Zierce

So...

I'm fairly new to CoH. A friend of mine has been playing for a quite a long time and has finally roped me into playing with him. He is a great resource and has been able to answer most of my questions with one exception. PVP

He doesn't follow the pvp scene and he suggested I come here to ask a few questions from the pvp pros.

After spending many hours searching/reading these forums I still have a few questions/concerns.
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It would seem from what I have been reading that the PvP scene isn't very balanced. (I'm hoping that I've reached a false conclusion after reading all the post about X powerset being horrible in PvP). This leads to my first question.

Are all Archetype/Powersets able to be competitive in PvP?

I understand that for PvP in MMO's generally there is a FoTM and that some classes/AT/skill choices perform better than others. What I have always enjoyed is picking an underplayed class and I take pride in the fact that if I play well that I can win over people that aren't as skilled that are playing FoTM builds. These forums would lead me to believe that there are very few options if you want to have even the slightest hope of being competitive. (With the exception of FiGhTkLUbS which everyone seems to think are lawlworthy)
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So it would seem that there are multiple PvP Zones and that they are at different lvl ranges. I was told that if you enter one of these zones and you are higher lvl that your lvl will be reduced to that of the current PvP zone that you are in which will debuff your character in certain ways. My friend gave me a list of things that are effected by this reduction in lvl and he told me that are certain ways around some of these debuffs. (Some sort of enhancements that still get max effectiveness even when your lvl is reduced, etc...) This leads to my second question.

Can I be competitive in PvP prior to being lvl 50 and spending billions in Inf?

My friend seems to think that I should start PvP'ing as soon as it is available to my character and thinks I'll be able to hold my own. I haven't ventured into a PvP area yet so I can't verify this. Is pvp something I can do as I level up my character or is it something I should save till I'm 50?
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So I've definately noticed a trend in players suggesting that Psi/Em is the "OP" build atm. Why would vet players suggest that new players try this build? By the time a new player lvls up this character shouldn't there be various nerfs/balances that would reduce the effectiveness of this build? Which leads to my third and final question. (a two part question)

How serious is the Dev Team on keeping PvP fun and balanced? How often are balancing changes made?

How long has it been known that Psi/EM is the ultimate build? How big is the gap in effectiveness to say AR for example?
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The reason I hope to find answers to these questions is that if I'm going to spend a large amount of time investing in a PvP character for CoH I'd like to know what I'm getting into. I'd hate to spend hours upon hours of time only to realize that my build will never be able to compete. I'd also hate to spend the time only to realize that PvP is an afterthought for CoH and that it isn't taken seriously. I'm sure I'll have more general questions about PvP but this seems like a good start.

Thanks!

Thanks for the in-depth response je_saist, yours was the first answer I got whenever I ask the question that someone didn't just call me a newb for not knowing what widescreen was.

I'll keep an eye on the forums and see if any updates come around that change FoV for multiscreen resolutions.

I guess having a wider FoV does give some advantage in pvp though so I can kinda understand that argument. Although other mainstream mmos with pvp allow it (wow,eq,eq2,champions,star trek,eve,aion, and probably some more i've tested it with that i can't remember)

So it seems CoH is just an exception when it comes to MMOs. I'll keep my fingers crossed that support comes with the Going Rogue expansion and maybe re-subscribe then.

Thanks again for the great info!!

Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital.

So... I decided I would give CoH a try because I have a friend that LOVES it and he finally convinced me to join him. But I have an issue that makes the game very difficult for me to enjoy and play the way that fits me.

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Here is my issue.

I'm currently playing on 3 monitors with an overall resolution of 5040x1050. Now I know that CoH "technically" supports widescreen resolutions, but that is only through vert-. Meaning that if you use any widescreen resolution then you are actually seeing less then your non-widescreen friends.

I also understand that this isn't much of a problem for most normal widescreen gaming of 16x9 or 16x10 (though some would argue that even at those aspect ratios vert- is unplayable).

My issue is that when playing at 5040x1050 the FoV is so narrow and zoomed that it makes it very awkward to play.

Other games I play at this resolution either have a proper FoV adjustment or Players have found a method to "hack" files in order to get a proper FoV.

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So my question is... Does anyone know of such a fix? Or can anyone offer any advice? I've asked in game and everyone just calls me a newb and tells me to read my manuals lol. They say widescreen is just fine and don't quite understand my problem. I've also searched these forums and googled with no success.

Before you reply and say I don't understand what widescreen is, please check this out to fully understand my issue. http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/200...n-and-fov.html

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Sorry for the wall of text, and thanks for the help!

I'll repost in said location and see if I get anything.

Thanks for the suggestion!

So... I decided I would give CoH a try because I have a friend that LOVES it and he finally convinced me to join him. But I have an issue that makes the game very difficult for me to enjoy and play the way that fits me.

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Here is my issue.

I'm currently playing on 3 monitors with an overall resolution of 5040x1050. Now I know that CoH "technically" supports widescreen resolutions, but that is only through vert-. Meaning that if you use any widescreen resolution then you are actually seeing less then your non-widescreen friends.

I also understand that this isn't much of a problem for most normal widescreen gaming of 16x9 or 16x10 (though some would argue that even at those aspect ratios vert- is unplayable).

My issue is that when playing at 5040x1050 the FoV is so narrow and zoomed that it makes it very awkward to play.

Other games I play at this resolution either have a proper FoV adjustment or Players have found a method to "hack" files in order to get a proper FoV.

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So my question is... Does anyone know of such a fix? Or can anyone offer any advice? I've asked in game and everyone just calls me a newb and tells me to read my manuals lol. They say widescreen is just fine and don't quite understand my problem. I've also searched these forums and googled with no success.

Before you reply and say I don't understand what widescreen is, please check this out to fully understand my issue. http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/200...n-and-fov.html

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Sorry for the wall of text, and thanks for the help!