Oubliette_Red
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Yeah, I went there.
It's a horrible movie, but I watch it anyway. It has it's moments, like when Hal Jordan stops being Ryan Reynolds and has a serious moment when he's being beaten down by Parallax, reciting the oath.
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Issue: When the Troll Rave in Skyway activates at the southern location west of the Southern Transit Station, the trolls will spawn somewhere to the north at a lower elevation than the rave site then get stuck in a loop jumping up on the tram track (at 2 different cross-support sections) and falling to the ground, never making it to the rave.
Trolls spawn should be moved to the west where they can more easily hop a fence and run up the road.
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9 minutes ago, Omegawatt said:
I seem to recall that in the original game, you had the ability to toggle the visibility of your character's name and title on and off for yourself.
Am I mistaken? If not, how do you do that?
Thanks!
It is in Options - Windows tab - Reticle section, 3rd option from the bottom 'Personal Player name'. Click on 'Hidden' to toggle to 'Show always'.
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21 minutes ago, Ravenplume said:
You know, I do recall there was a name release once back on live. Wouldn't call it a purge, since if no one logged in on long idle characters, they still had their names, but were no longer subject to yoinking.
I also seem to remember it was a pretty successful event and don't even remember any major butthurt and raging on the forums over it either. I was pleased to finally be able to drop the hyphen from Twilight-Vixen at last (one of my oldest characters) and make her properly Twilight Vixen.
I did consider changing Honeybree to Honeybee (which had been taken at the time I made Bree, but Honeybree had grown on me and she kept the name.
The Legacy devs ran the name release twice and according to one of them when asked at one of the HeroCon events, stated that of all the names released (I can't recall how many it was), that on the 1st run less than 10% of the released names had been reclaimed, on the second run it was even lower.
It would be interesting to know, when/if the HC devs get around to running their name release code, what percentage of names released are actually claimed.
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https://www.pcmag.com/news/sony-playstation-accounts-no-longer-required-helldivers-2-pc-players
Would they have about-faced if Steam hadn't offered refunds to the players no matter how long they have played?
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On 5/4/2024 at 12:28 PM, Erratic1 said:
Take out the guy who summoned the Singularity and let it despawn.
My preference is to confuse the Singularity and eat popcorn while is bounces the boss around.
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18 hours ago, Herotu said:18 hours ago, Starrflare said:
Speaking for myself, I’m a lot OLDER than when I was last in COH. I think the consolidation of content is a COOL thing, but I would imagine that some returning players from my Age cohort might not like what they perceive as someone moving their cheese.
I’ve had two major strokes since I last logged into COH, so *I’m* just glad to be here and able to play reasonably well.
When I meet players that are not accepting of Homecoming, my response is a polite; “We’re lucky to have this and it’s better than not having it at all”…..
That might not be the best response; but hey - I have brain damage 🙂
A lesson from Jabberwocky is: Do not move the cheese.
The simpler solution is to just follow the cheese.
Regarding people like the one the OP mentions...
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On 5/2/2024 at 6:04 AM, Andreah said:
These appear to be free activations of the Signature Summons (https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Signature_Summon) which are available from S.T.A.R.T. There are four of these and they cost 10,000,000 Inf for 5 charges and you can have up to 99 charges of each on a single character. If you are a Blue sider your options are Echo of Statesman (Tank), Echo of Manticore (Support), Echo of Back Alley Brawler (Melee), or Echo of Positron (Ranged). If you are a Red sider, you get Echo of Lord Recluse (Tank), Echo of Ghost Widow (Support), Echo of Black Scorpion (Melee), or Echo of Scirocco (Ranged). They have a duration of 4 minutes.
I'm going to guess and say these are what you could randomly get from opening capsules. I have charges of these on a hot bar, and when I get one activating from a capsule, those temp power grey out.
These are the summons I've gotten on my main. I was surprised when I got Recluse and he brought his own minion.
Also, when I had Black Scorpion and swapped to blue-side, he converted to BaBs when I entered Atlas Park.
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It could also send you here, so be wary...
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17 minutes ago, Glacier Peak said:
I'm actually really impressed with the accuracy of these costume models. The author(s?) clearly have an understanding of U.S. military uniform accoutrements. I know some folks asked for these specific items, I think @Oubliette_Red at one point had a costume request for one item. And the fact that the Modern Beret is colorable, the ranks are also. Good stuff!
Yep, that was me. I noticed the beret right after it was added, but not the helmet until last week sometime. Indeed, a much appreciated addition to the costume creator. 🙂
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On 4/24/2024 at 4:00 PM, Arcanum said: City of Heroes 20th Anniversary!
Today (April 24th, 2024) marks the 5 Year Anniversary Homecoming's first shard (Torchbearer) coming online. It's been an incredible year so far, not the least of which was Homecoming being granted an official license to host City of Heroes™ earlier this year. While that alone is cause for celebration, this year also marks the 20th Anniversary of City of Heroes (which is officially observed on April 28th).
As such, we have numerous festivities planned!New Annual Event: Anniversary Time Capsules
May is the month in which we celebrate City of Heroes' Anniversary. This mainly involved a new annual anniversary badge, but we wanted to go the extra mile this year. We are introducing a brand new annual event: Anniversary Time Capsules.
Starting on Tuesday, April 30th, these time capsules will begin appearing all over Paragon City, The Rogue Isles and Praetoria. Within them you'll find a range of goodies including some brand new vanity pets, new temporary powers, new badges, new temporary costume powers, Anniversary Tokens (which can be used to acquire most of these rewards from Luna in Ouroboros and Echo Plaza), as well as some additional surprises from the past.
Of course, a new anniversary badge will also be available this year:
Reunited
Be sure to check out the patch notes on Tuesday, April 30th for full details!
City of Heroes 20th Anniversary Q&A
Next up, we've invited the original City of Heroes team back for a special Anniversary Q&A. These members of the original team will be participating:
- Melissa "War Witch" Bianco - Lead Development Producer
- Christopher "Back Alley Brawler" Bruce - Senior Animator/VFX Artist
- Floyd "Castle" Grubb - Powers Team
- Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney - Powers Team
- Hosun "Black Pebble" Lee - Brand Manager
- Keetsie "Tunnel Rat" Braz da Cunha - VFX Artist
- Kevin "Freitag" Callanan - Community Team
- John "Protean" Hegner - Designer / Writer
- Phil "Synapse" Zeleski - Powers Team
- Stephen "Rockjaw" Reid- EU Community Team
- Sean "Dr. Aeon" McCann - Designer / Writer
- "GhostRaptor" - EU Community Team
- C.W. "Pohsyb" Bennett - Programmer
- "TheOcho" - Community Team
- "JLove" - Senior Artist
- "Fireman" (aka Bass_Ackwards) - QA
- "Hero 1" - Designer / Writer
- "Manticore" Designer / Writer
- "Dark Watcher" - Senior Programmer
Head on over to this thread to submit your questions before 11:59PM EDT on Wednesday, May 1st. After that we'll begin gathering the answers to post up later in May.
City of Heroes 20th Anniversary Costume Contest!
Finally - what would an official Homecoming Event be without a costume contest? Well, we'll be hosting two contests (one on Torchbearer, one on Reunion) towards the end of May, with several members of the original City of Heroes team joining us as guest judges!
This will be an anything-goes (within the confines of our Code of Conduct) costume contest with no specific theme. Bring your best costumes!
When?
Torchbearer: Sunday, May 19th @ 10:00PM UTC (click to see 10pm UTC in your timezone - the contest will take approx. 1 hour)
- 3:00PM Pacific time
- 6:00PM Eastern time
- 11:00PM UK time
- 12:00AM Central European time
Reunion: Sunday, May 26th @ 10:00PM UTC (click to see 10pm UTC in your timezone - the contest will take approx. 1 hour)
- 3:00PM Pacific time
- 6:00PM Eastern time
- 11:00PM UK time
- 12:00AM Central European time
Where?
Echo Plaza. Heroes and Villains can reach Echo Plaza via TUNNEL Teleporter, Long Range Teleporter, or Pocket D (Truck near AE section).
Prizes!
Due to event taking place on a limited number of shards, the permanent golden title will be applied to a character of player's choosing on any shard.
The overall best costume will win:
- A permanent golden title: 20th Anniversary Costume Contest Winner
- The Fashion Victim Badge
- 1500 Prismatic Aethers
- 50 Anniversary Tokens
The runner-up best costume will win:
- A permanent golden title: 20th Anniversary Costume Contest Finalist
- The Fashion Victim Badge
- 250 Prismatic Aethers
- 50 Anniversary Tokens
The 4 runner-up costumes on each shard will win:
- A permanent golden title: 20th Anniversary Costume Contest Runner-Up
- The Fashion Victim Badge
- 100 Prismatic Aethers
- 50 Anniversary Tokens
Please note that multiboxing during these costume contests is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification and prizes being revoked.
Finally, we'd like to extend a special thank you to the community - celebrating 20 years wouldn't be possible if it weren't for each and every one of you!
See you in the city!Not seeing the Patch notes for the Anniversary event.
Q: Where do Praetorians redeem their Anniversary tokens?
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Probably one of my favourite animated shorts, The Backwater Gospel from from The Animation Workshop.
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The Plan
In the beginning was the Plan.
And then came the Assumptions.
And the Assumptions were without form.
And darkness was upon the face of the Workers.
And they spoke among themselves, saying, "It is a crock of shit, and it stinketh."
And the workers went unto their Supervisors and said,
"It is a pail of dung, and none may abide the odour thereof."
And the Supervisors went unto their Managers, saying,
"It is a container of excrement, and it is very strong, such that none may abide by it."
And the Managers went unto their Directors, saying,
"It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength."
And the Directors spoke amongst themselves, saying one to another,
"It contains that which aids plant growth, and it is very strong."
And the Directors then went onto the Vice Presidents, saying unto them,
"It promotes growth and is very powerful."
And the Vice Presidents went unto the President, saying unto him,
"This new plan will actively promote the growth and vigour of the company; with powerful effects."
And the President looked upon the Plan, and saw that it was good.
And the Plan became Policy.
This is How Shit Happens.
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I didn't think the event was supposed to start until the 1st of May? I know patch notes are going up on the 30th, per the announcement.
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Thanks for the screenshots. I didn't join CoH until later on so I never saw the Rikti Mothership prior to it's crashing or how the Rikti looked back in those days. Looked like a blast.
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For me, it depends on the character. Some, I've looked up and used build guides for while other's I just play as is, especially if the recommended build guides takes away or removes abilities that I regularly use with said character and it's really an integrated part of their personality.
An example is Illusion, I've seen builds that leave out Flash when it's a go-to on a couple of my characters for reasons.
I play quite a few support class characters, some provide support through debuffs and buffs like Poison and Kinetics and if I can debuff an enemy through the floor but not doing any real damage, leaving all the grunt work to my teammates, I still like I'm being effective.
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1 hour ago, technohoungan said:
Tungsten Titan - Colussus
Quantum Oculus - Cyclops
I have Tarnished Titan on another server, though he's not based on Colossus.
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8 minutes ago, Krimson said:50 minutes ago, Luminara said:
Voice chat destroys illusions. For instance, in text, you sound like R. Lee Ermey to me. I don't want to know that you actually sound like Joe Pesci having an orgasm.
Immersion is a big part of not using voice. It's fine if you are playing something like GTA Online where you don't care about the character's identity. But yeah, I know no one wants to hear a 52 year old voice come out of a youngish looking toon.
Funny, I play with friends and we are always in Discord and they will voice their characters in roleplay regardless of the character's sex and it never broke immersion for me. I suppose I'm more apt to focus on what was being said than by who. I mean are not audio books usually voiced by one person? And all of a sudden, the weird grey matter between my ears wonders what an audio book of Little Women voiced by R. Lee Ermey would sound like...
¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
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9 hours ago, Ghost said:
BillZBubba used to post regularly on the forums - think he loved to play brutes
Along with Memphis_Bill, Samuraiko aka Dark_Respite, 8baller, ChristopherRobin, Hyperstrike, and Thor's Assassin. To name a few.
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Delilah Bon - Finally See Me
Normally not a fan of this music style, but this works and I really enjoyed it.
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1 hour ago, Sanguinesun said:
We just got official licensing and people want to already push the boundaries so we potentially lose the licensure. Color me surprised....
It's a good thing that much of the player base is still self-policing and reporting these occurrences when they spot them.
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Helldivers 2 - Are you doing your part?
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Sony to Hasbro: "Hold my beer."