Electora

So is twitter then new myspace/facebook?

I realy don't know, course haven't checked
my, myspace in like 2 years nor ever had
a facebook acount so count me out

CT:O even if 3 sloted for Acc with SO (or IOs)
will give around one DO of ACC to your attacks.

TT:L will give you 10% to hit even if unsloted for
to hit, that is a bigger bounus to your over all
"hitting" then you get with CT:O

Were SoA leadership toggles are cheap to run end
wise, and if you use IOs the fact that acc bonuses
are quite common, leaving off CT:O once you hit
your lv 24 respec is very common and IMO the
better bang for your buck.

Not to say the to hit debuff resistance isnt bad, it
just isn't quite large enough for me to justify this
power when with IOs and standard sloting I usualy
have over 70% acc as it is.

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Yeah I think it's freaking WIN. It makes perfect sense anyway. Soldiers of Arachnos shouldnt be about being ebil, but they are in fact ebil, by playing both sides for the most personal gain.

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The word is evil, there is no b in it.
and ebil just looks silly and makes
the one posting it look a little dumb.

As to going rogue and side switchin SoAs
I pray that we can't switch, though I'll
guess we can. Its one of the aspects of
the going rogue that will likely be my
end of this game.

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<ul type="square">[*] Attack and weaken all the turrets. This means all four small turrets on the firebase and all the larger outlying turrets connected to that base. Weaken [u]all[u] of them. Do [u]not[u] destroy any of them.

This may take some time and you may need to retreat and rest several times while doing this, especially when weakening the four small turrets on top of the firebase. Going inside the firebase is an easy way to rest up when you need to before going back out to keep working on weakening the turrets[*] Choose one weakened turret and destroy it.[*] WAIT[*] When the one turret you destroyed respawns, destroy it again.[*] After you've destroyed it the second time, quickly run around and finish off the other weakened turrets[*] Once all the turrets are down, go inside the firebase and refine your ore. You should have plenty of time to do this if you've followed the directions above.[*] Return to the Scientist near the entrance to the zone to get your Shivan temp power.[/list]
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Well written and accurate, if followed well, you should have no issue with
getting shivans ever again. Same stratagy was told to me for my stalker
over 2 years ago, and it has worked on every toon that didnt have the
offencive punch to take them down fast (like a blaster can do).

Devastation: In Snap Shot and Aimed Shot (I like a 4 set of these
Acc/Dam, Dam/end, dam/rech, and the quad (45% to acc, rec and end with 95%
damg) if you must use one more I'd use the acc/rec/end over the hold proc)

Positron's Blast: In Fist of Arrows and Explosive Arrows
Acc/rech is about right on this one for one to leave out
(especaly as a archer youve got acc )

Apoclypse: In Blazing Arrow
Dam/rech (youll find having this power at 89% rech when you have other
+rech already in your build is not as needed.

Ragnarok: In Rain of Arrows
(the proc or the dam/rech) if you want them on there butts then the dam/rec
is your leave, but truly this is one id loose the proc fast and first

Gravitational Anchor: In Chiliblain
either the imob/rech or the proc, this one I'd chose the imoble/rech over
the proc as the one to go

Fortunata Hypnosis: In Flash Freeze
not remebering what the proc does, if its the placate I think it is, loss it first,
other wise sleep/rech

Adjusted Targeting: In Aim and Build Up
to hit/end, with either one your to hit is high enough to be realy good even
without hte full cap on the to hit, hte end cost is bairly important, and the
BIG one is recharge youll want them most on these powers

Please dont sell my slot out yet, but know that I might have trouble making
it to the tourney, if I'm not there at starting time then yes please have my
spot filled and its my fault if I then just show up late. Just please don't fill
it to early as there is a fair chance I will be make it as well.

pvp forts need to be accoladed bad, also need to have heavy IOs to get
anywhere in pvp, id recoment at minim 15% damg bounus in IOs and
atleast 10% to your HP, I do OK in pvp with just under 1500 hp but have
a VERY expencive purpled and LotG filled build.

1) Mental attacks do cause redraw

2) Helpfull pre the lv 24 remake, after that not needed less your realy
worried about the to hit resistance (ie LOTS of CoT and pvp vs -to hiters)

3) Not likely needed youll nearly softcap with just Forsight, Mindlink and
maunvers add either stealth or mask (mask for you thats a melee one)
and you only be a few IOs from a soft cap def to all positions.

Add on) Membrain IOs or set IOs that are Def/Rech or To Hit/Rech are the
ways to go. with 3 Membrains being the "perfect" choice as it ED caps all
3 main areas of this power (def, to hit, and rech)

And yes in game you cant add a "recharge" IO unless its part of a set.
(you can add the strait Rech in the adjusted targeting set)

If you want to fight tanks, shouldn't this be in the PvP section?





(ok I kid, sure lets take out some tanks, or better yet ride one )

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Whew, been awhile, so I checked and here's the info. at the Guru. I could have sworn it was 72 hours, but my Main Villain rushed to 10 and Founded my VG on the first day of HeadStart. Sort of a 'Born On' date. 10-29-05. Start date for the general public was 10-31-05. 48 hours.

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Yes that is why I know it so well, on that
first day I founded "The Dark Lords"

the cov head start was 48 hours

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I'd have to give the first place nod to Invulnerability as well. Any time anyone mentions Stone as the top dog it comes with the Speed Boost caveat. Reliance on outside buffs is a weakness in my mind which puts stone behind Invulnerability and Willpower which are both "fire and forget" sets. Ultimately though Willpower winds up taking a back seat to Invulnerability due to the lack of a natural self heal.

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True. In fact I agree with you. The thing is...it all depends on your basis of comparison. What you've said is very true, if we're talking about tankers using basic SO builds.

IOs do change things. Inv gets really good with IOs. WP doesn't benefit as much. But Stone...

Thing is... if you throw enough money into a Stone tank, you can get enough +runspeed and +recharge to mitigate the slow effects of Granite. You still can't jump and your damage will suck, but most stoners take teleport anyway. One of my SGmates runs a Stone tank that's been kitted out like this. As she likes to say, Speed Boost is greatly appreciated, but not required for her.

However, her build is hideously expensive. Most Stone builds designed to mitigate Granite's weaknesses are, really. That does put it a bit beyond the casual player. Moreover, if she exemps...it really isn't pretty. It isn't pretty at all. Those could be considered weaknesses.

Should we consider IOs or pool powers when judging how good a powerset is? I dunno. I think it at least bears mentioning.

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I will agree with this, I have a brute thats a /stone and IOed out its THE most
resiliant toon I have, also runs at 21 mph thanks to my IOs. I often use the
SB is welcome but not required to any kin I meet . (note also has -0% rech
after IOs (yes it was expensive))
But truly I find this toon more surviable then either of my tanks (inv and ice)
though not nearly as much money spend on either tank (im more a red side
player)

Note a IOed out sheild tank can be insaine if you soft cap def (not that
hard from what I've heard) you'll be very strong. But my money is on a
Granite tank being best, if your not in to the stone "looks" then WP, INV
might be slightly more survivable but the fast recovery would have me
nearly making WP in a second over INV. (course have a INV tank and
no WP tank make it easier choice to me )

Title: Winters comming
Arc ID #:101799
Faction: Heroic
Lenghth: 1 mission (short) 5 objects, one EB (never AV), 5 hostages (not needed)
Notes: Cold users, so your rechage might suffer, fun little arc lots of "flavor"added
into descriptions. Hope all have fun with it.

Ill have to try an make it, I think I've got a Dark/Dark corrutper lv 25
that can come to this one (named Scourge of the Night)

Game
@Electora

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Any idea on waht the ultimate pvp charcter really is?

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OK its a joke answer but realy there area few builds that do well, and
even between them its a matter of pratice with your build and some
luck as to how much practive your foe had with his/hers. There is no
"ultimate" pvp class or build there are a few good ones but any that
come close to being that best get nerfed as there isnt suposed to be a
"best"

first and foremost forsight is SUPER important towards your defences
get it fast and slot it up. that base 7.5% def (at no end) with your
defence debuff resistance, and your elusivness (if you dont pvp dont
ask, you wont need to know, also this one isn't listed that we can see)
its likely the most important part of your def package ahead of mindlink
and manuvers.

A widow realy gets it def power for being at the soft cap and only with
those powers and one or two more (or nice IOs) will get you there
then the little def buff res you get in forsight will help you the few times
you do get hit if they lower def. Warning it wont do you great work vs
a rad but most of those gun attacks will not kill you so bad once all def
is in place.

for a build rules I like the following on all my widow/fort toons

4 manuvers
22 forsight
24 mindlink
26+ stealth or mask
combat jumping in there likely if the build is SS or SJ

forsight and mindlink would be 20 and 22 if I didnt love stamina so much

edit (i belive your debuff resis is enhanced as you enhance the def part of
the power, might be wrong but dont think so)

Fort can farm, but withough domimation or fury doms and brutes will be
better at it. I havea heavy AoE "farmer" build and its a end hog, fortunatly
its also got miracle and numina and lots of +end or +recover sets BUT,
It still doen't hold a candle to what my SS/Stoner can do, yes a Granite
brute can farm better then a heavy IOed fort. Though admitatly thats a
heavy IOed granite (runs at 21 mph no kin around )

So if you want go ahead and farm with a fort, you will have the tools to be
succecful just not nearly as well as the fire/psi's or the SS/Fires that lead
the farm groups in kill speed.

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low priority is defined by affecting few enough players to warrant a quick solution. Just about every /nin stalker uses that proc so from that player base alone it should be high priority

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Don't forget all those fortunata's out there, as there def bassed to.
Heck I half expect most of them to have this set 6 sloted I know
I do have it 6 sloted twice on mine (both builds )

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My issue is the what happens to those that dont chose to change what is there "special" for staying one side. also badges if you do switch what happens

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We don't know for sure, but based on info from the survey which has been largely correct so far, there will be special advantages to *not* crossing over:


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yes there will be but will it include badges, and will one badge then lock
out switching, or if you switched will it lock out other badges (like the one
for not crossing over, its issue on this scale why im not looking forward to it
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2.) Characters that do not wish to change sides are rewarded by becoming exemplary heroes or villains, and earning rewards not available any other way


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One of the underlying themes is "choice". You will get to *choose* the path your character walks to a greater degree than ever before, and ultimately reap the rewards of the seeds you have sown.


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Yes its a choice, but will that one choice lock my out of badges that my other
toon on the same side can get it? Will it makes it so badge hunters out there
will maxed out in badges differently if they did different things?
like way 1 is XXXX total
if you switched then its YYYY
if you were were a villan that switched your stuck with QQQQ and so on.
Being stuck with so many choices that lead to very different ends and totals
is an issue for me. I like to have my main be my "do all" toon. It sounds like
in Going Rogue they are effectively doing away with the ability to have a toon
thats done it all, and that I will be very unhappy to see go (and its probably
the biggest issue I have with this i16)
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Then there is the down right discust of the though of heroic MMs or stalkers or VEATS or villainous scrappers or blasters or worse kelds.

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You're entitled to your opinion, of course, but the above puzzles me. For example, what is it about being a mechanical and programming genius who has designed and built a variety of robots that is fundamentally evil? In the real world, a significant fraction of the development work done on advanced robotics is for rescue work, which most people would consider "good"; and the other large category is as weapons, which like any other weapon have no inherent moral value but are tools of the wielder. "Disgust" implies a pretty strong emotional reaction, and I genuinely don't understand why.

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First and fore most my objection to heroic MMs and the like has nothing to do
with the "if" robots/mercs/street thugs/zombies can be "good" more that I have
always been against seeing the compleat mix of archtypes. That and I do like
to limit my exposure to my most hated class, normaly I do this by playing villians,
as there are no scrapper players villian side (yet). But once this becomes live
I'll be stuck and quite frankly will miss my previously scrapper free villain side.

one missions vs cold use'ers if on high diff should be fun
EB that cant be AV (i think) in it

101799

hope you enjoy

Arc Name: Winters Comming
Arc ID: 101799
Morality: Hero
Creator: @elecotra
Difficulty Level: Normal - the eb doesnt even have full access to his pools
-Solo or Group Orientated - either
-kinda easy, but prevelence of cold useing foes might make it tough
Arc Description: help katie hammon wiht a new threat (not whats listed on arc)
Arc Length: short (one mission)

Why you think it deserves to be played/discussed:
To many multi arc stories not enough story driven one shots (its not a farm)
This one is light on story but it is there, lots of details (for a first and only arc)
and some fun custom foes (not based on toons just made for fun)

Has there ever been a one mission dev fav?
I have a one mission story, not a farm that
never gets any votes it seems, course I only
have mentioned it to a few players.

arc 101799 if any are intersted

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Now, the original intent was not to evangelize for a political opinion, only to play with the forums theme of Lesbian Hellions. Politics only appeared on the scene when I was forced into explaining why this story was not in fact some kind of attempt to stir up hate for lesbians or anybody else.

I don't think that serious themes are off limits in MA, either. Tongue in cheek humor is more my shtick, but "Who is Kidnapping the World's Great Philosophers" has a serious as well as a funny side.

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There is no humor in the sexual mindfield that is same sex unions,
to even try and do so is asking for you to be labled as a hater or a
simpithizer.

Lesbian hellions might be a bit of joke for some but heck this forum
go'er I never even heard of them till you brought them up a few
weeks before. I to was thinking at the time, that's a mind field that
begs to be reported.

course as a very anti same sexual orientation person, I did not wanting to
say anything for fear of it being taken the wrong way.

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...That's *not* stoked about Going Rogue? For me, I see less pros and more cons. Like, if defenders make their way to villains, corruptors will most likely be ignored. People will prefer Tankers to Brutes. Am I just being overly-negative?

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Your not alone, but my reasonings are different. Like many have
said the whole def/cor thing cor all the way

My issue is the what happens to those that dont chose to change
what is there "special" for staying one side. also badges if you do
switch what happens

Then there is the down right discust of the though of heroic MMs
or stalkers or VEATS or villainous scrappers or blasters or worse
kelds.

Personly I hope they take there sweet time with it, I hope my current
pre paid time is over right around the time they release so I wont
have to see MM pets in atlas, or have to kick some scrapper off a
villain team thats not in a co-op zone.