Socorro

I've got one character I'm pretty much gonna max out in everything that comes along... so yeah. She's my Superman...er, woman.

I went ahead and got Nerve alpha slot for the Defense Bonus. It doesn't provide much, but it does get me to S/L Softcap on my SS/WP (I'm 43% without, a bit over 45% with Nerve slotted...and high 30's most other types).

Still, I went with Spiritual for my Tier 3 (and level boost). I figured the level shift, xtra recharge and Regen (from healing bonus) would make up the difference when soloing, and when teaming there's just about always someone buffing my defense so I'm over softcap anyway.

Yep, looking just like regular run and jump, because while I'd like a more sprinty, athletic run and jump that's not so niche as the Spidery Ninja Run or the All-Fours Beast Run, let's be honest we're not going to get new animations just for that.

So, in the name of possible expediance and likelihood that it might be delivered, I'm suggesting they give us the Mechanics of Ninja Run without the Animations, pure and simple, because I love the mechanics of NR but hate the Animations enough that I'd pay for a single power alternative.

And Yes I can have Super Jump (but doesn't run as fast as NR) and Super Speed (doesn't jump as fast as NR), but I'd rather have that middle of the road travel ability that does 'pretty good' at both (and that it doesn't take any extra slots is just gravy)

Okay, we have Ninja Run -- Great Power (and exactly what I want for several characters), but Animations are very niche, as has been discussed ad nauseum.

And now we have Beast Run coming, which I assume will be just like Ninja Run 'cept a different animation. Again, very cool, but very niche. Still, the fact that it's coming gives me hope of other 'Ninja Run Clones' maybe becoming available.

Well Devs, if you make a Run Power that in all ways was identical to these, but used Default Running and Jumping animations (call it Athletic Run, I don't care), I'd buy it the second it hits the store. Even if that was the only thing I was buying (not part of any other pack).

If it was part of the Party Pack (since that has basketball and soccer ani's, not out of the question), I'd buy that pack yesterday.

Make it so Nows

Lately, I've decided to make the push to softcap my SS/WP Brute's S/L Defense as sort of a project since I had so much dough to blow haha... So, last week or so I've blown about 3.5 Billion on her buying that Gladiator Proc and other S/L Def boosting IOs. I'm sitting at about 39% def to S/L now and when I'm done it'll be about 44% (and with another -5% tohit debuffs from RttC I think I'll be pretty darn shifty

However, I've had to make a few sacrifices here and there. Not major, I've kept my damage, regeneration, resistance, and recovery all at very good numbers, IMO, but my Recharge had dropped from around 85% to 62.5%. (and won't drop any further)

All, that's fine. I'm keeping it as it, but it got me to wondering. For you min-maxers, Recharge and Defense is the two things most of you shoot for. What do you consider the threshold, the tipping point, whatever, where losing more in one is not worth gaining more in the other. Example: I doubt many of you would Softcap if it meant your recharge went from 75% to 40%, but maybe you would.

So, out of curiosity, what balances do you try to get?

I dunno...

It aggravated me that when on a full team that a Scrapper's AoEs outdamaged mine, and they were more survivable to boot, and that I had to walk on Glass to keep from KBing everything all over the place so they wouldn't silently wish I wasn't there ( or maybe not silently at times...)

It aggravated me that I had 6-full purple sets and tons of other Uniques, but struggled to Solo at +0/+4

It aggravated me that VEATs were very welcome on teams and had inate Mez Protection without having to look like a mutated rhino

My PB sits in retirement, gutted of all her grand IO sets. She holds a special place in me heart, but I doubt I'll play her seriously again until PBs get some much needed love

Not sure about Single Target, but for Groups, Eagle's Claw, followed by Dragon's Tail or another AoE...For.The.Win.Baby!!! I swear it seems like the Mass Followups Crit more than 33% sometimes

ST, since I already have Eagle's Claw, might as well use it. Usually follow it with Cobra Strike. Those enhanced crits still work...

IMO, the 'Extreme' Alignments of Hero/Villain should be rarer than the grayer Rogues/Vigilantes.

The incentive to be a Hero/Villain should be a decent carrot, but not so great that they vastly outnumber the Fencesitters.

Give Rogues/Vigilantes A-Merits, but make their purchasables a bit more expensive (someone suggested 3 A-Merits for a recipe - sounds about right), and for the love of God give them more gray content and the ability to run their Factions Tips when Touring (etc. Vigilante Tips in Rogue Isles).

While we're wishing, I think Heroes/Villains should be able to 'tour' as well in some limited fashion. Say, Heroes can go to Rogue Isles and run Hero Tips missions, but cannot use BM, etc. When not in instanced missions, their presence will eventually trigger some sort of ambush or police force to drive them out (but not Flagged PvP). It should be something pretty overwhelming, so that Hero/Villains can't just feel like they can roam around freely in 'enemy territory'.

Got one! Thanks to the party who traded with me and with a smooth transaction

If any of you greedy bastiches ( just kidding decide to drop back down the the 2 billion (plus moderate xtra) range, let me know hehe