New Dawn

Oh in that case Trick Archery is OP'd. Fight durations are expected to meet on average 20s. They don't always but sometimes they will. Passed a certain point I would of finished debuffing prior to the 20s. Groups/fight points can differ in difficulty within a mission. Team moving at speed I am there to act not spend time assessing.

Your running FFG. If the empath could boost defense of everyone or play other peoples characters to avoid those characters doing terminally stupid things...then they wouldn't see the point in playing a pacifist. However a pacifist (it's actually nigh on most people do) is attractive. Playing Traps is a damn sight easier than playing an empath. If you might make a pacifist "insert anyother defender here" then you'd deserve eggs thrown at you because that can be argued as choosing to be lazy much easier than it can with empaths. As an empath myself (I have all the powersets) I have come across the most diabolical teams, some people non the wiser level up with them and some of those people will love the lure of playing a nurse and there is nothing wrong with that.

I would seperate what joy I have from a archery blaster and a trick archer. They would have to differ in order to enjoy two different concepts and some others may do that. With TA I would vary, my powers become more and more convenient depending on what powersets are in team, what we are up against and what's available. TA pacifists don't exist as far as I know but they can through what powersets are in team, unpredictability of events slam every debuff they have before looking to attack. Even with every debuff down you can't necessarily foresee complete survivability otherwise TAs would be highly rated.

Not everybody thinks the same. People on my server used to get ranked. Who is the best. Opinions mattered if you wanted to get in a team. The way things go becomes the way of the world. One player infects another. It has died down much since debt was reduced but people can still love an empath on the ball. Some players will pride themselves on being on the ball as it is better to keep say a scrapper dealing damage than to have them die and need resurrecting in a compromiseable place. Then like I say some empaths may have a build that buffs and runs in PvP or a utility build for as many different teams as possible with one key thing in mind and that is they perform their main role well. I have assault on my empath. If I don't have time to deal damage, seven others combined are making up for it. Then in pvp I offer resist to taunt and placate. Forget other peoples builds, they're mostly derived from playing with people you haven't met or for serving some function. It's when you have a empath that doesn't pro buff, isn't watching healthbars, doesn't attack but manages to rock an aura even when no one needs healing that there is a problem. I don't have a problem with pacifist builds I have a problem with players who are simply asleep.


AoEs can involve a mezz. I am not for proactively cm'ing the entire team, just certain members of. But CM is not just for mezzes it's +per too, great versus arachnos.

I do get you, but I am kind of suggesting how some come to be. The fight duration or team dynamic just doesn't give them time to attack - result of experience in teams. It could be that its a build that works well for their pvp team, all they do is play mouse and buff. I think people can be too quick to judge. Should be happy with the company.

I do know one well liked empath who happens to get lost in their attack chain. They're not rated for empathy, they barely buff, expecting a heal any day soon is...well they might rock the aura and are not rated for their blasts (why would they be?) but liked for their company.

I got defenders where by the time they finish debuffing, mezz something stray, back somebody up the mobs are all dead. Now they could of been better off attacking with such teams, maybe, but then maybe not. People tend not to notice the really paltry damage you do in comparison to the sizeable amount of support you give. Given such characters and the lack of need to attack one might want to stack things to the debuffs or buffs in a roundabout way such as using leaderships effectively making the team even more effective - the more effective they are, the more fun they tend to have.

I could hear someone go "zz" as an empath (I pro buff but I can get preoccupied) and cm that person, during that time of clearminding them someone else could of got killed. It's that fast that you can lose someone. People could play better and allow empaths all over to have the time to contribute damage without fear of losing a team mate but people don't and those people won't remember the empath for their blasting they could be remembering how slow to react that empath was. I have a 50 empath that does attack but gets caught out in one action time. For empathy you can be judged on your reactions (sometimes its by numbnuts who require help all the time) but in order to get along ingame people would rathe keep the numbnuts upstanding and be appreciated than attack with all the might of a fluffy pillow. Better to keep that rabid scrapper alive doing damage than tickle some mob.

It's as much to blame the players who help to create pacifist empaths as it is the empaths that concede to being one although I could say that if they wanted to make a blaster they would of made one. Usually the best offending empaths aren't as vigilant as the best defending ones (with all seen the grey areas) but I just think those who spout off about efficiency tend to a) be inefficient in some area themselves and b) don't quite get that the game is about people creating what the hell they like and having fun.

If a nurse can't be classed as a hero then some plot is lost. I play to socialize not to use people.

Some auras taunt component requires a tohit check with normal pve mobs let alone with AVs (which every aura will be less effective than taunt). I wouldn't say the aura is the the single most effective tool either unless it's being used under certain conditions.

Taunt the power is available in every secondary. It currently does differentiate with dual blades, dark melee and electric melee I believe but it shouldn't except perhaps with dual blades cast time. All things corrected eventually by Castle, taunt would be a power equal across the board unlike the auras.

Thats not what I am saying, as the primary set can contribute to making the team stand more of a chance than they otherwise might.

pacifist empaths are probably quicker at healing and more vigilant with buffs than those lost in their attack chains. I think the teams the defenders come across have alot more to do with the build and play decisions of the empath than people realise. But anyway not all heroes should be damage dealers.


To the OP, I'd atleast swap Brimstone for Minerals.

otoh it costs somewhere between 75 and 125 merits for the kb recipe, that's like 2 or 3 TFs and go see the merit vendor. I practically never buy from WW and have barely spent more than a 100 mill in WW when doing an entire build.

No, what's phased is phased.

Always slot your attacks for end before toggles. The attack chain is way heavier hence you see your end bar going down faster during fights. The end in toggles only contribute to end recovery really and at best they're likely to allow you one or two more attacks to an endurance bar.

The ideal Scranker is a Scrapper or Brute really. They can turn out better, especially the Brute, with the Brute I'd have no doubts at all.

I like clarification of things. If you must know I love defenders. Flat out. I just hate their damage. I started with controllers but I find that taunt is the best control in game. I do have to apologise openly for one small thing and that is at the time of writing I had confused you with someone else. It was a past post of someone elses plus yours that mixed to get the response I gave.

Controllers and Defenders aren't needed. I tend to pick on those two ATs as those two tend to be the ATs that most other people need. Same people that might need a Granite for an STF or such like. As with any AT doing their job, generally people can be better off with than without but it does depend on peoples mindsets. I am one of those people who couldn't give a toot what is in team it can just be how people work together that matters. A STF without any controllers or defenders in the team could be easier for me or harder depending on the players.

Well it's the weekend and I like to drink at the weekend..XD

That's 5-10 secs I wouldn't want to live with. Mostly because it's those 5-10 that I will notice most as it will annoy me, then under -rechg conditions I will be annoyed further. Impotence is crap for anyone. With 1 lvl 15 IO rechg and Hasten you could be alright at low levels (when leveling up) but it does mean taking hasten sooner than people have in the builds above.

Executioners Shots DPA (or DP~anything) is hardly worth it's short range. Enemies have less time to reach you because it's short range is a laughable 12 metres. Most other sets with a power like it are sets where I can appreciate the lack of range as conceptually a possibility and the fact that they normally have build up which helps to defeat the enemies that might reach melee helps offset the risks in short range better.