mistformsquirrel

Lil bit, yeah. <_ _> I mean on the one hand, it is 'just' a game... and there's bigger things in the world than a game...

But on the other hand it was "my" game - there are just so many memories, people, characters, and the lore, the COH universe lore! all of that... gone. As I said in another thread: this is a sad day for the MMOspace.

For Chaos! >_>

----

Seriously though, thank you for the perspectives <^_^> I think I've decided to go ahead and try Storm - Lightning Storm is what caused my initial attraction, but further thoughts really make me think I'll enjoy Storm a bit more. Time, for all it's effectiveness, is a bit... stodgy. It just doesn't make me excited to play it.

@MisterD - 3 reasons mainly: 1) I want to re-use the same basic character, just with a different power as secondary - so I need to free the name up if nothing else.

2) She's only level 13, so it's not like I'm losing a lot of work.

3) Aaaaand I'm out of slots on Guardian and since that's where my SG plays; I'd be annoyed building her on another server only to find out I can't play with the SG ><;

---

Anyways, thank you all again < . .>b It's helpful knowing that I'm not chasing a power that's useless. (I know it may seem a bit odd to fixate on just the one power, but I generally like the idea of the rest of the set as well - Lightning Storm just catches the imagination is all.)

And I'm off to reroll!

So I've been running a lowbie Beast/Time, and enjoying her... but rather suddenly I had a hankering to switch to /Storm; for a few different reasons; but the biggest being... I've never had Lightning Storm despite playing COH since just after launch.*

This bothered me since well... I like everything I can see about the power. Visually it's pretty impressive, and pumping out extra damage on top of my pets is high on my list of "things I want to do" - knocking things around is usually fun too since I mostly solo my MMs.

But again I've never had the power myself - and I know Time is both powerful and relatively enjoyable. So I figured I'd just ask before I decide whether or not to re-roll... is Lightning Storm worth going after? Or is it disappointing damage-wise on a Mastermind (like all our other personal damage powers)?

Appreciate any help < . .>b

*I joined the forums long after I joined the game, and there's an account switch in there too.

@Satanic Hamster - Hrm, a week ago... I'd played since then so I guess it's (probably) not that. Weird.

@Texas_Justice - Thanks again for the help; I'll keep that all in mind < . .>b

I have no idea Satanic Hamster, it was just all of the sudden *BAM* suddenly it doesn't work.

Now that I've moved the installation though, everything is fine. I don't even pretend to understand what's wrong though. Hrm... anyone remember when Steam's last update was? Maybe it's on their end?

Just an update -

I think I have it narrowed down to Steam as the point of failure. I don't know what's changed, but I can launch the game outside of steam just fine - my guess is this means it's something to do with the Steam Overlay functionality.

So I'm going to move my installation and try that.

D'oh... I knew I forgot something ><; I ran it as admin this time ><;;


---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at June 22, 2012 23:37 (-05:00)
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.120402-0336)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 11/20/07 22:03:53 Ver: 08.00.12
Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 3582MB
.Net Memory Report: 2036MB out of 3582MB available
Page File: 5480MB (1916MB currently in use)
C Drive: (Hitachi HDT725032VLA360 ATA Device) 45764MB out of 305242MB (14%) free
D Drive: (WD Elements 1023 USB Device) 923770MB out of 953865MB (96%) free
F Drive: (ZF3901W FHN555K SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
G Drive: (ZF3901W FHN555K SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
H Drive: (ZF3901W FHN555K SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
I Drive: (ZF3901W FHN555K SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 7.00.6002.18107 (32-bit version)

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

No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: Generic Non-PnP Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce GTS 250
Video Memory: 2033 MB
Driver Version: 8.17.0012.9610
Driver Date: 2/29/2012 6:59:00 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHDA.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6013
Driver Date: 12/25/2009 7:28:34 PM

Sound Device Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHDA.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6013
Driver Date: 12/25/2009 7:28:34 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: P5KPL-VM
Motherboard Version: x.xx
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Name: BIOS Date: 11/20/07 22:03:53 Ver: 08.00.12
BIOS Version: A_M_I_ - 11000720
BIOS Release: 20071120000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1664x1014
3D Resolution: 1664x1008 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: No
Maximized: No
Screen Position: Unknown, Unknown
Refresh Rate: UnknownHz
Vertical Sync Enabled: No


Physics Quality: Unknown (2147483647)
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No


Anti-aliasing: Unknown (2147483647)
Anisotropic Filtering: Unknown (2147483647)
Texture LOD Bias: Unknown (2147483647)
Water Effects: Unknown (2147483647)
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: No
Shader Detail: Unknown (2147483647)


World Texture Level: Unknown (2147483647)
Character Texture Level: Unknown (2147483647)
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.000
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Unknown (2147483647)
Shadow Map Shader: Unknown (2147483647)
Environmental Reflections: Unknonwn (2147483647)
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: High quality
Occlusion Strength: Unknonwn (2147483647)
Blur: Unknonwn (2147483647)
Ambient Resolution: Unknonwn (2147483647)


Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: No
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

Audio Mode: Performance
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 0.099
Music Sound Volume: 0.105

Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 1.000
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 2103780 bytes/second
Current Game Version: ?
Installation Directory: c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\city of heroes going rogue

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found

---

Looks like a fair few unknowns still.

HijackThis -

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 11:50:23 PM, on 6/22/2012
Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.19272)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RtHDVCpl.exe
C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Update\DivXUpdate.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012\avgtray.exe
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Display\nvtray.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe
C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Lite\daemon.exe
C:\Users\user\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe
C:\Windows\System32\p2phost.exe
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Akamai\netsession_win. exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox. exe
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Akamai\netsession_win. exe
C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\Wacom_TabletUser.exe
C:\Windows\system32\wbem\unsecapp.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox3.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\vprot.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe
C:\Users\user\Downloads\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://search.conduit.com?SearchSour...ctid=CT2790392
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.yahoo.com
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://www.yahoo.com
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyServer = http=127.0.0.1:50370
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyOverride = 127.0.0.1:9421;<local>
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
R3 - URLSearchHook: UrlSearchHook Class - {00000000-6E41-4FD3-8538-502F5495E5FC} - C:\Program Files\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {A3BC75A2-1F87-4686-AA43-5347D756017C} - (no file)
R3 - URLSearchHook: AIM Toolbar Search Class - {03402f96-3dc7-4285-bc50-9e81fefafe43} - C:\Program Files\AIM Toolbar\aimtb.dll
R3 - URLSearchHook: Winamp Search Class - {57BCA5FA-5DBB-45a2-B558-1755C3F6253B} - C:\Program Files\Winamp Toolbar\winamptb.dll
R3 - URLSearchHook: BitTorrentBar Toolbar - {88c7f2aa-f93f-432c-8f0e-b7d85967a527} - C:\Program Files\BitTorrentBar\prxtbBit2.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Winamp Toolbar Loader - {25CEE8EC-5730-41bc-8B58-22DDC8AB8C20} - C:\Program Files\Winamp Toolbar\winamptb.dll
O2 - BHO: RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin for Internet Explorer - {3049C3E9-B461-4BC5-8870-4C09146192CA} - C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\rpbrowserrecordplugin.dll
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012\avgssie.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: BitTorrentBar - {88c7f2aa-f93f-432c-8f0e-b7d85967a527} - C:\Program Files\BitTorrentBar\prxtbBit2.dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: AVG Security Toolbar - {95B7759C-8C7F-4BF1-B163-73684A933233} - C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\11.1.0.7\AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll
O2 - BHO: AIM Toolbar Loader - {b0cda128-b425-4eef-a174-61a11ac5dbf8} - C:\Program Files\AIM Toolbar\aimtb.dll
O2 - BHO: Ask Toolbar BHO - {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440} - C:\Program Files\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Winamp Toolbar - {EBF2BA02-9094-4c5a-858B-BB198F3D8DE2} - C:\Program Files\Winamp Toolbar\winamptb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AIM Toolbar - {61539ecd-cc67-4437-a03c-9aaccbd14326} - C:\Program Files\AIM Toolbar\aimtb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {CCC7A320-B3CA-4199-B1A6-9F516DD69829} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: BitTorrentBar Toolbar - {88c7f2aa-f93f-432c-8f0e-b7d85967a527} - C:\Program Files\BitTorrentBar\prxtbBit2.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AVG Security Toolbar - {95B7759C-8C7F-4BF1-B163-73684A933233} - C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\11.1.0.7\AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Ask Toolbar - {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440} - C:\Program Files\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Uninstall0001] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Totem Shared\Uninstall0001\upd.exe" LASTCALL!adverts.mp3dancer.com!StatsMP3Dancer
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] "C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Turbine Download Manager Tray Icon] "C:\Program Files\Turbine\Turbine Download Manager - Lamannia\TurbineDownloadManagerIcon.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RtHDVCpl] C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RtHDVCpl.exe -s
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DivXUpdate] "C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Update\DivXUpdate.exe" /CHECKNOW
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG_TRAY] "C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012\avgtray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [vProt] "C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\vprot.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ROC_roc_dec12] "C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\ROC_roc_dec12.exe" /PROMPT /CMPID=roc_dec12
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ApnUpdater] "C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Sidebar] C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DAEMON Tools Lite] "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Lite\daemon.exe" -autorun
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BitTorrent DNA] "C:\Users\user\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [EA Core] "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EADM\Core.exe" -silent
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CollaborationHost] C:\Windows\system32\p2phost.exe -s
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NAPSures] rundll32 "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\mobs_ssp.dll",Dl lEntryPoint
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Steam] "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Akamai NetSession Interface] "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Akamai\netsession_win .exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - Startup: Dropbox.lnk = user\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
O4 - Startup: Xfire.lnk = C:\Program Files\Xfire\xfire.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &AIM Toolbar Search - C:\ProgramData\AIM Toolbar\ieToolbar\resources\en-US\local\search.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Winamp Search - C:\ProgramData\Winamp Toolbar\ieToolbar\resources\en-US\local\search.html
O9 - Extra button: AIM Toolbar - {0b83c99c-1efa-4259-858f-bcb33e007a5b} - C:\Program Files\AIM Toolbar\aimtb.dll
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.clonewarsadventures.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.freerealms.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.soe.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.sony.com
O15 - Trusted IP range: http://192.168.1.1
O15 - ESC Trusted IP range: http://192.168.1.1
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (Installation Support) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\Yinsthelper.dll
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012\avgpp.dll
O18 - Protocol: viprotocol - {B658800C-F66E-4EF3-AB85-6C0C227862A9} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVG Secure Search\ViProtocolInstaller\11.1.0\ViProtocol.dll
O18 - Protocol: wlpg - {E43EF6CD-A37A-4A9B-9E6F-83F89B8E6324} - C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\AlbumDownloadProtocolHandler.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\Windows\system32\browseui.dll
O23 - Service: ANAYWM - Unknown owner - C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ANAYWM.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: AVG Security Toolbar Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\Toolbar\ToolbarBroker.exe
O23 - Service: AVGIDSAgent - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012\AVGIDSAgent.exe
O23 - Service: AVG WatchDog (avgwd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Dragon Age: Origins - Content Updater (DAUpdaterSvc) - Unknown owner - c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\dragon age origins\bin_ship\DAUpdaterSvc.Service.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1150\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: Mozilla Maintenance Service (MozillaMaintenance) - Mozilla Foundation - C:\Program Files\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
O23 - Service: nProtect GameGuard Service (npggsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\GameMon.des.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: npkcmsvc - INCA Internet Co., Ltd. - C:\Nexon\Mabinogi\npkcmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Update Service Daemon (nvUpdatusService) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Update Core\daemonu.exe
O23 - Service: PnkBstrA - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
O23 - Service: Turbine Message Service - PublicPreview (PublicPreviewTurbineMessageService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Turbine\Turbine Download Manager - Lamannia\TurbineMessageService.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Turbine Network Service - PublicPreview (PublicPreviewTurbineNetworkService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Turbine\Turbine Download Manager - Lamannia\TurbineNetworkService.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Steam Client Service - Valve Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steam\SteamService.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service (Stereo Service) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvSCPAPISvr.exe
O23 - Service: TabletServiceWacom - Wacom Technology, Corp. - C:\Program Files\Tablet\Wacom\Wacom_Tablet.exe
O23 - Service: vToolbarUpdater11.1.0 - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVG Secure Search\vToolbarUpdater\11.1.0\ToolbarUpdater.exe

--
End of file - 11239 bytes

---

As to the settings button: Sadly I can't get to it. What happens is, I start the game, the launcher comes up, it runs through the 'checking for patch' procedure, launches the game, and either there's a black screen or the screen of Penny Yin vs Shadowhunter - but either way it's frozen solid at that point. The stuff on the side, login, password and all that, doesn't come up at all.

Ambient Occlusion is probably on though, since I run in ultra-mode.

It's strange though - I've never, ever, ever had a problem like this before, not even when my PC had an older graphics card and couldn't run ultramode without major hiccups.

Appreciate the help, thank you.

*Edit* Looking through HijackThis - I notice some of those are very old programs, some of which have long been uninstalled <o.@> Why are they there? Others, like the toolbars, shouldn't be there either as I'm quite certain I declined to install them when given the opportunity. I doubt that has anything to do with it, since today/yesterday is the first time this has ever happened, but maybe it's relevant ><

I don't know if anyone else is having this or if it's just me - but whenever I try to boot up COH, the game freezes the instant it hits Penny Yin vs Shadowhunter.

This hasn't been a problem until today specifically - so it's not the latest COH patch or anything.

Things I've done to try to address the issue:

Restarted Steam
Rebooted the system
Reinstalled the game
Re-verified the files through Steam
'Repaired' the installation with COH's tools

I've tried all that and nothing. I'm just absolutely baffled as to what's going on. None of my other games are doing this either it's just COH.

*Edit*

Forgot to add this, in case it's useful >< -

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at June 22, 2012 20:52 (-05:00)
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.120402-0336)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 11/20/07 22:03:53 Ver: 08.00.12
Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 3582MB
.Net Memory Report: 2207MB out of 3582MB available
Page File: 5593MB (1779MB currently in use)
C Drive: (Hitachi HDT725032VLA360 ATA Device) 41815MB out of 305242MB (13%) free
D Drive: (WD Elements 1023 USB Device) 923770MB out of 953865MB (96%) free
F Drive: (ZF3901W FHN555K SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
G Drive: (ZF3901W FHN555K SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
H Drive: (ZF3901W FHN555K SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
I Drive: (ZF3901W FHN555K SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 7.00.6002.18107 (32-bit version)

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

No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: Generic Non-PnP Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce GTS 250
Video Memory: 2033 MB
Driver Version: 8.17.0012.9610
Driver Date: 2/29/2012 6:59:00 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHDA.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6013
Driver Date: 12/25/2009 7:28:34 PM

Sound Device Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHDA.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6013
Driver Date: 12/25/2009 7:28:34 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: P5KPL-VM
Motherboard Version: x.xx
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Name: BIOS Date: 11/20/07 22:03:53 Ver: 08.00.12
BIOS Version: A_M_I_ - 11000720
BIOS Release: 20071120000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1664x1014
3D Resolution: 1664x1008 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: No
Maximized: No
Screen Position: Unknown, Unknown
Refresh Rate: UnknownHz
Vertical Sync Enabled: No


Physics Quality: Unknown (2147483647)
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No


Anti-aliasing: Unknown (2147483647)
Anisotropic Filtering: Unknown (2147483647)
Texture LOD Bias: Unknown (2147483647)
Water Effects: Unknown (2147483647)
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: No
Shader Detail: Unknown (2147483647)


World Texture Level: Unknown (2147483647)
Character Texture Level: Unknown (2147483647)
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.000
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Unknown (2147483647)
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FX Sound Volume: 0.099
Music Sound Volume: 0.105

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Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
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Current Game Version: ?
Installation Directory: c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\city of heroes going rogue

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found


Anyone got any ideas?
*I bought Going Rogue via Steam when it came out; so I've been having no problem playing COH through it since then.

Hehehe <^_^> YAY Duskvolt! Neat art style too <o.@> very thin. Must poke around this person's DA page methinks.

I was always rather proud of the two in my sig. < . .> If you feel like it you could give those a try.

Above Mars, Part 1* just FYI, has zero continuity to COH. It's purely it's own self-contained sci-fi universe.

A Warrior's Friend is much more in line with COH canon, but is still speculative since we don't know much about Battle Maiden; and at the time it was written (Pre-Going Rogue) we knew little about Praetoria.

*Sadly it never got a part 2.

Ahh, thank you very much Hopeling <^_^> That's very helpful.

Ah I see. Thank you!

Is it worth enhancing those aspects, do you think? < . .>

So, I noticed something while fiddling around last night... Grant Cover and Phalanx Fighting both claim they're buffs are not enhanceable... yet also accept defense enhancements.

Now all along I've just assumed (since they accept said enhancements) that the enhancements worked for them; but seeing "Ignores buffs and enhancements" on these powers has left me rather... perplexed.

What am I missing here? Is their ability to slot enhancements a bug? Or is it more complicate than the in-depth numbers view indicates.

The face and the proportions are really impressive on this one 8baller <^.^> The fire is likewise quite good imo. (I have trouble whenever I try to draw anything semi-translucent like you have the fire here, so I'm impressed!)

I like this suggestion. < . .>b I don't typo a great deal, but there's always a sneaky one, or even a word you thought you knew how to spell which in fact, you've been spelling wrong for awhile ><; <3 how Firefox spellchecks me as I go.

How about an oddball 3rd option:

Instead of worrying with the Patron pools and APPs, what if we got to create our own custom APP from a large selection of powers - these would naturally be visually customizable since the animations would just be lifted from existing powers for the most part.

The way it works is, you look at what's available from the current APPs/PPPs, and from there it's determined what kinds of powers are available to your specific AT.

So for instance, Scrapper can have anything from this list provided they meet the quantity-of-previous-powers requirement. Obviously you can only have up to 5 powers in your custom APP, and they unlock at 35

Scrapper Table:

Conserve Power with no Custom APP powers
Focused Accuracy or Targeting Drone with no Costum APP powers
A single target Immobilize with no custom APP powers
A Minor ranged damage attack with no Custom APP powers
A Moderate Ranged attack with no Custom APP power
A Minor damage cone AoE with no Custom APP powers

An AOE debuff with 1 Custom APP power
Physical Perfection with 1 Custom APP power
A Single Target Hold 1 Custom APP powers
A Moderate (or less) damage cone AoE with 1 Custom APP powers

A Moderate (or less) Damage ranged AoE with 2 Custom APP powers
A Moderate (or less) damage cone AoE with 2 Custom APP powers (May have Immobilize secondary effect)

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That's just an example based on the current Scrapper APPs mind you, but you see the basic pattern - you can pick and choose different powers from different sets* with some level of relative freedom. This allows you to pick the powers that your character would logically have, or fit your build better (whichever is your concern) and since we'd be using identical animations to existent - in most cases customizable - powers, we'd be able to recolor many of them.

Not to mention it'd be fun to have a scrapper with a bow for a secondary weapon, like I always wanted.

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I realize that maybe is a bit of a big idea >< but hey, I can dream right?
*With numbers tuned to your AT, like all APPs; including longer cooldowns, shorter uptimes or whatever else needs to be done to make it not-broken.

New maps and 'content', hrm... 'content' can mean a LOT of things, but I'm hoping it's (at a minimum) the powersets < . .> Lets hope!

Hrm...

1) I'm not fond of the non-instanced areas. The reason being is that it's very difficult to do good storytelling in a non-instanced area simply because it's impossible to control what other players are going to do.

Either you have to make them line up and wait if something important is going to happen; or you have players able to interfere and potentially grief/ruin missions in progress.

2) Outdoor maps - Depends honestly. Small outdoor maps - like Little Roundtop, or the RWZ Vanguard Base map, those I generally like. They're compact so although there's a lot of open space, you don't have to go all over creation to find one thing. Some of the 'city' maps are just block after block of streetsweeping to find one glowie... that gets old fast.

So generally - No on un-instanced areas, a "yes if done correctly" on the outdoor maps.

Thank you both immensely! I guess I'll just have to keep slogging then. Tank is something I'm not really used to just yet, but I like the idea of axe-and-shield a lot so >_> I shall make it work.

Alright so... I'm level 20 on my Shield/Axe tanker. I know that's not every high, but my endurance problems are so enormous at this point that I'm really, really tempted to give up.

I jump into a fight at +0/x1, and after a single group I'm entirely out of endurance.

Obviously I don't yet have SOs, and I need some more slots/end reducers... but I'm really just wondering if it's even worth it at this point.

Part of me is wondering very strongly if this can go in pets... It's been awhile since I've played my Bots/TA much, but I think it's my Assault Bot that loves, LOVES tossing things around. Being as I'm playing TA I really really want them to stay IN the burning oil slick/glue-arrow/disruption arrow/whatever-other-debuff-hell-I've-made.