GavinRuneblade

But CJ doesn't stack with Super Jump either. One jump power, one run power. Super jump and super speed stack too don't they?

Quick correction: On all maps except AE where you control the settings, spawns vary from +1 through -1 of the difficulty setting. So if you are on a level 50 +0 mission you will still find a few spawns of 49s and a few 51s.

No, he means if you want to get a merit the first time you do a hero or villain morality mission, you have to spend the 20 million. After the first, you get the merit straight. The first you have to convert.

The above is the best information anyone can give you. Is it fun?

Mine is my absolute favorite villain. And her build is so bad that it is funny. I skipped Murky so I have holes to three massively important types of damage. And yet I still managed to tank Nictus Rommy and his puffball buddies long enough for our tank to get rezzed, healed, re-toggled and back in the fight. I can hold my own against x6 spawns. And I do very nice damage.

One of these days I will fix her build, but I still have no idea how and what she has works, so I stick with it. And I have fun.

By the way, I'm one who felt the toggles were not an issue. I leveled to 50 with them the old way and it was just fine. Now, it is better. just slot the feat aura for -tohit do not slot it for fear. Trust me on this one, you will appreciate it. =)

Technically, the fastest I've found is to set a low level (I like levels 1 and level 7 your milleage may vary) bosses only AE mission. Luminous Eidolons and Family are good enemies to use (d NOT use Murk Eidolons, they have an AoE stun aura). Add a particularly weak minion and lieut (I use Corrolax) so you get 100% experience and drops. Set your difficulty such that they are +2, but only x1. So it is a boss and 1 minion in each spawn. With the right slotting it's 4-5 attacks, collect your exp and move on.

As a bonus, this is also a spectacular way to get rich and farm prestige for your supergroup.

Strategy developed when Arcannaville mentioned that throughout the entire game the #1 highest source of exp per point of damage comes from +2 bosses. There are better options with AoE, exp per time, exp per endurance, etc. But from a strict single-target damage point of view, +2 bosses are the king (+3 and +4 bosses are worth more per kill but less per hit point of damage dealt).

But while it is effective, I have more fun just playing in a group.

Does Iggy count as a nuke? Because if not he should. Or is that a different Iggy? =)

It's not a matter of the imps stealing aggro, it's a matter of the imps getting aggro before the gargoyle does and the imps absorbing the alpha. That happens a LOT.

Hehe This is very true. I remember when the advice was given to me on how to make my warshade work better "before turning the difficulty down, if you can't finish a mission turn the difficulty up. run at the maximum number of enemies you can handle" because more enemies = bigger self-buffs, including resist and heals AND damage. So sometimes if you can't defeat 4 enemies, you could win if there were 6 or 8 of them. o.O

That was really hard to learn. And to pick powers and slot for while levelling to take advantage of this different strategy, that was tricky too. I definitely had an easier time on my peacebringer initially.

Still there is something both satisfying and weird about thinking, "hmm I'm about to die but there is only three left in this group, if I pop eclipse here it'll only be 30%-ish resistance and they'll still kill me, so I'll teleport into a fresh spawn and aggro 8 additional enemies". But now, those 11 can not hurt me even though the 3 could.

Now that I'm using him (my PB) to learn forms, while I have most of the slotting I need on my WS and have a general idea of how to make it work (more recharge will be handy) he's the harder of the two. That's a timing/reflex issue on my part though. But PBs were by far easier to learn, because being self-contained the strategy is more similar to exisitng ATs than on a warshade. the only tricky bits are slotting, forms, and knockback. And of those all but forms exist on other ATs so you're at least a bit familiar with the idea, even if no one is as slot starved as Khelds.

Kiwi, not all PBs have nova form. Mine is using each of the two builds as dedicated to two forms, not all three. So more than half the time he only has dwarf (I have issues flying in combat so I don't use nova that often, really wish it had a hover mode).

So, you realize that your Ragnarok only helps some of the powers right?

I have mine slotted with two neucleus, impeded swiftness proc, posi proc, and two recharge. I experiemented with several other variations and so far this has worked best.

You really, REALLY need accuracy on this baby and you will notice the difference with it slotted for damage. Enemies stay inside it, and it draws aggro so enemies outside it run in. Damage on this thing is amazing.

Like all procs it has a chance to go off when the power is activated, and then every 10 seconds in a toggle.

If they ever create a pet with claws and follow up, then this would have a chance to fire each time the pet used follow up. Note that it is a chance not guaranteed.

This is currently how the soulbound proc works. It has a chance to trigger on you when you summon the pet, then it has a chance to trigger on the pet every time it uses any attack at all. Very handy.

@Chaos_Reaver: But they only "use" tactics when first summoned and upon zoning. So it would "only" be checking every 10 seconds.

If the power's base accuracy were 1.1 or 1.2 that might not be an issue.

In PvP, because you might need SJ instead.

In PvE you can get toggle-dropped by malta sappers.

You might put on ninja run to help you get out of caltrops faster.

You might be literally that desperate for endurance that the .16/sec matters.

You might be having a hard time maneuvering with speed boost on and need to slow down.

You might be jumping too far to land on a narrow walkway.

I can think of lots of reasons.

haha, That is awesome. You win this thread!

Its not that often, but it is plenty often. the only downside is the short duration. It checks every 10 seconds the toggle is turned on.

Some prefer to put it in build up, giving a fallacious argument about "wasted" chances to fire. Unless you hit buildup every 10 seconds during combat, slotting it in tactics or focussed accuracy means it goes of MORE often than if you put it in buildup.

Actually you don't talk to the guy, instead click on the physical trashcan right next to him. The guy (who really is named trashcan) just tells you to click on the can.

If you're not in Praetoria, you can set your difficulty to +4, and the missions will be level 4 or 5 (max for contact) giving mostly level 9 enemies.
If you're in Praetoria with no level changers, you're SOL.

I like the animations of Malta Gunslingers. There's something ominous about how relaxed they are. They're not slow, but they're not in a rush either. I've always liked them.