Kitty_Hellfire

Also take into account mobs with high def, like longbow spec ops, KoA, night widows, SR wardens, ice/earth thorn casters....the list goes on. Also also take into account -acc debuffs...heals are few and far between on CoV, and often as a dark you could find you are the sole healer on a large team. I personally like the security of slightly too much acc most of the time

Even if your not planning to step in as a "healer", think of yourself this power missing is responsible for almost all my deaths as a dark/dark, i like to minimise this as much as possible.

Just a couple things; You'll want a little more acc in dark pit, fearsome stare and you'll also want at least one in fluffy, no point slotting heals and holds if he cant hit anything

Also i think you'll need more end red across the board. HT in particular is very costly, and 2 end in shadowfall.

I'd suggest a slotting of 2 acc, 2 recharge, 2 tohit debuff in fearsome stare. Apparently it has the same base debuff as DN, and is perma without fear duration and is already a huge cone.

assault as lvl 35 but no tactics? i wouldn't bother, bit of an end drain for little return. I find recall friend is handy, esp for stealthing, which you can do running SF and SS.

No major mistakes though, just tweaks...enjoy your uberness

I shall put my vote in for Earth/Emp. Never ever thought i'd get an emp to lvl 50 as i hated my defender so much for being dull to play but i really enjoyed having the controlling to do when noone is polite enough to need healing

One word of caution though, if your going to go empathy as a secondary to a controller, for god sake try to be a good one. Nothing frustrates me more on teams than that emp troller you invite with fortitude....that never uses it, or has CM when you check their powerlist but your still sitting there mezzed for 30 seconds while you politely ask for it 10 times.

This is why i would always take emp with a fire-and-forget primary like earth or illusion, you can lay your controls down, then get to your buffing and healing. Not saying emp is necessarily the best support secondary, but it has the advantage of working under any cicumstances. By this i mean theres no tohit check and no anchors you need to worry about dying etc. Rad is also great but theres so many people out there who see the swirling green mob as a gigantic target they will hit repeatedly until dead every time.

I slot mine 3 acc, 2 heal 1 recharge. The difference between 2 and 3 heals is negligable really and i like the extra safety of knowing it's gonna hit almost every time. Sods law still says the one time you really really need it to hit to save everybody will be the time you encounter the 5% chance to miss though.....so is life.

CoX Community,

Myself and my longtime ingame friend DC dinged lvl 50 again tonight on a set of toons that was have lvled together for every one of 50 lvls. In fact we even came up with the toons in the first place expressely for teaming together. It was a really special night not only coz it was my cakeday but also the one year anniversary of my first lvl 50.

This got me to thinking (usually a bad start) that the two of us have played well over 300 lvls together in this game, counting alts that we lvled then abandoned or deleted.

This in turn got me to thinking about why i still play this game after so long. Sure it's still fun to hit things and look shiny but that loses it's thrill and dinging lvl 50 thesedays isn't quite the giddy experience it used to be for me. I've come quite close to the point of cancelling my account several times in the last few months and have been fighting game boredom for a while. I've seen more friends leave than i care to count, and seen entire SGs crumble under the weight of the great migration to WoW that seems to be sweeping so many familiar names from our servers.

Thankfully though, enough special people like DC, eros, Okton, Spirit Lotus, Brimmy, Mistress Heal, Terra Byte, Roaster, CQ and many more i can't remember right now coz it's creeping up on 3am (you know who you are you special people you) remain that it still makes every time i log in worth it.

Christ 300 lvls is.....how much time...? I have very close, very best friends in RL who i couldn't spend that amount of time with and not throttle lol... but that's the beauty of CoX; the wonderful, warm, friendly community that greats us each time we venture forth into our little fantasy land. I've yet to find another online game that can come close to matching it, and until that dies, i'm with CoX.

Don't know why i felt compelled to post this really, but maybe to others feeling the strain and the apathy atm... chin up chaps, we might be down, but we're a long way from out yet.

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Love Kitty
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My SS/Elec is at 39 atm, and i've wrestled with what to get in the 40-50 lvls. For all intents and purposes the epics on brutes are pretty pointless, i've never felt i needed either a pet or a ranged attack, and the AoEs have long recharge, low damage and a high end cost. I've decided to get boxing at 41 and tough at 44 instead. This will put my S/L res at higher than an invuln brute, with res to almost everything else alreasy in the elec set. It's hardly an essential still, as the 40's are late to get extra res, but then thats when you start to get the really nasty enemies like malta, archnoids (HATE them so much) tons of arachnos.

Also considered handclap with the aoe immob but to be honest i think i'd rather just stomp them

Ty all guys Yup it'll be Tarot next....maybe i'll be able to Ding on the 19th, as that's also my cakeday

Big Gratsies to Autumn Waltzz who dinged 50 today! I'll be right behind you hun

Hello all, just thought i'd drop by and say hi as i'm a newbie to E.V.I.L. I assume you have another forum somewhere but hey, i already know where this is and i'm lazy

Just as an aside i have a passing interest in PvP (blink and you'll miss it) and would be happy to bring toons along to events. see below for a lil list of my PvPable toons...

Rosey Cheeks - lvl 49 earth/emp, full PvP build (does wedddings, funerals and lap dances)

Tarot - lvl 46 kin/psi - the regen killer

Calisto - lvl 41 mind/nrg dominator (in need of PvP respec but has teh TK of DOOOOM (tm))

Lady Hellfrost - lvl 35 ice/cold corrupter (hybrid but damn annoying in pvp, fully posable)

YAY! congrats Ms. Cold. Now must get Rosey to 50 finally.....been sooo long, you really came motoring up the lvls

ooo back for good or just till your sub runs out m8? I have a toon at lvl 49 that i'm working on dinging, maybe i'll get there before you go

Just a few things to mention really;

1) DVS was down to 1.5 mil the last time i checked.

2) DC had to pay the rent recently as it had gone without paying for about 5 weeks and the base had actually gone offline.

3) Whenever i log onto villains i am the only person on in the sg.

4) I hear that most if not all of our leaders have gone over to WoW...a goodbye or some kind of notice would have been nice, i know it's coming up to a new issue so people tend to reduce thier activity until it arrives but atm dvs is all but dead, and there are still some of us here. It definately seems that activity overall on both sides is dramatically down, moreso than i've seen it before even before a new issue. Hense now is the time to put in all efforts to keep the sg bouyant.

Hello all, i'm at 44 with my earth/emp now and will soon have 2 slots to spare on her build. I'm at a loss as to where to put them so was wondering what effect KB enhancements have on earthquake?

If anyone has tried this does it increase the frequency they get knocked over, or the height they go? does this make it safer (i.e. they attack less).

Much obliged to hear if someone has tried this

wow, muchos gratses. Making my stick figures look more dissappointing by the second....

2 recharge is fine, the difference between 2 and 3 is 4 seconds. i also find 2 end is good enough even against one mob, unless your build is such that you lose end extremely fast.

In the interests of boosting sg activity i propose an SF. If anyone has one they want to do i'll be happy to exemp to do it as i'm sure others will. Any suggestions....?

achem....page 2?!? honestly i'm gone a few weeks and it's anarchy.

Much heartfelt goodbyes to doubs, may you find a life after CoH.
x

awww doubs....just as i finally got back online too...sorry for missing your raid btw, i underestimated the time i would be gone.

You shall be missed.
x

Hi guys, god what a stressful week. I'm all moved, place is a tip of epic proportions. At a net cafe looking at providers atm, think i'm settled on Tiscali but it says it could take 15 days! Anywho, see you all when i do get on, and hope things are running smoothly.

Ciao for now!

I'm in for tonight, it better be as exciting as Jon's story though or i shall be ever so dissappointed.

Great again Jon. In fact i think you should start your own thread in the creative section and post all your stories in there too. No reason to keep them just to the readers of our thread, everyone should enjoy them [img]/uk/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Grats Helioss!

great again jon...i like how i always seem to escape unscathed...you really haven't been watching when we play have you [img]/uk/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Notes ripped from a US Thread (I take no credit) from an interview with Posi yesterday - some VERY nice and interesting things coming soooooon....

1. another double xp event before the end of the year.

2. Another Halloween Event this year, bringing back original elements as well as add some "special treats" and get new contacts. The new treats can be
traded into contacts and receive a new reward that hasnt been given out before.

3. (training room patch discussed) Empowerment stations buffs didnt stack as intended, so since it doesnt work that way, they now last 60 minutes, replacing non stacking.

4. Possible all decorative rooms going down to 50k, if not 50k, they will go down in cost.

5. Issue 8 expect a possible RENT system change. (one is possibly rent could be free if its a small enough plot)

6. COP Trail scheduled to be debuting before i8. Base raiding not being promoted yet due to lots of bugs, time in getting the systems worked out.

7. Lots of stuff planned for pocket D.

8. PLans to add bigger teleporters to hold more beacons. No ETA.

9. Fix has been made for players not receiving HO drop when encoutering Hamidon. Coming Soon to live!

10. Teleporting back to mission after rezing in base is a bug. But there is an auxillary item going in as well (when the fix is made) to allow
you teleport to the active mission as a choice.

11. Looking into possible teleport to front door to Icon!

12. So far no plans for teleport beacons into PVP zones due to balance issues and possible exploits.

13. Arenas bugs will be getting fixed as they come in, new feature in next issue is that Pocket D will receive arena terminals so that villain and heroes can battle easier.

ISSUE 8

14. Issue 8 Title: To Protect and Serve! (taunt by Posi to see if players can figure out what chapter this relates too )

15. Invention system was scheduled for i8. Its a very big, detailed and scarey and moving it out of i8 to concentrate more directly on it.
if they worked on it, i8 would have been pushed back to next year. Some systems are done. It will probably come out in its own issue.

16. Rewards system: 1st veteran reward 3 months Trenchcoats on all characters. They are a back option, IE like a cape. There are veteran rewards planned for up to 3 years of subscription. (April)

17. Wings: an unlockable costume piece. Wings will move in flight. (very impressed with look of wings).

18. Jetpacks eventually coming down the road. (Flight options). Castle has made a zillion and will kill posi if he is asked to make one more.

19. starting with issue 8 each issue will build on itself regarding storyline wise. And when the "show drops" youll know. Plans are coming for zone wide events tied with storylines.

20. 5th Column: Their return is planned but not for this year.

21. Respecs as a veteran reward, new base items (comic cover art as posters for base).

22. New missions and contacts for 50+ contacts for issue 8, and adding more content for under used zones.

23. Possible to get into Rikti Ship, in the future?!

24. Jay has a lot of costume options, some are going into issue8. He is reading the forum every day! Someday he may get a red name.

25. Power customziation and effects of powers: Its very hard. Colors are "baked into" the powers. Its a huge effort, its not on a schedule, but it doesnt meant hat it cant jump onto a schedule.

26. Epic Archetypes: Incarnates? They are planned as an Epic, dont know when yet. They dont fit into the current storyline. It will be first Epic after Nictus for COV! Confirmed,
Nictus are confirmed as a lvl 50 villain Epic! They will be like warshades, but an evil version of a peacebringer, with some power tweaks.

27. Planned Box Expansion: It has been taken off the schedule as a paid expansion. They are going to please the player base by moving all the features from the paid expansion into free issues!
There fore the issues will maintain storylines that would have lead up to the free expansion. issue 9, 10, and 11 storylines planned for next year.

28. New high end villains for high end players.

Breaktime!

29. Rent may be based off plot size.

30. Plot costs are staying the same, to give Larger SG's long-term goals.

31. Posi has been investigating increasing SG's size. An Idea is if you have 5 alts, in a SG it would count as 1 slot fo the 75 in the SG rather than 5.

32. Adding arch villains as gladiators, but new thigns to do with Gladiators!

33. Dev Hosted PVP arena Events and giving a reward?: Possible. Idea, SG tournament, and last SG standing vs. Devs!

34. All out PVP zone without NPC's or debtless PVP zone coming?: removing threat of NPC's removes incentive, XP gain for example. But zone with no NPC's is possible idea.

35. Faultline, getting upgrade.

36. New badges coming, inlcuding veteran reward badges! Most badges are going to be focused out of combat. 2 new accolades coming into game, no ETA.

37. Paigon Poker is really exciting for Posi, nothing to do with the game. LOL

38. Minion customization is something they are not touching.

39. New powersets are still coming as it was planned for the expansion. They will be broken out into issues. He just needs to make them "cool"

40. Recluses SF: it is where the devs want it. Its meant to be hard and be proud when its completed. They recognize some AT's are better at it, but its the nature of the beast.
They have ideas on helping those AT's but nothing coming soon?

41. Stalkers and DOms not feeling useful in the Recluses SF: They believe it takes a player to know the weakness and strengths of teams, aand fit in to be used as best as possible.
As for stalkers they have awesome dmg right off the back, and players recognize to use them as their dmg drops off with DPS.

42. They are constantly monitoring all AT's.

43. moment of glory: Not sure if there are any plans coming for MOG. They keep data mining it and balance numbers it, but not sure if changes are coming.

44. Patch notes issues: people type them in. People make mistakes. They made changes to the process and hopefully it should be easier to not miss as much. They are doing their best.

45. Villain powersets moving over into Heroes? yes it is planned. Its somehting they can do quickly, but not sure when. There will be some hold backs for uniqueness but some can definitely work on heroes.

46. Buffs and debuffs are primarily assigned to their individual games. But first they would want to move certina powers over before working on buffs.

47. Tweaking bases to allow a 1 person SG, and allowing first plot to be rent free is better than redesigning base editor for apartment style housing for players.

48. Training room is the cross server PVP server :P

49. Windows in bases? He needs to convince art department that they can do it. But art says it isnt possible. its being looked at.

50. Anymore Mastermind sets coming? One more is coming, not animal based. Its 1 of 10 new powersets thats coming out next year. Posi says NO CLOWNS!

52. Villains turning heroes, heroes turning villains: they would like to see it happen, theres a lot of hurdles before implementing. Posi thinks its worth putting in but tey have to get past the tech hurdles.

53. Flashback: loves idea of flashback, but it takes away from altism. They understand that players have to make alts to see all the content, but iits a double edged sword.

54. Rewarding altism? comes with veteran rewards in a sense (ie permanent nemesis staff)

55. Jet pack on hero side coming like in Mayhem Missions.

56. Hazard zones coming in COV? probably not, but that doesnt mean Villains wont have access to hero hazard zones.

57. Server/character Transfers: something thats a priority, moving characters to other servers. Biggest hurdle is making sure its automated with no issues. Havent decided on pricing but will
most likely be a paid for transfer.

58. The war walls will begin to come down. The city council has decided they are not needed anymore. Happening in the very near future! Not sure where they will be coming down.

59. Will there be a TF like the Recluse SF? YES!

60. Will villains be able to raid hamidon? Undecided.

61. Hero/villain team up besides events? Yes.

62. More than 1 build type characters for PVE? Discussed ultimate enhancement slotting.

63. Defiance: Castle and Posi have talked about changes. They are looking into it.

64. Gladiators: choosing which gladiators they can fight, like a training? Yes, possibly in the form of a room in base. "danger room" type room for lack
of better words

65. Hercules Class titans: Hasnt seen a bug for it, and players should enter bugs in game for better understanding.

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Fist hun....surely a link would have done, anyone would think it was just spam to make the thread LLLLLLLLAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGEEEERRRRRRRRRR.... [img]/uk/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Ok fly buff good. Prestige buff good. No FP enhancement drops BAD! What the hell kind of excuse is that? having a full tray? I haven't heard a flimsier excuse since the whole WMD thing, pfft.

I notice in the patch notes many things that have yet to be fixed and would to me be high on the list of annoying bugs;

1) Stupid screaming noise on every power with the mesmerise animation. This affects about 4 of my toons, not impressed.
2) Tailor bug where it changes your costume, often only a little so you might not notice, and then charges you to put it right! Not to mention half the female toon costume options clip in unsightly ways or just don't fit right.
3) The bug where i have to go everyday to a dank and depressing pit of despair (probably on a hellmouth) and toil in misery for a few pathetic crumbs, pretending to not notice the pointlessness of existence.

Ok if the devs fix number 3 i'll let 1 and 2 go for now.

See you at the newly nerfed RSF! [img]/uk/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]