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Quote:Who says you have to want the Vanguard Shield and be Vanguard?Originally Posted by MajorDecoy
But how can you be a Vanguard Soldier if you don't meet the minimum requirements of being a Vanguard Soldier? They don't have the budget they need to give a full set of armour and a weapon to everyone who comes up to them and says "I'd like to be a Vanguard soldier."
Your character concept would make more sense as a person in training to become a Vanguard Soldier. Something along the lines of "Susan has had enough of the damn Rikti raids, so with her assault rifle, she's going to defend the integrity of the dimensional boundaries." When her "training" is complete, she'll have a full uniform and she'll have earned the Rail Rifle she so deserves.
However, that back story still works if it's a global unlock that you first get access to at level 35.
My MA/Shielder was a half-alien, half-human who used a shield from her alien heritage's planet. Vanguard Shield was what fit the bill better than any other, because I thought it was the best looking, most awesome tech shield.
I just had to get the vanguard merits to unlock it :/ -
Quote:Scrappers, Brutes and Tanks have an option to not look like a big cloud with Cloak of Darkness. I think that's what they meant.Originally Posted by Roderick
Yes, you can. But only for Cloak of Darkness. Which means that Dark Armor Stalkers still fade out like all other stalkers do. But Scrappers, Brutes and Tanks all have the option of not fading out.
Personally, I'm not really for any of the elemental sets getting a "no visual FX except in PvP" option.
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Quote:If it was left to the strictly TF/story arc driven pieces, I migth be able to get behind this.Originally Posted by Setsuna
...a little extreme, don't you think?
I know I hated waiting till level 35 for the Vanguard Shield. :/ -
Actually, I think the Zombie and Rikti Raid are fine as is.
I think the Banner event should be limited to the Halloween Event however, just so it gets more interrest during the Halloween event.
I've tried quite a few times to get in on Banner teams during the rest of the year, and it's not easy. So my thinking is, people might enjoy it more, and try for it more, if it was limited to a once a year event. -
Hmmm...replace Parry with a Mystical Sword Blast!
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Quote:This.Originally Posted by macskull
Swap Ammo is the only thing DP has going for it, and even then it's not that impressive. /unsigned
Not only that, it seems like another "help me get rid of KB in Energy Blast" as well
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Quote:He's my second choice. And if Routh is a "no way" contender, just because of Superman Returns (which is sad), I wouldn't mind seeing Bomer as the new Superman.Originally Posted by Innovator
14% for Matt Bomer..aka Bryce Larkin of Chuck? I think he'd actually make a really good choice as Superman, much better than many of the others. He looks good as Clark and Supes, and he's already played Supes in Japanese Commercials plus he was the top choice for Superman Returns until Singer signed as the director and brought Routh in.
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Quote:Teaming or solo?Originally Posted by Derangedpolygot
I've been trick or Treating for hours--with costume active--Still have yet to have the Halloween tip drop once. It only took me 5 minutes on test...
EDIT: 3 hrs 20 min in, first tip
I was ToTing with 6-8 people, and getting the drops rather quickly. -
Quote:The problem with going with a scrapper first, is people can get the opinion that the other ATs are to squishie or to low on damage or even both!Originally Posted by CatAstrophy
Think that scrapper is the easiest to begin with. Latter he/she can try other classes and see what is best for him/her.
I mostly play defenders/corruptors/controllers but I wouldn't suggest anyone to start with them.
Also anything/WP is good.
My suggestion would be to go for a Corruptor first. -
Well, I think the question is, does your friend want to team a lot ot solo mostly?
Nothing says team invites like a Cold Domination using toon. -
Quote:Now that just sounds old.Originally Posted by Willowpaw
My only prominent Walkman memory was seeing the ads for them, and wishing I could afford one back in my high school years.
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Quote:I agree with this statementOriginally Posted by Memphis_Bill
Just search for anything with a "Debt protection" spot and consider adding some +Res there. Just for someplace to start. >.>
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I think the problem with it, is that it happens year round. So, they miss it this event, they can likely at some point get the badges.
To make it more worthwhile, is just have the zombie event year round, and keep the banner event strictly to the halloween event, so people will be more likely to go after them.
ANother problem is some people just don't care to get the badges on all their toons, and can get just as good (if not better) xp with ToTing.
Personally I enjoy the Banner event, but, it's random enough, I usually miss it, and I don't go out of my way to head to it, when it's happening in a zone I'm not in. -
Quote:What inherent fitness will do for this vet, is give the ability to put in more concept driven powers (to be noted though, fitness is very much in concept with my main, so basically I can put in a few added powers that I had to give up when trying to pick this or that).Originally Posted by Scarlet Shocker
I'm still loving I18 and GR... I would be quite happy for I19 to come after xmas but I'm almost certainly in the minority.
Inherent fitness isn't going to change the game that much for vets who know how to play lowbies anyhow and isn't going to do a huge amount to help new players who are just getting to grips with the system. It's a "nice to have" but I suspect it's not gonna change the game that much and many people will be overestimating the effects, rather as they imagined the impact that inventions would have on End use.
What I find very surprising is this: I play almost every day, for a few hours each go, and I'm still working through new content I've not encountered before from GR. So far as I can tell there's still a lot for me to do here, so why some people seem bored with GR already is beyond me. I know I19 is the New Shiny and I'm looking forward to a lot of it too but I'm kinda surprised how old hat GR seems to be in some peoples perception.
Inherent fitness will for sure help my main with exemping for lower level TFs. Right now, I run a Positron TF on my stalker, I have 3 attacks...Body Blow, Smashing Blow, and Assassin Strike.
With i19, I get to add in Burst
Not to mention I get the travel power fitted back in (it wasn't a concept defining power before, so it got removed...now...back in \o/)
Not to mention the earlier access to a few powers that took a back seat to those in Fitness. Like level 20 powers never being taken at level 20 (not on all of them, but most of them...for me anyways).
Game breaking? No. Though I expect higher levels running some of those lower TFs will move things along even faster.
truthfully, it's only this which has me wanting i19, now. The rest I could wait on (not that I don't want it mind you...I DO! I DO! )
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Routh and Bomer! Those would be my choices. Though on the poll I voted for Routh, as I think he deserves another go at it, and think he did a really great job.
Bomer would also need to pack on some pounds, and that just might ruin it for White Collar! -
Quote:Well, assuming the same defense and resistance, the Scrapper can take more hits, before falling, due to more health.Originally Posted by Gilia
It makes sense that WP would have a noticeable difference. While Reconstruction might be better than RttC in some cases, it doesn't have the -ToHit, and if your HP hit 0 before (or between) using Recon, then it didn't do any good. Also, the dependency on regen means increased hit points are worth more.
However, I doubt for most "durable Scrappers" that they finish their fights at 1/13th of their hit points very often. Also, the other secondaries are not going to have a drastic difference in survivability because they don't lean so heavily on regen. /Regen might though... of course :-P.
Now, the lack of a damage aura/taunt aura means it can be harder to keep guys together, also the lack of AoE means they might not die as fast. Not being able to manage mobs w/o that could result in face planting more often.
The difference in survivability doesn't come from a difference in defense/resists though.
Heals will also heal for big chunks, due to more health.
I know I feel the difference. But then I feel the difference between a Stalkers secondary, and a blasters lack of one. -
I let my idea of the costume decide if I get a cape or not.
My main and namesake uses the long scarf.
One of my favorite alt outfits doesn't use a cape at all. -
Hate it? I love it!
I'm thinking of slowly making my main more and more pale as the event goes on!
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Quote:Having played a WP Scrapper and a WP Stalker (and a WP Tanker...maybe I should make a WP Brute), YES! That 10% difference in HP makes a HUGE difference.Originally Posted by Gilia
So... less than a 10% drop of HP from a Scrapper, and some lower mods on the mez secondaries... that's enough to make "durable" not possible for Stalkers, but possible for Scrappers?
Their resist and defense values are the same. Stalkers get hide (a small defense bonus) in place of powers that, for most sets, don't add to survivability. Sure there's some more variety than that, but there not always in the Scrapper/Brutes' favor, unless you're trying to hold aggro of course (because there's no taunt auras). However, on SOs, you'd have to maintain 7 enemies with RttC all the time to match the HP you'd get back from the same-slotted Reconstruction, if you had /WP.
I would also vote /Ninjitsu. You can softcap defense and it has a self heal, as well as some misc utilities.
For your primary, Ninja Blade (or I suppose BS) for Divine Avalanche (or Parry), OR Dark Melee. The -tohit stacks nicely with Defense, and has some more heal.
/Dark is pretty solid too, though, for the same reason it's solid on Scrappers and Brutes.
Don't get me wrong, Stalker is going to be more durable than a Blaster, as the Stalker has native defenses. But I notice a big difference in survivability purely based on Hit Points.
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Quote:Or, go to the Shadow Shard at lvl 1 (or 2) and have a 50 friend kill Overseers for you.Originally Posted by Stone Daemon
The only costume pieces I can think of that are worth getting, you have to do a TF or get enough merits--It would considerably cheapen the rewards if you could do it once and be good to go for the rest of your characters. Even if you have a character concept in mind, you shoud have to work to the reward. Basic carrot and stick situation.
Now WEAPON unlocks, on the other hand... Those are just annoying. Every time I want a rularuu weapon on a character, I have to wait until 45+ and head down to the SS for a couple hours of hunting. No thanks >_> -
Quote:MM's have the option of skipping pets. Stalkers have no option of skipping hide.Originally Posted by ChaosExMachina
Wow, I'd love to hear how Stalkers skipping hide is less a choice, or even remotely different.
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While I like the idea, OP, I think even then you're making it to complicated.
No Double XP. They have to relevel from level 1 with normal xp gains.
Truthfully, I don't see anything wrong with this, as I don't see how badge collecting makes that big of a difference, and anyone can be PLed up, so the PL reason isn't quite it.
With the coming of power customization, I can see why people want it even more, or all the other things that have been brought in.
However, if the devs don't want to allow it, I'm at the point I really don't care anymore After missing 1 anniversary badge on my first badge toon, I just haven't cared as much about it.
But I do think the suggestion works. Back to level 1, lose the level 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 badges...just keeping what's on you, and losing most of your recipes/inspirations/salvage, if you had full trays of them, as you wouldn't beable to hold as much once you're level 1 (from say a 50). -
Quote:I'll be a bit nicer.Originally Posted by OPTICAL_ILLUSION
it's annoying and we should not be forced to take a power that we may not want. if you can't change this then provide 6 enhancement slots that are "locked in" instead of 1. also, do the same thing for boxing or kick when chosen from the fighting pool, not both.
tyvm
Okay, yeah for some powerset combos it sucks to take the tier 1. I agree.
While I'm neither for or against this change. I'm fine with it, and it's something I've come to live with, and except for a very few tier 1 secondaries, I find I always use them (*glares at Gale*)
However, yes, it makes it to easy for people to gimp their builds, with ones who need their tier 1 to be effective (like Stalkers).
Those who don't use it on purpose, it's their own fault.
MM's who don't take pets, know they're gimping themselves, it's a choice. So that's just a bad example.
So, I can somewhat see the suggestion for automatically 6 slotting the tier 1 as a "Oooo...nice." if not for use int he power, but could always say "well at least I can use the power as a set mule"
I also don't think it would be all that game breaking.
However, your suggestion to do that with Boxing/Kick? You lose me right there. You don't like taking boxing/kick, then don't take it. No one is forcing you into any of the pool powers (well, you have to take some at some point, but the choice is your inwhich to take).
You don't NEED the fighting pool. Oh, it works great with stacking for defense, but it's all your choice if you think Tough/Weave is worth taking an attack you're not likely to use (I'm sure some do). -
Had it happen a few times versus an AV and just last night, I hit it right before charging into a Zombie raid...
I wouldn't think anything of it, but I swear it happens more often now, than it used to.
Took me over a month to get hit with it before. Now..."whoa wait! I just turned into a monkey less than 20 hours ago!"
Each time however, is just lots of fun when it happens
Except that one AV soloing time :/ -
My guess...
October 31st!
What could be a better treat from the devs than the patch on Halloween!