Tater Todd
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It spoils the team rotten I'm afraid.
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Quote:I agree Arbiter Fab, for me it was Nerva Archipelago. The sky in Nerva always seemed a bit off to me...It seems like the place that would have Varying skies like in ouroboros...Mostly Sunny and bright but on the rare occasion dark and cloudy or the Opposite of of Neutropolis...Dark and smoky near the Ferry but Clean, Sunny and Prisitne near the Northern Islands where the COT are located.Originally Posted by Equation
Just curious, is it possible to demorecord and CHANGE THE SKY shown in zones?
I mean let's see what Grandville with Nova Praetoria's sunny sky would look like or vice versa.
DA with Night Ward's...
Just to see how these zones might appear and feel with minor tweaks to a background image.
St. Martial as well seems like a place that would have verifying skies...I get a more Vegas Feel from St.Martial more than a L.A. Feel and even then it's possible for L.A. to have clear skies. -
Quote:I always laughed at that one lol. Maybe if you stick with Bots or Thugs back then.Originally Posted by dugfromthearth
The devs have stated that MM's had the tanker role on redside such as there was one, the players just did not realize this and assumed it was brutes. But the devs really wanted there to be no tanker role.
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Quote:Oh god...same here...I will never do that to myself ever again.Originally Posted by EJI
Not a blaster, but an empathy/electric blast defender was the toughest time I've had soloing. Skip the hold in the secondary.
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Heh...I bet that stab at the Maidens was made due to their attire which is somehow magical...so I guess if I put on a bear skin rug and Deer Mount over my head I will be able to shape reality to my will.
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Quote:Yeah, Elec/Fire is AOE sexyness right up there with Rad/Fire.Originally Posted by Fulmens
Elec/Fire is the PBAOE king, if you don't mind spending a LOT of time in melee range of a lot of angry guys. What I'm saying is, there is synergy if you have a very defense-heavy team.
I couldn't find a damn thing to do with En/Fire, on the other hand. (My first Blaster created, and like my fifth one to L50.) Very non-synergistic.
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You guys are making my head hurt. This reminds me of all the angry threads that popped up when Doms got a buff...Oyyyyy.
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Oh and I forgot to add...Super Strength GUH! Bores me to tears.
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Quote:Right on Jay...I can tell when a player is virgin to redside when they complain about a Brute's performance...back in the day on Redside that's all we had! God knows Stalkers would die if you even looked at them the wrong way at the time hehe.Originally Posted by JayboH
Sigh... this is a tough one for me.
I think the brute cap is essentially due to having the tanker role while on redside mostly, before Going Rogue and before side switching became trivial.
I think tanker damage caps can be raised, but their default damage should not - not their base mods anyway. I could see buffing individual powers, such as ice melee.
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Quote:Ahh, I can see that. I will level a /Rad one day...it just bores me to tears for some reason.Originally Posted by ShadowMoka
I said Rad/Rad, not Rad/Fire. Fire blasters can't be bad unless bad on purpose.
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Quote:Yeah they don't stackOriginally Posted by Shadey_NA
I've got a rad/nrg fender that I slotted a few into and they work very well. Didn't know that they didn't refresh, but that char can really make good use of em (I never actually got around to IOing it completely, so the FFB actually keeps me at perma AM).
Always good to get feedback from those of you who theorycraft well.
but with a set like Energy Blast or Earthy Assault the chance of it procing is ridiculously high.
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I thought that they were more Demons than magical (wailers) but lord...I better not stir that pot.
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Quote:I already knew that it doesn't Stack that it last for only 5 seconds it still helps a lot with my recharge surprisingly enough.Originally Posted by doomrider
As far as I know the FFB proc does not stack nor does it refresh the duration so basically, if it should proc again during the duration of the proc effecting you it will grant no addition recharge bonus. So basically you can only really leverage this every 5 seconds which is about what you can get most aoe KD powers to recharge in with decent bonuses.
So let's theorize that you put this in both tremor and fissure, you activate fissure first and it procs, then follow up with tremor, even if it did proc you'd see no benefit AFAIK. Even so like I said above, if you've built a decent amount of recharge, the bonus granted from the first proc should allow you to have fissure up again fairly close to when the proc duration ends.
Yeah the only proc that really shines in Jolting chain is the Devastation Proc.Quote:Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA
It's up to you of course. Personally I tend to only slot it in AOEs. Then again I tend to do the same with damage procs too, aiming to put them into AOE powers as much as possible.
For for example I'd probably move the Forced Feedbacks out of the single target melee attacks and Jolting Chain (it counts as single target with regards to this or any other buffing or End Mod proc due to how it works) and instead focus on sticking Damage procs into Cages and Jolting instead (as well as into your APP AOE if you have one)
Just one of these diminishing returns things, with the FF slotted into Tremor and Fissure sticking it into single target attacks isn't returning enough for me compared to refactoring in Moar Damage somewhere else in the build via procs in AOEs.
For an Elec/Psi if you are taking the Psi APP then Psi Tornado is an excellent place for a Forced Feedback
Hrmm thanks for the info I will look into this but I like to even proc out my ST attacks. Hrmm.
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Quote:Well...you do somewhat. They will run towards you if you retreat in DS but if you run out they will end up stuck there unless you are fighting someone who can shrug off a Mag 4 Immob.Originally Posted by blueruckus
Do you still maintain aggro if phased with DS? For example, drop DS in the air above Lord Recluse in STF, have flying tank keep taunting while popping in and out of DS. Success?
Have considered some other uses for this, dropping it on people caught in oblit beam during Keyes, dropping it to set up a safe zone for MoM purple patches or Penny Yin psi dot room, safe zone for Tyrants massive lightning attack during Magisterium trial, other things I can't think of at 330 in the morning.
Once the tank enters DS he is Phased and taunt will miss if you try to use it on Recluse. Even if you pop out you have to wait a few seconds before the phase wears off. So just Taunt, retreat in DS and then...Oh wait I haven't slept yet so I'm a bit off to say the least...
If you drop it on recluse, run in and taunt and then run out it will work and he will attempt to attack you while Phased but...but I'm not that knowledgeable about Phasing and how it affects AV's...I want to say that it can't be resisted but I'm not sure. I do know that it would immob him. -
Gravity still needs more but I actually took this power. I only use it to save my own @$$. For example...there's a team wipe and I see the mob turn the corner and then run in my direction I lay down DS and run like the wind.
Another example is if we are all being ported by a toon who's rezzing us after a wipe I will throw down DS in front of us just in case a boss follows us back.
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How can Rad/Fire get boring?! You're lucky if you don't eat pavement every mob if you don't build it right. Sexy combo but my Rad/Fire can out tank almost anything lol.
Masterminds (even though I like Mercs and Demons...one day fellas...one day)
Empathy bores me...I was actually looking forward to team wipes just so I could stay awake...I would even sometimes over aggro by "accident" it was bad lol. This was before Pain Dom btw.
Psychic Blast-It feels so slow
Tankers- I'm a mage/stealthy kinda guy.
Radiation Emission-ugh i know it's amazing but ugh lol. -
Quote:Mostly True but I don't like to take chances...but if you want to save money or slots you probably should replace it with a better proc like Mako's Bite or something. To each their own.Originally Posted by DreadShinobi
It's only really worth it to slot in AoEs. Slotting forcefeedback in single target attacks is wasteful.
So what, the proc checks for each mob member in powers like Thunderstrike and Tremor correct? Why should one not slot if for ST attacks? I'm assuming it's the balance between the proc and it's low performance compared to other ST melee procs?
NpQuote:Originally Posted by Shadey_NA
I wondered about slotting that many Forced Feedbacks. Sounds like I should for uber rech.
Thx Todd
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Quote:I know...and i refuse to level another toon to 50 on beta.Originally Posted by DreadShinobi
Go right ahead. The only reason I'm actually able to test it out on the brute was cause that's the toon I got level bumped on beta (which got 1-50'd cause I asked for the bump on the first day of i23 beta specifically to test the magi trial and hybrid slot with it as well). Testing it out on a Stalker would require getting another toon level bumped, and they're not doing 1-50 bumps anymore.
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I had hope for SF...it seems strong in the early levels...oh well. I'll just focus on using it for my Staff/Dark brute.
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>_> you guys should try it out with a stalker...what? <_<
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Still it doesn't equal to 1/4 of the normal groups in this game that aren't magic.
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Quote:Well it might actually help me make a /Dark Scrapper or Brute...Staff really helps with end issues.Originally Posted by Stonefist
With the projected dps shortfall I wouldnt bother even buying the set - shame was looking
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Quote:Thanks Reppu. To bad Mids is still borked with StJ. I have a feeling though due to Crushing Uppercut and a few other powers StJ still pulls ahead. I just want to make sure because I'm not made out of (Money)Points.Originally Posted by Reppu
In Single Target? Definitely. In AoE... honestly, Eye of the Storm is pretty average. It has a wider radius than Spinning Strike, but that's all it has going for it.
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Quote:I agree...I only have two Defenders lol. I normally play Corrs or Controllers when to comes to me dabbling with support. I like the extra dmg during Team play.Originally Posted by Mad Grim
Yea, personally I've never been a big fan of tanking myself. I've never gotten a tanker or defender past level 30, which can be explained by me just not caring about other players enough. There is probably nothing that could make me like either of those ATs.
That said, I know there are plenty of people who don't feel that way, and for them increased damage would be a godsend.
Really now! I guess the biggest issue is how can the Tanker get there? So Brutes still manage to pull ahead due to Fury?Quote:Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
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Bah! I'm trying to decide should I buy StJ or Staff for a stalker...but I think StJ still comes out on top for stalkers no?