MaXimillion_Zero

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The only scrapper I know of that stuggles with Carnie alphas is Inv. At least that's my experience, I must have just teamed with a load of lucky or good regens.......... I go with lucky

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With all the accolades that give bonus to hp would my EM/Regen stalker be even closer to a scrapper?

[/ QUOTE ]No, because scrappers can get the same persentage of HP boost from accolades.

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Much as I love my /dark scrappers (and having proved they can do things that a /regen simply can't, like carnie alphas)

[/ QUOTE ]....since when can't regens take carnie alphas? [img]/uk/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder
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Name: t3h g1mp3d r07
Level: 50
Archetype: Defender
Primary: Storm Summoning
Secondary: Archery
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01) --> Gale==> Acc(1)
01) --> Snap Shot==> Acc(1)
02) --> Snow Storm==> EndRdx(2)EndRdx(3)Slow(3)
04) --> Aimed Shot==> Acc(4)Dmg(5)Dmg(5)Dmg(19)
06) --> Hasten==> Rechg(6)Rechg(7)Rechg(7)
08) --> Freezing Rain==> Acc(8)Rechg(9)Rechg(9)EndRdx(17)DefDeBuf(17)DefDeBuf(19)
10) --> Blazing Arrow==> Acc(10)Dmg(11)Dmg(11)Dmg(15)EndRdx(40)Rechg(46)
12) --> Hurricane==> EndRdx(12)TH_DeBuf(13)TH_DeBuf(13)TH_DeBuf(15)EndRdx(46)
14) --> Super Speed==> Run(14)
16) --> Hurdle==> Jump(16)
18) --> Health==> Heal(18)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20)EndMod(21)EndMod(21)
22) --> Steamy Mist==> EndRdx(22)DmgRes(23)DmgRes(23)DmgRes(27)
24) --> Fistful of Arrows==> Acc(24)Dmg(25)Dmg(25)Dmg(27)EndRdx(37)Rechg(43)
26) --> Aim==> Rechg(26)
28) --> Ranged Shot==> Acc(28)Dmg(29)Dmg(29)Dmg(31)EndRdx(37)
30) --> Explosive Arrow==> Acc(30)Dmg(31)Dmg(31)Dmg(34)EndRdx(37)Rechg(46)
32) --> Lightning Storm==> Dmg(32)Dmg(33)Dmg(33)Rechg(33)Rechg(34)EndRdx(34)
35) --> O2 Boost==> Heal(35)Heal(36)Heal(36)EndRdx(36)
38) --> Rain of Arrows==> Dmg(38)Dmg(39)Dmg(39)Rechg(39)Rechg(40)Rechg(40)
41) --> Thunder Strike==> Acc(41)Dmg(42)Dmg(42)Dmg(42)Rechg(43)Rechg(43)
44) --> Charged Armor==> EndRdx(44)DmgRes(45)DmgRes(45)DmgRes(45)
47) --> Power Sink==> Rechg(47)Rechg(48)Rechg(48)EndMod(48)EndMod(50)EndMod(50)
49) --> Tornado==> Rechg(49)Rechg(50)
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01) --> Power Slide==> Run(1)
01) --> Power Quick==> Run(1)
01) --> Sprint==> Run(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Acc(1)
01) --> Vigilance==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> IntRdx(2)
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Yup, it will stun any player who doesn't have stun protection.

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While I'm here, can someone write me a bind to fire an Apprentice Charm at the Oil Slick? [img]/uk/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[/ QUOTE ]/bind <key> "Target_name Oil Slick$$Powexec_name Cpprentice Charm"

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When you get oil slick you will probably need to target it amongst a mash of foes and to prevent you tabbing around create a bind or macro that has "$$target_name oilslick" and you should auto target it but im not sure if /sonic sets it off tbh.

[/ QUOTE ]Sonic does smashing/energy damage, so it should.

This costume contest thingie...Do you only hold it on the US training room?

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I suggest that they replace Maestro with Fire_Guardian for a week.

Wait, that means we'd be beating him up...

[/ QUOTE ]All the better then [img]/uk/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Presenting: Team-Mate Number Five
(Featuring Xanthus, MaX, and Infy)

[/ QUOTE ]OK, so either you mis-capitalized an X, or I suffer from amnesia....and I'm now sure which would be worse [img]/uk/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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FWIW (not much, I realise...) I've never understood why Power Boost effects Heals at all. The other power effect that directly impacts HP (Damage) is considered a Primary effect and not boosted - why is this not also the case for Heals, which modifies exactly the same characteristic in the opposite direction?

[/ QUOTE ]Because in the game engine, the opposite of damage is damage resistance rather than healing, for some bizarre reason.

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but also the added Res to holds.

[/ QUOTE ]Protection, not resistance.

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You can. There are certain modifications available online that change the files of the spine gfx, meaning that all spines in the game will look different. Linking to those is not allowed on these boards however.

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If the linking is not allowed, then it's big risk even using them?

[/ QUOTE ]Not really, since they don't give the player any sort of advance over other players.

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What the Highest AOE damage Blaster out there?

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Fire/ and Elec/ both have 2 good AoEs.
Fire/ has a cone and a ball.
Elec/ has a ball and a pbAoE. Fire's do more damage though.

/Fire has 2 PbAoEs and 2 damage Auras.
/Devices has Trip Mine and Time Bomb. See other posts.

I would say either Elec/Fire or Fire/Fire with Fire/Fire just winning.


[/ QUOTE ]Fire also has RoF, and combined with caltrops from devices can be interesting.
Also, don't underestimate AR, it has 2 normal cones, AoE, small LBAoE, and a semi-nuke cone.

I don't have damage scalar numbers, but SherkSilver's planner gives trip mines 5.5 BI, with 2 possible hits of 2.7, while nove with all possible damages hitting is around 12 BI.

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That was just the activation, coupled with the 20 second unenhanced recharge of Trip mines, it might be closer to that 360

And yeah most mobs wouldnt need 19. Still think in DPS, a nuke would beat Trip Mine fields.....

[/ QUOTE ]Not really, you can lay trip mine every 13 secs or so including the animation time, and 2 or 3 trip mines is already over nuke damage.

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Surely you mean Trip Mines = 4 seconds........x19, so 76 seconds

[/ QUOTE ]Which still beats the 360 sec recharge of nukes, plus you don't need 19 trip mines per mob.

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Secondary is important in choosing, if you are going SR (which rocks) I would say take Kat from your choices as divine avalance augments SRs defence considerably for Melee.

[/ QUOTE ]But surely BS would do same with Parry?

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If things remain easy then try Tenacious if you've focused on AoE or Rugged if you've focused on single target. Tenacious increases the amount of mobs in each spawn while Rugged increases their level.

[/ QUOTE ]Yup, I'd do the same, and if things STILL are way too easy up to invinc if ST and UY if AoE.

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Just a question then, are you now saying the Stone Armour set is just as good as the rest of the armours and admitting that they are all as good as each other to play, if you are I think you are finally getting the point of ALL the powersets being good to play, and all having a role in the game, which is what I believe a lot of people have been getting at, it's just that the Granite power seems to have been the cruicible for this.

[/ QUOTE ]I'm not saying they're all as good, to be that, they'd have to be identical. I'm saying that while stone armor has it's sides, it is not as good in accomplishing the primary role of the brute than other secondaries in most situations.

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Ice/Energy is best single target, and with /Energy you get Conserve power, and Powerbuildup, so you do more damage, and run out of end less= survivability.


[/ QUOTE ]Ice/Elec and fire/elec both have higher damage and better endurance gain.

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Just one question, Demon: Are you on crack?

This is me, hanging out in IP, using cloak + SS. Note, I am dancing, I am not blurring through the screen at one meeelleon miles per hour. Do you like my friend?

This is me, five seconds later, having turned off Superspeed, because it has no stealth element - fact! Now my friend is dancing too!

Ouch! He danced me, right in the head!

Superspeed has a stealth element, even when standing still. Superjump, does not.

[/ QUOTE ]Oh yes, I remember back in the day when I had to prove people SS has stealth when standing still...
"Look guys, I'm standing here, next to these mobs with SS on. Now I'm going to turn it off.....And now I'm dead"

Spines

You shouldn't need acrobatcics with grounded, as long as you fight close to ground. I'd propably go for SS+Fly, using fly for vertical travel only, taking AS over hover, and hasten over flurry.

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and the opportunities to use it more often than it´s natural recharge rate allows for rarely comes up

[/ QUOTE ][censored]? You should be using it whenever it's up and you're fighting enemies, thus 3 rech is VERY useful. Plus, the most important aspect of the power is the -resistance, which you cant slot so you need the recharge to have the power up as much as possible to benefit more.

Slotting more than 3 of one SO type in a power is a waste, as others have said.