Schismatrix

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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by EmperorSteele View Post
    Holding off ambushes... however we have this little problem where the enemies are such a high level that holds don't last long and you may as well have the DPS folks kill the buggers.
    Well, if you're at (+3) most enemies in the Incarnate trials are only +1 to you. While controls aren't very effective against the AVs they can be quite useful against the swarms of other mobs that show up as well.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kallandra View Post
    The thing making me wonder if this is a bug, is that the wing option is still available with every other jacket...
    i think they're using some new code for costume piece exclusions and it's changed how some piece selections interact. The wedding tux uses a cape rig, so the new tailor coding resets and locks out all back piece selections with the wedding tux.

    When the think tank went live you couldn't select an aura with eye effects while the think tank is selected. In that case there's a workaround, but apparently not with wings and wedding tuxedo jacket. i think it's a bit overboard to lock out all back details with the jackets since wings are animated costume pieces like other limbs, not physX-based animations like capes, so they don't have the same performance hit as multiple cape rigs.

    Ah well, looks i now have a bunch of costumes i can't edit or reuse anymore.
  3. Schismatrix

    TW

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by hidbyflames View Post
    Did TW drop today havent been home yet but i assume their was a patch so?
    Tuesday is normally patch day and there was no patch today anyway.
    Also, Titan Weapons i'm pretty sure is a paid set, and additions to the store also happen on Tuesdays.

    Short answer: no.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    It would be a crime if CoH didn't win, so I just used supervoting to help prevent those other 2 criminal organizations from winning
    And the end justifies the means.
    It's only a few more steps to burning the village to save the village.

    Not to mention the rules only apply to criminals, not the virtuous.
    "You see, when the president does it it's not a crime."
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kheldarn View Post
    MMOGrinder is having a Superhero MMO Showdown, and City of Heroes is one of the three Super Hero MMOs you can vote for ChaosD1 to review for Episode 12.

    So, Heroes (and Villains. And Praetorians. And Steelclaw.), get out and vote!
    i voted. For CoH, of course.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    Voted - several times
    So much for heroic, much less super, ethics.
    But remember, any moral deviation no matter how large can be justified by telling yourself it was for the right reasons.
    (Yes, i realize you're so moralistic about in game matters mostly because it gives you a change of pace from your real life; i'm just being silly. )
  7. Schismatrix

    Farm FoTM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PL_Beggar View Post
    With the nerf to ambush farms what are people using as farm mish these days?
    Probably whatever the highest-ranked, story lite entries in AE are that don't feature lots of ambushes. i've never paid mush attention to the double secret FOTM even though i do have an alt or two that occasionally farms for tickets when i want something in particular.

    Very occasionally i've joined a few farm teams to see what's popular. It might not be quite as effortless as starting a thread asking for the FOTM on the forums, but it is far more effective and reliable.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Broomhilda View Post
    I mean, I love going into missions with my level 50(+3), fully IO'ed tank and get my *** handed to me by a level 50 minion, because its like I have not armor. Or to beat on a bad guy until I am out of endurance and only have every other hit actually count toward his hit points. You know the "not breaking the game" bugs that you wont even acknowledge that there are.
    i have never, ever, seen any of this happen personally.
    It might be worth mentioning that you are only ever 50(+3) during Incarnate trials, where every single enemy is 54 or higher.
    Still, i have never seen my armors doing nothing, attacks doing no damage, or running out of endurance fighting a single even con (non AV) enemy on any of my tankers, ever.
    Admittedly i only have one Tanker at level 50, but where does all that usually happen to you? Maybe i'm just not fighting in the right zones.
  9. Schismatrix

    Slide power

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by graystar_blaster View Post
    why would this not be avail. If it is not avail that does not make sense and is stupid. Sell it one more reason to burn PPs. It has to be for sale everything else is. Why not this. DOnt give me some stupid because were vets or cause we paid for a box etc...


    Then this game is doomed. Every thing is on the table now. Its F2P thats the deal!
    *starts to call broker to change entire portfolio to companies that manufacture tinfoil and then belatedly realizes who the poster was*

    Uh, sure. Absolutely. Hold on while i get the nice burly men in scrubs to assist you with that. (Whatever the hell it is.)
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by madhatter106 View Post
    One goes to those sites for the articles, right?
    More like one goes to those sites to see the articles removed.
    (nudge nudge, wink wink)
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dispari View Post
    Great, now this game is going to be City of German Shepherds. They'll be all anyone will make -- characters with German Shepherd pets! Thanks for destroying the game, CoH Devs!
    Woof. Woof woof, woof. Arf!

    500 points is a bit much for me to spend on a vanity pet. Assuming it goes on sale in the next few months i might buy it then.

    Also, post 9999.
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by deadboy_champion View Post
    The group SG picture is awesome.
    i just took a look at the site and the whole thing is great, but i agree the picture is especially awesome.
  13. i actually started a thread in player questions asking if others had noticed this, but hadn't posted any pictures. It's been brought to Zwill's attention, so there is that...
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
    Not sure.

    Maybe it's a new Super Powered Pilates?

    (I'll be sure to pass this along, in case it's not already reported by QA).
    Could be. Healix started a thread about it in the Bugs forums with pictures here. Thanks.
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
    Apologies for not mentioning it in the OP.

    We're still investigating it, but the current theory is that an update with the PhysX code is the culprit in this particular issue. Again, we're still digging through the code, so nothing concrete yet, but that's our current suspicion.
    Would that also be the reason some of us are seeing very odd ragdolling of enemies? Things like heads and torsos twisting 180 when defeated and constant spasming and writhing until they fade out. Don't get me wrong, it is sort of funny, but it makes enemies look like they're made out of half inflated garbage bags about to blow away on a breeze.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ground_Pounder View Post
    I'm seeing the crazy ragdolls, too. Started happening after the patch. I've got screenshots of heads that were rotated backwards, torsos that are twisted 180 degrees, etc. I've got shots of Freakshow that would make a Cirque du Soleil contortionist say "oh, heck no!" then curl up in a fetal position... inside a small suitcase.

    For me, it's morbid and funny. For others, it may just be morbid. In any case, I liked the old ragdoll effects better. I like the fact the devs updated to a newer version of PhysX (it's about time that part of my GeForce GTX 560 Ti saw some use), but it seems like some skeletal constraints got broke in the update.
    To me it's not so much morbid as silly. When they twist and fold like that i just can't see them as anything but hollow, thin shells; not something with actual mass and substance. The old ragdoll gave a greater illusion of solidity.
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Rajani Isa View Post
    Do you have a PhysX-enabled Nvidia card?
    Nope, ATI.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ang_Rui_Shen View Post
    Heads on backwards, waists twisted 180 degrees around; it's pretty awful.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MikeRobe View Post
    This... first noticed it on my stj scrapper and thought "wow he clocked that guy in the chin something hard"
    This. And it's on ordinary flat surfaces as well. The issue to me is that they're appearing absurdly floppy, more like hollow paper or plastic shells twisting and crumpling 180 degrees or more at the joints in the skeletons and endlessly twitching.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Rajani Isa View Post
    No, but then I don't have an nVidia card and I haven't been playing any KB heavy alts the past few days.
    Actually i'm referring mostly to just the normal death animations.
  19. Schismatrix

    New Archtype

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Hyperstrike View Post
    What you're looking for can be found in a Bubble defender or Corrupter.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Vauluur View Post
    Or a Crab Spider. Or a Warshade, though they have to close to melee to buff up. Or a Blaster with a good IO build for that matter.
    Crab Spider and Traps user, but especially Crab Spider.
  20. Seriously, ever since Thursday's patch enemy ragdolling for me has been so over the top that they bend and twist in ways that literally make them look like they're half inflated toys, and then they just keep spastically twitching and shaking in impossibly contorted poses until they fade out. Has anyone else been seeing this?
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by BrandX View Post
    I'd like to get their glow back please. The new patch seems to have robbed us of the glowie effect that comes along with the purchased set. And I rather miss it.
    It's known and somewhere on the "to be fixed" list. Hopefully soon, but i'm not sure it'll be in Tuesday's patch.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nelviego View Post
    Thanks, but this character description issue is something that has been plaguing me for years.
    Pretty sure it's been an issue for at least 7 and a half years. i generally type up bios in a notepad-style program and then paste into the description box.
  23. i was attacked by the Ambush Nerd in an AE mission. It was very frightening.
    ...
    Hey, he had a big rock!
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
    I had my weekly call with the web ops team this afternoon.

    - The random log out bug has been clearly defined to Seattle as something that needs to be addressed ASAP.
    - The issues with the Hero Skin has been clearly defined as something that needs to be addressed ASAP.
    - The cookie to flag you to log out due to inactivity is currently set to expire at 1 hour. This is, IMHO, a bit short. Originally, I had requested that the log out due to inactivity be set to 14 days. This caused some rather bad things to happen which resulted in the forums crashing over the weekend. We'll be setting it back to 8 hours soon. To be clear: If you are inactive on the forums for 8 hours you will be logged out.

    More as I have it.

    -Z
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Arcanaville View Post
    The forums should expire your session, not log you out. Logging you out erases your "Remember Me" setting, making "Remember Me" worthless. If whatever hack they put into the boards to integrate with our authentication servers actually require a "logout" for some reason, remove the code that sets bbuserid and bbpassword to "deleted" or null and sets the expiry date into the past.

    Jeez if they actually think they need to log people out, I guess I should make it a higher priority to write that proxy filter to axe those cookie deletes. Who knows what the forums are going to be sen next.
    Derp. This making the intended as a joke part of an earlier post seem prescient:
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Schismatrix View Post
    whoever is in charge of maintaining the forums has finally given up completely on getting them to work well and now types in all changes using their forehead.
    Or would clairvoyant be more accurate?
  25. Some really nice art in that gallery. i sort of wish they'd used the cargo escalator concept for the the Praetorian tech map stairs.