Derangedpolygot

Caption Champ 3/19/10
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  1. Sometimes being wrong is just Cool
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Arbiter Oates View Post
    We're aware the bug is still there, and are looking into it.
    Hooray!
  3. Another awesome thing: Integration + Resilience will grant enough stun protection to resist Romulus's Death Stun on the ITF.

    Also, Resilience grants some stun resistance. You will un-stun must quicker. My Kat/Reg's Stun Duration is only 33% (PvE).
  4. It is harsh endurance-wise, but nice for more accuracy(even if the To hit buff is small, any is good), and +300 feet of perception. Very nice to have when fighting Night Widows. If you must slot it, focus on Endurance Reduction first. I usually 3-slot with Guassian's or 2-3 End/Buff HO's.
  5. Derangedpolygot

    Email Limitation

    Quote:
    3. How long will that email with either an attachment or influence/infamy stay good, meaning will it ever explire if I forget to claim it.
    I vaguely recall hearing they will return to sender after a certain number of days.

    (Edit: cannot find confirmation one way or the other.)
  6. Derangedpolygot

    Whoops?

    I'm not sure just what wrong with the picture. Short of an insane price.
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lobster View Post
    OH.
    I was thinking of actual procs from a defense or resist debuff set... duh.
    But there are no Procs in those sets...

    I'm not sure what the OP is refering to.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Morganite View Post
    If a pet has abilities which boost those things, you can slot enhancements to improve them. (The only one's I'm aware of are the Ember Demon's Ember Shield, and the Protector Bots' Force Shield.) However, there's a certain amount of argument on whether it is worth enhancing these effects.

    There's also the defense bonus aura and resistance bonus aura IOs, which provide significant bonuses, but only if your pets stay close enough...

    -Morgan.
    Slotting for Def grants small numbers, but they add up.

    I slot 2 Lvl 50 Def IO's in my Protector Bots(Can't put in Defense Sets). Their Force Shield grants 7.5% to Melee, Ranged, AoE(11.24% with 2 IO's). That's 15% between both bots unenhanced, and almost 22.5% enhanced. That's a nice chunk of def(they'll also buff you!)

    Enforcers(Thugs) have a form of Maneuvers that grants 7-8%(based on your level) to your Henchmen. I do devote a slot to a Def IO to push it to 10%, as each Enforcer grants the defense for 20%.

    Only one of the tier 2 Demons grants any Shields. The Ember Shield gives 5% resistance to Smash/Lethal/Toxic, 6.66% Fire & 3.33% Cold. (For some reason these are listed twice for the one ability). The number are so low, and as only one grants this shield, it's unlikely to be worth enhancing. I haven't gotten high enough on my Demon Summoner to see if this can be slotted with Damage Res sets.
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by GavinRuneblade View Post
    @Fleeting Whisper: That screenshot is totally awesome
    Particularly, because he's '1337'
  10. Derangedpolygot

    Shield Offense

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Madam_Enigma View Post
    I can see all the Shield/SR captain america clones now.
    There already are. Well, MA/SD anyway.



  11. "Alright, Everyone, enough chatter! From the top!"
    "OH, DAn-Ny BoY! THe piPeS, tHE PiPEs, ARe cALL-L-LiNg...
    "


    If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.

    (Well, IF it's been 8 weeks...)
  12. I went for this in concept, if not actuality. I made a DP/Dev Blaster.

    I--of course--took all the DP powers. I only took Cloaking Device, Targeting Drone and Web Grenade(only because you have no choice with Web Grenade); took Tough, Weave, Maneuvers, and slotted for every bit of Def I could manage without sacrificing damage.

    Pre-i17 I had 29% Ranged Defense, about 23% AoE and 10-11% Melee. Smash/Lethal res of 25%(Tough + Body Armor). Not soft capped, true, but I was considerably less squishy(and chalked up the 'lack' of defense to my Natural Origin).

    Between the cobbled together defenses, High Damage, and Toxic or Cryo Rounds, I do very well for a fake-SR-blaster.
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Scin_Device View Post
    I have a fully IO'd ss/sa brute that really is amazing but I was wondering if there is another armor that can compare? I'm tired of the look of granite and the negatives associated with it.

    I've dabbled on mids with invulnerable and if I remember correctly it looked pretty close. Anyway, any help would be great.
    Elec Armor can get very high resists if you add Tough. Weave and various Def set bonuses can get you close, but not quite as high as Granite. Although, Elec is near useless versus Toxic; you can only gain a bit from Set bonuses, or by popping Power Surge.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Scin_Device View Post
    Well then let's just hope we get more options with the granite costume, it's horrible looking!
    BABs looked into it. Because it replaces the existing costume, it cause problems for customization. The choice was to leave it be or make it like the other armors in the set(a covering instead of a replacement--no size change either). Nothing has been said since.
    I believe it's being changed, but with GR the focus for months, there's no telling when or if the change will come.
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mortimer_NA View Post
    Would Slotting Force Feedback Chance for +Recharge in Repulsion Field be worth it?
    Not really. Procs like this only roll every ten seconds in a toggle, and then only if that split second coincides with enemy interaction with the bubble. It would take near a miracle to get it to fire.
  16. Had this problem last night. Infinity, Virtue and Freedom all dumped people--Infinity itself grayed out.
    Then I couldn't log in; "Invalid DBserver" "Cannot connect to DBserver". I've had this happen twice since i17 went live(once of patch day)
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by CosmicThunderer View Post
    After this issue which i am not too thrilled about with all the little stuff i was not happy to find out that all of my powers reverted back to normal colors and i had to go in and change each set on every toon and with an altoholic like me that took three days and it wasted alot of money that shouldnt of been needed
    I suppose you could try to petition for a refund. Typically they don't, but it's worth a try.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kheldarn View Post
    *poke AY*
    Don't Poke Angryyellow! How do you think Yellow got so Angry?
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mindlab View Post
    Because I can't spell Ourobous (sp?)
    Who can spell it?

    Seriously, spell check doesn't even recognize the actual spelling.

    According to Wikipedia and Google, it's "ouroboros".

    Feel free to keep misspelling it. Add enough O's and most folk realize what you mean.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Torrentor View Post
    I don't play red side that much. But I do have one Robotics Mastermind. I am planning to make a Demon Summoner. I don't have that much infamy red side to work with and every build I come across is done with expensive chip sets. Love them on blue side...

    My question is if I have 6 slotted a demon summon, lets say Summon Demonlings and I put regular SO's in it, do they affect the summon? Say I put 2 acc, 2 dmg, and 2 slow chips, will that enhance their accuracy, damage, and slow powers?

    Was never quite sure...
    Accuracy enhancements will boost the Pet's powers' accuracy

    Damage will boost the Pet's Damage output

    Endurance Reduction will effect both your end cost to summon them AND the endurance cost of the Pet's powers.

    Recharge Reduction cannot usually be placed into Henchmen powers(The main Pet Summons all MM's can take). Even if you could, only the recharge time of the Summon Power itself would be affected.

    Mez, Debuffs, Slows, etc:
    Enhance the Pet's powers where applicable. Slows effect the powers with a slow component. Immobilize with Immobilize, Holds with Holds, Defense Debuff with Defense Debuff, and so on.

    Invention Procs attach themselves to the Pet's powers if appropriate. (Impeded Swiftness: Chance for Smashing Damage only checks if the Pet's attack power has a slow component--as Impeded Swiftness is a Slow set.)
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Castle View Post
    Perhaps. Probably, in fact. I made it match the original design. If needed (and judging by reactions, it probably is) I'll drop the protection some in a future update. It will never be as easy as it was when the green mito's perma-held themselves though.
    That was easy?

    @$#!*.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Castle View Post
    I fixed the bug which made their power not shut off when held. However, I ALSO fixed the bug which made them perma-hold themselves, so the LGTF will be harder than you remember. Too hard? Perhaps -- the Green Mitos have 50 points of hold protection (as opposed to -50...) now.

    EDIT: The design intent for Green Mitos is you essentially HAVE to hold them or they are nigh unkillable.
    Wait...aren't the LGTF mitos supposed to be weakened? Standard Hami is impossible to beat with a team of EIGHT.
  23. Derangedpolygot

    Server Crash?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Marsha_Mallow View Post
    Glad to see that I'm not the only one. It took forever for the updater to connect then I saw we got a new patch, I said, "Oh wow! Cool" Then I login to only get DC'd 2 mins into the game. Now I see this thread. Now I can't even login now. Perfect!


    What the hell is going on today? New patch crashing the servers?
    Looks like.
    I managed to get in for about a minute, mapserved and locked out of log-in once more.
  24. Derangedpolygot

    Freedom Down

    Not just Freedom. Virtue and Infinity went kaput. Worse, the DBserver is unstable presently. Having a heluva time just trying to log in.
  25. Derangedpolygot

    Server Crash?

    Looks like Virtue and Freedom might be kaput too

    http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/ser...er_status.html


    It's worse that I thought. I'm getting "Invalid DBserver" when I try to login at all.