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  1. New Dawn
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wicked_Wendy View Post
    States TF is another mater or not I think sort of screams Tank but I guess with enough debuff and control you could get through that too. I actually think Ghost Widow is tougher to deal with than Lord Recluse.
    It doesn't scream Tank, Controller or Defender. Infact just do it with the remaining ATs and still an Mo is possible.
  2. New Dawn
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Landrig View Post
    At the same time, an empath is only viable as long as there aren't other defenders available, nothing beats damage prevention but if it isnt there, an empath is a great option.
    I'd agree if it wasn't for powers like fort and cm..I prefer empaths that cm other defenders. Other defenders mainly the tank maging ones can perform a bit more competently with than without.
  3. New Dawn
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect View Post
    My wife won't even play her Empath anymore, largely because of people like the leader of that team seems to be. She got tired of blasters running 4 rooms ahead of the team, then faceplanting and blaming her because he died. And she also tired of tanks thinking that her job was to use her powers on no one but them.
    I don't enjoy playing any of my controller empaths for these reasons.
    Primarily I am playing a controller and had the team worked with the control effects they wouldn't need much of the empathy side.

    As an empath defender however by the same token I had logged in to play a defender and not a blaster so I don't mind so much having to be support heavy but I do still dislike being on teams that will give then enemies everything they could possibly want from a bunch of newbs. It is nice to find time to blast AoEs.

    As an empath I leveled up for quite a few levels with a tanker who was the only person I needed to worry about. If anyone was stupid he'd park his butt on the floor till they got the message and maybe even remove them.

    I'd rather a Tank and a intelligent team than a bunch of miscreants who think I can heal through walls. With SOs fort can be comfortably on a minimum of 3 people, with those 3 people, aggro can be split up on them providing they have the highest threat rating. Other people through positioning won't really need healing. If you play tactfully empaths have more than enough and if you don't then they may not. Players that cause teams to predominantly look like heals are needed aren't great.

    I do have what I call a pacifist build and a offender build on my empath and am happy playing either. I don't mind annoying people with my pacifist build because not all heroes should be killers so to speak or violent and it is to emphasize that. I also appreciate playing it on teams that aren't used to eachother until they are.
  4. New Dawn
    I think they should be one of the first wake up call to team mates. You can't always expect the tanker to have instant aggro control.

    Those Clocks don't need to be seen as there to make taunt look like a bad power, they could be seen as there for everyone else to know that sometimes a little bit of consolidation time for the tanker might be a good idea.
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    The Ice Melee revamp had already happened and imo was good enough. I cldn't care much about DPA when if I attack something I know I am reducing their DPS. It's swings and roundabouts. I am happy as is, happier without having everything.
  6. New Dawn

    For Jester :-)

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    : Level 50 Magic Tanker
    Primary Power Set: Shield Defense
    Secondary Power Set: Dark Melee
    Power Pool: Speed
    Power Pool: Fitness
    Power Pool: Fighting

    Hero Profile:
    Level 1: Deflection -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(3), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(11), EndRdx-I(13), ResDam-I(19), ResDam-I(40)
    Level 1: Shadow Punch -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(3), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(5), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(45), T'Death-Dam%(46)
    Level 2: True Grit -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal(5), ResDam-I(9), ResDam-I(19), ResDam-I(25), Heal-I(31)
    Level 4: Battle Agility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), RedFtn-EndRdx(15), RedFtn-Def(15), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(43), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(50), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(50)
    Level 6: Smite -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(7), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(7), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(45), T'Death-Dam%(50)
    Level 8: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(9)
    Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(13)
    Level 12: Swift -- Run-I(A)
    Level 14: Phalanx Fighting -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(39)
    Level 16: Siphon Life -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(17), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(17), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(33), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), T'Death-Dam%(34)
    Level 18: Health -- RgnTis-Regen+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(21)
    Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(21), EndMod-I(25)
    Level 22: Shadow Maul -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(23), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(23), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(33), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(45)
    Level 24: Taunt -- Acc-I(A)
    Level 26: Shield Charge -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(27), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(27), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Oblit-%Dam(36)
    Level 28: Soul Drain -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(29), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(29), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Oblit-%Dam(36)
    Level 30: Kick -- Empty(A)
    Level 32: Active Defense -- RechRdx-I(A)
    Level 35: Dark Consumption -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(37), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(37), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg(37), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(42), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(42)
    Level 38: Midnight Grasp -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(39), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Mako-Dam%(42)
    Level 41: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResKB(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(43), ImpArm-ResDam(43), ImpArm-ResPsi(46), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(46)
    Level 44: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(48), Ksmt-ToHit+(48), EndRdx-I(48)
    Level 47: Grant Cover -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A)
    Level 49: One with the Shield -- ResDam-I(A)
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    Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
    Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
    Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
    Level 1: Gauntlet
    Level 2: Ninja Run



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  7. New Dawn
    Pls PM me ya global and I'll add it to the list. It'll have to be some weekend.
  8. New Dawn
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sir_Foxbat View Post
    Has anyone tanked LR with a dark tank? I have a 50 dark/dark that's not completely IO'd out yet, and he got beat on pretty bad on the one ITF I did with him. Damn Romans have too much status protection, methinks. My OG was useless.

    Anyway, judging from the above, he wouldn't need too many greens (DR and Siphon Life) and a bubbler or cold for DEF might be best.

    Thoughts?
    Your Dark/Dark and right now that's, for AV tanking, not ideal. I haven't checked for updates lately but iirc /Dark and /DB lack a decent taunt compared to other sets so yeah not as easy.
  9. New Dawn
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sarrate View Post
    Not to burst your bubble, but Tactics alone will not budge you off the tohit floor while the Orange Tower is still active. You'd need about 98% worth of tohit buffs before it would even start increasing your tohit chance.

    Screenshot
    GJ Khelds get an insp tray too then aye.
  10. New Dawn
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Call Me Awesome View Post
    The problem is the accuracy... actually hitting him with antagonize is like hitting a MOG'd PP... you'll be at the tohit floor until that orange tower's gone. This is where a tank has a huge advantage with Taunt being autohit. For the most part you'll be depending on "sight" aggro; you'll need to make sure he doesn't see something else he'd rather hit.

    Well I did view the problems as other peoples threat levels and LRs perception range. I am going to need someone with tactics within 60ft of me. I don't like the glowing touch route, me on LR, one tohit buffing me from under 60ft and 6 taking down towers.
  11. New Dawn
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Call Me Awesome View Post
    It's doable, but not easily. Your biggest problem is all the defense LR has from the Orange tower makes your taunt, Dwarf Antagonize, very iffy to hold aggro... if LR sees something shiny on the rest of the team he'll ignore you and go pummel them into the ground.
    yeah i gonna make sure that ppl art in nova shooting them pylons from max range and from around the corner to LR. My Antagonize is superslotted but it not ideal still.
  12. New Dawn
    I want to tank the STF with a Kheld for Khelds. I am pretty sure I can do it. Just got to get the peeps and we are set to try it.
  13. New Dawn
    Days before ED struck I was a bit worried about how things would be but then on the day of ED I Invuln tanked a lvl 52 Neuron for a team and no one was defeated throughout that evening and I have never looked back since. The game did get slightly more challenging but not impossible to play.
  14. New Dawn

    All Kheld MoSTF

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by macskull View Post
    I was on that team as well... we had only a bit of trouble getting done with all the missions, up to the final four AVs in the last mission. Gave up on that after a while of pounding on them (Scirocco's AoE hold was killer).
    There is a bit of a work around with Scirroco, I know from doing an all Scrapper one. Did you do the others at all?
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    It made me think about it again. Last time I thought about it I couldn't get enough of a team together.

    It hasn't been done. I think it definitely can. Union is my first server, okay I left it, but it would be nice to do it.
  16. New Dawn
    I'd give myself more flexibility with taunt to be better able to tank to strengths without compromising others. You could of tanked LR for EN damage with your build. EN is what your softcapped to.
  17. New Dawn

    Claws for Tanks

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ZataWave View Post
    I agree that the play style is somewhat different, but the Brute is still the AT going into the fray and absorbing the alpha. After that it's a free for all.
    Shockwave could be used in the same way as Shield Charge just with a better rechg timer, instead of soaking an alpha, you give it.
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    Hi from Firefly

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    41, so you might have it before you read this reply, gl.
  19. New Dawn

    Wow...

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    Looks like a cross between thugs and zombies and you get a whip! Way cool.
  20. New Dawn

    All Kheld MoSTF

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    I could tell you but then I would be giving away something akin to my left leg. I am european. If it's possible to do it live then you can guess where I'd like to see it done. I don't know if it's been done still (although last time I checked it hadn't). Last time I took an interest I simply took names as in europe finding a willing 8 on one server is even harder and possibly some of them have gone now.
  21. New Dawn

    Success

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    Stormies are just way awesome.
  22. New Dawn
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by dave_p View Post
    STF isn't much different, just a bit more challenging. And like any challenge, you need a combination of:

    1) Preparation: team makeup, temps, big insps
    2) Good tactics and player skill

    You don't need both, and with enough of (2), you don't need any of (1). If you have a serious deficit of (2), you'll need a lot of (1).
    GJ you said the last bit. This should be standard thinking.
  23. New Dawn

    Castle's Challenge

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    I'm a bit stunned he chose stalkers as maybe having a hard time.
  24. New Dawn

    All Kheld MoSTF

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    Has it been completed by Khelds or not? I get mixed opinions on it plus would of thought everyone would of heard of it.
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    I may of misread. I thought it was still open. Can you link where it's been done?