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I just updated my video card in anticipation for Going Rogue and to fully use the ultra mode settings. Was wondering what other people have experienced as their framerates in the game. Its better with the new card, but not quite what I was expecting from the upgrade and wondering if maybe there's something wrong.

Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz
4 GB RAM
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
nVidia GTX 480 1.5 GB GDDR5 RAM

I'm getting 20-30 out in the main maps and 40-60 in the indoor missions. Is this what everyone else is experiencing?

I personally haven't priced out newer computers for a while, however the big concern with the pricepoint with Ultra Mode at Max Settings. Personally have a GeForce 250 GTS and I will run on max settings, just with an abismal framerate (like single digits, especially in the Rogue Isles Mercy Island). I've found that if you take off the new shadows (which unfortunatly was what I liked the most, but are I think the most resource demanding part of the new system) the framerate will get up to about 30ish or so on my system in most places. To get a newer card, that was better at this stuff, I think I was looking at a couple hundred dollars.

The rest of my system is 4 GB RAM, Core 2 Quad @ 2.4 GHz, Raptor HD. No slouch of a system. It played the game at 40-60 FPS before ultra mode 90% of the time.

Basically, my point would be to not skimp on the graphics card.

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To the OP, I see this is your first post, so I'll try and be polite, however this suggestion has been suggested MANY times before over the game's history and shot down by developers and many players as a bad idea each time, which is why there are some frustrating and what some could say rude responces. Not directed at you, but the idea that some of them are tired of answering (please don't run hiding from the forums because of some of the reactions you've gotten from this post).

While there is content for the end game, and it sounds as though more is coming with issue 19, this game is about the whole journey from level 1 to level 50. Allowing a player to switch any character at any time to any AT and/or power set would lead to many of these players only having a fraction of the number of characters they have now, all at level 50, and when you wanted something different, you would just do an overhaul respec. The game would lose money from many people who now purchase additional slots because suddenly its not needed to have multiple alts. Not to mention, while there's plenty (in my opinion, still haven't hit all of it in 3 years playing) of content at level 50, it wouldn't be long before you would have played it all, but left a ton of earlier content not played.

Yes I agree at some points even I have wished that I had rolled a toon as a different powerset after getting to around level 20, but understand there is a very good reason that you can't do that. One of the great things about this game is that there are tons of players at every level of experience playing the game and nearly any character level you're playing at because people are playing new alts and building new characters constantly. At almost any time a new player can join the game for the first time, with their first toon, and likely team up with one or many 6 year long players on their 1000th toon and more than willing to help teach the newbie and show them what's fun, which makes this game very inviting. Making it so they can change a character to anything they want at any time would eliminate much of that. Everyone would stick to their level 50s, then switching the AT/power sets when the new FOTM or new sets came out, never going through the process of learning to play the new characters. Sure, some people still would, but many wouldn't, which would lead to much smaller population especially at lower levels, making it less appealing to newer players.

Not sure if lucky is the term I'd use since they are the least effective enhancements, but I don't think they are supposed to happen. I thought TOs stopped dropping shortly after DOs because relevant (around level 15-20) but I don't pay too much attention to all of that since I use mostly IOs and just sell my enhancement drops. 99% certain that they should stop dropping and gone by level 40. Honestly I would recommend bugging it. Sounds like a problem with some changes to the drop system's random generator.

I believe it has to do with the percentage of the bad guys that are left, not just the last one. I forget what the exact number is but at like only 5 or 10% of the bad guys remaining they should start showing up on the map.

I have seen this working, however I've also seen it do some weird things like putting some ???? marker at some seemingly random point in the maps at some point, but it was after the mission completed.

There is always a chance there is a bug in there, especially since its a new feature, but has worked for me before.

I've seen lots of stuff about keyboards not responding due to ATI graphics cards, but nothing about this yet.

Intel Core 2 Quad CPU, 4 GB RAM, nVidia GeForce GTS 250 graphics card, wireless Logitech MX Revolution mouse.

I didn't notice this on test, however I didn't play too heavily before the live release. Once the game starts, my mouse's responsiveness becomes very sparatic. It'll respond for a few seconds, then stop for a few at random. It seems to be the worst on the login and character creation screen, but still happens when playing. Keyboard response is fine for me (Logitech Corded Wave Keyboard) but the mouse issue is very frustrating. I stop the game, the mouse works perfectly with everything else in the computer. If the game is on, it I gets weird even on other open programs if I alt-tab to a web browser or MIDs. I seem to have noticed a little better behavior without the new shadow tech on, but not by much.

Any suggestions?

Main questions that pop into my head:

Do villainous Kheldians get access to Patron Pools, or are they just SOL since they don't get Epic Pools blue side, or are they gonna start getting access to epics?

Already asked, but what epic pools go with what currently villainous ATs, and what patron pools go with what currently heroic ATs, or are there going to be all new ones?

If they are interchangable, my guess is (just off the top of my head, would need to look more deeply as what sets have what so there isn't duplication)
Brute/VEAT <=> Tanker
Dominator <=> Blaster?
Mastermind <=> Controller?
Corruptor <=> Defender?
Stalker <=> Scrapper

Maybe new sets make more sense after a closer look.

Fairly common issue that the vet rewards don't reward at the right time. Been doing it for a while now. Just petition or send a bug report, and they are usually pretty quick to respond and fix it for ya.

Not being able to exactly match the custom color combos to the default colors is most likely because many of the powers use many more than 2 colors. Since we're limited to only 2 colors for customization, then if there are any other colors in there (electricity probably has some blue, white, indigo/purple, etc all mixed in there, and red, white, black, etc for the red side) won't be able to mix exactly.

Either there is something that needs more than one server to test (in game email system upgrades sounds likely there) or they are expecting a larger than normal beta soon (Ultra Mode, Going Rogue). Going Rogue will likely have a fairly large beta group from the 60+ month vets, Hero-con attendees, and the loyalty program people.

Though usually they say that there are no public patch notes in these cases, sometimes they don't put out the details publicly on the forums. It could also be that they are on their way and you just have to be patient.

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