Hammerfall

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Power Sink Rocks.

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Im under this impression as well. Plus the elec armor is propably the best epic/PPP armor.

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stop saying the same non sense
hold don't make a blaster unable to do what is AT was builded. it paralyze it.
what i mean and that you seem to fake to not understand is that there is no power that get rid of one inherent aptitude of a blaster or a scrapper and so on.

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According to devs, removing inherent aptitudes is not what PVP is about.
Thats why the toggle-drop nerfs came to being for instance.

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They want to remove fear. That's what they want.

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can you be a BIT more specific? I simply cannot see how fly and fear fit the same sentence?

PVP is everyones enjoyment, and we could sure use more people doing it. Although I'd recommend playing up to at least level 20 first. At lvl 30 you should be ready for action at sirens call which is where the most of PVP seems to happen.

You can try arena as well of course, but most often the people you meet there are more 'professional' in what they do, still good chaps though most of them. Getting wins at arena is just tougher than you might think

Try not to be put off by the inevitable sore losers at the zones, who either mouth off cause they lost or mouth off cause they won. There are lots of nice people PVPing, but inevitably you will meet some bad fruits as well.

You should see the energy/control production and consumptions in the small bar indicators at the upper right corner of the editing menu. Blue bar marks production and red consumption. Both meters should have the blue bar bigger than the red bar, so your base produces more energy/control than it consumes. Hovering mouse pointer above the meters also gives the exact numeric values.

EDIT: I have just tested this on test server and the combo generator produced both control and energy quite flawlessly. You sure you dont have something that is using up all your energy, or areyou sure its a bug?

The invisible items bug is an annoying one. Be sure to /bug it and hope that the devs might actually fix it some day.

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darn, enough with the -fly powers!

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My thoughts exactly. Id say put -jump on it instead.

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there is no way to make a scrapper unable to scrap, a blaster unable to blast (and even more but that's another debat ^^) or to make a def unable to buff or heal


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Max is completely right. Proper debuffer will reduce those ATs to weak kittens.

Thanks for pointing that out.. My English skills still need training..

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Personally, I rarely PvP in Sirens' at all these days. Warburg or RV seem to be much more of an interesting playing field, and usually, a somewhat better atmosphere..

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Hmm.. there is PVP action in those places? Everytime I have checked they have been deserted except RV grinders (which are always heroes so I cant attack them). What server are you on?

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I think you are referring to supression, and all travel powers suffer from it in the same way.

It probably seemed shorter than usual to you because the animation time of impale reduces the apparent suppressed period afterwards.

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Teleport isnt suppressed

As to spines/regens, I dont consider that they are overpowered. .

Problem is a.) sirens call b.) the difference in numbers. For some people spines/regens suddenly become overpowered when they overpower the villains in sirens 10-5. Nobody seems to look at the amounts of players there.. Yet I have seen sirens being controlled by villains and heroes alike. Its not the powersets that twist the equation. The player numbers on either side in sirens fluctuate a lot.

Although I would consider it more fun if hero archetypes were more varied in sirens call. Regen is easy mode, so what? That doesnt make it bad. Its a player choice. Im not making a spines/regen, but I have no qualms with people playing them.

TBH I cant remember when I have seen a spines/regen in the arena last time.. Lots of other primaries though.

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Not many can beat a decent controller with breakfrees. Really.


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Exactly

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Yeah, insps = part of the game, anyone moaning about using them is a twit.

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and having to rely on extra powerpool powers to be effective is just a weakness in my opinion.

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Erm excuse me? Masterminds are the most self-sufficient PVP archetype out there. Only problem is movement, which may require something like group teleport if you want to keep up with all the Superjumping teammates (note that you dont have to).

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now then, in PvE AFAIC one blaster hold = mag 2

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Blaster holds are mag3. TF is always a mag4 stun for everyone but dominators (for them, it's a mag3 stun), there's no "80% chance", this legend was made up by hero planners (or possibly because people aren't aware of certain bosses having disorient protection).

Minions have mag1 protection, lieuts mag2, Boss mag3. You need to beat the protection for your hold to work. So, a mag3 hold will hold minions and lieuts. If you think controllers/dominators have higher magnitude in their holds because you saw them holding a boss in one shot, it's because the controller did a critical hold (inherent) or the dominator was in domination (higher magnitude).

Siren's Song is a mag3 cone sleep, it'll get minions and lieuts. Very powerful with power boost.

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Marked part is what I was talking about earlier. Having power mag 2 and make it so that mag2 power beats mag2 protection and you have the same system..

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Yeah well, nothing serious, I posted that in the morning and im usually in bad mood during mornings hehe.

Anyway I have noticed that the holds that you originally referred to as mag 2 a year ago, are now collectively referred to as mag3.. Id like to know what is behind this..

ps. Captain Skyfire has finally been respecced into the Vanilla pool.. Looking for ward for some PVP action.

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i dont think i said mag 3 about blaster holds, u can search my posts back a year : /

Bring on the skyfire, you will pwn me in a proper PvP spec

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I meant that you talked about mag2s but now other people refer to those same powers as mag3. Want proof look up from this post .

The mags keep building.. the mags keep building..

Krhrhmmm... does dominator total focus still have the 20-25%ish chance for extra mag1 stun like everyone elses TFs?

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Edit: Prefrebly teamed with a blaster

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Reading this I just got shivers down my spine thinking what would happen if you teamed with a pvpbuilt x/dark mastermind..

I took a closer look this time and the art is unbelievably good. The prices are up to the task however, but I did start to think about the possiblity of a character portrait..

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I've looked at ice/ice and its very tight.Dropping all the shields and frostworks means you 'could' take tough and with Arctic Fog and Scirocco's shield you get this :
Lethal Resist 52.5%
Smashing Resist 52.5%
Cold Resist 23.6%
Energy Resist 56.1%
Fire Resist 23.6%

Seems rather silly for a Corr dosn't it

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Would be even more silly if they got some sort of self heal

Im looking forward to this, I have just finished respeccing Captain Skyfire.

Although im not sure if I can make it tonight but I hope this 8pm thing will keep carrying on.

EDIT: And its not like anythings over after 8pm, it just means thats when were starting to gather around.

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we had a couple of practise matches last night, based on that this event shud b gr8 fun if ne1 wants a practise match against me and gat feel free to ask on here

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Me and magus have been planning our builds since then (I just finished respeccing my live build) and we might take you on Although the 8pm arena gathering on defiant has just recently started, lets see how long it will keep going

The matches were great btw, and I learned a lot, once again.

Yeah well, nothing serious, I posted that in the morning and im usually in bad mood during mornings hehe.

Anyway I have noticed that the holds that you originally referred to as mag 2 a year ago, are now collectively referred to as mag3.. Id like to know what is behind this..

ps. Captain Skyfire has finally been respecced into the Vanilla pool.. Looking for ward for some PVP action.

Mass confusion wouldnt be bad if not for short'ish duration and loong recharge. In PVP, time is of the essence. Hence the AoE powers arent exceptionally good. Terrify still is ok though, cause it has tolerable recharge.

Remember the global channel A8PM created for the purpose (although it seemed a bit unused so far)

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Aye a good fight well won and Xanth your tk is pure evil!

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Be thankful he sonic caged me not you . Was good fight though, not much more I couldve done. Next time Ill come with PFF maybe..

Im hoping a bit more amtches with small teams next time, the FFAs were a bit too chaotic. 21 people crammed in that small office map is not fun.

ALso I hope the devs would hurry with the pocket D arena terminal thing. The villains are easily left out if we keep chatting in galaxy arena using local.

And the small office map should be scrapped :P

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Oh, just read your clicky. I don't care what sherksilver says or whatever it is, I have it. If acro was mag 1 KB resist (not entirely sure how you resist mags of KB) then why the hell can't thunder strike knock someone back with acro on? Oh hello electric manipulation blaster that can KD praetorian clock robots, you know, the one's people insist you can't KB or anything. That screenie says not much other than the info is bad on that power TBH. And again, why would i take a description seriously that says acro offers hold resistance when it offers squat all hold res and set amount of hold protection.

Let's see an energy blaster or an FF defender KB someone with acro eh, mag 1 my buttocks .

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I hate the discussion about magnitudes because most people fail to see whats wrong.. It is a question of terminology and I have NOT seen how magnitude works defined ANYwhere.

If you have a power with mag2 effect and you use it on someone with mag 2 resist, does the effect work?

If you use a power with mag 3 effect on someone with mag2 resist, does it work? I supsect so, but does it work in the above case?

However this is defined (and NOTE, the definition is INDEPENDENT of any powers), it should be CLEAR that in this system mag 1 and mag 2 effects and resistances affect each other in the same way as mag100001 and mag100002 ones. It is the difference that matters and so im BORED TO MY GUTS to see everybody talk about mag this and mag that when they obviously dont grasp the concept.

SECONDLY I dont even believe that the system is that simple anymore, as Prima guide mentions mezzes and mex resistances with STRENGTH x.y with even decimals attached. Therefore I HIGLY SUSPECT that the real mez system would be as simple as the magnitude system.