Hammerfall

Thanks to captain solaris for organising this.. Im happy for you who succeeded. For me it didnt go quite as planned 2 hours got me to debt cap but not the one badge I needed.. I hate that stupid pvp debt change. Even if I played my lvl 50.

can you point out what matches are missing results?

Ill try to be there. Do remember to post to villain forums as well

Hmm.

Temp inv, unyielding = 1 end redux, 3 res
resist elements/resist energy/resist phys damage = 3 res
invinciblity = Im not sure actually, 1 end redux, 3 def buff propably, maybe add 1 taunt

fly = 2 end redux, 2 fly speed
dull pain = 3 heal,3 recharge reduction
health = 3 heal
unstoppable = 3 recharge reduction, up to you add extra res (with 2 res you hit the resistance caps without any other powers, whether you need that is up to you. Possible to add endurance modification to help with sappers)

focused accuracy = 3 end redux, acc buff im not sure, depends.

stamina= 3 end mod

I doubt you'll need conserve energy much, but it doesnt need more than 3 recharge in any case.

Most attacks that you plan on using = 2 acc,3 damage,1 recharge redux

Stun = 2 acc, 1-2 disorient duration, 3-2 recharge

PS. If youre not into PvP, Other epic pools might be more fun..

Thx ^^

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The basic teleport, crafted from worktables, can hold two beacons each...right? Is there a bigger one? I mean, there are seven beacons so far...is there one GIANT teleport pad?

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Not that I know of, at least. Just gotta add enough telepads to accommodate all beacons.

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Correct, def debuffs are normally not a problem because they usually have to hit, especially for defensvie sets as they have def debuff resistance. It is the to hit buffs that the more dangerous thing, however these will get cancelleed out by over slotting in the way you describe.

IIRC The only enemies that cause excessive -def buffs are Antimatter's clockwork and Rularuu. These need to hit to get you so hopefully the 30% buffer should be able to deal with them. If I start seeing more than 4 or 5 debuff icons it is time to run ( or accept my fate gracefully ).


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Hmm I was actually thinking PVP, heh. Kinda hard to dodge something like enervating field.. And there are a lot of powers to stack -def in pvp.. Once they start hitting that is

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PPPS. the formula is old in the case that caps are now 7,5% and 92,5%.

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That's news to me, where is that from?

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Hmm ok, apparently I was talking outta my butt here. I was under impression that those were the new caps with the latest update.. Good thing I was wrong.

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PPS. Is there a similar forumla for resistance?

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AFAIK being above the cap with resistance doesn't help at all.

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I'd appreciate if you or someone else could dig up the formula of how damage, resistance and buffs/debuffs work in this game.. Just to know for sure .

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Even heroes with MAXED perception cap cannot see stalkers with hide + Stealth + Invis other except within 10ft. 10 ft is NOT enough distance for the heroes in this hypothetical situation to act in a manner that is anyway threatening to stalkers in said condition.

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Precisely, of course, Im not saying that other team would be powerless against stalkers but it isnt automatically a win scenario for the hero team just because they have clear minds. I got a rude awakening myself once in sirens call when there was a stalker team with grant invis there.. I had 3 clear minds on my blaster and I couldnt see a thing. Almost got a nervous breakdown.

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I'd drop resilience since you're not taking tought, and pick revive instead. Also, CP is pretty much a waste for regen, esp. one with stamina.

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Fascinating, because I was thinking along same lines when planning my new MA/regen build. Resilience really doesnt seem like it has much effect.. Quick recovery and stamina combined feels almost like overkill recovery..

I have meant to take this thing under discussion several times, but here goes.. if the toHit formula really works like Bridger posted to the thread about debuff changes:
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(Base To Hit + To Hit Buffs - (To Hit Debuffs * Combat Mod) – Defense) capped at 5% or 95% * Accuracy (capped at 5% or 95%, again)

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Then wouldnt any 'over the top' enhancement put into self-buffs actually make the character more resistant to debuffs of the same sort? Ie, putting def enhancements to,say elude so I'd in essence go 'over' the def cap, help me when Im def debuffed? This is because, as I understand it, the debuffs and buffs are cancelled out BEFORE they are capped in the above formula... Or course, this applies only buffs, not to things like accuracy.

PS. putting extra on MoG is however propably wasted anyway, I don't think the power is über anymore

PPS. Is there a similar forumla for resistance?

PPPS. the formula is old in the case that caps are now 7,5% and 92,5%.

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It's good to take instead of mesmerize, because it offers smashing damage, which will be useful against foes with psi resistance. It's also a fairly decent soft control power.

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Erm since when did smashing damage get to be better option than psionic damage? I wouldnt dream of ever making a mind toon without mesmerize.. Anyway, I feel that levitate is better option over many ranged attacks from secondary though. The damage of dominators sucks so bad..

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IIRC, the sets that have been mentioned to be in the works are pirates, and carnival (Not carnies though, apparently )

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Personally I'd rather see a new tanker primary..

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What ex said, its one of the biggest playstyle differences between the good PvPers and the bad.

The good ones move, the bad ones stand there and get hit in the face.

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I couldnt agree more. (except the face part, usually they get spanked on the butt)

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Yes, there are FOTM builds in PvP, however, as has been said time and time again, team pvp is where its at. Blancing single AT pvp is a total waste of time.

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And I might point out, a FOTM build is one that is POPULAR as I perceive it. That doesnt make it super. Spines/regen scrapper is GOOD, not über.

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Ah i also meant top point out that energy is massively resisted (i think energy blast does smashing too, which is also resisted. my blaster has like 20 and 30% res to these). while some of the powers will cut through, i don't really notice it when fighting 'PvP specced' energy blasters. imo a blaster primary should offer good ranged control and damage and i don't really see energy doing this.

not meaning to say it's poo, but in zones and arena it's always energy manipulation that gets me, not blast, even some guy in warburg who was dive bombing and sniping me wasn't having any success whereas if he had just run up and bashed me I would have died :/.

ice/, elec/ and sonic/ ftw!

Plight

P.S. Can we have a duel then?

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Plight, of course you know that electric powers count as energy damage

Check here for free guide to COV (in adb format), that tells about the pools.

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I know i suck terribly seriously I do know what you mean. There are very few that play good squishy non stalker builds (on defiant), why is that? Maybe you can answer that question. due to FoTM on heroes side? Is it because people can't deal with being squishy and not dealing over the top high dmg? It just makes me wonder as you see a lot of people saying they like challenges. I can't find anything more challenging then playing a squishy tbh.

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Yeah, and particularly villain squishy as I consider them to be much harder to get working both solo and team.

Unfortunately Im a person with little time to the game and Im a very slow lvller.. (being in game since february 2005 and I only got one lvl 50) I AM going to come up with other villains when I get the chance.. But I'm slow

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Just out of interest wondered what is happening with 3vP? No round 5 details have appeared...

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Yeah, I was going to ask about this. Have all the 4th round matches been played? I submitted my own match results both in here and a in a global tell to Morgan..

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You can't skip the first power of the set, and its either this or sting of the wasp which is worse.

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That was a mistake, but I meant that you must take either of the first two powers in any case. I made the mistake of thinking gamblers cut as the mod damage attack, silly me.

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The epic holds IMO are great , could do with being longer but the main fact is stalkers get criticals on held targets, more crits can not be sniffed at.

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This is something I didnt know..

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To be precise: 20% crit chance on hold and slept targets(here is the point of taking blinding powder)

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Hm, according to prima guide, blinding powder cannot sleep players, only PvE critters. Has 50% chance of confusing a player. And 20% chance of crit is not something I would make sacrifices over, at least if theres no extra chance added, even if I happen to be a stalker.

I would still take invisibility over nearly every other lategame power, even over Retsu.

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Only suggestion I can give, is when you go to a PvP zone, an all-stalker team isnt as effective as it looks, cause a decent balanced hero team will kick your [censored] with relative ease.

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Definately. You want some buffers/debuffers/mezzers on the team. Any decent mixed hero team can destroy a team of Stalkers.


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Just as a team of good villains can kill the opposing balanced hero team (note, im not trying to counter your argument, rather than point out that its down to peoples playing skills rather than builds always)

Personally I think that its the villains who are having trouble in the zones currently, which is why I play that side when I get the chance. Playing heroes is too easy atm.

Wah! Im away from the game couple of days and already somebody gets a bad pvp experience..

Actually, if the pvp zone is overpowered by either side, its going to be very very bad for beginning PVPers, and my advive is either to try recruiting some more people to your side on arena channel or leave it to some other time.. You aren't going to get any mercy no matter what the odds. (the tp foeing is daft though) That can be either good or bad depending on viewpoint, I like the challenge, but recognize the fact that sometimes you just got no chance. Thats the nature of PVP. Of course, suddenly some person or team might join your side and it switches completely around.. The other side cowering in their base.. Its all what fascinates me in PvP zones.

Some hints though: you WILL want stealth on your stalker in addition to hide before you enter PVP zones, its simply not worth it trying with just hide. And even then some dedicated stalkerhunter builds will be able to see you, so the best defense is always to hide behind walls and corners if you see heroes.. Don't blindly trust your powers EVER!

Same goes the other way. If a regen scrapper gets overconfident and just stands there, ANY two stalkers can take him down just like that. It is all relative. I can take regen scrappers down solo with my currently under-par stalker if they happen to be slow with reconstruction-button. Nothing is absolute in this game.

One other thing is to team with other stalkers, and try to AS the same scrappers/tanks at the same time. A good stalker team is a frightening thing.

And if you go against overwhelming odds, just acknowledge that you have no chance, and don't get worked over it. Just come along some other time. It is impossible for the zones to be in balance all the time. (its very rare with our small playerbase actually)

One thing that I don't understand is why most good pvp-players seem to be on the hero side in Sirens.. I laid off playing my blaster in Sirens cause it was too easy to get kills. With my stalker it actually requires some skill. I wish the good players would come up with more good villain builds, and for a change something else than stalkers.

poison trap isnt clickable for my MM at least.

I havent been playing my MM since the last patches, but this sounds alarmingly like the result of some haphazard way to fix the naming bug..

.. Although its great news if ALL the bots indeed have SJ now?

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I can't seem to find anything on this but is there any reason why I can;t get any items with SG logo's on it to display anything, everythings blank, I've tried loads of different logo's have plenty of power and control but still nothing :-(

Kryo

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Sounds like a bug to me, possible related to graphic card/drivers. /bug it at least.

Hmm isnt 22nd the thursday?