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Well, if you want someone to help you make a build, post the following as well:

What power pools do you desperately want in your build?

What travel power do you want, or do you have no preference?

What epic power pool do you want, or do you have no preference?

Team-friendly or MEMEME build?

/macro PLZ say "SB PLZ"

/macro THX say "THX 4 SB"

Move both buttons as required around your normal buttons and click repeatedly (as you need to grab attention, fill up the chat window!) when necessary.

If you like, make extra buttons with different requests and thank you messages to vary up your routine (and to stop your teammate from thinking you have it on bind). :3






(this is a joke post, by the way, please don't take it seriously)

When comparing sniper attacks to other AT sniper attacks, why is there such a difference in the functionality of it?

Here's a comparison table of sorts, comparing Blaster sniper attacks and Stalker sniper attacks at base values.



Regarding Stalker snipers, there are a few points I want to bring up:

• Why is Stalker's Zapp in Mu Mastery so low compared to the other two Stalker sniper attacks? Should Zapp be bumped up to the same level as the other two sniper attacks? Also, "Superior"? Shouldn't all three be listed as "Extreme" (though it doesn't feel like it)? In fact, Blaster's Proton Volley should be "Extreme" too!
  
• 7-8 seconds for a sniper attack which has 6 seconds interrupt time, double recharge time (understandable, as it is a Patron power, not primary or secondary), lower damage (also understandable, as it is a Patron power and works on different AT modifiers) and costs more Endurance (vaguely understandable for same reasons)? What is the Dev reasoning behind a sniper attack which takes so long to use? Are they trying to say "this is a crud power, so don't pick it"?

Now that the Doppelganger technology exists to clone player characters...

Would it be possible for Illusion Control characters to be able to summon phantom versions of themselves as Phantom Army and Phantasm? Seeing three phantom versions of yourself with fire/ice swords and another version firing energy bolts from the sky would be pretty fantastic!

Would be pretty much the same, only swap Confront with Taunt, and obviously, Patron power pool compared to epic power pool. :3

Play about in Mids to find out which Patron is for you!

After reading all this, I know what's on my wishlist:

New alternative animations for Martial Arts powerset to make even more varied alts. :3

For me, there are several things:

1. Character must have a unique combo of powersets. I generally won't make duplicates of powersets unless I've used them all up or something.
2. Character must have an interesting appearance. No randomising!
3. Character must have a connection to an existing character. I don't RP, but I do write bios, and as a result, all of my characters are somehow connected to each other, haha.

Here's a character relationship tree thing. It's a bit out of date, but it shows it all.



Yikes! XD

The highest level character I've deleted is a level 40 Ice/Kinetics controller, and this was due to the superteam he was in dissolving, as well as an extended change of powers (character was last used in issue 4, returned in issue 7, making his playstyle completely different due to no multiple Jack Frosts or stacked Ice Slicks, and more). I haven't had the heart to delete my very very first character, a Fire/Devices blaster. I like Fire, but Devices is just poo nowadays, haha.

I remember when that was announced, some people immediately went and respec'd their brutes to have six slotted Brawl with procs. XD

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned DM/Shield. :3

You get to pummel opponents silly with DM, and if there's too many, SHIELD CHARGE 'em all!

Shield can also boost damage output as well.

Just a quick question, since I'm in the middle of reworking out my illusion/rad controller which hasn't had its IOs touched since like issue 11 or 12.

Does Soulbound Allegiance's Chance for Build Up proc actually work on Phantom Army? Phantom Army is basically immune to outside buffs and the like, but if it was generating its own buff (via the Chance for Build Up), would that actually count?

Looks like Lady Jane was stealth patched in issue 17 - she now cons with Elite Boss-class health, though her attacks are about as powerful as a minion-class enemy.

So when will she be upgraded to have Dual Pistols powerset rather than Thugs Mastermind Dual Pistols?

Without Tough and Weave, hrm? I quickly tried making a build for you using Set IOs to at least softcap melee so you can fight to your heart's content. This could be something to work on your second build while you're using normal IOs in your first build. :3

I didn't take Breath of Fire, because I've heard from pretty much all parties that it's pants on a Scrapper (a Blaster's Breath of Fire is another matter). So, even with just Fire Sword Circle, Shield Charge and Fireball (use it in melee range, remember, so it can take advantage of Against All Odds!), I hope that's enough AoE. And, as you wanted to do solid single target damage, I took Greater Fire Sword on this build. Also took Hasten (just two slots) to make attacks recharge faster at times. If you'd rather have some extra safety in your mez protection (which has just its basic slot, but if fully slotted, should recharge in time with 8 seconds before it wears off if not under any slow mezes), just transfer one of Hasten's slots over to Active Defense.

This build doesn't use HOs, Purples, or PvP recipes, and assumes all IOs are at level 50, and that you have Combat Jumping turned on when fighting. Phalanx Fighting is set to as if you're fighting on your own.

Melee Def: 47% (next to 1 person 49.6%, 2 people 52.2%, 3 people 54.8%)
Range Def: 43.8% (next to 1 person 46.5%, 2 people 49.1%, 3 people 51.7%)
AoE Def: 40.1% (next to 1 person 42.7%, 2 people 45.3%, 3 people 47.9%)

So, if you stand next to at least one other fighter or something, you become softcapped in Range too. If next to two, then AoE is also capped. So to help other people, Grant Cover is added into the build (and also to help you with Defense Debuffs).

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.707
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

AoE Fireman: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Scorch

• (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
• (3) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
• (3) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
• (5) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (5) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (7) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)

Level 1: Deflection

• (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
• (15) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
• (15) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
• (17) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (43) Red Fortune - Defense
• (46) Red Fortune - Endurance

Level 2: Cremate

• (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
• (7) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
• (9) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
• (9) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (11) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (11) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)

Level 4: True Grit

• (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

Level 6: Battle Agility

• (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
• (13) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
• (13) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
• (17) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (39) Red Fortune - Defense
• (50) Red Fortune - Endurance

Level 8: Build Up

• (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
• (23) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
• (23) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
• (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
• (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
• (31) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up

Level 10: Active Defense

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 12: Swift

• (A) Run Speed IO

Level 14: Health

• (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 16: Against All Odds

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO

Level 18: Fire Sword Circle

• (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
• (19) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
• (19) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
• (21) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
• (21) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

Level 20: Stamina

• (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
• (39) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
• (39) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
• (40) Performance Shifter - Accuracy/Recharge
• (40) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
• (40) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Level 22: Combat Jumping

• (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
• (31) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance

Level 24: Super Jump

• (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
• (34) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance

Level 26: Incinerate

• (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
• (27) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
• (27) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
• (29) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (29) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (31) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)

Level 28: Grant Cover

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 30: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
• (37) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 32: Greater Fire Sword

• (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
• (33) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
• (33) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
• (33) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
• (34) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (34) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 35: Shield Charge

• (A) Obliteration - Damage
• (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
• (36) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
• (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (37) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (37) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage

Level 38: Phalanx Fighting

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 41: Char

• (A) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold
• (42) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
• (42) Lockdown - Recharge/Hold
• (42) Lockdown - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
• (43) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
• (43) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold

Level 44: Melt Armor

• (A) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff
• (45) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Defense Debuff
• (45) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Recharge
• (45) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
• (46) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
• (46) Shield Breaker - Chance for Lethal Damage

Level 47: Fire Ball

• (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
• (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
• (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
• (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
• (50) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (50) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 49: One with the Shield

• (A) Resist Damage IO

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Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Empty

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Empty

Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 6: Ninja Run

A Stalker will almost always excel over the Bane at single target damage and have greater personal survivability. The Bane/Huntsman can still easily solo most of the game by itself due to a larger pool of powers and such to pick from.

HOWEVER, a Bane or Huntsman will almost always be more welcome in a team than a Stalker due to the -resistance powers it has, cone and AoE powers available, along with buffs - all Banes/Huntsmen/Crabs have a more powerful version of the Leadership power pool built into their initial secondary powerset - renamed as Tactical Training, their version of Maneuvers offers 10% def BASE, and has less endurance cost than the Leadership power pool version (which offers, what, less than 4% to the AT who can use it at the highest, the Defender). Not to mention it also has Assault and Tactics (renamed as Leadership).

When they say they're using a Huntsman build, technically, they're Banes, but they took more of the basic Huntsman powers over Bane powers. So basically, instead of just using a mace, they'll have a lot more gun powers and either minimal or no Bane powers (possible exception of Build Up, as that always summons a mace in your hand).

Playstyle-wise, it's actually somewhat similar to the Crab build, only less pets (they don't have Spiderlings), and they don't have giant crab legs sticking out of their back. Due to dual-builds being unable to get rid of crab legs, and for aesthetic reasons, a lot of people (including myself) have elected to just roll a new soldier for the purposes of being a Bane or Wolfspider (or both, due to dual builds).

Mixing Huntsman and Bane powers can result in some pretty nasty (and by nasty, I mean great) builds.

One thing to use on Health is the Numina +regen/+recovery and Miracle +recovery, if your build might possibly be end-heavy. At least, that's what I've always planned on my characters, haha. XD

Althought I doubt Energy Transfer will ever be changed again in damage or animation (unless possible alternative animation), how about adding a 15 feet PBAoE knockdown (70% chance) along with the single damage and chance of stun to one single foe? This way, it remains fairly high powered against one foe, and it can now knockdown enemies around you (look at the animation and sound effect for it, it would probably fit).

Anyone know what today's CoH patch does? :3 As usual, no notes are anywhere. XD

Since Ninja Run came out, I went stereotypical and built a nin/nin Stalker with the appearance of a modern-day ninja. It's pretty fun, and the stacking def move (forgot the name) helps keep me alive in prolonged combat.

I'll probably try out the elec/whatever Stalker sometime soon if people are saying it's that good though, haha.