Welcome back!!!
Well first here is http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Main_Page it as ton of info for you.
The first thing I would do is roll a new toon and start over, because a lot of things have changed. Other then that just have fun 
"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time"- Chesty Puller US Marine Corps
1) Prep for the Respec. Grab a notepad and head over to Mid's character creator, or to the Paragonwiki at "Cohtitan" in my sig, or just log on and hit "powers" on your power tray to get a list of the powers in the set.
Ingame, you can type the name of a power in brackets like this: [Rain of Fire] and then click on the word [Rain of Fire] to get a popup that tells you exactly what the power does, down to the numbers.
2) Write out the power choices you intend to make.
This is important, lest you forget something like a travel power that you wanted.
3) Either type the slash command /respec or visit Jack Wolfe inside City Hall in Galaxy City. If neither of those work, try clicking on "badges" on your compass bar and selecting "veteran badges", one of those may give you the option to claim a respec. Then try again.
If none of those work, level to at least L24, then try out the Respec Trial where you can earn a respec. It takes some time (and a team!) to complete and has a chance of failure. But if a reasonable challenge is enjoyable, then it's fairly fun.
Or........................
Go to a trainer and click on "train secondary build". You can have a second build and it's like having to make all your picks from L1 to your current level. Warning: It doesn't come with enhancements in your powers, so you may want to have a bit of cash onhand if the second build is what you want to play. $Inf is really easy to earn in this game (sell your drops at the Market), to the point that any character can be monetarily self-sufficient. No "Sugar-Daddies" needed here!
And Welcome Back!
[ QUOTE ]
Welcome back!!!
Well first here is http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Main_Page it as ton of info for you.
The first thing I would do is roll a new toon and start over, because a lot of things have changed. Other then that just have fun
[/ QUOTE ] Fixed the link.
And the Mids Hero Designer program he referred to is here. Highly recommended that you use this.
At lv25+ you can also get to Ouroboros where you can go "back in time" and do any Story Arc for the game lower than your current level tier; whether you've already done that story arc/contact or not.
Also, you will have "Detective" contacts in your contact tab. Go talk to one of those to get a Police Scanner. The Scanner will give you infinitely repeatable missions for your level tier. Doing a set number of scanner-missions will give you access to a Safeguard mission. This is where you go to an instanced sub-zone and try to prevent a villain from the Rogue Isles rob a bank. There are also side missions where you can get nice enh drops, temp powers, and badges. If you complete a given Safeguard map for the first time you are given some sort of useful Temp Power/Buff and the Detective will introduce you to a new Contact. The temp powers you get for the 5-9 and 10-14 Safeguards are a Jet Pack 2hr flight temp power and a Super Jump 2hr jump temp power.
There are two co-op zones now that open up at lv35+: Rikit War Zone and Cimerrora. You can use Pocket-D (on your map in three zones), The Midnighter Club (unlocked in Steel Canyon), Ouroboros (lv25+ from anywhere but PVP zones), and RWZ (lv35+) as travel hubs to get you around faster.
You've pretty much outleveled the arcs now (they start at lv15 and go to 25), but if you start another character I highly recommend checking out the revamped Faultline zone. It has some of the better story that's exclusive to hero-side. Or you could just got back and do it in Ouroboros; start with the Jim Temblor story arc.
Welcome Back 
.
Wow thanks for all the help guys, I really look forward to delving into this, back in 05 there was not as much content as there is now it is a little overwhelming! I love what the devs have done with this game, it really shines as a beacon of creativity in this ocean of the mundane!
I look forward to seeing you all out there !
Oh one other thing: since your last time in-game dates back to '05, you might need to read up on Enhancement Diversification's system of diminishing returns. On the face of it, this will look like a nerf. But the introduction of Invention Set Enhancements has completely blown away the performance of pre-ED builds in every respect.
You can do a Tutorial for basic Inventions at the University (Steel Canyon or Cap au Diable) from lv10+.
Someone else also mentioned Real Numbers being in the game now. They're kind of hidden, but if you click open your Powers tab and then click Combat Attributes, you can get a list of all character attributes and their current values.
Yeah I did read up on the ED and it sounded like a good change.
I'm enjoying it, I think the change adds a lot more diversity and skill to making proper builds instead of cookie cutter. I do remember tanks pulling entire warehouses and then just nuking them all down, it was fun but it did seem a little retarded lol.
[ QUOTE ]
I do remember tanks pulling entire warehouses and then just nuking them all down, it was fun but it did seem a little retarded lol.
[/ QUOTE ]
Word.
If we are to die, let us die like men. -- Patrick Cleburne
----------------------------------------------------------
The rule is that they must be loved. --Jayne Fynes-Clinton, Death of an Abandoned Dog
Yeah, there's a limit on the amount of enemies a character can aggro now, and the amount of targets an attack can hit.
It should be noted that while MIDS is still very useful and mostly correct at this point, it is a bit outdated. I think the last update was issue 13. Unfortunately the original guy making it has stopped updating and passed the torch to someone else, but I don't think there have been any updates for it yet since then. For just planning your build, it should still be sufficient and mostly accurate in most things, just don't be surprised if there are a few numbers off in it, especially with the Dominator AT since they JUST got a near complete power revamp a week or so ago.
Oh, and you might notice that Defiance is completely different now, and much better.
[ QUOTE ]
Yeah I did read up on the ED and it sounded like a good change.
I'm enjoying it, I think the change adds a lot more diversity and skill to making proper builds instead of cookie cutter. I do remember tanks pulling entire warehouses and then just nuking them all down, it was fun but it did seem a little retarded lol.
[/ QUOTE ]
True, but I'll never forget the time I was with friends in a warehouse full of freaks. The tank went and taunted the entire warehouse and came back to us. Seeing the wave of Freakshow coming after him was the most amazing thing I've ever seen (too bad I didn't take a screenie).
Oh, and welcome back! You can also find info on respeccing by talking to the trainers, but the links provided are an easier read.
Leader of the British Superhero Corps on Pinnacle
Shego: Another one saved from the fiery pits of EEeeeeconomy Computing Hell.
Thanks again for all the help guys, I respeced up no prob and am really enjoying the game
Hey all.
I've just reactivated my account after not playing since 2005. I really enjoyed the game but I was wrapped up in wow and couldn't stick with CoH. Well I'm done with wow for various reasons and looking at CoH again, the architect content creator really REALLY appealed to me.
I don't really know where to start though, I would like to respec my powers but I'm not sure how, and after that where else/what else should I go/do?
Natural/Blaster/electricity lvl22.
Any tips or advice would help a great deal, I really want to get into this game and enjoy it instead of sitting there scratching my head lol
Thanks all