Giant2005

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  1. I'd wager that the most proftable table is the one I am currently rolling. 9000 tickets averages out around 200-300m.
    I don't want to mention it because no-one else seems to supply those recipes currently and I don't want to ruin my monopoly.
    Also, I really really hope your spreadsheet finds other results and doesn't send everyone into my business...
  2. The Rage crash lasts for 10 seconds.
    There are three parts to it:
    1: The endurance loss. This is an instant effect with no duration and happens multiple times if Rage is stacked multiple times.
    2: -10000% damage. This lasts for 10s and happens multiple times if Rage is stacked multiple times ie. If you have a single Rage applied, the buff lasts for 120s followed by 10s of 1 damage attacks. If you have two stacks of Rage applied, the buff lasts for 110s with 20s of 1 damage attacks. If you managed to apply Rage three times, the buff lasts for 100s with 30s of 1 damage attacks.
    3: The -defense debuff. This lasts for 10s but is completely removed if you stack Rage. As long as you reactivate Rage before the Rage crash, this effect is completely suppressed.
  3. Giant2005

    Can I cry now?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wrong_Number View Post
    I guess I don't understand what attacking the farmers means since I can't see how someone saying they don't like farms or for that matter they would 1 star farms in any way impacts farmers. On the other hand, even though I've done neither of these things someone took the time to down rate my arcs 40 times which directly does impact me and my enjoyment of this game.


    WN
    You have been hit 40 times now? Wow that is way over the top.
    I'm not saying 1 starring a farm is going to have any meaningful impact btw, I am saying the sentiment sucks.
  4. Giant2005

    Can I cry now?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wrong_Number View Post
    I looked at the thread and nowhere in it (or any other thread for that matter) do I express an opinion for or against farms. I make no comment that "farms should be 1 stared!" or anything even remotely like that. In fact, my only comment was to explain the math involved in the rating system. If the point was to "attack the people who are against farms" they missed the mark because I don't care if people farm, I'd just like to separate them and the story arcs so both sides are equally served. though, I don't think I've even expressed this before now, so why the attack on me? Is it just people that are visible in the MA story community maybe regardless of their views? That seems like a way to make enemies from possible friends or at least people that don't care one way or the other.


    WN
    Sorry I wasn't attacking you, I actually did check who was involved with that thread in a negative way against those who posted here claiming to be victims and I do agree you seem a lot more fair than the majority.
    My point is, people are attacking the farmers indiscriminately and they seem to be returning in kind. I certainly believe you of all people don;t deserve this treatment considering you seem to be treating people fairly but I am also quite sure a lot of Farmers are being treated worse than they deserve also.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by DarkGob View Post
    I'm still not clear on what "limited market access" means for Premiums. They can sell but not buy? Buy but not sell? They can do both but only have a few market slots?
    Pretty sure "limited" access means those who paid for the rights to the market and those with the necessary vet reward can use the market just as well as anyone else. Those who don't meet those requirements can't do anything.
  6. Giant2005

    Can I cry now?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wrong_Number View Post
    I'm not certain what you mean by this statement? Do you mean you this it was done because of something some people have said? Personally, I've been mostly absent from the game for several months due to some RL reasons and don't think I've said or done anything that could be seen as negative towards someone or even something, but who knows?

    All eight of my arcs each got five 1 star plays in a single 24 hour period. That's 40 individual "plays". Half were 5 stars and the others 4 stars, so it's not like they went for just the most successful ones. I guess whoever did it didn't count on some of us tracking play numbers and it's a lucky thing that some of us do. In any case, it's certainly clear I was one of the people targeted with malice, but I have no idea why.


    WN

    EDIT: I Checked this morning and it's actually 5 plays each arc, all 1 star ratings. I'm not certain if I miscounted yesterday or they all got hit for another 1 star rate.
    Disclaimer: I am in no way condoning the prejudice acts of the few who think 1 starring something without cause is the proper way to act.

    I think the forum issues being referred to is the fact that generally, there is an extreme amount of hate thrown in the direction of Farmers by most (not all) of the people who frequent this Forum. The main cause of this hate is the simple fact that the Farms are more successful than the Story Arcs.

    Take a look at this thread: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...hlight=ethical it seems the majority of those who frequent these forums think 1-starring arcs without any genuine knowledge of that arc is perfectly fine.
    I am not trying to use this as some kind of justification for 1 starring your arcs because there is no justification - those who want to downgrade other's arcs out of prejudice are nothing short of Pancakey Pancakes. But I can certainly understand why they would want to fight back.
    Whether you can admit it or not, Farmers and Farmees are easily the most persecuted group in this game.
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sailboat View Post
    Another durability issue is defense debuff resistance (DDR). Granite's high resistance values make defense debuff less immediately fatal, but if you're wanting the toughest possible character, it's something to keep in mind. Stone tankers have enough DDR to help out -- the raw number is less than the soon-to-come Super Reflexes set, and less than Shield built with DDR in mind, but slightly higher than Invulnerability. Inv, however, can offset defense debuffs somewhat by saturating Invincibility with enemies, and thus can leverage its DDR better. But if you build a cushion somewhat above the soft cap (say, 50%-55% instead of 45%), a Granite Tanker will still resist debuffs reasonably well.
    I don;t know what MA is going to offer in the form of DDR but Granite is actually marginally better off when it comes to DDr than Shield. Shield has 56.2% DDR and Granite + Rooted sits at 60.6%.
    The Ageless Radial Ephiphany Destiny Power can help out here too but I think Rebirth would offer more survivability and the End isn't that important to a Granite Tank. With so few toggles to run, their end usage is better than most.
  8. It is the most resilient but not the strongest.
    The -recharge and -damage penalties of Granite are very severe but from your posts, not something you are overly concerned about.
    Also they have a significant movement penalty. Even with heavy slotting for runspeed, I can only get a Granite Tank to about 2/3rds the speed of a regular Tank when both Granite and Rooted are toggled on. Also the inability to move over even the smallest terrain without Teleport is a pretty significant drawback.
    Granite Tanks are rocks. When coupled with a good mitigating secondary like Kinetic Melee they are immune to death but playing one and trying to compensate for all their penalties isn't fun.
  9. Giant2005

    Can I cry now?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zamuel View Post
    Well, the suggestion to change the actual search frontend is where this thought process comes into play. I mean, it doesn't even default to showing the search bar. Wha..? That doesn't make a lick of sense. I think that one change will have a massive effect on things. If you do a search and see a 4 star arc then it doesn't seem that bad and you might play it. As is, the system opts to not even make it obvious that you can search. 4 stars should not be considered a bad thing.

    My assumption is that the average player, farmer or not, checks the first few pages and plays what's there. DCs seem pretty static. They see farms and get used to them being there. After looking for a farm they see a new arc on page 4 that gives poor rewards and rate according to that even though it's not supposed to be a farm at all. The non farmer who constantly sees farms simply doesn't know there's more options to search for other arcs. The frontend is simply poorly designed in it's current form.
    But all of the above relies on the Dev's fixing the problem and they aren't...
    I suggest figuring out the best farms of their class ie the best fire, the best S&L and whatever else is required and bombing the rest into obscurity. If you arranged enough people to make a difference, I would gladly be among them.
    We can solve this issue ourselves.
    Farmers and Story Enthusiasts can get along.
  10. Giant2005

    Can I cry now?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Eva Destruction View Post
    I don't have a Fire Armor Brute, so all farms are crap to me.
    They might not be of any use to you but that doesn't mean they are crap and deserving of being rated as such. Surely you can respect the amount of time, effort and clever thinking put into the better farms out there.
    I have personally logged over 24 hours of my time trying to tweak my farm to perfection and you know what? My farm is absolutely terrible. I refuse to use it even.
    Maybe you should try making a decent farm before you judge them all so harshly just so you realize how much effort and detail is really required.
    I am not referring to the plethora of crappy farms out there that you are probably most familiar with. They deserve whatever crappy rating you can give them - literally no thought has been put into them. I am advocating that the masterpieces be treated as such. Those that have been designed to be perfectly efficient with every small detail taken into account and the effort put in to not only do it once but to make a full 5 mission arc.
  11. Most of what I said was with reference to Kinetic Melee and their -Damage secondary. Not Dark Melee and their -ToHit.
    Dark Melee was just mentioned as a side note because of the positives of Siphon Life.

    You might be right about my math - there could be something I am missing.
    The way I figured it was: 1000 damage -60% due to -Dam effects = 400 damage
    400 Damage /10 due to a 5% hit chance Vs the 50% hit chance against someone with no defense = 40 damage.
    40 x 10% due to 90% resists = a total incoming damage of 4 out of the 1000.

    So good catch I was wrong lol, I accidently reduced the damage by 10% instead of 90% in my previous attempt at the math.

    Interestingly enough, just with the regen of 60 HP/Sec a Granite Tank can easily achieve with Rooted, he would be able to stand there being wailed on by 15 mobs who all average 1000 damage per attack and have no net loss of health.

    Considering the aggro cap and the fact nothing (afaik) inflicts that kind of damage, a Granite Tank who is actively attacking and keeping their enemy's damage floored with kinetic melee and Darkest Night is completely immortal unless fighting enemies who ignore defense, resistance or have Psi damage.
  12. Giant2005

    Can I cry now?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zamuel View Post
    Their concepts clash when forced to interact though some could argue neither is "wrong". With farming in the AE, it very much feels like something is being taken away. There's numerous places (PI, Television arcs, iTrials) where people can farm. There's only one place in the game for story writing and it feels like it's being taken over. Essentially, it's the feeling that someone can pancake on our front porch and we're supposed to to just smile and be happy about it.
    Instead of letting these concepts clash, why not try to fix it as a community?
    The problem you have with the farms isn't the existence of the farms, it is the abundance of the farms and to be honest as a farmer, that is a problem for us too.
    Would you really care if 4 or 5 farms took your front page slots and the rest was sent to obscurity? That would leave plenty of room for your mission Arcs.

    If you wanted to arrange some sort off mass downvote of some of the crappier farms out there, I would support it and join the Crusade. Just leave the good ones alone, the good ones have had some serious effort put into them - no less effort than your story arcs I'd wager and they deserve their ratings. They might not deserve them more than your stories do but they don;t deserve them less either.
  13. Giant2005

    Farm Reviews

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by The_Cheshire_Cat View Post
    Why would a farm maker even care about feedback they've gotten? It's not as if the rating has any impact on how often people play them.
    I have offered him some very contructive feedback in the past, explaining to him how he can make his farm better but he is just a pancake. I think he might have actually built his farms with those kinds of responses as his goal.
  14. The tankiest you will ever be is a Stone/Kinetic Tank with Darkest Night and Aid Self.
    You have a massive Psi hole but other than that, you have capped defense to everything, your lowest resists is in the high 70s (high 80s if you take Cardiac) and a nice regen of around 60HP/Sec.
    Between Darkest Night and the KM -dam debuffs, your opponents will be inflicting around -50-60% damage easily.
    A mob that inflicts an average of 1000 damage per attack to the defenseless will inflict an average of 36 damage per strike to this Tank. That is some serious mitigation - he probably won't need Aid Self but if you want to be as Tanky as can be, you are probably going to want it.
    Another option is ignoring Aid Self and taking Dark Melee over Kinetic Melee for Siphon Life but the KM debuffs are pretty nasty and I think more suited to your needs. Plus KM has better AOE than DM, not by much but it exists...

    Also worth mentioning is the fact that a Granite Tank has the best Mez protection in the game.
  15. If survivability at the cost of damage is your goal, you really want to play a Stone Tank and sit in Granite forever.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zikar View Post
    Why does it need an over arching plot?
    It obviously doesn't. If everyone needed a plot it would be universally disliked by more than just me . It is extremely popular however and that is why I watched it in the first place.
    It is interesting though that in other Anime, filler episodes are generally despised and very poorly rated. Many dislike Naruto for an abundance of fillers.
    That is why I wondered about Cowboy Bebop which is almost completely fillers but the style point, it really does answer it nicely lol.
  17. Giant2005

    Can I cry now?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Garielle View Post
    So, it is your opinion then, that expecting MA Arcs to actually contain a story is unrealistic and if you have the audacity to look for actual story, it makes you a pancake?
    No of course not.
    Going into a bunch of farms with the single-minded notion of giving them 1 star regardless of their quality is a Pancake thing to do.
    If you accidently and unknowingly stumbled across it, maybe you would be justified but seeking them out? Hell no.
    I one star most farms because they are crap and I hope you would do the same. If I come across an excellent farm, I give them 5 stars and I hope you would do the same also.

    If I played a story arc, I would treat it with the same respect I treat my farms.
  18. Giant2005

    Can I cry now?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Garielle View Post
    Perhaps we should just fight back. Here's the plan... we get together a full team (levels ATs, etc, don't matter). Go through the HOF targeting the farms, go in, click the glowie, and everyone on the team 1-Star the farm with the comment, "Where's the story?"

    That should definitely ensure they don't see the HOF list for a while.
    This pretty much proves my point.
    Pancakes aren't something unique to farming.
  19. Giant2005

    Can I cry now?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wrong_Number View Post
    It's not "paranoia". As I said earlier, if it's intention griefing or just a culture of "1 star arcs that do not grant farm level rewards", it doesn't really matter since the end result is the same. Something you are overlooking is that a single 1 star rating cancels out over seven 5 star ratings. My arc, in effect, lost over 28 5 star rates in one shot. The systems is broken and more heavily weights lover ratings. Since the culture for farms is 5 stars = thanks to the author vs. rate the story arc depending on how good you think it is, story arcs will disappear in time anyways from the first few pages. This is just accelerating the process.


    WN
    Maybe you are right. I can't pretend I know.
    What I do know is there is no possible motivation for anyone to one star your arcs undeservedly besides just being pancakes.
    To the average farmer, your arcs don't even exist. They just type in the number/name of their favourite farm and play it.
    I have to emphasize my point: You aren't being griefed by farmers, you are being griefed by Pancakes.
  20. What is it you fans like about Cowboy Bebop?
    I watched the entire series (not the movie though, had no idea one existed) and found the entire thing to be so boring...
    Each episode was pretty much stand-alone with no overall plot until the very end of the series. The entire show was literally filled with "filler" episodes.
  21. Sorry I may have misspoke.
    I don't think your build is junk, I think it is sub-optimal at both farming and regular content. It is very middle of the road which is pretty much what you were going for so kudos.

    Just one thing, before Hasten is taken into account, you have 67.5% recharge. That is fairly average for regular content and perfectly acceptable but for farming it is a little small. Comparing it to my own build though, I don't think it is too small. If you slot a little more recharge in your powers it should get you a seamless aoe chain and if not seamless, it will be very close. To get close you need to get a 6th IO in Ball Lightning and make it a straight up recharge IO.
    Also as a side note, after taking another look I have noticed that yout slotting for both Ball Lightning and Elec Fences are a little off. You are using the Dam/Range IO over the chance for damage proc. They aren't cones and you don't care about the range, you are also still in the red with that the damage portion of that IO. You are giving up your proc for what amounts to a single digit damage increase.
  22. Giant2005

    Can I cry now?

    Yay.
    Had a long, elaborate reply to Tony's biggotry but the forum log out bug got rid of it all.
    I'm not going to retype it all so here are the bullet points.
    1: I love farming, I do it constantly - take a look at my join date and I think you will find that the assumption that farmers are more likely to quit after a short while is absurd.
    2: Go play in AP for an hour and you will see that Farmers and the Farmees are far more likely to be the victims of harassment than harass others.
    3: Sadly, judging from the tone of your post, it is fairly obvious that you, in fact are more likely to be harassing the Farmers and the Farmees simply because they don't play the way you want them to. Keep in mind that they aren't npcs that can be programmed to bow down to Lord Tony. They are people and deserve to be treated as such.
  23. Giant2005

    Can I cry now?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wrong_Number View Post
    This morning both of my arcs on page 4, a couple of the last story arcs listed reasonable high, received FOUR 1 star ratings each. This pushed one of them down to four stars for the first time since it was published.

    Either a concerted griefing effort is being made to wipe all story arcs from the top of the list or it's becoming standard operating procedure to 1 star arc that don't grant farm level rewards. In either case, something needs to be done, because if things are left as they are I don't see MA surviving as anything other than a farming tool.


    WN
    This isn't true.
    Regardless of how they are ordered in AE, if I want to find a farm I will find one rather easily. If I want to find a story, I can find one of those rather easily also. It might not be your arc I find but I will find something.
    As long as people keep making stories, they will be played as long as someone wants to play them. Regardless of how dominant farms are, stories can still be found.
  24. Giant2005

    Powers gone!

    I have had this happen to me a few times while farming AE.
    BTW you might not have any powers apparantly but your toggles and anythign you have set to auto still work even if they seemingly don't exist.
    Interestingly enough, I have also had an issue twice where I kpet my powers but lost all of my incarnate abilities.

    BTW this only started happenign to me after their hardware "upgrades".
  25. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Greyhawke View Post
    Almost positive this is somehow bugged. I show 140 hours on a toon I created 2 weeks ago. I played him quite a bit, but at most only 2.5 hours per weeknight and 5 hours per Saturday and Sunday.

    That's 45 hours from his creation on the 15th. And that's with me calculating high on the play times and not subtracting out the time I spent playing other characters. My best guess of actual time playing this character is 25-35 hours.
    Yeah I play on my Farmer a minimum of 12 hours a day and somehow she has so far clocked up a massive 14 hours.
    I'm not gonna bother checking out my other characters lol.