Techbot Alpha

Originally Posted by Golden Girl

For best expansion/addition, I said "other", then wrote "City of Heroes: Architect Edition"

I also chose CoH as the "other" option for best kid/all ages friendly game

Originally Posted by BrandX

Well, I've stopped trying to get Dual Pistols for scrappers. :P Now, I just ask for a Ranged/Defense AT.

Originally Posted by BrandX

Hmmm...let's see...

Rogue: Ranged/Defense AT

Hit Points: Low (Same as Defenders/Controllers/Dominators: Base - 1017.4 Max - 1606.4)
Damage: High (Lower than Blasters, Higher than Corrupters)
Inherent: Sneaky (Crit from hide)

Primary: Ranged Attacks (Remove Snipe Power or Mez Power if no Snipe for Placate)
Secondary: Same as Stalkers (Which may mean no shields!)

Epics Layout:

41 Melee Attack (Med-High Damage Single Target Attack)

41 Target Ally Buff (+5.65% All Defense or +7.5% All Resist or +25% Rec/Rch ...which one it is, would depend on the set)

44 Single Target Immobilize (which immobilize would depend on theme of Epic Pool)

44 Single Target Hold (same as Immobilize)

47 Enemy Debuff (-Resist, -Defense, -Speed/Rch, -toHit, -Regen, -Damage...theme of Epic Pool set, would determine which Debuffs)


...With the Stalkers original Crit from Hide as the only inherent, they would need to either rehide (after 8 seconds of not being hit or not hitting anyone themselves), or use Placate. However, one has to remember, Placate has a range of 50ft (3 lvl 50 Range IOs get it's to just under 80ft).

So, they can't stay at 80ft range to Placate. I'd even encourage lowering the range, so when slotted with Range IOs, it only gets about 40-50ft max. Why? If they want the crit, it forces them to stay closer and not at max range (thus relying on their Defense set to cover their low HP).

Another idea for the AT is give Scourage style crits in addition to Crit from Hide, with High Threat rating on the attacks. Not more than a Brute or Tankers...but enough that if the enemy is hit by a Blaster attack and the same one used by the Rogue, it would aggro on the Rogue.

Maybe a low duration taunt on all attacks. You're no Tank, but oooh how the enemy likes to treat you like one when one isn't around.

Why no snipe? You're able to hide, and shoot from range to land a crit. Pick an attack, that's your snipe. :P

With Stalker Secondaries, the AT loses out on Quick Recovery, and has to get into Melee to use the other +END powers.

Now one could say they could softcap a defense set, and survive in Melee. True. But a few lucky hits, and it's lights out.

Originally Posted by Phantom Patriot

Give 'em a bloody job in Marketing!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Phantom Patriot

Sounds great, now all I need to do is....

A) Buy the game...

&

B) From somewhere I can get onto Virtue!

Only get EU servers (Defiant and Union) and two other I forget....

Sounds like Virtue could be well worth a try. When do the Free server transfers end?
(not that they'll transfer an account that is on trial, but soon......)

Originally Posted by Energyman

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I did it in an earlier thread, couldn't resist. But I have the same sentiments. And as for the server architecture, yes you can have many virtual servers running on a single physical server. You would just need to make sure the physical server has the resources, memory, CPU, etc, to handle the virtual servers. A server like that for a game like this I would imagine would be pretty beefy but it's out of the realm of possibility.

Originally Posted by Megajoule

I just wanted to point out the irony of everyone posting "no" in this thread with the LOYALIST sig image, which features... a character with Dual Pistols.

(Yes, I know he's going to be a blaster. Even though he looks like, at the least, a blapper.)

Originally Posted by EvilRyu

I think people should judge GR more critically than CoV. First off its been ages since we got real dev created content. I dont count the Mission Architect because it did more harm than good to the game, and everything is just too generic with that. I dont count power recoloring because thats just the devs whipping out some crayons for something that could have been done 10+ issues ago. I dont count the return of the 5th column TFs because that isnt dev worthy content. Even after the many revisions it feels like it was half-***** put together unlike their previous content for like issues 1-5. Even now there is still much QQing about the final encounter is more broken than the LRSF by some teams. I dont count the Cimera/Midnighter stuff because it was entirely too short for that zone. It should have been on par with Striga or Croatoa but fell really short of that in my opinion.

So with the devs holding back all this content we should have been getting I expect more missions and such than what CoV had by itself. I dont see this being a problem at all. Considering how easy it is to create an arc in the MA and the devs have superior tools than that we should be getting lots of stuff for the time we havent gotten anything tangible. As for as powerset swapping goes just about everything I ever wanted is there just about so a few more ports isnt going to make my day at all. I think at the end of the day GR has to be bigger than CoV in terms of real content and to make up for all the empty promises the devs never delievered on (CoP, Base Functionality, and City Vault).

Originally Posted by Shadow Ravenwolf

Super Booster Pack V revealed!

Originally Posted by Nightphall

Is that a Gundam?

Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn

While I don't overly mind the journey from level 1-20, I do tend to use the double XP weekend to get characters to Stamina. Once I'm done with that, I tend to focus on the higher-level characters, trying to push them to level 50.

Originally Posted by Obsidius

Edit: that looks like less of a palm and more like a robo-mitten. Where are the fingers?

Originally Posted by Snow Globe

The Hive, The Abyss - Not locked

CoV's Monster Island - Not locked

All the PVP zones. - Locked

The Shadow Shards - As you said, not locked

Cimerora - Locked

Midnigihter Club - Locked

Ouroboros -Locked

An almost consistent attribute for these zones is that they are level-locked. Only the Shards are not.

Originally Posted by CaffeineAddict

To the OP - suggesting stuff is good and I welcome that.
However, melee archetypes fight, in, well, melee. As in arms length. Not ranged.

If you really want to play ranged and with weapons, try a blaster, defender, corrupter, mastermind or spider.

I notice you really seem to want defense as a secondary. If so, roll a spider (villain epic) they have nice defense powers to boot.

If however you continue to insist on scrappers with guns, then I will agree with Techbot Alpha, and raise the facepalm, in that this thread will need even more facepalm.



So here you go.

Originally Posted by Golden Girl

I'd rather see Atlas and Galaxy merged - put the HQ from Galaxy under City Hall, and the Galaxy Girl statue behind City Hall.

Originally Posted by SlimPickens

Now when I take breaks, I just sleep upon my horde of gold like a dragon, resting before I return to eat more villagers.

Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint

you are wrong techbot. i just went to rwz with a toon who needs everybadge there and i went to the ace badge first and got it and no beacon. and yes i am in sg mode. an no, the sg does not have the beacon or anyone that has the beacon in it. i know this because i am the only person in the sg as i just created it to try this. the wiki is wrong and we all know that the wiki is not reliable and needs to be updated. well not this part, it is actually up to date: One obtains the Rikti War Zone Beacon supergroup badge by visiting all the Rikti War Zone exploration badge locations while in supergroup mode.

Originally Posted by ReclusesPhantom

Fixed

Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill

No.

Autodelete from banned accounts, yes. Give you a button to do so, sure. But I have emails from one or two friends who have left, deleting characters on their way out. Guess what they read as? (And that I want to keep on those characters - call it sentimental reasons. Can't export them, in any case.)