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iCON is located in the upper part of the Steel Canyon zone
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Q: I get my behind spread over a dozen blocks trying to get to the Steel Conyon Icon and I have no friends, is there a better place?
A: You may find it easier to do the hundred yard dash from the King's Row intrance into Indy Port to the Icon there. Yes, the mobs are higher level, but the aggro distance is the same and, if you're careful, you only have a couple of hundred yards to run up the road.
One thing, don't go to the named assistant in there, she'll tell you to come back when you hit level 30. The other shop assistants are more helpful.
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Q: Um, I want to play a guy/girl but I don't know how to act...
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A: Then don't. Really. The number of men who pull of convincing female characters is actually quite large, but I'm pretty sure they thought they could do it before they tried, or picked a rather 'masculine' female stereotype.
Do it wrong, you risk irritating the guys and seriously annoying the girls.
Girls playing guys seem to have less trouble. I don't know whether this is better understanding, better confidence, or the fact that men are so simple anyone can mimic them. 
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Unless you are British, you get a +1 for the opressed urge to cross dress .
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Unless you are British, you get a +1 for the supressed urge to cross dress .
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Corrected for accuracy in English.
Besides, that's only in public school, and it's mostly a supressed urge to be spanked.
We may be getting a little off-topic. 
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No, sorry but it's generally against the NDA of the game and Cryptic got sued over such a matter a few years ago by Marvel.
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You mean EULA, not NDA. An NDA is a Non-Disclosure agreement, used in order to prevent details of a new product being leaked before the relase. The EULA is the User Agreement, which states the rules by which you agree to abide in order to be allowed to play the game.
Also, the legal suit against Cryptic from Marvel occurred only last year, and wasn't brought about by players breaching copyright regulations, but rather the fact that there was potential for such regulations to be breached by the character creation system.
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but rather the fact that Marvel alleged that there was potential for such regulations to be breached by the character creation system.
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Just to be pedantic. 
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Foiled again!
Few people know that Ravenswing actually lives in a pouch on my back, watching my every move, ready to point out any failure.
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Few people know that Ravenswing actually lives in a pouch on my back, watching my every move, ready to point out any failure.
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This is a lie.
I am, in fact, omniscient and therefore simply know whenever Wordy makes a mistake. Sometimes I let him believe he's got away with it. 
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Okay, to any new people, we aren't really that pedantic...
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Oh wait, yes we are.
Edit: *sigh* Fixed typo, due to pedantry. My point exactly.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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Okay, to any new people, we aren't really that pedantic...
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Guess again
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Unless you are British, you get a +1 for the supressed urge to cross dress .
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Besides, that's only in public school, and it's mostly a supressed urge to be spanked.
We may be getting a little off-topic.
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Not only public school
Hey guys! I think this thread sums up what I find most daunting about RP being fairly new to it. The way you all pick each other up on little things. I know its the RP thing but i can imagine myself making a typo out in the field n getting slayed for it. I have been meaning to get into RP for quite some time now but I guess I'll have to up my grammer a bit a?
Not strictly true Duffy, one of the things about us hardcore RP'ers is our tendency to shoot at each other for improper use of grammar; in preference to throwing bricks at each other like other groups of people are want to do
It's mainly friendly banter We'd like it if you can speak English accurately, but it's far more the passion/ideology that matters
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I guess I'll have to up my grammer a bit a?
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Grammar*
/e hide
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We'd like it if you can speak English accurately, but it's far more the passion/ideology that matters
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"Roleplayers around the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your brains! The class struggle necessarily leads to the dictatorship of the NPCs. Never, never, never believe any roleplay will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The player who yields to roleplay fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of his characters but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events, many involving lesbian cat-girls. Railroading is dead stories, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living stories, and lives the more, the more stories it sucks. From each according to his abilities, to each according to his plot-needs. Roleplay is the opium of the masses."
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<snip> in preference to throwing bricks at each other like other groups of people are want to do.
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*coughhackcough* That'd be wont to do .
P.S. And don't worry Duffy, I only pick up on the mistakes of Weasel...and Syn...Raven, Wam, anyone who dares mutilate the English language with typos!
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P.S. And don't worry Duffy, I only pick up on the mistakes of Weasel...and Syn...Raven, Wam, anyone who dares mutilate the English language with typos!
[/ QUOTE ]*Phew*, good thing I never do that, don't want Statis to get angry at me...
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We'd like it if you can speak English accurately, but it's far more the passion/ideology that matters
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"Roleplayers around the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your brains! The class struggle necessarily leads to the dictatorship of the NPCs. Never, never, never believe any roleplay will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The player who yields to roleplay fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of his characters but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events, many involving lesbian cat-girls. Railroading is dead stories, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living stories, and lives the more, the more stories it sucks. From each according to his abilities, to each according to his plot-needs. Roleplay is the opium of the masses."
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In other words, have fun
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*Phew*, good thing I never do that, don't want Statis to get angry at me...
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Hmmm.. And typing her name deliberately wrong is a REALLY good way of avoiding that, right? Right?
You're soooooo dead!
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
I wouldn't hurt dear, sweet little MaXy. Instead, I'm going to be patronising and condescending towards him until he apologises. Aren't I MaXy-WaXy?
By the way FFM, there are two l's in "really"
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By the way FFM, there are two l's in "really"
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Indeed there are... And your point being?
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Darn your ninja editing-ness .
Ninja editing? Me? I would never do such a thing!!
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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I wouldn't hurt dear, sweet little MaXy. Instead, I'm going to be patronising and condescending towards him until he apologises. Aren't I MaXy-WaXy?
By the way FFM, there are two l's in "really"
[/ QUOTE ]You're cruel woman, so cruel....fine, I apologise
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I wouldn't hurt dear, sweet little MaXy. Instead, I'm going to be patronising and condescending towards him until he apologises. Aren't I MaXy-WaXy?
By the way FFM, there are two l's in "really"
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You're cruel woman, so cruel....fine, I apologise
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Shouldn't that be "You're a cruel woman"?
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Okay, I've noticed an influx of newcomers at GG, some of which are a little confused or intimidated by some things there by the many rules and regulations we have in our secret brother and sisterhood (Joking, no such thing
) so I've decided in creating a Q&A thread in which we can all contribute and help clear up a lot of questions and confusion for the RP newcomers of Union whether they want to join a SG or do stuff at GG:
My stuff is mostly GG oriented, I encourage the non GG RPers to add their stuff in too. Especially the members of the RP Super Groups.
Speaking of GG stuff, you will get loads more information from the GG Wiki: http://galaxygirl.dimnakorr.com/wiki....php?FrontPage
Q: Why aren't you paying attention to me! Hey HEY!
A: Sometimes in RP, you must generally introduce yourself just like in real life. A stranger coming out of nowhere in real life and interrupting a group of friends would generally get the same reaction. And remember, first impressions do count when introducing yourself from the characters we play.
Q: Wat is the matter with mispeaking lol?:
A: Also just like real life, we'd like to hear people speaking words that we can hear and pronounce ourselves. Accents are encouraged of course, but gamer slang and other types of lazily typed expressions of communications are ignored simply because it's annoying and it breaks the RP experince.
EXAMPLE:
Wrong: i am gragnor teh great! i will pwn you n00bs! worship me!
*Randomly starts to harass people all over the place*
Right: Puny Mortals, I am Gragnor The Great! who have summoned me? Oh. Was it you? you sure? Must have gotten the wrong address...sorry.
*/e wave and step back a little*
Q: Mind if I drop this boombox here and /e dance? I'll activate one of my flashy toggles too...
A: Please, don't do random emotes and show off your powers randomly. Not only is it annoying and simply mind boggling on WHERE you were keeping the boombox but just like in real life it can startle people and force them to /ignore you and move on. Use emotes and powers when they make sense, like fighting Villians or looking up information in the daily newspaper. Save the boombox for Pocket D or parties.
Q: *Kicks <player name> in the butt and breaks a bijjion bones in their left arm*
A: This is an example of unconsented God Moding, which quite frankly is a little rude. When doing actions, remember to keep it short and open so anything can happen and other people can get the chance do stuff. Asking people before you do acts apon their toons also helps by using the /tell command. Try to keep your characters actions to the PG-13 range too please.
Q: You jerk! You are griefing me!
A: If your character is being treated differently by another, keep in mind this is nothing personal. It is not a form of griefing if some tough guy tells you to back off because you are crimping his style. It's simply how his character would react in such a situation.
Q: Um, I want to play a guy/girl but I don't know how to act...
A: A rather detailed topic of tips of playing a different gender is right here on the RP forum, feel free to read and pick up some tips. Here's the URL friend: http://uk.boards.cityofheroes.com/sh...fpart=1#322655
Q: Can I RP as Superman!?
A: No, sorry but it's generally against the NDA of the game and Cryptic got sued over such a matter a few years ago by Marvel. If you made a known copy character it wouldn't last long before being changed by the server staff anyway. It's more encouraged that you make your own creation so you are not bogged down by the restrictions. However, this does not restrict you from creating a Catgirl/Vampire/Ninja/Pirate/Cybersuit hero as long as you make it your own design and give it a unique image and personality.
Q: I've worked out my guy/girl/thing story wise but my costume totally sucks!
A: If you want to change your costume to something modest or whatever, to do so you have to visit iCON in COH and the Face Maker in COV. iCON is located in the upper part of the Steel Canyon zone, be warned to bring a friend because of the tough mobs if you are low leveled.
The Face Maker in COV is located in Cap A Diube (The 3rd Island) somewhere in the west. Like in Steel, I'd bring a friend with teleport because of all the tough baddies if you are low level. You might need a lot of Influence/Infamy
to change costume, a high leveled friend will lend you it if you ask them nicely. If not, you better work hard to get it.
You get the other 3 costume slots at level 20, 30 and 40. You get access to capes at 20 via a series of missions. I'm not sure about aura, somebody else might have to answer that.
Well, I've covered some of the stuff now over to the Professionals.