Wrecks

Sometimes I'll be stacking and what not, and I'll decide that I dont like a particular object. Suddenly, I find that i can't delete that object. I current have an entrance made out of white desks and I cant delete or move a single one of them! Please help.

The United Underworld is a seasoned supergroup that is the premiere RPVG of the Virtue server! We are heavily inspired by classic villain groups such as the Legion of Doom of DC comics and the Masters of Evil of Marvel. We are currently looking for a professional to rebuild our base into something extraordinary. If you are interested in working with us, please contact @SammieHouston in game so we can discuss the details.

((Thanks! I probably also should have mentioned that this was an actual RP between me and Misnomer's player, so he deserves credit for all of his parts.))

Within the deepest, most secluded regions of the Shadow Shard, the United Underworld base sits patiently, waiting for its next gathering of villains. All that can be heard within the installation are the ambient sounds of oxygen ventilating through the rooms, bouncing off the metal walls, creating an ominous, ghostly sound.

The silence is broken by the sudden behavior of the Underworld's main doorway: A portal, which upon activation of a beacon, will lock on to its coordinates and bring the source of the signal, and whoever wields it, through a wormhole and into the Shadow Shard.

The space inside the portal begins to distort as a silhouette forms from out of the blue-and-black electron haze. A black leather boot steps down from off the pad.

The hallways of Outpost Omega echo with the tiny footsteps of a tormented hero who's been exiled from Paragon City. Misnomer swiftly turns the corner and enters the doorway to the observatory. He stops and looks around at the sweeping landscape of the Shadow Shard. The windows dim the light from off of nearby stars, allowing more visible observation of the other worlds that orbit around the realm. It's an impressive visual.

He looks at the Ouroboros Crystal, a recent prize collected by the Underworld, and also the source of their adventure not too long ago where the sinister syndicate used its energies to travel forward in time, to a future where machines rose up and dominated all organic life on the planet. He remembers what the future was like, and what horrors he encountered there.

And last, but not least, he gets a glimpse of the enormous bat-like figure standing before a large super computer. At first he doesn't recognize the stranger, but once he gets a closer look, it becomes obvious.

"New gear?" Misnomer quips.

The bat-like monster hears him but keeps working at the computer. "Subject: Misnomer. Acknowledged." His deep robotic voice leaves a resonating sound.

The shadowy figure slowly turns around, revealing himself to be none other than the cybernetic death machine known as the Autosaurus Wrecks. He appears to donning a new armor that isn't far removed from what Mechos wore in their journey to the future. Mechos -the god of all machines- was the entity that summoned the Underworld to assist him in the future. He was the mastermind behind the robotic revolution. He was also the future version of the Autosaurus himself.

"Affirmative. This is indeed new gear," the metal monster boomed.

The mechanical behemoth has his fleshy human host exposed to the fallen hero standing before him. The sight is far less gruesome than his older body, which split open the skull of his human and revealed a pulsating bloody brain stabbed multiple times by wires and tubing. But despite the less disgusting look, it is no less disturbing to watch a person being turned into living battery.

Misnomer looks at the monster with interest. "All that from the little bit of technology your future self gifted you?"

"This has barely even scratched the surface of what my technology can do."

"What's the next step you plan on taking with it? Dealing with those rebels you saw?"

Wrecks began to pace back and forth as he thought about the rebels. The Resistance forces were an armada of humans that tried to stop his future self from purifying the world. When the United Underworld showed up to lend a hand, their leaders were quickly dealt with, leaving behind an empty shell of an organization that would quickly fall apart. "I have researched these leaders of this Resistance. Subjects: Dawnshift, Powered Omega, The Imperial, and Lial Luxuria. I have never met these people before in my lifetime... but they are a problem later on."

Misnomer chimes in with his own knowledge. "Matt King was there when we captured Dominateria as she tried to eleminate heroes from the world. As was Powered Omega. The Imperial from what I understand is dead." Wrecks pulls out a framed photograph from a hidden compartment in his armor. "....Or back from the dead," Misnomer amends.

The picture that Wrecks holds is the same one that he found when he and the Underworld plundered an Earth one hundred years into the future. The picture itself looked worn, like it had been taken a long time ago. It showed a large group of heroes standing underneath the Atlas Statue. It looks like a beautiful day. The group of heroes were smiling. They seemed so happy - So willingly ignorant. It made Wrecks tremble at the thought. A note was attached to the picture, the writing on it smudged from what looks like water - tears perhaps? It reads: "Never forgotten." He hands Misnomer the photograph, "You recognize these faces?"

The masked vigilante steps forward and examines the photo closely. He doesn't say anything, but Wrecks dismisses it and answers his own question, "I believe they are the group that came before the shattered remnants that formed the Resistance."

"So how do you plan on stopping them?" Misnomer asks.

The Autosaurus Wrecks turns back around and once again begins working at the computer. He pulls up a file and displays it on the over-sized monitor. Opening the folder, several images fill the screen, each showing records and screenshots taken of famous heroes in Paragon City. Powered Omega, Dawnshift, The Imperial..... these are just to name a few.

"These heroes. This.... Global Defense Force...."

Misnomer listens carefully. He recognizes the supergroup, although he has had few encounters with them.

"They are an inconvenience that must be dealt with now. And I hold the key to stopping them."

Misnomer steps over to the computer. "Oh and what key is that?"

Auto looks at him for a long pause, formulating his next actions carefully. He turns back to the computer and begins interacting with the screen, using his particular touch to open and close files in a seemingly random sequence. Misnomer watches as the folders and documents fly across the screen. He offers up his suggestions to Wrecks, "I'm sure we could get some voidhunters to deal with Matt King...."

Up on the monitor, one specific folder gets opened, and files begin pouring out of it, inundating the entire screen like a virus that's just infected the hard drive. As the monitor fills up with notes, formulas, and pictures, Misnomer identifies several images of modified corpses. Bodies with robotic limbs attached to them. Another image details a cybernetic eye, with notes and scribbles drawn all around it. And yet another shows an illustration of a human brain with wires and circuits flowing through it. Wrecks looks at the former hero as he struggles to comprehend what's on the screen.

"But the others don't have such obvious weakness. Why are you showing me those?"

Wrecks looks back at the computer, grasping the files on the screen with his hands and using a swift clapping motion to close all the images. He then points at one folder and opens it with a flick. The image of a pretty blonde girl pops up on the screen. Misnomer recognizes her almost instantly. The face of a former Challenger that fell prey to Wrecks' mad campaign.

"You know about my work with the heroine known as Gadgix?" Wrecks proclaimed proudly.

"I know you modified her and she left."

"It has come to my attention that she is.... malfunctioning. I now realize the errors I made in my calculations." Wrecks looks down at his hands and clenches them tightly, sending tremors up his body. He then manages to maintain his composure as he looks Misnomer directly in the eyes, "But with the technology I have obtained from the future, I have discovered where I went wrong. And I have corrected for it."

"What's the correction? Will we have to apply it to her?"

"Negative. The problem is irreparable. It is in the heroes' nature to resist order. Attempted reprogramming of Gadgix will only result in future error. I will need to find new subjects."

"Who will be your next subjects?"

And at this inquiry, Wrecks turns off the computer, and looks back at Misnomer. The lazy eyes of his human host struggling to maintain a straight gaze at his faceless mask. His robotic wings spread apart like a mechanical dragon as Wrecks slowly ascends onto the viewing deck of the observatory. Wrecks closes his wings and places his hand against the pane of the window. Misnomer follows Wrecks, climbing up the stairs and watching him closely. "You see, Misnomer...... my future self has provided me with a purpose. It is quite clear to me now."

The darkened hero falls silent for a few moments, not interrupting for once.

"The technology he has provided for me is the means to ensuring the complete and utter rule of machines. And I intend to use it, but not on the GDF. Negative... The Global Defense Force is unruly, and therefore cannot be ruled. Where Gadgix went wrong, I am sure that is where they will go wrong as well. I think this is where my future self's plan failed. He tried to shape the heroes in his image but realized that it wasn't the solution. He realized this too late, and allowed the world to crumble as the heroes self-destructed. And in the supernova that commenced, mankind was nearly destroyed. Do you not agree to these sentiments, Misnomer? That the heroes will only cause harm to the innocents they try to protect?"

The Autosaurus Wrecks falls silent as he waits for Misnomer to comment on his brilliance. The former hero thinks back on the world they visited in the future. It was a world destroyed. The very definition of post-apocalyptic. Could it be that the heroes really did cause such wide-scale destruction? He had seen his fair share of irresponsible destruction back in Paragon City. The many sacrifices made at the hands of carelessness. "We don't need false idols. But if they are the only thing keeping the weak safe then they are needed. Maybe your technology could eliminate that need."

"The heroes protect a few weak. But why are they weak to begin with? Through my efforts, I will bring them strength! In my world, there won't be a need for heroes."

Misnomer listens intently to Wrecks' pandering. He starts to feel a pounding in his head from out of nowhere. He massages his temples, to try and soothe the pain and think more clearly. As he starts to recuperate, he holds his stance in the debate. "...But who will be strongest? You. You'd be like Tyrant in that sense. How would you stop them from rebelling like your future-self did? How would you keep anyone complacent besides yourself?"

"I will stop them from rebelling because I have the knowledge of what will come. I can prevent it from happening."

Misnomer's head starts ringing again. This time it's more intense.
"We both see that humanity is disgusting. Don't you agree that the humans are vile creatures? It is why you came to this planet to destroy, is it not?

Misnomer looks up at Wrecks, slightly shaken. He has not made any mention of his true origins. At the same time though, it is not surprising that a machine would come to this conclusion. The radiation emitting from his body is not the least bit terrestrial.

"...We came to consume at first. I suppose the second time was the same."

Suddenly, he grabs his head and starts clenching around his temples. The pain piercing his skull is immense. Like a sword being thrust into his eye-sockets. The closer he gets to Wrecks, the stronger the pain becomes. He turns his back towards the mechanical monster, backing away just enough to try to ease the pain. For a moment, it works. He calms himself....

"How....

...... how will you stop them?"

Wrecks looks at Misnomer trying to fight the indoctrination. A low growling can be heard from inside the armored vessel. He knows that Misnomer will not be swayed. He must try harder.

"By beginning here.....

.....with the United Underworld........

............they will be subjected to my perfection........."

The sounds of betrayal rang through Misnomer's ears. He turns around and looks at Wrecks with fire burning in his eyes. The pain in his head is intense, but he ignores it. He cannot, will not allow Wrecks to betray the Underworld. He stands his ground against Wrecks. "The Underworld is up to the task as they stand now. The Global Defense Force isn't capable! There isn't a need to try to alter them!"

"Negative. The encounter with Judex showed just how limited the Underworld is in their capabilities. They falter because they all have differing goals. They know only competition, not cooperation. It is how the organic mind processes subject matter: slowly and inefficiently. Not like if they were machines. They would be able to produce consensus, identify their target's weakness, and develop battle tactics all in a matter of seconds. And they would be driven by only one purpose. No selfish or emotional drives to distract them. They will be perfect....

.....as Mechos desired."

The argument that Wrecks makes is sound. Misnomer's head begins to clear as he makes sense of the machine's mad ramblings. The Underworld has shown themselves to lack discipline and coordination. And many of its members don't have the conviction to really crush Paragon City's corrupt system. But, he still sees flaws. "The Underworld will never truly stand behind a singular banner. Maybe you could convince a few, but Dominateria is already faltering."

"Affirmative. I do not suspect they will agree. Many do not trust me. And few took pride with what they saw in the future. But if I let them continue on in their state any longer, the future begins to crumble."

Misnomer continues to argue with him, hoping to find some reason within the mechanical construct. "So you intend to drag them along no matter if they argue. That might not be the best course."

Wrecks retorts, "I am not like the Spectre, who believes that words will win him his cause. The humans will not respond to sound arguments. But they will respond to force........ It is why I have brought you here."

"You expect me to just go along with this?"

"Isn't this what you wanted? Is this not why you joined the Underworld? We have much in common, you and I. Both of us see the error in humanity. These heroes are supposed to be their beacon of hope. But what do they really stand for, except for the tragic suffering that humans endure? Let us cure them, Misnomer."

"I don't doubt your plan. But this would destroy the Underworld."

"Negative. This will create a NEW Underworld."

Suddenly, Wrecks' eyes begin to grow brighter than usual. The light that's emitted starts to blind Misnomer. He tries to shield his eyes, but he can still feel the light entering his body, blinding his thought processes. He stands still for a few moments, his composure falters. Resistance strikes him first.

"You were made by this error! I am thriving in the corpse of this error. Ripping apart your alliances won't attain our goals."

"But without my solution, humanity will falter. First to themselves. Then to the Batallion."

"The Batallion? If they are fighting US what hope do we have against them. Our forces will be splintered!"

The Batallion expect sheep. Mindless organics. They do not hope to find a race of sentient machines in their wake!"

Misnomer steps forward, some pulses of radiation shimmer off of him, the floor begins to smoke as does the rest of his form as he bouts with his powers. "Not even WE are that swift!"

"Do not resist any longer. It will only lead to your annihilation!"

Misnomer is sent into a frenzy. He tries to fight what is gripping him, but the voices in his head are screaming. Shouting at him. The words that the Autosaurus preaches play over and over again like a broken record. It completely takes him over. He begins to see visions. Visions of all the people he tried to fight for as a hero. All the people he failed to protect. The grief starts to overwhelm him. But what if? What if they didn't have to die? What if... in the future they could be spared?

"My annihilation is CERTAIN when the storm clears, so shall I. But theirs."

Misnomer murmurs something so hushed you would mistake it for a whisper. "But they can be saved."

"I am their only salvation. Side with me and you will see the humans be saved. The innocent no longer suffering the burden of their humanity!"

"I shall see this with my own eyes! You swear this to me?" he snarls.

"I swear on my own existence."

"You are swearing on more than your own existence. You are swearing on ours."

"You have seen what the humans will suffer though if we do not act now."

"Together, when you offer them their chance for survival I shall be there. Those who try to deny this will wither."

"Affirmative. For now, I need you the way you are. The humans still believe you are their ally. Use that to your advantage. Lure them to me, so that I may correct their error."

Misnomer straightens some, as if he's prone to this normal rampant spazzing. "V-very well. I shall play that role." The glow about him fades as he begins to compose himself.

Wrecks then makes his final ultimatum.



"......You will be present when the humans try to resist......

...............We will suppress them. Then correct them............"

"Very well. I await the reckoning eagerly."





OOC Notes

"Judex vs United Underworld"
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=293204
AE Arcs
Part 1: 551610
Part 2: 551612
Part 3: 551614

I'm looking for a skilled artist who is taking commissions that would be willing to work on an illustration of my character. I would greatly appreciate it and their time would of course be compensated for. I've always wanted to see my character immortalized in a fantastic work of art.

The character is a villain named the Autosaurus Wrecks. His story is that he was a Nazi experimental armor that went horribly wrong when they attempted to merge the human mind with an artificial intelligence. What resulted was the birth of an unstoppable, hyperintelligent war machine with a hatred for organic life.

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Some things to note would be that the man "wearing" the armor is nothing more than a food source for the AI. The man is being kept alive by nothing more than the machine that he is wired into, and the drawing should reflect that accordingly.

I would please like to see Wrecks in a position that reflects unstoppable rage. Almost like a pose that you would see The Incredible Hulk in. He is powerful and destructive, and that should be represented by the drawing.

If anyone would like to take up my offer you can reply here on the thread, or just send me an email in-game to @A-Wrecks or a PM on the forums. Thanks!

I know that DP is pretty much the black sheep of the blaster family but I was wondering there were any secondaries that go really well with it. It seems like /energy and /mental are the favorites of most people. Are there any others that are worth looking into? How about /fire?

I never got to say thanks for the help. My friend installed the Window Service Pack and now the game works like a dream.

So I have character who isn't invulnerable by any stretch of the word. But he thinks he is. He has a god complex. That's just how I intended him to be. He's a machine who looks down on organic life as weak and doomed to extinction. So I acted like how he would act if he was meeting someone for the first time. I wouldn't say he's a jerk. He just speaks with high regard for himself and low regard for those around him, specifically organics.

Well, I was roleplaying with some peeps and I couldn't help but get a hint that they were kind of getting annoyed by the character's attitude. I'm not constantly doing this and this was me just getting to know another player. Is it somehow wrong to do this?

P.S: I wasn't god-moding or anything of that nature.

Thanks for the info. Here is the CoH Helper report from his desktop, the original PC that I was talking about in the post.

DxDiag gathered at November 8, 2011 11:57 (-06:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.110622-1503)
System Manufacturer: Compaq-Presario
System Model: GM442AA-ABA SR5125CL
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+ (2 CPUs), ~1.9GHz
Memory: 4096MB
.Net Memory Report: 2376MB out of 4094MB available
Page File: 6142MB (2044MB currently in use)
C Drive: (SAMSUNG SP2504C SCSI Disk Device) 69350MB out of 229467MB (30%) free
D Drive: (SAMSUNG SP2504C SCSI Disk Device) 2MB out of 9005MB (0%) free
J Drive: (TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H653L SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
K Drive: (ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7600.16385 (64-bit version)

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

Monitor:
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Manufacturer / Chip: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. / ATI display adapter (0x68B8)
Video Memory: 2805 MB
Driver Version: 8.892.0.0
Driver Date: 9/8/2011 11:32:58 AM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
Driver File: HdAudio.sys
Driver Version: 6.01.7600.16385
Driver Date: 7/13/2009 6:07:00 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: ECS
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: Iris
Motherboard Version: 1.0
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Name: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: _ASUS_ - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20070611000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1440x900
3D Resolution: 1440x900 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes


Physics Quality: Medium
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No


Anti-aliasing: 8x
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: Medium quality
Bloom: 1.000 (turned on)
Depth of Field Enabled: Yes
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: Medium?


World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.000
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Stencil shadows
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: 0.500
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
Current Game Version: 2120.201110150045.1.0
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\NCsoft\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found

Ok. Here is my friend's CoH helper stats.

P.S: This is not the original computer. This is his laptop. Both are running the game like garbage. I wanna see if we can get the game to run better on his laptop as well as his desktop. (he's not at his desktop atm).


DxDiag gathered at November 7, 2011 20:47 (-06:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.110622-1503)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
System Model: VPCEE25FX
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Central Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II P320 Dual-Core Processor (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Memory: 4096MB
.Net Memory Report: 1034MB out of 3834MB available
Page File: 3842MB (3825MB currently in use)
C Drive: (SAMSUNG HM321HI SATA Disk Device) 191138MB out of 264606MB (72%) free
D Drive: (SAMSUNG HM321HI SATA Disk Device) 15502MB out of 30719MB (50%) free
F Drive: (ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
E Drive: (PIONEER BD-ROM BDC-TD03 SATA CdRom Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7600.16385 (64-bit version)

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

Monitor:
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series
Manufacturer / Chip: ATI Technologies Inc. / ATI display adapter (0x9712)
Video Memory: 1913 MB
Driver Version: 8.712.0.0
Driver Date: 4/6/2010 9:04:29 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speaker/HP (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6069
Driver Date: 4/6/2010 9:30:53 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: VAIO
Motherboard Version: N/A
BIOS Manufacturer: Insyde Corp.
BIOS Name: Default System BIOS
BIOS Version: Sony - 20100426
BIOS Release: 20100426000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1366x768
3D Resolution: 1366x768 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes


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


Anti-aliasing: Off
Anisotropic Filtering: None
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: None
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: Unknown (5)


World Texture Level: Low
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.500
Entity Detail Level: 2.000
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: 0.758
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) 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: 0.600
Music Sound Volume: 0.600

Show Advanced Graphics Options: Yes
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.250
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
Current Game Version: 2120.201110150045.1.0
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\NCsoft\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory

How do I change the levels in Mid's? That will help me a lot. Thanks.

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I've never seen RP happen in a PvP zone. It seems like it would be an interesting experience, especially seeing as how villains and heroes exist specifically to oppose one another. An example of this would be like...

VillainX: Muahaha! If ever want to see your girlfriend again, HeroX, meet me under Atlas at 12:00!
HeroX: FIEND! You will pay for what you've done! I'll see to it!

*Engage in epic superpowered encounter*

Instead I just see

VillainX: Stop spawn killing me!!!
HeroX: LOL you stupid noob go back to Atlas!

I assumed when I started playing on Virtue that I would see more RP in PvP zones. Have any of ya'll had an experience with RP in PvP?

I recently encouraged one of my friends to play CoH ever since the game went free. However, after downloading it we've run into an issue. He's getting 10 frames per second. Unless he turns the video all the way down to low, he keeps getting 10 frames per second. Now the solution should sound simple, but it's not.

The video card he is using is an ATI Radeon HD 5770. That is capable of running Battlefield: Bad Company 2, HAWX, MW2, and Batman: Arkham Asylum.... the latter being at almost 60 FPS. He has all the latest drivers. So It's definitely not the video card.

We moved onto RAM. He has 6 GB, so that's not a problem, either.

Then we moved onto the processor. Admittedly, his processor is kind of weak. It's an AMD dual-core. But I ran city of heroes on the same kind of processor with the same kind of video card and, while I did sometimes have tremendously long loading times, I never suffered 10 fps. The game ran like a dream.

And there's the internet. He doesn't have the greatest internet in the world. He sometimes has insanely slow download times. But I ran city of heroes on DIAL-UP, and never had 10 frames per second. I often had dc's, but never lag that bad. And he can hook his xbox to the same internet and play multiplayer no problem.

Those are all the problems I can find wrong that would have that kind of impact on game performance. I fear that if he has to suffer through the terrible low quality video settings, that he might not continue playing. Does anyone have any tips to give that may help improve his performance. It doesn't make sense why his computer should run the game so terribly.

So I want to role a melee character that will do a lot of pvping. Since CoH: Freedom came out, I now have the option of being EITHER a brute or a tanker while still being a villain. The question is though, which archetype will better suit my needs in the battle arena? I know that the powers I want to have are going super strength and invulnerability. Which class will be best for me?

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I went to my local Barnes and Nobles to see if they had Supergod and they told me that it wasn't out yet. Any way that you got ahold of it?

Could one of yall provide an example of what you're talking about? I get the general concept of what you're saying, but I'm still not so sure how to execute it. By random comments do you mean literally random outbursts? Or do you mean sort of an extreme bipolar mood shift? I feel like that could work with my character. I really like the idea of having trouble blending the personalities. But can you provide an example of what that might look like in RP chat? Like I said, I'm just at a loss of words when there's an RP opportunity.

I have an SS/Invul brute that I used to play on Liberty that I transferred to Virtue a long time ago. I tried roleplaying with him but failed tremendously! (everyone thought I was a dog WTF!?) Well, I finally decided to delete the character and recreate him on Virtue in order to better establish a "home" here. Unfortunately, I never got around to recreating him and made a bunch of other toons instead. (which I was able to roleplay with quite nicely.) The time has come though that I'm finally going to reroll my brute.

His name is (The) Autosaurus Wrecks. (Hence my username and my global @A-Wrecks.) Now, I get a TON of compliments on the overall concept. I'm not going to reveal his origin, but you just need to know that he's just a guy in a big ugly hulking armor. Or so it would seem.....

Actually the armor is sentient.

In fact, it's a parasite. The human inside is actually just there to provide nourishment to the hunger of the Autosaurus Wrecks. The way the armor is able to usurp control of the wearer comes from the fact that its initial design involved a permanent graft between human and hardware, thus making the human brain vulnerable. What the armor is actually feasting on is the grey matter within his thick skull. Not the physical matter, but his conciousness. The overall process turns the victim into a drooling zombie of sorts, and the armor leaves no scraps behind. It sucks everything until all that's left is a vegetable. And then, he gets rid of it. The armor opens up, and deposits the mutilated body wherever it may be. The armor has these long snakelike tentacles that hold onto (and grasp) the body. And then, it searches for a new host to satisfy his voracious appetite. Using the same tentacles, he finds a new host and entwines him into the monstrosity of a machine. And the cycle repeats. With each conciousness the armor consumes, its own grows. The armor achieved sentience long ago, and now his intelligence is nothing short of cosmic. And he desires it to grow, and grow, and grow.

Well there you have it. I'm stuck right there. I just don't know how to reflect this in my dialogue. It was easy with Doctor Indopolis (I think I just got lucky. I met a lot of roleplayers) and with Sammie Houston. (All I had to do was talk like a Texan.) I was hoping yall could give me some advice like what yall would do with the character.

Here's a few things that come to mind when I think of my brute:

The armor speaks on his own, not through the host. I imagine his voice not sounding robotic at all. I kinda imagine something sounding kinda like Green Goblin. (Not like Willem Dafoe's Goblin.) As you could imagine, with all the "minds" he's consumed, it would also make him nothing short of insane. Also, he's anything but a brute, despite his disgustingly monstrous form. I imagine as far as mannerisms, something on par with Loki.

So, help guys? I know I'm being Kinda vague but I'm looking for advice on how the carry out the roleplay experience with this toon.

Is being perma unstoppable the ONLY way to pvp on an /invul brute?

Then what enhancements would you suggest for the other three slots?

Seriously? 3 procs? That seems like waste if you ask me. Why do you suggest that? I already have a chance for heal in executioner's shot and let me tell you one out of every 20 power activations triggers that heal. You don't think those slots could be used for something better like actual buffing enhancements?

So fitness has no play in that whatsoever? Does conserve power make up for it?

Ya know, I thought the reason EM was so popular was because those melee attacks were so damn powerful (at least when they're used against me. >.<) But yall haven't mentioned them at all. And forgive me, but what do you mean by proc? (I'm not really on the forums that much and took a leave from CoX for awhile.)