Daemodand

It was previously thought Titan Weapons would be right up a Brute's alley with the momentum mechanic making animations faster as you go. Problem: we now know that's not how it works. Every 3 attacks or so, you'll be stuck with a slow animation. And the low levels leave you with nothing but very slow attacks, making Fury building problematic compared to other primaries.

Thoughts?

It's always okay to skip Hasten as Hasten is not required. Energy Aura has an even easier time skipping it with its inherent +Recharge.

The optimal IO slotting for Stamina is:

Performance Shifter: ENDMOD;ENDMOD/RECH;ENDMOD/ACC;+END

And yes, you do want to slot a +END into each passive Stamina-like power you have.

And no, I wouldn't bother with anything other than a level 21.

All unlockable costumes and weapons should be available for purchase in the store. Say, 160 PP per weapon unlock. I'd buy the Carnie hammer immediately.

So I rerolled my SJ/WP Scrapper to SJ/NIN Stalker. Why? Fits his concept a bit better and I envision much gadgety-goodness from Ninjitsu paired with the Weapons Ancillary Pool (and guess what? Stalkers get Physical Perfection along with their Weapons!)

Question is, am I going to regret the change? Part of my misgivings come from my earlier, less-than-satisfying experiences with Ninjitsu. It's a forum favorite, and I can see what the set is trying to do and appreciate it on a design level, but when I last experienced it (all toys taken and fully slotted) in the 40+ game it just left me cold.

Specifically, my experiences with +0x4 spawns of Knives of Artemis and Awakened PPD. My Claws/SR Stalker had little issue with these, but my then MA/NIN Stalker was getting PWND.

The problem? Knives strip Ninjitsu's Defense completely and then burst it to death very quickly. Awakened strip its defense and wittle it down. The Heal is of little use in these situations.

Up to that point, Ninjitsu was looking like the champ everyone said it was. That 40+ game made me take my ball and go home.

Of course, this is a very different game these days. Fresh new game means a fresh new chance for all the powersets and Archetypes, and Ninjitsu was high on my list, even if I'm coming out of the closet as a non-fan of Ninjitsu. I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't care for it so much.

The promise of Ninjitsu/Weapons is giving me hope that this will be good. I just don't want to have to delete another 40+ character.

SJ/EA Scrapper was another possibility, but the removal of combat stealth from EA's play style gives me sad face.

Here's hoping...

If you have to ask, odds are you're running a real risk of being genericed. Be more creative.

What Stalkers are missing is damage not Hit Points.

Once Arcanaville speculated how Sappers' sapper rifles probably make them go sterile, I never looked at Malta the same again.

And I hope the Skulls get their skulls back.

And Positron apparently likes the Rikti-as-aliens bios.

Brave new world...brave new world...

Imagine a First Ward complete with Hero arcs for the Heroes, Villain arcs for the Villains, and the mud of self-hatred for the Praetorians. That's how it should have gone. IMHO.

Both answers in the poll are "yes". Must've been written by Emperor Cole.

So you go around beating up on the bad guys and get sent to Hardcase to be scolded like a powerless child. It'd been a while since I had done this arc so I forgot how bad it is.

On the upside, her dialogue is written with personality. Not nearly enough to save this thing from being awful, though.

Maybe I should go look her up in the AE to see what people have done with her there. It's got to be an improvement, right?

1 Star.

1. The set is called Stone Armor. It'd be nice if people who have 3 Stone Armor Tankers knew the name of the set.

2. Roll something other than Stone Armor.

3. ???

4. Profit.

Complaining about the locked hospital doors in iTrials is like complaining about the food in prison.

Isn't Vanguard's tagline "Earth for humans"?