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In the mission Retrieve 'Food' for the ghouls from Hatchet in Underground Imperial, the objection is to kidnap 3 programmers. I entered the mission and there was a door right near the entrance. I opened the door to find about 5 or 6 clockwork enemies. First they started attacking me but after I defeated a few, some around the corner came to attack but started attacking the first Clockwork Programmer NPC I needed to 'kidnap'. 1 clockwork from the group that held him captive took off running and the NPC would not leave, of course, until I defeated the specific group.
So he was being attacked and almost died, which would have made me restart the mission, until that last clockwork came back and I defeated it (Strangely he didn't show his dialogue above his head and take off running until all the clockwork there were defeated). Thankfully I had an AOE heal, Twilight Grasp, on my character and kept him alive. His health bar was at less than 25% at 1 point.
And when I say attacked him I mean ATTACKED him. The daggum clockwork around the corner completely ignored me and starting shooting at him like crazy.
I took a screenshot afterward and you can see the NPC's health is a little low. Thankfully the other 2 NPCs to kidnap didn't get attacked in the mission.
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You would be better off posting in the General Discussion section me thinks.
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Quote:My computer has a AMD Phenom II 3.5g Dual-Core, 9 gigs of ram, nVidia GeForce GT 240 graphics card, and windows 7 home premium 64 bit and I'm not having any problems at all.Is anyone else having this issue? I never had problems before, but now even on the lowest graphic settings (usually they're set mid to high), and nothing else running, my CPU is pegged at 100% and I'm getting terrible framerates. I22 I would see 20FPS in Atlas or on a trial with much higher graphics settings, but right now it's barely playable on the lowest settings.
I know my CPU is my bottleneck (AMD 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+), but it really shouldn't be this bad.
I'm certainly no computer expert but I will try to offer suggestions.
#1. Open NC Soft launcher and in the list on the left, click the tiny arrow on the CoH button, or right click it, and select the Repair (consistency check)
#2. Make sure your graphics drivers are up-to-date
#3. Most likely not the problem: Run a virus/anti-spyware scan
#4. Make sure you don't have any unneeded programs running in the background
#5. Try running windows disk clean-up (if you are using Microsoft Windows). Recently my computer was running a bit sluggish and that helped me a lot.
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Quote:That is pretty funny. Are you trying to say there is a typo and the mission should read: "Find Lance Hightower"?I'm afraid I'm going to have to write you a ticket, Mr. Hightower.
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Quote:You think that's bad.......try filling in a re-captcha on a website and having to refresh the image 20 times before it finally gives you something you can read. lolI fix the problem with the help of support staff. My bro didn't scratch the card well and i miss took the letter C for a G. Thx for the link texas
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Quote:YES! I was going to post this. When I logged into the game after updating it this is what I saw in my Help tab in the chat window:Honestly, I don't understand why the Devs did not do that to begin with, making a separate tab under the second window just for LFG would have been easier. I did the same thing but newer players may not understand how the chat tab system works or how to edit them. It took me 8 months or so to get around to setting it up myself.
[Looking for Group]
[Looking for Group]
[Looking for Group]
[Help]
[Looking for group]
[Help]
[Looking for Group]
[Looking for Group]
OK you get the point and it's not an exact replica lol. But by default the LFG channel was added to the help tab. My complaint has something to do with this. New players, and maybe some veteran players, will not know how to edit chat tabs.
So.......for someone who doesn't know how to edit chat tabs this is what they would see, with the double help/lfg posts:
[Help]: Player X: DFB LFM
[Looking for Group]: Player X: DFB LFM
[Help]: Player Z: BAF LFM
[Looking for Group]: Player Z: BAF LFM
What happens is that players who don't know how to edit chat tabs, and LFG being added to help by default, it could look like spam to them seeing people post the same message twice or more quickly. This is my beef and I should have been more clear earlier. That and I don't understand why someone with common sense enough to use the LFG channel would also be posting in help too.
As for other ways to post the same message quickly: yeah I never thought of that. Press Enter>Press up arrow key>Press enter again. Or Copy-Pasta. -
Thinking about it, if the characters were down the sides of the forum, our viewing would be a little shrunk width-wise. I can understand that for a reason. But.......why couldn't they have used the image that was chosen as the popular vote and make it so it could be placed on the top? Sounds like there was an oversight before the voting and a decision was made later to change things.
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First of all there is so many that can go on the ignore list. Second, at this rate, I would have to ignore half the people in the LFG channel because they are double posting in LFG and help. Like I said before, the messages show up simultaneously and I suspect they are using macros.
Examples from further playing today:
2 people almost back to back double posting in 2 channels, possibly with macros. (1 of which continued to keep double posting in both channels after I asked very nicely to post only in the LFG channel.)
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Quote:To quote myself, in the first paragraph of my earlier post: "The paragon wiki only says you get both pistols unlocked instead of receiving a recipe for a >dual pistols or thugs mastermind< when purchased with empyrean merits."With the character who has that power set only (so you cannot use another character to unlock it for a lower-level character this way.)
Perhaps I could have been more clear: dual pistols character or thugs mastermind character only are able to receive the unlock via empyrean merits. -
I am not VIP so there is no way for me to do TPN. I already posted wiki links and info about being able to unlock it via empyrean merits if you read my whole post instead of just quoting a small portion of it.
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1 thing I am getting tired of seeing.........
People in the help channel begging to be farmed, i.e. power leveled.
-I highlighted the messages by 1 player in the screen shot. Character names have been censored.-
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Quote:The collector's edition capes would NOT be useless. I am talking about adding the symbol not changing the capes themselves. I already posted info to show that the veteran rewards Arachnos logo was purposely made to be distinguished from the Collector's Edition version.If they did that then the City Of Villains collectors cape would be useless, But i kinda want that back detail vanguard NPC have rather then the cape. For a full Vanguard set you know?
Edit: I do agree though. I too would love those vanguard backpacks. But like I said: I don't think it is something we will ever get. I've heard players say that some costume pieces need to exclusive to NPCs so players are not mistaken on a team for an enemy NPC or something. And by not changing the capes I meant not adding new capes with these symbols and new textures. Just add them to basic long/short capes. -
Quote:Well the reason why I don't use AVG antivirus is because, in my personal experience, and reports I've seen on the internet here and there, AVG has a bad habit of giving out "false positives", i.e., notifying you a file is infected when it is fact not. Maybe out of curiosity you could give it a try at work if it's safe to do so.I don't have a computer here at the house that has AVG on it. I can take the file to work with me next week and scan it with two different versions of AVG there, but after scanning it with 3 other programs with no problems I don't really see the need.
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What I actually see when I log in:
What it actually looks like:
I never actually voted, but I would have voted for option ONE.
What was the point of this poll if the option that got the LEAST votes was the option we got?
What's the deal? Another problem: the options to choose from show the characters larger and on the left and right side of the forum. What I am actually seeing is both characters smaller and on TOP of the forum.
I think somebody done goofed somewhere. -
Quote:Yes but that person said they used AVG antivirus. Did you test that one?Sounds like a false positive.
Luckily I have a few computers I'm working on here that have different A/V systems. I've scanned the downloads I've done (including one after seeing your post) with 3 virus scanners and none of them have detected anything. I used Avira, Microsoft Security Essentials and Kaspersky.
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http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Paragon_...ignature_Logos
I have these unlocked on my account via paragon reward token and I would like these symbols as pattern/symbol options for capes.
The Arachnos symbol from the veteran rewards was specifically made to be different than the chest and cape symbol from the City of Villains collector's edition. http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Unlockab...s#Chest_Detail
(Quote: The 30 Month Veteran Reward also unlocks an Arachnos chest symbol, but it was changed in appearance to not match the paid-for bonus.) So there shouldn't be any confusion with the bonus some players received with the collector's edition.
These symbols are in these categories: Chest>Chest Detail>Special Symbols
and also Shields>Symbols for shields that can take symbols (for shields they are not in a specific category, they are with all the others way down in the list towards the bottom but they are there).
I don't see why these were never made as cape options. It would be nice to have a cape with the Vanguard symbol to go with my Vanguard costume (seeing as the special backpacks some Vanguard NPCs wear we will never get) or an Arachnos symbol to use on a villain cape, or a hero just to look cool.
Edit: Thinking about it, the reason these symbols may not have been added to capes is because separately for chest and shield they have 2 colors to change and maybe it is hard to do that with capes. Although they could made 1 of the colors on the symbol match the color of the cape and the second color would change the other color on the symbol, like other cape symbols already there. -
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Personally I love the new log in screen. But what would be the point in changing the picture there? Are you planing on staring blankly at the log in screen for hours on end? I know I don't. I launch the game and as soon as the game loads I log in and don't see the log in screen for hours. I see no point to add a feature for something that will not be looked at very often or for extended periods of time. And I agree, if they did consider adding a feature like this it would be at the bottom of their priorities list.
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I noticed that too. I'm thinking people are using chat macros because I have stood in Atlas park, prior to the LFG channel, and see people post in broadcast and not a second later post in the help channel with the exact same message, or vice versa. It is really annoying. And when I first logged in the LFG channel was already added to my help chat tab and noticed players posting in LFG and help at the exact same time. Yesterday it wasn't as bad. In fact the help chat was somewhat dead for a good part of the day compared to before with only occasional LFTs in it and people asking questions about the game.
I prefer to solo play most of the time and here is what I did to solve my problem: I created a new chat tab for LFG. I keep my top section of my chat on the help channel. This way I can see if there is a question I can answer when someone is asking for help on something and I don't see many looking for teams. If I am interested in seeing if anyone is starting a team for something I want to do, I can click the LFG tab and check it out. -
Quote:Actually if you look at thread you will see I started it May 6. The Arachnos and DVD edition capes as well as the Arachnos chest symbol and shield symbol were there for the whole month. They weren't removed from the list until the patch on May 31.Yeah, that looks exactly like what I saw. It's just odd that those capes showed up for like one day. Thanks - I won't worry myself about this any more
They were probably doing something, as has been stated, to normalize the behavior or something. I was sad because I've been wanting a cape with the Arachnos symbol on it for a long time and I thought I could buy it but it wasn't to be.
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Quote:I actually placed a bid on 2 Maelstrom's Pistol recipes the other day. (Hope I can get it for that price)Kinda hoping to get some Dev input on what new weapons options were introduced with the new issue besides the obvious stuff from the new mecha VIP pack, since I've seen a few new options and I have no bloody clue how to go about getting them...or if its even possible.
I've seen at least 1 titan weapon unlock available via the Magi trial: Excalibur...a super-rare recipe drop like Maelstrom's pistols, basically something I can dream of getting since they're selling for roughly 700 mill to 1 billion inf at the moment on the market. If it was an accound-wide unlock...yeah, that price would be worth it. But to only get it on a single alt? Boo-urns on that, for that price I could deck out half a dozen alts in full IO's and sets.
From my puttering on beta, and from running the Magi trial...I've also seen at least 2 staff options as well: the utterly badass looking spear that Shadowhunter uses, and a second type used by one of the Black Knights (looked like a staff with a studded mace head on either end). The Knights also have new sword and shield options as well. Are these attainable by players, or just for NPCs use?
From what I've heard in game, and possibly read on the forums, don't remember exactly, 1 Maelstrom's Pistol recipe only gives you 1 pistol for 1 hand. In other words, you need to craft 2 of the recipe to have a pistol in each hand. Currently they are showing a price around 400 million to 800 million for each recipe. The first recipe probably crafts the right hand pistol and the second gives you the left hand. (Not sure on this. I'll post in the questions section about it. The paragon wiki only says you get both pistols unlocked instead of receiving a recipe for a dual pistols or thugs mastermind when purchased with empyrean merits.)
To my understanding, all in game weapon and costume pieces crafted from recipes are CHARACTER only, not account wide. So this new titan weapon recipe you are seeing in the auction would be character only.
Hmm.......the wiki seems outdated
http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Unlockable_Weapons
"As of issue 12, there are no weapons unlocked by crafting a recipe drop." -(Edit: Kinda funny because the weapons customization page lists Maelstrom's Pistol (invention recipe) under Dual Pistols>Unlockable Models.)
And here: http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Weapons_Customization#Staff
Staff and titan weapons are showing Unlockable models: none
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Lots of comments. Sorry if this was said already.
On my low level Praetorian I crafted a level 15 heal IO for myself when I noticed the chat said that I received a Heal/Absorb enhancement. I went into management and sure enough: both heal IOs in Health had absorb in them. I asked about this in help chat and was told that the absorb mechanic isn't live yet. So it seems it is not planned for new power sets only.
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This has been going on for a long time, at least since I purchased Create a Praetorian from the paragon market months ago and is annoying me to the point I don't know if I want to do the content there anymore.
The NPCs that follow you, and even enemy NPCs, inside missions with stairs or slopes, will often times get stuck going up or down them and you have to wait at the top or bottom until they unstick themselves. NPCs following you will just stop following if you get to far and you have to back track to find them. This happens more so on stairs. What happens is instead of going straight up or down they insist on running against the side railing or the wall. Sometimes the NPCs will eventually jump and straighten out or just straighten out. Really annoying.
Screenshots to show what I'm talking about.
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http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=289276
I had already started a thread about this almost a month ago and suggested it was a bug, which it seems it was and was finally fixed in the recent patch. -
Is it possible you mixed up the new time card with an old time card you had lying around?
The reason Gamestop won't help is because the stuff covering the serial key was scratched off and it is to prevent financial loss. Example: someone uses the card, says it doesn't work when it did and try to exchange it/get a refund and the company loses money. (not saying you did it, just giving a reason why)
Your best bet would be to send in a support ticket here https://support.cityofheroes.com/app...NklqanBDWms%3D
Give them the serial key and explain the situation. They can check their records to see if the key was used and when at the very least. No guarantee they can help you.