City of Heroes nears launch...

[WarLocke]

I told ya, it's not your rig, it's the 56k connection that's killing you.

While that may be part of it, I'm 95% certain my real problem is graphics chug. Even on a 56k connection I can play just fine with a 400-500 ping, it's only when you get 20+ people/things moving around onscreen that my framerate starts wallowing around like Anna Nicole Smith.

So, I guess now I could log in with the Pre-order CD and play (well, when the servers come back to life), right?

Yes, for the head start you just log in normally with your preorder account (assuming you've already downloaded and patched the client). After the 27th you'll need a retail CD-key to switch your preorder account over to a retail one.