KingCrazy

I know this is slightly off topic, and I'm guessing many people have already asked this, or someone's going to bash me for my lack of knowledge, but may I asked what this "End game content" that I keep hearing about, means? I'm hoping it doesn't mean the end of CoH itself...

Ok so after much trouble and hassle and anger, I finally got the CoH Test patcher to work after I messed it up, deleted it, and reinstalled it twice. (Thank you CuppaManga for your epic troubleshooting topic)

BUT WAIT, THERES MORE.

CoH Test patcher is stuck at "Checking Updater" and refuses to do any more.

Has anyone else been having issues with Test lately?

Hello, me again. I've been having a LOT of issues with missions lately... actually, for the past few MONTHS.

Normally this happens in Arachnos bases. I think there was one time it happened outside of Arachnos bases, but other than in my Super Group base while editing it (Which has only happened once or twice... odd...), Arachnos bases are where its at.

Every time I get a mission to go into an Arachnos base now, I feel like its me Vs. the clock. I feel like I only have so much time before CoH just closes out and doesn't even give me a crash report, or any message. (That's right, you heard me. It doesn't even give me a message.)

At first I thought it was only with the Johnny Sonata mission to steal the contract. I had started this mission months ago, then left CoH for awhile. I was having the problem then, and I sent a bug report, but I got on hoping to see it fixed after several months, and BOOM, it happens again.

It's never in the same spot, either. I've had it happen on the first floor of an Arachnos base, second, sometimes no even at all... but thats rarely.

I'm not expecting any answers to this, honestly. I wanted to get this out there because it's one of the many things wrong with the Mac Client that I've noticed, and haven't posted.

Oh, heh. Thanks.

Ok I've been having this problem, randomly too.

Occasionally, when I get on my iMac Snow Leopard (Which is fully up to date on software updates), I always randomly get this long streak of "Connecting..." numbers.

I waited awhile, hoping it would connect finally, and I came back to it saying, "Connecting #15"

Is there any fix for this? And am I the only one that this happens to?

(Btw, my signal strength is full)

I'm running an iMac Snow Leopard, that should be fully up to date.

Now I'm curious if anyone has had the same problem that I do,

When running CoH in windowed mode on the Mac, does anyone experience lag like I do, when you click outside of it to say, get on the internet while playing?

My computer lags like CRAZY, and it takes forever to do anything. However once I get back into CoH, it works perfectly fine.

I've been noticing this for awhile, and I was curious if anyone else has had this problem.

I've noticed a bug with the filter on (I'm sorry, but I dont care if you people don't care about this, I personally dont like to hear swearing in this game).

Even though I have the filter ON, I still see the words in the bubbles, and personally I dont like to see the F word so often, or any other word. Yet the word in censored in the box where it shows the words. This isnt a very affective filter, if you ask me.

I know, I know, "WELL GROW UP AND START SWEARING!", I don't swear, people, and I never will. I'd just like this bug to be known, and fixed. The point of a FILTER, is to FILTER out the words that people don't want/want their kids to see.

I dont want to seem rude, so I just want you to know that a head of time before you read this.

1. I know.
2.Yes, I never said who it was going to be by, I just asked if at some point an alternative could be made.
3.as I said above.

Ok, thank you.

Before you continue reading, please leave if your comment is going to include these types of things:
-"Mac client hasn't been out for very long, and so no one has been able to make programs for CoH Mac"
-"Mac fails, buy a PC."
-"Use bootcamp."
-"Use VMware fusion."
-"Use CrossOver."
-"Use Parallels."
-"Use WINE."
Please resist from commenting these, I'm aware about all of them, and I don't need to be reminded.

Don't you guys think it's a little unfair that Mac doesn't have the ability to use programs that might help out in CoX? Well, not HELP out, but like we can't use a demo launcher to make things easier, we cant use the character designer, and we can't use many more of those nice programs.

I know, I know, "BUY A PC, MAC FAILS.", or "Mac client hasnt been out for very long..." I've heard it all before, but first, let me explain my situation...

Before I got my Mac, I was surrounded by slow, old PCs, ones with 256 MB of Ram, or less, so they couldn't run CoX (I tried on my HP Windows XP laptop). My only choice was my sister's Toshiba Vista laptop, since she first got me into CoX by hearing about it from friends, and installing it on her computer (I wont go into details). Well, that and my Dad's >WORK< laptop (Off limits, since whenever I download something, and then suddenly something on his computer doesnt work right, he blames the game I installed, when it has nothing to do with it) were the only choices of installation, but as you can guess, that isn't a choice. So when I got my iMac, I was happy since I could play with my sister in CoH at the same time. She'd bring her laptop down into the kitchen (Where the iMac is located), and we'd both get on different accounts. If at any time I needed to use one of the programs I mentioned earlier, I'd use her computer. Well, now, that sister, yeah she went to college, taking her computer with her. I'm left with my iMac, and a bunch of slow computers. I can't install CoX on any of them, in fear of low requirements, or anything else. I really want to use those programs, but sadly I can't, since I need the .net framework, and even WINE can't get Mac to install a windows .net framework. I've tried Mono, and no, it didn't work. Mac Mono, it asked for windows, windows, it gave me an error. I've tried Parallels, nothing. CrossOver, failure. Bootcamp, nope. WINE, not gonna work.

I really find it unfair how it's impossible to use any of those programs on Mac. I'm not asking anyone to make alternative ways (Though it'd be nice), but all I'm saying is that there needs to be some kind of Mac program made that will let you do all that, at SOME point. Not saying soon, not saying now... just, at some point.

Anyone else agree that we should get some alternative way some time/have this problem?

It should be under the fun section, dunno why...

I think that's a really good idea. The rikti seem very under-used lately, and so do the bases, and I'm sure the devs could come up with a great story to go with it.

My only suggestion is that if they did do it, that later in time they'd get different groups to be able to raid your base (e.g. Hellions, Skulls, Council, etc..). Or maybe the more you kill guys from that enemy group, the more of a chance there would be for them to attack, kind of like they're getting revenge.

As I said that would have to be later on, because things have to build up.

Has anyone else had random crashing? I've been walking around Grandville on my 41 thug/trick arrow MM, asking if there's anything up, and all the sudden, BAM! I get a crash. I can't copy any of the information, because even the crash report window gets stuck.

This has happened twice. This started happening right after the game got stuck in the Cap AE building. I was going to see if there was anyone there (Out of boredom), and there was maybe one or two people. I was about to leave, as I jumped over the table where you can make missions, right next to the door at the left of the stairs (Right side, if you're going up. Left if you're going down). Suddenly, the game froze. I was unable to do anything, and I waited to see if I lost connection to the map server. Nothing happened. It just was frozen. I force quit CoX (With nothing else to do), and walked away from the computer.

I came back a few minutes later, and got on. I started the CoH patcher, and pressed next and "I agree". After that, I got an error, and didnt send it. I tried it again... the screen went black, as usual... but it didnt go into the log in screen. It stayed black. Once again I force quit, and tried it a third time. This time it worked, and I got on. I was jumping around Grandville, bored, when suddenly BAM! Crash report.

Once AGAIN, I left it alone and came back. This time it took 4 tries to get it working. I finally got in, in Grandville, heading for they ferry. Once again BAM! Crash report.

I didn't check to see if they were the same... but I have no idea what went wrong. I'll try restarting the computer, seeing if that'll help. But for now I'm wondering if Force Quit caused something to be corrupt.

Any ideas?

EDIT: I restarted my Mac and its working fine. No idea what had happened. I don't know if I can close/delete my own topics, but to someone who can: It can be closed/deleted.

I shouldn't, I just wish I was.

It would be nice to be one of the first people to see something... bah, with my luck, it'll never happen :P

Well, as I said, I'd like to keep Super Speed... (Its one of my characters signature powers)
Anyway, I'll see how this all works out.

Btw, trollers still have masteries. I've gone with earth, since I hear it has good defense. So far it hasnt shown much support... but eh

And Earth's embrace is a good self heal, so if I just get the right enhancements for that, I can get a nice quick and effective heal.

Edit: Done. I've finished my respec, thanks for all the information I gathered. I went with TP, SS, almost all the Mind powers (everything but mass confusion), dispersion field, siphon, cage, fitness, fighting, and stone mastery. Thanks guys, hope this works (This was always my more fighty build anyway. XD)

Ok, I put those both together, and I should have enough info for my build.
(Hi Boxxy )

For my travel power(s), I'd like to keep super speed, but after the cheap "Foe Teleport" today, I'm not sure.

I think I'll still be able to keep both TP and SS, since I'll take out my stealth, and whirlwind, and have 2 extra powers to pick. I could get Foe TP, too, because if I totally take out SS, then what if someone uses foe tp when I'm teleporting... SL + SS might be nice, since SL I could get either another attack, or some defense, and for SS, I could get a faster recharge. Plus, SL and SS are the two fastest travel powers in the game.

Ideas/suggestions?

Ok, what about the rest of my powers?

And teaming wont help me in killing people by myself... >.< which is what I want (is to kill by myself), because I need the kill badges and stuff.