ArcticFahx

I was planning to take Stone Mastery on my Dark Armor tanker to stack stuns and be a bit of a "tanktroller", but looking at it in Mids', Earth Mastery > Stalagmites has only a 10% chance for its mag 3 stun. Is this a Mids' Hero Planner bug, or is it really that worthless?

Your armors aren't the real problem with end issues. The 3 armors and OG add up to .86 end/sec. The real expenses are your damage auras and attacks.

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Why on earth should your nuke, which does more damage than mine, has more secondary effects, and can be fired from out of LoS, keep damaging after you die when no one else's does?

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Because it's in progress. The power has already fired.

But you know what, I took a nap and I thought about this. Those that say I'm a whiner and my point is ridiculous are right. Why would I ever complain about a power that does such tremendous damage and has such outstanding mitigation.

It's my fault for not being able to stay alive for 15 seconds. Because you know I get defeated a lot. I think I've only gotten one full Blizzard off out of 30 or so.

Bucn of [censored] [censored] [censored].

[/ QUOTE ]Then you suck. Seriously, if my suicidal blaster stayed alive for the whole duration of the Blizzard that does KD, slows, and debuffs ToHit, and your corruptor, that has stuff like Siphon Speed, FS, Siphon Power, and Repel to be able to stay alive much better, can't, quite frankly, you suck at squishies, and should go roll a brute.

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I know this is going to be unpopular, but I never thought Rage should be able to stack - you have to think that wasn't what they had in mind when they put together the powerset.

FWIW, if they made Rage incapable of stacking, I'd hardly consider that a 'nerf'... might be something else entirely.

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If they did not mean for rage to stack then they probably would not have made it so you could make it perma without any IOs.

[/ QUOTE ]It's perma at 4 recharge SOs

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Ok I know you say you will fix both of these but the CoP has been down 4 years.

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CoP went offline October 2006, unless my math is borked it's not been 4 years.

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It's broked.. its been down since before I came, and I came in i3 to 4 ish gotta be longer then that, and I agree with the devs corner thing XD I need a dev to post to do that though.

[/ QUOTE ]Huh, CoP, which requires bases, was broken since Issue 3, when we didn't have bases until Issue 6? Interesting how that math just doesn't work.

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honestly ..i hate my dark/dark


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This will likely come as a surprise to many, my self included, but I agree totally. Frankly, I'm baffled by how much I dislike my DA/DM tanker. At first I thought it was my own anti-tanker mentality, but I recently roled a WP/Axe which I'm enjoying thus far.

While on paper I can see the obvious differences between my DA/DM tanker and my DM/DA scrapper, in game the tanker just feels like a weak scrapper. I intend to re-visit my DA/DM tanker....eventually but ATM I think it's just not a good combo for a Tanker.

I may try DA/Mace or DA/SM next go around.

[/ QUOTE ]I think I know exactly what it is. You have a DM/DA scrapper, so you're going to compare your Tanker to it. That's why I rolled mine with a secondary that scrappers don't have. Had the dark sets started with tankers, someone trying a scrapper version of them after 4 years of them being tankers would start thinking to themselves "man, I feel like a more flimsy tanker". It's really just a matter of perception.

Wow.

(Also, what's the arc number so I can try that some time?)

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I don't see any glaring problems, but it's hard to know what to recommend since we don't know what your goals are for the build. I do think that 4 -KB IOs is overkill unless you're planning to PVP. That's mag -16, and a normal tanker only gets -12 from his primary. Dropping one--or even two--of those could save you some money.

It's fairly inexpensive to slot for typed def bonuses and +recovery, and some Energy def in particular is useful since Dark's resistance to that type is so low. Let us know if you want some specific recommendations.

[/ QUOTE ]Actually, those are there because I'm rather fond of fighting Nemesis, and Fake Nemmies in particular. I definitely went for broke on the +recovery, but didn't even think about Energy defense. Mostly what I was going for there was perma-rage, and enough recovery that that -25 end every 2 minutes didn't kill me.

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Have you ever ran positron task force on a non wp, sd, or DA scrapper? If not, try it. What you experiance there is whats gonna happen to you the rest of the game until you respec that power back in.

[/ QUOTE ]Fixed, /Dark gets their mez protection pre-15, too.

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Minor nitpick. DA doesn't get knock back protection, and most of what you're facing in that TF is tons, and TONS, of earthquakes.

[/ QUOTE ]Steadfast Protection: -KB is available at level 10.

I also shored up your resists a bit more while getting you extra slots for attacks by switching them to almost pure-HamiOs. I honestly think the slotting for DR I gave you is far more vital, though, as where it was, you were completely tanking your blue bar with it. You had it at 28 end/cast, mine drops it to 17, and I found a place to move the 5% recharge bonus to, so you didn't actually lose out on it.

Okay, I had to pull out a couple LotGs, but I got one set up for you that *just* hits the soft-cap on Ranged, and gets you over it on AoE and Melee. (I also took a look at your Spines/Dark if you want to take a look there).

But here's your DM/Shield, with 45%+ to all 3 positions (and only one changed power for it):

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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Allister Fiend: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Smite -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(3), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(3), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), T'Death-Dam%(7)
Level 1: Deflection -- HO:Cyto(A), HO:Cyto(7), HO:Cyto(9), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(9), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(11)
Level 2: Battle Agility -- DefBuff-I(A), HO:Cyto(13), HO:Cyto(13), HO:Cyto(15)
Level 4: True Grit -- Numna-Heal/EndRdx(A), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg(17), Numna-Heal/Rchg(19), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(19), Numna-Heal(21), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(21)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(23), Zephyr-ResKB(23), LkGmblr-Rchg+(25)
Level 8: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 10: Siphon Life -- Theft-Heal(A), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(11), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(15), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(17), Theft-Acc/EndRdx/Heal(25), Theft-Acc/Heal(27)
Level 12: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(31), Zephyr-ResKB(31)
Level 16: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(27), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg(29), Mrcl-Heal(31), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx(33)
Level 18: Active Defense -- HO:Enzym(A), HO:Enzym(33)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(33), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(34)
Level 22: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 24: Dark Consumption -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(34), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(34), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(36), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(36), P'Shift-End%(36)
Level 26: Soul Drain -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-%Dam(29), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(37), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(37), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 28: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
Level 30: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(42), RechRdx-I(42)
Level 32: Midnight Grasp -- Hectmb-Dmg(A), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg(42), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43), Hectmb-Acc/Rchg(43)
Level 35: Shield Charge -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(45), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(45), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46), Oblit-%Dam(46)
Level 38: Shadow Maul -- Armgdn-Dmg(A), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(39), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(40), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(40)
Level 41: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), HO:Cyto(43), HO:Cyto(50), HO:Cyto(50)
Level 44: Focused Accuracy -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(46), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(48), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(48), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(48), GSFC-Build%(50)
Level 47: Phalanx Fighting -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 49: Grant Cover -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit



In summation: GSFC is your friend for soft-capping.

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Have you ever ran positron task force on a non wp, sd, or DA scrapper? If not, try it. What you experiance there is whats gonna happen to you the rest of the game until you respec that power back in.

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Forgive me. I'm half sleep this morning at work reading the board from a blackberry. In my head I was thinking SD. Not DA. Maybe I should got hide in the restroom and take a nap.

[/ QUOTE ]SD also has mez protection pre-15, you just forgot DA. It happens.

And build 2 (with Darkness Mastery for a hold to get that tasty Gaze of the Basilisk set in, and drop your Hasten downtime a bit more):

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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Crex Meadow Mauler Current: Level 50 Natural Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Spines
Secondary Power Set: Dark Armor
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Darkness Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Lunge -- Hectmb-Dmg(A), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg(3), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx(43), Hectmb-Acc/Rchg(46)
Level 1: Dark Embrace -- HO:Ribo(A), HO:Ribo(5), S'fstPrt-ResKB(5), S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(13), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(15)
Level 2: Spine Burst -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(7), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(7), Oblit-%Dam(11), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(15), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(29)
Level 4: Murky Cloud -- HO:Ribo(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(9), S'fstPrt-ResKB(9), HO:Ribo(29)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 8: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 10: Obsidian Shield -- HO:Ribo(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(11), S'fstPrt-ResKB(34), HO:Ribo(37)
Level 12: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(13)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(17), RgnTis-Regen+(17)
Level 18: Dark Regeneration -- Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Heal/HP/Regen(19), Theft-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(19), Theft-Acc/EndRdx/Heal(40), EndRdx-I(40), Theft-+End%(43)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(23)
Level 22: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(23), RechRdx-I(37)
Level 24: Quills -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(25), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(25), EndRdx-I(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42)
Level 26: Ripper -- Armgdn-Dmg(A), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(27), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(42), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(42)
Level 28: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)
Level 30: Death Shroud -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(31), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(31), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), EndRdx-I(43)
Level 32: Throw Spines -- Ragnrk-Dmg(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(33), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(33), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(34)
Level 35: Oppressive Gloom -- Amaze-ToHitDeb%(A), Amaze-Stun/Rchg(36), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg(36), Amaze-Acc/Rchg(36), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun(37)
Level 38: Tough -- HO:Ribo(A), HO:Ribo(39), HO:Ribo(39)
Level 41: Soul Transfer -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(46), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(48), Dct'dW-Heal(48), Dct'dW-Rchg(48)
Level 44: Impale -- Apoc-Dmg(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(45), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(45), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Cloak of Darkness -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 49: Petrifying Gaze -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(50), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(50), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit

Okay, I worked up two slightly different builds for you, build 1 is if you're tied to Body Mastery for some reason, build 2 is if you don't mind switching into Darkness Mastery. The latter gets Hasten down to 4.5 seconds of downtime. (Build 2 in second post due to post limits)

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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Crex Meadow Mauler Current: Level 50 Natural Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Spines
Secondary Power Set: Dark Armor
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Lunge -- Hectmb-Dmg(A), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg(3), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx(43), Hectmb-Acc/Rchg(46)
Level 1: Dark Embrace -- HO:Ribo(A), HO:Ribo(5), S'fstPrt-ResKB(5), S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(13), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(15)
Level 2: Spine Burst -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(7), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(7), Oblit-%Dam(11), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(15), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(29)
Level 4: Murky Cloud -- HO:Ribo(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(9), S'fstPrt-ResKB(9), HO:Ribo(29)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 8: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 10: Obsidian Shield -- HO:Ribo(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(11), S'fstPrt-ResKB(34), HO:Ribo(37)
Level 12: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(13)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(17), RgnTis-Regen+(17)
Level 18: Dark Regeneration -- Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Heal/HP/Regen(19), Theft-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(19), Theft-Acc/EndRdx/Heal(40), EndRdx-I(40), Theft-+End%(43)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(23)
Level 22: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(23), RechRdx-I(37)
Level 24: Quills -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(25), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(25), EndRdx-I(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42)
Level 26: Ripper -- Armgdn-Dmg(A), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(27), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(42), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(42)
Level 28: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)
Level 30: Death Shroud -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(31), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(31), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), EndRdx-I(43)
Level 32: Throw Spines -- Ragnrk-Dmg(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(33), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(33), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(34)
Level 35: Oppressive Gloom -- Amaze-ToHitDeb%(A), Amaze-Stun/Rchg(36), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg(36), Amaze-Acc/Rchg(36), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun(37)
Level 38: Tough -- HO:Ribo(A), HO:Ribo(39), HO:Ribo(39)
Level 41: Cloak of Darkness -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 44: Impale -- Apoc-Dmg(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(45), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(45), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Soul Transfer -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Rchg(48), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(48), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(48), Dct'dW-Heal(50)
Level 49: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50), RechRdx-I(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
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[u]Set Bonus Totals:[u]<ul type="square">[*]13% DamageBuff(Smashing)[*]13% DamageBuff(Lethal)[*]13% DamageBuff(Fire)[*]13% DamageBuff(Cold)[*]13% DamageBuff(Energy)[*]13% DamageBuff(Negative)[*]13% DamageBuff(Toxic)[*]13% DamageBuff(Psionic)[*]4.88% Defense(Smashing)[*]4.88% Defense(Lethal)[*]3% Defense(Fire)[*]3% Defense(Cold)[*]3% Defense(Energy)[*]3% Defense(Negative)[*]3% Defense(Psionic)[*]6.75% Defense(Melee)[*]3% Defense(Ranged)[*]3% Defense(AoE)[*]1.8% Max End[*]85% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[*]87% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*]4% Enhancement(Heal)[*]5% FlySpeed[*]110.4 HP (8.25%) HitPoints[*]5% JumpHeight[*]5% JumpSpeed[*]Knockback (Mag -12)[*]Knockup (Mag -12)[*]MezResist(Stun) 6.6%[*]MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%[*]23% (0.38 End/sec) Recovery[*]26% (1.45 HP/sec) Regeneration[*]11.3% Resistance(Fire)[*]11.3% Resistance(Cold)[*]5% RunSpeed[/list]------------
[u]Set Bonuses:[u]
[u]Hecatomb[u]
(Lunge)<ul type="square">[*] 4% (0.07 End/sec) Recovery[*] 2.52% Resistance(Fire,Cold)[*] 15% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Steadfast Protection[u]
(Dark Embrace)<ul type="square">[*] 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery[*] 20.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints[*] Knockback Protection (Mag -4)[*] 3% Defense(All)[/list][u]Obliteration[u]
(Spine Burst)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Stun) 2.2%[*] 3% DamageBuff(All)[*] 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[*] 3.75% Defense(Melee), 1.88% Defense(Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Smashing)[/list][u]Steadfast Protection[u]
(Murky Cloud)<ul type="square">[*] 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery[*] Knockback Protection (Mag -4)[/list][u]Luck of the Gambler[u]
(Combat Jumping)<ul type="square">[*] 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Steadfast Protection[u]
(Obsidian Shield)<ul type="square">[*] 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery[*] Knockback Protection (Mag -4)[/list][u]Touch of the Nictus[u]
(Dark Regeneration)<ul type="square">[*] 25.1 HP (1.87%) HitPoints[/list][u]Theft of Essence[u]
(Dark Regeneration)<ul type="square">[*] 10% (0.56 HP/sec) Regeneration[*] 1.8% Max End[/list][u]Performance Shifter[u]
(Stamina)<ul type="square">[*] 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed[*] 25.1 HP (1.87%) HitPoints[*] 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Obliteration[u]
(Quills)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Stun) 2.2%[*] 3% DamageBuff(All)[*] 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Armageddon[u]
(Ripper)<ul type="square">[*] 4% (0.07 End/sec) Recovery[*] 2.52% Resistance(Fire,Cold)[*] 15% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Obliteration[u]
(Death Shroud)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Stun) 2.2%[*] 3% DamageBuff(All)[*] 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Ragnarok[u]
(Throw Spines)<ul type="square">[*] 4% (0.07 End/sec) Recovery[*] 2.52% Resistance(Fire,Cold)[*] 15% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Absolute Amazement[u]
(Oppressive Gloom)<ul type="square">[*] 4% (0.07 End/sec) Recovery[*] 2.52% Resistance(Fire,Cold)[*] 15% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Luck of the Gambler[u]
(Cloak of Darkness)<ul type="square">[*] 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Apocalypse[u]
(Impale)<ul type="square">[*] 16% (0.89 HP/sec) Regeneration[*] 40.2 HP (3%) HitPoints[*] 4% DamageBuff(All)[*] 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Doctored Wounds[u]
(Soul Transfer)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%[*] 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)[*] 4% Enhancement(Heal)[*] 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list]

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Have you ever ran positron task force on a non wp, sd, or DA scrapper? If not, try it. What you experiance there is whats gonna happen to you the rest of the game until you respec that power back in.

[/ QUOTE ]Fixed, /Dark gets their mez protection pre-15, too.

And, because they won't both fit in the same post, here's my planned level 50 build, with Stone mastery for stun stacking:

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

[u]Click this DataLink to open the build![u]

Staerkanin: Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Dark Armor
Secondary Power Set: Super Strength
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Teleportation
Ancillary Pool: Earth Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Dark Embrace <ul type="square">[*] (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance[*] (3) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance[*] (3) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection[*] (27) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance[*] (43) Resist Damage IO[/list]Level 1: Jab <ul type="square">[*] (A) Bruising Blow - Accuracy/Damage[*] (13) Bruising Blow - Damage/Endurance[*] (13) Bruising Blow - Damage/Recharge[*] (37) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage[/list]Level 2: Murky Cloud <ul type="square">[*] (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance[*] (5) Impervium Armor - Resistance[*] (5) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection[*] (19) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance[*] (43) Resist Damage IO[/list]Level 4: Haymaker <ul type="square">[*] (A) Bruising Blow - Accuracy/Damage[*] (15) Bruising Blow - Damage/Endurance[*] (15) Bruising Blow - Damage/Recharge[*] (37) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage[/list]Level 6: Obsidian Shield <ul type="square">[*] (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance[*] (7) Impervium Armor - Resistance[*] (7) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection[*] (34) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance[*] (43) Resist Damage IO[/list]Level 8: Dark Regeneration <ul type="square">[*] (A) Theft of Essence - Chance for +Endurance[*] (9) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Endurance[*] (9) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance[*] (19) Endurance Reduction IO[*] (46) Endurance Reduction IO[/list]Level 10: Air Superiority <ul type="square">[*] (A) Bruising Blow - Accuracy/Damage[*] (11) Bruising Blow - Damage/Endurance[*] (11) Bruising Blow - Damage/Recharge[*] (40) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage[/list]Level 12: Swift <ul type="square">[*] (A) Flight Speed IO[/list]Level 14: Fly <ul type="square">[*] (A) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)[/list]Level 16: Health <ul type="square">[*] (A) Miracle - Heal[*] (17) Miracle - +Recovery[*] (17) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery[/list]Level 18: Cloak of Darkness <ul type="square">[*] (A) Karma - Knockback Protection[*] (45) Endurance Reduction IO[/list]Level 20: Stamina <ul type="square">[*] (A) Endurance Modification IO[*] (21) Endurance Modification IO[*] (21) Endurance Modification IO[/list]Level 22: Knockout Blow <ul type="square">[*] (A) Bruising Blow - Accuracy/Damage[*] (23) Bruising Blow - Damage/Endurance[*] (23) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Endurance/Hold[*] (37) Essence of Curare - Endurance/Hold[*] (46) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage[*] (46) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance[/list]Level 24: Death Shroud <ul type="square">[*] (A) Cleaving Blow - Accuracy/Damage[*] (25) Cleaving Blow - Damage/Endurance[*] (25) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge[*] (40) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge[/list]Level 26: Oppressive Gloom <ul type="square">[*] (A) Accuracy IO[*] (27) Accuracy IO[/list]Level 28: Rage <ul type="square">[*] (A) Recharge Reduction IO[*] (29) Recharge Reduction IO[*] (29) Recharge Reduction IO[/list]Level 30: Taunt <ul type="square">[*] (A) Perfect Zinger - Chance for Psi Damage[*] (31) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Recharge/Range[*] (31) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Range[*] (31) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Recharge[/list]Level 32: Soul Transfer <ul type="square">[*] (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge[*] (33) Harmonized Healing - Heal/Recharge[*] (33) Harmonized Healing - Heal[*] (33) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge[*] (34) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge[*] (34) Stupefy - Chance of Knockback[/list]Level 35: Hurl <ul type="square">[*] (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage[*] (36) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance[*] (36) Entropic Chaos - Chance of Heal Self[*] (36) Entropic Chaos - Accuracy/Damage[/list]Level 38: Foot Stomp <ul type="square">[*] (A) Obliteration - Damage[*] (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge[*] (39) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge[*] (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge[*] (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge[/list]Level 41: Stone Prison <ul type="square">[*] (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage[*] (42) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge[*] (42) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage[*] (42) Devastation - Damage/Endurance[/list]Level 44: Quick Sand <ul type="square">[*] (A) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure[*] (45) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure[*] (45) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure[/list]Level 47: Stalagmites <ul type="square">[*] (A) Razzle Dazzle - Endurance/Stun[*] (48) Razzle Dazzle - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge[*] (48) Stupefy - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge[*] (48) Rope A Dope - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge[*] (50) Stupefy - Endurance/Stun[*] (50) Stupefy - Stun/Range[/list]Level 49: Recall Friend <ul type="square">[*] (A) Interrupt Reduction IO[*] (50) Interrupt Reduction IO[/list]------------
Level 1: Brawl <ul type="square">[*] (A) Empty[/list]Level 1: Sprint <ul type="square">[*] (A) Empty[/list]Level 2: Rest <ul type="square">[*] (A) Empty[/list]Level 1: Gauntlet
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[u]Set Bonus Totals:[u]<ul type="square">[*]3% DamageBuff(Smashing)[*]3% DamageBuff(Lethal)[*]3% DamageBuff(Fire)[*]3% DamageBuff(Cold)[*]3% DamageBuff(Energy)[*]3% DamageBuff(Negative)[*]3% DamageBuff(Toxic)[*]3% DamageBuff(Psionic)[*]1.8% Max End[*]10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[*]9% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*]77.3 HP (4.13%) HitPoints[*]Knockback (Mag -16)[*]Knockup (Mag -16)[*]MezResist(Stun) 2.2%[*]MezResist(Terrorized) 2.75%[*]29.5% (0.49 End/sec) Recovery[*]32% (2.5 HP/sec) Regeneration[*]20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)[*]20% ResEffect(RechargeTime)[*]20% ResEffect(RunSpeed)[/list]------------
[u]Set Bonuses:[u]
[u]Impervium Armor[u]
(Dark Embrace)<ul type="square">[*] 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Steadfast Protection[u]
(Dark Embrace)<ul type="square">[*] 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery[*] Knockback Protection (Mag -4)[/list][u]Bruising Blow[u]
(Jab)<ul type="square">[*] 1% (0.02 End/sec) Recovery[*] 14.1 HP (0.75%) HitPoints[/list][u]Impervium Armor[u]
(Murky Cloud)<ul type="square">[*] 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Steadfast Protection[u]
(Murky Cloud)<ul type="square">[*] 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery[*] Knockback Protection (Mag -4)[/list][u]Bruising Blow[u]
(Haymaker)<ul type="square">[*] 1% (0.02 End/sec) Recovery[*] 14.1 HP (0.75%) HitPoints[/list][u]Impervium Armor[u]
(Obsidian Shield)<ul type="square">[*] 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Steadfast Protection[u]
(Obsidian Shield)<ul type="square">[*] 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery[*] Knockback Protection (Mag -4)[/list][u]Bruising Blow[u]
(Air Superiority)<ul type="square">[*] 1% (0.02 End/sec) Recovery[*] 14.1 HP (0.75%) HitPoints[/list][u]Winter's Gift[u]
(Fly)<ul type="square">[*] 20% ResEffect(RunSpeed), 20% ResEffect(RechargeTime), 20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)[/list][u]Miracle[u]
(Health)<ul type="square">[*] 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Karma[u]
(Cloak of Darkness)<ul type="square">[*] Knockback Protection (Mag -4)[/list][u]Bruising Blow[u]
(Knockout Blow)<ul type="square">[*] 1% (0.02 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Cleaving Blow[u]
(Death Shroud)<ul type="square">[*] 1% (0.02 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Eradication[u]
(Death Shroud)<ul type="square">[*] 1.8% Max End[/list][u]Perfect Zinger[u]
(Taunt)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Terrorized) 2.75%[*] 10% (0.78 HP/sec) Regeneration[*] 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Harmonized Healing[u]
(Soul Transfer)<ul type="square">[*] 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Thunderstrike[u]
(Hurl)<ul type="square">[*] 2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Entropic Chaos[u]
(Hurl)<ul type="square">[*] 10% (0.78 HP/sec) Regeneration[/list][u]Obliteration[u]
(Foot Stomp)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Stun) 2.2%[*] 3% DamageBuff(All)[*] 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Thunderstrike[u]
(Stone Prison)<ul type="square">[*] 2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Devastation[u]
(Stone Prison)<ul type="square">[*] 12% (0.94 HP/sec) Regeneration[/list][u]Razzle Dazzle[u]
(Stalagmites)<ul type="square">[*] 2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Stupefy[u]
(Stalagmites)<ul type="square">[*] 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery[*] 35.1 HP (1.88%) HitPoints[/list]


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As stated in first post, CoD and CJ are fairly swappable (though Stealth-stacking will be nice for TFing), and the Stupefy proc is just there for [censored] and giggles, and if I could get much better performance with the slot elsewhere, it's swappable.

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OK, you're right. But, it has crossed my mind that a little payback to those guys would be great.

[/ QUOTE ]Completely agreed. And it's crossed my mind, too. Multiple times.

Use the SPAM button. It flags the account sending the email for investigation, and appears to delete ALL emails from that account from your inbox. At least, I've seen multiple ones disappear with a single click.

[/ QUOTE ]Actually, the /ignore part of the action does that, I believe.

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I call myself an altaholic because I have a short attention span... Oh Look! A Bunny!

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Fixed that for ya.

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Bah, can't believe I forgot about that opportunity. I usually go with butterfly. *runs off after the butterfly*

[/ QUOTE ]I am an unashamed altaholic. My attention just flitters between my different chara--- ooh! A fox!

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The Urban Dictionary's definition of "Altoholic"

Seems there's a bit of discrepancy in the definition. Maybe it might help to develop a contrasting veiw.

What's the opposite of an "altoholic" and what would you call such a person?

[/ QUOTE ]Someone who focuses exclusively on one or two characters (in the case of two, generally one from each side). The term for them is Mainalomaniac.

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...On a side note, you can effectively reduce your own spam by using /hide so people can't use a simple /search to get your name...

[/ QUOTE ]This does NOT work at all. I have had characters that I haven't logged in to for well over 300 days and they have spam e-mail from various days.

Personally, I think NCSoft has a stake in some of the RMT sites, so the player database is sold / used for marketing purposes.

[/ QUOTE ]Don't forget your tinfoil hat on the way out the door, wouldn't want those mind-control satellite beams getting through to you.

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Video Device Name: Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer / Chip: Intel Corporation / Intel(R) GMA 950
Video Memory: 224.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4926
Driver Date: 2/15/2008 1:12:06 AM
Driver Language: English

[/ QUOTE ]Quite frankly, you're screwed. The Intel GMA 950 Graphics "solution" is only good for word processing, and maybe the occasional PowerPoint presentation.

And yes, you can upgrade to a new video card on a laptop, but I would advise having it professionally done, as you need to find a mobile card, not a standard one, and it's rather cramped in there.

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I would dearly like to see a "delete all email as spam" button. That would be more useful than removing emails and forcing spammers to find a more direct route to annoy and interrupt gaming.

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Like marking emails as spam works so well now.

I don't know about anyone else, but every time I delete an email as spam its un-ignoring a spammer on my global ignore list to make room for the new spammer. This doesn't accomplish anything.

[/ QUOTE ]Yes, it does, actually. Because you're missing the part where the Spam button automatically sends a pre-phrased, pre-written, pre-flagged petition to the GM staff, where they likely dedicated a few hours to checking all the emails marked as Spam before getting out the Banhammah.

I'm more a fan of the hold proc for it, since that gives me something to do during green phases on Hami Raids.

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Depends on the power in question.

For example: The ST immobilize and hold in Gravity have a base accuracy of 1.20 (that's a 20% better accuracy than normal, translates to 90% base to-hit) For those powers, only one accuracy is fine. However the AoE hold has lower accuracy than normal, I use 2 or more for powers like that.

Check the accuracy rating on your powers before you decide how many to slot.

[/ QUOTE ]And also look at other powers you may have. For example, if you have a /SS tank, you can use less accuracies in your attacks because you'll have Rage, which provides an easily perma-ble 20% ToHit buff. Or if you take Tactics, that can reduce the need for accuracies, as can Followup in Claws (if you slot it for acc and recharge)

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Hi guys,

I'm a new player to city of heroes and i like to know if the game is any good? can it keep me going for the next few years. I come from World of Warcraft and it was too much work to keep everything up to date, gear wise.
So tell me the pros and cons from the game and if you could suggest me the game.

Thanks

[/ QUOTE ]On a plus note: My opinion of Loot in CoH are Purple Recipes. They have a 1/5000 chance of dropping. PvP recipes are another version of loot. You can get millions (Or billions. Pinnacle just recieved it's first 1 billion infamy recipe) of Influence/infamy.

[/ QUOTE ]Aye, and the best part is that none of these are required. The game remains balanced on Single-Origin Enhancements.