Zeh_Masteh

I will definitely be playing tomorrow: I expect to play from 1pm EST until around 3pm, then I have a plane to catch: in that amount of time, I plan on doing my other 5 rogue tips, then getting the alignment mission for rogue. By the time I get there I should be lvl22.25 or so...

How was today's session (was there even a session tonight?)- I'll try to get closer to lvl20 before the weekend: I prefer rogues myself, so I'll be going redside, but don't think the separation will matter for long: I can zip through all the tips over two days no prob

I have practice from 2100-2300 Wednesdays, and sometimes don't get home until Thursday (), so that's a no go for me. This particular week, I have no homework on Thursday, so if you guys are still playing by midnight I'll jump on.

Going Grey sound great: for my personal preference, I like Rogues more than Vigilantes... Can rogues start TFs? Or will we have to split up the group in order to do all content?

Lol I can't believe I missed it: an old (well, from two years ago) came by and we've been chatting for the past 5 hours... how'd it go? Did you guys manage to AS half a mob simultaneously? How many lvls did you earn? GAH!!!

Well, at least I have solace in the fact that my idea at least brought enjoyment to others.., even if I didn't reap the benefits lol

Eye Blink was created earlier today, gold-side, MA/EA.
How does tomorrow at 1pm PST (4pm EST) sound? We should probably start soon since most of us are already set.

I think the Dev's wanted the forums to be a place where relatively new players could go for help.

Before Build Workshop was introduced, the MM forums was filled w/ (Bots, Thugs, Demons)/(Traps, FF) build advice... I'd even seen a few repeat builds.

Since Build Workshop, there are still a few builds here and there, but general questions and opinion threads are staying on the front page for longer now.

I think the devs were thinking: "New players should go to the Dominator forum and see questions about how certain procs work in certain powers, and not 'ZOMG soft-cap my perma-dom Fire/Psi'...", e.g

My idea was to run what I'm going to now coin as a "semi-static" team.

In the past, I've joined an "all-MM SG, play when you want, maybe one day we'll all be online at the same time and we'll do a TF" once, but as far I know, no one's ever online at the same time. I've also joined an "all-MM static team SG, everyone come out on a certain day and play, it'll be awesome once a week", but people forget these things, and after 3 or 4 weeks of running w/ only 2-3 out of 15 members, that kind of died off.

If I were to do this, I'd choose a day and time where we all come together to play, but if your Stalker is *soo* much fun you can't keep your cursor off it, then by all means...

On Exalted I already have a lvl10 Stalker (blueside, MA/NRG, Natural) that I made w/ this superteam in mind, but the costume is saved and I don't mind rerolling (only takes 2 DFB's to get lvl10 anyway).

I don't want to restrict people to themes.. even though by doing so I half-expect a team of (KM or Elec)/(Nin or Ice), but I usually use these things to try things I normally couldn't get into.

As far as "teamy" Stalkers go, from how I build, all my Stalkers are "teamy" (and by that, I mean I take Assault, and have Assemble the Team)... though I guess at least two of us should get to Vengeance.

because (Assault stacked) +80% damage, taking out all bosses and LTs in a mob, (probably) fearing everything remaining, and basically guaranteed ~31% base crit out of hide sounds really awesome.

I'm thinking of running one: but that's about as far as I've gone w/ the planning (midterms and whatnot..)

If I did, who'd be with me? I'd most likely do this on Virtue or Exalted.

If I had to guess, the macro would be:
/macro Attack "petcomall Attack Defensive$$petsayall <text>" and so on.
The problem with this is that it wouldn't have the Pet attack symbol.
Maybe if you have the pet attack symbol on your tray, then click edit and type the above command, it may work.

Warning: if others have "pet dialog" visible in their active tab, this will be spam: I'd ask around before using this too much (assuming it even works...)

Soo... is this 8-man, 1-primary team happening? Because I'm totally in: even mercs would be awesome (maybe more awesome if you staggered aggro so specs used mezzes better) if there were 8 of them.

Dibs on the /stormie!

As always, anecdotal evidence is anecdotal, and YMMV, but earlier today I was on my lvl48 kat/regen stalker (basic IOs only), and "tanked" (fortitude helped me cheat at this) for my +4/x8 team of only 4 members (blaster blaster def me, attack chain was AS -> Water Spout -> DP -> Scrapperlock). ...then again, once the ill/time troller showed up he started taking mobs by himself, but that's another story

Like others have said, /regen is more survivable than one might think, and even more appeal comes from the fact that +def/+res adds more to /regen than it does any other defense set.

Unlike most posters here, I like /regen most on a stalker (I tried it there first, so I may be biased...): having other tools like Placate, Water Spout, and Hibernate (or Shadow Meld, if you're feeling lucky) makes me die even less than other AT regens

With all the new changes to the game going about (Power Pools at lvl4, eg), what are some new crazy pet tricks you guys have been pulling?

There's already a thread a little lower on using Gang War -> Burnout -> Gang War

I've now got two toons that use Null the Gull to disable Team Teleport- it still works on my pets, however: I've got a Necro/Traps that TTs Zombies in after Seeker Drones b/c they're slow, and a Mercs/Time that TTs mercs out of melee range (stupid AI...)

I'd like to hear what you guys have in mind.

Sources: http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Mace_Mastery#Power_Boost and a little off the top of my head

Power Boost doesn't really seem worth it to me: it won't increase the -res in Freezing Rain, or anything in Thunder Storm/Tornado. I will increase your defense buffs in Steamy Mist (or other toggles), though it'll only do it for a few secs (around 10), it will increase your -toHit in Hurricane for that time as well, and it will increase the -def in Freezing Rain.

Edit: it increases duration of stuns, not magnitude

On paper (if RedTomax is to be believed...) Demons by far have the most resist, even before factoring in Ember Shield or Abyssal Reconstruction: no comparison. Not to mention they can slot Recharge Intensive Pet procs

Below them I'd (maybe) put Necromancy: they have alot of exotic damage resist, fears, self heals, KDs, and -ToHit (which is equal to +def), but they are missing s/l resist, which is most common. Also can take RIP procs

*Then* I'd put the all-favored bots: they have average resist, plus +def from Protector Bots. Cannot take RIP procs

Pair any of these w/ /thermal and as many def/res procs as you can slot and your pets should be indestructible.

I like mercs: my first lvl50 villain was mercs/TA (though I wouldn't recommend it: on basic IOs she struggles on +0/x5/bosses, which most of my subsequent MMs laugh at).

For passive playstyle I'd say the best pairing is Thermal, but since you said you like to be more active, I'd say go w/ dark or storm (in that order) Mercs/Dark has some pretty sweet cones, and tar patch helps you keep enemies in cones. Storm is pretty nice for making the enemies *slowly* run towards you, while slipping on ice, being KB'd by gust/Tunderstorm, while being ripped to shreds by a hail of bullets. Until you get the lvl32 upgrade, mercs scale up (as in, +1,+2,+3) moreso than out (x4,x5,x8)

...Since /poison got an upgrade, it may too be a good secondary (slows, -dmg -res -regen -toHit), but I haven't tried it yet...

Soo... I'd always said I'd never share my build until I was done making it (inherent fitness slowed that down a bit...), but since I'm only 2 LotG: Defense's away, and we now have this nifty build forum (so *all* builds can be lost due to weak search-fu, not just AT specific ones...), I've decided to share.

Hightlights of this build- layered defenses: I've tried other approaches (going straight for S/L softcap, high HP/regen, etc) but nothing quite beats 70% resist (before BG), 25% def to all (softcapped against +0s when Hurricane is running), and decent recharge. If I had to change something about this build, I'd put +Stealth in SJ (only necessary b/c of Lams, unnecessary before) and take Snap Shot instead of Aimed Shot, but that's not really worth a whole respec.

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Stormy Sensei 4: Level 50 Magic Mastermind
Primary Power Set: Ninjas
Secondary Power Set: Storm Summoning
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Leviathan Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Call Genin

• (A) Commanding Presence - Accuracy/Damage
• (3) Commanding Presence - Damage/Endurance
• (3) Commanding Presence - Accuracy/Endurance
• (5) Commanding Presence - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (5) Commanding Presence - Taunt/Placate Resist
• (7) Damage Increase IO

Level 1: Gale

• (A) Accuracy IO

Level 2: O2 Boost

• (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
• (7) Numina's Convalescence - Endurance/Recharge
• (9) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
• (9) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
• (11) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
• (11) Numina's Convalescence - Heal

Level 4: Snow Storm

• (A) Tempered Readiness - Accuracy/Slow
• (13) Tempered Readiness - Damage/Slow
• (13) Tempered Readiness - Range/Slow
• (15) Tempered Readiness - Accuracy/Damage/Slow
• (15) Tempered Readiness - Endurance/Recharge/Slow
• (17) Tempered Readiness - Accuracy/Endurance

Level 6: Train Ninjas

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO
• (33) Endurance Reduction IO

Level 8: Boxing

• (A) Accuracy IO

Level 10: Steamy Mist

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (17) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (19) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (19) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (21) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
• (21) Kismet - Defense/Endurance

Level 12: Call Jounin

• (A) Soulbound Allegiance - Damage
• (23) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
• (23) Soulbound Allegiance - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (25) Soulbound Allegiance - Accuracy/Recharge
• (25) Soulbound Allegiance - Chance for Build Up
• (27) Soulbound Allegiance - Damage/Endurance

Level 14: Tough

• (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance
• (29) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
• (29) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection

Level 16: Freezing Rain

• (A) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
• (27) Recharge Reduction IO
• (31) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Recharge
• (31) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
• (31) Shield Breaker - Chance for Lethal Damage
• (33) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 18: Combat Jumping

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense

Level 20: Hurricane

• (A) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance
• (34) Dark Watcher's Despair - Chance for Recharge Slow
• (34) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance
• (36) Dark Watcher's Despair - Recharge/Endurance
• (36) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge

Level 22: Weave

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge

Level 24: Super Jump

• (A) Jumping IO

Level 26: Oni

• (A) Sovereign Right - Resistance Bonus
• (39) Edict of the Master - Defense Bonus
• (40) Edict of the Master - Damage/Endurance
• (40) Edict of the Master - Accuracy/Endurance
• (40) Edict of the Master - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (42) Edict of the Master - Damage

Level 28: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 30: Smoke Flash

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 32: Kuji In Zen

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO
• (33) Endurance Reduction IO

Level 35: Tornado

• (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
• (43) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
• (43) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
• (45) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (45) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
• (45) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets

Level 38: Lightning Storm

• (A) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (46) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (46) Devastation - Damage/Endurance
• (46) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
• (48) Devastation - Chance of Hold
• (48) Devastation - Damage/Recharge

Level 41: School of Sharks

• (A) Accuracy IO

Level 44: Maneuvers

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance

Level 47: Shark Skin

• (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance
• (48) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
• (50) Resist Damage IO
• (50) Resist Damage IO

Level 49: Aimed Shot

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 50: IDF Partial Radial Improved Ally
Level 50: Clarion Partial Core Invocation
Level 50: Cardiac Core Paragon
Level 50: Cryonic Radial Final Judgement
Level 50: Gravitic Total Radial Conversion
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Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Empty

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 1: Supremacy
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift

• (A) Empty

Level 2: Hurdle

• (A) Empty

Level 2: Health

• (A) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration
• (36) Miracle - +Recovery
• (39) Miracle - Heal

Level 2: Stamina

• (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
• (42) Performance Shifter - EndMod
• (42) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
• (43) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge

Out of your list I'd choose ninja/dark.

Out of all choices I'd choose my main, Ninja/Storm

Since you're not looking for /storm, I'd say Necro/Traps, just for the lulz of blowing up a zombie for mass damage then bringing it back as a ghost

Lol I was going to suggest dominator until I reread the first paragraph

Given those options, your best choice would be Plant/Storm. I have 6 /storms, so I may be a bit biased though...

If the team is dead-set on having buffs, I'd suggest Fire/Empath, though