Atheism

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  1. I'm youngest here, but not the youngest. I'm 22.
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    Again theres nothing wrong with energy melee at all, if you dont like single target hits
    Except, that was the only thing going for EM. Now it sucks, and I hope they take a look at it in the future.
  3. Atheism

    Are we hated?

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    Originally Posted by Tokyo View Post

    MM pets still fuel romulus's healing nictus and regeneration. It is not rude to ask a MM to keep their pets at a range distance if you know your PUG team is having trouble pushing past Rom's regen and healing; it's practical.
    It's also practical to move the healing nictus out of healing range if you're having problems. That way, the MM can use his pets and you'll be able to bring down Rom.
  4. Atheism

    Are we hated?

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    Originally Posted by FireandDarkness View Post
    I absolutely despise tankers and brutes that do not spend power slots on taunts.
    You'll love my Invul/BA because he only has one slot in taunt. However, you'll love my Ice/SS even more because she doesn't have taunt. And yes, holding aggro is easy with those two.

    How much do you despise my tanks now?
  5. Atheism

    Taunt. Why not?

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    Originally Posted by Jeminiks View Post
    No. Rads Provide Mitigation and Increased Killing Speed. They are Force Multipliers. They provide better mitigation than a Tanker ever will.
    I disagree with almost everything. Rads may be force multipliers, but Colds do it way better.

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    Good players dont need someone spamming taunt to keep them safe, good players manage their own agro without needing a tank to baby sit them with Taunt.
    Good players don't need someone spamming debuffs to keep them safe; good players manage their aggro without needing a Rad to babysit them with debuffs.
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    Issue 17 will change Defenders inherent system to make them solo better
    http://www.newsarama.com/games/city-...ax-100327.html This was said at 12:15.

    Thoughts? Speculations?
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    Originally Posted by JKCarrier View Post
    By that logic: In PvE zones, you're still playing Player versus Player. It's just that the other player happens to be a computer.
    Um, no. PvE is pretty much player vs NPCs.
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    Originally Posted by DocArcus View Post
    What are you really losing if you leave them alone?
    I'm sure they're losing nothing, but I'm pretty sure they attack other players mainly because they find it fun. Is it wrong in that case for them to have fun?


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    I've known lots of players that have left the PvP zones complaining of the attitude of the people there. Most of them never go back.
    I'm going to go and say this happens on both sides. One side will be a pvper being a d-bag by showing off this e-peen. The other side is pretty much this thread. A pve'er who wants his or her way, but the other player won't bend over for the other, pve'er complains about it, then leaves.
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    The POINT is that there is no fun to be gained from PVPng an unprepared person who is not able to fight back
    If they're not prepared to be attacked even though there's a popup box, and a count down to go along with it, then they should leave. It's that simple. I'm sorry, but I have no sympathy for someone who cries and ******* about being attacked in a pvp zone.

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    unless you are getting jollies from causing them to be frustrated, which is the essence of trolling.
    I don't pvp much, but I would get my jollies if they asked me to not interupt a duel and asked if they could get the inner circle plus LR in RV. What makes them more important than me? Why should I not attack a player in a pvp zone so they can get their precious little 'badge'? If they don't like being attacked, they can leave.

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    which is the essence of trolling
    Not really since they agreed to enter the zone in the first place. They can leave the way they came in.

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    For non-sociopaths
    I'm a sociopath now because I refuse to obey someone else's made up rules? Again, what makes them more important than me?
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    and were shocked at the mediocre damage they do.
    Try slotting damage SOs or IOs in your tanks because I hear it helps wonders.
  11. Atheism

    Mercs

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    Originally Posted by Blunt_Trauma View Post
    What's the good
    Achilles proc in all of the pets.

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    the bad
    Serum, medic likes to run up into melee when he has a gun, healing takes away his DPS.

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    the ugly
    This is where I have problems with this set. Just about all of the AoEs are 5 feet cones; that's very pathetic. Hell, even the AoEs on Zombies feel better. Not only do they have pathetic cones, but the most annoying ones come from the Commando because his three hard hitting AoEs are on long recharge timers.

    Another problem comes with the Spec-Ops themselves. There's no absolutely for their control powers to also be on long recharge timers. And their stealth is useless.

    I honestly want to like my Merc, but this set has way too many cons.
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    3 Samurai peeled off and made me their snugglebunny.
    This I don't get. You say there's no real tankers in AE because just three of those samurai waded off to attack you. If there was a mob that went after you, that'd be a bit different, but since it's three? Just because tanks were made to protect their teammates, doesn't mean they can do it all the time. What if they were at the aggro cap? What if some of the mobs weren't hit by their taunt aura? You couldn't factor this into your brain and decided to make a troll thread.

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    Not all auras are autohit and attacks can miss
    True, but is this the tank's fault that they missed and the critter ran to some blaster? Even though, if a blaster or any other squishy for that matter can't handle a few critters, that's their problem, not the tank's.

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    when they do hit they only have a certain area to catch enemies in and the duration only lasts so long.
    Which is kind of why tanks have attacks...

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    A tanker, who is not too hot in a typical way would spend time concentrating on a single mob rather than select different targets around them.
    I will agree there are bad tanks out there, but this can be said for every archetype. However, I highly doubt this was happening in the scenerio in the OP. I think that some of the critters didn't get hit by the taunt aura, the aura wore off, or the tanks were at the the aggro cap and B_E couldn't handle three of them that wen't running off.
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    3 tanks that could not hold agro
    I don't buy this for a second.

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    because not a single one hit taunt
    Funny how my friends' tanks and my tanks can hold aggro without taunt.

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    I agree Tankers should do more damage
    Tanker damage is fine as is.

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    But they did give tankers tools to save their teammates.
    Yes.

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    And yes, that is their job.
    A tank's job is to protect his teammates while dealing out damage.
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    Originally Posted by Silas View Post
    Because farming isn't about having the most defenses and hp, its about having enough to not die when you farm. Brutes have enough. Tanking (lol) is about having the most defenses/hp.
    Brutes just don't seem to have enough unless buffed up or with IOs. Tanks don't need those to usually farm a map.

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    A FA/FM tank would be tough enough, but then again you're back on lol tanker damage :3
    If you honestly think tanker damage is 'lol', you're doing it wrong.
  15. Atheism

    Taunt. Why not?

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    Tanker damage is poor
    Your tanks must suck then because none of mine do poor damage.
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    Originally Posted by macskull View Post
    Brutes have Fury. This alone is enough reason to pick a Brute over a Tank.
    Tanks already have better defenses and higher hp with a slightly higher damage modifier out of the box. This alone is enough reason to pick a tank over a brute.
  17. Ice > Rad.

    Rad is garbage.
  18. I don't know if this question has been answered, but I use a GeForce 9800 GT, so will I be able to run ultra-mode? I don't care either way, I'm just curious.
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by W Peace View Post
    But tanks and brutes aren't parallels. The tank's job is to hold aggro to keep the squishies alive. For villains, that's the Mastermind's job. They hold aggro through chaos, by having extra bodies to get attention away from the rest of the team. Brutes have the job of mob elimination. They are designed to get large mobs around them and destroy them with fast hard hits. Know who else are designed to do that? Blasters. Brutes and Blasters are the parallel between hero/villain ATs, even though they do the job in completely different ways. Trying to get your brute to be as tough as a tank or as capable as a scrapper is a waste, because that is not what they are designed to do. They can do it, yes, but blasters can scrap, doms can blast, trollers can destroy entire spawns. One of the great aspects of this game is just about any build can fill any role on a team, if it's built and played right. Just don't forget what they are made to do in the first place, because that is always what they will do best.
    Man, if you could be any more wrong.

    Blasters are equivalent to stalkers. Scrappers are equivalent to brutes. Tanks are equivalent to masterminds. At least you got the other ATs correct.

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    BRUTE=Overpowered Scrapper
    I don't think brutes are. Scrappers don't have to worry about losing damage if they have to go afk to grab a snack or use the bathroom. And they come with a higher damage modifier right out of the box.
  20. A new PC which has or can hold up to six gigs of memory. I'm hoping the former.

    I'll probably be getting it tomorrow.
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    Originally Posted by westley View Post
    i find it hilarious just how many people decided to quote that.

    what? I can't hear you over my yelling
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    Originally Posted by je_saist View Post
    Um. I don't know how to break this to you, but every time you log into the game and you pick a server, YOU HAVE ALREADY BEGUN A ROLE PLAY SESSION. Let me make this as clear as I can. EVERY SINGLE SERVER IS A ROLEPLAYING SERVER:

    WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIKE IT YOU ARE A ROLEPLAYER

    So please. Knock off the whole lolRP line. If that's how you feel, this is the wrong game for you.
    Bill O'Reilly has this problem, and it appears that you have it as well.

    BEING LOUD DOES NOT MAKE YOU RIGHT

    Got it?
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    Originally Posted by FloatingFatMan View Post
    It got even worse when he dropped an Orob portal right in the middle of a group of people; at least one got caught by the thing.
    I chuckled at this because I thought it was funny that someone managed to click on the O Port.

    Man, it's fun laughing at other's minor misfortunes.
  24. Atheism

    Brutes on paper

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    Originally Posted by Siolfir View Post
    In the final mission, the ones that will annoy you as a WP Brute (from my experience tanking it with a SM/WP):
    • Positron (Lingering Radiation... enough said);
    • Synapse (more for the endurance drain than the autohit Whirlwind);
    • Numina (because of what she's doing to the rest of them instead of what she's doing to you...);
    • Manticore (Teleport Arrow: at -3 (ie, level 50) does ~1455 unresistable damage).
    Don't forget Positron's Overload. That's possibly the most annoying thing when fighting a Rad/Rad hero.
  25. It snowed about a millimeter here. I'm glad it hasn't snowed that much here. I hate snow.