LordXenite
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Sorry to derail things... but in all the issues since Issue #3 until now (Issue #15), has there been a successful Kheldian AV soloist? You know, someone who documented their Kheldian successfully soloing most (if not all) the AV's in the game?
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Quote:Another fine reason to start with Black Dwarf Mire, especially if your Warshade like mine doesn't have the shields.Originally Posted by Rainbow Avenger
This is a good point here. If you do happen to have Mire and Eclipse up at the same time, Eclipse first!Quote:Originally Posted by PrincessDarkstar
I don't like the idea of using Sunless Mire before Eclipse, but not for timing reasons like Rainbow Avenger, more because Sunless Mire can get you killed!
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Updated roster:
- @Xenite Blackthread (Weekends)
- Ascendantia Lv50 PB.
- Dark Absolution Lv50 WS.
- @AlienOne (Evenings PST)
- AlienOne Lv50 PB
- VestigeOne Lv50 WS
- Worst Warshade Ever Lv50 WS
- @Obsidian Force
- Obsidian Force Lv50 WS
- Gypsy Star Lv47 WS
- Dark Obliteration Lv38 WS
- Lady Quasar Lv44 PB
- Spinel Dream Lv36 WS
- @Barak the Frozen (Thursday, Friday)
- Brightstorm Lv44 PB
- Tempest Lv38 WS
- @Nightshimmers
- Selena Stormcloud Lv43 WS
- @Anilo
- Dertfer Brains Lv50 WS
- @Zanthyna
- Queen Anne's Revenge Lv49 WS
- @Tundracommando
- Symbiote. Lv50 PB
- Power Suit. Lv50 PB
- Malta-Meal Lv50 PB
- Negative Power Suit Lv50 WS
- @Odyne2005
- Oan Lv50 PB
- @Freckled Avenger:
- Squidlara Lv50 PB
- @Rainbow Avenger (Weekends)
- Rainbow Arcana Lv50 WS.
Updates- Added @Rainbow Avenger
- Added @AlienOne date/time prefs.
- @Xenite Blackthread (Weekends)
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Updated roster:
- @Xenite Blackthread (Weekends)
- Ascendantia Lv50 PB.
- Dark Absolution Lv50 WS.
- @AlienOne
- AlienOne Lv50 PB
- VestigeOne Lv50 WS
- Worst Warshade Ever Lv50 WS
- @Obsidian Force
- Obsidian Force Lv50 WS
- Gypsy Star Lv47 WS
- Dark Obliteration Lv38 WS
- Lady Quasar Lv44 PB
- Spinel Dream Lv36 WS
- @Barak the Frozen (Thursday, Friday)
- Brightstorm Lv44 PB
- Tempest Lv38 WS
- @Nightshimmers
- Selena Stormcloud Lv43 WS
- @Anilo
- Dertfer Brains Lv50 WS
- @Zanthyna
- Queen Anne's Revenge Lv49 WS
- @Tundracommando
- Symbiote. Lv50 PB
- Power Suit. Lv50 PB
- Malta-Meal Lv50 PB
- Negative Power Suit Lv50 WS
- @Odyne2005
- Oan Lv50 PB
- @Freckled Avenger:
- Squidlara Lv50 PB
Updates- Changed @Fyst -> @Barak the Frozen
- Added @Nightshimmers
- @Xenite Blackthread (Weekends)
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Right now, no. Not as far as I know.
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I'm on my PC playing CO, CoH (once a week, at least) and testing I16. I'm also on my PS3 and XBOX 360 mostly checking demos and videos. Also, I'm playing Broken Sword on my DS, and Wild Arms XF on my PSP... but mostly... I'm at work!
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So, I've taken the liberty to skim the thread and compile the following roster:
- @Xenite Blackthread:
- Ascendantia Lv50 PB.
- Dark Absolution Lv50 WS.
- @AlienOne
- AlienOne Lv50 PB
- VestigeOne Lv50 WS
- Worst Warshade Ever Lv50 WS
- @Obsidian Force
- Obsidian Force Lv50 WS
- Gypsy Star Lv47 WS
- Dark Obliteration Lv38 WS
- Lady Quasar Lv44 PB
- Spinel Dream Lv36 WS
- @Fyst
- Brightstorm Lv42 PB
- Tempest Lv38 WS
- @Anilo
- Dertfer Brains Lv50 WS
- @Zanthyna
- Queen Anne's Revenge Lv49 WS
- @Tundracommando
- Symbiote. Lv50 PB
- Power Suit. Lv50 PB
- Malta-Meal Lv50 PB
- Negative Power Suit Lv50 WS
- @Odyne2005
- Oan Lv50 PB
- @Freckled Avenger:
- Squidlara Lv50 PB
- @Xenite Blackthread:
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I trust everyone has copied their Kheldian(s) to the Test Server and is ready to go? So... I'd like to start a poll for dates going. When is it best for you to participate?
Also, please subscribe to this thread if the topic interests you, as it is easier to concentrate and track a thread with these new boards!
I think my preference is probably sometime during weekends... what about you guys? -
Alien, thanks for the awesome video, I'm sure it gets people excited about the upcoming event and hopefully brings out the Kheldian in everyone watching it.
Seeing as the original thread for the Kheldian Day of Reckoning already has some names and handles on it, and 3 pages of information and discussion, I suggest we concentrate everything there so people have just one thread to track. I know it's easier on my busy brain to subscribe to just one thread about a certain topic rather than two.
We (The Umbra Illuminati and unaffiliated Kheldian friends) successfully ran the ITF last Thursday and hopefully people won't be too bored out of the "content" to show up. -
Quote:Because the Devs decided not to.Originally Posted by Debt_Magnet
Since the SoA's get access to an epic pool why dont they give that option to the Kheldians?
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Eclipse requires Accuracy for sure, however, on my TriFormShade, I had dedicated my Eclipse to DmgResist and EndMod (using frankenslotting) and initiated most attacks with Black Dwarf Mire followed by Eclipse, then Sunless Mire then everything else. This essentially allowed me to worry about accuracy only in Black Dwarf Mire and other slotting factors in my other PBAoE powers.
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Quote:I think I'll join you for that fine cup of Irony, because quite frankly, from your posts I haven't seen that you're very much in support of people's being entitled to their own builds/playstyles... oh well.Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
Wow, and people think I'm prone to hyperbole and exageration to make my points.
You do realize I have said over and over again that although I feel I am correct in my views I also maintain everyone is entitled to build and play how they like right?
Nevermind, that statement wont mesh well with your notions on my thinking and beliefs and can therefore be totaly discarded out of hand. As always.
Now back to drinking in the irony...
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Quote:I suppose if you can ensure none of your teammates actually got hurt during the process, and none of them actively used any powers what-so-ever on either the AV or your Kheldian, that could be considered valid since other AT's, except Defenders AFAIK, use their inherent power when they solo.Originally Posted by Socorro
Another opinion: LX stated that for these goofy scenarious, using a Shivan or other Non-AT based Pet is not really soloing. Well, what about having other players on your team but they don't help you fight the AV? They'd just stand around cheering you on...and of course provide some nifty Cosmic Balance buffs. I'm pretty much certain I could solo some AV with that haha. It *is* a part of our ATs package (we're not going outside the AT, like with a Shivan), but it does require teammates... Thoughts? Is it soloing an AV if you have teammates but they don't help with the actual fight?
L'Chaim!Quote:Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
So, for all your smiley emotes the things you find important are worth being serious over but the things I find important should be taken in stride with a smiley?
Wait...
Wait.......
let me drink in the irony. (which i realize your not blind to but after your statement about understanding the views of others this is just a double dose of the good stuff)
Before you raise that glass of irony to your lips though, understand that what I do take seriously is that You have your goals for your Kheldians and I also take seriously your right to enjoy accomplishing them on your Kheldian. What I dismiss though is your attitude that implies that anyone who's not playing like you is somehow lesser to you and their opinions and the goals, if any, they set for their Kheldians are to be dismissed. True, their Kheldians are probably much less effective than your own. Their playstyle may be lousy, but it's their Kheldian they're playing, not yours. Not everyone cares about being effective like you do.
It'd be one thing if you had your daily column in which you're jokingly complaining about lousy players and their rotten Kheldians, but you're way beyond that, and way into the whole religious zealot preacher thing. -
Ahh yes... but all you naysayers are missing the point, which is to provide the RMT sellers with yet another excellent source of information on who plays what, at what times and how they can be reached so they can be spammed with more RMT mail.*
*To those who did not get it yet, this post is sarcasm incarnate! -
You know people can organize this sort of thing on their own, right?
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Quote:To sum up what PK once had in his signature: "On the Internet, Anonymity cultivates Animosity".Originally Posted by Twisted Toon
I agree. That way I could ask why the guy that left me a . as a neg rep comment didn't like my post.
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I think rep comments should not be anonymous!
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To whoever had this comment:Quote:I don't take games seriously, but I do take seriously what people do and say. It's a character-flaw of mine that has already caused me enough trouble and pain, but is unlikely to change.
I find it ironic you take the forum so seriously you feel you have to go through the trouble of starting a quotewar against Obsidian_Force2, only to basically tell him he shouldn't take the game so seriously. 
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Quote:First of all, excuse you for even suggesting that I consider any of my characters, serious. This after all, is a game, and as is the rule with any activity, one must always weigh the effort relative to the gain. For you, it is important to be able to solo EB's with your Kheldians, for me, it is not. In fact, for me, it's not even important to solo EB's/AV's/GM's on my */Rad trollers, and that I have done so is the exception rather than the rule. It's easier and requires much less effort to solo, well, just about anything, with an Ill/Rad, so at one time or another, I've been bored enough to actually attempt this EB/AV/GM hunting and was successful.Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
And yet it "works for you" on other more "Serious" characters such as your Rads?
I somehow missed the memo that specified that every character we make in our MMO of choice must be capable of accomplishing exactly the same goals as any of our other characters.
Whenever I get upset or annoyed about solo'ing anything in MMO's, I remind myself that all I need to do is one of two things: 1) Spend time to research how to effectively solo the scenario; or 2) Invite a friend to team with me. I'm thrilled that option 1 works for you, as much as you should be happy that option 2 works for me.Quote:Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
I normaly DO actually play with others, but nothing annoys me more than either not being able to effectively solo or being the pity spot on teams...
As for being the pity-spot as you so eloquently put it I've never really had the displeasure to be in that position. Most teams I join/create when I'm on my Kheldian are either impressed with my performance, or simple too busy to notice any specific player do their thing. I have had tells sent to me actually about people feeling sort of useless on teams and asking me to sort-of tone down and not rush the team just because I have Stygian Circle, or because my PB seems to use much less Endurance than anybody else despite blasting like crazy.
Oddly, that's what my Kheldians are built to do as well. They also stun things, sometimes fear them and you know, help the team a bit with healing/teleporting/rezzing if need be. It's wonderful that the Kheldian AT allows you to build a versatile character like this, isn't it?Quote:Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
...so I have built to avoid these situations and more-so to be able to effectively replace a tanker or a blaster (or both at once) and be able to do it well enough to where they do not actually miss having a real blaster or tanker around.
Honestly, I don't know what Server you're playing on because I've never seen any Kheldian behave like that on either Liberty or Infinity. Perhaps you've been playing for much longer than I have and so you've seen this kind of behavior and I guess I'm the lucky one to have been spared witnessing these fiascos.Quote:Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
Nothing annoys me more than joining a team with another Kheld and watch them slink back into the shadows/hide behind the more effective AT's because they built it to be their "fun" toon.
Wow... you're absolutely right. That other Kheldian should be taken out back and shot in the head! Oh wait... you know what? It's just a game... and seriously, you shouldn't spend too much energy looking at other people's performance, enjoy your own and feel unique.Quote:Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
I always keep my mouth shut but nearly in each case somebody on the team asks "why is this other Kheld not doing what you are/why are they dying all the time/why arent they putting out the same kinda numbers?" in tells. And again I keep my mouth shut and just say "different kinda build" when the truth is they are allowing the team to carry them because they chose to build how they wanted and it wasn't geared to be as effective as they could be. Nothing wrong with that at all.
You know... this is supposed to be a Role Playing Game. I've never ever heard about any role playing games where every character played the Schwarzenegger role. The whole idea of having some variety in MMO's means people get to make their own character and sometimes people want to play a "weak" damsel in distress that can heal because her cat-ears glow with moon-dust sprinkled on them by her fairy godmother, and other times they'd play a saber-wielding pirate brute who goes through purple conning enemies without breaking a sweat.Quote:Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
It's a personal glitch I have that makes it annoying to me the same way pure emps and petless masterminds annoy me.
If anything, I think MMO's need even more ways to allow people to express and utilize non-combat actions/skills in meaningful ways so that MMO's can become more than a grind-fest of damage-numbers.
I don't want you to do anything "my way", or "another way". I just want you to realize, if you haven't yet, that your point of view is as valid as anyone else's because that's just what it is. A point of view. I'll continue to debate these issues with you until the end of time (or subscription) and have fun doing so.Quote:Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
And I'm still amazed that some of you think I don't realize people do not like my approach and that if you just tell me that one more time I'll mend my ways and do it "your" way.
You've got that right! No part of this discussion makes you or me wrong, right or anything. We just have a difference of opinions and different approaches to a hobby we enjoy. I can say "Why so serious", while you say "Why so casual", but neither question leads to better understanding if the person asking it isn't willing to consider there may be some validity to the other way.Quote:Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
I know it, I just do not care. Like me or hate me makes me no less right or wrong in my facts, and if anyone listens or not makes just as little difference to me and also makes me no more or less correct in my statements. -
Quote:To each his/her own, naturally. I'd rather spend my time playing with others rather than by myself, especially in an MMO.Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
I do not concider EB's "Group content"
Well, if that makes you feel like an idiot, maybe you should start playing the game with others.Quote:Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
but then again I am the idiot who builds for damage and not needing a team to do most content on a setting of 4 or 5
EDIT :: On a serious note. If you set it to yourself as a goal to spend your time planning a build and getting the INF to actually craft and slot it, then get the missions for those specific EB's just so you can beat them singlehandedly, and that makes you feel awesome, wonderful. That works for you. It doesn't work for me because that's not what I'm interested in.
This is also the reason why some people do not like your approach as they simply have goals that differ from yours. There's no need to be snarky, or argumentative as all these goals are valid, and there's definitely no need nor calling to prefer one set of goals over another. -
- Dark Absolution:
Lv50 TriFormShade
Been on patrol 212 times.
Spent a total of 320 hours on patrol.
- Ascendantia:
Lv50 TriFormPB
Been on patrol 394 times.
Spent a total of 632 hours on patrol.
If I am to derive anything constructive from these stats, it is that I spent and still do more time on my PB than my WS.
- Dark Absolution:
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Quote:That's the advanced lesson that can only be understood by those who have already learned the first simpler lesson.Originally Posted by Smurch
Erm, you think? Because I think the lesson of the story was actually "do what you love and then you'll truly be rich". The story was painting the poor fisherman as the "truly wealthy" man because he was doing exactly what he wanted and had a great quality of life, while the "rich" man was actually poor because all he valued was money.
Besides, if there's anything I've learned about people, it is that if you point to them that what they think they want isn't really what they need, they tend to get pissed off at you, especially if you're right
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Quote:I always loved Eggplants, sadly, the wife's allergic!Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
In case it hasn't been said already...
I farm...
... for PURPLES!!! oh well, more for me! 
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Quote:The story I posted doesn't go against making plans and having fun working hard to implement them. The lesson of the story is mainly "Plan for yourself and let others plan for themselves".Originally Posted by Shred_Monkey
Keep in mind... some people enjoy creating and implementing plans. That rich guy may be doing what he wants to do, too. Applied to the game... some people enjoy figuring out how to maximize the xp/influence earning rate.
I can't tell you anything about the Original Poster because I don't really know him. What I do know, is that for most people, we're sometimes the farmer, and sometimes the rich guy... it just depends on when you catch us, and like you've noticed we may have caught PK at a "bad" time.Quote:Originally Posted by Shred_Monkey
The OP is not just the fisherman.... he's the rich guy because he asked "why" instead of minding his own buisness.
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Quote:/Signed. It really is that simpleOriginally Posted by Durakken
You know, this may sound stupid and a bit late in the games life, but it'd be really nice to have a free tailor in the tutorial/outbreak area so if you missed or forgot something or think something is uglier than you thought it was going to be you could switch it right then and there.