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  1. Kahlan_
    Yeah, and what Net says makes some sense. It could be that there is additional overhead for each power maybe...
  2. Kahlan_
    Yeah the lag was terrible. Cobalt and I were discussing what it might be, and although power customization comes to mind, it doesn't make much sense technically. It shouldn't be any harder to display a red fireball than a blue fireball.

    Good raid though other than that
  3. Kahlan_
    The two masters runs that I've done since the patch have both worked. The problem appears to have been fixed.
  4. Kahlan_

    New patch today?

    POST-ACTION

    The patch appears to have fixed the bug that would crash teams on the kahn or baraccuda tf/sf.
  5. Kahlan_
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dark_Respite View Post
    I got the same thing. Had 5 of 6 (of the new requirements), dinged Iron Woman and BANG Accolade.

    Michelle
    aka
    Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
    Yep, just got ironman tonight and got the accolade. weird
  6. Kahlan_
    There is something strange going on will accolades. Some are not rewarding even with all of the requirements done, and some are given when not every badge has been obtained.
  7. Kahlan_
    There are 2 sliders somewhere in the options menus that allow you to specify how far up and down you are willing to let your level be adjusted. I'll check what they are under when I get home.
  8. Kahlan_
    Can't go wrong with anything with that team. For someone who hasn't played brutes before, claws and willpower are very friendly and bloom early (something that tends to be a big factor with static teams). Might try one or both. But like I said, you'll probably be fine with any choice.
  9. Kahlan_
    We had Nemesis at the end with the crash problem.
  10. Kahlan_
    I found the problem, at least for my system. For some reason Windows was set to optimize for background services. Changing it to optimize for Programs fixed the problem.
  11. Kahlan_

    Is it here?

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by John_Printemps View Post
    Anyone notice the nice little QoL addition to your status bar post-50?


    Totally not Scrapper-Based, but when you have 50 scrappers to log into...I suppose that counted as a directive for coming here to mention it because...of all the things I'm toying with, this is one of the things that I'm strangely happy with the most.
    What are you referring to?
  12. Kahlan_
    For some reason Born in Battle shows me as having 5 of 7 badges required, even though I clearly have 6 of them. I will be getting the last tonight to check what's going on...
  13. Kahlan_
    So the virus is gone and I have updated windows, but the problem persists (though everything else is a bit faster now).
  14. Kahlan_

    solo Master of ITF

    POST-ACTION

  15. Kahlan_
    I'll be on around 3:30 eastern kas & bronx. Some of us work ya know
  16. Kahlan_
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zombie Man View Post
    Sorry to inform you that you have some sort of virus/trojan.

    Go to the forums of Malwarebytes and follow these directions and post your HijackThis log in the HijackThis forum and those more knowledgeable than me will help you from there.

    Malwarebytes was able to get rid of what Spybot, Adaware, and AVG couldn't on my machine.

    Also, update Vista and get rid of other background processes such as:
    O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
    O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ehTray.exe] C:\Windows\ehome\ehTray.exe
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
    O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
    O13 - Gopher Prefix:
    O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
    O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe
    If you don't use a phone modem, get rid of this:
    O23 - Service: Agere Modem Call Progress Audio (AgereModemAudio) - Agere Systems - C:\Windows\system32\agrsmsvc.exe
    Copy and paste your hijackthis log you posted here into this site and hit analyze to see an evaluation of your log. To understand the log, visit: http://pchell.com/support/hijackthistutorial.shtml
    Thanks for the help! Working on getting that virus out today.

    How do I stop some of those services? They don't appear in services.msc, or are already set to disabled there.
  17. Kahlan_
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Noxilicious View Post
    I'm not insane enough, nor do I know anyone who is, to try the Reichsman Forces with just four people and beat Reichsman with so few toons.
    Apparently I'm insane enough:

    http://76.118.242.96/website/transfe...4-20-26-05.jpg

  18. Kahlan_
    ---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.1.1.8---

    DxDiag gathered at September 14, 2009 20:36 (-04:00)
    Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
    System Manufacturer: alienware
    System Model: Area-51 m9750
    BIOS: Default System BIOS
    Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.7GHz
    Memory: 3070MB
    .Net Memory Report: 1278MB out of 3070MB available
    Page File: 5853MB (1722MB currently in use)
    C Drive: (ST9120823ASG ATA Device) 87267MB out of 105982MB (82%) free
    D Drive: (Optiarc DVD RW AD-7590A ATA Device) zero-size drive
    Windows directory location: C:\Windows
    DirectX: DirectX 10
    DirectX Diag version: 6.00.6001.18000 (32-bit version)

    Display Notes: No problems found.
    Sound Notes: No problems found.
    Input Notes: No problems found.

    Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
    Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
    Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
    Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 8700M GT
    Video Memory: 1779 MB
    Driver Version: 8.15.0011.8603
    Driver Date: 5/27/2009 4:04:00 PM
    Driver Language: English

    Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
    Driver File: RTKVHDA.sys
    Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5371
    Driver Date: 2/6/2007 6:44:14 PM


    WMI Information
    Motherboard Manufacturer: alienware
    Motherboard Model: (empty)
    Motherboard Product: Area-51 m9750
    Motherboard Version:
    BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
    BIOS Name: Default System BIOS
    BIOS Version: ALWARE - 10000704
    BIOS Release: 20071004000000.000000+000

    Registry Information for Current User
    Resolution: 1440x900
    3D Resolution: 1440x900 (Not using renderscale)
    Full Screen: Yes
    Maximized: No
    Screen Position: 0, 0
    Refresh Rate: 0Hz
    Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes

    Physics Quality: None
    Maximum Particles: 9383
    Max Particle Fill? 10.000
    Physics Card Enabled: No

    Anti-aliasing: None
    Anisotropic Filtering: 2x
    Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
    Water Effects: None
    Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
    Depth of Field Enabled: No
    Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
    Shader Detail: Low (no world bumpmaps)

    World Texture Level: Low
    Character Texture Level: Low
    World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.518
    Entity Detail Level: 0.397
    Shadows Enabled: No
    Gamma Correction: 1.000
    Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
    Suppression of Extra Player FX Enabled: No
    Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: Yes
    Close Suppression Range: 25.000
    Show Advertisements: Yes

    Audio Mode: Performance
    3D Audio: No
    FX Sound Volume: 0.047
    Music Sound Volume: 0.000

    Show Advanced Graphics Options: Yes
    Overall Graphics Quality: 0.300
    Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
    Save Login Username: Yes
    Transfer Rate: 527330 bytes/second
    Current Game Version: 19.20090716.3T
    Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\City of Heroes

    Mod files in the Data directory
    No modifications found
  19. Kahlan_
    Thanks for the tips! Here's the info:



    Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
    Scan saved at 8:34:23 PM, on 9/14/2009
    Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905)
    MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6001.18000)
    Boot mode: Normal

    Running processes:
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
    C:\ProgramData\ensjqtcx\uxencpov.exe
    C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
    C:\Windows\ehome\ehtray.exe
    C:\Windows\ehome\ehmsas.exe
    C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\CityOfHeroes.exe
    C:\Incoming\HijackThis.exe
    C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe

    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.alienware.com/Mothership?...35383337343941
    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://g.msn.com/0SEENUS/SAOS01?FORM=TOOLBR
    R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = about:blank
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.alienware.com/mothership
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.alienware.com/mothership
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://g.msn.com/0SEENUS/SAOS01?FORM=TOOLBR
    R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
    O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost
    O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
    O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ehTray.exe] C:\Windows\ehome\ehTray.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [q2QBhusftv] C:\ProgramData\ensjqtcx\uxencpov.exe
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
    O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
    O13 - Gopher Prefix:
    O23 - Service: Agere Modem Call Progress Audio (AgereModemAudio) - Agere Systems - C:\Windows\system32\agrsmsvc.exe
    O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
    O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe

    --
    End of file - 3242 bytes
  20. Kahlan_

    Is Rage bugged?

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Chaos Creator View Post
    not a bug any more than hasten having no crash when you recast it.
    I can guarantee you that my perma-hasten characters still have the hasten crash.
  21. Kahlan_
    The defense debuff does not happen if rage is stacked.
  22. Kahlan_
    There are 3 advantages of resistance that I know of:

    1. Resistance always works, and is entirely predictable. No getting unlucky like defense sets.

    2. Resistance provides resistance to resistance debuffs.

    3. Defense buffs are fairly common in this game, whereas resistance buffs are rare (in particular sonics are super rare). This means that on many teams I run with, the whole team is at the defense soft cap, so resistance is more useful. This is particularly true on villains due to VEATs.
  23. Kahlan_
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by 4shes View Post
    Holy dead horse kicking Batman!.....Twisted you are a little late on this subject man. Best to leave it alone.

    However here is a quick recap of pvp

    PvP birth (I4)....wow how cool
    PvP childhood.(I5)..wow how fun
    PvP adolescence(I6 ED)....I say I hate you But I'm going to stay because I have nowhere else to go
    PvP adulthood(I7-I12 Vills/zone).....zmog I love you
    PvP senior citizen(I13+)......suddenly you find yourself alone because all your friends are gone, things are slower, and its hard to teach an old dog new tricks

    I have a much different position on this than I had a year ago (I was in the stop your whining, suck it up, adapt and overcome camp) because the devs actually accomplished what they set out to do....level the playing field. Great players will still be great. Great ATs will still be good. However the days of Legends have past. Anyone with a couple billion Influence can goto arena set Flares to auto and complete now.

    I hate to say it I actually miss Elf's 600 Point crit shark attack. I miss Althaea's AS for 1500. I miss the repel and KB of Brynn's hurricane. I miss break free actually breaking me free. I miss getting detoggled by Shinobi's Rad/Psi when I ran out of insps. I miss Kickn' Cowgirl nervous on vent for her first 2v2. I miss Kat's test emp 'Rapin' Face'. I miss Wombicus, Haunt, Hush, Ego, Psyrene, B, and Evo from my test team. I miss Oz playing Red Cross Woman before Thermal was cool. I miss War Council even though they wrecked me every day. I miss my Aim + Build Up + Blaze for 850. I miss when slows actually slowed, debuffs actually debuffed, and buffs actually buffed. I miss when you walked into arena/zone with what you made not what the devs thought you needed. I miss when every match started with glhf/all in and ended with gg/gf.

    *sigh* good times.

    Here is to hoping devs let us have a little of our former glory sometime in the near future. One can always hope.
    Well said Ashes, couldn't have put it any better.
  24. Kahlan_

    a new record?

    POST-ACTION

    We tried one the other night oz, was pretty fun. 32 minutes and change

    No nukes though... and I forgot to call for veng haha
  25. Kahlan_
    My system runs smooth as silk normally. But if I turn on Arctic Fog on my fire/cold corruptor, it slows down dramatically and becomes extremely jerky. Even if I turn my graphics down extremely low this happens. Any thoughts on why this is happening or how I could fix it?