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  1. Larcen3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
    Well I'm coming at this from the point of view of never having seen a single episode of Glee (the whole idea of the show makes queasy) but having seen pretty much every episode of Buffy/Angel and the original Buffy movie. From that mindset I look at Heather Morris:





    And can accept that she at least "looks" like a Buffy when you compare her to Kristy Swanson and Sarah Michelle Gellar. I really have little faith in this Buffy reboot (without Whedon's involvement) to begin with, but I figure they could have considered someone worse than Heather. *shrugs*
    I'll be in my bunk.
  2. Larcen3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by BunnyAnomaly View Post
    For new players, it has to be just a choice between Invulnerability and Willpower. I'd settle on either, both are great and very functional with minimal investment.

    I just levelled my Electric Armour tank to 39 and have my resistances all slotted out, with Tough, and she is very very squishy. Depressingly so
    I would take my Electric Armour tank against malta or carnival of shadows long before I take my invul against one....
  3. Larcen3
    I have the AH proc in my claws/ele brute...and you'll appreciate it in some of the EB fights..nothing quite like seeing it proc, hitting spin...and the EB is hit for more than his minions are
  4. Larcen3
    Quote:
    Also I've pretty much decided at the moment my eating habits probably aren't going to change. I eat one big meal a day...roughly 1700-3000 calories depending on what I'm eating that day. Which is more or less around the calorie count i need to be at my ideal weight.
    Your chances of losing weight are slim to none....if you need to lose weight then you MUST change your eating habits or increase your exercise.

    If this isn't an option...then I would recommend the first thing you do is buy an electronic food scale, a set of measuring cups, and a set of measuring spoons. When you eat...measure/weigh your food. Most people don't realize how much they really eat in a day, include all of your meals and all of your snacks. You can find sites on line that will help you total up your calorie content (indeed many restaurants make it easier than ever) DRINK WATER. Take vitamins. Losing weight isn't about dieting, its about changing your outlook on food so that you can sustain your weight loss.

    Losing weight is hard 1) To start and then 2) stay at your 'goal' weight. WHen you're losing weight and looking/feeling better its incredibly easy to keep the momentum going.

    I really recommend the weight watcher's system (they do everything I recommended). I lost 75 lbs on that plan (I went from 245 to 170). Now, in the interest of full disclosure I've put about 40 lbs of it back on since I stopped following the plan...and its like pulling teeth to getting started again.
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    DM has three AoE's (stop laughing!)

    Dark Consumption
    Soul Drain
    Shadow Maul

    HOWEVER

    DC and SD are on incredibly long timers (3 minutes each ish), and do minimal damage. Dark Consumption is really an end tool, and Soul Drain is really a self buff power.

    That leaves Shadow Maul which I like as an AoE but it takes time to line up the melee cone, and it caps out at 5....and it takes FOREVER to animate, and you'll feel like a tool when it misses and you're shadow boxing.
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    Invul ponderings

    POST-ACTION

    ok...so I rolled a SS/Invul (I just recently ran a claws/wp to 50)...

    I remember 'back in the day' when I was able to walk around with capped resists, so I know that invul isn't nearly that good since the GDR...but....

    I'm at level 28 (just got invinciblity), I have every secondary power up to that point and it just feels....squishy. I'm running tough with the build so I'm at 60% resist to smashing/lethal....

    Exotics just tear me a new one
    End drain just wears me down

    I'm playing blue side (in striga right now) and I thought it would be an easier time than playing red side.

    Here's my current build, all enhancements are common lvl 30. The first glaring problem I see is that I've skimped on end redux, so I'll probably spend the lvl 29 slots in 1 in invince and 1 in tough (both end redux).

    So, I'm getting the feeling that invul is a lot like SR, painful to level but godly with the right set bonuses.

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  7. Larcen3
    also, if you haven't done so already I would open a ticket with their support. if multiple people are having the same issue, they may have solutions to try.
  8. Larcen3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Rush_Bolt View Post
    Wait... Batman's not gay?
    Of course Batman's not gay.
    Stop being such a silly goose!
  9. Larcen3

    Superhero wedding

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fury Flechette View Post
    Had a former SG mate post this at our guild portal site:

    http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...n-wedding.html

    I'd embed the photo but the Sun doesn't allow for hotlinking or even viewing the properties of their photos.
    Well...
    That picture finally broke me of my supergirl fetish.

    *shudder*
  10. Larcen3

    Claws/Elec?

    POST-ACTION

    I don't know...I liked claws for brutes, it hits a LOT harder than it does for Scrappers.

    You get an early AoE (spin), you get a cool build up like power (follow up) that doesn't crash like Rage does (though it can miss, a weakness rage doesn't have).

    I leveled a claw/wp to 50 and I enjoyed it the entire time.
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    and, I'm sure, it'll be Fair and Balanced!
  12. Larcen3
    I'll go against the grain and say thermal is a good pairing for Ninjas.

    The resistance makes the likelihood of a 1 shot less likely, giving you time to fire off warmth or cauterize. At lvl 32 I'm letting warmth (aoe) heal the jounin and the oni, and using cauterize for the genin.

    I realize that force fields can get the pets closer to the soft cap, but I (personal me here) I find /ff boring....

    While the lil suckers do love to run ALL over the map, I find macros to pull them all back to a group hug is enough to keep 'em fresh. Of course, I'm more than willing to accept I'm going to be kicking myself in the 40+ game, but I'm hoping heat exhaustion and melt armor are enough to make me smile.
  13. Larcen3
    What would you skip grandville....that place has my two favorite contacts in the entire game:

    Television
    Westin Phipps
  14. Larcen3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by TheBruteSquad View Post
    That game still exists if you want it to exist. Some people don't like blowing through hordes of blue con minions and prefer tearing apart smaller groups of high diff opponents and bosses. In which case the burst damage of EM still gets the job done.
    There's nothing that EM can do that most sets can't do better. I don't consider 2 attacks taking 5-6 seconds to animate 'burst' damage.

    I'm not saying its a garbage set, but I am saying its probably the worst brute primary.
  15. Larcen3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by IIa1cdII View Post
    Hi Everyone!

    I recently reactivated my game subscription after about a year and a half off (I left a bit after the ITF was put in the game)

    I've been playing my heroes a whole bunch but so far have neglected my 50 EM/WP Brute, i've been reading a lot of doom and rage about the EM nerfs and I have to ask, is it really that bad?

    I ran a quick solo mission and it wasnt HORRIBLE, but the new ET animation is annoying

    Thanks!
    In my opinion....no.

    Solo: with the new mission setting ability, you want to blow through as many mobs as quickly as you can. For me, that means -1/4-7. ET and TF are simply wasted on targets like that, with the exception of bosses. I find sets with AoE are much more suited: SuperStrength and Claws especially, single target sets simply lag behind. (DM, EM I'm looking at you)

    Teamed: Generaly speaking, by the time you fire of TF/ET your target is already dead, or so close to dead its over kill. Again, a spread of targets means you'll have less damage overkill.

    For a non stalker, I feel EM is built for a game that no longer exists (ie taking on a few HARD targets).
  16. Larcen3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dark Ether View Post
    Today's recommendation:

    The Sandlot. Great movie about kids playing the national pastime.
    Soccer?
  17. Larcen3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Quasadu
    Re: Constantine: I saw maybe 15 minutes of this somewhere near the end I think and remember thinking it was visually interesting but poorly written and acted.
    I agree somewhat with the acting, but only to a point. The cast is great (especially Gabriel), and Keanu isn't embarrasing. My main problem is that I STILL don't buy Keanu as Constatine, if only because Constantine was drawn to look like Sting.

    I prefer the comic book ending over the one in the movie, but overall I really liked this...and if Keanu is in a movie I'm generally not interested unless he's playing Neo and (BillorTed).
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    I'll throw my hat in the ring as well...

    1) The Commitments-About a working class band in Ireland. Stars Colm Meaney (sp) for from Star Trek The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. Also, a few of the Corrs are in it.

    2) Swimming With Sharks-Kevin Spacey as the boss from hell...it plays a lot like the Usual Suspects in how the story unfolds.

    3) Heavenly Creatures-Kate Winslet stars, directed by Peter Jackson. Based on a true story, and a disturbing one at that.

    4) Dr. Strangelove-Peter Sellers, James Earl Jones (don't blink), George C. Scott-"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here....this is the WarRoom!"

    5) Howl's Moving Castle-All Japanese Animation is odd, but not all of it is horrifically strange.

    6) Constantine-Keanu Reeves, character created by my favorite nut job Alan Moore (during his Swamp Thing run).

    Also, good movies other people have mentioned: Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Watchmen (by my favorite nut job who had his name taken off of it), From Hell (by my favorite nut j...ahhh skip it).

    Also, I highly enjoyed the latest Star Trek movie, and then the wife and I watched Star Trek 2,3,4,6. Shame there was never a 5....
  19. Larcen3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by GavinRuneblade View Post
    To the OP, if you don't catch the value of that it also means, "Currently known as a random merit roll".
    Hmmm...I had been thinking about turning bosses off (multiple arachnos bosses hurt...)

    So much for THAT idea. Thanks for the info guys.
  20. Larcen3
    Forgetting about xp and inf* (also forget about the larger inspirations they can drop)....is there any advantage to fighting bosses? Is there a special recipe pool that only bosses can drop?
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    Claws / Regen...

    POST-ACTION

    Drop the end redux from integration, with stamina+qr you won't need it. Instead put three heals in there and call it a day.

    Take a slot out of health and put it in recon to finish 6 slotting it (3 rec rdux, 3 heal). I'd sooner slot up recon then slot up fast healing/health.
  22. Larcen3
    If I had to guess similar reasons to why:

    Burn
    footstomp
    minion buffing

    must be done with 'something' grounded (ie minion buffing must be done while your pet is onthe ground)
  23. Larcen3
    No.

    What he means is that the other sets only heal you up to your current HP. Frostworks in /cold actually increases the targets HP and its the only buff that has that effect.
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    I must concur. I rolled a claws/sr and a claws/wp brute at the same time...and to be honest, the /sr brute is parked at 28, and the WP brute is 42 and change.

    My current attack chain is:

    FU, Focus, Eviscerate, Spin, electric fences, shockwave. Then I mix in single target attacks on any bosses that are left.

    People told me that claws was light damage, light endu...looking at the numbers that spin has consistently pumped out...I'm not sure spin is light damage....
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    Temp Power Recipes

    POST-ACTION

    and to thread jack a bit....

    Am I the only one that curses under the breath that on a toon that can hold 20 recipes, 10 of them seem to be temp powers?

    (ok..probably 5-8...but still...I wish purples dropped like this)