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Quote:Like the other dudes said, ice and fire rock. I go fire all the way. Going for defense on a dom doesn't do much for me, the only time I think it's worthwhile is if you plan on big game hunting. Otherwise your controls should be keeping you safe while you destroy. I don't think I could give up fireball for anything, it's what I felt was missing during my whole journey to 50. And yeah, RoTP is better than defense. Faceplanting is just a brief interruption punctuated by a fiery explosion.Originally Posted by Agent White
I've got a villain plant/fire dominator just about to hit 41 and ready to take his first epic pool power, I'm still just not sure what to use.
I've heard some recommendations for Fire Mastery. I'm kind of leaning toward Mace or Ice mastery for the Def shields and another place to drop a Luck of the Gambler. Any suggestions? Going for recharge and powers that lend themselves to IO sets with recharge. -
Quote:Will this myth ever die?Originally Posted by Bright_Tempest
The thought of quickly confusing a mob and loosing XP because they're shooting each other in the face is just totally unappealing to me.
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Quote:To me this is like trying to explain why everyone in Paragon never blinks or changes facial expressions, or why they all have mitten hands. Video games are fun pretendy time.Originally Posted by Ultimus
I am sure a lot of people try to ignore it but do how do you explain it? Outside of Ouroboros there are many cases for exemplaring such as trials, joining low level teams, or joining a task force. Ouroboros explains it as time travel but how do you explain it in these other cases?
For my main character, he is a person that has learned to control his Ki energy. (think Dragonball Z) -- He is a SS/Fire Aura.
Part of the thing I do with him is that he has transformations similar to what Super Saiyans go through. 30-44 he gains the SS blonde hair and such... 45-50 he has blue hair and blue auras, and in Incarnate trial fully level shifted he is a purple/red.
Basically in times he holds back his power because he loves a challenge in order not to decimate his opponent in one to two blows. I also illustrate this by the changing colors.
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Quote:And fly! I can't believe the devs would limit my character concepts so much. I have a stable of alts waiting for the day when they can use fly without having to fly.Originally Posted by Oathbound
And Fault, and Fissure, and Stone Spears, and Hotfeet(activation), and...
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Quote:I suspect that most people don't have a strong negative opinion about steam, but this is the forums man. Anything you post will draw out at least a strong handful of opposition.Originally Posted by Captain-Electric
CoX players hate Steam, got it.
Well, not all CoX players--I have plenty of fellow CoX players on my Steam friends list. I have been using Steam for a couple of years now. It has made it so easy to keep track of my games and updates (and saved games across computers, go cloud!), and team up with friends, and yeah, I look forward to earning achievements. But it's possible for Steam to simply sync up with an MMO's already-extant achievements/badges (as other games have shown), but I don't expect that minor detail to change anyone's mind here.
A couple of friends have claimed that Steam wreaked various forms of havoc on their PCs, but I've used it across three systems now with no such problems, along with many other people I know (and both of those friends were in the habit of pirating games instead of paying for them when they complained the loudest about Steam--wonder if that had anything to do with it?
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Quote:I've been playing around with an iPad2 and logmein. This isn't the same as running CoH natively, but functionally it's the same thing. Basically your PC screen is mirrored to your iPad, works over any data connection (faster is better). You have full control over your pc from the touch screen. I use a bluetooth keyboard to make things easier. CoH must be run in windowed mode, for some reason fullscreen just gives a black screen on the iPad.Originally Posted by dugfromthearth
I have an ipad. It is just okay. I can play sudoku on it and watch netflix.
But really I want to play CoH. And my laptop is too big to carry around everywhere.
If I could carry a tablet and pull up CoH whenever I was bored - that would be amazing. Even if it is wifi only, I'm in Seattle so every block has 2 starbucks with free wi-fi.
anyone playing CoH on anything besides a desktop/laptop already?
The first issue with this is lack of a mouse, but that's a small problem compared to the control being all messed up. Trying to move your characters results in some weird behavior, as if you were lightly tapping a movement key over and over again instead of holding it down. It's not a purely graphical issue as autorun works fine, I suspect it's something to do with the way keypress data is passed around. If that can be overcome I think the iPad + logmein route is doable for light play. -
Quote:Y'know, I've been reading these forums almost daily since before my registration date.Originally Posted by Bad_Influence
Because every time we pick up a new issue of "The Flash" or whatever, dinos are up front and center, right?...!
Or are they?
I still say, out of all possible costume packs requested, a dinosaur themed pack remains Massive Fail.
As far as the other person nattering on about dinos everywhere having been found bristling with pinfeathers, yeah right. I'll file that right next to "I WAS KIDNAPPED BY BIGFOOT!" claims. Hope that does not sound "snobby."
Those of you who think this game needs a One Thousand Years BC theme, carry on. I'm out.
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It would be possible, probably a few different ways. My first thought is some /thermals or /pains with heals on auto along with some FFs for force bubble and stacked dispersions.
I say it would be, because you know what would happen as soon as the players go afk?
"Hey guys! It's MELEE TIME!!!!!!" -
The majority of attacks in the game have two components dealing with whether or not they're going to hit you: Typed and Positional.
The typed component deals with the damage type: Smashing, lethal, energy, et cetera.
The positional component deals with, well, position: Melee, Ranged, or AoE.
It might sound complicated but it's straightforward once you get the general idea. Take Gambler's Cut from Katana for instance. The attack is Lethal typed and Melee positional. Makes sense. If someone tries to hit you with Gambler's Cut your highest defense to one of those two components is taken in to account:
Say you have 15% defense to Melee and 20% defense to lethal. Your lethal defense is the one that is going into the to-hit calculations, your Melee defense doesn't matter(in this case). It's the highest of whatever components are trying to hit you.
This is why people generally pick either positional or typed defense when planning an IO build, it doesn't make much sense to slot for both. If an armor set is based in typed defense, like Energy Aura, you want to slot IOs that offer typed defense. Armors like Super Reflexes that offer positional, you want to slot for positional. You identify what armors and attacks apply to what kind of defense by reading the descriptions: Melee, Ranged, AoE for positional. Smashing, Lethal, Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative Energy, and Psy for typed.
For non-defense armors like Fire Armor people tend to go for typed defense, smashing/lethal in particular, because a lot of attacks in the game have a smashing/lethal component whether they're positionally melee, ranged, or aoe. Also, many elemental/exotic attacks (fire ball for instance is positionally AoE, typed Fire/Smash) have a smashing or lethal component: If you had zero fire defense, zero AoE defense, but a bunch of smashing defense you would be protected against a fire ball attack. Again, your highest level of defense to the component of the attack is taken into account.
I don't know if you use Mids, but I highly recommend it as being able to look at a bunch of powersets and play with builds with different armors and slotting can really help with this. You could throw your current build in there, then build another based around kinetic combats/typed defense and see what you come up with.
Edit: Also http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Category:Invention_Sets this page has a good breakdown of set bonuses. You can sort IO sets by bonus type, so if you wanted "Sets that improve "Whatever Quality"" you can look at all of them at once. -
I was on one of my newer scrappers the other night, pre SOs. Just killing stuff, y'know how it is. I get a tell asking for some help with a mission, usually I'm down for whatever so I agree. It's a single emp/nrg def, understandable that they want a hand. No one else is invited to the team, it's cool I'm down with a duo. Quick check of their powers doesn't raise any flags: fort and RAs are all there (not high enough for AB yet), along with vet badges up to the six or nine month mark, don't remember, I often play from my inversion table.
So the mission begins and it's fine, the emp plays pretty aggressively which is always nice to see. About four groups in I realize that while they are doing an admirable job healing, I don't have any buffs. I mention that fortitude is a really great buff. They agree that it is, then run to the next mob. Another group, still no buffs, no fort, no RAs. Lots of healing aura though.
I finally break down and ask politely for some fortitude(my scrapper is EA and pre SOs especially the +def comes in real handy), they say ok and I'm all like "Cool finally, maybe this guy just doesn't know how much easier this'll be..."
I glance up at my buff bar and I have... Clear Mind. I wait a few seconds and... He runs off and aggros two groups, we end up faceplanting.
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This is about where I am on live. Still have some purples to slot, but I've gotten lazy the past few weeks. The character is extremely fast paced and slightly suicidal, solos comfortably on +3/+8. I don't like the medicine pool here. Enemies are dropping insps so fast, with a few combine binds you're all set. Animation time on aid self is more dangerous than not using it. Too busy toasting people to heal anyone else when I team, rather let them eat dirt and finish off the mob, then drop a wakie. Slackers.
With perma dom you don't need consume. Again, it's more time spent doing something that's not locking down or murdering. With slotted stamina and domination filling end every 70 seconds it's just not necessary.
The picks you use as lotg mules are personal preference I suppose. I use the stealth pool since I can just take the powers out of my tray and forget about them.
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t4 musculature and barrier. Between barrier, purple insps, and demonic I have defense when I need it. Does this character die often? Yes. But I'm slightly suicidal like I said, and usually not more than once per rotp cycling.
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.952
http://www.cohplanner.com/
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Chlorophyr: Level 50 Science Dominator
Primary Power Set: Plant Control
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Assault
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Fire Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Strangler -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(3), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(3), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(5), Hold-I(5)
Level 1: Flares -- Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(7), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(7), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(9), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Decim-Build%(36)
Level 2: Incinerate -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(11), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(11), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(13)
Level 4: Fire Breath -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(15), Posi-Dmg/Rng(15), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(17), Posi-Dam%(17), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(31)
Level 6: Spore Burst -- FtnHyp-Sleep(A), FtnHyp-Sleep/Rchg(19), FtnHyp-Acc/Sleep/Rchg(19), FtnHyp-Acc/Rchg(21), FtnHyp-Sleep/EndRdx(21)
Level 8: Seeds of Confusion -- CoPers-Conf(A), CoPers-Conf/Rchg(23), CoPers-Acc/Conf/Rchg(23), CoPers-Acc/Rchg(25), CoPers-Conf/EndRdx(25)
Level 10: Fire Blast -- Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(27), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(27), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(29), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(29)
Level 12: Hover -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 14: Fly -- Flight-I(A)
Level 16: Embrace of Fire -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(40)
Level 18: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(33)
Level 20: Combustion -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 22: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 24: Grant Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 26: Carrion Creepers -- Acc-I(A), ExStrk-Dam%(34), RechRdx-I(36), Posi-Dam%(42)
Level 28: Vines -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(36), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(37), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(37)
Level 30: Roots -- GravAnch-Immob(A), GravAnch-Immob/EndRdx(37), GravAnch-Immob/Rchg(39), GravAnch-Acc/Immob/Rchg(39), GravAnch-Acc/Rchg(39)
Level 32: Fly Trap -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(40), Dmg-I(40), Dmg-I(43)
Level 35: Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 38: Blaze -- Decim-Dmg/Rchg(A), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(42), Decim-Acc/Dmg(43), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(43), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45)
Level 41: Rain of Fire -- AirB'st-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dam%(42), AirB'st-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg(46), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46), RechRdx-I(46)
Level 44: Fire Ball -- AirB'st-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dam%(45), AirB'st-Dmg/EndRdx(48), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg(48), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 47: Fire Shield -- ResDam-I(A)
Level 49: Rise of the Phoenix -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 50: Musculature Core Paragon
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(50), EndMod-I(50)
Level 1: Domination
Level 4: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:- 7% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 7% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 7% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 7% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 7% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 7% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 7% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 7% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 5% Defense(Energy)
- 5% Defense(Negative)
- 2.5% Defense(Ranged)
- 6.75% Max End
- 4% Enhancement(Knockup)
- 4% Enhancement(Knockback)
- 110% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 4% Enhancement(Confused)
- 55% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 45.78 HP (4.5%) HitPoints
- MezResist(Immobilize) 10.45%
- MezResist(Sleep) 3.3%
- MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
- 18.5% (0.31 End/sec) Recovery
- 6.62% Resistance(Fire)
- 6.62% Resistance(Cold)
- 4.7% Resistance(Toxic)
- 1.58% Resistance(Psionic)
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Quote:Teleport is the fastest ~160mph slotted.Originally Posted by DreadShinobi
SS is the fastest travel power (the difference between 92 mph and 82 mph is big
Travel powers are pretty low priority on many characters I make. I'd be ok with them as inherents, but I'd rather the devs made the powers more desirable rather than giving them away. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Catwhoorg
When the OP has in the last few days used phrases like
"They are punishing us for running too many BAFs and Lams and not enough new content. Whether they follow through with the punishment or not, they have already threatened to punish us for our actions. "
"Does it even matter?
They can cancel their changes and even announce a public apology if they like.
It still doesn't change the fact that they threatened us in the first place."
I don't think they are in any position to talk about toxicity in speech from others.Quote:Originally Posted by MajorPrankster
This is precisely what I was thinking.
The impression I get is that the OP thinks it's OK to say bad things to or about the developers, but it's not OK to call out other gamers for the things they say.
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Quote:I understand that you are unhappy with the proposed changes and to be quite honest I'm not thrilled with them either. However, you are a bad person and a terrible poster.Originally Posted by Giant2005
They are punishing us for running too many BAFs and Lams and not enough new content. Whether they follow through with the punishment or not, they have already threatened to punish us for our actions.
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Quote:I thought it was a fun little base tour, to show off some of the stuff imaginative people have accomplished with the editor? What am I missing?Originally Posted by Oedipus_Tex
A few months ago we got teased with this very cryptic promo:
http://coh103.gtm.cityofheroes.com/s...d.php?t=259964
Have we heard anything about it since? It looks really neat. Maybe something for issue 22 or later? -
Quote:I know. couldn't resist though. I'm weak.Originally Posted by Aggelakis
The OP isn't being snarky - the OP is being honest.
Notes they don't sleep a lot. This leaves downtime as their only viable distraction-blocker. -
Hey forumites... any chance of some more snark pls?
See, you may know me as Chocolate Bacon, but I'm actually Satan. You know, the Lord of Darkness, the personification of evil and all that. Along with straw man arguments, ad hominems, a diet high in fiber, and unjustified senses of entitlement, forum snark helps keep me strong and dedicated to someday rising up from the depths of hell and covering the world in fire and eternal suffering.
Me and my buddies down here are almost ready! Exciting, huh? All we really need is a little more snark from you guys!
Please help
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Quote:iirc there were some rather... outspoken... people who got their money back for gr by convincing cs that they purchased expecting incarnate content. of course they lost access with their refund. to me this reinforces that incarnates aren't part of gr.Originally Posted by Aquila_NA
I wish that the GR Pre-Order site was available, cached, or something. I'm interested in seeing what the description was for folks who bought before it was released. If the Store's product description made any reference to Incarnates there MIGHT be an argument. That is what they bought (or didn't buy). When the transaction was complete, THAT part of the deal is done. If it SAID that it included Incarnate content but did NOT then they should have said/done something about it then and there, to include uninstalling it, having the code canceled and requesting a refund. If it did not say anything about Incarnates then it's really a case of Caveat Emptor.
This is, despite what anyone said, all that matters. What was represented when the money actually changed hands? -
Quote:seebs for mayor
I propose they get access to all of the incarnate features that were available when GR was released. That is the incarnate content that is part of GR, which they purchased. Incarnate content that was added in later issues would be VIP-only. -
Quote:In that case, Sam, the issue isn't that she's mute. A sufficiently advanced creature, like she seems to be, should be fully capable of finding a way to communicate. Using text readouts is the obvious technological way as a previous poster suggested. However, from your response it's not a technical limitation you're working with but a psychological one. In that case I'd be curious about why she is seeking out and working with contacts at all. I don't know if a character that reclusive is even doable in this game without being part of a team where someone else is handling all interactions with the public.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Yeah, about that - I actually considered it, but it doesn't work with the character concept. See, Star is VERY reclusive. She spent untold millennia just floating through space in search of new stars and roaming barren, lifeless planets. Every time she found intelligent life, its people just regarded her as a monster and either hid from her, made war to chase her away or at best kept their distance. Earth was the first place where she didn't seem terribly out of place just because everything here is so incredibly weird, but even so, Star just doesn't feel right dealing with people. If she's left to her own devices, she'd just hide out in a cave by herself.
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Quote:Recursive Rage?Originally Posted by EvilGeko
If I had a dollar for every idea that people raged about, but suspiciously had no problem with once it was actually implemented, I would have....about 23 bucks.
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If I had a dollar for every time someone said "If I had a dollar for every time someone said "If I had a dollar for every time someone said "If I had a dollar for every time someone said "If I had a dollar for every time someone said that I'd have a few dollars" I'd have a few dollars" I'd have a few dollars" I'd have a few dollars" I'd have a few dollars. -
Some servers are showing "unknown"...
Able to log in to server selection screen!
Then "account name is not allowed blah blah blah" -
Quote:Some tragic irony right there.Originally Posted by Miss Chief
EVERYONE should stand 100% behind the troops on the ground that have sworn to go where their commanders tell them without objection, on the whim or orders of someone hundreds or even thousands of miles away
I often wonder what future historians, if there are any, will make of our world. -
Quote:My common sense is tingling. May be completely off base here and wildly speculating but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that the 30 minutes thing was not meant completely seriously. After a careful read through and multiple passes with an advanced AI language parser the results come back as "intentional hyperbole for humorous effect."Originally Posted by DAAOOAA
Yeah, because everybody wants a major game change to happen in the middle of their Task Force, or right before they get their morality mission. Who likes being interrupted? I don't.
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Quote:Hey now. If you could chain shriek-brawl-throwing knives, assuming the debuff from shriek was active, assuming full vigilance buff, and not adjusting for hit rates...Originally Posted by Doomguide
Think my 2 level 50 Emp/Sonic's just rolled over and cried looking at that build.
Rianna Sidhe of Green Machine
and Tryth.
You'd be doing like 33dps.