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    Reported?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    3 hours ago, UltraAlt said:

     

    Bottom left corner of the bag.

     

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    POTATO CHIPS! Not Crisps!

     

    ... and a boot is footwear and not the trunk of a car.

     

    What side of the pond are you on?!

    See, this is why Lays aren't sold in the UK. If the bag says chips I expect chips not crisps

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    Reported?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Ironblade said:

     

    Well, let's establish some context here.  Anyone who actually tells you, "Reported" is, at the very minimum, a drama queen.

    At worst, they're a total a-hole but we don't have enough evidence to establish that.

     

    On the few occasions that I've reported people (either for racial slurs or truly vulgar profanity), I say nothing to them and file the report.

    Then I block them, since it's clear they are of such a small-minded nature that they could never utter any words I would find of value.

     

    Edit:  On a side note, I've had people tell me "Reported" after I either criticized their inappropriate behavior (but not bad enough for me to report them) or kicked them from a task force for the same type of behavior.  I don't know if they actually did report me and don't care.  At any rate, nothing ever came of it.

    If everyone who said "Reported" actually reported I'd be considerably busier than I currently am

    Character was reset...due to copywritten costume? WTF?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Monty Haull said:

    There is a lot to unpack here and I think some miscommunication.

     

    I used the Monty Hall name over a year ago, like August of 2022.  I responding to the idea that the copyright enforcement was not a new thing. 

     

    Hate to say it, I am not a huge DnD player so, I don't get the trope you are speaking of.  I was doing an homage to game show hosts.  

     

    I did not make Money Mouse.  I know Money Mouse from Tundra Mouse.  She has a mouse theme going on.  I asked her to help me out since my time online for Monty is a little less these days.

     

    I don't believe I am in any hot water.  I have been around enough GMs while in game, and my presence here should be proof of that.  If there IS a concern I would be happy to make adjustments.

     

    I don't think I am doing anything wrong here.  I am paying homage to game show hosts and having fun with the players.  It's a win win.

    To be fair, Haull is a different play on Hall so it's got a good chance (even if generic'd) of that being reversed. The Monty Hall dungeon was an utterly ridiculous supplement with so much treasure it was impossible to carry it all away. "I load the treasure onto the mule". How much treasure? "All of it". OK the mule is so overloaded it's completely buried and has died of suffocation......

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    Mapserver Madness! (Four-One 2022 Invasion Event)

    in Events & Contests

    Posted

    1 hour ago, BurtHutt said:

     

     

    My wish list:

    -AE 2.0 where players create one-shot/radio type missions and HC team decides what's added to game. These are separate from regular AE and made to be part of the regular game and canon.

    -Nemesis system

    -Power Pool - sidekick. A completely customizable pet/sidekick for your toon. Nothing game breaking but more fun and another option. 

     

    There are a few others that I suggested and got support but I digress. Here's to hoping. 

    Good ideas, you may want to think about putting them in the suggestions thread where more devs can see them. 

    Using Starlink Problem Creating An Account?

    in Help & Support

    Posted

    Turn the VPN feature off and any ad blocker. There is a security question and a captcha. Sometimes the captcha doesn't show up with those on. It also might take a few goes with the refresh button.

     

    We have no issue with VPN's or adblockers generally. Use them as you wish. They just sometimes interfere with the security settings of the forum software.

    Free Bile from the Rig

    in Help & Support

    Posted · Edited by GM Crumpet

    11 hours ago, Saiyajinzoningen said:

    still stuck

    day number 3 

    bump

    pop a ticket in if you are still stuck so a GM can complete it for you. Tell us the name of the character, the shard it's on and the number mission it is in your mission drop down list. 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. 

    As for this problem I have already raised it with the devs and they said it should have been fixed.  I'll raise it again though.

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    Is there really a massive proc nerf just around the corner?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Troo said:

    "Is there really a massive proc nerf just around the corner?"

     

    @Azari Yes.

     

    ..but not in the way you think; which may or may not be considered a "nerf" for the majority of the character base while the impact on edge cases may or may not be measurable at this time. Please check back periodically for any official updates. Players can always send in-game tells directly to GM_Bot. Repeated inquiries may provide different responses.

     

    In game inquiries should be in the following formats:

    /t GM_Bot, Is there really a massive proc nerf just around the corner?

    /t GM_Bot, seriously, are Procs being nerfed?

    /t GM_Bot, just tell me.

    /t GM_Bot, dude.. seriously? that sucks.

    Player may need to ask several times, several ways before the beans are spilled.

    You are going to take the advice of an artificial intelligence with a series of pre-programmed responses seriously? 

    All hail our new GM Bot overlord!! (Just in case it's listening) 😛

     

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    Is there really a massive proc nerf just around the corner?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by GM Crumpet

    Barring a comment from a dev, I'm unable to say yes or no. The only time I've heard this (and the conversations I've seen about a so called aprocalypse have been going on for over four years at this point) has been from players. Are the devs looking at procs? Who knows? Procs in general can be game changing, but not game breaking. If they do decide to do a run on procs the chances are it will be to look at the ones that underperform and tweak them to make them better. Our devs like consistency and things to work equally across the board. Under or over performing stuff gets looked at all the time, and any changes are generally small to bring them in line with other similar powers and power sets. 

     

    The devs have a massive list of things they want to do, and much of it is very low level priority so gets looked at if a dev has a particular interest in that area, or it's been bumped up to a priority for game breaking or balancing issues. There are older power sets and AT's that need loving far more than procs do.

    When the devs make changes there is a whole process before it even goes live. Internal testing, alpha testing, closed beta testing, open beta testing and eventually release to live. Players are involved in most of the steps and their input is invaluable. A lot of changes never get out of testing and even some on open beta have been rolled back due to player feedback. If there are proc changes you can be sure there will be plenty of warning and player feedback will be taken into consideration. It's not suddenly going to appear on live in a patch and a "there you go".

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    Character was reset...due to copywritten costume? WTF?

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    Use of other peoples IP has always been forbidden. Names, bio, costumes. All not allowed. The costume creator is incredibly flexible and it's almost too easy to create a character that we look at and go "Yup". There is no animosity, sometimes there is admiration. I've seen some stunning costumes that I've truly regretted nuking. However, referencing other peoples universe, naming after a character from someone elses universe, or using the appearance will often get you reported and generic'd.

     

    We also allow the right of appeal. If you have a good reason for the character not to be generic'd you can reply to the ticket via the forum with your reasons as to why it should stand. It's then passed to the Lead GM's who will adjudicate and make a decision. I'm the one who does the majority of the generics, and I'll happily apologise if I'm wrong. It has happened. Not very often though, and just going "Oh it's spelt differently. or is the offspring of who just happens to look identical to" isn't generally a compelling  reason.

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    League Running, Scaling Enemies, and Annoyance

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    12 hours ago, SpookTheHerd said:

     

    Under the conditions I'm speaking of, nobody will have lost access to any earned powers. There were instances organizing rikti raid teams when there were NO 50's in the league and people were like "put a 50 in charge!". I would ask "OK didja bring one?" after verifying that they were on a team being run by the highest level player available.

     

    I can be level 25 as a league leader and a 50 can be the lead of team 2+ just fine. 

     

    I've been in leagues like that and it works well. As long as you have good league leader with an understanding of the mechanics it's not a problem. I was in a league a few days ago with a level 35 leader who did exactly that. They moved people about so the lowbies were in their team.

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    League Running, Scaling Enemies, and Annoyance

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Greycat said:

    Pretty much the only (real, versus imagined) reason to give the star to a 50 would be Incarnate powers - and *possibly* slotting, depending on what they've done to their sets.

     

    (Edit - and actually *having* all their powers. I know I'll occasionally be thrown if II'm so used to having some power available, hop into a crowd and  "... crap, I'm exemped down past that power ow ow ow ow ow.")

     

    Some powers are quite important and helpful. I find Ageless invaluable on some toggle heavy builds. When constantly attacking I'm often slowly losing endurance as the rate I gain endurance is slightly less than the rate I use it 🙂 

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    League Running, Scaling Enemies, and Annoyance

    in General Discussion

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    From my point of view it's desirable to have a 50 as team lead in a league as that way you can just move people about without worrying a 50 will suddenly lose levels. It's really annoying when your pets suddenly despawn, especially if they have a long cool down. As a 50 mastermind having all my pets suddenly die because I've dropped in level stops me from contributing until I've resummoned them, and if it's low enough the higher tier pets or upgrades grey out. XP and inf wise it doesn't make a difference, and the scaling damage means I'm still doing my bit, but losing access to incarnate abilities or higher level powers can make a real impact on the league.

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    Back Alley Brawler

    in Reconnect

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Back Alley Brawler said:

    Hello! My name is Christopher Bruce. I'm a former developer on City of Heroes with Cryptic Studios and Paragon Studios.

     

    I also played CoH for a long time on Justice, most well-known as Tic-Toc.

    Welcome home 🙂

     

    Coffee machine is over there, French pastries are on the table (help yourself) and we have a special offer on Kheldian tadpoles, just pop one in your ear to find out more 🙂 

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