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Hello everyone! I got my girlfriend into the game a while ago, and I am looking for duos that would be a blast to play and that complement each other well.

So far we have been having the most fun with our Arch/Kin corr and Stone/Stone brute combo.

With GR in mind, what 2 ATs and powersets do you think would go especially awesome together.

Every single one of you missed the point. Some of you got so upset that you felt the need to insult me and send me harsh PMs. One of you even concluded that I was a wifebeater. Truely a great way to contribute to a discussion and a community!

The point I was trying to make was simply "It does not SEEM as populated as it used to be and it is kind of disheartening." I used to be able to log into Guardian and see costume contests in atlas 24/7, people flying around and just chilling on rooftops. Now(or i may just be unlucky) I hardly see any people in atlas. NOT saying this game is dead, or that this game is dying, but the population is so spread out between servers, zones, factions, and with GR coming out the population is going to be spread out even more is might be disheartening to NEW PLAYERS.

I love the game and have been playing since Issue 4, got my girlfriend into it more than a year ago, and will probably stay with the game til the end.

Maybe I'm missing something, why did my original post deserve hate messages?

Hello all, this is not intended as a "merge teh servars!" or "this game is dead" thread, but it really saddens me to see the emptiness on some of the servers. I recently moved my toons over to freedom because there was just not as many people on as there used to be.

I remember logging on Guardian(and any other server) in the i4-i8 span and seeing a populated atlas park with costume contests every day and a search full of level 1s through 50s. Now, a whois shows 3 people in atlas park who may or may not be AFK.

I am afraid that when GR hits there will be more people spread out and when new players hit the game they see it as a ghost town, think nobody plays, then quits.

I luckily found a great SG on Freedom, but was visiting my characters on other servers and it pales in comparison to what Freedom is like.

Some people make statements like "But we like our servers less populated" which is usually followed by paraphrasing a 15 year old spamming in a popular zone. I'm sorry, but I don't believe that you actually like being one of the only 14 heroes/villians on your server at that time. I can understand these people that make these statements are defending the game and reassuring themselves, so I do not hold anything against them.

Question: Is there any word if the devs will be offering free server transfers again?

Idea: Instead of a server merge, maybe a box can show up with a rough display on how many people are active at that time when you hover over the server name with your mouse. Something vague like Heroes online: Over 1000 and Past week: Over X. That way new players can make a better judgment on what kind of populous they want to join. Combine that with free server transfers(or lower the price..I'm not exactly hurting for money but $10 seems a little excessive) and you don't have to risk new players thinking CoX is a ghost town, or old vets thinking everybody left.

I was just wondering the general consensus is about all of this, or if there was any official word from the devs. I know somebody made a statement that they were very happy with their subscription numbers, but it honestly seems like there are less people playing now than their used to be.

Finally got it to work guys, thank you for the help.

Turns out W7 was detecting my monitor as a generic non PnP monitor because I was using a DVI to VGA adapter(monitor only has HDMI and VGA input). So once I used the DVI to HDMI adapter W7 was able to recognize the monitor and display the correct resolution.

Just a FYI these settings worked when I had XP installed.

Anyone know the fix to this? New computer, tried booting up CoH to 1920x1080 and it gives me the error:

"Resolution 1920 x 1080 not supported in fullscreen mode. Defaulting to 1024 x 768

Windows 7 64bit
GTX 260 with newest drivers

Looking at buying a PC with this hardware, does anyone have any Input on how this would handle Ultra mode?

GTX260 896MB
Intel Core i7 2.8 Quad Core
8GB RAM
Windows 7 64bit

I prefer Widows, mainly because leveling a soldier from 1-24 is the worst experience in the game.

Thank you for looking. This is my frist attempt at a budget NW build, can anyone offer advice?

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.707
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Level 50 Natural Arachnos Widow
Primary Power Set: Night Widow Training
Secondary Power Set: Widow Teamwork
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Swipe -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(7), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(7), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(9), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), Mako-Dam%(11)
Level 1: Combat Training: Defensive -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(3), DefBuff-I(3)
Level 2: Strike -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(11), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(13), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(13), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), Mako-Dam%(15)
Level 4: Tactical Training: Maneuvers -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(5), DefBuff-I(5)
Level 6: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 8: Follow Up -- AdjTgt-ToHit(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(36), RechRdx-I(37), RechRdx-I(37), Dmg-I(37), Dmg-I(39)
Level 10: Indomitable Will -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(40), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(43), Aegis-EndRdx/Rchg(46), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(50), Aegis-ResDam(50)
Level 12: Lunge -- Mako-Dam%(A), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Mako-Acc/Dmg(33), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(34), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 14: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A)
Level 16: Spin -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(17), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(17), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19), Oblit-%Dam(21)
Level 18: Tactical Training: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 20: Tactical Training: Leadership -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(21), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(23), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(23), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(25), GSFC-Build%(25)
Level 22: Slash -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(29), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(29), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Mako-Dam%(31)
Level 24: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(34), EndMod-I(36), P'Shift-End%(36)
Level 26: Foresight -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(27), DefBuff-I(27)
Level 28: Mask Presence -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 30: Mental Training -- Run-I(A)
Level 32: Mind Link -- RedFtn-Def/Rchg(A), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(39), GftotA-Def/Rchg(39)
Level 35: Maneuvers -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(40), DefBuff-I(40)
Level 38: Placate -- Empty(A)
Level 41: Gloom -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(42), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(42), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(43), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 44: Dark Obliteration -- SipInsght-ToHitDeb(A), SipInsght-Acc/ToHitDeb(45), SipInsght-Acc/Rchg(45), SipInsght-ToHitDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(45), SipInsght-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(46), SipInsght-%ToHit(46)
Level 47: Summon Widow -- BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg(A), BldM'dt-Dmg/EndRdx(48), BldM'dt-Acc/EndRdx(48), BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48), BldM'dt-Dmg(50)
Level 49: Combat Training: Offensive -- Acc-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Conditioning
Level 6: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:

• 19.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
• 19.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
• 19.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
• 19.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
• 19.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
• 19.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
• 19.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
• 19.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
• 9.88% Defense(Smashing)
• 9.88% Defense(Lethal)
• 14.6% Defense(Fire)
• 14.6% Defense(Cold)
• 15.5% Defense(Energy)
• 15.5% Defense(Negative)
• 3% Defense(Psionic)
• 11.1% Defense(Melee)
• 24.3% Defense(Ranged)
• 18.6% Defense(AoE)
• 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 25% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 13% FlySpeed
• 84.3 HP (7.87%) HitPoints
• 13% JumpHeight
• 13% JumpSpeed
• MezResist(Held) 13.2%
• MezResist(Immobilize) 13.2%
• MezResist(Stun) 3.85%
• 6% (0.11 End/sec) Recovery
• 18% RunSpeed
• 4.5% XPDebtProtection

Do you have a link to the guide? I did not find it in the Guides and FAQs section.

On my fort...
I worked out a build in mids that had Melee and Ranged softcapped with AoE being WAY over the cap. I was able to do this without ML. Was wondering if I screwed something up because I did it using pretty cheap sets.

The advice in particular I was looking for was if Mask Presence necessary if I don't have any powers from the widow branch. Also if Darkest Night from the epic pool was as good as the Darkest Night from DM.

Why are 90% of the forum topics about crabs/bane/huntsman? In my experience I have been having a lot of fun with my Fortuna and I was looking through the topics to get some advice but they are trumped by the amount of other topics.

Leveling a solder from 1-24 was one of the worst and unfun game experiences I have ever suffered through. The crab legs are...annoying especially if you have a dual build with something other than crab.

Is the soldier branch really that more powerful than the widow branches?

I would like to recommend a fortuna.

You have single target damage, AoEs, Control, Team Buffs, and it is relatively easy to softcap with IOs.

I was wondering what everyone's strategies are to start a character build. Whenever I try to start one on mids it just seems chaotic and expensive and takes forever and I still end up getting nowhere.

Pointing finger instead of a gun!

What?

I would get acrobatics, put in a low(ish) bid for a recipie, and if you happend to buy or come accross one, respec out of it.

Ventrilo is still an all around better program.

EM is BORING.
There.

Name: The Reavers

Motto: "Though we are strong alone, together they shall fall."

Leader(s): Matthew, Xabala, Onyx Flame, Bodybagg

Player Type: Very Very Active

RolePlay?: Nah

Membership levels: 2-40

SuperGroup Colours: Black and Red

Normal time of Gameplay: Evenings and Nights, Although I (Matthew) am on all the time.

Other information: We use ventrilio.

Recruiting?: Always, send me a PM or send me a tell in game if interested.

Website: http://www.scubavaders.com/reavers