Bloodspeaker
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Quote:Step 2: Make sure EVERYone stays in SG mode - no reason not to anymore, since the later levels no longer lose inf in this mode, and anyone can go into the settings on the SG window and turn off SG colors, logo, etc. Even if your fellow SG members and your own alts are rarely played, every bit of prestige they earn helps.Originally Posted by Imadinu
Yeah, got the 15 alts, seven by me and seven of a friend.
Step 2b: Task forces, trials and large teams. Bigger mobs, more prestige. I had a VG I used to run on Liberty, and for the bulk of that time, I was nearly the sole active member. None the less, by the time he'd reached level 50, he'd banked about 1.8 million prestige, largely due to these practices. -
If this bothered you, how'd you ever survive the quad elevator misorientation?
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Quote:Heh, it also occurred to me that they may be testing a new mechanic in a futile attempt to prevent something like this. I've one-shot targets with extensive dialog strings before (1st damage, 75%, 50%, 25%, down), and gotten the entire string all at once in the chat window. I chuckled... a lot.Originally Posted by Panzerwaffen
Have to try this with a Stalker now and see what happens if she gets one-shotted.
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Pretty minor glitch in the grand scheme of things, but I noticed that VEATs' initial costume slots don't have access to the current 'mainstream' version of the Alpha and Omega auras. If I recall correctly, what they're getting are earlier versions that were briefly available during the i17 closed beta - far less customizable (body only), and rather different, graphically - Alpha is more 'radiant', rather than 'star-like', and Omega is more 'smoldering' rather than 'burning'.
Just to be clear, this doesn't affect Khelds, and is only a problem with VEATs' first costume slot. -
Handily enough, I fought her today myself. Think you might have had a glitch that allowed you to "defeat" her on one pass, but my exact experience may prove insightful. For relatively tough enemies, I tend to watch their health bar early in the fight to assess how rapidly each of us is taking the other down, and adjust tactics accordingly. As a result, I was watching quite closely when she hit 75% health... and healed completely.
*blink*
And again at 50%
(starts to see a pattern here)
And then at 25%
(I hate predictable plots)
And finally, down she went.
In retrospect, it SEEMS like this may have been "working as intended", as annoying as it was. Didn't recall anything in the mission text that explained this bit of parlor magic, but she had a bit of dialog each time it happened. She was also briefly untargetable each time.
Looking back at your description, it appears that something glitched in this process, allowing you to actually defeat her... and then have her "heal" (rez) to full health, mouth off, and continue the fight.
All this is, of course, assuming that MY mission wasn't ALSO glitched... in which case, I've got no idea.
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Quote:Yeah, you need to feel the love of throwing a lot of melee stun in with your knockback.Originally Posted by DrMike2000
Energy Blast rocks my socks - I love the nebulous mitigation of knockback.
Four Defenders and two Corruptors so far, I should really try it on a Blaster one day soon.
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Quote:Pretty much this. I'd also add that, if they unlist my items for sale AND return the listing fees, I've lost nothing by waiting it out. But yeah, even if it all vanished into the binary bilge of the internet, I'd just list new stuff and move on. An entire month's worth of market sales is nothing more than pocket change to me.Originally Posted by RagManX
I have billions of "stuff" on the markets. I'm just leaving it alone. Too much to track and worry about. If I lose some, I'm still stupid rich. If I lose it all, I'll just get more. If everything works without problems I'll just keep getting richer. Not even considering changing anything I currently do. I'll adjust when the market changes.
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Quote:Definitely a good driver. Gotta watch Wapner...Originally Posted by Santorican
You've got it all wrong, the markets are extremely difficult to learn and are extremely difficult to make money. You have to be rain man smart in order to make billions.
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Quote:My first blueside 50 was Agent Sharpe (Justice), an nrg/nrg blaster, and no, contrary to some other posters' comments, I didn't faceplant a lot, either solo or grouped. As with any AT, it's about managing the aggro you can survive. Given that Sharpe was born in the era of lolDefiance 1, this was particulary true, but I've played him much the same even since the advent of Defiance 2. He's still an absolute *ahem* blast to play.Originally Posted by Vanden
The mitigation from Knockback is just too good. Anything else feels too squishy. So there.
That being said, I also have a fire/fire in the upper 20s that has his own style of mitigation: reducing everyone in the mob to huddled, smoking heaps. Rapidly.
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Quote:Even better; Take them, just don't USE them. Take them out of the tray entirely.Originally Posted by Fire_Minded
And Never.....EVER....Take your Aim or BU!
Problem solved..
Short yourself a coupla powers and see how it goes.
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Quote:If you attempt to fail, and succeed...Originally Posted by Cynic
If you expect disappointment are you disappointed when you don't get it?
If I walk up to you and declare "I am lying to you"...
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Quote:Actually, I think it's something about American contests being restricted by various strange European laws, but the net result is, unfortunately, the same.Originally Posted by Kiken
It's a 'contest'. Those are covered by various strange American laws.
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Quote:Didn't buy the pack... because of the animation of a power you don't have to use?.. Odd.Originally Posted by Siolfir
Ninja Run. I would've bought the pack if I didn't have to hunch over all the time.
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Quote:Along those lines, several regular polyhedrons - hexahedron (cube/6-sided), octohedron (8-sided), dodecahedron (12-sided) and icosahedron (20-sided).Originally Posted by Genesis Man
A more honeycomb/faceted look to the fields.
Any PnP gamer geek or D&D player can visualize these.
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Quote:Or, as 1-2 other folks mentioned, some of the existing cc emotes - Cast, Lightning, PrestoChango, Spin, SmokeBomb, NinjaJump, EnergyMorph, VanguardSigil and DimensionShift would ALL work well for various Teleport powers.Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards
[Edit] Oh, another one actually. Make Teleport use the Lightning Rod animation and effects, but without the splash impact. Being able to ride the lightning to your destination would be IMMENSELY awesome.
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Quote:Heh, I got around this by making my toon look like the illusions, one costume slot for each of the three. Not an ideal solution for everyone, obviously.Originally Posted by Mystic_Fortune
Yes!.. Like for instance.. summon 3 copies of yourself!
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Would like a Fly animation identical to that used by Hover.
Have always felt that the "god-mode" of various defensive sets (Unstoppable, Moment of Glory, Force of Nature, etc) would also be well-served by using a variation on the "scream" animations used for Psychic Wail, Dreadful Wail, Anguishing Cry, etc.
Jump Kick, as-is, only suits a character in a clown suit, IMO.
Superspeed. Lose the burning feet.
A lot of the Energy and Electrical Blasts could be replaced with a ball or sphere of energy, rather than a bolt. Several of the Radiation attacks already "throw" these. I'd simply like to "project" them from the hand(s).
Teleportation (all). I'd be happier with the character just STANDing there for the requisite animation time. Also, dark tp "flashes" as well.
A lot of the leadership set could do with something other than that pseudo "Seig heil, mein furher!" animation.
Will have to second an earlier suggestion to project mental attacks by pointing, rather than by getting a brief migraine.
Get rid of the Patron symbol on the Patron defense powers. Now that we can "follow" one Patron while learning the powers of another, the "brand" makes less than no sense.
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Quote:It came as no surprise to the devs, seeing as they warned folks not to beforehand, but I was referring to the players.Originally Posted by Panzerwaffen
So, what you're saying here, is that the devs lack common sense, because they seemed awful surprised & upset that anyone would even think of using the system to generate maximum rewards. Especially Positron..
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Thanks for the input, Laz.
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Quote:LOL, DAMN you! Now I *want* "Bats" as a MM primary!Originally Posted by Emberly
Problem with bats/tarps is that it ruins you for the other, inferior combinations (all of them)
Not so sure about the "Tarps" secondary, though; sounds too "troller-ish" for my taste.
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Quote:I once had someone jump on my case for "spoiling" the end of "The Usual Suspects"... seven YEARS after it came out...Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
How long can something be out before someone's waived the right to say "Spoiler Alert"? I have a friend who just got on me for referencing the name of one of the baddies in Arkham Aslyum, and it made me curious.
Thanks!
My response? "You were too bloody lazy to actually watch a film you've been 'meaning to see' for SEVEN YEARS? Whose %*$&!&# fault is THAT?!? Certainly not MINE, you slacker!"
Personally, I give everything about two years, regardless of media. If you "mean to" see, listen to or read the damn thing, do it. If you haven't, and hear me talking about it, politely let me know. If everyone else present wants to hear about it anyway, I'll politely ask you to leave, for the sake of your enjoyment. After that? Cope. -
Quote:You do realize there's a real world out there?..Originally Posted by DreadBat
So, I'm sure I'm not alone when I say it can be frustrating when teams just disban all at once. The moment the team leader states that they must go, suddenly everyone has to cook dinner or their dog just got hit by a car.
Yes, teams do completely disband fairly frequently when the leader, or even a random teammate, leaves. Because everyone else decides they've been on a while and need a break, or actually DO some of the things on their daily to-do list.
Don't get me wrong; I think a minor buff that builds up the longer a team has been together, retaining (for example) at least four core members, is a nifty idea. Sort of a "Hey... we work pretty well together, don't we?" bonus. -
Quote:1) That remains to be seen; the devs are tweaking the incarnate system for full release with I-19, instead of releasing the first part with GR. Things might change.Originally Posted by Dawk_Boy
You guys do know that you don't "go incarnate" you just unlock incarnate based merits by running TF's that are used to purchase a global bonus which is called Incarnates. A 33% Global Recharge Bonus is an Incarnate.
There is no epic storyline or new powers or new levels you just grind new incarnate based merits to unlock a couple global bonuses.
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Without a doubt, Blood Speaker, Necro/Dark/SM Mastermind. First character, first 50... and (concept-wise) the avatar of cosmic entropy and destruction.
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Quote:I tend to recommend against Thugs as a starter MM, because Arsonist is a squishie (teir 1 pet) aggro thief (fire, fire and more fire). Certainly ENJOYING my own 25 Thugs/Pain, but to most "MM newbs" I'd strongly recommend Bots.Originally Posted by Wassabi
Very first mastermind...
I always recommend thugs/pain. Easy enough that you won't find yourself discouraged when it generally becomes tedious and painful for most other combinations.