Chyll
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I am looking forward to these.
And, might I explicitly add, "nice work". Kudos back to the team that worked on them. -
Quote:In retrospect I agree. At the time though, seeing how specific they were, it was just an assumption I made without thinking it through.Originally Posted by Lothic
Really? We've had 5 different Booster Packs that were "supposedly" geared toward each of the 5 origins without ANY restrictions. It would have never even occurred to me that the Devs would ever be that stupid as to restrict anything like that in these Booster Packs.
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Quote:hhmmm, I had just assumed they were...Originally Posted by Tetsuko_NA
I have trouble imagining that the Devs would be so short-sighted as to do this, but...
Can anyone state for certain if these costume pieces are or are not, in fact, tied to your character's origin? -
Could just be a deep pockets throwing money out randomly.
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As I recall, Council have had the odd grey mob appear in spawns, in radio and non-radio missions, for quite some time.
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My Elec/elec hasn't seemed any more squishy than any other dominator I've played, but it is easy to get casual and relaxed with so much soft control (sleep, confuse), and then spiked when they wear off and I am suddenly standing in a group of aware and angry mobs.
Still in the 30s on mine, but I completely agree with [Jolting Chain] slotted for accuracy. Use it dump them on the ground, then drop [Static Field] before they get up. You'll take some alpha, but the complexion of the fight completely changes.
And the advice to add a sleep to SF is excellent, I did that several levels ago and it was immediately noticable in keeping spawns tied up longer and mitigated.
And on the sapping side, no need to worry about 'becoming more sappy'. Other than [Conductive Aura] I have not slotted endmod. The aura, SF and the area immob combined leave all minions and most LTs gasping within the time frame of the average tussle. -
Quote:I cannot support these statements enough.Originally Posted by Werner
I do STRONGLY support what you say about DPS being only one measure, and a typically overused measure of damage output. In regular play (whatever that is), DPS is not what matters. AoE is king, and burst is queen.
That said, I abide by my DPS chain in actual play. My recharge rates are generally carefully tailored, and I've trimmed out all other single-target attacks. If I'm attacking a group, I'll use any AoEs I have, assuming I even have AoEs, as frequently as possible. But other than that, it's the DPS chain, because to do otherwise is to simply skip attacks, wait for preferred attacks to recharge, and simply do damage more slowly. This may not be the case with most people's builds, as most people take more attacks than I do (such as Arcanaville in this example). But I'm a minimalist when it comes to attacks, so the resulting toon is "stuck" using the DPS chain only. Another thing to note is that I rarely fight whites on a mature toon. I'm often fighting as much uplevel as I can, quite often +4x8. I'm not going to burst my way through anything. The time it takes is well into the DPS realm, and I'm going to be using my DPS chain, and for quite a while.
I do not min/max, study intense builds at length, or do serious analysis as has been talked about here (and elsewhere) - mostly because I know from past experience elsewhere that once I start down such a path I would become good friends with madness and obsession. I do read and learn casually from these discussion, however.
But more importantly, I feel the truth in Werner's comments from hours of play. I *know* when which character can do what, with what power mix and it fits the description here very, very nicely.
(Oh, and for the record, I will gleefully argue about nearly anything just for fun. but after years of reading these boards, I have learned to generally take Aracanaville, Werner, and Bill's comments to heart purely on demonstrated reputation.) -
Quote:o.OOriginally Posted by Variant
Maybe they should change it so that you can't slot it with IO's?
Even with the no endurance cost...I still find myself just waiting to attack.
At what level?
Unless you are a Brute using it on auto to fill in attack chain downtime, Brawl rarely should matter beyond set muling once you start selecting attack powers from primary/secondary. I rarely use it after... 10 or 12. -
It is funny, sometimes I can barely get across town because I stop and clean up every petty crime on my way.
Other times I do not even look to see what inventive new way the citizens may be using to call for my aid.
The back story on one of my early villains specifically mentions that they watched a hero run by them in their moment of need as a CoT victim... that ultimately gave them their power, but made them grumpy and angry towards heroes for not saving them. -
Quote:Don't think it was 'guaranteed' so much "...as factoring in lack of experience, no trial shots, poor condition of the weapon, distances relative to known productive result of the weapon, etc. etc. etc., I statistically present the likelihood of an accurate shot to be..." and they decided it was safe. It was in some ways a metaphore for investment risk, and why I was prepared to accept it as the ending even though I knew the clock told me something else was yet to develop.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
To be honest the resolution bothered me (SPOILER ALERT). I'll admit I don't much about ballistics but the idea that you could guarantee that a gun would definitely be off target by a certain amount strikes me as rather iffy (although the bit with the laser sight on the antique pistol cracked me up).
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Fun episode. Classic Castle.
I particularly loved the bit of writing that had someone surprised that the victim was found in Central Park "because he wasn't much of an outdoors person". -
Quote:Yep. I can't not use it.Originally Posted by Derangedpolygot
I use it all the time.
But then, I always used the tier one attack with my tanks.
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Quote:You could well be right. My numbers were off the cuff, but thinking it through further I agree: 0.5% probably in a better range.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
I was actually thinking it would be less than 1%. if it got implemented at all.
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Quote:Agreed. Been pretty awesome in my uses so far.Originally Posted by Grey Pilgrim
HoB is just different. It still hits a lot of stuff and does a lot of aoe damage... haven't noticed too much issue with it.
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The concept is actually pretty solid.
I think 10% is probably tipping the scales a bit much, however.
1-2% would still be a pretty sizable increase over time, and not be unbalancing. -
Dark/Mace offers some nice synergy.
/Dark is a nice match in terms of options and endurance usage (even tho Je_Saist may have over stated it slightly).
My Dark/ tank was the rare /DB combo... fun, but awkward at times.
I could see /EM possibly...
I'd pick /Mace if I was going to try Dark/ on a tank again. -
Quote:pretty much thisOriginally Posted by EarthWyrm
Presumably because it's not genre-appropriate. If there are issues of comics where superheroes go off to the farm to relax, they're probably few and far between.
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*shrug* They suck. They've always sucked. You learn to deal with them.
With Malta I hate the stuns and the holds more. -
I saw LMI yesterday.
My wife never saw LTROI, and I managed to talk her into going with me. She said it was a good, particularly the acting. However, her overall assessment was 'wierd'.
She also said as we were walking out, "all that just so she could get another protector..."
***possible spoilers***
That said, I enjoyed it. I thought it seemed faithful the main story line, as I remember from LTROI, just craftfully Americanized. The narrative flow, particularly the pacing was a bit quicker, and the overall presentation was crisper and less 'low budget' than LTROI seemed to be at times.
But, due to the faster pace, I also missed the deeper connection with the neighbors. It kept the consequences at a distance, and I missed that more nuanced emotional element.
Other random notes:
The movie seems to do a good job of establishing a connection between the audience and Abby - at least it did for my wife... when then cop is in the apartment and reads the note about the bathroom, my wife blurted out a quiet "oh, no".
Excellent job of setting the period. I grew up in the 80s, and every bit of that felt 80s to me, including the slightly grainy film. Well done, without being garishly over the top.
The bathroom seen with 'dad' and Abby was nicely played. Poignant and sad.
Worth seeing. Sad that there were 9 people in the theater counting my wife and I. -
If I know I'm only going to be on a limited time, or I'm teaming then I drop or skip them, but it really doesn't bother me much.
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Quote:Yes, it is an opportunity for her to begin to learn the limitations of her powers.Originally Posted by NinjaPirate
It's not that she can't avoid collisions, it's that she has trouble if she doesn't actually LOOK at where she's running.
I compare it to Jim finding out a gun fired from close enough to him could break his skin. -
Thanks for the thoughts, MentalMaden. You have kept my appetite wetted to see it, and re-encouraged me to get the book.
I hope I make it to the theater for it this weekend.
And if not, it is adding to the top of my DVD queue as soon as it is out. -
Quote:ah, I didn't do any checking anywhere - letting the story play out as it were. oh well.Originally Posted by Wayfarer
Christina Chang isn't on the cast lists for future episodes so it seems a pretty safe bet that Detective Cho is dead.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Lohenien
So they off'ed the female dick. The thing I don't get is - why do these guys follow mom's boss and why are they just robbing banks if he is a ceo at a big company?
They also never showed the perps being arrested - did they have a powered escape plan or what ?
So they apparently off'ed the female dick.
Nothing definitive was shown. Still possible she is OK, and now convinced that Powell is worth helping. -
CoH needs some warning billboards...
"No Texting Whilst Superspeeding!"