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Quote:I can get used to the clickie powers, I've run Regen before (both times with weapon sets) and other defense sets with a few clickies to cause redraw.Originally Posted by Auroxis
It should be better than WP against a small number of enemies, but that wouldn't be my main concern. With most of your survivability dependent on clicky powers, I would imagine redraw and combo execution issues would arise, and seeing as you're used to WP this could get frustrating after a while.
But like I said, it's been awhile since I ran the regens, and they never had 30% defense to back them up. -
Quote:And yet we have so many non american comic book/superheroes running around CoH.Originally Posted by firespray
/unsigned just on principle. The game is based on american comic books/superheroes, not japanese ones.
I'm not even talking about ones who try for the anime approach. I'm talking about those..."looks like they were ported from D&D" or "they're always dressed in normal clothes" or "I have to make my hero look as if this was the real world, because they'd never do what they do in comic books that just doesn't make sense...wait...why am I playing a SUPERHERO MMO again?"
When I think Anime Booster, I just think of some of the outfits I've seen in use in Animes that would work with american comics...
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So currently leveling up my new DB/Regen and I got to thinking...
Regen, well, it hasn't felt as tough as some of the other combos. Mind you, I havent really IOed it out yet, but it got me to thinking...is 30% Defense going to be enough defense combined with the Regen and Click Heals to have it feel as tough as some of the other combos?
INV and WP? With IOs these two sets feel pretty comparable (imo anyways) in survivability. Will Regen match these two? -
Quote:They failed with Shields then.Originally Posted by Amy_Amp
They just haven't done them. I'm curious how as is it is ported due to the devs seeming to not want scrappers to be aggro generators compared to tanks and brutes and that's what Ice is best for.
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Well, I was sleeping because I work graveyard too! But unlike the others, I was woken up for the rapture, but I was so tired, I turned the offer away, and thusly in the disappointment of me doing so, the whole thing was cancelled.
You're welcome!
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Because we're still waiting on Ninjitsu Scrappers!
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That helped A LOT! Thanks I went a bit of a different route, but I had totally forgotten about Eradicate!
Still need to work it a bit to get it within my concept, the only thing working against me right now, is Ninja Run being disabled in Incarnate Trials...which is hindering me getting Blinding Feint just under the 5.28 seconds I need to get it.
This is what I have so far...so close...so close!
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Quote:Could go with Anything/Shield and achieve all that with a better aggro aura.Originally Posted by TBoxer
I'm so used to playing Tankers that I'd want a tanker-lite type of Scrapper. I think that Spines/Invulnerability/Leviathan Mastery would fit the bill.
- Holds aggro well. (taunt aura + damage aura)
- Good survivability. (layered protection + capped hp)
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NVM, found it
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Quote:Mind posting that build Werner?Originally Posted by Werner
I picked Katana/Dark for survivability. With an unlimited budget, you can soft cap your defense, have high resistances, and a quickly-recharging full heal. On top of that, you get a lot of goodies like a damage aura, fear aura, stealth (add a stealth IO for invisibility), and endurance drain resistance. All done with functional travel power and the main AoE attack.
Other builds will do a lot more damage. Dark Melee/Invulnerability WILL beat it for survivability in many or perhaps most situations. So it's not just a numbers thing. But there's just something about it...
I'm not really sure what benefits the most from incarnates, but my Katana/Dark is benefitting a lot. Cardiac handles my massive endurance needs (12 toggles, many things slotted with little emphasis on endurance reduction). Barrier is particularly useful to me because I have a lot of high resistances, but nothing capped, so it's a very significant survivability boost.
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So far this is what I have...not actually sold on which levels I'll be taking the powers, or even all the powers, but I'm trying to hit certain goals with the build...
1) I'm trying (and so far unsuccessful) to hit 30-32% Defense to all positions.
2) Obtain Blinding Feint -> Attack Vitals Combo -> Repeat
3) Trying to keep Typhoon's Edge in the build, however, if sacrificing it's slotting means obtaining the 30-32% Defense I'm willing to do so (I take it more for the animation than anything else)
4) I actually use Ninja Run for concept travel power, but sadly, with the iTrials nixing the use of Ninja Run, I've had to pick a different travel power...not quite sold on Super Speed, but Stealth IO + SS = Invis.
So anyone able to see what I'm missing to obtain what I'm looking for?
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Quote:You don't need to grind it. You can do the content once a day! That's not grinding. Or even every few days, and build your way up.Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Excuse me? Have you tried taking a Bots/Traps IO'd to the gills through Lambda recently?
I habitualy get utterly gutted, shot down, gunned up, stomped, mauled, maimed, burned, lasered and missiles into itty-tiny bits because, hey, Defences don't count versus Praetorians! Especially not Praetorians that have a higher base accuracy than anything else in the game, spam AoEs like they are going out of fashion, and do enough damage to one shot my poor MM with ALL his pets up, IN Bodyguard mode.
'Need'? If I want to play this 'super shiny awesome content' without getting immensely frustrated, then yes, I need at the lest the T3 stuff. And how do I get that? Oh, yes, thats right; grind the two trials for it.
There is no way out of this. Its circular, self eating logic and it fails so hard it makes my brain ache. To make the trials suck less, you need the loot. Whats the only REALISTIC way to get the loot? Do the trials!
Nothing says you have to do it 6 or more times a day.
And yes, i realize the Trials become so much easier when the team is outfitted with more and more of their incarnate abilities at higher levels.
But they're obviously beatable without them, and now that others have them, you can team up with those who are outfitted with them. -
I will continue to buy actual books. Not only because I prefere to have an actual book, but also because as mentioned, why would I pay the same amount for a computer file?
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Quote:Just curious, thinking on the other thread going on (Katana/Regen thread)...Originally Posted by MayorOfAngrytown
I have a t2 Ageless that I run in conjuction with a (recently improved) t3 Musculature in my sp/da/blaze. By comparison to my T3 Cardiac, I actually miss the extra resistance more than the endredux. That is to say, I feel Ageless has been doing a better job on my particular build than Cardiac at endo management.
YMMV.
I'm building two configuration sets for alpha and destiny:
Cardiac/Barrier for times when I need godmode style defenses, and Musc/Ageless for when I want more offense. The latter will probably be my default mode, unless I find I am just too squishy otherwise. So far, not so much the case.
But have you thought about Cardiac/Rebirth for the massive +Regen to go along with the Resists?
Then you can rely less on the Self-Heal.
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Quote:Don't grind. Nothing in game has you needing those Tier 4s right away except for you wanting all the shinies now.Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Not quite true, V, but I did get the ten threads when I'd been trying as damn hard as I DO every trial (thank YOU cheating Praetorians and your hax accuracy...)
This is the thing. I am always lobbing myself into fights in the trials, using every damn power I can get away with.
And I have NEVER got a drop above uncommon. And the uncommons are literally just that. While other people gaff on about having to craft every single common (boo freaking hoo) the only reason I have two T3's is because of a MoBAF badge and 8 hoarded Emp Merits.
I'm sick to death of the bloody ITrials. I would be happy to kick Marauders ugly face in and throw him through a portal to god cares where and never see him again. Ditto Siege and Nightstar. At least with the Alpha slot I could choose a whole plethora of things to do and skip those I didn't facy?
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Quote:Well see, now you really don't know what you're talking about. Do I want less influnece? Do I play the auction house?Originally Posted by Ashtoreth_NA
WHO asked for that?
People with so much inf they set prices in the AH however they want so everyone else has to gather all the inf their alts have together to afford something.
If you want less inf STOP PLAYING THE AUCTION HOUSE. Don't try to penalize everyone else, just because of your obsession.
Here's how I play the auction house...
"Oooh! I want this! It's going for that?! WTF!" *looks at amount of influnece* "That just might take everything I have!"
*Place bid*
"Nope it didn't instantly give it to me, so I must cancel bid and bid more, because I must have it now."
*repeat untill I can't go higher, refuse to go higher, or I actually got what I wanted*
I don't have the influence for it either! 400million for me is pretty much the same for me as it is you...if I spent it, I'd have 8million left on my main.Quote:Techbot Alpha - Influence sinks should not be put on stuff like this. I, for one, don't have the influence to sink in the first place. 400million, for me, is all bar about 8mil on my main. I do have more kicking about, but it's also split over all my remaining toons.
Given the drop rates of Rares and Very Rares, especially on an MM, I would like to have a valid second option other than Emp Merits, which takes a LONG time to get a V.rare on, since I simply don't have the time to grind.
But no, apparently I'm meant to have millions to blow.
BS, I say. Inf sinks should be on optional things, not arbitrary gates to end game content when no other stage has such a gate, nor should it.
Dont let my high end scrapper build fool you, I am not sitting on billions of influence. I don't play the market. I do lots of level 50 TFs, hope for a decent Purple Recipe and then sell it, hoping to get enough for what I want OR do hero merits.
Now, if I sold one of those PvP IOs I slaved away with Hero Merits to obtain, Id have some influence for all of 2-3 hours, because as I previously mentioned, I buy at the Auction House at buy now prices
So after all that, and I'm okay with it! \o/ Keep the influence sink. -
Quote:But the new heroes who have never heard of the Praetorians would see a damaged city and go WTF? Praetorians? What?Originally Posted by Neuronia
Not to get too off topic, but you have to wonder if ingame "authorities" have noticed THE GIANT FLIPPIN' ROBOTS ACCOMPANIED BY NOTABLE PRAETORIANS INVADING PARAGON!!!! One thing I've always disliked about these things is cities look the same afterwards...would be nice seeing a broken Atlas Park for a few weeks.
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Quote:Last I recall, everything you just said has been disproven. Has this changed? I know this was what people thought before, then it was said the reward table uses a RNG, and only if you sit idle do you get the 10 Threads table.Originally Posted by Nyx
I will - Play my Grav/FF in trials. She gains contribution due to the damage she can deal and the AOE holds that do damage which = "Contribution" and results in rewards. I will not be bubbling you! I will bubble some people...but generally I wont be bubbling. Bubbling you = you getting rares, uncommons or defense, which then = Me getting commons for not doing damage.
I will not - Play my Emp defender. Damage sucks which = me healing and buffing, = you getting healed and buffed and gaining uncommons, rares etc, which = me getting commons and having to do the trials more.
Blasters, Scrapper, brutes etc gain more rewards for doing their jobs. Debuffers, gain rewards for debuffing. Healers, bubblers, shielders, support do not gain anything for targeting you. Or so I have noticed, and therefore the general population is ensuring that you play something with A) damage output or B)
Controllers/MM/Defenders etc gain powers that overlap with incarnate powers. This is not a bad thing. however lets look at it realisticly
Scrappers/Tanks/Brutes/Stalkers gain a ranged AOE with Judgement, Heals, Barriors, Pets, debuffs etc. While Controllers, MMs, Corrs (This one is debateable only because it can do damage) and other support based AT's already have access to these powers depending on their powerset choices.
So for the most bang for your buck you choose a scrapper/Blaster/Tank/Brute to do trials with so that you literally become the jack of all trades. Melee with range, pets, heals, shields, debuffs etc. It makes more sense to take these toons to trials because you essentially then can mimic other AT's, but have the added bonus of being melee, defense driven (In the case of Blasters and sometimes Corrs and doms, adding defense or protections to mez) AT's who have the survivability.
Incarnate benefits make these AT types better than any other AT types with the same incarnate abilities, just because it take them to a new level of versatility that other AT's will not enjoy. -
Blasters, Scrappers, Stalkers, Brutes, Tankers (tho the damage may make you think twice about it), Dominators tend to be the ATs that feel more superhero comicbook character is probably another reason you will tend to see these ATs.
Really, there isn't a lot of "Here let me heal you." or "Here let me encase you in a protective coating of ice." type of character in this genre.
This isn't to say there isn't, but they're pretty much the rarity, as "Here let me heal you right up in no time, forget about ever having to feel a fear of one's own mortality or feeling useless due to an injury or what have you, as I can fix it all!"
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Quote:And thusly why you just runt he trials and get the components that way, instead of using the influence sink.Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Influence sinks should not be put on stuff like this. I, for one, don't have the influence to sink in the first place. 400million, for me, is all bar about 8mil on my main. I do have more kicking about, but it's also split over all my remaining toons.
Given the drop rates of Rares and Very Rares, especially on an MM, I would like to have a valid second option other than Emp Merits, which takes a LONG time to get a V.rare on, since I simply don't have the time to grind.
But no, apparently I'm meant to have millions to blow.
BS, I say. Inf sinks should be on optional things, not arbitrary gates to end game content when no other stage has such a gate, nor should it.
And the drop rates are the same for everyone according to everything I've read here on the boards. Don't sit around int he trials, and you get a chance at R/VR Components.
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Quote:How could I forget Bones. Though admittedly, it's one I tend to catch in repeats more than when the new episode hits. :/Originally Posted by Starflier
With Smallville gone, the only shows I go out of my way to watch are Castle, Bones, Supernatural, and Game of Thrones (which I catch online anyway). Scheduling is just one of the many issues that kills tv for me.
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Quote:o.O CAK has been the same animation time as CK for the longest time now (1.848 seconds in arcanatime).Originally Posted by Largo
About MA: when I was leveling my first scrapper, MA/SR, the popular board advice at the time was stay away from Cobra strike, because it did no damage. I am glad that was changed, like clobber from War Mace to do a good amount of damage in addition to the stun. I took it early and it was always in my attack chain and I never felt overwhelmed.
The only MA power I skipped was Crippling Axe Kick. The animation is ok, there is an alternate gut punch that can be chosen that you might like better.
Why did I skip it? Took too long to activate. Might be changed now, however, just not sure.
They say /SR is easier to soft cap position defenses by taking Weave, but I never went that route. I took Maneuvers, and collected set bonuses to get there. Now at 50, with Combat Jumping and Tier 4 Nerve Alpha Im at >48% to all 3. I took Elude as an emergency power. One slot only. All my attacks are fully 6 slotted except for Thunder Strike which has 4 Kinetic Combats.
So why would it feel long?
As to the OP, Martial Arts is great set, but you will feel that lack of AOE. Yeah, Dragon's Tail is fun and awesome, but still...you will be killing things with a lot of single target attacks and when on teams likely going "I need some AOE" -
NCIS has been great this year!
Criminal Minds only slipped imo because we lost two of the characters in the show this season.
Chuck
Castle
NCIS
NCIS LA
Criminal Minds
The Mentalist
Pretty much anything on USA (though they look to have a new reality series themselves, but I wont be watching it)
All have been good shows.
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Quote:Not that often myself, but during those rough months of being between jobs, I think I can honestly say yes, I checked them often enough to believe just the two I've been keeping a close eye on are on inactive accounts.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Even if those people actually have the names on their friends list they are failing to realize that this is a very casual player friendly game and the person with the name they want may simply be playing during times they aren't online. Maybe the guy with the name only plays during the morning/early afternoon, or he only plays 2-3 times a month because of his RL schedule. However the complainers would have us believe they constantly check the name 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at 5 second intervals or some other bs.
Mind you, I keep my eyes on more than 2 with my friends list, but only two have I been doing all I could to see if they're active or not, and everything points to nope.
Which I do mainly for two friends so they can have the names, I'm not even checking on the ones I want.
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Quote:I like it. It's the one thing people have been asking for, and now that they put it in place, it's complaints.Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
No. No, no, no, no, no. Putting an inf cost on ANYTHING Incarnate related was a bloody stupiud and uterly arbitrary choice in the first place, one I find abhorent to its very core. Have you SEEN the Rare and Very Rare 'thread' conversions? There is absolutely nothing about those which is in any way reasonable. The seem to, unreasonably, assume that every characterhas Inf coming out the wazzoo and is just waiting to burn it.
And why would I bother doing the WST when I have no need for shards? 'Upgrading' shards to threads? 10:10 is the only decent conversion rate going, and I refuse to pay 2.5 million just to turn something utterly pointless into something I can use, when it should be a 1:1 upgrade for free.
I get that the Incarnate stuff is challenging, hard, whatever. NONE of that equates to 'ripping me off hand over fist because we can!' And if it does, well that's a bloody stupid metric then, isn't it?
People wanted influnece sinks.
Is the 400million to high? Probably. But that's for the tier 4, and people can get by with just the tier 3 just fine (hell they can get by with less, but I think you get the point).
We needed influence sinks so it wasn't just traded around. We got influnece sinks, and except for that one, the influence sinks really aren't that big.