[OK, what was that big patch?]

Somebody slacking on the patch notes, smh

[Converter Curiosity/bug?]

19 minutes ago, Ukase said:

there is no other Accurate Defense Debuff set. Analyze Weakness is a 30-50 set. Shield Breaker is a 10-30 set. 

 I didn't even think of that or notice it when I was looking at them in the market. It's all about the details!

 

Thank you

[Converter Curiosity/bug?]

 

 

Why doesn't Shield Breaker have a Accurate Defense Debuff category in the converter menu ?

[The Flash (movie) teaser drop]

I wonder who long this movie is gonna be, since they only know how to show speed stuff in slo-mo this could take awhile.

[Team difficulty changes when changing zones.]

Easy to tell the difference when the mobs go from level 54 to 50

[Team difficulty changes when changing zones.]

This has been a bug for awhile now and I am sure it has been discussed here before. I did search it but all my search were to broad and I got to many results to locate one of the post. But I think it needs to keep being brought up till it is fixed.

 

So, when a team lead selects a mission in another zone the difficulty settings the leader has set will change if someone  other than the team lead enters mission first. This also happens on Task Forces. 

 

On a Market Crash yesterday, doing 4x8, get to the last mission, which is a tram mission.

As most people do, team uses Ouroboros.

And a member of the team enters mission before the team leader does.

Mission is 2x8 now.

No way to reset it since it is Task Force.

 

Experience ruined and I don't mean xp.

 

This happens too often and has been around to long. 

 

 

Edit:  Adding a supposition that as long as the leader is in the zone the teammate can enter without lowering difficulty.  

So it is possible for some teams to not have this problem as long as team lead is in zone before someone enters mission.

 

 

[So, ummm, Mind Probe?]

Hmm, the new petless MM : the no primary power sentinel , only it will be an improvement 😆😛 ....joke dont kill sentinel fans

[The Witch's House NOW OPEN]

Went in again and 

Spoiler

found the slide, that was awesome

 

[Halloween Extravaganza Giveaway]

BYOP

[Grouping guide?]

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 was wondering if there is any guide for grouping with people?

I thought there was but I could not find it. If someone knows of one please link it.

 

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Like what all the abbreviation mean? 

 

LFG = Looking for Group
LFT = Looking for Team
LFM = looking for More
AE  = Architect Entertainment
AT  = ArchType
IO  = Invention Enhancement
AH = Auction House
Inf = Influence m- the ingame currency
P2W = Pay2Win - A npc available in Pocket D/Mercy/Atlas Park to acquire various items and powers. You can change your XP rate with       this vendor 

Null the Gull = A npc vendor in Pocket D that can change some game options but mainly known for changing your alignment. 

Hami = This is a level 50 Raid activity that requires a full league to fight and kill the Hamidon.

 

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what group can i join at which level?

While it is possible to join almost any group that does not have specific requirements, it is best to play within your current level range. 
That said this game has a Exemplar system which will allow lower level to come up in level or go down in level to closely match the team leaders level. This will not grant powers and if lowering your level you will lose some powers temporarily while in that team.

 

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Are there any mission requirement? 

Task Force have level requirements, however the exemplar system previously mentioned will allow you to join lower level Task Forces but NOT higher level ones.
There is sometimes a badge requirement, Imperious Task Force (ITF) requires you to have the Midnighter badge to enter the zone.
Some Incarnate trials require you to have Incarnate powers unlocked and/or slotted.

 

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Are all announcement for heroes only? 

No, but most will be. 
Anything "Blue" is considered hero and "Red" is villain.
Hence you will see in LFG: "Level 15 blaster lft, redside"  <---that is a blaster "looking for team" Villainside 

 

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Does the LFG queue system work? 

Not in the way you would think it does. It is used by the team leader to start a Task Force or Incarnate Trial.
But joining a TF/Trial already in progress or queuing does not work.

 

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If so how do you get more trial, incarnate, task force or story arc? 

To get missions simple speak to a contact. There is a window you can open in the top center of you screen, in the Navigation bar.

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And what are the difference between them?

Story arcs are normal missions. You can get these from a contact in your level range.

 

Task Force have a minimum level requirement and lock the team. By that I mean you can not join a TF already started. And if you quit a TF you can not rejoin it. Most Task Forces are more than 1 mission and can take a substantial amount of time so this should be considered before joining.

 

Incarnate Trial are, to put it simply, Task Forces for level 50 characters. They have more requirements and they are multiple teams that will form a league.

 

 

 

 

I hope this helps a little, I have tried to answer without getting overly complicated. You should note I have put various links to the  HomeComingWIki which while not perfect has a lot of useful information, especially for a new player.

Welcome to the game I hope you enjoy yourself.

[Abbreviation list]

I replied to wrong thread.

 

[Phantom Mirrors for Lore too]

Proof that I search before posting! I am a good forumite.

 

But anyways add this to the list of things I would like to see happen but doubt ever will for variety of reasons..........fun to think about tho.

[EM - EA - Soul ... Single target specialist - Seem like a reasonable build?]

2 enhancements I would slot in that you don't have is Gladiator Armor +def unique ,it gives 3% defense to all types.

Another is Impervious Skin status resistance, which gives 25% regen and that is actually more regen than a Numina Regen/Recov

[Trick or Treat - Zombie Apocalypse Question]

I always assumed it was because portal corp courtyard is a more open space.

[Market pause annoyance]

No I am only buying converters not selling. 

When I checked this morning and couple days ago the current list of completed transaction was for 70k. 

 

Oh well, thought I would ask about "time in game" having anything to do with it. Didn't think it did but I been wrong before.

 

Thanx!

[Market pause annoyance]

I imagine this had been discussed before but I had a question about it.

I have experienced where the market seems to pause on my bids. I will place bids on something and they are selling for that but I don't get any.

5 days ago I placed bids on 70 recipes and 700 converters, standard flipping nonsense. The recipes completed but I have not got a single converter.

I bid 70,000 per btw.

So I got to wondering is it because the toon in question is hardly ever logged in? Would keeping him logged in for awhile make a difference?

[The problem with the blaster fixed]

....

[question about Leadership toggles]

5 hours ago, Riverdusk said:

The last thing I want to do is turn my whole team, against their will,  into nearly invisible ghost

I made a iLL/Dark troller for Halloween and I have really enjoyed it. But yeah this bothers me.

I try to only use Fade and Shadow Fall when the team is actively engaged during missions. To at least minimize effect.

[More incentive for badge collection]

So I think we need  to remember the history of the badge system. At the time it was introduced it was something of a game changer for mmorpgs.

 

Non-combat rewards was just becoming a thing and the CoH was one of the first to implement this type of system. There have been gaming journalist write whole articles about what the introduction of the badge system meant to mmos. 

I wish I could find more but my search-fu is weak today. I remember reading articles about this back then. One in particular was with Jack talking about who come up with the idea and system and how they knew it was gonna be a game changer.

 

Best I can do today, from 2008:

Why you should be playing City of Heroes: Badges

 

All this to say:  badges are the reward

 

 

[question about Leadership toggles]

4 hours ago, Techwright said:

All  I have to do is look at team ice shields, which have minimal effects, but most of the ice wielders I've worked with still hit you with that clunky massive iceberg look. 

New option for Null the Gull:

Make all buffs cast on me have minimal visual effects.

[Scrapper Moonbeam - Please Fix Hit Timing]

34 minutes ago, arcane said:

just thought it was some kind of weird lag

I wondered same thing at first and asked in the blaster forum, 3 others replied that they notice it as well

[Scrapper Moonbeam - Please Fix Hit Timing]

Just as an aside, blasters Beam Rifle snipe power has the opposite problem. You fire, see it hit and wait......wait for it......boom mob takes damage. The delay is madding.

[The Witch's House NOW OPEN]

Truly in awe at what the builder/builders was able to accomplish. So glad I transferred a toon over.

It will take more than one look around to see everything.

[Does anyone just like... play regular?]

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 I'm laughing at the LFG chats with a long list of character build requirements to join a team.

What server are you playing on?  I never see this ...I see the " need Alpha Slot unlocked" for a couple of things but that's it.

[PvP explore accolades]

On 10/5/2021 at 4:27 PM, Snarky said:

In the patch notes it said there are now 8 explore badges and an accolade for each PvP zone.  But….wasnt there already?

So Issue 26 page 3 was launched October 1 2019 and included each pvp zone getting 4 or 5 badges to make it 8 altogether and adding a Accolade for getting all 8.

 

Here is Issue 26 badges with badge info that were added.