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Naaman

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If people are interested
« on: 19 June 2007, 03:34:08 pm »
NCSoft have started up their own 'refer a friend' program for City of Heroes, each account holder getting 4 invites.

If you'd you'd be interested at having a go at another game we have more than enough invites so just put your name down here. It does require an e-mail address so if you could make sure your forum contact details are up to date :)

If you want some more information about the game there's tons at the official website www.coh.com also, due to the fact that the 10 day trial starts when you use the key to open your account, the client can be downloaded and installed first. Go to  ftp://client.coh.com/US/ and download the file named 'cohupdater.zip'
Extract the file and Run it to begin the download. Once it's finished (an evening or overnight should do) then follow the instructions in the e-mail to create an account.
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Magorian

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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #1 on: 19 June 2007, 04:30:42 pm »
Yeh I figured there was a reason we've not seen swifty or yourself in game :D, Ok tell me one thing does it cost money to play like WoW and if so how much? I would check but I know that companies are good at hiding these things on their websites
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Naaman

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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #2 on: 19 June 2007, 05:15:47 pm »
Well we play on the American servers - the prices are (from here)
    * $14.99 per month
    * 3 months - $41.85 (the equivalent of $13.95 per month)
    * 6 months - $77.70 (the equivalent of $12.95 per month)
    * 12 months - $143.40 (the equivalent of $11.95 per month)

Given the useless dollar at the moment  :D that's about £7.50 (€11). The trial is free for 10 days (and no restrictions that I'm aware of) and having an NCSoft account is handy as they're always betaing something ;)
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...A Brute says, "Stay here while I let them kill me so I can kill them faster!"
...A Scrapper says, "Stay here while I.....ya know what, screw it---CHARGE!11!!1!!11!!1!!

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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #3 on: 19 June 2007, 10:09:18 pm »
Quote from: Magorian on 19 June 2007, 04:30:42 pm
Yeh I figured there was a reason we've not seen swifty or yourself in game :D, Ok tell me one thing does it cost money to play like WoW and if so how much? I would check but I know that companies are good at hiding these things on their websites




I am sorry,


It was all new and shiny with my new system.....

I just couldn't resist wearing spandex again. (well not relly spandex. I dont have the figure. But giant suits of robot armour with lasers is cool too)


 ;D
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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #4 on: 20 June 2007, 01:59:42 am »
Well don't get me wrong i'm defo tempted to give it a go but 10 days isn't a huge amount of time. So tell me about server details what do I need to know before I sign up? I will almost certainly give this a go at the very least to try out a game which can keep anyone away from WoW since I have yet to find one
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Naaman

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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #5 on: 20 June 2007, 08:59:14 am »
Quote from: Magorian on 20 June 2007, 01:59:42 am
Well don't get me wrong i'm defo tempted to give it a go but 10 days isn't a huge amount of time. So tell me about server details what do I need to know before I sign up? I will almost certainly give this a go at the very least to try out a game which can keep anyone away from WoW since I have yet to find one
The server we mostly play heroes on is Infinity, shout when you intend to play and we can make sure someone's around to assist :)

Other than that it's pretty simple, five different character archetypes (AT) each with a subset of power sets. You choose your AT  and then a Primary and Secondary powerset then spend ages getting your costume right. Once you've done that pick your (first) name with care, it'll automatically become your Global Handle and is only changeable once (the global chat allows you to speak to friends without knowing their characters names and across servers).
 The ATs are;
Scrapper:   Primary - Melee damage, Secondary - defence
Tanker:      Primary - Defence, Secondary - Melee damage           
Blaster:      Primary - Ranged damage, Secondary - grab bag of Melee damage, holds and minor buffs
Controller:  Primary -  Holds and immobilise, Secondary - buffs and debufffs
Defender:  Primary - Buffs and debuffs, Secondary - ranged damage

Generally Scrappers are good starter characters, they have enough defence to handle most situations and enough DPS to not be boring  ;D

EDIT - As a side point I'm not around much this weekend (23rd & 24th June) but other members of the Hope should be around to assist, recruit and answer questions :)
« Last Edit: 20 June 2007, 11:28:13 am by Naaman »
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...A Scrapper says, "Stay here while I.....ya know what, screw it---CHARGE!11!!1!!11!!1!!

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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #6 on: 20 June 2007, 12:12:05 pm »
I still have an active account on City of Heroes with some newbie characters on it. Er actually I think they're all newbies. Its on infinity. That's where "Twylyte" comes from.

If anybody is a starter I think it would be fun to start again. I have tried palling up now and again with both Bryan and Rachel and I've loved it.

To my mind the key differences between this and Wow is that this is a straight up scrap game (all the CoH fans now correct me). It has gone for elegant simplicity over Wows inordinate complexity.

I miss it and I'd love to join any newbie group that's going.

Make sure though that you register on the US servers not the Europen otherwise you cannot play with us.

Mark
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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #7 on: 20 June 2007, 12:57:00 pm »
i will be up for trying it out.

ive borrowed a copy of the prog files from naaman so i will try and put it on tonight and see how i get on.
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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #8 on: 20 June 2007, 01:19:18 pm »
Quote from: Twylyte on 20 June 2007, 12:12:05 pm
To my mind the key differences between this and Wow is that this is a straight up scrap game (all the CoH fans now correct me). It has gone for elegant simplicity over Wows inordinate complexity.

Pretty much :)

Other prominent differences I like are;
Sidekicking and Exemping - allows disparate levels to team effectively without the "stay at the back lowbie!" mentality.

No 'must have' ATs in teaming - a full team of eight doesn't need a healer and a tank to be effective. They can make it easier but it's still possible to complete missions without them.

Travelling - You can be anywhere for a mission within five minutes, much less if a team mate has picked up the Teleport powerset (available to everyone)
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When eyeing a large and dangerous mob...
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...A Brute says, "Stay here while I let them kill me so I can kill them faster!"
...A Scrapper says, "Stay here while I.....ya know what, screw it---CHARGE!11!!1!!11!!1!!

Twylyte

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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #9 on: 20 June 2007, 02:27:58 pm »
Yeah WoW sometimes plays like an awkward CoH or CoH plays like a simple WoW depending if you want grandeur and detail or fast and furious.

Hurc - let me know when you have got it up to snuff. I'll start on the inevitable upgrades and get mine ready too.

For you Hurc I recommend Scrapper!! trust me it's you!!

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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #10 on: 20 June 2007, 09:30:15 pm »
downloading the client now, but it's only about half done and I was gonna work on some Cenarion Rep ala WoW, should be done tomorow and if I enjoy it, thats where i'll be for the most part of the day


EDIT: It's all downloaded  and i'll wait for confirmation from my e-mail.
« Last Edit: 21 June 2007, 01:53:56 am by Magorian »
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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #11 on: 21 June 2007, 08:45:03 am »
im all setup - @hurcule

I have a scrapper with claws and super reflexes.
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Naaman

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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #12 on: 21 June 2007, 09:06:05 am »
Quote from: Magorian on 20 June 2007, 09:30:15 pm
downloading the client now, but it's only about half done and I was gonna work on some Cenarion Rep ala WoW, should be done tomorow and if I enjoy it, thats where i'll be for the most part of the day


EDIT: It's all downloaded  and i'll wait for confirmation from my e-mail.

Sent the code Mags :)
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When eyeing a large and dangerous mob...
...A Tanker says, "Stay here while I distract them with my rock hard (granite) body."
...A Brute says, "Stay here while I let them kill me so I can kill them faster!"
...A Scrapper says, "Stay here while I.....ya know what, screw it---CHARGE!11!!1!!11!!1!!

Twylyte

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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #13 on: 21 June 2007, 09:22:49 am »
I sarted the updates last night and can get on any time over the next couple of days.

Mark
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Re: If people are interested
« Reply #14 on: 21 June 2007, 11:05:08 am »
Should I create a new character than?  ;D
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