Ching_Dizzle

UPDATE: my apologies folks, I don't make it to the forums as often as I should, and RL has been a pain lately.

That, and my minimal spare time has been spent in CoH!

So with that said, I'm pleased to report that since the last big update released, the game's been running great and I no longer have to do all the safe mode efforts to get set up. I just log in, and start gaming! Things started working normally again when i20 came out, and I had no issues switching to the new Mac updater, FYI. It's worked great for me.

Just wanted to provide that update, and say thanks however I can to the folks that have helped us (CuppaManga in particular, for the efforts here). It was really nice to see the effort made to help us Mac users out. Now, the only issue I'm having is inconsistency on whether I have dialogue show during cut scenes (usually no). But I can live with that just fine.

Manga: which suggestions should I try, any specific one? A couple didn't seem related to my issue.

Update, for what it's worth:
First off, the weird issue I was having with vehicles/buildings/etc stacking at my toon's location was resolved by turning environment reflections off. I was bummed cuz I dug that new (to me) 'ultra mode' setting but worth it for the craziness to cease.

While it's annoying as hell, for my sanity I've now resigned myself to the following pattern every single time I go to log in: delete preferences folder; log in using file verify & safe mode; make changes to my settings while in safe mode; quit & reload in normal mode; go through resetting all my window locations/etc; GAME.

It's annoying but tolerable for a short period of time. The only thing that sucks is by doing that I have no control over the water effects settings, but for whatever reason I'd swear the game is running smoother than before. And that's my story.

*edit: I should note, I run almost all settings at high, with the exception of no shadows and usually only medium water effects settings.*

And since I'd forgotten to mention before: I've got a 2-yr old 24" mac, intel core 2 duo, 2.66ghz, 4gb memory, 1.07 bus speed, nvidia geforce 9400.

Hiya folks......not a regular visitor to the forums, but much respect for everyone here. I've played CoH on and off over the past 5 years, the last time leaving because one day I simply could no longer log onto the game. This occurred a few months after switching to a mac. I went through 2 weeks of trouble tickets to no resolution (circles) and eventually couldn't take it any longer.

A bud got me back into the game a couple weeks back, and needless to say I was again hooked. That was, until last night, where once I was forced to install the new updater, and since then have been in gaming hell trying to log in. SO, please bear with me as I try to keep a calm head whilst typing.

I too am getting stuck on a black screen during log in. I was able to log in after deleting the preferences folder, but it took almost 2 hours of efforts to convince the game to let me slowly change my settings back to normal (must reboot for changes to take effect, which has about a 50/50 chance to not work since a preferences folder now exists!). I eventually got my settings back to normal and was able to get the log in to work several times in a row. Somehow I think trying the circle once while in safe mode helped, although that's a theory with no proof. Still, we're talking time after time of waiting to see if the game would lock up and force me to hard boot the comp. Very displeasing.

So, issues supposedly resolved, I came home today ready for a full friday night of gaming, only to be stuck on the black screen again. I simply cannot go through this process every time I want to play. PLEASE HELP.