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1.) I missed you guys too. I'm sorry I didn't keep in touch

2.) I wish I could stomach playing Champions, but I literally cannot stand the game. And I was a fan of GW2 since before all of this because I respect the developers, not the publishers. Whatever the case, I wish you well in all of your endeavors.

I don't do PvP events, but I believe Iron Alex does. I wasn't here for the events they did together.

/repeats everything this person has said.

I do NOT like this one bit, Synapse. Don't gimp my Stalker

AWESOME update, dude. I'm so excited for this! ^_^ Best of luck with the project.

Oh and, nice pretty bullets you've got there.

This isn't quite true, though. If using the Gleaming Bolt in your attack chain or obtaining essence boost or even Gleaming Blast, you could put slots there as well. You could also put a slot in Health for Numina +Health/Rec and Miracle +Rec.

But slotting Nova is also a wise way to go. I think it's more a matter of preference.

Hey now, ive been around since issue 1! I was just to young in age to comprehend how to use AT's correctly then . I do remember the problems PB used to have though lol.

I'm glad you've asked! The only question is... Where to begin? (I -really- need to write up a "MFing Peacebringer" inspired guide!)

Here is what the Peacebringer can bring to the table (besides Peace):
-2409.5 Capped health.
-85% resistance to everything besides psi-damage.
-Three amazing Self-Heals that, when slotted, each heal for over 50%, two with a short cooldown of 15 seconds or less.
-Incredible role versatility, able to successfully DPS and Tank, allowing just enough room for subtle off-healing.
-Perma'd Build Up.

The big thing that I find Triforming useful for is the utility it brings to the AT. Nova really makes up for the lack of (efficient) AoE damage in Human/Dwarf form. Dwarf form provides a fantastic self-heal, 2 powers to slot Kinetic Combat 4/5, one PBAoE power to slot Armageddon that can also keep enemies on the floor, and provides a taunt for you to tank/pull mobs with.

I've boiled the forms down into three categories:

-Human: Used for single target damage and to provide buffs such as Inner Light (Build Up on steroids) and Light Form (you're 85% resistance cap to everything but Psi-damage.) Also has two great self heals, one that increases maximum health, and provides energy discount buff that can be extremely useful to builds that perma Light Form. You can also toss out some decent ally single target heals in human form as well.

-Nova: Used to deal massive AoE damage from a ranged stand point. The Nova Gleaming Blast and Bolt aren't worth slotting, but just put a hami-origin acc/damage enhancement in both of them and they should be efficient enough.

-Dwarf: Used for healing and pulling mobs. I find that I don't use dwarf all too much simply because the damage output is relatively low. Instead, I switch over to taunt enemies off friends or to use the potent self heal it offers. But don't disregard Dwarf Flare as useless. Knocking enemies on their **** is a very good way to mitigate damage, and most people don't realize this. If the enemy is on the floor, they aren't swinging at you.

One thing I'd like to point out right away is this: Do NOT EVER think of yourself as a AT that shifts form to fulfill the role that a team needs. I said this above in my previous posts as well; this cripples you without you even realizing it. The whole idea is that you switch forms constantly, using whichever one that benefits you most to come out of the battle on top of the corpses of your enemies.

One thing you'll notice as a triformer is that all your toggles turn off whenever you switch forms. What does this mean? It means don't get toggles! But in reality, there are few toggles worth taking, even fewer worth mentioning. The Shields are an example of toggles NOT to get. Light Form provides all the resistance you need. I do find toggles such as combat jumping, manuevers, stealth, and the inherent combat flight to be useful when fighting AV's/GM's. You mostly stay human form for those battles anyways, so the added Defense on top of you're already epic resistances is very, very useful. Defense is perhaps the second best stat for a Peacebringer, only a tad bit behind Recharge Bonuses in my opinion.

As a triformer, I truly enjoy the fast paced playstyle of switching forms repeatably to handle the situations at hand. It offers a unique experience unlike any others I've felt in CoX.

The thing about Kheldians is that there isn't precisely ONE correct way to play them. Besides Human Form only or Triform, there is Biform. There is also subcategories within those categories. Basically, one could boil it down to a choice between support/offense with each type. And, personally, I think all categories themselves are just as efficient as the other. It's really all about how much your invest into your build.

I support Triform mostly because I love shapeshifting. But there are a lot of statistical reasons I like Triform more as well. For Warshades, I feel like Dwarf adds a lot with the second Mire, which adds up a LOT of damage. For Peacebringers, Nova offers AoE damage human form really doesn't have and Dwarf form offers a third uber 1337 self-heal thats on a short cooldown. Plus, it gives Dwarf Flare, a place to slot armageddon. (You could do that with Solar Flare in human form, but Dwarf gives you mez protection, a heal, two melee powers to slot kinetic melee, AND a PBAoE to slot armageddon. catch my drift?).

Honestly, I'm about ready to write up a Peacebringer (triform) guide myself

Hmm... Did you try copying the crazy random numbers/letters and then importing them? The LINK "www.cohplanner.com" itself is NOT the download for my build. It's the download for the program itself ^_^. If the import itself isn't working, I'll try posting my build again when I get home.

Yeah, I did ^_^". Mostly because I was in school and didn't have much time to make extravagant responses. He didn't say which path he was taking, so I assumed triform, since that is what most first time Khelds do anyways .

Also, I wanted to point out that, while Knockback protection is a good idea, I don't think it's necessary once you can perma-Lightform. Lightform provides some crazy numbers against knockback and makes those measely +4 KB protections utterly useless, whereas you could use those valuable slots elsewhere.

Here is my build:

http://www.cohplanner.com/mids/download.php?
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IF you're going triform, this build may/may not help you. This build is entirely dependent on a couple things:

1.) Lightform. Must have. Must be perma'd. Must be reapplied whenever possible.

2.) Recharge bonuses. 145% with hasten is the hot spot (I think). This build goes way over that. I'm not sure if you've seen any of Dechs Kaison's posts or his knowledge on Kheldians, but he's made one thing very apparent; Recharge Bonuses weigh heavily into the efficiency equation that is the Kheldian. What I mean by that is that the more often our powers are up, the more options we have. Options are power. Power is good.

The moral? Get plenty of IO sets with recharge time bonuses. Also, Luck of the Gambler (Defense IO) +Global Recharge is a great one slot enhancement. Find five places to slot this baby and you've got yourself a whopping 37.5% recharge time bonus already. And they're relatively cheap, too!

3.) Shape shifting. If you just aren't into the forms, then this build is not for you. Nova is extremely useful for causing wide-spread pain across multiple enemies, where as human form is fantastic for single target with a radiant strike, bolt, gleaming blast attack chain. Some people find Dwarf form to close to useless, but I beg to differ. Solar Flare is a great way to mitigate damage. When enemies are on their bottoms, they aren't swinging at you. Also, the Dwarf heal is quite extraordinary. And a short cooldown to boot!

The idea is that (I'm quoting Dechs once again) "You are all forms at all times. Thinking anything else will cripple you without you even realizing it." Basically; switch into the form you deem worthy to meet the situation so that you can prevail and scream upon the corpses of your enemies "I'M THE MFING PEACEBRINGER!"... Huh? There's no MFing Peacebringer guide yet? Pft, I'm sure he gets the point. ()

So how do you go about switching forms swiftly and effectively? Macros, good sir. Macros. Here are some that I use. (inspired by... guess who? I'll give you a hint. His name starts with a D and ends in Kaison. )

/bind R "powexectoggleon White Dwarf$$gototray 9$$bind shift+lbutton powexecname white dwarf step"

This macro switches you into White Dwarf form and changes your FIRST power tray to 9. You can now place all of your White Dwarf powers in Tray 9.

/bind Z "powexectoggleon Bright Nova$$gototray 8"

This macro switches you into Bright Nova form and changes your FIRST power tray to 8. You can now place all of your Bright Nova powers in Tray 8.

/bind alt+q "powexectoggleoff Bright Nova$$powexectoggleoff White Dwarf$$gototray 1"

This power turns OFF your forms and brings you back to your original power tray. (1)

These are just a few handy dandy macro's that make your life as a triformer all the more easier and efficient.

All in favor of Dechs creating a MFing Peacebringer guide say "Aye!"

First things first: Welcome to the Kheldian club! )

Now, on to business! One thing I would avoid as a Peacebringer is the shields. I can see them being semi-useful before level 38, but otherwise they're a waste and are eclipsed by Light Form's amazing capabilities. I would also avoid the AoE blasts of the Human form, simply because they pale in comparison to Bright Nova's AoE. All of the self heals (and the ally single target heal) are wonderful. Conserve energy can also be really useful. Radiant Strike. Get it. Or get lost. Slot it with six slots and put hecatomb in it. Don't make the mistake of getting Incandescent Strike and slotting it with anything besides Kinetic Melee; while the damage is extreme, the animation is too slow. You can do more damage with a Radiant Strike, Bolt, Gleaming Blast attack chain than one with Incandescent Strike. Also, don't slot form toggles. Slot the form POWERS instead.

Anyways, this is all that I can think of atm. I'm at school on my iPad, so I can't post a build. But I'm sure some others will chime in here eventually

You know, TBH, you're right. There are some problems with the the PB AT that is detrimental to not only it's playstyle, but also the team environment. But I do want to say this: I've recently shelved my shade'. Temporarily of course, but I've come to the conclusion that the PB's need some love. Paragon City's populace and heroes seem to have this very negative view of the PBs in general, and I believe this closely related to the fact there aren't very many experienced Kheldian players (like most the people in this forum) to show them that we aren't as bad as they think.

After gaining some inspiration from your PB's build, I decided that I wanted to create one hell of a PB. The reason I shelved my shade' was because I unslotted some pretty important enhancements from him and then placed them into my PB. I'm not going to lie; this is the most fun I've had playing my PB in a very, very long time. He is a force to be reckoned with. I've managed to take on wave after wave of +3x8 Malta in a tip mission without dying once (even if I did, I have a self-rez to accomodate for the minor downtime), I've held Anti-Matter's attention throughout Keyes Island, dragging him through reactors to different consoles so they could be deactivated with relative ease, and I've saved some people using Glowing Touch and my Dwarf antogonize. I'm -really- happy with how this toon has turned out after rebuilding him, and I've actually had a couple people I've teamed with comment on my build in a positive way, saying they've never seen a PB do the things I did while on their team (which just goes to say that most of the general public has not seen a lot of these forum goers in-action lol.)

What I'm getting at here is this: PB's, while with their faults, are still pretty damn viable with the right build. Of course, this could be said with just about any build, but the one thing I love most about my Triform PB is the fact he is so incredibly versatile. I can Tank where needed. I can offer some support here and there. And I can devastate mobs of enemies in no time flat. And my build is still missing two purple sets I wanted! I'm excited to see just how well he will perform with them. Also, another thing I'd like to point out about the PB that I truly do enjoy (when looking from a WS's standpoint) is the fact I don't rely on a constant supply of food to maintain efficiency. In fact, I'm the opposite of the Warshade. I benefit when I wither away my foes, rather than losing a well-needed feed to continue fighting. It's feels good, having my Light Form and Inner Light up and ready whenever I need them.

Disclaimer: I'm not hating on WS's. In fact, I still love mine. WS's have and always will be amazing.

My next video I'm getting ready to begin recording and creating is really going push my PB to the limits. I don't want to give away the surprise, but I will say that the mission I'll be running could very well be considered "Kheldian Hell" by most PB's/WS's. In fact, I'm worried it'll be so hard I may not be able to complete it.

Awww dude! THAT is AWESOME! I really like it

Holy cow! Since when were these changes coming!? I've never even heard of them! If you're pulling my leg I'll be very upset with you, THB ()

A thousand times this. If anything, we need Speedy's epic shapeshift form x)