I didn't get around to hunting any of the WildCards today but.... ( I posted this in discussions too)
I got into the game today. I followed the revised directions that were posted on the main site this morning (the new fileplanet download).
I did not get bumped from the server during the 45 minute I took to customize a character and I had zero lag issues or graphic errors. Smooth as silk all the day long. I went out of the game 3 times and came back in again and made more characters just to test. Still smooth as silk.
The only bug I noticed so far was Sapphire in the tutorial was bugged and twicthing around and you could not talk to her. I bugged it in game of course. I did have a slight problem getting into the powerhouse once. I had to move away from the portal and back again to get the "z" interaction notice. I may have just been standing too far or too close... I dunno yet. I haven't been able to duplicate that.
Only got to about 8ish on my characters but that was good for a few hours of hunting bugs and errors.
I was glad to see everything so smooth. I had been a little worried since the first day of OB was somewhat disasterous for the launcher/patch thingamabob!!!
I also noticed that the Qularr in the tutorial have gained some new powers.. Mighty Leap anyone??? that was a nice surprise for me hehe.
Here is to hoping everything gets smoothed out for release! I also hope to hunt you guys down in the next day or two.
This is open beta so I will be playing around with different builds some more. You can always find me @Mantiss in game. So far loving TK for PvE, wasn't so hot in PvP last night but I need a few more powers to get a better guage on things.
Also plan on trying out some serious Sorcery and/or Supernaturl both seem to be deep paths with a lot of options, great for people like me who enjoy handling a dozen situations at once!
This is also a shameless bump!
This is your chance, common dance, to do tha bump!
Hey, hey, do it baby! Do the bumpty bump, a do the bumpty bump! :eek:
Hey, hey, do it baby! Do the bumpty bump, a do the bumpty bump! :eek:
This song is now stuck in my head. Go get your TK dude so I can beat on her some more. It might make me feel a little better. 'Cause I'm big like a pickle, I'm still gettin' paid. I get laid by the ladies, ya know I'm in charge, both how I'm livin' and my nose is large. I get stoopid, I shoot an arrow like Cupid...
ARGH! DAMN YOU! Now I have to go buy that off iTunes.
Also, while I definitely love me some Gadgeteering, I'm determined to try to find a way to make melee viable in PvP. I've experimented with some skills last night, and may try to integrate a ranged Endurance builder with some heavy-hitting melee attacks, and pick up something like Iron Lash, Mighty Leap or Thunderbolt Lunge to help close the gap as needed.
I love the gadgeteering and sorcery mixed together. Makes for a utility character and has been fun, but sadly lacks in the face-beating department. I have to decide what I want for a main character before Sep 1st
Do I go with the hardline face-beater character or a fun goof off utility guy? decisions... decisions.
@Dao_jones. I got on your friends list late last night. I hope to see some of ya in game tonight and group up
Haha! Awesome, if I can get that song stuck in at least 5 more heads today then I win at Wednesday!
I am also trying to build a melee centric toon that is PvP viable. Really liking TK and perhaps with a few control powers can be viable on keeping folks in place. I realize that my toon needs a passive defensive power along with something to screw with mobility.
There are a few options to hamper mobility, including the sorcerdy ranged endurance builder with a few upgrades. The Supernatural chain pull could be solid as well, even has a chance to root I think? Really enjoying TK for tanking, I'll continue playing with it, hopefully to 20 this week and get some PvP under my belt.
Dead right, if they head right, Biggie there every night
Poppa been smooth since days of Underroos
Never lose, never choose to, bruise crews who
do something to us, talk go through us
Girls walk to us, wanna do us, screw us
Who us? Yeah, Poppa and Puff
Close like Starsky and Hutch, stick the clutch
Dare I squeeze three at your cherry M-3
- "Man! I wish I could play this game with only one hand*.
Wait... WTF are you doing with that other hand over there?
"Peers through the monitor, rezzing half a head out of your screen..."
Hmmm....
I keep having to put my beer down to fight bad guys."
Oh, ok...
(*If you read, "Man! I wish I could play this game with only one hand", and your mind IMMEDIATELY went somewhere else with the second half of that sentence,
What? And you -don't- file your taxes while gaming?
Is anyone else having any problems with logging in? It keeps crashing on me whenever It starts to load the tutorial map, No problems making characters, just can't get in, any ideas
I love the gadgeteering and sorcery mixed together. Makes for a utility character and has been fun, but sadly lacks in the face-beating department. I have to decide what I want for a main character before Sep 1st
Do I go with the hardline face-beater character or a fun goof off utility guy? decisions... decisions.
I am struggling with the same choice. EVERY MMO I play I start off with the exact same dilemma: I like being a Tank type character, but I want to roll something else.
Fast forward a few months, I'm playing a non-tank, and regretting it. I then re-roll a tank, and I'm behind everyone else.
However, in THIS game, you really can be a tank and "something else". So there's gonna be ways to clobber, and have some utility, too. (Gadgeteering has a nice mix of face beating and group utility, but you do need a big hitter to tide you over until you get Orbital Cannon.)
@Dao_jones. I got on your friends list late last night. I hope to see some of ya in game tonight and group up
Yeah - just send me an in-game note to remind me to invite you to the SG next time I'm on. Or just send a tell to anyone you see with a WildCards tag - everyone in the guild has invite permissions.
We've got a solid group of folks running around with us in the beta, and it looks like a good crew. Hopefully we can get you on board today.
You guys gotta check out my application on your website. I really put my heart and soul out on my computer screen last night. Who needs therapy now mom?!?
- "Man! I wish I could play this game with only one hand*. I keep having to put my beer down to fight bad guys."
- "If I hear one more teenager screaming orders at me over Vent I'm going to start a foundation dedicated to enforcing mandatory vasectomies for stupid parents."
- "I'm tired of guilds with play time requirements, DKP systems, or hordes of drama-laden idiots running around getting in the way of my good times."
If so, then the WildCards may be the place for you! We're a bunch of casual players interested in doing our own thing and having a good time while doing it. Group, or don't group. Focus on a main, or level a bunch of alts. PvP, or PvE; we're here to have fun and hang out in good company - not have end game content on farm within a month.
The WildCards are part of the Unrepentant gaming community; we're a bunch of overgrown kids in our 30's (with some 20-somethings and 40-somethings for seasoning) who came together because we think the company you keep is more important than the games you play. You can find Unrepentant players in games such as Age of Conan, WoW, Warhammer, LotRO, and Aion, and we're also active in Steam games such as L4D, TF2 and AA3.
If you're looking for a good group of folks to goof around with while kicking a generous amount of butt, then check out our website at www.unrepentantgaming.org. Browse around, ask questions, or just shoot me a PM here on these forums. Heck - come run with us in one of our other games (if you play 'em), or come kill us in TF2 or L4D. If you have a good time, we're happy to have you in Champions!
Our only requirements for membership are an easygoing attitude, and/or sense of humor. (If you don't have one, you'd better have a lot of the other.)
(*If you read, "Man! I wish I could play this game with only one hand", and your mind IMMEDIATELY went somewhere else with the second half of that sentence, you are *definitely* the kind of person that would fit in with us. Not because we're perverts, but because you've got just the kind of flexible wit we appreciate.
Also, because we're perverts.)
This is funny as sh!t. Where can I put my John Handcock? Oh wait...I mean my signature.
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Thanks for the invite last night. I didn't get to run with any of you but I will catch up to ya. I was trying some new power choices out in the Powerhouse and in PvP. I got smoked in PvP a few times and got one kill .... once. hehe. Still had fun though and that is what counts. Most of the night I was fighting of a medication that was knocking me out at my desk. Had a horrible allergic reaction to some food-like item (don't know what it was yet) and was all doped up to take care of hives and throat swelling (Didn't want to suffocate to death or go into shock... a couple of things I try to avoid)
@CerberusCraven: What I mean by utility is a character that does alot of non-tanky, non-dps stuff. Like holds, roots, sleeps, knockdowns and ups and pulldowns, along with self heals and team heals. Getting all of that in a character is hard and darn near impossible to make and still have the damage capability to take down other players in PvP or the defensive capability to stay alive long. I'm trying to find a nice middle ground that is good utility and does average in a PvP setting.
Went to reinstall last night from the newest file planet patcher and ending up uninstalling the game and deleting the old installer (along with the new installer w/o realizing it). I should be on tonight tho!
Thx Nemissary. I would assume Gadgeteering, force, Supernatural, and sorcery would be a good combo for utility, maybe even ice for the holds and the good combo damage it can do.
So far in game I've played my TK cahracter to great effect in PvE and PvP to the point where I almost wonder if she isn't too powerful in PvE. Although everyone in the game is still low level, so really until end game it's all subjective.
That being said I am raelly enjoying the Sorcery line now and may make a custom framework with Sorcery as my primary. There is a lot of synergy within the line and the stats should allow me to branch out in other directions as well.
I've said the same thing Dao "Why can't I just make them come to me, hit them from a distance and Line of Sight pull them so my teammates can kick their ****, LOL. It can work, just lock at the Prot pally from WoW. You just gotta dick around with a good combination, I think i'll roll a Utility main at launch, Not really dps, not quite a healer, just someone that can bubble team mates, snare opponents, strip buffs and so on. I'll be hella versatile, hopefully the build i got brewing in my head adds survivability (Supernatural/sorcery)
I'm down. I need to redo my toon though and try to lvl her really fast. How many healing skills you nee to be a heealer?
Dunno. I guess it depends on how much healing you want to do. The only advice I have is the really obvious bit about "be in the support role for that healing bonus" :P
For meeting up, I can meet up anytime after 3PM, PST
cool that gives me time, LOL. Well whats ya addy so i can add ya, maybe we can get the guild in here. I gonna do dps, My comp blows and so not reliable enough to be healz or utility
cool that gives me time, LOL. Well whats ya addy so i can add ya, maybe we can get the guild in here. I gonna do dps, My comp blows and so not reliable enough to be healz or utility
You have my handle, so you can add me :P
But since preemptive strikes are the best kind of strikes, I've sent you a request.
For anyone who's planning to participate, don't forget to talk to the commander on the helipad (where you transport from zone-to-zone) to get bumped up to level 40 with all the included benefits Cryptic is awesome.
Why are we slipping to page three? This is disastrous!
Seriously. Who's in charge of keeping this thing bumped?! It's clearly not me - I delegate anything that actually involves having to be responsible to one of my many flunkies, toadies or lackeys.
FYI - we've already decided on our first "Ridiculous Guild Meme Characters" - we're going to create exact replicas of ourselves in CO, and give them whatever powers we think we would have or would want to have.
So yeah, when you see a slightly paunchy 30-something in jeans and a unbuttoned oxford shirt running around in Millennium City hucking fireballs at your head - that'd be me.
Incidentally, I believe beta now runs until Thursday.
ID: Foulsoul
Type: Ace/Joker
Powers: Munitions/Mysticism
Craft: Science
Supergroup: Wildcards
AKA: Jack of Clubs
Background: Trying to be a gangster led Sammy Servante to make alot of wrong choices. It also led him to the cell of Johnny "Mr Big" Jargony, a not too bright individual with similar criminal goals. In an attempt to join the mafia, Sammy betrays Johnny just before the alien invasion of Millenium City that left them disfigured yet powerful. They now battle over control of the city. Sammy became what he always wanted to be, a pin-striped gunman, but with each bullet he fires, a peice of his sanity goes with it and the being known as the Foulsoul slowly takes over his mind.
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I got into the game today. I followed the revised directions that were posted on the main site this morning (the new fileplanet download).
I did not get bumped from the server during the 45 minute I took to customize a character and I had zero lag issues or graphic errors. Smooth as silk all the day long. I went out of the game 3 times and came back in again and made more characters just to test. Still smooth as silk.
The only bug I noticed so far was Sapphire in the tutorial was bugged and twicthing around and you could not talk to her. I bugged it in game of course. I did have a slight problem getting into the powerhouse once. I had to move away from the portal and back again to get the "z" interaction notice. I may have just been standing too far or too close... I dunno yet. I haven't been able to duplicate that.
Only got to about 8ish on my characters but that was good for a few hours of hunting bugs and errors.
I was glad to see everything so smooth. I had been a little worried since the first day of OB was somewhat disasterous for the launcher/patch thingamabob!!!
I also noticed that the Qularr in the tutorial have gained some new powers.. Mighty Leap anyone??? that was a nice surprise for me hehe.
Here is to hoping everything gets smoothed out for release! I also hope to hunt you guys down in the next day or two.
If you're still looking for a SG, check out our first page, and drop us a note if you're interested.
This is open beta so I will be playing around with different builds some more. You can always find me @Mantiss in game. So far loving TK for PvE, wasn't so hot in PvP last night but I need a few more powers to get a better guage on things.
Also plan on trying out some serious Sorcery and/or Supernaturl both seem to be deep paths with a lot of options, great for people like me who enjoy handling a dozen situations at once!
This is also a shameless bump!
This is your chance, common dance, to do tha bump!
Hey, hey, do it baby! Do the bumpty bump, a do the bumpty bump! :eek:
ARGH! DAMN YOU! Now I have to go buy that off iTunes.
Also, while I definitely love me some Gadgeteering, I'm determined to try to find a way to make melee viable in PvP. I've experimented with some skills last night, and may try to integrate a ranged Endurance builder with some heavy-hitting melee attacks, and pick up something like Iron Lash, Mighty Leap or Thunderbolt Lunge to help close the gap as needed.
Do I go with the hardline face-beater character or a fun goof off utility guy? decisions... decisions.
@Dao_jones. I got on your friends list late last night. I hope to see some of ya in game tonight and group up
I am also trying to build a melee centric toon that is PvP viable. Really liking TK and perhaps with a few control powers can be viable on keeping folks in place. I realize that my toon needs a passive defensive power along with something to screw with mobility.
There are a few options to hamper mobility, including the sorcerdy ranged endurance builder with a few upgrades. The Supernatural chain pull could be solid as well, even has a chance to root I think? Really enjoying TK for tanking, I'll continue playing with it, hopefully to 20 this week and get some PvP under my belt.
Dead right, if they head right, Biggie there every night
Poppa been smooth since days of Underroos
Never lose, never choose to, bruise crews who
do something to us, talk go through us
Girls walk to us, wanna do us, screw us
Who us? Yeah, Poppa and Puff
Close like Starsky and Hutch, stick the clutch
Dare I squeeze three at your cherry M-3
Wait... WTF are you doing with that other hand over there?
"Peers through the monitor, rezzing half a head out of your screen..."
Hmmm....
Oh, ok...
What? And you -don't- file your taxes while gaming?
Fast forward a few months, I'm playing a non-tank, and regretting it. I then re-roll a tank, and I'm behind everyone else.
However, in THIS game, you really can be a tank and "something else". So there's gonna be ways to clobber, and have some utility, too. (Gadgeteering has a nice mix of face beating and group utility, but you do need a big hitter to tide you over until you get Orbital Cannon.)
Yeah - just send me an in-game note to remind me to invite you to the SG next time I'm on. Or just send a tell to anyone you see with a WildCards tag - everyone in the guild has invite permissions.
We've got a solid group of folks running around with us in the beta, and it looks like a good crew. Hopefully we can get you on board today.
anyone looking at becomming a permanent resident ala lifetime membership?
I'm assuming they either mean that or a character that is very versatile, and can perform well in many different capacities.
This is funny as sh!t. Where can I put my John Handcock? Oh wait...I mean my signature.
DR KAOS: The dps guy that forgot he wasnt a tank
@CerberusCraven: What I mean by utility is a character that does alot of non-tanky, non-dps stuff. Like holds, roots, sleeps, knockdowns and ups and pulldowns, along with self heals and team heals. Getting all of that in a character is hard and darn near impossible to make and still have the damage capability to take down other players in PvP or the defensive capability to stay alive long. I'm trying to find a nice middle ground that is good utility and does average in a PvP setting.
Hope to see y'all tonight.
I been playing Chernobyl-Bug@nemissary
(also a free BUMP!)
So far in game I've played my TK cahracter to great effect in PvE and PvP to the point where I almost wonder if she isn't too powerful in PvE. Although everyone in the game is still low level, so really until end game it's all subjective.
That being said I am raelly enjoying the Sorcery line now and may make a custom framework with Sorcery as my primary. There is a lot of synergy within the line and the stats should allow me to branch out in other directions as well.
So, in Champions Online I should roll some type of tank from the get-go. Anyone wanna lay odds on that actually happening? :rolleyes:
Problem is, I'm stuck between a force/shadow/telepathy ranged build o' sexiness, or a shadow/supernatural short range fighter with heavy CC.
Bah. I've always said to myself "gee - I wish I could be a tank with some decent ranged attack options." I should just do that.
I'm down. I need to redo my toon though and try to lvl her really fast. How many healing skills you nee to be a heealer?
Dunno. I guess it depends on how much healing you want to do. The only advice I have is the really obvious bit about "be in the support role for that healing bonus" :P
For meeting up, I can meet up anytime after 3PM, PST
I hope you cats are having fun playing. I can't f'ing wait for the 28th to get here.
In the interim, enjoy this free bump. Would you like fries with it?
But since preemptive strikes are the best kind of strikes, I've sent you a request.
Soooo hungry now.
Ahh yes the dreaded Wild herpagonasyphilese Cards! There is NOOOOO cure!!
I'm in for this. There is a post, so a bunch of folks should be on to get involved. vent is the best place to be for coordination efforts.
and bump.
Why yes, we are! Check out the OP for more info!
Now that the beta is over, I have to wait till tuesday to play. This makes me sad.
FYI - we've already decided on our first "Ridiculous Guild Meme Characters" - we're going to create exact replicas of ourselves in CO, and give them whatever powers we think we would have or would want to have.
So yeah, when you see a slightly paunchy 30-something in jeans and a unbuttoned oxford shirt running around in Millennium City hucking fireballs at your head - that'd be me.
Incidentally, I believe beta now runs until Thursday.
Type: Ace/Joker
Powers: Munitions/Mysticism
Craft: Science
Supergroup: Wildcards
AKA: Jack of Clubs
Background: Trying to be a gangster led Sammy Servante to make alot of wrong choices. It also led him to the cell of Johnny "Mr Big" Jargony, a not too bright individual with similar criminal goals. In an attempt to join the mafia, Sammy betrays Johnny just before the alien invasion of Millenium City that left them disfigured yet powerful. They now battle over control of the city. Sammy became what he always wanted to be, a pin-striped gunman, but with each bullet he fires, a peice of his sanity goes with it and the being known as the Foulsoul slowly takes over his mind.
for the full story see the fanfiction forums
I signed up on the unrepentant gamers forums as well. Look forward to seeing you all in game.
Big Troy
The SamuraiGunslinger of South Philly
see you in game
Ok, so I'm just bumping the thread, but at least I *tried* to make it seem legit.