Amanita

I just got my computer back from the repair shop, with a brand new motherboard and an extra gig of RAM. So CoH should be running well, right? Umm, no. The graphics are running choppy right now, and when I type, it lags a second or two behind my actual typing speed.
I'm running 2 gigs of RAM, and a GEFORCE 9600 card right now.
I'm not doing much at all with ultra settings- I even turned world detail down some, but it didn't help.

So what do I have to do? Some of my teammates said I need to reinstall my video card drivers, somebody else said I need to reinstall windows! I sincerely hope it's not the latter- Windows came on this computer (HP a1250n) and I don't even know if I have a dedicated windows install disk.

Seeing the bioluminescent set really makes me wish we had loincloth aprons as costume pieces- that way characters using it could keep their modesty
I'll also add a request for matching feet for the bioluminescent set, as well as the organic armour chest and belt details.

Count me in as another who would love to be able to use the bioluminescent texture on tights too, skipping the scaly skin effect. That as an option would GREATLY expand the utility of this set.

I just went on test and had some fun playing with this. I'll have to do some experimenting to see how I can mix-and-match these pieces, but I am loving the glow effect. It's hella nice!
The wings are awesome, I think a friend of mine is going to flip when he sees them- they would be perfect for his demon summoner.

I'm hoping we'll see more glowing costume parts like these in the future, the effect was worth turning ultra mode on for!

Count me in as another who wants alternate animations for broadsword and the blast powers. Right now, the older sets look downright clunky compared to the lovely animations of the new ones.

I'll second what everyone has said- Chinatown would be sweet! Likewise holiday decorations at certain times of year.

I would like to see Independance Port get a REAL container terminal.
Actual container cranes look like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3121754...78623/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3121754...49469/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3121754...49481/sizes/l/

The cranes I see in game now on the waterfront are pure fantasy, and impractical at that.

To make the in-game container terminal fun, it could be the scene of a periodic zone event- Dockworkers throwing down with the Family- you get to pitch in and help beat down the Family goons. There could also be some missions there- busting up smuggling rings, rooting out Family corruption, and so on.

I would also love to see more variety in skyscraper design too. Add some buses to the vehicles on the street, and so many of the "filler" buildings that make a city- gas stations, and others that people here have mentioned. Paragon city Airport would be cool too- it would be a great setting for missions and story arcs.

Ahh..My hard drive is getting rather full, so there's some more reason for me to get out the new external drive I got and start transferring stuff off.

I've noticed that patching takes an extremely long time lately. Downloading isn't the problem, it's applying. Today's patch was extremely small, but it's saying 29 minutes to apply!? What the hell?

It's only been recently that patching has been THIS painful. What is going on here?

Am I the only one in the thread who gets the Glooskap reference?

The first time I ran this, I did it with my Katana/Dark scrapper. Unfortunately the clone/evil twin was using her stealth aura, so I didn't even get to see her until she faceplanted.

I'll second loincloths! That and long robes. The long robes were one of my favourite things about the CO costume creator.

The last major CC I held with my level 50 main went something like this:
I was looking for overall character concepts that I liked- costume AND bio. I announced this in advance, so anyone without a bio could write one if they liked. It didn't have to be long, I've seen good bios in all lengths.

I looked over the contestants and picked seven finalists. But before I called out the finalists, I handed out a couple of honourable mentions for great costumes that had no bios attached. I called out my finalists, but told the others to stay put, and went down the line giving each player about 5k inf as a consolation prize and thanks for coming out.
Then I had all of my finalists answer some questions in character, and made my final choices based on costume+bio+good answers to my questions. And of course, the four runners-up also got a larger consolation prize for their efforts. So everyone who came to my CC got a little something as a treat.

As a participant in CC's, I like it when judges do things like this for their contestants. Even if you don't win, you get a little something just for coming out and playing.

I can't wait to play with this one, telekinetic combat just rocks. And I love the graceful animations, a far cry from SS or other "hulk" styles.

Staff powerset coming out? Aww hell yeah! I wonder if it will be strictly blunt staff, or if it will be general polearm, which would allow for more custom weapon choices? I'm also exited about the Incarnate system, and Kinetic Melee. Although from the looks of it, I would call it Telekinetic melee instead- it looks like the guy is using telekinesis to smack his foes around, which is pretty cool.
I've already pre-purchased GR, so I can't wait to play with all the new goodies!

Count me in as another who's no fan of these kinds of dress codes. You never know what somebody is going to have a problem with. I wear Harley-Davidson biker boots, someone on a power trip might try to lump those in as "work boots". And I don't wear sweats or athletic wear, but one never knows if some bouncer will decide my original clothing is evil too. (I design and make some of my own clothes- Nothing like what The Gap sells, that's for sure! Unless the Gap has started selling long robes, jackets with matching waist capes and other fun stuff)

ick, double post

^This. Don't let the door hit you in the a$$ on the way out.
I am liking issue 17, myself. The ability to send money to other characters through in-game email is hella sweet. I hope it will be one more kick in the pants to the RMT'ers.
Speaking of those, somebody admitted to having bought inf in broadcast chat last night- needless to say, he got torn a new one pretty quickly, and apparently reported.

I can't wait to try the new Posi TF, it sounds really sweet. And I'm curious about this kinda-nemesis thing happening too.

I'm glad they're doing this. Thanks to my work schedule which leaves me with only monday and tuesday nights at home, and the fact that two of my best CoH buddies have largely given up on CoH to play facebook games, my characters on guardian and protector are largely gathering dust. Those servers are mostly ghost towns on monday and tuesday nights when I log in, and since my friends are not around, I can't play with them. So I've moved some of my characters from other servers over to virtue, and moved my villains over to Freedom from Virtue and Justice. I will most likely end up buying more server slots, perhaps later this month. Count me in as another who would like it if they raised the max number of server slots from 36 to something higher.

I do plan to talk to my friends who are addicted to facebook games- if they are planning on coming back to CoH any time, I'll leave some alts on Protector and Guardian, where we used to play together. If not, I am strongly considering moving some more alts, at least the ones on guardian.

I was thinking about this, and I don't think a tail would need to be "free-flowing like a cape.
It would only need a limited set of animations- one for running or walking, maybe rippling a bit for flying, and so on. In regards to flying, I don't think the tail would flutter like a cape- how many animal tails do you see that flutter cape-like while the animal is in flight? Some movement would be a given, but I imagine a long tailed animal in flight would keep its tail under some semblance of control, for aerodynamics.

The thing I've been wondering- I've got characters based on iconic landmarks, like Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty. Would I be able to do George Washington Bridge as well? Of course my bio would make it clear that the character was based off the actual bridge, not a character whose name happens to be similar. That and his looks would be waaay different.

Of all people, I used it on my sword and shield scrapper, TollTaker Jones. His backstory is that he's a tolltaker on the Golden Gate Bridge, possessed by the bridge's spirit. Well, with moves as awesome as his were with Ninja run engaged, he sure looked the part. Even standing still with his sword and shield out, and ninja run on, he looked wicked cool.
My only regret was not changing over to his toll collector's uniform costume before helping pwn snaptooth. Imagine that redcap boss looking at all these spandex and armour clad heroes, and spotting a normal guy in a tolltaker's uniform. "What's that clown doing here? And why is that foolish mortal carrying a glowing orange sword..OWW, Sonuvab!!ch, Whaa???..Thunk!!"

I've decided to move my villains over to Freedom, since it has a high redside population, and I have had problems with finding redside teams on other servers. That frees up some spots on Virtue, so I can move a few heroes from other servers, and still have room for making new alts.

I am contemplating doing this with my villains- move several of my villains over to freedom, but keep my 50 on virtue. Make a throwaway villain, get the 50 to give them some money and send them over, to feed the characters I care about.

I found her! Manhattan Bridge somehow wound up on victory instead of virtue. Not sure how that happened, since I had virtue selected as her transfer server. But I used another token to get her moved over to virtue, and we're happy now

I don't public RP so much, but in receptive teams I have been known to. Also, since Freedom has the highest red-side population, I may move most of my villains over there, and leave Virtue for my heroes.