MajorDecoy

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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow View Post
    Dual Blades is easily the worst. Once I realised my DB Scrapper could go Empower -> Sweep -> Attack Vitals -> filler attack -> Repeat
    When I have a target that can survive it, I actually have an attack chain on my Dual Blades Stalker:

    Sweep -> Attack Vitals -> Assassin's Strike -> Ablative Strike -> Attack Vitals -> Repeat the last three steps as necessary

    I could probably do more damage, currently I tend not to notice when build-up is recharged, but the moves all flow together well. I find it aesthetically pleasing.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by DarkSideLeague View Post
    There's a plot development with regard to the 5th Column so I would recommend you free Gyrfalcon at least once for story's sake.
    I'm curious as to what happens if you don't rescue Slinger. I mean, it sounds like things could go badly.
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Casual_Player View Post
    Is this an oversight, or a paradigm shift?
    I'd say neither. Typically the free respecs went out on three occasions:

    1) Anniversary
    2) Winter Event
    3) Massive change to an archetype or the entire game.

    This is a fairly major change to gravity, but only gravity. It doesn't meet the threshold for a free respec.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by houtex View Post
    I simply don't get it. I like TMBG too, but... really?
    I should have gone with Birdhouse in your Soul?
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zyphoid View Post
    no staff melee.
    No issue 23 either.
  6. The Stone Tank needs some help, it needs more Energy Resistance.

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  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by MrLiberty View Post
    From what I've seen, the duo you and Arcana have going are missing some key things, so I'll toss this into the mix for the trio.
    First I noticed you are both light on heals, I GOT YOU COVERED.
    Also you are light on rezzes, I GOT YOU COVERED
    Also you are light on holds, I GOT YOU COVERED
    Also you are light on end drain, I GOT THAT COVERED

    Also I brought mez protection so you can use hurricane and whirlwind without having to worry about that ish dropping.
    I actually want to see this one in play.
  8. MajorDecoy

    The best?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by TwoHeadedBoy View Post
    I always softcap my resists on all my builds. Don't leave mids without it. Softcapped resistance rules.

    ...

    Well, depending upon how resistance debuffs work, talking about the resistance soft cap might make sense.

    I mean, it's easy to exceed 90% resistance. So imagine a tank has 100% smashing/lethal resistance. That's reduced to 90%. The tank is then hit with a 100% smashing/lethal resistance debuff. 90% of that debuff is resisted, so it becomes a 10% smashing/lethal resistance debuff.

    The question is: Does that mean the tank has 80% resistance now, or 90%?
  9. Honestly, my advice is this:

    Fine a tank you enjoy playing. It will do fine.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wavicle View Post
    As for EM, I still think if they WANTED to add AoE, adding it to Energy Transfer is the way to go (and I kinda think they should make that change to ALL versions of Energy Transfer).
    It wasn't too long ago* that all versions of Energy Transfer were AoE. And it could kill tanks in one activation because for every target it hit, it would provide the self-damage.

    Something should be done for Energy Melee, across all Archetypes that have it, but I can't think of what.

    *Issue 3, on a geologic time scale, was very recent indeed.
  11. However, anything that gets rid of the interrupt times makes the Snipe Invention Sets entirely pointless.

    And just today, I learned that, with Manticore 5 slotted (skipping the acc/int/range enhancement) the interrupt reduction is sufficient that at peak disintegration range, I can disintegrate, hit snipe, and not get interrupted by the return attack.
  12. I'm quite happy with my Electric Melee/Willpower stalker.

    http://www.cohplanner.com/mids/downl...CBF93FA691F902

    Edit: Though, with the improved hit point cap coming up, I'm going to have to change that build to get more hit points.
  13. According to Arcanaville, the game cannot currently determine how long you've pressed a button, so the tech won't allow charging up like that.

    However, the tech does exist to charge up powers, in the form of either combos or Assassin's Focus.

    So your idea would work fine if a snipe attack got something like "Sniper's Focus"; taking the Snipe attack would get you two buttons: One that's the attack, and one that charges the attack. Give Sniper's Focus a 1 second recharge, it could stack up to three times.

    Using the Snipe without Sniper's Focus would provide a Moderate damage attack.
    Using the Snipe with one stack of Sniper's Focus would provide a Heavy damage attack.
    Etc.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Madadh View Post
    Edit: For what it's worth, I'd never take cardio, unless I had mad really bad end management choices or I didn't plan to slot me res stuff at all. It's SO easy to cap without cardio that I don't find it worth it.. Just my opinion.
    There is some content where the extra endurance management Cardiac provides is very nice to have.

    If you're doing a lot of Carnival of Shadows missions, it helps.

    Basically, the idea is that Cardiac's endurance reduction is just another form of damage mitigation, helping to keep your blue bar as full as possible. Very few tanks do well with an empty Endurance Bar.
  15. I'd guess it's an analogy.

    "Some of us want the comic book style for some of our characters." is to "Not stretched and not painted on for that design might be a wardrobe malfunction." as "Spinach does not, as is commonly believed, have high amounts of iron." is to "Some of us want the comic book style for some of our characters."

    Which would be to say that she's implying your comment about wanting it for your characters was a bit of a non sequitur.

    I could be wrong though.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dogma View Post
    Elec armor >> Invul hands down. Invul has a huge psi gab and typed defense is expensive to set out.
    Electric Armour can be very strong, but I'd hesitate to say it's stronger than Invulnerability. Electric Armour, after all, doesn't get Dull Pain.

    Invulnerability can hit the hit point cap. It also gets Defense Debuff Resistance.

    I couldn't come close to saying which set is stronger when you sink billions of influence into each build, but it's much closer than you're saying.

    The only set that I'd say is stronger than any other, Hands Down, is Stone Armour with Granite. Soft capped Defenses, 90% resist all but Psionic, Hit point cap, and good regeneration? It's got everything.
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mallerick View Post
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  18. Cardiac: This one's good. If you've built properly, you weren't having endurance troubles most of the time, but with Cardiac, your blue bar won't move. The extra resistance doesn't hurt either, but if you're at 90% Smashing/Lethal resistance already, it's not much to talk about. If you take it, go Core, the other enhancements found in the Radial aren't worth it on a tank.

    Musculature: I wouldn't advise it. With Rage up, you're already 20% enhancement from the damage cap, so you won't get the full damage bonus from either core or Radial. You might have one immobilize, but you won't have a defense debuff, or the to-hit debuff. If you want the End Mod or the Run Speed, go Agility.

    Nerve: A better option than Musculature. You don't need the accuracy, so don't go Core. Radial gets you Defense, Taunt, Hold, and Fly Speed. Not a bad option.

    Spiritual: Awesome for Dull Pain, really. It doesn't hurt for Footstomp or Knock-out Blow either. Since I went Rebirth for my Invulnerability/Super Strength Tank, I picked up Spiritual Core.

    Agility: Defense and Recharge, it's not a bad option. The end mod doesn't hurt either.

    Intuition: It's a better option than Musculature if you want to increase your damage. Still, not one of the better options.

    Resilient: If you skipped Resist Physical Damage but you have Tough, Temporary Invulnerability, and Unyielding, then Resilient Core can get you to 90% smashing/lethal resistance. Other than that, if you want resistance, take Cardiac Core. If Resilient Core had Resistance, To-hit buff, and Taunt, I'd recommend it, but not with Immobilize.

    Vigor: It'll provide a better boost for Rebirth than Spiritual will, especially since Rebirth isn't effected by Recharge, but aside from that, Spiritual is a better choice. With Rage up, Super Strength doesn't need the accuracy, and the Endurance reduction shouldn't be something you need with a completed build.
  19. I thought someone had mentioned him or Arbiter Hawk.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by FlashToo View Post
    So, I can have an opinion despite being a straight female, right?
    I don't see why sexual preference should enter this at all. It's "Which female NPCs would you say are attractive?" not "With which female NPCs would you like to have a sexual relationship?"
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Electric-Knight View Post
    Oooh, interesting take on the gimmick for an Electric Support set.
    I am all for filling the last niche left without a pure electric set!
    However...
    I could be wrong, because I'm not all that in-the-know about these things, but I am not sure, coding-wise, that a singe power could differentiate enemy and ally in these ways that you have suggested.

    Far be it from me to say that it cannot, but I'd be interested to hear!
    Single target powers can differentiate between enemy and ally, such as the "Arrows of Romance" which has different effects depending upon whom you're targeting.

    However, I'll agree that I don't think AoE powers can do that.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit View Post
    Is that... Psylocke?
    *goes and has a moment*
    No, that's clearly Forbush Man.
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Oliin View Post
    Just how many different types of topless chests do you need? I mean I guess you could keep on tossing out different skin types or tattoo patterns, but I don't know how huge a draw that would be overall.
    Topless: Hairy
    Topless: Quite Hairy
    Topless: Robin Williams (might be covered by Monstrous)
    Topless: Waxed
    Topless: Oiled
    Topless: Nipple Rings (Right now to get Nipple Rings, you have to wear leather straps)

    I think those, combined with the two existing topless options would cover everything short of tattoos.
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by New_Dark_Age View Post
    "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." ~Jonathan Swift
    Off topic, but that is a singularly awful metric for attempting to identify genius.

    There are far too many dunces and far too many ways to be wrong.