Cynic

As I play two "squishy" brutes I dont like to accept the "I cant handle Agro" response. The fire can however deal with the agro thanks to Lightning Rod knocking most down and staggering incoming damage, but the dark just has to get Dark Regen right or dies.

Did an LGTF with an Ice Tank and was rushing in trying to get the Agro before he could. We both herded in the last room, him taking back to the team and me pulling to near them and taking them down with my own attacks (didn't want to miss out on speed boosts)

Clearing that room was fast and fun and proved brutes can take as much agro as a tank with the right support. Non AV agro that is. The AV's (except the Psi) I let him have

That's because nothing compares with ice for pure animations and sounds (though Fire these days is fairly close)

Or am I the only one picking sets on how they look.

Which goes with Flitz post, bow and arrows over uggly gun for me (and the "fireworks" on Blazing Arrow are lovely. Almost as nice as Fire Breath)

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Most people combine primary and secondary attacks to get the most damage, but playing purely ranged is a lot safer, especially against enemies such as the Freakshow or the Warriors.

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Safer for sure but I find it a lot more fun getting in amongst the bad guys to hit them with a big melee attack or PBAoE

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As if there was anything better than a good PBAoE

Am not looking to Join cause am busy that day but my main pointer is you dont need that structured a team for it. Its a level 49 TF, if you run on heroic you should be able to walk it. Dont see it as an STF or RSF style challange its not.

Have done it a few times and on one run had a tank and brute on it, neither with Taunt. As long as Gauntlet is applied then that's all you need cause the AVs wont be conning so high that they shrug it off. A debuffer is always nice with AVs but again not exactly needed on this TF.

It should take about 2 hours with a random team, less if you put together an optimal one I'd guess so you should make the raid in time

Hmmm, well I have an Ice/Fire that uses mostly /Fire with a bit of ice. So I guess I make up for you not using your /fire very much.

I guess it depends what you're after.

My Archery/Devices mostly uses pointy sticks and stands at the edge of range. Getting me into mellee aint gonna happen unless I'm slept, held or stunned.

Shame you cant teleport high and drop on the enemies, then Granite would do some damage

If I want to see lots of orrange numbers ticking up I play my Ice Blaster, if I want to be end effective, accurate and different I play my Archery/Devices. I see no need to fit full auto in fo me to enjoy the game........... Ignite could tempt me but I'm not going to make a character just for one power (again at least, done it before)

The raid we did was good (thanks Xanth) but its not something I'd feel the need to repeat every so often.

Mostly I turned up at the old raids because it was good to have a sense of community, with nearly 200 people there they felt mamouth. Now 50 is a goodly number of people I must admit, but it doesn't feel the same. I liked the challange of it but the co-ordination means that several people have to work their butts off so everyone else can get the reward. Its not so much Risk=Reward but preparation=reward. Loads of people farming for the EoEs before hand but certainly not all 50 were there. 2 Hour raid but a couple more hours before hand not counting the time taken for those that came up with the strategy. As much as it can still be a rince/repeat strategy its too much like a WoW raid to belong in any good game.

It no longer requires too much thought cause someone's cracked it. So I'm waiting for the next hami changes before I pen myself down to attend one. Cracking it was nice, repeating it doesn't seem worth it

I can chuck you say 2 million or so then. Let me know when you'll be on

All my rare stuff on villains is slotted

I can never make saturday evenings, nice idea though and I hope it turns out well.

How much were you looking for as a Villain prize. I have what would be considered a fortune pre I9 but since inventions I'm not sure what it would be called. Can throw you a couple of million if needed though

Dark Armour would also make you reward when you hit Dark Regen, and Invul would when you used Dull Pain (I think) so that only leaves SR and I'm not 100% sure that Practised Brawler doesn't cause a redraw (as my SR is weaponlesS)

Its meant to be the downside of the weapon sets and you do get an acc bonus in return but I understand its a pain (/TA control had me cursing redraws often)

With my DA brute I take the Alpha, dark regen then hold as much agro as I can without actively seeking it. After an alpha strike I only need 4 attacks to wipe most of a group, excluding bosses.

My /FA has a pet Thermal and will be picking up taunt again soon. I like to group foes (well mostly to cage them and burn them or LR them) and with high resists due to the extra sheilds and the magic of healing flames my survivability is nice and high.I want every thing attacking me for group where I dont have lightning rod as I need the Fury for my damage.

I normally surface about 10:30 with any degree of alertness at least

I'm not sure if I can make 9am, or if I do how awake I'll be at that point as its my turn to drive this saturday night and dropping people home means I get in fairly late.

1) SchrodingersCat Rad/Rad
2) Death Badger
3) Bear
4) MaXimillion
5) ZipZap
6) Nightmarer
7) Fulcrum Toast
8) The Moog

Reserves

1) D Structor Fire/Fire
2) Nine Claws

You could always start a team from scratch yourself for this one Fish, I guess there are mostly regular teams doing it now though. As not many choose the HO as the reward I guess its not that often farmed as other TFs and Trials give just as good a reward

1) SchrodingersCat Rad/Rad
2) Death Badger
3) Bear
4) MaXimillion
5) ZipZap
6) Nightmarer
7) Fulcrum Toast
8) The Moog

Reserves

1)

1) SchrodingersCat Rad/Rad
2) Death Badger
3) Bear
4) MaXimillion
5) ZipZap
6) Nightmarer
7) Fulcrum Toast
8)

Reserves

1)

On slot free

Cool let me know when you want me next sunday and I'll be there.

Am happy to trust you on the control. If there's any powers you'd particularly like me to spec in let me know, have had the build on my scrapper since I6 and just added HOs to make some powers more effective. I might use a /respec on my defender on test to give me some more HOs and a Miracle recovery at least. Could even change my Aid Self slotting a bit with other ones from my def.

I fixed one by vacuming the fans in it once, it can work wonders

Cause Def and Tohit are considered secondary effects but Dam and Res aren't

Will try and wake up before 11:50 this week too and actually pay attention to the first few missions

I love my Archery Devices blaster, and its the first blaster I ever enjoyed playing. Archery just has a very nice feel for it, and though it isn't amazing damage its nicely varied, gets its AoEs and STs and has AIM which is always nice.

Should be free all sunday next weekend, after say 10:30 to give me time to come round

Saturday's a bad day for me, trying to fit in real world commitments and in game ones

If you need more than SK has (unlikely) I have a bundle on villains waiting for me to level a character I've yet to get to 45 to start its spending spree. Am in the same state on heros and dont care who gets their inf first

You've had a change, I've been the same alt every time so far