Gatecrasher

Hi everyone,

Interface debuffs are capped at a max of four per type at any time on one target. I get that (and thanks again to Dispari for compiling all the Incarnate data in that guide). But there's always that edge-case that I manage to overthink and convince myself is "different." Here I go again.

The fire DOT from Reactive, does the same type of cap apply to this, keeping no more than 4 different "tickers" of DOT going at any one time?

Thanks for your time.

Later on,
Gate

Hi,

I love the work you've done on this guide, Dispari. I have a question specifically about the Ageless Destiny buff. Does the +Rchg that power provides affect Domination & Mind Link? I'm sorry if I missed that somewhere; my search-fu stinks of late.

Later on,
Gate

Hey there,

Always happy to read about a set that's near and dear to me.

Jadrian, if you're asking about Defiance's mez-proof effects, they're in C Bolts, L Bolt, and E Fence at all times, regardless of when the powers are chosen.

I can't directly speak to Sparky's utility; I ditched V Sentinel years ago, when I was young(er) and (more) foolish. Now it's just a question of squeezing it back into the build. A question I'll throw out to the room: do you think it's still worth it even if you can't really slot it much? Worst-case, it gets a single Expedient A/D piece, and my Musculature Alpha Boost gives it a bit more oomph past that.

Lastly, a general question about Sets: what do you look for when you're eyeing up Set Bonuses? My E3's got a lot of sets working, but I certainly won't claim it was a "holistic" process. It was more just okay, this power has this many slots, what sets work there. Anyone care to chime in?

Later on,
Gate

In three weeks the entire city will be my market, no more putting up with Quills-And-Blazing-Aura-Guy.

-Gate

Slightly OT, but here goes:

Vet reward idea I had of another row added to your insp tray (so that by L40 it's 5 high and 5 wide), too much?

-Gate

If I had to field a blueside team, it would be (in approximate order of creation):

Generator RS-88 Elec/Elec Blaster
Gatecrasher Inv/SS Tank
Kid Tesla (Kin/Elec Defender)
Shatterbrain (Mind/Psi Dom)
Rallying Cry (Son/Son Def)
Snowbrawl (WP/Ice Tank)
Promethean Protector (Fire/Thermal Con)
Doctor Muspelheim (Fire/Pain Corr Rogue)

I would totally go to war with that group, but either of the I19 TFs might get dodgy, as Kid, Promethean, and Shatterbrain still have no Alpha.

This thread has me wishing for City of Heroes: Task Force Commander, the new release from Only In Gate's Head Studios where we commanded teams of heroes and villains.

-Gate

Pretty please, go into your Mids settings and let us see the names of the Inventions you're using?

Thanks,
Gate

The skittles-vending nurses/combat medics have shamed me into using more insps (I'm still not using them as often as I ought to, but it's a process). I try and slip out of the hospital without her noticing, but it's always, "So Gate, need somemore insps to replace the ones you used in the fight that sent you here? Oh, tray full? Interesting." Then she makes notes on her little clipboard...

-Gate

If they ever revamp GIS such that it provides good DPA, the respec lobe of my brain is gonna cry.

-Gate

I'm with the OP in that my preference is to "buy in bulk," going for more before going for tougher.

Later on,
Gate

Assumptions:
1) Ultimate Cool move still gets the job done, just not optimally.
2) Ultimate Power move, first time I use it every session, makes me make The Disappointed Face, but not enough to keep me from using it again.

Given the above, Cool wins, with one important tipping point, if the power looks *too* cool, I will become disappointed that performance isn't matching appearance. The power Nalrok described, if I used that and ANYTHING lived through it, that would be a colossal letdown.

Also, to add my $0.02 on a power brought up by others, if the game caused my PC to unleash a bee sting on me every time I used Lightning Rod, that would not deter me from using that power.

Later on,
Gate

I've had some less-than-reliable results lighting Oil Slicks with my TA/A Defender; sometimes Blazing Arrow just doesn't want to do the trick.

Now, my Rad/Rad Corr used to team a lot with a friend's Ninja/TA MM, and my Corr was 100% good for lighting OSAs. In trying to ascertain the difference, the only thing I ever came up with was the fact that Blazing Arrow (WARNING: working from memory) does Lethal damage with a fire DOT "kicker," while my Rad's attacks are all Energy damage.

The pet theory I developed was that for some unknown-to-me reason, sometimes the game would decide that the Oil Slick was defeated by the fire DOTs and therefore, FWOOSH, but sometimes it decided it was via the main lethal chunk of damage, and therefore, no ignition.

No idea if that's what's actually going on, just my theory. /em_shrug

Later on,
Gate

Another one here who digs the journey, but I also believe in my friend's saying, "By about level 46 or 47, yes, it IS about the destination."

Later on,
Gate