Sailboat

If I understand what Arcanaville said above, Burn auto-hits in order to generate the pseudo-pet, but then rolls a second set of hit checks after the auto-hit and the damage itself is dependent on those hit checks. So it's not auto-hit per se (except for a game mechanic that's hidden from players), and still does need to roll to damage targets. That sounds consistent with your experience.

You laugh, but the new NCSoft updater has an option (I forget if it's on mouseover or right-mouse or what) to uninstall COH, which I found while trying to launch COH. *Shudder*

You think my post had an attitude? Here's how you "asked for help":

Look at all those assertions of certainty. Look at the anger about an event that most of us are pretty sure doesn't exist and never happened (do you think the serious number-crunchers who play way more than most of us wouldn't have noticed a change to regen and recovery, and mentioned it already?) You've even opened the discussion with the classic threat to unsubscribe over a stealth nerf -- one that (as far as I can tell) didn't happen.

Note my own qualifiers -- I'm not stating definitely that it didn't happen, because I'm not God, or Arcanaville (who, incidentally, DOES have a reputation for firm understanding of the game's numbers sufficient to make absolute statements like she did), or you. But I certainly haven't noticed anything like this in game or forums...and yet:

Over and over we've seen people launch into furious rants about things that have not happened, or things they fear are going to happen that never do. My advice was firmly based on my own past experiences of embarrassing myself by making assumptions. I now prefer to take an "enlist the brains of others first to verify what I'm talking about" approach.

If it does turn out to be a real problem, rant about it after confirmation.

And, by the way, I love big dogs too.

Since Brutes are hardier, shouldn't Scrappers do more damage?

Behold.

Eh, what about the risk that if the Devs announce "we're unlocking the longer-term vet rewards because the game probably won't last much longer," new players will ALSO lose interest?

Now that Flight is speed-capped without anything in the slot, you can place the BOTZ -KNB in there without losing any speed. If you don't plan on flying while fighting (or if you have Hover for that) you don't care about end cost anyway, and it's effectively free in terms of build compromises (although not in terms of money).

I think you can get Steadfast -knb with Alignment merits too -- IIRC, it's an exception to the "rares only" rule.

This could be done by making the wings like a fringe along the sleeve, and the character could fly by using the "flap arms" flight pose I've always dreamed of.

Well, we can try to quantify the monetary equivalent of buffing damage to the cap. A complete Obliteration set costs how much, these days? And it gives 3% bonus to damage. Okay, most ATs cap damage at 400%, or roughly an additional +300% on top of enhancements.

So multiply the cost of a complete Oblit set by 100. And then multiply it again by the number of players on the team. Simple!

Never seen that. I have seen people snickered at in private for bizarre builds (tanks without status protection, four travel powers, etc.) but never for insufficient set bonuses. Maybe I'm just on several good servers?

I sense the problem.

Are you looking for other players to start the team and lead it for you? Are you leading teams?

Just off the top of my head: I'd one-slot OWTS and use the slots to finish six-slotting my attacks. Parry could use more slots too -- slot some damage in there too, you'll be using it in your attack chain. Steal the resistance slots from True Grit (not the heal ones!) or some slots frpom Physical Perfection if you need more. Use one slot in a resist power to stick a Steadfast protection 3% defense IO (buy a low level one with alignment merits). Move Phalanx Fighting earlier if you can (maybe switching it with Grant Cover?); it's free defense that dwarfs the defense from the extra slot you put into hover.

The extra heals in Physical Perfection are half the value they'd be in Health, by the way.

Sometimes I wish this were true. Today is Friday, and some shopping and crafting I wanted to do Monday is still undone because every time I log on I get tells from people asking me to join them. Last night I snuck back on after bedtime just to buy the first DOs for a character who'd finally hit 12, and before my screen loaded I had a tell from someone who wanted to play for a bit. (I grabbed the DOs real fast and we knocked out some missions in an arc we shared).

THIS I can help you with, because it already exists in game. Better yet, it won't even cost you any power picks, and you won't have to respec at 50 or when you get better attacks. Behold the Invention Temp Powers.

Inexpensive and readily available. You can make them again and again. Yes, they're on charges, but you can get several different kinds of attacks, so that you don't have to return and craft again too soon. The list even includes knives and grenades! Just what you wanted.

That's easy, just treat the Blaster the way you'd want to be treated.

Well, I do have the Day Job teammate rez power. Go ahead.

I agree.

Yes! I find that being cautious before the enemy aggros helps, but, once the fight starts, going all-out aggressive gives me much better results than playing conservatively or indecisively. I want to deliver big hurt on things fast. Hesitating or mis-clicking can be costly; after I come back from the hospital, the exact same fight can be won by jumping the heck out of the enemy very aggressively (hitting the buildup-type powers and unloading the heavy stuff and controls as fast as I can on the right choice of targets) -- often without taking any damage in return at all.

Preach it! My Tankers are frustrated by Blasters who open up with their AOEs just as I start to reach the enemy spawn. Give the enemy a moment to turn on the Tank and attack, THEN drench them with your firepower. The Tank isn't going to steal your kills.

Regarding that, slot up your first two primary attacks. You'll use them a lot, and you should slot what you'll use.

Not only are they good for rapid chaining, they will be less likely than your big-hitters to drag aggro off some melee teammate, so you can use them safely in dangerous situations, AND best of all you can still cycle them while held, slept, or stunned, unlike your "better" attacks.

Many times I've been perma-held while solo, but by rapdily alternating the Tier 1 and Tier 2 ranged attacks, systematically chewed through the defense of the bad guy holding me and won the fight.