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Yeah well, the Alienware m11x starts at $900 and goes up from there which is a bit over the budget but it could play city of heroes at modest settings.
So, the trade off is, unless you want a 15.6" screen you won't find anything for under $500 that will play CoH acceptably. Even then at $500 short of a "doorbuster" sale its pretty slim pickings. Most likely you will be stuck with a 1366x768 screen and have to use either intel IGP or AMD APU.
Edit: Sorry it seems like I am repeating myself, but it sounds like you either have to modify your requirements or wait until someone makes what you need for the price you are looking for. -
You can certainly have things set to fairly modest levels with no issues, but you would probably need to tone things down for trials or lag locations like Grandville.
Edit: I would go with the Q7272 and the i7 Quad -
Well the problem with netbooks boils down to the atom processor which won't cut the mustard with old Intel IGP + slow processor.
Price/performancewise I would be looking at a low end laptop. With the development of tablets, netbooks are quickly going the way of the dodo.
Laptopwise, the value section all have the 15.6" LCD screens, smaller actually costs more. The AMD APU (Llano) based laptops might be a good value since they offer somewhat better graphics performance than their intel counterparts but due to high demand the AMD based laptops are going to cost slightly more. -
12.1 was released today! I guess I'll give it a whirl later.
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9500 GT with a i5 750? That is like stuffing a 3cyl engine into a sports car. 9500 GT was the cheap low end card from 4 years ago. I think your game settings are a tad bit too optimistic.
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If you simply add a FF or Sonic Defender then the whole team is a tank.
I know when I play my sonic or FF the whole team realizes they are "tanks" and then all sense of working as a team goes away and everyone scatters in 7 directions. Then the bubbles wear off and people start dying and demanding a "healer"
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Quote:I live 10 miles from newegg, so I can take advantage of their will call service now.Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
I'm a lucky SOB. I live just outside of Chicago. There's multiple MicroCenters around me and a Frys and a MicroCenter within a 10 mile drive.
Sorry if that came across as gloating. But it was meant to.
MicroCenter offers online ordering. But for new CPUs, one of the most valuable offerings, they're in-store pickup only. -
I'm sure people will complain when i22 comes out that their rogue can't get the old DA badges.
All my rogues have the old DA badges.
I don't like waiting til the last minute.
I don't like switching sides just for badges, it requires an extra run of tip missions to collect on the SSA AMs. So I keep heroes as heroes, villains as villains and the rogues I have I try to make sure they can get all of the badges they can. -
Yep. incarnate Destiny more than shored up stuff that I don't see a reason to take most of the Tier 9s
Quote:Originally Posted by Kioshi
The 'retool the nukes' thread made me think about something I've wondered for a long time and forgot because I took a break and only recently played a toon with a 'godmode' again. I'm talking about the Resist ones (Power Surge, Unstoppable) and the defensive ones (Kuji In Retsu, Elude, Overload).
Also, the PB changes. Thy got a godmode which gives the AT something they don't have outside of Dwarf (mez protection), caps their resistance, can be made perma and has a soft crash (half your health and end).
I love godmodes but I find the crash is too bothersome. I adore Power Surge on my Brute and I don't mind the crash because when I use it I have skittles to get back on the fight. The SR and Ninjitsu ones I find the crashes more problematic. So here goes:
1) Reduce the end crash. I'm fine with it leaving you with barely any end and hp, but at least leave us with 5-10 end so you don't have to retoggle. By the time we get our godmodes, we have at least 5 toggles, 8-10 in some extreme cases. That is the most painful aspect of it for me.
2) Maybe it would be out of balance, I don't know, just an idea, but making the crash like PB's Light Form would be even nicer because I'd use the powers (Power Surge, Unstoppable) every time they'd be up (I'm not asking for it to be possibly made perma like PB's). Perhaps this is not absurd to ask since PBs (and WSs) can have theirs perma and still no crash/half a crash and PBs get mez protection, something they don't have in human form.
3) The defensive powers I find more problematic. Except for Overload's +HP, they don't offer much to most toons (when you get the power you'll likely be at more than 30% def to all so usually you'll be at 1 little insp from softcapping, or less). The extra recovery is nice, as the defdebuff resistance, but even on SOs it's not a big deal when you can just use purples. And the crash is horrendous. Even if nothing is changed in them, at least change the crash - because besides detoggling you, the Defensive powers' crashes also have a -recovery effect. That is too much - on my Elec Brute I can actually be 'godly' for 3 minutes, crash, eat a blue and use energize (and power sink) and keep on fighting, with Retsu on my /Nin I actually have to eat a ton of blue skittles if I want to return immediately to the fight because I won't be able to recover any endurance for the next 20 seconds.
So well, the peeve I have with them is mostly the detoggling, easily fixed by leaving you with 5 end or whatever. And also how the SR and Ninjitsu ones aren't that helpful because giving a ton of defense to sets that can reach 35-45% on SOs is much less effective than maxing out resistance to almost everything on an Invul or ELA toon - also the recovery debuff is unnecessary on the defensive ones.
I'm not a fan of WP's or Shield's modes, I like the way my ELA toons feel when using Power Surge, the 'invincible' feeling, even if they have to pay for it with long recharge times and a crash, but I'm not qualified to comment on WP and SD because I never had the powers, just looked at the numbers.
I'd love some opinions on the theoretically 'invincible modes' because I see a lot of people skipping them nowadays, and I really like the resist ones when I know I can manage the crash, but God the retoggling... -
Edit: nm but you might be able to customize claws or one of the blade powers to something short
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Yep, no more lolstalker jokes! Its been long overdue. As much as I liked Castle, I for one like the new devs who went ahead and said "No" stalkers need to be brought up to the level of the other melee types.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Tenzhi
In my experience, red side has always had a lower population than blue. Some will even cite that as a merit of playing red side. I wouldn't be surprised if the population has gotten even more sparse since the ability to switch sides came about, not to mention the ability to just *start* with most villain ATs on blue side.
When CoV first came out Vside had more than heroside. After a couple of months, people slowly started to head back to heroside. After 6 months or so, it was roughly 50/50 then its been Heroside having the most people ever since. -
Quote:Actually, she looks more Ken Akamatsu than than Gainax. She just needs thicker eyebrows.Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
Didn't they tell you? Her belt was built by Gainax Industries. It generate a null-gravity field around her abdomen.
That's why she's so skinny otherwise. If she eats something and it enters the field...Well...urp.
Think of it as a combination female athletic supporter and a diet plan. -
Quote:I live near a Microcenter, but they simply don't have enough stores. I do prefer them over Frys Electronics, but then it isn't hard to beat Frys.Originally Posted by _Inc__NA
For those of you who like to buy parts/components in the retail environment i highly recommend you look into Microcenter. If you are lucky enough to have one in your area, they are a great resource. I find their processors to be very competitive and often beat out the likes of newegg/tigerdirect as they are giving out discounts often. While they aren't cheaper on everything i consider them one of the only retail stores that is primarily focused around systems/components that can compete with the online stores. You can use their website to get some pricing and arrange in store pick up.
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At least I'll have a little bit of time to plan out in advance. I should be there.
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What side do you pick more than others?
Blue 90%
What play style do you prefer?
I can play anything.
What power set(s) do you favor?
Control
What zones do you like the most?
Dark Astoria (old), Shadow Shard, Praetoria
Do you usually play as a male or female (word of hatred) ''toon''?
Female 85%
Views on Role Playing?
No Thanks
Servers?
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So glad they added Incarnate Judgement so that my blasters with crashing nukes actually get a nuke they can use. Of course, everyone else gets that same "Nuke" even my tanker!
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Added 7970 to the list of Ultra Mode Graphics cards.
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I get that one once every 2-3 months.
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I've been updating Je_saist's list in the safe AMD driver's list.
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Quote:We don't know what you have! We can't mind read so how we supposed to help you? Mother Mayhem isn't available either.Originally Posted by shannonone
I have no previous driver to flip back to and mine freezes everytime i go to contacts try to change clothes talk to new contacts, I have paid guess when my sub runs out in March will not renew -
I like the build. Case is good. I think I have to agree with others that a 120+GB SSD is the way to go.
Maybe the 2500K is out of stock because its being replaced by the 2550K. Demand for 2500K really went up once people found out how disappointing Bulldozer was. -
Just a reminder: If you are a Rogue and don't want to be a full hero, go get your Dark Astoria Badges before the zone is only Accessable from Hero Side Oroboros.
Before you know it, i22 will be out!
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Well Neko, the only time I had messages like these were when my 8800 GT was in the process of dying.
If you crash while just moving or standing in Talos, I would try playing the game in safe mode and seeing if you crash then.
What sorts of temps are you getting in your machine? Are you running dual 580s? -
Good choice, Corsair makes good (if a little on the pricy side but worth it) cases.
Quote:Originally Posted by Airhammer
Just wanted to update everyone who helped me with this
I decided to go with this case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139009
This had pretty much all the features I wanted and has plenty of room to grow with.
Im ordering it next week. I figure I can order one or two parts a month.
I am looking at the power supplies next...