JeffVader

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  1. Anyone here that plays on both Union and Defiant? All of my toons are on Defiant, but the server just doesn't seem active anymore. This has led me to consider moving my main (Jeff Vader) to Union.

    So, can anyone provide a quick summary? Or give the pros and cons for contrasting the two together?

    I have plenty of friends on Defiant, but hardly anyone is online anymore. What's it like on Union (blue side mainly)? I've only heard negative comments towards the server for a large amount of insolent players.

    EDIT: I realize Defiant isn't known to have a large playerbase, but the activeness of most players has definately reduced.
  2. You are able to acquire the Pocket D teleport power by purchasing the 'Good Versus Evil Edition' pack.

    More details are included here - Linky :-)

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    fustrated traveller

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    What aspects of travelling are causing you to be frustrated? Just grab a travel power at lvl 14 and jump from every Yellow Line to Green Line.

    Of course, there's the PD teleport power which is regarding to your original post, but it has a 30 minute recharge with a long durating 15 seconds cast time! In addition, it can only allow you to access Kings Row, Faultline, Talos Island, Founders' Falls (blue side) Port Oakes, Sharkhead Isle and St. Martial (red side).

    Use the Ouroboros Portal; a five minute recharge, you don't have to wait 15 seconds when using it, paying RL money for it isn't required and you can acess more zones!

    Observe more information on Ouroboros here - ouro linky and for information on the portal, here - ouro portal linky

    If you're still waiting to reach lvl 14/lvl 25, may I recommend you join an SG with an adequate base which contain teleporters?
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    What exactly is wrong with posting "see you in a issue or two"

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    Once again, I'm not just specifically referring to this.

    Anyway, to awnser your question, there's nothing wrong with it until you've posted it on every leaving thread for a +1 post count.

    EDIT: I don't want to continue anymore arguing on the forums; because this ins't the correct place for it and that it can also be considered going off topic (like GG occurs frequently).

    If you would like to continue throwing your opinions at me, take it to PM's (in-game).
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    Actually the first, because as I hear the second one isn't that popular.

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    Yep. Using the ignore feature just leaves you with a lot of irritating posts on every page of "*** YOU HAVE IGNORED THIS USER ***".

    Anyway, yes most of us do scroll past GG's posts and ignore them, but it's kinda difficult to do it on nearly every thread... literally everyday...

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    So, red names gone means: Let's go on a witch hunt by derailing every thread with: I hate GG posts and she should get banned and I can break the rules because she makes lots of posts that could be considered spam.

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    I'm (and many others) the derailer then? I'm rather confident that GG's large 27000 post count are mostly posts that are deraling the threads.

    Why would I think I could break the rules? It doesn't even feel as if there are any rules if GG has been spamming rubbish for this long.

    In addition, it seems just that you're being biased to remain friendly with GG. It's painly obvious that she's derailing the threads more than anybody.

    Anyway, the forums isn't the place for an argument. If you would like to continue this then please take this to PM's.
  5. There woudn't be any useful purpose of reporting him/her as the red names are currently away, right? Or have they finally arrived back?

    By "ignore", are you referring to ignoring and scrolling past the post or using the ignore feature? Or both? lol
  6. I'm not specifically referring to the influence and infamy incident.

    I quickly went straight to page one and acquired this useless post "And see you in an Issue or two ".

    Posting this piece of rubbish on every leaving thread is just another "+1 post"/"smiley post" that even GG is aware of it being useless.
  7. Cya Assaliant! Good luck for the future.

    Just keep your inf, though. If you ever return (as a lot of players do) then it will definately serve a useful purpose.

    Oh, and I'm sorry for GG's useless posts that are derailing your leaving thread. TBH, it was expected...
  8. I'm aware of BST (British Summer Time), but I've never heard of BSC.....
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    Thanks

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    No problem!

    If you have any other questions, add me ingame. Global: @JeffJeffityJeff
  10. This is how I had calculated the recharge needed for the chain.

    Firstly, I need to find the adjusted cast times by using the round up (.132)

    Blinding Feint
    Cast time - 1.2 seconds
    1.2 / .132 = 9.0909090909090909090909090909091
    Rounded up one - 10
    10 + 1 = 11
    11 x .132 = 1.452

    Ablating Strike
    Cast time - 1.03 seconds
    1.03 / .132 = 7.8030303030303030303030303030303
    Rounded up one - 8
    8 + 1 = 9
    9 x .132 = 1.188

    Vengeful Slice
    Cast time - 2.43 seconds
    2.43 / .132 = 18.40909090909090909090909090909
    Rounded up one - 19
    19 + 1 = 20
    20 x .132 = 2.64

    Sweeping Strike
    Cast time - 1.23
    1.23 / .132 = 9.3181818181818181818181818181818
    Rounded up one = 10
    10 + 1 = 11
    11 x .132 = 1.452

    We now know the adjusted cast time for each power:

    BF = 1.452
    AS = 1.188
    VS = 2.64
    SS = 1.452

    AS = 1.188 VS = 2.64 SS = 1.452
    1.188 + 2.64 + 1.452 = BF needs to recharge in 5.28 secs

    BF = 1.452 VS = 2.64 SS = 1.452
    1.452 + 2.64 + 1.452 = AS needing to recharge in 5.544 secs

    BF = 1.452 AS = 1.188 SS = 1.452
    1.452 + 1.188 + 1.452 = VS needing to recharge in 4.092 secs

    BF = 1.452 AS = 1.188 VS = 2.64
    1.452 + 1.188 + 2.64 = SS needing to recharge in 5.28 secs

    That's how I calculated the total recharge needed for each power
  11. If you're planning to use the tohit debuff from RttC to assist you with AV's, don't use it. AV's have 85% resistance to tohit debuffs

    To awnser your question, it's rarely resisted in ordinary pve, but don't use RttC for the tohit debuff.

    It's not that great, even slotted. It will also lose its potency with enemies a higher level than you.
  12. JeffVader

    Player Guides

    I'll probably wait till the merge has fully occured then. Thanks.
  13. JeffVader

    Player Guides

    Any point in creating a guide when the forum migration is planned to occur soon?

    I'm mainly asking wether our guides will come along to the "new" forums etc.
  14. I guess so.

    However, if you're planning to "rule the galaxy", woudn't that involve some combat and some jumping during the process?
  15. Hurdle? If you're only interested in jumping in miniscule jumps (compared to SJ), why not take CJ? You can jump a little higher and still have some additional features included
  16. Yep. Consume will accept both PBAoE and End Modification sets.

    It's usually slotted with three - four Peformance Shifters or Efficacy Adaptors. Or, it can prove to be more effective if you slot it with a mix of some common recharge reductions and end mod IO's; because it's usually slotted for recharge rather more than the end as without slotting it for end, five enemies will still put you at max end (if your endurance is at the base of 100).

    I haven't got a /Fire Scrapper, so I can only give you frequently used slottings

  17. Not everyone has the damage output for it, though. I can just imagine some poor Defenders and Controllers standing there attempting to kill a meteorite without any sucess, repeatedly
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    Meteorite shower - fly up into the sky and stop them from hitting the ground. Defeating x number of meteorites grants a temp summon power "summon mini shivan" as your pet. Attributes are that of a underling.

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    What if you have Super Speed as your only travel power? Or even no travel powers?
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    smite, siphon life, smite, shaddow maul.

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    You should take Shadow Maul out of your attack chain. It is providing you with less DPS. Try to edit with your attack chain and replace Shadow Maul with Midnight Grasp and create a new attack chain with it from there. Well, I'm not telling you to, but it will make your AV soloing a whole lot easier

    Considering that you're only six seconds away from perma-Hasten, you obviously have a lotta recharge.

    If you have the recharge for it (which you probably do), you could use this attack chain:

    Midnight Grasp>Smite>Siphon Life>Smite.

    It's the best ST attack chain for DM/ Scrappers since it provides the most ST DPS. No other DM/ attack chains (for A Scrapper) will deal more ST DPS than this! Using this attack chain will obviously allow you to kill AV's a lot quicker

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    Nightstar took alot longer, over 25mins. I guess she has some neg en rez or much higher regen.


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    Nightstar has 30% resistance to NE damage and 50% to smashing damage. This takes major effect on your attack chain since you have two powers (SM and Smite) which deal a mixture of NE and smashing damage, and a power (Siphon Life)that deals pure NE damage.

    I guess this also supports my previous query of removing Shadow Maul from the attack chain. Smashing damage is resisted a lot when it comes to pve

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    Bobcat was a inbetween but hit me a lot more than the others. I guess due to claws acc bonus.

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    Bobcat has Follow Up. If it hits, she will gain a damage and ToHit bonus. The duration of Follow Up is ten seconds.

    Anyway, gratz on soloing them without insp's and temp's! I would personally class these three AV's as difficult or/very difficult. Well, maybe not so much on Nightstar, but considering her resistances and your attack chain, I'll give you another gratz on that, also
  20. There actually is a fan-made version. IIRC, it even contains the Valkyrie costume pieces (from the Mac Pack).

    Something occured that had made him/her remove the download link from the website, though.
  21. What attack chain were you using?
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    Why would you want it anyway? It's massively out of date, hasn't even got the CoV costume pieces let along all the new ones released since then, and buggy as all hell...

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    Considering I rarely play red side anymore, that's not much of a problem

    Yeah, I must admit, it has a fair amount of bugs. They haven't been occuring much for me, though.

    I have got someone to assist me with adding the more recent costume pieces to it.
  23. Deleted by Jeff Vader.

    This was suppose to be a PM to Cynic, but I accidentally posted it here... lol
  24. JeffVader

    Howdy :p

    It's quite easy if you think about it:

    Five sets of Mako's/Thunderstrikes/Mixture of both = 18.75% Ranged Defence

    CJ/Hover and SJ/Fly - Four of two BoTZ IO's = 12.52% defence

    CJ and Hover at base for defence - 1.75% each x2 = 2.50%

    Weave - Approximately 5% defence slotted

    Steadfast Protection +3% Def IO

    Build Up - Slotted with six GSFC IO's - ranged 2.5% def

    Sniper Rifle - Six slotted with SoTM's - 1.88% ranged def

    Beanbag or Stun - Six slotted with Stupefy - 3.13% ranged defence

    Maneuvers - a nice 3-4% defence slotted

    I just thought that this might help a bit. Your best soloution is to go onto Mid's, click on the window tab and select "Set Bonus Finder"

    You could also use BoTZ's for a easy amount of ranged defence without taking too many slots. I know a BS/Regen that done this; he has 46% ranged and AoE defence (melee defence would derive from Parry) and still has a impressive 573% regeneration rate.

    Anyway, good luck Damz!