gameboy1234

Yeah because it's actually a good idea for the devs to give away everything for free.

Look right now if you stop paying your subscription, you don't get to play at all. With i21, if you stop paying, you can still log in and use your second build for SOs. FOR FREE.

Why should we really get more than that?

In some ways the Free accounts are a lot less limited though. You can now play all levels, 1 - 50, and almost all of the "legacy" content. You have access to some of the new content too, esp the new content they just added in Atlas Park and Mercy (new level 1-10 content, yay!).

It's still a tad unclear to me where the line between legacy and new is going to be drawn. It seems that the low level content will be given away, whereas the higher level content (like the new First Ward zone) is going to require a subscription or a specific purchase.

Didn't read the whole thread but I have my launcher configured to exit after launching the game. So no problems with stuff running in the system tray. I have no background download either, but that's a small price to pay for stability.

Mmm.... barbeque...

I have to retract this.

Stamina is 25% and my recovery 3 slotted is 48.75% on the money. That's with a total of 95% enhancement.

But base recovery is 1.67%, so 95% of that is 0.81%, which normally gives 0.81 Endurance per second. That's the value I should have been comparing to, since that's where the +Recovery bonus is applied.

So basically Ironblade is correct. +15% bonus is not really close to what you get with Stamina.

If you want to see your own numbers, open your Combat Attributes and look under Base and then Recovery Rate. That'll show you what your own current status is. Note that the same display also shows you what your endurance consumption is, due to toggles, so you can fairly easily gauge how much more, if any, End you might need to get.

No, it's not your fault, and yes it's pretty hard to figure out on your own. I was a real dunderhead when I first started playing. Guides on the forums and the folks here straightened me out. It's something we all go through.



This. Check out that build I posted earlier. It is, at least, a starting point. It give you +15% Recovery, which is almost like 3 slotting Stamina again. (*)

Get Mids, learn to use it (it's a bit funky but the Help menu is good). Look at prices on the Market. Do some Tips, sell one expensive IO (usually Luck of the Gambler: Def/+Recharge). Spend the money on some cheap IOs. Those IOs will help you a lot more than you realize, I think.

(*) Do not 6 slot Stamina. After three slots of the same type of Enhancement, the rest do nothing. That's why IOs are so important, they (and a few other things) are the only way to boost you past the 3 slot rule.

Good luck, and don't be afraid to ask for help again if you need to. What server do you play on, btw?

To Dare-j78: Did you get this resolved? How is your build working now?

This. At level 32, I don't think you should slot two EndRedux in any power. You need the other aspects of those powers more (defense, resistance, damage, accuracy).

Repeating: only one EndRedux per power, period. The rest should be Acc/Dam, with an emphasis on Dam.

At level 32, you can slot level 35 IOs. This is a good time to look at set bonuses to shore up your character. Look at the cheaper IOs. +Accuracy is easy to get. One Acc is not really enough imo but with some decent bonuses you're golden.

Look at a couple of more expensive IOs. With Tips these are fairly easy to get. Put a Miracle unique in health. Get 3 Performance Shifter in Stamina. Look at the Performance Shifter proc for Stamina too (4 slots in Stamina is kinda extravagant but worth it once you have enough slots).

Etc. I'll try to do a quick Mids build for ya.

This is a good observation and very true. You can get by with just about any combination, and as you mention folks don't play very carefully. What you describe is close to "steamrolling", which is to say engaging enemies as quickly to keep the pace up. It's very different from other MMOs where various pulling tactics exist.

As for brutes, they've been changed so they don't really need to fight constantly any more. Most brute players just jump in because they like it.

Also, you can make Awaken Inspirations by right clicking on an inspiration and selecting "combine 3 into... awaken". You need three of the same type to do this. So even on a team with no healers, or one where all healers die, you can normally self res everyone and be fighting again with little time lost.

There's nothing wrong with asking stuff like this on the Help channel. Of course, there's nothing wrong with asking here or reading the wiki pages either. But if you're in game and confused by something, a quick message on Help might be the best solution.

This is a good idea, but often you can just shoot the team leader a quick tell, too. And with Supersidekicking, level often doesn't matter, unless it's a TF or SF. Praetoria doesn't matter much, primals can get there through Pocket D. And as noted finish doesn't matter much again unless it's a TF or SF.

"Moot" point. Not a big deal, just wanted to point that out to you.

Sieg heil, Webster. Moving along....