IanTheM1
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Quote:Er, the repel effect is basically a pseudo-downside of Telekinesis. In exchange for a toggled AoE hold.Originally Posted by CrashPositron
Telekinetics - last time I got it, it was just a time-limited Repulse power. I expected an immobilize power.
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Quote:Someday in the future, maybe they can make it so that I don't have to grind for months on a single character to actually get any of the nice Vanguard items.Originally Posted by BlueBattler
Someday in the future, maybe they can offer rewards for facing other factions of enemies in the game.
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Sounds pretty good, considering how arbitrarily-placed most of the exploration badges tend to be. And they've experimented with this type of system before with the Midnight Archivist badge.
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I'd prefer not to have my endurance bar bottom out every few minutes just for convenience's sake.
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Ice/Ice Brute, if only because I have a terrible pun name to give him.
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Quote:I'll state my opinion on the matter thusly: There's no point in sweetening the dish when it's already poisoned.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
How about this, instead: Upon reaching whatever veteran reward this is, you can outolevel one character. Period. That I could actually see happening.
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Quote:Not to mention the instant legal tangle it creates.Originally Posted by Oneirohero
That would sponge off a lot of bandwidth to stream music in the game, and while I would think there would be an option to not send music information to those who don't want it, I think it would just be more simple to keep it local, you can play your own music for your own amusement and not risk bothering other players with clashes of taste.
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Quote:That, I suppose, is true. But it's also nothing like what you originally said.Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
its easier for them to tweak numbers/base stats of powers than to completely redo the whole thing animation and everything
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Quote:Nope. Not yet anyway. They could use it, certainly.Originally Posted by cursedsorcerer
Not sure if this is necessary. If I remember correctly, Storm Summoning already has a complement in Electric Mastery, and those powers are already in Storm Summoning. And don't they have a Cold Mastery for Defenders?
But I agree, the pool as the OP describes it sounds largely redundant. It would be interesting to see on some other AT, though. -
Quote:Not quite, no.Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
psi blast was directly ported from defenders to blasters
Point is, each set is entirely separate in the database. There's nothing stopping them from changing a set upon proliferation, and there's no benefit to keeping sets 100% identical across ATs. -
I think the big problem with most of your ideas is that they're (excluding the Rikti Ship) based on pre-existing maps. The one big flaw that CoH has is repetitive maps, and those would only make it worse.
On the other hand, I'm one of the few people who would love it if they opened up Oranbega proper as a zone. -
Hover used to be so slow back in the day that using it looked comical. Your character also used to use the default Fly pose while moving so it looked like they were desperately straining to move through the air at a snail's pace.
Now Hover is a bit closer to "Flying Sprint" in terms of speed. -
Quote:Yeah, stupid Americans, lrn2play!Originally Posted by Dr_HR
..Whats it an MO...No?/- STFU
A Mo..Yes??...fair enough
I'll make sure to boot you from my team next time im on US side...Luckyly which i wont (unless a merge happens)
Stop trying to be all god like here. did you get the ITF done? Yes? Stop ya US moaning.
While I'm generally reticent to stick up for Part_Troll (or unwilling - I usually disagree with his posts TBH), I'd be pretty peeved too. If a Defender is adding to the difficulty of a TF, but not pulling their weight, what good are they?
I don't see it as dictating how someone plays their character. They're free to do with their build as they wish. But they shouldn't join a TF without warning that their build isn't anywhere near the norm. Maybe it was just the team leader's fault.
Also, in before the inevitable "I once completed the ITF with a Unyielding-less Tank, an attack-less Scrapper, a Controller with none of their holds, a petless MM, and a Stalker who never used Hide and it was soooooo EZ (also we lived in a wet paper bag at the bottom of the lake); quit whining" post. -
Quote:It enables toe-bombing within the set. It can also help control aggro, which is reasonably useful for a Blaster, I'd say. And as was said, -To-Hit is +Defense.Originally Posted by Oliin
You know, it occured to me earlier.
Smoke Grenade. I'm not sure if it's exactly the worst power out there, but there's really not a whole heck of a lot of incentive to take the thing. The -toHit is pitiful and you get stealth that's just as good if you take cloaking device and toss a stealth IO in sprint or something.
What's really depressing to me is "why don't you just buy the IO?" is becoming a far too popular argument. -
I actually really like the idea of giving Tankers additional debuff protections. But not defensive ones. Those are already built into their sets.
But resistance to to-hit, damage, or recharge debuffs*? That would help them maintain their damage no matter what the enemy throws at them. Sort of a de facto damage buff against debuff mobs. It would also help them hold aggro better in some situations.
*Obviously recharge can count as both defensive or offensive. I'd probably keep the numbers low on that, or outright exclude it due to potential balance issues with Fiery Aura or Elec Armor. -
Quote:You're in PVP Mode.Originally Posted by Sjornin
The latest version of mids V1.62, Various resistance shields are giving resistance for things they should not. (ie psionic).
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Quote:The funny thing is that Gordon Bower is one of the least worthy contacts for it. He's in a central location, in a relatively small zone, and none of his missions send you outside of the zone or outside of Salamanca itself, IIRC.Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
The same can be said for a LOT of contacts blueside. If not all of them.
Cellphone needs to be given out quickly, especially if they have trans-zone missions. -
The small body dump cave in Sharkhead Isle.
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FWIW, all of the best characterization of Statesman comes from the novels. I'd totally side with him over some liberty-smashing jerk who's too busy ruling from his ivory tower.
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Quote:It's really, really not.Originally Posted by Silverado
That's how it is with defense at least, sadly
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Quote:Really, in short, Power Customization is for aesthetics, not performance tweaks.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
You only get Minimal FX (rather, FX in PvP Only) for powers with graphics that are iconic, rather than descriptive. In other words, only for powers that would normally not have any visual component. Being tough does not require any sort of glowing, so whatever sparkles we get for Invulnerability powers are only iconic representations that a power is, in fact, currently on. Powers that represent actual physical phenomena like fire, ice or, yes, even energy, do not get the option to disable visual effects. Their visuals are descriptive, in that they describe HOW this power works and what it does. These effects are not and should not be allowed to be disabled.
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Quote:It's not that hard to put together if you consider how often the devs like to sneak things in early... At least, that's what I'm guessing.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
If anything, it's the biggest content update in terms of raw file size we've gotten, second only to CoV. Granted, things like Inventions or the Architect may have had a great impact, but this is like downloading a whole new game on top of this one.
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Quote:You know, I have to admit this rings true to me. I almost always go to Port Oakes extremely late, when I'm pushing level 9-10 (Mercy content > Newspapers for me), and I almost always get Drea.Originally Posted by stever
I don't think so. I always choose Kalinda, and have gotten both.
But I usually get Mikey...
I have had a theory for a while...
It might be random, but I have thought that it might be what level you go to PO.
I usually go to PO at level 5 or 6, get the contact and run the few mishes to get the Mayhem, and go back to finish Mongooses arc.
(I like to lvl once or twice to let the mayhem age ... the first Mayhem seems rougher than the later ones.)
So I am thinking partially random weighted by how early you go to PO.
It's a guess.
(It also seems to me that the earlier I go to KR, the more likely I am to get the detec outside the building rather than having to run inside the station.)
Both of these ideas may be wrong . . . but . . .
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Quote:I'm more worried by the growing trend that personal defense is considered all or nothing. Either you're at the soft cap, or the resistance cap, or you're worthless.Originally Posted by Schismatrix
Drugs.
Considering the title is requesting something that i'm pretty sure cannot exist in the current game environment. Being that there is no godmode that will recharge before phase suppression kicks in. (Time limits on phasing and all.) So, drugs.
Of course i'm basing this on the silly assumption that any power keeps you from doing anything useful/offensive while it's active is not a godmode in the videogame/MMO sense. -
Quote:Better yet, Assault/Survival. I would play that AT.Originally Posted by Leo_G
I suggest a new type of set. In the same vein as Manipulation and Assault sets, I'd be up for a kind of 'Survival' set. A mix of self-protection powers and buffs.
So rather than blast/defense, how about blast/survival (and the reason I'm suggesting this at all, melee/survival). This would automatically limit the relative survival compared to Scrappers and Stalkers as some (half?) of the powers are replaced with ally buffs/foe debuffs and therefore, wouldn't need to sacrifice its damage potential nor directly infringe on the role of ranged dmg dealers (as it has its own niche).
Would it replace corruptors/defenders? No, because some (half?) of the force multiplier powers are replaced with self-protection!
And yes, I'm aware that the Epic ATs on both sides flirt with the idea already.