Capa_Devans

I can't recommend Call Me Awsome's guide which was linked to above enough. It really is a fantastic piece of work and I can tell you that it made a HUGE difference when I went from IOs to using the info in that guide.

As to your own build:

First thing I noticed Tritonin was your fairly low recovery rate. I grabbed all the stat-boosting accolades my tank and before I got conserve power, I didn't feel comfortable to run Rage all of the time.

Here is my CURRENT build:

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I'm pretty happy with that. The psi res/def isn't perfect but it's MUCH better than my previous build. I'm now using Rage on auto and that is working very well. I am a firm believer in more +Max before increased recovery %.

I did consider dropping Air Sup/Fly to pick up SS and Laser Beam Eyes (for pulling) or Physical Perfection. However, I like Air Sup as part of my attack chain and I always felt that char SHOULD fly.



As a comparison, this was the the build I was using previously (and still have as a SECOND build). I used it to tank a MoITF and MoLG.

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You will probably not want the presence pool (I had it for concept and actually rather liked it; I could fear one group, FS another and provoke a third. When it stacked with the trollers holds/fears etc it was quite amusing too.)

The biggest two issues I had with the second build was endurance and Psi. (Hence my recent chage to the top/current build.)

Endurance on the second build did improve a LOT once I got the Accolades but it could still be painful in a long drawn out fight. I normally slot end redx in attacks but I found myself short on slots. (Admittedly because of heavy slotting of Provoke/Invoke Panic for set bonuses.)

It all depends on what you want from your tank. I always wanted to tank. Take damage and be the last person standing. So both of the builds above are soft capped S/L def/res.* Even when I wound up tanking a Shard TF with the second build, I achieved that although it was painful. If you don't mind being a little less sturdy but do more damage - fair play.

Hopefully CMA's guide and the builds posted in this thread will give you some ideas. I would never use one build but take ideas from several people to get what I want.*

The only one of those I'm likely to be coherent for is the LG at 5pm my time. Yell if you need me; I'll bring whatever. (But I won't join if I'm ratty )


Capa Devans- db/wp stalker; Betty - mind/ff troller; Flaming - fire/kin corr; Zappy - fire/elec blaster; Ziggy - ss/inv tank; Temp Power - rad/rad corr built to debuff not heal; Teagie; Torn - fire/spine scrapper; Capa Arizona - thug/dark MM; Brachy - crab veat with pets

Because the more obscure the title, the less likely anyone is to realize that they aren't the overdue, most recent patch notes.


And which date would they use? The date the patch went live or the date the patch notes were posted.

I've got a huge problem with channels because I try and keep good ones for three servers. Guardian is my home but I'll alt around if there's a TF somewhere else.

All my chars should have these:

Guardian:
Coonies, Level 50, Guardian, Task Force Whores
(had to drop Guardians Team due to channel limit)

Triumph:
TW 2.0, TW 2.1, Triumph Bulldozers (I want to drop either TW 2.0 or TW 2.1

Virtue:
Virtue 2010, Virtue LFGA
I'd like to join VirtueUnited and Virtuebadges09 but I'm already at max channels.

General:
N P C (part of the Mentor project)

I'd say each channel has it's own flavour and that impacts on the TF.

I think any of the Guardian channels I'm in are great for picking up TFs. Additionally once you get interest in one of the channels someone who is in a channel you're not will often put a shout out in there for you.

I do wish the Devs would remove some of the channels from the mandatory listing; the AE channel being a prime example of something I would like to set fire to er remove from my list.

I understand why we can't have a max of 100 channels but the low limit plus the mandatory channels is annoying.

I found that Overview page hard to read; the writing itself didn't flow. If it's from cut and pastes then that would explain it but I'd expect more of an effort. The idea is to draw people in and make them want to learn more. Not avoid wanting trog through such a dire piece of writing.

Regarding that site in general; isn't it about time they updated the FAQ with the announced release date? Or don't they expect to meet the deadline of Aug 17 and think it's better to stick to Summer 2010? *rolleyes*.

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showp...5&postcount=32

Please remove me from the rosta.*



GL.

I'm sorry for leaving but I'd had enough by then. I should probably have never joined the re-run. You do no want a crabby Capa on team.

I know that's a test run but having people not waiting and spread across the map is never going to work in my opinion.

Best of luck.


EDIT:
And I do admit my part in the way it was badly organized. I didn't have a clear idea of who was bringing what a couple of days before. That was my mistake.

MoCuda Sunday morning. Redside only 45+ (prefer 50)

1) Capa - Stalker
2) Ulli - MM
3) Blood - MM
4) Kay - Rad/Pain corr, mind/energy dom, widow/fort, grav/elec dom
5) Lady Willow - Brute
6) GG - stalker
7) testguy 3 - MM
8)

Spot left if anyone wants them.

I like to start on time so I'll be by the contact around 9.45 at the latest.

VEATs pre-24 suck. Ok, that's my opinion and YMMV.

One of my friend's deleted his in the teens, myself and another friend (who were running a soldier/fort combo) came very close to deleting both chars. Sheer stubbornness kept both chars on the rosta. (This was before the +1 x8 changes to difficulty. We were running on the lowest difficulty.)

I am not proud to admit that we both lost the will in the late teens and we took turns attaching the other's baby VEAT to a 50 to get from 19-24. Once she hit 24 she went back to 'normal' teaming not being dragged up. Huge improvement in survivability after the respec at 24.

That VEAT is now a Crab at level 50. She's become much more enjoyable to play. I don't use sets unless I really like a character but she is currently being spec'd from IOs to sets.

You just need to stick with it. Try running some SF's; not the treespecs because they'll be stealthed. Teams are your friend.

Sprite Fire - spot on. Only kin I like to play is the one without SB. I have joined a TF with a kin (by request) and said "I'm tired so the stone will get SB the rest of you will get FS/transfusion. Everyone was cool with that.

SB can help stone tanks but I've ran across a couple who basically told me I don't need to play a kin if I don't want to because they didn't need SB. I've alted and they were right.

Goshnova - one of the best TFs I was on had three kins all without SB. A dwarf that seemed to think he could only tank with SB confused me but he didn't rage quit and it was a very nice run.

For Synapse I find a mind or illusion troller more useful than SB. Held enemies aren't zappying you and decoys take the alpha nicely.

Silencer7 - if SB was an AoE buff it basically would mean I would never team with a /kin because 95% of the time I can't handle SB. Sometimes I even have a hard time with AM.

I do come across quite a few people who refuse SB. The inherent run component is just horrible. Personally, I think if THAT element was removed we'd see a lot less of the "SB plz" stuff.

Can you imaging the griefing in WW from people who leave the thing on auto? IR is bad enough.

Wassabi - actually I would rather know up front that I'm NOT getting SB'd than have it 'sometimes'. The fluctuating run speed would get me killed and if I'm tanking likely a few other people too.

Guys I sent a PM to Avatea after I did the usual hoopla to get the mutant booster.

Apparently we don't need a proxy and the Store automatically applies the right code.

No I haven't tried it.

Read the PM exchange here:
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showp...5&postcount=32

I'd REALLY like to know if you goto the EU page and buy a GR expansion (for example) with Europe in the title that you can apply it to a USA account.

Regarding the buying of packs from non-US IPs, according to Avatea even if you get the one priced in £ and with (Europe) on the title, you CAN apply it to your USA accounts.

This is the PM exchange where I was told that. I HAVEN'T tried it.

Is there any chance of one of these Raids being run Villian side?

I appreciate blue is more busy but there are players redside. If the event is advertised in advance, pretty sure we could get one together.*

You guys seem very good at organizing these things so how about it? Red jello for a change?

Many thanks for everyone's support/interest on these runs. Really appreciate it, I honestly wasn't expecting this much interest.

Ok still on for tomorrow: I'm just finishing off IOs on the 2nd build. Normally I don't run with any armours but Zappy is having them for tomorrows run!

Friday 10am Eastern MoLG

1) Capa - blaster
2) Blood - MM
3) Blac - kin
4) Dash - Scrapper
5) Celtic - stone tank,
6) Morrgan - ill/emp/fire troller
7) Armeros - dark x 3 defender
8) kay tank

ALT:
GG - Brute

Thinking of MoCuda Sunday morning. Redside only 45+ (prefer 50)

1) Capa - Stalker
2) Ulli - MM
3) Blood - MM
4) Kay - Rad/Pain corr, mind/energy dom, widow/fort, grav/elec dom
5) Lady Willow - name it
6) GG - Brute
7)
8)

ALTS:

Can NCSoft please put a "Choose US or EU" option on the store.

I am getting really irritated having jump through hoops to get the US versions of boosters/add on packs/GR etc.

Because I'm in the UK, the store defaults to EU and I live in fear of wasting money on a version that is useless to me.

Seriously guys, how hard would it be to give me that option? You KNOW my accountS are on US servers so why would I want to buy EU versions?

I couldn't get into the Hive. Oh well back to WW for me.

Friday 10am Eastern MoLG

1) Capa - blaster
2) Blood - MM
3) Blac - kin
4) Dash - Scrapper
5) Celtic - stone tank,
6) Morrgan - ill/emp/fire troller
7) Armeros - dark x 3 defender
8) kay tank

Are we good with this?


Thinking of MoCuda Sunday morning. Redside only 45+ (prefer 50)

1) Capa - Stalker
2) Ulli - MM
3) Blood - MM
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)

Is there anywhere to download a copy of the spreadsheet please? I can't seem to do that from Googledocs, nor can I seem to work on a copy of the template on googledocs.



Nice work. Thanks.

Not keen on the idea but ... going to happen.*

I have to say I don't really see someone who would use Wal Mart, happily buying stolen goods in a car park (which is the equivalent of this merger).

But it's a game so whatever. I never thought redside was expensive because I play there more.

Can only presume this was more due to technical issues more than anything else. It's a shame they gave everyone so much notice though because the price gougers are going to have a field day.