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If I had but known, I would have totally made a Misfit...because as you know, our songs are better, I mean, we're the misfits, and we're gonna get ya....
--Frog (Big fan of 80s cartoons, even ones aimed at girls) -
Quote:Originally Posted by MentalMaden
I kept mentioning my argument for R+L=J earlier in the thread but never got around to posting it, so I figured what the heck.
My favorite argument for R+L=J has always been.
Why are the Kingsguard that Ned and company fight at the Tower of Joy? Rhaeger is at the Ruby Ford getting smashed by Robert. Aerys and the rest of the family are at KL? Why are three prominent members of the Kingsguard sitting miles away from all the fighting? They must be protecting someone as important to the kingdom as Rhaegar right? -
38B Liquid. Like everyone else, bases stuffed with enhancements....
But 38,256,121,100 is what I just burned/gave away
--Peace Out.
--Frog -
I tossed in a 1 billion and half in prep for the bonfire. Wanted to make sure my 88er started at 0 inf before I start making arrangements.
Liquidating SG storages isnt as much fun as I thought....but hope people like the bargains. IM up to something like 8 billion liquid after one server...
--Frog -
Was it really necessary to spam each forum subsection?
/unsigned
--Frog -
I dont know when but I propose we pick a day somewhat close to the final day of the game, gather round the bonfire, and BURN.IT.ALL.
Every last stinking IO goes on the market for 1 inf....every last inf gets burned. NCSoft will delete all my characters with absolutely zero inf or storage.... -
Quote:My goal was to get near the iCap (or over) have some, but not a lot of recharge (staff doesnt need it) and work Waterspout in withOriginally Posted by TheMisfit
Hey Frog!
I did sub as a VIP, but I'm still re-learning the ropes. I would like to incarnate, I'm just not totally sure how to do all that just yet. So yes, I intend to.
My budget isn't much right now, at all.
No particular powers, no problems with patron powers.
the -kb proc in it. Seriously, thats an awesome combination. I have two enhancement slots left over for your discretion, but you can tailor to fit your budget
Shoot for the high 50s for defense (not 45%). Any of the content in DA uses 59% as the soft cap and SR is a one-trick pony in that it has no Resistance or Self Heal.
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Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Staff Fighting
Secondary Power Set: Super Reflexes
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Leviathan Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Mercurial Blow- (A) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge
- (11) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (13) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge
- (13) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance
- (15) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative)
- (43) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
- (5) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
- (5) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
- (7) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (7) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
- (9) Fury of the Gladiator - Chance for Res Debuff
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (9) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (11) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
- (15) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
- (17) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
- (17) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
- (19) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (19) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
Level 10: Super Jump- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (37) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (37) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (21) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (48) Defense Buff IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (21) Defense Buff IO
- (46) Defense Buff IO
- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (23) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (23) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (27) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (27) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (36) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (A) Run Speed IO
- (A) Empty
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (25) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
- (25) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist
- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (37) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (40) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (42) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (42) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5%
- (29) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (31) HamiO:Cytoskeleton Exposure
- (31) HamiO:Cytoskeleton Exposure
- (A) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Damage/Recharge
- (33) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Recharge/Critical Hit Bonus
- (33) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (33) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (34) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Accuracy/Damage
- (A) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +3% Res (All)
- (36) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
- (39) Shield Wall - Defense
- (A) HamiO:Cytoskeleton Exposure
- (A) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage
- (42) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (43) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (43) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (45) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Chance for Knockdown/Knockback to Knockdown
- (45) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
- (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
- (45) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
- (46) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (46) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (48) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
- (50) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
- (A) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5%
- (48) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Prestige Power Dash- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
Level 4: Swift- (A) Empty
- (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (29) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (31) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
- (39) Miracle - +Recovery
- (A) Empty
- (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
- (34) Endurance Modification IO
- (36) Performance Shifter - EndMod
Level 1: Combo Level 2
Level 1: Combo Level 3
Level 8: Form of the Body
Level 8: Form of the Mind
Level 8: Form of the Soul
Level 50: Agility Radial Paragon
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Quote:I have both a Staff/Invuln and a Staff/SR Scrapper at 50 and wouldnt mind sharing build thoughts if you could answer a few questionsOriginally Posted by TheMisfit
Thanks much for the reply! I'm still relatively low level (26), but so far I've been progressing along a very similar blueprint to what you laid out here. I a finding that while staff lacks the burst/build-up powers, and SR is a defense only set, staff mastery and quickness make a gnarly combo. While definitely not an instant gratification combo, it seems to flow very well, dispatching mobs very efficiently. And I definitely like SR so far.
1. Is this VIP? Are you going to Incarnate?
2. What kind of budget are you looking at?
3. Any particular pool powers? Any problems with Patron Powers?
--Frog -
Took about 15 tries but I finally got one
Woot -
Quote:I dont have a pony in this race, but I did want to chime in and say I did not have that particular problem. Im sure it existed, but my particular experience was different, the VOs were fine for me.Originally Posted by Ironik
And yes, the VO in TOR *did* slow down computers, something widely complained about during beta. They tried to correct it I guess, but I never saw much improvement, suffering many stutters and often crashes during particularly heavy expository scenes. I don't know why that would happen, but it did.
--Frog -
Quote:Originally Posted by mauk2
Well played, sir, well played.
We should try to get this one and Organica's latest stickied: New FTP folks who decide to sub in would be a ready market for this information, and as the OP found out, the game play simply gets more and more fun as you get more and more powerful.
It's not difficult to reach the high end game.
Yes.....cant tell you how many times I see people complain about the price of things....and then I try to help only to find out theyre talking about Paragon Points and buying IOs on that market. Are they trying to give me a seizure?
--Frog -
Wait? What? No Scorpion King. Seriously, my son loved the Mummy movies and I paid money to see what I thought was going to be Indian Jones-ish....and got Conan....in all its glory.
About six years ago I had the pleasure of meeting the Rock on a USO tour in the Middle East...
"You know, the last movie I paid to see was the Scorpion King"
"That movie was a lot of fun, the physicality, the locations....whatd ya think?"
"You owe me $16."
"..."
"It was a matinee"
--Frog -
Quote:I said onerous, not scary or intimidating. I think the vast majority of players dont build wealth through the market because they just dont care to. They would rather play and spend time boppin bad guys than staring at the market interface. However the time Ive spent with the market goes down with the experience I get. Your perception of inf has definitely changed though...for the better.....pretty soon youll be burning a billion for lulz.Originally Posted by Skifer Tomme
I've always known the Market wasn't a "scary" place, just never really took the time to get into it.
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Quote:Originally Posted by BrandX
You know. I used to believe that as well.
Then I noticed how companies don't like to give two weeks notice for layoffs, yet to want employees to give 2 weeks notice if they want to quit.
Not to mention Liefeld is giving what the majority of Americans seem to want "We must know everything about everything"
No, for every quality person who would due their best even up to the buzzer theres a dozen who would milk the clock at best, and actually do harm at worst. There is a requirement for a severance in most states if due notice isnt given.....so its not all bad. -
In other news....
Shoemakers in the DC Universe report 31% boost in quarterly earnings, that news is tempered with thousands of layoffs at Global Pouch Corp, and Two-Hole Gun Company.
--Frog -
If nothing else, Im enjoying watching your perception of the market, and inf in general change. This is one of those things that the more you experience it the less onerous it seems. I fully accept the argument, "I dont play City of Stock Brokers" but its not my experience.....
For me I went through several defining steps with my market experience, and this is mostly in order....
1. Prices are too high, Im going to have to farm forever to buy wings....
2. I can outfit a toon with IOs for pennies if I avoid optimum sets....stupid people, why am I the only one thats thought of this?
3. Frankenslotting! My genius knows no bounds
4. There is a really large gap between the price of this recipe drop and the price of this crafted IO, I shall craft
5. Why is salvage so expensive?....flippers are stupid and keep me down.
6. Hah, I made so much moola off selling this crafted IO, I dont care that flippers are charging 200k for an uncommon. Stupid flippers.
7. Wait, prices fluctuate. I can just leave my bid up overnight. Flippers are still stupid.
8. See the large difference in the upper and lower prices for this IO? I should flip it and lower the top end price...thatll show that flipper.
9. Duh, for every buyer there is a seller. I dont care how high prices are.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Nethergoat
On that one super duper fun Sutter, we had a problem where the contact refused to admit we'd completed the previous mission- the leader had to log out and the player who got the star had to talk to the contact, then the guy who had been leading logged back on.
smh
Okay!
Enough about my misadventures running task forces, time to give the readers what they really want- stories about my son! =P
Here's some of the stuff we've done over the past week or so:
1: Run across every inch of monorail track in Steel Canyon...VERY SLOWLY.
He would get really mad when we'd fall off, so I ended up using nothing but Sprint.
2: Defeated every wannabe purse snatcher in both Atlas Park & Steel Canyon. Also, if they know what's good for them the Circle of Thorns will stay the heck away from Gimry Ridge!
"Dada look, that guy's pulling on her PURSE! Let's stop him!"
"Oh no, what are those pointy guys doing to that lady!"
Which is just an expression of my own inner dialogue- I have *always* felt a twinge at ignoring street crime, however high level the character is. So while it does make navigating to a tip mission in a low level zone more time consuming, I don't really mind it.
3: Wandered around Croatoa endlessly looking for his new favorite thing in the game, "pumpkins disguised as TREES!"
Well, his favorite until Eochai wandered past, anyway.
"DADA, DADA LOOK AT THE GIANT PUMPKIN GUY!"
"Oh wow, he's really big!"
"Let's got look at him!"
"Well, we can't get *too* close."
"Why not? He isn't our friend?"
"No, afraid not."
"Can we bonk him, then?"
"He's too mean for us to bonk- do you want to get some friends to help us?"
"YEAH!"
So I threw a flare out into the LFG channel and darned if I didn't get a whole team's worth of interest!
My son was super excited by this, and made me go look up close at all of our "friends" as they arrived.
"What HIS name! What's he do? Is he going to HELP us?"
When the full squad was assembled we went on the attack, although I was little more than a remote-controlled camera for my son.
"Get closer! Look at his FACE! What's on that side of him? Now back up!"
Thanks to toggle debuffs I still like to think I pulled my weight, but I didn't bring much offense to the table. =P
Got the badges, saw some cool characters, and it was yet another demonstration of the efficacy of the LFG channel.
I don't know why I didn't think of Croatoa earlier- Halloween is by far his favorite holiday. His only disappointment was that Ray was too high level to aggro the "pumpkin trees", but I did fine a workaround- if I punched a Tuatha and dragged it over, the 'trees' would come alive to fight their mortal enemy.
But the next time I get someone around Croatoa level, I'm heading over to run the story arcs- I think he'd get a kick out of them.
This makes me miss playing with my son around the time villains came out....I did a lot of swimming with my namesake, levelling slowed....but the cry of "He's a frog, he should swim" was too much fun to ignore. So we swam every time we saw water.....and every zone in COV has water.
Now he's 9 and has his own account and I have to explain things like last night...."Dessert Shrike is not a scary attack bird with earth-moving powers but is most likely a bird-based delicious pastry". That character got rerolled -
My marketing kinda slows down on DXP....I arrange time to actually play as opposed to the 15 mins or so I reserve for marketing.
The oddest thing though, Scientific Theories were selling for 10 million at one point.....I dropped one on the market and insta-sold for 10,000,001 (seriously, you worried about people bidding 10M?). Of course I went and rolled the 3k ae tickets I had on me immediately and cleared 75 million by supplying a few dozen.....
I sold a few generic IOs at ridiculous profits but because all my other niches stalled didnt make a lot of scratch.
I logged in this morning and managed to purchase a bunch of purples on the cheap so that was nice. -
Seeing all these people say thank you reminded of one of those forum arguments I got into with someone on the last thread Organica posted.....heres the central point to his argument.....
Quote:Id like to think somewhere, eryq2 sees the sun being blotted out by a cloud of wrong and is a better person for the realizationOriginally Posted by eryq2
If you love these ideas, good for you. For me, big deal. I don't think we will see a new poster reply saying thanks, i didn't know that if i ran missions and bought stuff in WW that i could get to 50 eventually and IO my toon. I'll be waiting to see though.
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Quote:With an outfit that tight, it must be self-repairing, otherwise any single rip and the whole thing comes off...Originally Posted by Thunder Knight
It seemed like everything was going wrong with Aqualad's plan, but in a way that Aqualad himself couldn't be blamed for. (Also, I was suspicious about the lack of any sort of wound in Artemis' chest, not even a tear in the outfit)
Also,
"Why you giving bling to my dead girlfriend?" -
Quote:Originally Posted by Lucky666
I'm pretty sure he is in fact kidding.(I hope)
He is, looking at posting history its clear he likes staff and is working on a Battle Axe/Dark Armor brute...
Original post deleted.
--Frog -
Quote:We have a saying my house when Dinklage completely owns a scene..."one more for the Emmy reel". And then we drink.Originally Posted by Mental_Giant
I think I'm most happy with (big shocker!) Tyrion's storyline. Dinklage does justice to the part, and the show spends enough time on him to get the main points across. I can't wait to see the reaction at the end of next season (or the season after that, if they're splitting Storm into two seasons).
I dont like the whole change frankly. This cuts out the entire Spicer betrayal and makes the Red Wedding just a little bit different.Quote:Originally Posted by MentalMaden
I did hear one theory that maybe it was a way to push more lore and information about Essos and the slave culture. I think I preferred it when prostitutes were used for that.
(Not saying I buy that theory)
--Frog -
Quote:Originally Posted by Another_Fan
Amazing
That none of your other posts did.
But here is a freebie for you.
Seeing as you never said, What is your definition of market manipulation ?
Dont forget Im not debating whether or not manipulation happens, Id wager it happens often but in short chunks.
I think part of the problem is I see a difference between affecting the market, which by your definition would be manipulation and Manipulating the Market.
For example, I recently purchased several dozen Kinetic Combats for my own purposes. I went slightly higher than the going rate and sold back a handful at a modest profit....I affected the market but didnt manipulate it at all, just took advantage of a natural price swing based on steady demand and variable supply.
I think any discussion of Market Manipulation must include consideration for intent and scope, and I honestly dont know exactly where that line is. I think Im going to borrow a concept from the Supreme CourtI shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description ["hard-core pornography"]; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it, and the motion picture involved in this case is not that. [Emphasis added.]
--Thank you Wikipedia
Justice Potter Stewart, concurring opinion in Jacobellis v. Ohio 378 U.S. 184 (1964), regarding possible obscenity in The Lovers.
Was your example indicative of market manipulation? I believe it was, but dont forget I questioned it based on whether or not it had any real effect on the price not on whether I would define it as manipulation. Assuming its something in relative decent supply, the answer is still no. The floor only shifted a little bit....all you really did was put a tax on the impatient.
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Quote:Yes, any scenario where there is finite supply and a sale is made that is not at the exact price equilibrium, at the exact time that the purchaser wishes to purchase it is in fact market manipulation. If thats the definition you are shooting for then I concur 110%Originally Posted by Another_Fan
Well and good. If you feel that altering the price structure of an item to make it harder to buy at low price in a timely fashion is not manipulation, and you personally don't mind waiting months or years to buy things there is no manipulation.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Another_Fan
In that case you have spent time instead of inf. Either way he has raised your price.
Personally I value my time more than I do my inf.
Fair enough...if thats the way you look at it then then I understand your definition of "manipulation" is anybody doing anything on the market at any time for any reason and I concede you've won the entirety of the discussion.