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Quote:Mindlessly? I'm offended good sir! I'll have you know that at all times I was very mindful of my surroundings, when my powers were done recharging, my team mate conditions, and the current mission goals at hand for all of the fun I've been having!Originally Posted by Venture
Because he was just mindlessly grinding content. Whether or not he enjoys doing that is of no account. If the game requires the player (not the character, the player) to get punched in the face 50 times to earn a reward and someone says they enjoy getting punched in the face does that justify the design?
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Quote:The referral was to my own experience, of which is the only one I can be 100% sure of. I don't think I'm alone in how I enjoy the game though, as evidenced with the friends I play with regularly.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Just a quick note, bAss - you're turning into Golden Girl with the propensity of comments like this. My quote in your sig is in reference to the irony of your avatar. Please don't make it any more true than it has to be.
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Certain parts of the Trials do scale down to the minimum and up to the maximum player count and Lambda can already be run with only 8 players.
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Probably should have not mentioned Another Game, but as for me it's the opposite.
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Quote:It's not grinding if it is fun.Originally Posted by Venture
So you had already done months of grinding.
I honestly mean that too, I had fun and along the way I got over 300 Shards from it.
There were some days that I played a lot, but for the most part it was from a few hours at night that I got any time to play for the day. -
Quote:If you ever want/need help with character concepts or outfits, you can always ask the community!Originally Posted by Iggy_Kamakaze
Well that's not really the reason I stopped playing the poor thing. Heck, Granite looks a lot better than most things I come up with
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Bam, got my last Very Rare component I needed - a Self Evolving Alloy. I am now at Very Rare with Alpha/Interface/Destiny/Judgement/Lore. Wewt!
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Quote:Very recently for the first time I looked at Stone Armor on Mids'. Yuck was my response. I think the reason I've never considered Stone Armor or its proliferation is because of the costume killing Granite Armor toggle.Originally Posted by Iggy_Kamakaze
no!!!!!
That would kill my S/L res cap Stoner....
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Quote:I had over 300 Shards before I20 was released. I converted them and got some rather powerful Incarnate abilities with them.Originally Posted by Venture
As we have already had adequately demonstrated, the "shard runs" make such insignificant progress towards non-Alpha abilities as to consider them essentially worthless.
You're basically saying "don't run the trials so much", but if people don't get on the hamster wheel now they're going to be left behind in the future.
But I guess that doesn't count, since I got all of those Shards while playing with my friends, huh?
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Quote:*scratches forehead*Originally Posted by Test_Rat
Yes there is, but the people who already have thier slots unlocked are not interested in running it that way for the newcomers.
Except for my group of buddies and I that have for several days now been running these to get people their Exp, Badges, and Incarnate salvage. From sun up to, well, sun up again.
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Quote:I don't know about PvP, but the other things you've argued against are essential to my continued subscription of the game. If not for loot, crafting, gear, raids, level-50 gated stuff I don't think I would've made it 7 years. This isn't even the only game I play either. There are a multitude of systems - console, PC, handheld - that I play, all of which have extremely compelling games that compete for my free time. I'm trying to imagine a game where there aren't those previously listed additions and it looks basic, bare, and boring.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
I have argued against the existence of PvP in the game just as I have argued against the existence of raids. I have argued against the existence of loot in the game in much the same way. You know I have, because you were there, so please don't be a hypocrite by asking me to provide proof of events you took part in.
I'm still here close to 7 years because budget and time permitting, the developers working on this game past and present have always given me new things to do. They've done right by me and I assume for the most part it's the same for you, Sam. Maybe I'm wrong? -
Gah. Now I want to make a Spines/Fire. Except I don't have a character concept ready for that particular combo. Why can't Scrappers have Ice Armor so I can finally make my Spines/Ice? Yeesh!
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Quote:People have demands of your Stalkers to play the Incarnate content? (Okay, I am actually sorry for that bad joke) You could always say no to these demanding people.Originally Posted by Test_Rat
I can't even bear to log into the game because I know all I will be demanded to do is incarnate content, which is just the two same tired boring trials.
I'm having a blast so far. Trying for my last Very Rare salvage and then I'm gonna get my Number 2 Incarnate character going on this. Think that's all I'll ever do for Incarnate characters though. -
Quote:Despite all of the the vocal disagreement with the content in I20 leading right up to the launch of the Issue, it seems that that on my home server the Trials are a bustling activity until even past midnight. Give it a month at the least and we'll see if all of the forecasting that this end-game content is not what CoH/V is are correct or not.Originally Posted by Radmind
PLaying on Justice last night at one point there were 3 BAFs forming at once.. They all filled.
It's probably safe to say that a good portion of the playerbase is enjoying these trials a lot! I know I do!
I can't wait for the Keyes Island and Underground trials to go live!
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Since last night I already have my Very Rares on Destiny, Interface, Judgement, and have Lore lined up for a Very Rare as soon as I get a Very Rare salvage drop.
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Quote:But you do agree that a Lore expansion of demon pets would be quite nice, right?Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
And then there's that. I almost cried when I read bAss' post on how the Well is the source of all power, because if I were to actually accept that (I'm still in stubborn denial), it would mean the utter defilement of every single character I have, and such a colossal destruction of anything even resembling story in this game that I would be forced to throw my hands in the air and just give up. On the spot.
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Did an ITF (22 mins I think) and an STF (44 mins) and just melted all of the opposition. No "healers", no debuffers for both of em'. That was fun!
Honestly, we weren't even trying for a "best time" kind of run. Just plain having fun and destroying enemies in our path.
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I read and post on the CoH/V forums.
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Quote:Those with layered damage mitigation will be the last to die, if at all. On my DM/Inv/Blaze I rarely die on these Trials, even with full-tilt Scrapperlock going on.Originally Posted by TheBruteSquad
All will die. The softcap will die slowest. The resistances will die second slowest. The regens will die first (and will do so even if you let them use their heals).
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Quote:The Well is the source of all power, as it were. It is the source of random Mutation, the source of human (or inhuman) ingenuity with Technology, the source of Magic, the source of a lab experiment going incredibly right instead of outright killing the Scientist, it is the source of pure willpower and cunning for all things Natural.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
This is kind of why I'm growing more and more disillusioned to tying these now powers to the Well. It mandates that all these powers at least look like they're coming from the well. And it's hard to imagine that the well would give you an Orbital cannon. I mean, whose divine power is that? Schwerer Gustav, god of siege artillery? The only other explanation is that you were "inspired" to get a giant orbital laser and at that point... Did the Well really "give" it to you?
Yes, I agree with an Orbital Laser power and with an Artillery Support power and such. Would love to see them. Not sure what we'll have to re-explain to account for them, but I want them.
For expanded Lore pets, I'd love a Demons set!
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I might be the special case here - most of my Trial runs are filled with my buddies. But then again after 7 years of playing this game, it's kind of hard to not make that many friends to play with.
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Quote:Some values were changed when Claws went over to Brutes. If I remember correctly, Bill Z Bubba (when he was still playing) said that it was even superior to the Scrapper/Stalker version.Originally Posted by Mr_Kingkillaha
I just made my first attempt at using math on CoX, so I kept it simple. If I did it right then a brute only using eviscerate needs 112% damage from fury to out dps the scrapper. If I add in double stacked follow up to both then the brute needs 132% damage from fury. Im sure the numbers would change if I added more attacks, but this is enough for me to get the idea.
I dont know what the heck I looked at before, but I thought the base damages were much closer. If I did my math right then I fully understand the advantages of a scrapper. Its base damage is significantly higher, not just the little bit that I thought before. -
Just for giggles, I thought I'd port over my Scrapper build on Succubus Kali over to the Tanker AT. I didn't have to change much, and what it achieves looks quite nice. Things of note: Perma-capped HP from Dull Pain, perma-Soul Drain (pretty much), perma-Hasten. Softcapped Defense to S/L/F/C/E/N with one foe in Melee. Hardcapped S/L Resist. ~28.5HP/sec Regeneration. Attack chain is Midnight Grasp>Smite>Siphon Life>Smite with Shadow Punch thrown in there every once in a while to get the Bruised debuff on the target.
What are your thoughts? I don't even play Tanks, but would this be useful for anybody to get some ideas? Anything else?Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.93
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Succubus Kali: Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Invulnerability
Secondary Power Set: Dark Melee
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Pyre Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Resist Physical Damage -- ResDam-I:50(A)
Level 1: Shadow Punch -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(43), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(43), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(46), HO:Nucle(46)
Level 2: Temp Invulnerability -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(3), Aegis-ResDam:50(3)
Level 4: Dull Pain -- Panac-Heal/EndRedux:50(A), Panac-EndRdx/Rchg:50(5), Panac-Heal/Rchg:50(5), Panac-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg:50(37), Panac-Heal:50(40)
Level 6: Smite -- C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:50(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:50(7), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(7), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(37), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(37)
Level 8: Unyielding -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(A), ImpArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(9), ImpArm-ResDam:40(9)
Level 10: Taunt -- Mocking-Taunt:50(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg:50(11), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng:50(11), Mocking-Acc/Rchg:50(43), Mocking-Taunt/Rng:50(45), Mocking-Rchg:50(46)
Level 12: Resist Elements -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A)
Level 14: Resist Energies -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(15), Aegis-ResDam:50(15)
Level 16: Siphon Life -- Hectmb-Dmg:50(A), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg:50(17), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(17), Hectmb-Acc/Rchg:50(23), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx:50(23), Heal-I:50(34)
Level 18: Invincibility -- HO:Enzym(A), HO:Enzym(19), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(19)
Level 20: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(21), RechRdx-I:50(21)
Level 22: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 24: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(25), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(25), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(27)
Level 26: Tough Hide -- LkGmblr-Def:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(27)
Level 28: Soul Drain -- Erad-Acc/Rchg:30(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(29), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:30(29), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx:50(31), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg:50(34), C'ngBlow-Acc/Rchg:50(34)
Level 30: Tough -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(31), Aegis-ResDam:50(31)
Level 32: Weave -- HO:Enzym(A), HO:Enzym(33), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(33), SW-ResDam/Re TP:50(33)
Level 35: Dark Consumption -- Erad-Acc/Rchg:30(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(36), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:30(36)
Level 38: Midnight Grasp -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(39), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(39), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(39), GS-Acc/End/Rech:50(40), GS-Acc/Dmg/End/Rech:50(40)
Level 41: Char -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold:30(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg:30(42), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:30(42), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:30(42)
Level 44: Fire Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(45), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(45)
Level 47: Fire Ball -- Ragnrk-Dmg:50(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg:50(48), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(48), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg:50(48), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx:50(50), EndRdx-I:50(50)
Level 49: Unstoppable -- GA-3defTpProc:50(A)
Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 0: Task Force Commander
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
Level 50: Spiritual Radial Boost
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Level 1: Brawl -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
Level 1: Sprint -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+:40(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(50)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod:50(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg:50(13), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc:50(13), P'Shift-End%:50(36)
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Quote:The promise of more end-game content also could not lure him back. Even if there is a solo path available. I miss that cigar-smoking demon.Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
He is.
Unfortunately, I heard from his brother that he's retired from the game permanently
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Quote:I disagree! This has been a blast so far, probably the most fun I've had in a while on CoH/V. Doing these with my friends and SG mates has been incredibly fun and rewarding! Have you seen the new powers? Holy crap they're so freakin' awesome!
Multi-group content is not the way.