San_Diablo

If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.

"Protestors outside city hall decried Desdemona's proposed '6-6-6' economic plan."

For what it's worth, the GM supervisor I spoke to this weekend admitted that I appear to be missing one, and that it could take a few days due to these issues. He also told me to contact him directly again if I've not received it by today. I'm at work at the moment, so if it's not there when I get home, I'll be dropping him a line. He's been speedy about replies, so I'll update if and when I get news.

I have a friend who can't afford to purchase more points, but I'd like for them to have the Victorian set. Any way to make this happen with my points?

I got a code, but it's already been redeemed. Did they really blow out 10K of them in less than 10 minutes?

Inexpensive, but must wait on the weekend. Curses. Insert entitlement nerd rage here.

Any recommended options in RAM, then, or is that something I need to research?

Here's CoH Helper:

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.1.1.7---

DxDiag gathered at July 27, 2009 20:55 (-05:00)
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
System Model: EX402AA-ABA A1445N
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1022MB
.Net Memory Report: 217MB out of 1022MB available
Page File: 1838MB (1111MB currently in use)
C Drive: (ST3200827AS) 96129MB out of 182017MB (52%) free
D Drive: (ST3200827AS) 467MB out of 8737MB (5%) free
E Drive: (TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552L) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DirectX Diag version: 5.03.2600.5512 (32-bit version)

Display Notes: No problems found.

No problems found.
Sound Notes: No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 9800 GT
Video Memory: 512.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.8250
Driver Date: 3/27/2009 10:03:00 AM
Driver Language: English

Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 9800 GT
Video Memory: 512.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.8250
Driver Date: 3/27/2009 10:03:00 AM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Realtek HD Audio rear output
Driver File: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5789
Driver Date: 2/11/2009 12:40:40 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: ASUSTek Computer INC.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: EMERY
Motherboard Version: 1.05
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Name: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: HP-CPC - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20060623000000.000000+000

Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1672x981
3D Resolution: 1672x981 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: No
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes

Physics Quality: None
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No

Anti-aliasing: 4x
Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: High Quality
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: Yes
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: High

World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.000
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: Yes
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of Extra Player FX Enabled: No
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: Yes
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

Audio Mode: Performance
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 1.000
Music Sound Volume: 1.000

Show Advanced Graphics Options: Yes
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.000
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 130517 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 19.20090702.5T2
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\City of Heroes

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Could you also post the CoH Helper log, that says some additional information about your system (such as processor and drivers).

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Sorry, it's been years. Um... how do I run one?

No such luck on the process list -- nothing tops out any higher than 47% or so. Timing the delays suggests it's about 2 seconds each time. Running my anti-malware programs (sequentially, naturally).

Also, exploring my computer invariably produces open, unresponsive windows.

Recently, I've had periodic slowdowns on my system, regardless of what I'm doing. It's more noticeable in CoX, where every couple seconds the whole computer seems to pause, even mid-typing (unresponsive, say mid-sentence, then immediately catches up a couple seconds later). It's happened five times so far just typing this out (six now ). I was hoping to mine some ideas here and elsewhere, as payday's a few days away yet. I'm also quietly hoping that it's not something catastrophic that I could fix myself. Sadly, I'm not good enough with computers to rely on my own judgment. Anyway, here's my HijackThis:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 2:25:39 PM, on 7/27/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\agrsmsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Iaantmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\ehome\RMSvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgrsx.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\IntelDH\Intel(R) Quick Resume Technology\ELService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE
C:\Program Files\Ideazon\ZEngine\Zboard.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
C:\WINDOWS\ehome\RMSysTry.exe
C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe
C:\Program Files\Updates from HP\9972322\Program\Updates from HP.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Desktop Search\WindowsSearch.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllhost.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM6\aolsoftware.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgnsx.exe
C:\World of Warcraft\BackgroundDownloader.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgcsrvx.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3...&pf=desktop
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3...&pf=desktop
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/...ch/search.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/.../www.yahoo.com
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3...&pf=desktop
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyServer = :0
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgssie.dll
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: AVG Security Toolbar BHO - {A3BC75A2-1F87-4686-AA43-5347D756017C} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\Toolbar\IEToolbar.dll
O2 - BHO: HpWebHelper - {AAAE832A-5FFF-4661-9C8F-369692D1DCB9} - C:\WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\Vendo@#%!*=Hewlett-Packard,L=Cupertino,S=Ca,C=US\plugin\webhelper.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Easy-WebPrint - {327C2873-E90D-4c37-AA9D-10AC9BABA46C} - C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Toolband.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AVG Security Toolbar - {CCC7A320-B3CA-4199-B1A6-9F516DD69829} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\Toolbar\IEToolbar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG8_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Apple##*#@otifier] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\Apple##*#@otifier.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zboard] C:\Program Files\Ideazon\ZEngine\Zboard.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [updateMgr] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AdobeUpdateManager.exe" AcRdB7_0_7 -reboot 1
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Aim6] "C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe" /d locale=en-US ee://aol/imApp
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Messenger (Yahoo!)] "C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Extender Resource Monitor.lnk = C:\WINDOWS\ehome\RMSysTry.exe
O4 - Global Startup: HP Digital Imaging Monitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Updates From HP.lnk = C:\Program Files\Updates from HP\9972322\Program\Updates from HP.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Windows Search.lnk = C:\Program Files\Windows Desktop Search\WindowsSearch.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Add To Print List - res://C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_AddToList.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint High Speed Print - res://C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_HSPrint.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Preview - res://C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_Preview.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Print - res://C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_Print.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\program files\bonjour\mdnsnsp.dll
O11 - Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International
O16 - DPF: {01113300-3E00-11D2-8470-0060089874ED} (Support.com Configuration Class) - http://activation.rr.com/install/downloads/tgctlcm.cab
O16 - DPF: {1E54D648-B804-468d-BC78-4AFFED8E262E} (System Requirements Lab) - http://www.nvidia.com/content/Driver...sysreqlab3.cab
O16 - DPF: {2BC66F54-93A8-11D3-BEB6-00105AA9B6AE} (Symantec AntiVirus scanner) - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/S...in/AvSniff.cab
O16 - DPF: {644E432F-49D3-41A1-8DD5-E099162EEEC5} (Symantec RuFSI Utility Class) - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/S.../bin/cabsa.cab
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsof...?1150577823046
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgpp.dll
O18 - Protocol: livecall - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\WI1F86~1\MESSEN~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\WI1F86~1\MESSEN~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O20 - Winlogon Notify: avgrsstarter - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\avgrsstx.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: dimsntfy - %SystemRoot%\System32\dimsntfy.dll (file missing)
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O21 - SSODL: WPDShServiceObj - {AAA288BA-9A4C-45B0-95D7-94D524869DB5} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WPDShServiceObj.dll
O23 - Service: Agere Modem Call Progress Audio (AgereModemAudio) - Agere Systems - C:\WINDOWS\system32\agrsmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Free8 E-mail Scanner (avg8emc) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Free8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: Intel® Quick Resume Technology Drivers (ELService) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\IntelDH\Intel(R) Quick Resume Technology\ELService.exe
O23 - Service: Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor (IAANTMON) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Iaantmon.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service (LightScribeService) - Hewlett-Packard Company - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: Viewpoint Manager Service - Viewpoint Corporation - C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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....what a completely biased attempt at 'research'....

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This. This isn't a worthwhile social experiment, not because he poked people and got poked back, not because he got flamed and threatened, but because he abandoned even a pretense of scientific approach.

At a minimum, he should have had multiple characters running, some that PvPed fully, some that engaged in the droning tactics, and some that did not PvP at all. Ideally, he should have had further subdivisions into characters who did and did not flame others, and who did and did not have a board presence. The "experiment" probably could have done with a few other people working with him, and the aware observance of a neutral third party.

Oh, and it could have done with someone who realized that this should have been "let's take a small environment free of the normal social penalties for violating mores, and see what happens when we do" instead of "let's see what happens when I break social but not legal rules". The former, by all rights, should have been a fairly interesting report, complete with case studies of common allies/enemies and post-experiment interviews; the latter is about as ethical as "let's kick over an anthill and watch".

As to the specific social rules he willingly broke, I couldn't care less. In my better days with such people, I shrug and leave the area. In my less enlightened moments, I do my best to counter their strategies and get imaginary revenge for pretend wrongs. The way he's been writing, I'd be surprised if he even kept a tally of people he droned compared to people who responded. He deserves harsh criticism not because he broke the rules of the online community he studied, but because he broke the rules of the study in the first place by throwing out any thought of objectivity.

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Well I see the idea but I think it's just too' lazy of the Devs not explain why he can now hit you though PS.
I think a better fix would've been to just make him ignor anything that's PSed. PAs included. That would solve the tanking prob.

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He's a living organism; he adapted to his environment.

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No offense intended, Castle, but while I agree with the idea that Hami should be able to ignore phasing, I think that it's long overdue to fix phase powers so that they're useful in the first place.

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I expect 35-45, but would really love it if there were moon missions that could keep my cosmic heros and villains busy from level 35 to 50 and then some.


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I expect 35-45, too, since the nominal endgame content begins at 45. That said, that's traditionally only two more linked contacts before/in addition to the SF/TF. I don't think it unreasonable for, say, a coop zone

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Yeah. I meant that the new powersets and AT announced for the expansion were nixed for the next few updates, as in we might not see them this year or anytime "soon".

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I wouldn't even go so far as to say the next few updates. Remember it was fairly late in I8's development before they pushed back inventions to I9.

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New ATs and powerset were all nixed. Posi announced that in this interview a couple of months ago.


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As an aside relevant to the thread, if not the above post, Posi also said this:

"Our biggest concern right now is the level 35 to 40 content (for Heroes) and level 40 to 50+ content for both Heroes and Villains."

Ideally, this means I10 touches up 35-50.

Anyway, that aside done, I didn't see him saying that EATs and new powersets were nixed, so much as they were continually forestalled. Ideally, the solution is to have people design those independently of issue updates, such that they have long-term and short-term goals working simultaneously. In practice, however, that may not be something they can afford.

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Personally, for the past couple of years, I've been looking forward to new things like street fighting for scrappers, pistols for any AT and the long-rumored incarnate AT. Ah, well.

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Right there with you, man. Wrote SD around the idea of Incarnates right after reading the first novel, and then...

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Participants will be able to enter by submitting a four to eight-page comic book entry, utilizing featured super-powered hero and villain characters from their online game play, along with a collection of City of Heroes and City of Villains images, icons, symbols and artwork, created by the Planetwide Media’s Comic Book Creator™ software.

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Is there supposed to be such a package on the Hypercomics site, or am I misreading it and/or not finding it?

I did as you suggested, and Lighthouse got me a fast turnaround (props to him!).

I have an entirely different problem. Oh, I'm fairly certain that my 30 month reward's running late, too, but that's just the beginning of the issue.

I petitioned, and got an e-mail back asking for, among other things, my credit card's last four digits. I'm using game cards, but I figure it's a form thing, no biggie. I click on the link to update my response. I'm asked to put in my password and e-mail, and get back a message that it's incorrect. It's been a while, no biggie. I use the "forget your password" link so they can send me a new one. That e-mail's not on record (even if it's the one NCSoft used to e-mail me!). I go to the Ask a Question tab to try a work-around, only to be told that my "new" account won't work, as the e-mail (same one all the way through) is already in use.

Color me confuzzled.

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Also don't forget what Positron said about gameplay... IOs are not required to play and they are not raising the difficulty of mobs against the introduction of IOs, so keeping SOs is fine and in some cases will yeild better bonuses.

It's all coming across as a whole lotta "me me me" crap here people.

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This was advertised as something geared toward high-level players. Back when inventions were part of I8, they were specifically mentioned as the first part of the end-game content. By restricting key parts of this content to story arcs, which level 50s have already run through, this means everything said before is no longer true. Playing alts to get this content is exactly what we'd been told wasn't the point of the system - that we'd be playing our retired 50s again.

Moreover, if the number of story arc-unique IO drops were greater than the number of story arcs within a level range, everything in that pool is going to be vastly more expensive due to rarity.

This isn't entitlement, or all about me. This is about trying to improve a system that penalizes players for long-term play.

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Inventions has been touted as something that shelved level 50's can partake in. Level 50's that have completed all their story arcs already. Please, how can both of those occur? Level 50's can not experience IO's if they are locked out of acheiving specific rewards because they happened to hit the level cap before I9.

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It's like I said, we are looking into other options that keeps the mechanic of the four pool system. Our intention is to not make people feel "gimped" for previously completing all their story arcs.

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Say, Doc? Why not just have them overlap? Make Pool B (story arc) a subset of Pool D (trials)? This would make it so the people who do have the arcs open can still get to draw from a smaller well, but the trials' comparative speed would mean that people could draw from it more often and more quickly, sacrificing reliability to do so.

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I'm extremely disappointed that an image of Statesman would be used in such a way. I know that we designed City of Heroes to appeal to "children of all ages." My proudest accomplishment with the game is that many parents (including my brother) play with their children...sharing, I hope, the same joy for the comic book world that I've had ever since I was 8. I cannot express the shock that I felt seeing that a character created by Cryptic would be used in the same sentence as Columbine.

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And therein lies their tactics. These people are trying to associate any video game iconography with real life violence. They're the heirs to previous such demagogues - the anti-D&D crowd, the religious zealots who swore blind that all rock music serves Satan, the people who believed that comics seduced the innocent, etc. They're only interested in stirring up fear for their own gain.

Of course, as any good geek knows, fear is the path to the Dark Side, and I'd like to think most of the populace knows better than to buy into this nonsense. Last I heard, Jack Thompson was close to being disbarred for his antics.

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I want to stess this:

We are NOT working on a Greek mythology game. Or an ancient history game. Just want to kill that rumour!

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He is, in fact, working on a game all about Mel Gibson's glorious revelations about war.

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Castle! Get them to stick a barkeep in the Tiki room. I know you can do. I believe in the strength of your will.

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If you're looking for a name for this guy, might I recommend the previous caretaker from the Shining?