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The more info you can give us the more likely we can find a fix. PC or Mac, Linux etc. OS Version. Wired or Wireless Connection. ( Wired is always more bandwidth and more stable ) Launcher used ( HC Launcher is preferred, and supported, the others are not ) Installation Location ( C; Games/Homecoming is preferred as windows updates will not affect it there, if in Program Files windows can affect it. ) Has your Anti-Virus, OS or Graphics Software updated recently. The internet can never be ruled out since everyone's path to the servers may be different based on where they are, something on the hop route thru services between you and homecoming may have changed, this may not cause issues anywhere else, if you get in game, run /netgraph 1 to see if you are experiencing packet loss, /netgraph 0 to turn it off. Let us know what you find.

Not Necessarily, Free accounts could only have 2 Characters without purchasing more slots from the Paragon Market, VIP and Premium Accounts could have more but there was still a limit before you had to purchase slots. HC allows a 1000 per account and many players have multiple accounts. Altitis on HC has no real limit placed on it as the Live game did. VIP status was required to play anything beyond the original 8 archetypes, Going Rogue, Incarnate content, etc. There was a huge surge in accounts and Characters when the game initially returned that are all still all there with many of them inactive. Do we need a name release? Probably not. I have always been able to find an available name, it just takes more thought now.

Point taken. It would be nice if it just looked at the Account activity instead of each Toon. Perhaps, if they ever actually move forward with the Renaming Policy, it could have a different qualifier before it is applied. If an Account has been inactive for a prolonged period it could become Flagged for Name release, ( If you haven't even logged into the account in 2 or 3 Years it's likely you have moved on as a lot of people from the initial surge of players did. ) This is essentially a free game, even if you choose to donate. Games you subscribe to will only hold your account in stasis for so long if you stop paying, so for a free game to exceed that is not something you should expect. So maybe it would be more reasonable to having the flags attached at an account level instead of Character level. It would also serve those who have returned after a lengthy absence and can't remember their account/password and wish to recreate their toons. What do other games do? I have never seen a Renaming Policy discussed in other games other than if the name violated Copyright or was Offensive. When I got to homecoming there were 3 of my old characters names someone had already grabbed, not that big a deal. I have no expectation of going MIA for years and returning to find everything as I left it.

Not so much a who as a what. I think it would be interesting if there was a Taskforce associated with the Omega Team Memorial. You visit the Memorial and are greeted by a Psychic Ghost of one of the 50 heroes who followed Hero 1 to the Rikti Home Dimension and perished. They offer you the opportunity to save those that remain alive from the Rikti and return them home. You may even be aided by Glacia and Infernia who know the lay of the land and possibly how to succeed, having escaped and returned themselves. It would require no new assets and could be an interesting mission arc/taskforce/strikeforce.

Mott from the Dark Astoria Arcs and Hamidon are probably the closest besides Rularu to a cosmic or Godlike Villain, although the clearly omnipotent Mapserver is definitely in the running. The Intension before shutdown was for them to pretty much go there with Battalion. Seems like the only part of that to exist in game is the Shivans, as they were the first wave. The current developers seem to have little interest in continuing in that direction, but I think Kallisti Wharf was to be the focus of that Invasion. Not sure if any other aspects had been developed, guess a thorough look at the i24 Beta game data would show if other work had been done.

Another $25 well spent.

Clearly no, America didn't. Germany had already fallen to the Allied forces, Italy bowed out early and amazingly avoided the negative backlash the other Axis powers were subjected to. Every time I see something regarding the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki I feel a bit ashamed that my country felt that was the only way to end the ongoing conflict. It was nothing to be proud of and had to be a difficult choice for all those involved. However, Japan's collective sense of Duty and Honor would have kept the war going indefinitely, with a much greater death toll. The price we are still paying is that the Genie is out of the bottle, Pandora's Box is wide open, every regime is on a quest to have that power, and there is no way back from there.

Have to say the one that frustrates me the most is the outdoor Factory Map that has about 8 levels of ramps on the outside and multiple levels inside. Always used for a defeat all Clockwork mission and you spend a ridiculous amount of time at the end looking for one Oscillator who is hovering 100' feet above you or a Cog who has fallen down between the ramps.

Reunion is now up and running.

According to @GM Flints on Discord, Reunion is stuck halfway thru a restart, the team has been notified and will address the issue, all other shards are working fine.

Just tried to log into Game on Reunion and keep getting " cannot find map! " error, followed by " account already logged in ". Restarted PC, Modem and router, still the same. Switched to second account, still the same. Can log either account into any of the other shards just fine, issue seems to just be Reunion.

I believe there is also a setting in options to set whether the screenshot includes the UI, not able to verify at the moment, but seem to recall seeing it there.

It's all good, reran it and finished it, was just very boring to do the same timed defeat all mission twice in one day, but on to other things.

Well still got screwed. Was in mission when they announced server maintenance in one hour, finished up mission and exited only to be awarded an automatic timed mission ( 90 min ) with only about 40 minutes left till shut down. Couldn't get it done. After the reset I logged back in and the mission cued up with the timer at 47 minutes, but it completely reset the map. Started all over and still couldn't get it done. Wasted 3 hours to get a failed mission arc. It did give me 15 merits, oh boy, what a happy day.

Not sure if there will be anyone able to answer this but wondered what the Maintenance Schedule will be this week 7/3-7/5. Was thinking that I might start a long Flashback Arc tomorrow morning but really don't want my progress wiped out by a server restart. I imagine not all the GMs, HC Team etc, consider tomorrow a holiday, so thought I should probably ask.

Started an Ouro Arc in base using base Pillar, "Ubelmann the Unknown" from Ashwin Lannister in the 25-29 section. After the first mission I needed to return to contact so I went to my base, went to the Pillar and used the Teleport to contact option to save the slog through Indy Port to get to him. Well suddenly I am rezzing in the Indy Port Hospital, not sure If it always does that with that character or if it was a fluke but still weird, I realize he is in the lobby of the Hospital, so no big deal but I should have appeared at him, not in the Mediporter.

For my Illusion Controller I created a Costume that I liked for them then used Supergroup mode to differentiate my Toons Colors from PA since Phantom Mirror only looks at the base costume file and doesn't incorporate the Supergroup Variants on them, gives you a little room to be creative with no hassle.

Just looked at the Homecoming Wiki again, not listed on the Hero Defeat Badges Page, if there is a Page Separately for them that's great, but they still need added to the Overview at some point. Visionary is, the other 2 are not.

Good morning. Even though I live in Ohio/USA, I play on Reunion. I started there when it was still Halcyon and hadn't been spun off as the European Server. I have also found that it can be a challenge to participate in group activities during the times I have time to play. I have a few Characters on other servers but have really made Reunion my home. Hami Raids and MSRs are consistently ran on weekends and I do those when I can, but iTrials have been something I haven't had much luck joining. I agree with you on your request, If the bulk of the PVP community is not there anymore then the title should be removed as it is not accurate. Reunion may be the European Server ( and is in Germany ) but a lot of people I chat with are not in Europe either.

I used the PI Safeguard which has Malta to complete the Sapper Defeats Badge at +1x8 with about 5 or 6 repeats. Nice having them outside where they were easy to spot instead of hiding around a corner or hovering above a door. ( Is that what you meant, @Techwright, as far as farming Safeguards? )

You are correct @Burk, the Wiki shows it in 20-24, didn't think to look in a different mission range, thanks.

The Wiki lists this badge as being awarded for completing " The Lords of Death " Arc from Eagle Eye, which I am pretty sure I did because I have the Deadlock badge " You should see the other Guy " which is the last mission Eagle Eye gives out, but no " Skull Buster " Badge. The Wiki shows that the Arc is supposed to be available thru Ouroborus but unless it is listed under a different name, I don't see it there. Has the Badge been removed? It is still shown in the Pop Menu and the Wiki, not sure what's up with that.

Just thought I would document these 2 Badges to which there is no reference in the Wiki. The first is for 500 Naterlings or Bull Naterlings Defeated, either one counts. The second is for 500 Points of Brutes Defeated, Brutes and Noble Brutes are 1 point each, Honored Brutes are 5 points each. In the same way, the Visionary Badge is earned by Defeating 500 points of Rularru Watchers, Watchers and Observers are 1 point each, Overseers are 5 points each. Still working on that one..... Now Done. At 1234 Badges, I have done no iTrials or Villain content yet, have done all the Exploration Badges though, haven't decided if I want to do missions Redside, just doesn't feel like it fits, where exploring enemy territory makes sense for a Marine. Casual player, but who knows, if I can find a way to make it fit his character maybe. Never going to make 1600 anyway, just spent 2 days trying to get my first Ski Slope Badge and failed, It was worse than the many previous attempts, I think I've given up on those.

Under Menu / Options there are a bunch of settings you can adjust. If Ultra Mode is enabled I would disable it and move most of the detail and effects sliders to a lower setting until you find a level that allows normal gameplay. You can always tinker with these later but need to find something the Processor can handle. Shadows and ambient Occlusion can be taxing as well.

I have always enjoyed the First Ward/Night Ward Arcs and feel it is almost a Fourth Side to the game, Call it say, Gray Side. There is a noticeable difference in both Mission Design and Story Quality, which was reflected in almost all the later additions to the game. Although I have only played 2 Praetorians so far, I almost always work those zones into the leveling path of my characters. All the content ( Arcs anyway ) is available thru Ouroboros for those that don't do the Arcs when in level range. I personally think that, as has been said a thousand times, many people come to Homecoming fresh, thinking they have to get leveled up for Endgame Content, which is not necessarily the best the game has to offer. Raising the level where these Contacts could be active would not be something I would be apposed to considering our limited amount of quality level 50+ mission content. I know that the iTrials are there, but I believe more content that can be soloed or done on small teams organically at 50 would be beneficial especially on the smaller population shards.