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Level 12-15: Cavern of Transcendance Trial (requires unlock)-I havent been able to catch nor form a willing team for this one since i7 but I dont recall it being very long.
Level 20-40: Admiral Sutter TF-1:04 good xp and good for filling in levels not to mention a good way to get the badges for the destruction of the skyraider skiff and engineer's shield device.
Level 23-28: Moonfire TF- 1:43 kill all. This is easy way to get two major components for the Atlas Medallion accolade. It's a near gurantee to obtain the badge for the vampire and werewolf.
Level 24-50: Respec Trials 24, 24, 44 start each takes average of 40-50 mins kill most if not all- Good for the three repec badges and another one for xp and second respec trial is good for tank buster badge, if nto obtained already.
Level 25-30: Ernesto Hess TF (Hess requires unlock)- 1:21
Level 30-34: Katie Hannon TF (requires unlock)-around 30 min kill all and kill most lastr mission
Level 35-50: Imperious TF (requires access to Cimerora)-45 mins kill most 50 min kill all
Level 38-40: Abandoned Sewers Trial-Never done it
Level 39-41: Eden Trial-44 mins kill all
Level 40-44: Dr. Quaterfield TF (Shadow Shard TF #1 - this is a long TF)-2:30-3:00 depending on howmuch is defeated from kill most for missions that is not defeat all. The travel is what cause this TF to be long. Not requiring the leader to partake in the hunt missions helps cut down time alot.
Level 40-50: Sara Moore TF (Shadow Shard TF #2)-DOnt recall approx. time of this tf. It was shorter than Dr. Q.
Level 45-50: Ms Liberty TF (formerly Statesman TF)-1:34, Lady Grey TF-1:54, Dr. Kahn TF-1:56-All kill all, except for the STF mission of where Dr. Aeon fight was involved. -
Quote:Nope, but if that person would of left out the last sentence, it would not be obvious that he or maybe she is trying to get a rise out of someone. Thus it is trolling. Not to mention that if it is by term paper writing, then he or she would know that two different spacing formats are not accepted either. Single spaced within paragraphs and then double space between paragraphs is not term paper standards last time I checked. Some professors require the use of double space and other will throw the paper in the trash if it is not single spaced. They also tend to use indentions. While giving a lecture on term paper standards while not even writing in term paper standards is another thing that makes it obvious that the point of that post is merely to troll.Originally Posted by Rylas
Note to self: Pointing out standard rules in English grammar is now considered trolling.
Is there a wooden stake to put into the heart of this thread?
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Quote:Who ever said these standards are should change? Not to mention you are very very late on the subject. It was a question that has been answered many times now.Originally Posted by -Urchin-
She/he is not a generally accepted term in writing. It is an example of butchering the English language to accommodate politically correct dross.
Also, the assumption, in English, of male gender in relation to a person when his or her gender is unknown, is not a quirk as was suggested earlier by another poster. It is a long existing standard.
Language relies on the use of standards, in both presentation and definition, to facilitate communication and understanding. Those standards include presenting writing of any length to be in paragraphs, so they can easily read and absorbed by the reader.
No amount of ranting and internet hostility from some random ill-mannered frenzied female forum poster is going to change these standards and the general expectation that they will be followed.
It is obvious you are hungry but I have no food for you today. Have a good one. Maybe someone else will feed you but not me. -
Will get those times for you soon.
But it was more meant as more of a way I leveled with TFs, not particularily a TF guide and times. But I will add time to those TFs that I done, esepcially the one for the Atlas Medallion and Geas. -
Disclaimer: This post is long, if a person dont have time to read it, that is fine, come back later when you do have the time and it's ok if you dont read the post at all because you don't have the time. Yes, there may or may not be spelling and grammar mistakes, just like any other thread on this forum. I know that, no point in pointing them out. The format of this post is single spaced sentences with an extra space between paragraphs. I'm not a mind reader and dont know everyone's format preference but if it the point is not clear, just ask in a respectful manner or dont worry about it. If this format is not for you, this may be a good time to stop reading as the rest will be a waste of your time and at this point is not responsible if you choose to continue and waste your time. There are not many questions in this post; this is not a post about help. Help is really not needed here but if you insist on offering it and it is turned down, dont get rude. Once again, I am not responsible if you decide to not heed this and feel like you wasted your time trying to be "helpful" anyways. I'm not trying to be rude for turning down your help, but really, none is needed here. Criticism, negative criticism, or "constructive criticism" that isnt actually constructive, is not needed here. Apparently I have a hard time distinguishing between people trying to be "helpful" and people who are not here as some "helpful" people have ways of showing it that I find odd. So lets do each other favor and just let it be. Just post your version about how you would play and keep to the topic. Lastly, this is my experience and my view, if your view is different, that is cool too, do tell, but please be respectful. The point of all this is so people now knows what they are getting into. If this is fine, continue reading. If not, it would be best to move on to another thread. Of course this is free country and you are free to do what you want, just keep in mind, so am I and that alone is enough reason for this post. Not trying to be rude at all, just letting people know exactly what they are getting into. For those that dont know or dont see the point of this introduction, this is to prevent any problems from past threads to carrying over to here and to keep things [b]strictly on the subject[b] at hand. If all of this is ok, read on and have fun. If you have anything to add about your experience with electric armor, by all means share. This is my Electric Armor build that fit my play style which may or may not be fitting for everyone else's play style thus I'm making not and guarantee, assumptions, vouching, or suggesting that my way is the way to build the Electric Armor nor am I insinuating, suggesting, or trying to prove that my opinions are fact. They are just my opinion and if your opinion differs, that is good too. Please share your version here but try to be respectful of my opinion and others as you would want them to respect yours.
This disclaimer is not to cause problems, flame, troll, and excite a riot or anything. It is to just clarify things so things will not be misconstrued, misinterpreted, misquoted, or wasting anyone time because they didnt know what they was getting into. That is all, nothing more nothing less, no disrespect intended, just trying to prevent repeat negative actions on threads from happening.
Remember words on the screen are words on the screen. There are no physical social queues, tone of voice, nor other things that can be picked up in face to face contact. While it is best to not direct anything personal at me, or probably anyone else for that matter, keep in mind how the words can be interpreted by just reading. Let's not make a big deal out of nothing, again. Remember everyone is not the same nor will perceive messages and words on the screen the exact same way as you may have intended them to come out in your head. Reason for this disclaimer is to prevent the same things that have been happening in the past from re-occurring and that is all. Remember, as mentioned before, this is not to be rude at all.
I just dont want anyone feel like their time is being wasted, or feel they was blindly lead into a long post, or got the wrong assumption. On the same token, I'm not responsible for your time you feel you wasted, or offer help and feel dejected for it being turned down as I'm politely turning it down and all "help", "constructive criticism", "suggestions" right now. "Thank you for your concern and trying to help but I have the build and any other build the way I have found that I have the most fun with playing in the manner that I find the most enjoyable for my experience." Any help on a personal basis is turned down also in a polite manner also- "Thanks for your concern and trying to help but I think your help would be more helpful on someone else who is probably itching for that type for information you have available to share. Thanks for understanding." If you choose to not heed this information, then all I have to go by is what you write and what I perceive, which may be right or may be wrong but I'm leaving nothing to chance this time. If I missed something, it will be added to the next thread.
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Alright, there is plenty of information about what to do, how to slot, and what to buy when a person get to 50. Yet, the 1-49 levels are usually overlooked. While many people these days do DFB until around 14 or so, sometimes it's "what now?" Well then there is farming, do DFB until level 50, mission teams, or TFs. How far can a person get by doing the main TFs? My record is from level 10-46 on strictly the main six TF with the TF commander badge knocked out as well as a few other badges when it said and done. On this particular incident I went from only level 1-16 doing the entry level arcs and Twinshot arcs, then at 16 started on the TFs which took me to well into 37 set at plus +0 and 8 man teams. This wasnt the best and if more things were killed and less stealth, I could have easily reached 44-45.
Positron both parts- 96 mins
Synapse-1:26
Penny-28 min
Citadel-1:16
Manticore-1:53
Numina-1:14
Out of these six, Num was the least effective for xp this time as much there was a lot of stealthing and got bogged down by zone events. I didnt even get a level worth of xp with patrol xp and no deaths at level 37. If more things were defeated it would have been a level at least easy.
Now that I reached level 37 in this incident, from a similar incident where the levels gained wasnt high, there are still other TFs that can be done to get to 50. Last time this happened, I did Eden, a clear all Eden which took 40 min out of the usual stealth 34 mins and that was few levels there. Then went back and did a Katie Hannon, Moonfire, and Hess. By then I was level 44. Cleaned up that last level with an ITF, defeat most, and that took me to level 47 and brought it home to 50 with an the TF with Reichmann in it and or STF and LGTF. LGTF was most xp out of the two over all. Usually if the xp goes right and with a team that is as xp hungry as I am, then reaching 45 would have been no issue and then a LGTF and STF would have finished it off. And the other TFs outside those two and the main six would have been just for kicks.
The time difference between the stealth teams I've been on and the kill-alls was miniscule, or average about 10 mins extra but lot of lost xp. And if the team is feeling froggy, there is nothing wrong with turning up the difficulty to +1 or +2 doesnt hurt, especially if the team is already steamrolling +0s then the upped difficulties dont make much difference besides more xp.
I'm not saying this is the most efficient way, only way, best way, etc. It's just a way out of many ways. *SEE DISCLAIMER AT TOP* -
There is a few.
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Quote:yea after, anything works. Before, is little tricky to time the crash. pop it too early, then you'll lose the end anyways. Pop it too late, ya just gain it back as if it was normal. Either way miss it, the crash will happen. Hit it juts right, ya wont lose any end.Originally Posted by Rylas
Hmm... well, on my SS/Elec brute, popping PS before or after a Rage crash does the trick. Use it before, then you have most of your end after the crash. Use it after, you've got it all. And if they're aren't any mobs, then you'll have some time to recover your end anyways.
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Quote:I didnt feel like he was trying to stand in my shoes or perspective. It looks like just a routine "hey you made some grammatical mistake" statement. And like I said even though he now made his intentions clear, the aim originally was not clear to me at all. How do you convey aim, intentions and stuff properly in text format anyways? In real life, just body language alone can sometimes make judging intentions a lot easier to read. There is no body language online. Communication is two ways. If one party dont get it then it's not well communicated. Just as he didnt get my post, it was not well communicated to him, is how I didnt get his post as it was not well communicated to me.Originally Posted by Beau_Hica
Techniques of constructive criticism aim to improve the behavior or the behavioral results of a person, while consciously avoiding personal attacks and blaming. This kind of criticism is carefully framed in language acceptable to the target person, often acknowledging that the critics themselves could be wrong. Insulting language and hostile language are avoided, and phrases are used like like "I feel..." and "It's my understanding that..." and so on. Constructive critics try to stand in the shoes of the person being criticized, and consider what things would look like from their perspective.
.-Quote:Originally Posted by Beau_Hica
The second post of this thread, by Rangle, was textbook constructive criticism.
Not really. This wikipedia explains the different types of critisism pretty well. The main difference between negative critisism and constructive critism is that constructive critisism is that negative critisism is the purpose of showing that it is wrong, false, mistaken, nonsensical, objectionable, or disreputable. Which Rangle did in text book fashion, albet not in rant form, and little different syntax but in the end it's text book negative criticism. What many people confuse is constructive criticism with negative criticism and negative criticism with destructive criticism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varieti...tive_criticism
Guess I havent caught up to that population as large majority of my communication is still person to person with digital media being a far distant secondary. If someone texts me, I get to it when I get to it, which means maybe in a week, months or never. If it's important, they can at least call. If they are in a situation where a phone call is not appropriate then they probably shouldnt be texting either. If they dont like calling then I guess we are not commincating much. And even then phone convos are kept relatively short and to the point. But I'm working on communication for online media. It's so different than in person it seems. Not many ways to read intentions but a person is suppose to assume and guess the intentions and etc.Quote:Originally Posted by Beau_Hica
As a population, we are spending less and less time conversing vocally and routinely rely on text as our medium. A single misspelled word, incorrect usage of a word, poorly chosen format, or faulty grammar can cause a failure in communication. This failure can lead to a cascade of other failures that can effectively prevent communication from ever occurring. That's why I think it's important. -
Quote:Not really, unless you time it absolutely just right and just so happen to be in a decent sized mob when it crashes.Originally Posted by Rylas
You might already try this, but just in case you don't: Does using PS right before the Rage crash not help?
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Quote:thanks. I'm fine with waiting to see how it affects the old ones in the stable. They are already done with their path anyways so there is no hurry.Originally Posted by Rylas
The easy way to find out would be to copy them to the Beta server. Easy peasy.
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I havent considered deeply how the new changes will affect the Electric armor yet. It'll of course maybe affect the ones the older ones in the stable that already havea few IOs here and there. The new ones probably wont see any changes at all. When the new changes go live I will go and see on the older ones. From what I heard, the changes are good.
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Quote:yea.Originally Posted by New Dawn
Journals can be precursor guides. Your opinions can lead to others giving theirs and a guide can be an unbiased coallation. I personally believe in letting people work alot of things out for themselves. If they discover in 10 hours what took me 20 then fair play to them.
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Quote:Yeah found many of those builds found in the posted guide did not work for me at all. Actually none that I tried worked for me, my playstyle, what I found enjoyable and what I aimed to do. Those aspects are a must for me while other things like numbers, min/maxing, etc is far lower on the totem pole for me.Originally Posted by Nightmarer
I like journal posts since they offer a different perspective than guides.
In a game with such a huge build diversity to adapt different playstyles, guides stating "you must do this" or "you must take this" are largely irrelevant for playstyles different to the guide writer's one while guides stating "I'd take/do this because of..." are journals in essence since they're largely based on personal experience and gameplay from the guide writer.-
Other kinds of guides that simply state what a power does are just putting in words what we can see on Mid's or in Combat Attributes ingame numbers.- -
Quote:Well I was aiming more for just a mere journal of what I experienced. This wouldnt work as a guide as a whole as my play style is little too unorthodox for what most people seem to look for in a guide from what I can tell.Originally Posted by slythetic
Discarding the disclaimer your post is kinda in between the feeling of a live journal and guide for me...so I'm not sure which you were shooting for. There's my disclaimer
That being said if your intent was a guide, after you flesh it out a bit you might want to post it in the guides section then toss your link in guides.
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Quote:of course.Originally Posted by Black_Mercenary
And they do not understand the word "defensive". The modes, according to Pet AI, are as follows:
Draw ALL of the aggros!
Aggressive except less so.
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Quote:yea thanks for info, but I'm good and like it as is.Originally Posted by Rangle M. Down
If you were to run Herostats (which from what I understand you have absolutely no interest in running, which is fine) you'd see that Lightning Field would be one of your highest damaging attack, if not the highest. (With proper slotting damage fields are also very DPE efficient.) While it's certainly small ticks of damage, those ticks every two seconds add up; especially in a large mob. You can certainly continue to avoid using it, but you're missing out on a huge chunk of damage potential.
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Quote:Good stuff.Originally Posted by New Dawn
I don't know many Elec Armours tanks that have skipped Lightning Field altogether. Out of the ones I think I have seen they weren't as good as they might of thought they were. I don't even skip it on my Elec/ Brutes.
Under -Rechg conditions, you gauntlet less and you can taunt less. LF is a damage aura that goes unaffected by -Rechg. Aggro consolidation is better.
The Aura gives off a Mag 4 taunt to 10 targets, you're aggro considation is again higher. You're stacking threat with your attacks.
You're also doing the same Damage per End as you would be with attacks anyway. It is the standard 8.56. At any point in time whilst attacking you are stacking damage to your attacks. As with all AoEs the moment you hit more than 4 with them you're doing more damage per end than you would with a single target attack. More xp/time.
All Elec Armours have Powersink which can be used to gazump mobs endurance so they take themselves to 0 endurance quicker and force them to use their low tier attacks if alive long enough and so what might of been a long fight duration you might not of survived turns into a long fight duration you can survive because enemy dps is lower than it was initially. What Lightning Field can do here is help that by reducing enemy recovery. If you prevent any recovery then the enemies will reach 0 end sooner. For alot of Tankers, the mobs are dead before the mobs would of reached and fought at 0 end, this isn't always the case for me and I do find some breathing space for having lowered enemy dps. Mobs can stack mez effects and quickly the less endurance you give them asap the less likely their opportunity. Once their end is low the aura keeps it low, soon enough they might only have their version of brawl.
What I have seen with Elec Tanks with no aura goes along something like this:
Runs into mobs, misses with pbaoe attack, if used to begin with at all and mobs go for someone else who has affected them. Less xp/time
Tank has mobs grouped, does not manage to aggro control all of them, one of the mobs takes out the defender who is number 2-3 on the threat order sometimes, goodbye defender, goodbye debuffs, hello compromised team. Less xp/time.
Tank not concentrating, mismanaged endurance goes to low end can't gauntlet, mobs become attracted to somebody else that person gets it. Less xp/time.
Ambush happens, ideally Tank would pick up all ambushers if possible but fails to hit with initial attack, no gauntlet no aggro control, vital team member taken out. Less xp/time.
Brute on team is actually doing all the Tanking. The tank is a spare part, often without much sense as a spare part.
Scrapper, the leader in DPS is scooping up free ambush aggro better and dying. The DPS leader dead because the Tanker didn't do the job. Less xp/time.
Solo Tanker not at ideal xp/time setting because they couldn't kill mobs quick enough. Less xp/time.
But maybe for different people of differing skill, "Hero Stats" should do the talking. If I farm without my auras on then I know I am making less xp/time because I am killing slower.
Yea sometimes tank that dont know what they are doing can cause problems. I've seen those situations as decribed with tanks that have no aura. I've seen those situations even with tanks with the aura. Think it's mostly the player and what they do with their powers that control those situations.
I mostly solo though only teaming mostly in the early levels if at all, since most of my electric armor tanks started in prae where teaming is non-existant and later in iTrials or a SF/TF here and there but they all have lightning field for teaming for those extra very rare instances that I do team. The ones that never been on a team before and probably have no intentions of teaming at all dont have lightning field. I enjoy the journey to 50. At 50 most of the time the play time for them ends. Very few, (3 out of 23 50s) go beyond to the DA stuff and so far none of the up and coming ones will bother with it as I've became a little burnt out of the regularly ran iTrials and the DA arcs been done multiple times already. -
Disclaimer: This post is long, if a person dont have time to read it, that is fine, come back later when you do have the time and it's ok if you dont read the post at all because you don't have the time. Yes, there may or may not be spelling and grammar mistakes, just like any other thread on this forum. I know that, no point in pointing them out. The format of this post is single spaced sentences with an extra space between paragraphs. I'm not a mind reader and dont know everyone's format preference but if it the point is not clear, just ask in a respectful manner or dont worry about it. If this format is not for you, this may be a good time to stop reading as the rest will be a waste of your time and at this point is not responsible if you choose to continue and waste your time. There are not many questions in this post; this is not a post about help. Help is really not needed here but if you insist on offering it and it is turned down, dont get rude. Once again, I am not responsible if you decide to not heed this and feel like you wasted your time trying to be "helpful" anyways. I'm not trying to be rude for turning down your help, but really, none is needed here. Criticism, negative criticism, or "constructive criticism" that isnt actually constructive, is not needed here. Apparently I have a hard time distinguishing between people trying to be "helpful" and people who are not here as some "helpful" people have ways of showing it that I find odd. So lets do each other favor and just let it be. Just post your version about how you would play and keep to the topic. Lastly, this is my experience and my view, if your view is different, that is cool too, do tell, but please be respectful. The point of all this is so people now knows what they are getting into. If this is fine, continue reading. If not, it would be best to move on to another thread. Of course this is free country and you are free to do what you want, just keep in mind, so am I and that alone is enough reason for this post. Not trying to be rude at all, just letting people know exactly what they are getting into. For those that dont know or dont see the point of this introduction, this is to prevent any problems from past threads to carrying over to here and to keep things [b]strictly on the subject[b] at hand. If all of this is ok, read on and have fun. If you have anything to add about your experience with electric armor, by all means share. This is my Electric Armor build that fit my play style which may or may not be fitting for everyone else's play style thus I'm making not and guarantee, assumptions, vouching, or suggesting that my way is the way to build the Electric Armor nor am I insinuating, suggesting, or trying to prove that my opinions are fact. They are just my opinion and if your opinion differs, that is good too. Please share your version here but try to be respectful of my opinion and others as you would want them to respect yours.
This disclaimer is not to cause problems, flame, troll, and excite a riot or anything. It is to just clarify things so things will not be misconstrued, misinterpreted, misquoted, or wasting anyone time because they didnt know what they was getting into. That is all, nothing more nothing less, no disrespect intended, just trying to prevent repeat negative actions on threads from happening.
Remember words on the screen are words on the screen. There are no physical social queues, tone of voice, nor other things that can be picked up in face to face contact. While it is best to not direct anything personal at me, or probably anyone else for that matter, keep in mind how the words can be interpreted by just reading. Let's not make a big deal out of nothing, again. Remember everyone is not the same nor will perceive messages and words on the screen the exact same way as you may have intended them to come out in your head. Reason for this disclaimer is to prevent the same things that have been happening in the past from re-occurring and that is all. Remember, as mentioned before, this is not to be rude at all.
I just dont want anyone feel like their time is being wasted, or feel they was blindly lead into a long post, or got the wrong assumption. On the same token, I'm not responsible for your time you feel you wasted, or offer help and feel dejected for it being turned down as I'm politely turning it down and all "help", "constructive criticism", "suggestions" right now. "Thank you for your concern and trying to help but I have the build and any other build the way I have found that I have the most fun with playing in the manner that I find the most enjoyable for my experience." Any help on a personal basis is turned down also in a polite manner also- "Thanks for your concern and trying to help but I think your help would be more helpful on someone else who is probably itching for that type for information you have available to share. Thanks for understanding." If you choose to not heed this information, then all I have to go by is what you write and what I perceive, which may be right or may be wrong but I'm leaving nothing to chance this time. If I missed something, it will be added to the next thread.
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Electric Armor- A good resistance set that is resistant to most damage types especially energy damage.
At level 1-12 there is two power choices for the Electric Armor primary for tanks. The choices are lightning field and charged armor. At this level I always choose charged armor. Both of these powers cost endurance but I found for my play style at these levels charged armor is the better choice for me. It cost less endurance to run and it give resistance to smash lethal and energy damage. This energy resistance helps a lot with some or one common enemy foe at these levels between 1 and 12. I'm specifically talking about the clockwork enemy that is found especially in large number of missions and task forces on the City of Heroes side of the game. While most other AT do not have access to energy resistance and clockwork can be a pain to defeat, especially during Positron TFs where they are found in large numbers. With the electric melee I found clockwork to not be an issue at all. Their energy attacks are not that powerful even for an AT that have no energy resistance and with the energy armor resistance, it's even less powerful. The bosses do have a smash damage melee attack but the resistance usually mitigates this into a low priority when fighting.
Vahzilocks are as dangerous to an Electric Armor at these levels as they are to any AT, which is most, which do not have toxic damage resistance. To get over this I just try to defeat them as quickly as possible, especially the zombie minions.
As far as endurance is concerned, Electric Armor is not anymore nor any less endurance heavy as most tanker's primaries. Unlike Willpower, Electric Armor does not come with a quick recovery and or equivalent power. Without this extra endurance recovery power, endurance management and or budgeting are important. On the slots, I placed one endurance reduction enhancement in each toggle and one in each power that uses a good amount of endurance. My threshold is 8 point of endurance and higher and then the power will get an endurance reduction enhancement. Powers that use less than that threshold is slotted with accuracy first and then the other stuff such as damage, recharge reduction and in some cases such as Electric Melee, endurance modification and or stun duration increase. This type of slotting last until Single Origin Enhancements are picked up and or Power Sink is picked up.
Level 12-21
During the Dual Origin enhancement levels, endurance is slightly less of an issue but by this time a few more toggle powers have been picked up. Lightning Field at this time is still skipped as is Lightning reflexes, which is traded for kick or punch for the fighting pool power set. By this time I usually have a decent attack chain going that is accurate and isnt causing too much endurance issues. But I attack mobs the same way as before, which consist of going to them, attacking them and defeating them and then moving on to the next mob.
Level 22- This is when Single Origin enhancements becomes available and the resistance of the set gets a lot stronger, endurance becomes even less of an issue, and by this time, there is no trouble from any mob of this level and up to 26 at all. It is just the standard attack, defeat, and repeat. Also at this time I choose to pick up tough although I dont use it until it is slotted and depending on the endurance usage of the secondary, may not use it until after power sink is acquired. Some examples of this are when my secondary is Titan Weapon or something of the likes, and even War Mace. Lightning Field is picked up at 24 and slotted a bit at level 25 and fully slotted by level 27 when then it will be used as an attack if playing with Electric melee or an IO set mule for some of the older Electric Armor tanks. The new Electric Armor tanks outside electric melee skips lightning field altogether.
Level 26- This was the turning point for me on the Electric Armor. Power Sink is available and endurance problems become a thing of the past. I just make sure I manage endurance enough to not run out before power sink recharges which isnt long even if un-slotted. But the main thing I use power sink for besides bringing back my endurance bar to the full point, is a kind of control Enemy mobs with no endurance cannot attack. At this level, I crank up the diff setting even more and have no issues. If an alpha attack so happen to dent my health, energize is there to help, which also recharges relatively fast at these levels although not as fast as healing flames but more than fast enough for me.
Also at these levels, Freakshow mobs are starting to be seen for hero side and a little later for villain side on my electric armors. The freakshow now have a neat new relatively new, newer, newest, or something of the likes, boss named the Super Stunner. The other stunners are relatively harmless even without energy resistance, but this joker here can be a pain in the butt for those without endurance drain resistance. My electric armor has endurance drain protection and the energy resistance renders the Super Stunners useless enemy that can be ignored while dealing with more important freakshow such as Swipers, which are not too much an issue either especially with tough running (Weave is not chosen).
Level 30 and beyond- At this time, there was nothing much that stood in the way of my electric armor tanks. Everything from Carnies, Arachnos, PPD, Longbow, Freakshow, Arachnoids, Malta (sappers are useless against an Electric Armor tank), Knives of A. (Lightning reflexes helps tone down the slow effects of caltrops which is picked up around level 28 or so.) and so on. While not super strong in resistance to fire and cold damage, it is enough resistance for it to not be an issue, especially dealing with the CoT. Plus the times that it looks like I might get overwhelmed, Power sink is hit and most action and attacks ceases. While this may be counterproductive for some brutes, my brute had no problem building up fury anyways as the alpha usually got it there and the attacks from me got it the rest of the way so non-attacking endurance drained mobs didnt bother me. More importantly, tanks do not have a fury bar to worry about anyways.
Level 50- 50 was easy to reach for me, for some like the Staff Mastery tank, 1-50 went by too fast solo. It was fun set. Titan weapon was also fun as is Electric Melee. In the DA arcs, electric armor still doesnt have any issues. Most mobs do exotic damage with psi and energy being most popular. Electric Armor also have some psi resistance and those type of mobs, even the DA ones, are no issue, no more of an issue than Carnies or Arachnos psi damage dealing enemy types. All of my electric armors, even the brute, rolled through all the arcs with no problem.
While teaming is relatively rare for me, I have found the Electric Armor/Staff Mastery and the brute capable of holding the agro of most iTrials AVs without dying. The electric Armor/Staff according to the team performed the task if tanker very well in the UG trial. It was a successful trial. This was followed by a BAF trial and of course it was a good puller tank for the AVs. And Staff was good for preventing the escape of the prisoner portion too. The power that I call "the Toe attack of Death" is a cone immob. and is good for stopping a bunch of minions that get past the door. The Titan Weapon is able to kill most of them before they get 5 ft. from the door.
Alpha Slot- ELA/Staff- Recharge
ELA/Titan Weapon-Cardiac
ELA/Electric Melee-Musculature
ELA/SS-Recharge
ELA/ElecM-Recharge
IOs- Some of the older ELAs tanks have IOs and all sets focused on +hp, recharge, a few recovery sets, and regeneration.
The new ones have no IOs and strictly SOs and do just as well. -
Quote:Yeah learning to do that.Originally Posted by New Dawn
Evil Legacy,
I haven't read other peoples posts cos like well half are on my ignore or whatever.
But you will find as you might of already found, that some people basically come at you saying the same things as somebody else already has or there are people running to the defense of somebody else (like they need it).
It's all just +1 posts. You don't have to reply to each and everyone.
It would of been easier to paragraph the wall of text than to tank the forum or even easier to ignore off topic remarks about your post and of just waited for something more on topic to reply to.
It's a gaming forum. How much time does anything not intrinsically about the game deserve?
And i bet, even if I did "correct" the post they would of just found something else. Just like other threads of mine and others that are formatted to the way they mentioned here but still went haywire so I think the formatting grammar spelling was just used as a convenient excuse for this one. If it wasnt for that, it would've been for something else. -
Quote:Well if the people here was acting like they are here in person, I wouldnt mace them or resort to violence because of arguement. The way they come off, they'd make me fear for my life as hostile if some of these people's actions was translated into person to person contact with the creepish behavior of stalking and harassing that some here also displayed. It's like someone random trying to "help" with the groceries and you dont know this person at all and when you say "I got it. I dont need help" or "Please dont grab the bag like that, you're going to break the eggs." And they get beligerent ranting about how they was trying to help and you're being over sensative and etc, while still trying to grab the bags, yea I'd mace them. Not because the task at hand but because them being a stranger, not knowing their intentions, and they are acting like that, they come off as dangerous. And even more crazy if the next time you see them they want a thanks or act dejected when you dont ask for their help.Originally Posted by DSorrow
Even though I do have military background, I think resorting to violence is the ultimate form of confessing "I just lost this argument so bad I'm just going to hit you because I can't think of anything to counter what you just said". I pity those who have to go that far. I am also a firm believer in that no physical threat should ever stop you from voicing your opinion on a matter. Believe it or not, I act online just as I do in RL, I don't find any sense in keeping up two versions of me. And no, I'm not some bulky marine, but actually a slightly smaller than average sized guy.
I think things are easier to make clear in real life here. Unlike real life, online, there are not any physical social ques, no face expressions, tone of voice. Here, it's just words on the screen.
Well I'm not exactly sure if I'm keeping up two versions of me as usually in person, people are a lot more reasonable and in real life, I rarely come across the personalities in real life that is displayed here. The few that I have, it's about the same reaction but a lot simpler process to get the problem solved. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Rylas
We could discuss...
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BBQ!!!
I like a good BBQ. Even though I prefer mine not heavily laden with sauce or messy. I like it with just enough sauce to give it flavor. -
Quote:As an officer I'm sure you wouldn’t put up with people acting like this towards you if they don’t understand something. From my experience in RL, if people don’t understand something, they simply asked. If people said half the stuff to most people like they did on this post, some people probably would have put them in the hospital long time ago. Others probably would have given them the pink slip, while others probably would brush them off and if they approached again, probably would knock them on their butt. Or in my case if they kept pushing the issue after I dismiss it and became aggressive with it, I'd mace the crap out of them then call the police. Online, it's different it seems. Online, people seem to get a lot bolder, hiding behind the screen smug knowing they can’t be touched.Originally Posted by DSorrow
You know, I think people really are being rather reasonable in this thread. Then again, as an army officer I have seen what abuse really means, and I do have a thick skin, so my perspective may be a bit twisted.
As for that, you aren't expected to completely understand everyone, but I think the main problem here is that most people can't and don't want to try to understand you because of the excessive amount of work involved, which in turn causes you to react VERY defensively. From my training and experience I know that if I don't bother taking the time to make my orders (or in the case of these boards, my post) clear enough to be understood the first time, I can't expect anyone to take the time to run through them again and again to try and understand.
Reading through your own texts helps a lot as does correcting errors you've made. People in general are lazy (I know I am), and don't bother correcting stuff unless it really needs to be fixed. If you pay attention to what you're writing it is easy to tell apart trolls and people who genuinely can't understand you.
But, I made a decision; I'm not even going to let it bother me anymore. I'm going to continue to post, I’m going to continue to write, and if they get disrespectful, I am not even going to bother even addressing it to them I'm just going to keep track and report them. If they come with some bootleg “help”, ignored and reported. If they keep at it, I will report them going up the chain. First it will be ignore. Then, it will be going to those in charge, then to the people in charge of those people and so and so even if I go as far up as the owners and corporate office etc.
And SinisterDirge, you are still stalking me? Give it up already. I have nothing for you. -
Quote:More insults I see. Anyways, if that is the best you can do and this is the extent of your "help" then Good day to you and good bye. I know what you are trying to do and this time you wont get a rise out of me. Look at the thread listings and my threads and you'll see it'you mostly coming to my threads and posting stuff. Anyways though, I guess this convo is ending. If you came with something better than insults, maybe we'd have something to talk about. But seeing that you dont, there is nothing here. See ya.Originally Posted by planet_J
Ironically it seems it is most typically you reading my threads and posting...how do you seem to want to explain that? I typically ignore the less witty banter on here anyway...but I am afraid I had to step in when you were trying to point out mistakes that were extremely minor compared to your felonies against the english language...
They might get probation for their offenses, yours deserve something on the order of a refund for your education costs...it seems you gained little from it anyway. -
Quote:You aint reach out and to anyone. All you been was plain rude just like you are being now.Originally Posted by planet_J
I beg to differ, I have attempted to assist you on multiple occasions and all you do is lash out and complain about people trying to throw you a life line while you drown in the english language and others suffer for it.
I think you will find people trying to help you in here are typically considered the most helpful, and well liked members of this community, almost without reproach. So your issues here are founded in your own problems.
The sooner you accept that, the better off the entire community will be for it.
This is the equivalent of what we are trying to sort through in your posts...just so you can see it from someone else:
"I se u goin nto threds n stuf an yo is all they was is were wit my threds n say bads tuff. N I says everbudy was trollin caus I not good speler n evrybuddy don lik i caint spell er tipe gooder causei not interesetede in learnin fro mcritisism cause tahts for fools!" -
Quote:really shouldnt be doing it in the first place. I bet most of of your posts are not exactly perfect either. You shouldnt cared in the first place. Like I said if this is your version of help, it's not welcomed here. You havent helped anything on most of my threads besides showing up to start mess. I havea feeling you are not doing this to help at all just to be an ****.Originally Posted by planet_J
Just to make things abundantly clear...as it seems you are indeed quite a bit confused...
The above behavior is referred to as text walling.
Your mistakes have been corrected in bold or questioned as to intent. I read and write quite well, in fact I have poetry that has been published on several occasions, and even I have issues making sense of what you write. Out of curiousity...is English not your first language? I am just curious as your grammar and spelling are about on par with what I have seen from people who learned the English language in Mexico and didn't really pay much attention. Something on par with people who take spanish in high school in this country (for the most part).
BTW: you should learn where to put commas...
Edit #2 - Everytime I think I am done, I read over it again and find more errors...it's like a scarf coming out of a clown's sleeve, it never stops...
Edit #3 - ok I don't care if there's anymore errors, it's late and I am done correcting it. You get the point!