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So, I JUST found out that this came back... This makes me so happy. I played this game as a kid growing up. Now here I am, 28 years old. Tired of all the other washed MMORPG's. To scroll down a thread and see that a license was given to bring CoH back... The inner child in me is screaming right now. Starting from the ground up all fresh again. Can't wait to dive in.

Microchimp, the little haunted Nemesis automaton toy!

Accolade Name: Original Grit Description: You recall the times when every battle tested your resolve, when progress came from facing real challenges, not quick solutions. No endless simulations, no outside aid—only the trials of true heroes and villains. This accolade honors those who stand on their own, forging their path through sheer determination. True perseverance earns true power. Requirement: No P2W XP boosts, no traded/emailed enhancements slotted, no outside financial assistance beyond a modest 10 million influence, Require that at least 60% of total XP gained must come from any source other than sidekicked play above +5(Excluding TFs). Effect: Unenchantable 2% +Def upon obtaining Level 50 Existing characters cannot earn the badge, however, if the accolade is earned on a new character, it is applied account wide to all characters. Previous proposal:

I have just talked to someone in regular contact with him/his family. Hyper is safe, he is being cared for. That's all I can say as his family has requested privacy.

This might ruffle some feathers but the year is 2025. There are more than 8 billion people on this planet and less than 1 in 6 celebrates Halloween. The continent of Australia is wider than the moon, and insects are a good source of protein. We can't keep lining up in Atlas park like degenerates. Cocaine is a hell of a drug. First time offenders can get a 24 hour ban but after that, no additional bans are necessary.

Ice/Ice Blaster The Blizz

Ultra Owl Sonic/Sonic Blaster

Not Necessarily a creation, but I did an AI comic rendering of my City of Heroes Supergroup and loved how it came out that I wanted to share 😄

As we enter the last weekend of the MS event, I thought I'd share the data I have collected over the last week. Simply put, I've recorded the start times of every event I could and put them into a spreadsheet (attached). From that data, there are a bunch of observations that become clear, and I share them here in hopes they help your gaming experience. It must be noted that my dataset is relatively small, so take most of this with a grain of salt. Location (high confidence with these observations): Events pop in 15 specific zones: Steel Canyon, Cap, St Marts, Imperial City, Nerva, Port Oakes, Neutropolis, Nova, PI, GV, Talos, KR, FF, Sharshead, and Skyway. There appears to be a no-spawn zones around hospitals (call it 100m), including hospital rooftops. Mobs appear not to spawn in the air. Duration (high confidence): Events last 20 minutes. Frequency (medium confidence): Each zone appears to have a cooldown that lasts approx. 200 minutes plus or minus 30 minutes. Zones do not repeat until all 15 zones have hosted an event. We call all 15 zones a "cycle". Each zone appears to be on an independent timer. Nevertheless there appears to be a "grouping" phenomenon where a set of zones will pop in close proximity to each other. The data suggests three such groupings constituting a "beginning" "middle" and "end", though that could just be coincidence. There does not appear to be a minimal "lull" timer between events or between cycles. Hope these observations help your leagues, and if you have additional data please send it my way!! Cheers, Calamity (Torch) Book 4.xlsx

I suggest (and have before) a bonus to characters that are much loved by their player. At Vet level 100 you get 1 bonus enhancement slot. This is quite achievable by standard players who stick with one character. It is not game breaking. To me, it seems like a reward in standard with the other types if rewards a character gets. It is, of course, a completely different type of reward than currency, badges, accolade powers, incarnate, etc. The goal here is two fold. To encourage the long term development of “main characters”, which i believe 1) increases a players connection to the game 2) increases level 50+ play. The second point is debatable whether that is needed, but it is a goal and i believe this would further that goal.

Just putting my two cents out there. Okay, I realize this remark is not in the base construction forum, but that is for a reason. Some folk do not darken its door, and that is a mistake in this case. I'm putting this in General because it is usually the most viewed forum. Hopefully more will respond as a result. There's a current base building competition, you've likely noticed the launcher's announcement, and entries are already pouring in. Go see it. Seriously. There are some really remarkable creations in it. Sure, it runs the gamut from barely beginning novice to powerhouse expert, but the number of amazing creations is worth a visit, especially considering how old the base-building system is. Don't skip out on the other servers. If you're not going to transfer a character to those servers, just whip up a new character, a starter copy of your favorite character, perhaps, and transfer some INF via email. Start the character in Atlas Park, stop by the S.T.A.R.T. vendor for an hour or two of a jetpack rental, and head to the Atlas base portal. (You'll likely need a jetpack for some of the creations.) EDIT: Adding @Forager's comment from the thread: a newly-minted Peacebringer starts with flight, so you could skip the jetpack costs if creating one. Don't skip out on the "novice" category. A few of these are incredibly impressive and "novice", in these cases, simply means they've never entered (or perhaps placed) in a competition before. No, I'll not tell you specifically which ones. Consider it an Easter egg hunt, and give all competitors a sporting chance. Lastly, I recommend giving positive feedback. Drop them a message telling them what parts you liked and that you appreciated their efforts. I've already done it for several competitors and it thrilled several that someone took the time to respect their efforts. Even a kind question (Where does that path lead to, exactly? I'm not sure what I'm supposed to see here? Can you clarify?) can be positive feedback for their improvement by helping them see their creation through another's eyes. You might just be inspired to try your own hand at it. Like I'm attempting. (We'll see if it gets done in time.) List of competitors is found here, and is growing, probably through May 4:

It's been a very long time in actual years since Galaxy City was destroyed with the launch of Freedom and the new training mission. It's been a long time in game terms too. And yet I notice that Outbreak and Breakout seem to have a good following of new heroes coming on-line and learning the ropes the old school way. I don't run the Freedom mission often at all but that seems anecdotally to be less popular. Does it add anything much to gameplay and/or Lore, especially in light of Homecoming having overall control of the game's direction and development. Certainly there are a lot of people who enjoyed starting in Galaxy, and it was a blow to a lot of players when it was consigned to history. Perhaps it's time for the Paragon City governors to restore it to its former glory. That's not without precedence as we know from Faultline and many other places that have had rebuilding work undertaken. It would be an ideal space for new heroes to prove their mettle and make sure that the bad guys were driven out of Galaxy for good. There's another point; Galaxy Girl. She was a human once, and sacrificed herself to save our city.* It's rare that any city government would allow such a monument to be destroyed and not be reforged. It's one of those things that is as true in real life as in fiction - we celebrate our iconic heroes and there would be strenuous efforts made by any self-respecting city officials to ensure their fallen heroes are honoured. It could in fact become a serious mission arc: Reclaiming and rebuilding Galaxy City and ensuring it becomes safe once more. This isn't so much a suggestion, more of a wish, an appeal. I have no clue what our devs have in store, but it is surely time we got Galaxy back!

I, along with many of my fellow Red-siders, have been against lineups for years!

Hello all, After certain amount of time in development and testing with friends, I figured it would be good to share this tool with the larger community. A few disclaimers first: - This external tool reads log files in real-time to organize and present data clearly. It's not a mod. - If you think using this tool will ruin your COH experience, don't use it. Many players enjoy mastering builds with various abilities and enhancements. This tool lets you see the results of your efforts in real-time, whether you're doing PVP, PVE, or farming. COH players are passionate which I love, enjoy the game in the way it makes you happy! In this forum I will not be going in depth since I created a Youtube video showing the tools features along with a Discord server. Here are some examples images! Discord: Sythlin DPS Tool Discord Link Youtube Demonstration: Simplified Mode: Detailed Mode: PVE Overlay View(In windowed Mode) This overlay I created for people without multiple monitors, gives you quick access to start Recording/Reset meters. (This reset in the overlay is destructive and will clear your log file along with the meters! There is a non destructive reset meters in the main window.) I did my best to capture as much information as possible for all different types of builds and enhancements, but I know I still missing more. Would love to hear more feedback from people since the tool is still being actively developed. Would love to see more and more people post their builds and show their DPS with the tool! Would love to see someone beat my numbers! Thank you all and see you in Pocket D! Sythlin

I have been trying to get the spectrum option to my liking. I have always wanted a ghost character, so I came up with this (Sentinel - Rad/SR): I was Ezra Kane, a seeker of the arcane, drawn to mysteries most would fear to explore. My path led me to a temple, where I discovered The Eidol, an artifact blending magic and technology. Its power was tantalizing yet ominous, and my curiosity proved my undoing. When I attempted to wield The Eidol, it bound itself to me, ripping my soul from my body and leaving me stranded in a ghostly form. No longer flesh and blood, my ectoplasmic essence allows me to channel devastating bursts of energy that sear like cosmic radiation. Yet my incorporeal state is fragile—I would dissolve into the void without The Eidol. It forges spectral chains that tether me to this plane, keeping me grounded while serving as an eternal reminder of my hubris. Now, bound by The Eidol's enigmatic will, I exist to safeguard the fragile balance between life and death, challenging those who tamper with forces beyond comprehension. Though cursed, I endure as Spectryl, guardian of two worlds.

Problems with proposal: 1- There is no way for existing characters to get said accolade. 2- If the game does not currently do so, then how is the game supposed to track where inf' or enhancements come from per character? 3- Why would it be necessary to penalize characters by denying them the ability to get the badge/accolade because others wanted to help? (I've had friends simply walk up to my characters and drop enhancements on that character to help me get by. And by the OP, that would render that character unable to get said badge/accolade through no fault of my own.) 4- Why should any specific play style be rewarded over any other play styles?

I wonder why? If you get too close, you might get burned. Just ask Icarus.

Hellfire Paladin Katana / Fiery Aura Scrapper

Variety is the spice of life, or so they say; Let's not homogenize every power set...

Boomtown and Faultline raise their hands "Get in line"

Badges New Badges Event Cheers! - Log-in during the City of Heroes 21st anniversary to earn this badge. Purchasable from Luna in Ouroboros during the month of May. Mafioso - Defeat 25 old school Family during the City of Heroes Anniversary Event to earn this badge. Skull Killer - Defeat 25 old school Skulls during the City of Heroes Anniversary Event to earn this badge. Events Fixes Fixed a scaling issue with some of the higher-level enemy groups when spawned in low level zones via a Time Capsule that would cause them to be far more difficult than intended when fought by lower level characters.

I would like to suggest a skin for 'spines' that is energy spikes, like the ones in the celestial aura. I have been somewhat obsessed with the idea lately because I think that would look awesome.

I believe the Fighting pool powers need a little love. Most people who take fighting ONLY take Boxing/Kick to unlock Tough/Weave. Some will mule slot Kick for DMG. I think they are often dead powers. I will give 2 concepts of what I think could be done 1. Remove the requirement of Boxing/Kick to take Tough. OR 2: This is 2 part with a recommendation: Remove the least taken power between Boxing and Kick. opting to keep the one that people actually slot/enhance. add a new 5th power. Recommendation: Resilience - adds 1% Res to a damage type you are hit by for 5 sec. Stacks up to 5 times. FIGHTING: Kick Tough Weave Cross Punch Resilience

It's a superhero world, radiation is more likely to give you powers than kill you.

The long story: Back in the day people would 6-slot powers for damage, and they ruled like gods. The developers then decided that they needed a way to make people weaker, so the made it so that you could only gain the full benefit from slotting 3 of the same type of enhancement into a power, and anything beyond the third would get increasingly diminished returns. hence diversification, as you would need to diversify the types of enhancements in your powers. And to make us feel better about lost power, they gave us the invention enhancement system, a new kind of enhancement that you wouldn't out-level and if you got 2 or more from the same set in a power then you would gain set bonuses to your damage, defense, regeneration, recovery, resistance, healing, to hit, etc. Those bonuses are small, however, and you need to get a lot of them to really make a difference. ED took away a lot of the awesome feeling of being super powered and made the game into a more balanced vigilante force of differently abled heroes rather than superheroes.

If it could be done. adding the option to choose a flypose at the Tailor would be easier for new players to make choices, veteran players to assign a particular pose to a costume, and one place to add more flyposes.

I think the points everyone has raised about moderation are great, so not going to rehash them. My only points 1. Disagreeing with a suggestion should not result in moderation as long as you are not insulting the person. People need to learn that this is an open forum not a place to monologue. If you don’t want any feedback (negative it positive) then simply PM what you want to suggest to a dev or mod. Some folks go from 0 to 100 just cause someone says “I don’t like your idea”. Hell I’ve seen some folks get angry even when you say “I like your idea, but how about adjusting it this way” while missing the point that the poster actually LIKED your idea. LOL 2. You can say an idea is not great with out calling it stupid. There is a way to do this easily. Were all adults. 3. Outright insulting anyone (poster dev or mod) should not surprise anyone if it results in mod action against them. Folks posting here are intelligent enough to know that. 4. If a person has been warned repeatedly about their actions, stop giving them a warning and just go straight to the ban hammer. Even a 1 day ban may allow them to cool off and rethink their actions. (Many folks may not like this last one but I think it’s needed for Mod and forum sanity at this point.) 5. If a thread is started for sole purpose of antagonizing folks or “othering” folks, then I see no reason why any mod should allow that to go for any extended period of time. Just lock it and move on. my 2 cents.

We have Robot Arm 1, which replaces your upper right arm with a robot bit and allows you to change your gloves and chest independent of the upper arm. We have Robot Arm 2, which replaces both of your upper arms, and allows you to change your gloves and chest independent of the upper arm area. We have Robot Arm 3, which replaces your right arm, entirely, including some unique full-arm options, and allows you to change your left glove and chest independent of the right arm. So how about Robot Arm 4... Which makes both arms fully replaced? Mostly I just wanna make a character who gets the Cybertech Arm options on both sides, but I bet there's a few people who'd -love- to have the Fire and Ice options on both sides, too!

First and foremost, moderation should be even-handed; If 1 person is given an infraction for doing X, then *everyone* who also does X must also be acted upon, otherwise assumptions about singling out or favoritism will arise. Secondly, maybe we need to address threads that are started, seemingly with bad intentions or little to no interest from the OP in responding to said thread or in an attempt to stoke up hostilities. To that end, perhaps threads should be shut down if the OP fails to respond to feedback or is unable/unwilling to accept legitimate feedback. Third, ad-homs should be quashed; Either argue the points or don't post. If you have a problem with a forum member, either be an adult or don't respond. Fourth, I would really like some clearer guideline - to what extent are homages/"inspired-by" characters permitted to be discussed or outright requested? Should posts be treated in a charitable sense, assuming that the poster has good, genuine intentions when posting in these forums, are are they guilty of any assumption of infringement;/cheating/stoking FUD until proven otherwise? In short: 1. Be fair in enforcing forum rules/policies, and perhaps provide some feedback and an opportunity to appeal any moderator decisions. 2. OP not responding to replies for a thread they started? Maybe close it if said OP is no longer engaged. 3. Prohibit personal attacks and/or remove them? Respond to the topic of the thread or not at all? 4. Limits on what can be discussed? Maybe shut down threads that appear to solely exist to stoke up anger/unrest? 5. I'm not sure how feasible this last one is, but perhaps require any new forum members participate in existing threads to some extent or for a certain period of time, before being able to start their own threads/topics?

Some people getting way too defensive about a passing comment. Toxic positivity is definitely a thing in the CoH community.

this would be decorative, useful, and provide no significant advantage to anyone. they are by far one of the nicest "doors" in CoH/V and fit nicely with most base themes.

New additions... Angry Beaver Savage Melee / Invulnerability Scrapper She's Canadian, clawed, and animal-themed... but she's no Wolverine! Taboo Illusion Control/Dark Miasma Controller It's all smoke and mirrors... and necromancy.

Would it be possible to get some sort of marker on player names in the team/league window who are 50? When forming a league that would make it super easy making sure all teams are good. My idea would be a slight gold outline around their name, or maybe some sort of symbol next to their name, whatever is easiest to implement.

Chained Sonata

Looks at the calendar, then back to the thread, then back to the calendar, and back to the thread...

E.D. was needed for the longevity & health of the game. You get folks pining, bitching, and looking at everything before E.D. with rose tinted glasses coated in shit. Bemoaning about the before times. But overall, it extended the game. Improved it's overall health and did bring in more folks. After it, they brought in Recipes, put in the Rules of 3 & 5 for said recipes. (Not counting Unique). Then several have Global effects.(Meaning they just need to be in a power somewhere you get the buff no matter if it's on or not). Overall. Just mechanical changes.

1. I love helping people. 2. I love me a good long shot. 3. What else ya gonna do on a Sunday afternoon? Here's the coordinates: [-1433.4 -34.1 1217.7]

We've been made aware of the situation, and hope he's able to find some help. Unfortunately, we don't/can't allow people to post their real life contact info (for safety and privacy reasons), so we've had to moderate the posts where he did so. It may seem callous to respond to a cry for help in that manner, but we've advised him to seek medical assistance if he's having an emergency. We ask that everyone respect this player's privacy. However, I'll leave this thread open so that people can offer words of encouragement and support. Hyperstrike, if you read this, we're pulling for you. If you need some real-time assistance with matters pertaining to the game, I recommend DMing/calling a trusted friend through Discord.

It's funny how none of the discussion wants to place the onus on those starting new threads/topics to do any due diligence on their part; It's always about not liking someone else's response to said threads. How about this: If you don't want to face or just can't handle possible push-back or criticism of your ideas, don't post them online, and that goes double if you aren't prepared to defend your ideas besides "I want X"...

I dipped into a game I've not played for a long while this week. I was always a fan of the original Dungeon Keeper, despite janky bitmap graphics et al but I loved War for the Overworld even more, despite it being a tribute/clone/homage. I keep forgetting there's a level in the game that always gives me a BFG - it's a whole bunch of skeletons and necromancers running around causing mayhem. That mission is titled "Go Hunt. Kill Skuls" That's the biggest grin of all. The fact that an homage is giving a nod to another game that I love even more seems to give me a warm fuzzy feeling. Maybe we don't need to be spending close to £75 a pop for the latest games (of course on the latest rigs, cuz they don't look right otherwise) we just need great gaming experiences and fun communities. The odd in-joke won't hurt too much either!

Interesting discussion and excellent points all round. The problem in the past has been that moderation of the forums was done by whoever was available, and sometimes was a little inconsistent. I know I've been guilty in the past of maybe not being as fair as I could be. I do try to take peoples as being passionate rather than trolling, so sometimes posts that should have been hidden have been left. I certainly try to talk to people rather than just wield the large ban hammer. So we lucked out and got GooglyMoogly. Who gravitated to the forums and seems to have a flair for it. Widower is lead in charge, but Googly does most of the leg work. I'm in awe at their ability to keep calm and try to herd cats keep things civil. I'll step in if needed, but a lot of the time I wait for Googly. We do tend to discuss issues amongst ourselves, and while Googly hits the button many times it's a group decision. I tend to do tickets, and my main area is generics. I mess up sometimes and am more than happy to pass a generic to the leads for adjudication, or if someone can give me good reasons why I was wrong I'll put my hands up and apologise and reverse the decision. Googly is the same. There is no ego, there is no "I made a decision and even if it's wrong I'm sticking to it". You are always welcome to appeal, or send in well thought out reasons. We do this job because we love the community, and while there are times we would like to bang our heads gently on the desk we continue out of genuine love for the game and community. Personally I adore Googly and think they are awesome. It doesn't mean I won't talk to them if I think they are wrong (and trust me, Googly will call me out if I mess up a generic) but I think they do a sometimes thankless job really well. Regards, Crumpet.

addendum, let me delete other players forum accounts

Yeah... no. I'm not a fan of differential enforcement. Also, one person's "bullying" is another person's "I've seen this question asked dozens of times, have you read the FAQ or tried the search function"...

And I just finished going through all of my Mastermind bind files to preface the binds for the upgrades with '+targetcustomnear alive mypet$$' to make the bind target the nearest pet, eliminating the need to double-tap the first use to target a pet. I can corroborate from testing with my Necromancy/Marine Mastermind that I can run through the Skeleton/Grave Knight/Lich summons, then slap the first empowerment on a Skeleton while the Lich is still untargetable, and the Lich gets the empowerment.

I don't know how feasible this would be to implement, but I was thinking it'd be really cool if there was an optional setting that would replace the defeat animation for human/living enemies, where they go into some generic "Apprehended" pose, then a "teleported out" animation would play instead of the normal fading away. Mechanically, nothing would change, so powers that target defeated enemies would work just like they do now; This would be a purely aesthetic change...

They aren’t being denied TF Commander, they just have not performed the requisite tasks, and can complete those tasks at any time. We understand that you aren’t happy with the state of AE, power leveling, and its impact on the game. I agree it’s not a good way for new comers to learn the game. This game has a lot to offer on the way to lvl 50. But just because someone chooses to play this way doesn’t mean they aren’t a valued member of this community. Negatively connotated and impunitive badges like this are not good for the game. If you don’t like the way someone plays the game, 1-star them, don’t team with them, and move on. But you might find yourself soloing everything quicker than you think.

1. Existing chars would need some challenge to obtain the accolade, perhaps completion of all available 4 star TFs 2-3. developer magics 4. not my problem just an idea

Fucking hell, finish the job already. Do you know how many times Everest has actually been climbed by now? kids these days...