Korith

So what you're saying is that the WTF is a Nemesis plot....

My laptop (running a 9700M GTS) has been having the same problems, using recently updated drivers (I'd have to check the exact version I'm using). Heat has not been substantially different than what I've operated with in the past.

I'm tempted to roll back the drivers - just have to dig out the older install files.


EDIT: Last update I'd run was 266.58. I'm presently rolling back to 260.99, which, IIRC, was my last stable build.

Obviously he was /Storm Summoning, then

Or, for that matter, an ice tank setting its enemies on fire.

Note, however, that for "Chance for X", where the chance is less than 100%, click powers that can be activated at least every 10 seconds are the BEST choice - the faster, the better (eg: Chance for [Type] Damage, Chance for Recharge, Chance for Build Up)

But Disallow invention sets, for similar reasons to why the various Sprints don't take Universal Travel.

If the formula is based on Taunt Duration Remaining, however, and the Target has been out of Aura for 13.4981 seconds (quite possible when trying to draw one AV to another), then the blaster wins Aggro. Furthermore, if Taunt is shaken off faster on account of level differences, a +4 AV would lose said Aggro in about 7 seconds. A strong "kill the squishy" AI mod (which is an unknown in strength, AFAIK) could also potentially overwhelm taunt, if such a thing were programmed.

Presumably due to their higher level. Chances are the taunt duration was reduced by this.

While the Taunt (and Confront, and similar) powers wouldn't be bothered significantly, a taunt aura could fade out nearly in its entirety as its potency is based on duration remaining. Especially Willpower.

Bill Gates allegedly once said that "64K ought to be enough for anybody". If this is true, he was wrong.

Assuming you did mean GB, rather than MB (yes, computer systems have advanced their memory capacities by 3 orders of magnitude over the last 15-or-so years), 4GB will work quite comfortably for a 64-bit system that's running a single instance of City of Heroes and not much else. If you want to dual (or triple, or quad, etc), or if you want to run other applications in the background, the extra RAM will help.

I run the game with a 512MB dedicated video card (9700M GTS), and can manage on low Ultra Mode settings at about 30 FPS, assuming that I'm not running much in the background. I doubt that memory capacity is my bottleneck, but most of the more modern video cards tend to come equipped with 1GB dedicated memory, and would probably handle Ultra Mode better. Resolution can be a big determinant of your graphic card demands. My laptop runs at 1440 x 900, and I experience significant loss of performance when I hook up to a 1080P HD TV (1920x1080 resolution)

Processor speed is my current system bottleneck, at least according to the Windows Performance Scores - I'm running a 2GHz Core 2 Duo, which is rated a 5.5 on Windows 7's scale (all of my other components rate 5.9). For purposes of City of Heroes, you'll generally find that the sum of up to two processor speeds gives you a rough indication of how much processor power you're throwing at the game (though other features, such as cache memory, 4 cores instead of 2, etc, will probably carry some benefit). Reading up on the performance of the various processor lines may prove enlightening as well - there's more to a good, fast processor than just a high clock speed (though high clock speed helps, a lot)

For reference, the laptop I use is a Toshiba Qosmio X300-01u, upgraded to Windows 7 and with a second 640GB Hard Drive added in the secondary Bay (and separated from the other hard drive with a couple of Pog slammers I have from way back when...they're handy for that, provided I don't shake the thing around too much) They've since released the X500 line, which packs a lot more processor and GPU power, and displays in much higher resolution with another inch of screen real estate. If my income wasn't being used for more important things, I'd probably be splurging on one of those, or one of the similar ASUS gaming laptops (depending on pricing differences).

While I doubt that this is an exhaustive list:
-Combining Titans (as indicated by Arcanaville)
-Redcap LT upgrades to boss
-Elite Boss doesn't downgrade to Lt, assumed to have Boss-like drop schedule.
-Calystix the Shaper summons bosses (I think?)
-Lord Recluse Boss summon