Captain_Morgan_EU

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Ouch. That's the sound of spankage, right there.

Good job PDs. and some Okton wannabe

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fine, fixed it up for ya

Ouch. That's the sound of spankage, right there.

Good job PDs.

I've put the only response I'll be making (on behalf of blind) in the other thread). I personally feel the award is deserving, ymmv.

And to further show their support for Pink for October, Captain Quiver notches up his first 50, and becomes the first Precision Ranger to ding in Pink!

Piccie!

Massive congrats to him, and massive thanks for his support of Pink for October.

Says what I've been trying to

Very good indeed

And our boards are back, just in time for friday afternoon slacking off

Message from GForce, as he can't post on here at the moment:

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The forums are down because of a networking problem in the data center. I've been annoying the hell out of them to get it fixed asap. So stay calm or spam the official boards as a substitute.

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In other news: DON'T PANIC!

and don't spam more than usual - don't want Bridger getting forum jebus on us

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1) S/L resists - nope, sorry. With the right build, /elec has more than enough S/L resists to make LF workable.


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41% will not guarantee safety in a mob and it is the most comon dmg type.(i have an ss/elec i know)
Lets not even mention the fact that you have to take aidself to survive, so how are you going to heal when your agroing with LF ?
Please answer me that one i would love to hear the answer.

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Who said anything about just 41% resists? I said built right, so 59% resists to S/L with tough. Aid self 2int,2heal,2recharge works perfectly well in the middle of a large herded spawn - go 3int, 2 heal, 1 rech if need be, or supplement with respites as needed if you aren't as comfortable with the interruptability.

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I have an em/invul and i have no problem gaining fury in a team.Fury is gained by the punches you throw NOT by how many hits you do as fury builds whether you hit OR miss not dmg not how many npc's you hit.
Don't believe me then read this nice GUIDE to brutes

Are you back ? ... ok .. now you see your 1 AoE is counting as 1 attack and gaining very little fury where as alot of fast attacks gain fury faster than a slow phenomenal single target damage attack.

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Hi, thanks for being patronising. My turn Fury is also generated by the number of incoming attacks, whether successful or not - LF is excellent at grabbing aggro, which indirectly gives you a full fury bar from all the angry mobs trying to smack you. Your invuln does exactly the same thing, whether you realise it or not, by using invincibility - Elec and EA don't have such a tool, so LF is the only aura available to achieve this. (and damn good at it to boot). Also, you don't have to trigger LF for it to do it's job, so you can focus on quick attacks - although I've found that you get so much fury, you are free to one-shot stuff with ET and TF and BS while LF softens up the mobs.

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Every person plays differently i agree but when it comes down to it the brute AT is not built for maintaing agro from huge mobs.
Have a good look .. go on.
You'll see brutes have less defence that scrappers and you don't often see scrappers herding do ya.
Now i'm not saying its impossible what i am saying is its very difficult without acouple healers which totaly defeats the object anyway as an AT should beable to withstand alot of damage if its going to attempt it.

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Yep, seen loads of scrappers herd, from /DA, to Spines/Regen. Like it or not, Brutes != scrappers. They aren't tanks either, but their own thing. But, and i'll say this carefully, they are the easiest AT to build to be able to herd in CoV, and to hold aggro off the corruptors, dominators and stalkers. MMs are superior tanks, given enough player skill, but reliant on the pet AI - i prefer to put my trust in players than AI, hence using brutes to "tank".

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I'm not sure you've got the figures right there.
I see LF with a brawl index of 0.83.
Bonesmashers a brawl index of 8.9 (snip)

mmm nope still not seeing it.

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As the poster above put, applying the LF figures to just one mob doesn't give you the full picture. LF is a toggle, so gives consistent, good damage for reasonable endurance use, and in big teams or solo, will work out as one of the most efficient attacks at the /elec disposal, in terms of both damage per second and damage per endurance. It also gives you almost unlimited fury (through incoming attacks) that allows you to use your big hitters (ET and TF) at peak efficiency. I suggest that your understanding of it is tainted by looking at single target damage only. That doesn't make your understanding correct though

Apologies again to the OP, but I will post that build as soon as the 1AT forums resurrect - we're waiting on Howling Twilight to recharge

Probably closer to this

But lynch mobs are always fun

Bah, i keep trying to edit people's posts for my own enjoyment, then sulking when I remember I can't over here.

Wonder if I can persuade Bridger to let me moderate over here for the day, so he can kick back and relax.

It wouldn't be that bad, would it?

*pictures swarthes of buttercups*

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Lightning Field I like, because it keeps aggro on you 360 degrees within a decent radius, and away from the squishies - nothing like hitting the herd cap!


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I'll give you several reasons why LF is a bad idea on a em/elec.
1: low S/L resist meaning you can only herd limit mob types
2: 1 AoE attack which is whirling hands and its not that good
3: Your not a tank !
4: your not a tank !
5: its an end drainer with little damage.

The only primary which has any chance of herding is ele melee and /stone.

Oh did i mention your not a tank ?


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Chelsea, couple of things:

1) S/L resists - nope, sorry. With the right build, /elec has more than enough S/L resists to make LF workable.

2)So surely adding an extra AoE is a good idea for a brute who wants to be good at grabbing aggro whilst dealing phenomenal single target damage? I built my EM/EA without any AOEs, and really struggled to maintain fury in big teams - the whirling hands/LF combo should have no such problems.

3 & 4) Better a brute who tries to play for the team than unreliable other options of "tanking". Plus personal playstyle comes into this.

5) End drainer with little damage? How about if I told you that LF works out as good damage per second and damage per endurance wise as Bonesmasher? Cause it is. Worth getting lateish, when you can happily survive the aggro, but worth getting.

To the OP, I'll post a EM/Elec build that I was toying with the other day - should do what you want it to, be very difficult to kill, and a lot of fun to play too. Will have to be in the morning/afternoon tomorrow though, as it is saved on the 1AT forums, which are playing silly beggars at the moment. (for reference, it has aidself in early, vertical travel, pretty much the best resists available on Villains, and insane burst damage, as well as almost limitless endurance post 35 - i might have to tweak things a little to put whirling hands in though)

I'll be there, with bells on*

*Actual bells may not be present. This statement is subject to change at any time, your statuatory rights are to remain silent.

Muchos congratulations to all the winzorz!

Especially applause to Bridger for keeping the raging battle between Silver Weasel and FG for creative eminence a virtual tie

(and September's winner really shouldn't take you too long )

Hmmm, well we do have Halloween coming onto live on the 18th, so perhaps a day or two of events to celebrate that. We could call it Frightfully Pink

Sounds good to me!

And yeah, i was meaning for the events to be open to any and all. As for dates, well I'll get back to you on that, and we'll work something out and publicise them as we go along.

Look at my shiny pink costume!

That's Eucharista posted - got some more of the 1at lot to show their support too.

Some possible ideas I've been thinking of: All pink costume competition, all pink deathrace, and an all pink 1AT vs MoX arena battle (although we'd probably welcome challenges from any other SG who decides to show their support )

Will probably come up with more, especially in the early hours of the morning.

Remember - Real Men (and Women) wear Pink for October.

Go on then

Tomorrow morning I will be taking my two main heroes to Icon, and bedecking them from head to foot in various hues of pink, for the remainder of October, seeing as MrJustice is already sporting the pink.

I'll also urge everyone I know ingame to do the same.

To be honest, I don't think there is a "best" for team support - so much depends on your playstyle/the team makeup.

I've played a few trollers - my main Illusion/Empathy, my second Mind/Storm, and an aborted Earth/Sonic.

Illupathing is perhaps the best way to play an empath - in my personal experience, the additional tools from illusion (superior invisibility, spectral terror, PA, Phantasm) as fire and forget tools allow you to focus on keeping the team CM/fort/RA/AB'd, and to heal without taking aggro. If the team is going smoothly, you can contribute to damage/control with spammed blind+spectral wounds, with the odd deceive thrown in as needed.

To me, this is much more helpful to a team than the limited damage from an empath defender. However, such versatility comes at a price - illupath is a very tight build, as so many powers are excellent, and could do with lots of slots.

It is also quite effective at soloing/duoing, and can be very good in PvP.

I enjoy mine, you may do the same if you were always tempted by an empath, but put off by the difficulty in soloing.

Congrats - both the brothers at 50 - nice work gents!

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Just because your commander now doesn't mean your not my [censored]!

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Never said otherwise darling

Burning One is now a Precision Ranger, and we'll sort an invite for your compadre tomorrow.

Glad to have you onboard!

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The Ding is coming, the Ding is coming, the Ding is coming!

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And they saw it, and they saw that it was good!

A fantastic night that confirmed all that is good about the 1AT.

/em salute

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Jum forgot to mention that we have our own TS server, and the villainous coalition to serve all your alting needs. Bad Jum!

Feel free to holler at @Captain Morgan for an invite for you and your amigo, or join the 1at global channel (type "/chanjoin 1at") without the "" and ask over there for an invite.

Quick and dirty Vid of the ding by Blindfaith

I am truly honoured and privileged to have been there for it, and to celebrate with Frozen Rogue, PowerSWAT, Stainless Steel (Roentgen Storm), Chillblaze, Terra Byte, Cinnamon Brandy (Dr. Toerag) and Cosmic Justice interloper Nictus Heal (Mistress Heal).

I am doubly honoured by Frogue to take his place as Precision Ranger Commander, alongside Amazing Shnyet and Duckdee, and will try to do even half a good a job as he has done.

Rangers HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Well, September 06 is already taken care of

So should make life easier for the B-man