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Ultimately I think my friend would be happier with the Scrapper option as he is not the type to want to stand there and let other people kill the map for him.

It's up to him, but I think that is my recommendation.

Hell, Maybe I'll build the opposite of whatever he chooses and we can run them side by side.



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Well, if your friend wants to tank spawns, have him pick up the presence pool (for an AOE taunt), if he's just looking to tank when up against AVs, Confront will do.

The tank will get better numbers easier than the scrapper, but the scrapper can kill faster.

If IO sets are in the mix, id go Scrapper.

Yeah, the IOed out Tanker will survive better, but the IOed out Scrapper will survive well enough.

Tough call...Fire Armor or Dark Armor...but I'll put my vote down for...

Fire Armor.

Jetpacks, may not be here now. But I don't discount them. Put them in as a back option (Crabs will thus lack a Jet Pack...could give them a Crab Backpack and a Crab Backpack with jets on them?)...when you fly, the thrusters turn on...


AV System...no idea.


Streetfighting powerset. Was like mention, in a poll for melee and armor sets...Dual Blades got first, Psi Melee got second, and Streetfighting got a very distant third (so I wouldn't expect to see it before Psi Melee).

Even the devs thought that was wierd, as Streetfighting is a populat set to be mentioned on the forums. However, people will just hate the set anyways...so many suggestions on how to make it (Barefisted Brawler Set (mostly likely version), Dirty Fighting Set (which doesnt seem super heroy to me, when people want to use a broken beer bottle...I also find this version the less likely to happen), and Streetfighter II Set (Not likely either, but Id put it above the dirty fighting set).

The problem with this idea, is Super Strength is a barefisted brawler set. Best bet imo for a Streetfighting/Barefisted Brawler type set, power costumization with Martial Arts (choose kick or punch animation when you pick your power).


Avillians was cancelled when wings were given to everyone. Still hope for the Coralax I would think but havent heard word on them in along time.


I wouldn't mind more craftable costume options

No. I'd never delete my 50's! I've payed for server tansferes and name changes to keep using them.

See that list of 50's? DB/WP -> WP/EM -> FIRE/WP -> ILL/RAD -> DM/SR -> COLD/ICE -> DB/SR (that doesn't include the other ATs that my main RP toon is in). ^_^

Some of them don't work for her anymore for one reason or another...but once I hit 50...nooo...it's stay.

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Actually, there couldn't be any copyright infringement.. the devs would have to review and approve the designs first. so if the dev doesn't say it is good then it doesn't go in and no one, not even the builder of it can use it. once the devs say it is good they just release it as an optional patch or something. and on a similar note, a slight change in the models would be nice so that a catgirl could have short hair and NOT have human ears showing still.

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Apparently you weren't here for the Marvel Lawsuit. YES, they DO have to monitor it.

Since they are making money from this product, EVERYTHING done with it must belong to them. If you create something which is clearly a rip of another company's work, NC still made money off it. Not that other company.

The only reason we have "wolverine claws" and other such items still in the game, is in large part due to the *reporting and eula-enforcement* removing the 'clones' in the game. If we didn't have those things to an adequate degree (which the judge in the case determined they did, that was one of the things thrown out of the full case since they claimed it DID adequately patrol/enforce) then how many things couldn't go in the creator?

Purple pants and green skin? Nope.

Red Blue and Yellow tights? Nope.

Basically, there is a good, legal and compelling reason why we have a EULA that's enforced in the game, and why there isn't a standalone offline creator.

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And APPARENTLY you did not read what he just said. The DEVS would have to review all designs before they go live. So that would prevent infringement.

BUT IT STILL WON'T WORK.
The Devs just don't have enough time.

Btw, OP...Freedom Four came out nearly a decade before CoH.

A good idea though would be a "Player -created Content Contest" once per year, where the Top 5-10 costume items are added to the game.

This would minimize the time investment for the Devs

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ZI, you don't seriously think JUST having green skin and purple pants, all by itself, would void a character's originality, do you? It sounds like you do- and I'm pretty sure in the eyes of the GM's, it wouldn't, unless the character had a name overtly similar to Hulk. Which is far from a given.

Anyway, since it seems to have been ignored, I did mention another idea for dealing with it would be simply attack a fee of five or ten dollars to it. Which would both help cover the cost of reviewing and cut down on potential low level material.

Anyone care to comment on that aspect of the idea?

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Actually...yes. Green Skin with purple pants, would likely get you genericed.

I had...

Belly Tee Long (Blue), Vindicator Logo Chest Detail (Red and Yellow), Banded Gloves (Heavy Buckles...Gloves Red, Buckles Yellow), Spiked Collar (Red with White Spikes), Simple Belt (Red), Mini Skirt (Blue), Fishnets (Red), Large Boots (Heavy Bucles...Gloves Red, Buckles Yellow)...

...and my costume was genericed (actually they screwed up and genericed the name too...they said it was an accident for the name...Void-Girl).

Now last I knew...close to supergirl look, but not copied 100%...the homage should be seen there, but the actual look should of been different enough imo...but genericed none-the-less.

So yes. I think the devs would generic someone with green skin and purple pants.

...okay, my plan is to PvE AND PvP! I know. Weird. That said, I haven't worked on what IOs just yet, because I'm trying to figure out if I can live without Stamina.

So far, this is the power choices I have...

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
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Level 48 Magic Stalker
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Villain Profile:
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Level 1: Brawl <ul type="square">[*] (A) Empty[/list]Level 1: Sprint <ul type="square">[*] (A) Empty[/list]Level 2: Rest <ul type="square">[*] (A) Empty[/list]Level 1: Assassination



I'm hoping a miracle and a numina unique, plus the Accolades for +END, and END slotting will keep me in the blue.

My worry is Hasten mostly. :/ But I could be wrong ont he whole build!

Thanks for thoughts and comments Maybe I even picked the wrong powers to begin with!

Currently lvl 24 and have Stamina, but the build is close to this...using just 2 attacks plus Assassin's Eclipse currently.

I think something would need to be done for indoor use.

The wings just fully expanded out all the time? That would be annoying.

You could say, "Well they disappear when not hovering/flying."

Yeah...

No. People hover in indoor missions all the time. Others would complain they don't want their wings to disappear/fold in as it's not part of their concept.

But yeah, always out (unless made to be very small), would annoy at least you teammates after awhile when they keep having their veiw blocked by them.

I would guess that would happen anyways.

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So since devs are always so busy with making new issues can you please realize new issue that contain just bug fixes, because every issue we get more and more of them and game slowly becomes not very playable. Thank you.

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Hmmm...played it yesterday, will play it again. Well damn, I play it pretty often. Seem's pretty playable to me.

Did I like the bio bug for instance? No! Chat bug? No! Are there other bugs that I *sigh* at when I encounter them? Yes!

But is the game unplayable? No way.

Bugs get fixed, then they get repaired and then we get new bugs, then they get repaired. It's an endless cycle

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Sappers are interesting because they are always - always - the primary target whenever you encounter them, regardless of archetype.

Them coming in an ambush can make things a lot harder too. It is one of the few mobs in-game that require you to make a quick tactical choice to target them over other mobs. (Healers are another mob type that you target first, but generally there you can take your time. You can't with Sappers, especially solo.)

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Well, unless you're a Spines/DA (Ooo...possibly SPines/Fire...I'll let you know)...who just runs in, AOES everything and never really see's the Sapper.

WP/???

If you have the inclination to work towards an IO'ed out build.

I've found it to be just as tough as Granite without the penalties.

Mind you, this is making an IO'ed out WP.

You will want taunt most likely.

For the secondary, alot of good choices. If you don't care about damage so much, WP is a good choice imo. Ice Patch is handy, taking out 5 targets in a spawn.

Not to mention, Frozen Aura just looks that impressive.

&lt;.&lt; I've been wanting to make a new WP/ tanker sinse Energy Transfere became ugly...maybe WP/ICE...hmmm...xfer all my IOs over *begins planning*.

/Fire, /Stone, /SS, or /Ice would be my suggestions. But then, I don't care for /Mace or /Axe to much (that said, if I cared for Fire Armor/ a bit more, Fire/Axe would be nice imo)...

I digress...WP/ is a great tanking set, but you will want taunt.

I'd grab Combat Jumping/SJ, FIghting Pool for Tough/Weave, Fitness Pool (though I wouldn't force Stamina in by lvl 20).

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I have been kicking and screaming to get it back for a while. I was very happy to see it back when I15 was in beta.

Screw you, simple belt! You are a blurry, pixelated, unsavvy beast and I will never use you again with office belt around.

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Wait...wait...wait. I love my simple belt!

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Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't going rogue have new AT's for the people that just wanna be rogue?

Or am I completely wrong, and Going Rogue is built so people can just switch between red and blue side, not go into the "neutral" side.

Any way that's my perception of GR...

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I think GR will have 1 or 2 new ATs. An Assualt Set/Defense Set AT would be nice

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Actually, Wow is a very good fantasy MMO. I just happen to be very much over fantasy MMOs...

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CoH's travel powers, character customization (everyone in WoW is basically trying to look the same), my love of playing super heroes, has kept WoW from being appealing.

I did find it better than FFXI however. WoW just isnt for me. But if your looking for fantasy, I don't see how it's bad.

I'd grab Weave, go with COmbat Jumping, get the +3% Defense IO, slot Build Up with Gaussian's, and then concentrate on +recharge for the sets.

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More like: The era of doorsitting while one toon runs a farm of lts and minions and almost no bosses is over.

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Thats true! 54 Bosses simply don't fall to Flashfire/FireCages/Fireball/Hotfeet quite the way 52 minions/LTs do.

As eveyrone else on this thread seems to agree, I have noticed no change in the number of fire/kinetics controllers though. Control may be less useful in a boss spawn, but kinetics isn't going out of style with team-mates anytime soon, and Fire/ is the highest AoE damaging primary to pair with it.

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COuld just be that everyone has a Fire/Kin now? I don't. But those who want such a thing, might just have it already.

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Nothing Heroside can out farm a well built fire/kin.

Nothing.

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Wrong, matter of fact so bad it would have to work to be just wrong.

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I'm curious as to what you think farms better.

Not that I have any intention of making it. Unless I already have &gt;.&gt;

Now it probably depends on the map (for instance my DB/WP farmed a council map way better than a demon map)...but I still haven't seen anything beat a fire/kin in speed on a demon map.

I have a SGmate who farms fast with her Fire/Rad, but I haven't seen her hit the 6min mark either.

I admit, I've only seen one Fire/Kin be able to do this. But I haven't seen anything else do it either.

Demon map was go in circle, with glowies. I only make mention of this, as I've seen demon farm maps witht he same map, but no glowies.

Oddly enough, I ran Malta news paper missions today, and never once noticed any of those things on my DB/SR scrapper.

Ran in, targeted the sapper (if there was one), took him out, then finished the group.

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You know, for a top 10 (last I checked) MMO, you'd think enough people play the game

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That's because no one plays any MMO except for WoW anymore. Didn't you know?

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ugg WoW. I played the trial. and refuse to go back

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Better than me Bought it, played one month, went yuck (never left CoH during that month). Expansion came out, tried it again (because ALL my friends played it)...yup...what was that...50 bucks for less than a weeks worth of play time &gt;.&gt;

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I wasn't trying to say you can't do it with MA or BS, just that I haven't seen people use them at all.

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I think the reason you don't hear about Martial Arts soloing AV's, is because it's best DPS chain doesn't use it's coolest attack.

Every Martial Artist I make, I want them to have Eagle's Claw (hell, i wish they'd change Energy Transfere to Eagle's Claw's animation, with a glowy foot to the face).

Without that attack, why make a Martial Artist anyways

You know, for a top 10 (last I checked) MMO, you'd think enough people play the game

But yeah, neither Wal Mart or Gamestop carry the cards here at all. In fact, I think my local Gamestop has 1 card left, that I havent bought yet.

I tend to buy them and give them out to friends in game on a whim.

Actually...could be wrong of course...but I think we'll see Dual Pistols &amp; Demon Summoning in i16.

I think GR will be more than just 2 new sets for only a few ATs.

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It'll probably be set up for an entire powerset's colors, and due to unexpected overwhelming demand for per-power customization, i16 will then become "everything in i16 besides power customization!". i17 Will then be "Power customization!" ala Mission architect.

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Actually...I don't mind color costumization being the same for all powers in the set. But then, I don't want to see "City of Rainbowbright" no matter how much I loved that show growing up

Since this thread is up...what's the best DPS chain using the non sword attacks?

I have the desire to make another Fire Melee/something scrapper...

Willing to move my IOs from my DB/SR to do it...havent decided...right now it's almost close to BF-&gt;AV-&gt;Repeat (few more IOs to go :/ )

Been playing around with mids trying to get a good FM/WP (softcap S/L/E/N) build going, but no luck yet. I'll figure it out somehow.

Well, to be fair, Defenders and Trollers all have access to mez protection at the creation screen (Force Field and Sonic).

Trollers can get mez protection in their epics.

With new defiance, I haven't found a reason to need mez protection on my blasters, because even when mezzed, I'm still attacking.

Sooo...if you want mez protection for your non-melee AT, you can get it.

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The devs hate Stalkers.

That or else they decided when porting EM to Stalkers that they didn't want it outperforming the other sets by that drastic an amount, and they limited the criticals on it so that they wouldn't be double damage; the "critical" value on Total Focus is equal to the damage from Energy Transfer... which is already double the value of some of the other attacks in other sets (Eagle's Claw, Golden Dragonfly) and some powers (One Thousand Cuts) have slightly reduced criticals to be equal to that damage scale. The only non-AS attack available to Stalkers that hits harder on a critical in PvE is Midnight's Grasp.

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With the recent animation change to ET, why wasn't that changed anyways?