Aett_Thorn

Well, I'll try to answer what I can:

Because the WP/ Taunt aura is so weak, Taunt is very useful. However, if somebody is vastly outdamaging you, especially in an AoE, you can lose aggro. Taunt should counteract that, because the duration on it is so long, but remember that it only hits five enemies at a time, so any Mob that hasn't been hit by Taunt yet can peel away from your aggro aura. Putting a Recharge in Taunt can definitely help with that.

Hand Clap is pretty horrible for a Tanker. Yes, it has a Taunt component to it, but the Disorient + KB effects pretty much cancel that out. The enemies are KBed, and then wander around drunk when they get back up, meaning that they are running out the Taunt, and they aren't in your Taunt aura to keep getting taunt effects reapplied. Unless used well, this can cause a mass scattering of the mobs, and if your team has put down some AoE damage on the spawn, once the enemies are done being stunned, they can turn on anyone, unless you've gotten their aggro back.

I think a lot of the problems you'll see with WP's Taunt aura are indeed from people not allowing you to establish aggro before charging in. Very few people in-game actually understand how Taunt works (and that's not really a bad thing). In fact, I'd say that not all that many people on the forums, unless they peruse the Brute, Scrapper, and maybe Tanker forums, really know how it works, and how it is determined.

Most people don't understand that allowing you to have a second or two to get the spawn on top of you is a good thing, because it allows your Taunt aura to tic a few times, and hopefully hit the whole spawn. You can only hold aggro on what you've applied Taunt, or a taunt-like effect, to, and some people just aren't patient enough for that to happen.

Get. Off. Of. Freedom.


I have never seen the broad spectrum of attitudes that you have brought here anywhere on the three servers that I play on. That really is the only explanation that I can think of that might help you out, especially since you say that everyone is AE farming (because on the servers I'm on, next to nobody is farming in AE anymore).

I really don't know what else to tell you.

I thought that 72 was "Your social security has kicked in"


No?

Okay, first of all, you're coming from a flawed premise: that people without the Accolades (even the Atlas Medallion) are people who purchase Influence from gold farmers. I think that that is very far from the truth.

I have a character that is almost level 42 now, that does not have the Atlas Medallion. He has all of the badges for it, though, except for the history one. That is because I haven't really felt the need to get it yet. Maybe that's because I already have good Endurance management tools on the character, an Elec/DB Tanker, and don't really feel that 5 more endurance would be that useful. Maybe it's because I've gotten that history badge so many times before, I'm just not in any rush to go to Perez to get a few more plaques.

IOs, even cheap IOs, have allowed people to build their characters with more endurance reduction in them, which lessens the need for 5 more endurance again.

There's also a lot more to do in the game now. Before, there was nothing else really to do at level 50, other than try to grind for some of the Accolade requirements. Now, with Ouroborus, AE, and several other tools in the game, there's less of a desire to just grind things out, I feel. So there's another reason why people might not go for the accolades.

So, I wouldn't blame it, even at all, on the Gold Farmers. They're not the reason why people don't go for accolades.


Now, would I like to see some of the accolades improved? Sure, why not. But let's at least figure out what the root causes are for people to not go for them, so that we can create a solution that works with that in mind.

I play on both sides, thank you very much. But just so you know, you do not get to determine who responds to your threads. This is an open forum, and even a blueside-only player can, and should, have an opinion on this.

While I understand that the time period to destroy the Flyer is too short, I don't agree that the fix to this is to allow you to control the spawning of it.

Currently, Villains already have a bit of an advantage over heroes int hat they can affect the spawn rate of most of their zone GMs. I am unaware of any hero-side zone GM that heroes can directly impact their spawn rates.

As such, having one GM redside that is on a timer isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I would suggest, however, that the landing times for the Flyer be lengthened instead, so that it becomes easier to destroy before the time is up, rather than being able to control its spawn rate.

Egads, yes!

Being able to see what your character will actually look like with a 'finished' build would be very, very nice. Even if you couldn't see it with attacks, it would be nice to see everything on at once. No idea how possible that would be, though.

But definitely /signed!

A few suggestions for you, then:

1) A Shield/Ice Tank. Good Controls, good AoE damage. Not exactly great ST damage, but that's what your team is for. Good at holding aggro, and you've got Shield Rush to start the fights! Side bonus: Since you don't have a damaging aggro-aura, you get to be able to use the sleep effect from Frozen Aura. At least, until your team joins in.

2) An Shield/Elec Tanker, for the reasons you mentioned.

3) An Elec/Stone Tanker, just because it's fun. Full of Smashy goodness and decent control, although you may want to pick up Tough to help deal with S/L damage.

4) An Invuln/SS Tanker, just because it's iconic and fun. Very sturdy, especially when surrounded. The Knockdown from the secondary is just great fun to watch, too. Rage will help with damage, and in turn, aggro-holding.



Just some ideas I'm throwing out there. You really can't go wrong when it comes to Tankers.

Probably not, although I'm betting that it would be covered by the "Help" channel. Any other problems should probably go into the Tech Issues and Bugs forum out-of-game, anyways, would be my guess.

Although, a dedicated channel in-game isn't that bad of an idea, my guess is that it won't be all that popular, and the people who need it probably won't be able to find it.

Well, my first question, for anyone that's going to choose Ice Melee, is what do you want it for?

Ice Melee is the control secondary for tankers. It's not high on single target damage, but does have decent AoE potential, at least at high levels. However, bosses may give you some trouble, since you'll have little damage to take them down.

Still, I would wager that it would be a fun combo, and I suggest that you try it out!

Since you're new, let me just give you a little personal anecdote. It took me 20 characters before I found the one that I really liked the best (my namesake), so don't be afraid to try a lot of different combos out, and see what you like!

While the original reason for the change from -Acc to -Dam was suggested by the players, I would suggest that now it would be hard to balance the -Acc back in.

This is mainly due to IOs, and the prevalence of +Acc bonuses, and the ability to slot more heavily for Acc without giving up on Damage. A -20% Acc penalty could be easily overcome, whereas the same Damage penalty is a bit harder to work around.

While I'm no expert at this particular combo, a few things did jump out at me:

1) Did you mean to not take a travel power?

2) Dark Armor is known for being an Endurance hog. My bet is that you're going to want to fully slot out Stamina, and most likely Physical Perfection as well.

3) Dark Regen is a HUGE Endurance user. You're going to want to mitigate that up front. If you want to go with the slotting that you have in there, I'd recommend at least another slot for just plain EndRed.

4) You probably don't need both Oppressive Gloom and Cloak of Fear. On a Dark/MAce, I would just go with OG, to stack the stuns.

5) Conserve Power really doesn't need any slotting for EndRed, that I've found.

6) Combat jumping really doesn't need all of those slots. I would strip those and put them into Whirling Mace, but that is just my opinion.

7) No Death Shroud? May I ask why?

Hyper, I think we're good here. Maybe let this thread die, finally?