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Quote:Improving the streakbreaker would go a long way to making sure these things don't happen, like ensuring you don't miss more than 1 out of 20 times (of course fixing the random number generator wouldn't be a bad idea either). If you're at 95% chance to hit you just shouldn't regularly miss two or three times in rapid succession, and unfortunately we often do. Same can be said of defense. My SR Scrapper regularly pops a purple and is well over 45% defense, yet will often just get hammered repeatedly by minions and LTs that never seem to miss.Originally Posted by Stormfront_NA
The chance for a miss, only makes sense, it hapens in real lif, even the pro's fumble from time to time.
As a soccer mom, I seen many kids with incredible skill and physique kick balls in all manners of positions and angles, simply incredible, but then from time to time they simply choke and totally miss hitting the ball at all. I remember this kid had a ball thrown, no players around, not even the goal keeper who had been caught completely flat footed, all the kid had to do was to simply tap the ball in. But in his excitement, he decided to kick that ball as hard as he could, instead he overcompensated kicked to soon, and the ball simply rolled past him as he comically fell.
The 5% chance of a fumble is actually a bit reallistic and could provide a bit of comic relief for the other players of course.
Now I have complained in the past about the so called random number generator, which really turns hit and defense statistics to meaningless. I remember one night going with my Scrapper fully decked out running the increased perception/accuracy epic having a 95% chance to hit. I verified so by looking at the roll displays, to my great anxiety my hit percentage was more like 50%, angrily, I scrolled back up and checked my rolls, to my even greater anger I realized for the past 15 min all I have been rolling numbers between 90 and 99%, no rolls below 90%. It does not happen often to me, but I do get these mean streaks once a quearter perhaps, often when I see this happening to me, I finish the Tf and quit the game for the night. I also have seen mobs attacking me and hitting me with a very unfair consistency despite my capped out defense. So I check their rolls, and low and behold, they can't roll above a 10%! Another cause to finish up and quit the game for the night. I know this horrible statistics deviations does occur, but not often, I guess bad luck is just that: bad luck!
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Quote:Dual wielding is a special case because the 2nd hand is designed to under perform. Same with Rogues, they are designed to miss alot. But these are exceptions, not the rule.Originally Posted by Dalantia
Yes you do. Or you've stacked so much Hit that you're at the hit cap and are level 80. Or are fighting underlevelled things. Especially if you're dual wielding.
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Quote:Hey man, I'm not going to argue with you. I can provide many instances of what I've described. It's very very common. Like I said, if none of it bothers you that's great. But don't act like it doesn't exist.Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
yep. sounds like you need to take up a new game and not play CoH anymore. i very rarely get kb'd, mezzed, debuffed(and when i do it isn't what you describe which is over-exaggerating) or run out of end. but then again, when you're trying to play at difficulty settings that aren't designed around a solo person, you may have problems.
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Quote:I said ONE dangit! Oh, and never played any of those so I can't comment. The last one I've never even heard of. Sounds like a new Taco Bell item.Originally Posted by Dispari
Ragnarok Online, Guild Wars, Grenado Espada.
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Quote:Which is why I haven't played any appreciable amount in a long time. And sorry, unless you're playing a Rogue you gotta go at least +4/+5 before you start missing in WoW. And only in CoX can you get knocked around like a ping pong ball if you don't have KB protection. And get chain mezzed to death by minions. Or have a single LT-class critter debuff your tohit, defense, and/or resistances into the negatives. Or run out of endurance in the middle of a fight and be stuck with Brawl. Yes, what FUN! Which is why I hardly play anymore, and when I do it's only for brief periods of time.Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
that funny, because i miss in WoW. and if all those things are bugging you, then yeah, take a break. end isn't a problem. not sure which way you are describing the knockback. we have had long debates about mezzes just like the end thing, there is no problem. and what debuff problem?
i think you seriously need to take a break. and since you mentioned WoW, go play that and fight even to +1/+2 higher level npc's. you will start noticing the misses there. then that will drive you crazy and you'll be whining about it and trying another game until missing or what not drives you crazy there.
And I play a decent amount of that other superhero game and have no complaints about the game mechanics. Funny that.
If none of this stuff bothers you, hey, that's great. But after 6 years my tolerance for it is pretty much gone. -
Quote:Name one. I never miss in WoW. I never miss in CO. I never miss in STO. I never miss in Aion. I only miss in CoX, to the tune of 1 out of every 20 attacks, at BEST.Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
all i have to say to the people who say missing is taking away their fun... take a break from the game, you are burned out. if missing is making you not want to play with how little you actually miss, then you have problems not the game. every other MMO i've played has misses in it also. and i notice them about the same as in CoH. very rarely.
It's not just the accuracy problem that burns me out. It's the accuracy problem combined with the endurance problem combined with the knockback problem combined with the mez problem combined with the debuff problem. Other than that stuff the game is just peachy. -
Quote:So Arcana, I was perusing your Scrapper secondary comparison, and it seems like it's in dire need of an update. Loaded question: what's the "best" secondary now? Is it still Regen? Or has Willpower or Shields taken the crown (my bet in on Willpower)?Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Nope. You can't chain jump to a target that was just chain jumped, whether it was one of your chains or someone else's. As long as there are other targets around, though, your chain induction will simply avoid that target and select another one to hit.
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Quote:It's one of the many extremely irritating quirks this game has. And while it, by itself, doesn't stop me from playing it definitely reduces the amount of time I am able to play before immense frustration sets in, meaning instead of playing regularly month after month I might play for a week and then not touch the game for 3-4 months.Originally Posted by Ardrea
I kind of wonder; does anyone feel that changing this aspect of the game, whether trivially easy or terribly hard, would prevent anyone who was planning on leaving the game from doing so, or convince anyone who wasn't going to play to decide to subscribe?
Nearly every other MMO on the market has no "accuracy" component. And if they do you almost never miss unless you're fighting something much higher in level than you or is specifically designed to be difficult to hit.
CoX uses a triple-redundant limiting system, which honestly is completely unnecessary and only leads to player frustration. You only need 1 limiter, not 3.
I've always said this game could be really great if they just smoothed out the 6-year old rough spots that have plagued it since day 1. But it seems unlikely anything is ever going to change. So while other games are busy making their games as fun to play as possible this one grinds its heels in, buries its head in the sand, and insists there is nothing wrong. -
Quote:I wasn't taking IO potential into account. I was going solely by SO performance. I have a MA/SR Scrapper, and while she's fun to play she's kinda squishy. It's not possible to add Tough/Weave like I did with /EA cause there is no end recovery power to fuel the extra toggles. As it is she tends to be a bit end-heavy already.Originally Posted by macskull
/em boggle
SR has less build flexibility than other sets, sure (you can really only get away with skipping Elude, if you softcap), but it is by no means a poor performer. Softcapped defense to all vectors, the only set to achieve 95% defense debuff resistance, Confuse protection, a taunt aura in Evasion (Brutes only, unfortunately), in-set +recharge and slow resist, and scaling resists that work wonderfully with a Brute's higher HP. Not having a heal isn't at all a big deal if you carry a few greens around (basically combine anything that isn't an orange or red into a green and you're set) or are Dark Melee.
The only thing that's somewhat diminished the value of SR is Shields.
And she's not even close to soft-capped defense with SOs and a few common IOs (IIRC, low 30s). But yeah, if you put in the effort to pick up a bunch of +def sets SR can be pretty mighty. -
So I've been playing around with a */EnA Brute at level 41 and I can confirm the basic set is crap. I dropped like a fly on +1/+3 missions (diff +1, # of critters +3). Any Brute should be able to easily handle such a mission without any trouble. This was with every power except Conserve Power, and all defense and resistances slotted up except Energy Cloak. I also had Combat Jumping for a smidgen of extra defense.
Then I went back and used what Mr Body described as a template. I dropped Overload and took Tough and Weave. Put 3 resistances in Tough and 2 defenses in Weave and Cloak (I ran out of slots). Unlike Mr Body's build I kept both the passives.
The difference is astounding. He went from dropping like a rock to bulldozing thru mobs. Mind you I frequently had to use inspirations, especially Lucks, for large difficult spawns. But considering I was using only white SOs I was pretty damned happy. Slotting in IOs, even if just for better %s instead of sets bonuses will only make things even better (though I still wouldn't mind some more defense to reduce the reliance on Lucks so much). Endurance management wasn't all that bad. Yeah, you burn thru it like a cheap ***** thru JLo perfume, but Energy Drain keeps you pretty good. The only time it falters is when you're facing single critters. But if that's the case you can click off Tough and Weave to save some juice.
I suspect things might get dicey when facing an EB or AV, as you get a lot less from Energy Drain when fighting one critter. The heal portion of it isn't great, but I have it 3 slotted for heal and with at least 3 critters you get a nice chunk of health. With 3 recharges it comes up every 33 seconds or so, which isn't bad.
Overall I would say I'm pretty happy. Is it the end-all-be-all of Brutes? Nah. But it was pretty fun to play, and a lot more active than Willpower. -
Quote:So what sets did you use to soft cap defense?Originally Posted by Mr_Body
I just got an Fire/ EA brute to 50. Very fun to run. And I have him soft-capped to all but negative energy and did so reasonably (for me).
Energy Cloak gives the same defense as Weave for slightly lesser end usage and its defense value doesn't suppress like Stealth. Speaking of the Fighting Pool....
Tough is a better choice than the passive, Dampening Field, as it gives more smashing/ lethal resist. Weave is a no-brainer also then. 2 more toggles you say? Don't forget you have Energy Drain to fuel your blue bar.
Energy Drain... Slot it for heal, recharge, end red, then end mod, in that order. Keep at least 2 or 3 foes around you for a full blue bar. Maxed for recharge and with Hasten, it can be up every 22 secs or so. Comparable to Healing Flames in recharge and possibly a better total HP heal depending on how many foes you have around you. What really hurts it is that the heal comes at the end of the end drain, end refill, and animation.
Energy Protection... To me, it was skippable. Since smashing/ lethal is the predominant damage type, I decided this was the flaw in my build but....
Overload... Tier 9 giving +def and a slight HP increase. If you are already nearly capped to all, is it necessary? I took it but at lvl 49 and I may respec out of it and possibly take Energy Protection.
Conserve power... Total crap. Energy Drain fulfills your needs for end recovery. If you don't want to take Stamina, then sure, take Conserve Power instead.
Anywho, these are my thoughts upon leveling an EA brute. Not too hard to softcap; not as easy as SR; easier and cheaper than Shields. The plus side to EA, you get an auto-hit self-heal/ recovery power built into the set unlike SR, Shield, and WP. -
Quote:I've found that 2 is fine unless you're going up against EBs or AVs, and then not so much. A Longbow Ballista will knock you around like a ping pong ball with just 2.Originally Posted by Derangedpolygot
Nah, 1 covers most, 2 covers near everything else. True, they aren't cheap.
Great out of the box? Really, nothing is that.
Willpower is pretty close to great out of the box. You often don't need Health or Stamina, the mez protection comes early, you get all sorts of exotic resistances, and a nice balance of layered protection with very few holes (lack of debuff resistances for slows and end drain being the biggies, but a Winter's Gift can work here). Slotting can be a bit tricky, but IOs can help (you don't even need full sets, just the "more % in less slots" advantage, so it's cheap). -
Quote:The only difference I see between the Brute and Stalker versions of Electric Armor is a swap for Lightning Field and Hide. And a slightly larger heal in Energize.Originally Posted by Derangedpolygot
Electric is different between Brutes and Stalkers, and with the ability to customize it might work for you. With Dark Armor, one can slot KB prot IO's.
Yeah, I know you can slot KB IOs, I do in my Dark and Fire characters, but it's still a pain as 1.) they aren't cheap, and 2.) you need at least 3 of them for decent protection.
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Quote:It *IS* boring, hence why I wanted to go with something else for a change. But every set I look at all I see are the glaring flaws that I know are going to annoy the hell outta me (all of which, besides Energy and Electric, I've already played and are very familiar with)Originally Posted by Kelenar
Well, see, I find Willpower excruciatingly boring. But EA could certainly use a buff.
Dark Armor - no KB protection, VERY end heavy
Fiery Aura - no KB protection, mediocre resistances, very little exotic protection or debuff resistances
Invulnerability - no build flexibility
Shield Defense - no self heal, very little build flexibility
Stone Armor - way too wonky for me
Super Reflexes - no build flexibility, no heal, and not a great performer either.
So I'm again left with Willpower. I do want to try Electric at some point, but it doesn't fit for the character. Was thinking of an Electric/Electric Stalker for that. -
It would be really nice if they improved the other sets up to Willpower level. What good is having them if none of them are any fun to play? If building a character is like having teeth pulled then something is wrong.
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Sigh... I guess it's back to Willpower.
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How is this set these days? Worth taking or too much of a pain in the bum? The numbers seem underwhelming and not a lot of wiggle room in power choices.
I haven't played EA since CoV was released so I thought I might give it try instead of rolling up yet another WP Brute.
Can Energy Drain be used instead of having to go Health/Stamina? I'm thinking not, but that's just a gut feeling. And what about Energy Cloak? Worth the cost for that piddly extra defense? Conserve Power seems like an easy skip due to the ridiculous recharge time. Can you successfully skip the passives, or is that just gonna leave you even more squishy? -
Thanks Bill
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Website seems to be gone. Anyone know what happened? Or if someone else has taken over? The database was extremely useful.
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Quote:Cause then you'd hear screaming from those that want a character that simply must have wings and a jetpack.Originally Posted by Zaloopa
I don't see how the node issue applies to backpacks since they can always attach at the same point that wings do. And if that fails we've seen that chest details are capable of wrapping around the back (Roman and samurai chest details do this the most, but also older pieces like the ring strap and the stealth detail).
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Quote:Too bad that boots aren't designed to work like that tho. You'd have to create an entirely new sub-category, which is probably more work than they're willing to do. The easier it is to accomplish the more likely it'll happen.Originally Posted by Octal40
No. What would be great is if they had they left the current mesh, added the old mesh, and let you put the leather/zipper texture on either if you like.
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Quote:What would be great is if they restore the old thigh high boots, keeping the seam and leather texture, and then also leave the current thigh highs, but change it to a tights texture and no seam. This way we can have the best of both worlds.Originally Posted by Octal40
BTW, count me in on the number of people that was very happy with the thigh high boot change. I can understand people wanting the old one back in addition to the old one. I'm just saying I like the new one, devs.
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Quote:Yes those, and I'm pretty sure they've always been backwards.Originally Posted by Red Valkyrja
By Gladiator shoulder pieces do you guys mean these:
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Quote:On an unrelated note, have you seen some of the NPC costumes the devs come up with??? Ok, they might not clip, but gawd, they sure ain't pretty.Originally Posted by Decorum
Well, the cape stuff I consider "mild" only because it's the cape (somewhat nature of the beast with this engine). The devs are dedicated to making things look as good as possible. What that is has to be up to them. Left to their own devices, a large portion of the players will make stuff that looks terrible (in fact, they already do, aesthetically). Then new players look around and say "Man, the devs here have no idea how to make costumes right." I trust the devs way WAY beyond what I'd ever trust the players.
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Quote:OMG don't get me started here. Probably the biggest pet peeve I have with costumes is the inability to have long hair and a cape, cause it looks so stupid. Sigh...Originally Posted by Skydance
Like long hair (Glam, Hard Candy) and just about any cape?