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Originally Posted by Hopeling

By the way, since the entire reason we're seeking incarnate powers (well - the heroes anyway, villains have their own reasons) is to fight absurdly powerful foes that we would have no hope of defeating any other way, it's a bit odd for the incarnate-focused zone to not have even the option for such absurdly powerful foes. Forget teams for a second - I want AVs so I can solo them, demonstrating how powerful I am.

Originally Posted by Warkupo

That's a stupid approach. If something isn't balanced, whether it be too weak or too strong, we need to bring it up and see that it is. The developers of this game *do* depend on us quite a bit in order to determine what is balanced and what isn't, but if we as a community decided to start being purposefully deceitful about the performance of something just because we want to be more powerful in the vidja game, then they won't listen to us anymore. Instead, you will just have to deal with whatever they think is most appropriate given their much smaller data-pool. They'd much rather work from that than the advice of a bunch of self-promoting liars.

Originally Posted by PrincessDarkstar

You missed the point entirely...

You were thinking about when there is only you, the post was about considering the team, and that 8x10.5 is better than 8 individual build ups.

I even know several super teams that ran with stacked leadership, but the second they hit 50 and split up everyone respecs out of it.

It would take a major change in peoples thinking but would improve every incarnate trial to the point of making them too easy if everyone took the leadership pool.

Originally Posted by Hopeling

Would YOU be aware of the P-Shifter proc if somebody else hadn't posted about it? Even if you personally would be, the majority would probably not. There are very few plausible situations in which players are widely aware of something and taking advantage of it, and the devs are totally in the dark for very long. Again, worst case, they would sell an unexpectedly huge number of Performance Shifter procs and start wondering why.

And again, things that are broken should be fixed. That's why we refer to them as "broken".

Originally Posted by Chaos_King

Except not. I want more AT uniqueness, you want less. I'd rather dev resources going towards that. And thus the disagreement.

Oh, and as for AT identity, I'm not being inconsistent. I'm going with the official definition of Stalkers and the one I'd really hope to be maintained and built upon.



Giving em SS is basically saying "yeah no more of that definition"

Originally Posted by MisterD

A reward merit vendor..Ok..so then, if you do NOT already have all the salvage for whatever your buying, do not have Base Tp, do not have a portable crafting table, do not have /vault and /auctionhouse commands....you know what happens? You have to zone somewhere else anyway. Given that WW/BM has a merit vendor RIGHT there already, and some are near universities...
Pretty sure there is quite a few people without all the above..who would end up having to zone anyway.

How about..a reward merit vendor AND some kind of mystical oro-y crafting table? That makes more sense.

Originally Posted by DreadShinobi

They haven't done Gaussians set yet have they? Cause the BU proc from that, if they follow trend @ 1 PPM, would be 100% proc rate in any BU or Aim power lol.

Originally Posted by Expeditor

I think there would be technical issues as there isn't an EB equivalent for many mob types - that said, a lot of stories are a little anti-climatic when they end with a 15 second boss fight. Certainly a lot of the tip missions feel like they should have EBs rather than bosses.

I'd like to see more EBs in the open world, as a (potentially) soloable counterpart to giant monsters, using the same level-less code as GMs, raid critters etc.

Originally Posted by Dark Energon

I even was wrong with thinking MoM would be the new Incarnate farm.
It's very easy, and you get an Empy each time you complete,

Originally Posted by VKhaun

No I wasn't.

I didn't articulate the thought well, you pointed it out, I corrected myself. Time to move on and not derail this guy's thread.







No they don't. Leadership is a pool power and Khelds/scrappers with epic pools can take similar builds.

VEAT leadership teams are awesome because they ALL take leadership. Yes, it's double leadership, but it wouldn't seem so phenominal if people would stop ignoring the pool to squeeze in one more power. Imagine if a team of eight people all dropped build up (+100% damage sometimes) and all took assault (+10-15% damage all the time). Net gain for team DPS, and net gain for individual DPS. Same thing with Maneuvers, people take their last pool to get hover or CJ because they're lower end cost, but if eight people took maneuvers that would eliminate the need for a ton of +DEF in everyone's build.

You'll never see it happen. 21 or so player incarnate raid has three assault hitting me, and I'm running one of them. :/

I personally take assault on EVERY character I plan to do and try to work in Maneuvers as well. I wish more people would do the same... but now I'M derailing. ^^







I'm the guy who mis-spoke, not Aett, and I'm not making an arguement that PB's are melee/support.

I stated the fact that the devs have put in Khelds and in doing so they have given players a choice of two identical AT's with a small variation: One has heal/team balance, the other has self buffs/team exaggerate, and the selfish exaggerator is far more popular in my opinion and experience.

Originally Posted by Berzerker_NA

The real problem isn't whether it's tactically wise to forgo Forge in single player. I'm pretty sure I won't miss it with Mercs.

It's whether people will feel ok about it on teams. Is a /thermal with no Forge like a /FF with no shields, or is it a really optional buff? I like to do everything I can to make people want to team with me since.... you know.... I'm playing an MM and all.

Originally Posted by DarkGob

Stop. Stop right there.

I don't just want a more powerful version of (alternate animation) Foot Stomp. That would be the cheap way out. Incarnate powers deserve unique effects. Instead, how about a classic Hulk two-fisted ground slam?



Now, the real question is: PBAoE, targeted AoE, or a new hybrid type where the area of effect is a targeted AoE as well as anything that happens to be between you and the targeted area?

Originally Posted by Agent White

They also said the next two slots, Hybrid and Genesis, will be released together.

Originally Posted by Xilibrius

With the addition of the third "Pet Aura" IO introduced in the masterminds ATIO set I think its time that the Three Pet Unique Enhancements get their own Icon in the buff tray (Both for the mastermind and the pets effected) to indicate to the player that they're functioning and when they are. If i understand the way these Enhancements (Edict of the Master Defense/Sovereign Right Resistance/Command of the Mastermind AOE Defense) work is that the player generates a 40' Aura that effects the henchmen under the control of the mastermind that has them slotted.

Since (without temporary powers) I have no way of knowing if these enhancements are in effect due to lack of pet stat tracking I can only trust and hope that they're in effect and that i'm in range of all pets to grant them the "aura" proper.

As someone who's starting to finally get into his Mastermind i'd like to see this introduced for piece of mind. I feel this isn't asking too much since the Scrappers Strike Critical Bonus has its own icon when the ATIO is slotted.

Originally Posted by Zamuel

I don't think the single rocket is too large. Rather, I think it's too high up which makes the whole thing look oddly off center. I wonder if there's some way we could get a screenshot with it lower on the body though I certainly understand if you can't.

Originally Posted by GuyPerfect

Dominators don't get epic holds either. And Brutes don't get epic melee attacks. I think I'm beginning to see a pattern.

Originally Posted by RadDidIt

IMHO....

The "movie" would have to be a quadlogy.

Part 1 - Start with his mother getting killed by Grand Fisher. Shoot to later, introduce humans and Rukia. Whole movie is a build up for an epic confrontation between Ichigo and Fisher (I realize that doesn't really happen in the manga, like that), movie ends with Byakuya and Renji kidnapping Rukia. Final after credit scene shows her surrounded by Gotei 13 capains and lieutenants. Establish romantic connection between Rukia and Ichigo (the manga is, at it's heart, nothing more than the story of how Ichigo's life changed when meeting Rukia).

Part 2: War on Soul Society. Perhaps call it "Bleach: Those Who Challenge the Gods." epic fighting, Empire Strikes Back as Ichigo and Co delve into the seeming dire circumstances of a betrayal from within. Introduce Aizen at end where he utterly destroys Ichigo in battle. Hougyoko (spell check) removed from Rukia and she begins to die. Ichigo and Co break SS orders and chase Aizen to Limbo (Hueco Mundo)

Part 3: Aizen and Arrancar. In Limbo, Ichigo begins to lose his mind (oh, hai, Hollow Ichigo). Masters it at the end with Rukia's help. Aizen flees to complete his domination of all things.

Part 4: BANKAI EDITION ENDING!