TheXor

Also - get this rig instead if you're going to just add in your own card. No sense in paying for the crappy card that comes with the machine if you don't need it and can put that money towards a better system.

http://www.amazon.com/CyberpowerPC-G...p_ob_title_def

For all that is good and smells like cookies in this world, do not get a GT440. If you're stuck on getting a pre-built OEM/turn-key PC, get a 7750 card instead of the GT440 or even a HD6670. If you *have* to get either of those cards, make sure it's DDR5 not DDR3.

Here's a chart of a few common titles at various settings showing the vast performance difference with those two cards. A 7750 doesn't require a 6-pin PCI-Express power connection either, and is around the same price (even slightly cheaper some places) and totally blows it away.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/535?vs=610

I lol'd a bunch. Ty.

Good stuff to read! My TA/Assault Rifle Def is one of my favorite toons - so any love, is good love.

Would love to see your build, and if you happen to have a video on the Pylon solo - that too.

What was the time on that? That without lore seems impressive on a dark/dark.

Not to derail the topic, but seeing as IO Licenses are only 160 points for 30 days...wouldn't you come out much cheaper just doing a normal/full IO'd build? The points you'd spend on those ATO/SBO enhances would likely equal many months of play.

Just hit "Heel" over and over...the green stayhereplzkthx command.

They eventually snap out of the AV rush after a few clicks and stay by your side. Works every time for me on my Demon and Thugs MM's.

Before going too far down the rabbit hole, how about just disabling the Intel Grahpics (surely there is a setting in BIOS) and using only the nVidia GPU for a few test sessions?

@Ukaserex - Player notes are your friend. I play on freedom, and I know there are a lot of idiots on the server, but there are lots of genuinely great folks playing too - like anywhere. A good SG goes a long way too.

@Rufus - It's not a server for the tenderhearted.

But seriously though, I have 30+ toons on Freedom and play it much more than I play anywhere else. It's nice to be able to get a TF/iTrial together in 5-10 minutes (and often less). With a higher population for a player-base comes a higher amount of trolls. Can't have one without the other...and it's easy enough to disregard the folks that just want to take away from my happy-fun-pretendy-superpower time.

Like already said - Freedom/Virtue have the highest populations. Plenty of good folks on their (and a few doofuseseses) but they don't define the server.

I've also really enjoyed playing on Champion. It's like the entire server is a big SG in certain ways, several active global channels but the iTrials are a bit of a pain to form. Usually only one going at a time, so if end-game is your thing it'll be a slow road.

:: sad panda ::

Thanks for the clarification folks!

I've read on the forums here (a while back) and in-game folks saying that you could earn an IO license via reward merits and redeem them at a merit vendor. Is there any truth to this? Is there any way to get IO licenses/set bonuses as a premium player - besides buying one for 160 paragon points?

Thanks much,

Xor

For what it's worth - Maelstrom also does this in the last phase of TPN where he "channels energy/focus/eats a lizard" ...whatever he does.

Decoy death a few seconds after they're spawned seems kinda bunk. Thought the were untouchable. :\

And I thought I was doing good getting like 30 purples for this a few weeks ago. :*(

Tank (w/Fury Inherent):

Fiery Aura Primary
Mix of Fiery Blast/Thermal Secondaries.

Call em Trogdor.

Off top - I'd change a few more things around, but a few glaring things would be to:

4 Slot Dark Watchers Despair in RI (+rech, +end, +hp) and save a slot over the other IO's. Move the spare slot over to LR and 4 slot it with 2 50 Acc/ 2 50 Rech (this is your big game killer....you want to go for max acc/rech on this, not set bonuses). I'd put the numina proc in health instead of the regenerative proc and I would stick a perf shifter proc in stamina instead of a generic endmod IO.

Again, I'd change more than that (and try to get to 32.5% Ranged) but those are the most glaring things I'd with the build posted...

Lots of good stuff in this thread...

Just wanted to toss out the idea of downloading something like HW Monitor to monitor your CPU/GPU temps (as well as NB/SB/etc). I wonder if you're having some sort of thermal throttling. I would monitor my clock speeds on those in CPU-Z/GPU-Z just for redundancy since it's already on a fresh install.

On the SSD topic - I always turn off page file (with sufficient RAM), hibernate and sys restore to save 12-15GB of HD space on a Win7 64 install.

Edit: You are using the latest and greatest drivers for all of your components, right? Not the stuff on that motherboard CD from way back when the rig was first built...

Is anyone actually having issues with the NC Soft Launcher hanging after you exit the game and attempt to open it/relaunch it a little while later?

I open the launcher, play CoH, get mad b/c I cannot get a VR drop (lol), close the game, come back in an hour or so and try to relaunch the launcher from the taskbar to open up CoH and it hangs my Quad CPU @25% and I have to end the process manually. The same thing happens on my Dual Core machine (CPU @50%). Win7 64 on both with, 4-8GB RAM, etc..etc..

This is easily re-creatable and happens consistently each and every time...

Ideas/Suggestions?

@Ukaserex - This is what I would use. Your tohit and acc is pretty bad in most of your attacks, so I'd rather be able to put out some solid single-target damage and keep my (non-incarnate) softcap otherwise. Focused Accuracy isn't to be used unless you have something debuffing your tohit or the like.

46.3% S/L, 94.21% ACC against +3's (48% base tohit), and please slot your heals for heals. Nearing a net 2 endu/sec over toggle use + 3 perf shifter procs should mean consume isn't really necessary - but there if you need it for when drain psyche hits you, or the new -endu powers in Dark Astoria (grrr!). Incinerate + Scorch + Cremate + Scorch should be easily chained and give you all sorts of burninating powah.

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@frank4 - You're doing it wrong.

Quick question for THB - Why the Hami's in Eclipse? I must be missing something (and probably am since I don't have much WS experience).

Mids seems to be bugged on the eclipse +Res values too...170% res to everything base.