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Originally Posted by Rocket_Bob

I am having a really puzzling performance issue, never seen anything like it in my years of CoH playing.

When I log into the game, my performance is usually quite good for my settings, in the 70-100 frames per second range. After a period of time, the fps drops to 20, and stays that way for awhile. It will spontaneously reset the rate every so often. I can fairly reliably get the framerate to drop by using an O-portal to get to Ouroboros. When I port out of the O, my framerate will sometimes go back up, but not usually. Changing characters or servers does not seem to have any resetting effect. After leaving the character in place and tabbing out to research these issues, I sometimes come back to find the frame rate up again. I have seen the change happen once, just while moving around in a zone, doing nothing particularly dramatic. Other than getting the fps drop to trigger by using an O-portal, there's been no particular activity that seems to set this off.


Does this sort of behavior ring any bells for anyone? I have not been able to replicate it in any other game so far. Possibly an OpenGL issue? Windows downclocking something?

This quest for answers is compounded by recent changes to my computer. My old, dieing XFX4870 video card has just been replaced with an XFX6790, but in the interim I was using a backup card, an old msi9600GT. So I have recently swept and replaced the AMD drivers with Nvidia drivers, and then swept and gone back to AMD drivers. This behavior has lasted through my installation of 12.3, 12.1 and (currently) 11.9 drivers. Since the card is a new install, I checked for hardware problems by reseating the card, changing power cabling, and using a different monitor connection, to no discernable effect. Haven't seen issues with other games (though I am only on Day2 of troubleshooting).

Will run diagnositics on my computer when I get back home, if that'll help. It's such an odd pattern that I thought someone might just recognize the issue. Thanks!

Originally Posted by Texas Justice

I think it's the one on Saratoga but I'll have to double-check.

I have it programmed in the GPS unit but I haven't picked it up from my nephew yet.

EDIT: Checking old PM's it looks like it's the one on Saratoga. You may want to check with Red Gren just to make sure. I was planning on talking to people next Friday about it, but I can go ahead and plan to be there Saturday anyway.

Originally Posted by JayboH

Since Healing Orb cannot be cast on oneself without a pet or teammate, I am concerned a little about mitigation for soloists. This is a location-based concept, you are expected to run in for Stun Orb, position yourself for a Recovery Orb drop, and be in range for Power Orb, and this is all intentional, partially for theme and for adding risk on purpose.

I suppose Rage and Stun can provide enough solo mitigation but Rage obviously is not going to be up every spawn without massive recharge or some downtime.

I just made several changes, part of which was lowering the buff of Shield Orb. Looking for more feedback. I also reorganized the power listing a little and think this might have better order.

Originally Posted by Father Xmas

The GTX 555 is an OEM card. It appears to be a GTX 560 cut down to only 288SP (from 336) and 48 Texture units (from 56) and 24 raster operators (from 32) with a 192-bit bus (from 256-bit). Should be a bit faster than a GTX 550Ti.

Originally Posted by Father Xmas

Same here.

T, maybe you're playing it wrong. It's a controller, they don't do a lot of damage, it takes a while to defeat. That's the AT. Controllers are agonizingly slow if you've been playing with scrappers, brutes and blasters.

As for the powerset, don't shortchange Deceive, it's the key power for Illusion, make your enemy your pet. You only really have to damage powers and they are slow to recharge. On top of that some of Spectral Wounds damage is temporary (~40%) and if you don't finish off the target in 10 seconds

PA is good for drawing aggro but isn't that useful in defeating mobs due to the illusionary damage they do, similar effect to Spectral Wounds.

Spectral Terror is a good way to lock down a group and Phantasm is obviously your primary controller pet that can do a heck of a lot more damage than you but has a tendency to attack when standing next to you.

Flash isn't all that useful IMO. An AoE sleep mez with very low starting accuracy (you need a +3 SO in Acc just to get it up to the base for SW and Blind).

Originally Posted by WanderingAries

Is there a reason you chose a 120Gb SSD instead of something like a 60/80Gb? I'd likely just have the OS, SWAP on it unless someone has a better reason.

Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill

I'd say "Whatever makes you happy." Valid or acceptable to who, after all? If it's someone else saying your soloing of an AV isn't "good enough," they're little punks who deserve a good kicking. If you're trying to judge what others do? Well, guess what....

Originally Posted by sloppydrippins

For a month or so now, when I log into CoH, I get this strange graphic glitch where the motion seems to stop, then start again. This happens about three times a second. If I stand my toon in front of the door the tram you can see the words rolling across the marquee actually stop and almost back up before continuing.

This glitch is so bad that it makes me not even want to start playing, but instead reboot the game up to 6 or 7 times in an attempt to boot without the glitch. Its bad. Sometimes I'll restart my PC up to 3 times. Usually, but not always the glitch will go away after going thru all that nonsense.

I have a VIP account and have sent multiple petitions while in game but so far am going around in circles with them, so I thought I'd try this next. The PC itself is kinda old but it runs pretty much any game I want. Here are the specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6720 CPU @ 2.66 GHz with huge Zalman cooler
MSI board
3 Gigs RAM
Vista 32 Bit
GTX 260 nVidia video card
soundblaster xtreme gamer sound card
Corsair 650w PSU

Originally Posted by Tenzhi

I have Wormhole on my Grav/Son Controller, but I'm not a big fan of it in general team use. Generally speaking, any given team I'm on doesn't need that sort of mass enemy relocation. Teleporting them to where they're already at for the mez could be useful if not for the knockback (did they get rid of the KB? I haven't played my Grav since the changes). At the end of the day I've found it as situational as Force Bubble. I'd much prefer if it was an AoE Lift with Disorient.

Originally Posted by Ironblade

There is nothing unsafe about copying an existing install.
Also, the CoH directory is 4 GB. That is a horrific download for anyone with sub-par internet access.