Live Patch Notes - 5/4/10
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Aneko,
Posted on: 2010-05-04 09:23 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
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Thank you for getting this fix to the live servers! I know it's only been a week since I17, but I really missed having access to shader quality for my characters.
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Originally Posted by Avatea
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seems to be some sort of memory leak or something because my FPS has dramatically decreased to a unplayable rate since today's patch.
No hami fix :<
Im curious if any of the 4 TFs/SFs that were bugged were fixed as well >.> and if so why were they not included in the notes
Positron's i13 letter: We are trying to make PvP more accessible to new players, while giving experienced PvP'ers the advantage that comes with formulating tactics around the new systems we're putting in place. PvP from now on will be on our priority list. If something isn't working out, we'll be in there tweaking it and making it work, for the entire future of the product, not just Issue 13.
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If not, I hope that they informed CS that the things are bugged. Doing a MOKahn the other day we pounded on Reichsman for 30 minutes and his health moved maybe 2%. When support was contacted we all got a canned response|
Originally Posted by PC_guy
Im curious if any of the 4 TFs/SFs that were bugged were fixed as well >.> and if so why were they not included in the notes
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| An Arch-villain or Hero is intended to be a very difficult enemy to defeat and take longer to defeat than normal bosses. In most situations, a team will be needed to defeat an Arch-villain or Hero of the same level. At this time, all Arch-villains and Heroes in the game are working as designed. We strongly recommend going to the forums as there is wealth of player based knowledge on the best strategies for Arch-villains and Heroes. |
I guess I had better tell my sever to get all three nukes for Hami.
"Sorry bucko, but CoH and CoV are the same game." -BackAlleyBrawler
"Silly villain, CoX is for Heroes!" -Saicho
I am still unable to play on my desktop:
Win 7 Ultimate, nVidia 6800XT, AMD 64 3000+ system.
i17 Started the problems of which I had NONE pre i17. The patch increased my connection issues and Technical Support told me to get a new router. This when my laptop plays CoH just fine on the same router.
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We did Hami Red side on Sunday on virtue and didn't need nukes. The greens took a bit longer but nothing obnoxious, we still finished in about the time it normally takes.
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Originally Posted by Vega
If not, I hope that they informed CS that the things are bugged. Doing a MOKahn the other day we pounded on Reichsman for 30 minutes and his health moved maybe 2%. When support was contacted we all got a canned response
The sad thing is that it was from a GM that normally know what is going on. I guess I had better tell my sever to get all three nukes for Hami. |
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I was at a Virtue Red side raid the other night, and we couldn't get past the first bloom. the Greens would not go down. When I logged back in last night there were TWO sets of greens around Hami.
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Originally Posted by ransim
We did Hami Red side on Sunday on virtue and didn't need nukes. The greens took a bit longer but nothing obnoxious, we still finished in about the time it normally takes.
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"Sorry bucko, but CoH and CoV are the same game." -BackAlleyBrawler
"Silly villain, CoX is for Heroes!" -Saicho
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Unfortunately, it still doesn't fix this hideousness...|
Originally Posted by Avatea
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YUMMY Low-Hanging Fruit for BASE LUV
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Originally Posted by DarkInvado
I am still unable to play on my desktop:
Win 7 Ultimate, nVidia 6800XT, AMD 64 3000+ system. i17 Started the problems of which I had NONE pre i17. The patch increased my connection issues and Technical Support told me to get a new router. This when my laptop plays CoH just fine on the same router. |
If your laptop plays just fine after I17 drops but your desktop doesn't, shouldn't that tell you the problem lies within your desktop and not the game?
/standard response to check drivers, etc.
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Pretty sure Castle said he knows there is a problem there and that he knows what it is, and is trying to work out how to fix it.|
Originally Posted by Vega
I was at a Virtue Red side raid the other night, and we couldn't get past the first bloom. the Greens would not go down. When I logged back in last night there were TWO sets of greens around Hami.
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Will try and find the quote.
My Intel GMA 950 still has the shader option greyed out.
And I'm using the latest drivers:
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Originally Posted by Diggis
Pretty sure Castle said he knows there is a problem there and that he knows what it is, and is trying to work out how to fix it.
Will try and find the quote. |
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Originally Posted by Castle
Turns out, that is only tangentially correct. The actual problem is that the check which is supposed to turn off the attributes in certain circumstances is failing. I'll be fixing this early next week, after first tracking down all the places it's broken.
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since he said early next week, i.e. now, it prompted my question of whether he fixed this, along with the other 3 tfs (that i know of atleast) that are also broken.
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Originally Posted by Haggard4Life
Thank you for getting this fix to the live servers! I know it's only been a week since I17, but I really missed having access to shader quality for my characters.
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Positron's i13 letter: We are trying to make PvP more accessible to new players, while giving experienced PvP'ers the advantage that comes with formulating tactics around the new systems we're putting in place. PvP from now on will be on our priority list. If something isn't working out, we'll be in there tweaking it and making it work, for the entire future of the product, not just Issue 13.
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Originally Posted by ConFlict
I don't see my pvp fixes on there.
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Hmm, that's weird! I don't see your PVP fixes on there either.
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Castle fixing it most likely means internally, then it has to go through QA and Test server before it can go live, so it'll be a little while yet
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Originally Posted by PC_guy
since he said early next week, i.e. now, it prompted my question of whether he fixed this, along with the other 3 tfs (that i know of atleast) that are also broken.
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because everyone knows if the game is fine with one set of drivers it must be fine with all drivers.
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Originally Posted by White Hot Flash
If your laptop plays just fine after I17 drops but your desktop doesn't, shouldn't that tell you the problem lies within your desktop and not the game?
/standard response to check drivers, etc. |
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Ok i dont have problems with Ultra Mode , cause even all the zones updated looks much beter. remember i on purpose selected it , even if i knowingly know that my machine cannot handle everything on maximum (it lags too much while playing )
Now the graphics envoirement worked out beter then i tought . so no complaints there slight lag , but since i was playing on recommended i just shift it down to performance .
And manually upgrade the stuff i like .
Now what i am not happy with is the costume loading time , and now the contacts loading time >.< seems with this patch accidently opening costumes and contacts during a fight is a killer ...
Can we get a fix on that part please return it back to I 16 loading time .
The contacts and costumes . and get rid of that ugly half bar trough the costumes selection , tought i would been fixed this patch !!
Guess another hot fix incoming ??
edit= I 17 to I 16 loading time .
I keep getting this right after I enter my login information and press enter.
The game client was unable to connect to the login server. This may be due to a local network issue such as a firewall block, or may be because the login server is down for maintenance. Please check your network settings and try again, or check http://www.cityofheroes.com/servers/index.html for current server status.
This patch has broken everything for me because yesterday, I was running this game just fine.
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Apparently I'm imagining that shiny HO I got from the Sunday raid that Robokitty ran.|
Originally Posted by Vega
I was at a Virtue Red side raid the other night, and we couldn't get past the first bloom. the Greens would not go down. When I logged back in last night there were TWO sets of greens around Hami.
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Was that the 6 PM raid or the 7 PM one? I never stay for the second one.
For the 6 PM one we cleared the first two blooms then powered through the last two taking down Hamidon.
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I think his point was that laptops tend to not be as powerful, graphically, as PCs and therefore perhaps it is time for some sort of upgrade to the PC. AKA nothing to do with drivers at all. I could be misinterpreting that by a large margin though.
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Originally Posted by hedgehog_NA
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The second raid did not go as well.|
Originally Posted by ransim
Apparently I'm imagining that shiny HO I got from the Sunday raid that Robokitty ran.
Was that the 6 PM raid or the 7 PM one? I never stay for the second one. For the 6 PM one we cleared the first two blooms then powered through the last two taking down Hamidon. |
"Sorry bucko, but CoH and CoV are the same game." -BackAlleyBrawler
"Silly villain, CoX is for Heroes!" -Saicho
Like Kioshi, my Intel 950 is up to date. The live patch for the Intel Chipset Family has done nothing to help me out. My connectivity is excellent, but the shader options are still N/A and grayed out.
Prior to i17 my graphics had a nice, polished look to my toons: armor was shiny, there was depth and shadows to the game. Now, even AFTER the patch, there are reflections on the ground, the characters STILL have a dull, matte finish. Granted I am running on a 3 and a 1/2 year old laptop, and I do not expect to have Ultra Mode be accessible through my laptop. But my graphics looked GREAT for the past two years PRIOR to i17. I used to enjoy getting on and playing this game with friends. NOW, it's a disappointment.
At any rate, that's me. Also want to express that I am not hating on people with better systems, and I am NOT expecting ULTRA MODE on my laptop. I have done everything I can think of (I am not very computer literate) to fix this problem on my end.
Thanks for reading.
Respectfully,
@Ik's Last Stand, Virtue
"When war turns whole populations into sleepwalkers, outlaws don't join forces with alarm clocks. Outlaws, like poets, rearrange the nightmare." -Tom Robbins
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Not just you bud, on the other forum a poster's wife's laptop had issues with Added heat at I17, another guy posted his GPU is running 10 degrees higher and I get 15 minutes on game before it gets so hot it shuts my laptop down.|
Originally Posted by IkThazai
Like Kioshi, my Intel 950 is up to date. The live patch for the Intel Chipset Family has done nothing to help me out. My connectivity is excellent, but the shader options are still N/A and grayed out.
Prior to i17 my graphics had a nice, polished look to my toons: armor was shiny, there was depth and shadows to the game. Now, even AFTER the patch, there are reflections on the ground, the characters STILL have a dull, matte finish. Granted I am running on a 3 and a 1/2 year old laptop, and I do not expect to have Ultra Mode be accessible through my laptop. But my graphics looked GREAT for the past two years PRIOR to i17. I used to enjoy getting on and playing this game with friends. NOW, it's a disappointment. At any rate, that's me. Also want to express that I am not hating on people with better systems, and I am NOT expecting ULTRA MODE on my laptop. I have done everything I can think of (I am not very computer literate) to fix this problem on my end. Thanks for reading. Respectfully, @Ik's Last Stand, Virtue |
A buddy who has a few accounts only has one out of Three laptops still playing since I17.
There is No "Optional" to UM on the game as i have seen even in Safe Mode.
Support had me load up a bunch of stuff, then Uninstall stuff from that, had me run Four testing systems and all they could come back with after I Passed was my laptop was running hot, No S***!, yes after I17 went live yes I started running hot.
It's about the 6th, release for it "ready or not here I come", it's about wanting to "Play" with a new graphics engine and Not care about the Paying players but Pat us on the back look how pretty we made it look...........for those that can Still play.
Four years I did not have a problem but for when AE issue killed my VG off and they paid me inf to replace it rather then them actually having to Fix it.
So yes, while you are first reporting this on this posting, it was reported all Through Test and since I17 went live, The promissed "UM is Optional and will not effect normal game play" did not happen, it's just more noticable with and on laptop players.
I think the Dev's Expect paying players Will go Buy new systems to continue to play the game since they moved the game Away from them and their current equipment, ain't happening here. I canceled my account, not paying a monthly service for 15 minutes at a time play and further Damage to my system nor am I going to pay another 2K so I can continue to pay them.
To make it clear and simple they have Forced UM on us and Have changed the game, as it was and they sent it Live anyway = "normal game play" is now With the "optional UM".
Hell, you can tell by all the TF's and zones bugging now this was pushed thru far to fast and "checks" must have been Skipped or they said after seeing they were Failing push it thru Anyway, we want it out for the 6th broke or not.
Which is just Bad Business and causes Paying customers to leave.
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