GestaltBennie Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Okay. You've returned to Champions Online, only to discover things have *changed*. This is the thread to ask questions, and I'll try to answer them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Who are these people and what are they doing in my bedroom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GestaltBennie Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Who are these people and what are they doing in my bedroom? I have no clue, but one of the people at the gathering yesterday was asking about ways to make faces look a little more natural. Here's a thread from the official forums where someone was trying to do that. http://co-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=184141 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Is there a way to transfer Zen to another player? I have a lifetime membership and have accumulated some but would like to transfer some to my wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread I realize vehicles are now in the game but am unclear what they are for, consider I can already get travel powers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightfold_Path Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread I have no clue, but one of the people at the gathering yesterday was asking about ways to make faces look a little more natural. Here's a thread from the official forums where someone was trying to do that. http://co-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=184141 That was me as K'zzz'kk, and thank you for the link. Unfortunately the process wasn't defined, and that's what I'm looking for: 'this works and here is why'. I'll trawl (not troll) youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GestaltBennie Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Is there a way to transfer Zen to another player? I have a lifetime membership and have accumulated some but would like to transfer some to my wife. Not at this time, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread I see there's a new loot item called lockboxes which need to be opened with Cosmic Keys of Power. Other than buying them, how else can I get keys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GestaltBennie Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread I realize vehicles are now in the game but am unclear what they are for' date=' consider I can already get travel powers?[/quote'] The devs have plans for vehicle missions and massive invasion scenarios for vehicles. The carrier defense mission is a trial run for this. A vehicle can spare a character the need to rank a TP above Rank 1, saving an advantage point or two. And if they fit a character concept, they can be a nice vanity toy (in the same way that mounts are in other MMOs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GestaltBennie Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread I realize vehicles are now in the game but am unclear what they are for' date=' consider I can already get travel powers?[/quote'] The devs have plans for vehicle missions and massive invasion scenarios for vehicles. The carrier defense mission is a trial run for this. A vehicle can spare a character the need to rank a TP above Rank 1, saving an advantage point or two. And if they fit a character concept, they can be a nice vanity toy (in the same way that mounts are in other MMOs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Are Super Stat bonuses based on a character's highest Super Stat or some combination of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Have there been any notable changes to the setting over the past eight months or so? Significant events, plot developments, new characters introduced, old characters or groups updated? Feel free to put data within Spoiler tags if you think that's warranted. For my part, I want the cat out of the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GestaltBennie Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Have there been any notable changes to the setting over the past eight months or so? Significant events, plot developments, new characters introduced, old characters or groups updated? Feel free to put data within Spoiler tags if you think that's warranted. For my part, I want the cat out of the bag. Nighthawk is now out of the shadows, and Franklin Stone was arrested for crimes that Nighthawk uncovered. Defender offered him a place on the team. There's no word on whether Stone got off, or whether Nighthawk accepted, however Nighthawk did fight along the Champions when... ...Albert Zerstoiten made his presence known and fielded a new and greatly enhanced variety of Mega-Destroyer and besieged Champions HQ. Later, Destroyer sent his forces to attempt to bring down UNTIL's sky carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GestaltBennie Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Are Super Stat bonuses based on a character's highest Super Stat or some combination of them? I believe a combination, but could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GestaltBennie Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread I see there's a new loot item called lockboxes which need to be opened with Cosmic Keys of Power. Other than buying them' date=' how else can I get keys?[/quote'] Nope. They're a fairly standard cash grab in modern MMOs. Best to ignore them, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Nope. They're a fairly standard cash grab in modern MMOs. Best to ignore them' date=' IMO.[/quote'] If it's free-to-play they have to make money somehow, so I won't call it a cash grab myself. I see from, for example, Hover Tank Arsenal Lockbox that it contains vehicle mods. Are the vehicle mods available from other sources as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread If it's free-to-play they have to make money somehow' date=' so I won't call it a cash grab myself. I see from, for example, Hover Tank Arsenal Lockbox that it contains vehicle mods. Are the vehicle mods available from other sources as well? Yes, I've received lvl 1 mods as drops. You get better mods from a lockbox, though. (If you shell out for the keys, of course.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GestaltBennie Posted December 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Yes' date=' I've received lvl 1 mods as drops. You get better mods from a lockbox, though. (If you shell out for the keys, of course.)[/quote'] You can get L3 and L4 vehicle mods at L40 when you do Burst alerts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GestaltBennie Posted December 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread More faces. http://co-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?p=2750391#post2750391 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GestaltBennie Posted December 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Courtesy of RexCelestis, a map of RP hubs/hot spots, not including Hideouts, the Powerhouse theater (MC); the Minefield, the SS Bayou (VB), and Belle Starr's (The Desert). [ATTACH=CONFIG]45337[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightfold_Path Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread New question: I cannot seem to form a supergroup. The people I'm trying to form it with are all people with long-existing, gold accounts, but I keep getting an error stating that new accounts cannot create, help create, or send invites for a supergroup. Forums aren't much help here, either. Known bug? If so, what's the fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Stop being a new account. My understanding is that you are a "returning" player, indicating that your account has been idle for some time. After a certain amount of time, or a server glitch (I've had to deal with it from time to time) you need to re-log playing time to no longer be considered a new account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread This is probably to cover if a defunct account got hijacked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightfold_Path Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread Okay, I know Alerts set everyone to level 30, but is there an ideal level to start them? Buddies and I tried to do Red Winter (we're all 12ish) and got our rears handed to us, despite the fact that we've effectively gamed together as a unit for several months in other games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GestaltBennie Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Re: CO Returnee Question Thread My recommendation for Alerts is - you play with a couple of good 40s, like Enermatrix or Thundrax - start at 15s. If you're PuGing, start around 20. It depends on the Alert. Dockside and Soul Siphons are the easiest Smashes. Trainstopping is the easiest one to get FUBARed. If doing Recruiting Drive, take out the first mob (at the top of the stairs) and then try to kite the boss away from the rest of the mobs. Specials are a different matter. Green Dragon is the easiest, but the VO is hard to stomach. I'd recommend mid-20 toons for Red Winter, but you can go lower if a few highbies are with you: take out the bosses and ignore the mobs. Harmon Labs is by far the hardest Special. It can chew and spit out experienced 40s (and we won't start on Gravitar). Bosses also matter. Ciemetiere, Ao'Quopoth, and Rakshasa are the bosses most prone to causing an Alert failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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