Dante

I do dislike how incarnate powers have trivialised end game content. I used to enjoy how challenging and dangerous things such as the ITF, LRSF, STF or even LGTF were a year or two ago. Now they're just a cakewalk.

I have a thought, and it is only a thought, that at some point, when the incarnate content is developed enough, the Devs will 'pull up the ladder' on incarnate powers and make them only usable during incarnate trials and content.

I'd settle for the black blob theme if Street Justice wasn't so damn pretty to watch while killing people with it. I was actually asked by someone today what the SJ Assassin's Strike looks like because they couldn't see it past the clouds of FX.

Currently, I'm thinking that I might have to set up a pair of binds to the suppressclosefx command to use when I log onto that character and restore it when I log out as if affects all my other toons.

*Sigh* I can understand not having a 'Minimal FX' setting for elemental armour sets but a 'Less Dense' setting would be a godsend. If this hasn't been asked for in the All Things Art FX thread yet, I may have to go put a request in there.

And this from my villain character:

Q: How many heroes does it take to tile a forum?

A: About three if you slice them thinly enough.


Plus, Zwili gets bonus points for using the word 'Borked' which is one of my favourite words.

If Corruptors appeal, go for it. But I'll toss in my latest hoverblasting love affair here, a Dark/Mental/Soul Blaster. 3 Single Target Blasts, 5 Cones, 2 Holds and 2 Soft control Auras for when you have to dip in and use Drain Psyche. Works well from range and has a load of fun toys.

If not, I can recommend AR/En for lots of range boosted fun.

Thank you!

A whole lot of fluff for too many points.

But if you'd added a chainsaw temporary power I would have bought it in a heartbeat.

Interesting.

Whenever I play a PB or WS, one of the first things I do at level 11 is slot a -KB IO into the Tier 1 Secondary power. Those only have a -4 KB protection and since slotting them I have never been knocked back by a Void or Quantum.

I hope that hasn't been changed.

There have been a few RPvP events on Union in the past but they've always taken the form of charity matches rather than actual showdowns between heroes and villains.

Personally, I'd love to see more happen but it would require going into it with no egos attached, accepting that it's just a fun time event.

I would recommend looking at the set as a whole and seeing if it's worth it. The set has lower accuracy than Decimation (which I think is the other set that gives 6.25% recharge) but it's a hell of a lot cheaper. If you have good accuracy bonuses, it can be worth stacking them up.

My Kinetics/Ice Defender has three sets of them for the recharge and runs Tactics so the lower Accuracy is not really an issue. And although the heal is small it's a little bonus when it does fire off. But to rely on it on it's own? Not a smart idea.

I actually find Scrappers a bit dull to tell the truth. Since I can create heroic Brutes I don't think I've touched a Scrapper in ages. (I prefer Brutes as I can control how much Fury I generate, crits are just annoyingly random). Stalkers have all kinds of toys for picking and choosing their fights. Yes I know Scrappers can get IOs and Invisibility but it's not really the same. And Placate is just fun for making them put down their guns only for me to punch them in the face.

I was in a team with my SJ/Dark Stalker yesterday and I was reminded of one of the other reasons I like them: making mobs 'disappear'. It was a mid 20s group and we had a Warshade with us. For the first few missions, I giggled over team chatter that went like this:

WS: Void!

*Sound of a spine breaking Assassin's Strike*

Me: Where?

And they got used to it. Sky Raider Engineers, Tsoo Sorcerors, they just vanished before they could cause any trouble. I like to have a vital role in a team, to contribute something no-one else can be it buffing, debuffing, tanking etc... With CoX, anyone can bash a bad guy in the face but being able to select your enemy and eliminate them before they can get a shot off is just golden and left me smiling like a loon.

And I thought this thread was going to be full of the type of jokes my dad used to tell, such as:

Q: How many ears does Captain Kirk have?
A: Three. A left ear, a right ear and a final front ear.

Oh well.

So... with the dawn of Street Justice, I did two things I never thought I would do again:

1) Roll another Stalker and
2) Choose Dark Armour

Now I have a love/hate relationship with DA. I want to love it but I can never seem to get it to work right. However, this time, I'm willing to give it a bash. But boy had I forgotten how it ruins costumes.

No matter what colour scheme I attempt in the costume creator, by the time I toggle on the four main armours, I am just a big, blurry, black blob. All of the Street Justices' awesome moves are lost in a haze of grim blackness.

So fellows of the forums, your guidance please. Have any of you managed to find a combination of colours that preserves the look of your costume while using this powerset? I know I'm doing myself no favours by having a mostly black costume but any suggestions for making myself a little bit more visible under the steaming black cloud would be very much appreciated.

Thanks!

Although I'd love to know what's coming in the future, there's also a potential financial impact too.

Let's just say I'm an avid base builder and the Devs announce that bases will get some love in issue 27. They then run the risk that I'll cancel my sub until that issue comes out.

That said, I understand the frustration. I would love, love, love to see some material coming out for the 30 - 50 levels.

Very impressed! I like it.