Arcanum

@Cipher and I made our way to Everlasting this evening! We were hiding out in a cave behind a waterfall, and we still were immediately discovered! Congrats to @isawa koi for getting to us first. Thanks everyone for continuing to indulge me in my game. 😄

In a twist of holiday irony, I visited Torchbearer again this afternoon. I was found by @Dragonplank while waiting on the "Here be Dragons" badge! Guess it was meant to be!

I made my way back to Excelsior this evening, and was found by @SaxyGuitar! Naturally given the holiday season, I was hiding by the Sweet Tooth badge in Cap au Diable. Thanks everyone who played this round. Hope to see you guys again at the next one!

Hi everyone! So while we were hoping that by re-opening this thread, the conversation would continue in a productive and fruitful manner, it seems at this point we're just circling the same points and onto our usual shenanigans, so I'm closing this thread. The TL;DR for those who missed it, is that Homecoming is not currently adding memorial characters to the game (see Cipher's post here for more information on that). While there have been many discussions today for solutions to put options in player hands, it will require time and effort from the devs to implement some of the ideas. We ask for your patience while we explore all of the conversations discussed (because yes, we do read what's being posted). Thanks to everyone who proactively contributed to the conversation to help towards a resolution!

Hi everyone! So it seems this conversation has run it's course - it is circling the same topics, unproductive, and quite frankly just being used as a board to disagree and complain about one another. So I'm locking it. Thanks to anyone who contributed in any productive manner. As always, both the City Council and Game Masters are reviewing all of these messages to see what should be taken away and absorbed. We appreciate everyone who maintains the spirit of the server in their interactions.

So just to keep the convo and ideas productive (because yes, we are reviewing the possibility of all the ideas being shared) - gonna quote Cipher from the other thread. Whatever possibility or solution gets decided (and again as Cipher said, it is unlikely to be immediate), it would involve putting the tributes/memorials into the player's hands. So permanent map fixtures and plaques (which have been discussed before) are unlikely outside of base elements that players can create. Although I'm sure as everyone knows, anything relating to bases is - shall we say, less than ideal given how that entire code system works.

The Holiday Spirit is alive and well on Reunion! I was discovered by @Kwof shortly after presenting my clue!!

So since it's Arcanum's spellbinding giveaway - I did a double feature cause I thought, why not 😛 Thanks for playing, Indomitable! Congrats @Bellenium for finding me!

That last one was actually at like 3AM EST - so technically it was on Sunday. However, we also just made an appearance on Excelsior. I'm sure to no-one's surprise, @Bloodom speedily found me. Thanks everyone for continuing to play! Keep an eye on the channels, you'll never know when/where I'll appear, next! 😄

Round two took place on Everlasting! Congrats to @Zandala for being the first to find me! You guys are all too clever, going to have to make the clues harder. (I apologize for the lightning, Night Ward - what are you gonna do). Stay tuned for more!

The first round has been played, and I was found within seconds on Torchbearer! 😄 Get ready everyone, the next challenge(s) won't be so easy! Congrats @Itashu! Thanks everyone who raced there so quickly!

Hello everyone! 😄 Another year of heroics (and villainy) is soon to come to an end. We thought to ourselves - what better way to celebrate then by giving away a bunch of prizes this holiday season! Starting on Saturday, December 14th and ending on Wednesday, December 25th - I will be randomly appearing on a shard (or shards) each day. This can happen on any shard, at any time, occasionally multiple times a day! I will drop a random clue to everyone on the shard as to my current location. The first person to find me will be granted some fun prizes - ranging from permanent special titles, Prismatic Aether, Winter Packs, and more! Happy Holidays! I look forward to seeing you all in-game!

So - I feel like this question has been essentially answered between all the comments, but just to give an 'official' post on here. The City Council is the administrative group that runs Homecoming. While everyone on the council has some specific roles/duties, we collectively oversee both the development team, Game Masters, and any other outlying aspects of the project. As Crumpet mentioned above, we have leadership setup to run the day to day process, but all of Homecoming's direction and policies is ultimately determined by the council (and yes, we play the game a lot 😛 ). To shed further light - the Game Masters are our policy enforcers. They moderate our official channels (discord, forums, and in-game) as well as provide player support in-game for stuck missions, broken bases, and more! They're the true unsung heroes of the server that spend all of their time solving problems for players. They report to our Lead Game Masters who work closely with the City Council to determine moderation policies and keep the day to day functions of the game running smoothly. Last (but certainly not least) we have our Developers. These are the individuals who create new features and content for the game, who are overseen collectively by the City Council and select Lead Developers. There are a lot of faces behind the project that keep everything running smoothly - and everyone here is volunteering their time and getting nothing out of it besides the feeling of joy when making Paragon (and the Rogue Isles) a better place for everyone. So remember to be kind to them!!

We actually made some adjustments to the GMOTD today (mostly to just remove the shard XP Bonus that is no longer functioning). However, anytime it's updated, it'll automatically pop up when a character zones (or logins) after the update.

Hello everyone! As always with these posts, I’d like to drop a quick reminder that there are more ways to support Homecoming than just through donations. For a general overview of the different ways you can help Homecoming, check out this thread. Homecoming operates in a non-profit capacity* and accepts donations from the community each month to cover its operating expenses. These donation windows typically open on the last Saturday of each month, around 13:00 EST, and are automatically closed once the goal for the month has been reached. Any funds remaining at the end of each month are put towards our expenses for the following month. In the event that our expenses exceed our estimated costs for the month, the difference will be included in the donation goal for the following month. If you wish to donate, you may do so here. The donation window for next month is open as of the time of this post and will automatically close once the goal is met. Thank you for your continued support! * Homecoming is a Delaware registered Limited Liability Company, not a non-profit organization, and donations made to Homecoming are not tax deductible. **A detailed account from last month's donations will be provided at a future date (following Hurricane Helene finishing her rampage). This Month: October 2024 The donation target for October 2024 is $5,096.31. Recurring Expenses Total: $5,096.31 Amount Service / “to” Addt’l Notes $4,836.37 Server Infrastructure (OVH) $229.57 Google Workspace Voice, Business (15 seats) $19.25 Email (AWS EC2 + SES) 2x EC2 micro instances $11.12 Admin Software Donations will be open at https://cohhc.gg/donate as of the time of this post and will automatically close once the goal has been met. As always, thank you for your continued support. - The Homecoming Team

Hi everyone! The Q&A responses have been posted here. Thanks everyone for your patience, as well as joining us in our events all month! We hope you enjoyed celebrating as much as we did! 😄

Hi everyone! One final post in this thread, the Q&A responses have been posted here. Thanks everyone for your patience, as well as joining us in our events all month! We hope you enjoyed celebrating as much as we did! 😄

Hi everyone! Here are all of the original team's responses from our Q&A at the beginning of the month! We hope you enjoyed the anniversary celebration(s), and look forward to many more years! Thank you to all of the Original City of Heroes Team Members for taking the time to join us for our in-game events, and provide answers to your questions! There were a LOT of great questions and not all of them could get answered, but we appreciate everyone who participated! The most important question, first: 🏆 Pepperoni or Pineapple (Pizza)? 🍕 Pepperoni - Kevin "Freitag" Callanan - Pepperoni. Please, let's not be barbarians. C.W. 'Pohsyb" Bennett - My children enjoy pineapple, I think I may need a paternity test. Melissa "War Witch" Bianco - Pepperoni Sean "Dr. Aeon" McCann - Pepperoni. "Dark Watcher" - Pepperoni. Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney - Pepperoni. No cute addendum here. Pineapple Nellie Hughes - Pineapple John "Protean" Hegner - I will happily eat both, but if both are present I'll usually take the pineapple because I know more people will eat the pepperoni and I want to make sure everyone gets to enjoy their 'za. Christopher "Back Alley Brawler" Bruce - I like 'Hawaiian' pizza. But my favorite is thin/crispy crush with as many toppings as I can get. Both: Stephen "Rockjaw" Reid - Why not both?!? Floyd "Castle" Grubb - Philistines. The proper answer is "Both" but only in the correct context. If you have a good spicy sauce and spicy Pepperoni, then and only then does Pineapple get added to the pizza. The contrast of sweet and spice makes for a wonderful taste experience. If you have mild sauce or bland meats (Canadian Bacon? Ugh) then Pineapple being added is just a travesty. "Fireman" (aka Bass_Ackwards) - Pepperoni pineapple pizza. Sweet and savory. Yum! Phil "Synapse" Zeleski - YES. Put stuff on pizza and I will eat it. There is no OR here. Hosun "Black Pebble" Lee - Yes Okay, here are the rest! Melissa "War Witch" Bianco: Christopher "Back Alley Brawler" Bruce: Floyd "Castle" Grubb: Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Hosun "Black Pebble" Lee: Kevin "Freitag" Callanan: John "Protean" Hegner: Phil "Synapse" Zeleski: Stephen "Rockjaw" Reid - Sean "Dr. Aeon" McCann - C.W. "pohsyb" Bennett: "TheOcho": "Fireman" (aka Bass_Ackwards): Nellie Hughes: "Dark Watcher"

Hi guys! Just wanted to point out an edit I made to this. I had a slight delay in getting the Q&A Responses posted. Barring any complications, I'm hoping to post them on Tuesday! Apologies for the delay, but wanted to alert everyone as I know they're anxiously awaiting! 😄

Hi everybody! Apologies, there's been a slight delay in getting the Q&A Responses posted. Barring any complications, I'm hoping to get them posted on Tuesday! My apologies, but wanted to let everyone know!

Hey Herotu - it sort of depends. I think a lot of the team would love for these to be a regular thing. However, it typically requires a handful of team members being available to run properly - and as you know, given the nature of the team being entirely made of volunteers, it's a hard thing to determine or commit to it's frequency. However, whenever we're able to - we do!

Hey everyone! Check out the results of the 20th Anniversary Costume Contest here! 😄 Thanks for everyone who came out to join us!

Hi everyone! Here are the results from the 20th Anniversary Costume Contest! Thanks to everyone who made it out and joined us, we loved seeing everyone's creative costumes! You guys really made it a challenge, bringing us your best costumes! Did you guys take any good ones? Feel free to post them on the thread below! 😄 The answers to the 20th Anniversary Q&A will be posted later this week! on Tuesday! Please note that costume contest judging is subjective and everyone's tastes are different. Please be kind to our GMs who volunteer their time to keep these servers running as smooth as possible. 🏅Contest Winner 🏅 Alien Spore Queen Torchbearer Finalists: Build A Beast Torchbearer Cosmoskull Reunion Elvish Impersonator Reunion General Photos: 📷 Thank you again to everyone that came out and joined us! We hope to see you all again soon!

Same.

Still coming up. You can expect them towards the end of the month!