Candlestick

Never seen it.

You're adorable. Just adorable.

Let me know when Stalkers are not marginalized by every other AT in the game, and I will start caring.

It's never much *effort*. /Fire just doesn't die on the Behemoth farm unless you are terrible. But I can pretty much assure you that a SS/Fire will kill faster on it, just due to the taunt aura.

I've farmed with Spines/Dark scrappers and my SS/Fire brute. The SS/Fire is like pressing an easy button, because of the taunt.

...And the Spines/Dark had waaaaaay more IO investment then the SS/Fire.

Time Bomb is NOTHING like Oil Slick.

Time Bomb is a power that will pretty much never see actual use in normal gameplay? You know why? Because by the time it goes off, the team has already beaten the mob, and cleared half the map.

Oil Slick is pretty much good all the time. Even without the damage component, it's a control power that is simply to good for Blasters. Imagine rather then /Ice getting Ice Patch, it got Ice Slick instead.

Time Bomb is a freaking 9 second interruptible power that then takes FIFTEEN seconds to go off, unless you get lucky and an enemy throws a fireball at it. Assuming you were not already interrupted 3 times and the fight is over because it is a NINE SECOND INTERRUPTIBLE POWER!

Oil Slick takes 1.16 seconds to cast. And assuming you are archery, an additional 1.83 seconds to light on fire. It's basically Ice Slick and Rain of Fire put into one power. And you are comparing it to Time Bomb.

/rage

Sorry, I tend to forget Stalkers exist. You really can't blame me.

Yeah, it would need some adjustments. Half of the powers, like Entagling, Glue, Flash, Ice Arrow would need no changes. Emp Arrow would prob be fine as a tier 9 still as well.

Disruption, Poison and Acid would prob need to be adjusted or replaced. Otherwise we have Blasters turning into psuedo corrupters.

And Oil Slick would need to go. Just waaaaay to good for a Blaster.

/Fires best powers always require entering into melee range, hence why I recommend S/L over Ranged.

Fire Sword Circle, Burn, Combust, all PBAoE. And if you are not using those powers(Or at least FSC), there is no point playing Fire.

Reworked Trick Arrow for Blasters as a Manipulation set. Seems fairly straight forward.


Personally, what I want the most....

1. Dark Blast for Blasters.
2. Ice/Ice for Stalkers
3. Illusion of Dominators
4. Stone, Energy for Scrappers(If they port Superstrength, it will need some major rebalancing, otherwise it will be stupid overpowered on Scraps)
5. Radiation for Masterminds

No, I'm aware EM is not the best set in the game.

But thats not why I facepalmed. I facepalmed because IT DOESN'T MATTER.

Energy melee is not a bad set. It's not an amazing set, but it is not bad. It has good single target, and below average AoE, but has some great single target control.

I don't go around telling everyone who rolls Mace, Dark, Axe or Dual Blades to reroll(Sets with similar level of performance), and neither should you. I assume the OP WANTS to play Energy melee, and I'm going to attempt to help him with that. Not tell him to reroll. That's just being... A feminine hygiene product.

Yes, because EM is a single target based set, lets totally ditch any AoE we have, just because we want it to suck even more.

That's straight up idiotic. Whirling Hands and Dark Obliteration is decent AoE. Add Soul Tentacles, and it's actually not half bad. Ditching them just because you THINK you should be focusing on Single target because you are energy melee is just about the dumbest thing you could possibly do.

/facepalm.

This is just silly.

Taunt is totally unnecessary. Invincibility and Whirling Hands will catch 90% of a mobs aggro, and the other 10% you can catch with your Epic attacks like Dark Obliteration, or Ball Lightning, or whatever the heck you took. Brutes automatically taunt anything they hit with an attack.

If you are facing an AV, you should have ZERO problem keeping its aggro by punching it in the freaking face.

Ok, well Carbs are the absolute first place to start. Get rid of pasta. Donate it to your local food bank. I'm serious. It's one of the absolute worst things for you. For all intents and purposes, a bowl of pasta is just about as bad for you as eating a snickers bar. It converts straight into sugar. Same with a baked potato. Just straight sugar.

As for cooking chicken, well there are tons of ways to do it. It's not hard in the least to cook chicken, and there are millions of recipes online. Just make sure you are using a recipe thats not drenching the chicken in fat.

As for buying veggies, here is a tip... You don't need to buy fresh veggies. Frozen works just fine. I like using frozen stir-fry veggies, and cooking some chicken with it with some teriyaki sauce. Or I snack on some edamame that you can just heat up in the microwave, and toss with a little salt.

*Good* veggies are the simple stuff that any store around you will have. Baby carrots are great snack food. So is broccoli and bell peppers. Broccoli is actually really easy to find Frozen as well, and I always just steam some up, and eat it like that. Super high in fiber. Just get creative. Buy some cheap veggies at the store, and then figure out how to cook them.

Fruits are easy. Every store has ye standard selection of diet fruits, Apples and Grapefruit.

Light sandwiches are a great diet food. Whole grain bread, with some mustard, lettuce, tomato, and whatever type of lean meat you want(Try and pick whatever type of lunchmeat has the lowest sodium from the supermarket).

The absolute most important thing to remember though, is self control. Eating healthy foods is pointless if you eat a ton of them. It doesn't matter if you only eat Broccoli and turkey sandwiches if you eat 2 sandwiches in one setting.

Honestly, eating fast isn't that big of a deal. Whats a big deal is HOW much you eat. People tell you to eat slow not because it's technically better for you, but because if you eat slow, you will feel full midway through a large meal, and then stop eating the rest. If you eat fast, you don't feel full until after the meal, and then it's to late.

If you make your meal portions much much smaller, and just eat them, and then DON'T eat more, you will start feeling full about 10-15 minutes after you eat a small meal. You can eat fast, just as long as your portion size is small.

This absolutely has to change. If it doesn't change, you will not see any significant results.

Eating 1 big meal a day is the absolute WORST thing you can do for your body. It puts your body into starvation mode, and that 1 meal a day is often converted straight into fat. Furthermore, your metabolism drops like a rock after you eat that meal and your body attempts to digest it. You MUST change your diet habits.

Start eating small snack sized meals 3-5 times a day. Rather then eating 1 large meal when you get home, bring a granola bar, a light sandwich, an apple, stuff like that to work. Pack your own meals in the morning. The small meals keep your metabolism up, and keep your body from dropping into hunger/starvation mode.

Drop Sugars/Carbs from your diet. I'm not saying don't eat bread, but try to avoid it, and ALWAYS get the highest fiber type of bread you can find. 9 grain bread, stuff like that. Never, ever buy white/potato bread. Avoid potato products, and pastas. The less fiber in a carb, the faster it converts into sugar, and the faster it digests, leaving you hungrier faster. Eating high fiber foods, like vegetables, and you will feel less hungry. Lean meats, like Poultry and fish(NOT DEEP FRIED!) are also excellent for dieters, as your body processes proteins much slower, leaving you feeling full for longer. Nuts, preferably ones that are unsalted, are also great, high in protein. I live in Oregon, so I often snack on unsalted Hazelnuts.

Avoid unnecessary salt, since if you are overweight, chances are that means your blood pressure is also much higher then normal, and salt makes this worse. Processed foods are notorious for being *massive* in salt, so cut those out.



As for exercise, focus on stuff that doesn't hurt your back until you start loosing enough weight for your back to start working right.

Stationary Bikes would be my #1 choice for you, as well as any weight lifting/muscle training that you can do without hurting yourself. Aerobic activity, like stationary bike riding, is very important for your heart, and burning calories, but it should be noted that muscle training can burn a good deal for you as well, since muscle tissue increases your metabolism.


And the number one thing to remember. This is not a diet. This is a lifestyle change. If you think of it as a diet, you will fail.

Ah, missed the Kin part. In that case, I would recommend either Hover or Combat Jumping, but Hasten is still *very* good for Kins, especially since stacking Siphon Speeds makes it much easier to Perma.

Combat Jumping gives you Immb protection, and a Mule for defense IO's. Hover+Siphon Speed=Flight with extreme maneuverability, as well as a Mule for defense IO's.

Especially if you happen to be running the Behemoth farm. An un-IO'ed out SS/Fire can easily farm +2x6 without that much effort on Behemoth.

Chain Fences takes AoE sets, not ranged, so no Tempest. I recommend slotting Chain Fences with endurance sets, since the main purpose of Chain Fences is to make sapping much, much easier.