Captain_Morgan_EU

This thread is for signing up for the Union half of the 3vP tournament, the random-team PvP tournament discussed on this thread. If you sign up, please do so using a format like this one:

Character name: Xanthus
Global Handle: @Xanthus
Archetype: Controller
Powersets: Gravity/Empathy

Please try not to post questions or comments on this thread, just keep it for signing up. If you want to ask questions or anything, you can do so on the thread in the PvP boards which I've linked to above.

One more thing; If you have a support toon PLEASE enter! This is team based, so you don't have to be able to get kills or survive 1vs1 to win the fight! Don't worry if you've never PvP'd before, either. This tournament isn't intended to be serious in any way, and there won't be any “uber teams” so everyone has a pretty much equal chance of winning. Discussion of the event can be in the server threads (found in Union Heroes and Union Villains, or the thread linked above)

Then you need the ultimate combo - a /empathy troller

I'd happily role an empath defender, but the problem with that is that as you get the really good teams, you can be left doing the following (buff CM *7, buff fort, RA*2, AB, fort as needed. Blast away doing pants damage until fort is recharged/someone needs a heal (which is rare). Rinse, repeat.

With troller empathy, you have the primary to play with (which feels more useful than a defenders blasts), and have the option to heal/buff as needed. Only problem with that (as I'm finding with my ill/emp as he starts to approach the final fifth) is you have really difficult power decisions to make (i.e I'm probably going to have to skip AP and revive, perhaps even AB to get the stuff from the primary, pools and epics I want).

That said, I've teamed with some cracking empaths, who have made difficult situations easy, and always appreciate seeing someone else spamming CM (as I tend to forget :O)

Hehe, the not putting damage hances in is a little weird at first, but my word, what a difference it makes!

Fury just makes a mockery of damage SOs. 3 of them = 100% boost (ish) to damage. Fury (and some friendly buffing) will get you to 850% (iirc, might be 800%). I slot pretty much all my brute attacks 2acc 2recred 2endred, although with the end management tools in the latter levels of EA fast approaching, i may be able to switch to 2acc 3recred 1endred, or even 2acc, 2recred, 1endred, 1 damage.

Just that simple change of slotting makes such a huge difference to brutes - I guarantee you will be loving the extra SMASH!

so FoTM - I rolled one last week on defiant

the way this thread took a sudden turn to the shameful is not the finest hour of any involved (and i include myself in that - my call for peace was probably futile, and bumped a thread that should have been allowed to die), but I guess there is no accounting for the way even mild-mannered and friendly folk can manage to twist a forum thread into something dark. Hopefully the inner hero in us all will prevail...

Did someone say something? :P

(sorry bout that mr c!)

Aha! That'll be it then X. My only experience of grav is on my little dom, where AoE immob = faceplant

Full House!

Erm, I've got an earth/storm, and found him lots of fun to play so far (he is the fastest toon to 7 so far, by a clear distance).

Mind/storm would be good too, with the fun of TK/hurricane for putting mobs into corners, like so many naughty schoolkids.

And i like grav, just not sure how much synergy there would be between the sets.

In our mini 2v2 tournie amongst the 1AT crowd there is Frozen Rogue and Jum using the I l trick to get Invincible Imp twice - identical costumes too. Not so much of an issue when it is only two vs two, but still very confusing, especially as one is using siphone speed, the other speed boost to wizz around :s

Wow.

Gents, might I respectfully suggest that there is absolutely nothing to be gained by airing obvious personal differences on the forums?

I realise that my posting has inevitably helped keep it towards the top of the board, and i regret that. I sincerely hope that this will be the last post in the thread, that Raziel does attempt his endeavour (and perhaps sees that he may have made a misjudgement in the wording/tone of his initial post), and that his "attackers" (for want of a better description) leave him in peace, free to play the game in the manner he prefers.

Happy hunting one and all (in whatever form you prefer)

Cap

too many good powers! arggh!

And yes chelsea, I had noticed that it is a tad on the end heavy side :s

Still should be fun.

Interesting post Qisnake. Solo stalkers in the zones really are nowhere near as effective as those who team (and work as a team). Watching Filth, Jacqueline, Blindfaith et al in action in Sirens is perfect proof of this. (Dominator/stalker combos for the absolute win)

Also, watching a regen scrapper slugging it out for over 10 minutes with blindfaith was enough proof (for me at least) that stalkers can "scrap" where the situation calls for it - but it is often easier to pick off the squishies, hence the calls of cowardice.

IIRC, brute damage cap is 850%, while blasters cap out at 500%

I suspect the I7 changes should help a lot with pentad too, as MMs should be more effective at getting going, and dominators add yet more pain. Plus my favourite bit of news. Fury. Fixed. For. PvP.

cheers indeed kin - was getting a bit worried about that!

Not aware of any french/german interest in running it, but a PM to myself or Xanthus would be welcome - the more the merrier as far as servers is concerned.

Cheers for the points Filth, we'll have a chat about restarts.

As for test server, the basic idea was to make it easily accessible to the average player (i.e. not having to faff about with installing test).

Tanaka - we'll look into it, see if that requires some rejigging.

I may have a sneaking suspicion. Fighting +2, +3, +4 CoT/igneous in an orenbega map in the hollows whilst exemped to level 13 will do that to ya

I'd offer assistance, but I'd prefer to earn my TF badges by actually doing them

But you might be advised to speak to Luminos, who has solo'd a fair few of them (He had just finished citadel last time I spoke to him) with his blaster.

Fair play though, and have fun

Blaze. Nail. Head.

My brute would probably have SJ'd away, if only to break the taunt lock, never mind a atalker who (in the main) relies on the additional damage from criticals from hidden to stand a chance at taking down a tank.

Our group of 4 (2 stalkers, 1 corr, 1 dom) levelled ok to the late 20s without too many problems, with me and the wife (corr/stalker) teaming with one or both of the other two.

The two stalker team worked ok (em/regen & nin/nin),both dom/stalker combos worked very well, the corr/nin team worked well, and the dom/corr team worked ok. The best duo was either stalker and the dominator, the best trio was fairly evenly split between 2*stalker + 1 dom and 1* stalker, 1* dom, 1* corr.

Then in the late 20s we added a couple of brutes as well, and the levels really started to fly

Providing you go for scrappery type stalkers (em or claws is probably best for this) you should be ok to duo (perhaps recruiting a corr/dom for elite boss debuffery/mezzing as needed). I have a sneaking suspicion that a dark/nin and em/regen duo would be very good come I7 (the dark/nin providing additional "control", while the em/regen mops up)

As none of the others appear to have spotted it, I'll pass on the message. If you get chance, visit the 1AT forums here and stick a post in the recruitment thread for the Overlords, someone with invite privileges should get back to you soon (or put you on the waiting list if we are full).

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In my experience, Stalkers are basically cowards. /snip

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Ooh! He didn't? He did!

Union or Defiant Upsurge? I know a stalker or two who would love to re-educate you on that little comment

(i should point out neither are me - never had the patience for one, yet )

Without getting into a hugely complicated explanation, the idea is that it is more of a challenge to have to cope with random teams/opponents than it is to design a team. Yes, you would be more effective if you were with your friends, using complementary builds/ATs, but it is more of a test of your PvP abilities to have to develop teamwork and tactics on the spot.

Plus it is always fun to team with new people, or even sworn rivals from the zones!

I think it is going to be a lot of fun, and very interesting to see just how high the individual standard of PvP is on the two servers.

nitroxide - you don't sign up with a three man team, you sign up with a character as an individual. The teams are assigned randomly each bout, so you could be on a team with two people you defeated in the first round for instance. This is to test a player's adaptability to different team conditions.

*threadjacks...

Niatu, would your sister's brute be Seald by any chance?

*puts back thread.

Do it! And take warriors challenge too - "stop hitting my friend you bully! *runs screaming "not in the face, not in the FACE!!!"

Group name
Pirates of the Apocalypse

Description
A nautical bunch of rogues, scamps and miscreants, who mainly focus on PvE, with a growing PvP element. A nice mix of levels, with the exception of the 30s. We have some space for new players, and welcome applicants to climb aboard, with new space likely as we have a clear out of some abandoned alts. Coalitioned with the Corrosion Rangers and Deus Ex Machina at the moment, we are actively seeking new coalition partners (hope to add the Bloodline/LLoD shortly). Affiliated with the 1AT coalition of Heroes on Union. Roleplayers are welcome, as our base is designed with socialising in mind, however the majority of players tend not to RP. We also regularly film SG footage, with the intention of producing a series of SG movies. Check out our initial effort in the Creative thread of our forums.

Web Page
forums.guysrealm.be/forum/index.php

In game contacts
@Captain Morgan
@Blindfaith

The other captains are currently on a pre-I7 break (slackers)

Favoured Activities
Pretty much anything - PvE missions, SFs, respecs, badgehunting. PvPing it up in the Arena and Zones. Having a laugh, and saying "Yarr!" a lot!

Other activities
We have a beautiful base, that is crying out for more use - coalition partners are welcome to use our grandroom for SG meetings - RP fans also welcome!

Admission Requirements
Anyone, but especially piratical themed toons. We do a lot of exemping from the higher members to help lower levels and new players, but do not PL - you'll only impress the Captains by buckling your swash and swinging your cutlass like a madman! We are particularly looking for active characters, as we are moving to a new activity policy and promotion structure, to coincide with I7