Issue 14 is OPEN for testing

So start testing! I need to figure out how I can make a robot version of Az to follow me around saying things like "Stay out of the lava Baba, we want this trial to WIN!" "CM Plz" and an oldee but a goodee "Plz Play in SG Mode."

Man I need to buy an new laptop...look at the screen shot weird shadows. When I get my stimulus check from Obama I am gonn buy an Alienware to save the economy.

Well I have to run, I am in sunny Annapolis on my 3rd business trip of the year, w00t.

Sweet Sixteen

Chuz
Well at long last, my BS/DA scrapper has hit 50! I think he was the 4th toon I ever made so it's been a long time in the making!

Congrats to Darth Smaug on hitting 50 also! It's his first!

Mission Architect in Issue 14

Official Post on the Forums: Details are starting to emerge on the The City of Heroes® content update that breaks MMO barriers by letting players create their own in-game missions! Check out the following items to see just some of what Issue 14, Architect has to offer...

The Official Issue 14 Overview Page
Updated information and new Mission screenshots await!

Rooster Teeth Video starring Captain Dynamic

One of our goals at NCsoft NorCal has been to get Mission Architect into the hands of as many creative people as possible to see what content they come up with. An obvious choice was Rooster Teeth, creators of the famous Red vs. Blue machinima series. They enjoyed it so much, that they decided to document their adventures using Mission Architect in a three episode video series. Watch Episode 1 which introduces viewers to Captain Dynamic, a real-life super person, and his quest to use the Mission Architect to advance his image and his career. Episodes 2 and 3 will follow!

Issue 14 FAQ
Want the 411 on Mission Architect? Read the FAQ and check back for additional information at a later date!

But that's not all...

The press has gotten a hold of Mission Architect, so be on the lookout for several soon-to-be released press articles!

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Fifty number 15 sends the baddie through the wall

Happy Birthday Ebon!

May you hang in your undies and eat donuts all day! Happy, happy birthday!!

Love is in the Air

The Green Girls (Tsunamitude and Cactaz)
It's that time of year, the CoX Spring Fling! Ganymede needs your help to battle Snaptooth yet again! Head to Pocket D and do some mixed teaming! Get your toga or sandals or whatever you missed last year!

That's it. That's all I got.

Double XP Weekend Coming Soon!

Looks like Planty Man is outta luck

Double XP Weekend is coming! Save the dates! January 23- January 25th. Can Colder finally get a villain 50?

Character Copy Tool still down???

I want to tweak Planty Man's perma-dom build (see if I can live without fitness---with four purple sets, and a recharge rate of 180% and growing, I think I can). The tool to get toons over to test was turned off in December, any idea if it is back up?

Happy Birthday Azer!

Woot! Survived another year with us eh?

Merry Christmas (Eve)!

I wanted to wish the entire team a very Merry Christmas and in advance, a very Happy New Year! So who's brave enough to put there New Year Resolutions in the comments? :P In COH/V related resolution, I vow to have a lvl 50 villain by the end of '09!

Jingle Bells, Baba Smells....

Happy holidays all! It's about that merry time ingame again so get on your skis, open a few presents, and earn some new auras! There's a new slalom run in the ski chalet and 3 new speed badges. You also get Frostbitten just for logging in!

I hope everyone has an amazing holiday, full of joy and great presents! If you want to be included on the Azrhiaz Christmas Card list, send your address to: omjolnir@aol.com

But I already have a job!

We always knew Baba had a god complex
So what are these things called Day Jobs? They are rewards given for logging out in a certain location for 25 days of time (or 600 hours worth). You might find you've gotten one or two already on toons you haven't logged in on for a while. What kind of rewards are we talking about here you ask? Here is a listing of hero side day jobs:

Day Job |-----| Log Out Location |-----| Benefit
City Official - City Hall (Atlas Park) Influence Bonus upon mission complete.
Law Enforcer - Police Stations - Experience Bonus upon mission complete
Commuter - Train Stations - Travel speed bonus.
Shop Keeper - Store Lobbies - Enhancement drop on mission complete.
Dimensional Explorer - Log off in the Shadow Shard - Jet Pack Power
Intern - Portal Corp Lobbies - Large Inspiration upon mission complete.
Caregiver - Hospital Lobbies - Out of combat regeneration bonus.
Professor - Inside Universities - Random tech salvage drop upon mission complete.
Patroller - Log off anywhere that doesn't have a Day Job Icon? - Earn Double XP up to 4 bars?
Banker - Inside a Vault - Influence Bonus upon mission complete.
Clubber - Pocket D - Out of combat recovery bonus.
Day Trader - Log off in Wentworths - Earn discounts on auction fees.
Vanguard Recruit - Log off in Vanguard Base - Merit Bonus upon mission complete.
Chronologist - Log off in Ouroboros - Earn random invention recipe upon mission complete.
Midnighter - Inside the Midnighter's Club - Random arcane salvage drop upon mission complete.
Duelist - Log off in the arena - bonus to max endurance.
Fashion Designer - Tailor Lobbies - Coupons that will grant a discount at the tailor.
Cimeroran - log off in Cimerora - bonus to damage resistance.
Predator - Log out in PvP zone - Earn bonus to recharge rate.
Monitor Duty - Log off near Base Portal - Earn prestige bonus.
Mortician - Graveyards - XP Debt Protection

There are also day job accolades that you can earn from getting two that are relevant to each other. Each accolade gives you a power of some sort, whether it be a police baton or way to rez your teammate. If you are looking for those or for more info, please visit: http://www.badge-hunter.com/boards/index.php?showtopic=4254

Ever wonder what the arena looks like behind the doors?

There's a hole in the Talos map that you can sneak out of. There's an old "island" of buildings out there and if you fly a certain way and under the map and use the /stuck command, you'll get transported into this little secret place. It's very matrix-y and kinda pretty.

Issue 13 Out Tomorrow

New Valkyrie Booster Set Coming Soon
Issue 13 will be uploaded to the live servers tomorrow! Death to PvP, merits for recipes and so little else! But make a villain with Pain or a melee toon with Shields! I'm sure you'll find something to do! I'm sure it was worth the wait (not).

First shot at videos

I got bored and downloaded Fraps. It is a video capture program with a free limited use offer. I made a couple of videos. Make demos in game, copy them using Fraps, then edit in Microsoft Movie Maker (freebie with MS XP computer I have). Upside is I had fun and they turned out alright. Downside is Movie Maker is as a good as a freebie program so the video's quality nosedives when I upload it to the 'net.



Links for the other one I made and You tube posts are here...look in lower right corner of screen for "watch in higher quality" option, click it if you have it:

Fraternity

Commercial

Calling all lvl 45-50 Villains Lord Recluse Calls

Planty Man and Planty Girl cordually invite you to lay the smack down on Statesman and his cronies in a Lord Recluse Strike Force, TOMORROW!!! Nov 30 @ 5 pm PST. Lvl 45 min.

Tough times ahead...I am a security specialist

This was my first villain. Mercy Mercy, a stalker. A long time ago. He reformed, he is a stone tank now :-). Azr and friends made the VG, Death Brigade when i7 dropped. Since then there has been 5 new issues, the 6th, issue 13 is about to drop. I13 includes the potential change where you can convert base salvage into invention salvage. In anticipation of this, several SGs/VGs have been robbed, wiped clean by bad people invited into SG/VGs and given permissions.

Azr basically lets Electron Kid, my wife, and I run the base, along with a few others. I feel like we need to take care of our own. For the most part there are a dozen or so regulars playing in the Death Brigade, it is mainly alts in it atm.

You have one week to log on. Toons over 30 days old are gonna get the boot. I was gonna raise permissions to pull salvage, but decided not to change t0o much, I will not let terrorists ruin our freedoms in the base. The point of the game is to have fun. The devs made a stupid economy and it really is turning into a real life mess of an economy with real life affects such as theft. So the entry logs need to get clean in the Death Brigade. There are some alts I recognize and will not punt. But I don't know them all.

Log on. And join us, I really love the red side of this game.

PS. Az did you try my apple pie recipe I posted on the forums for you?

What does Mr. Turkey Say?

Gobble Gobble Gobble!

How would you like a chance to come kill your favorite PvPEC reps? Got a grudge against Ninja Havoc? Want to farm HH? Want to kick Azrhiaz's butt?

Join us for our Turkey Hunt!!!!!!

Details

Hunting Hours: Friday, November 21st @ 7:30 - 9:30 pst

Hunting Fields: Warburg

Game: "Turkeys" are the wonderful PvPEC Reps! HH, Azrhiaz (on Iduna) and Ninja Havoc!

Scoring: The hunter with the most kills at the end of the event will be the winner. Notice that kills are indicated by final blow, so beware of kill-stealers. No exceptions.

Prizes: A prize will be given to the player with the most kills. All turkeys will lay an egg and the winner will get to choose which egg he or she wishes.

About the Game (the targets...not the actual game):
- All turkeys have been genetically modified by Crey Industries.
- They have enhanced stealth, super speed and super jump.
- Turkeys will NEVER attack, only flee when in danger.
- Because of genome splicing with the bubblegum apes of New Zealand, turkeys cannot swim and will only be found on land.
- Turkeys will stop at regular intervals to graze (approx. every 5 mins for 30 seconds)
- Turkeys are constantly searching for a mate. When a turkey feels unthreatened, he/she will occasionally display his plumage (drop stealth), dance his mating walk (/e dance), and yell "Gobble Gobble Gobble." This can be a key time to strike!
- Turkeys generally prefer natural environments (forests, parks, grassy areas) over more urban areas (city streets, factories, etc)
- Turkeys have no natural healing powers and will not "rest", despite health level.
- When a turkey is killed, he will leave the veterinarian as soon as possible, regardless of health level.


Hunter Guidelines- Orange reflective vests are not required, but strongly recommended to avoid a "Cheney"
- Anything goes! Attacking your fellow hunters is not only allowed by encouraged! Just be sure you don't spend too much time fighting each other to let the turkeys get away.
- Buffing, Debuffing, Caging and even Healing of the turkeys is strategically permitted.
- Hunting parties are strongly encouraged.

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I'd like to also give a big shout out to Megeara and to Deep for helping test the PvP TF! It was a lot of fun and I hope to have it up and running for the public soon!

LRSF reveals surprising results...

Turns out Synapse has a thing for dead Plant Doms. ew.

Speaking of 13

I have reached my 13th 50!! That's 13 times more than Colder has! Hazbyn hit last week and today, Britney Blades dinged the big five-oh. She's my first 50 melee heroside too!

Alright ya'll, we need to schedule a base raid before 13 hits since they will be turning that feature off. They apparently broke the pathing issue on items and couldn't be bothered to fix it. PvP will also be a broken, new ball of wax so this will be the last time you'll know how your powers work in PvP.

Lucky 13

Or "Not Quite So Lucky As The Devs Might Have Thought..."

Well, I13 Open Beta has descended like a bolt from on high. And just about blew the boards in half.

I'd link the forums but my code-fu is actually pretty weak.

Highlights include:

The merit system replacing recipe drops for Task and Strikeforces. They would also scale per the supposed time invested in the endeavor. I. E. no more speedy Katies or 10 minute Eden Trials.

The PvP mechanics have been completely overhauled. The jury is still fighting over the result. The definition of good or bad seems to be related to how much PvP-ing you actually do. I'd really like to hear Da Boss's take on it.

A lot of streamlineing is taking place. Badges can be sorted now by a number of topics. Oh, and masterminds can buff an entire load of minions with only two hits. That and the Pain Domination powerset almost makes me want to try another MM.

Almost.

Thoughts?

Meg

Help Wanted

I need some folks to help me run a new PvP event: the PvP Taskforce! This is a SF created by me that revolves around PvP! I need some hero types to help work it. You can opt to do a single mission or more than one. Our test run of it will be on Sunday, November 16th at 7pm pacific. It will consist of 8 missions and currently I need people on Mission One, Two, Three, Four and Six. If you want to sign up for the first mission, you can be either hero or villain and it will run for approximately 20 minutes. Might be a good one for you East Coasters. Hit me up if interested and I'll give you more information!