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  1. Haetron
    I'd like a clear answer to the original question this thread poses.


    But also, even if we lose Incarnate status for dropping to premium, please let us at least purchase it back with Points or better yet, Rewards.
  2. Haetron
    Thanks for the info, wasn't aware that 5 sets was the max for a set. Aside from the plain invention IOs, (which let me make SOs in the mid 30's and never have to worry about slotting again) I did not adapt well to the IO system at all, and contrary to the tips and statements, it's becoming obvious they're designing new content to take it into account. I'll play with this build in Mids and see if there's any other changes I might want to make. The main reason I jumped on Makos was the energy defense and the damage boosting.


    Quote:
    Heal is a lesser concern since Dark Regen can heal to full with a single foe in range.
    Mind explaining how that's possible? Seems the best I can get out of Dark Regen with a single foe is roughly1/3rd to 1/2 a life bar.
  3. Haetron
    Found it, thanks.
  4. Haetron
    How does this actually work? Im on the facebook page now, but don't see any chat options or anything.
  5. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Moderator 13 View Post
    Trolling is defined as deliberately posting derogatory, inflammatory comments/threads in order to bait other users into responding. Trolling or accusing someone of being a troll is also a form of trolling and is not permitted.
    Something about this statement..

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Moderator 13
    Trolling or accusing someone of being a troll is also a form of trolling and is not permitted.
    Wait.. little more pruning....


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Moderator 13
    Trolling is also a form of trolling and is not permitted.
    Double Rainbow OMG Mind blown r u srs bro!

    But enough about that.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Cien_Fuegos
    Hey did you guys see that they explained VIP vs Premium in new announcement =)
    VIP all 36 slots

    Premium 2 slots + tokens to buy new unlocks

    its in announcements
    Not quite.


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Second Measure View Post

    Of course, if you are a VIP, you will get twelve free slots on every server, instead of two slots total. Plus you will get one free Global Character Slot Token per twelve months of subscription time, any slots you have purchased, and if you have purchased Going Rogue prior to the launch of City of Heroes Freedom, you will also get the two free slots that came with Going Rogue. (After the launch of Freedom, Going Rogue will no longer come with these two free slots.)
    VIPs still only get a base twelve slots, plus any character slots paid for or unlocked.
  6. Haetron

    Sup

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DumpleBerry View Post
    In any case, there was a system.
    Yeah, the way I found out about Gemini was the boards here.
  7. Haetron
    Actually, if the account has -ever- been paid for in the past, it's premium. So, people that quit subbing 5 years ago? Yeah, they can come back and be premium. Now keep in mind, they won't get the extra stuff that longtime subbers will, mainly, extra character slots.
  8. Haetron
    It started all productive too.
  9. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by The_Larker View Post
    I look at it this way. If there is a thread that people don't want to look at or read then people should skip it.

    If it gets to the point if people see a thread and people start to hate on it just because it exists then they have some issues that only specialized help can solve.

    And yes puppeh fluffy sorta like you.
    If there was an option to ignore posters and threads they create, so they don't appear on the forum lists when I check, it'd be great. As is, the problem, is when you have 25 unstickied posts on the front page, and 5 of them are rookery threads. That's a fifth of the forum first page view clogged with, well, junk.

    Edit: I should specify. If there was one sticky rookery thread, and it was all contained there, you'd never here me say the word "Rookery" again. It's strictly the nuisance of stuff being pressed off first page, and it's gotten worse because now people that used to post just don't bother.

    Edit: Checking the second page is even worse, 9 of 25.
  10. Haetron
    So, I've been toying with Mid's and IO sets looking for something to salvage my DA brute. Im running plain invention IOs currently, and the build falls flat on it's face against anything +3 or +4 which is leaving pantsed while running the trials to get incarnate abilities. Forget even attempting to tank or pull an AV. I can't even handle even con Elite Bosses without 4 stacking Purple Inspirations. (Well, I can if a defender/corr actually buffs me first, but I find that almost never happens)

    The two biggest threats currently I seem to have are energy damage, and anything smart enough to use ranged attacks and get out of Dark Regen range. With my new Rare Cardiac, my resists to Smash Lethal seem to have picked up enough to the point that they are not so dangerous.

    Feedback?


    Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.942
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Sovereign Fist: Level 50 Magic Brute
    Primary Power Set: Energy Melee
    Secondary Power Set: Dark Armor
    Power Pool: Flight
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

    Villain Profile:
    Level 1: Energy Punch
    • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
    • (5) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
    • (5) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
    • (36) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (36) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (43) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
    Level 1: Dark Embrace
    • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance
    • (3) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
    • (3) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
    • (11) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
    Level 2: Bone Smasher
    • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
    • (7) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
    • (7) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
    • (37) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (37) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (46) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
    Level 4: Murky Cloud
    • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance
    • (9) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
    • (9) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
    • (11) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
    Level 6: Air Superiority
    • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
    • (13) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
    • (13) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
    • (37) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (39) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (46) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
    Level 8: Whirling Hands
    • (A) Eradication - Damage
    • (15) Eradication - Damage/Recharge
    • (15) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (39) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (39) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (50) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage
    Level 10: Obsidian Shield
    • (A) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
    • (17) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
    • (17) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance
    • (19) Resist Damage IO
    Level 12: Boxing
    • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
    • (19) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
    • (21) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
    • (40) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (40) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (46) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
    Level 14: Fly
    • (A) Empty
    Level 16: Tough
    • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
    • (21) Reactive Armor - Resistance
    • (23) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
    • (23) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
    Level 18: Dark Regeneration
    • (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
    • (25) Numina's Convalescence - Endurance/Recharge
    • (25) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
    • (27) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
    • (27) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
    • (29) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
    Level 20: Total Focus
    • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
    • (29) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
    • (31) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
    • (40) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (42) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (48) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
    Level 22: Cloak of Darkness
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    • (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    • (31) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    • (48) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge
    Level 24: Build Up
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (33) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 26: Weave
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    • (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    • (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 28: Cloak of Fear
    • (A) Nightmare - Accuracy/Endurance
    • (50) Nightmare - Accuracy/Fear
    • (50) Nightmare - Endurance/Fear
    Level 30: Death Shroud
    • (A) Damage Increase IO
    Level 32: Energy Transfer
    • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
    • (34) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
    • (36) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
    • (42) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (42) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (48) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
    Level 35: Combat Jumping
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    Level 38: Soul Transfer
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 41: Superior Conditioning
    • (A) Endurance Modification IO
    Level 44: Physical Perfection
    • (A) Healing IO
    • (45) Healing IO
    • (45) Endurance Modification IO
    • (45) Endurance Modification IO
    Level 47: Focused Accuracy
    • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
    Level 49: Energy Torrent
    • (A) Accuracy IO
    ------------
    Level 1: Brawl
    • (A) Empty
    Level 1: Fury
    Level 1: Sprint
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Rest
    • (A) Empty
    Level 4: Ninja Run
    Level 2: Swift
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Health
    • (A) Healing IO
    • (43) Healing IO
    Level 2: Hurdle
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Stamina
    • (A) Endurance Modification IO
    • (43) Endurance Modification IO
    ------------
    Set Bonus Totals:
    • 15% DamageBuff(Smashing)
    • 15% DamageBuff(Lethal)
    • 15% DamageBuff(Fire)
    • 15% DamageBuff(Cold)
    • 15% DamageBuff(Energy)
    • 15% DamageBuff(Negative)
    • 15% DamageBuff(Toxic)
    • 15% DamageBuff(Psionic)
    • 6.75% Defense(Smashing)
    • 6.75% Defense(Lethal)
    • 4.56% Defense(Fire)
    • 4.56% Defense(Cold)
    • 21.1% Defense(Energy)
    • 21.1% Defense(Negative)
    • 3% Defense(Psionic)
    • 4.88% Defense(Melee)
    • 26.1% Defense(Ranged)
    • 6.13% Defense(AoE)
    • 1.8% Max End
    • 18% Enhancement(Accuracy)
    • 6% Enhancement(Heal)
    • 1.65% Enhancement(Terrorized)
    • 22.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
    • 208 HP (13.9%) HitPoints
    • Knockback (Mag -4)
    • Knockup (Mag -4)
    • MezResist(Held) 19.3%
    • MezResist(Immobilize) 19.8%
    • 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
    • 32% (2 HP/sec) Regeneration
    • 2% XPDebtProtection



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  11. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Cien_Fuegos View Post
    takes out blackboard and chalk

    5 work days = 5 rookery threads

    weekends = 1 thread

    Monday: Rookery Ice cream

    Tuesday: Boms splodes

    Wednesday humpity hump

    thursday: Alien invasion

    Friday: Yay snoopy dance friday
    Sat & Sunday+ peace weekend

    and that is why one thread wont work 5 days we say hi everyday and began new days. Its a new thread nobody post on old threads
    they tend to go down if u notice your thread is on top for a bit then CC then something else ( like goodbye and thanks for the fish <--- not a rookery thread)
    by your logic one thread destroys the moral compass of the forums and makes ppl like you run to the hills
    So if Today you and X posted twice the same thread ( sup and haetrons thread) one is X's one is haetrons.
  12. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by The_Larker View Post
    Np here, it's just a mini-community in my mind. Maybe we could get it stickied and just continue the Rookery thread that way.

    We already tried that. The Rookery crowd at the time proclaimed "No we might get bored and quit posting if it's not a new thread daily!" and here we are.
  13. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by FeyDuex View Post
    *hands out "Virtue Forever!" temp tattoos*
    How appropriate. XD
  14. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by g_masque View Post
    Bollocks, he had no intention of quitting.
    You mean he may have possibly posted in a false manner to garner attention for himself?

    IMPOSSIBLE.
  15. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by mauk2 View Post
    LOL!

    OMG, I'm so full of fail....


    It's 209245, but be careful, it's designed to kill you.
    Never fear, Im /DA, Im designed to die!
  16. Haetron
    Thank goodness, crisis averted! We can go back to eating pamcakes and kool-aid now.
  17. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Xanatos View Post
    Aye. The constant barrage of Rookery threads have made this place quite quiet. Everyone I've spoken to agrees.

    Cien_Fuegos I know you're just having fun, but you're actually hurting the community. Is there no way you could find it in your puppeh heart to keep it all consolidated to one thread?
    Good luck man, they're like, MOD ENDORSED now. They're never letting that bone go.
  18. Haetron
    Always.

    Always.
  19. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Antares_NA View Post
    Wow. Passive-aggressive much?

    Passive–aggressive behavior, a personality trait, is passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following through with expectations in interpersonal or occupational situations. It is a personality trait marked by a pervasive pattern of negative attitudes and passive, usually disavowed resistance in interpersonal or occupational situations.

    Let me see you police boards this big!
    No, it's because I once posted a breakdown of why something was against the rules, and got publicly told "Nah, the rules are there to enforce when I feel like it. Im fine letting this slide." So I've grown to expect very little from moderation on Virtue.

    Well, except for me to get slapped around when I talk about it.

    Edit: Wait, let me note: Im the poster boy at times for passive-agressiveness. But this particular brand of snark just comes from experience.
  20. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by mauk2 View Post
    Heh.

    There's a simple way to know which combos are "the best", just go run the Ultra Challenge.

    People aren't posting in that thread right now, but I get a steady trickle of 5-star votes (thanks to you all!) and mission feedback tells, so people are definitely using it all the time.
    So far, about the fastest times I've seen at the highest settings are an invuln tank and an elec brute. Those guys must be MONSTERS.

    But blasters, widows, warshades, and a dom have also completed it. So just run that and see how fast you go, it's designed to be just as hard on Dark as it is on Elec, Fire, WP, or Invuln.

    /plug


    Oh, rats, that reminds me, I was gonna build another one wasn't I.... I suck at this game....
    If you're gonna plug an arc, dude, inculde an Arc ID!
  21. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba View Post
    /points and laughs

    Edit: I don't use DA either. Too much micromanagement.

    But seriously, I had an Elec Armor brute and got bored, it was so good at surviving. Then I come back from hiatus and they added a HEAL to it?

    The problem though, is it is boring, due the lack of interactivity.

    So right now Im working on incarnating out my /DA, because while he is squishier than the other brute, he's more fun to play. Heck, 90 percent of my current griping about the character is over the fact Ive grown to hate Energy Melee whenever I team with other people.
  22. Haetron
    I've said it before, Ill say it again Dechs. If Dark Armor was half as defensive as the people who preach how great it is, no one would find any complaints with it.

    Thanks for the help though. :P

    Edit: And Invuln isn't that great. Elec Armor/Willpower is where it's at.
  23. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kosh_Naranek View Post
    I seem to recall threads like this being against the rules.
    Yep. I already reported it. But then again, we have the tried and true tradition of "I enforce rules when I feel like it" working for the thread's favor.
  24. Haetron
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison View Post
    Holy mother of -- THIS. Especially THIS.

    In fact, we've pretty much proven though mathematical analysis (as long as you use Dark Regen at the right time and don't run yourself out of endurance) that Dark Armor is superior in SO survival to at least Invuln, and Fire. I'm fair certain it beats regen and willpower as well.
    Who is this "We" and where are the posts? Asides from Arcanaville's SCRAPPER analysis which even admits it works with a "situation always optimal" viewpoint, not taking into account things such as accuracy/recharge debuffs, or situations where Dark Regen fails to work properly. (Let's not forget the lack of innate KB protection, and the fact you can't DR when you're flying through the air, on your back, and kicking back up.)

    Arcanaville's post is brilliant and does provide some great insights into comparing Scrapper secondaries, but it gets a little tiresome seeing it thumped as WoG Dark Armor is GREAT when even later in said guide, Arcana admits it's not a true simulation of all play factors.
  25. Haetron
    Please tell me you found out about the F2P from my thread. Just lie to me, even if it's not true. It'd so make my frown upside down.