Chaplain_EU

Heya Raz.



EF needs 3 slots of end red imo. My rad is an endurance monster and thats without hasten. cant imagine what kind of trouble you will run into with hasten, choking cloud, ef, ri etc.

I never slotted RI for Def Debuff before ED. Instead ToHitdeBuff was a much wiser choice. Now, I always 3 slot RI for Def Debuff (with 3 ToHitDeBuff too ofc). This allows me to drop 1 acc ench for a PvP build. In PvE, innacurate soft controls like stalagmites become extremely accurate.

Choking cloud is an endurance nightmare. I regularly feel like its not delivering bang for buck. Too innacurate, even under the effects of a 3 slotted def debuff RI.

Lingering Rad deserves slots if you want it to be total effective. 4 slotting at minimum really. 2 Acc, 2 (pref 3) Recharge. Its a really great power.

If you want to save slots, i'd consider removing hold dur from EMP. What isnt dead within 30 seconds in CoH these days? Apart from AVs of course, but you wont be holding them for 30 seconds all too often. ;P.

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Thunderstrike is AoE knockback and somewhat unpredictable.

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I have it on my kinetics, seems ok for knocking stuff back to heal from for the squishier members of the team...

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Bah, its a long animation time, arent the squishies already dead by the time you crack your heal off? TP Foe with an interrupt reducer is the answer to both your problems if you have the Powerpool space.

Thunderstrike is AoE knockback and somewhat unpredictable. If you want to knock things around back into your debuffs then I dont see many 'predictable' options. Jump Kick maybe... Power Push from Energy 2ndary, but then you'd run the risk of knocking things out of your debuffs with every other power.

TP foe maybe an option to put things back in the debuff. I wouldnt normally worry about it myself. Kill priority is highest threat to lowest thread. If its a boss outside the debuff then kill him. If its a minion, leave him be.

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Not sure about dates and all but this might be a fun addition to a 'Travel to Wolverhampton and locate Midnight Agent who has gone missing' trip which has been in the works for a while and is planned for sometime when I get back from holiday (two weeks). Not a huge chance but that may bring out Swift Fox, Freyr and I, though I'm not too sure what to do with Jack. ;D

Doubt we'll find Midnight (Question) with our yelling 'Miiiidnight' from a car window with a loudspeaker idea but Freyr said something about a phonebook so meh. If we find him and are able to make it we could drag him along too.

Anywho it would be nice to meet the old (with some new) faces. The PvP grind in WoW (yes I fell into it) is getting a frustrating and the four weeks of decay is probably going to get me back on CoH levelling one of my myriad of mid-level characters.

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If you are rank 10/11 like chives, then indeed after 4 weeks of decay, you will be 8-9 at maximum. Or, try 3 months downtime. Rank 10.9 - 2.

Be good to see you online soon Blue.

Thanks for the offer Cherry. Just did it and finished. Ill go again any time, and would prefer to take Nikta through it next time too. 2 Rads would make things go very quick indeed!

Thanks to everyone who turned up, on both teams. Nice to stir up some interest in the Eden trial. Should be running that puppy every week.

IM back online, sorry i didnt make it. Im listening to the other team, who seem to be lacking damage... Darn, thats Jousts Specialty.

Ill be running this again mid week, since i missed it.

The wife's grandad has been taken to hospital, and has given her enough concern to perform a U-Turn on her way to London for the weekend. So when she gets back, ill be taking her to see him and seeing what support I can lend.

Ill be like a spare part there, since the family is so huge, so ill likely just be on taxi duty too and fro. Which means my attendance tonight is somewhat unpredictable. Of course do not cancel on my account. Someone else form the team and go for it.

Should it turn out that I am at home at the times stated, i will still join - up. Should you guys be happy that I may have to dissappear at a moment notice.

Chap.

Maybe he has 2. But he has a Stalker by the name of Dark - *. Cant remember. He was in WB with Dark - * Last night anyway.

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It is fun though when people target the squishies and get crushed for it. Happens to me all the time. "Ooh, look! A squishy mastermind! Let's snipe/two-shot her!" followed by Build Up and/or Aim, the snipe/heavy attacks, then their death/emergency teleport/zone exit. But I disagree with the "no soloing" bit. I've gone solo plenty of times and survived, either by evasion or just standing my ground. Also I have to disagree with the "no talking" bit. I've had nice conversations with opponents, and harmless "lol I beat you" comments are what they are - harmless.

And someone replied complaining that Stalkers run off and Scrappers and Tankers don't run. I've seen Scrappers and Tankers run from battles plenty of times.

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I agree with a few of your points. I have too enjoyed some good conversations with teh enemy. All too often it deteriorates though, so most of the time I have Hide Villain BC.

I've gotten over my hate of stalkers. They are doing what they were designed to. Generally they have to 2 shot my defenders, but thats fine. Gives me chance to do somthing at least. Being 1 shotted cannot be WAI as it does not promote PvP as such, merely PvSittingDuck. I will acknowledge a Stalkers skill when they stick around to scrap out my remaining HP. All too often though, a Missed AS or 20% damage on a stalker has them running for the hills. Gutts, Icy Hidden Moon and Stalk-Obot (forget your Stalkers toon name mate) have my respect as they all stick it out for a bit of scrapping to secure a kill.

Mostly i can appreciate why Broadcast chat does deteriorate. Squishies are easy targets, and I really feel got at when I play. Still, getting kills with a defender gives me a great sense of achievement, and I dare say, occasionally a bit of respect from the recipient.

Blizzard's WoW PvP is slightly more balance, but to avoid unpleasantness, you simply cannot speak to your opponents, because of teh language barrier. (Horde speak 1 language, Alliance speak annother - Broadcasts as seen by an member of the opposing faction appear as gobbledegook)

Anyway. Our session on WB Beach are a lot of fun and for the majority are quite well mannered events.

Nikta will be there. Has the essential powers and the unessential ones, bar Fallout and Mutation. With so much +recharge flying around, i think EMP is more than 'helpful' though, its -regen and its massive base hold duration are 2 reasons that i can think of, to bake it firmly into the plan.

Have powerbuild up too.

No experience, but in theory an excellent combo. 2 AOEs early, which will allow you to herd and nuke your own spawns. Which is nice.

Short Circuit + EMP may be able to fully bottom a spanws endurance. Needs testing.

Tesla Cage will be very useful to keep your anchor pinned.

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( Btw - a quick Image Google reveals a character called RockJaw in issues of BONE comic - doesn't look anything like our esteemed redname but the NAME... Bridger apparently hasn't been used anywhere except here)


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Sorry Rockjaw, but indeed Azomas is right, Google reports so many comic characters names Rockjaw, its taking me a while to read them all. This one in particular is a book by Jeff Smith and most definately a Comic style publication. Is this sufficient violation? I mean, Cap USA's costume was not the same as Cap Americas or this obscure Cap USA's.

http://www.worldfamouscomics.com/sho...88963026.shtml

Cap USA is a good in game friend of mine. He has been around for AGES. He has been posting on the forums for AGES. It takes you AGES to conclude you have a problem with the name. Sorry, but there is some work for you to do here to incorporate a name checker at the character creation screen, or improve the one you have. 1 Researcher, Google, 1 week = full list of well known and obscure super heros. You dont want to do it? Shall i send you a quote for the work?

Team isnt full, so please feel free to come along. Still missing a tank tho!

The tank would be most welcome, but you need to be in the range 39-41. Or obviously the auto exemp can be used. Should you wish to bring your controller for instance.

Chap.

I'd like to see the inherrant become a reverse of Defiance.

Defenders by and large are designed to stop their team taking damage. heals, debuffs, extra damage to take things down quicker. Therefore, should we be doing our job well and everyone is nicely in the green, we could be blasting with a little extra damage.

Lets say, should everyone be at 90% + health, we get a +20% damage buff. This would allow some very interesting tactical play and gives an insentive to stop blasting should the team drop below a collective 90% health.

Just my thoughts. because frankly i dont notice vigilance working on my empath or my rad.

Certainly is!

That is so far:

Joust Ice/Elec Blaster
Garbiel's Haven Empath
Sammael Dark/Invuln Scrapper or Claws/Regen Scrapper
Miss Honour Storm/Sonic Defender
Cherry Fusion Rad/Rad Defender

Ok, we are missing a tank and could do with filling the additional 2 slots with 1 more hard damager and 1 controller.



Chap.

You can be auto exemped with no problem. Have you a nuke btw? Because im currently assuming the Eden trial is still best cleared with herd+nuke combos, albeit on a smaller scale to the Pre I5 state.

All welcome, title says it all. Bring beer, sense of humour and a big portion of kick [censored].

Meet at Eden Spire Trial Contact, 19:00 for a 19:15 Start.

Ill bring Joust. Going to need a solid tank and a solid buffer / debuffer. Aside from that, anything is good imo.

For those that would dealy love to join me on this trial, but cannot, owing to offspring birthday parties etc, ill gladly exemp down onto this puppy any time as it's most definately fun.

So, sign up here please!

Later.

OOPS, should have consulted the diary prior to my previous reply. Cant do the bank hols weekend due to prior arrangements. Also - I dont much fancy an 8 hour drive becoming a 12 hour drive due to Bank Holiday madness.

So, doc, sort your mates out, or develop a bad back / other good excuse.

Chap.

Either weekend suits me at the moment. Ill find out train times / car estimated drive time and then let you know.

I enjoyed it. I dont mind the trash talk, but you can always tell when its gone beyond harmless trash and you've damaged someones ego. We carried on fighting for the beach until now, (check watch - 3:40 AM). Some really good fights.

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lol Shnyet, i heard about this in game. dont do it mate, it wont work, anyone with half a brain will mash you and you're gimped build in about 3 seconds .

i'll actually read the thread later, and if you want to try it out on test Gtell me

BTW, aim and BU won't cut through elude unless you have quite a lot of extra to hit buffs.

ooo oo i got 1, toggle heavy +def build, hit it with an autohit -end power

Plight

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And this being a post in the blaster forum about a blaster with as many defense powers available... which when i last checked doesnt possibly include Elude??? BU/AIM will rip this build to bits, but for all other times, the maths implies its going to be a tough cookie.

I have put a lot of thought into a defence blaster. Saying it is worthless without trying it is daft. Sure low base values but they add up. This build would match or more than match a basic purple insp all the time. You sure do notice the difference of a purple insp when you use them.

Couple of thoughts.

the problem with this build is you CAN muster a decent level of defense, when you consider every 5% defence you add is 1 more probable miss out of 20, however this defence can be completely negated with BU or Aim from most PvPers. So, the only tactic I though may be of use, would be to take Hibernate also from the Cold Epic. When you see the BU/AIM combo, you quickly hibernate and let the window pass. Then you unleash yours coming out of the phase. Its bit shakey, but any amount of defence a blaster can get WILL be completely wiped out by a BU or Aim.

Also bare in mind the Ice Armour is only Smashing and Lethal defence with some basic res to fire and cold. So against 50% or more, PvP builds its not going to be great.

Still, Test server is there and i think you could give it a try.

Well, there are quite a few of us Onions in the same boat at the moment. I cant personally transfer much more, due to intense boredom thats involved, but I know a few others that are potentially interested. The 10M I asked for was to get a bunch of our alts up to speed, but practically, if its 1 alt and not running SG mode i think 1M will see you past the Inf woes of 22 and 27 SOs with sensible selling / buying strategies. This I am happy to manage more frequently.

Chap.

OK, thanks for prompt reply, missed you in game but should be game anytime i catch you.

Chap.