Desmodos

Ok, the costume change animations are FREAKING AWESOME!!!

Where is the costume change power?

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wait wait wait... so if we buy the cyborg pack online right now, it will ASK us which one we want? So we can get the magic pack??

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Ok, too many issues got crammed into this. I can only detail my situation.

<ul type="square">[*]I purchased the Super Booster I: Cyborg Pack when it was released (many months ago).[*]Today I purchased the City of Heroes: Architect Edition[*]When I upgraded my account with the AE code, it gave me the option to chose either Cyborg Pack or Magic Pack.[/list]
This is different than just purchasing the Magic Pack code, which appears to be unavailable at this time.

I chose to purchase the CoH:AE because I feel it makes more sense economically.

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Well... Nearly 10:00 here on the West Coast. A question for those of you that have it: Do the mantles and capes work like the Valk Pack? Meaning, are they available at lvl 1?

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Just tested. Yes you can. It was an option under Costume Sets. Magician comes with High Collar back detail.

High Collar is also available for female, but the rest of the male "magician" costumes are exclusively male.

Also, and I am assuming this is a bug, but it allows female to have two capes. High Collar and Magic Bolero

I thought Jay said we were getting Magic Robes for females?

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Yeah well lotta good it'll do ya. You get a code that's redeemable for one of the Booster packs.. if the pack ain't available.... *cries* I want it!!!!!!!!!

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Based on what the person who's picked up Architect Edition said, it sounds as though you get the Magic costume pieces as soon as you install it/redeem the code. I think the whole 'you can use the code for either one of the booster packs' thing may have been speculation, or there's some method of redeeming the code that bypasses the store and just lets you pick the Magic Booster straightaway.

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Maybe it only gives you the choice of which booster you want if you haven't already purchased the first one.

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Actually no. I have no idea what would have happened if I had selected Cyborg since I already had it, but it gave me both options.

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Yeah well lotta good it'll do ya. You get a code that's redeemable for one of the Booster packs.. if the pack ain't available.... *cries* I want it!!!!!!!!!

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Based on what the person who's picked up Architect Edition said, it sounds as though you get the Magic costume pieces as soon as you install it/redeem the code. I think the whole 'you can use the code for either one of the booster packs' thing may have been speculation, or there's some method of redeeming the code that bypasses the store and just lets you pick the Magic Booster straightaway.

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Oh, sorry, didn't realize this was in question.

When I added the serial code, it immediately took me to a selection asking which costume pack I wanted; Cyborg or Magic. I selected Magic ( I go the Cyborg pack previously). It than asks "Are you sure?" I clicked yes and viola.

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You are very mean spirited....

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Not intended to be. Thought I was sharing good news.


Here's the first of many costume changes for some of my characters. Sorry for th poor quality images, these were assembled in Paint, I haven't re-installed Photoshop yet.


Desmodas in Witch costume.

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any extra goodies we werent told about?

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Maybe I missed it, but I don't recall anyone talking about these snazzy witch boots...this is gonna be my second favorite CoH upgrade of all time.

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I just got back from the local GameStop, with my Architect Edition.

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Damnit. They LIIIIED!!!

And of course, my partner has the car.


Screw it, I'll run up there this evening when I get up.

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I called around to the local Gamestops/EB stores. First two I called were like "Nope, won't come in for a week...unless it's in today's shipment what we have not opened yet, call back in a few hours." On my last call, a rather bubbly clerk replied "Yeah sure, we got them. Just unpacked them actually....and holy crap you drove here fast."

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any extra goodies we werent told about?

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Well, at this point all I can confirm is the Magic costume pieces are now on live.

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I just got back from the local GameStop, with my Architect Edition.

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really?

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Serial code applied, patching now.

I just got back from the local GameStop, with my Architect Edition.

Oohh, nice. Classic pose yet refreshed some how...because of the scarf maybe? Either way, looks great.

Really? This was on Google Chrome? I didn't get that warning....

I understand folks need to vent. I guess I'm just concerned this thread draws too much negative attention. Yes, there are lessons to be learned here by all sides. I just don't want a bad apple spoiling the whole bunch. I really like this section of the forums, both for oogling art as resource for contacting artists.

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I'd say that any of the teams I've ever done with Hamster rank as some of the most fun I've had playing. The teams are competent, run smooth, quick, and are always humorous.

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And if you're playing a melee you get a rousing game of fetch with your TF experience.

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See, I always took that as his way of claiming mobs. "Oh you want to kill those? No problem, next spawn please."

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What did he do to get the ban stick????

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Last I checked, the rodent has a HTML address on the Victory Forum MOTD. He's chronicled his persecution there. Well his version of events anyways.


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and yes, I'll take a T-Shirt!!!



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They're on back order, I'll see what I can do

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Though it's hard to work it out with Jomaro when your the only one talking. Kinda like talking to a wall.

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Everytime I see this thread come back up I can't decide if I should laugh or cry. Here's the thing, posting complaints about them here is pretty much the equivalent of talking to a wall. Everyone can gather around the wall and talk at it, but that doesn't increase the probablity of the wall responding.

This entire incident is unfortunate. I feel for those that invested funds for works not received. Posting here isn't going to change that. Frankly, I'd prefer it if those whole discussion went away. It doesn't help anyone and can only hurt the art community here.

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suicidal blasters and scrappers, but that just added to the thrills.

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I said I didn't see the patrol....

Thanks Ex.

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WTF WAS I THINKING!!!!!!!!!


:P

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Want a T-Shirt of something?

Seriously, why post this where he can't reply?

Hamster is who he is. Everyone know what they are getting into when the team with him. If you don't like it, then don't.

Same thing could be said for a dozen or so Victory regulars, myself included.

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My biggest question right now is do you find 1 Acc common IO to be enough in your attacks at level 50? There's no defense debuffing at all in DM/DA and I know the biggest way to save end is to hit the first time. I usually have 2 level 50 Acc's in my attacks on my melee toons and I was wondering what your experience is with only one. I'm kind of scared to drop down to one, since FA was nerfed.

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This is the subject of much debate between a few scrapper enthusiasts and I. In large part, it remains unsettled because once you move to IO sets, the point is rather moot. Against the majority of level 50 content, I believe a level 50++ accuracy SO is sufficient when you consider Soul Drain buffing for 30 seconds at a time. That's 36.63% accuracy enhancement with Soul Drain up every 60 seconds (30 seconds buffed, 30 seconds down).

The build I posted used level 30 generic IO's, which I consider the bare minimum. I evaluate all my builds based of this benchmark. This is done so that I can gauge IO set builds that are exemplar friendly down to level 28. I personally dislike builds that only function with level 50 IOs, but that's a personal preference. If I were to play with out set IOs, I would not use level 30s generics at level 50 for slots that stand alone. 3 level 50 damage IOs (99.08%) over very little over 3 level 30 damage IOs (95.66%). Looking at a single accuracy IO, the difference is substantial (42.4 for lvl 50 vs 34.8 for lvl 30). With 42.4% accuracy you should have minimal issues with the majority of game content, again factoring in Soul Drain.

Of course, scrappers rarely settle for the majority of game content To really push the limits, 42.4% will not be enough. For this, I turn to IO sets. Accuracy bonuses are a must IMHO if you wish to push the envelope. (especially if you wish to run CoF). Kismet +6% Tohit is an extremely valuable investment, I'd take it over Focused Accuracy any day. More Tohit for zero endurance. Yes offer perception, tohit debuff resistance and 20% accuracy, but at what cost? On a non-purple build, I'm looking for 20-30% accuracy bonuses, to stack on 35-42% accuracy enhancement. On a purple build, I want 40-50 % accuracy bonuses.

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Sets to look at for +accuracy[*] Crushing Impact [5 IOs 7%][*] Sciroccos' Dervish [4 IOs 9%][*] Obliteration [5 IOs 9%][*] Purple Sets: Hecatomb and Armageddon [4 IOs 15%][/list]

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I definitely would like to hear your opinion on synergy with the other epic pools as well. I'm currently Body Mastery, so I'm curious as to your opinion on the new Focused Accuracy (and slotting thereof) and Conserve Power's necessity post-IO's.

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Body Mastery is still a great APP for DM/DA. Conserver Power you probably won't have much use for once you have Nuimina's and Miracle uniques and you target Max End bonuses. Focused Accuracy can be a great source of additional defense if you're prepared to commit 6 slots to it for a complete set of Gaussian. This would open up Laser Beam Eyes and Energy Torrent. LBE is cool, but I really like Energy Torrent. E Torrent does good damage in a very easy to use cone. It's also great for taking the bite out of the alpha with out the scatter affect of Darkness Mastery's Torrent. In the end, the issue is slots. DM/DA is a slot heavy set so finding slots for 3 APP is difficult. You would have to cut slots from elsewhere to make it work. It can be done and done well, you just have to decide where you want to make those sacrifices.

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How am I not?



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HA HA HA