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Quote:Originally Posted by Texas Justice
Found a post by Moderator08 about this.
Thanks for the update T.J.
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Quote:Good choiceOriginally Posted by Fatal_Mind
Thank you for all your help everyone. I decided to go with one of the cards F_M_J suggested http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121320
Cheap and seemed like a good deal for the performance/price ratio for what I need. Thanks You should be quite happy with it I imagine.
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Our styles and opinions just differ is all. Preface all of my sentences with "In my opinion"
By not taking and heavily slotting World of Pain you are doing your team a disservice, provoke or no.
You will still spend the majority if your time healing your henchman, yourself, and the rest of the team with or without provoke, that is the main focus of your secondary.
Part of the problem with "Tankerminding" on a team is that you can not control your pets, as you would lose Bodyguard, and often can cause more harm than good when left to their own devices in a densely spawned map.
And yes, definitely get Resurrect along with Share Pain and Enforced Morale. I use the last two heavily when in teams and they love me for it!
I am unsure of the weight I would give to being able to pull a "Hero" off a tank in the LRSF since that hero will squish you in two or maybe 3 hits, in all likelihood one if CoX didn't have the one-shot clause :P and healing nictus hits like a pansy :>
Personally, if an MM pulled aggro from me while I was tanking by using Provoke, I would ask him/her to please not do that again, and if it continued I would kick him/her from the team. It is very disruptive to have to fight for aggro when it is not necessary, which is 95% of the time.
So, in summation, and again this is just my opinion, Provoke has limited use while in a team environment and should not be taken over World of Pain. If you fell you need to, and can take both without hurting your build elsewhere, then I see no issue with it. -
...of those two, the Radeon is the far better card.
If you want to stick with nVidia, and I wouldn't blame you, in your price range I would suggest taking a look at either http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130485 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121320
The first one being the better of most previously mentioned cards with exception of the 4670 which it would still edge out, but not by much, and still within your price range after rebate. I do love Newegg!
Since it is nvidia you won't have to deal with all the tweaking and option adjustments to get CoX to run smooth and beautiful. -
In that price range, i would suggest a Radeon HD 4670. If you can push it to $100 then the Radeon HD 4850 512 MB would be a nice option.
I know Radeon cards are not the prefered card for CoX, but for the price range you listed, those were the picks from one of the most respected hardware review sites on their "Best Graphics Cards for the Money August '09" and I have a link for you if you wish to read the entire article.
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So are you doing what I am doing? Clicking on all those emails and the links in them and actually going to each thread out of fear of "There may also be other replies, but you will not receive any more notifications until you visit the forum again." notice? :P
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I found this article quite informative myself.
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Yes, it is happening to me too. It is sending me emails that it has already sent days or even weeks ago. Must be a glitch in the notification server.
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Yep, I have had the same issues. I also chose to pay using Paypal and have had the exact same issue when I tried to buy 5 more slots.
I agree, the system is whacked and could really use a tweak or two.
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Quote:Your advice is great for the MM that intends to solo. The build I posted was the one I used to level to 50 with and was from a Team Oriented style. I only solo'd only on rare occasion, I was in teams all the time. Everyone wants a /pain alongOriginally Posted by Deacon_NA
I just wanted to give my 2 inf, since this is a combo I recently took to 50 and enjoyed the ride.
Even with maxing out the +Resistance in Wold of Pain, Genin are going to get one-shot way before healing them will help, especially when you turn the difficulty meter up. This became much less of an issue when I took (and well slotted) Provoke and started tankerminding. I view Provoke as one of the key, game changing powers I took while leveling up. If I could hold aggro, the Genin would live and I could spend more time buffing the Ninjas (Smoke Flash, Enforced Morale, Painbringer) than healing (and resummoning) them.
I do not view Enforced Morale as optional. Not that you're going to keep the buff up full time on 6 henchmen, but there are times you're to want to be very proactive with it (Rikti and Malta to name just a couple).
So there are some tough choices to make. I don't think skipping Stamina is an option. Despite being a Leadership junkie, I chose to not take those powers.
Depending on your intentions at 50, you may want to rethink your late game powers. Although I leveled up my Ninja/Pain solo, my lvl 50 activities are mostly high level SFs (LRSF, ITF and LGTF) so I think the rez is actually useful (as is Share Pain), moreso than Night Fall. And having a slotted out World of Pain really helps, also it's not just resist, its also +DMG and +toHit so, bonus!
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Here is one i have leveld with and it has worked out great. Awesome team support as well as being able to keep pets healed through most encounters. Although you will lose the Genin fairly often, but they are super squishy anyway :P
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
WTF?: Level 50 Technology Mastermind
Primary Power Set: Ninjas
Secondary Power Set: Pain Domination
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Teleportation
Ancillary Pool: Leviathan Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Call Genin -- BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg(A), BldM'dt-Dmg/EndRdx(3), BldM'dt-Acc/EndRdx(3), BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(7), BldM'dt-Acc(7), BldM'dt-Dmg(43)
Level 1: Nullify Pain -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(5), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(9), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Dct'dW-Rchg(17), Dct'dW-Heal(19)
Level 2: Soothe -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(5), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(9), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Dct'dW-Heal(17)
Level 4: Share Pain -- Heal-I(A)
Level 6: Train Ninjas -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 8: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 10: Combat Jumping -- Krma-ResKB(A), Zephyr-ResKB(43), ULeap-Stlth(46), LkGmblr-Rchg+(50)
Level 12: Call Jounin -- BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg(A), BldM'dt-Dmg/EndRdx(13), BldM'dt-Acc/EndRdx(13), BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15), BldM'dt-Acc(15), BldM'dt-Dmg(19)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 16: Conduit of Pain -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 18: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(37)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), EndMod-I(21)
Level 22: Suppress Pain -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(23), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(23), Dct'dW-Heal(25), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(25)
Level 24: Enforced Morale -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 26: Oni -- BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg(A), BldM'dt-Dmg/EndRdx(27), BldM'dt-Acc/EndRdx(27), BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(29), BldM'dt-Acc(29), BldM'dt-Dmg(31)
Level 28: World of Pain -- ImpSkn-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpSkn-ResDam/Rchg(31), ImpSkn-EndRdx/Rchg(31), ImpSkn-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(33), ImpSkn-Status(33), RechRdx-I(33)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(34), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(34), RedFtn-Def(34), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 32: Kuji In Zen -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 35: Anguishing Cry -- AnWeak-DefDeb(A), AnWeak-Acc/DefDeb(36), AnWeak-Acc/Rchg(36), AnWeak-DefDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(36), AnWeak-Acc/Rchg/EndRdx(37), AnWeak-%ToHit(37)
Level 38: Painbringer -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Rchg(39), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(39), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(39), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Dct'dW-Heal(40)
Level 41: School of Sharks -- Enf'dOp-Acc/Rchg(A), Enf'dOp-Acc/EndRdx(42), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob/Rchg(42), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob(42), Enf'dOp-Immob/Rng(43)
Level 44: Knockout Blow -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(45), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(45), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(45), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(46), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46)
Level 47: Shark Skin -- ImpSkn-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpSkn-ResDam/Rchg(48), ImpSkn-EndRdx/Rchg(48), ImpSkn-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(48), ImpSkn-Status(50)
Level 49: Recall Friend -- EndRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
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Well damn, I'm sorry it didn't fix the problem. At least it made it a little better?
By defaulting it to off, then the majority of the population would have to re-enable it to see it so that would not really make sense. However, I don't see any issue with adding an option to turn the animations off.
I am unsure of what advice to give now, perhaps checking Billz extensive thread on ATI tweaks to see if anyone there has had similar situation as yours.
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Quote:that could mean that maybe there is a fix for it in SP2, since it wasn't out yet, maybe it's in there now!Originally Posted by Scootertwo
Undated Video drivers
Updated sound drivers.
and I very upset that the automatic updater missed sp2. burning the image onto a disk now and will install as soon as that finishes, then I will see if the animation still cause lag.
I am not holding my breath, considering that I had this problem when i14 was new and the drivers were up to date and sp2 wasn't even out yet.
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Nearly 5 years with only a single build, then a miracle happens and we get dual builds! Now people are complaining that 15 mins is too long, and having to goto a trainer is too inconvenient?
I for one am just thrilled to have two builds I can choose from on the same toon. The number of times I had wanted to switch between the builds faster than the 15 min delay was maybe..3 or 4 out of the hundreds of times I have changed.
A 15 min wait is a tiny price to pay for not having to level 2 AT's with same powersets but with different builds for use in different team makeups. -
Quote:The reason we are saying that is because none of us are experiencing this issue. Hence, it is not the animations themselves that is causing the problem.Originally Posted by Scootertwo
All you guys keep saying is it's not the animations....
But when I finally get the animations to turn off the lag goes away.
This is the only place I experience any lag. I don't even lag out during Rikti invasions in Atlas Park on virtue.
Rule number one of finding a solution to a problem.
If you do something and it fixes the issue, undo what you did to see if issue returns. if it does that is obviously the solution.
The simplest answer is probably the right one.
More likely, the problem is something on your system that is either interfering with, or just not able to handle the animations correctly and this may be what is causing you this lag. This would be why you were asked to put up the HijackThis and CoH Helper logs.
Several suggestions have been made, including the very important one of updating to SP2 as well as updating the out of date drivers (in yellow). If you are still having issues after doing these things, it may be a hardware problem that would need a bit more investigating to find. -
ZombieMan beat me to it. There are several things that raise red flags in your HijakThis file.
While I may not go to the extreme he has suggested, at least not at first, I would at the very least clean up your registry and get rid of those nasty spyware/adware.
Malwarebytes would work wonders for you, and it is totally free. -
Quote:This is most likely contributing to, if not the direct cause of your problems. I would highly suggest you update to SP2 as well as updating your video drivers.
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506)
The animations are not causing any undue lag on myself, or any of a dozen SG mates that I have asked to test for me. They are all on varying quality of computers from 6+ year old granny boxes to high end gaming rigs. -
Quote:Except, it's actually not. It does seem to stay in the top 5 however. Currently the ones that are consistently fighting for first place are Avira and Avast.
...an antivirus like AVG free. its the best free one out.
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Quote:The VB100 logo signifies that It detects all In the Wild viruses during both on-demand and on-access scanning, and it generates no false positives when scanning a set of clean files. So, in my opinion, using a product with this logo is the best idea.Originally Posted by Hugginator
The point to get from this wasn't that there was differing qualities of AV software, it was instead that the very very best AV software was only ~95% effective on the most recent known Virus on the reactive (after its known and the definitions are downloaded), and the very very very best AV software was only ~79% effective on the proactive (heuristics etc) emerging unknown viruses.
If its not stopping 99.9-100% let alone just 99.0% considering that there are 30-100 new viruses every day, its not doing a good enough job and more significant protections are needed including not running as admin, having control over scripting, changing email and browsing habits, staying patched, etc etc etc, virus writers have always had the upper hand in this battle, now they are really making use of it, sitting back and pretending that your AV will protect you will get you rooted.
I totally agree with you that the efficacy of these products is much lower than we would all want. I just feel that having 95% chance is much better than 0%. I follow just about the same security procedures you have listed in the past, and yes I have been pretty much virus free for over a decade. But, there have been the lucky few that have gotten through and my AV has caught it before it caused any irreparable damage.
The problem I believe may not necessarily be with the lack of ability of the AV programs, but may be the fact that the vast chunk of the computer using population doesn't have ANY av solution running, or are still using the 90 day demo that came with their computers long after the 90 days have expired and they still think they are protected.
Obviously the above category does not include anyone from these forums, but I was shocked to find out just how many computers there are without any form of protection on them. I sure hope MS gets the go ahead to put their Microsoft Security Essentials bundled with new pc's, but i feel they won't be able to thanks to Symantec and McAfee paying vendors to pu their rubbish bundled on computers instead. -
Quote:Ah, so asking someone for some evidence to back up a statement is calling them a liar?Originally Posted by Lime_Jello
Sorry, you came into this thread and rudely accused someone of lying basically, then being rude to other people and throwing your internet weight around as if what you spout should be taken as gospel.
Even going so far as to harangue the OP who politely asked FOR people's opinions on what decent internet/computer security would be.
Please stop posting your self-righteous and indignant arguments. Let the thread be an 'OPINIONATED' base for the different kinds of security out there and the way people use it.
I do back up my opinions with factual data and links to respected sites backing up my claims. If this means "throwing my internet weight around" then so be it.
I never once "harangued" the OP, and in fact contributed quite a bit of information regarding various AV services and their reliability.
As for your comment on me letting this be an thread on opinions, err...my very first post backed that up saying everything in this thread was opinion, which obviously includes me but thanks.
Thanks for the string of quotes of my OPINIONS taken out of context and then not given any narrative, not sure what your point was there.
If you wish to attack me personally in a thread which you were not originally involved in and does not contain any relevant information to the topic, please PM it to me so you don't derail this thread more than you already have, thanks. -
Quote:Of course there will always be variations in quality of software. That is the whole purpose behind VB100 and other testing sites.Originally Posted by Hugginator
Also of note is the large number of programs that passed. The ones that failed are little known, or poor quality programs anyway.
The ones that passed are ones I would expect to, Avira and Kaspersky among them.
Among the failures, Symantec...huge surprise! /sarcasm off
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I prefer to stick with proven top tier products, and not just settle for whatever "fills my line item". There is a considerable difference between quality in AV products in both wild detection, and known detections.
If you use IE in ANY form you are at greater risk than if you used Firefox, Chrome or even Opera and Safari.
AV's, good AV's, are far from useless against zero day virii/trojans, etc. Heuristic analysis can make a good bit of difference, and is quite capable of catching previously unknown viruses. No, it's not perfect, and does give false positives but the engines are improving along with the newer viruses and detection is only getting better and more accurate.
Viruses, trojans, phishing and social engineering don't belong in the same category. The last 2 rely on human stupidity rather than exploiting any vulnerabilities in any software.
There is no program that will protect you from Social Engineering, and it only takes common sense to be protected from phishing. -
Quote:Interesting, since nearly, if not all, "free" products state specifically that they are not to be used in a commercial environment.Originally Posted by macskull
The computer service/sales shop I work at uses AVG and MalwareBytes, and occasionally Advanced SystemCare. For the few times we've had customers request some sort of web filter, we've found K9 has worked just fine, though it is a bit stringent.
Not sure why people are even still using AVG when it is clearly not the best product. It is consistanly behind Avira and Avast in testing, how it manages to even stay in the top 3 confuses me. Must be the power of advertising, because it sure isn't on performance.
I use Avira AntiVir Personal Free edition (and you can easily disable the popup that some people whine about) and love it. It is very fast scanning and light on resources.
Here are some articles of interest.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...s-software.htm
http://antivirus.about.com/od/antivi...a/freeav_2.htm
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Quote:I don't see how that is anything near "putting words in your mouth" I was simply making a statement. No where did I say "You said..." "Like Ironblade said..." etc or anything. I only said to not have one was asking for trouble, which in fact would support your statement if anything. Sorry, but you are not the center of attention, everything is not always about you.Originally Posted by Ironblade
Oh, and this comes awfully close to putting words in my mouth and claiming that I suggested people not bother with anti-virus. My exact words were:
"By all means, install AVG (I use it). For malware, SpyBotSD and AdAware are both on my computer."
As for the backpedaling comment, perhaps that was not the right word. I just founf it amusing how you went from
toQuote:Many security experts are moving toward the opinion that most AV and malware software simply don't cut it because they are reactive and, in many cases, it's already too late.
just seems odd to go from a definitive statement very exactly stated, to one that, at least appears to be, filled with conjecture.Quote:I read that on a security site, was skeptical, and found the same basic opinion expressed elsewhere.
If I remembered where I had seen it, I'd post a link. But I don't...
I don't know why you are even arguing with me, we are essentially saying the same thing. I just feel it is more important than you do, but we both advocate using them.
It all started by me asking for some evidence to support a rather bold and seemingly unlikely statement which, despite your smiley faces and dismissive comments, still has not been proven or supported so I will just drop it and hope an uninformed person reading this post at least gets the point that he should have and use an AV solution supported by at least some kind of malware/spyware utility. -
Quote:Six of one, half dozen of the other? They are both on the same side of the fence imo.Originally Posted by Black_Marrow
Wow. You see, some people don't understand the meaning of this thread. It's noa bout complaining about the 3rd mission, it's about pointing out that it's been this way for so long. Keeping it this way, especially on one of the best TF/SFs in the game, doesn't exactly speak well for this game's development team. This merely meant to help the developers in their quest for ultimate game playability.
Mateo - I would love to join you on one of your ITF's, however all my 50's are on Virtue.
best i have is a mid to high 30's SoA on Freedom. :|