Zombie Man
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Quote:Nope.Originally Posted by CrashTofu
Will there be a simultaneous Free Reactivation Weekend and/or Free Server Transfers being handed out for Double XP Weekend?
Especially not when the game is going free in about 6-10 weeks (numbers are my estimate). And not when free transfers are a gift to paying VIPs in I21.
The Devs de-coupled double xp weekends from free activation weekends a long time ago and have never looked back. -
Quote:Well, that's what I do with my Dark/Dark defender. The minor Defense powers and IOs take me to low 20s in positional defense. The stacked -ToHit then floors the final chance ToHit.Originally Posted by Stealth_Bomber
There is a chance that this "blapper" set may be better than anything Blasters have had in the past, mainly due to the -ToHit in combination with Defense available. According to Arcanaville, -ToHit is essentially equal to +Defense, in other words 10% To Hit Debuff is essentially the same as 10% Defense.
And this would be non-positional, in that -ToHit applies whether the attack is Ranged, Melee or AoE. Based on the Night Fall power, I would assume that Blaster -ToHit will be 5% per attack. -ToHit is also protective against mez attacks landing, regardless of whether they are ranged or melee.
So, if you can layer a few -ToHit effects from range and have some baseline "all-position" Defense from Weave, Maneuvers, and a travel prereq power, melee range might be more survivable. And many of these attacks will have -ToHit as well, so you can keep that protection going. Let's say that you can overlap two AoE attacks reliably for -10%, it's like getting a Corruptor's unslotted FFG.
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Quote:On my D3, I often alternate Torrent with Tentacles and Night Fall as mitigation. They can't fire back when their on their rear ends. Having a power that combines both would be sweet! Additionally, a form of Tentacles and Nightfall are both available in the Soul Mastery PPP.Originally Posted by JohnnyKilowatt
I don't mind a bit of random knockback. Stuff happens, they get up and come back or I pick off whatever got separated from the group, no big deal. But combining knockback in a set that also immobilizes, scattering and keeping them scattered? That's just begging for complaints. At least my corruptor can choose not to use torrent and not lose much firepower in the process.
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...and coordinated Leagues.
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Quote:Oops. Yeah.Originally Posted by Super Flu
Are you guessing that Penumbral Grasp is both an immob AND self heal? I dont think its gonna heal.
I am assuming you mean Siphon Life not Midnight Grasp as the Self Heal.
That being said....I agree that some sort of stealth power is warranted for Dark Manipulation. Badly.
One of the defining features of Dark is it's vampiric quality: I hurt you and I get better from it.Quote:Originally Posted by StratoNexus
Why would you think Penumbral Grasp is anything other than a tier 1 Immob? It will deal damage and likely have -to-hit. It may have a slow effect, but that is doubtful.
If it's just an immob, then a really big and sarcastic 'yay', for Dark/Dark/Dark will have 3 ST immobs and 2 cone immobs. -
Dark/Dark/Dark Synergies:
Aim + Soul Drain = ++ToHit +++++Dmg
Dark Pit + Oppressive Gloom = Mag 4 Stun
Tenebrous Tentacles + Soul Tentacles + Night Fall + Umbral Torrent = Cones of Death
Penumbral Grasp + Siphon Life = 2 Self Heals
Abyssal Gaze + Soul Storm = Mag 4 (or 5 or 6?) Hold
-ToHit stacked hat high = can't touch this
Dark/Dark/Dark Orphaned or Meh Synergies:
Touch of Fear: Mag 2 Fear that has to stack with itself to Fear a Boss who's going to hit you anyway each time you attack it. Pretty useless.
If you want to immob someone... they're like *super* immobed (2 cone immobs and 2 ST immobs). yay?
Dark/Dark/Dark Missed Opportunities:
While I'd certainly like the mythological Dark Control Set to explore these, but the 'dark' theme would lend itself to Sleeps and -Perception. And with -Perception, -Range fits in naturally, especially since this is such a Blappery set. -
Best guess at effects:
Code:=Dark Manipulation= SecLev Effect Penumbral Grasp 1 Range: -Regen, -DMG, -To-Hit, Self Heal Smite 2 Melee, Mod.DMG (Smash/Neg), -To Hit Death Shroud 4 Toggle: PBAoE Min.DoT(Neg) Shadow Maul 10 Melee (Cone), Hi.DoT(Smash/Neg), -To Hit Soul Drain 16 PBAoE Mod.DMG(Neg), Self +DMG, +To Hit Touch of Fear 20 Melee Fear, -To Hit Dark Consumption 28 PBAoE Mod.DMG(Neg), Self +End Dark Pit 35 Range (Targ.AoE), Stun Midnight Grasp 38 Melee, Sup.DMG(Neg), Foe Immob, -To Hit =Dark Blast Range= PrimLev Effect Dark Blast 1 Range: Mod.Dmg(Neg), -ToHit Gloom 1 Range: High DoT(Neg), -ToHit Aim 6 Self +To-Hit, +DMG Moonbeam 2 Sniper, Extreme DMG(Neg), -ToHit Tenebrous Tentacles 8 Range (Cone), Minor DoT(Neg), Immob, -To-Hit Abyssal Gaze 12 Single Target Hold, MinDoT(Neg) Umbral Torrent 18 Range (Cone), Mod.Dmg(Neg), -ToHit, KB Life Drain 26 Range: Min.Dmg(Neg), -ToHit, Self Heal Blackstar 32 PBAoE, Extreme DMG(Neg), -ToHit, Self -Rec =Blaster Soul Mastery= Level Effect Night Fall 41 Range (Cone), Mod.Dmg(Neg), : -ACC Dark Embrace 41 Toggle: Self +RES(S/L, Neg, Toxic) Soul Tentacles 44 Range (Cone), Mod.Dmg(Neg), : Immob Oppressive Gloom 44 Toggle: PBAoE, Stun, Self -Hit Points Soul Storm 47 Range: Mod DoT(Neg), : Hold No Blaster Dark Mastery APP
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Maybe we can convince them to add Stun to Blackstar for the Dark Pit synergy.
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Quote:Many captchas have a double arrow swirly button for 'try another one'. Some also have a speaker icon for hearing it out loud.Originally Posted by BasilAcid
I'd love to buy this for my second account, but Steam's captcha system is ridiculous if not borderline impossible. A bunch of dashes and ink blots.
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Quote:Now, what are the steps needed to make Europe respectable?Originally Posted by Zyphoid
They are more respectable in Europe anyway.
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Quote:If people by it for that, they'll be charging you with false advertisement.Originally Posted by Avatea
...as well as the Shadowy Presence invisibility power that may well save your life!
This might be more of a sweetener to the deal...
Quote:Originally Posted by Zombie Man
See here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/29..._7_7_151_150_1
If you don't have GR already or only picked up the Early Release version, you can add this on and get a free month (worth $15) which is like getting $5 free!
Also, if you plan to go Freemium and don't have GR, this will make sure you have access to Praetoria while Freemium and get the 2 extra Global Character Slot Unlock Tokens. (If you wait til after FREEDOM, purchasing GR will not give you that extra 2 slots.)
It's also a good way to add a second account to use as a Freemium account to complement your VIP account, since this edition is a complete game purchase (CoH + CoV + Preatoria).
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Quote:Soon = When It's Ready - 2 WeeksOriginally Posted by ObiWan
What no standard answer of Soon™ ?
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Quote:Half the time it was the delivery.Originally Posted by sleestack
That...was a pretty lame top-ten list.
Stay away from stand-up, Chris. -
If I didn't step in to chastise, the playerbase would soon have convinced themselves of a hard December date... of 2013.
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Quote:That's how 'proc120s' work (the Health and Stealth procs).Originally Posted by GATE-keeper
Lemme make sure I understand how the proc works, because some of the replies seem to say the proc doesn't work the way I though it did:
When slotted into an "always on" power, like Stamina, the proc makes a check every ten seconds. If the proc is already on, then nothing happens. If it's not on, it turns on. And for 120 seconds gives the Recovery boost.
If that's the case, then it would hardly ever be off. It would only turn off if the check occurred at say the 120th second of the duration, it would be on, so it would not turn on. But then, right away the duration would expire, which would mean it would turn off for ten seconds until the next check.
So, tl;dr - the proc essentially runs for 120 seconds straight, then turns off for 10 seconds, then turns back on for 120 seconds straight, then turns off for 10 seconds, right?
The Endurance grant proc doesn't turn on for 120 seconds. It checks every 10 seconds to give you a X% chance to give you Y% Endurance.
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Quote:Oops!Originally Posted by StratoNexus
Re-read Silver Gale's post, slowly.
Will edit. My apologies to Silver Gale for taking away the exact opposite of the point being made. -
Quote:That won't be fun anymore since there will be a low level TF in the sewers in FREEDOM. I guess as a result of "if you can't beat them..."Originally Posted by Bright
Telling newbs who haven't figured out City geography yet that the entrance to the Hollows is in the sewers?
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See here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/29..._7_7_151_150_1
If you don't have GR already or only picked up the Early Release version, you can add this on and get a free month (worth $15) which is like getting $5 free!
Also, if you plan to go Freemium and don't have GR, this will make sure you have access to Praetoria while Freemium and get the 2 extra Global Character Slot Unlock Tokens. (If you wait til after FREEDOM, purchasing GR will not give you that extra 2 slots.)
It's also a good way to add a second account to use as a Freemium account to complement your VIP account, since this edition is a complete game purchase (CoH + CoV + Preatoria).
ONE DAY ONLY SALE. -
Quote:It's attitudes like these that cause Devs to shy away from a playerbase and not interact with them at all.Originally Posted by Muon_Neutrino
Can everyone please pester them with questions about the lack of dom proliferation? I have a feeling a fair number of people would appreciate some sort of straight answer on that, rather than a vague 'Soon(tm)'.
'Pester'? Not accepting 'soon' as an answer especially when the 'soon' we got was a 'definitely in the pipeline' soon?
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Or being able to switch to lobster form while mezzed works, too.
Or a break free. -
Edit: oops. Misread Silver Gale's intent. My apologies.
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Quote:Paraphrasing...Originally Posted by Kierthos
I swear, I saw September mentioned at some point, but since I can't find that now, I'll just blame my exceptionally poor memory for that date. Honestly, with what they want to do for I21, I wouldn't be surprised if it's not going to be out until November or December.
Player: What about our October Vet Reward?
Producer: That will be taken care of before October.
Playerbase: It's coming out in October. Or November. [yeah, don't know where November came from. -zm]
Zombie Man: Seems to me it will be September since that's *before October*.
Playerbase: We refuse to have such optimism and the producer clearly meant October or later and Zombie Man's reading of that statement is totally wrong.
Zombie Man: Well, then, likewise, you can't take the Producer's statement to mean 'exactly October.'
End result: We don't know. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
-The Furies were first only mentioned in game just last issue.
From the Feb 2008 Valentine event:
Quote:Bottle of Wine From the 'Three Sisters' winery. The tag says 'From Marcus'. -
Quote:Yes:Originally Posted by ItsJustJake
A) The ability to wear new players like costume parts
B) Riding new players like mounts
Or
C) Being able to pick up new players and use them like clubs, shieds, or throw them like javelins?
Unless you've heard of something new?
D) Using Freeks as skeet.
PULL!