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  1. Wavicle
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Misaligned View Post
    I could claim that flippers allow brand new players to have a special power which allows them to obtain a pony that shoots rainbows from its eyes, and there wouldn't a single bit of data to show I was wrong.
    sig worthy?

    or even

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Misaligned View Post
    Flippers allow brand new players to have a special power which allows them to obtain a pony that shoots rainbows from its eyes.
  2. Wavicle

    Granite question

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by rad View Post
    According to mids you can run weave at same time as granite is this true?Handy for reaching soft cap
    What no one seems to have brought up in this thread is that no matter whether you are soft capped or not, whether it matters or not, and what powers and sets you did or did not use to do it, ONE THING REMAINS:



    You're still playing a Stone tank and it's gonna be no fun no matter how much defense you have.







    But just for a moment let's pretend: What the hell is killing you THROUGH GRANITE that won't STILL kill you with soft capped defense?
  3. Wavicle
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by LordXenite View Post
    After a recent discussion about Peacebringers and their "role" on a team, I've decided to revive one of my old ideas for focusing and improving the toolbox a Peacebringer has when teaming.
    • Remodel Reform Essence so that it has a healing aura component that works like the Empathy/Radiation AoE Heal, thus leaving Restore Essence to heal the PB by a large amount of HP and the team around it by a modest amount of HP.

    • Add a self-stacking -5% Res effect to each PB attack power, across all forms, but with a ceiling of -15% Res. If the PB uses Chance for -Res in their slotting, that effect will stack on top of the normal -Res so essentially PB's could reach -35% Res in some cases.

    • Replace Glowing Touch with a location-based pet that buffs endurance recovery and overall defense for everyone around it but the PB itself. The buffs are minor and cannot be enhanced but the pet itself cannot be attacked and is on a long cool-down that can be brought down with -Recharge slotting.
    Considering that Warshades have the edge on PB's in the DPS department, but it is still quite difficult for a PB to compete as a Tanker/Healer AT, I'll gladly take any one — or all, pretty please? — of the proposed changes in a heartbeat!

    How'bout you guys? What do you think?


    I LOVE the AoE heal idea.

    I like the -Res but it's too much. Instead, just add a simple 1% -Res debuff to all PB attacks that already have the -Def debuff. Except Photon Seekers, give that a -10% Res debuff.

    But DON'T you TOUCH my Glowing Touch! How about this, give Glowing Touch a set of accompanying buffs similar to O2 Boost. How about Hold Protection, Recovery Debuff Resistance, Tohit Debuff Resistance, and +Perception?
  4. Wavicle
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by seebs View Post
    Been levelling my warshade a bit (trick or treating is great for this). I'm confronted, though, with a fundamental problem: There are way too many powers. I clearly can't pick all of them, but I'm not clear on how to narrow the field down to a manageable size. Even assuming I completely ignore pools, I can't actually take all the powers from my two sets. So what should I be skipping?


    You can skip the Foe Teleport power. You can skip one of the first two attacks. You can skip Quasar. You can skip the self rez or the phase shift (although, I like them both). The only pool power you really need is Hasten.

    that's my build, Hasten and all my WS powers except Ebon Eye, Starless Step, and Quasar.
  5. Wavicle

    Hurdle, Yum!

    POST-ACTION

    Anyone else looking forward to Dwarf with Hurdle?
  6. Wavicle
    I like that idea.

    Hopefully, Castle will do something like: slight hp cap increase, partly unsuppressed hide, and a pve-only offensive debuff added to AS.
  7. Wavicle
    This is what I put together.

    This is not a suggestion of how to change yours. They're vastly different.

    You focused a lot on pets. I don't really like pets that much, I focused on defense and aoe damage.

    This build is over 45% to Range, Melee, AoE, AND Psi.

    Nearly as tough as a tank, with excellent ranged damage, wide area coverage and full mez protection.

    The only reason I have both mez passives is because it was easier to get the extra slot for knockback protection that way than by sacrificing an actual slot.

    Again, I'm not really recommending this build for anyone, but it has what I want for my personal playstyle. There remains the possibility that I'll tweak it some more before completing it.





    Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.81
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Delicacy: Level 50 Natural Arachnos Soldier
    Primary Power Set: Crab Spider Soldier
    Secondary Power Set: Crab Spider Training
    Power Pool: Flight
    Power Pool: Leadership
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Power Pool: Fighting

    Villain Profile:
    Level 1: Channelgun -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg(A), Dev'n-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(3), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Dev'n-Hold%(7)
    Level 1: Crab Spider Armor Upgrade -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
    Level 2: Longfang -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg(A), Dev'n-Dmg/EndRdx(7), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(9), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Dev'n-Hold%(11)
    Level 4: Combat Training: Defensive -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx(A), GftotA-Def(17), LkGmblr-Rchg+(17)
    Level 6: Wolf Spider Armor -- S'fstPrt-ResKB(A)
    Level 8: Suppression -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(19), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(19), Posi-Dmg/Rng(21), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(21), Range-I(23)
    Level 10: Tactical Training: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(23), LkGmblr-Def(25), LkGmblr-Rchg+(25)
    Level 12: Venom Grenade -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(27), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(27), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(29), Posi-Dam%(29)
    Level 14: Hover -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx(A), GftotA-Def(31), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(31), Flight-I(31)
    Level 16: Fly -- Flight-I(A)
    Level 18: Frag Grenade -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(33), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(33), Posi-Dam%(34)
    Level 20: Tactical Training: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A)
    Level 22: Aim -- AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(A), AdjTgt-Rchg(34), GSFC-ToHit(34), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(36)
    Level 24: Fortification -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam(36), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(36)
    Level 26: Mental Training -- Flight-I(A)
    Level 28: Serum -- H'zdH-Heal/Rchg(A), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg(37), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(37), Numna-Heal/Rchg(37)
    Level 30: Tactical Training: Leadership -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(39), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(39), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(39), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(40), GSFC-Build%(40)
    Level 32: Maneuvers -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx(A), GftotA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(40), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(42), LkGmblr-Rchg+(42)
    Level 35: Slice -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(42), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(43), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(43), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), T'Death-Dam%(45)
    Level 38: Arm Lash -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(45), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(46), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46)
    Level 41: Combat Jumping -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx(A), GftotA-Def(46), LkGmblr-Rchg+(48)
    Level 44: Boxing -- P'ngS'Fest-Stun%(A)
    Level 47: Tough -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam(48), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(48)
    Level 49: Weave -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx(A), GftotA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(50), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(50), LkGmblr-Rchg+(50)
    ------------
    Level 1: Brawl -- P'ngS'Fest-Stun%(A)
    Level 1: Sprint -- Clrty-Stlth(A)
    Level 2: Rest -- Heal-I(A)
    Level 1: Conditioning
    Level 1: Ninja Run
    Level 1: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
    Level 1: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
    Level 1: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(13)
    Level 1: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(13), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(15), P'Shift-End%(15)
    ------------
  8. Wavicle

    Critque my Bane

    POST-ACTION

    I would slot a damage set in Bash. You don't have an actual attack chain the way you've set it up.
  9. Wavicle
    I reinstalled Windows and CoH and Mids and now I can't find the i19 patch that was made for Mids, can someone post the link or point me in the right direction?
  10. Wavicle
    why can't you remain uninterrupted? You have Placate and Hide, you can get capped AoE defense just like any other stalker, and drop aggro from a single target.
  11. Wavicle
    My vote is for raising the HP cap to 1900 or 2000 and adding to AS either more damage or a debuff THAT ONLY EFFECTS EB/AV/GM level mobs.

    Also, add more content with EB/AV/GM level mobs approaching Hamidon in toughness. With a stacked buff/debuff team even the hardest mobs in the game (except Hamidon) take under a minute to kill. We need some end bosses that take several minutes even on the best teams but that grant rewards worthy of the time invested.

    Additionally, we need WORTHWHILE rewards on the existing hard mobs such as Lusca, the Arachnos Flyer, etc.
  12. Wavicle
    I recently resubbed and played for a month on my family's computer, but I still can't get it to run on my machine, even though it has in the past. I took a break for the end of i16 and all of i17. The game ran fine on my box back then and now it does not run almost at all.

    city of heroes crashes instantly when I try to open a number of specific screens, including:

    character id
    new character name registry (this prevents me from making new characters)
    contacts (this prevents me from taking missions)
    super group registrar


    the game also crashes less predictably: if I start activating some powers, not instantly, but after a few attacks; after teleporting around a bit; playing with graphics settings a bit; possibly other times. Nothing that indicates a pattern other than the aforementioned crashing at specific screens. These crashes, while not specifically predictable, happen so much that it is impossible to play the game more than a few minutes without crashing.

    I've been talking with support trying to solve the problem. They've been very helpful but nothing has worked so far.



    the client crashes have often shared in common the following error message:

    The crash occured in atioglxx.dll




    I know my motherboard is very old and as a result I am running a fairly old graphics card as well. However, I've run other games recently with no problem including WoW and Spore. My memory has all passed tests. I have updated graphics drivers to the most recent version, including removing all previous drivers and running a driver cleaner.

    Here is my cohHelper file and hijackthis log, and the crashlog from a client crash that happened when trying to load the character name registry screen. Please tell me if there's any other information I can provide. I appreciate any help anyone can give me. I'm definitely getting desperate, I really did want to resub, but I can't afford to buy a completely new machine right now.

    *EDIT* Looking at the CoHHelper file, I notice that those are NOT what my graphics settings ingame look like, I have things much lower in detail, effects, physics, etc.


    ---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

    DxDiag gathered at October 20, 2010 22:54 (-07:00)
    Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.100216-1441)
    System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
    System Model: AWRDACPI
    BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
    Central Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
    Memory: 3072MB
    .Net Memory Report: 2571MB out of 3071MB available
    Page File: 3964MB (487MB currently in use)
    C Drive: (HDS728080PLAT20) 17890MB out of 78520MB (22%) free
    D Drive: (HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4481B) zero-size drive
    Windows directory location: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
    DirectX Diag version: 5.03.2600.2180 (32-bit version)

    Display Notes: No problems found.
    Sound Notes: No problems found.
    Input Notes: No problems found.

    Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
    Monitor's Max Resolution: 1600,1200
    Video Device Name: ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series
    Manufacturer / Chip: ATI Technologies Inc. / ATI Radeon Graphics Processor AGP (0x9598)
    Video Memory: 512.0 MB
    Driver Version: 6.14.0010.7119
    Driver Date: 8/25/2010 6:56:36 PM
    Driver Language: English

    Sound Device Description: C-Media Wave Device
    Driver File: cmuda.sys
    Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0046
    Driver Date: 8/31/2008 7:12:39 PM


    WMI Information
    Motherboard Manufacturer:
    Motherboard Model: (empty)
    Motherboard Product: nVidia-nForce
    Motherboard Version:
    BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
    BIOS Name: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
    BIOS Version: Nvidia - 42302e31
    BIOS Release: 20031002000000.000000+000


    Registry Information for Current User
    Resolution: 1024x768
    3D Resolution: 1024x768 (Not using renderscale)
    Full Screen: Yes
    Maximized: No
    Screen Position: 0, 0
    Refresh Rate: 60Hz
    Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes


    Physics Quality: Medium
    Maximum Particles: 50000
    Max Particle Fill? 10.000
    Physics Card Enabled: No


    Anti-aliasing: 16x
    Anisotropic Filtering: None
    Texture LOD Bias: Crisp
    Water Effects: Medium quality
    Bloom: 1.000 (turned on)
    Depth of Field Enabled: Yes
    Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
    Shader Detail: High


    World Texture Level: High
    Character Texture Level: High
    World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.000
    Entity Detail Level: 1.000
    Shadows Enabled: Yes
    Shadow Mode: Stencil shadows
    Shadow Map Shader: Unknown (0)
    Environmental Reflections: Disabled
    Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
    Ambient Occlusion: Off
    Occlusion Strength: Off
    Blur: Bilateral
    Ambient Resolution: Performance


    Gamma Correction: 1.000
    Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
    Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
    Close Suppression Range: 3.000
    Show Advertisements: Yes

    Audio Mode: Performance
    3D Audio: No
    FX Sound Volume: 1.000
    Music Sound Volume: 0.600

    Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
    Overall Graphics Quality: 0.500
    Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
    Save Login Username: Yes
    Transfer Rate: 467674 bytes/second
    Current Game Version: 1850.201009101722.11T2
    Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\City of Heroes

    Mod files in the Data directory
    No modifications found


    --------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
    Scan saved at 10:56:53 PM, on 10/20/2010
    Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
    MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
    Boot mode: Normal

    Running processes:
    C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
    C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\sched.exe
    C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avguard.exe
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
    C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\WgaTray.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgnt.exe
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
    C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
    C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\MOM.exe
    C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\ccc.exe
    C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Documents and Settings\Daniel\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
    C:\Documents and Settings\Daniel\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
    C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HiJackThis\HiJackThis.exe

    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers ion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
    O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShi m.dll
    O2 - BHO: Ask Toolbar BHO - {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440} - C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Supertoolbar\GenericAskToolba r.dll
    O3 - Toolbar: Ask Toolbar - {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440} - C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Supertoolbar\GenericAskToolba r.dll
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Cmaudio] RunDll32 cmicnfg.cpl,CMICtrlWnd
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /installquiet
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avgnt] "C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgnt.exe" /min
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe ARM] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATICustomerCare] "C:\Program Files\ATI\ATICustomerCare\ATICustomerCare.e xe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Advanced System Optimizer] "C:\Program Files\Advanced System Optimizer 3\ASO3.exe" /autorun
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StartCCC] "C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.e xe" MSRun
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Google Update] "C:\Documents and Settings\Daniel\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c
    O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
    O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader - {438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
    O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
    O23 - Service: Avira AntiVir Scheduler (AntiVirSchedulerService) - Avira GmbH - C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\sched.exe
    O23 - Service: Avira AntiVir Guard (AntiVirService) - Avira GmbH - C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avguard.exe
    O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
    O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
    O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
    O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
    O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
    O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe (file missing)

    --
    End of file - 4512 bytes



    -------------------------------------------------------


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  13. Wavicle
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Afterimage View Post
    My first thought reading your slotting is that you need more recharge reducers in Active Defense. With only one slotted, you are going to have gaps in your mez protection. If you are stunned/held/etc. all of your defensive toggles will suppress until you are no longer stunned/held/etc. Which means that they aren't protecting you at all at those times.

    If I recall correctly, 2 SO recharge reducers will cause Active Defense to overlap slightly, but 3 will cause enough overlap to give you a small cushion against slows.

    I don't have a Brute shield user at this time. Normally I set Active Defense to auto trigger by control+left clicking the icon so that it is always on, and I don't have to think about it.

    But my Brutes normally set Brawl to auto trigger to help build Fury better. If you do that then you have to pay attention to when Active Defense is recharged and fire it as soon as possible.

    It is also important to note that the Defense Debuff Resistance in Active Defense is both slottable and stacks with itself.

    Hasten+3 Hamidon Origin Membrane Exposure enhancements will give you near perma capped DDR on an otherwise typically slotted Shield toon.
  14. Wavicle
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood View Post
    2. Build Up doesn't really seem thematically appropriate to me. Personally I'd say leave it out entirely but if you really feel it needs a damage boost how about making a "Follow Up" style power called "Ranging Shot" which doubles as a weak attack and a damage/hit bonus?
    3. Boost Range also doesn't really work thematically. I'd suggest a third melee attack (ideally with a control/knockback component) or maybe an AoE Sleep (i.e. Poison Gas Arrow without the -dam but with a shorter recharge).

    um...yea, whatever, those powers are perfect for such a set.
  15. Wavicle
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill View Post
    You are incorrect. But I'm not going to argue with a new wall today.
    And Vel: No. Not when the person pretty much refuses to listen and "get it" over two threads. And you couldn't PM that why?
    Bill, chill out.

    That was my memory, I'm perfectly happy to have it be an incorrect memory.

    I haven't been arguing with you. I agree with you.
  16. Wavicle
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by AlienOne View Post
    MAGIC

    Look, mom, no hands! Err....Gravitic Emination!

    Running into the middle of an 8-man mob SOLO with no Eclipse AND no Grav Em?

    How the heck did he survive?!?!?

    He had a special Harry Potter spell.

    It's clearly the only explanation.



    "Alien"

    What a convincing video. It's not like you cherry picked a group with no mez and only s/l damage...oh, wait...


    Did I say "if you don't lead with grav em you'll die instantly zomg?!?!"?

    No, I didn't. Get off your high horse and grow up.
  17. Wavicle
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison View Post
    No. Fire is not bad because DoTs don't scale with crits.

    Fire is just better for brutes since the DoTs are affected by fury and not by crits.

    It's probably more accurate to say that BRUTES are better for FIRE, than to say that Fire is better for Brutes.
  18. Wavicle
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood View Post
    It's also important to watch out for enemies with defense debuffs. Unlike SR Shields has only moderate DDR so defense debuffs tend to kill you fast.
    This is untrue.

    Shields, just like SR, is capable of capping DDR.





    It's certainly a bit squishier for Brutes and Scrappers. Shield Tanks are as good as any other Tank.


    It is definitely true however that Shields benefits HIGHLY from endgame IO builds. My Tank is soft capped to all positions and never runs out of endurance. She only dies if I go afk (and even then she can last a good long time without me).
  19. Wavicle
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by BrandX View Post
    The cootage rule


    I'm really trying hard not to come up with jokes.
  20. Wavicle
    I came up with an appropriately Blastery redesign for Trick Arrow.

    It looked something like this:

    Entangling Arrow
    Flash Arrow
    Glue Arrow
    Ice Arrow
    Build Up
    Arrow Stab
    Bow Smash
    Boost Range
    Oil Patch Arrow




    Arrow Stab is a fast melee attack, Bow Smash is a slow melee attack. Oil Patch Arrow is Oil Slick Arrow but smaller. Order and details of power strength and recharge, etc, would be negotiable, I'm sure.
  21. Wavicle
    Increase HP cap to about 1900 or 2000.


    That is all.
  22. Wavicle
    The ingame blurbs for Kinetic Melee seem to actually call the set Kinetic Attack. Maybe that'll help?
  23. Wavicle
    My memory of Conserve Power>Energize is thus:

    It was changed to a different power specifically because making it a heal while calling it Conserve Power would be breaking the cottage rule.

    Getting rid of a power and replacing it with something completely different doesn't break the cottage rule. Naming it the same thing and having it change drastically does.

    Hence, you could change Grounded to a self rez without breaking the cottage rule if you no longer called it Grounded. Call it Jumpstart. No cottage rule issue.



    EDIT: Not that I would support such a change.
  24. Wavicle
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by FredrikSvanberg View Post
    Someone is bound to have preferred the old version.

    God, I hope not.
  25. Wavicle
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by EvilGeko View Post
    Yes. The changes I suggest allow almost permanent mez protection. Castle isn't going to allow that without some crash. I considered saying reduce the crash to 50% health, but that would mean their reconstruction clone could cure them back to full immediately. As it is, it provides a balance that should make dwarf still an easier better bet for mez protection and defense (with the loss of offense).

    eh, no thanks


    I'd much, MUCH, rather use Dwarf as my standard mez protection, use Lightform in extremem situations and only occasionally have to deal with a crash, thanks