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Well to actually answer the OP finally.. I just did an easy channel search:

"AE Freedom" looks like it currently has 1270 members. You can try there.

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Since customization of characters is a focus right now, please don't forget that character customization was seriously damaged by the loss of chat bubble control over "Border Color", Background Opacity" and "Text Scale"

Please note that something valuable was taken away, Dev Team.

Since customization is the focus of the latest Dev Diary by BAB, I want to bump this again as a reminder that this needs some TLC.

What was taken away was a real loss to some of the player population in terms of character customization. I have characters with multiple personality issues that I will not play again until I can make those personalities have their own voices again.

Can we see some attention to this?

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You might have better luck getting this seen by posting it in the Suggestions and Ideas forum. Or whatever it's called lately. I try to avoid that area personally.

[/ QUOTE ] whow about that.. BayBlast said the same thing a month ago..

.. I don't think the OP gets the picture. lol

EB still counts.

MoSTF. lol

Just because it may be possible, doesn't mean it's common by any stretch of the imagination.

The point is.. if Lusca is up.. will somebody pass by and decide: "Hey, I want to defeat her. I think I'll advertise."? Maybe a few, but most people will just keep going... wheras they might be more inclined to grab a team for Kraken (for example).

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A single full team should utterly crush Lusca.

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As for "Gotta be less than 25!!!".. I only mentioned that it's more common for teams of that lvl range to pass by and decide to try to defeat her.. which usually doesn't end well unless they get even more people first. Other GMs can be dealt with easier at a wider range of levels, and can usually be taken down with a single PuG team with no restrictions like AT, lvl or "specific person".

Can a single team of any lvl 50s take her down?.. sure, but again it's not that common for a lvl 50 to suddenly advertise for her either, nor would they turn down the lvl 25s that want to jump in while the team is forming... which will usually lead to a 2nd team being formed as well.

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Is there any reason why Atlas has a Vault + Wentworth's and Galaxy doesn't? I prefer the comparative quiet of Galaxy but was just curious.

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The lease rates in Galaxy City are simply killer. I was going to open a sandwich shop there a while back, but I couldn't clear enough profit just to pay the rent on the building.

Personally, I blame the Arena. They build this fancy new stadium, and who do you think pays for it? That's right, local businesses. "It will create jobs!" my [censored].

[/ QUOTE ] Well if you ever want a Hot Dog.. you can come see me over in Nerva.. I'll give you a good price!

(I'm funded by the AE behind the shop.) lol

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BTW, will this be run from the contact herself, or from Ouro? I suppose if you don't mind, I could just jump on a team when I get home if there is room..


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We will be running it from the contact - with hopefully (mostly) everyone following along & auto-completing as we go, so if you are late & wish to still join in & we have room, it should be cool.

[/ QUOTE ] I appreciate that. Hopefully you guys wont be done by the time I get home. haha.

As mentioned, I have prior commitments on this night. It would be cutting it too close to say I'd definitely be here... so put me at the bottom of the list, and I'll do my best to show on time.

I'd probably be using Robin instead of Longbow, to prevent myself from hitting Lvl 45 and possibly losing the 2nd part of the Patron arc that she hasn't run yet...

...then again, i can just as easily turn off XP temporarily.. so I'll bring whichever lvl range is better for the team to mal or lk.

BTW, will this be run from the contact herself, or from Ouro? I suppose if you don't mind, I could just jump on a team when I get home if there is room..

PS - I also have a lvl 50 DB/WP Stalker that I rarely use. Maybe I'll give her an appearance. haha
Master-Blades (with an "s")

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Every toon is a badge toon... just some have more than others :-)

[/ QUOTE ] A toon with badges does not a badge-toon make... but LoL.

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My controller puts interrupts in her Recall Friend. She's usually first to the mission door and if it's hot I want to be sure I can recall the scrapper as soon as possible.

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As was stated before, it doesn't change the animation time or how quickly the power goes off. What the interrupt reduction enhancement does is reduces the amount of time that an outside attack has to interrupt the execution of the power.

Wiki Interrupt Period Article

Basically if power xyz has a 3 second animation time and time that you can be interrupted, and you slot with a 33% interrupt reduction enhancement, the animation stays at 3 seconds, but the time you can be interrupted reduces to 2 seconds. It means that if you get hit or move or some how interrupted in that 1 second that went away from the enhancement, the actual power will still fire, but it will still take 3 seconds to fire off.

EDIT: Changed some terms to match the wiki article to prevent confusion.

[/ QUOTE ] Yes, it still takes 3 seconds to finally fire, but with interrupt... you can also still get hit or move within that time and have it still fire.

So in this case.. even though you don't TP your teammate any faster, it's a greater chance you wont be interrupted by getting hit by the mobs at the door... and the TP will still be successful. then you wont have to try again, and again, and again..

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Would it be ok to bring my SM/EL Brute (Tallil Mok) It kind of look like an all Hero group.

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Hey if you don't mind I would like to change from Tallil Mok to Dark Elfen. He is a lvl 49 Ice/Dark Corr. Maybe I can get him those last few bubs.

[/ QUOTE ] Of course Marvel.. lvl 50 FTW!

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LostHalo: I doubt your statement.

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Assuming I can convince the necessary two people, it will be done again. Hopefully Lusca will be spawned in an ideal location, away from the gawkers.

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If you're saying you need two specific people to do it, then that kinda throws out your idea of not needing any kind of specialization, no?

I'm with Fulmens on this one....

[/ QUOTE ] Not to mention... they are probably lvl 50s... when it's usually lvl 20-25s that end up jumping on teams to try to defeat her.. which is why it's more common to have 2 or 3 teams running.

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I use interrupt in Snipes. Like PunchinJudy said, you can more reliably fire it off while you are being attacked.

Besides.. it's automatically part of the Sniper IO Sets anyway. lol

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I would be far more likely to start in GC if WW opened a branch there than I am now.

[/ QUOTE ] I start in GC all the time. If I want to go to WW, I just take a quick trip to KR. The next set of contacts are usually there anyway.

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Is there a Freedom channel for finding MA teams?

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LoL

There is no Vault, WW, AE, Arena, Train or Trainer in the Shard Zones either. There are also no History plaques or Exploration badges there. Go figure! lol

Here we are protesting... nothing... lol

Horde Protest

Darn.. I'd like come but I'm working at 3:30pm on Friday.

Good luck to you and your team.

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The Kronos Titan seems to be fairly rarely fought, probably since he's a mission ambush and all and there's other places you can get his badge. When I got the arc, I spent a while preparing for him.

[/ QUOTE ] But people still "want" to fight him.. they just don't always want to deal with the Malta arc that precedes him. lol

He's just not readily available as many of the others.

My vote goes for Lusca.. too much effort for little gain. When you get her once, there is no reason to bother again.

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What a great bind Mateo, thanks for sharing. I know I'll get tons of use out of it.

[/ QUOTE ] NP. Needless to say, you don't have to use the DIVIDE key. You can use any key you want.

The numpad just happens to be where I programmed most of my global binds like that (ones I added to every character). The Fortune power, various global chat channels and silly emotes I also added with my "numpad.txt" bind file, then added them to my default file for new characters as well. lol

My numpad also has binds for "gratz, "ty", /loc, /visscale 4, and for locking/unlocking the powers in the powertray:
/bind SUBTRACT optiontoggle disabledrag

That makes it easy to quickly drag in new/temp powers when you get them, and still keep your tray locked.

I have resorted to making my own calendars, but there are no events on them. lol
I use them as my desktop image, and also print them out to write down events on my server.

May 2009 CoH Calendar
June 2009 CoH Calendar

I still have to make July's. I'll be doing it either tomorrow, or this weekend at the latest.

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Thanks guys. What's the Oroboros trick you speak of?

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Take a character in the SG into Ouroboros and start any Flashback "TF". BAM! Instant self-Exemplaring, which means no XP but double Influence/Prestige.

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Arrg! This is one of my pet peeves. It's as bad as freaking out over clicking on glowies during the respec TF, this just doesn't die.

Exemplaring does one of two things.

If you are in debt, your debt is paid off twice as fast since the XP you receive isn't split. You don't receive influence/infamy.

If you are not in debt, you get influence/infamy equal to the XP you would have received. What it doesn't do is give you double influence/infamy.

ParagonWiki: Exemplar/Malefactor

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The only doubling related to Ouro that I have found.. (unless they fixed it in the past year) is that the Mission bonus... (or arc bonus) gives the reward twice.

I haven't checked in a while, but doing the Clockwork King mission over and over again was a really good money maker while I was going for the badge for 50 Ouros. lol

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Taunt isn't necessary for everyone though, I think, depending on your powersets. My Ice Armor Tanker has one of the best taunt auras in the game, so I figured I could do without.

[/ QUOTE ] It's true Taunt isn't for everybody, but I just have to point out:
If a foe is not within your aura, it doesn't matter how good your aura is... it isn't going to help. That's what the Ranged Taunt is for. It can become very useful when somebody else attacks or pulls something before the foe gets into your aura.. You can easily draw them to you (and away from your teammate) with Taunt.

Although it's not necessarily a "must have".. there are times having Taunt can be useful.
Plus, I slotted a damage proc in mine, so that makes it even more fun. haha

From http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/STF#Lord_Recluse_Strategy
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<ul type="square">[*]Red [Power Generator Real]
Status Effect Bonus(Knockback, Disorient)
+105% DMG(Smashing, Lethal, Energy)
+105% Res(Smashing, Lethal, Energy) (hardcapped at 100%)
[*]Orange [Dispersion Bubble Real]
+200% DEF(All) (hardcapped at 175%)
+17.7 Protection(Hold, Immobilize, Disorient)
[*]Green [Healing Pulse]
Healing
+MaxHP (hardcapped at 150% or 46015.73 hp)
+2000% Regen
[*]Blue [Temporal Manipulator]
+30% ToHit
+1000% Recharge (hardcapped at 400%)
+200% Run Speed[/list]

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