mercykilling

Adobe. Heee. Bloatware. Delete it from your hard drive and install this.

http://download.cnet.com/Foxit-Reade...html?tag=mncol

Much better PDf reader, and it's not bloatware.
And it worked -just fine- when I tested th OP's link.

I'll clarify the original post some. Post i-17, -several times-, myself and friends ran ITF's. The general gist of things in team chat when we came to lag hill and found....we were able to -walk up- the hill, fighting all the way....WITHOUT LAG....was nothing less than ecstatic.

Current date is 7-7-10, and the most recent patch that came down the tube has restored the lag in the ITF. And yes, the lag I am referring to is power icons recharging faster than the actual powers themselves, and enemies which are hundreds of feet away -suddenly- hopping to right next to you and dealing damage, which suggests to me(and several others) that it's server lag on their side. No other mission or task force has this kind of lag. For anyone that I've talked to. At all. And I do know quite a few players. Plus being a member of several global channels and having this discussion live with people leads us all to believe it's something that was changed in that last patch that put it back to the way it was pre-patch.

The reasoning behind this thread isn't to flamewar. It's not to mindlessly gripe about it. It's utilizing the medium provided in all ways to help let the ones that can fix it know about it.

Yes, I and those I've discussed this with know about bug reporting. We've used that too.
It's about making use of all the tools available to make the game a more enjoyable experience for everyone. Because I'm fairly certain(although I could be wrong and freely admit so), not everyone enjoys the copious amount of lag that occurs in what has been found to be -only the third mission- of the Imperious Task Force/Strike Force.

If you -are- one of those people, then....by all means, enjoy the TF. ^_^
However, if you don't...and you stumble across this thread..../sign? Please?

Developers.. Positron. War Witch. BAB. Castle. Someone that's a redname please take note of this?
After i17 came down the pipe, the lag in the last two missions in the ITF disappeared. I was ecstatic. A lot of people were. It was -fun- to do that particular TF/SF again. However, with this latest patch, said lag has returned. In spades.

I'm not sure what returned it, but...possibly look into changing -just that- back? Please?

I actually have a human form PB which I played that way all the way to 50. I will say, it was both fun and rather difficult. If you're one of those that absolutely -has- to squeeze every last ounce of defense out of things, then it's not gonna make you happy. At all.

Kailee has been a blast, though, and remains as such (for me) to play. If I had to pick some way to describe her, I'd have to say she's roughly a weaker version of a scrapper. With human form only, the one major problem is lack of mez protect/resist. But I learned early on to carry some extra break frees. And when I run out, to make three of something else into one.

All in all, it seriously depends on your personal preferences.

I've a question that might seem silly. But then, the only silly question is the one you don't ask, right?

So..it's actually a two-parter. Sneaky of me, I know.

1) Does anyone know what -can- be done to bring all this concern to the Devs?
2) Is anyone actually -doing- it?

I agree in spirit if not method. Bases -have- been overlooked for quite some time. The -only- other game I play, (and I'm not kidding) is Sims 2. And I don't even really -play- it. I simply build houses. Because it's what I like to do. Some of the things people in this game have managed to do with the current limitations have been......simply amazing. Kudos to you all.

I'd like to see a more -intuitive- system for building bases. Things you can build secondary floors on, so you can make a multilevel room. I'm sure most people have seen the pool by the hotel in Faultline. Its -right- by the AE building there. Before the AE building, there used to be a little round hot tub. It's gone now. I wanted -that- ingame item for bases ever since I saw it when Faultline first came out. Side note: That pool itself wouldn't be a bad addition.

I realize the difficulty in adding new things like this. Every issue that comes out brings inevitable bugs which get worked out. Sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly. Fairly certain that there's one or two that have been 'round for quite some time. *shrug* I can still -play- the game, so...I don't complain. Hell, I don't even normally -post- on the boards. Mainly because almost every thread eventually becomes trollbait or flamewars. But, it's still a good way to keep abreast of changes/developments in the game I've grown to love.

All in all, yes. Please. More base things. PLEASE.

Simply because I am one of those that play a character I make for -fun-, and not to build the most uber version of it that I can, this affects me not one whit. Never did use any BoTZ in my builds. Travel powers get -one- slot. But, I do have this question, Castle...

Why wait -this- long to make a change in it? Hasn't BoTZ been around for at least two issues? Plenty of time to see that "oops. Silly overpowered bonuses. Let's fix that." Instead of waiting all this time to "fix" it.

I can see -that- fact making a lot of people angry. And also, just one freespec won't do it. Specially if you've five of those sets in your build.

Joy!! I finally got it to work. I just uninstalled the .NET framework and ran the Mid's installer as Admin. Thanks, you guys!

Newp. Same popup message. Can't install to a 64-bit system.

I recently tried to update Mid's to the new powersets. And failed, miserably. Followed the instructions -to the letter- in the actual updater note, i.e. totally removing mid's then re-installing it. The problem lies with the Microsoft .NET framework. Every time I try to reinstall it, I get the message, Error: Cannot install on a 64-bit operating system.

I'm running a dual-core AMD 240. Windows 7. The thing is.....Mid's -used- to work until I tried to update it. I'm a sad panda nao. Can anyone help?

12:55 a.m., Pacific Time. Server up!! Thankew, Citystaff!!

So....what are these reputation points -for-? Is there any use for them other than "bragging rights"?

Wait, that was -you-?






Hawt. Can we get together?





:P
Joking. But congratulations on doing something you wouldn't normally do. ^_^

*bonks Fury onna da head and steals the inf*

So...a while back there was some kind of thread on how to change text ingame. It stemmed from people using a capital i for an L. Can someone linky or direct me to that thread? I kinda want to replace text ingame with something a bit more readable.

Thanks in advance to all you wonderful people!

Well, 1:40 am here on the west coast, and the servers are -still- down. I are a sad Mercy. And no amount of cookies will make meh happeh again.

Hello all. 39 month vet of CoX, and still enjoying every last minute of it. ^_^

My questions are as follows:
First....the flow of time in the game. I'd like to know the -generally accepted- way time passes. I know it's -my- game, and -I- decide what I RP....but I can at least ask for opinions.
From what I see....you can stand in one spot and watch the sun come up. Doesn't take too long for it to go down, and moonrise. That too shall pass. The sun comes up again. Is -that- held as an ingame "day"? Or is it the amount of time you spend actually -on- a character?


Second question is more one of canon. In places like Cimerora, Ouroboros, and those other worlds that Portal Corp sends you to....is there anything in canon that actually would refer to time passing differently there?

I thank everyone who responds to these questions in advance. Yes, even the snarky responses. :P

Greetings from the Great Northwest in America. Seattle here. Glad to have so many new faces and voices. I read a lot in the forums but don't post much...so....this is a treat!

I've seen threads like this popping up. I've also seen this flamewar continue ingame into global channels. What the essence of the arguement, imho, seems to be (again TO ME)
is....."I don't like the way you're playing the game. Please change it to fit MY conformed standard. KTHXBAI." Over. And over. And over.

This won't solve any problems, as this kind of arguement has been going on for LONG before the Mission Architect came along.

My suggestion is this: If it bothers you SO MUCH.....then stop paying the monthly sub. Leave the game.

In all honesty...I don't have ANY problems getting teams. I've a rather full global friend list, and am member to several PUBLIC channels and a few private ones. Daily, I log in. Daily, I find teams. OUTSIDE AE. Daily, I run TF's, SF's, STF. LRSF. Hami raids. Mothership raids. Missions. Play friend's arcs.

Hey, there's even a WHOLE SECTION in the forums dedicated to promoting STORY DRIVEN ARCS. Check it out. Play a few. Remove broadcast from your tab. Put NO AE FARM TEAMS
in your LFT window. You'll be surprised. Sure, it's a little work, but in the end, the rewards are just what you're looking for.

Oh, I forgot. As humans, we're basically lazy. We want someone else to solve our problems for us. In general, too. There are idividuals that aren't. Those are the ones going AROUND AE. Teaming. Playing the game. Having fun. Playing their freind's arcs. Or trying ones from the aforementioned thread.
/rantoff

Hrm. (TROLL) because (TROLL) and I think (TROLL) and you can all (TROLL).

It's a dead horse. I log in. RP some. -If- I want, I ask some of my global friends what's going on today. ITF. LRSF. STF. Hamiraid. Mothership Raid. Or, "Hey, I'm trying to lvl my lowbie. Anything other than a farm going on?"

Guess what? I find teams. Things to do OUTSIDE AE. OMGWTFBBQ??

And I have been since AE came out. So....no, AE hasn't killed the game.

Stop trolling.

/endrant

Hey. Just want to welcome all the people from across the pond. And, depending on viewpoint, be welcomed from across the pond. *waves to mah new European neighbors*