Pattern Ghost Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game Hey, does anyone know if you can add enhancement slots to the rocket board power? I'm thinking that it'd go good with my new beam rifle character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game Nope. It's llike the vet reward powers. No way to slot them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuter1 Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game I have 2 chars starting new on Exalted: Nightstik (Mace/Willpower Scrapper) and Cogsworthy (Time/Electricity Defender). Yeah, I'm really happy they FINALLY have mace scrappers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game I just changed my BS scrapper to Mace/Shield and it's been pretty fun so far. Bummer on the rocket boards. I'd have used that as my primary travel power on Astro Girl. Then again, I'm not in much of a hurry, so may pick it up anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game Rocket Board is a solid travel power. I plan to use it as long as possible on Time Chick. It's pretty fast on its own so it doesn't really need slotting. (Few travel powers do these days. Don't slot Fly for Flight Speed! It's actually maxed out right out of the box. Check your Combat Attributes to see this.) The disadvantage of Rocket Board is that it shuts off all your toggles. OK for a squishy, not fun for a Tanker or Scrapper. Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game Ok, now that last bit is odd. Is that a bug or working as intended? I know the LKT-1700 Rocket Pack doesn't turn off toggles. It does, however, clash with the cape. (Images of The Incredibles flash through my mind using that thing with a cape.) Slotting-wise, I guess it doesn't matter. Does Flight still give a to hit penalty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game Ok' date=' now that last bit is odd. Is that a bug or working as intended? I know the LKT-1700 Rocket Pack doesn't turn off toggles. It does, however, clash with the cape. (Images of [i']The Incredibles[/i] flash through my mind using that thing with a cape.) Slotting-wise, I guess it doesn't matter. Does Flight still give a to hit penalty? I don't recall Flight ever having a to-hit penalty with it. The Paragon Wiki page for Fly also doesn't list anything other than movement. And, yeah, there are many things that "clash" with capes. The Raptor pack does as well. I get over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game Ok' date=' now that last bit is odd. Is that a bug or working as intended?[/quote'] WAI. It even says so in the item description. Does Flight still give a to hit penalty?No, that was nixed several issues ago (not sure how many). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game Hey' date=' does anyone know if you can add enhancement slots to the rocket board power? I'm thinking that it'd go good with my new beam rifle character.[/quote'] Nope. It's llike the vet reward powers. No way to slot them However, it is slightly faster than base Fly speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game The disadvantage of Rocket Board is that it shuts off all your toggles. OK for a squishy' date=' not fun for a Tanker or Scrapper. Just sayin'.[/quote'] It works fine for ANYone that doesn't use it to fly INTO combat. Squishies just remember this lesson more easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game Side note: did add myself to the "Hero Boards" channel. You'll see me there as Blood Speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game I don't recall Flight ever having a to-hit penalty with it. It used to waaaaay back when I played. Had to hover blast, using Hover, b/c the penalty sucked. Good to know it's gone now, though, as I can skip Hover for those who don't need it for some other purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game And, yeah, there are many things that "clash" with capes. The Raptor pack does as well. I get over it. I'll probably just make a second costume sans cape when I hit 20. Problem solved. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game It works fine for ANYone that doesn't use it to fly INTO combat. Squishies just remember this lesson more easily. It's a pain to turn on all those toggles every time you use it. Some tankers or scrappers have upwards of 6 toggles to turn on before each combat. So using RB with a fast moving team probably wouldn't work. By the time you toggled-up again, the spawn would be dead and they'd've moved on. Tankers at least are supposed to be first into a spawn, not last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game BTW I wrote a review of the Freedom head start launch. It's mostly about the new payment plans, as that was quite long enough for what I was going for. You can read about it here: http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153466 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game I now have two heroes and two villians on the server. Chad O'Hawke, heroic corrupter (level 10) Thunder Teen, heroic blaster (level 5) Samantha Thordatter, villianous dominator (level 5) Baron Bone, villianous mastermind (level 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game My impressions: They have apparently realized that some of us never bothered to get to 50th level on a character, so they let you unlock Kheldians at 20th level now. Thus, this is my first Peacebringer, Lord of Uranus: Uploaded with ImageShack.us Then I went to the "expense" of buying the Beam Rifle power and a few costume pieces, which in itself illustrates how the Store works. It isn't like the Champions Online store (or at least how that store started out) in that you don't pay real $$ for points in addition to monthly subscription fee. Rather, if you're a veteran player like myself, you've already accumulated a certain number of points to get to a higher "Tier" status to get freebies like free costume refits and the like. In addition, if you are a paid subscriber you automatically get a few hundred "Paragon Points" that can be accumulated for things like new costume sets, the Beam Rifle/Time Manipulation powers and other things. Note that if you ARE a vet, you may want to check your characters to see if they haven't already been rewarded some of these things. So I made a Beam Rifle character, Pretty Soldier Pink: Uploaded with ImageShack.us "Sent to Paragon City to test a Japanese corporation's new Beam Rifle prototype, 'Pretty Soldier Pink' actually has no military experience other than serving as a show model for various US and Japanese firms at technology conventions. Her knowledge of the English language seems to be a list of non sequiturs." Then I took this character through the Tutorial. I didn't seem to recall getting that option when making the Kheldian, probably because you need to have played the game to some level to make one. Anyway, City of Heroes: Freedom, like World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, is basically the same game in function, but they've shaken some things up by causing MASSIVE levels of real estate damage and slightly less massive levels of death. In this case the Tutorial is no longer in some no-man's land training center; now you're put straight into the middle of the action where the Galaxy City zone is being destroyed. (The designers having apparently figured out that Galaxy was redundant as a starting zone when you have the city government at Atlas Park.) You actually get to see 'icon' heroes like Sister Psyche and Back Alley Brawler duking it out with terrible "Shivan" monstrosities. After fighting your way through these, you're directed to help a fallen hero. Here, as with the Praetorian/Going Rogue option, you are given a choice between Good and Evil: You can either revive this hero by giving up some of your "power" (and be a Hero) or take his remaining power and become a Villain. I chose Hero. From that point you're resettled to Atlas Park where it's explained that the larger threat has forced the main heroes away, and you're requested to help deal with the local guys like Skulls and Hellions, only to find out they're all being directed by Arachnos. Oh No! Note that the Praetorian world is still an option (it's the first choice you have to make in character creation) but I don't think there's a specific option to start a Villain in the Prison Outbreak scenario. When I have time I need to make another new character and make the "Villain" choice and see where it leads. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game When I have time I need to make another new character and make the "Villain" choice and see where it leads. JG Villian option leads to the same giant monster scenario, then to a Arachnos base, then to Mercy Island, where Longbow has attacked and taken over Fort Darwin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game Then I took this character through the Tutorial. I didn't seem to recall getting that option when making the Kheldian' date=' probably because you need to have played the game to some level to make one.[/quote'] Look carefully at the tutorial loading screen. See that "Enter Game" button? Now look to right of it and press the "Next" button. You get a little comic explaining what's going on in Galaxy City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game Big patch tomorrow (Tues, 9/20). And leveling pacts are being turned off, something they couldn't get working properly with Free and Premium accounts. My guess: Free to play starts tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game Look carefully at the tutorial loading screen. See that "Enter Game" button? Now look to right of it and press the "Next" button. You get a little comic explaining what's going on in Galaxy City. No, before that, once you put everything together and name the character and all, it says "Do you want to enter the tutorial?" (Yes/No). I didn't get that option when making the Kheldian, nor did I see an "Enter Game" scroll. I just showed up in Atlas. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game No' date=' [i']before[/i] that, once you put everything together and name the character and all, it says "Do you want to enter the tutorial?" (Yes/No). I understand. Both Keldians and Soldiers of Arachnos skip the tutorial by design because Paragon Studios felt it didn't mesh with their origin stories and special missions. I'm saying on your second run, when you did enter the tutorial, it sounded like you missed the comic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game I understand. Both Keldians and Soldiers of Arachnos skip the tutorial by design because Paragon Studios felt it didn't mesh with their origin stories and special missions. I'm saying on your second run, when you did enter the tutorial, it sounded like you missed the comic. Well, like I said, I gotta make another character anyway. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game Currently On Exalted: Tara Watt: Reformed lvl 50 Elec/Elec Brute, member of Justice Squad Electric Kool-Aid: Illusions/Time Controller, member of Justice Squad Metal Postcard: Robots/Trick Arrow Mastermind, member of Injustice Squad Ms. Plastique: New Beam Rifle/Corrupter, member of Injustice Squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Re: City of Heroes - Online Hero Game So is it still $15 a month for the VIP? I've considered getting back into it if only for the character generator and flying around early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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