DJ_Korith

I think you might be able to continue gaining solo XP during the First Ward Seed of Hamidon event. (Can anyone confirm that the seedlings award XP?)

I'm thinking....

-GM code (your level shifts don't matter - they con purple no matter what)
-Exponential threats (they buff each other; one might be a pushover, but 10 will be extremely difficult to overpower)
-Powerful debuffs
-Tactics required (eg, stay together, separate, stay away from the red deadly stuff, etc) for effective survival

-A defender could (theoretically) achieve perma Soul Drain at +300% recharge (perma-hasten is +275%), reaching 22% with an appropriate mix of slotting and targets hit
-Targetting Drone from Devices, slotted to +15.4% ToHit (less than a single SO) with Kismet: Accuracy
-Have a friend use Fortitute on you, with a single SO of To-Hit slotted (or, combine with Kismet: Accuracy to not need the enhancement)
-Defenders could combine Focused Accuracy (Mace Mastery PPP) with Tactics and Kismet - without enhancements, this would yield 22.75% To-hit
-Even without Focused Accuracy, Tactics with 2 To-Hit SOs and Kismet: Accuracy on a defender would yield 23.5% To-hit
-A superteam of blasters running tactics could manage with 2 blasters (4 To-Hit SOs worth in Tactics) or more


With respect to your Fire Blaster, you could make a habit of juggling aim and build-up separately rather than activating them together on every chance - that would open more opportunities for insta-snipe (and, with 350% recharge in both, you could practically always have one or the other running - but that level of recharge remains well beyond the consistent reach of a solo blaster build)

It's just a minor typo. It should read "Every agony is Nate's!"

Who's Nate? Why, he's the unseen accountant of Mot, who keeps the books straight on the suffering that Mot consumes, but skims the agony right off the top.

I thought Tyrant was immune to -Regen?

Maybe a good mix of Kin (max +damage, +rech, + end and good heals) with Traps (heavy resist debuff, +regen, + def) along with Sonic (more res debuff) and Psi (allegedly unresisted).

Claws/Dark/Soul Stalker

Void Judgement, Oppressive Gloom, Dark Regeneration and Shadow Meld help a lot...as does being able to 2-shot the bosses with a good dose of reds.

Sounds like this is tied to the code which is supposed to remove confuse effects when zoning. Don't think it should be removing protection like this, though.

Does anyone else suspect that this "Jocas" may be a part of the Battalion? After all, weaponry which can mess around with Incarnate/Ascended power really sounds like their sort of thing...

This should be doable through /bindloadfile

To do this, you will need to create some .txt files in your <COHInstallFolder>\data folder (often C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\data)

You will need to replace items in < > brackets with the correct values for your controller.


controller1.txt
<buttonnameright> "+$$bindloadfile controller2.txt"
<buttonname1> powexecname <power1>
<buttonname2> powexecname <power2>
<buttonname3> powexecname <power3>


controller2.txt
<buttonnameright> "+$$bindloadfile controller1.txt"
<buttonname1> powexecname <power1alt>
<buttonname2> powexecname <power2alt>
<buttonname3> powexecname <power3alt>


Then, in game, type /bindloadfile controller1.txt

After doing this, if the bind file is properly configured, pressing button 1 will activate <power1>, button 2 will activate <power2> and button 3 will activate <power3>. Holding down the right trigger will load controller2.txt, setting the three buttons to their alt powers. Releasing the right trigger will reload controller1.txt

Sometimes, hiccups (such as pressing and releasing the trigger quickly) may cause controller2.txt to be the "default". In these cases, it's suggested to have a reset bind or macro that runs /bindloadfile controller1.txt

Well, people can have two grandfathers (maternal and paternal).

That would make Ms. Liberty's father (Patrick Duncan) the son of Positron.

Typical last-naming conventions would defy this, though Patrick Duncan could have been adopted while retaining his old family name.

A while back I did a quick look at the effects of interface DoT at the different probabilities. The shift from 25% to 75% is rather remarkable.

25% -> 75% chance of NO DoT, 18.75% chance of 1 DoT, 4.69% chance of 2 DoT, 1.17% chance of 3 DoT, 0.39% chance of 4 DoT; average effect of 0.33 DoT effects applied (13.39 x 0.33 = 4.45 damage on average)
50% -> 50% chance of NO DoT, 25.00% chance of 1 DoT, 12.50% chance of 2 DoT, 6.25% chance of 3 DoT, 6.25% chance of 4 DoT: average effect of 0.94 DoT effects applied (13.39 x 0.33 = 12.55 damage on average)
75% -> 25.00% chance of NO DoT, 18.75% chance of 1 DoT, 14.06% chance of 2 DoT, 10.55% chance of 3 DoT, 31.64% chance of 4 DoT: average effect of 2.05 DoT effects applied (13.39 x 2.05 = 27.46 damage on average)

IMO, if you're surviving well already, go with the higher DoT.

Growing sideways means need more exercise.

I'm afraid I can't be a Bow-Tierannosaurus Rex, you narcissistic nocturnal neophyte!

Pointless Speculation:

I24:
Praetorian Hamidon Trial, grants Advanced Physical Incarnate Experience, requires Lore and Destiny slots be unlocked.
Genesis Slot grants high-end travel powers with perks
-Flight - heavily slotted Afterburner-level flight with built in stealth/phase in the radial tree
-Teleport - Multi-reticle power. 300yd Teleport with moderate energy damage burst on arrival, combined with explosion FX. Core gives more clicks per activation, while radial tree adds KD/stun to the arrival burst
-Super Speed - Afterburner-like effect on max groundspeed, provides slight boost to recharge and endurance reduction and slow resistance. Radial drops fire pseudopets every second that burn enemies when they expire one second later so long as player remains in motion. Run circles around opponents to set them on fire!
-Super Jump - First multi-reticle power. Clicking the power once allows player to click 3 places, causing character to jump and land in those places. Each landing is timed to a smashing/kd effect affecting all foes within a particular radius, queuing the next reticle for clicking. Core gives more clicks per activation. Radial adds a stun/fear component to each landing.

I25:
-Pool/APP/henchmen power customization
-Quadruped body shape added as a character customization option in the Paragon Market.
-Praetoria receives two new zones enabling Praetorian characters to reach level 50 and even become incarnates without having to travel to Primal earth
-Ouroboros extends a hand to Praetorians, having concluded that the heroes and villains of Primal Earth are too small-minded to confront the Coming Storm.
-Praetorian task forces and trials focus on maintaining order and taking the fight against Primal Earth

I26:
-Storm Palace Zone update - The Storm Palace is now an advanced incarnate Zone with an arc shedding light on the mysterious relationship between Rularuu and Lanaru.
-Rularuu Trial - Praetorians and Primals, in a final push to prepare for the Coming Storm take the fight to the Shadow Shard in an attempt to secure some of the transcendent power of Rularuu for themselves to accelerate their development as Incarnates. Prometheus himself tries to stop this madness, but his weakness has been revealed by the Dream Doctor and a mysterious ally. Upon completing this task force, with Prometheus as the surprise end boss, new dialog is opened up revealing just how terrified Prometheus actually is of your incarnate awesomeness. This trial provides Advanced Physical and Psychic Incarnate Experience
-Mind and Vitae incarnate slots unlocked
---Mind provides an AoE control power (Mag 4) with a 240s recharge. Core focuses on the duration of the control power, while Radial produces additional side effects (Regeneration debuffs, resistance debuffs, slow + defense debuff, absorb negation)
---Vitae provides an Auto always-on buff to certain characteristics, initially including recovery + endurance reduction, regeneration + resistance, defense + damage, movement speed + recharge. The first is the focus of Core, while the second becomes available through Radial.

I27:
-Arrival of the Battalion. Initially, they appear within incarnate and level 50 zones as a zone event. Defeating the Giant Monster summoned towards the end of the zone event can award multiple threads or an incarnate component.
-Multiple QoL improvements

I27.5:
-Battalion station added as an Incarnate Zone, with solo story arc granting Advanced Physical and Advanced Psychic incarnate experience.

I28:
-First of the Battalion trials
-Incarnate-level temp powers introduced, craftable via Incarnate Components, Influence and Astral/Empyrean merits