Obsidius

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  1. Obsidius

    The Longest Wait

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Arcanaville View Post
    We've been hemorrhaging badly for years. At the rate we keep hemorrhaging players, by 2014 everyone on Earth will have quit City of Heroes in disgust at least once.
    At this rate of hemorrhage, I'm expecting the game to hit a negative number of subscribers any month now.

    Don't ask me how; it's just the way the math works with the current number of subs minus the increasing amount of "hemorrhaging". I'm sure you'll come to the same conclusion once you crunch the numbers as well Arcanaville
  2. I'd recommend Chrome, but no 3rd party plugin support yet.
  3. Obsidius

    Dear Rikti Mods,

    Dear Rikti Mods,

    If you allow me to assume the role as a new Rikti Deity, I might let you live.

    Patiently Waiting Your Reply,
    Obsidius
    or if you prefer, Ob'sid'ius
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood View Post
    3 point penalty for doing the followup to your own joke. You can't be both the straight man and the comic
    Shucks, that's my whole bit though

    <Stomps off top the penalty box>
    <Penalty box gets blown up by a Rikti Cruiser>
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Obsidius View Post
    Frak the Kheldians!
    Do we have time for that?!?
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards View Post
    (And sometimes Kheldians.)
    Frak the Kheldians!
  7. Obsidius

    My Base

    Good freshman work there. Still a lot of potential, but off to a great start
  8. Obsidius

    New Laptop Blues

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DarkEther View Post
    Well, adding a video card to a laptop is not an easy or cheap process - I believe most or all are built onto the motherboard before assembly, as there aren't the expansion slots as in a desktop.

    You might try cranking all the settings down, and turning off various effects. If it runs okay, then start boosting stuff a bit until it starts flaking out on you, then back off a bit.

    You also might set your game resolution lower - 1024x768 or something - and see what that does. It should make for less video load and may help, too. I know on my older laptop, I have a vid card with lower memory, and I have to run at 1024x768.


    Some of the other folks here may have more and better suggestions...I don't keep up with this stuff like I used to, but I do play on a laptop, so the above might work for you.
    Indeed. You might be able to play CoH on the lowest graphic settings, but anything else would be pushing it, especially since it's probably sharing memory with the rest of the computer, and that Intel chips are normally used for only basic computing (and maybe the Aero interface if you're lucky).

    Lamentably, caveat emptor.
  9. IMO? Natural (Ninja) Pack. I've hardly ever used the body sculpting feature myself, but have a few characters that get a lot of mileage (literally) from Ninja Sprint.
  10. I'll get the Better Business Bureau on line two for you sir.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by NightErrant View Post
    This... has kind of been annoying me lately...

    The Pocket D VIP Pass is incredibly convenient, yes. But it doesn't allow you to select which instance of Pocket D you wish to go to.

    If at all possible, could we please add instance selectors to all Teleporter Powers? Or at least a way to switch between zone instances directly?
    Indeed, as well as the standard entrances/ exits to Pocket D.

    /signed.
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Katie V View Post
    It's nice to see that yet another person doesn't understand the NCSoft security problem. What's been happening is that you log in to the NCSoft Master Account site with your own username and password, and the server gives you access to somebody else's account. Having one of these keyfobs wouldn't change a thing.
    When I see actual video or photographic evidence of this actually occurring, then I might believe it. Until then, it's unquantified F.U.D.
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sigium View Post
    /unsigned

    If they'll be selling pets, I'd rather it be some more-tame pets: Outcast Leads, Bone Daddies, Damneds, Malta Gunslingers, Carnival Mistresses, Sky Raider Jump Bots, Boomers, etc.

    Small-time criminal gangs who wouldn't be above renting themselves out to the highest bidder. Yes, some of them are higher-ups, but mercenaries nonetheless. Nothing like HVAS, or things that are already available for other means of currency.
    Must agree. What would be the point of half the MS raids if people could just plunk down Inf instead? What would be the point of running the appropriate Croatoa arc (either at level or through Ouroboros) if one could just purchase War Wolves through Inf?

    Purchasable pets? Maybe, but it would have to be something more generic, like Longbow Flamethrowers or Arachnos Crab Spiders and the like.
  14. Oh heck... this is a text fight, isn't it? I've been duped.

    THIS THREAD NEVER HAPPENED!
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Xanatos View Post
    Triumph is the only server other than Virtue that I have filled up all my slots in. All of the characters have names similar to "skdgsojhgs". I use it mainly to test up powersets that I haven't seen before.

    Of all the servers Triumph is definitely the most rubbish.
    /e yadayada
  16. I think you just killed my eyes with that pic
  17. One of my friends picked a fob up for free at Blizzcon. And yes, it is extremely hard on not only gold farmers, but also power-leveling companies that require account credentials.

    Sure, it's only a game, but when 5 years of enjoyment are suddenly vaporized by an account hack (such as due to a keylogger, Trojan, or even a disgruntled friend), that fob could have been worth it, to say the least.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fury Flechette View Post
    Nothing would happen, because no one is there...
    Yes, this is what we want everyone to think. Keeps people off our lawns
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by JJDrakken View Post
    As a member of Triumph since day 1, even though Virtue been my more constant home of late(last 3yrs)

    I will say this, GOOD LUCK.

    Ya'll don't know drama. Triumph is quite, will gladly roll with the jabs & for most part is a bear that can be poked quite a bit with a stick, but you chuck that hornets nest on that thar bear, You'll not know what to do!

    I've seen Triumph Drama, Ive seen it on the boards, Ive seen in the game(most drama is usually kept there)

    They got virtue beat,


    JJ
    I think the official rule on Triumph is that all drama on the server must be in regards to Triumph Watch. We usually have a quarterly thread on the subject, so it's just a matter of time I suspect.

    Not exactly RP, but it will fulfill a drama quota to be sure.
  20. Exactly. The only license-specific content are the in-game items and whatever is specific to Going Rogue when it is released (such as the Praetoria zone and perhaps more things TBA soon™), since it will be an optional add-on.
  21. Pick up the AE. CoH & CoV are now the same license, so you can play from lvl 1 - 50 on either red or blue side with the AE disk/ key.

    Enjoy!

    Edit: You can still get the GvE key to pick up the in-game perks with that edition as well. In fact, you can do that with any version for which you want the associated in-game perks (once per version per game account). Considering that each key also includes one month of subscription time, it's not a bad deal.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Az'rial View Post
    Oi! I sell to Walmart I know how they operate, I'll wait.
    I remember you telling me as much while I was in O'Hare. GL on the Asian Tour :/
  23. I'm glad Karl's been honing his text textfighting skills. We may be in need of them soon