Tokyo

Originally Posted by Jags_Powar

Hey everyone, I know this is short notice, but I'm doing some ITF runs today. If you can't make this, there are already signups for a 7:30 run by Mr E-man here: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...=1#post2442748

If you want to sign up, just respond to this message with your level, archetype, and character name.

Levels 35-50 accepted.

For anyone not familiar with Master-Blades method for defeating romulus, here it is:

"Rush his platform immediately after the Cutscene (the "Real Rom" wont be spawned yet).

You being there (not using stealth, or attacking a side-group to suppress it) will make him instantly spawn, but the Nictus' bond will be broken.

Once this happens, you can pull Rom away from the platform, and the Nictus will refuse to follow. As long as you keep him in Line of Sight of the Nictus (even hundreds of yards away), he will still continue to use them to Rez and you wont have to worry about them at all.

Without them.. any team should be able to repeatedly take him down easily."


See you all in game. I'll be at Imperious at 4:20 to send invites, so try and be in Cimerora by that time. I'm hoping to do a few speed runs.

Originally Posted by The Artificial Intel

Everything outside of the game seems fast, but when I log in? *raspberrys* Five second text responses, rubberbanding, you name it. Any solutions/links to fix?

Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood

http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Cathedral_of_Pain_Trial

Basically it was a multigroup raid an SG could go on to get an IOP. It was removed due to a horrendous XP exploit. I suspect that it was never re-enabled because while the devs could fix the exploit they felt it wasn't worth it due to a lack of interest in PvP.

Originally Posted by Solo_One

the debuffs drop as soon as the toggle drops, its not like hurricane. the debuffs apply as soon as the animation finishes.

one tactic ive seen good rads use is toggle the debuff they dont really need 1st to get you to mez them then they toggle the more useful one so that it lasts the whole supression period.

Originally Posted by Umbral

you can't prove that you think you are self aware.

Originally Posted by Umbral

First off, you can't prove self-awareness so simply saying that you are conscious doesn't really mean much (especially since I could write up a program that simply outputs that exact response), especially since it's pretty easy to simply tell something to act in a certain way to emulate self-awareness.

Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper

Prove it

Originally Posted by Arcanaville

Can you?

Originally Posted by black_barrier

it's just a draft build on the rad.
it's level 17 and i have other stuff to build.

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

The problem is that the former definition actually fits things easily demonstrable to lack intelligence of any sort. Like a door lock. You rotate a key which "instructs" the lock to lock or unlock. Not intelligent, but it carries out orders on command. And we shouldn't really make a difference between electronic "orders" and mechanical orders, as mechanical computers have also existed. Electronic commands are no more "commands" merely because systems that use them are more complicated or because they require less energy to actuate them. Mechanical actuators exist to do the same thing.

Basically speaking, "operating by design" is not intelligence, not in any definition of the word I can accept. Intelligence requires an intelligent response. A pre-defined response is not intelligent. It may be appropriate, but it is not a decision, not any more so than any inanimate object reacting to physical law. Only when you have an actual, intelligent decision, or a decent emulation of such, can you actually have intelligence. People who are very good at doing what they are told do not do so because they're brainlessly following instructions. They are good at following orders because they are good at interpreting instructions, working out the INTENT behind these instructions, and then carrying them out to the satisfaction of the commanding figure.

A computer can only emulate intelligence if it is given sufficient situational awareness, which very, very few programmes are actually capable of. An AI within a game is, in fact, very rarely aware of even its OWN environment, and that requires no environment perception at all, since everything is virtual and already within the system's memory. Look at basic pathfinding within the game, and how often a pet will get stuck on a railing, running into it an unable to jump. I can see this, you can see this, and the computer can CLEARLY see this because both the environment, the pet's location and the pet's instructions are already within memory. But the AI is not able to comprehend the information and realise that there is a railing in the way and jumping over it the intelligent solution. Because the AI is not thinking of a larger picture, but rather an iterative process of consecutive steps, it cannot understand that you just want it to get from point A to point B, and it's not necessary for it to do it via those exact instructions and could go around if need be.

Something is intelligent if it only needs to be told WHAT it needs to do in order for it to do it, without necessarily having to be told HOW to do it. In predictable circumstances, the "how" is easy to just program in a static way. However, in dynamic, unpredictable and, above all, indescribably circumstances, this is non-trivial, and actually sets the limits on artificial intelligence. Humans are perfectly capable of functioning on unclear, ambiguous orders, in an environment full of unknown variables, using limited, incomplete and often misleading perception of their environment with often unreliable interpretation of this perception. Yet we manage to get through this mess just fine. Computers, at least current-generation computers, cannot. Not unless they are led around like little children or restricted to only very specific, controlled situations. We are intelligent enough to operate basically on our own, and we do pretty well for our limitations. Computers are not.

Basically, a computer is wholly incapable of intelligent action unless it is being controlled by an intelligent person or operating with very limited application.

Originally Posted by black_barrier

DR is calculated on a per power recharge basis. so i slot accordingly. i find that 65% or so is noticeable. above that, pretty meh.

i run without a resist armor with my fire/cold, and it sometimes sucks, but the fact is, freedom zone pvp (what his build was for up until say 2 hours ago) is full of (edited so avatea doesn't ban me) scrappers with bad accuracy, hence i dodge those A LOT.

Originally Posted by Snugs

A few friends of mine who are CoH vets have recently decided to put their accounts on 'hold' to play another MMO game. Their reason? There's no more content in CoH. With the exception of the up-and-coming Going Rogue, I'm seriously hoping they add more content to the game. I have 640+ badges so far (including all the Mo badges), and I hate to say this, but I have to agree with what they're saying. Each time I log in, I ask myself, "What do I want to do?" Yes, I could do radio mishs an infinite amount of times. I've done all the tf's, my toon is purpled-out, and the only way I can get more badges is by staying logged-off. I've done hami-raids, and ship raids (I even clicked the bombs 25 times before that badge was nerfed).
I really love this game, however I just wish there were more things to do than what's currently available. Surely AE can't be the only thing left as the final frontier. Ever since they deleted the 89 badges I had and took a wrecking ball to it, I've avoided AE since.

Originally Posted by Neeto

pure support is not the way to go on a grav/FF. Why even pick grav if your not going to use it right? if you like FF and want to only disrupt the other team go with illusion.

Originally Posted by black_barrier

didn't look through it, but i just wanted to drop off mine here in hopes that you'll get a few ideas:


it's definitely a work in progress here, but yeah.. just throwing it out there.

Originally Posted by Umbral

Actually, computers are incredibly intelligent. They do exactly what they're told to do when they're told to do it as quickly as they can (which is a lot faster than you could do so, I assure you). The problem is that humans aren't all that intelligent and can oftentimes be incredibly bad at giving the proper instructions to the incredibly intelligent computer that will do exactly what it is told to do. The problems isn't that computers aren't smart enough. It's that humans aren't good enough at giving accurate instructions.

Originally Posted by Kranik

My problem with Ice Arrow and Smoke Flash is my lack of using them when I had them. They are both great powers, but I just didn't use them all that much. Granted I used Ice Arrow far more than I did Smoke Flash (I snagged it to replace a power I used even less; Aid Self) that still wasn't much. I'll look into it again though.

I thought the Pet IOs worked by making a PBAoE aura on me, wouldn't that mean it could affect all my pets not just the pet it's slotted in? And would they even be practical since I'm always at range (Close enough for Supremecy)?

I do still have Assault in the third build (Taken at level 49) Tactics was skipped though, I understand it's a 10% ToHit boost but how does that translate in the scheme of things to the pets?

Thanks for all the help and putting up with me. Despite having this guy and leveling him up to 50 pre-AE I find myself clueless as to his inner-workings. I appreciate all the help!

Originally Posted by Kranik

I figure Assault couldn't hurt, but I'm not sure what I'd take instead since I opted to go with Hurdle/Swift/Ninja Run for my pseudo-travel power (I did snag Hasten at level 8 though). Any other suggestions?

I might, Pinnacle is developing a nice, lax PvP environment so I have the chance to!

Originally Posted by kendo

good slotting ideas, but as he is specifically not using set IOs, I would go with the additional recharge if you decide to put a 6th slot in here.

however, with the level you are fighting at and the additional debuffs you're adding with the revised slotting to Lich, etc you may find you can use that slot better somewhere else. unless you are frequently self destructing a pet, most likely the lich, to use extraction on, it will probably be up often enough with just 1 recharge.

Originally Posted by vernichterhelge

i need a cheap and effective build for a rad/cold corr
he is already lvl 50 and should contain all powers of cold, superjump as travelpower, maybe some extra def/res and hasten if could be fitted in

Originally Posted by Bongo_Natty

Currently lvl 50, what would be a good build for PvP? I notice all my ninjas including Jounin do a max of 12 dam to players, so Im assuming I should focus on using TA to hurt the heroes.

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

Say, here's one last question. I get the Lich and I get the others, but what do I slot my Soul Extraction for? Right now I have it slotted for accuracy, triple damage and a single recharge. Given that it's on such a huge timer and temporary anyway, shouldn't I just slap another recharge enhancement when I get that chance?