Quinch

I've mentioned this on occasion, but one way to deal with custom critter balance would be to implement hybrid critters - ones that functionally use existing mobs, but allow for visual customization of player-created mobs.

Still need to deal with the ratings system, though, as well as the effort of finding good arcs. One way to do that might be to enable "peeking" into the arc - essentially allowing the player to read the text and goals without having to start and play the arc itself - it would allow the player to get an idea of the writing quality at a glance.

...is there any official word on how many boosters they shifted the moment they came online?

Pretty sure you can do that too. Check the options.

Personally, I am so sick of Asian themes everywhere.

Africa FTW.

I had this issue once, apparently the person had special characters in his global. Not sure if that's the case with you.

1} Virtue, Freedom and Union are the most populated servers - when you log in, the last server you were on is listed first, followed by ascending server load {the busiest server will be on the bottom}.

2} You might want to forget about the Holy Trinity gameplay. In fact, forget everything you've learned. For a starting character, I'd suggest a scrapper - they're good at soloing, and they're fairly useful in teams too. Of course, you've got a dozen character slots per server right out of the box, so you can roll one of everything.

3} There's no need to hurry anywhere. There is an endgame, but most of the content is actually evenly spread out throughout the game. With the sidekick system, there's also pretty much no limit to whom you can team with either.

Oh, and welcome to the forums. As another quick tip, there's an in-game help channel which you can use to ask about stuff from other players as well.

1. Is there a way to swap out a published arc with a local copy? I've got an arc that uses "Paragon" a lot and I don't feel like changing every single instance only to change it back later. Since it's HoF, I don't feel like deleting it either.
2. Seems like a lot of Praetorian missions are bugged. Is there a list as to which ones and possible workarounds beyond petitioning?
3. Lately there's been a lot of LFT requests in Help channel. Usually I respond to them with an invite to a LFT channel, but sometimes they just keep at it anyway, even in the face of repeated tells. What's the best way to help them and slash or shut them up?

Wishes for I21? Well, I've got a list in my sig... anytime is good. Yep. Whenever you feel like it.... </transparent whining>

It comes up from time to time and yes, it's kinda annoying.

What server are you on? In the Virtue forum, there's a thread for unused names.

As an aggroholic, I'd say yes, take Provoke. It's a ranged aggro power with a quick recharge and solid accuracy and Taunt may not be recharged yet, and thus as useful as Taunt when you need to get the attention of a straggler or three making a beeline for the squishies. Also, as a word of advice, bind a quickly-reachable key to target_enemy_far, as it will save you the time and trouble of picking out the stragglers by hand.

Furthermore, would a few extra pseudo-characters on the screen really contribute to the lag that much?

Frankly, I think AVs should have their AI tweaked - consider Protean, for example. He's not particularly powerful in terms of raw stats, but he does have a trick up his sleeve that makes him much more of a problem if a team just mashes on him like any other AV. Giving other AVs {and GMs because why not?} similar requirements for, well, alertness would make them that much more interesting to fight.

Sam, just an FYI, I'm pretty sure that commands in a customized quickchat let you put in longer commands/text than fits in a chat field.

Huh. Simple. Logical. Wish I'd thought of it.

/signed

Can you elaborate on that? Also, from what I understand, a Praetorian version of Ouroboros {or at least Praetorian arc flashbacks} are planned.

Wishlist update:

Continuous, dynamic music: As is, most of the music in CoH is limited to short clips that play when entering a new neighborhood. A continuous soundtrack that plays outdoor or in missions would help a lot with immersion. "Action" music that fades in once the fighting starts {characterized either by an NPC aggroing on the player or the player/teammate entering combat mode} would also make the overall experience feel more "super".

Rework the Ouroboros list by contacts, rather than by arcs. Then, list all the missions the contact has, branched by a} Arcs b} Badge missions c} One-off indoor missions and d} Street hunts and multi-part missions that start with street hunts. Furthermore, for C and D, once a mission has been completed, calling the contact would give you another random mission in that branch, favoring missions the player hasn't completed yet. This, combined with an AE-style TF mode and target zone bias, would likely provide a much higher level of exposure to non-arc missions that would otherwise be overlooked in favor of more convenient repeatable missions.

Implement the ability to "force-feed" teammates inspirations as an alternative to giving them.

Add the command to claim all available veteran rewards {minus base items and other multi-claimable rewards}.

Definitely yes.

I've got a suggestion for that in my wishlist thread - a command that will, while active, create a big "bullseye" over the cursor.

I figure I might as well jump on the bandwagon... if someone pesters me, maybe it won't die as pathetically as my LiveJournal account.

http://www.formspring.me/TheQuinch - For Quinch and Quinch PG

A little from both sides?

Keep ambushes no matter what.

Add slider for ambush difficulty.