds, fonts)[/b]

Vidiotmaps Map Patch

Paragon Maps Map Patch

TweakCoH Offline Graphic Options Settings

How to Silence Specific Game Sounds (Impkin)

Better in game font - 'Arms' are your friends! Kari_Trishfall [I8]

CoX Log Cleaner and Costume Extractor Crimson_Tao [I8]

City Game Tracker

Hero Stats

[Please note the above programs and customizations do not 'modify' the code of the game, which would violate the End User License Agreement (EULA) you all agreed to when you bought/registered the game. These are more 'overlays' or 'readers' than 'modifiers'.]

A note about client modifications



SCREENSHOTS, DEMOS, VIDEOS[/b]

Guide to Demo Guides &amp; Tools Scuzzbopper [I6]

Screenshot And Demo Guide V2 (Zloth)

Screenshot And Demo Guide V3 (Zloth)

Zloth's Screenshot and Demo FAQ

Demo File Format FAQ (Zloth)

DEMO File Format: Addendum (character parts) Djeannie [I7]

Paris' Demo Guide [I6]

Tutorial: Making CoH videos - Everything You Need (Storm_Knight)

A Kitty's guide to making CoH movies! IttiBittiKitty [I2]

Custom Demo Creation Guide (MasterMarbles)

Demo Editing and Videos - The end-to-end guide Majik [I4]

CoH Demo Analyzer v1.0.0.0 Circeus [I4]

Demo Editing: Map Codes? IanTheM1 [I4]



COMPUTERS &amp; PERIPHERALS[/b]

The Beginner's Guide to Two Boxing Brillig [I7]

Parts is Parts! A Guide for new computer builders houtex

System Performance Guide v.3.0 BillZBubba [I8]

Consolidated ATI Settings Guide BillZBubba [I8]

Known ATI Issues [I8]

Guide to lag Noumken [I8]

An Informative Guide to "Lag" Demobot [I6]

Balorn's Guide to Lag, 1.0 Balorn [I4]

A Guide to Lag Ramia_Angriffe [I6]

CoH Dance Pad Guide Chriffer

Playing with a Logitech Dual Action Controller The_Alt_oholic [I5]



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XV. [u]GETTING HELP AND OTHER RESOURCES[u]



OFFICIAL CHANNELS[/b]

City of Heroes Official Website

City of Villains Official Website

CoH/V Knowledge Base (FAQs)

PlayNC Support Website

End User License Agreement (EULA)

Understanding /petition (FyreGoddess)

What to do if you fail a buggy badge mission (Snow_Globe) [I7]

City of Heroes and City of Villains Current Patch Notes List

City of Heroes and City of Villains Chronological Patch Notes List (Archive)

Prima's Free I7 Update Guide New Web Address Zombie_Man [I8]

US Server Status RSS Feed Tiggy [I8]

Dev Digest RSS Feed doorslam [I8]



USING THE OFFICIAL FORUMS[/b]

NightOwl's Guide to Guide Writing [I5]

Guide to Writing Guides AnotherDeadHero [I3]

Kiwi's Unofficial Forum Etiquette Guide KiwiLi [I5]

How to positively participate in the forums Project_Robobot [I7]

Search Feature Guide (ZealotOnAStick)

How to determine a post's URL Balshor [I5]

A Guide on Shortening Forum links for Reference tpull [I5]

How to Complain: A Primer Boondocker [I2]

Guide To Getting Yourself A Forum Avatar (Viga_Axe)

Make your own avatar.. using only MS Paint! Miss_Kitty [I6]

AstroLad's Screenshot Forum Guide V. 2 AstroLad [I4]

HOWTO: Animated Avatar The_Spinning_Top

Guide to making animated heart avatars with GIMP Retrogression

Avatar Hosting Sites AnotherDeadHero [I2]

Forum Color Guide by Golden Ace Golden_Ace [I8]

- See also jargon guides under Communication Section



OTHER WEBSITES WITH GUIDES AND FURTHER INFORMATION[/b]

Red Tomax’s No Future

City of Data

Coldfront City of Heroes

Fellowship of Paragon Library Archive

City of Heroes Online



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And... it's finally done.

This guide contains everything the old Guide to Guide had (thanks again to milk_weasel for updating that). But the old Guide to Guide included only those guides which Cuppa put in and those that were posted to the thread. There were lots and lots and lots of other guides that were in the forums but never included in the Guide to Guides or posted to its thread.

So, I went back through all the threads in the forum. That's two and a half years and over 4,300 threads. I can't guarantee I got everything that should be included. Luckily for me, the vast majority of threads consisted of AT guides which were outside the purview of this general Guide to Guides.

I did use my judgment in not including certain guides which were only a little tips, terribly incomplete, or hopelessly outdated. If the authors of those guides are put out by that, they are free to update their guides and post them here as they were asked to do.

Any feedback would be welcome on the structure, or grammar, or typos, or whatever.

Certainly, many of these guides that did make it could use a good updating and replace the old ones altogether. Maybe even combining similar ones. If the author didn't respond to the call to update them... then their loss. Feel free to tackle them.


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Excellent job, Zombie Man!

Lighthouse
Community Relations Manager

If you have a specific in game, account, tech or billing problem please contact our Customer Support team via The Knowledge Base "Ask A Question" page.

 

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I've actually got a third version of my screenshot/demo guide. However, that 'guide' is just a link to my online guide. You're welcome to link to either or both.

Oooo, you even got the Shadow Shard Theory guide! I'm very impressed! Superb job Zombie_Man!

 

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[ QUOTE ]
I've actually got a third version of my screenshot/demo guide. However, that 'guide' is just a link to my online guide. You're welcome to link to either or both.


[/ QUOTE ]

Darn, I missed one! You're just so prolific.

Anyway, I updated the guide (still got editing rights) with V3. I'm leaving both threads up since the discussion of your guide is as enlightening as the guide itself.

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Great job there, I've only got one minor suggestion, you may want to order the guides by issue, so the newest guides are at the top of each section and the old, issue 1 guides are at the bottom.

Kind of like this:

Tanker guides

Guide (i8)
Guide (i7)
Guide (i6)
Guide (i5)
Etc.

That may make it easier for people to find the updated guides rather than the outdated ones. Anyway, wonderful job there, and certainly something that's been long needed. I really like the way you've catagorized everything, it's far more logical than it used to be.

COH has just been murdered by NCSoft. http://www.change.org/petitions/ncso...city-of-heroes

 

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Hey, Lighthouse, is there any way the forums can be made to handle the links in this guide to guide so that we aren't contently switching between boards.cityofheroes.com and boards.cityofvillains.com as we navigate through it?

 

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Three quick things.

1. The guide listed for basic game play by Map_severed should be Changed to Tog, or _Tog_.
2. It's actually pretty much current through I7 now, but I'm having some trouble with the newest version. Hopefully, it will be current through I8, with better navigation, and a far less annoying "bookshelf" page, just in time for the release of I9, which will make it far out of date again because inventions is really gonna mess things up for it
3. Cool avatar, Mantid.

My first short story (detective fiction) came out in Jan-2012. Other stories and books to follow, I hope. Because of "real writing". COH was a big part of that happening.

 

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Good job.

Just a couple of things:

1) Can we have the guides in Issue order please. The previous guides listed the latest guides first and in most cases that tis the most useful.

2) Can we change the urls to relative so that they don't force us onto the City of Villains boards? If you can't do than then please change them to City of Heroes instead. Most people use the heroes style and the villain colour combination would fail the "accessibility" tests we put our web sites through.

This is a song about a super hero named Tony. Its called Tony's theme.
Jagged Reged: 23/01/04

 

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With regard to ordering by Issue release:

I'll try to switch up a few of them when they address the same topic and put the more recent first, but there aren't that many guides which address exactly the same topic. E.g., the 'best fly bind ever' guide is technically older than than 'the second best fly bind' guide, but thematically, it should still go first. Also, even though the 'best fly bind ever' guide has an early issue date attached to it, it has a lot of more recent additions. The following discussion and follow-ups in a guide's thread may make it a lot more current than the issue date would have you believe. Also, a guide may have an early date, but if the mechanics it discusses haven't changed in the game... then it's up to date; meanwhile, a guide may have a more recent date, but if the mechanics it discusses were changed even more recently... then it's out of date.

All this to say... issue dates are not a very reliable way to know if a guide is out of date or not; therefore, using issue dates as a primary sorting factor is probably not the best way to sort the guides.

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