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Okay, your graphics drivers appear to be out of date.
Also, this is a laptop. When was the last time you took a can of compressed air and dusted it out?
The sound device appears to be the IDT/Sigmatel and doesn't appear to have a newer driver that I can find. -
Quote:Hmm. Maybe new advertisement campaign?Originally Posted by Jibikao
I wish I could quit you!
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Quote:Massive amounts of muscle with a thick thermal layer of blubber to retain heat.Originally Posted by Cien_Fuegos
How do u explain Whales?
Seriously, being slapped by a whale's tail could cripple you...if you're lucky. You're dealing with muscles that are, in some cases, bigger than you are. Getting a safe dropped on you would probably **** you up less. -
All I have to say about this scrapper is:
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Quote:Originally Posted by Psychoti
I don't know why not, they stay crunchy in milk.
Just remember, if they start smoking ominously, they're Ascendant-Os. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Tara_Fury
I've been following both guys, but his second guide is built around sets, and as Reactive Armor tends to be really expensive just for -one- of the Enhancements, I think I'm going to have to wait a while to get it. I don't have unlimited funds, and I can't really afford to spend 100 million to get full sets at 40 and then do it again at 50. I dunno...that may change once I can solo. I might be better equipped to build up a cash stockpile at that point.
Lowball your bids and be patient.
Also, remember that your resists are going to be near maxed even if you don't take max-level sets.
Plus, by taking sets at below max level, you gain breathing room for exemplaring. -
Quote:If the motherboard is well and truly fried, you have a CHANCE that the other stuff is okay. But in my experience, you're usually screwed.Originally Posted by Zikar
So... I turned on my PC and the electrics tripped. I turned to power back on and my PC wouldn't start up. No reaction at all. Ordered a new PSU, hoping it was just that, but alas, it is not. Nothing works at all. So, I guess my motherboard is fried.
So, I'd like suggestions for motherboards.
From www.overclockers.co.uk if possible.
Also, what is the likelihood that my other components have been blown? Such as CPU, GPU, drives etc.
Thanks for your help everyone
You wanted to build yourself a new rig anyhoo, right?
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Quote:Good. Those IOs will save you money in the long run. And I wouldn't really worry a horrendous amount about replacing them at 40. The amount they're going to REALISTICALLY up your defense is fractions of a percent.Originally Posted by Tara_Fury
Thanks, all! These are some very good suggestions!
I am currently running common defense IOs (L35) in all of my powers. I was able to get them all for about 6 million. I consider that pretty cheap. The fact that they never fade is attractive to me, since the 35-40 slog seems INFINITE, so I'll be keeping them a while. I'll add in some 40s here and there as cash becomes available. I should be able to do the 40s for about the same price.
Don't. Once you have your full power complement, you're going to be good. You won't miss Elec at all and DB will have been a weak-sister choice.Quote:Anyway, I guess for now it's just, "Hang in there, kid." I'm not going to give up on her, because she is so much fun, but I am sort of kicking myself for not taking something like Elec or DB instead...
Actually, anything above 90% caps at 90% (so if you get hit, at least 10% will actually hit you. That looks about right.Quote:By the way, on a related but not really related subject:
Am I counting my damres correctly? If I go through all of the numbers from my toggles and my inherents (including two slotted Tough), I get the following:
Smashing Damage: 47.07+7.85+15.69+21.54= 92.15%
Lethal Damage: 47.07+7.85+15.69+21.54= 92.15%
Fire Damage: 15.69+21.54= 37.23%
Cold Damage: 15.69+21.54= 37.23%
Energy Damage: 15.69+12.2+21.54= 49.43%
Negative Damage: 15.69+12.2+21.54= 49.43%
Toxic Damage: 15.69+21.54= 37.23%
So I'm at 92.15% damage resistance to Smashing/Lethal, about 50% damage resistance to Energy (both positive and negative), and 37% damage resistance to Fire, Cold and Toxic. (And apparently 0% resistant to Psychic, which makes me shiver.)
Does that sound about right for a L36 Invuln tank?
And, as to the Psi resist, I wouldn't worry a tremendous amount. You don't find a whole lot of unalloyed psi damage in the game. And while you can build for psi-resist, it's somewhat self-defeating since the enhancement process would lead you to gimp yourself in other areas.
Yes, it does seem pretty low. But consider. At 25% defense, you've effectively HALVED the number of times you're hit (decreasing damage taken by that much too).Quote:Edit: My defenses appear to be:
Smashing Defense: 1.57(15.7)+7.85+3.59 = 13.01%(27.14%)
Lethal Defense: 1.57(15.7)+7.85+3.59 = 13.01%(27.14%)
Fire Defense: 1.57(15.7)+7.85+3.59 = 13.01%(27.14%)
Cold Defense: 1.57(15.7)+ 7.85+3.59 = 13.01%(27.14%)
Energy Defense: 1.57(15.7)+7.85+3.59 = 13.01%(27.14%)
Negative Defense: 1.57(15.7)+7.85+3.59 = 13.01%(27.14%)
Toxic Defense: 1.57(15.7)++3.59 = 13.01%(27.14%)
So that's 13% defense base, and 27% defense when I've got 10 mobs on me. That seems pretty low. I've got all the defense toggles, plus two-slotted Combat Jumping. I plan to get Weave at 41. But I'm nowhere near soft-capped. How can I get there? I'm assuming sets are going to have to get involved at some point. What's the most I should be expecting out of my commonIO strategy?
If you're looking to soft-cap your defenses, take a good read of Call Me Awesome's guide. Followed faithfully, you'll be around 28% defense WITH NO TOGGLES ON.
My main's soft cap build is actually just below soft cap with zero enemies in range. Once the first enemy steps in range, boom. Soft cap. With 10 enemies in range, way WAY beyond soft cap (helping offset effects of defense debuffs).
The difference in play and feel of the tank at that point is QUITE dramatic, it quite literally feels like a whole new tank. -
Quote:Okay, before your one and only PBAoE attack, it can sometimes be a bit of a slog with Inv/SS.Originally Posted by Tara_Fury
Everyone keeps saying, "Wait for foot stomp! Wait for foot stomp!" I believe them that foot stomp will probably help a lot, but in the meantime, I feel a little useless offensively to my team (and to myself).
Sure, minions go away with a quickie KO Blow. Lts go away with a decent attack chain. But bosses can be problematic and killing mobs solo can be slow. Additionally, pacing can be a problem, as one can easily become prone to button-mashery which will slurp down your end bar.
Don't simply rely on your biggest hitters. Use your Tier 1 and 2 attacks.
Use Brawl. Brawl doesn't do much, but it costs no end.
Another thing you could try is frankenslotting for EndRed.
Look for 40+% addition to accuracy
Try to max your damage if you can.
Get as large a bonus to EndRed as you can wrangle.
Also, try to keep Rage up as much as possible. The damage bonus is NOT to be overlooked, and the to-hit bonus means you miss even less.
See above.Quote:So I guess I have two questions:
1) How do I make the most of SS without getting drained dry every mob?
2) Is there a more efficient secondary that might be more solo-friendly?
Also, take a look for Call Me Awesome's guide to softcapping your Inv tanker. Do NOT try to use it as leveling build below level 30-35 or so. But look at it for future reference when it comes time to take certain powers. -
Quote:There's a lot of things that can challenge them. Fire/Kin is not some uber-unstoppable setup. Against certain mobs, yeah, they can wipe the floor with them. But anything that can break a Fire/Kin's rhythm and things become a LOT dicier.Originally Posted by Cheeze_Head
In terms of farming speed I'm aware that fire/kins are the go-to combo hands down. However, due to the overwhelming amount of them within Paragon City I've come to despise them. Is there a combo out there that can challenge the farming speed of the infamous fire/kin?
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Quote:Correct. HOWEVER, it IS a part of proper tanking's toolkit.Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
Surviving is not tanking.
How much aggro does a dead tank hold? Survival allows them to continue holding aggro.Quote:Holding aggro is.
Yes and no. In some situations, it's literally impossible for a single tank to manage ALL the aggro brought to bear. Back before the aggro cap, this was less of a proposition.Quote:A tanker who is the last man standing has failed.
See above.Quote:When your tank dies, how do you hold aggro? -
Quote:Originally Posted by Ignatz
Just out of curiousity, how many of you actually use your second build for exemplar purposes?
Technically my second build IS my primary build nowadays. I used my secondary build for my defense cap rebuild on Hyperstrike.
My first build is a fairly bog-standard SuperTanker straight out of Vox Populi's guide.
Moreover, he's built to "degrade" cleanly down to about level 30 as of the old system in exemping where you didn't retain 5 levels of powers above your exemp level. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Hazygreys
I think you put it best when you said who needs PL when you have a fire/rad team. I personally went from 16 to 23 from the frostfire and posi's.
Yeah, I stopped Al at 14. Going to make sure to get the Cavern of Transcendence trial so we have it as an option.
[quiote]There is some work to be done on getting AMs synced and/or waiting for everyone to gather up but that's kind of expected two meetings in. Tuesday I'm hoping to do some Striga stuff and maybe get a Hess in there too.[/QUOTE]
One of the things to get on top of too, is the ability to anticipate your enemy groups and adjust difficulty accordingly. Posi2 with CoT+Vahz is a lesson in this.
Council, with all that knockback and mez, is another one we need to be wary with.
If you think it's crazy now, wait until everyone has choking cloud and their imps.
The hard part is going to be the ability to avoid outlevelling some of the unlockables. -
Note: Images are hyperlinked to the full size version.
Well, we had a fairly productive evening tonight!
We had someone who started off a bit too low-level for taskforces. So we ran my Frostfire mission and a mission from Julius the Troll.
Levels fell like rain from the sky!
As such, we went after both halfs of Posi tonight.
For Posi 1.
- Firewatcher
- Tigris A. Saurus
- Bon Bon
- Nibbler-
- Rum and Coca Cola
- Regression
- Kara Sein
- Al A. Magordo
For Posi 2, a couple of our guys had to bail. So we picked up a pair of tanks and moved on.
- Firewatcher
- Al A. Magordo
- Regression
- Bon Bon
- Rum and Coca Cola
- Nibbler-
- Hyperius X
- oO Shiny Oo was with us until about 2 missions from the end and had to bail.
Posi 2 was a bit rougher on us. The aggro grabbing of the tanks kept a lot of alphas off us, but in the last couple missions all the zombie death-puke just took it's toll.
Time for Posi 2: 1:36:27
A lot of us are still not used to playing as a team just yet. Give it time though.
More pictures of the Liberty Fire/Rad teams can be found here. -
Quote:He's his own evil twin!Originally Posted by Red Valkyrja
Damn Skippy!
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Also, while you're looking, you may want to look at the iBuyPower systems they're selling too. IBP is a decent system builder and I've gotten a chance to work with some of their systems in the past.
Here's something in the same price range as the other systems you were looking at.
iBUYPOWER Gamer Extreme 552SLC Phenom II X4 965(3.4GHz) 4GB DDR3 750GB ATI Radeon HD 5770 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Pertinent bits:
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- 4GB DDR3 1600 (Memory upgrades are DIRT CHEAP)
- 750GB HD
- AMD Phenom II X4 3.4Ghz
- ATI Radeon 5770
So, while it's a step down in amount of RAM, it's a BIG step up in clock-speed for the CPU and a small step up from the video card.
Reasons (No particular order):
- $50 mail in rebate (bringing price down, eventually, to $910).
- Memory upgrades are cheap. 4GB of comparable memory is between $95-$120.
- The MIR can be put towards the price of a memory upgrade.
- While the slightly smaller drive IS a tradeoff, it's not a huge one.
- While you're getting 2 fewer cores, you wouldn't be using those cores for most of your gaming. EVER. Whereas the 30% higher clockspeed will always be useful.
- You're taking small hits on less useful amenities to come away with more overall power and performance.
- The IBP cases are regular, 3rd party commodity cases. They're quite roomy and expandable.
- Better vidcard. While it's not a 58** series, it's a VERY good card.
Of course, if you want to chuck another $100 at it, the system above has a slightly upscale brother. CPU scales back slightly, but vidcard bumps to a 5830 and you get a Solid State Drive on top of the 750GB disk.
I probably wouldn't. The 5770 is fine, I'd rather have the few extra clock cycles, and I could always add an SSD in myself later. -
Quote:Originally Posted by SpittingTrashcan
A point of clarification. When I buy common salvage for a high price, it's not because that price is insignificant to my PvE earnings (although it is, somewhat). I buy it to craft a recipe sooner, and the difference between 500 inf and 100,000 inf is not a significant portion of the 1M+ inf I expect to gain through the overall transaction. I could wait to get the 500 inf brass, but then I'd be waiting to get the 1M from the crafted enhancement and meanwhile the bid would be taking up a market slot and the recipe would be taking up space in my inventory.
Of course if I'm planning on mass-producing something, I'll bid 500 on a stack of 10 and come back tomorrow. But I generally don't do that, because punching dudes for drops is more fun to me.
Precisely. If I'm crafting an IO that brings in 500 million inf, I'm not going to pussyfoot around to make sure I'm paying only 2.1 million for components instead of 2.5 million. Profit differential of less than 1/10th of 1%?
I can leverage 500 million a lot harder than I can 400K. -
Quote:I'm not talking about people who simply haven't built themselves a wealth nest-egg yet. These people eventually become the "haves".Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
I'm not convinced it would. More info would be useful to marketeers but most of the good ones already know pretty much what it would show. Conversely the have-nots who are actually willing to think and learn have a MUCH easier time doing so.
Since when has factual information and reasoned rebuttal ever stopped a jealous whiner?Quote:plus when the whiners come here we can point to the graphs as evidence that they are wrong .
Name me one instance.
Note: I will NOT be holding my breath in anticipation of an answer.
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Quote:Personally, I'd love more info as well.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
So what? I have zero interest whatsoever in helping the impatient. My interest is in lowering the barriers of entry to those who are willing to be patient. Currently someone who rarely uses the market might be perfectly patient but with only the last 5 sales to go on it can be very hard for someone who doesn't regularly use the market to know what the long term market price is. Providing more historical pricing info (even just small stuff like last 48 hour low and high sales) would allow someone with patience but a lack of info to make more informed pricing decisions thereby lowering the barrier to entry.
However, I feel this would simply widen the gap between the marketers and the have-nots.
Granted, we have zero responsibility to them to provide them with nice things at 1 inf apiece. But, to be honest, the ******** is loud enough already.
Additionally, I'm not really sure the server they're using for market transactions could handle the additional data load. The market response times to pricing queries are horrific enough already.
While I don't know what hardware they're using to run the market, whatever they've got just ain't enough. I'd say more memory and a lower latency, higher throughput "disk" subsystem are in order.
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Quote:Maybe I have no taste whatsoever. But I actually liked the movie more than the TV series. Mainly for the screwball valley girl humor.Originally Posted by Eiko-chan
I want a five-minute death throe going "Ah, ooo, eee, ah, ooo!" while clutching the chest the whole time.
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Quote:Ultra Mode.Originally Posted by Kayla
So with the brand spanking new computer I just got, I thought that I would pop back in and say hello. It's only been a year...or two. So who wants to fill me in on what I've missed?
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Quote:The problem is, the impatient won't really use the increased functionality.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
Agreed, but it would make it easier for a patient bidder who doesn't follow the market to get an idea as to the true market value. My interest with this sort of thing is not reducing prices for the impatient it's reducing the knowledge gap for the patient.
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Okay, what you see from Je Saist is an example of personal bias.
Yes, very well supported personal bias. But personal bias nonetheless.
So here's a bit of personal bias on my part.
Honestly, I've gone with nothing but nVidia in my gaming systems for most of a decade now.
I've had exactly TWO problems that weren't fixable. Mainly because the board that I was using at the time was a bench-tester board with an older rev of the chip than was actually pushed to market.
This is not to say I haven't built systems with ATI cards in them.
Yes, ATI HAS gotten better. But they're still, by no means, flawless.
Moreover, just like nVidia, they have some less than stellar boardmakers.
As she noted, Galaxy, Sparkle, ECS, and Palit. All of these companies are essentially bottom feeders. Cutting corners and competing on price alone.
ATI has their share of bottom feeders too. Jaton, HIS, and PowerColor.
Diamond isn't exactly a great boardmaker (and hasn't been in almost 20 years). PowerColor is hit-or miss. VisionTek is a disgruntled ex-nVidia partner who screwed themselves over by bringing in an investor-suggested management group during a major business model change from a domestic supplier and support company to an outsources support and production company. Essentially they're a brand name now. Sapphire, in my experience, hasn't been bad at all (though that accounts for about 3 Sapphire cards total).
Gigabyte's boards are pedestrian, but stable, as are Asus. But both of them have nVidia product offerings too. XFX is a decent production house from my experience too.
Linux openness arguments I'm not going to touch. This is why I have Wintendo.
If this box is primarily for CoH, I wouldn't worry too much about nVidia or ATI. Either should do quite nicely for you. -
Quote:This will slightly stabilize "buy it nao" prices a bit. That's about all. It won't affect the prices paid by patient bidders one iota.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
This is one of the most controversial aspects of the auction house. Personally my opinion is that blind bidding and the ability to leave standing buy orders in place makes the market a lot more useful to someone with limited time although I would like to see more price history.
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Quote:Not to be too rude or anything but you're entitled to your wrong opinion.Originally Posted by Minotaur
Depends if you view the recipe and the enhancement as the same item, I do, you don't.
Not if I vendor it, it won't!Quote:The usable item is the enhancement, you can't actually use the recipe, so the recipe is going to end up as the enhancement eventually.
Do you consider puking as part of eating?Quote:This is just terminology really, I consider buying, crafting, relisting (where I happen to make my cash these days) as all part of flipping.
As has been made nauseatingly clear. He does not need them. I wish people would stop using the N-word when talking about wants.Quote:No I don't find it sad that he can't afford to pimp out his toon immediately, I find it sad that at 47 where he is now, he can't afford a single set of ToD let alone the several he needs.
What's he got in the way of merits? Or did he PL up? If he's been generating merits the entire time, he could easily generate a couple hundred million in short order.Quote:He has 12M left having bought some of the cheap IOs (and even cheap rare IOs will cost 2.5M in most cases for a rare salvage, buying the recipe and level 40-50 crafting fee).
It's called "learning curve". And it's usually expensive.Quote:He made all the mistakes casual players make (as well as blowing tens of millions in Icon), sold recipes not enhancements etc.
BULL! Patience is not "I place a bid. Oh lookie! It filled already!"Quote:Flippers/crafters are not really a problem here, except that they take away the "patient bargains" on recipes.
