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Quote:This touches on why I am very disappointed with the AT for now. It's not a lack of damage or 'extras' so much - its that the core mechanics (AS/Hide/Placate) are extremely clunky, slow and comparatively ineffective/inefficient in the game as it exists today.Originally Posted by PsychicKitty
Thats one big problem with stalkers....they are too much of a one trick pony....you would think their attacks would do more things....like reduce regen or have some other secondary effects more....but instead....they seam to not be able to hit as much...use more energy and sometimes can do an attack that does alot of damage...but still alot less then most other character types.
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Quote:Yes, it is the case. We aren't talking about a decision made yesterday; they decided years ago not to port Spines explicitly because of -recharge. Obviously with the new Fury mechanics Spines would be more viable, so if they ever get around to looking at it again we may get the port.Originally Posted by Negate
Nah this wouldn't be the case Fury has changed a lot over the years. One would have no issue with building Fury if Spines was available.
I think it Spines was ported it would be balanced. Castle said it was overpowered...but to me I think Spines is a tough set to stick with. I think if you actually make it to 50 you should receive an award b/c the early levels are brutally slow paced. I think that reason alone keeps many at bay and it's one reason you don't see a zillion Spines scrappers running around everywhere. Most don't make it past lvl 20.
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Quote:No disagreement that the forums represent a small percentage of players and (several different) skewed viewpoints with (occasional) inaccurate info (which is typically corrected by others at length).Originally Posted by je_saist
keep in mind that the forums only represent a small subsection of the actual player-base, and that a large quantities of in-game players have large reservations about anything that's posted in the forums due to an overall lack of accuracy and what could be described as a skewed viewpoint.
For most common power questions, you are more likely to get valid input from players who actually took and use, or tried, a power by asking in a server global channel, your Supergroup members, or your coalition members.
But do you really think a global channel will have a larger subsection of the player base? Or fewer skewed views/inaccurate info? The forums are, by far, a better source of info than random questions on in-game channels (not that you can't use both). -
I view my SS/DA brute as the 'take it anywhere' character. Doesn't matter what enemies I'm facing, performance is consistent and very good. Invuln is tougher vs S/L, but cries vs Psi/Special. SR and SD will be awesome (softcapped) against anything that doesnt have good tohit buffs (and enemies that do will slaughter you). Etcetera.
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Quote:Hmm.... that's going to be tricky...Originally Posted by Sev17
How do I make a good gravity corruptor?
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Quote:Originally Posted by newchemicals
I'd rather have some free server transfers..
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Quote:Fair point, of course. But also one that isn't going to apply much. Building perfect attack chains isn't something most players do, in my experience. Forum-goers tend more towards min-maxing, but I still doubt it applies to most characters, even here.Originally Posted by Auroxis
And what if you already have your attack chains and you have no endurance issues?
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Any attack worth using is already enhanced > 90% for damage
Most attacks aren't enhanced > 70% for end or rech
Right now Spiritual or Cardiac are the clear winners unless you are removing damage enhancements from your powers. In the long run, with 45% and 2/3 bypass, maybe damage would be viable... but the other two will probably still be better. -
Very (very) sorry to see you go. Good luck wherever you're headed next. Where is that, by the way?
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Quote:Utter rubbish. The original designer wasn't planning for today's game. 'Shades have been impacted less by nerfs (from the GDF on) and benefited more from buffs and IOs. I'm not against a PB buff; I'm just suggesting you make sense.Originally Posted by Starcloud
The developer who originally designed Kheldians apparently built Peacebringers as an afterthought; it's clear a lot more work and care went into the Warshade design than it did into the Peacebringer design.
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Quote:DA has moderate resists, a smidgen of defense, a damage aura and a stoopid-good heal. Oh, and the mez auras that my brute mostly ignores. Invuln has godlike S/L res, defense that scales with mobs around you and an infrequent-click +HP/heal. Elec gets good resists, no defense, end mitigation, a damage aura and a reasonable click-heal.Originally Posted by Arkadian_NA
One thing that confuses me on some of these posts...why play /DA if you aren't using the powers that make it unique? CoF, OG, CoD, Soul Transfer...those are the "gimmicks" that made me interested in the powerset. Without the bag of tricks wouldn't it just be better to play plain old /Invul or even /elec?
Different mitigation leads to different playstyles and tactics. People who look at DA and see mez auras are missing the point; its a completely different way to play.
I also enjoy the more even performance curve. It may not have Invul's uberness vs. S/L, but it doesn't cringe away from Psi either. Herding Council or Carnies is pretty much the same (try that with Invul).
[Edit: Since you're interested, I'll point out: CoF synergizes extremely well with Rage] -
Long-time SS/DA brute player here, leveled mine to 50 pre-IOs. Stealth is a non-issue; jump in with Death Shroud running and FootStomp. They'll pay attention. The mez auras are great situational tools that you don't want to use most of the time. My most recent build doesn't have either. There's a few DA posts with my name on them floating around if you're looking for IO build ideas.
Quote:Considering that I've tanked Recluse on an STF for a few min when our silly Shield tank got killed an had to run back... I have to disagree.Originally Posted by je_saist
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Quote:No, not enough -tohit, and by the time you cast it you'd be dead anyway. Not to mention it's radius is going to be smaller than the buff radius.Originally Posted by _UJ_
So should I bother getting the -to hit debuff power fomr epic set just for these occasions over physical perfection?
Just make a target macro and kill the Quartz first. Or aggro from a distance - they summon the (location based) buff pets then run out of buff range to you. -
Quote:It falls apart when you look at Stalkers because they are broken. Castle never said WAI. He said:Originally Posted by Supernumiphone
I'm probably picking nits here, but I sort of disagree that it was needed. I understand the argument that Brutes weren't meant to do more damage than Scrappers, what with their higher survivability and all, and therefore had to have their damage reduced. It falls apart when you look at Stalkers though. They have lower than Scrapper survivability and also lower damage in the majority of situations, and this has been deemed WAI by Castle. So the argument that higher survivability should mean lower damage has been proven false.
I wasn't against the fury change at the time but looking back I don't think it was needed at all.
Stalkers are still broken, but fixing them would require major game engine rework which Paragon doesn't have the resources for.Quote:The problems Stalkers have at this point are systemic, not specific to them. However, due to their intended playstyle, they are hit by these things in particularly harsh fashion.
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In the past, I've addressed this to a degree by increasing their damage, adding additional critical avenues and even adding a Fear debuff to their Assassin Strike abilities. At this point, they are about as strong as we want to make them, which means any further improvements have to lie in addressing those systemic problems. Frankly, that means it is a LOT more complicated and manpower consuming.
Linky: [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...light=stalker] -
I said that already
Though you did say it with a tad more detail. 
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Quote:The character I most prefer to play for support is my Cold/Sonic, no contest. You are right that it is less popular (to play) than the other 'best' sets: lack of a self heal and the need to buff everyone regularly (or annoy your teammates by not taking/using the major buffs in your primary).Originally Posted by Arilou
Huh, interesting how high Cold Domination features on the list. Considering I don't think I've ever seen a cold domination character...
But Neuronia is right - Cold/Sonic gives teammates superb survivability while bringing stupid amounts of -res to every fight in addition to being packed with every other debuff you need for AVs. -
This thread is about pointlessly nitpicking irrelevant (to actual gameplay) numerical trivialities, and this:
Quote:i.e. math troll. Stop feeding.Originally Posted by BunnyAnomaly
My apologies Umbral, very late and tired now but I enjoy the discussion -
Quote:Hmm. I'm curious enough to look this over. Not sure if I will bother w/ PvP again, but I'm interested enough to look at the possibility...Originally Posted by Psyrene
To complete this build you...
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Quote:Really? That's a damn shame. I remember that pic; edgy, but hardly cause for modsmack.Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
Picture removed at moderator request due to customer complaints.
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Clarification appreciated Castle. I can understand the manpower/time constraints given the issues involved... Still kinda disappointed. I won't be touching the AT unless/until those issues are addressed.
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Quote:May be useful on a tank fighting heavy mezzers (malta/carnies/etc).Originally Posted by Savos
What a worthless IO.
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Good lord, what's w/ the crazy necro posts lately?
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Was on an all blaster ITF PUG recently. Sucessful. Nobody had heal other either.
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Exciting. Wasn't expecting the pre-download stage till at least the end of this month....
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Quote:Wow. This was settled years ago. See the Guide to Guides, or below.Originally Posted by Mazdryk
Does confuse still steal exp? I heard that it no longer does. Also how does confuse work in pvp and what can you do to counter it? Also what is a good counter for countering a foe that uses - recharge ataxia against you in pvp? Does domination provide resistance to - recharge?
Enantiodromos posted what I consider to be the (more or less) final word on the subject in 2006: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=114280
If you aren't familiar with the exact mechanics of confuse, this thread has more words to explain the equations: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=112985