stevesmith Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Hello Community, I am new to the Homecoming Servers forum and excited to join this community. I've recently started playing and am loving the game so far. I am looking forward to learning more about the game, participating in events, and getting to know fellow players. I enjoy teaming up for missions and exploring different character builds. If you have any tips or recommendations for a newbie, I’d really appreciate it. See you all in-game and on the forums. Greetings, Steve 16 1 1 1 mulesoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clave Dark 5 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Welcome! There's some guides for new players in the "Guides" section of this forum, so you could start there. It helps to read the forums in general, you'll pick up on a lot of good trivia and not-so-trivial info here too; for instance, you might spend some time the dedicated page for the character archetype you're playing. Earning in-game monies is really easy, don't sweat it. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, and ignore the blow-hards who'll denigrate you for them (blocking people is a real gift). Lastly, see my sig. =) 1 Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Matt (Posi) used to say that players would find the shortest path to the rewards even if it was a completely terrible play experience that would push them away from the game... ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomguide2005 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Welcome!! Be you Hero, Villain or something in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Shocker Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Welcome 1 There's a fine line between a numerator and a denominator but only a fraction of people understand that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovera Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Welcome aboard, new friendo! There's a guide in my signature for these moments. Use the /help and /lfg channels liberally for questions as everyone's pretty friendly to newcomers. 1 - Simple guide for newcomers. - Money making included among other things. - Tanker Fire Armor: the Turtle, the Allrounder, the Dragon, and compilation of Fire Armor builds. - Tanker Stone Armor: beginner friendly (near) immortal Tanker for leveling/end-game and Stone Armor framework. - Brute Rad/Stone and compilation of Brute Stone Armor builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerio72 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Welcome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techwright Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Welcome Home! One thing to help a new player: a long, but partial, list of acronyms. We use a lot of 'em in chats: I'd also recommend asking for someone who leads teams and leagues often to give a good breakdown of the terminology given on the Looking for Group channel. There's a lot of shorthand used in giving a "proper" invitation to join a pick-up group (PUG), so that players know what they're getting into. Supposedly. @Snarky can tell you what happens when "supposedly" doesn't work. 😁 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubliette_Red Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Greetings and welcome, Steve! We tend to be a welcoming and helpful bunch both here and in-game as well, though on occasion patience can wear thin at times. 🙂 ~Red 1 Dislike certain sounds? Silence/Modify specific sounds. Looking for modified whole powerset sfx? Check out Michiyo's modder or Solerverse's thread. Got a punny character? You should share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarky Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 12 minutes ago, Techwright said: Welcome Home! One thing to help a new player: a long, but partial, list of acronyms. We use a lot of 'em in chats: I'd also recommend asking for someone who leads teams and leagues often to give a good breakdown of the terminology given on the Looking for Group channel. There's a lot of shorthand used in giving a "proper" invitation to join a pick-up group (PUG), so that players know what they're getting into. Supposedly. @Snarky can tell you what happens when "supposedly" doesn't work. 😁 Even when you know the "lingo" there can be grand miscommunication. I joined a Rescuer Badge and Finder Defeat badge run yesterday. The Rescuer arc is rescuing Penelope Yin's dad. Takes 10 min. The Finder badge is defeating a 100 Lost bosses. add 5 for kill alls? The PUG ad never mentioned +4. 40 minutes later.... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 A lot of helpful people in chat though a lot of us forget how much "intuitive stuff" is really just from playing the game over the last 20 years... You'll also want to check https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Main_Page Note, it's not perfect, but does get updated. (Though I think it's still in the midst of a server move, so it's been locked for a bit) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 2 minutes ago, Snarky said: Even when you know the "lingo" there can be grand miscommunication. I joined a Rescuer Badge and Finder Defeat badge run yesterday. The Rescuer arc is rescuing Penelope Yin's dad. Takes 10 min. The Finder badge is defeating a 100 Lost bosses. add 5 for kill alls? The PUG ad never mentioned +4. 40 minutes later.... Oh yea, if you find yourself on a PUG with Snarky, there's probably something going to go wrong. He's a magnet for it. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game Master GM Crumpet Posted May 18 Game Master Share Posted May 18 Welcome. Check out the START vendor in Atlas and Mercy for some free goodies to help you out 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarky Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 33 minutes ago, lemming said: Oh yea, if you find yourself on a PUG with Snarky, there's probably something going to go wrong. He's a magnet for it. what? weird? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougGraves Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Welcome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentarygrace Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Welcome to our Home, it can be your Home too!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubliette_Red Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 11 hours ago, Snarky said: Even when you know the "lingo" there can be grand miscommunication. I joined a Rescuer Badge and Finder Defeat badge run yesterday. The Rescuer arc is rescuing Penelope Yin's dad. Takes 10 min. The Finder badge is defeating a 100 Lost bosses. add 5 for kill alls? The PUG ad never mentioned +4. 40 minutes later.... I found the easiest way to get Lost bosses was in the abandoned sewer, also Damned all while collecting the exploration badges. 1 Dislike certain sounds? Silence/Modify specific sounds. Looking for modified whole powerset sfx? Check out Michiyo's modder or Solerverse's thread. Got a punny character? You should share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraAlt Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 On 5/18/2024 at 2:34 AM, stevesmith said: I am new to the Homecoming Servers forum Which server(s) are you playing on? How many characters have you made and what archetype are they? 1 If someone posts a reply quoting me and I don't reply, they may be on ignore. (It seems I'm involved with so much at this point that I may not be able to easily retrieve access to all the notifications) Some players know that I have them on ignore and are likely to make posts knowing that is the case. But the fact that I have them on ignore won't stop some of them from bullying and harassing people, because some of them love to do it. There is a group that have banded together to target forum posters they don't like. They think that this behavior is acceptable. Ignore (in the forums) and /ignore (in-game) are tools to improve your gaming experience. Don't feel bad about using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High_Beam Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 How Dee. 1 Girls of Nukem High - Excelsior - Tempus Fabulous, Flattery, Jennifer Chilly, Betty Beatdown, Totally Cali, Two Gun Trixie Babes of War - Excelsior - Di Di Guns, Runeslinger, Munitions Mistress, Tideway, Hard Melody, Blue Aria Several alts and of course my original from live on Freedom, High Beam Prime (someone else has her non OG name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesmith Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 (edited) Thanks to all of you for your response. Edited May 27 by stevesmith 2 mulesoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BjorJlen Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 Please come and join us on Friday at 6pm Central Time for our Friday Fashion Costume Contest (see the link below). We all hope to see you, yes YOU, there... And if you also wish to join our happy group, the Celestial Warriors SG, please feel free to join our Discord (see link below), and/or contact GL herself (Global is @Laucianna), or any of us if we are on in fact... 🙂 Friday Fashion Costume Contest On Excelsior (6pm Central Time)... The Celestial Warriors Discord Channel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Redux Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 5/17/2024 at 11:34 PM, stevesmith said: Hello Community, I am new to the Homecoming Servers forum and excited to join this community. I've recently started playing and am loving the game so far. I am looking forward to learning more about the game, participating in events, and getting to know fellow players. I enjoy teaming up for missions and exploring different character builds. If you have any tips or recommendations for a newbie, I’d really appreciate it. See you all in-game and on the forums. Greetings, Steve Welcome hero! ((Or villain!)) @Force Redux on Everlasting ----- (read my guide) ----- Gather the Shadows: A Dark Miasma Primer for Masterminds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seed22 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Hiya. You’ll want to join the CoH discord for the most up to date builds(if you’re wanting that type of thing) and information. The forums are best for guides on money making and binds and such. Aspiring show writer through AE arcs and then eventually a script 😛 AE Arcs: Odd Stories-Arc ID: 57289| An anthology series focusing on some of your crazier stories that you'd save for either a drunken night at Pocket D or a mindwipe from your personal psychic.|The Pariahs: Magus Gray-Arc ID: 58682| Magus Gray enlists your help in getting to the bottom of who was behind the murder of the Winter Court.| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsi563 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Ohai new friend you bring teh donuts? My Dear you deserve the services of a great wizard but youll have to settle for the aid of a second rate pick pocket ~Schmendrick So you mean you'll put down your rock, and I'll put down my sword; and we'll try and kill each other like civilized people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unearthly Herald Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Welcome, Steve. It’s always cool to see new faces join this community. I am still learning (or relearning) this game. That’s what I love though. I used to team before. These days, I am recently soloing. I am just focusing on earning more influence and making my characters stronger whenever I have the time, but you can always feel free to contact me/interact with me. If I have any tips, I would say this: Never let bad seeds ruin your experience and fun. Don’t engage and just ignore. Do what makes you happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herotu Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 My tips are; don't worry about your build, group with people when you can, join a guild supergroup. 2 ..It only takes one Beanbag fan saying that they JRANGER it for the devs to revert it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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