Coyote_Seven

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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Redoubtable View Post
    Have to say that you're probably doing something wrong - my DB/WP Scrapper has all of those toggles with Stamina and Quick Recovery, and he almost never ran out of end when he had SOs (unless Hasten was running). Even now I have very little +Rec slotted (certainly no procs) and never even look at my blue bar. I have no idea why you'd feel that you need all of that +Recovery just to run at an acceptable level.
    I might have overstated things just a little bit.

    But, before I did all that, having all those toggles on at once meant that my tank couldn't stay in a fight for very long. Usually enough to take on most mobs of enemies, and with only a second or two of recovery time before moving on. But against an EB or AV? Forget it. Unless I'm on a team and mostly taunting, I'd have to cease my attack chain for a while.

    As well, there might be slightly different numbers for these powers from a tank to a scrapper. I'm not sure. I don't have the numbers in front of me because I'm not at home, but I vaguely recall that my tank has about a 4.3 end/sec recovery rate. All the toggles on eats up about 1.6 end/sec of that (or maybe it was 2.1 end/sec, I don't remember exactly). Almost all the attack powers have three slots: one with a Perfect Zinger Chance for Psi Dam proc, the other two with Nucleolus Exposures.

    That tank still needs to be worked on more, but it works pretty well for me right now.

    EDIT: You know, now that I think about it, I could probably put in three IOs from the Mako's bite set in all of those powers. Like, say, the last three of the set (Acc/End/Rech, Acc/Dam/End/Rech, Chance for Lethal Damage). That would also have the benefit of increasing my hit points, which right now are at about 3010 hp. Not to mention increase immob resistance. Hmm...
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Gruumch View Post
    I spend more time on these boards than I do playing. I actually haven't logged in at all in over 2 weeks and probably not more than 10 hours in 2 months. I used to play way too much...lol
    I'm like that in the summer months, simply because it often gets way too hot where I live for me to be using my computer for anything other than web browsing. I'm hoping to rectify that problem if I can assemble a new computer for myself soon.

    And yeah, I used to play this game to death! I actually unsubscribed for about six months in 2005, because I was playing it way to danged much and it was starting to interfere with other parts of my life. I'm not so bad now, of course. And if I had it to do over again, I'd have just stopped playing and not actually canceled (and instead, just uninstall the game, in order to quell the temptation to play it!).
  3. I'd like to make the argument that any player that participates on this board is most definitely not a casual player.
  4. I like to hit things. I mean, I know, call me crazy!

    Plus, I enjoy being at the perception cap.

    EDIT: That's with Heightened Senses, and Focused Accuracy slotted with the Rectified Reticle +Perception IO. Why yes, I do enjoy overkill.

    EDIT 2: That's right, I just remembered. I have four slots in Focused Accuracy. Three of them are filled with the Rectified Reticle set. The fourth slot has a Cytoskeleton Exposure Hamidon Origin Enhancement combined twice to make it 50++. And why do I have it that way instead of say, having three Cytos and just the +Perception IO? Why, to get the +regen bonus from the set of course! I have the power!
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aura_Familia View Post
    He doesn't NEED the better things in the game AT ALL. No matter how he plays.

    The game runs fine with just SOs.

    IOs are completely 100% a WANT.

    So again, no he doesn't NEED the better things.
    Everything in this game is a "want". That includes the Fitness pool everyone is so love with. Seriously, that's starting to get ridiculous.

    You keep going that way, pretty soon you'll be talking about how all you really "need" in this game are sprint, rest, and brawl.

    For example, in order to keep all my toggles running on my WP/DB tank (this includes Focused Accuracy from the Energy Mastery set), I needed to slot the Performance Shifter +END proc three times (in Quick Recovery, Stamina, and Physical Perfection). Combined with the Numina and Miracle sets (as well as Quick Recovery, Stamina, and Physical Perfection), I was finally able to get my tank to perform closer to what I always wanted. It's my intention to re-slot Physical Perfection with the Panacea set, and move the +Regen IO from the Regenerative Tissue set into Rise to the Challenge.

    Phew, after typing all that out (and stopping every minute while trying to remember the names of all the powers and IO sets), I've totally forgotten what my point was. I think it was something about stop telling me what I can do in a videogame. 'Cause... it's a videogame! Yeah. Whatever. My tank is really cool to play. So there.
  6. Coyote_Seven

    Generic Rant

    Gamera is really neat.
  7. Coyote_Seven

    Generic Rant

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PDXUnder View Post
    CAPTIAL LETTER call to action. Misspelled indication that the following missive is NOT intended to be a DOOM thread...transitions fluidly toward doom! A snarky comment. Eye-roll icon. Standard comparison to this game!! To THAT game!! A rose-tinted reference to those good old days when the player base understood the game and everything was considerably superior in most every way. A challenge to the developers to implement a dozen changes for things the developers have indicated are either unlikely or have already been indicated to be in process! A declaration that these changes would ensure the games longevity! Request for developer response! NOW!
    Reply that goes over many points already gone over since the original post was made, but which this poster has decided to not bother with and read, and which inevitably brings up sub-issues that have already been put to rest.

    Second paragraph that reiterates what was said in the first paragraph, only with bigger words and a hint of sarcasm. Implications that anyone who doesn't agree with this poster is somehow bereft of intelligence for a given list of reasons.

    Third paragraph that again repeats the exact same points already made in the first and second paragraphs, but this time with a lot more colloquialisms and slang phrases, with the intention to make this poster appear as a "hip" curmudgeon.
  8. Remember what Lorien told Ivanova about love and mortality.
  9. I like the idea of more Shadow Shard zones.

    I like the idea that some SS zones should be hero only, and some should be villian only.

    I think one SS zone should be co-op. I think one SS zone should be PvP.

    I think, as well as opening up zones for each and every aspect of Rularuu, we should all remember that Nemesis' base is also located in the Shadow Shard, and it should get its own zone. Maybe even a taskforce where you end up going after the real Nemesis once and for all, darnit! What you see from the RWZ arc is just way too little.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nethergoat View Post
    GRATZ!

    nice quality on the screenie, too!
    Thanks! I'm stilling playing this game with a GeForce 7800 GS and Athlon XP 3200+.

    That's really going to need to change soon, I think.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by AresSupreme View Post
    I hit 1 bill for the first time last night. It is gone lol.
    What did you spend it on? O.O
  12. Here's the shot to prove it (for larger size, click here!):



    You'll notice that I got the last bits of inf I needed to push me over one billion by hunting for Paragon Protectors in The Fab. Auction sales have been very slow this weekend and I got very bored sitting there waiting for a measly million to trickle my way!

    As such, I thought it was more appropriate for my MasterMind to be wielding her gun in this pose. So there.
  13. You know, I just tried one of those "speed runs" last night, because I was all curious about them.

    I actually found it fun! It didn't take itself at all seriously. And the NPC hero costumes were cool. It almost felt like a parady of the actual game; a satire on its repetitive nature. I actually found it refreshing.
  14. Horus should be a TF contact in PI. His Task Force should have something to do with The Center, and whoever it was that turned Romulus into a Nictus in the ITF.
  15. WOW I'VE NEVER EVER SEEN THOSE BADGES BEFORE EVER IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!

    OK mister literal genie, I'll be more exact for you. How about badges specifically for time spent being a team leader, regardless of whatever level they happen to be?

    Or did something else get changed while I wasn't looking? 'Cause then I'd say that it seems silly to get time earned for that if everyone on your team is at the same level.
  16. What about badges for time spent being a team leader?

    That just came off the top of my head, really.
  17. I forgot, we could also use a "Genuine Orange Crop Report" and a "Fake Orange Crop Report".
  18. I don't suppose there's any chance of ever getting FCOJ added as a bit of invention salvage?

    We already have gold! We'd also need pork bellies and wheat.

    (Points to anyone who knows what I'm referring to now...)
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fury Flechette View Post
    Nothing of the sort. I farm a modest amount of AE tickets, roll for recipes, craft the valuable ones until my market slots are full, and then log off. On weekends, I'll stockpile the same IOs ahead of time and just make sure my market slots stay full, since turnover is so fast.

    I know it sounds simple...well, it is, but I've gotten it down to an efficient system where I know price points, profit margins, which salvage are suspectible to price spikes, which IOs sell in hours/which in weeks. It allows me to have very fast turnover so I can list more IOs and make a large amount with every market slot I have per day.

    Occasionally, I'll try to farm for purples as well, but I've hit this benchmark multiple times without selling a single purple. Usually, if I get one, I'll craft it and just store it, only selling it if I get a duplicate.

    I've been doing this for a long time, and only relatively recently have I seen more people do this instead of farming dev maps for drops/purples. I haven't farmed Battle Maiden in years.

    All in all, it takes about 1 hour/day. You can definitely do more than that, especially if you want to stockpile, but that's what I usually do.
    This sounds sweet. I'll have to start giving this a try. I've been playing AE missions a bit lately and I noticed it doesn't take me very long to max out on tickets. Though I might mix it up with what I'm already doing, at least for now. Thanks!
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by CapnGeist View Post
    Food tastes better when you make it right yourself, and in-game rewards are shinier when you've got to work your tail off to get them.
    Speak for yourself. For me, food always tastes a lot better when someone else made it!

    Except for eggs over medium. No one ever gets that right! They're either too runny or too solid. I swear, learn to cook, people!
  21. Quote:
    I'm Daniel Stevens, and I'm a completionist... Don't threaten me with the prospect of something that's easy to complete.
    Does this mean you always make your cakes from scratch?
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fury Flechette View Post
    Finally, as other posters have pointed out, simply reducing the amount of influence that can be stored won't do a thing to reduce price inflation. That's flawed logic. The issue isn't just storage but also how quickly a player can accumulate influence. I can get from 0 to the influence cap in 6 days. I've done it 9 times. There are other players that can gain influence just as fast (if not faster). The restriction you'd put on how much influence we can carry wouldn't affect us much at all. Further, I have multiple characters I can farm with, so I could even rotate them as I needed.
    How do you manage to get inf that fast? What's the procedure?

    I certainly hope it doesn't involve playing the game 16 hours a day. Inquiring minds want to know!!
  23. Whenever a Rikti invasion or Zombie attack occurs in the zone you're in, you should always fight them near the trainer in that zone. The trainer will fight with you, and give everyone in a 60 foot radius a defense, accuracy, and damage buff.

    This is why all such fights happen around Miss Liberty in Atlas Park!
  24. Six slotting brawl for recharge is the best way to kill Elite Bosses, Giant Monsters and Arch-Villians. If you manage to hit one with Brawl 10 times in a row in ten seconds, you defeat them and get bonus XP.
  25. Quote:
    Originally Posted by KaliMagdalene View Post
    No, I'm pretty sure that responses to speech should remain within the legal speed limit.

    But people who whinge because they said something disagreeable and other people got mad at them seem to fit that Pesci mold you keep swinging around.
    So when other people disagree it's "whinging," but when you disagree it's a "response?"

    I guess I don't know who or what you are! But so far you've only been good at telling me what you aren't.