Release Notes for Build 19.20090716.0 7/20/09
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Posted on: 2009-07-20 24:21 in The Global Training Room Test Server
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User Interface
* The issue involving random characters appearing in the chat line has been fixed. For example, players should now no longer see asdawasdsawdsLevel 10 Scrapper LFT
* Global Chat Channels will no longer change colors randomly upon zoning.
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Love.
Never surrender! Never give up!
Help keep Paragon City alive with the unofficial City of Heroes Tabletop Role Playing Game!
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If you defeat someone who has recently defeated you, this will no longer restrict you from receiving rewards from the PvP defeat. The PvP reputation timer is now no longer reset from a defeat that doesn't earn reputation.
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and there was much rejoicing
I do believe all the emotes (sans unlockables and booster-specific) are indeed now on the quickchat menu, which is very well organized to boot! I'm gonna double-check against my custom quickchat which I know for a fact contains all the emotes, but going solely by appearance I think everything's there.
Positron: "There are no bugs [in City of Heroes], just varying degrees of features."
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The issue involving random characters appearing in the chat line has been fixed. For example, players should now no longer see asdawasdsawdsLevel 10 Scrapper LFT
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www1110222weeewqqwwrrrreally? Pleeeease leeet it be ssssss223444so...
THIS IS NOT ISSUE 16!
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But some good changes regardless. 
Issue 16 made me feel like this.
Warning: This poster likes to play Devil's Advocate.
It's nice to see Trick Arrows existence be acknowledged! Just wish it was buffs. :P
And I'm glad the chat bug is fixed! And to see all the emotes added to the Quickchat menu!
Meanwhile, Corruptor and Controller Fulcrum Shift is still using the Defender version of the buff pets summoned at the targeted enemies (each enemy hit should be +20% Damage for them, not +25%, it was this way before and changed either in I14 or one of the patches before I15). Please fix! Before "fixing it" becomes "nerfing it".
Okay, just went through the list.
So far, I see /em flashlight and /em flashlightdown missing from the emote list. Those, however, are the only omissions aside from unlockables and booster-specific emotes that I've found. I'll check again to be sure.
Positron: "There are no bugs [in City of Heroes], just varying degrees of features."
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If you defeat someone who has recently defeated you, this will no longer restrict you from receiving rewards from the PvP defeat. The PvP reputation timer is now no longer reset from a defeat that doesn't earn reputation.
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and there was much rejoicing
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So then, how does this work again?
I didn't get it before, and now Sorry, I'm still confused...
Surprise, I'm not much of a PvP'er. I've done some of it just not much and not anytime even remotely resembling recently. 
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User Interface
* The issue involving random characters appearing in the chat line has been fixed. For example, players should now no longer see asdawasdsawdsLevel 10 Scrapper LFT
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And there's even more rejoicing!
Heck, maybe we can get a "little bit o' peril" on the side if we're really lucky? 
EDIT:
While we're on Pets and their accepting Enh's, any chance the Protector Bot's "Repair" ability is ever gonna show-up in it's Real Numbers Info?
I've bugged this more then once in Beta's and on the Live Servers - never heard a peep from anyone about it.
I don't think it can really be the same as the /Bots MM's actual "Repair" or it wouldn't accept Healing Enh's. But, if it does work like the MM /Bots "Repair" - then it should take End Mod Enh's - not Healing Enh's.
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For example, players should now no longer see asdawasdsawdsLevel 10 Scrapper LFT
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Then how is asdawasdsawds supposed to get to level 11?
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For example, players should now no longer see asdawasdsawdsLevel 10 Scrapper LFT
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Then how is asdawasdsawds supposed to get to level 11?
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He can solo =P
-STEELE =)
Allied to all sides so that no matter what, I'll come out on top!
Oh, and Crimson demands you play this arc-> Twisted Knives (MA Arc #397769)
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Dark Miasma/Dark Servant (all versions): Fixed a bug that caused this power to state that it would except Recharge Intensive Pet enhancement sets. Since this pet cannot be slotted for damage, it should never have been able to accept these types of enhancements.
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Um, excuse me?
While Dark Servant does not take damage, it is not permanent until killed. Which means it actually does need to be up faster than it recharges normally at times.
I really wonder if the developers just hate Dark Miasma on general principle.
Still here, even after all this time!
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"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."
"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."
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Dark Miasma/Dark Servant (all versions): Fixed a bug that caused this power to state that it would except Recharge Intensive Pet enhancement sets. Since this pet cannot be slotted for damage, it should never have been able to accept these types of enhancements.
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Um, excuse me?
While Dark Servant does not take damage, it is not permanent until killed. Which means it actually does need to be up faster than it recharges normally at times.
I really wonder if the developers just hate Dark Miasma on general principle.
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Feel free to list your other examples that show the devs hate Dark Miasma.
And before you accuse me of anything or not knowing the set, my main is a Dark/Sonic Defender.
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Okay, just went through the list.
So far, I see /em flashlight and /em flashlightdown missing from the emote list. Those, however, are the only omissions aside from unlockables and booster-specific emotes that I've found. I'll check again to be sure.
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It looks like the following are also missing (with helpful links to Mantid's guide):
Hmmm
Welcome
And, as seen above, /em flashlightup and /em flashlightdown are missing. (Just clarifying Goliath, since it looks like /em flashlight is actually a synonym for flashlightdown. Edit: /em flashlight actually alternates between the two, just to clarify even further.)
Right now "Taunt" appears to only perform /em taunt2, and therefore /em taunt1 is missing. "Taunt" should be split into "Taunt 1" and "Taunt 2".
Other issues:
"Plot" should probably be renamed to "Scheme," as it performs /em scheme. There's technically nothing wrong with this, as /em plot is a synonym, however, as seen in the URL above, /em hmmm is a synonym for /em plotting. Seems like it would be a good idea to just side-step the potential (and existing 
) confusion, and also name /em plotting "Hmmm..." on the menu.
Similarly, "Welcome" should be renamed to "You're Welcome" as that's the actual emote it performs, and in order to allow for the above missing "Welcome" emote to be added without conflict.
"Thumbsup" needs a space or a hyphen.
"GetSome" needs a space in there.
"SlashThroat" and "Handsup" also need spaces.
"stun" and "fear" need to be capitalized.
"AFK sleep" too, just to look nicer.
Technically, does the Tracklist need to feature the "bb" prefix on all of the different songs?
Never surrender! Never give up!
Help keep Paragon City alive with the unofficial City of Heroes Tabletop Role Playing Game!
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Um, excuse me?
While Dark Servant does not take damage, it is not permanent until killed. Which means it actually does need to be up faster than it recharges normally at times.
I really wonder if the developers just hate Dark Miasma on general principle.
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You do know you can put other sets into the pet that have recharge bonuses, right? Or just raw recharge SO/IOs?
The dark pet doesn't do damage. The recharge-intensive pet sets were for pets that do damage (hence why they have damage components). Why would you want to slot it for something it doesn't do?
How you got that the devs "hate dark miasma" from that just boggles me.
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Works in Progress: Thug/TA, Merc/Poison, Thug/Pain, Ninja/Pain, Thug/Storm
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It looks like the following are also missing (with helpful links to Mantid's guide):
Hmmm
Welcome
And, as seen above, /em flashlightup and /em flashlightdown are missing. (Just clarifying Goliath, since it looks like /em flashlight is actually a synonym for flashlightdown.)
Other issues:
"Plot" should probably be renamed to "Scheme," as it performs /em scheme. There's technically nothing wrong with this, as /em plot is a synonym, however, as seen in the URL above, /em hmmm is a synonym for /em plotting. Seems like it would be a good idea to just side-step the potential (and existing ) confusion, and also name /em plotting "Hmmm..." on the menu.
Similarly, "Welcome" should be renamed to "You're Welcome" as that's the actual emote it performs, and in order to allow for the above missing "Welcome" emote to be added without conflict.
"Taunt" should be split into "Taunt 1" and "Taunt 2"
"Thumbsup" needs a space or a hyphen.
"GetSome" needs a space in there.
"SlashThroat" and "Handsup" also need spaces.
"stun" and "fear" need to be capitalized.
Technically, does the Tracklist need to feature the "bb" prefix on all of the different songs?
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Ugh ... this is why I shouldn't test stuff under the influence of pain medication. >.<
I could've sworn I saw "Hmmm" as an option on the new list, and I thought that the "Welcome" on the list was the "Welcome" emote, and not just the "Yes/thumbsup" emote as it had previously been. Is it too hard to make sure the emote listings match up with the commands?
You're also right about the flashlight emotes; I'd taken the time to label them appropriately on my edited quickchat and again foolishly thought that maybe whoever reworked the default list had done the same.
As for everything else ... you're still right. I'm going to bed now, seeing as I've been thoroughly sussed. Devs, listen to this person; they actually know what they're talking about, as opposed to me.
Positron: "There are no bugs [in City of Heroes], just varying degrees of features."
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Dark Miasma/Dark Servant (all versions): Fixed a bug that caused this power to state that it would except Recharge Intensive Pet enhancement sets. Since this pet cannot be slotted for damage, it should never have been able to accept these types of enhancements.
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This should be accept, not except.
Orc&Pie No.53230 There is an orc, and somehow, he got a pie. And you are hungry.
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Negaduck: I see you found the crumb. I knew you'd never notice the huge flag.
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As for everything else ... you're still right. I'm going to bed now, seeing as I've been thoroughly sussed. Devs, listen to this person; they actually know what they're talking about, as opposed to me.
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Don't feel too bad. My OCD probably wouldn't have been set off if you hadn't posted.
Never surrender! Never give up!
Help keep Paragon City alive with the unofficial City of Heroes Tabletop Role Playing Game!
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Dark Miasma/Dark Servant (all versions): Fixed a bug that caused this power to state that it would except Recharge Intensive Pet enhancement sets. Since this pet cannot be slotted for damage, it should never have been able to accept these types of enhancements.
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Um, excuse me?
While Dark Servant does not take damage, it is not permanent until killed. Which means it actually does need to be up faster than it recharges normally at times.
I really wonder if the developers just hate Dark Miasma on general principle.
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They don't, not exactly...
But I do believe it's taken disproportionately more often than most of the other choices.
*(Except for maybe /Kin for Cor's & Def's), IMHO that's because Villainside - Twilight Grasp is one of the few Heals you can solo with. That and because so many of the other Cor's, MM's, and even some Def's Secondaries simply have too many "You cannot use this power on yourself" aka Ally Only powers.
Sure that promotes teaming (in theory), but I can barely stand to play w/ the Secondaries like that have almost no powers that are helpful for soloing (especially early on).
And the other self-heal options are Transfusion - that you have to be very close to the target - not a great idea if you're needing to heal yourself.
OR, you can choose the PBAoE Heal in /Rad or /Warmth, Triage Beacon is a PITA (the long recharge), or (the fairly recent choices of) the PBAoE in /Pain Dom.
/rant off (Sorry, IDK where that came from?) 
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City of Heroes didn't fail, City of Heroes was killed. If a 747 dropped on your house, you'd say you were killed, not you failed to find a safer dwelling.
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User Interface
* The issue involving random characters appearing in the chat line has been fixed. For example, players should now no longer see asdawasdsawdsLevel 10 Scrapper LFT
* Global Chat Channels will no longer change colors randomly upon zoning.
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Love.
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There are no words for what this community, and the friends I have made here mean to me. Please know that I care for all of you, yes, even you. If you Twitter, I'm MrThan. If you're Unleashed, I'm dumps. I'll try and get registered on the Titan Forums as well. Peace, and thanks for the best nine years anyone could ever ask for.
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Dark Miasma/Dark Servant (all versions): Fixed a bug that caused this power to state that it would except Recharge Intensive Pet enhancement sets. Since this pet cannot be slotted for damage, it should never have been able to accept these types of enhancements.
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Um, excuse me?
While Dark Servant does not take damage, it is not permanent until killed. Which means it actually does need to be up faster than it recharges normally at times.
I really wonder if the developers just hate Dark Miasma on general principle.
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Well, all the other sets that DS has access to have recharge components. Makes more sense to slot ToHitDebuff/Recharge than Damage/Recharge in a pet that deals minimal damage but major debuffing.
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User Interface
The issue involving random characters appearing in the chat line has been fixed. For example, players should now no longer see asdawasdsawdsLevel 10 Scrapper LFT
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I have a feeling the wording on this is going to come back and bite you.
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Release Notes for Build 19.20090716.0
Monday, July 20th, 2009
COMBINED
Arena
<ul type="square">[*]Fixed Villain Pentad event to properly award the Pentad Arena badge[/list]
Art
<ul type="square">[*]Transformation Capsules now properly show their destroyed animation[/list]
Emotes
<ul type="square">[*]Quick-Chat Menu has gone through an overhaul and now includes all emotes available to all players.[*]All versions of juggle emotes should now work with flight.[/list]
Invention
<ul type="square">[*]Detonation Set: Fixed a bug that would cause the 5 piece set bonus from the Detonation Invention Origin set to require all 6 pieces. [*]Focused Smite: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge should have its short help correctly state that it boosts Accuracy, Damage and Attack Rate instead of Damage, Reducing Endurance Cost and Increasing Attack Rate.[/list]
Mission Architect
<ul type="square">[*]The Vanguard Warhead destructable object used in the Mission Architect should now correctly explode instead of vanishing. [*]Custom Critters - Mercenaries summoning set - Attacks from this set now deal damage versus players.[/list]
Powers
<ul type="square">[*]Dark Miasma/Dark Servant (all versions): Fixed a bug that caused this power to state that it would except Recharge Intensive Pet enhancement sets. Since this pet cannot be slotted for damage, it should never have been able to accept these types of enhancements.[*]Hit delay for Trick Arrow - Entangling Arrow and Ice Arrow should sync with the visuals of the projectile.[*]Fixed the bug where pets weren't phasing with their owners properly (with powers such as Phase Shift).[/list]
PVP Changes
<ul type="square">[*]If you defeat someone who has recently defeated you, this will no longer restrict you from receiving rewards from the PvP defeat. The PvP reputation timer is now no longer reset from a defeat that doesn't earn reputation.[/list]
User Interface
<ul type="square">[*]The issue involving random characters appearing in the chat line has been fixed. For example, players should now no longer see asdawasdsawdsLevel 10 Scrapper LFT [*]Global Chat Channels will no longer change colors randomly upon zoning.[/list]
CITY of HEROES
Powers
Controllers
<ul type="square">[*]Trick Arrow/Acid Arrow: This power should now correctly display its resistance debuff visual FX.[*]Trick Arrow/Poison Gas Arrow: This power should now correctly display its damage debuff visual FX.[/list]
Defenders
<ul type="square">[*]Trick Arrow/Acid Arrow: This power should now correctly display its resistance debuff visual FX.[*]Trick Arrow/Poison Gas Arrow: This power should now correctly display its damage debuff visual FX. [*]Dark Miasma/Dark Servant: Text no longer claims that this power takes Recharge Intensive enhancement sets[/list]
Tankers
<ul type="square">[*]Ice Armor/Wet Ice: Fixed a typo in this powers long help.[/list]
Task Force
<ul type="square">[*]Manticore Task Force: 1st Mission no longer spawns level 40 Paragon Protector Elites (This is a level 30-35 Task Force)[/list]
CITY of VILLAINS
Powers
Masterminds
<ul type="square">[*]Necromancy/Lich: This pet summoning power should no longer accept Defense Debuff enhancements, as the Lich doesnt have any powers with a defense debuff component. The Lich can now be slotted for Accurate To-Hit Debuff Invention Origin sets.[/list]
Strike Force
<ul type="square">[*]Thus Spoke the Reichsman: Ghost Widow's Betrayed Dialog now occurs at the proper time[/list]
Edit: ...Fixed a typo...