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The Cyborg pack description says it has a "Self-Destruct Temporary Power". What does Temporary mean here? Does it go away after you use it once? Does it only last 30 days?

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The description is wrong. It's an inherent power, not a temporary one. It lasts forever.

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The description should be fixed in an update to the PlayNC store tomorrow.

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Is anyone else having trouble buying this thing? Me and my roommate use the same card and he bought his with no problem. There is more than enough money left and it keeps declining me, what gives?

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One use per day, per card. You have to use a different card to make another purchase. Ran into this problem a long time ago myself when I was running multiple accounts.

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There are all sorts of fraud prevention measures with credit cards in place on the Store. If you feel your transaction isn't going through when you think it should, our billing team should be able to assist you:

http://www.plaync.com/us/support/doc_214.html?prod=9

I know we're in the process of some changes for South America distribution. I do hope to have some additional input on that subject from our sales team soon.

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The Super Booster I - Cyborg pack costs $9.99 and is available for purchase on the PlayNC store in the City of Heroes / City of Villains section. This 'guide' will give details information about all the parts of the Super Booster I - Cyborg pack (from now on referred to as 'Cyborg pack' for brevity).

By purchasing the Cyborg pack and adding it to one of your accounts, all characters on that account will have access to: an 'extensive' costume set, 3 character emotes, 4 "combat" Auras, and a unique power.

Emotes
There are 3 emotes included with the Cyborg pack, one of which is a dance, and the other two show your character turning on and off. <ul type="square">[*]Robot Dance - /emote robotdance (View Video, View Video of MM+Henchmen)[*]Power Up - /emote powerup (View Video) Note: The Power Up emote only works after using Power Down[*]Power Down - /emote powerdown (View Video, View Ending Pose)[/list]
Auras
The 4 auras available through the Cyborg pack are activated only when your character is in a 'combat' stance. You're in this stace whenever you're attempting to use attacks and powers along those lines.<ul type="square">[*]Left Eye Laser (color tintable) (View)[*]Right Eye Laser (color tintable) (Same as Left)[*]Both Eyes Laser (color tintable) (View)[*]Holographic HUD (Heads up Display) (Front View, Side View)[/list]There is also a video showing all the auras (though there are some jittering, it's far smoother in reality)

Power
The power included with the Cyborg Pack is called 'Self Destruction'. The power has a 1 hour recharge, 10 second activation time, 40 foot radius, 16 target cap, deals 535.44 damage at level 50, 50 damage at level 1, will not give you any debt, and inspirations/self rez powers will still work (not sure about other players using ally rez abilities)
Self Destruction from a distance
Higher quality, close up Self Destruction
Self Destruction failing to kill a player, but removes the body
Self Destructing Bane Spider, demonstrates rezzing after as well as the knockback
Self Destruction - Rise of the Phoenix, can you say oh so thematically appropriate?

Costume
The Cyborg Pack includes 14 peices, four shoulder pads, two chest details, belt, robotic arm, glove, legs/pants, boots, hat, and two head details. The normal pictures are primary color red, secondary white with all settings at the highest.
<ul type="square">[*]Cyborg Costume Set
[u]Shoulders:[u][*]Cyborg Cables[*]Cyborg General[*]Cyborg Shield[*]Cyborg Sphere
[u]Chest Detail:[u][*]Cyborg Cables[*]Cyborg Shield
[u]Head:[u][*]Hat - Cyborg[*]Detail 1 - Cyborg 1[*]Detail 1 - Cyborg 2[*]Detail 2 - Cyborg 1[*]Detail 2 - Cyborg 2
[u]Misc Parts:[u][*]Belt - Cyborg [*]Robotic Arm 1 - Upper Arm Cyborg[*]Gloves - Cyborg[*]Pants - Cyborg[*]Legs - Cyborg[/list]
Edit: Changed costume pictures to be not so horrifyingly bad. Also want to say thanks to JLove, BaB, Castle and the other devs that made this awesome set!

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Great work!

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I really don't think the games management thinks these things will be a big seller. It seems more like tossing a bone out to those who felt slighted because they couldn't have the 30-day pack unless they bought a time-card they couldn't use.

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For anyone who may be thinking that the team is hoping that we will obtain significant revenue from the Jetpack; we aren't. The above hypothesis is correct. The Jetpack was offered because it was already available via the Game Cards that include this 30 day temporary jet pack. All we did was hook up the existing Jetpack for the difference in price and make it available to existing customers this way so you don't have to go out and hunt down a game card if you want it.

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Can you purchase the jet pack again once your 30 days runs out? Just wondering, I wont buy it(looks like fun but its to easy to get them in bank mishs and getting to lvl 14 is also easy). I did buy the cyborg pack OMG BLOW MYSELF UP to much fun. I will prob do this for the 1st hour I get to play when I get home!!! Thanks Devs great job, cant wait to see all the secrets your keeping about I13 to come out.

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Yes, you could keep re-buying the jet pack every 30 days if you choose to. It's the same if you bought the Game Card that comes with the 30 day temp jetpack.

Why are they called "Boosters"?

The "Booster" name is what we are referring to all the optional addons for the game going forward.

Please use this thread to discuss the below announcement.

Two new boosters are now available for purchase via the PlayNC store to add to your City of Heroes or City of Villains account:



Super Booster I: Cyborg
City of Heroes Super Booster I: Cyborg includes an extensive costume set, three character emotes, four selectable auras that activate in combat mode and a special Cyborg "Self-Destruct" power. This purchase enables these features for all characters on your game account

Click here for details.




Mini Booster: Temporary 30 Day Jetpack
Sometimes even super powered Heroes and Villains can use a lift. City of Heroes Mini Booster: Temporary 30 Day Jetpack includes a jetpack travel power for all characters on the game account for 30 days, beginning at the time of purchase. After 30 days the jetpack will no longer be include within each character's selectable powers.

Click here for details.

Two new boosters are now available for purchase via the PlayNC store to add to your City of Heroes or City of Villains account:



Super Booster I: Cyborg
City of Heroes Super Booster I: Cyborg includes an extensive costume set, three character emotes, four selectable auras that activate in combat mode and a special Cyborg "Self-Destruct" power. This purchase enables these features for all characters on your game account

Click here for details.




Mini Booster: Temporary 30 Day Jetpack
Sometimes even super powered Heroes and Villains can use a lift. City of Heroes Mini Booster: Temporary 30 Day Jetpack includes a jetpack travel power for all characters on the game account for 30 days, beginning at the time of purchase. After 30 days the jetpack will no longer be include within each character's selectable powers.

Click here for details.

Click here to discuss this announcement.

On Tuesday, September 16, 2008 all North American City of Heroes / City of Villains game servers will come down starting at 4 AM Pacific (7 AM Eastern) to patch the game to the new version 17.20080821.4T2.

Estimated downtime for this update is 4 hours.

Once the update is completed you can find details on the Patch Notes web page. Additionally, you can read the contents of this update on the Training Room forums from when the version was in testing.

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Just a heads up, folks. Three days left until the contest ends. We have some great, great entries but I'm a greedy little SOB and I wanna see more!



EDIT: Remember, the WORST recruitment poster gets a prize as well.

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Time is running out to submit for the shot at winning a freakshow boss costume power!

Last night's episode of GTTV on the Spike Channel announced the winners to the GameTrailers.com and Toyota Matrix Machinima Contest.

And the grand prize winner of the 2009 Toyota Matrix car is....

... "Infinite Dark" by 8 Baller!

For all the details and the runner up winners, please visit GameTrailers.com!

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OK, so the screwup is that Gametrailers.com still says "so tune into GTTV on September 12th to find out who wins a brand new 2009 Toyota Matrix...".

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Yeah, the episode airs at 10:30 PM Pacific on the 12th, but that's 1:30 AM Eastern on the 13th.

Sorry if anyone was confused and good luck to the contestants!

As if there weren’t enough great reasons to come to Hero-Con '08, now when you attend the event, you will have the option to join future closed betas! Given the timing of Hero Con this may include Issue 13 closed beta, but will also include access to the future closed beta of Issue 14!

If you aren’t familiar with Hero-Con, it’s our one day City of Heroes extravaganza! Held on October 18th at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Hotel in Santa Clara, it is your opportunity to talk directly with the Development Team behind the City of Heroes / City of Villains franchise, meet hundreds of other fans of the game, pick up great prizes and have a great City of Heroes day!

In addition, everyone who registers for the event will not only have the option to enter to be in future closed betas, but will also receive a:

[*] Permanent Carnival Harlequin Costume Power. This grants a cosmetic costume toggle power to all the characters on your account to transform into the appearance of a Carnival Harlequin! [*] Exclusive Hero-Con ’08 T-shirt[/list]Also, take a look at the great list of events happening at Hero-Con '08:
[*] Attend the 2nd Annual Community Address from Lead Designer, Matt “Positron” Miller, and Executive Producer, Brian Clayton. [*] Attend the banquet dinner, with entertainment and exclusive upcoming announcements. [*] Attend Q&A, Round Table Discussions, and Workshop sessions provided by “City of Heroes” game creators and players. [*] Participate in a live mission event with a team of 8-12 other players to see who can heroically or relentlessly beat out other teams for the grand prize. [*] Shop at our Community store to get just released collectibles for City of Heroes and City of Villains. [*] Receive free gifts and in game rewards. [*] Hang out with developers, friends and fans of the best Hero/Villain Super MMO Game! [*] Enter to win in some of our fabulous contests hosted by a panel of celebrity judges: costume, emote, & dance your way to fame.[/list]Hurry, tickets are limited and are going fast! Don't miss out!


Click here to register.


For more details about Hero-Con '08 please visit the Official City of Heroes Message Forums.

Closed Beta Access Disclaimer: In order to participate in future closed beta tests, you must attend Hero-Con ’08 and register in person. Your City of Heroes game and/or forum account must be active and in good standing. You must not be a member of the press or the game industry. The City of Heroes Dev Team reserves the right to limit access to Closed Beta Testing for any reason in our sole discretion.

Get in and get your suit, then "Get Loud & Get Mental" with SIRadio!

For more details please visit the Player Events Forum or the SI Radio Contest Page.

If you haven't visited the NCsoft Jobs Page, now might be the time to take another look.

As part of our commitment to provide excellent service and a quality play environment, the Community Team is hiring a moderator position. If you sort the jobs listing, you will see the open positions in Mountain View and find the Online Forum Moderator position.

Click here to vist the NCsoft Jobs Page

The Forum Moderator position is located at NCsoft NorCal Studios in Mountain View, CA. It is an entry level position and relocation packages are not available. The position is available immediately.

If you are interested, please fill out the online application via the NCsoft Jobs Page.

Thanks!


PS. While the position has flexible working hours, it is not available to be done remotely. We want you to actually come in and do your work in the studio location in Mountain View, CA.

The purpose of this forum is the discussion of technical questions and/or problems regarding City of Heroes including bug discussions. This is NOT a forum to receive technical support or bug support. ALL tech support questions and problems can be sent to us by going to http://www.plaync.com/us/help/<ul type="square">[*]Submit your issue to NCsoft Support by using the “Ask a Question” link at the above URL
[*]For bugs, please report them in game using the /bug command.[/list]When posting your issue for other players to respond to here on the forums, please be sure to include your information. Instructions on how to post your DXdiag and Hijack This for other players to look at, along with more information, can be found in the sticky thread: BEFORE YOU POST - Common Solutions Inside

The Matrix Machinima Contest will announce their winners on the Spike Channel during the GTTV episode that starts at 1 AM Eastern on September 13th. You can also check out the winners online following the show on GameTrailers.com

If you haven’t already, be sure to stop by GameTrailers.com and check out the top finalists and all the great machinima submissions!

Click here to watch the entries!

The CoH Official Forums will be coming down for maintenance starting on Thursday Sept 11th at 10 AM Eastern.

Maximum downtime could be up to 1 hour, but it may finish in as little as 15 minutes.

Just to answer a few immediate questions:

Bruce's red name: Bruce won't be posting directly on the forums.

How long can questions be asked? Questions will be collected on Monday, September 22nd from both the North American and European forums.

When will the questions be answered? Shortly after they are collected we'll post up Bruce's replies.

Not long after that, we'll introduce our next dev and ask for your questions for them.

With the significant expansion of the NCsoft NorCal team that supports and develops City of Heroes, we felt it was important for the fans to get to know some of the new personalities on the team. To that end, we are reviving the "Ask a Dev" feature. Here's how it works.


Ask a Dev
Periodically, we'll introduce a member of the City of Heroes Development Team and open a reply forum thread where fans can pose their questions for that developer. Then a few weeks later we'll close the question thread and go through and pick out the best and most appropriate questions and the developer will provide the answers!

So, without further ado, we want to introduce to you one of the latest additions to the City of Heroes Development Team, Senior Designer Bruce Harlick!


City of Heroes "Ask a Dev" with Senior Designer Bruce Harlick

Biography

Bruce Harlick got his start in the gaming industry way back in 1981 as Hero Games' first employee. Starting as an editor, Bruce enjoyed a 20-year relationship with the Hero Games, culminating with the job of company president. Bruce was responsible for the creation of some of Hero Games’ most memorable characters, including the ever-popular Foxbat.

After Hero Games and some time spent as a technical writer and editor outside of the gaming industry, Bruce took at job with Monolith Productions in 2003, working on The Matrix Online and the DC Universe Online game. After Monolith sold MxO and the rights to DC Online to Sony in 2005, Bruce moved down to Sigil to work on their Marvel Comics MMO. When, alas, Bruce’s plan to work on a superhero MMO was foiled once again, he moved back to his hometown of San Francisco in 2006 to work on an Indiana Jones game.

Bruce jumped at the chance to join his old friend Positron and the rest of the dev team working on City of Heroes and City of Villains. His long background in superhero roleplaying games made him a natural fit for this project.





An Introduction from Bruce

I’ve been playing superhero roleplaying games since I was in High School (which was a long time ago now) and I’ve wanted to make a superhero-based MMO for ages. I’m really happy to be here on this game and I’m looking forward to making a mark on it.

MMOs are great fun; I've been playing them hardcore ever since EverQuest was in beta (and before then, back when they were all text-based) and haven’t stopped since. I’ve played or beta-tested just about every major MMO to come along and was an early tester and player of City of Heroes.

In my spare time, I like to take photographs, read, cook, dine at fine restaurants, and roast coffee. I like to play roleplaying games and am involved in several active campaigns. I’m planning on running some 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons for my fellow content designers here.


What does Bruce do on the City of Heroes Team?

I’m primarily responsible for making cool stories and missions, and designing systems to help support missions. So I’m here at work all day, thinking of cool stuff and then putting it into the game. It's a dream job.


Click here to post your question for Bruce to answer!

With the significant expansion of the NCsoft NorCal team that supports and develops City of Heroes, we felt it was important for the fans to get to know some of the new personalities on the team. To that end, we are reviving the "Ask a Dev" feature. Here's how it works.


Ask a Dev
Periodically, we'll introduce a member of the City of Heroes Development Team and open a reply forum thread where fans can pose their questions for that developer. Then a few weeks later we'll close the question thread and go through and pick out the best and most appropriate questions and the developer will provide the answers!

So, without further ado, we want to introduce to you one of the latest additions to the City of Heroes Development Team, Senior Designer Bruce Harlick! Read the below and then reply with your questions for Bruce!


City of Heroes "Ask a Dev" with Senior Designer Bruce Harlick

Biography

Bruce Harlick got his start in the gaming industry way back in 1981 as Hero Games' first employee. Starting as an editor, Bruce enjoyed a 20-year relationship with the Hero Games, culminating with the job of company president. Bruce was responsible for the creation of some of Hero Games’ most memorable characters, including the ever-popular Foxbat.

After Hero Games and some time spent as a technical writer and editor outside of the gaming industry, Bruce took at job with Monolith Productions in 2003, working on The Matrix Online and the DC Universe Online game. After Monolith sold MxO and the rights to DC Online to Sony in 2005, Bruce moved down to Sigil to work on their Marvel Comics MMO. When, alas, Bruce’s plan to work on a superhero MMO was foiled once again, he moved back to his hometown of San Francisco in 2006 to work on an Indiana Jones game.

Bruce jumped at the chance to join his old friend Positron and the rest of the dev team working on City of Heroes and City of Villains. His long background in superhero roleplaying games made him a natural fit for this project.


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An Introduction from Bruce

I’ve been playing superhero roleplaying games since I was in High School (which was a long time ago now) and I’ve wanted to make a superhero-based MMO for ages. I’m really happy to be here on this game and I’m looking forward to making a mark on it.

MMOs are great fun; I've been playing them hardcore ever since EverQuest was in beta (and before then, back when they were all text-based) and haven’t stopped since. I’ve played or beta-tested just about every major MMO to come along and was an early tester and player of City of Heroes.

In my spare time, I like to take photographs, read, cook, dine at fine restaurants, and roast coffee. I like to play roleplaying games and am involved in several active campaigns. I’m planning on running some 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons for my fellow content designers here.


What does Bruce do on the City of Heroes Team?

I’m primarily responsible for making cool stories and missions, and designing systems to help support missions. So I’m here at work all day, thinking of cool stuff and then putting it into the game. It's a dream job.


Please use this thread to post your questions for Bruce!

Questions will be collected on Monday, September 22nd from both the North American and European forums.

Not long after that, we'll post Bruce's answers and introduce our next dev and ask for your questions for them.

SI Radio brings you an exclusive interview with City of Heroes Senior Animator Chris "Back Alley Brawler" Bruce from the recent Penny Arcade Expo. Also included are clips from City of Heroes Senior Designer Joe "Hero 1" Morrissey's discussion about the coming Issue 13 Mission Architect feature.

Tune in to SI Radio for DJ Jules' "Unmasked" show at 10 PM Eastern on Friday, September 5th for all of the above and more! The show will be re-broadcasted on SI Radio's Lizard Lounge with DJ Nelks on Saturday, September 6th at 10 PM Eastern as well.

Click here to tune into SI Radio!

Today, Thursday Sept. 4th, 2008 on the Training Room Test Server we will be conducting a test of the 2008 Winter Event.

[*] Start Time: 1 PM Pacific (4 PM Eastern)[*] End Time: Apx 4 PM Pacific (7 PM Eastern)[/list]

For those not familiar with the Winter Event, it is our annual event that runs over the winter months that celebrates snow, fun, winter sports and themes from the season! As a refresher, take a look at last year's 2007 Winter Event Details.

Everything from last year will be there, but for 2008 we have some new details:

[*] A new ski course![*] New Badges![*] New purchasable auras from the Candy Keeper[*] 3 Piece Universal Travel IO Set purchasable from the Candy Keeper[/list]For those who may be critical of the Universal Travel IO Set, please know that they will be balanced by the fact that similar IOs will be available in Issue 13.

We're looking forward to player participation and feedback in the testing of this event. For more details or to post your thoughts, please visit the Training Room Forums.

In celebration of w00t Studios 3rd Anniversary they are offering a contest where the winners can win one of 5 Freakshow Costume Codes!



Ashcraft, CoH Machinima creator, is featured in this contest with his latest video "The Devivce Has Been Modified" (click to watch the video) and read on for the details on how you could win one of 5 Freakshow codes to your City of Heroes/Villains account.

Click here for all the details from w00t Studios.

To discuss this announcement, join us here.