JLane
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The most logical answer for scrappers is Any / Any. There really aren't many (if any) vastly underpowered primaries or secondaries. That being said, there are some sets that excel at one thing or another or synergize well with particular secondaries.
Single Target Focused
Dark Melee
Kinetic Melee (Debatable, to an extent)
Martial Arts
AOE Focused
Electric Melee
Spines
Healthy Mix
All Others
What do you want to do with your scrapper?
Do you want to mow down hordes of enemies?
Do you want to focus on extremely tough targets?
Are you a fan of active damage mitigation (Clicking heals / buffs / etc)?
I am a bit of a bad person to ask about my favorite since it changes so often. The only scrapper I have actually gotten to 50 was a Claws / WP, and he was pretty powerful. All of the others get started, level up to 20-40, then get benched as I come up with new concepts! -
Quote:Never! This post shall not be forgotten!Originally Posted by Xilibrius
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Quote:Tang (for pants)?Originally Posted by Rangle M. Down
Probably not, but I know he's a Kick in the Pants.
(Please tell me you remember those commercials...TANG! It's a kick in the mouth!) -
Quote:Do you happen to have 110 Endurance?Originally Posted by StarGeek
On my empath defender with the proc in Heal aura, it heals 89.69 points of health and gives 8.25 points of end.
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I just don't (personally) understand the draw of mixing DM and Regen together.
Since regen is all about healing, Siphon Life seems to be a bit redundant.
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Quote:That also goes for any Soldier of Arachnos (If your friend wants to play Red Side).Originally Posted by gameboy1234
Exactly what I was going to say. /Rad + 6 pets = good times. Corruptors love meat shields. Any -Res based brute would do well too, maybe Energy/Dark, or Fire/Fire?
Also, Crab. Tankage, at least somewhat, and debuffs to stack with /Rad.
Having double leadership toggles (Triple if he gets them) is a sure-fire way to make him feel like a boss.
He'll be rollin...Everyone gonna be hatin...
(Yeah, I did it)
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Maybe a Tanker or Mastermind if you don't want to show them up.
The tanker would be a good meat shield.
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Quote:Of course, working for that game company could mean anything...Originally Posted by Obsidius
I'm pretty sure someone who worked for that game company would realize that the Player Questions section was for actual questions. I'm not sure what the OP is, but a question is something it isn't.
Maybe he was customer service or an admin. Working for a company doesn't automatically make you an expert in the industry. -
Quote:Shhh! Don't let the secrets out!Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA
So the reason for going F2P is to allow for downtime to go F2P?
In all honesty, though, the real reason (and it is completely obvious) is that NCSoft wants City of Heroes to be more profitable. Properly managed FTP games have been proven to provide more income than retail box / subscription games because of the perks / cool stuff that can be purchased.
Heck, I resubbed two weeks ago and have already dropped $80 ($15 sub + $15 points +$50 points). They got 5.33 months worth of revenue from me in literally a day and a half.
It should come as no surprise to anyone that Freedom's purpose is to generate additional revenue (And, thusly, additional income). -
Electric Aura
Fiery Aura
Those are the two that I can think of off the top of my head.
Go to www.Paragonwiki.com.
You can read all of the Scrapper powersets to see if there are any others. -
It is currently listed as a known issue.
It appears to only happen if you bought the boosters packs or obtained them other than through the store.
It should get worked out before or shortly after Freedom goes public. -
Quote:I would probably pay $20 if they released a cool selection of different quivers...Originally Posted by Winterminal
Ditto. Making a Blaster as my first toon was the best/worst decision ever. Everything else either feels too weak or too easy.
I completely agree with you, JLane. Firing off Rain of Arrows every 30 seconds, and cleaning up any stragglers with Fistful of Arrows and Explosive Arrow is nothing short of awesome. Fair warning though, your teammates might get a little indignant once they realize that they are just along for the ride
Archery is one of those sets that sounds simple and possibly somewhat boring on the outside, but in reality is awesome. You get 3 fantastic AoE attacks, 3 ST attacks, a snipe, Aim, and strong mitigation tool in Stunning Shot. All of that comes with fast, simple animations, and better-than-average accuracy on every attack. Now, if we can just get them to release a quiver as a back option...
Also, the accuracy bonus is a huge draw for me. I hate missing attacks, and being able to consistently hit +6s while teaming is great. -
Minions and Below: 5% Chance
LTs and Above: 10% Chance
A few powers specifically state that they have their own crit chance (Typically 15%). -
Quote:I've always thought the same thing...Originally Posted by Starflier
Which is certainly frustrating, since better accuracy should go hand-in-hand with better damage.
When I raided actively on my hunter in WoW, I always thought that crit and hit should be merged into one statistic. Once you broke the "hit cap", extra hit would be converted to chance to crit, since that is pretty much how it would conceptually work out. -
Quote:If everyone else fell, maybe it was because you had training wheels on your bike while they didn't!Originally Posted by Postagulous
Both sets are nearly identical. DA faster means more buffing though. And BS gets the most weapons customization in the game.
Re: Kat/WP
When I had just rolled mine and was searching past posts for info about slotting, I read a lot of criticism saying that the powerset combo was "training wheels." This stays in the back of my head when suggesting it to other players, but when you're the last man standing with a donut of enemies trying to wail on you, that aint no training wheels, that's powerfulness.
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The thing that I really like about Archery is that the set feels so crisp.
The animations are clean and quick. They aren't flashy, but it isn't a huge deal.
Now my next problem is to figure out how I want to build him come 50...
Do I go the soft capped ranged defense route?
Do I go full on damage?
One thing is certain, I'm definitely taking Assault, Tactics, and Maneuvers. Even though the Blaster numbers are a bit anemic, providing 10.5% Damage, 3ish% Defense, and 8-10% To Hit across 8 people is an enormous amount of survivability and damage.
As a tangent to that, I actually had a pair of friends start some characters with me a few years back. The only rule we had was that all of us take all leadership powers as soon as we could. Even though we were somewhat weak on our own, together we were monsters! -
Let me begin by saying that I recently resubscribed for Freedom.
I had been going back and forth...trying to decide what to play. I alternated between a few scrappers, my kheldian, and my blaster. I just couldn't decide...
Tonight, I decided to try my hand at my newly dinged 32 Archery / Energy Blaster by joining an 8 man mission team...and...wow!
Build up > Aim > RoA > Fistful of Arrows > Exploding Arrow is insane! That has to be the most carnage I have every created in the entire time I have played! Normally, I play Scrappers, and I always felt like a scalpel...surgically removing enormous threats quickly and neatly. With my blaster, I felt like I was a chainsaw, wielded by a bear, riding a shark...the mayhem was so intoxicating!
Anyway, that long post was basically saying, "Why didn't you jerks tell me about bladders earlier!?". Seriously, that was a blast! (Yeah, I went there) -
Quote:How many times has your account been hacked on WoW? I was hacked once, and it took them roughly 24 hours to restore absolutely everything.Originally Posted by Circuit_Boy
I just wanted to take a moment to thank NCSoft's Developers and their Customer Service and Support people.
After a long hiatus, I logged back in to another-12-million-player-game-that-shall-remain-nameless only to find my account had been hacked and all my stuff had been stolen.
The worst part? The Customer Service of that company--let's call them "Snowstorm"--refused to restore more than 25% of my stuff, and less than 3% of my in-game cash.
I've never had this kind of tear-your-hair-out kind of experience with City of Heroes' friendly Customer Service people, so I'm giving them props.
The reason I ask is to point out that a HUGE majority of hacks come from key loggers, which the consumer is responsible for protecting themselves against.
Blizzard is typically extremely helpful on hack number 1. After, they seem to expect people to purchase authenticators or have clean machines in order to keep their support team from bogging down. -
I actually am leveling a Katana / Willpower scrapper, and I find Katana to be pretty painless while leveling up...That could also be because I have the first 4 attacks 5 slotted...
I am treating my leveling build completely differently than any end game builds I may attempt. -
Quote:Good point - I should have been more specific by stating that only the global portion doesn't upgrade.Originally Posted by GavinRuneblade
Aggie pretty much gave you the list but here:
Yes it works:
* Crafted Invention Origin Enhancement - Common or Set
No it does not work:
* Proc IO
* Global IO
* Training Origin Enhancement
* Dual Origin enhancement
* Single Origin Enhancement
* Titan Origin Enhancement
* Hamidon Origin Enhancement
* Going Rogue Bonus Enhancements
Special Note: The Luck of the Gambler Global Defense/+7.5% recharge is special in that an Enhancement Booster will boost the Defense portion as any Set IO, but not the Recharge Portion (as it is a global power).
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Quote:One other thing to note -Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
It's "Avoid the power like the plague or NPCs will point and laugh at you" bad.
Worth noting: Slice, available at level 2, deals the same amount of damage as Slash, and it hits 5 targets to Slash's one. And it only costs a little more endurance, so you can use it on single targets in a pinch. I take Hack at level one, and Slice at level 2. I haven't taken Slash on a BS character in years. It's not a horrible attack if you look at it in a vacuum, but when you compare it to the rest of the attacks in the set it's the stinker. There's no compelling reason to ever take it when Slice is available one level later.
The reason Gambler's Cut is better than SotW is simply because it's so fast (less than a second of animation time if I recall correctly). It doesn't actually deal that much damage on it's own, but it's a great place to put a couple procs. It's sheer speed also means it fits into the gaps in a low recharge katana attack chain wonderfully.
In my opinion, take and slot (with SOs or common IOs) any attacks you need while leveling. Heck, I take almost every attack in any set I play while I'm leveling until I can get some decent recharge going.
Just respec out of them later. -
Quote:Think of it this way - Ask yourself the following question:Originally Posted by JonnyDeadSide
I think I'm more confused now than when I started reading the thread. It will for this but not for that. Yes on that but no on this. Yes if this has that but not if that has this? Bah. How's about a good old fashioned list of what works and what doesn't, eh Devs?
Does the bonus get bigger as the enhancement goes up in level?
Yes - It is affected by enhancement boosters.
No - It is not affected by enhancement boosters.
Any static bonuses (LotG Recharge - 7.5%, 3% Defense, etc) are not upgraded. -
Quote:What do you mean by "store bought" IOs? Do you mean the Paragon Market IOs that level with you?Originally Posted by Justice Blues
It also doesn't work on the store bought IOs.
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I bet you can't get it done by then. You probably don't have the skills!
(Just kidding, just thought a little negativity might spur you on a bit! )
Honestly, though, Mids is probably the most beloved utility program I have ever used in any MMOs. The only thing that even comes close is a site called femaledwarf.com (A DPS calculating tool for WoW hunters).
Bravo on your work! -
Quote:I don't know why, but that sentence just made me crack up.Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
It really sounds like you just messed that dude's world up when you hit him.
To the point, though, if you're not a min - maxer, just choose whichever set you like the look and feel of more.
If you are interested in some late game / hardcore playing, I still think either option is viable. Broadsword would get the benefit of using shields while Katana gets the benefit of having an outstanding attack chain.