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Oh yeah. It would also be nice if they can distinguish Triage Beacon and Spirit Tree somehow. I am not talking about the looks. I mean different effects?

I haven't done Hami raid but I hate using my MM during Mothership raid just because I hate resummoning/upgrading them again and again. Using bodyguard is worse because any elites using aoe wipe them out so quick and I am already fragile enough.

Of course if you are on a big/good team with tons of tankers/brutes drawing aggro, it makes MM more enjoyable. I know I didn't enjoy. I probably brought one of the worst combos there Merc/Poison. lol Man, do I regret.


I may have brought Necro/Pain there one time and the experience was a lot better than Merc/Poison.

Demon Prince can take Hold, Slow and Sleep sets while Oni can only take pet sets. T_T

The regen on its own is not that good. It makes a difference on a Tanker/Brute with higher base health and allows them to "regen". On a squishy, the regen rate normally doesn't make any difference if you are getting hit without any shields.

Spirit Tree and Beacon have its use during long fight and it will be great if they can add a bit +recovery. Just a little bit will help these two power greatly.

You know I was thinking.. how come Robot gets to have -regen?? They already survive very well and deal very good aoe damage.


Shouldn't Merc or Ninja have -regen? I mean Tear Gas from Spec-Ops is a perfect power to have some -regen IMO.


Poor soldiers. They get over shadowed by everything Robot does. Soldier's damage type is mostly Lethal, more narrow cones, don't have as many resistance types, and relying on very infrequent controls from spec-ops.

By the way, did you notice a lot more critical now?? If you haven't played Stalker for a long while.

I second that Dual Blade is a very good starter for Stalker. You've got decent ST and decent cone attacks.

Best for fighting AVs? Well, definitely not the melee-oriented Ninja or Zombie because any serious aoe will wipe them out too quick for you to heal. And I am not a tanker-minded person. I am a traditional mastermind, which means I direct my pets to attack rather than drawing aggro to myself during bodyguard mode.


Robot is probably the best during AV fight because Assault Robot has some -regen and they are all ranged. Range does less damage but hey, you are still doing damage right? A dead pet = dealing no damage at all.


Merc is actually decent during AV fights. I have not tried Demon against AV yet. They are pretty melee-oriented.

Ok. Thanks.

I just want to buy something to hold me over the weekend. I can't stand not having video card for long period of time. lol


I'll buy that from Best buy tomorrow. I need to figure out if I want to buy another GX2 or not. Yes, GX2 is two cards.

I am not sure what draws other Stalker fans to play Stalker but my reasons are:

1. Pretty rare. I don't like using something that is too popular that's why I've never played Super Strength or Kinetic.

2. Critical. I enjoy seeing critical even if it's low damage.

3. Hide. I enjoy going almost everywhere I want without aggro.
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Stalker is pretty bad before lvl 20 especially if you took Placate and Assassin Strike. Some sets like Spines don't even get a "decent" attack like Impale until lvl 18 and Kinetic doesn't get Focused until 26. You can ignore all of your secondary shields but then you'll just prove to those Stalker-haters that Stalker is too fragile. Stalker is NOT that fragile if you take and invest in the secondary. The problem is you don't have that many power choices!


I've played so many Stalkers that I think taking Placate too early is bad for overall performance before Single Origin. Placate has long recharge at low level and build up is even longer. Hell, even Assassin Strike has 15s. You are better off taking one more attack than taking placate.



Well, some call Stalker "One trick pony" or "one-dimensional". We are still debating about it. Stalker actually has got more AoE oriented powersets lately. Electricity Melee is a good example. Broadsword, while not having Whirling (bummer), has two cones in the end. Stalker's role on a larger team is diminished as you level up. At lower level, Stalker with build up and AS can almost kill an even level boss. Now that's efficient at that level! Young Stalker players usually feel "Wow, my AS did over 250 damage in one hit!). But as other people level up and have access to better attacks and better buffs/debuffs, your Stalker's Assassin Strike in a larger team situation becomes less and less important. Brutes start to jump in and start smashing things while most Corrs probably only buff or heal Brutes (because they are obvious targets) and Masterminds can care less if Stalker is setting up for AS and a good Dominator can "reduce threat" way more efficient than a Stalker can ever dream of.


Of course you don't always have to use Assassin Strike. Nobody is forcing you, right? Then ask yourself this question. What is the point of playing Stalker without using Hide, AS and Placate?


I honestly think you should stick with your Stalker until past lvl 38. Judge this AT by yourself. You should find that Stalker is not as fragile as most people tend to think. Oh and I hope you've chosen a primary that has some aoe attacks because a lot of Energy melee Stalkers complain that they don't offer enough damage on a team because you spend 1s hitting BU, 4s setting AS and if you placate, that's another 1.5s and Total Focus takes over 3s and Energy Transfer takes 2.67s. Wow...that's like close to 10s for just doing two attacks??!!!! Of course they feel they are not doing much. But if you are Spines or Elec or Claw/Db, you don't always need to start with Assassin Strike. I would play him like a mini Blaster with decent burst aoe damage.

Just to clarify, even if I believe Bane is at the bottom of the barrier for its "purpose" in VEAT super team, it is still a very decent branch.


I absolutely hate all those 2s activation range attacks. Fillers? They are HORRIBLE as fillers. A filler is like 1s activation range attack that you use in between recharge time (even if it's low damage) but no, Bane has low recharge and low damage range attack that takes 2s. Calling them "filler" is like saying Gravity's Propel (takes 3.3s) on Dominator has a "purpose" just because it knockbacks. It just looks cool and nothing else.


I would love to have Whirling Mace and get rid of one of the aoe knockback attacks. I don't care which one. But knowing there is rule that they don't completely change existing powers, I root for increasing recharge and damage on some of the Mace attacks.


At current rate, I feel my Bane has to go melee (not because it is purely designed to be melee because 4 out of 8 attacks are RANGE!). You are not going to convince me that Bane is simply a "Melee" AT with some range attacks. Bane has 4 range attacks and one range Hold power. That's 5 powers that don't mesh well with Bane's "hidden" (Stalker style). In fact, if you watch enemy Bane, they start with range attacks and then placate for Executioner Strike. The current Bane style is literally hide and then go in for mace attacks.


Night Widow is the premier Melee branch, not Bane...far from it. Bane doesn't have the melee defense to begin with and while having a bit higher HP (other branches can make it up by getting 3 accolades), VEAT in general has very low base HP (dominator level only?). However, I have no problem with Bane's survival issue. I only have problem with Bane's style in general and how almost every power takes 2s to activate. If you play NW and then switch to Bane, you feel like your Bane is in slow-motion.


Has anyone playing Bane without Cloaking Device? I feel Bane's versatility is hindered by feeling the "need" to hide for critical. Maybe it is more beneficial to use web hold on somebody to start the fight (but you lose hide). Maybe it is better to use aoe range attacks in the beginning of the battle instead of running in for mace attacks (you lose hide).


I enjoy my current all melee Bane (Shatter Armor and Shatter) but I feel that's not Bane's strength.

Well, looks like my GeForce® 9800 GX2 is fried somehow. My window disabled those two cards because they have problems. I know like nothing about computer. I got it as a gift.

The only way for me to come here and type is by using Safe Mode.

I need to test my theory and Best Buy in my area doesn't carry GX2. I found GeForce 9800 GT. Is this a decent one? It's not nearly as expensive as GX2 that's for sure but is it decent enough?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Weekend is coming and I need to buy something until I bought another GX2 or another gaming computer.

Well, not sure what happened. I think my graphic card is close to being toasted somehow.

I am actually in "safe mode". It got worse today than yesterday. Is this some kind of virus?

I tried to start CoV and every time I got on, I hear weird noise and then the whole computer locks up. It used to only happen maybe once in a while but now it is unplayable to the point that I think my graphic card has gone bad.

Before yesterday's patch, I actually did a ITF with zero crash. I don't know if it's coincidence or what. It is very frustrating.