DumpleBerry
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Ask everyone you know to turn in costume salvage. Shouldn't take too long to trigger the event.
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Quote:Or, since we're discussing in-game canon, you could just outright tell us what you are insinuating. Instead of suggesting that people are just outright wrong, not saying way, and dropping a winky.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Ask Requiem about Atlantis
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So the LoreWiki is going to be "City of Heroes and Villains and Going Rogue Lore, according to Durakken."
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It is Atlantis. Folks like us, who have been there, and know the natives--we know the proper name, though. Istanbul=Constantinople.
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Quote:*SPIT-TAKE*Originally Posted by SwellGuy
It's on his RESUME!?!?!?
OMG.
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Quote:Here's the big red ball I respond to all the big red ball conversations with:Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn
Soooo...a big red ball, you say?
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Quote:The previously announced maintenance isn't over yet.Originally Posted by SilverAgeFan
The game is back up, but NC Soft store interface is down in game. And from the web as well.
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Quote:Now it's starting to sound like, perhaps, we have different goals in mind. Yes, there will be some endgame content some day (The Incarnate System), but until then the whole theme of the game is what happens on the way to level 50. You're in the middle of the best part of it. Sure, there are plenty of other things to do, but if you want to be 50 for the sake of being 50, you probably won't have anything of interest left.
As I mentioned, though I've been playing for a few years (since March 2007, off and on), I'm only on a few days a month at best. I've missed whole months a couple of times, even when paying for the account. In that time I've started a couple of templates from the forum, but each time they wound up obsolete before I got halfway through -- I've only been able to grow toons quickly by having higher-level players get together and power-level me.
So if there is a streamlined guide of where to go and what to do from 1-50 to efficiently grow a toon up, especially solo, that would be very helpful to me. I might actually get a second character to level 50 someday.
And if you want to be 50 for the sake of being 50, which is also just fine...just keep playing the same character. I have a throwaway VEAT that is nearly 40, and a throwaway blaster (literally named "Nick Throway") that is about to hit 48. You can't stop the XP, unless you turn it off. -
OP, as you can see, we're awfully helpful about everything and anything we can be. At least, until it comes to some punk trying to scam people out of money edging into our turf.
Then the knives and pipes come out.
Just like this:
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Look at this picture:
(The picture was removed from this post, but not by me...so I'm not going to put it back. Sorry.)
It's so unofficial, it's for a completely different game. Look at that hair, the costume.
Then again, half of the guides these guys sell are simply called "[GAME NAME] GOLD MAKING GUIDE"
EDIT: Well blown me down, this guy sounds like he beat the game:
Quote:Mike Jatczak is a mostly unpublished writer from the abyss known as Detroit, Michigan. He is the world's foremost expert in the Dark Melee/Dark Armor Scrappers in the City of Heroes MMORPG, soloing three separate characters to level 50. Prior to CoH, he has achieved much success in Asheron's Call I & II, as well as thorough exposure to many other MMORPGs. He is an IT professional during the week and a fantasy football fanatic on the weekends, with all free time devoted to his wife and son. -
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City of Heroes Leveling: Our City of Heroes Strategy Guide provides you with a thorough quick leveling walkthrough up to level 50 with all locations you have to visit, all missions that have to be accomplished and the character changing measures that have to be taken along the way. In addition you are furnished with information about every individual zone and strategies enabling you to take down even the nastiest villain.
City of Heroes Influence: Influence is your currency while wandering around on the world of City of Heroes and it's not that easy to come by. The Influence section in our CoH Strategy reference does not only show you some effective ways of earning Influence, it also gives you tips on Influence management showing you the right times to purchase Enhancements and giving you recommendations on what to consider when doing so.
CoH Characters: The CoH Strategy Guide includes a character creation section with an overview of each archetype's abilities and uses for group and solo playing, thus making it easy for you to choose a character build that suits your playing style from the beginning.
City of Heroes Villains: The author supplies you with a list of all different types of foes that you will encounter throughout the game, their individual powers and strategies on how to deal with them. You'll also learn to divide your enemies into different categories and recognize at a glance how easy they will be to defeat for your individual character.
City of Heroes Combat: The combat section gives you a broad overview on the way the 'Brawl Index' works, the different damage types you can cause, such as Smashing, Fire, Energy, Toxic up to even Psionic damage, divides them into damage styles such as melee or AoE and shows you the different defence types. Ultimately our CoH Strategy manual includes a further section with the different types of status attacks, what they do and gives recommendations on which to choose when building your character. Our up-to-date CoH Strategy guide also includes a thorough overview about every attack any archetype can dish out with stats for endurance cost, activation time, range, damage etc. on 30+ pages for each archetype!
CoH Powersets: Powersets play a vital role in City of Heroes as they define the attacks you can perform as well as their strength. Furthermore they usually have secondary effects you can stack with further powers such as defensive powers to make your defence more effective, which can be the difference between life and death, e.g. when soloing with a Blaster. Additionally this section gives you an overview about every individual pool power, such as the traveling abilities, in all of their development stages plus stats.
Solo vs. group playing: Like in many current MMORPGs, grouping is vital for certain missions where you have to disarm two bombs simultaneously or conquer elite bosses that regain health faster then you can dish out hits points. So you will find a section about planning your solo build and which character to choose for it as well as a section on how to set up the ideal group for team play, thus satisfying both, the soloing superhero and the more sociable team heroes. Furthermore you are furnished with detailed, proven and commented solo build recommendations, power leveling hints, an overview of all different types of missions and a dedicated accolade and badge acquisition section.
Free updates: All future updates of this guide are of course included in the purchase price. When an update is published, you will receive a notification. Just log into your account and download the update for free!
OMG, this makes the game sound HARD. WOW.
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Quote:It was too pathetic an attempt for me to even take it seriously. OP, many of us have been playing this game for more than half a decade. We're crazy about this game, and we know more ins and outs than any three guides put together.Originally Posted by SwellGuy
Initially I LOLed but then my b.s. detector kicked in and I got angry about what a lying ripoff it would have to be to make some of those claims.
Stick with us, and you'll be set.
So ask us another question.
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Quote:Sorry, I can't help it: LOLOriginally Posted by Mantic
* Secret leveling locations from 1 to 50
* How to make more influence than you could ever spend
* Character creation guide for new and advanced players
* The hidden mechanics of the combat system
* Efficient tactics against every type of villain
* Powersets in detail
* Cutting-edge soloing strategies
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Since there is no longer any reward for these stupid errand running missions, I support this.
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Quote:Works now.Originally Posted by Durakken
i is fixed it
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It doesn't load for me. Will be interested to see where this goes.
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Quote:God, that's what happened? What a joke.Originally Posted by Lady Athyna
You know that annoying rule about only allowing a certain number of accounts on one credit card? Do you remember me talking about dual-boxing and my husband triple-boxing?
5 accounts is, apparently, too many for a decent person to have for any reason. I can't pay by credit card ever again. I can't say more than that on the official forums without getting modsmacked for really foul language. Needless to say <bleeped growls and general anger>.
Well, I've chatted with you in the interim, but it's good to have you back on the main boards. We could use some...judicious firing of the orbital laser platform. -
That was awesome.
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Quote:No...no it wasn't. I think you'll find that GG is very consistent.Originally Posted by TrueMetal
It was a joke. Lighten the hell up.
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Quote:Thank you. You were much politer than I was going to be.Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
*chortle*
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My main is a hero. Just not yours. Some people might not see that as very heroic.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Shae_Firewarder
Thank you all so much for your thoughts and well wishes.
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to show up and reply. I'm slowly going back to all the places that I used to go, but, some places are harder than others because of all the memories. This is one of the hard ones.
My husband and I didn't play the game in the same way, so some of you might have met him, and others not. He tended to immerse himself in the character and not want his ooc identity known. He didn't do OOC comments usually. He also tended to stay invis globally in game, like he did in Yahoo chat. He loved the flexibility in CoH, both in character design and in being able to team with anyone, regardless of level. In any other game we played, it was very hard to stay at the same level to play together. In this game, the only problem we had was when he felt that he wasn't pulling his weight, sked up to some of the teams we played with. He was always excellent; he always cared.
He fought, and he did his best always, right to the end.
Again, thank you so much for remembering us. I'll try to get back in game soon.
Well hey there. Take your time, and let your old guard know if you need anything. We're not going anywhere. -
I am watching this thread like a crazy man.
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NEVER!
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Quote:I imagine it's because he had to type it up in advance and run it past Black Pebble's vanguard. :/Originally Posted by Stargazer
Welcome to the forums. I liked your first arcs.
On a side-note, what's up with rednames (War Witch, Black Pebble, and now Protean) using non-standard fonts for their posts?
Surely such a practice means Certain Doom for the game, is a slap in the face for... uh... some group of people, and is generally a sign of the End Times.
Well, probably not.
I don't like it though.