Amazing_Shnyet

Yeah, course i do Buckster, i thought the wouldv given me away.

I know im beloved by all my minions.
For i am teh King! And Jumbalina tis my queen.

*cough* 3-4 threads down for Earth/Storm *cough*

Oh and Earth/TA gets 5 location AoE's (not including glue)

Ah young Bucky, i thank you. Your post made me feel so much better about authorising the booting of your 50 last night.

(and a better insult would've been Shnyet is Ray! As many people have delighted in telling me that the lil twerp Ray from Xfactor looks like me 5 years ago before i was ravaged by age)

Well seeing as though you've alrewady done TA, i'd suggest Earth/Kin.

As a Speed boosted Animate Stone is pure quality, and once Fulcrum Shifted he can probably pack a hefty punch too.

Earth has a lot of Fire and Forget controls that can pretty much contol an entire mob in a single application of a single power, leaving you time to buff and debuff with your secondary.

I also hear Storm is great with Ice or Earth, as the -def and slows stack with either Ice inherent, or Quicksand etc.

Good Luck

Old duffer!? Curses!

Seems this "old duffer" was also the "chump" that kicked your no-good behind outta the SG

Spaces were tight and you were on something like 70+ days, so you had the boot. I knew when you came whimpering back you'd get an invite.

There's space at the moment, and i'll be on from 6-8ish tonight if you can catch me.

(if you then dont log in for another 21 days or more, you'll give me the pleasure of booting you again )

Chump Guffer AWAY!

Well i can only talk about the Earth side of things but here's a bit of food for thought.

Since I've put some hold duration enh's in VG I've noticed that it can hold bosses by itself. Im guessing the duration is lasting long enough to stack over itself by the next tick. Which should be extra nice for trying to hold AV's as much as possible.
I've slotted it 3xRech, 2xHold, 1xAcc. Just thrown the Acc in as i tend to fight +2, +3's.

Stalagmites i tend to just use as a "every1 shush for 2 seconds and let me think" control, so have it 3xAcc, 3xRech. Its duration is quite short as a result but it'll hit 95% of the mob, and i can do it every mob, even moving at a quick pace. Its just used as a stopgap to setup another control.

I've got 3xDmg, 2xAcc in Animate Stone.

Earthquake i have 3xRech, 2xDef_debuff. I know it's probably negligible debuff, but its stackin with my TA debuffs and i was in a slot deadzone.

Quicksand i just have 2xSlow. Its more than perma with Hasten, so i just make it more effective rather than more applications.

Fossilize i use 3xHold, 3xAcc. Dont need the recharges because i have a 2nd ST hold and its quite quick anyway.

Cages i slot 1xAcc, 1xImmob

Well thats how i slot with TA as a secondary, YMMV.

Good thing you stepped onto the team I was on after then Wyx. (Earth Quiver)

Thought I recognised that "Wyx" name from one or two Blasters

I guess it'll just fill the holes in my build. I have all the control i'll ever need (and then some) so dont think I need Power Boost (although larger debuffs would be nice). Im heal-less at the moment, hence quite squishy if im up against it, so Rock Armour and EE will fill that gap. And then some additional damage to put on top of Oil slick (sure Fire would even light my slick but Volc Gasses covers that).

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And since I'm in largeish teams most of the time, there's usually someone who can tank better than me

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By the same logic, there'll usually be someone that can Blast better than you

1AT teams are spoiling you Chango, get out in the world of PuGs. A good Tank is rarer than a good Blaster in my experience

Well its slightly conceptual, but im just going down the Controller/Tank path, rather than Controller/Blaster or Controller/Defender.

Sure the other Epics sound great and powerful, but i think Stone will impove my abilities the most, given my playstyle.

And i thought it was discussed before that Fissure had had its Disorient removed, and tweaked damage. Guess i'll just have to wait those 3 levels

Not too late to help me though Chief!
\o/

Im planning on taking Stone Epic on my Earth/TA, which is currently 38.

Just a few questions;

Whats the order of the powers?
Whats the contained damage of Fissure like?
What sort of range does it have?
I hear EE can be made perma, is that true? (or close)
Did you take Hurl for giggles? I know i will be

Cheers

Oh, and sorry to steal your thread Babz (Earth Quiver here *waves*)

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my screen name isn't really what people call me


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Quiet Bind!
*bamf*

Shnyet AWAY!

In a very broad sense yes.

Its more documented that Shades perform better as triform because pretty much all their buffs are clicks, rather than toggles, thus carry across forms.
Pb's have more toggles, so its preferred to stay in one form.

Although, just this afternoon i jotted down an all-human WS build which would be very effective.

Thats the beauty of Kheldians, its rare to find 2 people with the same build

(and can you define the word "better" next time please. One may be better at damage, one may be better at control or surviveability. Cheers )

Haha Bind, you're such a harsh mistress!
PlZ be nice, you're hardly one for commenting on the "clearness" of a post

Nostro, what my dear friend is trying to say in point 3, is that "Archetypes" are all the different Heroes, eg Tanker, Defender, Blaster. And we call the different powers they get "sets". So you've chosen the archetype Blaster, and the sets Ice/Energy.
Dont worry, took me an age to learn all the lingo.

As a general rule of thumb, i think its believed that targetted debuffs dont stack with eachother. Whereas placeables do.

All i know is that only my placeable TA powers stack with themselves, while my targeted AoE's dont.

Sorry i cant be of more assistance.

(im guessing you'd be close to the slow cap as it is anyway).
Let us know how it works out if you test it.

Good luck

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So mainly triform PBs are suckier than triform WSs?

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Edited for what i think Sar was implying.

PB's can be very successful duo or pure builds. They seem to solo more efficiently, and have better ST damage.

......but i do agree that Shades outperform Bringers in forms.

Indeed, Warshade solo'in is pretty much based around your pets post-32, and solo'ing like a Blaster until then. Hoping that Nova Detonation does enough KB to keep every1 down.
Then just using Dwarf for bosses and mez mobs.

Shades CAN solo, but theyr all about teaming imo.

Yeah, respecs are available.

And yes, a powers damage scales with your level. Also at certain levels you get to slot different strengthed Enhancements to further your abilties.
Training enhancements (TO's) are available from level 1. They'll boost your abilities a little each.
DO's (dual origin) are available from 12 onwards, and are twice as effective as TO's.
Then at 22 you can slot SO's, which are double DO's effectiveness.
For eg. A damage SO will boost the damage of a power by 33%, whereas a DO would only boost it by about 16%.

Its not as complicated as I've seemingly made it, trust me

If you need anymore help, just gimme a shout on these boards or by sending a tell to

@Shnyet.
(type /t @Shnyet, words go here)

Oh and id suggest heading over to your Server boards and trying to hook yourself up with an SG (Supergroup-like a clan or guild) gettin a nice one from the word go can really help out.

Good luck!

With both AM and Conserve Power in your locker, and maybe a little liberal slotting, would there be an arguement for non-Stamina?

(i know the Rad is toggle heavy, hence end heavy - just throwing it out there )

Big gratz guys. Always a pleasure to team with you both on any of my toons.

And its my friends list that keeps me loggin in too.

Jum....I've met you in person, and i can safely say you're definately no soap king

Unless its one of those "ironic pet-names" like calling a huge guy "Tiny".....

Sorry big guy

*persuades Bucky to shoosh with finger dangling over Kick Button*

Oh the power

And yeah, Shades ftw. Every1 that i hear that hates Khelds or think theyr weak, tried a PB first.....
Most of the people i can think of who have a 50 pb ALSO have a 50 ws.
The exception bein Cpt Europe.

I just feel PB's spoil the good name of Khelds

But seriously, i think most people dont get on with Khelds because, they've generally just finished their first 50, roll one, and expect it to have the same power as their 50. Aint gunna happen. Takes patience, like any other build.
I think of them as Epic in difficulty rather than power. Our own villain group that can 1-2 shot us? No thanks

Good points Bind.
Tbh, the only way i could see them having a "quick fix" is to throw Buildup in there somewhere, but also keep TD.

That'd definately make me look twice.

Aye, a very productive CoH weekend for me.

Got Bull to 35 and grabbed PowerSink.
Got Earth Quiver to 36 and slotted Oil Slick.
And got Holy to 41 and grabbed my self-rez.

Also got to play ASAS while i watched CQ ding his 50 cherry.

All good fun.

Noooo, staaaaay!

I cant see our boards on my phone like i can with this one.

And i cant believe none of you mentioned the I8 release notes....silly spammers :P.

Oh and they've changed Aim and Buildup.

Go. Hunt. Spam on-topic for once

Ah right. I must've just got confused by the fact that he/she'd said Sleeps and Fears had a higher Acc than AoE holds and so did you....

Must've been the way i read it.