Captain_Karate

This is actually a great idea. I've done it before with awakens, so I would never have to go to the hospital, but that was single one. I suppose using email could technically double my inspiration storage though. hmm...I like the sound of that. heh

I'll agree that temporary powers are very helpful, although I rarely use them. I've got my own SG base, with the empowerment stations, but rarely remember to craft those powers. lol

This idea was mainly for toons that wish to push the edge. I'm not talking 0x1 mission difficulty here. I'm talking about trying to see what a single toon can do - either with or without sets. I've got several scrappers, controllers, blasters, MMs who are level 50 and can easily do 0x6 missions at the minimum. Some of those toons use IO sets, but others are all SO's with maybe one or two IO's - usually a -kb one, and possibly a universal travel +stealth sometimes. But like another poster mentioned, sometimes a build has a certain built in weakness to it. I try to minimize that weakness through inspirations to make the toon more well rounded and versatile.

I've got a decently IO'd /SR scrapper, who has great defence obviously, but very little damage resistance, and no self heal. In a large mob, most of the attacks don't get through, but if some do manage to get lucky and hit, or one of those hits is from a boss, it's not long before I start popping greens or oranges to stay alive. My /spines doesnt have that problem, because he has a self heal, and excellent damage resistance, but of course being weak on defence he has the opposite problem, and gobbles lucks like they are candy to stay alive in big mobs - until his AoE can cut enemies down.

My corruptor is fire blast/kin. She is all SOs except for a -kb enhancement. Even she can solo 0x4 missions now(0x6 is doable, if you count dying a few times a "success!" lol), although since she has no defence buff, and an annoyingly inaccurate transfusion(even with 2 50 acc SOs! lol) seems to go through about 1000 inspiration per mission just to stay alive. lol. Okay, I am exaggerating on the 1000, but she is always using pretty much anything that drops to stay alive with just her SO's since she has no real control powers to actually /hold anything. It gets pretty dicey after the first attack, and I have to counter the expected alpha strike from the mob. lol

My 50 Necro/Dark MM can easily solo 0x6 missions as well. She is all IOs now, but for the longest time was just SO's and was soloing 4 person team spawns on the old "Invincible" setting with only the same two above mentioned -kb, and +stealth IOs. It gets kinda boring: Power boost - cone of fear - tar patch - wide area web grenade - take a nap while minions take out goons, or toss out the occasional twilight's grasp to restore some lost hp to a minion. Repeat 20 times per mission until mission complete. Boss mobs just require a minor change in tactics. I still do the same thing, but use my two holds to continually stack them on the boss. Usually on the third one, thanks to the duration increase of power boost, the boss is held pretty much for the rest of the battle as the continually stacking holds keep him that way. The minions defeat the other enemies while the boss stays frozen looking up at the ceiling, and then he dies. lol.Wake me up when the mission is over will ya! lol

Honestly, after 54 months playing the game, I don't team much anymore. I've pretty much got the toons, and the cash to outfit them the way I want, and to be equal to an entire team of heroes by myself. For me, I find this style of play - trying to be equal to teams of heroes, to be very exciting, and an immensely fun way to play. There is a certain thrill and immense satisfaction for me to always being on the edge of death, but somehow making it through the mission.

I guess if you like having a total click-fest from start to finish, you do go through a lot of inspirations. I just wanted the ability to carry a few more, but not many people seem to think it's necessary. That's fine, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and I realize the idea is not for everyone, just like my playstyle is not for everyone. That's the main reason why I presented the idea as an optional expansion through the vanguard merit purchase. I never really expected this to one day be a part of the game, but was looking for some feedback on the idea, which of course I got.

You can't go wrong with a 33% bid. lol If I see a purple selling regularly for say 300 mill, I'll put in a bid for like 100 mill or 112 mill or so before I go to bed. Sometimes I wake up the next morning and find one or two of them filled, on various purples. I usually keep one toon who is my lowball bidder. He is not active in the market much, but does have about a billion in cash on him which he uses to place various lowball bids on purples, respec recipes and the occasional miracle +recovery, or numina unique. I check him about once per week, and usually he's got at least a few(sometimes just one, or even none tho) bids that came in for an insanely low price. But for a guy I spend a few minutes per week playing...I like knowing that at least his money is actively working for me. I don't mind if only one or two fill...because making 150 mill on a flipped purple - once or twice in a week is a good inf/minute ratio on him.