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Quote:You'd think they'd build in a forum spellchecker just for that.Originally Posted by Umbral
In case you're curious, it's actually Quaterfield, not Quarterfield. There is only 1 'r' in his name. -
I'd love to participate, but I'll be in Baltimore that evening for a birthday party with a family friend. Good luck to the Master crew!
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Didn't you quit a month or two ago?
Seeya when you get back. -
Thanks for the suggestions, all. I've found one or two prebuilts from IBUYPOWER on Newegg's site that are attractive ($1699-2099). A buddy of mine who works for Dell also gave me some Alienware links I can use, along with a coupon option that brings about $6-700 off their systems... I have some serious weighing to do tonight, I think.
I'll let you guys know how it goes! Cheers! -
Quote:Wow. And here I am, wanting to buy a new system just cuz I wanna prep for Ultra Mode. XD Glad to hear you're a born again hero!Originally Posted by psycheout
On this comp (new one is being used by someone else presently) my gaming experience was as follows:
-->it would take about 12 minutes to get to login screen
-->about 3 minutes on first load in after I opened it and average 6 after that in low average traffic zones on freedom, best loads were like 2 minutes and anything considered near busy and it averaged about 10 minutes.
-->I had the graphics down to a point I don't think it will let me get to on the new comp
--> had 504 mb of ram and many people commented it was a miracle I could play
--> it was average for me to disconnect, map-serve, or crash ever 4 loads
-->It was a danger for me to use WW and would take 4-10 minutes to load it and was extremely slow to use.
--> when I dced if I did not close and reopen CoH I would dc upon reloading
Now:
-->recommended graphics looks like I upgraded from Nintendo(original) to a 360
-->about a minute to load login screen and less then 20 seconds to zone
--> I load WW in just a few seconds
Its so beautiful and fast I cried.
So no more having to avoid everything that people aren't willing to take at a crawl or that involves little zoneing. -
Quote:It's a sad truth, but yes.Originally Posted by Gearford
so THATs why youre so hard to find...
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Quote:I'm an IT grunt by trade. I can strip a PC down to bare components and rebuild it back up to fully patched OS spec in about an hour. When you do this sorta stuff day in and day out, going home and having to do it yet again begins to have little appeal.Originally Posted by Flameshot
Just out of curiosity, why would you want a pre-built machine after building them yourself for so long?
Been building my own boxes for 15 years. The one time I bought a prebuilt was back when CompUSA sold their "Compudyne" series (486dx33/4MB RAM) in 1994-95. I'm at the stage of the game where, y'know, I'm lazy. I wanna let someone else do the work for once!
Natsuki: Yeah, a buddy of mine pointed me to a $2K watercooled solution (CPU only) from them. I'm very tempted to go that route, but am still shopping. Here's the link of what my buddy shot me on Newegg.com...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883227210
My concerns are the power supply (but I have a 1KW unit I could drop in), the optical drive (wanted BD) and the HD speed (space is less useful to me than seek time). Still, the unit seems pretty impressive. Questioning the loudness of the unit tho (I'm looking for something to be as cool and QUIET as possible honestly).
I'm still wide open for opinions here. If there are more vendor recommendations to be had, I'd love to hear them! -
I'm thinking I want to start prepping for Ultra Mode for later this year. My machine, built in 2007, is still reasonably potent, but I have the feeling the architecture will be a bit long in the tooth (I'd have to upgrade pretty much everything but the video card). I've always homebrewed my PCs, but this time I'm entertaining a prebuilt option, if it's got the right price tag.
Looking to spend $2000 or so capped. I just need the box: No monitor, external peripherals, etc. I've looked at Alienware and Falcon NW, and while sexy, it tends to cap out well beyond the $2K I'm budgeting myself. (Granted, the cost might be worth it, but still.)
I can flex a bit, but I'm curious about other recommended vendors. Any thoughts on favorite vendors out there for prebuilt systems? -
Heya Molecular, thanks for the kind words. Give my Family arc, "Turg Fiction: IX" a shot if you haven't done so already, should be good times if you dig Mafia and robots!
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Quote:It is. Best steer clear of it.Originally Posted by SmegHead
I've been seeing that one a lot myself recently. Looks like a new AE exploit.
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Quote:Can I has ur stufs?Originally Posted by Niviene
As the title suggests, the time has come for me to take my professional leave of Paragon Studios and City of Heroes®. Tomorrow, Friday will be my last day. It is with a heavy heart that I say farewell to all of you, the individuals who make up the online community that I have come to care about so much.
Leaving was not an easy decision, but in the end, I was made an offer from another company that I just couldnt refuse. I have learned so much while Ive been here, both from the development team and from our loyal customers. They are lessons that will serve me well in the future and I am so grateful.
Even though I am leaving, I am excited about the Going Rogue and look forward to following the other things I know Paragon has brewing.
I've definitely been loyal to the game since the very beginning and that will not change!
Please know that you and CoH have meant the world to me. I would say that Im going to miss you, but trust me Ill still be around. Just keep your eyes peeled in-game for a Carnie having the time of her life!
Until we meet again (in-game or elsewhere),
-Niviene
>.>
Leandro just told me about your retirement post. Sorry to see you go, but glad you're going to a better offer.
Good luck in all you do, and maybe I'll see you around Freedom once in a while.
We might even PL you.
...for ur stufs.
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Quote:Probably. You can get distracted by any number of things: In-game chat/RP, PVP, base editing, etc. But let me offer a different mindset.Originally Posted by psycheout
Luckily at about 48(only a few days before I finally hit 50) I told someone on another game my patrol hours were 793 hours on that character, I hit 50 in September and my first screeny wasn't till this February.
So unless there another way to prove it besides taking a screeny of my now right over 900 hours and proving that between and my vacation and un-subbed time since I hit 50 that I couldn't have logged much more then 100 hours I have no way to prove it.
My 2nd highest char is at only like 28 hours and is like 38, the main reason my main had taken that long to 50 is he was my 1st time for everything toon and also a few other things, like my horrid load time, and spending 22-28 in perma-debt and have made about 12 chars that are 20+ and a over a hundred that I have made and later deleted.
so has anyone else taken anywhere near that long to get to 50?
The journey takes as long as it takes. If you're enjoying the ride, the mileage shouldn't matter. It's not like you get street cred for hypermiling your toon. (If so, then PLers would be kings.)
*checks... 8075 hours on Dr. Turg for the last 5.9 years. Hooah.*
*Do you know how hard it is to find an "M" name these days?* -
Quote:Huh. I don't know you. I call shenanigans.Originally Posted by Westley
I've been on Freedom and got sick of it after three years.
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Quote:No one who's blindviting you reads the forums. FYI in case you were expecting a sudden decrease in your problems.Originally Posted by Captain_Groovity
TLDR; Stop ninjaviting, idiot.
/hide. Live it, learn it, love it. -
Think we can discuss working on the prerequisites as well? That's my barrier for my MM I'd like to work this on.
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Hmmm. Put me down for this, I think. Coldest Daughter (ice/cold corruptor). Thanks for hosting, as always, E.
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Quote:Srsly, kid's a pup compared to the old dogs. Who knew?Originally Posted by Mr E-Man
30?
He's just a little kid...
Happy birthday, MB. You are now officially too old for college girls.
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And since we're discussing performance tests...
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Quote:This is the one you want to look at. The first one checks your bandwidth, not latency. Use speedtest to make sure you're getting what you're paying for from FiOS.Originally Posted by Gen_Gintoki
Did this new test too. Use pingtest to check your real world responsiveness to various hops on the net. THAT's the one that'll gauge gaming performance more than anything.
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Sorry, I was fussing around my contacts thru Skyway/Founders' Falls, when I came across this little tidbit that made me stop and ROFL for about a minute.
Quote:I am now investigating how to make a t-shirt with this saying on it. XD[NPC] Trollkin Gunner: I crush you.
[NPC] Trollkin Gunner: You like this.
Even better, courtesy of Castle Himself(tm).
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Quote:Note the OP's time of posting.Originally Posted by Aura_Familia
Uhhh, huh? When I just looked at it, it was green.
Note your own time of posting.
Engage the Reasoning Drive. -
Quote:It's been a whole day, and no one's given the Virtue Arrow yet?Originally Posted by Roxona
You have obviously haven't figured out WHERE I had "stuck" that carrot!
/em giggles! -
Quote:You have won the Forum Wars. Please sit back, and relish the victory.Originally Posted by Mr E-Man
Edit: Hey - this is post number 6000 for me!
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Quote:I had two pet rats named Minsk and Boo. Awesome albinos.Originally Posted by Bronze Knight
Boo?
