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The latter. And in i22 it's increasing to 40% (60% for the Superior version), which is +2% on minions and +4% on higher-ranking foes, as Darth says.

Ah. I usually use "set mule" to mean "take power, slot power, never use power", so I'd just be arguing terminology to dispute this further.

The incomparable Hyperstrike is right, as usual, although I think Haymaker deserves a bit better than being a set mule. It's not as key as KO Blow, but still an important part of a good attack chain.

...so, it was actually the dev team that called him an "outmoded joke"? I don't know how one of them managed to post under your name a few hours ago, but you should maybe look into some better account security practices.

Well, then if you know he's wrong, why do you need to attack his statement? You know he's wrong, and you don't have to defend squat. You wouldn't need to argue with him... unless you're not so sure he's completely off the mark.

Do you see how that just doesn't work?
Especially in a thread that serves specifically as a vehicle for arguments?

I know, right?

I bought a 24-pack of packs on the day they came out. I got zero catalysts. I could sure use some catalysts... but what, should I buy more packs, and still not be guaranteed to get any at all, much less as many as I need? I got the costume pack, and I've got enough insps/merits/XP boosters/rezzes/etc to last for some time, so there's not much else in the packs I want. I may feel differently once those things start to run out, but right now it would sure be nice if there were some reliable way (points, merits, whatever) to get catalysts.

OK, then call his bluff. He gave you a server, a character name, and an open invitation.

You seem to have totally forgotten that people identify strongly with their characters, so calling Tankers an "outmoded joke" makes people get quite angry with you. In this case, it doesn't even matter if you're right or not, you're just insulting people, and they're disagreeing with you on principle.

Of course, calling people liars for disagreeing with you isn't doing you any favors, either...

Yes. Each piece of the set is unique, so you can split the 6 pieces between 2 powers and get the 3-piece bonus twice.

It's worth noting that 8.11% is per VR card, not per pack, and changes dramatically once you have the costume pieces. Specifically, that reduces the total weight on the table from 333 to 192, so the chance for a Catalyst improves to 14% per VR card.

So, here's some napkin calculations: in buying enough packs to get 6 catalysts, odds are very good that you'll get all 3 of of the Elemental Order pieces on the VR table. So, we can basically use the no-costume chance to calculate the number of VR cards necessary, then add 3 to that to account for the costume pieces. With a 14% chance for a Catalyst per card, and needing 6 Catalysts, you'd need 6/.14 = ~43 VR cards. 46, with the costume pieces. But not every pack contains a VR card - about 80% do, IIRC. So 46/.8 = ~58 packs will get you an average of 6 catalysts.

But that's far from being guaranteed 6 catalysts. You could get 12, or 5, or zero. 6 is the average return from ~58 packs, and B_C asked how many packs he'd have to buy to have "a very good chance" of getting (at least?) 6 catalysts, so depending on what you consider "very good", the answer will probably be "at least 58".

Edit:
...not if I've read your quote right, he doesn't. Chyll said "Incarnate content", as in trials. Zwill said they're dropping in trials.

I don't see it specifically mentioned in the forum rules, but I might just be missing it. I know many forums prohibit "calling out" players in such a manner. You might want to PM a mod or something to make sure it's OK before you start publicly compiling such a list.

The general idea is that it's incredibly easy to assassinate someone in the court of public opinion that way, with little or no evidence, and often with no chance for them to respond to such allegations, if they're aware they've been accused at all. It can allow far more griefing than it prevents. So, be careful in doing this.

I think it's better to talk about really powerful comic characters as just being high level, rather than having really powerful builds. But yeah, many comic book heroes (especially the ones that get their own books) don't fit perfectly into the "box" of a single AT.

They will, but they will also work on things other than ATOs. Specifically, they will also work on IOs.