Brimstone_Angel

Now you tell me, after I've got my Mind/Rad up to 19.

I loved my fire tanker. She wasn't as tough as other tanks. She couldn't really herd like other tanks. But, she could open up of a can of whoop a** on anything within +2 of her. Now, she's just another toon I'm putting on the shelf because of the poor efforts by CoH programmers to "improve" the game. The fear components installed in Issue 4 pretty much ruined Burn anyway. (I'm sorry, but using reality issues as a basis for making changes in a fantasy game? Can you say cop out?)
Now, you're going to take what was the premier power in the set and make it totally useless. Way to go Dev's. GOOD JOB.

If your not going to reduce the fear effect of burn. Then lets use a little REALITY. Lets take the "real life" power that controllers use, Fire Cages. Change burn to where everying thing around you gets caged in a circle of fire and sustains damage. At least then it wouldn't be totally worthless.

By the by folks, the book you get with CoH is totally useless now. The status protection effects were shifted out of burn and into plasma shield in an earlier issue.

My wife can't wait till Issue 5 comes out. She's been after me to dump this game anyway.

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even though i'm long past the frustration stage I would be willing to have my controller nerfed somewhat if it meant making a trade off so the first 32 levels wouldn't be such hell!

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Says the guy who HAS is Ill/Rad at 47. Me, I'm still waitin on phantasms and would just as soon not see them nerfed before I have my turn at the uber table thank-you-very-much.

OMG, are you that guy who calls me every night at dinner time? Enough already. I reeeeeaalllly dont need a refinance. Unless you can maybe beat 4.6%...with no points....and no closing costs...throw in 2 million influence....pull my controller to 32.....

Me I'm 42, I'm a manufacturing manager in the plastics industry. My son got me hooked on this game and then he moved on to WOW, little effer. I am an extreme altoholic. I must have 10 alts in the high 20's scattered over 3 servers, none over 31.

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Times to use it:

1. Team is getting too much experience and killing mobs too easily. Time for ST!

2. Need to work on my Debt Badge.

3. Want a kewl effect for a dance party.

4. Want to show how I can get 16 pets out at once.

5. Umm. Can't think of another one. (not entirely true, Respec might be handy, and some trials)


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Once you have Phantom Army, you will find that in really big fights PA has a tendency to run out before the fight is over, leaving you standing right in the way of a bunch of angry villains. Spectral Terror is my oh sh.. I'm about to die power. It has saved me from debt on a number of occasions.

I have to say I pretty much agree with both your assessment of the Rad/Rad guides and the build you have going here. I see some of the Rad/Rad guides out there and just go, Huh? What an idiot. My build is very similar to yours, and when I respec at 28, after Cosmic blast, will probably be doing some of the same things. I love Proton Volley and X-ray, but at least one of em's gonna have to go to free up space for other stuff.

Ionitron
Rad/Rad level 26

I don't have fire imps yet, but I'm one of the many grinding towards it. As such, I feel that if you are going to take away the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, it would be nice if you could chuck some spare change our way. Every fire controller is taking a double hit with the smoke and fire imp change. What's frustrating is that right now, as a lvl 20 fire/rad controller, I can barely kill a green troll minion, taking a great deal of effort and most of my end in the process. If imps and smoke is overpowered and needs the nerf, I can live with it. I like my controller and am not going to quit because of it. I feel very fortunate that I built my controller on Freedom, one of the busier servers. If there isn't at least 2 dots worth of load on the server, I don't even bother trying to play her. It's no fun standing around lft or trying to convince the few people on to join you. I'd like to be able to grind xp "capturing" opponents close to my level in missions or on the street in those cases where I can't get a team. But, right now, thats just not possible. Any solo effort is futile because none of my standard attacks do enough damage to be worthwhile. When I'm punching a gray minion with brawl because that's one of my better damage attacks, and having little effect, something is not right. Please sir, may we have a little more damage from Char, Ring of Fire or Fire cages. At least then I wouldn't feel like this second hand hero always depending on the kindness of others for my xp and fun.

Brimstone Angel
Freedom
20 Fire/Rad

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lol i was taking his guide seriously untill he said "you only get 4 power pool powers" . . then why do i have 6? I have Teleport friend, foe, self, hover, hurlde, health. . . where do people get this number 4?!?! you can have as many power pools as u want. . . if you dont want your primarys , then dont take them ,but telling people u only get 4 pools is wrong. . guide not worth reading past that line. LoL power leveling!!! HAHAHAHA without HOVER!! LoL!!! hahahahahahaha what an @$$

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What he meant is you can only choose from 4 power pool SETS. Once you have picked a power from 4 different SETS you are done. You have choices from 3 sets now, you will be able to select from only one more. You CAN pick all of the powers within those 4 SETS, if you so choose. It would be stupid, but you could.