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Hey BaBs.
Now that we have a walking animation, can we do away with some of the rooting in other powers that really DON'T require rooting? Or at least reduce the movement supression a bit?
Because hitting someone and going "ONE mississippi TWO mississippi THREE mississippi FOUR mississi...I CAN MOVE!" sucks. -
Quote:I won't go that far (yet).Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
From my standpoint, yes, XP to 7 is a serious upgrade.
However, I've migrated myself, forcibly, to Windows 7 and Office 2007 at work to force myself to deal with it. So far, most of the Win7 experience has been remarkably pain-free (after remembering that I need to use "Run as Administrator" to install stuff without hassle). I still haven't touched Office 2007 much.
I even migrated CoH over to the box to test it. My only issue was having to move back to a 4:3 screen as opposed to 16:9.
Even my boss, who stayed on Win98 until 2005 did a Win7 install on her desktop and is mostly happy with it so far (a couple of our programs don't work right, but some of those are EXTREME legacy). -
Quote:Originally Posted by Kiralyn
Vista -> 7 is an upgrade.
XP -> 7 may be an upgrade (don't know enough on the topic to be certain).
But there's lots and lots of people that you'll never convince that XP->Vista is an upgrade. (or even a crossgrade)
Then there's Windows ME -> No Computer.
UPGRADE! -
Quote:Yup.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
Well said. I use Windows for one reason and one reason only. It has the highest quantity of software that I'm interested in that will run on it natively (mostly video games). An operating system by itself is not interesting or useful, it is only useful as a means of running software.
I work on Windows software because I'm paid to.
I game on Windows software because...well...there's a reason why people refer to it as Wintendo.
For everything else, there's Linux. -
That's actually a REALLY interesting-looking build! No actual travel power, but with the IO slotting, you're moving nearly as fast as flight.
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Quote:Okay, went back and re-read it. It turns out I fail at read english total bad!Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
Wait, what? I thought I explained that better.
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT MAN BEHIND THE FACEPALM! -
Quote:You fail at statistics! NEG-REP!Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
Add them together for the total chance to be knocked(back/down) and you get 44%.
You don't add them together. The chance of being KB'ed is a subset of the total chance to be KD'ed. -
Quote:*Hands Clouded a McDonalds hamburger*Originally Posted by Clouded
rabblerabblerabble
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What?
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Quote:Fulcrum Shift plus fully-slotted Rain of Arrows. *SHUDDER*Originally Posted by DrMike2000
Kin/Arch is a bit of an odd pairing in that Kin is very close up and Archery is very good at ranged. I'd maybe suggest the Darkness epic pool simply for Oppressive Gloom. It lets you get into a big bunch of minions much more safely for Fulcrum Shift, and also stacks with Stunning Shot for mezzing boss level enemies.
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Quote:AFAIK, you'd just gain an extra chance of KD, not convert it to KB.Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
Just a quick question.
Punch and Haymaker have a 30% and 60% chance for knockdown built into the power.
If I were to put the Kinetic Combat knockdown proc in them and they triggered at the same time, would they stack to become knockback?
Just wondering because I thought it would be kinda cool to sometimes knock them down, and every so often send them flying. Seems thematically appropriate to me. -
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Happy days!
Tonight i'm going to test her against some AV's and GM's ... w/e I can find.
Welcome to the soft cap! -
Quote:Anyone who switches platforms and simply ***umes that their depended-upon software packages will follow them is a two-legged donkey.Originally Posted by Laevateinn
If I do so and find myself in the same predicament as the OP, unable to use Mids' - a significant decrease in QoL and functionality - will you also brush off my concerns by claiming it's "better left to a legacy platform?"
That being said, if you're buying a Mac to put Windows on, you're essentially just paid a premium to get a Wintel machine with a nice little alternative GUI system (like the laptops that boot up into DVD-player only mode). -
Quote:Ah. Smug superiority. The number one failing in both the Mac and Linux camps. And this is said as someone who's been using Linux for longer than some of our player base has been alive.Originally Posted by je_saist
There are no such things as upgrades in the Windows World. There are only crossgrades. If you want to upgrade, install a Linux and Get a Mac. And no, this isn't for debate, question. This is stated fact.
Incorrect. They have chosen an alternative platform.Quote:Obviously, the original poster has upgraded.
Unfortunately you're wrong. As much as you may like it, Windows isn't a legacy platform. Legacy implies that the software you're talking about is no longer supported. And with Windows that just ain't the case.Quote:However, there are caveats with upgrades. Sometimes software built against legacy platforms won't work, and so yes, sometimes it's worth it to have a legacy platform around to continue to use legacy code.
It's only a build/enhancement statistics analysis package. It's not an enemy comparison package.Quote:There are also some cases where some programs are better left to a legacy platform. I happen to be of the opinion that tools like MIDS are among them. I don't like MIDS for a variety of reasons. It's one thing to look at a list of numbers and think "that looks good." It's entirely another thing to actually put those numbers into realistic play. MIDS can tell you everything there is to know about the raw numbers, but it won't tell you one lick about how an avatar plays. It won't tell you what the natural strengths or weaknesses are. It won't tell you what enemies you'll face, nor how to switch up your playing style for the needs of a team. It won't tell you how long you'll have to farm or how many TF's you'll have to run to afford the IO sets you want. It won't tell you what's actually available.
Fixed that for you.Quote:For these and many other reasons, I don't use MIDS, and I'd have a hard time justifying anybody spending time to port the underlying code to an alternative operating system base, much less maintaining the current lists of enhancement sets.
Didn't buy a copy of Windows to dual-boot eh?Quote:But... that's just me. Obviously some people find value in the tool. I'm not one of those people.
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Quote:You have our condolences. </SmugWintelUser>Originally Posted by Grid_Lock
So yeah, I play on a mac
This is not the fault of the people in charge of the Mids project. They are working with what they have. If you want to donate time, money, hardware, and programming expertise to make it a truly cross-platform tool, you're more than welcome to.Quote:I as a mac user am gimped by the fact that I have no mids...
What do you want for free? Realistically, the install-base of Mac-using CoH players is quite small (probably even smaller than the market-based Mac-to-Wintel PC ratio). Should the developers pull off improving their existing, working project that reaches hundred (or thousands) of players to work on a parallel project for a few dozen?Quote:Cohplanner works alright I suppose, but its missing half the PvP IO sets. And PvP builds are the only time that I need to use a mids type program.
<Steve Ballmer> Come to the Dark Side....Quote:Grrr... Anyone know a remedy?
Windows in a VM/Emulation.
Dual-boot Windows.
Separate Windows machine. -
Okay here's a quick one-off:
A couple assumptions:
- You wanted a COMPLETE system and weren't reusing ANYTHING from your old setup. So I quoted keyboard, mouse, and monitor too.
- You're buying NOW, not a couple months down the road. As such, the 5870 isn't really available right now. So I went with a GTX 285.
PLEXTOR 24X DVD/CD Writer Black SATA Model PX-880SA LightScribe Support - Retail
$52.99
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$69.99
Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5 (Two of them)
$319.98 ($159.99 each)
SAMSUNG 2443BWT Black 24" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height& Pivot Adjustments - Retail
$379.99
EVGA 01G-P3-1181-AR GeForce GTX 285 Superclocked Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$379.99
COOLER MASTER UCP RS700-AAAAA3 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Power Supply - Retail
$129.99
KeyTronic E03600U2 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard - Retail
$22.99
Microsoft N71-00007S Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical Wheel Mouse - OEM
$9.99
G.SKILL Trident 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL6T-6GBTD - Retail
$189.99
ASUS P6TD Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$289.99
Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz LGA 1366 Quad-Core Processor Model AT80601002727AA - OEM
$589.99
COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
$59.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
$106.99
COOLER MASTER R4-S2S-12AK-GP 120mm Case Fan - Retail (Three of them)
$26.67 ($8.89 each)
Grand Total: $2,670.36 shipped
Now for a few wheres and whyfors.
Plextor Optical: Always had good luck with Plextor. Very quiet, fast drives and rarely have problems with them (have an Plextor CD burner that's over 8 years old still churning away in one of my systems). Some of the other drives, like the Lite-Ons, while they're okay, tend to be somewhat noisy. Yeah, the Plextor is almost twice the price. You get what you pay for.
RC-690 Case: I currently own this case. Nice and roomy (though if you don't care for larger cases, this might be a turn-off. Lots of room for fans. And assembly was stupid-fast. A breath of fresh air after dealing with Antec Sonata cases (quiet but VERY tight quarters) for several years.
Western Digital 1GB Drives (Matched): Drive space is dirt cheap nowadays. The drives spec'ed are decent drives. I've always had very good luck with WD. YMMV though.
Samsumg LCD: These are very decent monitors for the money. I've put them in on several clients. There's a small amount of bleed at the top, but it's only really noticeable when the screen is dead-black. Thing is, a lot of monitors have the same issue. Most of the ones I've come across that don't are far more expensive.
EVGA Superclocked GTX 285: As I said, the 5870 isn't generally available (yet). Also, I still don't quite trust ATI (even though they've gotten better since the AMD merger, there are still things I don't care for in their products, drivers, and some niggling little distrust in both ATI and AMD from being burned a few times too often).
PSU: Decent PSU. 'nuff said.
Keyboard and Mouse: I use 'em. Again, buy what you prefer. There's still a LOT of wiggle room in this budget.
Memory: Went with 6GB. I've been using G.Skill for about 3 years now. I've had exactly ZERO problems with their memory. I spec'ed out the lowest latency stuff. If you feel the need to double the amount of memory, go with the regular latency stuff, as most boards won't run a full complement in lowest latency.
Motherboard: I trust Asus. Their boards are solid. They work. They may not be THE highest-performance boards extant. But I prefer stability to top-end speed.
i7 9 series: YES, the 8 series is cheaper. The 9 series still outperforms it clock for clock. If you're going to step down to the 8 series, then yeah. Go with the 860 (as the 870 is only $40 cheaper).
CPU HSF: Decent HSF. Relatively quiet and has decent thermal performance.
Extra case fans: The base case itself only comes with a couple fans. Add a few more of these low-RPM case fans to move a decent amount of air through.
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Quote:I'd recommend three-slotting recharge IO's in the following powers.Originally Posted by Donna_
Hey Finduilas, that's some nice tweaking thanks.
By the wat will I suffer from a lack of a heal ?
Otherwise this looks like the one that i'll go with...
Wanted super tankability for high level max difficulty
TF's etc, like lvl54 ITF's etc etc.
Rage
Dull Pain
Hasten
Conserve Power
Rage will essentially be perma. You'll have nice windows of double-rage and (with speed boosters on your team, you'll even have times you're tripled).
DP will be up frequently (though most of the time you shouldn't need it)
Hasten won't be perma, but it'll be up so often that you shouldn't notice.
Conserve Power will not be perma, but will be up frequently enough to cover for times when your End bar is running low.
Just stick Hasten on auto and fuggetaboutit.
Also, consider replacing Hurl with Laser Beam Eyes. While overall damage is significantly lower, LBE has the following going for it:
- Lower End cost
- Lower Recharge time
- Lower cast time
- Has a -Def component (compared to the -Fly component on Hurl)
Note: There are no purples on there at the moment. KO Blow and FS are slotted for them (eventually), but right now they're both slotted with common IOs as such: 1x Acc, 3x Dam, 1x EndRed
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Quote:Check out the link provided by Aett. It leads to Call Me Awesome's guide on softcapping an Invuln tanker. You'll see multiple builds in there, including a couple of mine, which are actually designed to be softcapped down to L30.Originally Posted by Donna_
Hey all,
I have checked the last 10 pages for an IO'd build for an Invul / SS tank, and found nothin.
I want to know if anyone can spec a PVE build to accomplish best Def to all + all res powers... Basically use any IO's you can there is not a price limit, (avoid pvp tho) to create the toughest PvE tank possible.
Must have's...
1) Taunt.
2) Stamina
Thank you,
It's not cheap. You're probably looking at several hundred million total to cap nowadays. But, with purpled toons going in the multiple BILLIONS, it's a much less expensive proposition. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Lohenien
My router (an old netgear b/g router) has been making high pitch noises for the past week, so I'm looking to upgrade to an N router.
The question is : which one should I get and what USB adapters do I need to go with it ?
If you get a new router, you don't necessarily have to get a new wireless adapter for your machine. If you're running Wireless G, you're fine for a router set up for Wireless N. You simply won't be able to take advantage of the multi-channel aspect of Wireless N (but will still get G-speeds).
I've had good luck with Linksys wireless products, though for wired, I'm on NetGear's Pro line (Blue metal boxes! YAY!). -
Actually several places have this problem.
Tsoo sorcerers lose their hats in some indoor missions where you have to open up the sliding glass doors.
Not actually sure if this is a game issue, or a driver issue.
What kind of video card are you running? -
Quote:Survey says!Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
And whether SSDs in general are worth the cash yet, I also do not know.
NO! -
Quote:Originally Posted by Zombie Man
That definitely is the Cadillac of systems. But their cost is about $500 - $1,000 more than the others.
I'm leaning toward a system built by cyberpower.com. AnandTech gave them a good rating and they're about $300-$500 cheaper than the other sites.
Check out: www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/LAN_Party_Commander. The problem is so many choices, especially figuring out which PSU and motherboard to go with.
And a big thanks to all who provided feedback!
Well, looking at the system you linked to. I'd take pretty much the default options. Upgrade the video card and add a second hard drive.
If you need a monitor, tack that on too. The default offering is actually pretty decent right from the get-go.
If you really want to spend more than $1500-1600, you can go nuts.
About my only advice is to avoid the paid-for "factory overclocking".
Money+Toilet+Flush.
Also, here's a couple promo codes that actually appear to work:
REPEAT (Good for 5% (about $70 in the base config) off)
twitter (Good for $25 off)
myspace (Good for $30 off)
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Quote:So, you're going to pay them $700 to put together a $1400 system...Originally Posted by Zombie Man
I'm not going to bother putting it together myself. I want one that's put together for me. But for the configuration I'm looking for, I've only found Dell's Alienware, and Velocity Micro that can put that all together (both for about $2,100).
Interesting...
Falcon Northwest. Honestly, just bite the bullet. About an hour of assembly and about 2 hours to load and update will get you a decent system for 2/3 of the cost from the "boutique" system integrators.Quote:1. Any other place to look?
Are you going to be pulling "Stupid Overclocker Tricks"?Quote:2. Should I be wary of liquid cooling systems?
Do you want to have to worry about leaks killing an expensive machine?
Do you want to deal with the maintenance such a system requires?
If the answer to ALL of these is anything less than a resounding "YES!", you don't want it. -
Quote:Last week there was a set of doors in Grandville where the enemies wouldn't pop out of the door if you were crowded in too close...Originally Posted by ReclusesPhantom
I spent about five minutes clicking the same door with "Trick" popping up every time but nothing came out. Then my teammate clicked the door and BAM! Out come all the late spawns at once
They'd appear about 10 feet behind you... -
Quote:Originally Posted by ShadowNate
I'll just leave this here...
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Quote:Hey! I've played Paranoia! I know what this is all abou*SPLAT!*Originally Posted by Morac_Ex_Machina
I humbly present to you the computer.
Hyperstrike V2.0: I am ready and willing to serve my friend the computer!