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Quote:If you are not only looking for 40+ teams but any team that will reward XP, hang out in Talos. Teams are usually forming there nightly in the 20-40 range and you will still get XP regardless of the level. Got to love super side-kicking.Originally Posted by illstyle
Just recently leveled my first toon to 40. Would like some help on what is the best area for finding teams from level 40 and up. -
Quote:They lacked your moral support?Originally Posted by Rainbow Avenger
I ran a Faathim TF on my TA a while back with a team of 50s. They spent two and a half hours bragging about their "uber deeps" and thanking the kin. I wanted to slap them. The one time I went afk for 20 seconds to answer a /tell they all charged ahead without me (lol TA, right?) and immediately wiped on the next spawn for the only time in our run.
Take that as you will.
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Very good idea.
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Quote:Broad Sword users have been dealing with this for years. Nothing new.Originally Posted by Infernus_Hades
I have to say I felt sorry for Titan weapons people yesterday.
I was on my Sonic/Ice blaster and almost everything they tried to attack was already dead before they could hit it.
This is going to be a real problem. The damage needs to hit BEFORE the animation finishes or they are never going to get a kill in a large team. I stopped attacking sometimes so they could get a kill. -
Quote:So true. Trials are about the only place you will run into another tanker on a consistent basis.Originally Posted by beowulf2010
Actually, yes. Yes one does. Ofcourse, the immediate next sentence is "Let me help you drink it."
Thinking back, I can't remember the last time I was in a non-Trial/Task Force PUG that had a Tanker except the rare times I run mine... o_O Too many Tankers? I don't see enough... -
LMAO Thread title. You win.
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My only complaint is there is no decent hammers. The fusion hammer is pretty cool but I would have loved to see a normal yet oversized warhammer.
I made a Inv/TW but did not play him a whole lot as of yet. -
Quote:Completely agree with this assessment. Not a whole lot of fighting in this arc but the scenes and maps rocked. I was also thrown by the "tag along" comment. Made me feel like my character was sub par compared to the Freedom Phalanx.Originally Posted by Xanatos
(spoilers throughout)
First Mission:
Map = awesome, but felt kinda cheap that it was just recycled stuff from the base editor.
Dialogue options with Ms. Liberty = awesome
Word Balloon pacing and the amount of text contained in them was good in Mission 1.
Johnny Sonata = awesome.
Uh oh. The clickable computer has typos and repeated words. It's started already!
Sister Psyche should be unbuffable. Buffs make her stand up.
Second Mission:
Giza map is awesome. Much respect for not making the Goldbrickers look like anime characters. (Ala the "Luddite" contact from one of the other SSAs.)
Darrin Wade being there at the start = awesome
Mercedes Sheldon is kinda cool. AH. ****. SHE MENTIONED THE RULU-SHIN! That's gonna annoy me for a while now.
One of the mafia goons said they couldn't handle me because I was a super. That's cool. Nice to have the game world recognize I'm a badass once in a while.
Oh Hardcase showed up. Dope.
So Darrin Wade is the guy behind it? lol. Okay I can dig d-list characters being given a push. Respect for using an old character rather than a lame new one covered in shiney armour, spikey shoulders, and fedoras.
Mission 3:
Holy ****. Best map ever alert.
Oh check it out. Jumping to a diff map. Dope.
Uh. More typos.
WTF. MIND ****. (And lol Black Positron.)
"But when I hear Xanatos... for some reason, I associate that with some sort of defender."
Damn right.
Different conversational arcs are cool. I like it.
Darrin Wade and Malaise both have ponytails, goatees, and sunglasses. Geek "cool" at it's finest. I applaud the self-restraint in not making them also wear fedoras.
Oh Positron is now super important. Oh he helped form the Phalanx? Oh Xanatos gets to "tag along" with him? Lame.
Overall: Actually enjoyed this one. Better than the last three by a long shot. Felt like an actual superhero story. (Rare for this game.) Please give VIPs access to these maps in the MA. -
Quote:So they should post negative comments on their product? I assume that is what you meant.Originally Posted by Smersh
I was more bothered by the player testimonials which appear to come from the City of Heroes Facebook page - which they admit that they screen/edit the comments from.
If you go out of your way to remove negative comments, you don't get to use the remaining positive comments for promotional purposes. -
There is alot of concern about the end usage of Titan Weapons, why not slot for end reduction? I plan to go Inv/TW for my tanker and I will just place at least 1 end reducer in each attack.
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Quote:It was more of a concern that this was a sign of the times kind of moment. But, I can see by the responses here it may have just been an isolated occurance.Originally Posted by BunnyAnomaly
Another funny anecdote - one time my SS/FA Brute (IOd out to craziness) was rejected because they were looking "for more DPS". It's not worth the time to argue or try to justify a position, just let it go
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I am a little unsure what you are getting at when you say that there were many good players there and then find yourself unable to play your character that could essentially nearly solo the TF. That sounds like a contradiction to me. -
Quote:Win!Originally Posted by ImpulseKing
Why did the thread title immediately inspire a Phineas and Ferb sequence in my head?
I vote for a platypus pet the despawns at random! -
Quote:Normally, I would agree but I knew at least 3 of them and they are all good players. I just hope this is not a sign of things to come.Originally Posted by BunnyAnomaly
Generally I take it as a sign that the group is going to likely be bad and it isn't a loss at all for me to do other things.
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Quote:I thought the same, but when they asked me to alt they did not specify they wanted a support class. The Apex was successful and we got the Master badge in the one run, but it was still unsettling. I put alot of time in my Tanker to make him as awesome as I can. Best IOs, top Tier Incarnate abilities, I use and seek the best temp powers, etc.Originally Posted by ShadowMoka
Too many tankers? Was this person high? Shame tanks don't get the respect they used to. I would gladly run with two tanks in an Apex. I think they just really wanted a support class, but then again, they had a corr.
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I ran into this situation last night for the first time in the few years I have been playing my Tankers.
I got invited to a Apex TF and since there was a Tanker already on the team I was asked to switch. I was told there was no need to have 2 tankers. The rest of the team was a couple scrappers, blaster, corrupter and a Widow. I suppose I could have argued my case that my Tanker has Tier 4 in all incarnate slots, a complete IO build slotted for Max HP and Regen, etc. But did not see it as being worth it.
I should add that I respect the person forming the team and know they had no intentions of offending me or presuming my tanker could not hold his own with the other DPS characters. In the end I just switched to my Ill/Rad controller.
Does any of the other tanker players run into this when they join PuGs for TFs? If so, how do you handle it? -
This is the build I use on my Cold/Ice defender. Solos quite effectively. Does not come close to the Incarnate defense cap but with the amount of buffs being thrown around in your average trial it should not make a big difference.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.952
http://www.cohplanner.com/
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Arctic Woman: Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Cold Domination
Secondary Power Set: Ice Blast
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Psychic Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Infrigidate -- P'ngTtl-Acc/Slow:50(A), P'ngTtl--Rchg%:50(7), P'ngTtl-Acc/EndRdx:50(7), P'ngTtl-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow:50(17), P'ngTtl-Dmg/Slow:50(17), P'ngTtl-Rng/Slow:50(36)
Level 1: Ice Bolt -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(11), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(46)
Level 2: Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(11), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(45)
Level 4: Super Jump -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 6: Snow Storm -- P'ngTtl-Acc/Slow:50(A), P'ngTtl-Dmg/Slow:50(25), P'ngTtl-Acc/EndRdx:50(25), P'ngTtl--Rchg%:50(37), P'ngTtl-Rng/Slow:50(40), P'ngTtl-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow:50(46)
Level 8: Glacial Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 10: Ice Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 12: Arctic Fog -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx:50(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg:50(13), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg:50(13), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(43), RedFtn-Def:50(43), RedFtn-EndRdx:50(50)
Level 14: Aim -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 16: Combat Jumping -- Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx:30(A), Zephyr-ResKB:50(36)
Level 18: Freeze Ray -- Lock-Acc/Hold:50(A), Lock-Acc/Rchg:50(19), Lock-Rchg/Hold:50(19), Lock-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:50(23), Lock-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:50(34), Lock-%Hold:50(36)
Level 20: Benumb -- Acc-I:50(A), Acc-I:50(21), RechRdx-I:50(21)
Level 22: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(23)
Level 24: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 26: Sleet -- ShldBrk-%Dam:30(A), Achilles-ResDeb%:20(27), LdyGrey-%Dam:30(27), RechRdx-I:50(42), RechRdx-I:50(43), Posi-Dam%:50(46)
Level 28: Ice Storm -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(29), Posi-Dam%:50(29), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(37), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(39)
Level 30: Bitter Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(31), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(31), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(31), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(34), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(37)
Level 32: Heat Loss -- Efficacy-EndMod:50(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg:50(33), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg:50(33), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg:50(33), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc:50(34), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx:50(42)
Level 35: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 38: Blizzard -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(39), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(39), Posi-Dmg/Rng:50(40), Posi-Dam%:50(40)
Level 41: Dominate -- Lock-Acc/Hold:50(A), Lock-Acc/Rchg:50(42)
Level 44: Mind Over Body -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx:30(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(45), S'fstPrt-ResKB:30(45)
Level 47: World of Confusion -- CoPers-Conf:50(A), CoPers-Conf/Rchg:50(48), CoPers-Acc/Conf/Rchg:50(48), CoPers-Acc/Rchg:50(48), CoPers-Conf/EndRdx:50(50), CoPers-Conf%:50(50)
Level 49: Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 50: Musculature Core Paragon
Level 50: Reactive Radial Flawless Interface
Level 50: Cryonic Radial Final Judgement
Level 50: Barrier Core Epiphany
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Level 1: Brawl -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Clrty-Stlth:50(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%:50(A), P'Shift-EndMod:50(15), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc:50(15)
Level 4: Ninja Run
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I have not bothered to check on my controllers, but do the pets get the level shift bonus like Lore pets in trials? If not I can see the problem.
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I like my female toons to be sexy. Am I in the minority?
As for equality, the more costume options the better. With the exception of my namesake character, none of my toons use the complete set as provided. -
Quote:So if they changed the name of the pack to Old West or something similar this whole thread could be dropped? I know I would have issue if they did not have the bar maid outfit in the set.Originally Posted by ArcticFahx
The problem is, it's a gunslinger pack. I want to make Annie Oakley, not an employee at the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. If they advertised it as "Western", there'd be a little less hue and cry (though not much, because seriously, more pants please). What people are asking for is the devs to give us what they're saying they're giving us. And to give us more options.
Also, you're falling into the fallacy of false dichotomies here, because you can only see "skimpy" and "man clothing", when there's a nice middle ground that pretty much gets no exploration by the art devs.
I bought the set but found the male Gunslinger pieces lacking. -
Virtue TFs 2010 works best for me, or just stand around in RWZ1 waiting for someone to broadcast iTrial forming.
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I don't see any issues with it. They are costumes representing dress of those periods in time. Sure there are exceptions to the rule but you can only incorporate so many pieces in one set. If the female version got all the male pieces you would have players complaining about not having the female only pieces.
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Sounds like a great idea for people without access to global channels and broadcast like F2P users. I would even use it myself when I just feel like playing with random people.
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Quote:This. The game needs to be harder or the way aggro is generated changed so it is much much harder for a brute or scrapper to hold aggro compared to a tanker. In clutch situations where something needs to be "tanked" nothing should compare to have a pure tanker on the team.Originally Posted by DreadShinobi
The thing for me is that anything a Tanker can do, a Brute or Scrapper can do pretty much equally well while dealing significantly more damage at the same time. However the thing is this isn't specifically a problem with the tanker class, more its a subtle issue with the game itself in that the survivability of a tank is never needed over that of a Brute or Scrapper because of how combat mechanics in this game as well as the in general very low difficulty of all content. Anything that needs to be "tanked" in this game can have its aggro held by a Brute or Scrapper and they can equally sustain any damage as well as a tank assuming both are built equally well.
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I don't know Imperial well enough to arrange it, but I think a memorial may be in order.
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