Stone Daemon

Regarding your build:

Gravity Well is gimped for damage. I understand you want to get that recharge bonus out of it, but you're doing yourself a disservice. The ATO set is better used on an AOE set--positrons blast has crappy recharge values. I personally dislike burnout, and I don't see what you're picking it up for on this build. Putting the numina proc in Stygian Circle isn't the best idea--it won't activate unless you use it constantly. You could use some SL defense, but I suppose that's a matter of personal preference. You can slot Eclipse better by frankenslotting it--and it can be done in 4 slots. You're going to want end reduction in Nebulous form. End Reduction in Inky Aspect is laughably unneccessary--you'd be better off with accuracy (though I don't see you using it if you're switching in and out of forms a lot). And dear lord, did you put Ragnarok on your stun cannon? I am disappoint.

There are a few other things, but this is a good starting point.

And here is the non-ugly/huge version of that picture.



Also, we ran the summer event tonight. Unfortunately team two didn't do too well, sorry about that guys. If it makes you feel better, I still didn't get a KD IO. Afterwards, we ran a Sutter, where I soloed a ship!

You'd do pretty well, with a decent build and clarion. I'd keep shadow cloak myself, as the defense will help, but it isn't strictly neccessary.

Which power are you trying to slot it in?

Also, it may interest you all to know that if you type "Kheldian" in the google search engine, one of the attempted auto-complete options it provides you with is Fridays. Cheers.

This week we will be doing the summer event trials until everyone is sick of it and/or has a nice little stack of -kb IOs. I imagine our PB players in particular might be happy to hear this. For those that don't want to run it, a secondary event/team can be organized.

A SS/fire armor build with only 40% global recharge? I am disappoint.

And so we ran a Synapse!

Hi there! Welcome to the craziest AT in the game. No, really. Whatever preconceived notions you have about roles on the team—you can leave those at the door. What is a kheldian? A kheldian is not a tank. It is not a blaster. It has forms that can be compared to those roles, but it is not limited to any one role. In fact, it is not anything that can really be compared to anything else in this game. As a result, many new kheld players usually ask the same questions. I hope that some of those questions can be answered via this thread, which I intend on whipping out whenever someone asks a questions that can be covered by it.

Which should I play?

One of the most common questions new kheldian players ask, is which alien they should try to play. It’s really a funny question, because it presumes the asked person knows what style of play the askee would like more. In the old days, perhaps, the question would be relevant—it was rather obvious that warshades were the better AT for the longest time—but that is no longer true.

The easiest answer to this question is to ask the asker why they would limit themselves to only trying one. For the love of god, try both! While similar in certain aspects, they offer incredibly different powers. This is not simply a case of palette swapping—you need to play it and see for yourself.

Warshades

The necromancer of CoH, the warshade specializes in using dead bodies to its advantage. Initially, this may sound tiresome. But if you have previous experience in the game, consider how often you’re constantly surrounded by corpses of fallen enemies. And think about how those can be used to a warshades benefit. A warshade can heal off of those bodies, spawn pets from them, and even EXPLODE them!

Need a guide on how to build/play a warshade? Here is a guide by Dechs Kaison that will cover pretty much anything you need to know about playing a triform warshade. Even if you wish to skip the forms, do not abstain from reading this guide. It is filled with a lot of information relevant to the warshade playstyle. For a decidedly more human-form lean on things, check out AlienOne's guide.

Peacebringers

The lighter cousin of the kheldian family, the peacebringer is much more self contained. A peacebringer has self heals, a self rez, and does not rely on anyone but him/herself to stay alive. A scrappy, in your face combatant.

Have any questions about peacebringers? Here is a guide by TimeShadow that goes over how to play a triform Peacebringer.

And here is a guide by Memphis Bill, which goes over the differences between the two ATs, and all the various options one has when playing a peacebringer.

Builds

I could post threads in which people have been helped into making builds they're happy with, but I won't. Why, you ask? Because that's the beauty of kheldians, and this game in general. There is no be all end all build, especially for kheldians. There are so many different ways to build and play, none of them being the definitive way. You can go tri-form, human form, or bi-form. You can take the powers that you want. And, of course, if you ever have any problems figuring out where to put enhancement slots in your build, just ask us. It's what we're here for.

Your biggest enemy

Forget Voids and Quantums, your biggest enemy in this game as a kheldian? Slots. Slotting for a triform will require careful planning and knowing what you could get away with underslotting. Some common examples:

On warshade triforms, you can pretty much ignore stamina if you must. Why? Because you get stygian circle. You can also ignore the first nova blast, and just put an Acc/Dam in that, if anything. Why can you do this? Because the base value in Nova Bolt (and to a lesser extend Nova Blast) is so low, that there is really no need to spend multiple enhancements on it unless you need the set bonuses.

For peacebringers, you can skip the ST nova blasts if you're confident in your melee ST chain, and you can 3 slot your self heals (if you need the slots elsewhere). Something to keep in mind while you're slotting your peacebringer--Incandescent Strike may look like your strongest attack, but it's not, really. If you compare it's animation time to Radiant Strike, RS is far better for your DPS. So, keep that in mind when you're slotting your powers.

Credit where credit is due

I've borrowed links from many of the awesome players that have written guides for kheldians--hope you guys don't mind! Big thanks to Dechs Kaison, Memphis Bill, AlienOne, and Timeshadow.

If you come down to a decision of what form to gimp in slots, gimp the dwarf. Human form is loads more survivable, dwarf is actually pretty redundant at the endgame.

Useful for exemping, though.

If you need build help, feel free to post it.

I prefer the "You don't have to 'aim' because you already have sufficient tohit" explanation. It may or may not be the devs reasoning behind the mechanic, but it makes sense.

A stacking bonus like AS not only doesnt help you start off the fight faster, but it also makes no sense.

I'm fine with letting /devices keep their new advantage. God knows they needed something.

Bah, I'm 4 levels away and a hero. Don't think I'll make it by Saturday.

I like this idea, as I generally avoid escort missions like the plague.

To get around the graphical/coding issues with an idea like this, why not just have a power pop up whenever you're near an NPC as described in the OP, and have your character "collect" the NPC. The NPC would then disappear, and you would have to hit the power again to drop the person by the entrance (or wherever you're taking it). They could still be lead out if you don't think your character capable of picking up a person, but with no graphical change, you can make believe you're actually just leading them by the hand, if for whatever reason your character wouldn't throw em over the shoulder.

What time? My evil badger needs those.

Edit: Apparently the time is in the thread title. Carry on.