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  1. Energizing_Ion
    So I'm thinking of making a Plant/Storm Controller.....

    Looking for build help though...

    Is O2 Boost, Snow Storm worth it (in the lvl 45+ end-game)? Sure O2 Boost is nice for teammates but if you'd solo, would you pick it up to heal the Fly Trap pet?


    Any builds out there for a S/L def. capped Plant/Storm by chance?
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    Are you surfing through a company proxy or a proxy to 'hide' your internet surfing habits?

    If the latter, try https://libertybell.biz, it's an SSL proxy...works for/with the CoH forums
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    My main is a Kinetics/Rad. Blast Defender
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lemur Lad View Post
    I don't care how long you choose to take for the whole TF. I don't care how many parts you break it into. But in those two cases, the power is granted at the end of one mission and used in the very next one.

    Anyone with enough foresight to plan for a 2 night run can plan to stop before they get the power or after they use it, and not in essence put their own foot in the bear trap by stopping the run right at that point.

    Every TF/SF added since Striga (which now means the majority of them), is designed to be run in under 2 hours when the team is the recommended size. I'm really not seeing why they need to account for statistical outliers in this case.

    The point is though that maybe something comes up unexpected and/or maybe the person who got the temp. loses power from a storm and doesn't come back online.

    Sure it may not happen more than 5% of the total times the TF/SF has been run but...if only takes a few hours of dev time (insert Standard Code Rant here), why not?

    It'd be nice to have the temp. powers be given to all teammates and/or just remove the timer if it's faster/easier.
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dark_Respite View Post
    Something Positron told me just as the chat was ending...

    I'd asked where the Praetorian version of the Vanguard heroes were... sure, the rikti never invaded, but who's to say that they wouldn't have come together to fight the Hamidon?

    Posi then said (words to the effect of), "There's only one Dark Watcher. He's a unique dimensional being."

    Which *I* found fascinating...

    Michelle
    aka
    Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Snow Globe View Post
    My question wondering if there will be more guest authors got the buck-pass to Positron. I think Positron's response in the chat was along the lines of it is something they'd like to do, but no promises.

    Thanks to both of you
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    They record them - you can watch them anytime on their UStream page.

    And if I don't have an hour to sit and watch I'm left out?
  7. Energizing_Ion
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Vanden View Post
    The STF and LRSF are supposed to be hard. Yes, they're pre-Incarnate content and incarnate powers tend to trivialize them. Yes, they're not balanced around IOs, like all PvE content, so fancy IO builds also tend to trivialize them.

    But still, they're supposed to be hard tasks above and beyond a typical task force and they expect a certain level of commitment from players.

    I think you missed the point.

    He's talking about the temp. powers that are needed to complete the TFs/SFs...not make it easier but actually need them. Like the one that makes Dr. Aeon vulnerable, etc...

    I don't see why the timer couldn't be removed (standard code rant) and/or just give the power to all teammates like in the Khan TF.
  8. Energizing_Ion
    So, were there any highlights/points of interest from this chat? I am never able to see these (live) due to work...
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    WST for June

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by TonyV View Post
    Point of interest: It's Quaterfield, not Quarterfield. I actually learned this myself when I was about this close -->||<-- to "fixing" it in the Paragon Wiki a while back, and went in the game just to make sure I wasn't screwing it up. It was a genuine moment of "well, I'll be doggone..."

    hehe, yeah I looked at that on paragonwiki one time and was like, "Quaterfield?!?" Looked in the game and...."well how about that..." So many people add the extra "r" hehe
  10. Energizing_Ion
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blood_Beret View Post
    Rumor I heard was 3 ambushes per team members (or spawn setting).

    I have been on a team where we defeated him so fast that only one ambush had showed up. 1 Crab, 1 Tank, 1 Merc/Dark MM, 3 Rad Corr, 1 Kin Corr, and 1 Dom.

    Hmm...interesting. Okay at least it's not just me
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tymers_Realm View Post
    I'm just waiting for the Party Pack to go on sale.
    Then it'd be a price worth getting.


    Thank you for the time...

    I agree. That and the origins pack...
  12. Energizing_Ion
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha View Post
    Afaik, he eventually runs out.
    Eventually. God I get sick of 5th Column for a good long while after that mission...

    Yes that was somewhat my point. The first time that I (and the others) waited for all the ambushes it took 1 hour and 5 minutes. Last night (or two mornings ago actually), it only took like 20-30 mins. (and some of that was just waiting before we attacked Reichs.).

    Just seemed odd that it was that 'random'....but seeing a few people post that they have had differences too makes me feel like it's 'random'...
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    I tried not to read any of the spoilers but am glad that most people liked the movie.


    I hope to see it this Sat.
  14. Energizing_Ion
    So an sgmate of mine has been trying to get the MoLGTF and MoBarracuda badges for a while now. Last night I got in a team with him and got the MoLGTF badge...then (one BAF later for me), we got a team for the MoBarracuda (a team of 6 I believe).

    All was going well and we got to the last mission. We cleared all the mobs and defeated the 4 AVs; which after we got our temp. powers, Reichs pops-up.

    Our plan was to just go into the "T" intersection of the caves and await the ambushes there and that way we can get the Mo badge "easily" without worrying about all the ambushes.

    I actually did this with my main months ago (didn't know Reichs got tp'ed back to the room and can't 'escape' to the cavern area). At the time, no one was an incarnate or had powers like that....and to wait for all of the ambushes took 1 hour and 5 minutes (yes I timed it ).

    So when we first entered the final mission, the leader (sg mate) made sure everyone was fine with waiting that 1 hour or so just in case. Everyone was fine so we plowed through.

    Skip ahead now, we finally attack Reichs. so that the ambushes spawn. We go back to the T intersection and kill all the mobs. Surprisingly we had lots of ambushes come really fast (almost no stop/time to breath which is fine by me ).

    Then the ambushes came from the East and some from the West like I expected. Again, it seemed to be all at once. After about 20-30 mins of ambushes, it seemed to stop.

    Now of course, I was like, "well there will be more coming....it takes a while..."

    Waiting....hmm....even running around through the map and no mobs....okay....maybe the devs changed it so that they did come all at once instead of every 10 mins (or whatever).


    Sure enough, we jumped in and started to beat up on Reichs and...no more ambushes. That sure was nice. No 1 hour+ waiting time for all the ambushes


    Just curious if that was changed or was it just a 'bug' for us?
  15. Energizing_Ion

    WST for June

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood View Post
    Well, apparently June is the "level 50 WST" month.

    You say that like it's a bad thing.
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    Just saw this episode and it was a pretty good episode Much better than I thought it'd be to be honest.

    Although I will say, that again, there were quite a few lines I couldn't hear what they were saying....so annoying.
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aggelakis View Post
    I entered the one you didn't have to register an account to enter, which means my chances of winning are somewhere between none and miniscule.

    Kinda disappointed in contests that require registering an account with yet another website. I don't want their spam just to partake in their contests, and half of them make you jump through hoops not to be sent their spam by default.
    I totally agree with you....but just for future sake, that's why I (you can) make a 'throw away' account for any spam....I have 3 or so msn/hotmail accts that are throw away
  18. Energizing_Ion
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Beef_Cake View Post
    At least you're getting emails from NcSoft. I am subscribed and haven't gotten a email in over 3 years. I've sent petitions on this, asked a few red names and nothing was ever corrected.

    I gave up, if they don't care nor do I.

    ^^^^ So much this. I know we're not the only ones too.


    My best friend (who now doesn't play the game) always got the promotional emails but me, the loyal subscriber, doesn't?!
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by streetlight View Post
    ...
    My opinion on KM is that it's yet another single-target set in a multi-target game. It would be a crazy good set somewhere like CO, where three minions are supposed to be a challenge. Here, where you can become completely buried under piles of opponents (and feel "super" in the process), a single-target set, no matter how hard-hitting, is just not what I'm looking for. It's still good for proof-of-concept builds (e.g. pylons) and fiteklub, but not so good for the rest of the game.
    ...

    I have to say I have to say "this" to the above. I just finally finished lvl'ing my KM/Nin. Stalker to 50 and while I thought he'd be fun and he kind of is....it is not as much fun as I thought he'd be.

    KM: A ST powerset in an AoE game.....very much fits this set (as well as many others of course). I know when I'm in teams with him, I really don't use AS, don't use CS (too many times I've hit dead bodies over and over again)....so I'm left with the ranged attack and the three other smaller attacks....which all do piddly damage. I also took the PBAoE attack (forgot name) but...meh...

    Not trying to rain on anyone's parade
  21. Energizing_Ion
    As I mentioned in the thread that Zombie Man linked to, I have all badges on my main and I still didn't get the Avid Reader badge. Only trial not done is the Keyes of course (haven't had time lately).

    I don't remember if that "Tell me more about the Well" option was there (I think it was) but....won't be able to check until Tuesday at the earliest.
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    Good luck! I can't be there...will be in PA visiting family
  23. Energizing_Ion
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha View Post
    Yes.
    This is City of Heroes. Not City of Grind. I...

    So it's "City of Give us money for costumes that should be free" then?

    Edit: I'm talking about all the other booster packs and not that the incarnate emotes/costumes pieces should be free.
  24. Energizing_Ion
    Dang....one of my sgmates has a Plant/Kin and has it all IO'ed out and was telling me how he loves it.

    I love the Kinetics set no doubt about that (my main is a Kinetics/Rad. Def.)...so was somewhat tempted to make a Plant/Kin.


    But....now with the talk of Plant/Storm....ugh...I like the Storm set too....love the Lightning Storm power....and now with the lightning cloud/path aura....aaarghh....too many toons to incarnate out already! I don't want to make another toon.....


    But if I did....how about a build for a Plant/Storm?


    Edit: I'd want (for a Plant/Storm) to be rchg. heavy of course....but...would like to be soft-capped to S/L dmg at the least (45% not the 'new' 59% for iTrials)....my sgmate said his Plant/Kin is S/L cap'ed....*shrugs*
  25. Energizing_Ion

    Electric Control

    POST-ACTION

    This is one of my 'gripes' with Elec. Control....in medium to large (4-8 man) teams...elec. control usually doesn't contribute much. Most people have some sort of DoT so that negates the sleep (for the most part) and if the team is moving fast/defeating mobs fast then the end. drain is negated...and of course Jolting Chain isn't very useful to begin with.

    I remember when I was playing my Elec/Fire Dom. in GR's beta and was like, "wow I really like all this end. drain, I can solo pretty safely/easily!"

    Then I got into a team and was like, "wow....I'm pretty much useless...(except for my attacks and ST hold)."

    *shrugs*

    Go for what you want, an sgmate of mine likes the set so far