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TY so much all , i think ill go for it and take FSC as the only sword atck :P i think i may pick WP or SR as the secondary. im worried about SR tho because it is kinda based on luck.

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/SR is easy to get to the softcap on defense, where luck is then stacked in your favor.

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While I use a few different HOs in most builds, I don't know if they need to go back to their original lvls of enhancement.

However, why they can't boost them up to give the enhancement value of a lvl 50 generic IO, I don't know :/

Might see them get more use again.

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They already offer more bang for your slot than anything else out there:

Level 50 single aspect IO = 42.4%
Level 50 double aspect IO = 26.5% x2
HO = 33% x2

Edit: I would support them not being reduced while exemplaring, though. I think that's fair for "raid loot".

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And my thought was...HO = 42.4% x2

Last I knew, you could get a pretty decent DPS attack chain with Scorch, Cremate and Incinerate, that didn't require alot of recharge, and was only something like 10% less DPS than the highest attack chain.

That said, I wouldn't skip Fire Sword Circle. But then I'm of the thought, 1 sword attack isn't bad, it's multiple of them that I don't care for.

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Someone with Super Strength could make an origami crane out of a car before hitting you with it, too. So why not? Because sometimes I just want to hit you with a car, that's why.

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Good grief, can you imagine the cast time on that beast?!

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Ten seconds at least?

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YAY! You're avatar isn't glitching anymore! >.> What? Was it just me?

As long as they both have their tagreted ally defense buffs, I'll take either.

If it's a TF/AVs, I'd prefere the COLD. However, just doing normal missions, either will work nicely (I'll still grab FF's for TFs though).

From a player standpoint, I find Force Field's mez protection to be valuable.

For Raids, I also find Force Field's Mez protection valuable.

So, int he end, can't go wrong with either one imo.

Here's close to how my Dark/Ice/Psi is slotted out now (minues the Basilik's Gaze)...

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I really only had 1 goal when I set up the sets. 75% Resistance to PSI damage.

Psi damage now tickles her. Seriously. I have yet to find a PSI using enemy that made me run.

Now I don't recall fighting Mother Mayhem or Mailaise with her, but Rikti and Psychic Clockwork King were laughed off.

But again, that was my only goal for planning her build. All other bonuses are just a by product of that.

I also find having 3 single target holds that are up pretty often to be a nice asset when on AV teams/TF.

I skipped Blizzard because of the END Drain attached to it.

While I use a few different HOs in most builds, I don't know if they need to go back to their original lvls of enhancement.

However, why they can't boost them up to give the enhancement value of a lvl 50 generic IO, I don't know :/

Might see them get more use again.

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Sometimes. Sometimes I just want a nice, burn your face off melee set without any fancy constructing swords out of fire.

And sometimes all I want is a nice fire sword, spreading cauterized gashes wherever I go.

It always bugged me that the two ideas are crammed together in the same set. As I inevitably want to skip one or the other types of attack on concept alone.

Post-post Pre-post Warning: There is nothing particularly useful contained in this post, just a mild expression of irritation.

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I don't mind one sword. But Fire Melee has 3! Two of them are the same yes. And maybe I could live with that, if GFS was changed into a a more "Fire in the face" type attack.

From my experience, I don't see enough of them. Maybe it's just me though. I know I always go looking for Cold Defenders over Empaths for example.

My main could actually have a closet of civvies, and an alternate hero outfit!

I love the idea!

How's it playing out in PvP (zone/arena/team).

I'd been planning on making one for awhile just to complete my list of all scrapper sets (also lvling a BS/INV).

I usually PvP with whatever 50 gets my interrest at the time (currently my Cold/Ice Defender).

However, when rolling up my Spines/Fire (finally have a concept that I like for it)...I thought...hmmm...Fire/SS I heard was a good tanker pvp set, I wonder how good a Spines/Fire is.

So...I came here. To see if it was worth working on a 2nd build. Or keep PvPing with my PvE speced 50s.

Ninjitsu for Scrappers.

Elec Melee/Elec Armor all around. Even though I don't care for Elec Armor (still got mine to 50 )

Still don't want to see Stone Melee/Stone Armor ported to Stalkers or Scrappers. Just doesn't make sense to me.

Cold Dom to Trollers.

Corrs should have access to all Debuffs/Range Sets, same for Defenders.

Two Invisibility powers in the set...give the user a choice...INVIS the whole team, or Invis just yourself.

That's part of the Illusion set.

Personally, I would think it best to just port it, then if you don't like how it plays as a Dom, don't use it.

Porting it over as is, would just mean a different playstyle for the Dom's who did want to use it.

If it's not my Mocha Latte, it's usually a Sobe product, or Nectar Juice of some kind (usually Pineapple or Strawberry).

Used to be Pepsi, Pepsi, and more Pepsi. But I began limiting my soda to just when at work and the occaissional "*shrug* why not"

When I say Pepsi, Pepsi, Pepsi, I was drinking a 24 pack a day. That get's expensive.

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I will, oddly enough, be rerolling my EM/WP Brute as a Pistols/EM Blaster. She's an android hero of the isles who will be using stunning rounds. And I am also gonna make a Pistols/Kin Corr... I'm hesitant to explain the concept behind that one, it's complicated.

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Oh yes. Dual Pistols is what I wanted when I looked at the game on the store shelf, when I brought it home, as I was installing it...and then sadly let down when I saw I couldn't make it.

Actually, my concept would of called for something like Dual Pistols/SR+Regen mix. But, I'll have to settle on that too.

Just more adventures in my main.

Mace's do smashing damage. Broadsword does Lethal damage. You're not going to see Mace skins on Broadsword.

The fact that there's an Axe Primary, I doubt you'll see that option available to Broadsword as well.

Though I it would be fun.

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Yes, I know about holds and other powers, why are you telling me? Those powers are working as intended and doing their job for support just as well as KB does. That is my point.

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The post I replied to said, other players shouldn't beable to nerf other players form of control (KB).

I was just saying, they already do.

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Check out Lady_Jade's Power Suggestion box. Look at other powersets that people have created, and the detail that has gone into them.

Than, create a set of nine powers that you'd like to see, and present it to us.


Also, is that avatar really needed?

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It's my little pony...of course it's needed!

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Doesn't sound like a plan.

I use my KB powers as intended and do perfectly fine on teams. SFs, TFs, trials, missions, whatever, all completed with my en/en blaster, /storm MM, WS, or other toons that have KB powers.

Players shouldn't be able nerf other players that use KB as their support for a team.

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And yet oddly enough, alot do...they're called controllers. WIth Immobilizes that stop knockup/down/back.

Even more strange, are there are Ice Trollers out there who lay down an ice slick, then immobilize the enemies, stopping the ice slick's knock down.

That said. I'm not for the OP suggestion.

I mean really..."Hey you suck!" stops people from falling down? Nooo...it makes no sense whatsover.

Yes. I know the game doesn't haver to...we're playing super heroes...but really, I think you get my point.

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...I don't really need help with the slotting...but help with power selection in general

What GRav powers can I skip?

Kin powers?

SO far I'm thinking everything in Grav (except for DS), and just Transfusion, Repel, Speed Boost, Transference and FS in Kinetics.

Should I be taking other powers? Skipping others?

You know, I didn't have a problem playing both defensive and offensive with my Fire/Thermal/Pyre.

Yes. RotP eats END however.

That said, I was never much of one to use the mez resist power, except on someone who just used an awaken, or they yelled out "I'm mezzed".

If they did that, Id throw one out, but I didn't keep an eye on them enough to go..."OMG they're Mezzed, I better un mezz them"

And I only kept 1-2 with the +ACC/+DMG...with a few occiassions of 3.

SO that might be why.

I loved the combo though.

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Heck, it might just be me finally getting on the ball but people seem to be doing more Task Forces than ever.

Kinda funny how people see the ITF's popularity and assume it's a farm. It's not, it's challenging, epic and makes you earn every Merit. It's the kind of thing that makes you WANT to play it again!

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I'll be the first to claim that there are some TFs that are better than others, but I love them all (except Positron... oh, my god, what a slog). I might be a little strange, though, I'm a TF wh*re.

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That's what I'm called, by my SG.

And I love the ITF. It's a fun TF. And the last mission, so many ways to complete it, based on team makeup it varies to how to end it.

I prefere the rush Rom method. And after doing the rush Rom method without clearing the platform, I prefere that method even more now.

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Never been a fan of TFs myself, they're always either grueling endurance tests or moving at such speeds that I have no idea what the hell we're doing. There's never an in-between, and I certainly don't care about them enough to start my own team. I'll do them occasionally when invited, but I have to be in a certain mood and in need of the badge too, a very rare occurrence.

Players that run the same TF multiple times just make me boggle. Obviously they can do whatever they want, but clearly they and I have nothing in common.

Back when it seems everyone was in AE all the time, and threads popped up lamenting a lack of teams, there were always posters saying something like "Untrue, I did two TFs just today!" To which I always thought, Great, that's wonderful, so I'll just be over here soloing I suppose. Obviously this is all my own issue, so I can't complain...too loud. (Edited to add: I did get on my fair share of non-TF non-AE teams, it just struck me as funny that the choices, if you just went by the forums, seemed to be either AE or TF.)

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If it helps, during the whole AE fiasco, I also got on regular teams and did a few TFs. Though, most of my invites were for for AE.

3 Taskforces done today...

Moonfire
Hess
Citadel

All PuGs, with me being the only repeat...

Citadel done on Rugged in 1:23. Faster than either of the heroic Moonfire or Hess. Wow, that was such a great team on Citadel.

That is all.

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I'm trying to decide on FM/Inv or FM/WP or .. something. I have FM/SR. Perhaps FM/SD but it's overly difficult to softcap...

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It's not hard to Softcap really. What's hard is trying to softcap and get the best DPS attack string for soloing AVs imo. Hard could mean just really expensive btw...