Gatecrasher

For whatever reason, the Arachnos one especially cracked me up. Well played.

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Gate

Roderick took my answer.

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Gate

Hi everyone,

I wanted a place where I could give some props (do people still 'give props,' is that still a thing?) to some of the awesome people who were responsible for the great times I've had for eight and a half years.

Summer of 2004, I saw this dude wailing on guys in the streets of Paragon City (if memory serves, and that's an iffy bet, it was on Tsoo at the north end of Steel Canyon). The character was named 'Solaris Titan,' and I was having a hoot watching him lay down Super Strength on the baddies in question. My memory of the timeline is sketchy; I don't remember for sure if this was before or after I had rolled Gatecrasher. If before, he was what convinced me to go with Invuln/SS. If after, it was what sold me on using that guy as my main tanker.

We got to know each other over time, and in over eight years, KemLi always put together some great looking costumes (that only got better as the years went on, Crom and Mitra bless the art team!), compelling backstories, and if this guy was ever having a cr*ppy day, well he never let on to me. When league play and trials came around, he was always someone I could count on to run a fun and engaging trial. If there had ever been a task force that sent us to the Gates of Hell, I fully expected to be storming them on KemLi's command.

Thanks, friend.

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Gatecrasher

A few months before Issue 16 hit beta, I wrote Castle a PM getting rid of Electric Armor's Conserve Power and replacing it with a heal, "and while I'm at it, I'll suggest a name, 'Energize.'"

I'm sure such a thing was already in the pipeline, but what can I say.

Also, "Kill Skuls" was kind of my fault. Sorry, folks.

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Gate

You can get a good look at a butcher by...

Obitus, no sweat man. I do actually use shift-click on some of my characters to decent effect, but it just never feels natural to me, as my right hand is still doing the Hokey-Pokey across half my desk.

AG: I think I've got a scheduling conflict; would be the only reason to miss it.

Gate

AG, we're probably miscommunicating here. What I mean is, on all of my various characters, if they've got BU, in all likelihood I've got in set up in a tray where it can be activated by numpad6. I am making no assumptions about anyone else.

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Gate

I would keep Build Up, but for a reason I suspect will differ from the reasons anyone else may have.

When I'm in a fight, my hands are at wasd and the numpad. To use any sort of dropped, Location-aoe type power like Freezing Rain, I have to move my hand over to my mouse, FIND THE PANCAKING MOUSE POINTER, drop the power, then put my hand back where I had it. By contrast, most everyone who has Build Up has it in a tray where it can be activated by numpad6.

Speaking only for myself, give me the latter. Nothing to do with better-or-worse quantitatively, all about ease of use.

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Gate

Hi all,

Well this is weird, as of a day or two ago, the NCSoft Launcher is not showing me as able to launch the Test Server, just the live game and beta. Test doesn't show up in either the "Installed" or "Not Installed" categories.

Anyone have any thoughts what might be wrong?

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Gate

Awesome, I really appreciate the food for thought. Thanks so much!

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Gate

Hey,

Aptum: I considered that idea, but this guy is a villain, and I was suspicious of the ability of that tactic to cut it in Grandville, so I chickened out.

Terra: In the mental back-and-forth I went through on this, I came to realize that although I value both things (a hold or a ranged TAOE), the hold allowed me to throw in a little more defense via set bonuses. This character doesn't have a ton, and I was loath to let go of any where it could be helped.

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Gate

Sure, that makes perfect sense. I was just pointing out the cheaper/easier to attain option.

Have a good day.

-Gate

Hello,

I'm still hopeful that one of you will be able to give a little feedback on this guy; I've tweaked the build above a little bit since my initial post (mostly just the order in which I pick powers).

In the Mu Mastery pool, is there much/any point to a Stalker having a hold? If not I can simply swap out Electric Shackles for Ball Lightning.

Thanks for your time.

Later on,
Gate

I'll second Vox's thought. Cardiac Core is quite nice.

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Gate

Hey there,

So with the upcoming Stalker changes, I figured I'd go back to an old build that's been languishing for a while. I've got an Elec/Elec up to L30 who's been sitting on an alt-server for the short side of forever. In trying to respec him into something a little more current, I came up with the following. Any constructive criticism would be great.

Thanks!

Gate

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.953
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

ElecElec: Level 50 Mutation Stalker
Primary Power Set: Electrical Melee
Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Charged Brawl -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(5), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(5)
Level 1: Hide -- Ksmt-ToHit+:30(A)
Level 2: Jacobs Ladder -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(7), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg:50(7), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg:50(9), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(9), Sciroc-Dam%:50(11)
Level 4: Charged Armor -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(15), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:40(15), RctvArm-ResDam:40(17)
Level 6: Assassin's Shock -- Mako-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx:50(17), Mako-Dmg/Rchg:50(19), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:50(19), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(21), Mako-Dam%:50(21)
Level 8: Super Jump -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 10: Static Shield -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(37), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(37), Aegis-ResDam:50(40), Aegis-Psi/Status:50(40)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 14: Conductive Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(27), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:40(27), RctvArm-ResDam:40(29)
Level 16: Grounded -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A)
Level 18: Chain Induction -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(23), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(23), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(25), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(25), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(34)
Level 20: Lightning Reflexes -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 22: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 24: Tough -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(A), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:40(33)
Level 26: Thunder Strike -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg:50(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx:50(31), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg:50(33), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx:50(33), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(34), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(36)
Level 28: Energize -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx:50(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg:50(29), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:50(31), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(31), Dct'dW-Rchg:50(34)
Level 30: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(37), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(39)
Level 32: Lightning Rod -- Oblit-Dmg:50(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg:50(36), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg:50(36), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(39), Oblit-%Dam:50(40)
Level 35: Power Sink -- Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg:50(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg:50(42), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg:50(42), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc:50(42), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx:50(43)
Level 38: Power Surge -- Lock-Acc/Hold:50(A), Lock-Acc/Rchg:50(43), Lock-Rchg/Hold:50(43), Lock-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:50(45), Lock-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:50(45), Lock-%Hold:50(45)
Level 41: Mu Bolts -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(46), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(46), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(46), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(48)
Level 44: Electric Shackles -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold:30(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg:30(48), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold:30(48), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:30(50), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:30(50)
Level 47: Build Up -- AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg:50(A), AdjTgt-Rchg:50(50)
Level 49: Placate -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 50: Agility Radial Paragon
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Assassination
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+:40(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(11)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- Efficacy-EndMod:50(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg:50(13), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc:50(13)