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Red Valkyrja

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  1. Red Valkyrja
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sayer View Post
    Hmm... I may need to start watching that show.
    Same here, I rarely visit the lower channels.
  2. Red Valkyrja
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kumaru View Post
    Yeah, I set up a subscription and did everything that it asked me to. Shortly thereafter though, I cancelled the subscription because I don't want to be billed monthly but as far as I know, everything was activated and I guess it might be lag time.
    What Hyper said.

    Sign on to your NCSoft Master account, and see if it shows 1 game account or 2, if it show 2 then you created a new account with your GvE code. (And no, you don't have to wait until the end of your 14 day trial time.)

    Not sure if filing a support ticket (Ask a Question in the suppot section) can get the code swapped over to your trial account, but if you don't ask then the answer is no.
  3. Red Valkyrja
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by EnigmaBlack View Post
    Test has been screwed up for me for the past couple of weeks. Does anyone know if the buff still decreases even when teammates are not in the same zone? Or if pets such as Dark Fluffie which previously counted towards the endurance buff will effect the damage buff as well?
    Teammates still affect the scaling of damage, pets do not.
  4. Red Valkyrja

    Windows 7 issue

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    Beast, so the tech guru's can try to see what going on run CoH Helper and post the log.

    You shouldn't have to run in compatibility mode, I run on Win7 without these issues as do many others.
  5. Red Valkyrja
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Goliath Bird Eater View Post
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Red Valkyrja
    On the Alt+Tab issue, what OS are you using, GBE?
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit.
    Hmm, so I wonder if it was the ATI drivers causing issues with Aero...
  6. Red Valkyrja
    Here's an excerpt from Bill Z Bubba's Performance Guide, granted his is the for ATI but the same thing hold true about cleaning out any drivers/software. If I remember correctly je_saist is an nVidia guru.

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    Update your Video Card and Sound Drivers!

    Step one is to download Driver Cleaner from here.

    "But why do I need that, Bill?" Probably because you keep installing drivers on top of drivers and haven't properly cleaned up anything ever.

    Step two is to get the latest version of your video driver.

    Head back into Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and Uninstall every listing you find of your video driver. (ATI now makes this simple by adding the ATI Software Uninstaller. This yanks everything and prompts a reboot.) Reboot your system. As it comes back up, *it may tell you that it is reinstalling your display adapter. Cancel out of this, twice if need be.
    Now run Driver Cleaner and clean every instance of your video components that you see listed. If you are uncomfortable choosing, read the help files within the application to get comfortable. Important! If you do run a persistent antivirus solution, DISABLE IT NOW. Install the latest version of your video driver.

    OEM vendors don't want you laptop users to have a good gaming experience, so they force the video card manufacturers into not letting you get updated video drivers. Then the OEM vendors stop updating their drivers about 2 months after the release of your systems. To get around this: If you are unable to use video drivers from ATI or Nvidia, go to omegadrivers.net and use his drivers, as they have been tweaked to install properly on ATI Mobility and Nvidia Go cards.

    Check the manufacturer's website for your sound card and see if they have anything new. If they do, grab them and get them installed the same way, unless all you are downloading is a patch to your existing driver. (Driver Cleaner can also be used to strip out Creative drivers.)


    *    Normally, you would run a driver sweeper in safe mode, which is accessed during system reboot by pressing F8. At least that's what I've always. I mis-spelled it once or twice, but I want to be sure that you understand that a 'driver' sweeper looks for and removes video/sound driver chaff that may get left behind after an uninstall, it's not actually wiping your hard drive.
  7. Red Valkyrja
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Goliath Bird Eater View Post
    ATTENTION: When the Catalyst 10.4 drivers are released this month, INSTALL THEM!

    They contain a fix for the Shadow Map Shader crash issue that will otherwise affect any ATI users still running the 10.2 or 10.3 drivers once Issue 17 goes live (and is currently affecting any ATI users with those either of those drivers trying out I17 on the Training room right now). I have verified this myself by using a preview version of the 10.4 drivers that was released today. I will post links to the official release 10.4s in this thread when they become available.

    Additionally, the ability to switch tasks via Alt-Tab has been fixed.
    On the Alt+Tab issue, what OS are you using, GBE?
  8. Red Valkyrja
    I wonder if this is a similar issue that Win7 is having with Alt+Tab? With Win7 the problem is Aero, but it makes me wonder if an XP or Vista update is the culprit.
  9. Red Valkyrja
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow View Post
    Mine never asked to install anything, and indeed did not seem to install anything at all. I'm pretty sure I lacked any sort of meaningful display driver, because my system managed to slow down viewing web pages, and with that processor and video card, it had no business slowing down. I did install the drivers that came with the card, though, before upgrading to the latest from nVidia, but do I seriously need to driver-wipe every time I want to upgrade? nVidia never mentioned that.



    Good call. I was going to repost when I saw this, but I'll probably ask to have this moved. Thanks
    Yes, you should always use a driver sweeper program.

    Father Xmas or Bill Z have steps somewhere on how to perform a successful wipe and install, I'll see if I can't find them in the meantime.
  10. Red Valkyrja
    Windows will prompt you to install the video drivers, make sure you click no, so that you can then run the nVidia drivers.

    As an aside, there may be a setting for Window to 'Prompt' rather than auto-install, but I'm not certain and am currently on the Mac at work so I can't look.

    Edit: It also appears that the CB forums are going to get locked, I'd PM Avatea or TheOcho to move this down to the Tech forums, rather than re-posting.
  11. Red Valkyrja
    I'd think that at least one of the Devs knows who the BBT fan is. I'd send them one of the Dev HeroCon '09 shirts. Those were too cool.
  12. Red Valkyrja
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Redbone View Post
    The same guy (http://www.captainsweatpants.info/) is selling the same thing through cafepress (http://www.cafepress.com/captsweatpants) as well. I know at least one person has sent the "main site" to the Forum Reps, so they are likely aware of both knock-off outlets. This doesn't apear to be directly related to anyone on BBT and is fan driven. They likely thought the shirt was something BBT made and were ripping off the show, completely ignorant the shirt is from CoH.
    What's really funny, is that CafePress has an Intellectual Property Rights page and agent.
  13. Red Valkyrja
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba View Post
    Why would they gripe about advertising? What makes you think that they aren't paying for those placement spots?
    ^^This.

    I've got an extra set of AT pins, I think I'll send them in.
  14. Red Valkyrja
    By "completely fresh machine.... out of the box" do you mean OS installed, plug in the power cord/keyboard/mouse and you're ready to go?

    If so then you still need to uninstall the Windows video drivers, run a Driver Sweeper, and install the nVidia drivers.

    To provide more info to those with more technical knowledge, run CoH Helper and post the log.
  15. Red Valkyrja

    Mentor Project

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    Gratz on the sticky, Stalemate!
  16. Red Valkyrja
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Antoinette View Post
    I invited a friend to team, I was in training room 1 and he was in training room 2. I invited him and he came/ to my zone from St. Martial (Training room 2) and we met there in Cap Au Diable (training room 1).

    I don't know what happened but it was so weird.

    /em Major_T "Interesting..."



    I wonder if this has to do with...

    *gets tackled, bound and thrown into a dark hole*
  17. Red Valkyrja
    Indeed, in the Player Help Section.


    Why didn't I think to mention it. o.O
  18. Red Valkyrja

    Open Beta

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    WOOT! My tongue was getting pretty sore from biting it all the time.
  19. Red Valkyrja
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by macskull View Post
    Ironically, as almost every farm build has pets, PBAoEs, or damage auras of some sort, this "fix" affects them far less than normal builds which lack these powers.
    So true.

    By the way, have I mentioned how much I like your new avatar, mac?

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    Originally Posted by Tenzhi View Post
    A more appropriate fix would be to make them invulnerable but still targetable during the resurrection animation.
    Agreed.

    Re-targeting is a PITA.
  20. Red Valkyrja
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by sleestack View Post
    Yes, they come with a free month of playtime. BUT, I believe you can only apply ONE of these codes to your account, so your idea won't work out.
    That will depend on what codes have already been applied.

    If they have applied a code for City of Heroes, then you are correct, but if they have used say Good vs Evil then they code for the Deluxe version should work.

    I started with GvE, and have since applied codes for CoH DVD Collector Ed, CoV, CoV DVD Collectors Ed, Architect Edition, and the Mac Ed.
  21. Red Valkyrja
    Being able to target and basically kill a target that cannot fight back, was an exploit, that's why the Devs fixed it.

    It's annoying to have to wait to target, but thems the breaks. I'm still trying to get used to it.
  22. Red Valkyrja
    Welcome back!
  23. Red Valkyrja
    I used all of one transfer, and that was pulling a character off of Freedom.
  24. Red Valkyrja
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Willowpaw View Post
    Well, I don't know any of the global channels. And even then, if the search results show not looking for team, I am going to take that to mean not looking for team.
    There seem to be two modes of thought when it comes to the 'Not looking for a team' flag.

    1. I am not actively looking for a team, but if someone asks, I may very well join a team.

    2. It's the same as the 'Not Accepting Invites' flag, go away and don't bother me.

    I ascribe to the former.
  25. Red Valkyrja
    There can actually be three at once, one on each of their spawn paths.