Aett_Thorn

OP, why don't you just slot KB enhancements in some of the other sets to get this kind of feel?

It also depends on what you think you need. If you think you need to shore up some holes in your build, Incarnate abilities can be used for that. If you want to be more powerful at what you already do, they can be used for that, too.

It's WAAAAYYYYY to broad of a question to answer. What you're asking for is akin to asking what the best powersets for each AT are. There are too many different answers.

It is within their usual maintenance period right now, and possibly I20.5 is going up today, so I'd say that the servers are likely down.


Edit -> Announcement here: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=264029

How would the set look when you use it against small creatures like clockwork, versus a Giant Monster? How would it work against things like Swarms?

How would it work at all with the collision engine that we have?



In short, a set like this (basically grappling), is very tough to do with the engine that we have. We can't really grab an enemy, since they occupy different space in the game. So, our characters could make a grab maneuver, but we'd never actually grab the enemy. Also, the same animation would play when used against a tiny clockwork robot (we'd "grab" empty air), and a Kronos Titan (we'd "grab" an ankle).

I will only be using the VIP server to create new characters on, since all names will be free on it until people start populating it. I won't be moving any characters to it, and haven't seen many people saying that they will move all of their characters there.

I think there is little worry that new players won't have any Vets around.

If I've got no endurance issues, Leadership is the pool I usually go with. Assault is great with just an EndRed in it. Sure it's not a huge boost in damage, but it affects everyone in range, so it can help. And everyone loves a bit more Defense.

I just did the mission you're talking about on a Stalker, and yes, the mobs do seem to port in early, and there's a room full of enemies just waiting for you.

Still, pulling at times can be beneficial. This is one of them. It might be just as easy, and just about as time consuming, but it works in cases like these. A good Tanker knows when pulling is the better option.


Oh, and welcome back!

1) While we're not sure exactly how this will work quite yet, from what I've read, it seems like new characters will get a choice between starting in Galaxy City and Praetoria.

2) The devs don't leave this script on all of the time. They have run it in the past, sure, but that didn't free up many names, from what we've been told. Basically, right now, players could be "hoarding" names, but that hasn't been much of a problem for me. As such, I don't see them changing anything for when Freedom gets here.

Having more than one Tanker isn't bad, especially if they can alternate spawns and gather the enemies up nice and tight.

However, Tankers don't stack as well as some other ATs. Defenders, Controllers, Corruptors, and Masterminds have sets that make them force multipliers. The buff/debuffs sets can often stack together, too. However, Tankers don't have a lot of buffs and debuffs. Even Bruising doesn't stack from multiple Tankers. This makes having more than one on a slower-moving team fairly redundant, since the spawns aren't large enough to justify the additional aggro control.


Do I agree with this? No. I think that multiple Tankers can help in certain circumstances, and it's still more damage that doesn't need much support. However, I can somewhat understand where they're coming from.

Yeah, if you're a Tanker, surrounded by 17 enemies, all attacking you, you'd get locked into a guarding animation, unable to perform an attack animation.

Isn't the first one the Mother of Mercy hospital?

12 open slots, just like any other server. With the option to purchase more.

Agreed. I'll be using the VIP server to make some new characters, but that's about it.

Also, why did you think that you would? Trial accounts by definition should be new players, or very old players trying it out before returning. But those tend to be groups that you don't want testing new content (which is what those servers are for) because they don't know enough about the game to know the difference between what's working and what isn't, for the most part.

Also, allowing Trials to access features that are still in testing is a great way for information to leak.

Basically, I don't think it's reasonable to assume that trials would have access to those servers at all, and I'm kind of curious as to why you though you would have access to them.