AlienOne

Completely agreed...

kthnxbai.

"Alien"

Precisely. I slot a stealth IO in my Prestige Power Slide, and it's nice to be able to place it properly in Mid's finally.

"Alien"

Check the other vids where I faced Malta, Rikti, and Arachnos (with no Grav Em--OH MY!!!), and get off your high horse and grow up.

Oh, and work on wording your posts better so people don't get the impression you think you know what you're talking about when referring to a guide that I wrote.

And do your research.

And open your mind to other playstyles a bit.

And....well, that may be too much to ask for now.

Baby steps.

"Alien"

MAGIC

Look, mom, no hands! Err....Gravitic Emination!

Running into the middle of an 8-man mob SOLO with no Eclipse AND no Grav Em?

How the heck did he survive?!?!?

He had a special Harry Potter spell.

It's clearly the only explanation.



"Alien"

They've already explained it thoroughly, didn't you see?

All 'ya gotta do is carefully position yourself and specifically choose which mob member you're going to hit in the midst of the mayhem that is the rest of your team, and hope he's not down by the time you fire that carefully placed shot.

See? Easy!

LoL.

I don't know about you guys, but I play at such a fast pace (both solo and on teams), that strategies like that are just laughable--at least to me. By the time it takes a Kheld in Nova form on my team to fly around to a "good position", the rest of the team and myself have taken all but the bosses down--not to mention running back outside of the middle of a group to "position" yourself for a well-placed shot is a waste of time (in my mind)... You have to run in there for a Mire anyway (from a Warshade's standpoint)--regardless of whether or not you're human-only, bi-form, or tri-form--so, why all the running around when you could have the mob down in the same amount of time it takes you to "place" your shots?

I'm happy for you guys, though. To each his own. Whatever works! I've always been a huge proponent of individual playstyles...

"Alien"

If that change were made, we'd have a uncountable number of people rushing to play Khelds, because that irritation for teams would then become a huge "bonus" in a lot of team perceptions....

But, that'll never change. Nice thought, though!

"Alien"

You say that, but I don't believe you are referring to powers like Dark Nova Blast, Bright Nova Blast, Dark Detonation, and Luminous Detonation, which can't be "controlled."

You hit a foe with it, and it explodes, sending people everywhere in all directions.

You can't NOT use the nova blasts if you're a tri-form, and you can't NOT use the detonations if you're a human-only build, so... While I get what you're saying, it really doesn't hold true for the vast majority of Kheldians out there, regardless if we assumed all of them "try" to "direct" their KB.

When there isn't a controller on the team to lock them down, mobs are going to scatter with Kheldians, whether anyone wants to admit to it or not.

"Alien"

Makes sense... That reminds me, I should re-think how I've been building my tri-form build for my PB...

"Alien"

Word.

*ducks back into shadows*

"Alien"

I lol'd.

"Alien"

Sooo.... We get Issue 20 before Issue 19?


......that's definitely a first.

"Alien"

I think you guys aren't taking into consideration how long it takes to design/create/test a game. If they're JUST NOW filling positions to begin on, say, the "concept" stage of it, I can GUARANTEE you the game won't be available in stores for a good 2 (if not 3 or 4) years...

All of these "CoX 2 haters" are just afraid of playerbase splits or things of that nature. They don't realize that by the time a CoX 2 came out, this game would have to have lasted ANOTHER 4 years. Now, I'm not saying it's impossible, but I AM saying it would be absolutely stupid and short-sighted of any dev to NOT look to the future of their franchise at this point.

"Alien"

ME EITHER!!!!

When you're doing the arc normally, if you run across a mission that's a bit hard for you to handle, you can back off, invite more people, complete the mission, thank them for their help, and keep going through the arc.

With Ouro, if you want to experience the content again, you either have to treat it like a full TF and invite a lot of people to begin with (which no one wants to do since the merits aren't usually worth it compared to normal TFs), or just start the whole thing over if you run into a brick wall.

Not cool.

"Alien"

Actually, that's not what's being said. What's being said is that the endgame content that's available has been run over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and.....rinse and repeat for 6 years.

I've got 45 toons. 22 of them are 50s. It's pretty safe to assume that I'm growing just a bit tired of the "trip to 50"--ESPECIALLY pre-stamina levels.

You can also safely assume that since I regularly play 22 50s, I've run the endgame content until I'm blue in the face and can do it blindfolded with 2 hands tied behind my back (figure of speech--kinda sad that I have to specify that with this audience)...

So, what is someone like me (and at LEAST several other people just in this thread (statistically speaking) looking for?

More endgame content.

Sure, we can tirelessly repeat Hami raids (if we can get the right amount of ATs/people together, and it doesn't conflict with our schedules) over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over like we have been for years and years... But, that's completely beside the point.

Sure, Praetoria looks great. But, I'm not excited about playing pre-stamina content for the 50th time. Sorry, that's not my cup of tea. I'll enjoy it the moment they unlock the zone to 50s that are already setted out and can exemp down and help some teams out.

Until then? All my chips are in for i19--and hopefully we don't have to wait until next year to get it.

"Alien"

P.S.
Also, what's this CoP you speak of? Is this something that people like me who run their own SG/VG that holds only their own toons can do?

That's actually not too far off mark....

"Alien"

I wouldn't necessarily call it selling yourself short (as an all-encompassing statement). Rather, you may be selling yourself short damage-wise.

Playstyle-wise or surviveability-wise....I'd be more apt to say they're on par with eachother.

Now, because everyone seems to be narrowly focused on just the "damage" aspect of pretty much every AT there is (except possibly the tank and defender), that's why these *blanket statements* about "selling yourself short" are made.

In actuality, I could also say that by playing tri-form, you're "selling yourself short" on a completely different set of toggles that you could be using to differentiate your playstyle. By not taking those toggles (I.E. Orbiting Death, Inky Aspect, Shields, Leadership powers , any toggles from APPs, etc., etc.), you're selling yourself short on a whole other toolset you could be using for damage mitigation/team play. Most "dancing" tri-formers worth their salt aren't going to be spending any length of time re-toggling up every time they switch forms.

Therefore, it is a *choice*. You're not selling yourself short in EVERYTHING. You may be just selling yourself short in damage and specific situational options.

Playing an all-human form Warshade isn't a "detriment."

It's a lifestyle.

"Alien"

Ah, but disagreement is much different than baiting--which is what you said the first time!

"Alien"

No biggie... It's getting close to my bedtime anyway, and I've got plenty of games to keep me busy until things settle down/we get more lvl 50 content...

I had a chance to see things in beta though, so it's not like I haven't had the opportunity to experience it!

"Alien"