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Originally Posted by Myriad_NA

This!

Skip SoW, you won't miss it. Especially if you're going for an expensive build, like you said.
I had SoW on my (first) DB/WP and on my BS/WP and there was not a single occasion that I remember, where SoW actually helped my toons on their way to L50. Whenever I ran into a situation where I needed the support of a tier 9 god mode power, SoW simply wasn't good enough to make a difference and let me survive.

Originally Posted by Dark_One_NA

Well...there are a lot of boobs in it, at least the first season.

To me, it's sorta the DOAX2 of anime. Kinda. If you squint.

Originally Posted by Deus_Otiosus

No, that would be insane. I wouldn't recommend that






Well that's good to hear.

I can say as a brute, I wasn't really capable of taking Alphas for groups (which is pretty much expected of brutes, and I'd stop playing them if this wasn't part of their role) until I began getting +DEF to SM/L - specifically from IO sets. The amount provided by willpower and powerpools (weave, combat jumping) wasn't enough.




You're right, I did misread it. I've gone back and reread what you wrote originally.

I'm not worried about the defense disparity between a brute and tanker. I'm focused on how Willpower tankers fare against cascading defense failure.


So these are my (honest) questions:

1. Can a WP tanker with high to capped HP & massive regen survive once their defenses have crashed?
2. Can they do it without SoW, without Inspirations?

I expect the answer to number 2 to be no, but if it's yes I'll be pleased.





That seems to be answering what I'm looking for.

So effectively, massed romans with -def debuffs pose no threat?





I think that's a typo and you're saying you do in fact think that's a considerable amount.

I personally disagree specifically regarding S/L, and that the vast majority of your +DEF vs. S/L is going to come from Power Pools and IOs. So Defense vs. S/L is not a major part of the Willpower secondary itself.




I stand corrected. It's such a minimal amount that it went unnoticed.




I agree, every set has problem enemies.

Except that not all problem enemies are equal.

- def debuffs are everywhere, and are heavily represented across many enemy types throughout the game.

The Rularuu exist in game in an extremely limited capacity. You can play SR and actively avoid fighting them with ease. Avoiding content with -def debuffs on the other hand would be extremely limiting.







I think I see less of a problem with willpower as a set, and perhaps it's just the state of cascading defense failure. Or for that matter how +DEF or -DEF can pretty much make or break almost any melee character, regardless of what your powerset actually focuses on.

Thanks for the reply.

Originally Posted by New_Dark_Age

In my neverending quest to make a god I was wondering what ATs can almost make their god mode permanent with the right build and investing in IOs. I am assuming the most likely canidates are Elec Armor and SR ATs with natural recharge powers plus Hasten.

What builds can almost Perma their god mode or at least have their god mode up for 50% of the time in battle ? I am not just looking at Melee ATs but others as well that get God Mode powers in their Ancillarys/Patrons. What Ats and build are they and how can near Permagod mode be achieved ? Is it worth it ?

Thanks

Originally Posted by CaptainFoamerang

Note "one of the most."

Also, I can respect more what Morrison was trying to do with X-Men by having more mutants crop over the globe. I mean, it's firmly cemented in X-Men lore that mutants are the successors to humanity and more people will start manifesting powers. Actually bringing an element of that into the universe rather than have it as some far off future/alternate reality event was getting old, as was the oppression of a minority theme. X-comics were simply too stagnant.

Originally Posted by Rush_Bolt

Soon™


As for what would replace Conserve Power if/when it gets proliferated? Hrm... tough one. We know the cottage rule is still in effect, so it can't deviate from its original goal too much. If you look at how CP was changed to Energize for the proliferation, it still retains much of its END Discount design. It just cut back some of that and added in the Heal and +Regen.

Since Energy Aura already has a Heal in it, I'd imagine CP in this case would receive the Energize treatment, but would give either a small DEF or RES buff instead of the Heal/+Regen. At least, that's what I'd wish for.

Originally Posted by Tokyo

You can disagree all you like, Ghost in the Shell the original movie is on many top anime lists across the web and many Anime Magazines. Check for yourself. That's what I go by, not necessarily personal taste (although I can't rule out personal bias either.)

I disliked the original appleseed, however it is a classic anime. I don't feel Naruto, Bleach or Death Note should be on the list because I personally don't consider these Anime as much as I do pop-culture smutt. They are franchises produced as quickly as possible to make as much profit as possible. They don't have any real semblance of plot (past maybe the first few episodes).

An example of this is the comparision between Dragon Ball and DBZ. One is a great anime series that any anime fan should watch..the other is just a sad attempt at milking a story.

Originally Posted by Tokyo

It's a classic.

Ghost in the shell has a rating of (0) Are we nuts?

+5 everything that is ghost in the shell. Amazing writing, incredible music composition, great story, beautifully detailed artwork both in movies and series.

Originally Posted by Dark_One_NA

You can't mean Tenchi in Tokyo.

That was just plain horrible and should be stricken from the universe.

The only Tenchi series that were, are Tenchi Muyo (the original 12 ep OVA), Tenchi Universe (the 26 ep tv series), Tenchi Muyo: Ryo-Ohki (the follow up to Tenchi Muyo), and Tenchi Muyo: GXP (another 26 ep series following Seina Yamada set in the Tenchi-verse).



Eiken?

Originally Posted by Vegemite_Kid

Not all **** Sapiens look the same...

Originally Posted by crazy local

Ok it's cool how they let us color are are powers but, any good reason why Peacebringers/Warshades can't color there powers? I mean if your going to let us color are powers why not let Peacebringers/warshades color them?

Originally Posted by Lighting_Thron

i was wandering if you guys would have want the devs to make the world of the game open for both factions, to be able to travel anywhere regardless of your faction.

i'm going to get flamed about what i'm going to say next but..would have you enjoy comics/superheroes movies/tv shows if the heroes would be only in the heroes' city and the villains in the villains' city?i truly belive that this game need Paragon city and the Rogue isles to be open for both heroes and villains.

about Heroes vs Villains and how it may effect leveling, i think it will be best that the Heroes and Villains would be unable to atack each other.

i belive that making the game open for both factions would bring alot more subs then going rogue, but thats just my opinion.

Originally Posted by SilverAgeFan

I hate it when people play idiotic semantic games like this. Context is as key to reading comprehension as semantics.

Sure, technically, Batman was retconned into being trained by ninjas. But that's not where the character started nor is it the sole influence on his aesthetic. The point myself and others were making is that ninjas and the anime style run are of a tight niche. You are being incredibly myopic if your post is meant to assert that the fairly recent manga take on the dress and movement of one culturally and historically specific set of assassins represent ALL possible obvious aesthetics for characters with a "natural" flavor.

There is a world of character aesthetics beyond manga and for some of us, at least for myself, contrary to the gospel of the internets, once you get over their ninjaness, ninjas are actually pretty boring. You can think me uncool and tasteless for not being that into ninjas or manga. I realize others LOVE these things and I make no apologies for our differences in taste.

But I really don't appreciate insinuations that those of us that aren't gaga over this pack simply don't get the aesthetics of the extended genre of super and pulp heroes because all natural characters are "martial artists" in the most literal sense of the words.

I get that this pack is the best thing since sliced bread for many folks out there. I have in game friends who are huge anime fans and have themed SG's and VG's dedicated to various anime inspirations. Their cries of elation filled several global channels last night. Their joy made me happy. Also, though the aesthetic of the run fits very few of my characters, I do not want to diminish the quality of this new animator's work. It is stellar and, bar none, this is now THE best travel animation in game. Between his/her work here and the work I've seen on dual pistols, I am very hopeful for what this person's talents will bring to the game in the coming years. More than likely, my disappointment is fueled by jealousy. I'd love my preferred aesthetics to receive this amount of talented attention and the resulting awesome customization options.

Anyways, despite having already bought the pack (yup, gonna support Paragon studios) and despite having found a few uses for a couple costume elements beyond the advertised theme of this pack, this remains the least useful and therefore most disappointing of all the booster packs for me. It reminds me of overspecialized lego pieces. You just can't do much else with them. On the whole, this pack doesn't much to help me further realize any of my natural concept characters in game. And that has zero to do with where a few authors decided to take the Batman narrative a few decades back (when coincidentally ninjas became a huge fad in the West) or the semantics of "martial" in its broadest and most generic meaning. This highly specific pack is anything but broad and generic. It's very clear in this case and in this discussion it is that historically and culturally specific definition of "martial arts" that most applies.

Originally Posted by BackAlleyBrawler

I only accept responsibility when it goes bad...when it's good I give the credit to someone else.

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

That's exactly what I'm saying. That ability really shouldn't be something you can get by paying $10 more. I'm happy with booster packs as long as they're cosmetic only, but I really start to worry when they put in quasi-travel-powers.