EmperorSteele

Oh, i also want them to get rid of the wierd warping effect on boots before making new costumes. This bug has existed since forever and it's terrible >_<

I think overall, it depends on how the changes are presented.

For instance, let's take a costume part that is probably near the top of the radar for a redo: The bikini. It looks TERRIBLE. It has jaggies, half-there coloring and literally is one of the worst examples of "painted on" costume bits in the game.

Here's how it looks now:



Now, what is the art team going to do about this? Are they just going to tighten it up and make it less jaggy, like so... (warning, bad photoshop manip ahead)



OR... are they going to completely reinvent the piece to have texture and bumpmaps and self-shadows and end up looking something like this (warning, REALLY bad photoshop manip ahead...)



?

See, if we're dealing with the first scenario, then I'd prefer Noble Savage's first option in the OP. However, if they were to completely reinvent the piece as in the second picture, I'd have to go with option 2. Making something too specific makes it lose versatility. Some people have it as a bra, some people have it as a bikini, some people use it with odd skin colors to create the illusion of nudity... you wouldn't have as many options if there were patterns and bitmaps and shadows all over the place. And therefore the old piece should be kept for those who want to use it.

But with the first picture, no one is "losing" anything. You can still use and re-purpose it for whatever you'd like, but it would just look BETTER. Second option though? Well, good luck finding a bikini pattern everyone likes.

I short, I'm withholding my vote until i know exactly how the art team plans on redoing the old costume bits.

PS, apologies again for the bad manips, I'm sure the actual art team would churn out something 100x better looking, but i wanted something quick and dirty to get the point across.

Your Mo-...?

Wow, I'm finding myself surprised that a teenager plays this game. I don't feel right =(

Dude's pitstains are totally showing.

Ad hominen attack, i know, but still...

Coulda SWORN i saw a dev post about 2 freespecs. Edited OP cuz i'm dumb >_<

^ What DarkGob said. Everyone just rolled new toons, probably didn't slot accuracy TOs, and now that "beginners luck" is fading off, they don't have any ACC in their powers.

Ok, i figured it was that, but i wasn't positive. I'll keep truckin... and maybe power level a bit >_>

Or maybe wait for i19 =)

"i'm the witch and you're the *****!"

XD

Dude, that was AWESOME, i can't stop laughing XD

Well if you want safety, what you want is to get hover*, something to knock down fliers (air sup, web nade, etc), and then slot for ranged and AoE defense.

Rad would be your best bet for debuffing the AV enough to do meaningful damage.

*or get jetpacks and a LOT of end recovery. Just something to keep you up in the air.

There's several ways you can go about all of this. Just playing in mids for a few minutes I cobbled together a build that's not TOO gimp but is close to the soft cap for ranged defense. Dunno if it would solo an AV though. My advice would be lay off one or two of the AoE attacks and use those power choices to get self-defense powers and do what you can to increase your DPS.

Also remember that i19, while still a few months away, will be making the Fitness pool inherent. So roll your guy now, level him up a bit, and see where you're at for power/slot selections once i19 goes live.

And THIS is why people shouldn't play when they're sober. Only drunk or high.

.... or do i have that backwards? o_O

Hey gang, i've got a bit of a problem.

I have a small number of 50s. A Blaster, a couple Defenders, a Tank, and my favorite, my Mind/Kin Controller.

I also have like 4 or 5 scrappers who i just can't seem to get around to leveling. I play them for an hour before getting bored. Combat feels... slow, and i don't seem to be doing much more damage than other ATs at the same levels.

For the record, here they are:

Spines/Regen
Kat/Dark
Claws/SR
MA/Invuln

and i just rolled a BS/Shield to run around Praetoria with.

Those first four I've had for over 2 years at least and i don't think any of them are above level 20. I just get... bored playing them, i guess, even though i see other people having a blast with their scrappers. So i figure either I'm doing something wrong, or i have to wait for a few more levels before they get exciting. Maybe both. Any ideas/advice/words of wisdom/flames?

Actually, a good number (not all, but a good number) of psi attacks don't have "position" flags, which means they'll cut right through any ranged/aoe defense you have, which is the main reason invuln has so much trouble against it.

Here's my build, where "psi mitigation" was one of my goals. She's not a perfect tank, but i can pull a Master STF easily, so it can't be THAT bad. You can use it to garner some ideas. My other main goal was getting DP near perma so that if/when i do take damage, i can literally shrug it off. Also +Acc, because I hate missing. And i went after a bit of +recovery because she's an End sucker and was actually unplayable at one point it was so bad. Anyway, have at it...

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.707
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

DX-3: Level 50 Science Tanker
Primary Power Set: Invulnerability
Secondary Power Set: Energy Melee
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Resist Physical Damage

• (A) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
• (3) Impervium Armor - Resistance
• (3) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
• (5) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance

Level 1: Barrage

• (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
• (7) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
• (7) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
• (9) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (9) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (11) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 2: Temp Invulnerability

• (A) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
• (5) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
• (11) Impervium Armor - Resistance
• (13) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance

Level 4: Dull Pain

• (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
• (13) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
• (15) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
• (15) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
• (17) Doctored Wounds - Heal
• (17) Doctored Wounds - Recharge

Level 6: Resist Elements

• (A) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
• (19) Impervium Armor - Resistance
• (39) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance

Level 8: Unyielding

• (A) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
• (21) Impervium Armor - Resistance
• (21) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
• (23) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge

Level 10: Taunt

• (A) Perfect Zinger - Taunt
• (23) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Range
• (25) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Recharge/Range
• (25) Perfect Zinger - Accuracy/Recharge

Level 12: Resist Energies

• (A) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
• (27) Impervium Armor - Resistance
• (27) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance

Level 14: Bone Smasher

• (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
• (29) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
• (29) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
• (31) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (31) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (31) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 16: Whirling Hands

• (A) Obliteration - Damage
• (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
• (33) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
• (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (40) Accuracy IO

Level 18: Invincibility

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (19) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (34) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
• (43) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance

Level 20: Hurdle

• (A) Jumping IO

Level 22: Health

• (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
• (34) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
• (36) Miracle - +Recovery
• (40) Miracle - Heal

Level 24: Stamina

• (A) Endurance Modification IO
• (40) Endurance Modification IO

Level 26: Tough Hide

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance

Level 28: Boxing

• (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage

Level 30: Tough

• (A) Resist Damage IO
• (37) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
• (37) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance

Level 32: Weave

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (42) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
• (42) Gift of the Ancients - Defense

Level 35: Combat Jumping

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense

Level 38: Super Jump

• (A) Jumping IO

Level 41: Focused Accuracy

• (A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff
• (42) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Recharge
• (43) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge
• (43) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance
• (46) Adjusted Targeting - Endurance/Recharge

Level 44: Total Focus

• (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
• (45) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
• (45) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
• (45) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (46) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (46) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 47: Laser Beam Eyes

• (A) Apocalypse - Damage
• (48) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
• (48) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (48) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge
• (50) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance

Level 49: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
• (50) Recharge Reduction IO
• (50) Recharge Reduction IO

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Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Empty

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Empty

Level 1: Gauntlet
Level 0: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:

• 9% DamageBuff(Smashing)
• 9% DamageBuff(Lethal)
• 9% DamageBuff(Fire)
• 9% DamageBuff(Cold)
• 9% DamageBuff(Energy)
• 9% DamageBuff(Negative)
• 9% DamageBuff(Toxic)
• 9% DamageBuff(Psionic)
• 3% Defense(Smashing)
• 3% Defense(Lethal)
• 3% Defense(Fire)
• 3% Defense(Cold)
• 3% Defense(Energy)
• 3% Defense(Negative)
• 12.4% Defense(Psionic)
• 3% Defense(Melee)
• 3% Defense(Ranged)
• 3% Defense(AoE)
• 2.25% Max End
• 4% Enhancement(Heal)
• 39% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 65% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 161.6 HP (8.63%) HitPoints
• MezResist(Immobilize) 6.6%
• MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
• MezResist(Terrorized) 4.95%
• 16.5% (0.28 End/sec) Recovery
• 78% (6.1 HP/sec) Regeneration
• 1.26% Resistance(Fire)
• 1.26% Resistance(Cold)
• 1.26% Resistance(Energy)
• 1.26% Resistance(Negative)
• 1.26% Resistance(Toxic)
• 26.8% Resistance(Psionic)

You know the news.

Anyway, since my mind/kin build is already tighter than a preacher's mom, I have to figure out 3 powers that don't need slots to be effective. OR i could try to squeeze one or 2 slots out of other powers if i really had to (With the BoTZ nerf, no sense in having that set in hover anymore... prolly just keep the KB prot in it and put the other slots elsewhere...) Just thinking aloud here, don't mind me...

Siphon power? Could throw an end redux in there, i have enough global acc to take care of accuracy issues...

Repel? An end hog to be sure, also not to useful most of the time (then again i did take TK >_>)

Inertial Reduction? Can easily get by with one slot, but then i'd almost never use fly and may as well respec out of that if i hadn't taken it for concept reasons...

Stealth? Good for a +recharge IO, and not being seen is nice.

Super Speed? Aleady have siphon speed, though it would make those long trips less boring...

Recall friend? Combined with the two choices above, it'd be nice to have on TFs to stealth and TP the team, though i suspect a lot of people will go that route, and i'd hate to be redundant.

Leadership pool? Dunno which power i'd end up skipping (prolly vengeance), but they're end hogs and would kinda cancel out my inherent stamina XD Also don't seem to give as good of a bonus as i thought they did...

Fighting Pool? Tough and Weave don't offer great bonuses to a controller, Tough seems decent, though... it offers +18.8% res as opposed to weave's 5.6% +Def. I think some people who already have decent stats might be able to use this to soft-cap themselves, but i'm not in that camp. Again, end hogs, though.

Medicine pool? Useless, especially since there's temp powers now that do the exact same things that i already can't do (Rez, self-heal w/out a target)

As you can see, this change opens up several options for me. What about you guys? Any powers you wish you could fit in but never could until now? Just going to take 3 powers from the stealth pool and use them as LoTG mules? Let's brainstorm, share and discuss!

I think that to do "the other side's" contacts (aside from paper/radios and TFs), you have to be fully on the other side to talk to them. So finsih your business as a rouge, then go do the miss. It'll still be there when you cross over, don't worry =)

Also, i'm -fairly- sure all the misisons are in PI, so you won't need Ouro.

With the news that i19 will be introducing INHERENT swift, hurdle, health, and stamina at level 1 or 2 (Castles' words), respec recipes are in high demand and prices are soaring.

XXX [EDIT: This part may not be true!] Guess someone forgot to tell the get-it-now-before-it's-hot crowd that we'll be getting 2 freespecs per character when i19 rolls around.[/EDIT] XXX

Ah well. I'm half tempted to put the RR i got as a drop on the market at a ludicrous price, just for lulz to see if it sells.

Some of the stupid in this thread burns.

There is no "power creep". All it is, is "yay no more resting for 3 minutes between mobs!"

That's all this amounts to. This isn't a damage buff. This isn't a global recharge/accuracy/defense/resistance buff that makes this easy game already easier. It's just reducing the wait time between spawns. That's IT.

Sure, a FEW powersets will benefit form this better that others, but overall it just means you'll have to pick 3 more powers and not have any slots to put in them.

Now, "power creep" WOULD exist if they gave us more slots to put INTO those extra three powers (3 extra attacks with 5 slots each are a lot more powerful than if they only had 1 slot a piece) As it stands right now though, the best you can do is have 3 under-slotted powers to possibly use as unique/proc mules. Which isn't too bad.

My only reservation is that i've worked very hard to make all my characters as functional as they are within the current system... i feel like the man who climbed a mountain, reaches the top after much hardship, and feels insanely proud of himself... and then a minute later he sees that there was an elevator there the whole time.

But I'll get over it =)

Huh.

I made a few characters without fitness (or at least health/stamina) for bragging rights purposes and self-challenge. So much for that. Otherwise, "yay!"

Also, "yay" for Apex! "yay" for incarnate slot! "yay" for harder endgame content! "yay" for boobie physi-

... oh, wait, they didn't announce boobie physiscs, did they? Aw =(

hey, wanted to appologize for not getting back to you last night, i didn't see/hear the tell until it was too late >_<

Might be able to make it tonight, might not, we'll see!

"restored boo"-... >_<

That's STEEL CANYON. You can tell by the Statue's Boot!

..I know that sounds like a joke but that's totally the statue in Blyde Square.

Anyway, i'm thinking it has to do with the return of the comic, and/or Ajax finally coming into the game. I dunno where you morons are getting "cross server teaming" from when the guy is simply yelling out over broadcast >_>