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Quote:This.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
The late game has you do things that ARE NOT within the capabilities of just a highly trained normal person. Not without disregarding the bulk of the visuals. And, yes, the Kronos Titan is a large part of that, as is Hequat. When you take an Explosive Missile Swarm to the face, shrug that off and proceed to beat down a machine roughly the size of the Atlas statue by punching it with your fists repeatedly, you've given up all pretence of normalcy. I used to have "natural human" characters once upon a time. I got rid of them all when I saw what they were supposed to be doing later in the game.
And furthermore, if you can't find a way to explain a facet of your character, you aren't trying hard enough. Just because we have awesome god-like powers does not mean that our characters are now gods. That is not what being an incarnate means. -
In light of the issues with the rare alpha slot, I wanted to post on here to remind people to be careful if you plan on coming with it slotted today.
(For those that don't know, there is a game crashing bug that seems to affect those who have the level shift active, and have pets that summon pseudo pets. Such as Bots MMs (the seeker drones), or Plant trollers/doms (The carrion creepers), or illusion controllers (Phantasms Decoy), etc)
If you have any builds that revolve around something like the above, or if you just want to be safe, you may want to remove the alpha slot to prevent crashing. Or, do not use the power and you should be fine.
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Quote:That's splitting hairs, and you know it.Originally Posted by Eiko-chan
Sam doesn't use sets and set bonuses because he doesn't want to bother with the complexity and because he's CDO and likes seeing "50" all over the place on his enhancement screen (which isn't possible if you're really serious about going after set bonuses).
He exclusively uses generic, non-set IOs, so it's not like he "refuses" to touch IOs.
If he has OCD (Or CDO, as you prefer), then my apologies. If that's an excuse, then my statement stands. -
Quote:It's new and shiny. Once people get their level shifted characters, it'll be back to norm for most of us (sure, there will be a good number doing the Strike Targets for the bonuses, but even I saw people doing the ITF last night).Originally Posted by RemusShepherd
What I can't accept is how ill-conceived it was to tell the entire playerbase to do the same task force over and over again.
Last night on Virtue, Independence Port had tremendous lag and appeared to be about to crash at least twice that I saw. Getting onto Stateman's ship was a slideshow. Telling your players to gather in the same zone every single day was a bad decision.
But even that's minor compared to the mind-numbing tedium of doing the same task force several times, on one character or with several. And once you've completed it on one character, that character is too powerful to find challenge in any other content in the game -- not that you can play any other high-level content, because most everyone else is grinding away at the WST.
Issue 19 came with new, challenging task forces that reinvigorated the high level game. Issue 19.5 is a step backwards, instructing the playerbase to re-consume old content for even less reward. The WST is a recipe for boredom, and it will only be played for as long as people can stand doing repetitive tasks. Every player will have their limit; I hit mine in one day.
Give it time. You're not unique. There are and will be others that get bored of this, just like when the alpha slot was first released. Remember? For a week or two people did nothing but the endgame task-forces for shard drops. By the second week I was forming for posi runs, and soon enough most other players were moving away from (strictly) 50 content too. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
I, on the other hand, feel even more strongly about what I said.
Coming from someone that not only hates to team, but refuses to touch IOs (on some kind of principle?), honestly, I find your apparent indignation about not being able to advance your character via the incarnate system humorous. I know this sounds rude and negative (and I'm not trying to be, honestly), but there it is.Quote:Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
To avoid rekindling a flame war, I will only say this - having more people available to do it does nothing to change the fact that I don't want to run the STF.
And you're not the first person I've seen complain about the STF. I don't get what the problem is--the STF is just the WTF for this week, next week is the ITF. Suddenly the problem is gone. Sure, you may be delayed a week, but them's the breaks if you refuse to play a certain task force. -
Quote:This thread has made me smile. Good job, fireiceking.Originally Posted by fireiceking
Ok i know all the combos inside and out
i dont have any accolades yet
i dont have a incarnate on and could you recommend a incarnate that would be useful
so here it is
[Insert the worst build ever here]
and despite all the single sets hes gone up against some pretty tough ppl and won
also im low on cash
*tries to think of an incarnate that couldn't possibly help at all*
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Quote:I had clicked on it, assuming that it was an amusing video of some carnie NPC's spazzing out in an environmental box.Originally Posted by Shadow Ravenwolf
You, sir, have fooled me. Good day.
It was quite interesting, though.
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Forget T-shirts, I want this kind of deal with my favorite characters on it. I'd pay quite a bit.
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Do you not plan on running focused accuracy and tactics? Even with cardiac, that is very underslotted.
I can't comment on the rest, as I don't have mids on this computer. -
A cursory search of "Travel vehicles" gives 2 pages of threads, in the suggestions section alone. So if it appears abrupt of us to "shoot you down," you may want to take a moment and think of where we're coming from. We've seen this exact same idea several times.
There are many reasons why vehicle travel isn't likely to happen, some of which have already been covered by the people before me. -
Quote:That's hard to answer without looking at your build.Originally Posted by Rintera
oh, also, What alpha should I plan on taking? I have enough recovery to never have end issues already....
But, if I may assume that you've slotted your toggles for defense only, think on this--if you get a end/resist alpha, your toggles will get the full benefit of the resist enhancement. -
Quote:I have a grav/storm, and I like him....but.......Originally Posted by Lycanus
Gravity seems to be one of the reasons my brother eventually quit the game, because:
"I've never had any character in any game that felt so outright powerful as Tejou." (Grav/Kin/Earth)
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"After that, nothing else in CoH would be near as satisfying."
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Quote:HP and defense are the important factors. The more you have, the more damage you can soak up. SL resistance is no big deal, you should have that capped easily just by picking Tough (from fighting pool).Originally Posted by megaman09
Now here the big dilemma,the hps from the 2 builds are a huge diffence should that be my deciding factor in the builds? how will invul stand up with the lower hp,but being capped in def(-psy)and s/l capped ressistance?
Defense against psi enemies is a goal that not only you shouldn't work towards, but don't bother with at all. If you run into any psi enemies that are giving you trouble, eat a purple inspiration and take them out first. Trying for psi protection just weakens your whole build. -
No.
For lore reasons. -
Quote:Ah. I imagine Scirion did both of those (the RR and dark obliteration slotting) more for the set bonuses than for actual usefulness. You're more than free to ignore what advice people give to you for your build...but you know, saying things likeOriginally Posted by megaman09
Hey scirion don't put on your boxing gloves i dont want to box lol.
no, what i trying to say i slot mine more for recharge and acc where i would have put Adjusted target in instead of RR i see u using it for the perception point.but then i thought that wouldn't be right to bring up when i'm the one asking for help.
That what i mean period about tweeting for my taste.here an example lol u see how u have dark obliteration slotted i understand why but im trying to see how i can add damage and still get some of the secondary effect.just my taste.
is kinda complaining anyways, regardless of how you word it. If you don't like it, don't mention it, or, you can ask why he slotted it that way to understand his mindset behind it.Quote:Originally Posted by megaman09
soul drain ....well thanks i dont want to be one of those guy that ask for help and then complaint about everything -
Quote:If you aren't going to take the effort to try making one yourself, why should we bother making one for you?Originally Posted by NovaThunder
I'm lookin for pvp/Farming build for FM/Regen scrapper any mids build please if you like.
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Quote:Nah, to each their own, I suppose. I look at it the way I look at Gravity Well, and the tier 9 Ice melee pbaoe that has the sleep side effect. They're side effects, and you want to build towards the thing that gives you the most benefit out of it.Originally Posted by Scirion
I'm probably going to get flamed to a crisp by the experts on this one, but... Here I go.
I look at Siphon Life this way... It's a heal. Just a heal. It just happens to do slightly more damage (completely unslotted for damage, mind you) than your basic DM attack, Shadow Punch (six-slotted with Touch of Death) does. Normally, I three-slot it with Doctored Wounds (Heal, Recharge, and Heal/Recharge), followed by three slots of Touch of the Nictus for Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge, but I couldn't squeeze more slots in, and the set bonuses wouldn't have been all that helpful, either.
Siphon life, for example, has a base heal of 10%. Even if you enhance the heck out of it's heal, you're not going to get more than 15-20%. However, it's damage (IIRC) is superior, so it has quite a bit of slack you can enhance it with. The best case scenario is frankenslotting, unless there are set bonuses you desperately need, or you just can't survive without that extra healing.
Yes, I am also curious about this. Megaman?Quote:Originally Posted by Scirion
And speaking of Soul Drain... I'm not really sure what you're getting at when you say "soul drain ....well thanks i dont want to be one of those guy that ask for help and then complaint about everything". Clarify? -
Sounds like a video card issue, is it still doing that today?
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Quote:This.Originally Posted by Cainus
That might be one of the benefits of playing on a lower population server (rather than say... Freedom). On my home server of Protector, there seems to be a lot less discrimination.
When the calls for the various TFs go out over the global channels, there are usually enough responses to fill the team, and maybe a couple extra that get left out, who then go on to start a second TF. Of course, the 2nd TF may have to resort to needling others to help fill out the group, and thus takes a bit longer to form.
The end result, though, is that teams tend to be far more accepting of anyone (with the exception of the Incarnate TFs that require a slotted Alpha boost to be able to actually help the team). I've never seen anyone who was eligible to take part in a TF be turned away because they didnt have their alpha slot, even when attempting Master runs, and I would be shocked to see it happening in the future.
I'm also a protector player, and I just can't imagine people turning people away for something as silly as not being level shifted. We invite people all the time that have just dinged 35 to the ITF, and that's essentially the same thing, if not worse (what with having less powers/slotting and all).
I mean, if we can run content now (such as Apex and Tin Mage, let alone normal pre I-19 tf's) on unoptimized teams with no issues, why would the sudden addition of a level shift as a mechanic change anything? -
Quote:qft.Originally Posted by captain argon
awesome raid everyone!
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Quote:I can understand it being hard to ignore their supposed background...but you can't think of an excuse/reason why your character might have mistakenly joined and/or infiltrated Arachnos?Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
See, this is why I keep begging the developers for a combination Assault/Defence set. I want something that plays like a Peacebringer or an Arachnos Soldier without being tied to Arachnos or Kheldians.
A thought occurs to me: if it's just the issue of blasters being too squishy, how about a Corrupter? You could pick up AR again (if that's what you wanted to do), but go for /traps or /FF as a secondary to make you much more survivable. -
Keep in mind guys, that Sam doesn't use IOs. His characters are SO only (IIRC). So, with that in mind, you're probably best off going as a brute/scrapper with KM or SS as your attack set, and invuln as your defense set. You could even go for super reflexes, saying that your suit gives you preternatural reflexes.
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Quote:I wouldn't mind this. I don't really see it happening, but at least its a solution that let's people keep the one that works better for them.Originally Posted by Rhysem
You know, we could have our cake and eat it too. See the epic ATs or now DP's "pick this power and get N more". Have the "shield" powers grant two sub-powers. One is your standard, run of the mill shields like now. The other is the end-hog, large-range, sight-limited PBAoE buff. Done! Pick which you want to use!
There's some slotting concerns there (you can now slot more +def or +res sets in the two powers). On the flip side if you wanted both you'd have to spend extra slots. I don't see that being a total showstopper. They'd have to make sure they two buffs (ST/AoE) didn't stack from the same caster, but that shouldn't be *that* hard. If it happens to clear up how buffs do and don't stack (the double-stack zoning, the don't-vengeance-till-the-last-is-down-or-it-is-wasted) to something a bit more consistent... that'd also be a nice QoL improvement. -
Well, now that we've had fun mulling over the ramifications of the level shift as it applies to the rewards table, I have a new one for ya'll to think over.
What do you think the level shift will mean for pets? If this is a player buff (or whatever you want to call it) that isn't technically raising our level...does that mean our pets (whose level is dependent on ours) will be left high and dry? -
I don't have mids on this computer, but....
I would pull the performance shifter proc and the miracle: recovery off of your build. You have Dark Consumption, you shouldn't be having any endurance issues. That saves you two slots to put on taunt, or any other powers that need it.
Since I can't see your defense bonuses...are you softcapped to SLENFC? If so, I'd drop unstoppable too.
I'd put a set with a higher recharging value in Soul Drain (Like obliteration), or frankenslot it if need be.