Captain_Alpha_EU

right, now this is just my opinion after playing about 800 hours both PvE/PvP with an energy/energy force blaster:

Slotting Kb- I personally havent in any of my attacks, except for power thrust which I left with 1 slot and just shoved a Kb in there (it's my 1 power i just don't use). people have been sceptical about knockback, but if you take it into a PvP aspect, fighting against an En/En blaster with no Kb protection can prove tricky. Once you're knocked back no break free will save you, those few seconds give the blaster a chance 2 unleash a final payload. For example, my tactic for fighting someone with absolutely no knockback protection: Activate build up + aim + power boost and any dmg/acc insps i have lying in my tray; power burst which dishes out a nice payload of knockback even when it hasn't been slotted with any kb enhancements, then while they're taking a nice trip helplessly through the air, slam on total focus which will stun your target for a fair time, even better if your target has no break frees, even better if you've got vanguard medal activated and mez slotted . Bone smasher and Energy punch should finish your target off, depending on what AT (this was based on a fight i recall against a dark/dark/dark defender, so this is a very rough insight). Imo this would go vise versa if you were taking on, for example an invun tanker who had unyielding and acrobatics, combined almost impossible to knock back: Activate your build up, aim and power boost as per usual but slam in your total focus first, on the more armoured targets detoggling needs to be your priority, at the higher levels it can prove tricky. Vanguard medal again buys you more mez affection time and knockback distance so if it's available in a cruicial situation, use it along with power boost.

Ok ive strayed completely from your original question! Now slotting Kb in all your energy powersets, I don't think ED affects multiple Kb slotting much, so 2 or 3 in your attacks should be fine. But it's a unique idea on putting knockback over damage and accuracy, knockback has it's advantages and disadvantages in PvE. For example as i mentioned earlier once your target has been knocked back you have a few seconds, maybe more depending if you activated power boost/vanguard or slotted more kb enhancements, to finish off your target with more attacks. However from a more efficient point of view for a balanced team, too much knockback can mean your targets splitting, which evidentally can lead to more mobs being aggro'd, and AoE's affecting less targets in the group as they are more spread out.

Ok thats just a few things to bear in mind from what I have experienced over 50 levels of energy blasting. Hope that helps and good luck on that experimental team!

Capt A

Gratz!

Thanks for setting up the TF tonight Pellonia, despite me crashing twice on that first mission it went alright! Managed to gain half a level out of that, roll on 33 when i can get my Golden Dragonfly slotted up! Thanks again

Capt A

Yup, sad to see another PvP'er go All the best in the future though! take care

Hey there Defiant,

Yup, I said I'd leave the whole tournament hosting business alone for a while after the first Defiant League tournament went bust; but after looking back on the A8PM tournament and some of the threads over on PvP/Arena, it looks like Defiant could use with another tournament desipte the other one going completely haywire, to be honest I'm not going to let one bad experience drag me away from what i like doing. But here's how I want it to work; instead of me dictating the guidelines to you, I'm going to leave this as an open thread for a week for any players interested to submit anything they would like to see! Yep, absolutely anything you can think of, then if I see any suitable (and realistic) ideas I'll set it up in the new year!

The only things I want to dictate to you is that it'll be in the Pocket D arena and open to heroes and villains, and I would prefer seeing a team-based tournament. So around those guidelines, give me your contributions on what you would like to see!

Many thanks,

Capt A

Yeah sure I'll be around with my scrapper lvl 31, gimme a shout @captain alpha 01 sometime tomorrow

Thanks

Capt A

Ok Guys, been away for a few weeks to spend time with the family over Xmas, but im back now and ready to jump-start some more PvP nights again! Tomorrow night at 8pm GMT I'll be in Pocket D arena to try and organise a little meet and for anyone who fancies a match and a laugh.

Many Thanks,

Capt A

Thats not bad at all! To be honest I'm not much of an artist (more musically minded) so i cannot give any artistic comments, all i can say is very nice!

Capt

Ok when you click the link and are taken to the new window, are you clicking the purple underlined hyperlink that says click here? If you click the purple underlined URL, that'll take you to another thing entirely. Hope it helps!

Capt

Hey Guys,

Ok this is a little project that I decided to undertake recently, because everything has a "Co" in it usually i decided to call this CoM- City of Music. I always wondered how i could mix my love of music with the game, so i could get the best of both worlds, and still post my work on here without it being too off topic. So what I did was sit down, listen to the opening tune on the CoV login screen and 30 minutes later I had composed my own version of it using a guitar, an fx pedal and some recording software. In the future I hope to remix some more songs from the game, as I've been told I do have a musical ear So sit back, relax and enjoy this little introduction to what hopefully will be start of a series of compositions inspired by the virtual world of CoX.

Link Here
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Many Thanks

Capt

Just like to expand on this, my tips for a perfect nova (Energy/Energy/Force Mastery):

1.) Got Personal Force Field from Force Mastery? Use it when running in to deflect the oncoming attacks to prevent yourself being killed before the nova goes off (just remember to turn it off before you click nova!). Before doing this you should activate a good few dmg+acc enhancements+ Build up and Aim.

2.) Make sure to bind when you're going to nuke e.g. /bind F say "Nova commencing, if you have fulcrum shift, fortitude or any other damage/acc enhancing buffs please apply them now!" It's easy to forget to use that bind before you nuke, use it or you're gonna have some upset defenders/trollers!

3.) Ok, so you've added your insps, buffed up and if timed right turned off your Personal Force Field and once you hear the whirly sound and the stacking green items thats fulcrum shift, nuke away!! Now if this is done right, and it's a fairly simple procedure after you've done it a few times can totally wipe the mob out. But remember there is a cap on how many enemies one nova can hit so watch it!

4.) Recovering from a nova: After blasting the heck out of the mob (and even if you missed quite a few) make sure to use a few endurance recovery enhancements as the nova does destroy all your endurance and you will not be able to recover it for a short while. In situations where you're needed straight away after the nuke use 2 or 3 catch a breath enhancements and conserve power from your Energy Manipulation powerset. Conserve power isn't essential after a nuke if you have Adrenalin Boost for example being applied, but if there is no +End recovery powers being applied to you it's something to consider. If you're still recieving heavy aggro due to your Nova not hitting many make sure to activate Personal Force Field again as soon as possible to minimise damage taken until you have enough endurance to get back into the fight. Personal Force Field and nova go hand in hand as it acts as an excellent panic button in any situation. But remember, some attacks can still get through and even detoggle the Force Field off if a hold/stun/sleep gets through.

5.)Slotting- Now this is how I've slotted my Nova, Build up and Aim, it's just an example;

Nova:
1 (50) Damage/Accuracy Hamidon Origin Enhancement
2 (53) Damage Single Origin Enhancement
1 (53) Accuracy Single Origin Enhancement
2 (53) Recharge Time Reduction Single Origin Enhancement.

Build Up:
2 (51) Recharge Time Reduction Single Origin Enhancement
2 (50) ToHit Buffs Single Origin Enhancement.

Aim:

2 (51) Recharge Time Reduction Single Origin Enhancement
2 (50) ToHit Buffs Single Origin Enhancement.

Now I experimented with a few enchancement methods and thats the best so far.

Ok, i believe thats everything you need to know if you're wondering how a level 50 Nrg/Nrg/Force blaster does his Nova!

Gratz!!

Sounds great, Sunday is the last day that i'm on for a few weeks, gonna take a lil break over xmas Count me in, 4 raids now without a death, what a lucky blaster i am! ^^

Gratz m8!

Hi Lord! UNIT ALPHA 01 is always happy to accept players regardless of level/AT. We've been up since November '05, have 23 level 50's currently serving with us, a very nice base and we also have a second sg, UNIT ALPHA 02. We're a friendly and laid back sg who are always happy to help! Send me a tell @captain alpha 01 anytime and I'll arrange something mate!

Capt

Welcome to Defiant ScottyBlue! I think i can hook you up with a spot in Unit Alpha 01, send me a tell @captain alpha 01 and i'll see what i can do

Gratz Hack, think we teamed way back, you seem to be a familiar name Well done

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(in other words im happy i finally beat Hammerfall's blaster in the arena )
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Shush don't take away my moment of glory I'm not a very good PvP'er, I'm just the host!

More than Welcome Hammerfall, Ive decided that this worth doing nightly due to the pilot test going very well (in other words im happy i finally beat Hammerfall's blaster in the arena ), so i officialy declare the Defiant League PvP nights open! Cya at 8pm

Capt

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Cheers for the quick replies you 2, ok I tell you what I'll do. I'll run a pilot test tonight at 8PM. Come on down and we'll see what happens!

Oh and Flush, dont worry about teams, just bring yourself and whatever toon you feel like doin Arena with.

Capt

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Soz Cpt forgot to Ask, do they have to be lvl 50's?? Or can the lvl's be mixed & lvl caped?
THX m8.

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Any Level, any AT, any costume, absolutely anything you can think of, just turn up, it's that simple!

Cheers for the quick replies you 2, ok I tell you what I'll do. I'll run a pilot test tonight at 8PM. Come on down and we'll see what happens!

Oh and Flush, dont worry about teams, just bring yourself and whatever toon you feel like doin Arena with.

Capt

PvP is a funny thing really, things wouldve been alot more different if it wasn't added. There would've been pros and cons, but the fact is in a matter over a player fighting another player, you are going to get a clash of opinions, be it that you don't agree that you got AS'd while duelling in a PvP zone or you got TP'd into a drone. At the end of the day, it's the game's mechanics and we have to live with it. Whatever we have in our powertrays or whatever choice that is open to us in a PvP zone, there is no reason why we shouldn't take it or why anyone should be insulted for using it. "It's just my tactics", something i find myself saying over broadcast after being insulted for using e.g. boost range+sniper blast (yeah i know not that impressive ). But the point is, the sooner we realise whatever tactic we decide to use that conforms with the EULA is absolutely fair play. No matter how much we may dislike it, if it doesn't go against the game's rules, then it's fine; it's not worth flaming about.

Ok, so the tournament wasn't what i had envisioned, so I thought I'd give something else a try. How many people would be interested in nightly meets at 8PM in the Pocket D arena? it runs every night, no structure, heroes and villains, any level, any AT. Basically just a place where the PvP'ers can hang out, discuss tactics and builds and get some matches rolling. If enough intrest is shown I'll make sure to try and attend as often as I can. It'll be a casual meet so you don't have to turn up all the time, I also have the Defiant League global chat channel set up. So discuss and tell me your thoughts!

Capt

I didnt really hang around to play in any arena matches, except the one which i beat fueled rage 6-1 in, fire/fire blaster, piece of cake . The DoT's can get annoying though!

Ok tonight was... well interesting. It really put things into perspective. I spent quite a bit of time planning this, and even the hami raid was moved to saturday for this and it was frankly a disaster. Many of the teams who gave me their word did not show, but i do not blame them, its just one of those things. I just wanted to try and benefit the PvP'ers of Defiant and give them a fun night but i failed. I think it'll b a while before i try and hold another tournament again. It was however slightly uplifting to see Hammerfall, Herulus, SinghMC and any others who i cant remember just right now there. They managed to get some matches set up to make sure the night wasnt wasted. Cheers guys

Many Thanks

Capt