Ice Knight
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*Walks into the thread whistling*
*looks around*
What the Bleep!
* Walks out*
ps. welcome to the forums
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Quote:Sometimes its what you make of it. Take that for what its worth.Originally Posted by VoodooGirl
Victory is a hole.
As for my experiences. I have always had a great time when I play on Victory. The people are friendly and know how to have a good time.
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While I do understand the plight of these trials. I have only ran it with tanks (Inv/Ice, Fire/Fire, Elec/SS, WP/SS) and have had very little issue getting rares. Very rare is its own issue. I have ran the trials with 4 tanks, each one has multiple tier 3 made and slotted. My main Ice Knight who is Inv/Ice Melee has a 4 Tier 3's. His build is darn near purely defensive. He got all of his Rare's thru drops. Just keep hammering at it.
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Hey its the other Stone/Dark Brute
We didn't chat much but I always enjoyed your posts in the Brute Forums. Welcome back
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Have to be who you are. Not everyone will like it, hopefully most will respect it.
As for the Quaterfield, don't be discouraged. Many people are not fond of it, atleast in my circles of play. The best way to get people to do that TF, is to either find people who need the badge and/or advertise it in JFA and JU. Someone will go either out of curiosity, necessity or they are masochistic. Either one works
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Thanks for the update Posi!
I look forward to reading what you all came up with to resolve the current issues with the rewards system. Hopefully it will address most peoples issues with the Trials.
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Happy Birthday!!
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Grats, thats very awesome!
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Quote:Originally Posted by DeathHarvester
1) For those who've played /WM what do you think of that set, pros and cons?
2) In your opionion, what would and/or could be a good secondary for elec, and
why do you think so?
1. I love it, honestly its a great hybrid set. Nice ST damage Nice AOE damage. The end is a little heavy however that can be worked with, especially with Electric Armor. With decent recharge Whirling Mace and Crown Control can be used back to back. The sheer carnage is far better then most would think. Also, Crowd Control has a few nuances with its use. Its a 180 Degree Cone that hits 10 targets. Small positioning makes all the difference with a cone.
1 A. I see you have Electric Armor. its a great set and is far better then it is sometimes portrayed. I would argue it can be as good as Inv and WP if built in a specific manner. Soft Capping S/L Defense while building for recharge and regen is a very interesting combination. I am not sure if you were planning on going for IO's but it makes a world of difference.
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Welcome Back! timing couldn't be any better.
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Initially I was hesitant about the trials. My concern was about doing the same thing over and over again. I was DEAD wrong, this is absolutely the most fun I have had in game, in YEARS. To put it bluntly, with every new issue I would do the new content, be done within a few days to a week and that be that. Then I would go back to my log in an few hours a week, usually just to talk to people or for a quick TF. Have the occasional week I would be on alot, then disappear for a few weeks. Now I go to work and I can not wait to get home and get on a trial. I have spent 15 (I do work 40 hours a week m-f) plus hours ingame this week since I-20 and plan on spending the weekend in game and as much time working on my incarnate abilities.
Oddly enough, I did not like Tin Mage or Apex. I can't explain that either.
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Quote:Wow, long time, glad to see you are back. Frost is a cup of tea power IMO. Some hate it, some love it. Personally, way back before Frozen Aura was changed and made awesome, I used to use it often as my only power I could do multi target damage (short of single target bugs and mob stacking... I miss the old days) As for math, I have all but stopped posting elaborate spreadsheets and going thru mathematical computations to prove points. Its easier just to not say anythingOriginally Posted by Tundara
DPE? DPA? What, is this the dark days of fixing Ice Melee all over again when we had to use math? I hate math! I go by my gut and my instincts, and they say Frost is the most skippable! And my gut is probably wrong. But hey, can't not play for a year and a half and expect to still be good at something.
I like the idea of jump-attacking using Frost. =^-^=b
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heh, haven't heard that in a while. I like to call it leap frogging but whatever works.Quote:Originally Posted by Redlynne
I usually refer to the tactic as "Hop 'n' Pop" ...
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Good luck, be safe, see you when you get back.
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Happy Birthday MMP!!
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Global name: @Ice Knight @Tenebrous Havoc @DJ Brainfreeze
Server they mainly play on: Justice, Victory
Level of PvP experience: Experienced
Access to Ventrilo and/or mic: Yes/Yes
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I'm am participating, and helping with the Boot Camp. I encourage anyone that wants to participate, to sign up. This will be a learning experience, and its alot of fun.
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Happy Birthday!!
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Congratulations on the new addition!
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Quote:Originally Posted by macskull
when I say I like that change I'm referring generally to dueling situations, not team stuff. Outside of psi the damage type wasn't that big a deal on either the hero or villain ladder since heroes had Sonic and vills had Sonic and Therm.
Thats were a thread like this gets in trouble. We have to qualify a scenario or specific activity with our likes and dislikes. I am with you Mac, I was thinking primarily duels, and Zone PvP. 8v8's really shouldn't allow resist shields or psy resist built into shields that they don't go with.
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Quote:I would be lying if I said nothing. However I need to preface mechanics vs QOL. Just a note, my lists have dueling in mind.Originally Posted by Zwillinger
What aspects PvP currently implemented in CoH do you like? If the answer is nothing, then simply state "nothing".
Mechanics
Patron and Ancillary Shields + tough giving resistance to all (Def to all for specific patron/Ancillary Shields)
Damage based on activation time sans AOE powers
Psy Resists built into Armor sets.
Taunt -75% range
QOL
Selectable Arena Maps
Customizable Arena Options
PvP IO's
I like the idea of PvP IO's however the system that is used to dispense them is a real problem. While this thread is not for discussing what we do not like, I need to qualify my likes and dislikes with PvP IO's to give an accurate statement.
IO's based on PvP is a great thing, being able to get PvP Io's while not PvPing is a problem. The PvP IO drop rate is concerning. I really sure how to fix it, however a more engaging system would be a start.
Overall there are only a few things I like about post I-13 PvP.
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An official thread on PvP perspective. While I want to believe there is something that can be done, I wont be holding my breath. I am having a moment of dejavu. On to your questions in an attempt to be productive.
Over the years I have ran and participated in alot of events. Saturday Night Fights, Midnight PvP on Justice, Kickballs, random zone events, various tourneys I have held and just informal PvPing. I enjoyed PvP, and used to have so much fun with it. I didn't test league PvP, and to be honest over the last year or so I have barely PvPed period, except for the few events I ran and/or participated in.
As for my favorite moment. There are a few actually. On the Justice Server we had a Pentad Event sponsored by Justice Radio and the PvPEC, however this was very different from a 1 night event. We actually picked teams Night 1 and all rolled level 1's and fought. Then 2 weeks later we ran at level 17 then 2 weeks after at 27 then at 35 then 42. You get the picture. People leveled up these new toons together. Practiced together and had to form their own style and technique for each event. We kept a point tally every level of the event based on wins and losses. The event was alot of fun and my favorite part was all the people there every few weeks. We had alot of fun and it really allowed anyone to participate. We had alot of people that never PvPed and got alot of positive messages from that event. Some even still PvP today. This was before I-13 for those keeping score.
Another event was a Midnight PvP. I ran this event, Friday Nights on Justice from 9 pm Pacific to 12 am Pacific (12 am Eastern to 3 am Eastern) We had a night a few years back we we had about 35 or so people PvPing in RV. We had a Hero Villain war that was absolutely awesome. We would push to the villain base then the villains pushed back. This went on for a few hours. Alot of people I knew or that are my friends were there. Conflict, Lucas, Macskull, Smoke, MerryPraknster, JJ, Philly, JBO, Needlez and others. We had a few nights like this, Warburg was also alot of fun. Nothing like true FFA.
The underlining message is this. PvP in its current state pushes people away from PvP. Lack of tangible, realistic rewards does not give people incentive to PVP. The fact that PvP playes by very different rules then any other aspect of the game make the barrier to entry higher While the actual rules in effect makes PvP far to simple. See were I am going here, new people wont participate and experienced people are driven off. The lack of a sufficient playerbase enforces the lack of PvP growth compounding the previous reasons. All in all, revert the PvP changes and actually listen to the players this time. Not to beat a dead withered nearly dust pounded horse here, but players have been saying these things for years. I am not the first and wont be the last. -
Any tanker can tank the STF. Some powersets can do it easier then others based on predefined criteria that plays to those sets specific strengths. Inspirations are meant to be used and should be used strategically. A little bit of preparation and a little bit of knowledge go a long way on the STF.
As for Solo Tanking a Tower Buffed Lord Recluse, Why? This is a team event and in all reality the tanker should be assisted with whatever buffs that are beneficial to the tank. Besides for a little bit of ego stroking or tanker comparison its more or less useless because you don't get Merits/Enhancements or Incarnate items by tanking him, you get it for defeating the STF, and that takes a team.
Onto some beneficial ways to handle the STF.
Bring 1 Cold and 1 Sonic Defender, seriously try it out it makes things so much easier. Obviously a rad would be great asset too. (Just a note I know Darks TA's, EMps, FF's, and any other primary I forgot are great too, just pointing out optimal options)
Inspiration wise, if you are close to softcap defensively 4 Purples 8 Oranges 4 Greens and 4 Blues (Depending on Primary blues may be irrelevant) Pop 1 Purple and 2 Oranges before entering combat with Lord Recluse, Keep him facing away from the team preferably in a corner, however some teams like to have you close so they can drop buffs on you. Regardless, if your back is too the team there will be problems.
If you are not close to Soft Cap bring 8 Purples, 8 Oranges and 4 Greens and pop 2 Oranges and 2 Purples before entering the fight. Follow the same directions as above
Watch your inspirations, pop as they start to blink. Don't get anxious about them and don't overbuff. You will get hit and it will take chunks from your bar, just keep taunting and hit a green if you need it. If you are gonna drop let your team know so they can take action if they can. Always communicate.
All in all just relax and have fun, thats what its meant for. Running it for the first few times will not be perfect runs and will be learning experiences, take what you learn and apply it to the next run.
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I....well.. beware the ides of march?
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kk, I will get it updated and have the front post edited.
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Updated January 14th, 2011
Official Guide Post Editor for the update was Ice_Knight
TANKER GUIDES
This thread is for posting Guide or FAQ links for Tankers. Please create your guides in the "Player Guides" forum (since posts in that section do not roll off) and link the thread here. Also, do not post your guide in this thread - only the link to your guide. For non-Tanker guides, check the master list of all Guides in the Guide to Guides.
Guides appearing here were gleaned from links posted in one of the "Guide to Guides" threads (the Tanker Guide Thread or the Guide to Guides thread in the "Player Guides" forum). Chriffer sifted through the hundreds of individual threads to find the postings. In the future be sure to 1) place your guide in the "Player Guides" forum, nowhere else and 2) post a link to it in a "Guide to Guides" thread to make things work smoothly.
GENERAL
The Four Rules of Tanking (Grey Pilgrim) [I19]
The Right Tool for the Job: Which tanker should I bring to the task force (Heraclea) [I18]
Echo So'Kar's guide to Tanking (EchoSoKar) [I17]
Taking It on the Chin. An Intro to Tanking (abnormal_joe) [I16]
Juzam's Tao of Tanking for beginners 2.0 (Juzam_Djinn) [I10]
Havok's Guide to Tanking in CoH (Havok) [I9]
Taunt Myths (Aett_Thorn) [I8]
Tanker Primary Information for Issue 7 (BuffyASummers ) [I7]
So you want to know about Taunt... (Circeus) [I6]
INVULNERABILITY
Invulnerability Tanker, the first 20 levels (Call_Me_Awesome) [I-14]
Invulnerability tankers and the Defense soft cap (Call_Me_Awesome) [I-13]
GECCo's Guide to the Invul/Stone Melee Tanker (GECCo ) [I12]
Invulnerability for NOOBS (KingSnake) [I11]
I9 Inventions Invul/Fire Slotting Guide - Three Builds (gWrath) [I9]
Ice Knight's Inv/Ice Super Psy Inventions Tanker 2.0 (Ice Knight) [I9]
Superman Returns A.K.A. Superman 4.0 (Hero14) [I8]
Invulnerability/EM Guide For The Unhappy Tank (Sister_Andara) [I8]
Tiffany Seville’s Inv/Fire Guide for I7 (Tiffany_Seville) [I7]
INV/SS Tanking in Post-I6 Paragon City (The_Hegemon) [I6]
The SuperTank! Inv/SS/Fly Build (Vox_Populi) [I6]
Guide to Invulnerability: The Basics (Sword) [I6]
FIERY AURA
The Wall of Fire (Fire/Fire) and the Four Rules of Tanking (Grey Pilgrim) [I19]
An I-12 Fire/Stone Guide (PyroDFB) [I12]
GladDog's Guide to Making a Fire/EM Tanker ver 3.0(GladDog) [I9]
IO build example: Fire/Fire Tanker (Scrapulous) [I9]
The Red Five I7 Fire / Super Strength Guide (Kyrin) [I7]
ICE ARMOR
The Peltier Effect (Ice/Fire Tank) – Issue 12 (Garthalus) [I12]
The Ice/Fire Tanker (Star_Sentinel) [I10]
Invention based Ice/Ice Tank (Tundara) [I9]
Growing an Ice/Ice Tanker (DocSharpe) [I7]
Tanking with an Ice/Em tank (bulkmale) [I7]
Ice/Ice build guide (AettThorn) [I7]
Darth's Guide to Ice/Em Tanks in pvp, v 1.5 (Hibernoob) [I7]
The Living Glacier: Being the Ice Tanker (ccelizic) [I7]
Energy Absorption Calculator & Guide (Circeus) [I7]
STONE ARMOR
Magma's Stone/Fire Tank Guide (Magma34) [I-12]
Stone/Energy Melee Tanker (_Jets_) [I11]
Speedy Guide to Inventions for Stone Tanks (GrudgeRockhorn) [I10]
The Uber Defensive Stone/Fire Tanker (Maurice)[I7]
Ode to Roxstar - A Guide to Stone Tanking (Roxstar) [I7]
Mor'gan's Totally Awesome Guide to Stone/Ice Tanks (Morgy) [I7]
Completely Stoned, Again: The Stone/Stone Guide (EsoKujo) [I7]
WILLPOWER
The Complete Amazon: Themed WP/SS Tanker Guide I11 (Heraclea) [I18]
The Untamed Shrew: Aggro for Willpower Tankers (Heraclea) [I18]
The Glory of Gaea: Willpower/Stone Melee Tanker (Heraclea) [I18]
WillPower/Stone Melee Tanker Guide I17 (The Very Grumpy Bunny) [I17]
CinderTronic- The WP/Fire Tanker Guide (WarKitten) [I11]
Gods Among Lesser Men - A WP/Mace Tank Build (Sapph ) [I11]
Willpower/SuperStrength Tank Guide (ironsmiter) [I11]
DARK ARMOR
Dark Armor/Energy Melee [I17] (The Very Grumpy Bunny) [I17]
Jebe's Guide to Dark Armor [I14] (Jebe_the_Pirate) [I14]
Guide to the Dark Armor/Stone Melee Tank [I12] (Pyromantic) [I12]
Selling Your Soul for Dummies! 2.0 (KomradeKommunism) [I12]
SHIELDS
Block ‘n Bash (A Shield/War Mace Tank Guide) (Garthalus) [I14]
SECONDARIES
An Offensive Guide to Tanker Ice Melee (dave_p) [I16]
A Guide to Axe, the Fireman's Friend (Maltese_Knight ) [I11]
Hagis' Guide to the War Mace v. 1.0 (Hagis) [I11]