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found my GoodvsEvil disk thank for link though.
On this comp (new one is being used by someone else presently) my gaming experience was as follows:
-->it would take about 12 minutes to get to login screen
-->about 3 minutes on first load in after I opened it and average 6 after that in low average traffic zones on freedom, best loads were like 2 minutes and anything considered near busy and it averaged about 10 minutes.
-->I had the graphics down to a point I don't think it will let me get to on the new comp
--> had 504 mb of ram and many people commented it was a miracle I could play
--> it was average for me to disconnect, map-serve, or crash ever 4 loads
-->It was a danger for me to use WW and would take 4-10 minutes to load it and was extremely slow to use.
--> when I dced if I did not close and reopen CoH I would dc upon reloading
Now:
-->recommended graphics looks like I upgraded from Nintendo(original) to a 360
-->about a minute to load login screen and less then 20 seconds to zone
--> I zone in just a few seconds(said WW which is from a totally separate game)
Its so beautiful and fast I cried. -
Is there any way to update without going through slow updating? I used the online download client.
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yeah Bluebullet2.2 Kat/regen hit about 35 before they changed debt. I was only in permadebt for 7 lvs in a row.
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unfortunately for 4 missions in and out my load adds at least 24 minutes so I will wait patently for the next shard TF where I don't have to slow people done with my load.
though if you have a team with room and they are willing to have me just do the final mission or every other or something I'll be there with my lv 37 tri-form PB. -
Quote:there was the details that involved GMs, except I will be in Hawaii without a comp by then.Originally Posted by Sardan
My only suggestion to you is to make sure your deadline extends beyond i17 going live. They've announced improvements to Mission Architect, although we have no details yet. It'd be good for the arc(s) you're commissioning to be able to take advantage of the latest/greatest.
and I wanted to make a special mission with clashing GMs for you.
and go you want a minimum # of missions in the arc? -
I didn't sit idle much but being a pain for people to wait for and kat/regen not being a toon that is usually needed on teams I sent most of my time soloing up by street sweeping, most of my teaming was long special missions like FF or zone events.
I am just really starting badge hunting. For damage badge on kat/regen am at 37.4mil points and have never tried farming for a badge before, bet regens are one of the easier to get that badge on by just playing since other tanks,scraps, and brutes rely on not getting hit or weakening the hit.
Don't even what to think about the time I spent on the 100+ toons I didn't get much further then the sewers before I deleted.(or even to 3)
and quick question does Bodyguard mode damage that is spread to pets count towards damage badge? because then an MM with an AoE heal and/or someone else healing them could farm that badge up fairly fast.(not to mention heal badge) -
When the damage is split between you and your pets does it calculate them as separate attacks? Like does your pets res or defense affect how much they get hit or if they get hit?
So for my bots/FF could I get hit damage is split 6 ways and due to shields it only hits me and 3 bots?
What would be the best way to keep enemies attacking me? grab presence pool powers? -
Luckily at about 48(only a few days before I finally hit 50) I told someone on another game my patrol hours were 793 hours on that character, I hit 50 in September and my first screeny wasn't till this February.
So unless there another way to prove it besides taking a screeny of my now right over 900 hours and proving that between and my vacation and un-subbed time since I hit 50 that I couldn't have logged much more then 100 hours I have no way to prove it.
My 2nd highest char is at only like 28 hours and is like 38, the main reason my main had taken that long to 50 is he was my 1st time for everything toon and also a few other things, like my horrid load time, and spending 22-28 in perma-debt and have made about 12 chars that are 20+ and a over a hundred that I have made and later deleted.
so has anyone else taken anywhere near that long to get to 50? -
Quote:well it is technically in a blast set but not really a blast but cal-traps has a fear component.Originally Posted by Schismatrix
Actually drawing a blank here on any fear powers in any of the blast sets. Is there one?
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Thank you all very much, might post a few questions(and answers) later but as this is mom's computer can't speak for budget. Weird thing about loads though is at say 1 am PST the loads can drop to about 2-3 minutes and have got a 30 before loading into Winter Lord's Zone without dcing.(wished that one would have dced and saved me the time)
Getting job during the summer and will be able to get a non-budget comp then, Dad works in Hawaii and every day I can will be doing clean up stuff at his work-site. -
Quote:Its a 2004 and was $1,200.Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
*whistles* Wow, I'm a little surprised that thing still runs CoH even with the shineys turned off.
I did a quick Google search to find the specs, and judging from those I'd say that computer model came out a good 8+ years ago. In the last 4-5 years, there has been a lot of switching of standards (AGP video cards were forsaken in favor of PCIexpress, SD RAM gave way to DDR, then DDR2 and now DDR3 is the standard...).
Long story short, just like Call Me Awesome said above, there's pretty much nothing you can do to upgrade that system in this day and age simply because the parts it would use are all long out of production. Even if you find the necessary components, your system has a maximum RAM cap of 1GB (note that CMA recommended 4GB above), meaning that at its absolute best, it's going to lag behind a modern computer.
It would almost certainly be a better use of time and money to buy or build a new PC; even if you're not looking for a serious gaming rig, far better computers than the one you're using now can be had refurbished for under $400. If you try to upgrade your current computer, the only difference you'll really notice is that your wallet is lighter.
what would be a rough cost estimate for a comp at or above minimum specs?
I have an average 6 minutes load and dc, map-serve, or crash about once every 2 hours and takes like 10 minutes to get to login. -
Quote:Originally Posted by PC_guy
well in all fairness, any blaster is fun at level 10. it's when you get up in the higher levels that the combo really starts to show how horrible it really is
I was not looking for a top combo, just wanted to make sure it wasn't one of the almost unplayable combos.
having only the very best is pretty dam stupid and boring. -
Upgrading computer and wanted to know what would be best things to get to be around recommended lvs.
What can I keep and just add the upgrades to it?
I know I need ram, graphics card, and maybe a better processor.
Here is the technical readout from the CoH Helper:
---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.1.1.8---
DxDiag gathered at February 7, 2010 19:56 (-08:00)
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090804-1435)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
System Model: PS578AA-ABA A1016X
BIOS: BIOS Date: 03/31/05 20:06:54 Ver: 08.00.10
Central Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz
Memory: 504MB
.Net Memory Report: 103MB out of 503MB available
Page File: 346MB (879MB currently in use)
C Drive: (ST3160023AS) 104344MB out of 145478MB (71%) free
D Drive: (ST3160023AS) 1882MB out of 7125MB (26%) free
E Drive: (HP DVD Writer 640b) zero-size drive
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: HP vs15 flat panel monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: 1024,768
Video Device Name: Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer / Chip: Intel Corporation / Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Controller
Video Memory: 128.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.3943
Driver Date: 11/2/2004 8:19:48 AM
Driver Language: English
Sound Device Description: Realtek HD Audio rear output
Driver File: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5033
Driver Date: 10/13/2004 4:33:20 PM
WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: Goldfish3
Motherboard Version: 1.xx
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Name: BIOS Date: 03/31/05 20:06:54 Ver: 08.00.10
BIOS Version: A M I - 3000531
BIOS Release: 20050331000000.000000+000
Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 800x600
3D Resolution: 800x600 (Not 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: None
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: Lowest
World Texture Level: Low
Character Texture Level: Medium
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.500
Entity Detail Level: 0.300
Shadows Enabled: No
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: No
Suppression of Extra Player FX Enabled: No
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: Yes
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes
Audio Mode: Compatiblity
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 1.000
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: 106189 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1600.20091102.9T4
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\City of Heroes
Mod files in the Data directory
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Quote:but its already 10 lol, and don't want to redo the dam costume got it just rightOriginally Posted by PC_guy
If you wanna PvP with this? don't
I tried to do it (purp'd it out and everything) and it doesn't compare to a /em blaster. boost range and build up are *that* good.
if you wanna pve with this? don't
psi's damage is mediocre at best and dev is very very slow for damage.
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Quote:well besides timing could it even be done with full damage buffs and only say 32 blasters?(28 over people to kill monsters, and buff)Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
The problem with this is timing. Trip Mines only last 4minutes and it take slonger than that for Hami to spawn.
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Quote:First thanks for all the answers.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
They last for 40m 20s (if no one trips them) so the max is 260seconds divided by recharge time + cast time. Cast tiem is 4 seconds, recharge is 20 by default. Theoretical minimum recharge is 4seconds but you need a lot of external buffs for that. It's about 12 seconds for an SO'd build (assuming 2 recharge IOs since you want damage and accuracy in there as well), 8-10 seconds if you've got a recharge heavy IO build.
Second so that means if I had lots of kins with SB and a good build I could lay out 302.5, correct?
also since I haven't got it yet what is the base damage at the lv you get it? 50?
and does Hami spawn in a location predictable by 12 feet? has anyone ever had multiple recharge maxed blasters lay out trip mines for say 1/2 an hour then spawn hami and go boom? with Hami's hp could you even have enough blasters in one instance of a zone to take him out right as he spawns?
1/2 an hour of spamming one power might be worth it if hami just went splat, if it didn't work you could end up with multiple blooms. -
so is it impossible to make a completely new awesome engine and just move all the old information to it?
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How does Psi rank in terms of primaries?
I grabbed it because AR with Devices just seemed completely non-inventive and I thought Psi would be good later game due to not encountering much resistance.
The real reason I got Devices was I just loved the idea of trip mine and after seeing a PvP MM with it finally just had to do it.
What happens to trip mines if I die?
Assume they disappear when I zone but would be interesting if not after death as long as you rezzed in that zone.
Is there a limit to how many you can set up?
What is the base recharge?minimum?
What exactly does "point blank area of effect" mean range wise?(as in how many feet)
Will they make each other do off? like if I make a line of them and they are to close will one waste all the others?
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Quote:Originally Posted by EU_Damz
Hopefully he'll come back soon. Maybe his forces are the foes that can match us blow for blow since he has access to "mirrored versions" of anything our side [think of all the nemesis and council there].
Really like fighting the enemies since each different mob of his is different. From psy to brute strength to controls, and each one packs a wallop!
you suck so bad. how dare you get my hopes up that I17 has new shard stuff.
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Quote:yeah I have lived with this crap ram for like 3 years of CoH, I was asking about if suppressing power effects and stuff helps, I have heard of it but have no idea how.Originally Posted by Luna de Nocturne
Please note, I'm not near the game, so some of the names might be slightly different from what I tell you, but you should get the general idea:
Choose "Options" from the menu in the upper right corner of the game. Then choose the far right tab on that box "Graphics Settings". If "Advanced Graphic Settings" is enabled, disable it. This will pop up a graphics slider with four options. Turn the slider all the way to the left for "Minimum" on the graphics quality.
It might not be enough to help much for you, but honestly, it cannot hurt with so little RAM! I have 4G RAM and lag in certain areas.
Also make sure that you have everything in the background of windows closed out. You might want to download a little piece of free software named "Game Booster". You run it before you start up City of Heroes. It closes out any extra windows junk running in the back ground.
I have it in safe mode that takes care of options menu was just hoping there was something else I can do, I have memorized my task manager and wipe out extra stuff through processes before I login. -
Quote:I find teams just to do troll raids, or at least someone to bring down to the trolls lv. with my crap ram I send a lot of time on my main exploring less frequented zones or just messing around. 6 minute average load sucks. I have plenty of toons on freedom and can get on most days between 3:30pm PST and 10 pm. will be on a lot during 2xp, have patrol xp saved up on some I really want to lv to make it even faster. wish every zone had repeatable hunt missions(for common enemies in that zone) to make street sweeping more viable.Originally Posted by Predatoric
Yeah I understand the time difference, but i play during the night anyway which is when most american players are on, where as in EU theres only like 10 players on the entire server lol.
It just seems to me that the entire atmosphere on there server is that people will only team if they need one to do something, where as in EU it was people teaming because they wanted to not because they need to.
Either way complaining isnt going to get me anywhere, i just wanted to check i wasnt missing anything important, i know EU uses sals badgehunters chat channel to mainly get teams, so i didnt know if there was anything similar here.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Mr E-Man
Bad load times can have a lot to do with the amount of ram in your comp - how much ram do you have in your system & which OS are you using?
oh I know what my hardware problems are I just wanted to know if there is anything but safemode I can do on the CoH side.
and its technically my mom comp and she is most likely completely upgrading it in next few weeks, she just needs to find a good tech person(staples sucks). end of summer would be me buying one with the money I get working in hawaii.
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I will join the shard TFs.
lv 50 scrapper BlueBullet2.2
F.Y.I my load sucks and averages 6 minutes in most zones but about 2 in shard(never anyone else there so not sure how team will affect that)
going to upgrade pc soon and at latest end of summer break, but I have heard there are graphices you can outright just turn off not just turn down. could that help my load? -
Yeah I have yet to really consider myself a vet and yet a lot of people I have met in-game lately are surprised when I say I started just before issue 7.
Something I miss from the good ol days is a post by someone about a war between CoH and WoW. it was so epic, should have bookmarked it. -
will either bring my lv 35 sonic/therm corr or my bots/ff MM