Black_Sabath

For the last few days the map server is making the game unplayable. it seems I get disconnected every 10 minutes to 30 minutes. Is this happening to other players?

I`m running a Bots/Trap currently lvl 27 with capped defense, except Protector Bots. They have 35.6% defense not to shabby. I`m running 0x8 mission settings. Maybe there not the fastest killers, but its nice not having to resummon all the time. Its very nice not face planting on 0x8 missions ^^

My defense are 46.8%. Force Field Generator, Bubbles from Protector bots, 2 pet aura IO`s, & Shield Drone. To increase AoE I use hand grenades, Sands of Mu, & Plasmatic Tazer. Temp Powers are cheap & easy to make ^^

When a game like CoH gets to this age. Its not attracting new players, its more in the stage of recyling. I only speak of this because I come from a 13 yr old MMO. I play a few games atm CoH, UO, & GW. I`m not a huge in NC Soft fan, but they are better than EA.

Should I upgrade to a new Rig? or just my video card?

Dell XPS 410
Intel Duo Core 2 6600 2.4 ghz
4gb of Ram(max ram)
Windows XP Media Center SP 3
NVidia Geforce 9400 (1 gb video ram PCI Express)
Hard Drive Sata 250 gb

It doese not play Ultra mode well. Regular CoX besides Pretoria it doese well. Bought it in 2007. Pretoria I play on Normal settings with it set at Performance. Or do you think I can squeeze a few more years out of it with a new video card? My last PC lasted 7 yrs before I upgraded. I got pretty good at odd ball tweaking.

I`m happy that I got my wifes Aspire 5100 with Vista working better than her mothers new HP laptorp

I`m having a blast in the New Zones. I`ve soloed the whole thing so far, & have only died once. Brute is now sitting at lvl 18 SS/WP, however been using hand grenades sparringly. Also only using DO`s enhancements.

Never have health issues, just ED little blue pills, & rest seem to fix that problem. Opening up on a mob with a few quick hits, & by the time on the second mob fury is about 50%.

Brutes are atleast easier to play out of the box. Unless, its just the power sets I picked, & following some time proven guides ^^

Sometimes player support is better. Fresh install is what fixed mine. ><

I`m having the same problem. & have the same OS as you. I guess my return to CoH will be short lived. Same kind of crap caused me to leave last time. ><

Just wondering if its possable to get Hell on Earth Perma?

Personal Force Field, Defection Shield, & Insulation Shield seem like no brainers to take. How should I slot these? I looked around & it seems I11 is the most recent force field guide I could find(the Force Fielder`s Bible). Are any of the other powers worth taking to protect Minions? or what other Force Field powers would you recomend?

Dark Miasma would be another one. Fits the Demon Primary like a Glove.

Just wondering if anyone has tried playing a Mercs/Therm as a debuffer? Might sound crazy but seems like it might work.

Soldier has room for Defensive Debuffs. Spec Ops has room for Defensive Debuffs, & To-Hit Debuffs. Commando has room for Defensive Debuffs, & knockback. I realize normally MM do not want to take personal attacks. How about taking personal attacks, but not as personal attacks. Both Slug, & M 30 can be slotted as knockbacks, & have some procs thown into them. Burst has both Accurate Defensive Debuff, & Defensive Debuff.

& of course Thermal has a few debuffs, plus its shield for protection for minons. Just wondering how effective this would be at lvl 50.

I was wonder if either DarK Armor or Fire Armor can hit the resist caps? & if it could be done rather inexpensively?

I know both sets have Stamina, Healing, & Damage aura tools. Was either going to role a Fire/DA or Dark/FA for concept reasons.

I`ve been waiting a long time it seems to roll a Blue Brute. Been wanting to get the Hulk Smash Syndrome out of my System ^^ . Never quite got into a Scrapper or Tanker on the Hero Side, However, the Brute always seemed to fit like a glove. For me its been Scrappers are to Squishy not enough Hit Points or Defense, & lack of Super Strength. & the damage out put of a Tanker is meh.

Once Going Rogue hits I figure I`ll be rolling a SS/WP very Hulkish to me, or SS/SD. ATM very tempted to go Red Side & do this but telling myself to wait. Already have a SM/WP at 50 & found it to be a very fun Journey,

Are there any Brute Combo`s you have been waiting to try Hero Side?

What settings do you have for your Blaster when Solo, & at what levels do you change them?

How many Standard Heros do you equal?
What level do you set your opponents to?
Do you set all boss down to EB?

Just started a DP/Devices Blaster & wanted some advice as what is best for optium XP.

Brutes are also not quite as Squish as Scrappers. Do Scrapper have anything compareable to a SS Brute with full Fury & Rage going on? Despite the fact of being around since 2007, I still have alot to learn.

Its nice to get someone else opion. So far the only lvl 50 I have is a Brute. I have a few scrappers, but the Brute seemed so much easier to play, & enjoy.

It just seemed that the Brute feels alot more powerful than any scrapper I`ve played to date.

Its my understanding that after the next expansion launches. You can create a Brute in the alternative Earth that can be a Hero. Please correct me if I`m wrong on this. I`ve played both a Scrapper & a Brute.

A Brute plays like a Scrapper on Steriods. After the launch of Going Rogue, whats the point of a Scrapper anymore? Everone will just be playing Hero Brutes. You may be seeing alot less tankers.

I`m new to this. However, I published a mission & when I play it the mission gives me no XP. I have a minion, Leut, Boss, & EB types. What am I doing wrong?

General Vonn -Mercs/Thermal

Spec Ops: Snake Eyes, & Smoke
Soldiers: Gunner. & Dawg
Medic: Doc

Don`t have a Commando or a name for one yet.

I didnt see Last Hit Chance. However, it doese appear to me that Accuracy are not needed in Henchmen at all. It seems they may not even need the full 6 slots unless I put Uniques or DefDeb etc in their They all had 95% chance to hit this was fighting Yellows. I guess I need to try them out against some Oranges, & check the Pet Combat logs again. & then should have a good idea on slotting them

I`ve been playing Merc/Thermal & having one Fun time with it. Now I have read severeal of the Guides for slotting Mercs, & started veiwing the Combat Attributes. & this was a bad thing becuase I confused the hell out of myself. Some Guides said only slot one or two Accuracy into it, & 2 to 3 damage. Under the Combat Attributes window. The IO`s I put in only showed a 2% to 3% increase in To Hit Bonus. Mercs with IO`s had 88% to hit bonus vrs 86% To Hit Bonus without IO`s. So it seems to me the Accuracy IO`s seem to be a Waste. Is this Correct?

The IO`s were like a 25.6% increase to accuracy & I was using 2. As far as Damage IO`s go. There bonus doesent show at all under the Combat Attributes window. There still needed right? If not there alot of other things I can do with those slots. Should I keep the Damage IO`s, & skip the Accuracy?

Example:
Soldiers- 3 Damage, 2 Defensive Debuffs, 1 Heal(for the Medic)
Spec Ops- 3 Damage, 2 Defensive Debuffs, & 1 To Hit Debuff
Commando- No Clue

Are the Pet Damage sets pretty much worthless, except the Uniques? Just want to know the Optimal Build for each. I try to run two builds one thats team friendly. & the other one I have fun with ^^. Thanks for any Help you can give me.

I fixed my problem. Turns out the problem was a program running in the background called Eamonn or JACT. Its a program that awards points as you play online games. Then you can turn the points in for either a reward or chance to win a reward. I forgot it was even their.

Anyway thats what was messing up my text in game. Turned it off everything is normal again.

Thanks for trying to Help Guys & Gals! Tech Support was unable to solve the issue. So, I went a head & cancelled my subscription. Doesen`t seem they want to give a refund either.
Most likely I won`t be joinning you guys in any NCSoft games in the future either.