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Originally Posted by DaveMebs

Basically, what do you think is the best non-FotM scrapper build? The build cannot include fire, MA, katana, broadsword, or spines. It cannot contain REGEN above all.

I was thinking of a DM/elec scrapper. DM has nice debuffs, nice control with the fear and immob, and shadow maul hits like an f'n truck with such a long animation time.

Elec may be nice because it resists end drain, has good resistance to all but negative energy (and come on, when was the last time you saw negative energy attacks in RV). Built for recharge, damage, and perhaps additional resistance if it can be fit in, I think DM/elec could be nearly as good as a BS/regen. The extra recharge would get the heal, and shadow maul up faster which would be the main two powers.

Originally Posted by Sentry4

Just because it's a game doesn't mean the people playing it arn't real. Respect, honor, cowardice exist with people.

Originally Posted by Sentry4

I'm calling whoever is afraid of death and uses phase because of that cowards.

Whether the majority does it or not does not concern me.

And i just realized the title, phasing scrappers? Wait what kind of scrapper needs phase anyway? You should be able to get your defenses up high enough that you don't need it.

Originally Posted by Sentry4

That's not math it's philosophy because you said "better". Which is what i'm debating.


See, the problem is that next to anything is invincible when it constantly runs. Even with TS, unless you have more then one person you can heal or get away. That's the reason i don't run and kite with my regen.

I actually ran into a kiting regen while on juggernaut, it would ridiculous. They tried taunting me saying i couldn't kill them. When they are noob enough to have to kite on a regen to survive. I got the kill later with help, but really i would respect them a lot more if they were not a coward.

How is ones skill rated? is it kill:death ratio? no or else i could call prowler the one of the best players out there. I hear i was like giggles, but i never saw them, got PL'd by then once, that was awesome...but, skill is basically rated by other players. If someone beats me but did so by some cheap or stupid tactic then really i'm the more respectable player.
Once you guys learn that kill:death ratio isn't everything maybe you want play in a cowardice style.

Originally Posted by Redd Rumm

one thing the devs could add as sort of an "End Game" is if we could somehow gain more slots after 50 like in mabey some sort of SF make it as difficult as u like the prize of extra slots would be well worth it i think

Originally Posted by Mr E-Man

Even though the Shadow Shard TFs are notoriously difficult to stealth, I am thinking that I should be ok, since I have PFF for protection for when I am seen (at least it should protect me long enough to get out of harms way).

Originally Posted by snake1313

Making a new controller for pvp, and I've never done ice,earth or trick arrow,thermal.

For zone pvp and maybe some 1 on 1 duels, what do you guys think would be a better combo?

I know ice has the -recharge and Arctic Air, and earth has tons of -def. Thermal with its end drainage, and trick arrow with ok debuffs and Glue Arrow.

I'm having a hard time deciding, since they all seem like they would do decently.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by JuliusSeizure

Umm no. Quills, a damage aura for a Scrapper primary can critical. Blazing Aura, Death Shroud, and Lightning Field for Scrapper secondaries cannot.

Criticals are tied to the Scrapper primary damage skills and not secondary damage skills. Lightning Rod should critical for Scrappers and Stalkers. Shield Charge should not.

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

Yeah, I did. I subsequently fought Sefu Tendaji and even god damn WMD and they took SIGNIFICANTLY more beating to go down. Listen, I know people here like to beat their chests about how they eat AVs for breakfast and ask for seconds, but there is such a thing as an elite boss who goes down easier than an elite boss should. Whether an elite boss of that level is easy, hard or just funky isn't important. What's important is how easy he should go down, and Hro went down a LOT easier than he should have.

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

While I can see where you're coming from and I've seen you post about it before, I'm not sure I'd want to go quite that far. I just fought a surprisingly weak Hro yesterday, and it was downright anti-climactic. I'm not against having the occasional tough battle, as long as it's occasional, and EBs pop up just rarely enough for that to be only occasional. Well, Maria Jenkins notwithstanding.

And I still hope someone can clue me in why my Hro'Dthoz was so surprisingly weak and why he didn't summon his Assault Suit on -1x3 no bosses no AVs. He didn't feel like an EB fight, he felt like a boss fight.

Originally Posted by Not_Epsilon

An upper-case i looks like a lowercase l, therefore

BIue Bowman in game appears as Blue Bowman.

Originally Posted by EnD_Reitanna

So since latest patch for some reason every time person respawns instead of standing character plays awaken inspiration slow stand up animation. I don't think it is working as intended, i mean, what is the point to give phase timer on respawn if i spend it on standing up?

2. why is it possible to get heat ex perma in pvp but Heat loss has much longer rech time and low rec buff that doesn't help any vs heat ex. Hey, sry but for power that has rech time 6 min base it could do more (especially since slows are not of importance anymore). Colds don't have self heal, have long rech time on powers.

3. Can you FINALLY fix ice blast, why flurry does dmg of 3 of main attacks from set together??? WHY any tanker does 2 full attacks chains from ice blast corrs with just 1 attack????? Oh wait, anything does more dmg than ice blast (except forts maybe). It is 1 year already since i13 was launched and NOTHING was done for ice blast.

Sad part, it all prolly gonna fall again on deaf ears since i am not korean RPer who sits 24/7 under the globe playing cat girl :/

Originally Posted by Melancton

Which qualifies you for "LRN2PLAY, NOOB" answers from some quarters.

I will try to search it out in the forums and the Wiki, but sometimes it is too new or too obscure (see "LRN2SEARCH, NOOB") for me to find it. I appreciated "Wiki is your friend" with a link as opposed to just "Welcome to last week," when I asked if something had changed in-game. Even the vets can't find things some times; Mercy is always appreciated.

The folks that ask some clarifying questions are typically trying to help the folks asking very broad questions. A link to appropriate guides may be in order if the Newbie is too green to even know what they are looking for. I understand that. I started out with a Blaster and have taken a few to 50, but I enjoy Controllers even more as it turned out. The answer the Newbie is looking for may arrive via a process.

As long as no one gets Snarky, I presume good faith on both ends of the question process. The vast majority of the folks on the forums are helpful and kind, which makes this a great place.

Originally Posted by Not_Rhino

Still no fix for AVs spawning several levels higher than the mission level, (resulting in +5, +6 or even +7 AVs)?



I suspect it's coming though.

Thanks for the shield charge buff... even if it is only miniscule for my tanker...

Originally Posted by eryq2

When new people join this game and ask a general question about an AT or a build, and the replies are like this...... 1)"Be more specific", 2)"What are you looking for", 3)"We need more information about your play style"....

1) How specific to people expect a NEW player to be about an AT they know nothing about?

2) Do "experienced" players REALLY expect a NEW player to know if they need more recharge as opposed to more damage or accuracy or if they need more resist than def?

3) I doubt the NEW players even have a playstyle to say if they prefer to solo or team, mish or farm, rather play a tank or troller if they haven't played every AT available.

I seen a post by someone with 12 posts and just joined this month ask for a list of powers he should choose or skip for a Fire/Dark Corruptor. Now as exp. players, we know about which powers may be better picked than others. Instead of seeing this is a new player and giving some GENERAL info, he gets replies like the ones above. I mean, really?

That's all. Flame, reply, give your thoughts if ya wanna.