Fuzun

With my rebuilt PB Lustrious (tri-form with emphasis on Human and Dwarf) I went with Cardiac and eventually with Cardiac Core for the added range of the ranged attacks. And ultimately going towards to the Cardiac Core Paragon for the bigger End Reduction with the the Range and Damage Res boost for icing. Her build is very heavy with Hamidon Enhancers with lots of level 50 IOs to fill in the gaps. I think the count is up to 43 Hamios. Endurance Cost Reduction was the biggest problem with the build.

The only change which I greatly desire is to give the Kheldian inherent power a base Mag 1 Status protection in addition to the +1 Mag per Controller/Domiator. That way have 1 Controller/Dominator on the team would have a tangible effect on game play. At present have Mag 1 Status protection vs Hold/Sleep/Stun/Immob provides absolutely no benefit for a Kheldian.

My Warshade has all three forms but is focused as a Human form build. I found the forms useful at times. Nova for flying and longer range blasting, and Dwarf form for RES when few (or one) enenies are around. Something which I've done on my Warshade is to slot IO sets that give +ACC set bonuses. My Warshade is Purpled out from years before so my +ACC is +87%. Even so, if you can eek out around 33% (or more) ACC set bonuses, that and Nova's inherent ToHit Bonus should do you quite well.

As I've previously said all of my slots are in my human form. So I've slotted Hamidon CytoSkeleton Exposure enhancers (RAM/Range) in my Nova's attacks. The 2 single target and targted AoE sll now have nearly the range of s Snipe attack. And the Cone attack is now rather huge. With my ACC set bonues and Nova ToHit, I can fight +3s without feeling the need for a Mire.

"Guys I'm really sorry that my skin keeps dulling your battle axes and swords. I really am. Tell you what, I know this guy in a Knife shop downtown that can sharpen your weapons to a keen edge. Sharp enough to shave with. And he has reasonable prices, too."

Flux, there is somehting very elementak you are missing about the Peacebringer forms. The Bright Nova is the distilled essence of a Blaster. It very descent attack chain if you slot them up. You have 2 single target attachs and 1 AoE attack that has a range of 100. And an cone attack of large size. And in a +Range enhacement and you have attack that at nearly Snipe Range. And the Nova has a an inherent Build Up which is slightly less powerful than a Blasters, the perma +10 ToHit Buff and +45% Damage Buff. (which averages over time to be slightly less then Blaster's Build Up.) And a +REC is you slot for it.

And the White Dwarf form is a pocket Tanker. High resistance to most damage. Self heal for 1/2 Health every 30 seconds (slotted). Combat Jumping-lite which you can slot for. And the +REC that Nova form has. And it's a decent tanker attack chain 2 single target attacks and a PBAoE which all have the Taunt component that Tanker attacks have. And A Provoke power which isn't 1/2 bad slotted up as well. A Dwarf can tank about as well as any Pre-Issue 3 Tanker. You can hold a lot of aggro is you know what you are doing. With the I19 Fitness power change. The forms get just that that much better. A lot more +REC and Dwarf get a big movement boost from Hurdle, Swift. It makes a huge amount of difference.

You look at them as though you stay in the forms all the time. That's not playing a Kheldian as a Kheldian. I tried plyaing my Peacebringer like the core Hero ATs. And I was dissatisfied with them. It wasn't until after 40 levels and 2 respecs that I finally "got" Kheldians: Flexibility. That is the role of a Kheldian. Even a Human only Kheldian build ha sa lot of flexibility. They aren't going to be as good as a Scrapper, Blaster, Defender, Control or Tanker. But they can be all 5 when they need to be.

I've had a few characters which their initial costume was perfect from the gitgo. However all but one of those characters were generate using the Random button or were based on of the custom presets in the creator. I made a few tweaks and they were done. I've had precisely one character whom I've delibertly created and his costume held up over time. That was my Willpower/Stone Melee tanker. I started with the power sets and spent almost a month trying to think of a name that would encompass both power sets. I found the perfect name in "Mountainheart". And then I wanted to base his costume around a kilt. I found up with a tall maxed out Physique male bear chested male wearing the kick using the leather wraps for gloves and footwear. And I played around with skin and face patterns and wound up with Braveheart blue warpaint. The character literally built himself from my subconscious. He's level 50 now and still haven't bothered creating costumes on any of his other slots.

Hurdle for Dwarf will be a big boost. The enhanced jumping of Dwarf Form is actually a weaken Combat Jumping w/o the DEF buffs.

10 Dwarves a' leaping.

I haven't seem these titbits mention prominently on the boards. So her they are in their own thread.

First is Inspiration trading across alignments

Second is that The last 10% of foes will have markers on the mini-map for Defeat All missions.

And third is The last 10% of clickies will have markers on the mini-map.

My remaining photos will be posted after I get back home. I'm still on the road (in search of big, big, REALLY BIG trees), and getting a decent 'Net (free) connection is hard to find.

I also went dev stalking (gotta catch 'em all). And I think I got them all. I'll have a Visual Guide to the Devs album. So people can put a face (and name) to the Red Names.

And I'm anxious to find out John Hegner's red name. He mention something about us ruing the day we learn his Red Name. :shock: (Johns a writer. He's the main writer of most of the Praetoria stuff in Going Rogue)

I still have lots of photos to upload. But I need time to get them organized better. I will probably be when I get back home. Probably this week-end or early next week.