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Come on, noone sees the funny in making a character for his set of anti giant monster, but a character for your mom? Cause she is a giant monster.

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If you said your mom had an Octopussoir like Princess Clara then this might make more sense.

I agree that the current respec system is incredibly cumbersome. That aside, I'm a bit surprised to hear the more experienced forum-ites not using Mids' Hero/Villain Designer and specifically the Repec Helper. It makes respecs a breeze.

Window > In Game Respec Helper > History Short or History Long

For those that don't know about it, Mids' will pop-up a window that shows the level that powers and slots are taken (History Short), and if additionally desired even the specific enhancements used (History Long). Also, there is no need to Alt-Tab because the respec helper window stays on top.

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You were PL them, so why did you whine?

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About as useless as your last comment here.


Bad_Influence, I definitely understand your frustration. Although, I find that in cases where the player seems to be oblivious to others in team chat, sending a /tell usually has much better results. Unless of course they are too new to know how to reply.

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Quotes just... quote things. They override the command shell's normal way of breaking up a line into separate tokens (words). Adding quotes that don't change the tokens, doesn't change the command. If, however, BayBlast meant, "If the original set of quotes are extended around anything else then it won't work", that would be correct. For example:

"E:\City of Heroes\CityOfHeroes.exe -project" coh -maxinactivefps 5 -maxfps 25

would try to run a file called "CityOfHeroes.exe -project", which is nonsense. However,

"E:\City of Heroes\CityOfHeroes.exe" "-project" "coh" "-maxinactivefps" "5" "-maxfps" "25"

should work just fine. There are lots of extra quotes, but they are all useless (unless I am forgetting something about Windows interpreting dash-prefixed options automatically, but I believe that is up to the application).

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Wow that was remarkably obtuse of me.

Thank you for diving what I really meant.

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if you want to jump back and edit your arguments again so that you can appear to say "I know it's supposed to work that way, but...", go ahead.

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My original post said supposed to. Also, I never said Leech was wrong. My post was a clarification of the existing mechanic. Apparently reading comprehension isn't your strong suit.

I'll present this in a different manner then. Treat the rooting mechanic like an if-then statement. If the animation goes off, then the player is rooted until the animation completes. This is an accurate statement.

The statement, If you activate an attack, then you will be rooted, is false if there is even just one exception.

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Don't you need quotes around coh to make the -project flag work?

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No. If quotes are around anything else then it won't work.

One of mine for example:

"E:\City of Heroes\CityOfHeroes.exe" -project coh -maxinactivefps 5 -maxfps 25

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The game still makes every attack root your character. Being able to manipulate things on your end, or "get lucky", doesn't change that fact. Finding a way to skip the rooting animations doesn't mean he was wrong; it's just a workaround for the rooting mechanic that exists for all attack powers.

EDIT: clarification

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My original statement is still accurate, regardless of how you're trying to spin it. A character is supposed to be rooted during animations, but that doesn't always happen. Also there doesn't need to be manipulation 'on your end' for this to happen. It can happen just from server hiccups.

Yes the game mechanic usually functions normally. However, that doesn't invalidate my statement.

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Bad Team Bingo

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"I'm drunk"

Oh I've gotten that one more than once (sometimes even I'm high), though it usually made for very amusing chat.

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Actually, every attack (when activated) will root you.

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Actually no. Attacks are supposed to root, but if the animation somehow gets skipped, then the player does not get immobilized.

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My favorite use of Force Bubble? Head to Mercy Island, get near one of the slanted-roof buildings and turn it on. So long as you've got level 1 enemies right next to you they get launched MASSIVE distances off the 'ramp'.

Way Cool!
-Rachel-

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It's even better if you get the +KB buff from an Empowerment Station.

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ahhh ic... well thats cool... if they spent 2 extra seconds typing they might get more help (need an extra person for 2 seconds to spawn a larger mission)

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Or on the other hand you could have done the same and asked them for clarification instead of just putting them on global ignore. At least they asked you first instead of sending a blind invite.

Btw, this is often done to help meet the minimum requirements to run a Task Force or Strike Force.

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I would just like to say to the devs and the people behind the idea of this game, thank you. This is the first mmo i have ever wanted to pay for and may even be the last. I love the fact that there is no spam (not counting the emails) in any chat channels. Thank you, thank you, thank you. This game rocks and i'm thoroughly impressed. Wish i had bought the game when it first was released. Good job guys, keep up the good work.

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Thanks for that 'ray-of-sunshine' post. It's a nice change from the doom n' gloom ones.


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If you invite me to your team, don't complain about my Force Bubble, its for my protection and anyone who doesnt want to die.

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However, you may want to reconsider that belief. FB has a 50' radius and can pretty easily aggro multiple groups. It also tends to be generally hated by tankers & brutes that are trying to herd, with an exception being if the enemies can get pushed into a corner. I tend to use it very sparingly at best. Leaving it running all the time and refusing to shut it off is an easy way to get kicked from a team.

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My client crashes and then I get to sit through 20 minutes of verifying files crap

Seriously what the hell

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On the rare occasion that I have to verify files it takes maybe 60 seconds, so I really doubt you have to wait 20 minutes. Even if it somehow takes 20 minutes(or even 10 minutes) then there is something seriously wrong with your computer.

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Thinking about nuking my hard drive and starting over.

I have a slipstreamed xp SP3 with xlipstreamed CoH (slightly out of date).

Just might do it. Things seem way out of hand.

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I agree. This is probably the best thing to do at this point.

Since CoH runs fine in it's own Safe Mode, that seems to point to the graphics card. Let's try to narrow down possibilities in that area. Clean your current graphics drivers using Driver Sweeper, link in my sig.

1. Use the official uninstaller(s) of the driver(s) you want to uninstall
2. Reboot PC in Safe Mode
3. Run Driver Sweeper and select what to clean
4. Reboot
5. Disable any anti-malware software
6. Install most current drivers


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(Maybe this will help while I wait for someone to explain what I am doing wrong with HijackThis)

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Yes, you must be tired indeed.

From the Main Menu choose, "Do a system scan and save a logfile". After the scan finishes, the report will automatically popup in notepad, waiting to be saved. Press Control+A to select all, then Control+C to copy all and paste that info to your next post.

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the mobo is an asus m4n72-e
and the ram is http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/...ey=%09O261-8038


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Here's the link for the motherboard.

At first I was wondering if this part was a problem, *Due to AMD CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 is supported by AM3/AM2+ CPU for one DIMM per channel only, but your RAM is 800 MHz.

Before you go messing with the CPU settings, verify that your RAM timing and voltage are correct. Be sure it is 2.1v per the OCZ page.

If the timings are all correct, then maybe the issue is from the Serial Presence Detect feature of your OCZ RAM. From what I can see, your ASUS MB doesn't support that feature.

If all other leads given thus far don't pan out, it wouldn't hurt to look in the OCZ forum or maybe even ask their tech support about it.

If it could be drawn on like a whiteboard then it wouldn't be long before phalli started popping up, as well as other artistic 'expression'.

The text version could probably get just as colorful I imagine. Though if we ever get to add lavatories to bases, then that would fit the men's room perfectly.

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Personally I'd check your memory manufacturer's website for default timing and voltage settings. I was having similar issues and came to find out that my memory was getting 0.2 volts than it was rated for. As a result, my BIOS was reading my DDR2 1066 as DDR2 667.

The other problem with AMD dual core proc's is that with the Cool and Quiet settings enabled, they typically slow down when they decide their full processing power isn't needed. Disabling this will make your CPU fan run full blast, but 3,000 rpms shouldn't be too loud. I'd also check out their Dual Core Optimizer download.

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This is worth checking, and it begs another question.

Has your friend even successfully built other systems? Did your friend try to overclock anything on your machine?

Interesting idea overall, though I'm not quite sure if I like it or not.

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1. Torpor - ST Immobilize/Slow. (Much like gravity, it has a distinct slow component if the Immob doesn't take.) You slow the reflexes of your target. Like in the nightmare, if they can move, they can't do it very fast.

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It's a small thing, but whenever I see that word, I think of this. Maybe a different power name would be better?


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Another Either/Or. Some folks may like Spectral Terror. It's a placed pet that does fear - but it wouldn't build domination. Me, both thematically as a Dom and mechanically to build Domination, I'd rather have Terrify or Fearsome Stare. A touch of -tohit wouldn't hurt.

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Spectral Terror already has a -tohit though.

I would gladly change the pointer color/size if I could.

Finding it when 'lost' really isn't that hard though. Just start moving the pointer to a particular corner. Unless multiple desktops are enabled, it can't move off of the screen.

It's a known issue that has been discussed repeatedly. There is no available fix, aside from not using chat at all.

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So my new PC takes almost twice as long to load as my old one.

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You've been posting in the Tech thread long enough to know that this is not remotely enough detail. Try posting specific examples of what takes longer.

Also, did you build this yourself?

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The Brute: A ten ton bowling ball on a flat stretch of road. You can push it around, but it takes a while to get the ball rolling. It damages cars and squishes yappy little dogs, but isn't all that impressive. Then you come to a slope in the road and it takes off, picking up more and more speed wiping out anyone and anything in it's path.

The Stalker: a ten ton bowling ball suspended twenty feet in the air. When someone walks underneath, BAM! Then you push it around for a little bit kinda like the brute, except there's no slope to roll down. They did however leave you the crane. You pick it up again, and BAM!

Two fun and valid playstyles, two fun AT's. The brute is rolling cloud of destruction. The stalker is the precision assassin with a ST nuke. Up to you which you like better.

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That was Golden!

Not a bug, not an exploit. It is WAD (working as designed) though it may not necessarily be WAI (working as intended). Although changing the engine to make this not happen might increase server load to an unfeasible degree.

Basically, there is approximately a 1-1.5 second 'grace-period' to still be able to hit any targets that initially were valid targets. This is how that Blaster's nuke that is activated within that grace period can still hit all the targets that were already knocked away by that Warshade's Gravitic Emanation.

This is no more an exploit than a -def enhancement effecting +def. It's the way the current engine works, and the Devs would prefer that fewer people know about it rather than more.

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Sonic attacks light it as well, being smashing/energy damage

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I assume the OP was asking so they could make sure they have a quick power to ignite it regardless what other sets they may pick... simply by selecting the right origin temp power.

If we wanted to list every power that can set it off.. we'd be here for a long time. lol

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well no [censored] it's not an origin..

others were discussing other abilities that sparked it, i mentioned sonic.

way to be overeager to call someone out

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Way to completely overreact.

Mateo was on-topic and you were not. Feel free to respond with another hissy fit though.