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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Premonitions View Post
    I actually prefer the sets to be quite different from each other, as it gives me a reason to actually play different sets. If they were ALLL normalized, There would'nt be much incentive beyond aesthetics to pick them, eh?
    I don't think it's possible to normalize in the sense that you think. Because different power sets have different powers, to "normalize" them means to make them exactly the same. My opinion is that the new power sets are usually more fun, more multi-dimensional and have more ingredients that players enjoy, while the old sets are sometimes a bit bland and lack the new tech that the new sets have. I guess what the OP means by normalization is to introduce some of these new thinking and ingredients into the old power sets.
  2. I like the idea. I hope it's not something that can be finished in a week or so, then we need another end-game content.

    It sounds like Silver_Lobo is Perfect_Pain's hubbie, and origen may be Spanish.
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Reptlbrain View Post
    I'm not entirely happy with Soul Tentacles--the narrowness of the cone, especially--other than aesthetically.
    It's useful for the s/l bonus. However, it's not essential. You can use another set of kinetic combat to make up for it.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Reptlbrain View Post
    I'm thinking about swapping it out for Darkest Night (Gloom will be the other Patron power), mainly to work against the common occurrence of Psi and Negative in the 40+ game villainside. The main drawback I see for Darkest Night is the activation time, though an early-in-spawn rage crash would be the perfect time to turn DN on.


    Opinions about this move? Are folks happy playing with DN, or does it seem like a warm-up chore? (That it's a defender thing, not Brute smash nao-ish enough.)
    I think it's ok. You've to decide whether it fits your character's concept or not.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Reptlbrain View Post
    Any comments on these strategeries?
    Any recommendations on Overload slotting (merely heal and recharge?)?
    I took your build and cleaned up some of the franken-slotting. Please see below. The build now capped all typed defense except psionic. The rest of the IO set bonus are optimized for +HP. I don't think you really need overload, but it's ok to leave it there for the +HP and extra defense debuff resistance. I don't think you can ever get enough +psi defense set bonus to be effective, and some psi attacks debuff your defense. I think you're better off with darkest night.

    Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.601
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Major Ketchup 35: Level 50 Magic Brute
    Primary Power Set: Super Strength
    Secondary Power Set: Energy Aura
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Power Pool: Speed
    Power Pool: Fitness
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

    Villain Profile:
    Level 1: Punch
    • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (3) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
    • (5) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (31) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
    • (46) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 1: Kinetic Shield
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    • (5) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    • (13) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    • (50) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    Level 2: Haymaker
    • (A) Pulverizing Fisticuffs - Accuracy/Damage
    • (7) Pulverizing Fisticuffs - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (7) Pulverizing Fisticuffs - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (9) Pounding Slugfest - Accuracy/Damage
    • (9) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Endurance
    • (31) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Recharge
    Level 4: Power Shield
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    • (11) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    • (11) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    • (50) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    Level 6: Combat Jumping
    • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
    • (13) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
    Level 8: Knockout Blow
    • (A) Pulverizing Fisticuffs - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (15) Pulverizing Fisticuffs - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (15) Pulverizing Fisticuffs - Accuracy/Damage
    • (17) Pounding Slugfest - Accuracy/Damage
    • (17) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Endurance
    • (36) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Recharge
    Level 10: Entropy Shield
    • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
    Level 12: Hasten
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (19) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (19) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 14: Swift
    • (A) Run Speed IO
    Level 16: Hurdle
    • (A) Jumping IO
    Level 18: Rage
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (21) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (21) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 20: Stamina
    • (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
    • (23) Performance Shifter - EndMod
    • (23) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
    • (39) Endurance Modification IO
    Level 22: Energy Cloak
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    • (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    • (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 24: Boxing
    • (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
    • (25) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
    • (27) Kinetic Combat - Knockdown Bonus
    • (27) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (39) Pounding Slugfest - Accuracy/Damage
    Level 26: Tough
    • (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
    • (36) Aegis - Resistance
    • (36) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
    • (37) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 28: Energy Drain
    • (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
    • (29) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
    • (29) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
    • (31) Performance Shifter - EndMod
    • (40) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
    • (46) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
    Level 30: Weave
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    • (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    • (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 32: Foot Stomp
    • (A) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (33) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (33) Eradication - Damage/Recharge
    • (33) Cleaving Blow - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (34) Cleaving Blow - Damage/Endurance
    • (34) Cleaving Blow - Damage/Recharge
    Level 35: Taunt
    • (A) Mocking Beratement - Taunt
    • (39) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge
    • (40) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range
    • (40) Mocking Beratement - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (43) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Range
    • (46) Mocking Beratement - Recharge
    Level 38: Super Jump
    • (A) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)
    • (45) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
    • (45) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
    Level 41: Soul Tentacles
    • (A) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (42) Enfeebled Operation - Endurance/Immobilize
    • (42) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Endurance
    • (42) Enfeebled Operation - Immobilize/Range
    • (43) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge
    • (43) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize
    Level 44: Darkest Night
    • (A) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff
    • (45) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance
    • (48) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance
    • (48) Dark Watcher's Despair - Recharge/Endurance
    • (48) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance
    Level 47: Dampening Field
    • (A) Resist Damage IO
    • (50) Resist Damage IO
    Level 49: Overload
    • (A) Healing IO
    ------------
    Level 1: Brawl
    • (A) Empty
    Level 1: Sprint
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Rest
    • (A) Empty
    Level 1: Fury
    ------------
    Set Bonus Totals:
    • 13.3% Defense(Smashing)
    • 13.3% Defense(Lethal)
    • 9.25% Defense(Fire)
    • 9.25% Defense(Cold)
    • 15.5% Defense(Energy)
    • 15.5% Defense(Negative)
    • 3% Defense(Psionic)
    • 10.5% Defense(Melee)
    • 13.9% Defense(Ranged)
    • 6.13% Defense(AoE)
    • 3.6% Max End
    • 3% Enhancement(Immobilize)
    • 16.3% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
    • 10% FlySpeed
    • 236.1 HP (15.8%) HitPoints
    • 10% JumpHeight
    • 10% JumpSpeed
    • MezResist(Held) 2.75%
    • MezResist(Immobilize) 8.25%
    • MezResist(Sleep) 4.4%
    • 3.5% (0.06 End/sec) Recovery
    • 68% (4.26 HP/sec) Regeneration
    • 20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)
    • 20% ResEffect(RechargeTime)
    • 20% ResEffect(RunSpeed)
    • 1.88% Resistance(Negative)
    • 15% RunSpeed
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Stormfront_NA View Post
    I do stand corrected, I meant Super Reflexes...

    Stormy
    Maybe super reflexes is not the best example. But a couple old power sets can be slightly revamped.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Slope View Post
    All of the civilians of Paragon City have the Follow and Chat options. But if you click on Chat, nothing happens.
    Actually, if you click chat or select them, they will say something. You can refer to the wiki site for more information. Most of the civilians will just say "Nice day, isn't it?"

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Slope View Post
    What i propose is that if you click on Chat they will say something like "Look it's (name here!)" or if your just coming back from a TF, SF, Trial or any big mission "Good job saving/defeating (mission objection here!)"
    You know little things like that.
    It would be nice to do something about the chat.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Slope View Post
    i Also think they should say the line about the TF even if you don't Chat. I know they do this sometimes but it would be nice if every time at least 2 civilians per zone say something like that.
    But maybe don't make this sort of thing too excessive. I guess I might be annoyed when they have so much to say even if I don't click them.
  6. Twilight_Snow

    No PMs

    For all these years, I only sent one PM to one dev. It was a long time ago, I asked BaB if there would be weapon customization. Of coz, I never got any response. I made the energy aura sticky thread in the brute forum some time ago, I didn't even bother PM Castle, as I know, he probably doesn't want to say a thing either.
  7. For recipes, I look at various nearby levels. I can usually get a pretty good idea on the price. I don't usually post stuffs for 10, as I would just sell them to the vendor if they really only worth 10 inf.

    In general, it's not really a big deal how much you list them. If you're selling something that have a high demand, you'll get good money from it because there are so much competition between the buyers. I think the main concern is the medium priced recipes, like a mil to 10 mil, there are many people trying to low-ball them. Very often, there can be 10+ bids, but if you post it for 10, you really sell it for 10. If you won't want to "lose" inf but also don't want to spend too much thought, you can just sell everything at vendor price.
  8. The thread said Windows 7, but maybe it helps for your case as well.
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Talionis View Post
    When Vigilence gives me Endurance if I don't use that Endurance, I've wasted it, because I would've recovered Endurance anyway.

    In other words Vigilence gives me too options:

    1. Slot for Endurance and manage my Endurance like Vigilence isn't there. Having too much Endurance when Vigilence kicks in. Thus Vigilence really does nothing.
    2. Don't slot for Endurance and only have enough Endurance when Vigilence kicks in.
    Vigilance is probably designed for low level defenders when they easily run out of endurance. Vigilance does serve a purpose. However, after stamina and slotting SO, the role of vigilance diminished. I agree that vigilance can be made better.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Talionis View Post
    My suggestion... make Defenders the one Archetype that barely has to worry about endurance.

    Use the mechanic from Domination. Instead of mez protection, have it work like a Break Free that way even if you are Mezed you can use this power as a one time wake up to try to save your team. Have it fill up your Endurance bar and have it cast Conserve power. Make it so its hard, but not impossible to Perma Vigilence just like Domination.
    I hope that it's not a clickie like domination which you can make perma. Nothing wrong about it, just that it makes a huge difference between perma and non-perma players, in particular if this involves mez protection. I would keep the current version of vigilance, but add a scaling power boost which gets slightly stronger when the team is dying, for example buff, heals and debuffs gets stronger with declining team health.
  10. Most fun: phase shift, whirlwind, ice slick

    Not fun: clear mind 7 people
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Emberly View Post
    Do I try to eke out some meager defense?
    I went for typed defense and darkest night. They stacked well, and the strong point of electric armor is having a lot of endurance, so you can use whatever exhausting toggles. In my opinion, I don't think you need to soft-cap defense as in a defense-based set. The incoming damage is a sum of your defense, to-hit debuff, damage debuff and resistance. You'll find that the mitigation is pretty close to a defense soft-capped build.
  12. I made a budget build, which soft-cap all typed defense except psionic. The build should provide enough survivability unless you're fighting mobs with psionic or defense debuffs. If you don't have enough fund, you can start with this budget build and slowly upgrade to high-power builds.

    Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.601
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Level 50 Magic Brute
    Primary Power Set: Energy Melee
    Secondary Power Set: Energy Aura
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Power Pool: Fitness
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Power Pool: Medicine
    Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

    Villain Profile:
    Level 1: Barrage
    • (A) Smashing Haymaker - Accuracy/Damage
    • (3) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Endurance
    • (3) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Recharge
    • (5) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (15) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    Level 1: Kinetic Shield
    • (A) Defense Buff IO
    • (9) Defense Buff IO
    • (9) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    • (37) Endurance Reduction IO
    Level 2: Bone Smasher
    • (A) Smashing Haymaker - Accuracy/Damage
    • (5) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Endurance
    • (7) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Recharge
    • (7) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (36) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    Level 4: Power Shield
    • (A) Defense Buff IO
    • (11) Defense Buff IO
    • (11) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    • (37) Endurance Reduction IO
    Level 6: Combat Jumping
    • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
    • (13) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
    Level 8: Swift
    • (A) Run Speed IO
    Level 10: Entropy Shield
    • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
    • (13) Endurance Reduction IO
    Level 12: Super Jump
    • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
    • (15) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
    Level 14: Health
    • (A) Healing IO
    Level 16: Whirling Hands
    • (A) Cleaving Blow - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (17) Cleaving Blow - Damage/Endurance
    • (17) Cleaving Blow - Damage/Recharge
    • (19) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (19) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (25) Eradication - Damage
    Level 18: Total Focus
    • (A) Pulverizing Fisticuffs - Accuracy/Damage
    • (27) Pulverizing Fisticuffs - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (27) Pulverizing Fisticuffs - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (34) Pounding Slugfest - Accuracy/Damage
    • (36) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Endurance
    • (36) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Recharge
    Level 20: Stamina
    • (A) Endurance Modification IO
    • (21) Endurance Modification IO
    • (21) Endurance Modification IO
    Level 22: Energy Cloak
    • (A) Defense Buff IO
    • (23) Defense Buff IO
    • (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    • (43) Endurance Reduction IO
    Level 24: Build Up
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (25) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 26: Boxing
    • (A) Pounding Slugfest - Accuracy/Damage
    • (46) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Endurance
    • (46) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Recharge
    • (46) Pounding Slugfest - Disorient Bonus
    Level 28: Energy Drain
    • (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
    • (29) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
    • (29) Harmonized Healing - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
    • (31) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
    • (31) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
    • (31) Doctored Wounds - Heal
    Level 30: Tough
    • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
    • (33) Reactive Armor - Resistance
    • (34) Reactive Armor - Endurance
    • (34) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
    • (37) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
    Level 32: Weave
    • (A) Defense Buff IO
    • (33) Defense Buff IO
    • (33) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    • (40) Endurance Reduction IO
    Level 35: Stimulant
    • (A) Empty
    Level 38: Aid Self
    • (A) Interrupt Reduction IO
    • (39) Interrupt Reduction IO
    • (39) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
    • (39) Harmonized Healing - Heal/Recharge
    • (40) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
    • (40) Healing IO
    Level 41: Soul Tentacles
    • (A) Enfeebled Operation - Immobilize/Range
    • (42) Enfeebled Operation - Endurance/Immobilize
    • (42) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Endurance
    • (42) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize
    • (43) Damage Increase IO
    • (43) Damage Increase IO
    Level 44: Darkest Night
    • (A) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff/Endurance
    • (45) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff
    • (45) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance
    • (45) Endurance Reduction IO
    Level 47: Taunt
    • (A) Mocking Beratement - Taunt
    • (48) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge
    • (48) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range
    • (48) Mocking Beratement - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (50) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Range
    Level 49: Dampening Field
    • (A) Aegis - Resistance
    • (50) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
    • (50) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
    ------------
    Level 1: Brawl
    • (A) Empty
    Level 1: Sprint
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Rest
    • (A) Empty
    Level 1: Fury
    ------------
    Set Bonus Totals:
    • 4% DamageBuff(Smashing)
    • 4% DamageBuff(Lethal)
    • 4% DamageBuff(Fire)
    • 4% DamageBuff(Cold)
    • 4% DamageBuff(Energy)
    • 4% DamageBuff(Negative)
    • 4% DamageBuff(Toxic)
    • 4% DamageBuff(Psionic)
    • 13% Defense(Smashing)
    • 13% Defense(Lethal)
    • 9.25% Defense(Fire)
    • 9.25% Defense(Cold)
    • 15.5% Defense(Energy)
    • 15.5% Defense(Negative)
    • 3% Defense(Psionic)
    • 8% Defense(Melee)
    • 13.9% Defense(Ranged)
    • 6.13% Defense(AoE)
    • 3.6% Max End
    • 3% Enhancement(Immobilize)
    • 50.6 HP (3.38%) HitPoints
    • MezResist(Held) 2.75%
    • MezResist(Immobilize) 5.5%
    • MezResist(Sleep) 2.2%
    • MezResist(Terrorized) 4.4%
    • 1% (0.02 End/sec) Recovery
    • 16% (1 HP/sec) Regeneration
    • 1.26% Resistance(Fire)
    • 1.26% Resistance(Cold)
    • 1.88% Resistance(Negative)
    • 5% RunSpeed
  13. I don't think most of my changes can be achieved by IO. The only exception is caltrops, where you can slot chance for damage from targeted AoE and slow IO sets.

    For the unrealistic part, yes, I know that the changes will never happen. That's part of the reason why the thread is presented in this form such that people here won't jranger it too heavily. Nevertheless, if I were to re-create devices while keeping it as close as possible to the original, that's what I would like to make it.

    I agree that the dev probably won't let blasters to have mastermind commands. My opinion is that the ability to control just one gun drone won't make the set overpowered. I believe the common usage is simply asking the gun drone to follow, which is already what it is doing now. When the devices power set was designed, the tech of masteminds was not yet available, so even if the dev wanted to do something like that, it was impossible. It's probably too late to make such changes because of the cottage rule. And people will probably think that mastermind commands should be exclusive to masterminds.
  14. Here, I also present Gadgets for boys!
    • Sticky web
      Same as the original web grenade. It immobilizes and slows down the target.

    • Charged caltrops
      It does minor lethal and energy damage over time, slows down the affected foes and slowly drain their endurance.

    • Long-range electrocuter
      A ranged stun gun with a very small-angle cone. The affected targets are weakened by the stun and their endurance drained.

    • See-through glasses
      Same as targeting drone, a toggle which enhances your to-hit chance and perception.

    • Mini chaff
      Same as smoke grenade. It reduces the accuracy and perception of the affected targets.

    • Optical warp
      This toggle makes the wearer invisible and grants a defense bonus. Invisibility also increases the possibility to land a lethal hit by granting a chance to build-up.

    • Detonator
      You can place a mine on the ground at the location that you are standing. Each placed mine will be added as a pet in your pet window. The mine can have two stances: passive and aggressive. In the aggressive stance, the mine will automatically detonate when a foe gets close. This setting corresponds to the original behavior of the trip mine. In the passive stance, the mine will not detonate unless it is told to. The mine can only accept one command: dismiss, which will detonate it. If you issue the dismiss all command, all the mines will detonate at the same time.

    • Obnoxious odor
      You place a trap on the ground. Any villains near the trap will trigger it to release a smoke that cause them to puke.

    • iSpy
      A stealthy gun drone but allows controls by players with a subset of mastermind commands.
  15. I think I got bad rep posting in the suggestion forum and making a thread call gadgets for girls! I'm thinking about making gadgets for boys to further lower my reputation.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kelenar View Post
    Some people really do just enjoy slaughtering wave upon wave of enemies, a point that came up a lot during the great farming flamewars of aught-nine.
    I enjoy slaughtering a huge number of mobs too. However, for farming, people probably use the same mission or certain type of mission. So, it would be a lot of fun at the beginning, and then it starts to feel repetitive after a while.
  17. I like the idea of 2x reward. I'm not sure that I would like it in practice. Now, people already try to skip nearly everything in a tf just to get the merit. Sometimes, the way that it is done is not very fun to me. With 2x merit weekend, I believe people will try to push the merit earning speed even harder.
  18. lol, people also thought about personal toys last time I made this thread.
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fury Flechette View Post
    She remained convinced that a TF team leader would take one look at her character info, see the karma -knockback IO as her only set bonus and kick her off the team. Understand that the player in question also played World of Warcraft for a couple of years and apparently such gear discrimination is a lot more common in that game.

    I even told her I'd be happy to start up any TF she wanted, invite good and friendly players and would gladly take her Rad defender. She demurred stating that she'd feel terrible if she "dragged down" the team, and that she'd only join once she was convinced that she could pull her own weight.

    So today, she contacted me and asked me how to farm with her new level 50 and asked me for tips on how to leverage the market to get influence quickly. She told me that she had started an electric/shield scrapper, not because she enjoyed playing scrappers, but because they were good farmers. Somehow, this left me a little sad.
    The farming process by itself is probably not that fun. The satisfaction of having an uber character at the end is the main driving force. I don't really think World of Warcraft is to be blamed though. It's natural that when the next person can do better, we also want to be as good. I would actually blame the dev for introducing IO which can create a noticeable difference between players sometimes.

    On the other hand, I doubt that teams will care too much about IO for radiation. Most people just care about the two debuff toggles when fighting AVs. It would be nice to have high recharge such that we can have more AM, lingering radiation and EM pulse in a time of period, but I doubt that people will go to such details when they recruit.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by thgebull0425 View Post
    Are these worth putting into my build. I have a level 29 blaster, and I have both of these, for defense and damage resistance, but is it really worth it?
    It's a trade-off. You can make two builds using the hero planner. One takes tough and weave, and the other does not. You can compared to see what the two powers are replacing, then you can judge whether it is worth it or not. I have a blaster with fire as secondary. I skipped a lot of the secondary powers and ended up with leadership toggles. There is an issue that the endurance can be drained pretty quickly.

    In the past, it is inconvenient to have toggles on blasters because of the status effect. I found that I had to keep on re-toggling and this got old really fast. Now, I think it's ok. As mentioned in this thread, you can consider stacking defense from other sources such that the total effect can be more significant.

    Lastly, I think there is a fun factor here. Tough and weave are things that you toggle on once, and then forget for the rest of the play time. This is certainly not as entertaining as other blaster powers that you can keep on clicking the entire time.
  21. If you have the old video card and memory modules that can be plugged into the new PC, you can swap things out to pinpoint which component has a problem.
  22. I posted gadgets for girls a long time ago, and the thread successfully got on everyone's nerves. Here, I'm presenting a revised version!
    • Silky web
      Same as the original web grenade. It immobilizes and slows down the target.

    • Poison caltrops
      It does minor lethal and toxic damage over time, slows down the infected foes and reduces their recharge speed.

    • Long-range taser gun
      A ranged stun gun with a very small-angle cone. The affected targets are weakened by the stun and will deal reduced damage.

    • Eagle-eye mascara
      Same as targeting drone, a toggle which enhances your to-hit chance and perception.

    • Lipstick pepper spray
      Same as smoke grenade. It reduces the accuracy and perception of the affected targets.

    • Invisible foundation
      This toggle makes the wearer invisible and grants a defense bonus. Invisibility also increases the possibility to land a lethal hit by granting a chance to build-up.

    • Smart mine
      You can place a mine on the ground over a targeted location. If you target on a previously placed mine (the mines should be made targetable), you will get a temporary power called detonate, and the new mine will be placed right next to your selection. Multiple mines placed in this manner are linked and only one detonate power will be granted. Click detonate to trigger the linked smart mines at the same time. If you want a mine to function in the same way as a trip mine, simply place it on a new location away from the already placed ones.

    • Perplexing fragrance
      You place a trap on the ground. Any villains near the trap will trigger it to release a smoke that cause confusion.

    • iBot
      Gun drone but allows controls by players with a subset of mastermind commands.