Snow Globe

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One would think that if they're going to give the Arachnos helm's for the 51's badge that they would also give the unifroms that goes with them as well..

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Not a chance.

The reason that LiquidX won't be [u]as[u] upset as some would think is that no one paid for the pre-order helms. On the other hand a lot of people would be upset if NCNC decided to make items that people had to buy (pay real money for) available as a part of the Vet Rewards.

Positron has stated on these forums that anything that is Paid for by real money will never be a part of the vet rewards system.

The list of those is: Cape of the Four Winds, VIP/Destined One badge, Prestige Power Slide, CoV CE Arachnos Cape *1*, CoV CE Arachnos Chest symbol *2*.

*1* CoV CE Arachnos Cape: VEATs soldiers have a version of this cape, but it isn't the same.
*2* CoV CE Arachnos Chest symbol: There is a vet reward version that doesn't look exactly like the CE version, and the VEAT chest symbols cannot be colored the same way as the CE edition.

As to the uniforms, you can have the uniforms. All you have to do is get a villain to level 50.

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Ok as the game sees it ALL Veteran Powers are TEMPORARY Powers.

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Doesn't matter, they aren't going anywhere. They don't have a timer, number of uses, or duration. You keep them forever.

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Just pointing out that if you set "no temp powers" in a flashback or Master of Statesman TF or Master of Recluse SF, all those shiny vet powers get disabled.

To my knowledge, the local NC reps cannot do any more for us than they are currently doing. They have to get approval to even include us in the updater. They are allowed to post the Scoop to the announcements section (their responsibility), but that seems to be the limits of what Lighthouse and Ex can do for us.

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They can't even assure us that any ad we do submit will be approved.

Yeah, 4 is too wordy. I used Leandro's Splasher to test the ads out in game.

Yes, I should be able to use boards.cityofheroes.com, but I thought that just saying "the forums" or "the community forums" would be easier to remember.

Feel free to do either of these if you (or anyone else) feel like it:
Snow Globe

White Succubus

I can't do an on-going ad, besides I wouldn't know the 2-3 weeks ahead of time which post number to link to.

More attempts:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...illboard_7.png
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...illboard_9.png
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...llboard_10.png

(Eight doesn't work very well.)

Oh, for those interested, here is what #4 and #6 looks like in-game on my pitiful video card (then again blowing up a 512x256 image to the in-game billboard size is bound to pixelate the images):
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...1-20-07-42.jpg

And a close up of #6:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...1-20-08-06.jpg

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Version 5:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...illboard_5.png

Opinions? Did anyone want to do do an Billboard for the Scoop?

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Find someone to do a quick demo, and see if they can capture a model of Statesman and Recluse doing /em newspaper to put on this.

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I'm pretty confident I can do a demoedit of that without help

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I agree. I think I had mentioned in my first post about including the URL. It's not immersion breaking since the internet should be commonplace with Paragon. Now, if the City Scoop had its own URL instead of being part of the forums (www.cityscoop.com instead of boards.cityofheroes.com/...) then it would much more immersive while still getting the message out.

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We don't. We exist solely on these forums. Sorry if that breaks immersion for people but the fact remains that we are here, and ONLY here.

I think it is a bit prejudicial (and more than a bit hypocritical) that people want to reject the ads just because they exist in a place that is tied to the game when they'd accept anyone else ads (and urls) in game.

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And the shortest actual forum url I can do is:
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/postlist.php?Board=info

Which drops into the announcement section.

The goal is to drive people to the forums. Without being able to mention the forums the purpose for these ads is LOST. So for those that are put off about the fact that the scoop is on the forums, and that the ads mention the forums, all I can say is that everyone can't always be satisfied.

Seeing that the forums and the Scoop are tied together, I am not going to completely drop all references to the forums.

This wasn't directed at Kheprera, but all those saying that it will break immersion.

[ QUOTE ][*]The City Scoop is buying this ad with their own money to increase awareness of the "newspaper" to people who doesn't know it exists.

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All fine points, but I want to mention that we are not paying for the ads, but they do have to be approved just like any other fan submission.

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You make a strong case! Don't have time to rebut in depth, so how about if I call for this compromise?

A URL isn't terribly immersion-breaking. After all, you'd expect some kind of contact info on a "real" ad. That I would have no problem with. That would direct the consumer to the product handily, I'd think.

But having text saying stuff about "go to the forums for this video game you're playing right now!" is out.

Deal?

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No deal. We don't get ANY cash for this, and I don't expect anyone to pay for a domain name. There comes a point where you have to lay down the Roleplay.

Very nice! Feel free to submit it.

This is one of the legacy groups that had the 32 million prestige . I've bought and sold the plot up and down several times since Issue 8.

I SHOULD have owed rent. I was gone for 50 days and was on a 12x8 plot. That is the problem: I did NOT get the rent due message. The power was off, but no warning. If this happened to someone else, they might not have known what the problem was.

I went to the registrar, assuming I had to pay rent. The registrar told me to take a hike.

The GM did find and verify the error and fixed it, but that is the point: it shouldn't have happened.

The rent cycle is completely borked and needs a major overhaul. Overpayment, the Zero rent on smallest plot, and now it seems that even the rent due is not being reported or tracked accurately in either the welcome messages or at the registrar.

Well technically speaking, we aren't [u]official[u]. If we were official, we'd be getting nifty things like money, information, etc from NCNC. We don't. What you see weekly (and a special forum section where we can make sure the layout works with the forums) is pretty much the limit of what we [u]can[u] get in terms of support.

In other words, no url unless we pay for it. The "scoop tracker" as you put it is put together by one of us (and most of us have had so little time that the index is on the back-burner).

Actually there were two fansite kits, one from the CoH page, and one from the CoV page. I know, I used both above. Still, I agree that it would be an excellent time to update, add, and unify both fansite kits.

Viable workaround? Not a chance. I was just bitten again with this on the test server. I've had to petition this base several times since Issue 8 (I think I'm up to the 10th one at this point for this base).

As to automatically triggering the repair function, it wastes game cycles (server side) that could be spent elsewhere. With a repair option it targets a specific base, and only when needed.

I want to prevent needing the fix we are currently stuck with: sending a /petition.

The closest analogy I can think of is the mission dropping feature. Most of the times it isn't needed, but when it is needed, it shouldn't need GM intervention.

Now if when you asked to pay upkeep it could automatically: Check power, control, base size, and last paid date. If base size is the smallest plot set the "paid" flag and make sure the power/control/entry is enabled. If not on the smallest plot, check the last paid date, if over the 4 weeks, force the Registrar to accept payment and enable everything again.

The SG Registrars need an option like the folllowing:
Send repairman

If the Registrars think your base is paid up, but there is a power/control/entry problem with the base, have the game do a check to see if all is well. If the game finds that power, control, or the ability to enter the base does NOT match what is expected that problem is fixed.

For instance one of my bases (8x12) has been left alone for at least 50 days. I fully expect upkeep to be due. I get zero notice that the rent is past due, so I enter the base. The entire base is powered down. So I went to the SG Registrar. When I asked to pay the upkeep, he told me it wasn't due.

I had to send a petition (something I dislike doing on the test server) to get it fixed. I expect that it will be done sometime today, but that isn't the point. There is something very wrong with the upkeep system and it needs to be looked at to prevent these nuisance calls to support. Having an automated "fix it" option (even if it decides to actually assign rent if it should be due) would go a long way to let support deal with more important issues.

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What should FLIGHT be faster THAN?

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I think maybe you are asking the wrong question.

Perhaps the right question should be "Why should flight, at the cap, be slower than the base speed of the other powers?"

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Liberty and MarDun by OrchidMage

*Permission given from artist

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Note: Dead link.

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PayPal is evil. Just read their terms and conditions and read these horror stories.

http://www.paypalsucks.com/

Ill be sticking with my CC.

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You didn't check that site too deeply, huh?

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Do you own or work for a competitor?
No. We have links to other payment services, or merchant account providers, and receive a small bonus if we send someone to them

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I mention this because even a brief look at that site's forums sends you to a competitor.

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No, if individuals want to submit their monthly pic to the scoop, please feel free. Not going to name names so please respect that and don't derail this.

I was going to email the people again about it, but dammit you guys are too fast on the replies!

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For those that want to have their calendar page included in the scoop please submit them to the Scoop submissions thread.

I should be able to keep the list sorted.

Some suggestions:

A "search all storage items" would be nice.

An export items lists to text file for storage would be a major QoL addition. (saves a text file with list of items in all storage units)

Export base log to file (for off line use).

A longer log file than 100 entries.

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If someone pulls chargeback tricks with their subscription, they're expelled from the game.

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They already do this. Then they flag the account so it can't be used.

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Well, I'll try to battle my natural enemies (that glowing orb in the "sky", that villainous thing called "budget", and teachers' demands) to be at this event. (I live about 4 hours north of Seattle. So I know there is more than a possibility of rain.)

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Seems school has won. I have classes Saturdays.

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Related to subscription time, but not to PayPal, this is my issue: I am tired of recurring monthly charges. I want to pay for the game, I will pay for the game, but I want to pay for it when I visit PlayNC and not have the game automatically charge me. I have bad financial luck two years ago and have gone to paying bills with cash/check rather than automatically charging me.

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Solution: Activate the account as a monthly charge. After it activates and charges the card, deactivate the account. You will be able to post on the forums and play until your month expires.

You have to do something similar with time cards or switching plans (monthly/6 months/year) or from a card to time card and back.

Ok, here is the last version (for today, I want to play the game ):

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...illboard_6.png

I'll use the splasher program to "test" it out (Vanguard doesn't need that billboard in Atlas).

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...warranted your initial hostility and accusations of USA-centrism.

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For which I apologized and edited my post.

This was dismissive at the very least:
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I don't see how this is worth rejoicing - it seems more redundant to me.

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Well, if you have a debit card, why do you even need PayPal? You can just have the monthly payment deducted from your debit card/checking account each month.

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I was pointing out that this isn't the case outside the US. I can't do this with either of the banks I deal with (both global companies -HSBC & Royal Bank). In other words, they were taking something they could do as granted that someone in another country couldn't.