Talen Lee

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I'm having a lot of trouble trying to fit Rise of the Phoenix into my FA/SS/Pyre build...

This toon is mostly PvEm, maybe alittle PvP...

Do I need it?

[/ QUOTE ]I like it on my tanker and my blaster - but I'd never sweat over 'forcing' it to fit in. It's the very definition of a power that's nice to have, but not necessary to have. I'd also never socket it.

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Me, I just hoped it wouldn't go through because I believed that every idea in it would be implemented badly. So far I'm pretty much expectant to be right.

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So far, the first implemented portion (MA) is a fantastic addition, in spite of forum drama and some players' attempts to ruin it for others. Yep, it had/has bugs; I've yet to see a major update for any game come out bug free.

[/ QUOTE ]Bugs? I'm talking about the content. Ignoring the farms, ignoring the rating system and ignoring the bugs, the AE system is still being used to mass-produce slurry.

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Heavy hitting does not have to mean more damage. When a Brute or Scrapper hit, they do damage but when a Tanker hits he hits so hard that the blow plows through his intended target and hits others in range.


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And when they hit one guy, it's like a sissy slap. How is that being a heavy hitter?


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Define sissy slap. How many points of damage represent a sissy slap?

[/ QUOTE ]'Not scrapper damage.'

At level...?

What I did find interesting was a map I saw on an episode of West Wing, which tried to correct the european exaggeration on the Mercater map. That thing was neat, not because it put Australia on top, but because it just plain out got the sizes of the European countries right.

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I think Cloak of Fear could use some tweaking. It seems a lot of people agree.

[/ QUOTE ]So? Some power has to be the weakest power in the set.

Is he going on about his refusal to socket damage enhancements again?

Go fight Johnny Sonata, solo, then come back and try to tell me that PTOD, or something like them, is not necessary for the game.

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I know I was very pleasantly surprised by the changes, but then again I don't have a perma-dom let alone a Dom stacking Dom.

[/ QUOTE ]I have two permadoms. One stacks it. Neither mind the changes.

The individual disappointment I get in one character's cute trick being diminished is meaningless compared to the massive relief I get in considering the many different ways in which I and others can now explore the archetype. Seeing the people who rage against this change like it's a personal insult is just another wonderful reminder to me that I've been rewarded for my skill in learning how to play the game.

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G'day, mate! I love Australians. I don't know why, unless it's because every one I've ever met has been really cool.

[/ QUOTE ]*sniffle*

Wait, I'm assuming this means you didn't know I was Australian, right? Dammit, this is ruining my curmudgeon status.

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I would rather you be able to get them for completing the LGTF, after all you DO have to get past Hami (weak or not) more so than in the RSF/STF?? O.o

Add them as a reward for the LGTF please

[/ QUOTE ]That would contravene the Lady Grey Task Force's carefully-interwoven theme of 'nothing in any mission have any [censored] thing to do with anything else' that the writers strove so hard to hit.

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When you're playing the game on a team, not so much.

[/ QUOTE ]Some powersets are good at some things, and less good at others.

How much more simple can we make this?

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Maybe Tankers should get their bottle too. You know, for doing the job nobody wants to.

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Except D3 Defenders... and Tankerminds... and some Scrappers... and some Controllers... and many Brutes... and dwarf form Kheldians...

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And most don't do it nearly as well....

[/ QUOTE ]Clearly, it's not a job nobody wants to do.

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I'm not sure it's that cut and dry.

[/ QUOTE ]Never mind him.

Seriously.

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The point I was making is that in the comics the Tanker-types tend to go toe to toe with the big guns.

[/ QUOTE ]If the tank can take out the AV on his own, the tank has no need of the team. And this strikes you as a 'solution' to the 'problem'?

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If you had you would know that it can be quite annoying finding things in an environment like that, which is why it is something that is saved for later levels and limited to a single zone and a few staggered missions.

[/ QUOTE ]There are things to look for in Dark Astoria? All I ever look for are 'more zombies.'

Weirdly, I find them, all the time, really easily.

Me, I just hoped it wouldn't go through because I believed that every idea in it would be implemented badly. So far I'm pretty much expectant to be right.

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but...but...but scrappers and brutes can do it!!!

[/ QUOTE ]And they shouldn't be able to, either. Team content should be content that needs a team.

On the other hand, the babies have their bottle, and such a fuss would be kicked up if they were made to play fair.

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However, Tankers really can't solo against an AV, their damage is far too low. Since this would be a buff to single target damage, this would help with this "problem."

[/ QUOTE ]<ul type="square">[*]It's not a problem.[*]Yes they can.[*]This is only a problem to those people with scrapper envy who can't be arsed trying to solo AVs.[*]They shouldn't be able to.[*]Did I mention this isn't actually a problem?[/list]

There are a couple of interesting points here that touch on a variety of areas. For example:

• Defenders are less likely to be stupid? Eh, I don't think so. I've seen many a defender with one attack in their forties. I've seen more than a few defenders whine about running out of support powers to take and being 'forced' to take something in their epics that can deal damage.
• Controllers' buffs and debuffs are less than defenders. That's true. On the other hand, mezzing a spawn for the entirety of its life makes the cuteness of forcefields rather redundant, for example. When comparing a controller's buffs/debuffs to the buffs/debuffs of the defender, remember the controller will usually contribute some damage, and often in many cases, some control too, which relieves the need to lean on his buffs/debuffs. In many cases, this can be a bit of a pain for the defender, where the controller provides less, but needs to provide less.
• Defender damage isn't great. Well, I suppose it's not. My empathy/archery doesn't feel like he hits like a truck, but then if he did, something would be very wrong because there are other archetypes that do it. Would it be nice to feel like I did more? I suppose so, but then it wouldn't really be fair to the other archetypes that don't have any buffs or debuffs worth a damn.
• Tornelco's build costing a lot... well, yes, do you think soloing GMs and AVs should be cheap and easy? Go ask the scrapper boards how many of them did their av-soloing builds on the cheap. Same with the controllers.
• Sonic Blast is awesome. I totally agree. Ironically I have a hard time enjoying playing it because the animations annoy me.
• Dominators are being adjusted to have both their roles considered equally important. Maybe that's a wet test for the defender. I doubt it, but that can give people a smidgen of hope.
• So, you don't like how defenders do damage? Okay, neat. You see those other ATs out there? Try them, maybe they'll have something you like. I know I like corruptors but don't like defenders as much. That's not indicative of a problem, that's indicative of taste. There are a bunch of guys in this thread who seem to really enjoy their defenders and don't feel they lack for damage.
• It's late. Who are you people and where's my horse?

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At my trustworthy mark I just got hit with 33 month rewards instead of just 3. I know this is recurring and I've petitioned it and am waiting a response, I'm just wondering how and why this is even happening. I was hoping it wouldn't hit me so I wouldn't have to deal with it, but meh... thats the luck of the draw.

I really don't like getting credit for things I don't earn.

[/ QUOTE ]Speaking as someone who's passed a vet reward marker and gotten nothing, can I has ur vet stuff? D:

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I really think for completeness there should be Longbow EATs on blueside

[/ QUOTE ]... And what do you give redside to make it 'complete'?

Just to remind you here, the redside lacks for two task force ranges, hazard zones, has about half the content overall, and the VEAT storyline is something spat out by an incompetent, so where exactly is this 'completeness.'?

The only reason my doms are ever out of melee is because there's nothing left to close with.

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explained above - i compared only set totals, not toggle per toggle. i didnt include things like cloak of fear, OG or SoW from wp because they can be considered situational.

[/ QUOTE ]You want to ignore a massive mitigation tool that's always on and lump it in with a rough-spot smoother because it can be considered situational?

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yes. how good is that mitigation tool vs. a +2 eb? how good is the rough-spoot smoother vs that same +2 eb?

but, how good is that mitigation tool vs. a horde of minions and lt's?

situational

[/ QUOTE ]By that same - oh, hell with being polite - by that stupid metric, all the armours are situational too, because what if you don't have any endurance? What if you're fighting Hamidon? What if you're fighting Knives of Artemis who can toggle off your RTTC? Ogloom turns off minion damage. It flat-out denies minions the ability to attack you. It's situational but the situation where you have actual minions to fight are a fair bit more meaningful than the few rare times you're going to fight EBs.

Go back to playing Willpower and stop trying to influence the design of sets too complicated for you to manage.

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explained above - i compared only set totals, not toggle per toggle. i didnt include things like cloak of fear, OG or SoW from wp because they can be considered situational.

[/ QUOTE ]You want to ignore a massive mitigation tool that's always on and lump it in with a rough-spot smoother because it can be considered situational?