Adeon Hawkwood

That doesn't really strike me as a melee epic pool. Most of them are a mix of ranged attacks, control powers and self buffs or useless debuffs. Also AR itself doesn't get Aim so the epic probably shouldn't.

I'd say:
1) Burst (single target attack)
2) Beanbag (single target stun)
3) Buckshot (AoE cone w/ knockback)
4) Sleep Grenade (AoE sleep)
5) M30 Grenade (TAoE with knockback) or Flamethrower (Extreme DoT Cone)

All powers are drawn from Assault Rifle or Munitions Mastery. It's a mix of controls and ranged attacks but as with the Assault Rifle set itself it's heavy on the AoE attacks.

In that case you should go XP. Windows 7 adds a lot of new features but it is more resource intensive. One thing to watch for is the memory limits. If you have more than 2Gb of RAM you need something other than the basic version of either operating system and with more than 4Gbs you need the 64-bit version.

Because like most game companies they don't write their own forum software and the version they purchased came with a reputation feature (and presumably no easy way to disable it).

Wow... what a useful and insightful post.

Personally I didn't have any real trouble leveling my TA/A. Since it is a debuffed focused set it actually solos reasonably well although the lack of alpha mitigation does make it harder to increase spawn sizes safely (not impossible but you have to be a bit careful). I never had any problems with finding groups om Virtue but you might have trouble if you play on Freedom.

I'm not sure where you get that idea. Damage enhancements increase the damage dealt by any power regardless of whether it's ranged, melee, or a tactical nuclear bombardment. In order to not benefit the melee attacks would need to be specifically tagged to ignore enhancements.

Yeah, I'm familiar with his modus operandi, the only reason he isn't on my ignore list is that I find his raging mildly amusing. At the same time, I'm incapable of seeing someone get insulted without calling the insulter on it.

Well according to your other thread you have the following defenders:
Dark/Dark
Sonic/Sonic
Traps/Rad
Storm/Elec
Cold/Ice

Maybe you should actually TRY playing a Trick Arrow Defender before you make blanket insults against people who actually have significant experience with the set? Or at the very least explain why you know better than people who have experience playing the set.


I tend towards "meh" where proliferating Poison to other ATs is concerned. I have no objection to it but I don't see a whole lot of point. It doesn't really offer anything to them that other sets don't do better. With the exception of soloing a GM or AV I would much rather have Rad than Poison.

I have no clue what you are talking about

Well if you're a power gamer then you really want either Tech or Magic origin for your TA/A. Oil Slick Arrow is a very good power in Trick arrow but you need a source of fire or energy damage to light it. The only source that a TA/A has direct access to is Blazing Arrow which you don't really want to waste on lighting your OSA if you can help it. However both Tech and Magic origin characters get an inherent power that deals energy damage which makes for a convenient way to light your Oil Slick even at high levels (a useful trick is to setup a bind to target and light it in one click).

I suspect it's to make things a little more streamlined for new players. The EATs (particularly the Kheldians) introduce several new mechanics not found on other ATs. Throwing a brand new player in with trying to learn this AND learn the basic command and concepts of the game might be to much. Requiring people to unlock EATs at least means they've played a bit and understand the basics of the game before tacking on the EAT mechanics.

Neither am I and I still encouter fewer idiots than you seem to. Apparently you attract them .

Nope I said overpowered and I meant it. A team of 8 defenders makes a joke out of most content in the game. The only things that come close are teams of Corruptors, Controllers and Masterminds. Buffs and debuffs in this game are so ludicrously overpowered that just two or three characters with buff sets are often enough to make a team into gods and Defenders get the best buffs.

An Empath attacking is not "off-support" they are a Defender. An Empath who doesn't attack is a "half-Defender". Calling an Empath who attacks "off-support" implies that they are less of an Empath than one who doesn't attack while in fact they are more. Or to quote the Starship Troopers movie: I only have one rule. Everyone fights. No one quits.

Personally I don't consider whether an Empath attacks to be the yardstick of whether they are good or not. I consider attacking to be a sign that they are capable of realizing that this isn't WoW. The difference between a poor Empath and a good Empath is not whether they attack (since this should be a given) or how fast they are on the heals. It is in how well they utilize the buffs. Empathy has two VERY powerful buffs (Fortitude and Adrenalin Boost) but since they are single target the skill lies in identifying who will benefit the most from them.

What really, really pisses me off is Empaths who use Adrenalin Boost solely as a recovery buff. I've seen to many Empaths who either don't use it at all or save it for after someone nukes and need recovery. Pro tip: that is what Catch a Breath inspirations are for. I was on a TF with an Empath like that once (playing my TA/A). I started using EMP Arrow at almost every opportunity not because we needed the hold but because I noticed that when I did the Empath would see my low endurance and run over to cast Adrenalin Boost on me which meant more Oil Slick goodness (amongst other things). Sure I could've talked to him but I'd already had an argument with him about Defenders attacking and I wasn't in the mood for another.

I only have one rule. Everyone fights. No one quits. (translated: I will turn you away if you're a pure healer but that's about it).