City of Heroes anyone?

[Thomkal]

Anyone going to be playing tonight? I'll likely be there after 9 pm ET, but my connection the last two nights has been awful, while during the day its been relatively smooth.

[MrBug708]

Woot...Bug has his card!

[Peregrine]

Sheesh the game is having major disconnect problems tonight, right now everyone can't get into the login server.

[JeeberD]

The game was very choppy this afternoon. The girlfriend is over tonight, so I probably won't be able to play this evening...

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

The game was very choppy this afternoon. The girlfriend is over tonight, so I probably won't be able to play this evening...

Where are your priorities man?!?

SI

[JeeberD]

Well, she is watching TLC right now, so maybe...

[Pumpy Tudors]

My wife wanted to get an account, but they've removed the ability to buy a CD key online, so now we have to wait until tomorrow to buy her the boxed copy.

[The Afoci]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

The Afoci

No one would know what the hell that was. Of course, it would give the poster, The Afoci a larger then life ego...

This is a splendid idea. No worries about my ego, after the photos of me, the chinchilla, a 55 gallon drum of 20/50 weight oil surfaced on internet last year, it has really been kept in check.

[MrBug708]

My handle is Senor Bug, on Virture, as a Scrapper

[MrBug708]

Sorry guys, I got kicked off and decided to call it a night.

[hoopsguy]

No worries, Bug. Had some lag issues a couple of minutes behind you ... going back in now to make sure Quik is OK where he's at before heading to bed myself.

[JeeberD]

About to log on as The Frozen Jeeber for an hour or so between my work shifts.

[Coffee Warlord]

I just made Coffee Warlord finally, so if anyone is on who can invite me into SG, or just wants to say hey, do so.

[JeeberD]

Anyone playing tonight? I'll be playing as The Frozen Jeebster for a little while tonight...

[MrBug708]

I was for a long time...played a few missions with Qwik

[JeeberD]

Dayum, I'm in Perez Park right now trying to go solo and getting my ass kicked hardcore. Need to get together with some of you guys sometime next week so we can clean out that park.

Up to level 8 now...

[Peregrine]

Yeah Jeeber, Perez is a mean place, it's one of the "group-mandatory" zones basically, the enemies come in large packs.

[LionsFan10]

Just bought the game yesterday, made it to lvl 7 last night. My name is Boricua Boy if anyone wants to run and gun with me, or invite me to their supergroup.

[Runtheball]

I have City of Heroes, but just can't play for more than 15 minutes without getting nauseous. Those 3D graphics really bother me (even though you can zoom the camera way out while you're outside, when you're inside buildings it zooms back in).

So I want to sell the game, but I'm not sure that anyone else could use it since I've used the activation/registration key. On other games I'm pretty sure this would work...I've entered a registration key for products I own on several of my computers with no problem. Just not sure I want to sell this on Ebay and then have the buyer unable to play.

Does anyone know if it would be possible to purchase a used copy of COH and play it with an already activated registration key?

[Pumpy Tudors]

Sorry to see that, Runtheball, but I feel your pain. I've suffered through it, and I think I'm getting better, but I'm not going to be able to play it for marathon sessions. I'm afraid I don't have an answer to your question, however.

Speaking of City of Heroes, I was about to play yesterday when I got hit with the worst case of vertigo I've had in a long time. At least it got me before I started playing. I had to spend the next 18 hours in bed before the vertigo finally subsided, and even now, I don't feel 100% stable yet. I don't know if I should play the game again until I'm sure that whatever caused the vertigo is gone. Urgh.

[Qwikshot]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

Dayum, I'm in Perez Park right now trying to go solo and getting my ass kicked hardcore. Need to get together with some of you guys sometime next week so we can clean out that park.

Up to level 8 now...

I'm not going back to that place unless I'm with a group...far too difficult.

[GrantDawg]

PSA: If you get "stuck" in a wall or in mid-jump in a tree (like I did) you can get out by typing /stuck. It took 10 minutes for someone to tell me.

[Bonegavel]

Finally got my Fly on and the game shot up another few levels of cool. I don't know if I can go back to playing my other alts.

SirFozzie and I had a real fun group on a few missions. His defender kept us all alive. Oh, except that one time he lead an extra group of goons into our laps. The Green Gale even leveled up during the warehouse romp.

Still having fun with the game.

[Coffee Warlord]

If I can *ever* freaking have a stable connection again.

Coffee Warlord is now 6, has a Big Fucking Gun, and can hover. Muah.

Aes is 12, in case we need the heavy artillery.

[hoopsguy]

Feel your pain, Coffee.

Just created a second character, Sydney Bristow as a Natural Blaster. Will be getting Lvl 3 as soon as the connection stabalizes. Kinda different having a character with no debt and range attacks.

Cerulian Monk is chilling at Lvl 11, which seems like a very fun level. Steel Canyon and Perez Park are both challenging, as well as selected stuff in Kings Row.

[SirFozzie]

*chuckles* this time it wasn't a Fozzie Death Charge (surprising I know, but being a defender/blaster type means no going "RARRRGH" and charging the enemy. It was chaos, pure utter chaos. and I'm hitting buttons to launch my energy attacks from a disatance. 1/100th of a second before my attack goes off, Ramsack defeats the enemy I was aiming for, so it switches to the next target in line of fire..

Who's not even in the fight, and who has 10 friends. They said.. "Oh.. we're invited to this party? CHARGE!"

Foz goes OH FUCK!


Favorite Line Of the Mission.. Green Gale, doing Aerial recon up ahead..

"Yeah, guys, I have an official count on the # of bad guys in the corridor up ahead. There's a Shitpot full of em!"

[Coffee Warlord]

And as another note. Since I don't think anyone has seen CW's outfit.

Full camo'd armor. (Black on Grey).

In SuperGroup Mode...the yellow and red of the FOF just ROCKS as a camo color. Muah. Fear the flying CW of Doom, Decked in Yellow and Red, blasting things from afar!

[LionsFan10]

If anyone is on right now, or at anytime add Boricua Boy to your friends list. Level 10 Controller, almost always looking for a group and trying my best to get to 14 so I can get Fly.

[Peregrine]

Just a note, my controller Basaltic isn't in the FOFC SG anymore, I dropped out to join a SG with the people I am regularly grouping with these days. But give me a yell if anyone needs a hand with anything or wants a controller in the group.

Fozzie, btw, one thing I find useful as a defender or blaster is instead of targeting the enemy, just target your tank, Ramsack or whoever else. When you fire you'll automatically blast at whatever he is targeting...will prevent any accidental blasting of enemies who aren't in the fight yet.

Basaltic, Earth/Kinetics controller, level 11

[Bonegavel]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

*chuckles* this time it wasn't a Fozzie Death Charge (surprising I know, but being a defender/blaster type means no going "RARRRGH" and charging the enemy. It was chaos, pure utter chaos. and I'm hitting buttons to launch my energy attacks from a disatance. 1/100th of a second before my attack goes off, Ramsack defeats the enemy I was aiming for, so it switches to the next target in line of fire..

Who's not even in the fight, and who has 10 friends. They said.. "Oh.. we're invited to this party? CHARGE!"

Foz goes OH FUCK!


Favorite Line Of the Mission.. Green Gale, doing Aerial recon up ahead..

"Yeah, guys, I have an official count on the # of bad guys in the corridor up ahead. There's a Shitpot full of em!"

Indeed. You are too damned funny. That was the quote of the mission. My only remark that i remember was after we cleared out a little conference room that looked like a classroom I stood behind the podium and announced, "class dismissed."

I'm so glad you went Defender. Don't know what we would have done without the Green Gale. I have a defender called Bonegavel now, but he is only like level 6. If you have a blaster you want to promote, maybe our alter alter egos can get together.

[condors]

i love perez park and i just hit 12 i hate them dang valz boses though!

makes a note to figure out how to do the provoke/teleport/unyielding stance thing when i turn 16(i think that is when i will have the powers)

[Bonegavel]

Notes on the Front Office Heroes Super Group. Any and all FOFCers are more than welcome in the group. The group really makes it easy and nice to get in touch with each other while in-game.

Ability to add members at this point:

Ill Blood
Green Gale
Ramsack

If you see one of the above in game, simply do a /tell to them and let them know your FOFC name and you will get an invite. (easiest thing to do is do a /friend and add each one to your list and the game will tell you when they are online)

This isn't an F'ing Elist group so anyone from this forum is welcome. Be persistent in your messaging. I say that because you may have done a /tell in the middle of battle or while AFK (away from keyboard), so they may not have seen you. There is email in-game, but it seems clunky.

[NevStar]

Wow, Cyber Freud is only level 7. Everybody's passing him. I must not be playing enough. Stupid real life, razzlefrazzle...

[MrBug708]

Im only a level 7

[j51]

Looks like lots of folks got hit with a big ol nerf bat today.

[hoopsguy]

Saw there was a 50MB patch ... is that the one that Bonegavel referred to earlier? Or is it something else entirely? Anyone got a link?

[JeeberD]

Can you add friends to your list if they aren't on-line? When I try the /friends thing it just tells me that"such and such doesn't exist or isn't on-line."

[SirFozzie]

/friend

To add my current character (lv 12), /friend Green Gale

[hoopsguy]

And Virtue is now down for emergency maintenance. Wonder if it is related to the patch.

BTW, here is a link to the changes from the patch this AM.
http://www.cityofheroes.com/servers/item5.html

[Peregrine]

Hoopsguy, I checked that link, apparently they rolled back the patch due to problems, all that link says is that they rolled back to the previous build. Anyone know what kind of changes they made, generally?

[hoopsguy]

Here is the text from that page ... may have been modified now, but this is what was there when I posted.

Updates
Monday, May 10, 2004

Fixes & Changes

** Many client crashes that we've had sent in from users over the past two

weeks have been addressed. Keep sending in the error reports!**


City Zones:



* Unresponsive villains in the Sewer Network and Abandoned Sewer Network

should be ready to go!



* Removed lost and wandering NPCs from "The Hive."





Anti-griefing:



* A hero will now get defeat task credit for any villain defeat where his

team did at least 25% of the damage to the villain and they are within 200

ft of the villain when the villain is defeated. This is to minimize the

potential impact that "kill stealing" may have on the completion of defeat

tasks.





Powers:



* Empathy/Resurrect can no longer take Heal Enhancements - It doesn't need

them since it heals for 100% anyway, so these were wasted).



* Fixed the Endurance cost of Hack and Slash (for both Katana and

Broadsword). END costs were reversed.



* Increased the recharge time of Hasten and Accelerate Metabolism.



* Updated Fly description Text (power has not changed).



* Set all Scrapper and Tanker Dull Pain powers (and Earths Embrace) to cost

15 Endurance.



* Slightly increased Combustion Damage.



* Volume adjustment made to address complaint about Combat Jump SFX.



* Volume adjustment made to address complaints about targeting drone.



* Arctic Air can now be used with stealth powers.



* Increased Endurance cost of Telekinesis.



* Fixed Seismic Smash. Previously the power did not scale with the player's level.



* Telekinesis will no longer work on bosses, arch villains or giant monsters.



* Increased Endurance cost of Force bubble.



* Super Speed no longer buffs defense and debuffs ACC.



* Added Confusion to Controller/Ice Control/Arctic Air: "While

this power is active, you are surrounded in a fog of Arctic Air that

dramatically slows the attack and movement speed of nearby foes. The

chill of Arctic Air is so bitter that most foes are forced to flee,

albeit very slowly, from the immediate area. Those that do not flee from

the cold may attack their own allies, as the fog from the Arctic Air is

thick and can cause much confusion."



* Controller/Fire Control/Fire Imps: Reduced number if Fire Imps that are

summoned by 1 (it is now 2-5).



* Changed Gravity Control/Fold Space to Singularity (and moved

it to the end as the last power in the set): "You can create a very

powerful Gravitational Singularity. The Singularity will engage your

foes, assaulting them with various gravity powers. Any foes that attempt

to approach the Singularity will be violently hurls away. The

Singularity cannot be healed, but is highly resistant to all forms of

damage and nearly impervious to Controlling type powers."



* Increased Duration on Mesmerize, Mass Hypnotize and Salt Crystals.



* Increased Accuracy (more affected targets in the AoE) for Mass

Hypnotize and Salt Crystals.



* Dark Miasma/Darkest Night now also debuffs the target's Accuracy.



* Increased movement speed of Storm Summoning/Tornado.



* Decreased Recharge Time and Duration of Earth Control/Animate

Stone (to compensate for its slow movement).



* Update text on Earth Control to reflect its Debuff to Defense abilities.



* Fix Short Help (Tool Tips) for Blaster/Devices.



* Ice Armor/Wet Ice now takes Res Damage Enhancements.



* Increased Accuracy of Auto Turret.

[LionsFan10]

I don't know if anybody knows this, but the servers seem to be back up already. I'm logged in on another computer right now and everything seems right. Just letting ya'll know.

[Glengoyne]

I'll be out some tonight. I have too many characters. Shalalagh is my highest a 14 controller.

[Thomkal]

Just to let everyone know, I may be scrapping Blizz and starting over with him. In reading the COH blasters board, and my experiences over the past few days, it seems like I really messed up with power selection. The character was becoming less and less fun to play as I wasn't good in a group or solo with him. So you may need to add me back to the supergroup, friends lists, etc.

[Peregrine]

What is your current build for Blizz Thom? I find that it's very hard to really mess up a character in this game, though I guess it could be done if you picked a lot of badly matched Pool powers.

[CleBrownsfan]

Okay boys I'm getting the game tonight!!!

I read some of your post and it's time to try a new game.

WHich class (archtype) do you suggest I should be?

Also, what server are you all playing on??

Look forward to getting online....

[JeeberD]

About to hop into Perez Park for a little bit if anyone wants to join me there...

[MrBug708]

Is it me or is there not enough tanks in our group?

I'd join ya Jeeb, but Im at school. I might be on late tonight, depending on how drunk I got celebrating the Lakers win

[Thomkal]

Peregrine,

I've never taken the first "blast" power available because it seemed pretty useless when I could take the second one that did more damage. I also took Ice Sword, which many on the board say is a mistake because as a blaster you don't want to be in hand-to-hand. I also don't currently have a defense buff on hover which is probably my biggest mistake. I had one earlier, but I seemed to get hit just as much so I replaced it with another flight speed enhancement.

[Bonegavel]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Peregrine,

I've never taken the first "blast" power available because it seemed pretty useless when I could take the second one that did more damage. I also took Ice Sword, which many on the board say is a mistake because as a blaster you don't want to be in hand-to-hand. I also don't currently have a defense buff on hover which is probably my biggest mistake. I had one earlier, but I seemed to get hit just as much so I replaced it with another flight speed enhancement.

I have 2 melee attacks for my blaster which often cause me pain as I have to get up close and person to use them. Still fun, though. I blast away with my 2-3 ranged attacks and then swoop in and pummel. I also have the super long range sniper blast, but that takes about 45 seconds to recharge so i don't count that as a regular attack.