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Quote:I wouldn't mind seeing the cap raised slightly.. say to 24 instead of 16. That wouldn't negate a 2nd tanker at all.. just make it easier to split duties. I do agree the agro cap seems a bit silly at this point....Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
You mean back to the days when more than one Tanker was completely redundant?
No thanks. I kind of like the idea that a second or third tank might actually have a purpose to serve other than just punching things, because scrappers and brutes are better at that part. -
Quote:Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
Well that was quick; no benefit of the doubt or anything!
Also, nice try, but I was on light duty. They were +5s +6s before I sent them in, for just this very reason. Ol' bossypants still one- or two-shotted them with AoEs because the devs wanted him to have lulz epic aoezes. Ostracizing an entire archetype is no way to design a boss.
Neurotoxic Breath can only do so much good. (-:
Actually.. I've heard similar complaints going all the way back to the BAFs.. "the MMs are getting penalized cause pets don't count toward participation." and keyes complaints that the Beams are wipiong them out too easy.. all those were either proved false or changed (in the case of Keyes).
Hell.. my main is a tank and I hate jumping in and out thanks to the Hami-level Untyped damage of Tyrant's lightning. Does that "ostracize" my Tank, or the Tank AT? No.. just means I can't use my usual tactics, I need to change. Trials are designed to force you outta your comfort zone, to "force" more coordination and different roles. Is it always a good thing or successful? Hell No, but most times its decently done.
It's nearly impossible to balance everything for every AT.. some will always have a lesser role in some situations- and considering that MMs on the whole can steamroll 99% of the rest of the game... having a reduced role on a certain Trial isn't that shocking.
Another note... what is your primary? Melee MMs are going to be at a real disadvantage against Tyrant.. just the way it is in that Trial. -
Quote:Actually.. the level shift should help... right now your pets aren't getting it. With an upcoming patch.. they should be +8 or so, 1 level below you as you should be +9.. they Should be a bit more survivable....Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
Dun dun dunnnnnn!
Nope, you both missed the mark. That thread's talking about some level shift bug. Totally not the issue here.
I send in my pets to fight Tyrant. They immediately come back in little bitty pieces. While we're at it, let's turn off all Tanker sheilds, remove Blaster ranged attacks and prevent Stalkers from doing anything in melee! -
Quote:To quote Red Dwarf-Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Face slapping is the LEAST I shall do if one of those abominations make it into game...
*Prepares the cyber-turbo weasels*
"Bring in the skindiving suit with the bottom cut out.... and release the rampant Wilderbeast!" -
Hmm.. sometrhing else... I have a stalled Rad/Poison Corr- The Hematologist. (Rad Blast had too little mitigation.. I hit 25 and died repeatedly... felt like a wimpy Blaster...)
Now.. with Red Colored Water Blast and KD-KU mitigation.. YES.. I found my next Ranged Toon! -
Suddenly some of my old Joke Toons aren't so jokey....
Like The Expresso Kid... a Kin Defender.. now with Java blast!!
Or even.... oh Pancake... you know someone will make a Captain Underpants homage.... 9NOT me.. but I know one teammate who will in a heartbeat...) -
On Benchpresser? AVs....
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A new Water/Sonic Corruptor is born.... POP ROCK!
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I have T4 Core Cardiac on my Inv/SS and even with the Rage Crash there is no issue with Endurance. Cardiac seems tailormade for Inv. I would never consider Musculature for a Tanker (maybe FA), our damage is much too low to start with. You get FAR more milage out of Assault Hybrid for damage.. dear Pancake do you....
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Quote:Viola- Paragonwiki to the Rescue- Hybrid #sOriginally Posted by Werner
I thought he'd picked the passives back up after they were buffed, but maybe he didn't. It would help explain his complaints if he didn't. I agree with rebuilding for the iCap. Are the numbers for all the hybrid powers somewhere? I'm guessing the top tier melee radial would give about 8% defense or something like that? I'm pretty sure I can figure out iCap with one in range with that.
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Quote:Bench is a Inv/SS Tank and I can tell you, the end drains aren't much worry in ITrials. I have a T4 Cardiac Core Paragon, and Have Energy Mastery as my Epics. I occassionally have to pop a blue here and there but nothing huge. I don't even notice Def Debuffs- Inv has SOME resistance and usually theres enough Barriers and Agelesses being tossed around I never even notice. He might want to look at switching to an Agility Alpha instead of Spirtual, Agility still gives him the Recharge boost but adds in End Mod and Defense.Originally Posted by Werner
Good, good. Any words of advice for my Invuln tanker friend? He has trouble with the endurance drains and the defense debuffs mostly. He complains about the psionic damage, but I've never seen it, y'know, actually hurt him. He uses Barrier for the defense debuffs, but doesn't really have a counter for the endurance drains. He could probably go with Cardiac Core, but I think he's using Spiritual, though I could be wrong. I can probably just work out a build for him that's more than sustainable on endurance, and hope that's enough to handle it, but I don't know if it will be.
If your looking for more End to counteract drains for your friend, I highly recommend Energy Mastery- picking up Physical Perfection and slotting a 2nd Perf Shifter proc in it makes a huge difference. Plus theres always Conserve Power as a backup click power.
Another lesser option is Go Hybrid Support- At T4 you get an auto 10% End Redux across the board, and thats not small at that level. -
Quote:If I remember correctly.. the nuclear wars started with the Korean War as a flashpoint.. Hami evolved from the radiation some point after that.Originally Posted by Fista
Is there any time frame as to when Hammi became active on Praetorian Earth? When do the Hammi wars start? I got the feeling it was late 70's early 80's.
Just thought of another one. Isn't there mention of other cities on P. Earth? What's happening to them? -
Honestly.. they should have seen this coming. This is what happens when you shoehorn a path to a new shiny into one Not-so-easy path.
On Beta the Magi was originally a cakewalk at the end.. so they tweaked his regen higher. I feel they pushed it a bit TOO high- just a bit. I have been on over 20 Magis so far, and over a dozen have failed because we get Tyrant down to 30-40% health and then stall- between scattering for lighting strikes every 20 seconds and killing wells every 30-45 seconds we don't have the DPS to get him past the 30-40 mark.
That's not to say it can't be done, I've done it several times... but it takes more coordination than most PUG Leagues can handle.
Add that to this being the ONLY way to get Hybrid, even then you still need 5-6 runs, and yeah, people will take the easy route just to unlock the powers- it's common sense. A Common Sense that the Devs STILL seem to lack when it comes to Trials. IF they had added Advanced IXP to say the UGT or MoM/TPN, or added it to DA even at a reduced rate it would have cut down on the farming, but they NEVER learn it seems... I'm afraid if you're looking to finish it, you may need to wait a while. -
Quote:You beat me to it....Originally Posted by RemusShepherd
I just think it's hilarious that DC's new gay character has a vulnerability to wood.
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Quote:I like that comparison Claws- but I don't think it is a combo of Bio Armor, more a stripped bown bare Regen (as a side note- I Seriously wish they had kept the name Symbiotic Armor.. Bio armor just sounds soo plain).Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
I'm expecting the sets to be different enough that there won't be much overlap.
Afterall, Willpower has a place alongside Invulnerability and Regeneration, as it is kind of the result of smashing the two together.
I'm expecting Rad Armor to play a little bit like a combination of Fiery Aura, Electric Armor, and Bio Armor.
(plus the addition of -Regen in the set will mean melee ATs will have a viable set for soloing GMs, assuming it is substantial and/or stackable)
I see Rad as being Fire's little brother- trading survivability for offense, in Rad's case through Debuffs. I can see a Fire/Rad Brute or a Rad/Fire or Mace Tank being a great farming toon. -
Quote:Sorcery will likely be a 'in-between' pay release. I24 will likely have 2 sets at launch with the other 2 afterwards if they follow the pattern they've sort of followed since Freedom. I still think based on the hints of I24 that it will be very Nature Themed, so I'm gonna guess Nature Affinity and water Blast at launch- one pay one free for VIP.Originally Posted by darksilver_NA
You are fairly optimistic. Considering we don't have even the Sorcery pool power or a new powerset with i23 and we know more leaked powersets then the official player summit reveals. I highly doubt, we see radiation armor within a year or monthly powerset releases.
Radiation Armor will likely be January-March. Since a lot of work is probably done on the new sets, Rad armor probably got bumped up to the front of the line with Synapse, and that should filter down to the animators and artists. -
Quote:The proc changes aren't till I24. No idea even about the other rumors.Originally Posted by SoulTouch
Are the proc changes coming out with this issue? Also any conformations over rumours that Psi blasters damage has been scaled down to that of corruptors? Delayed damage being removed?
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Here's the article over at PC Gamer:
http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/05/30/pl...heroes-summit/
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Quote:Based on the "nature" theme of a lot of the leaked powersets, I'm guessing that part of I24 deals with the fallout of Tyrant's fall. IE "Yay, we won!! Oh... now the more powerful Praet Hami doesn't have any restraints on it.... oh.... crap".Originally Posted by Agent White
Ahh yeah looking back at his address he said 24 and 25. 24's content will involve some praetorian wrap up though
I was originally thinking I24 would be us taking down Praet Hami, but based on Posi's comments at the summit I'm now thinking more a evacuation of as many survivors as we can while holding back Hami followed by a "sealing' of the dimension.
The Primalist AT that was leaked would fit a survivour that grew up in the wild wastelands outside Tyrant's haven. Water Blast and Nature Affinity would fit it as well. -
Woohoo!!! I just got my 3rd saved token on my main account. so on Day 1.. all of the mecha costumes
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Quote:The Trailer is not GOOD either... I love how he makes a point to establish this is NOT like Smallville.. which means about 4-6 episodes in it degenerates into it....Originally Posted by Chrome_Family
The only way I'd watch this show longterm is if they used the storyline of Oliver running for Mayor... and winning. -
Well.. I was willing to give Elementary a try... till i saw that trailer. Johnny Lee Miller is doing a truly awful imitation of Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock. Just... BAD!
However.. Zero Hour has my attention now.. anything with conspiracies, the Devil and Nazis I'll try- just was never a fan of Anthony Edwards.. we'll see.
Also.. is CW going for a new world record of Epic fail? I mean seriously.. Arrow is just painful.. even with that non-trailer. And how do you make a bad remake of a mediocre sappy show even worse? Get She who Should Not Be Named to star in it.. Also.. maybe it's just me.. but should the character of Vincent be a bit ... larger? I mean even in silhouette he's almost as skinny and tiny as she was- not a good impression for a "man-beast" character. -
Quote:From What I read... Resort is aiming more for a Lord of the Flies feel.. at least to start... I will definitely watch.. I'm curious how well the "rogue military" angle will be recieved.. could bwe great or could crash and burn.Originally Posted by Lothic
Looks like a weird combination of The Hunger Games, The Postman and Book of Eli. Might be good.
This is an interesting idea but I don't see how there's enough "story" there to make an entire TV show out if it. Looks more like it would've been a good movie. Doesn't seem like they could hide on that island and just keep dragging it out indefinitely. Almost like a serious, modern-day version of "The Mouse that Roared" I suppose. -
These 2 Show Promise-
1) Revolution-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwfCRAtkYEI
and The Last Resort-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDSttA64KGU
At least there are SOME new shows this fall... Lets hope Revolution gets a better chance than Alcatraz did.. still angry about that... -
Quote:My first reaction is "You have GOT to be joking..." Then I realize you aren't. Cancelling because someone asks you to use an IO... um.. yeah.. have fun playing any other game.. because if you are THAT touchy then you are missing the point of a game.Originally Posted by McNum
This is already one set too many.
I wish this set didn't exist at all. If I'm EVER asked to have this set one any of my characters by someone who thinks knockback is the devil, I'm giving serious consideration to cancelling right then and there.
This is a mistake and will only cause more social friction in the game.
Seriously.. KB is a PITA for the majority of the playerbase. The main reason being that most who use it either can't or don't bother learning how to use it effectively. If you have, more power to you!! But you are in the minority and that is why this IO was created...
KB is integral to some playstyles so wholesale changes to a powerset is a no-go. So this is the perfect solution.. those that like powersets but hate the KB can negate it and benefit their team without seriously affecting their own solo playstyle. If you get pissed because of an IO then you need a break from the GAME. In 7 and a half years I have NEVER EVER seen anyone booted from any team due to KB- even when they should have been. This is a BOON.. (Can't wait to use it on my Human-form PB!)
