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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by UberGuy View Post
    Genuine curiosity here: what recipes aren't?
    Most uncommons are not for sale with A-merits, but those are cheap with regular reward merits if you want em.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dispari View Post
    I compiled all the current incarnate information here:
    http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=251208

    Also this is an excerpt, as it qualifies as feedback related to this patch:

    I have a comment/question/gripe here, and it pertains to the very rare levels. Each one lists needing two rare powers to be made. However, every single one lists both the partial rare versions as requirements. The two conclusions I can draw from this mean either that it's merely a text bug/limitation and any two rares will do, or in fact the total versions of rares are literally useless to the advancement up the tree. The in-game tree even seems to indicate that the second theory is true.

    If this is in fact intended, this means that anyone who creates a [Cardiac Total Core Revamp] cannot use it to make a very rare. This means the total trees are dead-ends and it should be noted ASAP for players to avoid them at all costs, unless they for some reason have no intention of going to very rare. Furthermore, if this is the case and it's intended, it should be immediately reconsidered, because it's an absolutely horrible idea. Especially for unsuspecting players who go this route and waste the time and effort.
    Scroll down in the recipe window for the very rares
  3. If they go back to the series 5 style and funniness, great

    More of the series 7-8 claptrap, and whilst I will watch it, I wont be happy.
  4. Does slotting a dam resist SO/IO in them do that ? If so yes.
  5. Another good candidate is recall friend.

    A lot of characters of mine picked up that power, after inherent stamina respecs. Just to use it as a WG mule.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Heraclea View Post
    . I have not taken an Ice tanker on Apex; does Hibernate work on the blue patches?
    Had one on our team last night. Yes it does work but the timing has to be right.
  7. If I miss getting it unlocked by about 25-30, I run a flashback mission through the SG base.
  8. Flashfire is your key control power.

    AOE stun, hits up to 15 (IIRC).

    Stun, then immoblise, the in for fulcrum shift and hot feet. Onto next group

    With sufficient recharge slotting flashfire should be up almost every group.
  9. The position of the midwife at delivery exerts more (gravitational) influence on a baby than the position of any celestial body, bar the earth moon and sun.

    Who accounts for the OB/GYn being ascending in Pisces ? eh ?
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Grouchybeast View Post

    ...what a magnificent triumph for Fulmens' visionary genius! {round of applause}
    *golfclap*
  11. See incarnate system.

    Advancement without a arbitrary level cap raise
  12. I'm thankful for my wife, for basically being wonderful

    For my (late) first wife, for the same and teaching me some very tough lessons.

    For having a job that I enjoy.

    For having a crazy wide family through CoX that makes me laugh when I'm down (listening to Sg mates on Vent right now... Its funny)

    <edit>
    Im greatful for running to keep me healthy and sane
  13. My wife and I use it on some pairs of characters.
  14. Two previously suggested inf sinks

    1) an unlockable costume option. 2 billion inf fixed cost recipe 'the inf cap'

    2) A (or two) billion inf buys you a badge (named appropriately)


    Either is better to my mind than equipment wear
  15. I'll come back to my earlier comment Sam.

    Even if you ignore everything else
    Slot the 5-6 of each of the uncommons at 50 from the sets
    Crushing impact (melee)
    Thunderstrike (ranged)
    Multi Strike (PBAOE)
    Detonation (TAOE)

    Doctored Wounds (Heal)
    Red Fortune (def)

    And forget about the rest of it.
    The fact that they are all 50 and from the same set should temper your worry about oddballs.

    Instead of (using CI) (using 1 acc 3dam 1 endrec 1 rech as the comparison)
    42.4% acc
    99.1% dam
    42.4% endrec
    42.4% rech

    You get
    68.9% acc
    101.5% dam
    68.9% endrec
    68.9% rech

    as well as any set bonuses, which you can happily ignore, apart from the fact that you will be even better...

    Half (actually a touch over) an IO extra of acc, rech and endrec, all at 50, the enhancers all look the same...

    Whats not to like (even for you) ?

    My first venture into IO sets was like this. Picking sets because I liked the names, and they made the characters better each time I slotted a power.
  16. Thanks to a snow day...

    My wife and I ran an Khan, ITF and then a Lady Grey in rapid succession.

    Her character went from unslotted to common, to uncommon (including buying one Grai Matter), with a few (5 IIRC) shards left over.

    My character went from common, to uncommon with 15 shards (plus a Hero 1 common component) banked towards the eventual rare tier.

    3 (maybe 4) TFs to get to uncommon from a standing start.
  17. Its not FIFO...

    There was a thread before the forum change about the tests ran by people here.

    It was a seemingly random at first glance, but repeatable ordering of sales
  18. The FUD and DOOM contingent have been going since I joined here (Just after I2), and I have on good authority they were here during the pre-launch times.

    You would thing if the game was dying as it is always proclaimed it would have happened by now...
  19. QR to thread:

    No.

    Let the die their death. Its just not something I want to see the resources put into (and the complete ground level up revamp that is needed would take a lot of resources)
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Arnabas View Post
    I mostly solo due to my work schedule. It took me until last week to get enough shards to finally slot my Alpha. Now working on the 2nd tier, which I hope to be able to do by summer.
    I alos find the level 50 tip missions work well solo. Due to the number of bosses.

    In addition to a common and an uncommon (different branch) I have gained about 50 spare shards just running tips. (get 1-3 per 5 missions/day)
  21. The bigger the team the better the drops of shards

    I'd suggest late game TFs like Lady Grey and the ITF.

    If solo, I have been running the Lady Winter mission, Borea repeatables, or Shadow Shard ones.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by shaggy5 View Post
    I have two blasters (50 Elec/ and 39 AR/) with devices as a secondary. On both, I wish had chosen something else. Both were created when I had less experience and my reasoning was as follows:
    1) I liked that I had a stealth without having to going into the pool to get it because stealthing was important to me then.
    2) The targeting drone seemed cool and a way to boost acc.
    3) The land mines really appealed to me.

    Now after playing many secondaries, I haven't found any reason to like Devices or to think about making another. I am wanting a second opinion, though. Anyone want to give input?
    For point #3
    Trip mines stacked from a decently slotted solo blaster can 'one shot' an EB pulled onto the stack
  23. I never gut old characters

    Even if they still have non-inherent stamina etc in a couple of years time, will that make them less effective ? (less than optimal for sure, but I don't min/max every character).

    Heck my rad/rad still have an I7ish era build with just a couple of IOs added. Still a very requested character for me to bring.
  24. Sam,

    you will see a significant improvement in each character using just crushing impact (melee), thunderstrike (ranged), doctored wounds (heal), red fortune (def) detonation (TAOE) and multi-strike (PBAOE).

    Its not fully optimising, but all of those sets have decent set bonuses and are affordable as well as looking after the key parts of each power to enhance.

    Mez sets, are generally cheap for a controller, same as pet sets. So feel free to fiddle much more with those.
  25. Catwhoorg

    Issue 19.5

    I'm going deliberate forum equivalent of sotto voce