Empath_EU

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Sure there are loads of stalkers in PvP zones, but how do you think they got to the respective lvls for the PvP zones? By playing the PvE game of course! So by that very same calculation, there *must* be at least as many, if not more, Stalkers playing PvE as there were/are playing PvP!

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Thank you J_Sus! And thank you, G_Zeus, for fleshing out my point for me. If stalkers are so crapola as some ppl in this thread want us to believe. Howcome so many people are playing them? I.E. Playing PvE to get XP to level up to lvl 20 (Hey! That rhymes!), so they can get into Sirens. Because, as you would have known if you'd been playing PvP, there is no xp for defeating players.

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Why are you just making things up now? Who said Stalkers are [censored]?

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At the same time, if a stalker can stand nose-to-nose with a character/group running several +perception powers, for an extended period of time without even a flicker of visibility, something needs to be changed.

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But they can't. I can put two CM's on someone, and they can quite easily spot a stalker. Even one with Stealth + Hide.

Hell, even with just IR goggles I can usually get a glimpse of Botty, so I'll either pop some yellows or get ready with BU and take advantage of my defiance

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Just wait for I7 or for another update to try again

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Or come up with a new idea rather than doing the same thing over and over and over again.

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We all know the devs arn't going to take this feature out but would it be too much to ask to just show us the buffs/debuffs like any others in the game? Atleast then we can take the appropriate measures to counter them, i.e. buy inspirations, get buffs from someone etc.

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um...they are on your status effects bar (under the hp/end/xp bars)

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I dont think thats what he mean, yeah it shows if you are enfeebled and so on but it doesnt give you any figures behind it, I.E. you now do 7% less damage and so on so you can try to factor in an alternative or group.

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But no status effects show the numbers. If someone puts, say, Radiation Infection on me...I have no idea how badly I'm being debuffed...it depends on the players slotting.

That said, heroes are never too debuffed in Sirens

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We all know the devs arn't going to take this feature out but would it be too much to ask to just show us the buffs/debuffs like any others in the game? Atleast then we can take the appropriate measures to counter them, i.e. buy inspirations, get buffs from someone etc.

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um...they are on your status effects bar (under the hp/end/xp bars)

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Would it be soooo saaaad for you guys if 4% of the hero population had an even chance against you?

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Are you under the impression that we all have Stalkers or something?

As far as I can see, the only person who is disagreeing with you and has a stalker is Stalk-obot...who has a very good PvP build, but that doesn't mean it's impossible for me to kill him.

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Also...with this 'brilliant' trait system, you said that stalkers can take the sneaky trait, which means even people with the perception trait can't see them. Every PvP Stalker would take that trait, and we'd be exactly where we are now...

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It's more un-fair your way than the way it is, IMO.

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Definately.

I play as a blaster mostly in PvP...and sure, Stalkers kill me...but I also kill them, with IR Goggles and/or yellows I can usually spot them, if only for a second...which gives me time to get ready (pop Aim + BU, wait for the AS...then hit 'em with 100% defiance).

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, it's ALL OVER the US boards too. Why? Because there IS a problem.

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No. It's because too many people are too lazy to put any effort into it. They think the same tactics apply to every AT.

I come in to take advantage of the nice Xp...and then go hit some villains

Although honestly though, I had problems with my arcs on Ice, and I couldn't be bothered to go through two whole arcs with -5's in them, so I've been doing some PvP missions in between the boring -5 missions.

Personally, if I know someone is having an arranged 1 v 1 fight, I'll leave them alone...but as soon as it's over I will attack (assuming the villain won).

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ouch. 6 slots cant defeat 3 slots. PFF truly is a powerfull power. too bad MM have it, as they can just send in their pets with virtually no risk

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Yup, for anyone else PFF isn't that much use (other than an escape power), but for a good MM it's great!

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top tip of the day, blasters: get yourselves a pet empath (not just for fortitude )

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Don't encourage them!

Yeah, PFF is a real bugger to hit through. I was teamed with a Fire/NRG blaster, he popped Aim + BU (not sure of his slotting), had fortitude (3 slotted with ToHitBuff), and tactics (also 3 slotted)...and still missed more often than not!

yeah, some people tried to arrange weekly raids a while back...but most people just couldn't be bothered to waste a nights CoH on getting one HO.

That was a while ago though, so there are probably quite a few players who've hit 45+ since then...how many of them read the boards I don't know.

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5) A full volley from a Blaster (leaving Stamina on near to zero and no recharged powers) is required to floor a Mastermind (The Squishiest AT)

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If you're having that much trouble killing a MM then something is wrong...

My blaster can take down a brute and still have endurance left at the end (Ice/nrg...which is pretty end heavy anyway)

As people have said...you really need your melee powers here, and they are great in PvE as well.

What? So you expect me to just stand around with my 10hp (after AS) and wait for the inevitable follow up? psht.

Only problem with your idea, isn't St Martial quite a high level zone?

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I'm guessing not Sexy, a team of 4 with 2 empaths might have had some trouble with the 1st respec

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nah EK has soloed the universe the bloody respec never was issue to him lol

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heh...good point actually

I'm guessing not Sexy, a team of 4 with 2 empaths might have had some trouble with the 1st respec

Kianna Cyr (sp?) maybe?

booo...I got stuck at work today!

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But yeah blasters aint good in pvp

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*snicker*

You've never played a good blaster then? Blasters I know can take out pretty much anyone in under 5 seconds!

I've found it handy a couple of times at low levels...but generally, if my health is low enough for it to be of any use I'll die pretty fast.

If it started kicking in more a bit earlier it would be far more useful, as it is I can probably get off 1 or 2 attacks before I die (unless I'm really lucky and the enemies keep missing)

Just be glad we're not Brutes...their Mudpots does no damage at all now!

(it is a bug of course)

This is probably one of the worst stalker complaints I've seen...

There were 4 of them for crying out loud! Of course you bloody died! You'd have died if there were 4 of any AT!

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Yeah, that really gets on my nerves...we have like 5 'The's.