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Make sure you check the recharge on those buffs. Some of them are really good but don't go off that frequently. For example, I believe the Rularuu buff gets applied twice in 5 minutes.

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I haven't used it that much yet, but it's very similar to ZBrush and in some ways actually easier to use. This is quality software. They are giving it away for free at the moment, probably because it's still under development and it's considered beta, but if anyone is interested in 3d modeling/sculpting this is a great opportunity to get your feet wet.

OOoops. Wrong account.

I use mutant origin, so if I remember correctly I throw wads of toxic gunk at enemies. And I wouldn't go crafting temp weapons constantly to support the idea that my character throws knives. Is it that big of a deal to add a ranged attack to the fighting pool? I think it fits conceptually and there are pre-existing animations they could use for it.

ANYWAY I HAVE POSTED MY SUGGESTION MAKE IT SO DEVS! (taps foot)

I understand what you're saying, but you're overstating it. For one thing I really only play the game for pvp. Are there situations where having that power would be beneficial? Yes. There are a lot of times, for example, where you are fighting a debuffer and your recharge has been shot to hell and having an additional power available makes a difference.

Secondly, a lot of powers do much more dmg in pvp than pve. Flurry for example is a lulzy pool power I would never use in pve. In pvp it does more dmg than than a lot of primary attacks.

Another thing is that not everyone builds their toons for maximum efficiency. I'm sure some people would like to have an attack like a knife throw as another thematic option for their character. Think katana for example. It has no ranged attack, but samurai typically carried a short sword in addition to the primary weapon, which was sometime thrown. Bingo. There ya go--for some people that's going to be justification enough. I also think of those stupid ghosts you have to trap for that one badge. My primary ranged attacks often kill them before they get close enough to trap. There are cases where having a lower dmg ranged strike is useful.

Yes it's unlikely I would want to invest in it. Still I do have characters that use an additional ranged attack. At least you could throw a couple procs in there and get some use out of it, as opposed to having a melee attack you don't even put in your tray.

I use the fighting pool on a lot of my ranged characters. I always have to take boxing or kick in order to get to tough and weave, and most of the time I don't even put the power in my tray. It doesn't make sense to close the distance to use a melee attack, and I hate to slot for IO bonuses in something I don't intend to use.

It would be nice if there was a tier 1 ranged power in the set--something like a knife throw or a rock throw. The animations already exist they would just need put it in as an option for the set and determine dmg, secondary effect, etc.

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There is also a description on my DA page:
http://battlewraith.deviantart.com/a...arot-215174912

I didn't realize the f2p accounts couldn't use IO set. Team arena events with no IOs might be a lot of fun.

Happy Bday!

If you want to fight duels, use an elec/therm or dark/cold.

As for zone pvp...yeah it's not what it used to be. And with incarnates you get another layer of "oh crap" powers, so it's frustrating when you have barrier spamming, phasing, hibernating, MOGing, running back to the base, whack-a-mole people that are impossible to kill solo.

The solution to the problem has been the same since day one: learn to team. Make a character that's useful on a team, try to be with a group that can at least call and hit the same target. The irony is the type of character you want to play is what is needed: buffers/debuffers/disruption toons. Good support makes it fairly easy to farm the melee types you mentioned. I'm sorry I can't tell you more specifically what to roll because I don't know how you play, but good support and teamwork still make a huge difference in pvp.

Happy BDay Bubba!

Lol

Hey Bubba, I am hereby deleting my accrued points. Or divide them up to the other people. Donate them to charity. That way with LD gone Chris only has to worry about Defiance buying some special advantage. I really don't want to try to win an art contest that way anyway.

A whole parent? Do you think that's sound fiscal advice? If I bought 5 cheap distant cousins and got them all to vote for me, that would probably go a lot further towards making me special too.

Forget any changes to the current pvp system. The immediate problem is that there aren't enough players involved in pvp for the bean counters to justify the devs making changes. To get more players involved they need to goal-oriented pvp. Some sort of capture the flag type of encounter (fix base raids too).

Back when base raids still worked my sg fought another group. Well got 300 kills and they got none. At the end, THEY claimed victory because they had destroyed our generator. A lot of the playerbase in this game would get involve in pvp if there were rewards and objectives that did not solely involve killing other players. If there was a capture the flag type of option, it would serve as more of a bridge between pve and what we generally consider pvp. A certain percentage of those players would probably then transition to zone or arena pvp after learning how to handle themselves in goal oriented matches.

Of course people have requested CTF style pvp for years and its been ignored as well. But at this point, no tinkering with pvp dynamics is going to bring in a viable pvp population. Even if they rolled it back to i12 rules, at best maybe some of the vets that quit over i13 would come back. They need to do something that will get some of the mainstream playerbase on board. If they got more players involved, they could then justify undoing some of the damage they did with i13.

Happy Bday broski!