Ironblade

Solo while in a mission makes it sound like something external to the game. Other applications would be one possibility (already mentioned). Have you pulled up the netgraph while getting the lag?
Type /netgraph 1
If will put a pretty little graph in the lower right of your screen that tells you useful things about your connection at that moment. (/netgraph 0 to turn it off)

1. I'm thinking of Combat Jump for the defense, but will hitting jump nullify Grounded?
You bet it will. Even without Combat Jumping, you tap that spacebar and you are technically in the air and the enemy can bounce you all over the map.
1) When fighting enemies with knockback, you need to train yourself to never touch that spacebar. You can't even step off a ledge because you're in the air while falling.
2) Might want to get a -KNB IO. I have one on my elec/elec tank and it helps when I forget rule number 1.


2. I've heard fighting on bridges or balcony's will negate grounded?
In theory, no. In practice, sometimes. Any solid/massive construction will be properly coded as ground. Sometimes, though, constructs like scaffolding, catwalks or cages will not register as the ground - particularly when there are many variations in level.

I never noticed this as a problem on my tank. However, I run into it frequently on my plant controller where I can't attack an enemy who is "in the air" even though we are both standing on what appears to be solid ground. And I'm not talking about enemies who are flying at ground level. I'm talking about enemies that don't even have the power of flight.


3. Is there a "lag" period from when you jump into a mob until Grounded takes effect?
Not a noticeable one. I wouldn't worry about that. Please note, however, like any Teleport power, Lightning Rod leaves you IN THE AIR even if you are targeting a spot on the ground. It doesn't have the hover duration of Teleport, but it doesn't need to if the enemy is already shooting you. I've had situations where I'm under constant grenade attacks and use Lightning Rod. I appear amongst the enemies, my attack goes off at the right spot, and I get flung 30 feet away.

Okay, in the first three sign-ups we have thermal, bubbles and storm. I guess I don't need to bring a debuffer.

Keep in mind, new players are even more likely to need things explained while still in the tutorial. The current tutorial is an actual zone and not just an instance. This means you can create a character in there and log out. The character can stay in the tutorial forever. If the new one works the same way, you can make a permanent 'greeter' who lives in the tutorial.

On my 2nd through 4th characters created, the numbers are 690, 812 and 647. The first character number is not useful since he's my badge hunter and some badges used to have crazy numbers so that AFK farming (damage, healing) was the only way to get them. His number is 10,553 hours.

On account of the Double XP Weekend, we will be departing for one week from our 'schedule'. The ITF seems to be one of the most preferred activities for Double XP, so we're going there too.

This is a co-op task force so all alignments can join. Since the task force is in Cimerora, you must be a member of the Midnighter Club to get there. The contact for the arc to join the Club is Montague Castanella in Steel Canyon for heroes and Ashley McKnight in Cap au Diable for villains.

Saturday, August 13 at 1 PM EDT
Imperious TF
Level 35+
Requires 6 players.

1. Ironblade - likely a tank or debuffer. Possibly Al Pine, level 45 plant/cold controller.
2. E1111s - Inheritance (demon/thermal MM)
3. Johnny Taxibot - Johnny B. Quantum (grav/FF controller)
4. GATE-keeper - Magius Aegis (ill/storm controller)
5. Doctor A Science - character with distasteful name
6. Angelica Venger - blaster but might bring a different toon
7. Flux Overlord - scrapper
8. Deceivius - Atlantian Guardian (scrapper)

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