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Quote:FYI... The Vet Reward Buff Pet is so fragile, that if your toon sneezes, it will die. If there is a strong gust of wind in Faultline, it will die. If you ask the pet to "keep an eye out for trouble" as you enter City Hall to pay your Base Upkeep, it will die. If you tell your pet that WWs will be down all weekend, it will die. If two vets cast their pets and the pets see eachother, they both die. If you think your pet is cute, and you give it a gentle pat on the head, a pinch on the cheek, or some ice cream, it will die. As you read this post on the forums, your Vet Reward Buff Pet is slowly dying inside.Originally Posted by Broomhilda
3. vet reward Buff pet has to be recast after zoning or going into mission because it dies.
This is nothing new. I have long since stopped casting it, because there is no use in having something that "buffs" you, if it's not going to stay up when you get within 1,000 yards of an enemy. The buff the pet gives is already laughable. The amount of time you have to spend in-game re-casting it because "it died" just adds to the laughter.
So, don't be suprised if you notice your pet died because you zoned.
It's just what they do.
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I have a GEForce 9600M GT laptop card, and I noticed a definitive improvement in FPS... I had to put all the UM settings to "medium" previously to get a full 30FPS, but now with that new driver installed that supports OpenGL 3.3 and OpenGL 4, I can get 30FPS with all the UM settings on "high" or "Ultra" (depending on the setting).
Thanks for this!
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You're braver than I am... I've solo'd the Posi before (and posted a screenshot), but I would NEVER do it in human form... At level 20, human formers are in "embryo" stage, and are not fully developed... (haha) So, I did it in my tri-form build. You don't want to try to "solo" any TFs on a human-former until at least level 40, in my opinion...
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Quote:Originally Posted by Kohei
Link leads to "you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:" =(
Otherwise looks like good news!Quote:Originally Posted by Morac_Ex_Machina
Dittos.Quote:Originally Posted by Gulver
Same here, can't access that link.Quote:Originally Posted by Miss Chief
just because I like to be involved, and it feels like a party in here, I can't access the link either! Shame I'm working for the meet and greet's but that's always been the case.Same here.... Although... I believe it's on purpose with me. I pissed the Devs off, so it's only natural they don't want me to see the dates and times for that stuff.... XDQuote:Originally Posted by Evilanna
Put me down on the "not kewl enough to access the link" list.
This looks really awesome, I can't wait to maybe earn a few badges on the lead up to the big day and I'm very, very excited for Issue 17!
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Quote:Wait.... There's been a BotZ nerf? That ruins like every toon's build I currently have.Originally Posted by Microcosm
before BotZ nerf
Thanks Devs!
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Quote:LOL-worthy.Originally Posted by Square_One
I don't see an all-human being quick at all.
Just thought I'd put that out there.
Seriously, I have no idea why I keep visiting this section of the forums anymore. My head hurts.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Smersh
Right, they're testing all the content for Praetoria, the side-switching, and all the goodies that are Going Rogue.
Wait, that's not what they're testing?
Then it's not Going Rogue. It's Issue 17.
What you believe has little bearing on the facts.
Fact: In testing in closed beta is Issue 17.
Fact: While Issue 17 has the Ultra Mode which was announced at Hero Con, that still does not make Issue 17 suddenly become Going Rogue.
Fact: Ultra Mode will be available to all players, whether they buy Going Rogue or not.
Fact: Ultra Mode's independence from Going Rogue means that it is not an integral part of Going Rogue.
Fact: None of the content announced for Issue 17 was listed as being a part of Going Rogue.
Fact: None of the Loyalty Program, Veteran Status, or any of the other incentives promising entry into the closed beta for Going Rogue apply to Issue 17.*sigh*Quote:Originally Posted by ZanderCross
What "BS that i17 is separate than GR"? That makes no sense at all. Look at the overview for Issue 17 that I linked in my last post and then look at what comes with GR. UM is i17 now so get over it. DS is part of GR and so is DP. They are released early to PRE-PURCHASE customers ONLY. If i17 was GR then a dev wouldn't have stated that i17 was NOT GR. Simple as that!
Also, what makes you think that a new power set and some shadow and reflection upgrades are 3/4 of GR? If that were true it would barely be worth a $10 booster pack! What about the moral alignment system? What about all the new missions that and contacts that they will have to add so you have the ability to Go Rogue? What about all of the current content they will have to change to make it possible to get moral alignment points? What about the entire NEW CITY they are adding to the game!? Does no one else realize how much content they have to add for the MAS? seriously get a clue!
Also, if you didn't care at all anymore then you wouldn't have posted... Just saying!
Get over yourselves already.
It's just closed beta. It's not like it's the end of the world or something.
I apologize if my post hurt anyone's feelings about the matter--my intention was to clarify that what they are testing currently was two of the highest-advertised aspects of Going Rogue: Ultra Mode and Demon Summoning. Whether or not Demon Summoning (or even Dual Pistols) is a part of Going Rogue shouldn't even be a point of contention. To put it as simply as I can: you can't get access to Dual Pistols or Demon Summoning unless you buy Going Rogue. I don't believe that's ever been a point of debate.
Now, because they ARE testing Demon Summoning (regardless of whether or not you believe Ultra Mode = i17), that means they ARE testing an *aspect* of Going Rogue. Whether or not you think you should be in CB or not is your own problem. Contact Customer Support if you think you should.
For my part (as I stated before), I will not. I wouldn't properly be able to test for bugs because of current r/l issues, and therefore shouldn't waste the Dev's time.
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Quote:I have it from reliable sources that they ARE. That's why I don't believe all this BS about "i17 is seperate than GR," because 3/4 of what they're testing right now IS GR, as it was announced at Hero-Con...Originally Posted by ZanderCross
DS is NOT mentioned. You can only assume that they are NOT testing DS right now and that it is I17 ONLY, at least until we are told otherwise.
What I believe is that it will be done in waves, even if it means those of use who qualify for CB won't get in until a week before it goes to open beta.
At this point, I truly don't care if I get in at all anymore... I've started to have a lot of r/l issues coming up. so I haven't spent nearly the amount of time that I'd like to in the game...
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Quote:Which is ironic, since the Devs actually told us this time who would be in beta and who wouldn't, based on participation in the Loyalty program, our vet status, or whoever attended Hero Con this year...Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
It's like the Bughunter badge.
Anyone who thinks they have a RIGHT to be in closed beta imediately gets sent to the back of the queue.
So, forgive those of us who misunderstood that to mean that we'd be in closed beta based on participation in the Loyalty program, our vet status, or whoever attended Hero Con this year.
Oops.
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Current testing includes no less than 2 highly advertised components (possibly more) of Going Rogue. I would advise that you send a note via customer support notifying them of the problem.
And, no, I'm not breaking the NDA, because I'm not in closed beta--I'm in the same situation as you are, Robo_Knight.
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Quote:Excellent point.Originally Posted by Zombie Man
If you get into Closed Beta before it becomes Open Beta, then you got in. Doesn't mean you get in right now.
Also, I find it interesting that all the Test Server patching didn't start happening until a time when most of the Dev team *normally* goes home...?
A little strange.
They may "continue" their closed beta process tomorrow morning when they go into work and unlock access for beta testers... Who knows.
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Quote:That's a nice thought in theory, but fails in practice. I had several friends in the last closed beta (for dual pistols) who had no access to the closed beta section--but they could log on to the test server. They would have never known they were in, had they not actually downloaded the patch, applied it, and tried logging in.Originally Posted by Zombie Man
And if we're not in Closed Beta, we should stop trying to download the patch tonight so that those who are in CB can.
On top of that, it was ALSO explicitly stated before that ULTRA MODE would be a part of Going Rogue. The entire reason I participated in the Loyalty program and dropped that huge chunk of money at one time (when I could barely afford it) was specifically to see Ultra Mode early.
So, now that Ultra Mode is now *seperate?* from Going Rogue, we can't get access to it, even if we qualify for Going Rogue beta?
That seems very faulty to me.
Just sayin'.
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Patch downloaded and applied... However, I'm either not in beta, or they haven't started allowing people on the server yet...
Server seems to be up though!
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Quote:A large, capitalized "QFT" added to further prove that Arcanaville's popularity and unequivocal golden words are undeniably amazing, and should never be questioned.Originally Posted by Medic_brietz
Something posted by Arcanaville that all take to be the word of God.
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Not for a Warshade, as long as you have perma-eclipse, and you use it *wisely*.... However, I've found it extremely useful for my human-form PB...
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Quote:LOOOOOOOOOVE your siggie. Love it.Originally Posted by Ice_Ember
I can agree. I would roll a new blaster that was DP/Martial. For now though, I will just be creating a DP/Kin corruptor when this goes live.
I would also suggest putting this in the suggestion forum at some point so others not in beta can add to it.
On topic, I would love to see something like this implemented, even if it was to give EM a "no fx" option.... I would also like to have my pistols stay out when using some of the 2ndary melee powers, so it would look like I was clocking someone with a pistol upside the head...
That would probably be a bit too much work though... One can always dream!
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Quote:This is pretty much how I'm looking at it... More Kheld players are great, but if you've only played your first character up to lvl 20 before making one, then picking up a Kheld for the first time can be pretty overwhelming and complex for a lot of people--a little less so for VEATs, but still...Originally Posted by macskull
20's too low, should've been 30 or 40. Problem is we're going to have all these people saying "this AT sucks" because they only play it a bit before getting bored and moving on to their next alt, or because they don't realize how complex a Kheld can be (requiring binds for effectiveness is going to be a source of confusion, I am sure). On the plus side, maybe increased playtime might give the devs data they need for future buffs.
...I don't know.
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Hey, we just had announced in Issue 17 that one of the "features" is that Epic ATs can now be unlocked after level 20...
What are my fellow Kheldian's thoughts? Agree? Disagree? Fair? Unfair?
Discuss....
Inquisitive minds want to know.
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Quote:I actually hope exactly the opposite. I think it's fantastic that the Devs who are associated with characters in the game (who have certain *personalities*) actually take on the character of that toon and post exactly like that person would speak in-game.Originally Posted by Kheldarn
I do hope that, eventually, whoever Television is, they post normally. I don't bother to read their posts. Too much filler garbage in them, and takes forever to say what they're trying to say. Much like real television...
If you've done any of the Television story arc (and actually paid attention to any of the dialogue, instead of blindly clicking through everything), you would appreciate that he posts exactly like he "speaks" in-game.
It's awesome.
That said, I'm a fellow Dr. Aeon supporter, if only for the fact that he promises "Ultra Mode" early...
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Quote:QFT.Originally Posted by macskull
50, IO'd, and accoladed.
The point at which I hit lvl 47 and can start implementing my Mid's builds for a character via IOs/Sets, start getting accolades, doing high-level TFs, and generally doing what my hero/villain was *meant* to do is when the game gets fun for me.
The journey there? Ehhh... The first 1 or 2 years of gameplay, it was nice... after 4 and a half years or so... Not so much. "End game" is where it's at.
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Me too, but keep in mind, they said that the test servers will be unavailable all day for internal testing.
Therefore, if internal testing turns out "ok" for them, then we might see something tomorrow... Not today.
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I just did this Strike Force a couple of days ago for the first time, and got the "master" badge for it. It helps to have someone on the team that knows the safest strategy possible... We had a Dark/Invuln Brute that had done the SF many times before, and a team that actually payed attention to directions. I believe that was the key to success there. I know at least 3 of us on the team (including me) had never done the SF before, but because we all played competently, made sure we had the right team makeup to start out with, and followed directions well, there was never an instance in the entire SF where any of the team lost more than a quarter of their health at any given time.
Taking the two massive waves at the end in the tunnels (rather than with Reichsman) helps a lot as well.... He will not leave his room.
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Very cool build... For someone who wants to spend most of their time in Nova form, this is probably one of the best ways to slot for it, considering that soft-capped ranged def will keep most mezzes from hitting. I made a few minor changes to improve the build, if you don't mind...
First, you can switch out the KB set you had in Quasar for a damage set, and still maintain your softcapped range def, and greatly improve the damage your nuke does. Also, if you're planning on playing most of the time in Nova form, you're not really going to need to put that many slots in Gravity Shield--especially if you're using your Eclipse to full effect. So, I moved those slots to Hasten, so it would have much less of a downtime... I also franken-slotted your Eclipse a bit more to vastly improve the recharge on it, so it only has about 5 to 10 seconds of downtime (your soft-capped ranged def should make up for the time it's down)... Also, I'm unclear why you had 3 of the 6 Kinetic Crashes in Gravitic Emanation at the lowest level (21) possible, so I changed those three to the level the other 3 are at (50). Other than that, everything else remains the same... Nice build!
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.601
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Umbral X: Level 50 Science Warshade
Primary Power Set: Umbral Blast
Secondary Power Set: Umbral Aura
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Ebon Eye -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(25), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(25), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(43), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(45), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(45)
Level 1: Absorption -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A)
Level 2: Shadow Bolt -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(34), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(36), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(36), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(45), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(46)
Level 4: Gravity Shield -- ResDam-I:50(A)
Level 6: Dark Nova -- Zephyr-Travel:50(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx:50(23)
Level 8: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(48), RechRdx-I:50(50)
Level 12: Sunless Mire -- Oblit-Dmg:50(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg:50(40), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg:50(42), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(42), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(42)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Zephyr-Travel:50(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx:50(23)
Level 16: Shadow Cloak -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 18: Gravity Well -- Mako-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx:50(27), Mako-Dmg/Rchg:50(27), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:50(29), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(29), Mako-Dam%:50(31)
Level 20: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(A), Numna-Heal:50(31), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(31), Numna-Heal/Rchg:50(33), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg:50(33), Numna-Heal/EndRdx:50(33)
Level 22: Stygian Circle -- Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg:50(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg:50(34), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg:50(50)
Level 24: Stamina -- EndMod-I:50(A)
Level 26: Gravitic Emanation -- KinCrsh-Dmg/KB:50(A), KinCrsh-Acc/KB:50(43), KinCrsh-Rchg/KB:50(43), KinCrsh-Rechg/EndRdx:50(46), KinCrsh-Dmg/EndRdx/KB:50(46), KinCrsh-Acc/Dmg/KB:50(48)
Level 28: Inky Aspect -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 30: Nebulous Form -- Zephyr-Travel:50(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx:50(34)
Level 32: Dark Extraction -- BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg:50(A), BldM'dt-Dmg/EndRdx:50(39), BldM'dt-Acc/EndRdx:50(39), BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(39), BldM'dt-Acc:50(40), BldM'dt-Dmg:50(40)
Level 35: Quasar -- C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg:50(A), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx:50(37), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg:50(37)
Level 38: Eclipse -- Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg:50(48), RechRdx-I:50(50)
Level 41: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 44: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 47: Tactics -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 49: Vengeance -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 1: Dark Sustenance
Level 1: Shadow Step -- Zephyr-Travel:50(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx:50(36)
Level 10: Shadow Recall -- Zephyr-Travel:50(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx:50(37)
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Level 6: Dark Nova Bolt -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(5), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(7)
Level 6: Dark Nova Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(7), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(11), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(11)
Level 6: Dark Nova Emanation -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(13), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(13), Posi-Dmg/Rng:50(15), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(15), FrcFbk-Rechg%:50(17)
Level 6: Dark Nova Detonation -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(17), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(19), Posi-Dmg/Rng:50(19), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(21), FrcFbk-Rechg%:50(21)
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Wow. I, uhhh....
....I can't add any more to that.
I think that pretty much sums up the purpose of my existence on the boards over the past year nicely.
Knowledge is power, people! Harness it!
O.o
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Quote:Depends on how you look at it... If you have 7 toggles running at once in human form (like I do), it seems counterproductive (at least in my opinion) to stand there for 15 seconds re-activating toggles after you switched to nova form for a few seconds... Every second spent in Nova form would be time my teammates would be without my leadership toggles and damage mitigation auras/holds... If you're building a tri-form build, why would you pick any of those toggles? Therefore, to me, I'm actually with fewer powers/auras with all the pool powers I've chosen on my human-form warshade if I play in Nova form in addition to the powers I already have. It's a completely different playstyle. To me, a "chance for" KB and lower HP isn't a good enough trade-off for greater damage, when on a team like the one in the screenshot above, the time difference in the mob going down when I'm in human form and when I'm in nova form will be...what? 4 seconds? Even less?Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
Then simple logic would dictate that you take the forms to keep even an even more diverse and larger number of ways to get a task accomplished?
Heh. You do it your way, I'll do it mine. I keep all my options open from levels 1-50, thank you very much.
Naaa... You stick with tri-form. I'll stick with human-form in that situation any day of the week.
"Alien"