Gehnen

Timed mission versus Malta in Oranbega. There's the fun kind of stress, and then there's THIS.

ANY of the "blue" caves (especially with the layered room).

Outleveling a story arc right before the last mission. Does this still happen?

And #1 is....

Contact sends me 2 zones away to talk to someone. I talk to them. They send me back to the Contact. The Contact sends me back to the zone I was just in for the mission(!?). We have backwards-engineered Rikti Tech, but we can't even use our bleeping cell phones? I understand when I have aquired the physical MacGuffin, that I need to take it somewhere. I just hate stupid "Go talk to Frank." missions.

"We must warn Captain Super right away! Go see him in China!"
"I could just text him..."
"THERE'S NO TIME!"

My favorite guy, my main, my first 50... is an Energy/Devices Blaster. The (former) friend who introduced me to the game warned me that I chose a "broken" build.

I punch holes in AV's without a problem. I solo'ed an EB level Lord Nemesis (No IO's at the time). When I'm in a team, I'm a some sort of "support Blaster", as my controller-y secondary powers tend to make a real difference when tactfully applied.

I don't do the most damage, but I always hit my target. I knock stragglers back into the main cluster of baddies, and AoE debuffs. When I solo, hard-hitters have to run a horrible gauntlet of caltrops, bombs, and gunfire before they finally get to me. Then I just knock them back into my keenly prepared Corridor of Ordeals, and they have to make that terrible journey once again.

Embrace your Energy/Devices.

Simply to be a hero among heroes.

I’ve been kicking around a powerset idea for awhile, and I would like to post it in the powerset suggestion thread, but I’d like some help from everyone else to hurdle it’s obvious flaws before I post it in it’s “final” form. Pardon the powerset names, as this was originally imagined as an Incarnate Archetype set.

Since I had not intentioned it to be a normal AT powerset, Stalkers would have some trouble with it. Either Rally or Bodyguard would need to be switched out for Hide, with significant alterations to whatever is not switched out. I realize Bodyguard is likely to be a nightmare to develop (SCR).

The early defense powers are a little “bleh”. I need some help in determining where Defense Debuff resists, and End Reduction protection should go, and hard numbers overall. It’s pretty obvious that it was based on Super Reflexes, and toning that down will take some thinking more creative than my own. I don’t intend on common status protection going anywhere else but Force of Will (sorry folks) because that power is so unique. Perhaps the cabal can solve how to balance it’s recharge & effects. I have no idea what the “Godmode” power should look like numbers-wise. It seems pretty overpowered right now, too. Oh yeah, and the set needs a name! Without further ado:

Incarnate Defense
Primary Level: 1 Secondary Level: 1
Toggle: Defense S/L + Melee
Really boring…needs fleshing out in utility and fun.

Incarnate Perfection
Primary Level: 1 Secondary Level: 2
Auto: Self + Regen +Recovery
“Physical Perfection” numbers (low).

Incarnate Awareness
Primary Level: 2 Secondary Level: 4
Auto: Defense Energy/NegEnergy + Ranged/AoE
Again, boring. Needs to be more “full”

Force of Will
Primary Level: 6 Secondary Level: 10
Click: Self + RES (Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Knockback). Minor DMG (smashing) PBAoE/KD
Picture Superman exploding out of a block of ice.

Rally
Primary Level: 8 Secondary Level: 16
Toggle: PBAoE Taunt aura, -Tohit, Fear (cower) Proc, +DMG for teammates. 5.5%(?)
Fear (cower) effect should be rare, but not so rare that it’s a joke.

Sense of Urgency
Primary Level: 12 Secondary Level: 20
Auto: Self +Res(-Recharge, -SPD), +Recharge (Special)
The lower your health, the faster your powers recharge. Slow resistance goes here.

Bodyguard
Primary Level: 18 Secondary Level: 28
Toggle: Special +RES (ALL)per teammate
10%(?) of damage caused to teammates is reduced, and applied to you. Each teammate increases your RES.

Leading the Charge
Primary Level: 26 Secondary Level: 35
Click: Buildup+PBAoE KUp +Minor DMG
Knockup effect lasts for the duration of the buff. (10 seconds) and every Knocked opponent gets KB protection after first application (no juggling).

Incarnate Unleashed
Primary Level: 32 Secondary Level: 38
Click: Self Rez + “Godmode”
You can go godmode either awake, or knocked out. If you’re knocked out you get a Rez and Godmode.

I think that your history with Blasters gives you a distinct advantage over someone who plays heavily status-resistant AT's since the Warshade has no inherent status resists.

With that said, if you play the early levels of your Warshade as though you were a Blaster, you'll probably do fine. I feel as though you may be overthinking it, and freaking yourself out. Much like any other AT, you can feel this one out. The only real difference is that there are many more choices than you're used to.

Certainly read the guides listed above, but consider everything as a very rough guide. The best universal advice I can give you is be prepared to change your playstyle with each unlocked power. If you keep the Blaster mentality for too long, you'll really sell yourself short. Have fun!

It would be even cooler if you could only turn into things that you have defeated before. That sounds like a database nightmare, so how about you can only turn into (select) enemies that you would encounter within a level range?

Wonderful! Much appreciated!

So I've gone without Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning because I haven't found a way to buy a Going Rogue code and still get the neat little upgrades (Alpha and Omega costumes/auras and the invisibility power).

Can anyone direct me to information on this? I'd love to have Going Rogue ready to roll on my machine on release day, but I don't want to go without the cool little extras. Thanks!

My success story is that I didn't crack my keyboard in half with frustrated rage when we failed miserably.

To be fair, the only reasons we failed were from lack of debuffs, and poor communication.

3 instances:

1. Role-Play
2. Instant de-toggle for WW, or anything else that requires less garbage on screen.
3. To "warm up" my girlfriend

No problem, Roberto. On all my support toons, at least one costume has classic colors on the buffs that matter. It's not so hard to look at the buff bar, but I don't mind taking the extra step.

Just a courtesy thing...like holding a door open, or an old-style Hami catsuit.

My main is a Blaster, and I have 3 others. My favorite AT's are Blaster and Warshade.

I really love the idea (particularly your take on it), but I get weird about repeat powersets. This even crosses archetype lines, which I know is a real disservice to myself since not all cross-archetype powersets were created equally.

Yesterday I nearly deleted my Kin/Psi defender because I have a Psi Blaster that I really enjoy.

I just can't get past the "been there, done that" vibe.

My forum namesake, Gehnen, would go. He's one of those annoying "unfailing honor" types. He's dedicated to eradicating fear as a way to control people, and the Rikti certainly embody that.

As far as an in-game mechanic devised to simulate a desperate last stand in which your character gets permanently deleted? Hmm...

Well if the devs make it canon, I'd consider it.

Some amazing stuff in here, guys. I no longer regret making this thread. After the really awesome villain letters in here, I realize my thread title is flawed. Here's a badguy letter to make amends:

Don't forget Tsoo are also prone to KB. There's a couple more, aren't there?

I want Lightning Reflexes, and Quick Recovery for my Warshade

Great contribution, Dumpleberry! Beautifully written. That kind of post is what I was hoping for with this thread. Thank you

lol @ sleestack

In fact, I never expected outright ridicule like MageX's post. Shame on me for forgetting the cruetly of the internet, huh?