Brakner

I blame you for not feeling it

Cowbell is everthing

I find that 2 Acc IO's is right for my play style, there is so many things in the game that hit you with -ACC or have +Def like CoT, Paragons, BP Shaman , Tsoo Sorcs and I really hate wiff wiff wiff. Also, even if you play at Heroic most of the time you still might do the occasional TF which can be up to +3 depending on what level you are.

I blame you for lack of cowbell in current songs

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go traps.

mercs need an overhaul. at least traps will let you do more dmg and give you more control. achille's heel proc in acid mortar plus a few in your pets is a rather powerful amount of resist debuffing.

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I really dont understand this comment, are you speaking from number crunching or from game use?

I have a 50 mercs, 47 Thugs, 44 Robots and 43 Necro. I find mercs are as good ( in their own way ) as each of my other MM's, in fact I find it easier to solo AV's with them as they stay put when I tell them to now the Medic is fixed, not like Arsonist or Prot bot melee idiocy.

There has been multiple posts in the last 3 years comparing each and several people have proven with extensive testing that mercs damage is not that different from the others, its because they are 90% DoT and people see all the little numbers they think their damage sucks.

I actually have the most Fun on my Mercs/Dark and at no time have felt inferior.

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in game experience. mercs doesnt hold it's own.

pets running off? thugs do so much more damage than mercs and anyone with /traps or /ff can softcap every single pet it matters little. and with my playstyle of keeping everything toghether and under an ffg or dispersion bubble or close for twilight grasp/aoe heals, things running into melee isnt a big deal - even vs. nasty av's with nastier aoe's.

mercs needs an overhaul

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So much more damage, are you kidding? Are you talking arsonist or all Thugs? If you think its all Thugs then that is totally false. This type of blind stereotyping of Mercs damage died after CoH put the "info" button on all powers. I can tell you for a fact that Mercs and Thugs damage are failrly close if you add up all the listed damge under info ( including recharge)

Easy way for you to check is to take your Thugs and Mercs in game and r-click on each pet , click info and slide the slider to 50, then review each powers damage. Add them all up and compare. I did , they are roughly the same....do you even have both to compare?

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go traps.

mercs need an overhaul. at least traps will let you do more dmg and give you more control. achille's heel proc in acid mortar plus a few in your pets is a rather powerful amount of resist debuffing.

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I really dont understand this comment, are you speaking from number crunching or from game use?

I have a 50 mercs, 47 Thugs, 44 Robots and 43 Necro. I find mercs are as good ( in their own way ) as each of my other MM's, in fact I find it easier to solo AV's with them as they stay put when I tell them to now the Medic is fixed, not like Arsonist or Prot bot melee idiocy.

There has been multiple posts in the last 3 years comparing each and several people have proven with extensive testing that mercs damage is not that different from the others, its because they are 90% DoT and people see all the little numbers they think their damage sucks.

I actually have the most Fun on my Mercs/Dark and at no time have felt inferior.

I have gone through several build posts and I always see them with Smite, wouldn't it be better to take Shadow Punch for Fury? Or even both Shadow Punch and Smite instead of Shadow Maul and its long activation?

Shadow Punch , Smite , Siphon Life ..... Shadow Punch , Smite, Midnight Grasp

Seems more Viable after slotting

Now if they would only come out with a current offline tailor shop program so I didn't have to log into the game to try different costume ideas. Heck they save to your HD now, why cant I make them offline then upload them

I can bring a crock pot for all the bunnies!

You want to 5 or 6 slot shields and AoE attacks for IO set bonuses, in Fire/Fire its all about bonuses to prop up lack of secondary defense like invincibility or Rise to the Challenge. We dont have any other mitigation other than a 45% resist slotted so you want to heavily stack IO's positional defense.

In my example you can see all my attacks and Def shields are 6 slotted and my Res shields are 5 slotted to get the IO Def bonus for Red Fortune, Multi Strike, Mako and Reactive sets. This gives me a 20% defense to most damage types and with Tough I have a 70% resist.

With your setup you will die in large TF fights plain and simple, I know because in some large fights I have come very close ( yay for 14 second Healing Flames ) and I have way more defense slots in my build that yours.

If you want me I would love to Hess run again. I can bring Scrapper, Tank or Controller...Whatever you like.

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wp has a mix bag in its surviveability, it can hit very decent levels of regen but only when surrounded by hostiles, which in and of itself is a double edged sword, it gains abit of resists and +HP as'well as some damage type defence, but lacks any type of active heal power, in short, it's kind'a like a jack-of-all-trades and master of none, it is more passive play style friendly

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Slightly wrong, WP gains medium resists and Def not small. Fully slotted they have 33% S/L and Psi resist and 12% Psi and 15.5% E/Ne/F/C Def. Combine this with 550% regen for 1 target and 1000% for 10 targets and you have a very well rounded defense.

Also, add Tough and weave and you get 50% Resist, 20% def to elements even before IO's , you are a mini tanker.

I blame you for turtles

This is my basic build, I tanked ITF last night with no deaths. With 20+ of them beating on me I was taking some damage but with Healing flames down to 14s recharge and 26% melee defense it wasn't fast enough to drop me.

It uses fairly cheap Multi-Strikes, Reactive Armor, Red Fortunes and Titanium Coatings. I think the whole thing cost me less than 20 mil ( plus the cost of special ones like Numina's Regen and Zephr for knockback which I gambled for at the Merit vender)

I run Zephr, Steadfast and Karma knockback protection and with a -12 resistance I have yet to be knocked on my can.

Screenshot of Defense


Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Pyre Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Blazing Aura -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg:50(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx:50(3), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg:50(7), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx:50(17), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(34), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(34)
Level 1: Scorch -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 2: Fire Shield -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx:50(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg:50(3), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg:50(15), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(19), TtmC'tng-ResDam:50(37), TtmC'tng-EndRdx:50(37)
Level 4: Healing Flames -- RechRdx-I:40(A), H'zdH-Heal:40(5), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx:40(5), H'zdH-EndRdx/Rchg:40(23), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:40(23), H'zdH-Heal/Rchg:40(25)
Level 6: Combustion -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg:50(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx:50(7), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg:50(15), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx:50(17), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(33), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(33)
Level 8: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(9), RechRdx-I:50(9)
Level 10: Consume -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg:50(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx:50(11), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg:50(11), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx:50(25), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(42), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(43)
Level 12: Plasma Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:30(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(13), S'fstPrt-ResKB:30(13), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(19), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:40(39), RctvArm-ResDam:40(39)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Zephyr-ResKB:50(A)
Level 16: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 18: Health -- Heal-I:40(A), Heal-I:40(43), Heal-I:40(43)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I:50(A), EndMod-I:50(21), EndMod-I:50(21)
Level 22: Combat Jumping -- Krma-ResKB:30(A)
Level 24: Boxing -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 26: Tough -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx:50(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg:50(27), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg:50(27), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(29), TtmC'tng-ResDam:50(46), TtmC'tng-EndRdx:50(50)
Level 28: Fire Sword Circle -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg:50(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx:50(29), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg:50(31), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx:50(31), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(31), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(33)
Level 30: Fiery Embrace -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(34)
Level 32: Build Up -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 35: Weave -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx:50(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg:50(36), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg:50(36), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(36), RedFtn-Def:50(37), RedFtn-EndRdx:50(42)
Level 38: Greater Fire Sword -- Mako-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx:50(39), Mako-Dmg/Rchg:50(40), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:50(40), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(40), Mako-Dam%:50(42)
Level 41: Char -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 44: Fire Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(45), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(45), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(45), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(46), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(46)
Level 47: Fire Ball -- Det'tn-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx:50(48), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg:50(48), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(48), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng:50(50), RechRdx-I:50(50)
Level 49: Taunt -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet


P.S. Download and insltal Mids then click on the second link above to downlad the build, you can then open it up in Mids and look at it more fully.

Maybe TMJ disorder? Or maybe you grind you teeth at night which leads to a very sore jaw in the morning.

Sore jaw

The first rule about beans is.....

Pleasure beads I think..Doh um necklaces

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Ive never wanted a thread locked until this point

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Um why? Because I asked if she had her jelly beans strung like a necklace? I think they would look nice if they were alternating colors..... Not sure what all of you are thinking.

Was there a long string connecting all the jelly beans together?

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I saw Boxxy selling crack to Longbow....true story

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fortunately I had the money to buy mine....poor piero and kat had to do things the ol' fashioned way to earn theirs......

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*is ashamed*

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I was told I had to testify against Boxxy so they put me in witness protection, changed my name and relocated me to some dark scary place called Mercy Island.

2 am and a knock on my door , its some guy called “knuckles” asking me if I would like to buy a boxx of dictionaries.....HELP!

I had a lot of fun with you guys, sorry I logged from vent without saying goodbye, had a minor work emergency so needed to remote in and fix things.

I realize if I am going to use vent in the future, I need to change my @global back to something normal, I forgot people like to shorten names to the first part or last part of your name. I do not want to be known as a male appendage or a potato snack.

Edit: Changed it! My old nick from school......Weird it was taken 5 years ago when I signed up

A range 40 attack and a range 10 attack maybe? If the 40 is recycling the first thing he is going to do is run up and barf.

Not sure of which hot key it is , but I know its attached to the team window. Just open the team window and click pets , I believe it on the top part of the window.

I remember seeing this huge hulk sized guy dressed all in pink named Pap Smear, I almost died laughing. Of course that was many years ago before all the good ones were blocked.

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The cookies are conveniently located on top of the globe in Warburg. Also, if you stand on the globe, and let the rocket complete two full revolutions, a snake will pop out. Defeat the snake and you will be awarded with a special badge.

Prior to obtaining this badge please type the following into your chat box....

/tell @xfunk, greetings, i am going to warburg to get my special badge now. Thank you in advance kind sir.

Feel free to copy and paste. Enjoy that badge, Mr. cookie lover!

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I've done this and it works.

Hi, it's Vince with Shamwow! You'll be saying wow every time you use this towel! It's like a chamois! It's like a towel! It's like a sponge. A regular towel doesn't work wet - this works wet or dry. This is for the house, the car, the boat, the RV! Shamwow holds twenty times its weight in liquid. Look at this! It just does the work! Why do you want to work twice as hard? It doesn't drip, doesn't make a mess. You wring it out, wash it in the washing machine. It is made in Germany, you know the Germans always make good stuff. You can cut it in half, use one as a bath mat, drain your dishes with the other one, use one as a towel. Olympic divers, they use it as a towel. Look at that! Completely dry! Put a wet sweater, roll it up, it dries your sweaters. Here's some cola, wine, coffee and pet stains. Not only is the damage gonna be on top - there's your mildew. That is going to smell! See that? The most absorbing We're gonna do this in real time! Look at this! Put it on the spill, turn it over! Without even putting any pressure, fifty percent of the cola right there. You follow me, camera guy? The other fifty percent, the color starts to come up.
No other towel's gonna do that! It acts like a vacuum! And look at this - virtually dry on the bottom! See what I'm telling ya? Shamwow! You'll be saying wow every time!

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Normal people memorize songs....

30%+ base Def in most

This is my basic build that I am currently starting with , it has Multi-Strike , Reactive, Red Fortunes and a few Mako. It cost me less than 10 mill for most of it ( Minus the Mako's ), so its a good base to start with.

I will then start to add expensive stuff to bring it up from 35% Def, Also the melee / lethal Def listed is with only 1 DA so you can soft cap that easy with 2 stacked.

The Regen listed is against a single opponent, it’s 1003% against 10. Jumping into the middle of large spawns like in TF’s is super fun with this build and I have never once felt crunchy or fragile.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

[u]Click this DataLink to open the build![u]

Level 50 Technology Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Katana
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Concealment

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Gambler's Cut -- Acc-I(A), KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(13), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(15), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), Achilles-ResDeb%(39)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(36), Heal-I(37), Heal-I(37)
Level 2: Flashing Steel -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(3), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(13), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(15), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(23), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 4: Mind Over Body -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(5), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(5), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(31), RctvArm-EndRdx(42)
Level 6: Fast Healing -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(7), Heal-I(7)
Level 8: Divine Avalanche -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(9), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(19), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19), Mako-Dam%(39)
Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(11), RechRdx-I(11)
Level 12: Indomitable Will -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(36), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(36), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(37), RedFtn-Def(42), RedFtn-EndRdx(46)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Run-I(A)
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(17), Heal-I(17)
Level 18: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 20: Quick Recovery -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), EndMod-I(21)
Level 22: Health -- Heal-I(A)
Level 24: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(25), EndMod-I(25)
Level 26: The Lotus Drops -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(27), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(27), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(31), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 28: Soaring Dragon -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(29), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(29), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Mako-Dam%(40)
Level 30: Heightened Senses -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(43), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(43), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(43), RedFtn-Def(46), RedFtn-EndRdx(50)
Level 32: Golden Dragonfly -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(33), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(33), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(33), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 35: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 38: Strength of Will -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(42)
Level 41: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)
Level 44: Tough -- RctvArm-EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(45), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(45), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(45), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Weave -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(48), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(48), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(48), RedFtn-Def(50), RedFtn-EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Stealth -- DefBuff-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit