You keep the DLC cos you paid for it outright. So even if you get Premium, you keep the DLC. As for char slots, I am not sure...best to go on the DC Universe Online forums themselves and ask there.
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You keep the DLC cos you paid for it outright. So even if you get Premium, you keep the DLC. As for char slots, I am not sure...best to go on the DC Universe Online forums themselves and ask there.
Video from a few days ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpUwokpC3Pw&feature=feedu
I suggest watching this cos they give out tips and explain what's coming in Update 6 (out on Tuesday). They also explain more on the access levels on the game. So please watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpUwokpC3Pw&feature=feedu
I suggest watching this cos they give out tips and explain what's coming in Update 6 (out on Tuesday). They also explain more on the access levels on the game. So please watch.
We keep the DLC. We don't lose it. Cos we are loyal players, we got it for free, we keep it for free. This I believe only applies to Legendary players like myself. I have light power villain and she is not locked nor are her powers gone.
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A simple link to the thread itself would have sufficed :/
That may be, but at least I avoided the 'what are they, can't view from work' questions this way. With that said, it looks like they nerfed fire tanks (again
) even if the trade off for it is better scaling of self heals (which frost now got as well) :S.
Fire tanks have indeed been nerfed again. Never a better time to get an ice tank going. Since removing the defense cap, my ice tank has a defense of 2900+ with no buffs added. Previous to that it fell short of 2800. Depending on the weapon I used tho. I need a set of tank dual wields with the same defense (130) as my tank staff. I use the dual wields for faster hits.
I tried out FOS3 last night on a number of occasions. Couldn't finish it cos we kept getting wiped, but one group not only completed it, they went back in and beat the time feat. Completed it in 17mins 31secs. The time to beat is 30mins. So, you need a very well geared group (each player must have a combat rating of 56 or higher), watch out for the Kryptonian Medics. They do AOE attacks, you need keep ranged when taking on them. Cos once they pop up their red shield and you get caught in it, you are done for. Then take out the Kryptonian Snipers and then Infantries.
The way FOS 3 works is in the same ways Oan Sciencells T2 alert. Pretty much the enemies will come to you. But you need to be at a distance. When Non appears, keep your DPS guys on the Sentries. They need to be taken down quickly. Also either a Medic, Sniper or Infantry will appear too. If it's a Medic, take them down quickly. Sniper same thing, but Infantry is the least to worry about. There will be about 3 waves of Sentries when taking out Non. Do not take out Non until you've finished the 3rd wave of Sentries. Or at least take out the Sentries then hit Non for all you got before the Sentries appear again.
Ursa is a little tricky. Cos the Sentries that appear are all about being close up to you doing melee damage. So again, you need to keep your distance. This is why 2 tanks (ice preferably) are needed. Try and keep your distance but also watch your surroundings for any Medics or Snipers that spawn up.
As I said, I didn't get to finish it, so I don't know what it's like for Zod, but I am sure it's the same for each one.
So here's what you need to remember:
Take 2 tanks, 2 healers, 2 controllers and 2 dps (all need to be highly geared and the dps in particular have to dish out a ton of damage)
There will be 3 waves before Non appears. Wave 1 consists of 1 Medic, 1 Sniper and 1 Infantry. Take them down in that order. Wave 2 will consist of 2 each. 3rd wave will consist of 3. So Medics down first, then Snipers, then Infantries. Remember when Medics get their red shield around them, ROLL AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN OR YOU WILL GET HIT ONE TIME!
When Non appears, have one tank keep him busy, the other tank takes on the Sentries and any Medic or Sniper that appears. As I said, Infantries don't dish out that much damage, so you can leave them alone.
When Ursa appears, STAY RANGED from the Sentries.
And for Zod, no doubt it'll be tougher, but follow the same strat and all should be fine.
Good hunting.
Details on the new DLC and the new power set along with the new Central City map and other stuff:
http://forums.station.sony.com/dcuopc/posts/list.m?topic_id=39618
I am now very psyched for this bad boy
http://forums.station.sony.com/dcuopc/posts/list.m?topic_id=39618
I am now very psyched for this bad boy
Yes, the lightning/electricity is the new power set. If you ask me, I would roll up a new character first. Get to know the powers, and once done, then switch whichever character you want to switch afterwards. That's what I'll be doing
TBH, there's still a debate as to what the lightning power set is actually going to do. There is mention of it being able to heal, but I think it relates to just your own character as opposed to the entire team you are grouped with. They have said there will be new moves along with the new power set (which is normal lol), but not much is explained further about healing. But like I said, when they do bring out the DLC, roll a new character first before you decide to switch cos this time THERE WILL NOT BE A RESPEC TOKEN TO SWITCH BACK TO YOUR OLD POWER SET AS THEY DID WITH LIGHT!!
As for earth, that's the next power set after lightning and yes it's for tanks. Still no idea when that is due out. But given light came out a few months ago and lightning is due next month, I would say roughly March 2012.
There isn't a Joker DLC. There is currently a Green Lantern DLC and next month sees the release of the Flash DLC. Both of which will cost around £10. If you are free player and you pay more than £5 (or $5 even), you are Premium for life. So you get the DLC and some of the extra stuff that come with Premium.
So if you want to get a new DLC, even tho you are Premium, you will have to pay for that new DLC.
Now if you pay £15 a month, that gives you Legendary access. Which basically means everything that comes with, including all future DLCs for free.
Ok so I watched the latest DCUO Webcast last night. They have announced that the new DLC will be released Tues 6th Dec. They explained more about the new electricity power set and how it works for healers as well as dps. There's going to be new bounties throughout Metropolis, Gotham and of course Central City. We're getting new T2 duos as well. New marks called Marks Of Momentum (MoM to be precise lol) which will get us Black Lightning (heroes) or Zoom (villains) style armour.
A lot of other stuff was mentioned. But best to wait for the patch notes next week for more info.
Other than that, I am quite excited to see how this goes. Thank god I created a new character for this so I can test it out.
A lot of other stuff was mentioned. But best to wait for the patch notes next week for more info.
Other than that, I am quite excited to see how this goes. Thank god I created a new character for this so I can test it out.
thanks for the reply, sorry for not seeing this before.
so if i spend over $5 in the store, i get a premium membership? what sort of perks do you get for being premium then? not interested in paying £15 a month tbh
With Premium acess you get an extra character slot, extra inventory slots, extra bank slots and I think Vault access goes from 1 day a week to 3 days a week. Cash limit is also increased too I believe.
Best bet (as I keep telling people and I am pretty much bored of saying it) check the DC Universe Online official site itself
Video from last nights DCUO Webcast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jWOMTdXz4o&feature=feedu
Just a stab in the dark here, but I would try running tests on your internet connection. Sounds like you might be having issues with that than the game itself. Do some ping tests and such. Are you on the US server? I will say that I have had problems almost similar to yours but I think it might down to the fact I am on the US server even tho I am in the UK. But it's nowhere near as bad as what you've mentioned.
As you say it is happening on both instance of the game so that can be my only conclusion.
As you say it is happening on both instance of the game so that can be my only conclusion.
Game update 7 is out:
http://forums.station.sony.com/dcuopc/posts/list.m?topic_id=41783
Nothing too big. More of a Christmas event than anything. But they have added a new PVP arena
http://forums.station.sony.com/dcuopc/posts/list.m?topic_id=41783
Nothing too big. More of a Christmas event than anything. But they have added a new PVP arena
Didn't think anyone else was still looking at this lol.
New DLC and GU10 are due out soon. Think we're expecting GU10 tomorrow. And new DLC which has the new Earth (tank) power set and 2 new raids, plus new T4 (tier 4) armour should be out hopefully early March. So lots to look forward to.
Remember, if you are a Free2Player, you can purchase a DLC pack and it will instantly make you Premium permanently.
If you want to hear more and see the new armour for the new DLC, just hit up the DCUO channel on YouTube. There's also news of a new PVP structure coming out in DLC4. But that won't be until at least June time. But still exciting times ahead
New DLC and GU10 are due out soon. Think we're expecting GU10 tomorrow. And new DLC which has the new Earth (tank) power set and 2 new raids, plus new T4 (tier 4) armour should be out hopefully early March. So lots to look forward to.
Remember, if you are a Free2Player, you can purchase a DLC pack and it will instantly make you Premium permanently.
If you want to hear more and see the new armour for the new DLC, just hit up the DCUO channel on YouTube. There's also news of a new PVP structure coming out in DLC4. But that won't be until at least June time. But still exciting times ahead
So it looks like SOE are going to screw their EU based players now. They've made a partnership deal with some German based games publisher (can't remember the name and hell, I have never heard of them before, but it's ProSabien something). As they are based in EU, it means all and every player across 8 of SOE's big MMO games (including DCUO) will no longer have access to the US servers. Also, this potentially means they will lose all characters they created on US servers when creating a new account with this ProSabienwhoevertheyare.
Anyway, since I am at work and didn't get chance to post this last night (as was still in shock about the news), just head on over to the DCUO Forums and read more there.
Incidentally, if you play Everquest II, you are exempt from the change over as you can still play on the US servers if you are based in the EU. But those of us on DCUO, yeah, we're screwed.
Anyway, since I am at work and didn't get chance to post this last night (as was still in shock about the news), just head on over to the DCUO Forums and read more there.
Incidentally, if you play Everquest II, you are exempt from the change over as you can still play on the US servers if you are based in the EU. But those of us on DCUO, yeah, we're screwed.
Ok folks, it is almost that time. The new DLC pack will be released tomorrow (Tues 13th March 2012). What does this include?
New Powerset: Earth for Tanks (this could well be a huge game changer, so we'll see)
New raids: The Battle For Earth which takes players to the mysterious land of Themyscira. Home of Wonder Woman. Brainiac's last stand against Earth takes place here.
We also have battles taking place in the bottled parts of Gotham City. Yes at long last we will actually get to see what Brainiac and his forces have been upto since bottling those places.
With new raids means new gear and there will be new Tier 4 gear available from completing raids and earning Marks Of Wonder.
Remember, if you are a Free to Play player, you can purchase the DLC for around £10 and this will give you instant Premium status forever. If you are Legendary, you get the DLC for free.
Good hunting and people and here's to the new Earth powerset. I can see many players becoming tanks. That should make things interesting.
In terms of The Battle For Earth storyline, what does this mean for future raids and such? Well, we've been told by the devs that what is coming next involves both Future Batman and Future Lex Luthor. All I can say is, bring it on
To get more info, visit the DCUO website and check the forums and screenshots
New Powerset: Earth for Tanks (this could well be a huge game changer, so we'll see)
New raids: The Battle For Earth which takes players to the mysterious land of Themyscira. Home of Wonder Woman. Brainiac's last stand against Earth takes place here.
We also have battles taking place in the bottled parts of Gotham City. Yes at long last we will actually get to see what Brainiac and his forces have been upto since bottling those places.
With new raids means new gear and there will be new Tier 4 gear available from completing raids and earning Marks Of Wonder.
Remember, if you are a Free to Play player, you can purchase the DLC for around £10 and this will give you instant Premium status forever. If you are Legendary, you get the DLC for free.
Good hunting and people and here's to the new Earth powerset. I can see many players becoming tanks. That should make things interesting.
In terms of The Battle For Earth storyline, what does this mean for future raids and such? Well, we've been told by the devs that what is coming next involves both Future Batman and Future Lex Luthor. All I can say is, bring it on
To get more info, visit the DCUO website and check the forums and screenshots
Good lord, dude where do I start? Lol.
The game is now free to play first and formost. So expect to see a lot of new players running around. They released a new update a couple of months back where you can now craft modifications to give you that extra edge on your gear. This has helped a lot of people in terms raising their combat rating for raids and such (others just abuse it for the sake of it, but there you go).
PVP has changed a fair bit. They have something big planned for the next DLC (probably out in June) for PVP so will be looking out for that. I wouldn't worry about people ganking you at the doors, cos you can get your own back and return the favour
PVE is a lot more challenging since the new Fortress Of Solitude and now Themyiscira raids have been added. Plus the new Flash DLC has made things interesting. So yeah it is challenging. New alerts, duos and raids. You have no idea what you've missed out on dude.
So many things have changed, I can only suggest looking back at past posts I and others have made regarding new content and look at the DCUO forum for more extensive changes. There's only so much I can tell you. But we now have 3 new powersets: Light (controller), Electric (healer) and Earth (tank) which just came out last night.
And regarding the PVE, if you thought the Inner Sanctum raid for Batcave wasn't "hard", just wait for the 2nd Fortress Of Solitude raid. It makes the Inner Sanctum look like a walk in the park.
Feat wise, no one is forcing you to do the "500 duos" and such. It is up to you how you manage your feats and skill points. It's not about getting the highest amount of skill points and feats in the quickest time possible. I have 4 characters on the game and 64 skill points is the highest I have on one of them. The lowest is currently at 41. So quite varied. but again, as long as you know where to spec for your character, then all is good.
Also lots and lots of new gear are now available. So get back in the game.
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New gear doesnt mean its had any thought process put in to developing the gear that people should aim for
Just watched a video for the fortress of solitude, 20mins raids still
Unfortunately with respect to the feats, someone who has done more of the feats will without a doubt deal more damage/heal more/tank more purely because they get extra %'s. Might give it all another 6 months and see if its got something going for it then :\
I think the Fortress raid you were watching was the 3rd one, which is where you fight, Non, Ursa and General Zod. The time feat for that is 30mins. Quickest time I have done it with a group was 9mins 30secs
Epic stuff. But the two before that one are epic. Especially the 2nd one. Put it this way, the time feat for that is 45mins. The quickest I have done it in with a group is 65mins.As for gear, you can't really say that if you haven't been in the game for a long time. I am telling you now, with the new crafting they brought in, it is making people work that little bit extra to give them that edge in raids and such.
As for the feats/skill points, again, it's all about how you spend those points. If you're a DPS, you spend them in the trees that give might. Tank, you spend them in the trees that give dominance and defense. Controllers = dominance and vitalization and healers spend in restoration. Then you move into the critical attack chance/damage for DPS and critical healing chance/magnitude for healers. There really is nothing to it. Not everything in this game is a grind, which is what many people are forgetting. DCUO is not WoW. It can be played casually or you can be hardcore about it. Over a year I have been playing and even I don't have high feats or high skill points. I play to enjoy, to raid and just have fun and what not.
As if. I use Kb and mouse and I love it. Wouldn't have it any other way. It's all personal preference.
Just recently stumbled upon this very fun looking MMO and I'm thinking of playing it! But I have some very obvious questions that nearly everyone asks... What's the population like on the servers, is the game still going strong? Is the community nice and decent? Are the controls different than other MMO's like WoW or LotRO?
Also, can you play on US servers if you're in the UK? I think you tend to find that they have more people on.
I really love comics and comic based films, so this game looks like a fun blast. Is it worth it though?
The beauty of this game is its combat system. That's pretty much what has sold a lot of people from the likes of WoW and LotRO.
Community is still strong and has been since the game went free to play back in November. Servers are always busy. You can play in the US servers if you are in the UK (which is what I do). And yes it is worth it. Especially with it being F2P. Get it, jump in and have a bash and see if it is your thing. I am sure you will like it. You can get it via Steam as well as the DCUO website itself.
As you can see, there are tons of pages regarding the game on this thread, but best to go over to the DCUO website itself, check out the forums and see what you think.
Lots and lots new content added almost monthly. And we are onto our 3rd DLC, with the 4th hoping to be released sometime in June. And while on the forums, check out the videos for the webcasts they've had. Even better here's the YouTube Channel
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