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Quote:Awesome Scrapper PuG on ApexOriginally Posted by Blood Red Arachnid
My point being that buffs and debuffs stack, easily pushing stats from nearly maxed to maxed, and having more potent effects the more you have them. A -30% resist on an enemy, for example is roughly equivalent to giving the entire team a longer lasting Build Up, and the only way to truly beat that on a team is if the blaster/scrapper/brute/stalker/whatever you add increases the overall raw DPS of the entire group by 30% + the raw damage the support AT would've brought. Once you get to teams of 5+ damage dealers, that's really hard to do, so after awhile the usefulness of just damage dealing ATs bottoms out. Now, similar things can be said about other abilities: Usually in the form of whether or not the extra damage can kill things fast enough or if the aggro drawn is equivalent to what would be recovered by a heal, what would be mitigated by mezz, and the defense/resist increases from a support AT.
Of course, Support ATs bottom out, too. Once an enemy is held, it is held. Once you are healed, you're healed. Once your defense/resistance caps, it doesn't go higher. Support ATs bottom out later due to the variety of ways you can buff and debuff, and that is why full defender teams get revered so much. The best teams, therefore, are the ones that are a good mix of support ATs and damage ATs. It is not to specific on what you need, as long as you have someone there to do it.
The six scrapper team was a PUG, too.
Same Scrapper PuG on Tin Mage
That is a nice PuG!
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Quote:I ran one of those and it ended great. May depend on the scrappers though.Originally Posted by Blood Red Arachnid
It's not that hard. But at that level you do want a lot of support. Trust me, I once ran an ITF at +3 with six scrappers. Did not end well.
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Quote:I haven't seen many WP Stalkers around. Of course, in i22 we might see more stalkers, and thusly more WP Stalkers.Originally Posted by Leo_G
I think this is how it should be.
Probably won't be happy until we've got so many sets for our ATs that practically all of them will be rare except the 'three' sets you see kinda all the time (because people are sheep and uncreative).
So any sets you don't see often, blame it on Street Justice, Super Strength, Titan Weapons, Invulnerability, Willpower, Fiery Aura, Plant Control, Earth Control, Fire Control, Fire Blast, Dual Pistols, Storm Summoning, Robotics, Necromancy, Kinetics, Cold Domination and Dark Miasma...
Hmm, that list is too long...we need more sets to dilute it.
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Quote:I'd suggest waiting for i22. *nod*Originally Posted by Vauluur
Hmm, hadn't thought of Time and coloring. I might wait for I22 and use Dark Control for the Umbral Beast and the Haunts. Plus it comes with Possess or whatever it's called for an enchantment spell. I will consider that. Other thoughts?
Been testing out Dark/Time and it does feel exactly like you want.
My Plan is to go Dark/Time/Fire and from that you can always grab the Cryo Judgement power for the Cone of Cold (and hey, the judgement power is a cold).
Now I can't say how powerful the combo is, Dark Control isn't finished being tweaked to whatever (but currently I'm quite enjoying the set) and I don't know how much Time Manip's weak -Regen is going to help in hard target damage for the combo, but even if it doesn't help that much, still looks to be exactly what you want, and a lot of fun.
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Quote:Maybe it's a Virtue thing, what server do you play on, but I see many people knowing the value of the Leadership pool.Originally Posted by dugfromthearth
I love Crabs. I think SoA's are amazing, having finally gotten around to trying them. I am amazed they are not more popular.
But then I also realize that the leadership buffs are amazing - and the simple fact is that the vast majority of players do not. If people realized how great they were, every team above low levels would have at least maneuvers from every character.
even with the low buff that's almost +20% def for everyone with no enhancements.
SoA buffs and leadership buffs are amazing. But most players are not really aware of them or how good they are.
Since Inherent Stamina, more people have picked them up as well.
Out of all my characters, only one lacked the Leaership Pool (Fire/Earth Dom, I just didnt have the pool powers for it! Concept demand Hover and teleport >_>) -
Quote:When they up Time Manip's -Regen to actually being effective, I'll play my Support toon more I promise!Originally Posted by Wing_Leader
If all that is true, then I don't understand why my Brute seems to be as welcome on teams as any other AT, and just as effective within the role designed for it. DPS, survivability, and aggro management are all very useful qualities which Brutes have in as much abundance as any other AT you care to mention, so I don't really see how they stand out as low desirability or low usefulness.
The only time I've felt excluded from a team has been when an iTrial league specifically shouts out looking for "healing/support", indicating to me that they are already so melee heavy that I might not be as valuable as a Controller, Dominator, Defender, or Corruptor (though I've seen plenty of trollers, doms, and corrs that don't do a whole lot of team buffing except when it also benefits them).
Personally, I like seeing lots of support and ranged dps ATs on a team if only because they help to balance out the overabundance of melee characters that I constantly see in the post-50 game. But most teams seem to display an attitude of being quite happy with anyone who wants to join (and plays competently). I don't really see much in the way of a clear control/support bias during team formation, at least not on Virtue.
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Quote:Now why can't we get skirts that short put into the game?!Originally Posted by Camille Thompson
yay for Pyre Gyrl
ain't she cute?
Nice pic too!
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It's coming Werner! i22!
I liked the HO's for the slot saves they allowed me. Yeah, had to move some slots around after this.
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I see so much wrong with you post (OP). But let's field one that stands out to me as it's become my main as of late, and looks to be improved in i22.
Stalkers bring AOE.
Certain sets accessable by Stalkers lack AOE.
So Scrappers/Brutes have more AOE. You mean that Dark Melee Scrapper/Brute has more AOE than the Electric Melee Stalker? The Spines Stalker?
And a lot of times, I've seen Dark Melee users just skip Shadow Maul (I know I did
) so that leaves Soul Drain as the only AOE damage, and that's some weak AOE that just got outshined by the DB, NIN, ELM, KM, StJ Stalkers, and hell the Claws Stalker with Shockwave probably outdid that Dark Melee Scrapper/Brute in AOE. 
That all said, I love playing Scrappers too.
Id say the reason you see so little of the Redside Epic ATs is because, really, yes you can make more than one, but then with 3 builds, you can make the different versions all on one character
So, when someone has one, it's likely the only one they make, and two, well, let's face it, most people don't like to be on redside. -
Quote:Or because they're movies that aren't for everyone, but just enough like them to make them make a nice profit?Originally Posted by CaptainFoamerang
Because they were mediocre? This movie franchise is being kept afloat by foreign box office, either out of love for Mila Jovavich or the IP.
Not that I'm saying they're high class works of cinema genius, written to by writers who make shakespear stand up in his grave and appluad.
But they're fun escapism (for some) and that's all that matter.
And let's all just remember, as bad as you think RE is. As bad as you think the sequals are.
RE and it's sequals blow Mortal Kombat: Annialation out of the water!
I consider these some of the best video game to movie films, and really, I hate the games.
I'm 100% sure I will watch these in the theater. I'm 99% sure I'll enjoy it!
Yes, I'm willing to give that 1% chance, but so far the RE movie series is 4 for 4 for me! -
Well, Id like to see more Trials put in first, so we dont repeat them so much like we do with the current TFs/SFs.
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Quote:I thought they were pulled because they were originally linked to PvP Base Raids, then when the CoP returned, you got a new self only buff. Has that buff gone away now? Been awhile since I ran a CoP.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
This already exists in the game. It's called the Cathedral of Pain Trial. Originally one of the rewards was Items of Power which gave SG members various buffs as long as they were in SG mode. The IoP's were pulled because they were bugged.
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And it was right! Totally seen as a "Get rid of Jack references" idea!
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I agree. I had one character created purely for the awesome flame chest detail I unlocked, and then had to wait till level 2 to use it :/
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Quote:She's a vampire. She doesn't need it to breathe.Originally Posted by Dark One
And the part where she's crawling through the vent and the camera is focused right in on her butt? That's about "style" too, right?
A leather outfit can be good for fighting, but that rubber stuff she's wearing? Not so much. Not very much protection, probably hot (temperature-wise) as everything, probably doesn't breathe well. She doesn't breathe.
As for protection. She's a bad *** action hero! Outfit for protection? That's like wondering why all the other action heroes dont wear bullet proof vests or are armored up all the time.
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Stylized Action? Yes!
Stylized Violence? Yes!
Easy to follow plot? Yes!
It's a movie that would be touted as a summer blockbuster if it had a bigger budget (and you know, shown in the summer).
If you liked 1 and 2, I see no reason why one wouldn't enjoy this one.
And her outfit is more about style than anything else. Really. Is it that hard to see? No whether you think it's stylish is a different story. But it's about style. Not "will it or will it not come off". *rolls eyes*
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Quote:Build for S/L Defense, let the other defense go where they go. That means making use of Kinetic Combat's for sure (and possibly the new Scrapper AT IOs).Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion
Yeah, I do not play hover melee ever. But I will be using fly a lot to stealth stuff. Its my favorite travel power. But I see the mez prot is separate in Elec, so mostly should be fine.
As far as I/Os, with 0 defense in Elec it looks like it will be a big hill to get to softcap. I doubt I will have extras to throw at trying spectacular shifts in End Mgt except a Perf Sh +End. In fact the more i seriously consider this project the more I am looking at Elec Armor as a problem and not a solution. Can this stuff even be softcapped?
To give an idea, right now I am on a 29 Brute who is soling all Blueside. Mostly I stealth, grab glowies, rescue hostages, kill all, yada yada. Sometimes I have to (like last night) rescue 8 hostages, 4 glowies. Well, ya miss one, ya know. The easiest way then is to slowly walk past each group and find the guy. On my brute I am literally ignoring all mobs. I do not hit a heal, I do not hit an attack, I just ignore them. I stealthed it orig so I wouldnt have to deal with a crowd, ya se. Not because the crowd could hurt me. I want that same ability from a Scrapper, (or nearly), with a crap ton more upfront damage. I can manage some trade off, i know a Willpower Scrapper is never gonna be as tough as a Invul Brute. But I do not want something that will fold like a taco when the map goes nutz. I have never run Elec Armor, so I am unsure what that runs like.
WP Scrapper may not be as tough as an INV Brute, but damn is it's not all that noticable 99% of the time.
Truthfully I prefere WP on Stalkers myself, but I love the clickie heal versus all toggles. *shrug* So with the new changes I'm quite HAPPY WHOOOT /o/ \o/ \o\ with Stalker WP, just need that awesomely fun Primary now >_> -
Aaron Walker dying.
Rescuing Katie. -
Quote:The city and the world's populous finding out that your character failed and thusly shunning him/her as a failure and the reason Statesman is dead!Originally Posted by CasualX
The city looks up to my character, the story of the city is my character's comic, not Statesman's. Statesman was an important NPC in my comic, but is there to build my story. My character tried their best to save him, but failed, where will that lead my character to next? Don't know yet, but looking forward to finding out.
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Quote:You alreadymentioned having IOs set aside for this new project, that alone should take care of a lot of end concerns.Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion
I'm pretty seriously considering this Elec/Elec Mauk2. I have some questions. I tend to like fly for ease of getting around (It's a gonna be a big project) and Elec armor loses Immob/Knockback protection in air. Any thoughts? I am assuming you are running SS, and that is probably the way I will go as well. (It would certainly make those endless trips across IP better) And then just stealth when jetpacking otherwise and hope for the best? Also, I have never run Elec. I like the Damage Aura, I rarely get those. But 4 toggles and one is a damage aura. You say no End issues, for real? A lot of my difficult content will be pre 34, pre power sink. also, as a avid DM player I am unsure if I want to use a PbAoE End rec power as the heart of my End Mgt. Or are there hidden things in the Elec/Elec build I am missing? Do those little End drains I see actually add up to something significant? 20' radius on Lightning Rod. emote whistle.
You can take Fly and be just fine, you just don't want to be a hover scrapper. But as a travel power, Fly is perfectly fine. -
Oooo...I like it!
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Quote:With Statesman alive, they were already doing that by the sounds of it.Originally Posted by VoodooGirl
With the death of Statesman, the heroes of Paragon City have found a new visage to look up to.
Themselves. So killing him off was more about killing the icon and less on who to look up to.
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Quote:Now see, that's just not what you said before. Silly Zyphoid. And that's okay! Play what you like.Originally Posted by Zyphoid
I now bang my head on my desk over a point either communicated poorly, or a point missed. Like I said, we all have our hangups.
Besides all of that, I prefer to play male toons, for what ever reason. I dislike this pack because it ignored male and huge models. I also would have liked to have the sash with robes because there is NOT a good Kung Fu sash in the game, but I would have wanted it on the huge and male model also.
Either way, the most I can do is not buy this one, and hope that nothing like this is done again. I really don't even want any all male sets. I would really like a fair and even break down of parts for all models.
They did say there was technical reasons for it however, and I don't see why they'd lie.
What was it, pieces were made for the female model, and the Kheldian ones we see are likely made specifically for those Kheldians that have them. -
Nice piece! I like it!
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Quote:It looked like her!Originally Posted by Inazuma
Was that Michelle Rodriguez? Did they bring her character from RE1 back to life?