Talen Lee

By the way, here's a build I worked up for a friend's ice/stone tanker. The melee set could be swapped for anything else, I'm pretty sure, without it having any dire impact.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
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Corbassiere: Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Ice Armor
Secondary Power Set: Stone Melee
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Ancillary Pool: Arctic Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Frozen Armor -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(13), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(15), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(17), RedFtn-Def(33), RedFtn-EndRdx(40)
Level 1: Stone Fist -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5)
Level 2: Hoarfrost -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Rchg(17), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(19), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(19), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(23)
Level 4: Heavy Mallet -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(7), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(7), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9)
Level 6: Wet Ice -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 8: Chilling Embrace -- Slow-I(A), Slow-I(27)
Level 10: Stone Mallet -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(11), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(11), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff-I(A)
Level 14: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 16: Health -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(45)
Level 18: Glacial Armor -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(21), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(25), RedFtn-Def(40), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(42), RedFtn-EndRdx(42)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), EndMod-I(23)
Level 22: Fault -- Stpfy-Acc/Rchg(A), Rope-Acc/Rchg(34), RechRdx-I(34)
Level 24: Super Jump -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(25)
Level 26: Energy Absorption -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(27), DefBuff-I(29), RechRdx-I(29)
Level 28: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(34), AdjTgt-Rchg(37)
Level 30: Icicles -- C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(31), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg(31), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(31), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(33), EndRdx-I(33)
Level 32: Hibernate -- Heal-I(A)
Level 35: Tremor -- C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(36), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg(36), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(36), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), RechRdx-I(37)
Level 38: Seismic Smash -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(39), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 41: Block of Ice -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(42), EoCur-Acc/Hold/Rchg(43), RechRdx-I(43), Hold-I(43)
Level 44: Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(45), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46)
Level 47: Ice Storm -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(48), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(48), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48), Posi-Dam%(50), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Taunt -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet

Soft-capped to S/L/E/N with just two targets in Energy Absorption.

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That's kind of a prisoner's dilemma situation, isn't it? You're taking less Defense in the hopes that somebody else on the team has more to offer you?


I'd rather just take Weave and know for sure that I have that level of Defense, regardless of teammate's power choices.

[/ QUOTE ]On the other hand, for contrast, on my shield/ss tanker, I haven't bothered to socket for defence (or get Weave) because I know he's survivable enough solo that I don't need to. On teams, I can rely on other people to augment my ability in one way or another - either by increasing my mitigation, decreasing enemy damage, or just plain helping me kill faster.

On the other hand, Ice is such a powerful set I'm surprised anyone feels it needs Weave.

who?

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Does a new dom do more damage normally than the old dom+buff did? (if that makes sense )

[/ QUOTE ]Yes.

If scrappers got /nin, /sr scrappers would get jealous.

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Some of us can't readily get on test servers. My connection to whatever serve that downloads patches and versions is abysmal - as I speak, it's been fourteen hours since I started the downloader for I15's second, 90 megabyte patch, and I have a total of 43 megabytes, with a prospective speed of 0kb a second. I had literally no idea what the test changes felt like, and how I would respec in lieu of those changes.

Receiving the freespec along with the changes I'd want to first feel out is a bit of a pain in the tuchus.

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But the freespec is for the changes, thats why you were given one. the 'old' one was for the previous issues stuff. Feel em out, let the tweaks come over the next couple of weeks, then use it. That is the way they were originally intended to be used.

[/ QUOTE ]Absolutely. I'm not saying I need them. That's why I pointed out it was a pain in the butt because it meant if I didn't mind the old changes, I couldn't save the freespec and use it for the new changes. If power X is changed, and I respec to check it out, I'm then stuck with it for an issue if I didn't like it. It is ever a minor annoyance.

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Is this a fluke, and I'm only getting input from people who think that for some reason Stone is the only "true" tank, or are they right, and the character I made now obsolete as far as the reason he was created in the first place, to tank?

[/ QUOTE ]You're teaming with retards. Quit the team and form your own.

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Yes. I, the player of Enerix, am talking about moral and ethical dimensions of ERP and sharing my opinions regarding the matter. Your point?

[/ QUOTE ]The same reason I would find it ironic to hear Michael Bay talk about ways to make good movies.

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I kindda like some of his movies.

[/ QUOTE ]Poetry in motion.

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From what I hear the villains story is much more well developed, but the run is hard. As it should be.

[/ QUOTE ]I can't imagine any person who knows anything about stories saying that about the Barracuda SF.

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Yes. I, the player of Enerix, am talking about moral and ethical dimensions of ERP and sharing my opinions regarding the matter. Your point?

[/ QUOTE ]The same reason I would find it ironic to hear Michael Bay talk about ways to make good movies.

I eventually got the file by asking a friend to download it and send it to me over AOL. It arrived in about an hour and a half, even with AIM's crappy speed.

I'm just saying, something is a bit suspect.

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I know what it means, I just want to know where you got snark out of my comment.

The word you're looking for is 'irony.'

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Ah. Thanks.

But that doesn't really change my response. :P

[/ QUOTE ]What? That because you have no idea who I am, I clearly can't know anything about you?

Just to [censored] a little, living in Australia, I've been downloading that 90 megabyte patch since 11pm last night for me. It's 2 PM now... so... 15 hours?

60% done!

I see we have different thresholds for 'great', OP.

You must remember, 'There's nothing in this issue I like' is the exact same thing as 'This issue has nothing in it'.

I know what it means, I just want to know where you got snark out of my comment.

The word you're looking for is 'irony.'

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No, it's more than possible to stack it multiple times alone.

[/ QUOTE ]How.

Please, post builds. Provide examples. Explain.

Snark?

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I'm pretty sure it wasn't me that Talen was referring to, but just to make things perfectly clear; I am not the player of Enerix. I have never really interacted with Enerix or her player (as far as I know) and so on and so on. Still, I'm sure she's a perfectly nice person, and whatever she does with her fifteen dollars a month is her own business, as long as she doesn't shove it in peoples' faces. Figuratively speaking.

[/ QUOTE ]Oh, sure. Enerix is Bright Shadow, at last check. That was a QR.

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Socket end redux. In your attacks. Most brutes can work it out, c'mon.

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Some of us can't readily get on test servers. My connection to whatever serve that downloads patches and versions is abysmal - as I speak, it's been fourteen hours since I started the downloader for I15's second, 90 megabyte patch, and I have a total of 43 megabytes, with a prospective speed of 0kb a second. I had literally no idea what the test changes felt like, and how I would respec in lieu of those changes.

Receiving the freespec along with the changes I'd want to first feel out is a bit of a pain in the tuchus.

... the player of Enerix is telling off people about the moral and ethical implcations of ERP?

Huh.

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It gets on my [censored] when people say 'X is arguably Y' when I can't find any of the arguments anywhere.

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There's one right above. I'm arguing. Argument found. Welcome to the argument.

[/ QUOTE ]Could you make it an actual argument, not just an unsupported statement?

'Arguably' is a wallpaper word like 'Clearly.' It's the word you use when you don't want people to notice you haven't supported the point.

Triumph, the land of unicorn giggles, where one person's unsubstantiated anecdote is clear proof of a trend.

Meh. I think offering the advice of 'Don't be [censored], don't deal in misinformation or partial information, and encourage new players to enjoy new things' is hardly a lesson people need. Those who might do it aren't going to need the reminder, those who won't aren't about to change based on a post.

I heard about them this morning, had a house inspection, sat down this evening to spend today and some of tomorrow applying them.

Then the servers went down. Dang.