# CoH: Is the SDMB SG still working? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 24, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420 "2005-08-24T14:05:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/1 "2005-08-24T14:05:34Z")
Just got into the world of CoH, and boy is it addictive. It would be a whole lot better with a real SG experience, though, and I remember the SD having an SG up sometime back, but there haven’t been many CoH threads on the dope for a while now… so, is it still alive? Hagefaust, lvl 18 Emp/Dark Defender Governess Quim, lvl 18 MC/Kin Controller Thyla Jair, lvl 6 Invuln/SS Tank Always LFT! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/2 "2005-08-24T14:13:13Z")
Absolutely. The CECIL global channel is our means of mass communication. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/3 "2005-08-24T14:26:41Z")
I just got back into the game (I played in Beta and for several months afterwards). Is the place always that dead? When I last played, you could always find teams fighting lake monsters in Perez Park or hunting mobs in Boomtown. Or even herds of folk hanging around looking for taskforces. It is tough to find a group now. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/4 "2005-08-24T14:34:06Z")
Depends on the server and time of day - right now, the live CoH server is competing with the Issue 5 on Test, as well as the City of Villains beta test. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/5 "2005-08-25T05:08:23Z")
The server/website is down now! Mayhaps the patch is going live? Blastrollers _snif_ Domination, I’ll miss you! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/6 "2005-08-25T05:10:26Z")
My new nominee for the “I haven’t the faintest idea what the OP is talking about” award… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/7 "2005-08-25T06:39:23Z")
Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/8 "2005-08-25T12:38:48Z")
Patch shouldn’t go live till next week. The OP is referring to the unofficial ‘Super-team’, CECIL, consisting of members of this board who play on the City of Heroes online RPG. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/9 "2005-08-25T13:02:37Z")
> [@Tabby\_Cat](#): > > Just got into the world of CoH, and boy is it addictive. It would be a whole lot better with a real SG experience, though, and I remember the SD having an SG up sometime back, but there haven’t been many CoH threads on the dope for a while now… so, is it still alive? Absolutely. Most of the action takes place on the Virtue server with a smattering of people on Justice. Just sign up on the Global Chat channel CECIL. There’re usually several people online who would be happy to team with you. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/10 "2005-08-25T13:28:24Z")
How does the Global chat channel work? Do I simply type /cecil and then my message? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/11 "2005-08-25T13:59:55Z")
Issue 5 goes live next week? Damn, that seems early. Wasn’t I4 just released? Wel, at least my character has almost no changes made to her. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/12 "2005-08-25T14:06:29Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > How does the Global chat channel work? > > Do I simply type /cecil and then my message? I am not adept in the ways of CoH chat, but what I do is to give the CECIL channel its own tab - you can ‘Join Channel’ in the ‘Add Tab’ dialog - and then select the little ‘A’ button in the row of tiny buttons about the text-entry area. The ‘A’ button means whatever you type goes to your active tab - if you want to send to CECIL, then, just select the CECIL tab. ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/13 "2005-08-25T14:37:05Z")
If you go to [the Cecil](http://sdmb.culex.us/) page, you can see the roster. Also, the message board has tips for getting the Cecil global chat working. As for the SG, most people are playing alts these days, which aren’t in the SG. However, they’re still on Global Chat. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/14 "2005-08-25T14:38:18Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > How does the Global chat channel work? > > Do I simply type /cecil and then my message? Right click in your Chat Box. Select “Add Channel” Type in “CECIL” (No quotes, all caps) Now you’re a member of the Cecil channel. You’ll have to either edit a tab or add a new tab to see the dialog in the channel. To talk in the channel, you right click in the Chat Box, and select CECIL. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/15 "2005-08-25T18:34:33Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > Is the place always that dead? When I last played, you could always find teams fighting lake monsters in Perez Park or hunting mobs in Boomtown. Or even herds of folk hanging around looking for taskforces. What server are you on? Freedom is always the most populated, followed by Justice and Virtue. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/16 "2005-08-25T19:22:37Z")
Virtue. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/17 "2005-08-26T01:56:21Z")
Today’s been drop dead annoying. Haven’t had a single good team at all, with the exception of **Licentious Ectomorph** _waves_. Good grief! Met a tank that “herded” everything onto the squishies, a team with absolutely no damage, the list goes on. And I have to kill 26 tsoo with my MC troller, and noone will help me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/18 "2005-08-26T12:22:18Z")
I should finally get some more CoH time tomorrow… ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/19 "2005-08-26T15:19:45Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > Virtue. Odd that you can’t find people. Maybe you’re just playing at a time when everyone else is on the test server or the CoV beta? > [@Tabby\_Cat](#): > > Good grief! Met a tank that “herded” everything onto the squishies, a team with absolutely no damage, the list goes on. And I have to kill 26 tsoo with my MC troller, and noone will help me. I can help if you’re on Virtue or Champion. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420/20 "2005-08-26T15:52:48Z")
> [@Tabby\_Cat](#): > > Good grief! Met a tank that “herded” everything onto the squishies, a team with absolutely no damage, the list goes on. And I have to kill 26 tsoo with my MC troller, and noone will help me. ☹ I’ll give you a hand. Just look for Maus Magill on the CECIL channel. I’m sneaky that way. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coh-is-the-sdmb-sg-still-working/318420.md?page=2)