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Just so I'm clear... during a time when people are seeing RED (figuratively and literally) servers, and the lag is horrendous, this announcement confirms that there will be a weekend urging MORE people?

Is this not akin to an owner of a restaurant filled to capacity making an announcement that "for the next four hours, everybody can come in and get a free hamburger!"?

On a weekend, no less.

If I'm misunderstanding the announcement, I offer my apology now.

Ah yes! The beloved Basilisk's Gaze. Thank you, Energy Aura and Gypsy of Paradox, for offering that advice!

Thanks for the advice, Carnifax. It's greatly appreciated.

I can see how the more recharges, the better. I just hadn't thought about using some combination IOs (with hold)...

Again... my thanks!

Hello all,

Well, I got my elec/elec dominator to level 20 and I have to say that Paralyzing Blast has left me a bit underwhelmed.

I did a search on here but found nothing really addressing the usefulness/uselessness of the power... except that I think one person said it could be skippable in the "What powers should I skip in elec" thread.

Just wondering how many of you took/use PB and is there a "best" way to slot it?

I've used it a few times, particularly when I have domination and I can definitely see it as a "Oh no!" power to get myself out of there... provided it hits... but other than that, the long recharge makes me wonder if it's really worth the "oh no" times..

Thanks for any advice you're willing to offer.

Thanks for the message, Mandu.

I did check and the driver needed to be updated, so I did that.

I also now close all other programs before running CoH. For example, I was running a program that always checks Farmville for items... along with my browsers, I closed that.

I have a few fans in my system (I think two small ones and two large ones) so I'll take a look to see how dirty those are getting.

Thanks again.

First off, thank you all for taking time to reply. I know you don't have to, so I appreciate your efforts to helping me out.

Zombie Man, I'm at work, so not at the home computer. Not exactly sure where I'll find the NVidia control panel. I'll look for it when I get home.

Mandu, next time I get the glitch, I'll definitely take a screenshot and include it.

Would it help if I close all other programs (browsers, etc.) before running GR? Would that help any heat problem? Is there a more accurate way to test if the card is failing than what I've already done? I don't want my computer ruined by playing a game.

Regarding the drivers, how could I best see if they need to be updated/replaced?

I'm quite computer illiterate in some cases, so I apologize if these are simple questions.

I'll also check the link Zombie Man posted above regarding guidelines.

I apologize for taking up your time but truly appreciate the help.

Okay, hopefully this is the information you requested:

From CoH Helper:

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at September 17, 2010 05:27 (-07:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: 122-CK-NF68
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 8192MB
.Net Memory Report: 5659MB out of 8190MB available
Page File: 13783MB (2595MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD15 00AHFD-00RAR SCSI Disk Device) 70380MB out of 142986MB (49%) free
D Drive: (ST340063 3AS SCSI Disk Device) 368118MB out of 381551MB (96%) free
F Drive: (Seagate FreeAgent Pro USB Device) 627121MB out of 715402MB (87%) free
E Drive: (HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H62L SCSI CdRom Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7600.16385 (64-bit version)

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

No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor:
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 8800 GTS
Video Memory: 4068 MB
Driver Version: 8.17.11.9745
Driver Date: 4/3/2010 3:55:31 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Driver File: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1373
Driver Date: 6/4/2009 3:49:08 AM

Sound Device Description: SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi)
Driver File: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1373
Driver Date: 6/4/2009 3:49:08 AM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: EVGA
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: 122-CK-NF68
Motherboard Version: 2
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Name: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: Nvidia - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20070711000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1280x960
3D Resolution: 1280x960 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes


Physics Quality: Medium
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No


Anti-aliasing: Off
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: Ultra quality
Bloom: 1.000 (turned on)
Depth of Field Enabled: Yes
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: High


World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.000
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: Yes
Shadow Mode: Shadow maps
Shadow Map Shader: Low quality
Environmental Reflections: Disabled
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Occlusion Strength: Off
Blur: Bilateral
Ambient Resolution: Performance


Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

Audio Mode: Performance
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 0.070
Music Sound Volume: 0.000

Show Advanced Graphics Options: Yes
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.500
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 210133 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1850.201007290124.28T4
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found
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From HijackThis:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 5:29:13 AM, on 9/17/2010
Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6.00.3504)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16385)
Boot mode: Normal

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Carbonite\Carbonite Backup\CarboniteUI.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Logishrd\LQCVFX\COCIManager.exe
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IELowutil.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil10h_Ac tiveX.exe
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
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O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
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O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg.exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
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O23 - Service: Creative Audio Service (CTAudSvcService) - Creative Technology Ltd - C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Shared Files\CTAudSvc.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\efssvc.dll,-100 (EFS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\fxsresm.dll,-118 (Fax) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Acresso Software Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
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O23 - Service: Process Monitor (LVPrcS64) - Logitech Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logishrd\LVMVFM\LVPrcSrv.exe
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O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe (file missing)
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O23 - Service: Trend Micro Central Control Component (SfCtlCom) - Trend Micro Inc. - C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\SfCtlCom.exe
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And a screenshot of Speedfan:



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I should note with the SpeedFan... there were times where the little flame icons where green checkmarks...they would change of course.

Thank you all for responding. I'll use Zombie Man's suggestions and report back.

Again, your help is appreciated.

Hello all,

Twice now, when I've played in Praetoria, my screen will turn into some type of satanic kaleidoscope... it's hard to describe.

The graphics become "shard-like" and "crystal-like" and the shards move and fluctuate... usually the colors of the environment (eg. if I'm in a room that's mostly blue, the shards will be blue).

Just wondering if anybody else has noticed this?

How would I go about checking to see if my graphic card driver needs to be updated?

Thanks for your help.

Thank you for the communication, Avatea.

As others have stated, it's very frustrating want to play and almost completing a mission or task force or Hami raid only to go "POOF!".

Folks, it's not like we don't get communication about such things... I mean it would be a LOT worse if the developers or some Red Names didn't at least come and address the issue, right? Or let us know what's going on. Thank goodness they're always open to us.

It's getting REALLY old.

I don't want to point fingers, but I blame the person who posts after me.

No, it can't be.

Hi all,

The first I heard about "Electricity Control" was this morning while perusing the forums.

What information do we know about it (and/or is there a link to where I can be referred)?

Thanks very much.

I see the recipes now in my email but can't "claim" them...does this mean they are "lost" forever, or just unobtainable at this time?

If they are, indeed, lost...then I find this frustrating that we can't:

a) store/sell recipes in Wentworth's.
b) buy salvage to MAKE the recipes so we can store the enhancements.
c) store them in email

I'm guessing since this is the weekend, nobody will be attempting to fix this until tomorrow?