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Djeannie

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  1. Djeannie
    Hi all, Been some time since i've been able to get ingame due to computer issues and whatnot. Anyway I have this BS/Shield scrapper, well because I wanted a shield and a sword dammit!

    I'm finding terrible endurance issues with this character when on teams and fighting +4's due to the time it takes to hack them down, compared to soloing my own missions and even solo I have problems against resistant/very high hp bosses.

    I have all attacks except the aoe sword and the second one.
    All attacks have 2 end red in them.
    All shields have 1 end red in them.
    I have stamina 3 slotted.

    I have tough/weave but find my end issues harsh enough that I can't run these very often or for very long. they are 2 slotted with end red.
    I have focused acc 3 slotted with end red and can't run that either, I find I can only pop it on when I really am having an issue hitting or am on a team with a kin for the end filling.

    I am poor and have no sets at all, nor am I good at making money on the market, so I have about 20 mil to my name, which I've been hoarding.

    I did a bunch of AE recently to use the tickets to generic IO myself out so I wouldn't have to spend alot of INF on SO's.

    SO I guess what I'm looking for is advice on how to deal with these issues. I know I'm going to have to get into adding some sets and doing a respec to be able to slot them all. I just don't know what to get or how I am going to afford them. I'd also like to work towards soft capping my defense and be able to drop tough/weave without gimping my damage.

    Any help would be appreciated.
  2. Djeannie
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Squidlington View Post
    You must be teaming with some lame-*** SoAs, to put it bluntly.
    I sure hope that's the problem. Logged in to AE today to get some tickets for salvage and stuff. In 4 different groups and 9 different VEAT's I was the ONLY one with the TT:?? line at all. Totally disgusting.
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    I'd put the team buffs back up where they were in beta. It is discouraging that when I team with other SoAs that NONE of them take the Tactical Training line at all and that was the greatest strength that SoAs had in beta was stacking all of the +def +tohit +dmg buffs. Oh and I'd reduce the end costs that widows have to suffer through back to beta levels again too.
  4. Djeannie
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Protheon View Post
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    Haha, yeah, those would be some sweet options. I drooled over the tunics and the auras. Hells yeah.

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    I showed my wife she's still in awe of the sets.Me...I had to prop a stick under my chin, . Every last one of those sets would be on every character i made,LOL!!
    The tunics and tech armor are SWEEEEET!!!

    Oh and i forgot...the Glowlines are what ive been wishing for also.

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    Yeah. I -think- that was some concept stuff from Sexy Jay. So maybe there's a chance that we'll see it imp'd some day. :crosses fingers:

    I especially love the cloathing glowies, that could fit so many concepts it ain't even cool.
    The mockups were done by Zynergy. Tuft did some mockups too as did I in the old costume thread. Tuft's stuff is pretty good too and Zynergy's stuff rocks of course.
  5. Djeannie
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kepaaaaaaaaaaaaa View Post
    Not City of Stockbrokers? Doesn't feel like it from where I'm standing.

    Playing the market not heroic enough? If I remember right:
    Batman's main superpower was that he played the market.
    Batman's main superpower is prep time. His secondary set was being born filthy rich.

    Good info in this thread.
  6. Djeannie
    Hi Cende, I've yet to catch you or hubby online. Hope that both of you are doing well. You're some of my favorite peoples
  7. Djeannie
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by TX_1000 View Post
    GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! more reasons to hate the devs from locking us out of the costume creator!!!!!!!!!! This issue will possibly be the best issue ever made!!!!!!!!!!!!

    DEVS.......... i know that giving the release date of issue 16 isnt possible right now, or even the day open beta starts, but at least let us know when the character creator will be open for us to fiddle to our hearts content!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PRETTY PLEASE
    why would they do that? On the front page of the city of heroes website, under issue 16 preview it says:

    "New Character Creator

    Not only does the newly updated Character Creator allow players to jump directly between Archetype, Powersets, Costumes and Character ID in any order without losing progress, but it also allows you to select your colors and theme for each individual power or apply it to the entire powerset. These themes will allow for color tinting of geometry and particle effects such as energy blast colors and force field colors. The primary and secondary colors of any power effect can be changed individually for each power in the set."

    Now seeing as that is a BIG part of the release of issue 16 if not the main focus. WHY would they let people play around in it until its released? They don't let you go log in and play with anything else during a beta and this beta seems to be all about the character creator.
  8. Djeannie
    Well, active and not deleted with no market interaction forever is still better then it was. I wouldn't have lost everything if that was the case back when it happened.
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    found an image and cropped it down for a possible one for you

  10. Djeannie
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Shadow_Wail View Post
    Tax? My checking account is charged $14.99 every month...wheres the tax?

    The boosters are all optional..except the super science pack... just buy it for the costume add-on
    I've been charged $16.30 for the last few years, just recently it went to $16.10. I have always assumed that this extra was tax.

    Edit: I lived in cali and now live in az as of a year ago.
  11. Djeannie
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ridgid View Post
    This game gives us a TON of free stuff (16 issues). so a $10 here and there is nothing as far as im concerned, AND its not stuff needed to play the game, so if you dont wanna pay thats cool, you dont need the stuff anyway. WoW had 2 expansions for $50 a piece and you needed those to contiune on the game.

    but thats my opinion, plus im loaded so money is no issue (sarcasticly said)

    Be good, Be safe, Behave
    Now see, I disagree there. Costumes are pretty much what keeps me playing and paying my monthly fee. I am very bored with most of the content because I've done it dozens of times over and over. Low levels are the worst. I've seen this stuff over and over and over and over for 5 years now.

    I find the MA helps a bit with this as I get to see peoples costume/mob ideas, but the main thing for me is being able to create any look I desire and come up with stories around said look for back histories or whatever. I like to create. Costumes let me do that. Killing mobs doesn't.

    So for my usual enjoyment I need costumes and these kinds of modifications to the game The power customization should help in that area a bit, though many many of my characters have specific colors to match their powers already heh. They may get upgraded color looks and new power colors, yet hardly any new costume looks as very little that is not pay has been released.

    I got bored with wow after soloing a warlock to 60 and a rogue to 48ish. The grind in that game is unholy and so boring. I canceled my account when the first expansion came out. Wasn't about to pay 50 bucks for more boredom or needing to be in a high end guild to go raid the new stuff.

    Thanks for posting your viewpoint. I do understand it.

    Be Well.
  12. Djeannie
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Soulwind View Post
    I just wish they were including the Human-Form powers of Khelds in the colorable powers, even if the Nova/Dwarf forms couldn't be recolored.

    After all, that's what they did for Stone Armor (recolor everything except Granite).

    I was really looking forward to making my new Peacebringer (Human Only) toon using a different color scheme, but I guess it's not going to happen now . . .

    Oh well, the new SS and MA animations should keep me busy for now.
    I have a lowbie (20's) peacebringer I'd love to change the colors on her powers and stuff. I'm sure something like that'll come in future updates once they get i16 working and all that jazz.
  13. Djeannie
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Rajani_Isa View Post
    When did you stop playing? Either i14 or i15 got rid of the market dump (or was that only for active accounts? :/)
    I was gone between 13 and 14, made it back for the beginning of 14 beta and then had horrible computer problems (read meltdown) and totally missed 15, just made it back now

    So I think it was between 13 and 14 when I lost everything.

    QUESTION: I no longer have to worry about my orders/sales things on the market getting deleted anymore? I could, as an example, cancel my account and be gone for 6 months, reactivate and find the stuff i had at wentworths/black market still there?
  14. Djeannie
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kitsune9tails View Post
    Djeannie! Glad to have you back!
    Hey there! I have not seen you in forever! PM me when you play and all that jazz again!
  15. Djeannie
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by imported_Timeshadow View Post
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    I'd be nice if the pack only was toggled as ON if your using a build that has crab powers.

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    Indeed it would. On the surface that seems like it'd be an easy thing to code in. The game can already register which build you're using so a simple search algorithim could seek out Crab powers.

    But things that seem easy when you're playing the game suddenly become difficult when you start coding the game
    And yet it was this way in beta. I swapped between being crab/bane so I could have some with and without the pack, then the devs changed it for some reason, which unfortunately I can't remember offhand. It had something to do with costume options and switching.
  16. Djeannie
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Cardiff_Giant View Post
    Now, THAT... good sir is an Brilliant Idea!
    I do kinda wonder if it's too late for that, - IDK if the Mutant or Natural Origin is scheduled to come out next? Nor for that matter, any idea of when either one is (tentatively?) scheduled to come out.
    Heck, who knows...
    Maybe they've already come up with something similar, or possibly "better" 'feature' - that could (essentially) accomplish the same effect?

    Here's to hoping they do!
    You know, I HATE micropayments. I already pay 16 bucks a month and change (due to tax) to play.

    I have bought a booster or two in the past (wedding pack springs to mind immediately).

    In my opinion too many of the things in these packs should be included in the game instead of "pay us a monthly fee and MOAR money for ingame stuff". I also don't consider 2/3 the monthly fee to be very "micro". Micro is a couple bucks.

    Just my 2c.
  17. Djeannie
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PeerlessGirl View Post
    It was a Cl-Open beta.

    *giggles*

    Hi Djeannie! Welcome back!
    Heh, Clopen...aren't they them big ole creatures that stomp around with Imperious?

    /waves ^_^
  18. Djeannie
    Yes tintable rocket jets would be nice

    Thanks for the link to the video.
  19. Djeannie
    Hey there Zloth, yeah I missed the last one but was in for the one before that ^_^. Nasty computer problems + no job + low hire rate where I live = very hard to get computer fixed. Sold a few things and did some odd jobs when I could find them to raise the money heh.

    I did find it interesting that the Devs went right to an open beta and no closed beta test for 15.
  20. Djeannie
    Power Spectrum is just around the corner...

    Customizable powersets include
    Cold Domination,
    Dark Armor, Dark Blast, Dark Melee, Dark Miasma,
    Earth Control,
    Electric Armor, Electric Assault, Electric Blast, Electric Melee, Electricity Manipulation,
    Empathy,
    Energy Assault, Energy Aura, Energy Blast, Energy Manipulation, Energy Melee,
    Fiery Aura, Fire Assault, Fire Blast, Fire Control, Fire Manipulation, Fire Melee,
    Force Field,
    Gravity Control,
    Ice Armor, Ice Assault, Ice Blast, Ice Control, Ice Manipulation, Ice Melee,
    Illusion,
    Invulnerability,
    Kinetics,
    Mental Manipulation, Mind Control, Psionic Assault, Psychic Blast,
    Necromancy,
    Ninjitsu,
    Pain Domination,
    Plant Control, Poison,
    Radiation Blast, Radiation Emission,
    Regeneration,
    Sonic Resonance, Sonic Attack,
    Spines, Stone Armor,
    Stone Melee,
    Storm Summoning,
    Super Reflexes,
    Thermal Radiation,
    Thorny Assault
    Willpower.

    Super Strength and Martial Arts will each receive an alternate animation for their powers, and Stone Armor and Necromancy will include limited customization.

    SO I hear that MA will get punches they can choose instead of kicks, and I assume that the punches will be the same attack stats as the kicks just a punch animation. I also hear that the SS attacks will have some more heroic style choices for the attacks, which sounds interesting to say the least.

    I wonder how the customization of colors will affect cool looking pets like the Singularity?

    My Main Question is this: Are pool powers going to be visited for some base customization? For example, off the bat, Aid Self could really use a non tricorder animation for non tech using people like magic based or mutant based people....maybe a crystal choice for one and just a few hand waves or something as another?

    What things that aren't listed above would you like to see customizable?
  21. Djeannie
    Hey PlasmaStream, RocketBob, Bionic Flea, Leandro, Texas Justice and hello to Lord Ajax and Obscure Blade, nice to meet you hehehe

    heh yeah figured I'd been unable to get on for so long that anything I was in charge of I'm no longer in charge of, same with losing everything I had in the market, and I was never rich on live to begin with. :/

    Still issue 16 is going to be fun. I'm going to have to see if I can afford the magic pack and the science pack that lets you change your sex/shape/height etc.. will be great for some costume transformations. You could do a great Capt Marvel style character with that or any sort of magical girl, Etregrain even or Wonder Woman from the tv shows should be a real blast.
  22. Djeannie
    Ah probably from the new forum migration. I'll have to check to see if those threads still even exist ^_^. Thanks for the heads up.

    I SO Can't wait to see what i can do customization wise to my characters. Purple/blue dark powers for my little evil pixie Perhaps blue flames or red ice powers for my fire/ice tank, change the dark blasts on my dark/rad defender and the green rad powers to something different like oranges to go with her infernal look. Probably change the green glow on regen to something else and the green/yellow glow on my will tank to be more neutral, probably whiteish or something. Can make Djeannie's powers more purple/gold like her outfit too! grav/rad hehehehe. Hmmm I wonder if we can change the look of the pets colors, like fluffy and gravpet....GLEEE!

    /sigh Wish it was on test now hahaha
  23. Djeannie
    That's very true! Can't wait for issue 16 to go onto the training room so all the testers can knock holes in it and get them bugs squashed!
  24. Djeannie
    I'm back after a long time getting my computer fixed from major meltdown. Lost my HD and a few other things and with no job it's been tough raising money to buy replacement items. Hopefully I'll be able to play a bit more now ...of course as soon as I get back online and do all the updates I see my favorite server is down!

    Is the training room supposed to still be down after their 2x exp weekend thing or is it me?

    Djeannie
  25. Djeannie
    [ QUOTE ]
    Look at Dark_Respite/Samuraiko's I12 trailer for my scrapper. (last scene, second from the left) I made a couple modifications but the general look is still there.

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    Heh I'm in that one a few times myself. The Pink/Black brute who changes into a Cimeroran clone at the very end is one of my two chars in that video. She's second from the right iirc...before I turned one of her outfits into a black/pink ensemble.

    I'll have to log her in and post her 2 clone outfits.