Ironblade

Well, the Posi TF GIVES you a jet pack. And if you know that's going to be your only jet pack, one hour of flight can last you to level 50.

Yeah, pretty much. I took an invuln/staff tank to 50 back in the day and this wasn't something I kept adjusting.

This is precisely why I never stored money in the auction house. Back when the game was live, I maintained a spreadsheet so I could see which characters were not already at the inf cap and had room to hold more. Also, I created a one-man SG with storage full of purples and PvP recipes. Those systems were known quantities. Even when it's working right, the market is still wonky.

I'm wondering who thought it was impossible or impractical. First, there was no aggro cap, then it was a specific number. OBVIOUSLY that number appears somewhere in the code. That's how computers work.

I can't agree here. I think that calling any AT useless is such an extreme position that we can consider it WRONG and not merely a matter of opinion. One could argue about which AT is the best at something. One could argue about whether any AT is actually needed. But to say that any AT is literally useless, i.e. adding zero value, is right out.

And don't forget the set bonuses that increase your total END.

Well, technically, you probably do have it but with zero charges so it's like it's not there. As Voltor noted, first you have to get the RRM accolade, THEN you can start accumulating charges on it.

And maybe even kvetching. 🙂 Well, yeah, but there's a badge for blowing 50 million inf at the tailor - Fashion Victim.

You might want to scroll way down on the forums front page, to the 'Reconnect' section, and post in a thread for whatever your main server was back in the day. That may give a better chance of finding old friends.

Ah yes, the good old days. I remember taking Hover and Recall to get myself and my team across the Hollows - because there was no other travel option at that level.

I'll be blunt. Some people are clueless and full of opinions. It sounds like you ran into the CoH equivalent of a political 'pundit'. Realistically, though, it sounds like you ran into someone who either doesn't like tanks or doesn't know how to play them well. Tanks absolutely bring value to a team. And I will make a flat-out factual statement that, for SOME end-game content, having a tank is better than having some other AT substitute for one. There is almost no situation where you REQUIRE a tank. There are many situations where you are better off having one.

Basically, there are no "DO levels" any more. You can buy SO's from the Hero Corps vendors in Atlas Park starting at level 5.

You don't even need to build your own. Every shard has multiple 'transport bases' and you can look up their codes here on the forums in each shard section.

And they're not even role-playing being an asshole. 🙂 I wonder if Captain Mediocre is taken. I just logged in and checked. It's taken.

Yeah, but that greeting, "Greetings, mortals." That's role-playing an asshole. It's like someone with a 200 IQ arriving at a party and saying, "Greetings, stupid ones." Or a multi-millionaire showing up and saying, "Howdy, poor people!"

It's Wincott. I tell ya, this guy gets no respect.

The wiki has a page that lists all the items and most have links to their descriptions. https://hcwiki.cityofheroes.dev/wiki/P2W_Vendor

This. This is why my blasters usually take one of the ancillary pools that has a hold (if they don't already have a hold). On teams or soloing, having just ONE hold can make a big difference. On a side note, some of the hold IO sets have really good set bonuses.

Merits are always an option. Firstly, every week, three task forces or trials are designated the weekly strike target and will reward double merits once per character per week. Even without a powerful build, some of these are soloable. In fact, the weekly targets for this week include Positron TF part 1 and part 2. Part 1 is EASILY soloable as there is no arch-villain in it. Another source of merits are the Signature Story Arcs. These are two story arcs (one with 7 chapters, one with 5). The normal merit reward is 5. But again, once per week per character, you can get 20 merits. A strong build can solo the first chapter in about 6 minutes. My empathy defender can solo it in 10. Also worth noting, the first run on a particular character doesn't 'count'. So you can run it for 20 merits, run it again immediately for 20 more and then you have to wait a week to get the extra merits on that particular character. Someone already mentioned regular story arcs and that you can do (or repeat) them in Ouroboros. The real jackpot for a soloer, when it comes around every 13 weeks in the weekly target rotation, is the Dr Quaterfeld task force. It will take you hours to finish but you can do it solo (no arch-villains) at your own pace. It normally awards 122 merits. When it's the weekly, it awards 244. The last time I soloed it, it took me almost six hours (with a lunch break in the middle). Of course, you need to be level 40 or higher to do that one. And you need to make sure you FINISH it before the next week starts at 4:00AM UTC each Monday. Another one that's good is the Cavern of Transcendence trial. It has an AV, but you don't have to defeat him to finish the trial (but you need to be invisible or have teleport to bypass him). The minimum level is 12 and you have to do the Hollows arc from Talshak first to unlock the trial contact. But Talshak's arc rewards 30 merits and is easily soloed.

The channel name is Everlasting TFs Make sure you don't forget the S at the end. There is also Everlasting TF with just a tiny number of people on it. In case you, or someone else, are unfamiliar with joining a new channel, here is the procedure. Right-click in your chat window (on whichever tab/window you want to new channel to appear in). Select CHANNEL SEARCH (near the bottom of the menu). By default, it might bring up that channel. For me, it brings up five channels with Everlasting in the name when I'm on Everlasting. If it's not displaying the channel you want, search for it. Select the channel by left-clicking it in the list. Click the JOIN CHANNEL button. Done. NOTE: Joining a channel is a GLOBAL ACTION so it affects all characters on that account. HOWEVER, the new channel will only be in the chat window of the character that just added it. All other characters will need to add it. Personally, I have two keybinds set up to make this easier. One is "chatsavefile c:/1_data/text/CoH/chat_main.txt". That's the full path where I store my CoH bind and chat files. So, after adding a new channel, I hit that button to update my default file. On other characters, I can then use "chatloadfile c:/1_data/text/CoH/chat_main.txt" These both appear in my main keybind file. When I created a new character, I have to manually type bindloadfile c:/1_data/text/CoH/binds_main.txt That loads a file with something like 40 keybinds to make my CoH QoL so much better. From that point, everything else is one keystroke.

There's no right answer as this is really personal preference. Here's what I do. In my opinion, we level too fast for slotting ANYTHING to be worth my time until the low 20's (when we could previously first get SO's). Around level 20-22, I'll start slotting SO's and upgrade them as necessary. Meanwhile, I'll be planning out my build all the way to 50. At around level 32-33, I'll start slotting IO sets. Could be cheap, could be expensive, depending on my build plans, but that's when I start slotting my final enhancements. As I level up from there, I'll continue slotting IO's as new powers/slots become available. A lot of people will do a 'leveling build' and then respec at 50 for their 'final build'. I only ever did this on my main character. Everyone else IO's as they level up and, when they hit 50, that's their final build. And I don't retire characters at 50. I play them at least enough to get all tier 3 Incarnate powers. Funding advice: pick your favorite and get that one to 50. That will solve most of your money problems and fund the others. Money rolls in so much faster for high level characters.

I think you may be confusing them with geese, which are the spawn of Satan.

Do you do many task forces? I'm on the task force channels on Everlasting and Indomitable and they are very active.

On Homecoming - not yet. Back when the retail game was live - yes.