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Whats happening here is based on the fact that CoH stores all graphical/audio settings in the computer's Registry. There is not any sort of config or ini or prefs file stored in the actual CoH directories. Whats happening is that when you adjust the settings on Copy 2, it writes that info to the registry, which is then read in by Copy 1 when you re-launch it. How to get around this ? no idea.

Also, if you are wanting to skip the updater (I think thats what you are asking?), you would create a shortcut to CityofHeroes.exe, and modify the shortcut by adding "-project coh" to the Target box, so it looks like:

"C:\City of Heroes\CityOfHeroes.exe" -project coh

where C:\City of Heroes\ is wherever you have it installed, should be present in the Target box already. Also note the space between the " and the -, and the lack of quotes around the -project coh (common errors)

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That jives with the reply I just got back from Support - they called it a "latency issue with one of our peer ISPs".

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If you contact Customer Support, be prepared to provide the following:

-How do you connect to the internet?

-Do you use DSL, cable, dial-up, satellite, or another connection method?

-Do you use any routers, hubs, or switches? If so, could you tell us the make and model of that equipment?

-Who is your Internet service provider?

-Where are you located? Your city and state/province would be helpful.

-Are you on a home, campus, business, or military network?

-Are you using a firewall application? If so, which one?

-Do you use any Internet Security Applications (ISA) such as CYBERsitter, "Net-Nanny," ZoneAlarm®, McAfee® or Norton™?

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Nthing the "Can hardly play on East coast servers, West coast is fine" complaint. Netgraph is infested with red lines.



That's with me just standing idle under Atlas in Atlas Park.

Location: Sarasota, FL
ISP: Comcast (Comcast of West FL)
Problem: "A red spike nearly every 2-5 seconds, resulting in an extreme of lost packets. Although I am able to stay connected, I experience jittery NPCs/players, delayed animations, completely failed animations and twitchy enemy mobs after they have been defeated."

Netgraph says my ping is in the 180-200 range. I tried tracerouting to Liberty, but apparently traceroutes fail when tracing to a City of server. Gets as far as Chicago then dies.


08/17/09 23:13:02 Fast traceroute 206.127.152.51 (aka 206-127-152-51.plaync.com / Liberty server)
Trace 206.127.152.51 ...
1 192.168.0.1 0ms 0ms 0ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
2 No Response * * *
3 68.87.239.141 9ms 9ms 9ms TTL: 0 (GE-1-2-ur01.sarasota.fl.westfl.comcast.net ok)
4 68.87.238.97 8ms 10ms 11ms TTL: 0 (te-9-4-ar02.venice.fl.westfl.comcast.net ok)
5 68.85.213.14 11ms 10ms 22ms TTL: 0 (te-7-2-ar01.bonitasprngs.fl.naples.comcast.net ok)
6 68.87.236.102 13ms 12ms 13ms TTL: 0 (te-8-4-ar02.bonitasprngs.fl.naples.comcast.net ok)
7 68.86.164.41 24ms 17ms 19ms TTL: 0 (te-0-2-0-6-ar03.northdade.fl.pompano.comcast.net ok)
8 68.86.91.81 22ms 22ms 19ms TTL: 0 (pos-0-5-0-0-cr01.miami.fl.ibone.comcast.net ok)
9 68.86.85.193 34ms 34ms 32ms TTL: 0 (pos-2-3-0-0-cr01.atlanta.ga.ibone.comcast.net ok)
10 68.86.85.169 64ms 53ms 52ms TTL: 0 (pos-1-8-0-0-cr01.chicago.il.ibone.comcast.net ok)
11 68.86.89.58 52ms 52ms 54ms TTL: 0 (tenge13/4.br03.chc01.pccwbtn.net probable bogus rDNS: No DNS)
12 No Response * * *


The person who referred me to this thread stated that the next hop after pccwbtn.net should be Liberty, or something else (a router/gateway) under NCSofts control.

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I can has mint gelly ?



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testing ! whee !

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I'd call this a combo of subjective/objective....

What was the logic/though process behind creating the Javelin's Volley IO set and making it a PvP set, when (IMO) its demand for PvE will far outstrip its PvP demand ?

Here's my reasoning:

At some point in the past, the devs apparently decided that certain PBAoE IO sets weren't very well suited for "nuke" type powers, such as Nova and Inferno, probably because they had set aspects that are somewhat less useful to nukes, such as End Redux and Range. Why put End Redux in a power that will eat all your End anyway ? And also, these sets lack significant amounts of Recharge.

Thus were created the sets "Obliteration" and "Eradication". Both sets are purely Accuracy, Damage, and Recharge, with exactly one IO offering a bit of End Redux.

But why were no equivalents to Obliteration and Eradication created for Targeted AoEs, such as Full Auto, Rain of Arrows, and Thunderous Blast ? We now have a situation where IO sets are available for the nukes only in certain Blaster sets.

But now we have Javelin's Volley - which is (surprise!) pretty much a clone of Obliteration/Eradication, but for Targeted AoEs. The fact that this is a PvP set will ensure a low supply of this set, while the demand for it will probably be very high and very constant.

My request then is for the devs to create a pair of non-PvP origin sets equvalent to Obliteration/Eradication for Targeted AoE.

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