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  • Lord_AsmodeusLord_Asmodeus goeticSobriquet: Here is your magical cryptic riddle-tumour: I AM A TIME MACHINERegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Yeah. Also, I think the reason I can't find my account info is that it was my brothers account. I actually have two accounts apparently, on the same email address, one which has Aion, the other has Lineage II, so I'm just going to get a free trial. Yay.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I think you can contact NCSoft if you have your game keys and merge your accounts Lord_Asmodeus

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  • Gear GirlGear Girl More class than a state university Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Maybe it should have said early access or something.

    Oh wells.

    Though, if a MMO had the audacity to outright limit an entire skillset to pre-order only people would riot.

    So I think I'm enjoying myself enough that I'll stop by Best Buy sometime this week and pick up GR and reactivate my full account.

    First one to send me a invite back code wins.

    15 days. :P

    I just removed the part about the pre-purchase as who cares since it is available to everyone now anyway.

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  • ArcasArcas Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Maybe it should have said early access or something.

    Oh wells.

    Though, if a MMO had the audacity to outright limit an entire skillset to pre-order only people would riot.

    So I think I'm enjoying myself enough that I'll stop by Best Buy sometime this week and pick up GR and reactivate my full account.

    First one to send me a invite back code wins.

    15 days. :P

    PM email plz

    Arcas on
  • ransimransim Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I think you can contact NCSoft if you have your game keys and merge your accounts Lord_Asmodeus

    You can, I actually made this mistake myself when I first set up my CoH account. i'd already had CoV for ages at that point and accidentally made two accounts. Took a quick email to get it all fixed and merged.

    ransim on
  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    so guys i seem to have some graphics setting that is causing poor frame rate for me

    it happens really specifically

    if i am in a large area, the frame-rate drops. but, if i pan my camera above my character, looking at the ground, the frame-rate is fine

    so, my first assumption was "my draw distance is too high" and i screwed around with it

    but that had no effect

    i can't for the life of me figure it out, and systematically going through every possible setting is both time-consuming and not necessarily indicative of the solution (since it might be a combination of two or more graphics settings at different points)

    but since the situation in which it happens (wide areas, or the tunnels of the new Praetorian levels) and which it is remedied (looking down at the floor) are really specific, i have hopes that someone might know what the problem is.

    Pony on
  • GhostalkerGhostalker Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Hey guys, is there a lot of stuff for us level 50 ubers? I'm still struggling to make 50 on my warshade after half a decade of trying.

    Also how busy is the PA channel? The only reason I would come back is for some of that sweet Harshlanguage action.

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  • LepLep Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Nothing for 50s cept the CoP, but the channel was pretty busy last night.

    Lep on
  • CorvusCorvus . VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Hell, I was on this morning and there were maybe 7 people on at mid-morning west coast time. Pretty decent for a work day. Haven't seen Harsh yet.

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  • NarbusNarbus Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Ghostalker wrote: »
    Hey guys, is there a lot of stuff for us level 50 ubers? I'm still struggling to make 50 on my warshade after half a decade of trying.

    Also how busy is the PA channel? The only reason I would come back is for some of that sweet Harshlanguage action.

    There's also the Tips system, which is used to change your morality or to 'reaffirm' your morality and get Alignment Merits for purples and pvp IOs and stuff like that.

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Pony wrote: »
    so guys i seem to have some graphics setting that is causing poor frame rate for me

    it happens really specifically

    if i am in a large area, the frame-rate drops. but, if i pan my camera above my character, looking at the ground, the frame-rate is fine

    so, my first assumption was "my draw distance is too high" and i screwed around with it

    but that had no effect

    i can't for the life of me figure it out, and systematically going through every possible setting is both time-consuming and not necessarily indicative of the solution (since it might be a combination of two or more graphics settings at different points)

    but since the situation in which it happens (wide areas, or the tunnels of the new Praetorian levels) and which it is remedied (looking down at the floor) are really specific, i have hopes that someone might know what the problem is.
    Depth of field? I know that always killed Mercy for me.

    Glal on
  • KurnDerakKurnDerak Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Has it worked for anyone so far to do the resub code and the Going Rogue code for the extra time, or has everyone had to spend the $15 to apply the resub code?

    In other news, common sense 0 City of Heroes 1. One perk of being a broke college student at home is that you can do a lot of cooking to make up some money.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Glal wrote: »
    Pony wrote: »
    so guys i seem to have some graphics setting that is causing poor frame rate for me

    it happens really specifically

    if i am in a large area, the frame-rate drops. but, if i pan my camera above my character, looking at the ground, the frame-rate is fine

    so, my first assumption was "my draw distance is too high" and i screwed around with it

    but that had no effect

    i can't for the life of me figure it out, and systematically going through every possible setting is both time-consuming and not necessarily indicative of the solution (since it might be a combination of two or more graphics settings at different points)

    but since the situation in which it happens (wide areas, or the tunnels of the new Praetorian levels) and which it is remedied (looking down at the floor) are really specific, i have hopes that someone might know what the problem is.
    Depth of field? I know that always killed Mercy for me.

    For me it's AA.

    Straight up. I mentioned earlier in the thread that I gave up on turning on AA because if it's at 0 the game runs flawlessly. If I turn it up to even 2 everything goes to complete shit. I even bumped the res up to 1920x1200 to account for jaggies and it still runs silky smooth (in Pratorea or whatever anyway).

    EDIT: And Depth of Field is a biggie too. I can currently leave it on but I think, unless they've been optimised, that there are some pre GR zones that I'll have to turn it back down for (or go back to 1680x1050)

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    AA in any game with a reasonable drawing distance causes my input to lag. The framerate remains the same, but the game just feels like it's lagging half a second behind my mouse.

    Luckily at 1920x1200 you don't really need AA.

    [edit] Wait, the GR zones actually run better than some of the older zones? That's pretty cool, I was worried it'd be CoV again, where things fell down from Silly Smooth Blueside Framerates to chuggachug of Mercy.

    Glal on
  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I can usually bump AA up to 4x in pretty much any game I'm running at 1680x1250 without any noticeable performance difference. But this one I dunno. Something about the mix of settings combined with the AA just flat out doesn't work on my system, even if I turn view distance all the way to minimum (50/30), I get zero performance increase if AA is on.

    It's not a big deal really in the end, once I figured out to pretend the AA setting just wasn't there. But again, it's just this game. I can't think of any other game I have currently that I can't use at least bare 2x/4x AA if the game even has the option for it. And I don't like to force it in the drivers, results aren't always nice.

    Maybe an Nvidia card is better? I dunno.

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    CoX is terrible with ATI cards. It runs at half the speed of an equivalent nVidia card and half the fancy effects are broken or don't work. True fact, I switched back to nVidia because of CoX. Was tired of how shit it ran after I upgraded my machine.

    Glal on
  • GhostalkerGhostalker Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Lep wrote: »
    Nothing for 50s cept the CoP, but the channel was pretty busy last night.

    Oh God, they brought the CoP back? Does that mean the devs are pretending that PvP exists in the game now? I will light a fire under that so fast if that's the case.

    Also no one tell Harsh about the tell things I want to do to his characters.

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  • LepLep Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Ghostalker wrote: »
    Lep wrote: »
    Nothing for 50s cept the CoP, but the channel was pretty busy last night.

    Oh God, they brought the CoP back? Does that mean the devs are pretending that PvP exists in the game now? I will light a fire under that so fast if that's the case.

    Also no one tell Harsh about the tell things I want to do to his characters.

    Nah they took out the raiding part and items of power.

    Lep on
  • GhostalkerGhostalker Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Lep wrote: »
    Ghostalker wrote: »
    Lep wrote: »
    Nothing for 50s cept the CoP, but the channel was pretty busy last night.

    Oh God, they brought the CoP back? Does that mean the devs are pretending that PvP exists in the game now? I will light a fire under that so fast if that's the case.

    Also no one tell Harsh about the tell things I want to do to his characters.

    Nah they took out the raiding part and items of power.

    Then what the hell is the point? Is it just a zone to explore?

    Ghostalker on
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  • flammiebcflammiebc Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Glal wrote: »
    Pony wrote: »
    so guys i seem to have some graphics setting that is causing poor frame rate for me

    it happens really specifically

    if i am in a large area, the frame-rate drops. but, if i pan my camera above my character, looking at the ground, the frame-rate is fine

    so, my first assumption was "my draw distance is too high" and i screwed around with it

    but that had no effect

    i can't for the life of me figure it out, and systematically going through every possible setting is both time-consuming and not necessarily indicative of the solution (since it might be a combination of two or more graphics settings at different points)

    but since the situation in which it happens (wide areas, or the tunnels of the new Praetorian levels) and which it is remedied (looking down at the floor) are really specific, i have hopes that someone might know what the problem is.
    Depth of field? I know that always killed Mercy for me.

    If you're using the new ultra mode effects, ambient occlusion is pretty intensive on the GPU as well; to maintain 60+ fps I have to drop it to balanced. Still looks fairly decent though.

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  • CyberJackalCyberJackal Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Ghostalker wrote: »
    Lep wrote: »
    Ghostalker wrote: »
    Lep wrote: »
    Nothing for 50s cept the CoP, but the channel was pretty busy last night.

    Oh God, they brought the CoP back? Does that mean the devs are pretending that PvP exists in the game now? I will light a fire under that so fast if that's the case.

    Also no one tell Harsh about the tell things I want to do to his characters.

    Nah they took out the raiding part and items of power.

    Then what the hell is the point? Is it just a zone to explore?

    You get a reward, so it's basically just a raid at this point.

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  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    so, having played through some of the Praetorian stuff and seeing the changes and so on

    i'm buying GR sometime in the next week so

    and then

    Pony Returns

    Pony on
  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Pony wrote: »
    so, having played through some of the Praetorian stuff and seeing the changes and so on

    i'm buying GR sometime in the next week so

    and then

    Pony Returns

    you should let me get the fifteen days from your return

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  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Pony wrote: »
    so, having played through some of the Praetorian stuff and seeing the changes and so on

    i'm buying GR sometime in the next week so

    and then

    Pony Returns

    you should let me get the fifteen days from your return

    can't, I re-subbed briefly back in July so I've been subscribed for less than 90 days and I'm not going to wait till September to come back.

    soooo

    Pony on
  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    ALAS

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  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    i think i am going to make a heroic praetorian mastermind

    i know that is not an original idea like at all but

    Pony on
  • ransimransim Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Hey all just a heads up, I've posted this over on the official forums and the normal raid leaders are behind testing this. I know we have some raiders so figured there may be some interest.
    We're looking to do a villain Hamidon raid immediately after the Hero side raids on Saturday. The goal is to test how the rewards are handled if someone goes to both raids on a Vigilante or a Rogue.

    Basically we want to see if the reward timer is the same for the blue and red side hami raid or separate.

    When: Saturday August 21st @ 6:30 PM EST 5:30 CST
    Where: The Abyss
    What: HAMI TIME!

    Note: The hero raid starts at 5:00 EST. So we'll be following the two hero raids that typically happen.

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  • AstaleAstale Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Okay, managed to get my login info unlost after a bit of effort.

    So, the place to be these days is Virtue, Freedumb, what? Back when I played only Freedom had population, but that was almost two years ago so I assume things have changed.

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  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    It is always Virtue.

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  • Gear GirlGear Girl More class than a state university Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Astale wrote: »
    Okay, managed to get my login info unlost after a bit of effort.

    So, the place to be these days is Virtue, Freedumb, what? Back when I played only Freedom had population, but that was almost two years ago so I assume things have changed.

    Virtue. Remember the free server transfers until the 23rd.

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  • LepLep Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    20 transfers a day after tomorrow's patch.

    Lep on
  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I noticed some level 2 heroes with capes and shit... Whats up with that?

    To date myself, I haven't played since Archery was added as a power type.

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  • LepLep Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Some of the costume packs let you have a cape at level 1.

    Lep on
  • MorkathMorkath Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2010
    Jasconius wrote: »
    I noticed some level 2 heroes with capes and shit... Whats up with that?

    To date myself, I haven't played since Archery was added as a power type.

    One of the veteran rewards is a over the shoulder cape, and if you get the magic booster you get some capes you can use at level 1.

    Morkath on
  • MorkathMorkath Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2010
    Ghostalker wrote: »
    Lep wrote: »
    Ghostalker wrote: »
    Lep wrote: »
    Nothing for 50s cept the CoP, but the channel was pretty busy last night.

    Oh God, they brought the CoP back? Does that mean the devs are pretending that PvP exists in the game now? I will light a fire under that so fast if that's the case.

    Also no one tell Harsh about the tell things I want to do to his characters.

    Nah they took out the raiding part and items of power.

    Then what the hell is the point? Is it just a zone to explore?

    You get a reward, so it's basically just a raid at this point.

    It's a raid you can take 3 groups into, so everyone can get involved.

    Morkath on
  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Morkath wrote: »
    Jasconius wrote: »
    I noticed some level 2 heroes with capes and shit... Whats up with that?

    To date myself, I haven't played since Archery was added as a power type.

    One of the veteran rewards is a over the shoulder cape, and if you get the magic booster you get some capes you can use at level 1.

    also the mac costumes

    INeedNoSalt on
  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Someone guide me through how I should use the serial key from the boxed GR with a invite back key from someone here.

    I put in the invite back key and it's asking me to pay; but I don't want to pay because I have this free month.

    But I think if I put in the GR serial into my account it won't let me do the invite back code.

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  • MorkathMorkath Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2010
    Someone guide me through how I should use the serial key from the boxed GR with a invite back key from someone here.

    I put in the invite back key and it's asking me to pay; but I don't want to pay because I have this free month.

    But I think if I put in the GR serial into my account it won't let me do the invite back code.

    per the op;

    Note: According to reports the Going Rogue code does not count as a "paid month" for the purposes of activating the Resubscribe code. This means you will need to pay for a month separately to activate the Resubscribe code using a credit card or time card. You can then apply your Going Rogue code and receive your free month from that. You will end up with 30 days of paid time and 45 days of free time.

    also you are correct, if you put in the GR serial you can't get the 15 days.

    Morkath on
  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    okay so

    i am playing praetoria right

    and i am finishing a story arc, and the guy i have to defeat to finish it? prior to being able to attack him, he's clickable, like a contact

    it opens a dialogue window, where he basically offers me a bribe to let him walk away.

    i chose not to, because the dude was playing was a straight-up kool-aid drinkin' loyalist, so i took him down

    but then i just realized

    i made a choice in a MMORPG based on how i wanted to roleplay

    this is fucking amazing to me. i mean, this shit is old hat for single-player RPGs but to see a MMORPG do it is quite a thing!

    Pony on
  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Morkath wrote: »
    Someone guide me through how I should use the serial key from the boxed GR with a invite back key from someone here.

    I put in the invite back key and it's asking me to pay; but I don't want to pay because I have this free month.

    But I think if I put in the GR serial into my account it won't let me do the invite back code.

    per the op;

    Note: According to reports the Going Rogue code does not count as a "paid month" for the purposes of activating the Resubscribe code. This means you will need to pay for a month separately to activate the Resubscribe code using a credit card or time card. You can then apply your Going Rogue code and receive your free month from that. You will end up with 30 days of paid time and 45 days of free time.

    also you are correct, if you put in the GR serial you can't get the 15 days.

    Hrm, I paid for a month before I used the GR code to get the 15 days and then used the code but my subscription page only says I have 2 months even though I used Arcas's code. :(

    EDIT: Nevermind, it just updated on the page.

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