Burst_Eagle

I have a KM/Elec and I love it. It does feel squishy in some situations (not many, but it is there), though. The extra +recharge is wonderful. I didn't take the damage aura, so I can't help you there, and the -damage meshes with the +Resistance, but it helps out +Defense sets just as well (when you get hit, it's for less, ect.)

KM has a high DPS and the -Damage is nice, so anything should mesh with it well. I hear people enjoy /Fire with it to go all damage, but I've heard good things of both /Invul and /Dark as well. I am currently debating between those two, to be honest ... haha.

All in all, KM is a great set, it grows as you play and can work with pretty much anything you wanted!

Well, I can't find anything that really matches both comic covers (except for Apex), but some interesting things I noticed (as did others, too ... probably ):

• Boomtown is the primary picture in the first one, Revamp?
  
• The second comic has multiple flight poses shown, Maybe Pool Customization? Maybe?
  
• Someone mentioned NPC Teammates. Both sort of show this as with the first showing Apex/War Witch/Horus' "team," and the second with Apex "looking" for a team ... and probably reading into it WAY too much, but the foreground of the second cover has "8" heroes standing around.
  
• There are autumn-looking trees in the second picture as well ... Weather/Season Cycle perhaps? Maybe? ... Please?

Paranoid speculation is fun!

I read this a few pages back and thought, "Best Idea Evah!" ... pulling out what I would like to see most.

Thanks all! Think I'll stick with Rad/MM For now, see how it goes and decide from there.

I've got a Kin/Sonic Defender and have played Sonic on a Blaster for a short while, but I've somehow never tried Rad .

Thanks again for all of the help!

Heya all! Had an idea for a new alt but I can't seem to pindown a primary.

I was going for a Light concept (grey / gold color customization) but I was stuck between Rad or Sonic Blast along with Mental.

Rad seems to give more of a "Light-Thrower" feel, but I'm not sure if Sonic/MM would be better, gameplay-wise, later down the line.

Fire/MM I've rolled up a few times, I already have an Energy Blaster, and Ice just feels like Ice no matter the color change.

Basically to sum it up: Rad or Sonic/MM? Some pros of each? Cons? Opinions? Thanks in advance! (Should probably note that I solo quite a bit, but I'd enjoy being a team-player if need be. )

Woo! Thanks! That cleared everything up!

Thanks for the help!

Simple question(s) for some, I'd assume ... but Im lost.

I know CoH doesn't utilize Quad cores, does that still apply to Intel Core i7's?

How exactly "does" a quad core work with CoH anyway? Does it only use two of the cores?

Then a question on numbers!
If a Core 2 Duo core has a speed of 2.5GHz, does that mean there are two 2.5's ... equal to 5GHz, all useable by CoH?

Then does that mean i7's with a speed of say, 1.6GHz, have a total of 6.4GHz, of which CoH only uses 3.2? ... or is that the formula for Quads? Then what would be the formula for i7's?

Overall, should I invest in an i7? Or is a Core good enough if CoH is really the only game I play? ... (This is for a laptop by the way, of which I don't own ... trying to make a decision before Black Friday )

P.S. sorry for the frantic-ness, but I'm just so confused!

--Thank you in advance!

Since my last thread didn't seem to get any hits ... I've decided not to roll a Fire/Traps. Instead I'm going to try a Rad/Dark, but I had a question!

Can Rad put out enough damage to solo an AV/Hero? I'd pair it with /Dark, so I thought it could. I know there are other sets that would probably be able to do it better, but I was really interested in Rad for some reason.

Thanks for any help I can get! (Hopefully )

So, after finally being able to get enough time to play again, I thought I'd start a new project...and try to stick with it this time!

I was looking at a Fire/Traps Corr and a kind of Pyro-esque type character concept. But I was wondering ... I've heard good things about the combo...but nothing very specific.

Is there anything I should know upfront? Or is it touch and go? Powers to avoid in the combo? Absolute musts?

I have a 50 Bots/Traps MM, and have had numerous Fire Blasters / Corrs, so I know the general rules for the sets as seperates. But are there any certain tips I should be aware of for this combo?

I should mention that I like to solo ... but I'd team if offered. Thanks all in advance!

As an update: I called, and they said I could replace it at a later time. They didnt give me a list of options though. Not sure if that answers the question, or am I missing something?

Well, long story short. I ordered an HP HDX 16t, and loved it ... for 9 days. In thoes 9 days it bluescreened, wouldn't cooperate with my mouse, and would randomly think I didnt "have" a wireless connector (for the internet).

So we're sending it back. Might get a new one, who knows. But at the moment, I'm looking at the Dell Studio 17 and some educational deal.

$1399 gets you:
2.8 Core2 Duo
64bit Home Premium
17" WLED (1440x900) Screen
4GB DDR2
500GB Hard Drive
And Dell's largest battery (A 9 cell...my HP had a 12cell <.<)
No word on the backlit keyboard, which would be pretty much required for me =\

Its graphics card is the one I mentioned above: 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650

For other options, did you mean while customizing it? In that case, there are none. I'd havent gotten around to calling them yet, which I should do if that's what you suggest.

Really a simple question, I'm looking to buy a new graphics card ... what are the things to look for? Are there certain requirements for certain cards? Or not?

Basically, I was looking at upgrading a 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 to something decent on Nvidia

Also: What is the difference when it says "BFG", "Galaxy", or "PNY", ect.?

Thanks for the help all!

**This is on a laptop by the way ... if that makes a difference.

Tried looking all over for that option and I cant seem to find it in it's control panel.

Would that be the only way to get it to work?

I just got a new bluetooth mouse with my new laptop, and it doesnt seem to want to scroll to zoom in and out. It does in Internet Explorer. The laptop is running WIndows Vista Home Premium 64 bit.

The strange thing that I cant figure out is when I go into the menu, I dont even get the option to set it as the zoom feature.

HP HDX Bluetooth Mobile Laser mouse.

Thanks!

So, I've deicded that I want to make a new MA/ Scrapper. My only problem is that I don't know what to pair it with.

I was looking at /SR, /DA, and /Invul. All three seem to have decently large end issues with DA being possibly the worst.

My Issues:
MA/SR seems like it's a bit over-used, but if it works, it works.

MA/Invul seems like it'd be the middle ground between SR and Dark, but it's not as bright as I thought it was. (Going for a "Golden Age" type Hero, glowing insanely while flip-kicking would be neat! )

Ma/Dark would look really neat, the whole Kicking Shadow type thing. But I'm not sure how well other colors would look on it when i16 comes out.

Overall, I'm shooting for a classic "Golden Age" type Hero, but also "unique". I16 should help with that. (SR would be pretty boring color-wise, and Dark may look a bit art-project-y :P)

Any suggestions / playstyle advice / other options would be greatly appriciated!

Between his absence and Xan's now-random play times ... I feel so alone!

There really needs to be a "Logout to Character Select Screen" option. Having to re-log in every time gets ... old :P

The way I see it is, (yes, I am slightly dissappointed that I can't go fiddling around too) since, as someone else has pointed out, the issue IS about 99% about the new character creator, to have "everyone" able to just waltz in and test it would take away from the 'new-awesome-saucy-ness' that it will have once it hits Open Beta/Live.

They probably want an extra-controlled group of testers to see how the powers play out in all level ranges and such. Keeping Issue 16 discussion down to a dull roar will help them pay attention to things that need attention and not some of the garbage that floats around here. (the boards in general, not "here" :P)

Like I said before hand, I am upset that I can't preview all of my new projects, but, that is probably what the Dev's were going for. This way, with a small controlled testing pool, they can probably power through most of the required testing to bring Open up faster.



...Or, you know, I could be out of mind. It wouldn't surprise me.

I keep mapservering every 5 seconds (literally), then move a few feet, to have it happen again! Anyone else with this issue?