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  1. Hey thanks for the build Iggy! I'm headed out right now so I'll give it a look-see when I return later tonight.
  2. 1. Male.

    2. Scrapper, because they are the perfect balance between Offense and Defense. Scrappers can snap at the drop of a dime, no build up process needed.

    3. Blueside.

    4. The story arc beginning with Field Agent Keith Nance and ending with Special Agent Jenni Adair. Exhilarating, tragic, and hopeful all at the same time. Love it!

    5. In no particular order: combat, Mids' builds, incredible community, regular developer interaction, developer dedication, and character creator.

    6. Everything under the sun, except for sports games. I own a PSP, PS3, PC, XBox 360, and Wii.

    7. I've been playing games since I was 5. I've been playing the City of games since the headstart days.

    8. I have 36 alts. I have 19 level 50's.

    9. I do try to min/max characters when they reach level 50. I go for the most difficult settings my characters can handle. To do otherwise is slow and painful death by boredom.
  3. I wondered if I could boost the Defense numbers even just a little bit for the DM/Inv/Pyre build I have and was pleasantly surprised that I was able to bring up Energy/Negative Energy up to the softcap along with Smashing/Lethal, and also bring up Fire/Cold to ~43%. Having Fireball will add that much needed (and pretty much missing) AoE for Succubus Kali. I think this is what I will definitely be doing as an I19 build, unless anyone can find ways to improve upon it:

    (open this with the Leandro modified I19 Mids')
    Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.803
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    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Succubus Kali: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
    Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
    Secondary Power Set: Invulnerability
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Power Pool: Speed
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery

    Hero Profile:
    Level 1: Shadow Punch
    • (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
    • (3) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
    • (3) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
    • (5) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (5) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 1: Resist Physical Damage
    • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
    • (7) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
    • (7) Reactive Armor - Resistance
    • (46) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
    • (46) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
    • (50) Aegis - Resistance
    Level 2: Smite
    • (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
    • (9) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
    • (11) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
    • (11) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (13) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 4: Temp Invulnerability
    • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
    • (13) Reactive Armor - Resistance
    • (15) Reactive Armor - Endurance
    • (15) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
    • (17) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
    • (17) Aegis - Resistance
    Level 6: Dull Pain
    • (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
    • (9) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
    • (19) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
    • (19) Doctored Wounds - Heal
    • (21) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
    Level 8: Siphon Life
    • (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
    • (23) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
    • (23) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
    • (25) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (25) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (27) Healing IO
    Level 10: Resist Elements
    • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
    • (21) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
    • (43) Reactive Armor - Resistance
    Level 12: Boxing
    • (A) Accuracy IO
    Level 14: Hasten
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (27) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (29) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 16: Unyielding
    • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
    • (31) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
    • (31) Aegis - Resistance
    • (40) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
    Level 18: Dark Consumption
    • (A) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (33) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (33) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (34) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 20: Shadow Maul
    • (A) Eradication - Damage
    • (33) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (34) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 22: Tough
    • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
    • (36) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
    • (37) Aegis - Resistance
    Level 24: Combat Jumping
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    Level 26: Soul Drain
    • (A) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (37) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (37) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (39) Cleaving Blow - Accuracy/Damage
    • (39) Cleaving Blow - Damage/Recharge
    • (39) Cleaving Blow - Accuracy/Recharge
    Level 28: Invincibility
    • (A) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure
    • (29) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure
    • (34) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (40) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff
    • (40) Rectified Reticle - Increased Perception
    Level 30: Weave
    • (A) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure
    • (36) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure
    • (48) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    Level 32: Midnight Grasp
    • (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
    • (36) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
    • (42) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
    • (43) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (43) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 35: Tough Hide
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    • (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
    • (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    • (45) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    Level 38: Resist Energies
    • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
    • (42) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
    • (42) Aegis - Resistance
    Level 41: Char
    • (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
    • (46) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
    Level 44: Fire Blast
    • (A) Accuracy IO
    Level 47: Fire Ball
    • (A) Ragnarok - Damage
    • (48) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
    • (48) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (50) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (50) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance
    Level 49: Unstoppable
    • (A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
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    Level 1: Brawl
    • (A) Accuracy IO
    Level 1: Sprint
    • (A) Run Speed IO
    Level 2: Rest
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 1: Critical Hit
    Level 6: Ninja Run
    Level 1: Swift
    • (A) Run Speed IO
    Level 1: Hurdle
    • (A) Jumping IO
    Level 1: Health
    • (A) Miracle - +Recovery
    • (31) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
    Level 1: Stamina
    • (A) Endurance Modification IO



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  4. Thank you so much for your work!

    Wow, this is an excellent update!
  5. bAss_ackwards

    I'm no artist

    "nm"? So you didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night?
  6. bAss_ackwards

    Hi everyone!

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake View Post
    welcome all, i lurked a bit before posting myself, the community isnt too bad..at least till i started posting :P

    oh and woo, post 7777, i'm verbose and apparently won on nickle slots.
    Don't you dare make another post.
  7. I love reading these. I just want to give a big e-hug to everybody who has posted here.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by theOcho View Post
    Hey Folks,

    Well it seems like the leak was slightly larger than we thought, if it weren’t for those meddling Soldiers of Arachnos! While the Snow and Firefly Auras were for a future issue (and are now being included as part of Issue 19), the Storm Cloud Aura is for a completely different initiative and will be removed from availability in the live environment.

    Thanks,
    So the Coming Storm Cloud aura is for a completely different initiative?
  9. I can't completely recall how I got into City of Heroes. I think my friends and I just got bored of Star Wars Galaxies and City of Heroes was a new MMO on the horizon. This was when there wasn't an explosion of MMOs, both free to play and pay to play popping up every month. Anyways I gave it a go and here I am, 77 months or so later. My addiction didn't really kick in until I finally started playing Scrappers. That AT is still my favorite one to this day.
  10. bAss_ackwards

    Hi everyone!

    Hey there. Lurk less, post more!
  11. Wow, that one looks great as well! Definite yes on secondary color for Storm Cloud.
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Shred_Monkey View Post
    GSFC gives positional defenses, not defense to all. You're 6 slotting a power for very little gain. You're better off slotting 2 rectified recticles there for 1.88 smash/lethal and free up 4 slots.

    I see a lot of people do that, btw.
    Oh c'mon Shred. There's like one exception to the rule (Zephyr IOs), but positional Defense gives off half typed Defense, and vice versa.
  13. I made a Spines/Fire Issue 19 build that is ~45% S/L Defense and ~33% Melee Defense. It's kind of sketchy though, Accuracy is the absolute lowest I'd tolerate it at. Leaning on Consume, but probably not Conserve Power. Has barely any global Recharge bonuses. Not too terribly interested in Spines/Fire. Would like to make my Spines/Ice some day though. I can give you the I19 build if you still want to see it, but as said it does give a lot to get to the softcap.
  14. Somewhat reminds me of the Resistance games.
  15. I absolutely love how the Fireflies aura behaves. The way the fireflies chase after your character, slightly delayed adds that touch of character to it that really makes me smile.
  16. No prob. I'm still waiting on that set and others, such as War Mace, Ice Armor, and etc.
  17. bAss_ackwards

    New Aura Preview

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by theOcho View Post
    More detail can be found here.

    Enjoy!
    You guys are so awesome.
  18. bAss_ackwards

    New Aura Preview

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA View Post
    Please please please please.

    It'd be nice for them to be earnable via the upcoming holiday events. Sticking them into yet another booster would suck.
    I'd rather be able to do a one time purchase than earn it for every character I have, let alone the characters I've made after said events are over.
  19. bAss_ackwards

    New Aura Preview

    The Firefly one is PERFECT for Elven Ranger, who needs a touch of magic lingering about her. PERFECT I TELL YOU.

    Do want! Do want so badly!

  20. Not on that server, otherwise I'd join. Have fun!
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Santorican View Post
    I don't get it...
    Oh geez Santorican.
  22. You know the saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
  23. You're welcome!

    On a side note, I am disappointed that nobody else was interested enough to make a post. Even after the changes to Fiery Aura, it seems that set is still not regarded highly. I can see so by the discussions that Fiery Aura rarely pops up.