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'''$target''' Your current target's name<br>
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'''$name''' Your name (minus any titles)<br>
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== Overview ==
'''$level''' Your level (security/threat, not combat)<br>
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A variable is a placeholder for a piece of information that refers to your your current target or your currently logged in character.  Variables may be used in all types of [[:Category:Communication Commands|Communication Commands]].  When a variable is used the appropriate information referring to your target or character is substituted for the variable before it is sent to the appropriate communication channel.
'''$archetype''' Your archetype (Tanker, Mastermind, etc)<br>
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'''$origin''' Your origin (Science, Magic, etc)<br>
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== Target Variables ==
'''$battlecry''' Your battlecry, which can be modified, along with your backstory, through the options menu.
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*'''$target''' Your target's display name
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== Character Variables ==
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*'''$name''' Your name (minus any titles)
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*'''$level''' Your level (security/threat, not combat)
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*'''$primary''' Your [[Primary Power Sets|primary power set]]
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*'''$secondary''' Your [[Secondary Power Sets|secondary power set]]
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*'''$archetype''' Your [[archetype]]
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*'''$origin''' Your [[origin]]
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*'''$battlecry''' Your [[battlecry]], which can be modified, along with your backstory, through the options menu.
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*'''$side''' Displays "Hero" or "Villain" depending on your character's current content flag.  Content flag determines which PVP side your character is on and possibly other game-related content.
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::[[Hero_(Alignment)|Hero]], [[Vigilante_(Alignment)|Vigilante]] and [[Resistance_(Alignment)|Resistance]] display '''Hero'''
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::[[Villain_(Alignment)|Villain]], [[Rogue_(Alignment)|Rogue]] and [[Loyalist_(Alignment)|Loyalist]] display '''Villain'''
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== Example ==
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A level 37 Blaster whose alignment is "Hero" using the following [[broadcast]] command:
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:'''/b $side $archetype $level looking for group!'''
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will produce the following output in the broadcast channel:
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:'''''Hero Blaster 37 looking for group!'''''
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== See Also ==
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* [[Slash Commands]]
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[[Category:Slash Commands| ]]

Latest revision as of 20:48, 17 April 2012

Overview

A variable is a placeholder for a piece of information that refers to your your current target or your currently logged in character. Variables may be used in all types of Communication Commands. When a variable is used the appropriate information referring to your target or character is substituted for the variable before it is sent to the appropriate communication channel.

Target Variables

  • $target Your target's display name

Character Variables

  • $name Your name (minus any titles)
  • $level Your level (security/threat, not combat)
  • $primary Your primary power set
  • $secondary Your secondary power set
  • $archetype Your archetype
  • $origin Your origin
  • $battlecry Your battlecry, which can be modified, along with your backstory, through the options menu.
  • $side Displays "Hero" or "Villain" depending on your character's current content flag. Content flag determines which PVP side your character is on and possibly other game-related content.
Hero, Vigilante and Resistance display Hero
Villain, Rogue and Loyalist display Villain

Example

A level 37 Blaster whose alignment is "Hero" using the following broadcast command:

/b $side $archetype $level looking for group!

will produce the following output in the broadcast channel:

Hero Blaster 37 looking for group!

See Also