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  1. Catharctic
    If you have access to the power, then you have access to all the slots; however, the percentages scale down based on the exemplar level. The number gurus can explain that part.
  2. Catharctic
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Frosticus View Post
    I think you'd be the first person to actually take and use the snipes that stalkers have access to heh. They are the worst powers in the game.
    They make for a great pulling tool on LRSFs.

    If you pull . . . .
  3. Catharctic
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by dave_p View Post
    but if you don't take the "essential powers" from above, there's almost no reason to even play Ice Melee unless you're really going for concept.
    I don't agree with that, but to each his own.
  4. Catharctic

    Yo!

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Clouded View Post
    There's too much happiness in that post of yours. I hope you come back with something more cynical later otherwise we will have to tie you down and change your forum name to Not-so-Angry Citizen.

    WB by the way!
    I too was disturbed by the positive post. I believe he should now be "Carebear Citizen".
  5. Catharctic
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Hellguard View Post
    "Ha you're an addicted just like me ! "

    That is all.
  6. Catharctic
    Hmm . . . then I hope Paragon gets their act together before my next upgrade.
  7. Catharctic
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn View Post
    Ice Patch is a great power for a Tanker. Adds a great amount of survivability to a Tanker. Sure, the cast time is kinda long, but it's still a good power. I'd probably go so far to say that if you're not going to take Ice Patch, you probably are better off going with another secondary. At that point, other sets have just as much control or more, and better damage.
    As shown in my posted build, Ice Patch and Frozen Aura were the only things worth taking for me (outside of the required Frozen Fists). Pretty much anything that doesn't have KB protection is falling if it's near me. Ice Patch covers it's maximum, and a lot of the rest are falling down from the Ragnarok Proc in Ice Storm.
  8. Catharctic
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Pyromantic View Post
    Ice has a number of things working against its popularity. As a primarily defense-based set it tends to feel weak and inconsistent at low levels. A lot of people also don't like the visuals, though this is hopefully less of an issue now. It doesn't have the awesome survivability of stone, the extraordinary damage potential of shield or the cultural relevance of invulnerability. It is however a very good set.

    Chilling embrace is very, very effective for holding aggro as well as providing solid debuffs, and the set also has a damage aura in Icicles. Energy absorption makes this one of the most endurance-friendly sets available as well as providing good defense. (As a sidenote here, opinions vary on how to slot it; personally I frankenslot for a mixture of defense, recharge and end mod.)

    While it's actually possible to soft cap your defenses with enough EA stacked just from the set itself, realistically you are going to want some additional help. Combat jumping, weave, steadfast protection +def and other IO set bonuses are all possibilities. It isn't hard to build for consistent soft-capping by the early 30s to most damage types, at which point the build feels quite sturdy.

    A lot of secondaries go well with Ice also. I have Ice/Mace and Ice/Stone at 50 and really enjoy both. I've also tried Ice/SS and Ice/Fiery, with Ice/Dark on my list of things to get to one of these days. Ice really helps deal with secondaries that are end-intensive, and its excellent aggro potential pairs well with strong AoE sets. Alternatively, secondaries with strong mitigation can help overcome the occasional spikes of damage defense-based sets see. Really, it's hard to go wrong here.
    Someone needs to put all the quoted post into a guide. It's stated about as perfectly as possible.
  9. Catharctic
    I find it more than amusing that you chose the S&I boards for this thread.

    Just sayin.
  10. Catharctic
    This is the build for mine. The PvP +3% Defense piece is superfluous. I don't actually have it or all of the purples at the moment. He's a Tanker, but I wanted to squeak a little more damage out of him, hence the bonuses from sets. Honestly, this build would be more accurately called an Ice Armor / Ice Blast Tanker.


    Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.601
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    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Catharctic: Level 50 Science Tanker
    Primary Power Set: Ice Armor
    Secondary Power Set: Ice Melee
    Power Pool: Fitness
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Power Pool: Speed
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Ancillary Pool: Arctic Mastery

    Hero Profile:
    Level 1: Frozen Armor -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(3), LkGmblr-Def(3), LkGmblr-Rchg+(5)
    Level 1: Frozen Fists -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(5), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(7), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
    Level 2: Hoarfrost -- Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(9), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(9), Dct'dW-Heal(11), Dct'dW-Rchg(11), RechRdx-I(13)
    Level 4: Chilling Embrace -- ImpSwft-Dam%(A)
    Level 6: Wet Ice -- EndRdx-I(A)
    Level 8: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
    Level 10: Taunt -- Zinger-Taunt/Rchg(A), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(13), Zinger-Acc/Rchg(15), Zinger-Taunt/Rng(15), Zinger-Dam%(17)
    Level 12: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(17), LkGmblr-Def(19), LkGmblr-Rchg+(19)
    Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
    Level 16: Health -- Mrcl-Heal(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(21), Numna-Heal(21), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(23), RgnTis-Regen+(23)
    Level 18: Glacial Armor -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(25), LkGmblr-Def(25), LkGmblr-Rchg+(27)
    Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(27), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(29), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(29), P'Shift-End%(31)
    Level 22: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(31)
    Level 24: Ice Patch -- RechRdx-I(A)
    Level 26: Energy Absorption -- Zinger-Dam%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(33), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(33), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(33), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(34), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(34)
    Level 28: Boxing -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(34), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(36), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36)
    Level 30: Tough -- HO:Ribo(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(36), GA-3defTpProc(37)
    Level 32: Hibernate -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(37), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(37), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(39), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(39)
    Level 35: Weave -- Ksmt-ToHit+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(39), LkGmblr-Def(40), LkGmblr-Rchg+(40)
    Level 38: Frozen Aura -- FtnHyp-Plct%(A), Oblit-Dmg(40), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(42), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(42), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
    Level 41: Block of Ice -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg(A), Dev'n-Dmg/EndRdx(43), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(43), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Lock-%Hold(45)
    Level 44: Ice Blast -- Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(A), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(46), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(46), Apoc-Dam%(46)
    Level 47: Ice Storm -- Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(A), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(48), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(48), Ragnrk-Knock%(50)
    Level 49: Icicles -- Oblit-Acc/Rchg(A), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(50), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(50)
    ------------
    Level 1: Brawl -- Acc-I(A)
    Level 1: Sprint -- ULeap-Stlth(A)
    Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
    Level 1: Gauntlet
    ------------
    Set Bonus Totals:
    • 29% DamageBuff(Smashing)
    • 29% DamageBuff(Lethal)
    • 29% DamageBuff(Fire)
    • 29% DamageBuff(Cold)
    • 29% DamageBuff(Energy)
    • 29% DamageBuff(Negative)
    • 29% DamageBuff(Toxic)
    • 29% DamageBuff(Psionic)
    • 6% Defense(Smashing)
    • 6% Defense(Lethal)
    • 6% Defense(Fire)
    • 6% Defense(Cold)
    • 6% Defense(Energy)
    • 6% Defense(Negative)
    • 6% Defense(Psionic)
    • 6% Defense(Melee)
    • 6% Defense(Ranged)
    • 6% Defense(AoE)
    • 4% Enhancement(Heal)
    • 65% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
    • 51% Enhancement(Accuracy)
    • 15% FlySpeed
    • 344.4 HP (18.4%) HitPoints
    • 15% JumpHeight
    • 15% JumpSpeed
    • MezResist(Immobilize) 6.6%
    • MezResist(Stun) 4.4%
    • MezResist(Terrorized) 4.95%
    • 14% (0.23 End/sec) Recovery
    • 90% (7.04 HP/sec) Regeneration
    • 3.78% Resistance(Fire)
    • 3.78% Resistance(Cold)
    • 15% RunSpeed



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  11. Catharctic

    Goodbye for now

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sentai_Sage View Post
    /e bigwave
    /e sadface

    Well, there goes the 3rd member of Team Avalanche. Now it's just you and me, Cath.
  12. Catharctic

    Master of 5 SF

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Turbo_Starr View Post
    O M G. I am ashamed.
    It's funny because you totally ignored my post directly above one of yours that made it very clear.
  13. Catharctic

    Goodbye for now

    POST-ACTION

    DD, feel free to leave anything in the base that you need. If it has your name on it, it won't get touched.

    (Feel free to take a quick inventory just in case, too.)

    COME BACK SOON!
  14. Catharctic
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ice Knight View Post
    I sent Cath a PM last night
    Oh, I got your PM.

    Bow chicka bow wow.

    >_>

    What?

    Thanks for the tips Ice. Like I told you, it looks like our strategy is pretty similar. It says a lot for Justice that you guys not only do these regularly but you seem to have a good group of folks who know what they're doing. That's been key to our faster / smoother raids. I just have to motivate the Hami Kill Squad to regroup and spread around the responsibility for leading a little bit.

    Gratz again on a great group of folks and a smooth conquering of the Abyss!
  15. Catharctic
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Arbiter Kim View Post
    Thanks!

    I just wanted to say that it’s a privilege to work with one of the best MMO communities on the net. Please feel free to message me any game-related bugs and I’ll make sure to bother the devs in the most annoying ways possible until it’s fixed!
    That's cute. I'm going to track the hours it takes before you retract that statement.

    Also, where are we getting these new Community folks from? You guys are really funny and cool. Reminds me of the crew over at another NCSoft game that's going to explode at the end of the year.
  16. Catharctic

    Master of 5 SF

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Turbo_Starr View Post
    Do you have room for a scrapper. I promise I wont die!
    Just to make sure, this is the Master of 5th Column Strike Force. You'll need to bring something other than a Scrapper . . . like some sort of villain.
  17. Catharctic
    Gratz on the successful raid, Ice.

    Do you have any tips outside of the posted guides?

    We've won the Abyss a couple of times on Triumph, but it's been really hard to get the right mix of people together outside of planning WAY in advance.

    EDIT: I sub'd to the thread, so i'll see if you answer the question. No need to PM unless you want.
  18. Catharctic

    Master of 5 SF

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mylia View Post
    You already have it
    I don't have it on Coco. I have Master of LRSF on him.
  19. Catharctic

    Master of 5 SF

    POST-ACTION

    I'll bring Coco if I'm around. I may already have it by then, but I'll help anyway. :-)

    1.Mylia - Mastermind - Necromancy / Dark Miasma
    2.Cath - Corruptor - Dark Blast / Pain Domination
    3.
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  20. Catharctic
    . . . and your Brute can't be seen, so all the alpha will be directed at your teammates!

    *waitaminute*
  21. Catharctic
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Werner View Post
    Uh... that sounds painful.

    Reminds me of the WMD challenge, which was to run Gaussian's arc on invincible (+2x1), no temps, no inspirations, no deaths. Doable, but tougher than it may sound on the surface. Probably suicide on +2x8, but there has to be someone out there that can do it.

    (Edit: Wait, no, it wasn't even invincible, because then Sefu whathisface spawned as an AV, so it was the next difficulty down, which today is +1x2. I've done the whole thing on invincible EXCEPT for him, though.)
    That's the exact arc I was thinking of when I made the suggestion. I turned it all the way up with a team a couple weeks ago. Wow. That's a challenge.

    You basically have to depend on your attacks being mitigation, so it'd be all about the primary (imo).
  22. Catharctic
    I've been having a similar issue with a different rig since I got it 9 months ago. I'll check chatlogging. Maybe I turned it on by accident.

    No dice. Mine wasn't turned on. I guess I just have to deal with it.
  23. Catharctic
    Just for giggles, try Longbow through Architect on that same setting.
  24. Catharctic

    Round 3 P.P.

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha View Post
    Dual Pistols/Poison Corr when GR hits
    I will so join you in making this build.
  25. Catharctic
    My first result "postings":

    ZOMG 100% - I think I only flinched on 1 question. Nice try, though.

    P.S. LOL Zukunft