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The devs basically said that any questions about release dates will be answered "soon".

I'd kill for a new crafted knockback IO set that included a proc that just turned KB to KD and wasn't unique. Just give me that so my energy blast characters can stop knocking things out of their own range please.

And I was wondering what the opinions of our illustrious community thinks of the new rig. I play alot of different games some more resource intensive than others and my current machine is pushing 5 or 6 years old. So I felt it was time to upgrade. Here's what I am planning on but I was hoping some of the more technically minded among you could point out any flaws or things I've overlooked in my setup. I've only submitted the relevant parts for the sake of brevity.

Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Quad Core) (Overclocked around 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LX (Intel Z77 Chipset)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz

Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps)
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)

Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB (Includes PhysX)
Cooling: Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)


My current system while old is still fairly robust but coh gives me unacceptable fps if I try to push the ambient occlusion. Otherwise everything else is maxed. I think that's probably the fault of my current processor (dual core 2.66) since the video card (ATI Radeon 5750 I think) should be more than a match for anything coh can throw at it. While I know the above specs for my new machine will be overkill for coh I do play other games that are very graphically intense and I want this new machine to last awhile. Any feedback about the specs would be appreciated!

Once upon a time having a level 2 in your group threw off the xp curve and gave everyone that wasn't the level 2 massive amounts of xp. The lvl 2 got no xp but got paid by basically getting all the SO drops.

I remember people camping out in the magic shop in IP while one higher lvl killed mobs around the shop and people were just dinging left and right.

I spend much more than I used to simply cause there's more I want.

I maintain my sub because I like playing at all levels and having access to pretty much everything. I also like the 550 stipend each month. I've spent on the order of 200$ more than I probably would have just on bulk point purchases.

The first hundred was way back just after freedom launched cause I was a few months away from tier 9 and didn't know how soon celestial would be replaced (needless to say I had plenty of time and didn't realize it). But the extra tokens were well used and I've had a surplus since then so whenever a new tier 9 costume set is added I will always have the tokens to get them all on day one.

The second hundred was after all the new shinies, super packs, inventory expansions, etc had depleted my stockpile and I had to refuel. So I bought another 100, used several of the tokens for free super packs (and yay got my wolf!) and saved the rest of the tokens for new costume sets.

I'll be spending another hundred in the next few months since my stockpile is again running low and I'll have a ton of new stuff to buy like Sorcery, Nature Affinity, Bio Armor, more enhancement inventory, new super packs and who knows what else!

Sure I look back and am surprised at how much I've spent but when I really examine it I can't honestly say I am unhappy with my expenditure or haven't gotten my money's worth. I have all the ATO's from sp1 I could possibly want, reward merits galore for other needs, tons of costume and power set options and overall the value of my account feels enhanced by all the global unlocks I've got now. Even if I drop to premium I'll have access to virtually everything except incarnate content. (but I like my incarnate stuff and the solo incarnate content so I keep subbing!)

In my eyes Freedom has been a massive success for ME. I can't speak about how much money its made for Paragon Studios/NCSoft but for me I've gotten more out of City of Heroes since Freedom launched than I have in years! I can only hope that the same success I see for me is translating as success for Paragon's bottom line cause I don't want this train to stop any time soon!

I've heard the same canned sound on several other tv shows

Here's my login screen ^_^

Here are my entries! My global is @Nic Mercy

Vindicator: Ms. Liberty


Why: I wanted to stay true to the patriotic feel of her original costume but give it a more modern style. As a martial artist, this costume gives Jessica more freedom of movement, showcases the Vindicators logo, and still keeps some of that feel from her original costume. The mask and hairstyle stayed but her facial expression changed to give her a more serious look, especially given what happened to her mother, Statesman and Sister Psyche. Jessica is a woman of today and women aren't as worried about showing a little skin these days as they were in the past. We replaced her skirt with some pants since skirts don't always allow for as much ease of movement when you need to kick a criminal in the face. While I personally would have kept the Liberty Belt for her costume, since it isn't available in the creator I went with the next best thing, the gunslinger sans bullets belt. The overall palette is basically the same as her original costume but darker, grungier, more serious.

From Jessica's perspective, it was time to cast off the trappings of the old and step boldly into the new reality of a world without Statesman. Jessica felt the need to toughen her image so she'd be taken more seriously by both villains and her fellow heroes. Caring less about modesty, Jessica decided to bring a little sexy back with her new look but kept it close enough to her iconic costume that she's still easily recognizable.

Vindicator: Woodsman


Why: I tried to stay true to Woodsman's original costume but give it a more modern touch up. I liked him in a helm so decided to use one in this costume as well. As a being of nature, I wanted to showcase the raw power of life he commands by giving him some glowy accents. His palette doesn't really vary much from his original costume except there's a bit more green that gives him a vibrancy he lacked. The bark of a tree was the concept I was going for with his leggings with some of that "power of life" glow I mentioned before. I felt the ram horns on the helm gave a nod to the stag horns on his original costume. I went with the steel bracers, belt accent and chest strap ring to give that steel from his helm more solidity within the costume.

From Woodsman's perspective, with Numina's help he is once again part of the living world, and in that world, nature is constantly growing, changing and evolving and so should he. Drawing on the essence of the forests in Eden, he girds himself with armor of tough bark infused with the essence of life. To give tribute to the wildlife he adorns his new helm with hand carved ram horns fashioned from fallen branches. His upper torso remains bare to the elements to keep him close to nature but the leather straps from animals he's hunted bind the leather shoulder coverings he now sports give him some measure of protection.

Vindicator: Mynx


Why: Poor Mynx never had a very elaborate costume to begin with so she's probably the one that varies most from her original outfit. For Mynx we kept her hair and ears but changed her face to a similar choice of her Praetorian counterpart, Bobcat, since it seemed more "feline." Like Ms. Liberty I wanted to give Mynx the opportunity to show some skin so her upper body is less covered but still has a rough and tumble kind of vibe. I figured the spiked collar also worked toward that end as well so I added that. I chose the monstrous hands option to give her natural feline claws and the fingerless gloves left those claws out to play. I added some dull gold accenting to the costume to break up her original palette a bit.

From Mynx's perspective, After undergoing some experimental gene therapy to try and restore some of her original human physiology while retaining her feline abilities Mynx decided it was time for a new costume. And while she'd never admit it, her new look took some inspiration from Bobcat. Mynx saw how comfortable Bobcat was with her sexuality and wanted to embrace that trait within herself. She also felt a bit out of date with all these new heroes on the scene sporting more elaborate and memorable costumes and felt it was time to get up to speed. Her new look is still comfortable and leaves her limber and ready to move in an instant yet has a more playful look that not only gets her attention but potentially distracts foes or causes them to underestimate the threat she represents.

Vindicator: Valkyrie


Why: While not as simplistic as Mynx's original costume, Valkyrie's original costume shows its age. As a warrior empowered by high tech weaponry from another dimension I felt it was time to give her an upgrade! Valkyrie's entire original palette basically consisted of various shades of yellow. I wanted to pay a small nod to that but really add some warmth in the tones and add another color which ended up being the dullish brick red I chose. I liked her original Winged Faceplate but went with the higher res wing detail from the Valkyrie set and used a simple fact texture to make it connect with the rest of the armor. The rich gold and brick red work nicely together and the warmer yellow glow gives Valkyrie a more modern armored warrior style.

From Valkyrie's perspective, with greater foes and greater challenges ahead a warrior must be prepared to adapt. Valkyrie saw the need to adapt to world as it is now and returned to Warrior Earth. With Battle Maiden gone, it was easy to find warriors to help her upgrade her armor and weaponry. With a fresh infusion of nanites, her armor evolved into its current form and supercharged with more raw power, Valkyrie feels ready to take on the coming challenges in this new world without Statesman.

I have a test toon fire/mc at lvl 27 and maybe I've missed something but...

On beta Reach for the Limit gives 15% to-hit. If you want to be able to use snipes on the proc you'll still need to also have Tactics. A Kismet unique will not be enough (though it will also be unnecessary so long as you have Tactics). That said, having Tactics on my beta toon, I was able to hit the snipe fairly regularly so it's definitely something to consider.

I am unsure if I will bother taking the snipe on live though (still going with fire/mc). As nice as it can be I am not sure I care enough about it to make the power/slot investment since this character will be a part time blapper due to concept.

My mid's build has him with all but the cone stun and teleport power from MC, soft capped s/l/e and 30ish% incidental range defense. The damage I seem to be dishing out seems sufficient so far and his survival is better than expected with it only getting better as he gets higher and gets more of his planned IO's.

I'd love to see more chest detail options and shirt and shorts options that are more like the roman chest details, gunslinger female shirt, barbarian male and female chest details or say the boxing shorts that still show some leg above the knee. Really tight and form fitting but overlaying rather than replacing the body part.

One of the most annoying limitations of the COH engine is the fact that if a costume piece shows skin it can't have a secondary color. A way to work around this and have a broader character palette is to use a chest detail in place of a shirt. Then you have your strong guy showing his biceps... AND he can have tattoos or he could be a feral character with fur showing beneath his armor. Here's an example of something sort of like what I'd want to see:



See? It lets you show a little cleavage but still have 2 colors on the chest.

More stuff like that (especially cool glowy stuff!) which will mix well with tighter clothing options would be welcome. I like having a more complex palette for my characters and try to show skin when possible (without being gratuitous mind you) just to add the skin tone to the overall palette in more than just the face. It breaks things up a bit and makes the costume more interesting overall.

My Time/Energy/Power defender tanked both Primal and Praetorian Duray after everyone but me died. I wasn't actually hurting them but they weren't really able to hurt me in any way that mattered either. I kept building threat on Praetorian Duray until my team got back so we could focus on Primal (and his annoying teleporting). Praetorian Duray stayed focused on me while we wrecked his primal counterpart and then he was just toast after that.

I've come to appreciate the much higher buff values of Defenders over Corruptors just because it often means even if my dps isnt Corruptor level, I can often be virtually invincible (depending on the power sets and build), often with less slot investment than a corruptor, which means as long as my dps can overcome their regen I can't lose barring a spectacular one shot. In the case of this defender she has perma capped defenses to everything thanks to power buildup/farsight (as long as she doesn't exemp below 30), some -regen, a great mix of buffs/debuffs/controls and, when i24 hits, she'll have perma fast snipe as well to add to the mix.