Discussion: Closed Beta Mac Test

macskull · 10-30-2008 11:20 AM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I don't understand why you're making it even easier to travel to a mission. At least considering giving it a very long recharge timer.

[/ QUOTE ]

Um... you enjoy spending a lot of time traveling to missions?

*waits impatiently for the PC version of the power*

[/ QUOTE ]

It doesn't take very long to travel to missions. Killing all zone travel makes too many zones vacant which is not good.

Encountering other players is important and brings more socializing to the game.

[/ QUOTE ]
I don't use my time between missions looking for other players to socialize with. I use it for thinking "ugh, I have to go to where!?"

@macskull, @Not Mac | XBL: macskull | Steam: macskull | Skype: macskull
"One day we all may see each other elsewhere. In Tyria, in Azeroth. We may pass each other and never know it. And that's sad. But if nothing else, we'll still have Rhode Island."

Captain_Intrepid · 10-30-2008 11:27 AM

There goes Boot Camp for CoH/V...

Captain_Intrepid · 10-30-2008 11:28 AM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I don't understand why you're making it even easier to travel to a mission. At least considering giving it a very long recharge timer.

[/ QUOTE ]

Um... you enjoy spending a lot of time traveling to missions?

*waits impatiently for the PC version of the power*

[/ QUOTE ]

It doesn't take very long to travel to missions. Killing all zone travel makes too many zones vacant which is not good.

Encountering other players is important and brings more socializing to the game.

[/ QUOTE ]
I don't use my time between missions looking for other players to socialize with. I use it for thinking "ugh, I have to go to where!?"

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm thinking that the mission tp power may be more of a long recharge power.

Kamina · 10-30-2008 11:30 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Mission teleporter, so lazy we have become.

[/ QUOTE ]

I'd find this quite handy for the final mish of Numina's TF tyvm

Psyte · 10-30-2008 11:30 AM

Possibly dumb question: Is this going to be a separate retail box? Or will the new versions of GVE come with both and somehow differentiate the serial numbers (or change the included goodies altogether?).

Minotaur · 10-30-2008 11:33 AM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I don't understand why you're making it even easier to travel to a mission. At least considering giving it a very long recharge timer.

[/ QUOTE ]

Um... you enjoy spending a lot of time traveling to missions?

*waits impatiently for the PC version of the power*

[/ QUOTE ]

It doesn't take very long to travel to missions. Killing all zone travel makes too many zones vacant which is not good.

Encountering other players is important and brings more socializing to the game.

[/ QUOTE ]
Having my main PC in for repair and having to play CoH on my old one (with a whole 512 Mb RAM), I would kill for the mission teleporter. Getting across zones is taking me longer than doing the missions in some cases.

It's true. This game is NOT rocket surgery. - BillZBubba

GadgetDon · 10-30-2008 11:34 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Possibly dumb question: Is this going to be a separate retail box? Or will the new versions of GVE come with both and somehow differentiate the serial numbers (or change the included goodies altogether?).

[/ QUOTE ]

From what they've said, they won't actually be a retail box, it will only be available digitally from Transgaming's online store or from the NCSoft online store. It is separate from the PC GvE, so buying the Mac game won't give you the Jump pack or other current GvE goodies.

I would presume, if this does well, that future retail boxes would have both clients in the box.

My arcs are constantly shifting, just search for GadgetDon for the latest.
The world beware! I've started a blog
GadgetMania Under Attack: The Digg Lockout

Janlee · 10-30-2008 11:37 AM

If this gets me off Windows totally I will so buy this, use it, and never look back.

Sometimes, I impress my boss. Sometimes, I impress myself. The rest of the time, I scare people. I can live with that.

Death_Adder · 10-30-2008 11:38 AM

I can't wait for the add on to be buyable for the PC side. More costume options are always nice, and the Mission Teleporter will save me much annoyance in Nerva and IP.

Kamina · 10-30-2008 11:38 AM

curious to what the costume pieces look like

Toonies · 10-30-2008 11:39 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Personally I love the little packages that we can buy for the extra costumes and powers and emotes. As long as they stay in the 5-10 dollar range I don't see how anybody could seriously complain about them.

[/ QUOTE ]

I like them too. It is always a choice then if you want them or not. At least we don't have to pay for expansions like in "other" MMOs. I won't complain about paying extra for extras as long as they're free.

edit: LAST post before a redname.

Positron · 10-30-2008 11:40 AM

[ QUOTE ]
This is what i want to know. A friend of mine plays COH in her Mac through Bootcamp and she's dealing with crash issues. Will she have to rebuy the game to get the Mac version or can she just download the mac client from her account page?

[/ QUOTE ]

She can download the Mac client for free when it is released.

Positron
Follow me on Twitter

RooGirl · 10-30-2008 11:44 AM

EDIT: Of course as soon as I post this it magically works. Never mind.

SO EXCITED! Jack Emmert said this would never ever happen and as a long-time Mac user who had to steal her husband's PC before getting an XP partition to play on, this is fantastic news for me. I don't even care about the perks, I just want to play Macside.

Thank you so so so much!

macskull · 10-30-2008 11:46 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Kinda going crazy...as a Mac user been wanting this since forever (and since Jack Emmert said he had no intention of ever doing it), but the site will not allow me to submit my application. I've taken out all the offending symbols, pared my system info the bare minimum, tried different browsers on my Macs and my husband's PCs...nada.

Help me...help me please...

[/ QUOTE ]
Line breaks throw errors. In this case the Return/Enter key is not your friend.

@macskull, @Not Mac | XBL: macskull | Steam: macskull | Skype: macskull
"One day we all may see each other elsewhere. In Tyria, in Azeroth. We may pass each other and never know it. And that's sad. But if nothing else, we'll still have Rhode Island."

Toonies · 10-30-2008 11:47 AM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I don't understand why you're making it even easier to travel to a mission. At least considering giving it a very long recharge timer.

[/ QUOTE ]

Um... you enjoy spending a lot of time traveling to missions?

*waits impatiently for the PC version of the power*

[/ QUOTE ]

It doesn't take very long to travel to missions. Killing all zone travel makes too many zones vacant which is not good.

Encountering other players is important and brings more socializing to the game.

[/ QUOTE ]

Simple solution.....if you don't like it, don't buy it or use it. I personally can't wait for it and I hope the recharge time is not super long.

Janlee · 10-30-2008 11:47 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Kinda going crazy...as a Mac user been wanting this since forever (and since Jack Emmert said he had no intention of ever doing it), but the site will not allow me to submit my application. I've taken out all the offending symbols, pared my system info the bare minimum, tried different browsers on my Macs and my husband's PCs...nada.

Help me...help me please...

[/ QUOTE ]

Same thing here, put all specifications in from "System Profiler", ended up just saying MacBook (as that is what I currently have.

But when this goes live, PC out window, Mac in the house.

Sometimes, I impress my boss. Sometimes, I impress myself. The rest of the time, I scare people. I can live with that.

Kabutops · 10-30-2008 11:48 AM

O_O

Holy [censored]... Devs, I don't think you realize just how convenient this is for me... or how happy this makes me...

Holy [censored].

Virtue - @Kabuto & @Kabutops
Main heroes:
Dark/Psy/Psy Defender
Grav/Storm/Power Controller
Ice/Storm/Ice Controller
Plant/Rad/Psi Controller
Earth/Rad/Earth Controller
Main Villains:
Ice/Cold/Sharks Corruptor
Elec/Shield Brute
Fortunata/Soul Widow

RooGirl · 10-30-2008 11:48 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Line breaks throw errors. In this case the Return/Enter key is not your friend.

[/ QUOTE ]

Heh, I tried deleting all my line breaks immediately after posting just in case, and that did it. Wish they'd mention it on the form! Thank you for the help anyway!

GadgetDon · 10-30-2008 11:50 AM

The one piece of information that I looked up in the System Profiler was the video card involved (ATI Radeon X1600). Hmmm, probably should have mentioned just 128 MB VRAM.

My arcs are constantly shifting, just search for GadgetDon for the latest.
The world beware! I've started a blog
GadgetMania Under Attack: The Digg Lockout

Sooner · 10-30-2008 11:51 AM

As long as I can buy this stuff for my account down the road... I'm all kinds of cool with it.

Read my stories!

Poet_Laureate · 10-30-2008 12:04 PM

Transgaming is the Cedega people... which is WINE + their own DX emulator.

Which means it will probably suck.

But Im willing to be proved wrong.

Lighthouse_NA · 10-30-2008 12:04 PM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Nice hook for the Mac user! Thanks for making it available as well. The Valkyrie outfit looks interesting.

[/ QUOTE ]

What does it look like. I dont see any pics.

[/ QUOTE ]

I think he mean "sounds interesting" rather than "looks interesting". We'll have pictures and more information about the extras in a follow up article.

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.

El_Furioso · 10-30-2008 12:07 PM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
the page keeps spitting my application back as "Bad Input"

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm having this problem too. Not using any of the special characters they're calling out either.

EDIT: Got past it. I think it chokes if you use to many lines (carriage returns?) in the "Mac Info" field.

[/ QUOTE ]

Same here. Replaced my carriage returns with commas, and everything went through fine.

El Furioso - Inv/SS Tanker .:. Chlorostorm - Plant/Thorn Dominator {Virtue}

Proud member of the Repeat Offenders Network

City of Heroes Mission Review .:. MA arcs submitted and reviewed by the CoX community

Sophy · 10-30-2008 12:15 PM

[ QUOTE ]
I think it is a perfect idea considering macs are generally owned by more creative people (artists, writers, etc.) and this game is the only MMO that really lets you be creative.

[/ QUOTE ]
Ummmm, what? That is the most stereotypical post, I've ever read in my entire life. Next all democrats have Powerbooks, right? WoW, just Wow. Think highly of yourself? If you think, these types of people have apples, because, they are more creative, think again. I bet its because, they don't know how to use windows, cause, you know the parts inside the machine are the same.

Stealth_Bomber · 10-30-2008 12:21 PM

This is the greatest announcement for CoH since it went retail! More players, more options, on a great platform.

I guess I won't need Boot Camp on my Macbook Pro once this comes out. CoH has been the only program I run under Boot Camp. No more rebooting, no more XP.

Great decision! I can't wait to get the client!

Ideally, the tank will die precisely as everyone else starts fighting, allowing aggro to be spread evenly among the blaster. -seebs, "How to Suck at CoH/CoV" Guide