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Quote:Thanks for trying to tell me how lousy PUGs go.Originally Posted by Turbo_Ski
People run basic Clarion all the time in UG even in PuGs where you face unavoidable mez A LOT. As for BAF AV holds and Anti-matter's beam, those are entirely avoidable with active positioning on the player's part.
Realistically you're going to shape the argument in whatever way makes you right. Sorry.Quote:15-20 players, it's crazy unlikely to not have at least 3 support ATs. Realistically you'll probably have at least 7 troller/fender/MM/corrs.
You believe whatever you want to believe. I'll continue to play the AT and power combinations you would write off and continue to be valuable regardless. -
Quote:IP addressing for much of the internet is not static. So users' machines change IP addresses periodically.Originally Posted by Desi_Nova
since we know that when you /ignorespammer a person it sends a specific petition file to the GM's Why not go through the logs and block the IP addresses that the spammers come from?
More, with the propensity to use NAT at various levels, the IP a user APPEARS to original from may be a peering point for a private network. You block that IP, you block an unquantified number of people behind that IP.
In the end, you wind up hurting legitimate users far more than the illegitimate ones. -
Honestly, if I'm in a situation where there's hot and heavy fighting, I may not be able to offer one. Nor would I expect one.
However, in situations where I know that people are going to be leveling (like Fire/Rad superteams), I tend to offer an "infini-gratz" right at the outset. -
Quote:Well. To be fair, he pretty much HAD to compress the first season into a single film. This hurt the film immensely, but didn't leave all sorts of dangling plots that would have hurt just as much.Originally Posted by Boomie
Oh hell yeah. WAY better than any version that idiot M. Night could come up with.
Not saying I "liked" the movie. I just understand the reasons he did what he did. -
Quote:Which still don't stop containment. And if someone's running Clarion. And IF people are staggering Barriers.Originally Posted by Turbo_Ski
In an incarnate trial you have 20 something people having various versions of clarion and barrier, that are used at key events and tend to overlap the fading effect of the buff by accident.
In many of the gaggle-**** (really bad PUG) trials I've had the displeasure to take part in, this wasn't the case.
Also, I'm not solely referring to iTrials. The iTrials aren't the sum total of this game (as much as some people pretend it is).
Again, not always the case. If people are running toons with these powers, sure. Not always the case.Quote:You also have additional DEF from all the stacks of Maneuvers and Stealth auras (Arctic Fog, Shadowfall, etc) folks get by proximity.
I'm not saying that there's any reason for "Gotta have a bubbler or it's a no go". Such a position is patently ********. I'm just saying that simply because the person is playing a bubbler doesn't mean their primary is useless, and they can't contribute meaningfully to a team or league. -
While some are going to write off FF defenders, I'll put a foot forward for them.
At lower levels they help out tremendously. They don't make a bad team great, but they help mitigate the effects of bad teams. They do make good teams into steamrollers though.
Later on, as various classes begin acquiring their own defenses, and teams begin acquiring stacking defenses, the utility of the forcefields drops off, but isn't eliminated. No other class can provide provide an essentially perma forcefield (providing the defender doesn't die).
Traps comes close, but FFG needs to be renewed and the drone can be destroyed. Dispersion bubble doesn't have this problem.
Also, the FFG drone lags behind the caster, making positioning and rapid movement under the bubble difficult. Since the bubbles from a FF move with the caster, this isn't an issue.
What FF allows the defender to do at higher levels is to concentrate more on damage output from their secondary. Moreso than any other defender class. Well built, a FF defender can attack endlessly while leaving their forcefields on auto and never having to worry about endurance consumption.
And yeah, Incarnates can burp out forcefields from everyone and their brother. There's no mez protection there, and the amount of defense, while initially superior, falls off rapidly. Forcefields are steady, dependable known quantities.
So, while you're making your considerations, keep an eye on Forcefields. -
Quote:I'm going to say you're seriously underestimating the value of a community portal then. The value on a per-user basis is fairly miniscule. But the aggregate value the community as a whole (as well as the company, especially since they're this involved in the community) is incalculable.Originally Posted by MajorPrankster
I do not view these boards as being important. IMO, they are little more than a place Paragon can make certain members of the playerbase feel special, for very little investment.
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Quote:This is the basic foundation of my irritability on the subject as well.Originally Posted by Arcanaville
I guess my problem is that I'm not frustrated as a player, thinking they are entitled to something grand for my fifteen bucks. I'm frustrated as an IT professional who cannot understand how this problem could persist for years. And I *know* what the web team is feeding Zwill is ********, and I know my knowing that means nothing.
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UAC.
A good idea, thoroughly broken and mis-implemented by Microsoft. Big surprise.
Honestly I just turn it off myself, as it adds nothing for me but frustration and wasted time.
Note: I do not recommend turning it off for everyone. Just noting I do so personally. -
Quote:Wait. Seriously? A Chewbacca defense?Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
Stalkers are the opposite of Tankers, both at extremes of the damage-toughness spectrum (for melee).
So, if they're increasing Stalker survivability via Max HP cap and increasing their ST damage...
That would be comparable to improving the Tanker damage cap and increasing their survivability.
I don't care either way about the latter, only the former.
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They'd probably have to go animated because of Hyperstrike's proportions (not too many 8' "Huge" actors out there).
Probably have Keith David voice him. If they're doing an origin story...not sure who to use for pre-Hyperstrike. -
Quote:Basically a proxy is a piece of software or hardware that handles all requests for a service (like web) for you. Your computer submits all requests for that service to the proxy, and the proxy handles the grubby details.Originally Posted by Good_Grief
Not sure, the poster said he is able to get into the game, i can't even DL it. I don't get the second window that post shows.I'm not sure if i'm using a proxy or what that even means. :P
Now, some people use proxies to get around things (like filters and other forms of censorship). Malware uses proxies to redirect your traffic. If you have something like a YouTube video downloader installed on your browser, you may have been proxied without your knowledge. -
Quote:You still have to change your billing cycle information.Originally Posted by Aggelakis
The holiday deal doesn't actually change your subscription plan. It's a purchase completely separate from your subscription plan. It's like adding a month through a retail code.
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No experience with Digital Storm myself.
Then again, I've always been a "build it yourself" kinda guy. -
One more thing you might try. It's a trick that multi-boxers use to prevent additional instances of CoH from bombing when they're not in-focus.
Open up the NCSoft Launcher.
Right-click on City of Heroes and select Properties.
Under "Additional Command Line Parameters (Advanced)" put -maxinactivefps 5
Technically this SHOULD do nothing for you. But try it anyhoo. -
See if you can disable AVG Watchdog service.
It has a history of blocking games erroneously.
Try CoH again after that. If that fixes it, you either need to tweak the settings in WatchDog or leave it off.
Note how in your HJT log, you have SOE, FreeRealms, etc listed as trusted zones? -
At 1280x720 you should be fine for basic Ultra Mode. Just not at 1920x1080.
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Quote:Yeah. The T9 stuff should be rotating out every 3-6 months. So probably new VIP costume stuff coming soon.Originally Posted by Wicked_Wendy
Okay I am not quite there yet but the heading basically is my question. At present I have earned 41 reward points and am one away from toing out of tier 9.... So does anyone know if they have any plans for what comes next.
Of course I realize there are items I can buy again and again.. slot enhancers, slot unenhancers, etc .. including multiples on the 4 minute summon signature hero... but does NC Soft have any plans for a teir ten or other things we can do with ourpoints once we have earned everything they offer us now.
Not a life or death issue by any means .. I was just curious
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Quote:Getting? It's my natural "rest state"!Originally Posted by ShadowMoka
I can see people getting pissed off no matter what, really. I'm glad the mods are at least showing us concept art.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Ultimus
Thinking about purchasing it and I have a question. I currently do a month to month auto-renewal. If I buy a year of bonus time, come next year will my account auto-renew for month to month again or will it auto-renew a year?
If you change it to 12+2 what will happen:
The next time it renews, instead of $15, it'll be $143 (or whatever).
It will not renew again for 14 months.
In 14 months:
- If you don't change the billing again, after the renewal, you'll be billed another $143 (or whatever) for another 12 months.
- If you DO change the billing back to month to month, you'll be billed the $15/month again.
So if your account renews on January 1st and you change back to Monthly afterward, your billing cycle would look like this:
October-11: $15
November-11: $15
December-11: $15
January-12: $143 (or whatever).
February-12: Nothing
March-12: Nothing
April-12: Nothing
May-12: Nothing
June-12: Nothing
July-12: Nothing
August-12: Nothing
September-12: Nothing
October-12: Nothing
November-12: Nothing
December-12: Nothing
January-13: Nothing
February-13: Nothing
March-13: $15
April-13: $15
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Quote:Yeah. The first time I ran across him I laughed so hard I darned near peed myself.Originally Posted by EU_Damz
Meet Super Unknown! The npc hero in atlas! Now what happens if you try and defeat the hellion thats behind him you say?
Well what else but try and run away as fast as possible!! Its little additions like these that makes me laugh and love this game
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10 man Hami?
Hardcore!
Congrats guys! -
Quote:Which is why we need to get you out of your chair and exercising more.Originally Posted by Zwillinger
It's just how I roll.
And cut down on the sweets!
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Quote:Shhh! You're not supposed to tell them about those things! Let them find out for themselves!Originally Posted by Xanatos
Don't worry about your finals man there's worse things in the world.
HMBOOWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!