Wanted! City of Heroes Players!

[Mister_Rik]

So … forming a supergroup. Is inviting members like inviting somebody to a guild in WoW, in that the character needs to be logged in to receive an invite? Or can I form a SG and then invite my alts via mail or some other method? It appears I don’t need to do the signature-gathering thing like WoW, so I’m curious if other aspects work differently as well.

I realize that there wouldn’t be much benefit to a one-player SG, but would amuse (for lack of a better term) me to have a small group of characters with a shared costume theme, each one with a different primary color (think Power Rangers).

[Der_Trihs]

@Mister_Rik

So … forming a supergroup. Is inviting members like inviting somebody to a guild in WoW, in that the character needs to be logged in to receive an invite? Or can I form a SG and then invite my alts via mail or some other method?

Sadly, you need to have a member logged in, so you need someone else to invite your own alts. Players have complained about this for ages; I truly hate having to bug total strangers to help me invite alts (you invite them, then you switch to an alt, they invite the alt, then they are supposed to quit). Especially since I need to lock down everything in the base in case they aren’t trustworthy.

@Mister_Rik

I realize that there wouldn’t be much benefit to a one-player SG, but would amuse (for lack of a better term) me to have a small group of characters with a shared costume theme, each one with a different primary color (think Power Rangers).

I have a bunch of one person SGs actually. They are useful for storage, teleporters and easy transfer of things between characters (you can e-mail stuff but it’s slower).

[Mister_Rik]

Ah well, I guess I don’t want to go through the hassle, at least not at this point.

[Brainiac4]

One of us can help you - better than total strangers.

I know of two SDMB groups - C.E.C.I.L on Virtue and Urban Legends on Protector, hero and villain respectively. Both have nice bases courtesy of Culex, Lok, Balance and others, and I drop in and pay the rent on the bases occasionally.

[Der_Trihs]

There’s also CECIL branches on Justice & Guardian.

[Mister_Rik]

Ooo, my main is on Justice …

My global handle is @Mister Rik

[Lok]

@Der_Trihs

There’s also CECIL branches on Justice & Guardian.

There are actually CECIL branches on most the English language servers. Most only have a few members and not much in the way of a base, but they are there. Of course, for most of them, I am the only one with a member, and I don’t get online much these days due to work. But I can make an effort if someone really wants in one.

[Brainiac4]

I have characters on most servers - all of the original US ones, at least, and two on Defiant. If we’re on at the same time, Lok, I can join the SG as well and help with the inviting duties. And occasionally pay base rent.

[Mister_Rik]

Here’s what I have, by server, at least the ones that I play somewhat “regularly”:

Justice

“Mains”
Flaminatrix - Mutation, Fire Blast/Fire Manipulation Blaster (Hero), level 36
Bruised Violet - Magic, Dark Melee/Dark Armor Brute (Villain), level 26

“Alts”
Incinerata - Science, Fiery Melee/Fiery Aura Scrapper (Hero), level 12
Alternat - Science, Radiation Blast/Energy Manipulation Blaster (Hero), level 11
Jouleiana - Technology, Energy Blast/Energy Manipulation Blaster (Villain), level 10

Plus several “once in a while” characters.
Liberty

“Mains”
Cobalt Claw - Science, Claws/Invulnerability Scrapper (Hero), level 24
White Orchid - Magic, Energy Melee/Energy Aura Brute (Hero), level 16

“Alts”
Ankheza - Magic, Energy Blast/Electricity Manipulation Blaster (Hero), level 13

Plus several “once in a while” characters.
Exalted

“Mains”
Psychosa - Science, Psychic Blast/Mental Manipulation Blaster (Villain), level 17
Shocking Pink - Science, Electrical Melee/Electric Armor Scrapper (Hero), level 13

Bunch of minor characters
Defiant

Teardrop - Mutation, Super Strength/Invulnerability Brute (Hero), level 13
The only ones who are already in SGs are Flaminatrix (some longass phrase in Latin that nobody is going to remember when asked “What SG are you in?” and why do people think they’re being clever when they do that anyway?) and Psychosa (EXALTED Empire).

[Lok]

@Brainiac4

I have characters on most servers - all of the original US ones, at least, and two on Defiant. If we’re on at the same time, Lok, I can join the SG as well and help with the inviting duties. And occasionally pay base rent.

Unfortunately for me, these days just finding the time to get online is hard. Mostly on the road, and my laptop is not really up for the game these days, when I can find a connection. It has been 3 months since I was last on at all.

@Mister_Rik

Here’s what I have, by server, at least the ones that I play somewhat “regularly”:

Best way to keep track of your characters is City Info Tracker in the Titan Network. Even if you don’t care about badges, it is an easy way to keep track of what you have where. And to share it without having to do more than paste the URL.

[The_Mad_Hermit]

I’m still out there on Victory; I wouldn’t mind joining up with a few of you if I could ever find you. I just got my main all his Tier 4 incarnate powers.

[Onomatopoeia]

@The_Mad_Hermit

I’m still out there on Victory; I wouldn’t mind joining up with a few of you if I could ever find you. I just got my main all his Tier 4 incarnate powers.

Speaking of incarnate powers, is there an easy to understand, comprehensive incarnate powers guide? At this point, I have about 8 50s across a number of servers, all of whom have opened their incarnate slots. However, only one of my 50s has actually begun slotting Cardio.

At this point, I play, maybe, once or twice a month for an hour or two, so I’m not nearly as invested as most other players. Consequently, I’m not as up on the newer features of the game either.

[Balance]

@Onomatopoeia

Speaking of incarnate powers, is there an easy to understand, comprehensive incarnate powers guide? At this point, I have about 8 50s across a number of servers, all of whom have opened their incarnate slots. However, only one of my 50s has actually begun slotting Cardio.

The Paragon Wiki Incarnate System article is a good place to start. It offers a good overview, and has linked articles on each slot and its associated powers. The slot articles have most of the numbers on the powers, except for actual damage figures (except the Lore article, which includes live-game DPS information on each power). If you want damage numbers, you can use the in-game info popup for the power–just send a tell to yourself with the power name in square brackets (e.g. [Pyronic Total Core Judgement]) and click on the bolded words in the chat pane.

[Mister_Rik]

@Lok

Best way to keep track of your characters is City Info Tracker in the Titan Network. Even if you don’t care about badges, it is an easy way to keep track of what you have where. And to share it without having to do more than paste the URL.

Hey, that’s awesome. Here’s my list, then! I’ve only got my Justice characters in there so far. Sadly, it appears that once again, the Titan Sentinel utility is Windows-only, so I can’t do any automatic detail tracking, and I don’t feel up to manually entering badges and stuff. The pictures I uploaded are just from the Character Selection screen. I’ll upload some in-game shots if I can get any I like (though the gloomy lighting in the Rogue Isles might not result in anything better. Is there a way to upload more than one per character, so that I can show all their different costumes?

So my main villain, Bruised Violet, was doing Dean McArthur’s quests in Sharkhead and … wow, is this guy a “creep” or what? BV told him about her clone, and he says, out loud, “I was just imagining the two of you together…” (I’ll have to do his quests on a male villain to find out what he says in that scenario). Then on top of that he’s an adult man who talks in teenage slang and his cell phone ringtones are pop songs that would appeal to high school girls … It’s like the NPC was specifically designed to creep out female players with female characters. I imagine this guy spending a lot of time “in his bunk”. OTOH, his name, “Dean”, is mine and my dad’s middle name, and he sent me to talk to a guy named Leonard, which is my dad’s first name, which I found amusing.

Costume parts: I’m wishing there were more options for non-armored, non-robotic boots with flat soles for female characters. I’m having a hard time imagining a super-speed or super-leaping character getting around in tall heels. The flat-soled boots that are available don’t often match up well with the rest of the character’s costume.

I’m curious about a particular visual effect I’ve seen now and then on other characters. Basically, it’s the “sparks flying” effect that you see when a character uses super speed, except I’m seeing this same effect on characters that are flying/leaping through the air. At first I thought it was Rocket Boots, but then I got a pair of those and discovered they have a completely different effect. Does super speed eventually let you launch yourself long distances and high in the air? Or am I seeing the Afterburner effect from the Flight pool? Or something else entirely?

[Balance]

@Mister_Rik

I’m curious about a particular visual effect I’ve seen now and then on other characters. Basically, it’s the “sparks flying” effect that you see when a character uses super speed, except I’m seeing this same effect on characters that are flying/leaping through the air. At first I thought it was Rocket Boots, but then I got a pair of those and discovered they have a completely different effect. Does super speed eventually let you launch yourself long distances and high in the air? Or am I seeing the Afterburner effect from the Flight pool? Or something else entirely?

There are several things it could be:

1. You can run Super Speed concurrently with other travel powers, so a character can have the glowing yellow Super Speed feet while flying.

2. It could be one of the Prestige Sprints, which are alternate versions of the Sprint power that add special effects. “Quick” leaves a spark-like trail, I think, but it doesn’t look at all like Super Speed.

3. It could be a path aura. The Blazing Path Aura leaves a trail of fire behind you. It’s one of the Paragon Rewards you can get with your tokens.

[Quimby]

@Mister_Rik

I’m curious about a particular visual effect I’ve seen now and then on other characters. Basically, it’s the “sparks flying” effect that you see when a character uses super speed, except I’m seeing this same effect on characters that are flying/leaping through the air. At first I thought it was Rocket Boots, but then I got a pair of those and discovered they have a completely different effect. Does super speed eventually let you launch yourself long distances and high in the air? Or am I seeing the Afterburner effect from the Flight pool? Or something else entirely?

It may be a character with both Super Speed and Super Jump. After Fitness became inherent, I had room to do that on at least one of my characters.

[Mister_Rik]

@Balance

There are several things it could be:

1. You can run Super Speed concurrently with other travel powers, so a character can have the glowing yellow Super Speed feet while flying.

2. It could be one of the Prestige Sprints, which are alternate versions of the Sprint power that add special effects. “Quick” leaves a spark-like trail, I think, but it doesn’t look at all like Super Speed.

3. It could be a path aura. The Blazing Path Aura leaves a trail of fire behind you. It’s one of the Paragon Rewards you can get with your tokens.

@Quimby

It may be a character with both Super Speed and Super Jump. After Fitness became inherent, I had room to do that on at least one of my characters.

Hmm. I going to guess, then, that it’s people using Super Speed along with Fly or Super Leap. Because it looks exactly like the Super Speed effect. I looked at that Blazing Path picture, and that looks totally different.

Thanks

[Der_Trihs]

@Mister_Rik

Hmm. I going to guess, then, that it’s people using Super Speed along with Fly or Super Leap.

Some people do that, including me. I have several characters who use Fly or SJ as their main travel power, and SS as essentially a stealth power (unlike the actual power “Stealth”, it doesn’t slow you down).

[Mister_Rik]

@Der_Trihs

Some people do that, including me. I have several characters who use Fly or SJ as their main travel power, and SS as essentially a stealth power (unlike the actual power “Stealth”, it doesn’t slow you down).

Ooo, I can already see how that would be handy. Say, avoiding those damn snipers who like to take potshots at me when I fly around Founders Falls and I can never figure out where they are so I can beat their asses…

[Balance]

@Mister_Rik

Ooo, I can already see how that would be handy. Say, avoiding those damn snipers who like to take potshots at me when I fly around Founders Falls and I can never figure out where they are so I can beat their asses…

It only helps a little with that. Snipers all have a perception buff, so they can see through stealth. It just means you have to be a little closer for them to notice you.