FunstuffofDoom

I was under the impression that this was a little bit unnecessary, 'cause all you really need to know is that "Primary/Secondary" wins.

Short answer: Yes. It's out of the question.

Long Answer: Scrappers get the lowest modifiers on pool powers. Assault and Tactics are a waste in that regard.

Also, Moment of Glory and Instant Healing are two of your primo damage-management tools. Like, they save lives. Seriously.

It's good you came and asked questions, though. Welcome to the Scrapper forums. We're kinda awesome, and it rubs off on everyone we know.

Katana/Regen, specced for Defense. I make killing look sexy.

I knew there was a reason I wanted to go to medical school...

I'm a philosophy major as well, so this looks like a bundle of fun for me.


A most intrinsically important aspect of the human condition is our ability to damn ourselves. I don't necessarily mean in the biblical sense of being sent to Hell afterwards to suffer for our misdeeds so much as I mean the ability to face a dilemma and both consciously and willingly make the wrong decision. This is a crucial aspect of humanity.

Consider: the ability to morally ‘fall’ comes hand-in-hand with the ability to do the right thing. Morality is a judgment on actions. If you cannot make the wrong action, than you cannot make the right one either, and so nihilism quite literally sets in.

And so, with that in mind, I arrive to the question the OP presented: if we had the ability to suddenly advance our society to a Utopian level, should we? The answer is no, for a very simple reason. Utopia is, by definition, the pinnacle of civilization, and the challenge is getting there. If we jump to the end, then our society is like an athlete pumped up on steroids: the muscles are big, but there’s no strengthened body to support it. Likewise, if we as a race cannot manage to universally better ourselves, then anything we’re given is worthless because we won’t be able to hold onto it.

Excising all the bad aspects of humanity does not make them an inherently good people. Good people are those who acknowledge their flaws and overcome them. Striping the flaws away doesn’t make them less flawed, just less human.

Doesn't Integration have an unenhancable component?

Knives of Artemis: 'Cause hot girls hating you in real life just wasn't enough.

I don't have time for a detailed run-through, but just from looking over it quickly...

1. If this isn't a respec build (a build you plan on 'speccing into after twenty or so levels), you can push Fitness and Fighting pools back. Like, into the 30s. Use the free space to take some of them attacks.

2. You've got the Leadership pool. It looks like you're taking throwaway powers here, but that's some horrible bang for your buck. Scrappers have the absolute (I believe) lowest modifier on buffs, and so we put up horrible numbers with Leadership. Manuevers is the only one of those powers you might consider taking.

3. Where the devil is Moment of Glory?! Take it at 38, no excuses.

"Tucked In" Pants. Wrapped boots.

Blue Skin and 'None' Hair gets a special mention. Through no specific intent from myself, for several years I didn't have a character over level 25 who wasn't blue-skinned and bald.

I have an interesting problem, that I don't think anyone else has mentioned.

I love the mechanics of this game. I love how it's built, and I love how much customization you can put into a character. Everything is, by and large, unique, and that's a good feeling.

However, there are times when I can't help but hate the world we're in, because it's just a city. Super-powered stuff goes on in it, but at the end of the day, it's just a city, in a state, on the coast. I could Mapquest that ****.

What I miss in CoX is the feeling of exploration. Sam mentioned it earlier when he said most MMOs go for a Mideval Simulator approach, and that he wanted some High Fantasy goodness. I agree. I miss that feeling of wandering through the wilderness of Gods Know Wherever, searching a world that felt massive. For example, back in the day, if you wanted to get from one side of Norrath to the other, you were going to spend several hours doing it, and it was quite dangerous. And you walked the entire distance.

Because I miss that feeling, my characters largely reflect characters you'd find in a fantasy setting. Oh, they may be modernized in some way, or interact with the lore a little bit, so they've got a reason to hang around, but if you pulled my characters out of this game, and through them into Ye Olde Adventure Land, they'd fit in just as well.