milehigh77

I wonder if our local Controller expert Local_Man can offer us some insight. In my limited(24 mos.) time playing this game I cannot imagine a Grav/TA being able to handle the most difficult of enemies that an Ill/Rad can. Am I wrong here?

I can say from my experience I toyed with Controllers here and there but I too wasn't very satisfied with some of the early level performance of various combos. I had always overheard the stories of the awesomeness of the Ill/Rad but I put it off for more than a year.

I finally dipped my toe into the powerset combo and W o W. Once I experienced the set I was dismayed I hadn't tried it earlier on. Now understand, my gaming philosophy is all about the best of the best.

Altitis is ok, but my joy is supreme effectiveness. To be more specific, supreme effectiveness at the high levels such as above level 40. Unless one is planning to farm Posi, I do not understand the need for an effective, low level dps controller.

I rolled a Mind/Kin once. He was pretty effective at the lower levels when I ran solo. Hit roadblocks post level 40 trying to run Tina Mac's and Maria's story arcs. My Mind/Kin is now permashelved.

I understand my gaming philosophy is very unique. To my detriment, I am all about reaching the pinnacle of effectiveness in all AT power set combos. I realize I am severely limiting my gaming experience but I'm ok with it. I want godmode, not altitis .

Okay, rant over.

The Ocho, paging Mr. Ocho.

Time to lock this thread.

It's devolved into a flame thread.

I have 3 MMs to date.

Bots/DM

Thugs/DM

Demon/DM

I have found I am not able to include Hasten in any so I've decided to build up as much recharge as I can from sets.

So I have my Dark Servant slotted with 4 pieces from the Clouded Senses set:

• accuracy/recharge
• accuracy/to hit debuff
• to hit debuff/endurance/recharge(acc/end/rech preferred if avail.)
• chance for negative damage
• I use a 5th slot to place a to hit debuff/recharge from Dampened Spirits to get perm.

Seldom posted an absolute gem a few months back.

So the next time someone asks for this, post the following:

Hey!

Look it's some guy hitting people with guns!

Don't you think he might be more effective with..say...a sword made of Impervium?

Maybe, but it makes for such a cool concept!

<yawn>

I prefer Dark Miasma over Poison because, IN MY OPINION, Dark Miasma is a more effective secondary when you consider everything this game can throw at you.

If someone tells me "You absolutely cannot handle an AV/Hero with Dark Miasma" then I would pick Poison even though AVs/Heroes encompass a fraction of game content because I like to have all of my bases covered.

Although Dark Miasma is not able to neuter tough, single opponents as much as Poison can, it can still handle tough, single opponents to an acceptable degree. For me I like Dark Miasma because it the ease at which it handles large groups. Poison does have aoe capability but it doesn't fit my play style.

I like playing in bodyguard mode all the time. If a boss gets lucky and hits me while I'm setting PGT, then the safetey of my pets is compromised until I can set the trap down. With Dark Miasma I toggle darkest night, hit the mob with an aoe immob, then fearsome stare, followed by provoke. I keep spamming provoke so my pets are free to attack and continue the aoe immob. until it is no longer needed.

I imagine someone may say I haven't played Poison very well. They would be correct. I gave up on Poison early on because of the lack of pet support at the lower lvls.

I'll have to give it another shot in the near future.

p.s. let's keep this debate civil. Poison lovers need not get bent out of shape & flame.

I find if I'm not able to form a team and therefore run solo I get bored very quickly, log off and find something else to do.

Being my mindset with respect to online gaming is so narrow, I tend to play my power sets to what I perceive to be their strengths within a team setting.

You cannot control how others will react to your power selections. Some people will kick you immediately if they don't see SB on your kin, while others won't give a damn.

Do what works best for you in the way you enjoy playing the game.

My poor, thin-skinned friend.

Since when is Sherlock Holmes threatening?

Or did you object to Robert Downey Jr.'s portrayal of the literary icon?

You are absolutely correct.

The description does not specify interruptable.

Deduction, on the other hand, points to the power being interruptable.

I cannot imagine the devs creating a temporary self heal with a 3.3 second activation time without an interruptable component.

The self heals in primary and secondary power sets are not interruptable.

The self heal in the Medicine pool is interruptable since it isn't supposed to be as functional as a primary/secondary self heal.

My dear Mr. Watson,

given the available data at hand one may deduce this temporary self heal is in fact interruptable.

You are absolutely right tymer.

I was out of line.

I will make a greater attempt to correct my behavior on the forums



I apologize to donna for my idiotic post.

Actually it does describe the med pack.

Sorry, I don't much enjoy using my $15 to stand around and pretend to interact with my minions.

I prefer more engaging activities.

ITF comes to mind.

Pointless thread/suggestion.

Here's how I will deal the deathblow:

why are you content with the scraps when you could have the whole meal?

If the devs were actually going to make a change then why settle for a few more enhancements.

If you're going to bother with this suggestion then we should ask that enhancements are not "permanent."

If one so desires, they can slot an enhancement and 60 seconds later remove the enhancement because they've changed their mind or made a mistake.

You think by asking for just a little bit more this specific request is valid and justified.

Wrong.

EDIT: Ah Grim beat me to it. Ya I encountered this problem yesterday