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Tornado

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Really? I did not know that, thank you.
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Tornado

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Originally Posted by WenDarkFall

The -30% restance from sleet (not to mention to -20% resistance proc) would go a long way toward the no regen.

And Im going to use a couple slots in Tornado to mule the pet uniques to toughen them up a bit...unless someone can convince me they dont help gremlins that much...

Something you might want to consider...
If you're playing Earth/, Electric/, Fire/, Ice/, or Plant/, your AoE immobilize will also have a -knockback component that will allow your Tornado to float on and chew apart anything you hit with that combo. If that's the case you might want to consider not totally muling tornado for uniques and instead getting it at least some decent enhanced values.

No Traps :(

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Originally Posted by UnicyclePeon

...Here are my plans:

I21: Fire/Poison, Earth/Poison, Plant/Poison, Illusion/Poison
Later: Fire/Traps, Earth/Traps, Plant/Traps
Later: Fire/Dark, Gravity/Dark, Plant/Dark, Illusion/Dark...

Illusion/Dark has long since been my dream of dreams in the City.

What primaries are better on a Controller vs a Dominator?

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I have to second that Gravity is really, really lackluster on a Dominator. The only real draw to the set for a Controller is that its immobilize doesn't block Knockbacks, if you want to be able to KB immobilized targets (with, say, Tornado), however that also prevents Grav/Storm from being able to use the immob/tornado combo for a damage dealing tool.

I will however, throw a dissenting voice into the mix on Fire being a poor Dominator choice - it can work out beautifully in my opinion, especially Fire/Earth, for a little bit of extra soft and hard CC, as well as the delight of Hot Feet + Mud Pots.
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Ice/Storm Build Critique

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Hello folks of the Controller forum.
For the upcoming double EXP weekend, I am planning on dusting off an old alt, an Ice/Storm Controller, and hopefully getting her to 50. With that in mind I've been working on a build for her, and I think what I've got is looking good, but I've never had a level capped Controller before, so I'd greatly appreciate some more experienced eyes taking a look at it.

The two most influential build goals were:
I tried to aim for super-high recharge while still maintaining the S/L defense cap, because faceplanting isn't fun , but lots of tornados and lightning storms and freezing rain are !
I tried avoiding any set that has enhancements that cost 100m+ apiece. I am capable of some amount of farming for a build, but usually find that I burn out too quickly to stomach aiming for 500-700 mil/enhance sets like Apocalypse and, to a (slightly) lesser extent, Unbreakable Constraint and Gravitational Anchor.

Also, I would like to have some soloing capacity - being totally inept alone sucks - but I usually focus on team play.

So without further babbling, here it is.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.942
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Level 50 Magic Controller
Primary Power Set: Ice Control
Secondary Power Set: Storm Summoning
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Ice Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Block of Ice
(A) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Hold

(9) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Recharge

(11) Gladiator's Net - Recharge/Hold

(11) Gladiator's Net - Endurance/Recharge/Hold

(13) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold

Level 1: Gale
(A) Accuracy IO

Level 2: Frostbite
(A) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Recharge

(3) Enfeebled Operation - Endurance/Immobilize

(3) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Endurance

(5) Enfeebled Operation - Immobilize/Range

(5) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge

(9) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize

Level 4: Snow Storm
(A) Curtail Speed - Accuracy/Endurance

(7) Curtail Speed - Endurance/Recharge/Slow

(7) Curtail Speed - Accuracy/Slow

(13) Curtail Speed - Range/Slow

Level 6: Hover
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 8: Fly
(A) Freebird - +Stealth

Level 10: Steamy Mist
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

(34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense

(37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance

(40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge

(43) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

(43) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection

Level 12: Ice Slick
(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 14: Arctic Air
(A) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Recharge

(15) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge

(15) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Recharge

(17) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Endurance

(17) Coercive Persuasion - Contagious Confusion

(23) Malaise's Illusions - Accuracy/Endurance

Level 16: Freezing Rain
(A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage

(23) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance

(25) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge

(31) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

(31) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)

(31) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff

Level 18: Flash Freeze
(A) Fortunata Hypnosis - Sleep

(19) Fortunata Hypnosis - Sleep/Recharge

(19) Fortunata Hypnosis - Accuracy/Sleep/Recharge

(21) Fortunata Hypnosis - Accuracy/Recharge

(21) Fortunata Hypnosis - Sleep/Endurance

Level 20: Hurricane
(A) Discouraging Words - To Hit Debuff

(40) Discouraging Words - To Hit Debuff/Recharge

(43) Discouraging Words - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance

Level 22: Maneuvers
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

(34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense

(46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance

Level 24: Hasten
(A) Recharge Reduction IO

(25) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 26: Glacier
(A) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Hold

(27) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Recharge

(27) Gladiator's Net - Recharge/Hold

(29) Gladiator's Net - Endurance/Recharge/Hold

(29) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold

Level 28: Tactics
(A) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff

(37) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff/Recharge

(46) HamiO:Cytoskeleton Exposure

(46) HamiO:Cytoskeleton Exposure

Level 30: Vengeance
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 32: Jack Frost
(A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge

(33) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage

(33) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

(33) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge

(34) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Damage

Level 35: Tornado
(A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage

(36) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

(36) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge

(36) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge

(37) Soulbound Allegiance - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 38: Lightning Storm
(A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage

(39) Decimation - Damage/Endurance

(39) Decimation - Damage/Recharge

(39) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge

(40) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 41: Ice Blast
(A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage

(42) Devastation - Damage/Endurance

(42) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

(42) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 44: Frozen Armor
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance

(45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge

(45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense

(45) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 47: Ice Storm
(A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage

(48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance

(48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge

(48) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

(50) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)

Level 49: Assault
(A) Endurance Reduction IO

Level 50: Spiritual Core Paragon
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
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Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty

Level 1: Containment
Level 1: Sprint
(A) Empty

Level 2: Rest
(A) Empty

Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
(A) Flight Speed IO

Level 2: Health
(A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 2: Hurdle
(A) Empty

Level 2: Stamina
(A) Endurance Modification IO

(50) Performance Shifter - EndMod

(50) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

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Set Bonus Totals:
18% DamageBuff(Smashing)

18% DamageBuff(Lethal)

18% DamageBuff(Fire)

18% DamageBuff(Cold)

18% DamageBuff(Energy)

18% DamageBuff(Negative)

18% DamageBuff(Toxic)

18% DamageBuff(Psionic)

11.4% Defense(Smashing)

11.4% Defense(Lethal)

3% Defense(Fire)

3% Defense(Cold)

3% Defense(Energy)

3% Defense(Negative)

3% Defense(Psionic)

9.56% Defense(Melee)

3% Defense(Ranged)

3% Defense(AoE)

6.75% Max End

51% Enhancement(Accuracy)

2% Enhancement(RunSpeed)

3% Enhancement(Immobilize)

5% Enhancement(Held)

107.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

2% Enhancement(FlySpeed)

4% Enhancement(Confused)

2% Enhancement(JumpSpeed)

2% Enhancement(JumpHeight)

5% FlySpeed

68.7 HP (6.75%) HitPoints

5% JumpHeight

5% JumpSpeed

Knockback (Mag -4)

Knockup (Mag -4)

MezResist(Confused) 6.65%

MezResist(Held) 5%

MezResist(Immobilize) 8.85%

MezResist(Sleep) 5%

MezResist(Stun) 5%

MezResist(Terrorized) 5%

14.5% (0.24 End/sec) Recovery

42% (1.78 HP/sec) Regeneration

5.67% Resistance(Fire)

5.67% Resistance(Cold)

1.88% Resistance(Negative)

5% RunSpeed

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Set Bonuses:
Gladiator's Net
(Block of Ice)
2.5% Enhancement(Held)

Status Resistance 5%

2.25% Max End

10% Enhancement(Range)

Enfeebled Operation
(Frostbite)
3% Enhancement(Immobilize)

1.88% Resistance(Negative)

2.5% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 1.25% Defense(Melee)

3.75% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

3.13% Defense(Melee), 1.56% Defense(Lethal), 1.56% Defense(Smashing)

Curtail Speed
(Snow Storm)
MezResist(Immobilize) 1.1%

2% Enhancement(Slow)

1.25% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.63% Defense(Melee)

Luck of the Gambler
(Hover)
7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Luck of the Gambler
(Steamy Mist)
10% (0.42 HP/sec) Regeneration

11.4 HP (1.13%) HitPoints

9% Enhancement(Accuracy)

7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Steadfast Protection
(Steamy Mist)
1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery

3% Defense(Melee), 3% Defense(AoE), 3% Defense(Ranged), 3% Defense(Smashing), 3% Defense(Lethal), 3% Defense(Fire), 3% Defense(Cold), 3% Defense(Energy), 3% Defense(Negative), 3% Defense(Psionic)

Knockback (Mag -4), Knockup (Mag -4)

Coercive Persuasion
(Arctic Air)
4% (0.07 End/sec) Recovery

4% Enhancement(Confused)

4% DamageBuff(All)

10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Positron's Blast
(Freezing Rain)
2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery

1.58% Resistance(Fire,Cold)

9% Enhancement(Accuracy)

6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Fortunata Hypnosis
(Flash Freeze)
4% (0.07 End/sec) Recovery

2.52% Resistance(Fire,Cold)

15% Enhancement(Accuracy)

10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Discouraging Words
(Hurricane)
MezResist(Confused) 1.65%

1.25% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.63% Defense(Melee)

Luck of the Gambler
(Maneuvers)
10% (0.42 HP/sec) Regeneration

11.4 HP (1.13%) HitPoints

7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Gladiator's Net
(Glacier)
2.5% Enhancement(Held)

Status Resistance 5%

2.25% Max End

10% Enhancement(Range)

Rectified Reticle
(Tactics)
1.88% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.94% Defense(Melee)

Luck of the Gambler
(Vengeance)
7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Expedient Reinforcement
(Jack Frost)
Status Resistance 2.5%

3% DamageBuff(All)

6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Expedient Reinforcement
(Tornado)
Status Resistance 2.5%

3% DamageBuff(All)

6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Decimation
(Lightning Storm)
MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%

11.4 HP (1.13%) HitPoints

2.25% Max End

6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Devastation
(Ice Blast)
12% (0.51 HP/sec) Regeneration

22.9 HP (2.25%) HitPoints

3% DamageBuff(All)

Luck of the Gambler
(Frozen Armor)
10% (0.42 HP/sec) Regeneration

11.4 HP (1.13%) HitPoints

9% Enhancement(Accuracy)

7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Positron's Blast
(Ice Storm)
2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery

1.58% Resistance(Fire,Cold)

9% Enhancement(Accuracy)

6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

Performance Shifter
(Stamina)
5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed

Any helpful advice is greatly appreciated. Also, I'd love some suggestions on Incarnate power picks (post-Alpha, I can't really see anything but Spiritual Core being suitable for this set combo). I'm sort of thinking Reactive, Ionic, Barrier or Ageless, Polar Lights or Storm Elementals, but am more than open to opinions in that area as well.
Thanks,
Draeth

Edit: Also, I just noticed that the Gladiator's Net sets show the wrong PVE set bonuses on this printout, the PVE set bonuses are actually:
(2) 2.5% Hold Enhancement
(3) 2.25% Max End
(4) 2.5% Damage
(5) 7.5% Recharge
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Beam Gun and Street Justice

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Originally Posted by Jibikao

Looks like Beam Rifle has a snipe? Penetrating Ray? ugh.. I hope it's not a snipe. I hate snipe powers.

Hopefully Penetrating Ray is similar to Clockwork boss's Chest Beam.

It could also be similar to Dual Pistols' Piercing Rounds.

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Originally Posted by Angelic_EU

Is it not? I thought they have changed it.

And no, they're team-only intentionally. The devs felt they would be too powerful for multiple group content if they were standard PBAOE toggles.

Beam Gun and Street Justice

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Originally Posted by Panzerwaffen

Sure about that?

Assault
PBAoE, Team +DMG, Res(Taunt, Placate)
Effect area Sphere
Radius 60 feet

Maneuvers
PBAoE, Team +DEF(All)
Effect area Sphere
Radius 60 feet

Tactics
PBAoE, Team +To Hit, Res(Confuse, Fear), +Perception
Effect area Sphere
Radius 60 feet

Leadership powers don't effect anyone who isn't on your team, so, yes, the post you quoted is accurate.

Tanks, Healers and the Trinity? Needed?

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It can be, sometimes, easier, to use a "trinity" type setup, but generally speaking there is no content in this game (except, possibly, the incarnate trials) that absolutely requires any particular matrix of archetypes.
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Medicine Pool Question - Mastermind

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Originally Posted by The SentinelF13

...Also, I can't spare any extra slots, I've got my build set up to maximize damage and I don't want to disrupt the 50% extra I'm getting in set bonuses.

Quick thing... you're aware that damage bonuses from sets are not inherited by pets, right?

Edit: Also, I just took a cursory look over your build... I don't really have time at the moment for a full review, but if you want your pets to do more damage, you need to slot them with some accuracy. The pet damage IO sets are very rewarding for pure enhancement value, it's relatively easy to ED cap accuracy, damage, and even end. reduction if you really feel you need to by using them.

Just so that you know, most set bonuses are of limited value to Masterminds. Pets do not inherit any set bonuses from you, including accuracy and damage bonuses, and cannot have their powers' recharge times modified in any way. For /Traps, global recharge and defense are going to be your best bets. Blood Mandate is a great set to pick up some AoE and ranged defense to supplement your Force Field Generator, for example.

Recommendations for four melee characters

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Originally Posted by FourSpeed

Stalkers: */Nin - as the others point out, /Nin is unique and very good.
For a real "ninja" feel, go NB on primary. Otherwise, KM and Elec are also
excellent choices.

Kinetic Melee feels pretty ninja-ey as well if you like a little magic in yours, I personally do. MA/Nin is also fun, but MA is much better on a Scrapper than a Stalker in my humble opinion.

You can't really go wrong with some of the combos given here. Definitely either make your Brute or your Tank Superstrength, it's a late bloomer but it's crazy fun. Definitely play Shield Defense on something, too.

And for what it's worth, I'd suggest avoiding Regen except maybe on a Brute once it's proliferated in I21. It's a much weaker set than it was in it's hayday and it's a lot easier to get good regen numbers plus softcap on a defensive set than it is to get anywhere near softcapped on Regen.

Finishing Dark: Suggested Assault and Control

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Originally Posted by Oathbound

People can't claim bias now about adding more APPs without adding more PPPs, so let's get to adding them.

Funny thing - the APP/PPPs are now biased towards Villains rather than against them - you have to play as a villain/rogue to unlock the Patron sets and you get to keep them forever, even if you switch sides. Heroes have no way to unlock them short of taking a detour down evil street for a few days.
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What bonuses do pets inherit?

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Originally Posted by Rajani Isa

I could be wrong, but techincally those don't transfer to your pets - they instead bestow a power on you, granting you an aura for the pets - it's at least Supremacy range.

Also any procs (such as the one in soulbound, or Achillies heal) will work for pets, but only powers that take those sets (so the -Res proc only works on defense debuff powers)

This is correct.

Also, the text on the Aura Buff IOs for pet sets is wrong - the range is, as Rajani said, at least as wide as Supremacy (they say it's shorter), and the resist ones do provide Psi resist.

Finishing Dark: Suggested Assault and Control

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Originally Posted by Zombie Man

Point about the nuke taken, I weakened it into 'Darkstar'...

Unappreciated, good sir.
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Most Fun Dark Build?

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Just a quick question - why does Dark/Dark get so much mention as a Defender combo but not as a Corruptor combo? Is there some reason that the Defender version is intrinsically better than the Corruptor one? Is it related to Dark/Soul mastery choices or something?
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I Dream of New Powersets

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Originally Posted by _Toxa_

Psionic armor/melee!

Yeah...I'd be down with this too.

Yes please.

Best defensive and offensive AT in CoX?

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Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect

Best offensive I believe is a Fire/Fire Dominator...

Really? I find that pretty surprising if it's accurate, I would've thought a blaster or scrapper.
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Time Manipulation, Null the Gull, and VIP Server questions

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Originally Posted by StarGeek

I still think the Tank's death dealing power is his best work. But true, he didn't start that thread.

I think my... oh God... nosebleed... aaahhhhggg... you've... aneurysm... given... brain... *twitch*
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Gladiator's Armor 3%

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Originally Posted by Mega_Jamie

Theres a short (1 hourish on a Dom) 30s arc I used in Ouru which provided 40 or so merits....

What arc is this?
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Security Team

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Originally Posted by uberschveinen

I always assumed it was one of those ironic Supervillain moments of smartarsery.

"Okay, so defeat the Security Team and we're in? Easy!"
"GOLIATH WARWALKER ONLINE."
"...ah."

It never even occurred to me until I saw this thread that there were some people who didn't interpret the 'Security Team' in this way. I thought it was a fairly straightforward joke.

Unusual Slotting and/or Tactics

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Originally Posted by Cheetatron

I would check mids to make sure that adding anything other than the VR dmg procs is better than a single dmg IO(protip the vr dmg proc is almost always better dmg wise than the vr damage io)

The base damages on the Mastermind attacks are so abysmally low that I'd be pretty impressed if any of them get more damage/slot from a Damage enhancer than a proc.

How to set Max inactive FPS?

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I love this thread. Not having command line args since the new updater has been awful.
Thank you all.
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Is castle still around?

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Originally Posted by SpaceNut

http://christopherlbruce.blogspot.com/2010/10/babs.html

The language is unclear on whether he was fired or laid off, but thank you. I did not know he was "let go" as he put it, and didn't quit voluntarily.
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Is castle still around?

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kheldarn

Actually, Brawler was fired.

Source please.
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Teammate Buff Bars: Alternate Filers

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I've never heard of such a filter (in this game), but if it exists I sure would love to know about it, too.
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Why Ninjas Die Horribly (fast)

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I am of the opinion that the Genin and Jounin should have about 30% DEF to M/R/AOE at 50.
Some might think that sounds like a lot, but, really, is it? Thugs get about 18% from their maneuvers and Bots get 15% from their Force Shields... and those pets all have some resistances, too. Plus, Ninjas are in melee and... well, they're ninjas, they should be good at dodging stuff.
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