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If you happen to have Dual Monitors I seem to recall an Issue where CoH will only work if on Monitor 1. Also found this post...

Keep in mind it could be an internet issue unique to COH. To get to the servers you play connect the dots thru Central Offices of carriers other than your ISP along the way, any one of them may be an issue. Since Reunion is in Germany not Canada like the rest, the path there is likely totally different. So depending on where you are, I would see what happens if you log to the other server / servers. If the crashes stop, the solution may be setting up a VPN to Homecoming that will avoid the issue. If not you aren't out anything but the time to try it. I would also run /netgraph 1, it may give you some idea what is happening. Running /netgraph 1 in game puts a little connection monitor in the lower right corner of your screen. Out of the way and you can let run while playing. In the chat line type: /netgraph 1 to turn off /netgraph 0 Interpreting the netgraph: Spike shape: The height of the bar representing server ping time in milliseconds. Short is good, long is bad. Green bars represent received packets. Short = normal/good Long = low bandwidth. Yellow bars represent retransmitted packets. Short = ISP/Router issues Red bars represent dropped packets Short = ISP/Router issues Blocks of Red = Interrupted communications

The only merger that I am aware of, where Characters were moved, was with Victory. As @GM Crumpet mentioned some of the Shards on your list are Staff Only. Everybody else came to Homecoming as a Clean Slate, no SCoRE transfers, no reactivating Accounts from Live ( Cryptic/ Paragon Studios Era ). The Paragon Shard you played on may not be the same one you are trying to access. As far as Experimental or Paragon, they are above my Security Clearance, and I'm guessing yours as well, unless you are a GM or Developer.

Paragon is one of the default names if you build your own server from the OuroDev i25 installer. As far as I know there is no public server with that Name, but there it is. Why do you believe that is the server you need to connect to? Homecoming should be at the top of the list in the Launcher, other private servers are out there, but you will need to contact them regarding connection issues and troubleshooting.

Actually, this is a known bug. I've had it happen on Multiple Characters and always when both the Tuatha and Myself are nowhere close to any borders. Took a Screenshot of the location I was at last time it happened. Not even a little bit close to not in the correct area. Been like this for quite a while.

Most of what you have described sounds like Normal server lag during high population times. If you are on Excelsior or Everlasting this is fairly common when a new community event drops or during large group events ( Hami, MSR, etc ). Not even sure what this is, but would love to hear more. CoH comes from an era of gaming where even small drops in bandwidth can cause noticeable issues and it doesn't buffer like videos, it needs a real time connection. You can try running netgraph ( type /netgraph 1 in the chat bar ) and you will see a small graph in the lower right of your screen. It will not affect gameplay. ( /netgraph 0 to turn off ) Any issues with connection are amplified when server load is high and you can compare your results to the list below. Interpreting the netgraph: Spike shape: The height of the bar representing server ping time in milliseconds. Short is good, long is bad. Green bars represent received packets. Short = normal/good Long = low bandwidth. Yellow bars represent retransmitted packets. Short = ISP/Router issues Red bars represent dropped packets Short = ISP/Router issues Blocks of Red = Interrupted communications Most of this is Client ( you ) side, high server population just makes it worse. Server side issues everyone experiences

Running /netgraph 1 in game puts a little connection monitor in the lower right corner of your screen. Out of the way and you can let run while playing. In the chat line type: /netgraph 1 to turn off /netgraph 0 Interpreting the netgraph: Spike shape: The height of the bar representing server ping time in milliseconds. Short is good, long is bad. Green bars represent received packets. Short = normal/good Long = low bandwidth. Yellow bars represent retransmitted packets. Short = ISP/Router issues Red bars represent dropped packets Short = ISP/Router issues Blocks of Red = Interrupted communications

I remember a particular Storyline from years ago when Sue became co-opted by Malice. She beat the pants off the whole team. Between the costume she was wearing, and the way she used her powers aggressively, her teammates never guessed it was her. Neither did I. It really showed that she could very easily be the most powerful member of the FF.

They technically never removed anything. The individual Shards can be run in say French or German, but only one at a time. You are remembering the old German and French servers from live, but those are all or nothing, not Multi-Lingual. The settings for Language are global and are in the initial setup of the Server/Shard should someone wish to Set up one for any of the supported choices. I don't think they ever went beyond French, German, maybe Spanish and Korean ( for their Cancelled Server ).

Use LaunchCat to do the install instead of Island Rum. LaunchCat is preferred as it is more secure and created by a member of the Homecoming Crew, so it gets good support if there are issues.

Do you know anyone with a Laptop with an Ethernet port that could connect it to your cable with Wifi off and see if it works for them. It sounds to me as though there is an issue with the wired connections on the router or the network port on the PC, it would help to narrow down the which one is responsible. Switch Port connections can be very finnicky some times if you unplug and replug the cable while they are active, also the wires/pins in the socket can gradually get bent inward causing a loose connection that can fail easily, you may be able to notice this visually. My Win7 laptop I use on older systems at work has this exact issue.

Have never tried Enabling " Hide Inspiration Tray Full Warning " but you shouldn't receive the warning with that enabled in options.

If you look at your Inspiration Tray, are there any open spots for additional Inspirations? Turning off the full message won't allow you to receive more. You can only carry as many as you have slots for in the tray or you will receive that message. You can however, as you mentioned, email Inspirations to yourself if you need more and retrieve them from your email in mission.

The why... who knows, most of this was done by the original Devs who are not here anymore. My guess is since they are now free auto powers, with no endurance cost, they didn't want them to become Set Mules, so they didn't open them up to be Enhanced with Sets. Granted they were still a Pool Power Set when Invention Sets were introduced in Issue 9 but have never allowed Sets to be slotted. That's 10 issues before they became Inherent, so I'm sure there was a reason, just not sure what it was. These days it is a freebie, and very useful in a lot of builds. Sorry this has become a sore spot for the OP, if I went to the trouble of Crafting or buying an Enhancement I would want to be able to use it. From the Wiki for Informational purposes: Overview Inherent Fitness is a set of Inherent Powers. They are all Auto Powers, providing their bonus at no cost to Endurance. They can be enhanced like other universal inherent powers such as Rest and Sprint. Fitness was changed from a Power Pool to an Inherent Power in Issue 19. The old level requirements were level 6 for Swift and Hurdle, level 14 for Health, and level 20 for Stamina. Inherent fitness powers were changed to unlock at level 1 rather than level 2 in Issue 27 Page 2.

Please read the previous post. All it needs to work is for enough knowledgeable players to join it and people needing help to be aware it is available. I think it would help lighten the load on the Homecoming GMs, especially on holidays and busy times when resources are stretched thin.