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  1. Trick
    The command is /netgraph. I know it well. I will use it next time to see what it shows. I'll also make sure Geometry buffers are off and see if that makes a difference.

    Thanks!
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    I'm pretty sure it's not anything having to do with Rikti. The freezing happens everywhere, even in Pocket D. It also seems to come in waves...City can be fine for a while, then the freezing starts and it'll freeze every 1-2 minutes for 15-30 seconds at a time, then after a while the freezing will minimize, and then start up again.
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    Thanks, I'll look into that...

    But there's still the overarching problem, which I have even in safe mode, of the game freezing randomly...

    Do those text pastes reveal anything suspicious?
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    Okay. While in safe mode, I was actually able to play for a bit with the problem character. At one point the screen glitched and most of the environment textures were replaced by what looked like character model texture screens, but the game was playable. It eventually crashed, but after maybe 20 minutes.
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    First off, they are freezes, not crashes. When they start is random, sometimes they start right away, other times it can be a while before it starts.

    For that one problem character, it's frozen the second the screen is finished rendering for the first time. With that character, the game eventually crashes...usually within 5 minutes. With other characters, it doesn't crash all the time, but it does eventually freeze all the time.

    Safe mode? Let me try that and reply back...

    PC is clean. I clean it regularly.

    Free space on my drive is 207 GB.
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    HiJack This info:
    Code: 
    Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 1:20:21 PM, on 8/17/2012
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Boot mode: Normal

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:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MsMpEng.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet\LogMeIn\x86\LMIGuardianSvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet\LogMeIn\x86\RaMaint.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet\LogMeIn\x86\LogMeIn.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
c:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpCmdRun.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvMixer\NVMixerTray.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet\LogMeIn\x86\LogMeInSystray.exe
C:\Program Files\Apple\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RunDLL32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\Program Files\Utilities\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Roderick\My Documents\Downloads\CohHelper.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe
C:\Program Files\Utilities\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files\Games\NCSoft\HiJack This\HijackThis.exe

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 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\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NVMixerTray] "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvMixer\NVMixerTray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSC] "c:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe" -hide -runkey
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LogMeIn GUI] "C:\Program Files\Internet\LogMeIn\x86\LogMeInSystray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [APSDaemon] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\Apple\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AppleSyncNotifier] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleSyncNotifier.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RunDLL32.exe NvMCTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit -login
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nview\nwiz.exe /installquiet
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NCsoft Launcher] C:\Program Files\Games\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe /Minimized
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Steam] "C:\Program Files\Games\Steam\Steam.exe" -silent
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Messenger (Yahoo!)] "C:\PROGRA~1\Internet\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
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
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/muweb_site.cab?1341524203015
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader - {438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
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O23 - Service: Adobe Flash Player Update Service (AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc) - Adobe Systems Incorporated - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: HP Port Resolver - Hewlett-Packard Company - C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\HPBPRO.EXE
O23 - Service: HP Status Server - Hewlett-Packard Company - C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\HPBOID.EXE
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 - Service: LMIGuardianSvc - LogMeIn, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Internet\LogMeIn\x86\LMIGuardianSvc.exe
O23 - Service: LogMeIn Maintenance Service (LMIMaint) - LogMeIn, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Internet\LogMeIn\x86\RaMaint.exe
O23 - Service: LogMeIn - LogMeIn, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Internet\LogMeIn\x86\LogMeIn.exe
O23 - Service: Mozilla Maintenance Service (MozillaMaintenance) - Mozilla Foundation - C:\Program Files\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Update Service Daemon (nvUpdatusService) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Update Core\daemonu.exe
O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
  7. Trick
    Issue: During play, City will randomly stop responding for 5-30 seconds at a time. Checking the Task Manager shows City of Heroes is "Not Responding".

    Strangely, for one of my heroes, it's much, much worse. Upon entering the game, the screen is almost constantly frozen and it updates for maybe a second every 30 seconds to 2 minutes.

    CoH Helper Info:
    Code: 
    ---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at August 17, 2012 13:17 (-05:00)
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.120504-1619)
System Manufacturer: n/a
System Model: n/a
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+,  MMX,  3DNow, ~1.8GHz
Memory: 2046MB
.Net Memory Report: 1512MB out of 2046MB available
Page File: 3793MB (2192MB currently in use)
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.
Sound Notes: No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 8800 GT
Video Memory: 512.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0013.0142
Driver Date: 5/15/2012 5:18:00 AM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio
Driver File: nvapu.sys
Driver Version: 6.14.0465.0000
Driver Date: 7/26/2005 7:01:56 AM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer:  
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: nForce4-A939
Motherboard Version:  
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Name: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: Nvidia - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20050330000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1680x1050
3D Resolution: 1452x908 (Using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: No


Physics Quality: None
Maximum Particles: 100
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No


Anti-aliasing: Off
Anisotropic Filtering: None
Texture LOD Bias: Crisp
Water Effects: None
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: No
Shader Detail: Unknown (4)


World Texture Level: Unknown (3)
Character Texture Level: Low
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.500
Entity Detail Level: 0.300
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Disabled
Shadow Map Shader: Unknown (0)
Environmental Reflections: Disabled
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Occlusion Strength: Off
Blur: Bilateral
Ambient Resolution: Performance


Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
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: 0.600
Music Sound Volume: 0.600

Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.000
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
Current Game Version: ?
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\Games\NCSoft\CityofHeroes

Mod files in the Data directory
.\texture_library\MAPS\city has 1 file
.\texture_library\MAPS\Midnight_Squad has 1 file
.\texture_library\MAPS\Safeguard has 9 files
.\texture_library\MAPS\sewers has 44 files
.\texture_library\MAPS\static has 38 files
.\texture_library\V_MAPS\City has 1 file
.\texture_library\V_MAPS\Outdoor_Missions has 9 files
.\texture_library\V_MAPS\Static has 16 files
  8. Trick
    Started off with an Atari 800 here, then moved on to a C64 and then several Atari 1040 ST/e computers. Pulled out the 1040's and all their software from the basement just last week. Tried out a couple programs before the monitor died.

    The rest of the hardware and software seemed to be working. If anyone's interested, I'm selling
  9. Trick

    Event Fail

    POST-ACTION

    I'm not complaining about the event at all, just the lack of information about it. Normally with server-wide events such as this, there's a story or a reason it's happening. I'm just complaining that there's no information about the event here or in-game and how disorganized Paragon Studios appears.

    They have a graphic ad promoting the event on the home page, but when you click on it, instead of taking you to the information about it, they goofed and linked to Positron's Anniversary Message, which mentions NOTHING about the event.
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    Event Fail

    POST-ACTION

    So, it appears there's a new event starting today? It's hard to tell since I apparently cannot find any information on it either from the NCSoft Launcher or the site.

    Seems some coordination is in order if an event starts and no information is provided about it. Please, guys...get your Jaegers in a row before doing something like this. My biggest complaint about City as of late is the lack of information and how confusing the game has become. How many economies do we need to manage nowadays? (Hero Merits, Astral Merits, Reward Merits, and Countless-Other-Merits)
  11. Trick
    There was something I noticed a while back, and something that I was reminded of today, therefore I decided to make a post about it. Electric Blast has less damage than other Blaster powersets? Why? The Endurance Drain.

    The Endurance Drain is a problem because on the enemies it would matter on, it does absolutely nothing. They can still attack perfectly fine, making it so that Electric Blasters forfeit their damage for nothing. This doesn't mean it's not good. It works well on minions, lieutenants, and alright on bosses. Once you get to Elite Bosses and up, it loses it's effectiveness. So, do you think I have a valid point, and that the Electric Blast damage reduction is unfair for what the Endurance Drain is supposed to make up for?
  12. Trick
    Here's what I get when I run the command...
    Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
    (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

    *** Can't find server name for address 10.0.0.1: Non-existent domain
    *** Default servers are not available
    Server: UnKnown
    Address: 10.0.0.1

    Non-authoritative answer:
    Name: a1755.g.akamai.net
    Addresses: 173.223.232.104, 173.223.232.154
    Aliases: cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com, cohlive.patcher.gtm.ncsoft.com
    cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com.edgesuite.net

    Any ideas why I don't get the long result like the rest of you?
  13. Trick
    My situation is similar, but different.

    MacBook Pro
    Snow Leopard 10.6.8
    2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
    4GB memory
    Running with the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT active

    Crashing is random, at least the first time. I could have been playing 20 seconds or two hours and then screen goes black and most of the time I can hear the sound looping. The only way to recover is force reboot the laptop.

    THEN after I reboot, about 85% of the time, I will crash almost instantly after re-entering the game after logging in. Most of the time, as long as I don't move, I am fine. I can type in chat, click on buttons, but as soon as I move -- same black crash. Other times, I don't even need to move and I crash within 30 seconds of getting back in the game.

    Usually, if I try rebooting 3-4 times, for some reason it starts to work again, but I don't see anything I do differently that corrects the problem.

    Any clues?
  14. Trick
    I chose Void, Diamagnetic, Storm Elementals (Power reasons, but they're really nice), and Destiny.

    As a Blaster/Blapper, Void was good for me because I like to be in the action, and it gives a nifty -50% damage which can save you some time to live. You're also a DPS character, and Ion's 2.5 second animation isn't really ideal. If you want quick damage with no added bonuses, go Pyro. (Currently using Total Radial Judgement for this.)

    I chose Dismagnetic because I personally like trying to solo hard things, and -Regen is good for me. For team based, I like the -ToHit, and -Regen while fighting an AV. It works out well. (Currently using Core Flawless Interface for this.)

    There are many choices for Lore. If you want attack, choose what one you think is the best, and if you want support, look at the bonuses and decide.

    Destiny seems like a good choice for Blasters, in my opinion. Not only can you survive longer, but your team does too.
  15. Trick
    For a long while now, I'm seeing parallel lines running through the graphics in City. I've included a screenshot...



    Sorry for the large image. You can see the lines just in front of me and another line behind the Tram structural post. They are constantly the same distance from me no matter how I move.

    I've tried changing many settings but nothing has gotten rid of them. Any ideas?

    System: Windows XP SP3
    Video: ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB

    Thanks!
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    Will that work? I have XP Professional. I did at one point change permissions to allow saving of screenshots.

    Can you be more specific on which folders I should change permissions on? Would it just be to the root game folder? ( the \CityofHeroes folder)

    Thanks!
  17. Trick
    Question. And I hope I can get a definitive answer here.

    I have several XP user accounts my kids use. They are set to Limited User accounts. While they can play City, they have never been able to update City due to the permission restrictions. I am always having to log into an admin account to do the updates.

    Now, here is the NCSoft Launcher. I thought I'd give it a try on a Limited User account. When I did and there was a patch needing to be downloaded, I get this error message:

    "The NCSoft Launcher does not have permission to modify files in the following folder(s) and probably won't be able to update the game(s) installed there:

    Reinstalling these games with their latest installers is the simplest way to grant permissions to modify these folders."

    Now, before I spend hours redownloading and installing City, I want to make sure that what I am understanding from the message is true: Will reinstalling the game with the latest installer allow patches to be downloaded and applied in Limited User accounts? Because that's certainly what that message is implying.

    Thanks!
  18. Trick

    Soloing Dr.Kahn

    POST-ACTION

    Sounds doable. Just painfully long.

    Also, here's a hint. You don't need to hold Reichsman the whole time to prevent him from hitting you. If you immobilize him and stand far enough away, he doesn't attack. Not even ranged attacks. At least, last I remember.
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MaestroMavius View Post
    I've actually got that attribute hidden under my chat box so that just the buff # is visible. Right beside the extra tabs I never use.

    It's nice to see the damage bonus and all but I really have it there so I can easily tell when Rage has crashed, as the big old red -9000 stands out a bit more than the green buff numbers.


    I don't think max fury is even possible now after the change, but fury is easier to start building so the tradeoff is 50/50 imo.
    I've gotten max fury once. Here's what it takes: Low damage. Lots of high level enemies.
  20. Trick
    Hello, Elec/Elec Blaster right here. I've been faithful to him even since 2004, too.

    As an Elec/Elec Blaster, I think I am permitted to say this, but choosing Electricity powersets aren't all about endurance drain. Sure, that's the best part of it, but who says that Electric Blasters can't do damage? Most of the stereotyping population, but people who have Electric Blasters I'm sure will say that they can do damage.

    I've looked through your post and seen that you use Voltaic Sentinel. My suggestion, don't. I've gotten that before, and all it's done is greifed me when I was preparing for a tough battle.

    Now, to attempt explaining things in order.

    The mechanics: This is not true. They can work at any time in the battle, and draining endurance at the beginning can be very helpful, even life saving. I'm not saying do this every time, because sometimes you'll need Power Sink in the middle of the fight, but you can use it whenever. Any time your enemy is gasping for a break is a good and happy time.

    Range: The two main endurance drainers are indeed melee, but you can drain endurance slower with the ranged attacks. About the melee part, as a Blaster that tanked Lady Winter as an AV on an eight person team and have no one die, I think I am allowed to say that Electric Blasters can in fact melee, and I think Thunder Strike, Power Sink, and Short Circuit back this up. Those are the three best melee powers, and they do a lot with a little. Power Sink's endurance cost could be lowered a little, but that's my only complaint there.

    Attacks: This I agree with this mostly. Electric Blasters drew the short stick with less strong attacks, but the endurance drain can make up for this, even if it's small. I say that Voltaic Sentinel should be replaced with a better power, like an attack.
  21. Trick
    Thanks again for the help.
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    Alright, got Mids' working.

    I have to say, that build looks very appealing, but it seems like a lot of work to become a villain for one power. Also, I like Ice because of Hoarfrost and Hibernate. I don't know how many Master of the XF's would've failed because of me not having hibernate. However, Energy is my weakness, even if I have the same amount of resist/defense in the others. It just somehow faceplants me really well.

    I'll give it some thought. I'll probably do it, because Aid Self recharges much faster than Hoarfrost, and I'm really liking the defense and resistance on that build.

    Thank you all for responding. Recently I was unable to do a Tin Mage with my friend because of the end problem. Hopefully this gets fixed soon!
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    Alright. I am unable to get online to see my build right now, but I will soon.

    About the Mids' Designer, I had downloaded it just yesterday, but I didn't see and signs of Fitness being Inherit, because I was still able to get it in the Power Pools part of it. I'll check again.
  24. Trick
    Alright, so here's my deal. I've had this Elec/Elec Blaster since 2005, and I plan on keeping him. I got a build, and kept it. I've been good all the way until now, where I'm having enormous problems with endurance. It was around when Tier 3 and 4 Incarnate abilities were released that I started having the problems.

    I realized that my build was incomplete, so I decided to fill it in. I filled Stamina with Endurance Modification IOs (level 50). I also put Regenerating Tissue into my Hoarfrost, the whole set. This gave me a 5% recharge bonus, which unbalanced the end consumption and end recovery rate. I now run out of end every few minutes, which is restored temporarily with Power Sink.

    So, here's my request. Could anyone make me a build that would help me with my problems? I tried using Mids' to design a new build, but it apparently doesn't know that Fitness is Inherit, yet.
  25. Trick
    Internet is down
    Missed the Halloween Event
    A Nemesis plot!