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Cryptic used it...funkily. There were very few programs that could properly access it (Pidgin and Trillian on PC, and a single program over on the Android platform, and that was like it), and as such it was one of those 'hidden features' if you will. Guild leaders apparently used it a ton, as people could just post to a…
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Let me get this straight. GOLD SPAMMERS spent $200 (however much it is here or in STO) for a Lifetime account to get access to XMPP (which AFAIK, can't actually connect to Zone chat, only private channels), to spam their wares?!? I'm sorry, but try again. Care to tell us the truth this time? Is it more of the 'we're…
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Yeah, to be honest, I was rather shocked that they worked for as long as they did (as in the entire lifetime of being able to sub to CO) because yes, they're Atari time codes. If I had to make a guess, Cryptic didn't get any money from them whatsoever, and especially so once they got sold to PWE.
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Found a few bugs as far as the unlocks go: Roar, Spellcast, Takeoff, and Tech Wrist all say in the UI that they unlock the Spin Costume Transformation and Emote. Roar doesn't unlock a Transformation. The Spellcast Emote is sorted between the LookOutKneel and Magical emotes for some reason. There is no Spin Emote that gets…
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You won't lose those. You just won't be able to purchase any more. Based on how things worked when STO did their change (as they offered basically the exact same thing with the same limits set into place), the 6 character slots will go poof and vanish. Yes, you can still purchase the Premium Pack (and get everything else),…
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Thank you very much for looking into this further. As a (VERY) long term subscriber (seriously, look me up, it's kinda nuts), I was afraid that I would lose everyone I had enjoyed playing over the years because of your dropping of subscriptions without any way to convert said subscribed Freeform characters into…
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If you aren't playing the game right this very minute, and suddenly decide to come back to CO after Thursday, and suddenly you find out you can't subscribe to the game again to 'unlock' your Freeforms, then YES, you completely lost access to Freeforms. They are removing easy Freeform access from the game. It's just only…
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This right here. What was CO's tagline? "Be the Hero you want to be!" Losing Freeform means you're losing that and in a huge way. As a subscriber, let me keep doing that!
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STO got the same 'features' that we're getting on Thursday a month or three ago. So yes, they have zero subs now. LOL But unlike CO, STO's subscription benefit was utterly pointless once you hit max level. Cryptic gave the farm for free, especially if you subbed while you leveled a character. So many people (and many…
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I feel the exact same way as you, Rune, because, well, I am. People all think I'm a Lifetimer and, well, I'm not. I'm also a subscriber of way too long (partly because I wanted to keep this game running, like you). I'm still debating exactly what I'm going to do if I can't convert my main over to Freeform (because that sub…
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As long as either Star Trek Online or Neverwinter (STO or NW for short) are running, CO costs practically nothing to keep up. All three games use the same shared rack for their server. All three games use the same chat server. CO owns the license to Champions Online, so that costs nothing (unlike STO and NW). Dev time…
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4) STO got the exact same amount of notice that we did (a week). The big difference is that a sub means so much less to them.
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Keep in mind though that CO costs practically nothing to keep around as long as STO or NW are still running. The game servers are on the same box. The chat server is on the same box. Cryptic owns the license itself to CO so that costs nothing (unlike STO and NW). The biggest expenses are development time, and I'm guessing…
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Yes. BUT! as soon as you let your sub lapse (and remember - you can't change your credit card info without hitting that sub page, either!), that character will be forced to become an AT if you want to play them again.
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This right here. IMHO - go with a service like Paypal to auto-renew. That way you can change and update your payment information as much as you'd like without having to touch Cryptic's servers.
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Cryptic, this game dies without the ability to make Freeform characters. I'm sorry to say, but it's true. And it's a massive, giant slap in the face to all of those people who have subscribed in the past, who now have exactly ONE option - buy Lifetime, or else you lose ALL of your Freeform characters (because remember, you…
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While this is a late response, I think it still holds true - the difference between exporting the models from say, STO and 3d printing them (like you can do now over in STO) and here is that the models were designed differently. Corners were cut. And as thus, there's just not enough info to get a model to 3d print. Case in…
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It's a very slow flight (basically walk speed) that also has a height limit to it. It's practically useless except for the fact that AFAIK, it doesn't have a 'negative power discount' to keep it running.
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So I just fired up Live (already patched), and then hit PTS to patch that. I only had a tiny patch (10MB or so of actual download), so it may not say much. Also, I'm using the US Proxy right now: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gofbdp1n0n52pz4/console.txt?dl=0 (it was too long to just copy/paste into here, but it was filled with…
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The dances are hilarious and a ton of fun to use. Well done to everyone involved!
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Holy amazing picture, Batman! The full resolution shot is something to behold (FYI: Right Click and select 'view full size' in the standard Windows Photo app to see it in its actual resolution) and the detail is astounding. Just totally awesome on every single level. I need to get this printed out and placed somewhere like…
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Looks absolutely totally awesome! Only real thought I can think of is something you'll no doubt be doing anyway - whenever you upload this, can it be in .png format or something more lossless than .jpg?
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They now show up when running around forward in all directions, yes. There's a variation of how easily they're seen, but that can be chalked up to them just being footsteps. They don't show up as well going backwards, but you won't be moving in reverse anywhere near as often. And they're fine when walking. Although they…
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Agreed. They clip (badly) in every stance on females short of Heroic. Looks like it might be attached wrong (or just too close to the leg) on the left leg. And I like the new werewolf outfit...although I agree with championshewolf about the issues with the set. It looks like it's designed for a more 'ancient' or older…
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Payment sent for Razira. References: http://rhakos.deviantart.com/art/Razira-by-Except23-619162541 http://satapatis.deviantart.com/art/Razira-2nd-Commission-605736161 (plus what you've done in the past is still current as far as her body type goes - the costume has just changed) Travels: Flight and Acro (non-anime). Pose:…
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Thank you very much for everyone who has donated so far! We're almost there!
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Exactly. I don't see a lick of black on that costume (much less like 90% of it), and he needs to spend his time brooding and angsting and grunting and other annoying sound effects and such.
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Yay for new goodies. The Bobblehead Aura is hilarious. Big Head Mode!
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Mini-Gun is being changed for two reasons: 1) No other power in PA does Piercing. Why should it debuff Piercing when the only power it would help (inside the set) would be itself? 2) To try to 'fix' those people using the (very) long time bug of 2GM (or any maintain) and Mini-Gun. They worked quite well together.
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I am totally, totally up for this. Make it happen, Kaiserin.
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As I've said before and I'll say it again: I'll GLADLY pay for access to the NPC emotes. Give them to me! Give them to me now!
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That totally explains why I was getting so few tokens when I was a villain - I kept 'killing' people who were killed already.
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They completely totally failed the Extra Life stuff over on STO's side of things too according to their forums. No idea on NW. I'm assuming it went just as well.
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Yeah, AFAIK this is a 'mostly known issue' with the devs, but last I heard, they have no idea what's actually causing it (as they've looked into it in the past). So consider it an 'undocumented bonus for ATs, but it's classified as a bug'.
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Yet another sign that PWE screwed things up royally. Here's a protip: Visit the forums by going to here: http://forum.arcgames.com/championsonline You'll get rid of that useless ARC stuff on the top of the screen (as it slows everything down and seems to break things) and just surf on the forums itself.
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Remember, everyone - Cryptic had absolutely nothing to do with this. This is all PWE's fault. It's very very clear they don't have the slightest idea how to properly run a forum (heck - they CLONED the forums with this latest 'upgrade' due to their incompetence) and their constant changing of things on a moment's notice…
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I have been reading the thread. People are extremely cheap. People complain about $1 games on the various mobile phone stores saying that that is too expensive. If people can find a way to 'exploit' the system and get things for free, they will. Constantly. All the time.
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*makes a free Freeform character* "I'm having fun with this. But I want another Freeform character. Oh, wait, I can just make another account and get another character for free!" This is why This Can't Work.
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This sounds exactly like how CO used to work before F2P - you could get a 'demo' account that would last up to level 10 or something really low, but it would let you do whatever you wanted to with it. Or something of the sort anyway. To say something about the topic - freeform is the main reason why people sub. Giving it…
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It's true. PWE seriously utterly really screwed things up with this 'forum upgrade'. Also, don't use that forum link - it keeps the Arc stuff up top which (still) breaks things. Instead, use this: http://forum.arcgames.com/championsonline
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I sense that the article came out a bit early. LOL
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Very interesting. One big negative I can see - it's gonna make RPing in random overworld spots in MC VERY difficult. At any point, a villain could just drop on your head and wreck your day.
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Ravenswood under Chest & Arms and Legs (in any main category where you can display both pieces) are locked to 100% Muscle Slider and frankly look really really weird considering that the set is designed to be on students of Ravenswood Academy.
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UNITY gear is the 3rd best gear in the entire game (only behind Lockbox and Rampage stuff) and frankly is absolutely utterly totally more than 'good enough' for everything because CO has NO END GAME CONTENT. Do I put all my heroes in Silver Champion Recog stuff? Yup. First thing I do (especially since my main is absolutely…
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Uh, yeah, Cryptic has been doing this for a while now. Want to get some of the best ships (thus, power) in the game in STO with the best slottable abilities (some of which are EXTREMELY powerful and that EVERYONE wants)? They're in lockboxes, just like they are in CO. Same goes with Z-Store ships, too (although yes, you…
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I am a 1500 day SUBSCRIBER. Not Lifetimer. I think I've more than earned the coding time of some way to turn the damn thing off. I will never open a lockbox short of the one needed to get a stamp. PERIOD. The gambleboxes are a complete total ripoff. Not just in CO - it's across every single game anywhere period who has…
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Not good enough. Turn it off entirely or give the players a method to turn it off. You don't believe it's bunch of spam? Go log into Neverwinter or Star Trek Online. Stand around. See how often the notification flies into your screen. In STO you can COMPLETELY turn it off. Make it happen in CO or DO NOT turn on this…
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No. NONONONONONO. Turn it off. NOW. Don't even TEMPT putting this on Live. This is an issue RIGHT NOW that needs to BE FIXED NOW. I seriously do not play NW because of the constant spam of lockbox notifications. It SUCKS.
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Keep in mind that the drop rates for anything 'good and wanted' in a lockbox in all of Cryptic's titles really, well, stinks. There's a reason why everyone suggests that you just buy the reward outright on the game's various AHs. Example: Over in STO, the drop rate of starships (the uber-rare in all of them) is somewhere…