AresSupreme

Originally Posted by Acanous_Quietus

which server, and are you open to Masterminds?

Originally Posted by Sentry4

I'll quickly take an estimate on how survivable I think he is. I don't think it's as much as people think.

Using some of my EA builds as examples, with Overload he probably has somewhere around 110% to 130% for all types. So I'll use 120% for everything. That means he has 54% defense in RV.

Let's assume a blaster with 100% accuracy in bonuses and 66% acc in an attack from a glad set. This means 1.66x ACC for that one attack, DRed to 1.23x for that attack. 30% Elusivity hits it down to 0.86x Acc.

I didn't see any -tohit debuffs coming from Ares so we won't factor any.

The blaster has Kismet and Tactics. Tactics gives 11% slotted, 10% after DR. That's 16% tohit in total, DRed to 13%. (Combat attributes would say 88% tohit).

The equation would look like

=Acc*(Basetohit-Defense+Tohit)

=(1+0.86)*(50-54+13)
=1.86*9
=16.74% Chance to hit

Let's say they pop 2 yellows for an extra 15% tohit

16%+15% = 31% tohit DRed to 20% tohit

=(1+0.86)*(50-54+20)
=1.86*16
=29.74% Chance to hit

This is the same as Ares having 70% res to everything (including unresisted procs), but he also dodges all effects at the same time.

When the blaster uses a 5 slotted Aim with adjusted targeting, he gets +55% tohit. With only kismet and tactics, he'll get 55+16 = 71% DRed to 27.7% tohit. (Combat attributes would say 102.7%)

=1.86*(50-54+27.7)
=1.86*23.7
=44% Chance to hit

That's the same as 56% resistance to all while a well slotted blaster uses Aim.

You also have to factor the fact he has 2404 HP from overload, that he has rebirth and energize as heals and gets +regen from each of them as well, and he has a lot of ranged attacks that will add up.

The fact that a really good blaster can kill an invul brute in unstoppable, sitting at 3202 HP with 85% res and more regen than an EA scrap tells me there are doms and blasters that could kill him, even if they didn't use psi.

Lastly, here's a secret. If you look at his EA shields on Red Tomax, they're all set to stop giving him DDR while held/stunned/slept. This means, when he's held, all his DR (except overload) disappears. He'll only resist about 30% of the defense debuffs. That means telekinesis + defense debuffs (clicks not toggles) could potentially really harm him.

Blaze mastery also means he doesn't have targeting drone or FA to resist tohit debuffs. I think a good Dark/Poison/Psychic could beat him, but I don't have one. A good Dark defender would have a nice chance too. Good luck with the fights.

tl;dr Just the last 2 paragraphs.

Originally Posted by Rikti

You'd prefer to fight with 6-9 minutes of invincibility. Understandable.

Originally Posted by I Burnt The Toast

I like badges - can I get all the pvp ones from doing incarnate trials?? Cuz I think pvp is boring!

Just saying....

Originally Posted by flipside

I'm going to add in my vote for "no" and "this suggestion doesn't make a lot of sense." Strictly looking at the hero accolades for examples, the accolades are obtained for performing specific in-game tasks. Task Force Commander, for example, is all about completing each of the Freedom Phalanx task forces. The reason is for you to experience that content. Whether we feel the task forces are boring or not is irrelevant (but I do agree, they all need updating). The reason still stands; the devs gave us a reward for seeing and completing all that content, and the in-game story for such an accolade is that you completed each of these "difficult" tasks the Freedom Phalanx tossed at you, earning you the Task Force Commander accolade. I do no see how it makes any sense that, as a secondary route, for you to earn such an accolade by completing the unrelated Incarnate Trials. That content has nothing to do with the Freedom Phalanx task forces and has all of its own in-game accolades associated to those accomplishments.

Also, something like Task Force Commander is nearly set in stone as the Freedom Phalanx task forces were in the game before the accolades were. But, the Incarnate Trials? We are having one added with every issue and nearly every half issue, with a long way to go with 5 as-of-yet unlocked incarnate slots. In your suggestion, how do you account for new trials added? Do we take away your accolade until you fulfill the "new" requirements of now having to have completed the Diabolique trial when it comes with Issue 22? There's a lot of holes in this suggestion.

Originally Posted by Stone Daemon

You like to misread things. That's cool. Good for you.



Ah, so mature. You get all personal, when I said nobody cares in a general sense. In other words, the devs don't care. Perhaps I should have worded it more carefully so as not to hurt your feelings?



Like how some people hate grinding incarnate trials, but do them anyway to get the powers?

Originally Posted by Stone Daemon

Bypassing all that because it's easier for you defeats the whole point.

Originally Posted by Stone Daemon

An accolade, in the context of this game, is an award given in acknowledgement for having performed a certain task. Now tell me, these accolades...why would it make sense to have one set of specific unlock requirements on one hand, and then for no reason at all give the same award for an unrelated task?

Nobody cares that it would be easier for you. Being easier is irrelevant when discussing the acquirement of accolades, which are supposed to be challenging to get. You want the badge, you work for it.

If spending a couple days working on it is really all that hard for you, switch over to redside. The redside accolades can be gotten in 2-3 hours of work, and they convert to the blueside bonuses when you switch back over.

Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha

Eh, /unsigned. Don't see the need. They need to make the Phalanx TFs more fun anyway; that's been on the list for years, especially since Positron.

Originally Posted by MisterD

If the game to you is all about making sense, and fun (lets see how many fully tricked out pvp toons you have btw, since you just play for 'fun') then what is the problem? Less than a week to gain some Accolade powers that really improve a character. Surely it makes SENSE that something like that takes awhile to get?

And if you are going to bring time issues into it, then it goes BOTH ways. Mender Ramiel, at the end of his arc, tells you that you will be taking the long, slow path to incarnate power. Key words, long, slow.

Then WHY can we get all of the current incarnate powers (assuming hardcore playing and a lot of luck) in less than a day?? Less than a day is a long slow time? Does not make much 'sense' to me. Clearly, by your argument, you think we need limits of the amount of incarnate powers we can earn in a given time? (more than we already have obviously)