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Aett_Thorn

 

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Hi All, a lot of you all may have seen me posting asking on advice of builds ect.. I have been doing alot of reading and getting myself up to date on this game since i been gone 2004 and just came back last week. now im bqck im looking for a good server to play on and to join a good supergroup(guild) I am starting over fresh new, since my od account got hacked while i been gone since 2004, ncsoft was unable to recover my cash my toons had on them i had almost 5 mil infl, they said since its been so long ago they was unable to recover my funds, i told them thats ok ill just start over, so my old server is victory and now im looking for a new server and a supergroup to join, since my old server all my friends and supergroup no longer exists PLUS i gott hacked on my old server i just dont feel confortable on the server again, So any one got a good server i can come to and a good superroup to jion to help me relearn this game ect...? TYVM


 

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I would recommend Virtue if you like larger servers.

It's one of the biggest servers, and the people are quite friendly in my experience.

Plus it is the unofficial home of "RP" if that's your sort of thing.

Also, if it makes you feel better, 5 Million isn't really anything to worry about these days. You can make that back no problem.


 

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Aye, ty i noticed virtue and freedom high pop severs, im not really into the larger type servres, it seems like you feel lost and lonely and im not into RP and im not worried about the 5 mil cash, i can make that back just i like made in 2004, good old farming, just makes me mad ncsoft couldnt help BUT i do understand i been out of game since 2004, i knew something wqs wrong when i checked my account last week and saw it said your account is banned till 2038, I'm like sheesh thats a very long time to wait and play CoH ROFL, so i called them up and ask why my account is banned till 2038, they told me my account was under suspiscios 3rd party activity in 2005 and i said i had no clue or idea since i left the gaame myself in 2004, So they unlocked my account and ask me when i log in to check all my characters to see if im missng anything then if i did, i need to log a report, well i logged in check all 5 characters and all cash total of 5 mill was gone ect.... so i called ncsoft back and they told me since its been so many years old of my account that tey had no way to know for sure i got hacked and they apologized that they couldnt hep me with my lost cash, so i said thats cool thnaked them for unbaning my account and i redid my whole account wiht new passwprd, mew credit card and new email ect... so now im just going to sart a new character on a new server, i mean sure i can play on my old server and play my old characters but it just doesnt feel right, plus starting iver lets me relearn the game ect...


 

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If you need Inf, mention your @global name and someone will email some to you. If you want to have more than that without farming, visit the Market board.


Teams are the number one killer of soloists.

 

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Pinnacle is a good server.

Make sure to join PinnBadges to get in on the fun stuff with people who will be patient with you learning how thinsg work again.

Pinnacle is most active in the evening in U.S. time zones.

You can literally make your 5 million back and then some if you get a single lucky drop, so I wouldn't worry about that.


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Hi All, a lot of you all may have seen me posting asking on advice of builds ect.. I have been doing alot of reading and getting myself up to date on this game since i been gone ...
That name... it couldn't be, could it? Is that you, Jack Emmert?


 

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sorry i am not Jack Emmert.

i will check the server pinnacle out and the supergroup Pinnbadges

as far as cash ( INF ) if you like to donate that is cool if not that is cool, it just sucks someone would hack my account and take my 5 mill INF i worked hard to gather up back in 2004, well to me it was hard to gather up overtime, lol

here is my Handle if anyone feels like Donating INF
i appreciate it very much

Handle is @Krysila


 

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Originally Posted by Emjack View Post
sorry i am not Jack Emmert.

i will check the server pinnacle out and the supergroup Pinnbadges
Not a supergroup. PinnBadges is a global channel.

Global channels are cross-server and cross-side, so if you say something in one, you will be heard in the channel no matter where you are in the game. You could be in Peregrine Island on Pinnacle and hold a conversation with someone who is in Cap Au Diable on Protector.

You can join PinnBadges anytime you like via the Join Channel button that will pop up when you right-click on your chat window. You will be silenced on joining but that can be rectified by asking a channel OP to unsilence you (look in PinnBadges under your Friends tab, channel OPs will have blue names)

I won't be in-game for the next week or so due to going on vacation, but after that I will be happy to lend a hand and answer any questions you may have if you catch me online.


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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately.

 

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Who said Pinnacle was open to new players? Nothing came to my office about that...I'm gonna have to talk to our PR department!



I keed, I keed. Yes, we have a great community on Pinn (barring some jackaroles who've recently taken over our LFG channel, but we're working on that) who've been awesome to me since I started playing in '05. The more the merrier for running +4 ITFs!


Carl and Sons @Aurora Girl (Pinnacle)
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But I do understand that there is an internet rule that any bad idea must be presented by someone at least twice a year to remind everyone who hasn't already read every previous thread on the topic precisely why the idea is bad.

 

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Originally Posted by Emjack View Post
Aye, ty i noticed virtue and freedom high pop severs, im not really into the larger type servres, it seems like you feel lost and lonely and im not into RP and im not worried about the 5 mil cash, i can make that back just i like made in 2004, good old farming, just makes me mad ncsoft couldnt help BUT i do understand i been out of game since 2004, i knew something wqs wrong when i checked my account last week and saw it said your account is banned till 2038, I'm like sheesh thats a very long time to wait and play CoH ROFL, so i called them up and ask why my account is banned till 2038, they told me my account was under suspiscios 3rd party activity in 2005 and i said i had no clue or idea since i left the gaame myself in 2004, So they unlocked my account and ask me when i log in to check all my characters to see if im missng anything then if i did, i need to log a report, well i logged in check all 5 characters and all cash total of 5 mill was gone ect.... so i called ncsoft back and they told me since its been so many years old of my account that tey had no way to know for sure i got hacked and they apologized that they couldnt hep me with my lost cash, so i said thats cool thnaked them for unbaning my account and i redid my whole account wiht new passwprd, mew credit card and new email ect... so now im just going to sart a new character on a new server, i mean sure i can play on my old server and play my old characters but it just doesnt feel right, plus starting iver lets me relearn the game ect...
I won't try to convince you to not switch servers, I'll just say that where it comes to getting hacked the server doesn't come into it. What gets hacked is the Master Account.

Several years ago NCSoft had a security problem with two of their other games which allowed people access to other players Master Accounts by simply logging in and out of their own Master Account.

For some reason by logging in repeatedly a player would suddenly find himself with access to a random players account where he could access all the info needed to get any game linked to that master account.

So a person with an Aion account could find himself in an account that only had City of Heroes.

Anyway once in a Master Account it's easy to get email info, change passwords, and authorize ingame purchases to the credit card on file for any game attached to the Master Account.

NCSoft fixed the problem as fast as they could, but in the cases where the real owner of the account was no longer playing they had no way knowing if the account was hacked or if the activity was the legitimate use of a returning customer unless a complaint was made.


I'm very sorry to hear you were a victim of being hacked, and hope it doesn't affect your return to the game too much.


 

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ah ok i c and me being hacked will not prevent me from comming back and playing, i started a new character on server Pinnacle


 

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ah ok i c and me being hacked will not prevent me from comming back and playing, i started a new character on server Pinnacle
Huzzah! Hope you're not a teetotaller, as we may or may not like to drink heavily. Welcome to Pinnacle! Be sure to join PinnBadges and introduce yourself. Also, our weekly schedule's something like this:

Sunday: Rikti Mothership Raid - Rikti War Zone (Levels 35+)
Monday: Monday Fight Nights (Zone PvP, Locations change every week)
Tuesday: "Really Hard Way" Magisterium Incarnate Trial runs (Level 50+3)
Wednesday: +4 CRAZY EPIC ITF runs (my event) (Levels 35+)
Thursday: "Really Hard Way" Magisterium Incarnate Trial runs (Level 50+3)
Fridays/Saturdays: Cathedral of Pain Trials, if we can get people out of the other iTrials.


Carl and Sons @Aurora Girl (Pinnacle)
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But I do understand that there is an internet rule that any bad idea must be presented by someone at least twice a year to remind everyone who hasn't already read every previous thread on the topic precisely why the idea is bad.

 

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Thank You all for the warm wecome to Pinnacle and ill try to remember to write down those events, days and time and lvl range, there s much to relearn so may take me a bit before i reac least min lvl 35 for some of those events and since i been out of 2004 i dont remember any of those events BUT i do know how to play my character tho and how to help a team too, since i had a kin/rad when from, cant remember too well, but sometime after out of beta to 2004 i played a Kin/rad Defender and now since i got hacked im doing a brand new Kin/Rad Defender since its an awesome class for solo and team and i have the experience off the class, been trying to find a diff class and builds BUT i came back to do another kin/rad def JUST dont know rest of the game yet since so many changes, ROFL


 

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Welcome to Pinnacle! PinnBadges is a great resource for teams and such. Or feel free to send me a tell anytime I'm on (@Aett Thorn is my global handle). I'm always willing to help answer in-game questions.


Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I was just the one with the most unsolicited sombrero." - Traegus

 

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Ok cool tyvm


 

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Sunday: Rikti Mothership Raid - Rikti War Zone (Levels 35+)
You're limiting participants to those 35+?


Teams are the number one killer of soloists.

 

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You're limiting participants to those 35+?
To be fair, the biggest reason for those is Vanguard Merits, which you cannot earn below 35.


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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To be fair, the biggest reason for those is Vanguard Merits, which you cannot earn below 35.
I've joined a few of them below level 35, but yeah, you do gain the best benefit if you can get the V-merits out of it.


Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I was just the one with the most unsolicited sombrero." - Traegus

 

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Try Time Manipulation if you like Kinetics. It trades some of the crazy buff potential for a few nice debuffs.

Also, try a Corruptor. They play similarly to Defenders with more emphasis on damage dealing and less on buffing and debuffing. They share virtually all the same sets, but primary and secondary powersets are reversed. (So your Kin/Rad would be a Rad/Kin if you were to create him as a Corruptor)

I'm leaving for vacation in about 2 hours, so I won't be around for the next week or so.

I'll be sure to pop in and track you down when I get back though, Emjack I'll go easy on you if you show up for Monday Night Fights for a little while (after you shake the rust off all bets are off though )


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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately.

 

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Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn View Post
I've joined a few of them below level 35, but yeah, you do gain the best benefit if you can get the V-merits out of it.

Should point out that on Guardian, Saturday nights (it coincides with another TF run...) there's a VEAT-only mothership raid. All levels welcome, but must be VEAT. (A normal raid normally follows fairly quickly.)

Just to point out there are alternate ways of doign it.


 

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Welcome back. One thing you may or may not have noticed is that now except for the Kheldian and Arachnos-trained ATs, you can start on any side regardless of AT. Handy, that.
If someone hasn't beaten me to it by the time I get in game, I'll happily toss you that missing five million as a welcome back. Sorry that your account was messed with and hope to see you ingame..


 

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Aye it just sucks to get hacked but I'm not going to let it bother me too much, I redid my whole account, info and way stronger password ect.... I want to thank everyone for the help and builds and advice and the warm welcome backs. i been doing alot of reading over all the new stuff that has came into this game after 2004, im beginning to just scrape the top of understanding it all, rofl but in due time ill get it all down

my handle is @Krysila ill take any help and advice, im sure ill still have a lot more questions to ask here on the forums lol

tyvm everyone, its awesome to be back in this game and if i ever found out who hacked my 5 mill, they wil get a serious ***-kicking )

Have a good day all


 

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Originally Posted by Emjack View Post
tyvm everyone, its awesome to be back in this game and if i ever found out who hacked my 5 mill, they wil get a serious ***-kicking )

Have a good day all
... you'll find it's fairly easy to get that back. >.>


 

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Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect View Post
Try Time Manipulation if you like Kinetics. It trades some of the crazy buff potential for a few nice debuffs.

Also, try a Corruptor. They play similarly to Defenders with more emphasis on damage dealing and less on buffing and debuffing. They share virtually all the same sets, but primary and secondary powersets are reversed. (So your Kin/Rad would be a Rad/Kin if you were to create him as a Corruptor)


I'm leaving for vacation in about 2 hours, so I won't be around for the next week or so.

I'll be sure to pop in and track you down when I get back though, Emjack I'll go easy on you if you show up for Monday Night Fights for a little while (after you shake the rust off all bets are off though )
If i can find a SO build for a Rad/Kin Corruptor love to give it a try, i am terrible of making builds, but if i can find a good sight for a SO Build that be awesome


 

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Merry Christmas: This is very basic, but should point you in the right direction:


Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.959
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Level 50 Science Corruptor
Primary Power Set: Radiation Blast
Secondary Power Set: Kinetics
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Power Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: X-Ray Beam -- Acc(A), Dmg(5), Dmg(5), Dmg(7), EndRdx(7), RechRdx(9)
Level 1: Transfusion -- Acc(A), Acc(9), Heal(11), Heal(11), RechRdx(13), RechRdx(13)
Level 2: Irradiate -- Acc(A), Dmg(15), Dmg(15), Dmg(17), EndRdx(17), RechRdx(19)
Level 4: Siphon Power -- Acc(A), RechRdx(19)
Level 6: Electron Haze -- Acc(A), Dmg(21), Dmg(21), Dmg(23), EndRdx(23), RechRdx(25)
Level 8: Proton Volley -- Acc(A), Dmg(25), Dmg(27), Dmg(27), EndRdx(29), RechRdx(29)
Level 10: Super Jump -- Jump(A)
Level 12: Aim -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(31), RechRdx(31)
Level 14: Siphon Speed -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(50)
Level 16: Increase Density -- ResDam(A)
Level 18: Cosmic Burst -- Acc(A), Dmg(31), Dmg(33), Dmg(33), EndRdx(33), RechRdx(34)
Level 20: Speed Boost -- EndMod(A), EndMod(48), EndMod(48)
Level 22: Hasten -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(34), RechRdx(34)
Level 24: Assault -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(36)
Level 26: Neutron Bomb -- Acc(A), Dmg(36), Dmg(36), Dmg(37), EndRdx(37), RechRdx(37)
Level 28: Tactics -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(39), ToHit(39), ToHit(40)
Level 30: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff(A)
Level 32: Atomic Blast -- Acc(A), Dmg(39), Dmg(40), Dmg(40), RechRdx(42), RechRdx(42)
Level 35: Transference -- Acc(A), EndMod(45), EndMod(46), EndMod(46), RechRdx(46), RechRdx(48)
Level 38: Fulcrum Shift -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(43), RechRdx(43)
Level 41: Power Build Up -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(42), RechRdx(43)
Level 44: Temp Invulnerability -- ResDam(A), ResDam(45), ResDam(45)
Level 47: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 49: Tough -- ResDam(A), ResDam(50), ResDam(50)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Scourge
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(3), EndMod(3)
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Carl and Sons @Aurora Girl (Pinnacle)
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Originally Posted by EarthWyrm View Post
But I do understand that there is an internet rule that any bad idea must be presented by someone at least twice a year to remind everyone who hasn't already read every previous thread on the topic precisely why the idea is bad.