The Official N-G.com City of Heroes Thread (56K Warning)

Since the old thread is down on the second page, and had alot of BS on the first part, I decided to make a new City of Heroes thread for the board.

A few of us have already started making SNK characters in the game, but we need some more. So if your already playing CoH or are going to sometime in the future please consider making a Neo-Geo related character.

Were going to be on the Guaridan server. Here's the list of people playing.

Guardian
YuckMud (Doctrine Dark, Joe Higashi,Fio Germi)
OrochiSaffron (Heart Shock, Ryuji Yamazaki,Krauser)
jethrek (Beau Garrison, Mr Panda)
jaydubnb (Geese Howard, Soldier Blade)
Ein_boser_Schotte (Tartan Avenger)
Dash no Chris (Dash Bleu, Dash Jaune)

I have only gotten a chance to play with Saffron,Jay and Chris, so hopefully you other guys are still out there. Also I have decided to stick with Fio and I will let anybody use Joe, so I will hold onto the name till sombody else wants him, so PM me if you want to play as Joe.

Were going to make a SuperGroup for all of us to play together, it's going to be called "The Future is Now". Once one of us hits level 10 we'll make the SuperGroup and all you'll have to do is just ask to be in it, simple as that.

So that's about it, keep everything CoH related in this post and let the old one die. Now here's all the pictures we have of the Neo-Geo characters in action. Hope you enjoy them!

http://nodifferences.homestead.com/files/krauser_1.jpg

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...VSYamazaki.jpg

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...ckmud/Fio1.jpg

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...oeYamGeese.jpg

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...geese_0003.jpg

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...geese_0001.jpg

http://nodifferences.homestead.com/f...aki_screen.JPG

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...geese_0002.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/jaydubnb/ge...yofheroes2.jpg

Geese will be hitting Level 7 with a few more bubs and I've been thinking about which power to give him at level 8. I'm most likely going with Resist Damage as it's a passive power and wont shut off if I'm nailed by a psionic or dazed. I'm planning on making Geese much more defensively inclined than any of my previous tanks (which were mostly glorified scrappers with higher HP, heh) although Energy Transfer is tempting as well. We'll see ;) . As a method of travel, I'm taking Super Jump.

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Now here's all the pictures we have of the Neo-Geo characters in action. Hope you enjoy them!

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Wow, those pics are pretty damn impressive.

You guys have done an awesome job of bringing those characters to life. Krauser looks 100% bad ass, Joe's hair is amazing, and Yamazaki looks like... well exactly like Yamazaki would look like in 3D.

Good stuff.

neat.
nobody made ralph or clark yet?
I'd figure they would be pretty easy to make.
even terry.

Woah, that's pretty cool.

But not 15 dollars a month cool. :(

Those pics are RAD.
I may end up playing this after I move out next week. Got a bunch of friends at work who play, and they never shut up about it.

Still haven't decided if I'm going to stick with this game or not, but I'll toss in my characters to this thread:

Guardian -- Sylphiel (Level 3 Defender)
Freedom -- Psyclown (Level 6 Controller)

I want this game but its expensive.

Eh, Maybe when I get a job.

New patch alert!

http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/updates.html

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06/03/04

Missions

* The Vahzilok disease issue has been fixed.

Task Forces

* All remaining issues with Task Force missions have been fixed.

Task Force Story Arcs are among the most interesting and challenging tasks in City of Heroes . We have adjusted the levels of these arcs so that they will spawn villains at the highest level possible to receive the mission. Positron's Story Arc will now always spawn 15th level villains, for example. The rewards will match the greater risk however. Continuing the Positron example, if your group wants a challenge, they may try the Story Arc starting at 10th level. You will receive rewards as if you were a 15th level character. Here are the levels we consider appropriate for each Task Force:

o Positron: 15
o Synapse: 20
o Sister Psyche: 25
o Bastion: 30
o Manticore: 35
o Numina: 40

Good luck with the Task Force Story Arcs and remember...if a signature hero is asking for your help, the task will likely have a high degree of difficulty.


Balance

* Increased the difficulty of fighting villains that are much higher level than you. Fighting villains within you range +/- 0 to 2 levels have not changed; Fighting villains +/- 3 to 4 levels changed somewhat; Fighting villains +/- 5 levels changed significantly. This was done to have the risk represent the reward, especially at the higher character levels.

* Raised the Max cap of most attributes at lower levels. This will prevent you from reaching a cap at early levels with Enhancements.

* Fixed a bug where players were dead and managed to travel through a door got double XP debt. This could happen when they click on an exit (usually in an attempt to flee) and are defeated by a villain immediately before the transfer takes place.

Powers

* Auto Turret: Decreased number of bullets in a burst from Auto Turret and increased the damage of each bullet in the burst. Auto Turret was firing too fast, and the system chat messages and overhead numbers could not keep up with its fire rate. This gave the impression that it wasn't doing much damage. The reduced number of bullets will allow you to see its true damage. Actual damage was not changed (except for the overall change to Pets Range Damage).

* Fixed Katana Whirling Sword not reducing targets defense.

* Reduced End Cost of Claws/Shockwave.

* Slightly Reduced Recharge Time of Hasten.

* Slightly Reduced Recharge Time of Accelerate Metabolism.

* Telekinesis is now an AoE: Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Hold, Repel - "Lifts a foe, and any foes, off the ground and repels them. The targets are helpless, unable to take action, and will continue to hover away, picking up any passing targets, as long as you keep this power active. Keeping up this level of concentration costs a lot of Endurance."

* Increased Energy Manipulation/Conserve Power Duration.

* Fixed Battle Axe/Swoop Short Help fixed Battle Axe Damage type (it was doing Smashing damage instead of Lethal damage).

* Removed Dimension Shift from Singularity.

* Increased damage of Fire Blast/Flares (it was about 40% too low for its recharge time). Reduced END cost of Fire Blast/Fire Blast power.

* Updated Short Help of Caltrops.

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Originally Posted by rarehero

neat.
nobody made ralph or clark yet?
I'd figure they would be pretty easy to make.
even terry.

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Terry doesn't come out good. Same with Goenitz. There's so much you can't do with the character creator. I wanted to give Fio her jacket, but I had to stick with just a white T-Shirt. But still the character creator is great. I spent alot of time making all sorts of different characters, I just wish you could mix and match a little bit more.

Clark and Ralph were VERY easy to make, only problem is both names are taken, also Choi was taken. Even with Ralph and Choi's last name's they still came up as being used, but I took pictures of them anyway.


http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...ckmud/Choi.jpg

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...kmud/Clark.jpg

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...kmud/Ralph.jpg

As with almost all MMORPGS there is the basic fee involved. But I think CoH is the only one that accually gives you somthing. Every month you get a CoH comic book, and I think the only way you can get it is if your a member of the game. I got mine on Tuesday and it's pretty cool. They have a whole spot at the end of the comic with some of the best player made characters, I heard that they may even include them into the comic.

http://www.viletech.net/jethrek/kdash.jpg

My latest entry- K'.

Wish I could get his jacket opened up a bit, and the hair needs work.

What do you think sirs?

Hey Jethrek, sorry about bailing on the CoT mission but I got Teh Boot once again and decided to call it a night. We had a good run, man and that K' looks awesome when ignited :)

Oh, was our partner a friend of yours or just someone you picked up for a team? Cool dude, regardless.

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Originally Posted by jaydubnb

Hey Jethrek, sorry about bailing on the CoT mission but I got Teh Boot once again and decided to call it a night. We had a good run, man and that K' looks awesome when ignited :)

Oh, was our partner a friend of yours or just someone you picked up for a team? Cool dude, regardless.

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A friend of mine. I'm convincing her to make Hotaru or Yuri.

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Originally Posted by YuckMud

Terry doesn't come out good. Same with Goenitz. There's so much you can't do with the character creator. I wanted to give Fio her jacket, but I had to stick with just a white T-Shirt. But still the character creator is great. I spent alot of time making all sorts of different characters, I just wish you could mix and match a little bit more.

Clark and Ralph were VERY easy to make, only problem is both names are taken, also Choi was taken. Even with Ralph and Choi's last name's they still came up as being used, but I took pictures of them anyway.


http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...ckmud/Choi.jpg

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...kmud/Clark.jpg

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...kmud/Ralph.jpg

As with almost all MMORPGS there is the basic fee involved. But I think CoH is the only one that accually gives you somthing. Every month you get a CoH comic book, and I think the only way you can get it is if your a member of the game. I got mine on Tuesday and it's pretty cool. They have a whole spot at the end of the comic with some of the best player made characters, I heard that they may even include them into the comic.

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That would be my fault that Ralf Jones is taken. ^_^; Made him more like his Ikari Warriors self, except with the bandana and the bandolier. I'll have OrochiSaffron put up the pic of him later on.

Kumagai Toshiro made a pretty good Ralph, I just need to get the screens up. As I said on the other thread, my Alice isnt the greatest, but I stick by her. Also, I am glad I got so much praise for both my Krauser and my Yamazaki. Damn I rock.

Holy bejeezus thats pretty fucking awesome.

*goes off to research this game*

Was tinkering with the female options (as I have no female heroines in the game) and thought of....BAM!


http://www.geocities.com/jaydubnb/bluemary.jpg

I didnt make her for in game use as I have enough melee types, but it was nice to know that she could be done :)

Use shorter hair and the "Loose Pants" option instead of tucked and you can make a better Mary. You may even be able to find a detail that is similar to her own.

neato.
thanks for sharing.
funny about choi being taken up already, but you can't mess with the height or width?
skinny tall people are so boring...

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Originally Posted by rarehero

neato. thanks for sharing. funny about choi being taken up already, but you can't mess with the height or width? skinny tall people are so boring...

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The character generator allows you to select the height (from 4'0" to 7'0", IIRC) and build (from "athletic" to "muscular") of your character, using 2 slider controllers. Unfortunately, the head-to-body size ratio doesn't change, so instead of a "natural-looking" 4'0" person (with a slightly larger head in proportion to their body), you end up with the same proportions as every other character in the game -- the result being a character that looks like a 6'0" super-athlete hit with a shrinking ray and stuck at 2/3 their original height.

Also, the Choi in the photo above may be built as a 4'0" character, but unless he stands next to a 6'0" character (for the sense of scale his proportions can't provide) you might not be able to tell. I was thinking that the "Cool Choi" striker from KOF'00 would probably work quite well in COH, tho'.

--Chris

You can't really tell from the picture, but Choi was as short as I could make him. I should have had him standing next to another person so you could tell the difference, but he looked REALLY good, just sucks another person is using him.

I'm getting REALLY pissed off with the ammount of dissconnects I've been getting in the game. I used to get the "Lost connection to Map Server" and it would freeze up and then put me back to were I was about a minute laiter. But now it will stay frozen for about two minutes and log me off. The best way to get out of it is quit the game and log back in. But I had it last night, I got dropped FOUR times in the course of not even two hours. I'm going to send a pettition into the support team to see if they can help, because it's really getting out of hand.

I'd just like to play the game for an hour or two and not be logged off every 10 to 15 minutes.

Spent about 3 Hours looking for a trial zone that didn't exist. Wishing that they would nerf the Controller Arche so we would be a wee bit stronger. Okay so i'm just B@tching about it because I chose to be a bloody storm summoner, don't do it. I'm sure there is someone who is happy with it, I am not one of them. O2 boost has saved a few of me team mates though. Fire tankers are far too powerful for their own good. Can't wait to play again i'm going through withdrawls and its only been a day. Okay well i liked the costumes all of you have made. Look me up The Legendary Victorious Tartan Avenger.
Cheers
Kris

Member of the League of Extraordinary Super Heroes.

Has anyone ran into the CoT new Behemoth bosses since the patch? I saw em for the first time in Perez tonight and those mofo's blast hard and blast fast. Just a head's up when you're on a CoT mission :)

edit: it appears that Cryptic gonna roll back the vs. villian level drop off that came with yesterday's patch to encourage teaming of people of various levels. Teh linkage.

Well I was going to Ms Libby to train with Joe, and look who I ran into.

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...d/JoeTwins.jpg
THE TWINS!

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Has anyone ran into the CoT new Behemoth bosses since the patch? I saw em for the first time in Perez tonight and those mofo's blast hard and blast fast. Just a head's up when you're on a CoT mission :)

edit: it appears that Cryptic gonna roll back the vs. villian level drop off that came with yesterday's patch to encourage teaming of people of various levels. Teh linkage.

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Yeah, I've ran into a few. I didn't read up on them been added in so I was kind of suprised myself. They aren't to bad though, I just wiped the floor with one Behemoth and a Behemoth Lord in Steel Canyon.

I made a really good Leona but of course the name was taken so I call her Orochi Leona. I gave her Dark Melle Scrapper.

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...kmud/Leona.jpg


So as you can see, Leona comes out really good. Not the case with Eri. I tried my best and this is all I could come up with.

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/v98/Yuckmud/Eri.jpg

I really wish they had jackets to put on them. It was the same with Marco and Tarma. Without the jackets they just look like guys in T-Shirts.

Here's Alice. I note that while her outfit is off, her boobs are bigger, so it balances out.

http://nodifferences.homestead.com/files/alice_1.jpg
http://nodifferences.homestead.com/files/alice_2.jpg

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Yeah, I've ran into a few. I didn't read up on them been added in so I was kind of suprised myself. They aren't to bad though, I just wiped the floor with one Behemoth and a Behemoth Lord in Steel Canyon.

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I just found out froma friend that behemoths arent new characters -- they were level 30+ during the Beta tests he participated in , Cryptic just knocked their rankings down. Maybe they are being replaced at the top by new critters...

They put those CoT Behemoth's in Perez Park too. What a pain in the ass. It used to be a breeze to get 10 CoT's for a mission, now it's a living hell. Well I'm going to make a Beni, he'll look really cool, just hope his whole name fits. Picture when I make him.

Other then that it's been a crappy CoH related weekend. All my low level characters got into REALLY shitty teams of people that didn't know what they were doing. And my level 19 got into a team with two defenders that thaught they could do a Tsoo mission.

Here's hoping to play with you guys!

I'll be on in about a hour or so in case you're still around :) With my new main character (Soldier Blade, Lv 9) I've been doing mostly solos, but in the recent past , with my former main, I was only on ONE team that knew how to operate correctly. It was insane how everyone was running aound picking off low level minions and only myself and this other guy even attempted to damage the Lt/Boss. Luckily no one was too offended when we made suggestions on how to operate more effecienly and the second mob was a bit better team affair :)

I think CoH is bringing alot of noobs into the MMO realm. I can say that with the least bit of elitism or what have you as I'm a TOTAL noob to the genre...hell, CoH is only my second PC game. Worms 2 was the first :)

*bump*

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I just found out froma friend that behemoths arent new characters -- they were level 30+ during the Beta tests he participated in , Cryptic just knocked their rankings down. Maybe they are being replaced at the top by new critters...

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I never made it that high in the beta (I'm only level 20 as it is on the actual game) so I wouldn't doubt it. I think the only really new stuff to be added is coming as the Update 1. I'm a bit mad that it's still taking so long to get capes and stuff.

Yeah, I wish the capes were here already, but at the same time DREAD the number of Supermen and Batmen that will be running through Paragon.

Oh, has anyone engaged in the Task Force Missions?

Somebody make Terry already.

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Originally Posted by Buro Destruct

Somebody make Terry already.

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Terry, Kyo, and Mai have been attempted, but quirks in the character designer prevent them from being realized.

For Terry, you cannot have Cap + Hair. PErhaps someone should attempt a MOTW Terry?

I don't know if a MOTW Terry would work either. They don't have jackets in the game at all and because of that it would just look like a guy in a white T-Shirt.

However...Benimaru looks awesome.

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/.../Benishoot.jpg


http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...d/Beniback.jpg


I'll try Terry, I don't know if he'll come out well but I'll give it a shot

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Originally Posted by jethrek

Terry, Kyo, and Mai have been attempted, but quirks in the character designer prevent them from being realized.

For Terry, you cannot have Cap + Hair. PErhaps someone should attempt a MOTW Terry?

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Sounds like a pretty weak character designer.

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Originally Posted by Buro Destruct

Sounds like a pretty weak character designer.

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Actually when it comes to designing super costumes the designer is pretty damned good. But when it comes to regular clothing, yeah, it does fizzle out.

And Yuck, nice Beni! I wish I wouldve seen him in person last nigh, but after dying and then getting booted, I hit the hay lol

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Originally Posted by Buro Destruct

Sounds like a pretty weak character designer.

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It's about 100X better than the character designers in other MMO's, but it has its limits.

Here's hoping they add mroe work with caps, jackets, and hair.

Oh, and they better add a Whip weapons!!!!

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...eonangeese.jpg
Took this before I logged off with Leona, and before Jay vanished again. jethrek, can't wait to see your pictures.

I'm not all that visible in it, but the first one looks especially good.

http://www.viletech.net/jethrek/snk1.jpg
http://www.viletech.net/jethrek/snk2.jpg

I need some advice from my CoH homies...

Ok, I've just dinged up to level 8 but havent visited Ms. Lib's sexy ass yet because I'm indecisive....should I grab Taunt or Provoke? I'm thinking that I should get Provoke to help with crowd control, but since Provoke is an AoE, I 'll pull lots of runners so maybe I should get Resist Damage first? With Taunt I can pick em off one by one and be a bit more careful with my pulling..... decisions, decisions..... :help:

And Arbiter has joined the SNK fad as Blue Mary.

http://www.viletech.net/jethrek/bluemary.jpg

New and improved K'
http://www.viletech.net/jethrek/kdash2.jpg

Niceeeeee.

Why does that name Arbiter ring a bell? Did we team with that character one night....? regardless, good to see the madness spreading! Bwahhahahaahaaahahhaahahahaahahh!

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Niceeeeee.

Why does that name Arbiter ring a bell? Did we team with that character one night....? regardless, good to see the madness spreading! Bwahhahahaahaaahahhaahahahaahahh!

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Yeah, Arbiter was my friend that teamed up with us.

I'll be hitting level 10 tonight, which means we can start the SuperGroup. Only problem is I can't think of any funny and whitty names to call the leader, the secondary leader and the other members. So if you can come up with anything good let me know.

I'll make the SG tommorow night, so be sure to be there!

Name suggestions....

Leader - MVS
Co-Leader - AES
Other Guys - Teh ROMZ! :)

I'll probablly be on exclusively as Geese tonight in order to get some lvels under his belt -- he's about 5 bubs from 9, IIRC.

Oh! Has anyone gotten any of those medals yet for completing a story arc? And is it true that you can "out level" your contacts and miss vital parts of the story that will lea you to getting a medal? If so, is there a way to tell if you've out leveled?

Hey how about "The Orochi" for the leader. "Heavenly King" for co leaders, "Zero Clone Merc" for the rest.

From the official boards....

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showf...fpart=all&vc=1

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"I saw a couple of posts asking for an ETA on Respec (i.e. allowing you to
"de-select" unwanted powers and re-select new ones). I didn't post on those
threads because usually my responses get buried quickly and I wanted
everyone to know about this."

"As many already know from the Strategy guide, the respec option was
previously tied to the Terra Volta Trial. That did not make it into release;
as it is currently written in the Guide, it was only in the conceptual
stage."

"The Respec option will still be tied to this Trial - and we're working on
it. I can't give you a definite ETA on it, except to say that it will be
done in a few months and not in a year or more. The Respec as its written in
the Strategy Guide will NOT be the final version. In fact, we're already
working on the specifics. But until it's nailed down for sure, I don't want
to say anything."

"Thanks for making City of Heroes the success it is!"

[So you are saying if we out level the Terra Volta trial, then we can never
respec that character?]

"That's one change I can tell you about; the Trial will stretch over MANY
level ranges - not just the mid-twenties. I'd like to respec to be around as
an option to back out of bad choices throughout a character's development."

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