Fusion_7

Been working towards my Field Crafter Badge and having trouble for some reason with this one. Based on what paragon wiki states for this: "Craft 8 level 25 and 8 level 30 Common Accuracy enhancements (Accuracy and To Hit Buff) plus one additional level 25 or level 30."

So, with that being said, I got 8 level 25 accuracies and 9 level 30 accuracies. I think I even picked up another 8 To Hit Buff's not sure why but anyways, I still didn't get this badge. Am I reading this wrong when it says "and" versus "or" which would mean that I would need x(8) level 25 accuracies + x(8) level 25 To Hit Buffs + x(8) level 30 accuracies + x(8) level 30 To Hit Buffs PLUS one additional of either one,....would that be the case? If not,..then still not sure why I didn't get this badge? Any suggestions would be helpful.

So last week I was gathering at the RWZ at the Vanguard Compound with my fellow teammates awaiting others for a TF when all of a sudden a level 2, yes that's right a level 2 Scrapper was inside the building running about begging for 50,000 in influence..lol. The question we were all asking ourselves was how in the heck did he get inside the RWZ being under the required level 35 to enter? Maybe it was just a glitch but it was funnier than hell to watch him jump around like his pants were on fire from one toon to another begging for influence...hehe. Anyone know how he might have got in?

Having started to play the market with my level 50 Blaster, I have been working on getting my getting my Field Crafter Badge. As those you know when doing this, you are buying oodles of Recipes to craft those enhancements. Well, after doing this for about two plus hours, one can lose track of what they're doing..hehe. Maybe I was just getting sleepy or maybe it was just pure fatigue, but I forgot to set my slider back to 1 again before my next purchase and I ended up buying 7 Luck Charms for 75K apiece!...lol.

Now, If that darn slider just went back to "1" again, then I wouldn't have made that error. With all that being said, why not have it default back to "1" so you won't accidentally buy 7 or more of the same very expensive (depending of what you get) enhancement, recipe or other item? I know there are those of you who are saying I should have been more attentive. Yes, I know, but when you're doing this for long periods of time, someone is bound to mess up.

So, my suggestion is to have the item slider (default) back to "1"after you go to the next item. This will prevent an accidental "overbuying" that could have been prevented if it was set back to "1". How do you guys feel about this?

This question has been on a my mind for awhile now that I have been playing the markets big time and slotting some great invention enhancement sets.

When a set is made to be +6 slotted to become a complete set for that particular power, and lets say you only have 5 slots available for that power, can you "carry" that extra 6th Invention enhancement over to another power that performs that same such as one AoE to another AoE power or maybe a PBAoE power to another PBAoE power for example?

I've never tried it so that's why I am trying to find out if it would work. Also, if you use one set for example lets say I +6 slot Thunderstrike in a shooting power for my Blaster, can I +6 another power with the same? I do know you cannot combine invented enhancements but was not sure about "reusing" the same again in another power? Which of course would probably tie into my first question about using the same invention enhancement.

So, in conclusion, lets say for example I have my Blaster set up this way:
+5 Slotted with Thunderstrike for her Power Bolt. (Assume 5 slots avail)
+1 Slotted with Thunderstrike for her Power Blast (Assume 6 slots avail)
+5 Slot with lets say Tempest for another Accuracy/Damage Power to fill the set or additional Thunderstrikes if possible.

As I was typing this, I may have answered my own question while reading paragon wiki, which states: "Only one of each of these types of enhancements may be slotted per power". So, I guess I can only use it for one power right? Can anyone confirm this for me? Thanks in advance to those who reply.

So this weekend, I put my level 50 Blaster to work to earn some badges and enhancements from Wentworth's. Was doing the Crimson story arc which I went one on one with the big guy Kronos and happily defeated. The thing that I noticed while going against The Malta Group and being frozen by the Gunslingers and stunned by the Stun Grenades is I was still able to use two of my primary shooting powers, my Power Bolt and my Power Blast. All my other Powers were dead in the water.

This got me thinking, did the dev's set the game up so you can get at least get two "moderate" powers off so you are not completely defenseless when you are either held or stunned? Because if I couldn't use any powers I'd been screwed from the +3 Gunslinger who could chop away at me while I just sat there frozen solid. Being able to at least zap him a couple of times saved me big time from dying.

When reading the description of these powers, I cannot find anything that states it will fire even if you are immobilized or stunned. Does anyone else have anything that might shed some more light on this subject? Thanks.

Been noticing this weird phenomenon that when you get invited to a team and accept, the majority of names of your teams are not visible. In the spots that would normally show their names, it is empty. Now the really weird thing is when I logged in tonight with my level 10 toon, I got an blind invite while at Wentworth's. I really wasn't looking but I thought what the heck, I've got a few minutes to spare. To my amazement, my name was at the top, I had the star (even though I didn't start the team) and it also had my hero's name below mine that was on top. No one else's name on the team was visible but the slots were there as if there were other members on the team. The team chat was going on as normal but I just couldn't see their names.

My first thought was is there someone else with the exact same hero name that fell through the cracks and somehow was approved. I would think with a name like Zena Athena that would be unlikely but could be possible. The biggest thing that I am trying to figure out is why this "no name of group" thing is happening? The other night the same thing happened with my level 50 hero and after a few minutes, the other players names suddenly appeared.

I have checked the "known issues" on coh.com but it did not give me an answer for this issue. Has anyone else experienced this?

So, I got my Stalker to 50. It seems that I have dried up my contact list. The only contacts I currently have is Marcus Valerius in Cimerora and his revolving missions and the Warburg contact Operative Braun. I have been doing the Newspaper missions like crazy and then getting that Rob Bank mish with Wiggy the Brit. The only thing is after successfully completing the bank mish several times, Wiggy doesn't give me a new contact to meet. I didn't seem to run into this problem yet with my other level 50 Villains. I guess I could do Ouroboros Back in Time missions but would really like some new contacts. Any suggestions out there would be much appreciated.

Well, I cannot believe it has taken me about ten months to finally realize that by "playing" and utilizing the markets, you can help yourself greatly in getting the best enhancements out there for your toon. It all happened when I came across a thread about someone wanting to install a bank to transfer influence from one toon to another. I read someone else's post that said they earned the majority of influence from buying and selling through the market.

That got me thinking, why in the heck was I never using the market to begin with? Maybe I was too lazy to even try or maybe I thought that everything was way overpriced to even be considered for purchased? So, with that being said, I dusted the cobwebs off my first Hero 50 Blaster, and put her to work this past Double XP weekend. Stopping off at Wentworth's I proceeded to sell some fine (rare) enhancements I had and couldn't believe how simple it was. Now I know how some users can amount tons of influence and we're talking Billions in influence just by playing the market. After a few hours my enhancements sold for what I was asking.

Not having worked in a complete strategy yet, I would view the current market for what the last five bids where for that item and maybe either match that bid or go higher when selling. Currently, I have 15 of my 16 slots full awaiting buyers. Some Salvage and some Enhancements. So, far, nothing has moved yet. I have checked the going rate and I am right in the ballpark for what I am asking. I do know that your open orders to sell will remain active unless you don't use that toon for 60 days.

So, in conclusion, what I need to know is this: I currently have 16 slots available to place items to bid on, how do I get more slots? Do I need to sell a certain amount before I get awarded more slots? Second, having just started playing the market, is having patients the best advice one could give? For example, I currently have 15 slots full and for the past two days, nothing has moved. I do know based on what I read in the "How to use the Markets Guide" that it is pretty much a random thing and eventually I will probably get the item sold. Keep in mind that I am not way overpriced in what I am asking, in fact, I try to base my prices on what that current item may have sold for. I do know that Billionaire influence' user out there will pay if they need that item as they can spend influence like Drunken Sailors.

One final note, there is this "rare" unknown type salvage that I read about. I believe its called "purples". I tried to check paragonwiki on this but couldn't find out what these items where. Does anyone have any idea what these items might be or is it always a complete random drop that no one knows what that purple might look like? I couldn't find the answer in the Market Guide. Any additional input for those that play the market a lot would be much appreciated.

Question: I remember back in the day, 2004-2005'ish there used to be the giant monster (squid with tentacles) and you had to knock out each tentacle. There also was a huge bonus XP glitch that would give you tons of XP when he died which as I understand, they nerfed that out.

So, with that being said, I'm just perusing through these tunnels with my 50 and forgot where the sewer entrance was to get there? I think it was in Steel but not sure. I was going to go and just check it out, heck, maybe even take a few pics for nostalgia..lol. So any direction to get there would be helpful.

This question has been on my mind since I started up my Stalker who just reached 50 . When entering some missions where your goal is to either take out a particular Boss, EB or AV, I sometimes got ambushed when I get close to the Boss. Case in point, when doing some mish'es in Cimerora, I will usually get ambushed by gladiators prior to enter the area where the Boss is.

So, with that being said, is there some kind of code within the game that says when you enter a zone that has a goal of "Defeating So and So" that you will normally get ambushed regardless if you are in Hidden mode or not? Keep in mind, I do nothing to provoke these ambushes but they can see me as if I stirred up a hornets nest. It really wasn't a problem as I could easily handle the rush of foes coming my way.

As my understanding on how "Hidden" works, you shouldn't be seen at all except by the Rikti Drones or maybe some very high level Bosses. I do know that in some mish'es to where you are to click on a "blinky" and then they run over to see who is there, I could stand right next to the blinky and they would not see me in Hidden mode. I have read somewhere that you "can" combine other stealth powers with "Hidden" to give you even greater invisibility. Not sure if this would effect the occasional ambush you get as I mentioned above?

I brought this thread up awhile ago and thought I'd revisit it again as I wanted to get some more thoughts on this subject. Normally, when on a team, I will occasionally read other's info such as a description of their toon (if they have one) and to see how many badges they have be it veteran badges or other.

The first thing I look at is how long they have been playing CoX. Now I know there are people who either might have transferred their accounts to others or let others use their accounts and it would appear that the person playing might not be the real veteran playing and would only be a newb, but I think this only represents only a smaller group. The majority are the true users of their toons. By doing this, I can get a better feel of who I am teamed with. Yes, there are those that have been playing this game for a very short time but come across as pretty knowledgeable in the game and then there are those who have their 66 month badge and not too knowledgeable about stuff but again, I think the majority of veterans are pretty knowledgeable and know the game pretty well.

With that being said, how many of you will play different knowing you are teamed up with a 66 month vet versus a newb? If you knew a newb was forming a team and calling the shots versus a veteran player, would you be more likely to drop from team if the going gets rough? I'm just curious on this as I myself have had some thoughts about this and sometimes feel uncomfortable knowing that person running the show and getting everyone killed is a newb. But hey, that's just me.

Also, when it comes to describing your toon. I know that some go into great detail, such as myself, when putting a description about their toons. I think this can be fun, and give your toon more character to those who read their history. I actually have each of my toons all related as either immediate family or cousins so when you read their bios, you know who their other family members are. Each has their own unique story about how they got their powers and what makes them so special.

So, with that mentioned above, do we know if and when there will be a "fix" on making the description field longer so you can elaborate more on your toons history? I knew there was some kind of glitch that would "lump" all your info together, not sure if that has been fixed yet? I always thought that having more room in the description field to write about your toon would be ideal. Does anyone know if that has been suggested yet for new developments and ideas for the game? If not, I will need to suggest that. In closing thanks to all who replied and your thoughts on these subjects.

I briefly read some of these forms that there is some kind of problem after i16 and the great lack of drops, be it salvage, enhancement or other kinds. I will have to agree, there is something amiss here. Playing three or four mission should fill my trays with an abundance of goodies and this does not seem to be the case now. Now, I am only getting two or three at the most in enhancements and maybe a few salvage and recipes. Not sure if this is a glitch within the new difficulty settings and something has skewed off the coding which doesn't allow the proper number of drops to happen, who knows?

If anyone has any "current" threads regarding this issue, and/or if we are aware if it's currently being worked on in the next patch, please let me know as this is getting silly. Thanks all!

For those who are having this same problem this is the reply I just got via email from tech support:

"We are currently aware of an issue with the server you have reported and are working to correct it as quickly as possible. Please try to connect again in a few minutes or watch for news on updates and fixes at www.coh.com. If you find that you are unable to connect after a long period of time please let us know when the issue started and what error you are receiving."

So, it does appear they are aware of this and it is being worked on.

As I write this on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 19th, 2009 it seems there is currently a problem on some missions where they will not load and I am forced to do a "control-alt-delete" to get out of the program. I did send a bug report and have yet to hear back. So far, this has happened to me on 4 missions in Grandville villain side. This problem has just started up. Is anyone else out there currently having this same problem?