CrazyJerseyan

Seems that if you are an "intellectual geek", people find it strange if you are interested in martial arts or weaponry from a purely cerebral perspective. Kind of like Batman being a genius but when it comes time to fight, he should run and rely on Robin to provide the muscle.

Welcome back to the game. In case you don't hear back from any old pals, I'd say take a look at the stickies on the Defiant page and advertise that you are looking for x, y, z.

For startup cash you can find some good posts in the Player Guides and The Market/Invention sections:

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=226514

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I think it must depend on the TF. A 25min speed ITF, consists of Tankers/Brutes speeding through the first couple of cave mishs (to rescue chicks/destroy crystals) while everyone else tries to keep up, usually dying at the hands of bloodthirsty Romans/Cyclops and end up heading to the hospital once the mish is complete. Not much communication or teamwork needed for the simpler TFs I guess.

Thanks man for the corrections, I was trying to get that last one out while on the phone and have to admit that my grasp on 'scoff' isn't that solid.

lol, good link. Redshirts always get such a raw deal. I bet Munn is talented enough to die a horrible Redshirt death.

If OM could get some voice work on The Venture Bothers or a role as a zombie survivor (or hot zombie) on The Walking Dead...I would totally buy into 'the power of the Munn'.

Her name is Gilly and shes at it again, causing lots of ruckus like a barnyard hen.
Shes always making trouble, her hair is like a bubble. Knock, knock, whos there?
Its Gilly.

Gilly: Sorry.


Giiillllllyyyyy!!!

You never said guys 30+ weren't interested in AOTS, you just said that its a show that guys in their teens and 20s were interested in.
I looked it up and could only find this, "...is due in part to the fact that G4's target demographic (males 12-34)...". You were pretty close.

Ok man, I'm going to stop being so obssessed with your off the wall opinions about how untalented, unfunny and unhot Olivia Munn is compared to everyone else in the general TV pool and how shes going nowhere since leaving AOTS. I will apologize for making a comparison between you and Chapman since you haven't been able to grasp the concept that I presented 3x stating I was not suggesting that you are a muderer...just crazy for making all of these wacky OM statements.

I fancied our debate, you gave me a solid tug...please carry on old chap.

Well, there are at least 5 items that I quoted you saying which all seem to be false after I took 10mins to look up Munn. I am not sure how else to describe all the negative comments on your part other than being slightly obssessive. Three pages later, I still feel that your perspective of OM and her "lack of success" seems strange. You don't have to believe me, look at the posts that everyone else have submitted that disagree with you. I don't think there is one person here that has agreed with you, which in of itself doesn't mean you are wrong...but dogs don't chase parked cars (thanks for presenting the opportunity for me to use one of my fave sayings).

If you now want to quibble over my use of the word obssessive after I debunked your statements, ok...I'll give up on that. Would 'strong dislike' be a better description of your feelings in this post?

TLDR WARNING


obssessed - having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
I'd say your Munn comments are a lil obssessive as is my need to respond to you.


"So Olivia Munn, officially fell off the edge of the world finally apparently..."
- An appearance in Iron Man2 and grabbing the the cover and a spread in Playboy as well as Rolling Stone to name a few recent items may say differently, but we probably just have different definitions of falling off the edge of the world.

"an unfunny person on one of the funniest comedy shows... yeah... she's fell off the edge of the world...or teetering"
- I must have been watching different episodes of AOTS b/c the ones I've seen have OM being pretty funny outside of the Kevin Pereira influence (I don't think you'll find a hotter Wonder Woman or Baroness in modern times). I'm also sure that The Daily Show randomly/regularly signs up "unfunny" people in order to lower the ratings because they're at the top already and have nothing to lose.

"I bet you she'll not be on the top 100 hottest women of the world this year"
- I'll take that bet and raise you (see the pix of the above stated Playboy/Rolling Stones spread).

"She's not talented enough or hot enough to get very far"
- From a few months ago, "Olivia Munn: "I'm easy to hate. I get it". I think she actually mentioned your CoH handle in in this magazine interview, Durakken.
"It's a rather stressful time to be Olivia Munn. In June, the 30-year-old landed one of the most coveted spots in late-night, as a female correspondent on "The Daily Show," an accomplishment that unleashed a surprising geyser of commentary and criticism about women and comedy..."
Obviously the epitome of untalentness...
I will not even dignify your comments about her not being hot enough to be on TV compared to other TV people in general.

"I am saying that she was lucky to get where she was, and more than likely her trying to go further will result in her being shown she's not talented which means she is going to end in a worse position"
- Yeah, even though she was a fashion model while living in Japan as an AF brat, attended the Univ of Okhlahoma majoring in journalism, interned as a reporter with Fox Sports covering college football/basketball and did meh TV and movies in the early 2000s before landing AOTS...I'd say you are absolutely right. She just got lucky and everything shes popping off with now is simply a fluke.

You sir, have an uncanny insight into reality that is not to be reckoned with.

Tactless guy signing back in...

This was kind of my whole point after reading all of the negative comments the OP made about Olivia Munn through the course of this thread. I don't get starstruck by anyone and have to say Munn isn't the be all to end all, but cmon. "She's not talented enough or hot enough to get very far", not hot enough compared to who exactly? I've known some hot women, I've known some funny women and I've known some talented women, but they were all separate entities and none were as hot/funny as OM. So it seemed I sensed a bit of haterism with a trace of obssessiveness by the OP.

Also...
"Attack of the Show is a daily show about stuff guys in their teens and 20s care about: movies, TV, comics, cool gadgets and, of course, hot girls. Munn was the female co-host for the last four years or so."

This is very true, once guys hits their 30th year...they are no longer interested in movies, TV, comics, cool gadgets and hot girls.

If you say there are a lot of ATs that are way stronger than PBs and that PBs are the worst AT in the game, I'll just have to take your word for it. Like I said before, good discussion.

I was talking about both and I agree they are different games, thats why I said, "I know PvP and PvE have their differences". If you're saying that an IOd Human PB can't compare to an IOd high defense Scrapper, I agree again. Seriously though, what isnt gimped when compared to those couple of builds? I mean you can compare other melee ATs to those builds and call them gimped as well.

You can see that my post count is low and I can count the # of times I have posted in the Kheldians section on one hand so I'm not a die hard "I LOVE MY PB!!!" guy. With everything you have said though, I just can't get with the "its the worst AT in the game" concept.

If you want to contain enemies or bubble your team, I have to agree with your last statement.

I use my current PB mostly in the role of a Blaster and with the slotting in its 2 ST Nova blasts alone, it seems to surpass a lot of Blasters in range and damage. I hit from about 160ft away and have at least 3x procs for damage, holding and -res. With a high recharge, the 2 blasts cycle through in 1-2secs, the procs activate often and the secondary effect is -defense on top of it all. It actually seems more powerful than my blasters with scrapper level HPs, built in phase and rez, Light Form and other tricks.

Im not discounting your post, but if I had not taken my PB to lv50 and went crazy with IOs, I probably would have felt the same as, "The problem is that it is not enough of a blaster to fill in". I'm working on a Human only now and can talk more about the, "not enough of a scrapper" comment later.

Not all Scrappers are extrodinarily powerful, but yes, there are top tier powersets and also meh powerset combos like any AT. If you want to compare an IOd human PB to an IOd something/Regen Scrapper, I'll agree. But if that IOd PB can keep up or surpass a lot of Scrapper combos, I don't see how that can be called gimped melee.

Blasters pop reds all the time, as do Tanks purples...Ive also seen Trollers, Defenders, MMs etc that stay in melee range pop BFs. A PB can easily get 20-30% AOE defences up to deal with mez, go with Acrobatics for upto mag 3 lock I think, go Light Form (also easy to deal with crashes) etc. With the rite powers/IOs, mez isn't an issue as much as people make it out to be. Seems like a melee PB would have more options than other non traditional melee ATs to deal with mez and that would also seem to be the opposite of gimp or the worst AT in CoH.

All is possible and attainable with the right powers and IOs...all say praise the lord. I have seen IOd Blasters scrap great and IOd Defenders tank effectively, so not sure how PBs don't have just as much flexibility if not more. If people can purple out their Scrappers/Tanks/Brutes, a melee PB could be purpled out as well to focus on 2-3 attributes that need to be maxed out. Melee defense, ranged defense...I don't think it is as unrealistic as you point out.

Ive beat and been beaten by Scrappers in the Arena. Regens would laugh at me if I chose to fight them, but my PB doesn't have the debuffing or end draining powers to shut them down like my Corruptors. So this statement can be directed towards most other ATs/powersets in the game as well.

I don't think you are being harsh, but maybe overly critical. Someone that is good with #s could probably make this arguement go one way or the other, but I'm not that guy. There isn't anything that I can say to change your mind by calling PBs gimped melee or the worst AT in the game, I just have my own opinions since I have seen all Human PBs with heavy investments win more than lose against melee ATs in the arena and in zone PvP settings. I know PvP and PvE have their differences, but I think this is one of those agree to disagree deals. You brought up some interesting points and it was good discussing them with you.

This isn't one of those "PBs are the best!!!" posts, but even though I respect your opinion, I have to disagree. As with anything, it all depends on your playstyle...but I think you are shortchanging PBs by calling them gimp. I IOd my Triform for high recharge, max HPs and solid damage output to try out PvP back in i11. Having said that, I run it through a lot of TF content pretty regularly and with 2x heals that are up every 20 secs, a permad Dull Pain clone that puts me over 2k HPs and blasts that I can throw in a handful of different procs to max the damage, it plays great. Mezzed? If I dont feel like going Dwarf, then I just pop a breakfree like any other squishy AT and keep it moving. A Human PB designed for melee could do just as well if not better if built correctly.

It depends on what I feel like playing that day and even though I prefer my IOd WS better for most PvE content, I have to say that an IOd PB is a farcry from the worst AT in CoH. Yeah it is a jack of all trades, but that gives a player the flexibility to build a Human PB anyway he/she wants by maximizing on whatever strengths that are desirable: a Blaster with heals/softcapped ranged defenses, a Tank with solid HPs/heals/resistances/great damage, a Scrapper with solid HPs/heals/resistances/great damage etc etc.

YMMV...

Thanks a lot D.

I hope you're not trying to do this on Freedom...