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Trying to use this to randomly switch costumes on one of my toons but Windows 7 can't run the batch file. It doesn't recognize the 'amp' or 'gt' commands. I've run several searches but can't find any documentation on them or what they do.

If anyone is still around who can help me out here I'd greatly appreciate it.

Hey fellow forumites Been noticing something a little strange recently and just wanted to see if anyone else has.

For as long as I can remember, NPCs have been subject to ragdoll physics on death. As soon as their HP reaches zero they flop to the ground, quite often landing in crumpled (Read: Hillarious looking ) heaps. But as of late they seem to have a tendency to twist and bend in inhuman ways at the joints. This frequently leaves them in rather disturbing poses while their bodies quiver and contort as the collision detection tries to force them out of the geometry

I'm curious to hear if anyone else is noticing this. It's always happened to some extent but seems to be a lot more prevalent now.

Ah, guess my memory was a little fuzzy.

Well now the decision's a lot tougher. I like Cobra's Stun and the alternate animation is really cool. But Crane's got great style too and there's nothing more satisfying, IMO, than watching an enemy go sailing through the air after a foot to the face. Hmm...gonna have to think on this for a while.

Hey fellow Stalkers

Rolled a new MA/Nin and I'm wondering which I should take. I know for Scrappers they equalized the two powers so it makes sense to skip one or the other. But for Stalkers the damage and Recharge aren't the same. Just wondering if there's a consensus on which one to grab.

Now that's what a Warshade should look like. A dark and unnerving figure who devours the essence of their enemies. You captured it perfectly Justaris.

I hope this doesn't sound snarky. It's really not supposed to.

Been reading through this thread and can't help but chuckle at some of the realizations you've made about the lore. I always get into the lore of any game I play so the thought of someone who's been playing for years just now discovering that the Sky Raiders are ex-military or that the Banished Pantheon minions look like soldiers from past wars because they are is kinda funny to me

That being said, I think what you're doing is awesome. Ever since Freedom I've been seeing all kinds of chat in the Help channel from new players asking various questions about content and game lore. Good to see someone taking the time to see the world they're playing in and enjoy the rich story it provides.

Remember that ambush on the first mission of the ITF? Remember the cascading Defense failure and ridiculous Recharge slows from all the Novas and Dwarves? Yeah, imagine that under player control

TL;DR: Players are free to choose their powers as they wish. However, a Tank without Taunt isn't utilizing all the available tools and will, therefore, be less effective at dedicated tanking than one who takes the power.

Been following this thread for a couple days. It got me thinking about my experiences with people on their Tanks (Never play 'em myself). I'm the self-reliant type so I don't really play squishies but I've seen the impact of a solid Tank versus a subpar one. Saying that any Tank without Taunt is inherently subpar may be a bit much but I'd definitely be willing to assert that those who do take and utilize Taunt are more capable of performing in the tank role.

Before anyone accuses me of trying to force other players into my idea of what the AT should be, I'm all for imagination and creativity. But let's just be honest, if Tanks weren't supposed to, at least some of the time, protect the team by controlling aggro they wouldn't be so well equipped to do so. Only they and, to a lesser extent Brutes and Scrappers, have the requisite abilities.

This is an MMO with a class system after all. The whole point of classes is to distinguish player characters from one another by the roles they perform best. That's not to say there isn't some overlap but disregarding the fact that some classes are, by design, better at certain tasks than others is kinda ridiculous.

This might sound a bit crazy but I'd love to have it. Just came up with a shapeshifting ninja concept that transforms into the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy. I'd like to be able to set it up like this...

Seiryuu (Azure Dragon of the East): Ice/Ice Dom
Byakko (White Tiger of the West): Claws/SR Scrapper
Suzaku (Vermillion Bird [Commonly depicted as a phoenix] of the South): Fire/Fire Blaster
Genbu (Black Tortoise of the North): Stone/Stone Tank

I've made costumes to represent them all and even think I've found a way to switch between them at random whenever I use Build Up (If anyone's done this please let me know ) but I'd love to be able to actually play them as their own unique forms with separate powers. I'd even be willing to take limited versions of the sets to keep myself from being OP.

Wow, haven't seen a post like this in a while. I VERY much recommend you check out my guide (Linked in my sig). It's designed to help those playing a TriForm PB from level 1 on. Give it a once over and see how you do afterwards.

Just wanted to pop my head in and say "Welcome to the game"

I'm usually on the lighter side of Khelds (Read: Peacebringers) but I've got a 50 Warshade and I can say, with the utmost confidence, it gets a lot better. Quants and Voids are a real pain at lower levels because you just don't have the tools to deal with 'em. As you level up and get your Stuns you'll have fewer and fewer issues until, eventually, you'll be able to treat 'em just like any other enemy.

If you ever decide to give PBs a go I encourage to read my guide "Peacebringers SUCK!" (Linked in my sig). Also...

True enough I suppose.

I'm not sure why the Devs are focusing a lot of effort toward PB changes on making the AT more survivable. In all the time I've been playing I can't think of very many instances where people complained of feeling too squishy. Far as I can remember, the gripe's always been about subpar damage and/or not doing anything "well" (Read: Better than any other AT).

This thread can go one of two ways. I'mma get the popcorn!

Yeah, Incandescence and Absorption don't work in forms. As for why, not sure. Probably a balance issue since both forms come with their own inherent Energy and Negative Energy Resistance.

Original Light Form's back??!

As for the actual suggestion, I'd take it but why?