T_Immortalus

Ohhhh.

Well, I never did like overcomplicated under-documented systems. This is just another "caveat emptor" instance of that.


I would go with the 15% chance proc then simply because it is easier to understand, thus likely more predictable, and wouldn't be wasted money like the other if it didn't perform as expected.

Well, I assume that the "2 PPM" and "15% chance" are both "if in a single target power".
That would mean that they are directly comparable and likely still proportional within the same AoE power.

Essentially, my calculations were "in a vacuum" irrespective of the power they are placed in.


So yes, 2 PPM would be better, unless things get screwed up more than anticipated with AoE powers.


Edit:
Actually, I did assume a toggle with a "every 10 seconds proc check", but I don't think the power matters so long as they are in the same power.

Well, PPM means procs per minute, so I would suspect that's about 1 every 30 seconds.

15% chance means 1 per every 6.666 proc attmepts, which occur every 10 seconds making it occur once every 66.666 seconds.



If my math is correct, the store bought(or reward merit purchase) proc is the better option.
(Edit: Though I have no idea how they actually calculate the 2 PPM, and it's still random chance which depends on luck.)

I still see a lot of bad ragdoll physics as of today.

I've had enemies flopping in air, after going over a ledge, like they're in a geyser or on a yo-yo, even when there is no object/scenery close enough to make them do that.
They still take a long time to get up, though less than they did before.

So yes, it may be "better", but the problem is still there.

You're VIP. Are you premium and trying to get support? No.


Here is a specific response as proof:

FYI, that was in response to me sending feedback through the report function in game, which their automated system(I hope so because if not then their people didn't read at all and are stupid) classified as a bug report and thus replying to that email by sending "this wasn't a bug report, it was feedback and you didn't need to respond, least of all with the wrong response".

We don't even get "when they feel like it" email support. We get NO SUPPORT and even INCORRECT AUTOMATED SUPPORT!





Edit:
Are those facts obvious enough for you now?

This company treats paying customers like crap if they don't pay the maximum(subscribing plus possible cash shop purchases).
It doesn't matter if you spend a hundred dollars per month in the store.

You get no support unless you complain so loudly(like calling them up, getting your bank involved and likely threatening to sue because you didn't get what you paid for that they said you would get) that they would be completely insane to ignore.


That's an absolutely stupid business practice.

I suspect this may also have something to do with the fact that you can't "tab target" a bank door. You have to physically click it to attack it.
Those doors are always problematic.

Odd, this isn't the impression I got, but it wouldn't be the first time that the City of heroes team didn't tell us the whole story(even on in game systems).

Also, what is this "live support"? I don't ever remember getting "live support" in game unless it was a simple "mission not completable" or "NPC having a spasm" quick fix issue that they should be fixing for everyone anyway.

Even when I was VIP, even before Freedom, "live support" was a myth to me. I only ever got email support.





Also no, we don't get email support.
If we file a ticket in game and reply to the automated email(because the system is stupidly classifying the issue wrong and the issue needs resolution ASAP), we get another automated email saying, essentially, "we're sorry, but we cannot provide support for this issue, please check our only knowledge base for solutions to common issues", AS IF WE COULD EASILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM!

They don't care about any money except the ones who pay the most, subscribe and cash shop.

And obviously, I've been here long enough to work around even uncommon issues, but the issues I need help with certainly are not fixable on my end, least of all with a stupid FAQ.




So, I stand by my assertion that Premium members get NO SUPPORT.

1) I'm not monitoring all the cards and which is "the best" like you and others. You can suggest a good one.

2) At least I'm not suggesting "try all these different PITA steps to make an AMD/ATI card work after you buy it instead of buying a Nvidia one that will work out of the box with little hassle".


Maybe I am a fan, but not a fan of a brand name. I'm a fan of "reliable performance".
You're just a fan of AMD/ATI despite all the obvious problems with them, which I find being more blind than I am.
(Edit: Yes, I would use AMD/ATI if they were more reliable, or at least just as reliable and lower price, than Nvidia ones. I would even use a completely different brand if I could, but I go with Nvidia because of the performance.)




So....sorry for actually suggesting the simplest and easiest course of action, that I know of, rather than trying to peddle "my favorite" despite the aggravation it would cause, like you are.

1) It didn't take them a long time to "figure it out".
Like most people(people in general), they just didn't see a problem with "the way things were" for a long time. When they finally did, it wasn't hard to come up with the solution they did, just took forever to finally put it in practice due to priorities being elsewhere(this game is notorious for this too).

2) It will likely work here. The grouping systems are practically identical in both games, "form structured group with specific number of people to enter specific instance".

3) City of Heroes is stupidly cryptic(pun intended) with ubiquitous systems.
The developers did not make anything intentionally obvious or simple to understand. Anything that is simple to understand is only so because we are either used to MMOs or it would be obvious to a 5 year old child.

Of course, nobody uses the LFG system as intended. It's frequently buggy, not simple and obvious and just plain a PITA.

Also, people don't like grouping with random others when they're after "quick rewards". They want to be in control and reliably get the reward with minimal aggravation.
Even that competitor has to deal with this, though they have made content easier when done through the "LFG function" they have in order to facilitate the "we'll take anybody" mentality that such a system needs.

This game doesn't make content easier(while still just as rewarding especially) with the LFG function. It just makes forming groups more questionable.
Thus, nobody uses it if they have a choice.

I don't even know where the suggestion forums is, but the only ones I know that are all access are the gameplay issues and player questions forums.
I can't even find the suggestion forum from the forum directory.

Oh, so it seems to be another of those "quirks" AMD/ATI cards have then.

I have never seen weird bugs like this with any Nvidia card.


You'll have to see the AMD/ATI graphics card stickies for ideas and get help from the resident gurus in figuring out how to make them work here.
Yes, it's a game issue, but it usually is an issue with only AMD/ATI graphics cards.

Me too.

I think that would take a complete recode of the entire game to be simpler code, easier to patch later and more efficient(by far since this game works worse than much older games even), which sadly is not going to happen. Maybe they have a sequel planned to do everything better.


I was just saying the solution I have found to that power tray issue is to move the tray to the bottom side of the screen(the side it is on by default), which ensures it doesn't move. Moving it anywhere enough distance from the top is key though.

The inspiration tray also closes every time you login if the trays are at the top of the screen with an anchored inspiration tray as well, again because of the function of the window coded only for the default position.

That depends on what else you have set to what.

AA tends to have a bit of trouble with occlusion, or occlusion with AA, for one. Those settings also increase the load on your graphics quite a lot, which can cause a graphics driver crash and reset(black screen) if your system is already pushing graphical load very high.

This tends to happen most often when your graphics card is overheating.
Get a temperature monitor for it if you can and try to keep it below 70 degrees Celsius.


If you must have AA on, try turning off occlusion or lowering out of ultra mode, or lowering other settings even.
Turning off shadows will likely help a lot.

This NEEDS to be fixed ASAP!

I do that all the time because of the absolutely horrendously slow load of the market, and it's severely bad effect on my ping(lag) and even graphics load.

You really seem to have designed the market interface to be as inefficient as possible(no information stored client-side so it reloads every time) and now you make it crash when we close it because we're tired of waiting, accidentally clicked the market button or just want to avoid a lag crash or fight an enemy that came up while it was opening??

This game is a piece of crap, despite how fun it can be when it actually performs well enough.

WAI

They want kidnapped NPCs to "look for the first opportunity to run", which is why this works the way it does.
The allied ones tend to work this way just because of that as well, though some don't have any issue following stealthed players due to the attempt a long time ago to fix allied NPC following.


Yes, it is WAI that we have to detoggle stealth powers, even though they provide more than just stealth and stealth is meant to be the main defense of some characters.

They don't care if it doesn't make sense that the player can't just say "go forward, I'm right here" while stealthed or the fact that it cuts other buffs off when toggled off.
They just wanted to make it more of a PITA to drag these NPCs around than it already is with their slow speed and common vulnerability to damage.


Along with ambushes that ignore stealth and other stealth ignoring enemies, the Devs are telling players who use stealth, and archetypes designed to rely on it, to "go to h e double hockey sticks".

Actually, I noticed this 2 days ago with The Pilgrim's "Welcome to Ouroboros" story arc after the first click on Mender Lazarus.

This bug is definitely affecting more contacts/story arcs than just Sister Solaris.

Then why does her "second" arc read as if she has never met you before, despite having sent you on the Origin of Power arc?

They should have at least made the Origin of Power arc level 30+ and come after the Midnight Squad member arc then.


They definitely need to rethink that whole thing so that it actually makes more sense, or at least rewrite her Midnight Squad member arc so that she actually knows you have done work for her already.
It's definitely sloppy work if it makes this little sense and looks this obviously out of order.

This makes me think this could be linked to the reason why the zombie invasion happens in the new Dark Astoria(which doesn't make sense now).

Maybe Dark Astoria is still on the "city zones" list instead of being taken off the lsit for things that randomly choose a city zone.

I have never seen ti with Firefox and I have left it open all night to download long youtube videos(slow internet).
I don't know what to say. I just thought you meant that as normal Firefox operation, which suggested a low-spec computer.

If the mission doesn't say "complete" then you can't advance an arc. Some missions allow you to "die and fail" and thus advance(with the consequences of a different clue or circumstances in future missions), but most don't.

They probably have to win to advance.

Old content also performs less and less smoothly with each patch of the game as well.

One thing I suggest is to turn v-sync on so that your FPS caps at 60. All those extra frames are unnecessary(you can't even tell the difference except when the FPS drops by a chunk, due to the increased load of running 120 fps, even if it stays over 60) and loading your GPU too much.

You could also use the "/maxfps" command to set your fps lower without turning on v-sync, such as "/maxfps 60" for 60 fps.


Also, anytime you enter a zone/area of a zone with a lot of people using powers(even just toggles that animate at all) you will encounter a severe fps drop. That is just the way it works.