Bob and a few others would know me as Matrix Dragon over on the EPU forums. Last night, knowing Bob had experience with supergroups, I asked him if he knew any
willing to put up with a freaking MMORPG noob, and he promptly invited me over. Now the only issue is actually joining the group. Is anyone online at the
moment?
I can be. :-) Tell me your global and I'll look for you.
Global is MatrixDragon. Thanks.
Sweet! More meat, errr, victims, errr, people!
Welcome. I'm Kokuten over on the EPU forums, @Wiregeek in CoH. Online most nights, on Virtue server nigh-exclusively.
see ya around!Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
@MatrixDragon's toon Knight of Peace was inducted into The Legendary this morning by Minuet. He's also on the Legendary global channel so don't
forget to say Hi to him.
I'll certainly do that when I next get on -- which has been a pain to arrange since I got back. (I keep intending to play, and then keep finding myself
clearing up accumulated business elsewhere.) In any case, welcome to the forums Matrix Dragon/MatrixDragon! You'll find a fair amount of schmoozing, planning
and policy-making goes on in this particular board, but it's by no means mandatory to participate here. Just useful.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Bob, you should take a couple of hours and run Psyche with us this friday. If need be, I'll tank for Team 2 so we can kick it into Hyperdrive...Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
If I can do it without Peggy complaining, and nothing else gets in the way...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Any possible timeline on getting Peggy into CoH?
(this is not a kvetch about storehousing Wetter Hexe - I've still three open slots on Virtue)Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
After we get the laptop she wants, but keeps procrastinating on shopping for. She has explicitly stated that her minimum acceptable configuration is equal in
power to the desktop on which I play COH, and I asked her if that meant she wanted to play. She didn't say yes, but she didn't say no, either, so I
figure there's at least a chance.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
!!!!!!!!
I would be more than happy to walk you folk through shopping up a decent CoH laptop - this kind of stuff is my meat 'n veg, as the brits say.
The reasoning behind this, at least for me, is that playing with a husband/wife team is the nearest thing I can come to a 'cheat' in MMORPGs. I had a husband/wife team out of California that I worked with whilst playing EQ, and the power boost from two people with a relationship working in a group is in_credible_. Lookit me and Vyperpunk, for instance.
So yah, enlightened self interest is driving my helpfulness ; )
CoH laptop = Delltop/Inspiron, choose display size, play until you can get 4gb of RAM, GeForce XY00 graphics, where X should be either 7, 8, 9, and Y should be either 6 or 8 (or higher), and memory should be 512mb or higher. HDD/optical to taste, meeces/keyboards to taste, CPU as Core 2 Duo, as fast as the budget will bear.
a rather luxurious build is below - this is available in different color choices. Mine is basic grey, my dad's is a beautiful dark blue (same color as my truck, amusingly enough).
Quote:# Inspiron 1720
Date 4/2/2008 12:23:25 PM Central Standard Time
Catalog Number 29 Retail 19
Catalog Number / Description Product Code SKU Id
System Color:
Espresso Brown BRN [313-5475] 2
Inspiron 1720:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache) GT83HN [223-5668] 1
Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition VHP3E [313-5195][420-5769][420-5924][420-6436][420-6813][420-7026][420-7622][463-2282] 11
LCD Panel:
High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200) 17UXGAT [320-5504] 5
Video Card:
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT 256NV86 [320-5468] 6
MEMORY:
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz 4G2D [311-7220] 3
Hard Drive:
Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) 250GB [341-5010] 8
Optical Drive:
CD / DVD writer (DVDRW Drive) 8XDVDRW [341-4716][420-8183] 16
Wireless Networking Cards:
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card IP4965 [430-2337] 19
Bluetooth and Wireless USB:
Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR) TM355I [430-2348] 121
Bluetooth and Wireless USB:
Dell Bluetooth Keyboard and Optical Mouse BTHWKM [310-8691] 121
Bluetooth and Wireless USB:
ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth-enabled Notebook 710431 [A0710431] 121
Camera:
Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam DCAMERA [320-5681] 21
Battery Options:
85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) 9BAT [312-0520] 27
Sound Card:
High Definition Audio 2.0 IS [313-4783] 17
Network Card:
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem INTNIC [430-0493] 13
Adobe Software:
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 ADOBER [420-7468] 15
Labels:
Windows Vista™ Premium VPN [310-8628] 750
Processor Branding:
Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor ICNSNB [310-9348] 749
DOMS Camera Mod:
Premium Dark Chocolate with Soft Touch LCD back color w/ 2.0M pixel Camera DBRNWC [320-5802] 748
Miscellaneous:
Inspiron 1720 I172001 [466-7740] 82
Anti-Virus/ Security suite (pre-install):
No Security NOAV [461-8389] 25
Misc Productivity Software:
No Productivity software pre-installed MSONO [412-1397] 22
Dell Digital Entertainment:
No Entertainment software pre-installed NODE [466-3921] 399
Color Coordinated Mice:
Logitech V220 Wireless Mouse - Espresso Brown A1201640 [A1201640] 1429
Power Adapter:
90 Watt Spare AC Adapter 90WS [310-7253] 57
Warranty & Service:
1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support S1OS [412-0360][950-3337][960-2780][983-3100][987-5447][987-8109] 29
CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service:
Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 1Yr Warr. CCLJ1 [412-0358][960-9187][986-3577][A0767893] 33
DataSafe Online Backup:
Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr DATSF3G [420-7091][420-7092][987-4817][988-0099] 813
Dial-Up Internet Access:
No ISP requested NISP [412-0148]
2000$, more or less - insane amounts of capability built-in. I'd upgrade the warranty to 3 or 4 years plus CompleteCare, but I've been known to destructively interface alcoholic liquids with my keyboards >.<Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
Welcome, MatrixDragon.
Give a shout on the Legendary channel (or here) if you need anything.
Welcome, Matrix Dragon! Heh. Just so you know, the Trio is for real. There's three people on this account. JC, Mitch, and Steph. Steph, me, is the one most
often, so you can usually just say hello to Steph, and the boys will correct you if it's wrong.