Ironblade

I did. But only on new characters who weren't around for the last Winter Event.
To be perfectly clear: I don't recall whether or not I got the big onscreen notification text for the earmuffs. But it did appear in my chat window.

Well, it's really not so much a question of logic as simply recognizing that it's a basic design decision of the game. The whiners might as well ask for archetype distinctions to be removed so we can all be tank-mages. It's a very basic design decision and it's not going to change.

Not exactly. What WAS changed was the 'environment' surrounding the Winter Event. Specifically, there are now Rogue and Vigilante alignments. This seems to be what caused the problem.

Or they DID test it and it works just fine.
It does seem there was some problem with the patch server. The patch itself was fine.

So, you can solo the Statesman, Apex and Tin Mage task forces?
Or do you accept that some things are not intended to be soloed?

Of course, none of this applies to Trapdoor. He's not even as tough as Nosferatu.

I added one optional step that can make it easier for low damage AT's.
You see, all the turrets are on the same fixed respawn timer, which is 5 minutes. If you beat up each turret a bit, destroy one and wait for it to respawn, that guarantees you'll have the full 5 minutes from that point.

That 5 minute respawn timer is FIXED. It's not based on anything you do. If you just systematically beat down the turrets, you might take out the last one 3 seconds before they all respawn.

Let's also keep in mind that some powers do no damage but can have procs added. My dark tank has a damage proc in his fear aura.

I have tanked Lord Recluse with my invuln and he's not built for defense. He doesn't even have Weave. I capped his S/L resist, took Aid Self and slotted him for regen, which is cheap. It cost me around 30 million to get 300% regen.

For Recluse, he needs to use inspirations. For anything else, he doesn't even use Unstoppable (although he has it, just in case).

Aside from the advice already given, you could try finding someone with the same morality mission that you need and run it with them.


No. At some point AFTER getting the full progress bar, you'll get it as a drop from an enemy defeat, just like the alignment missions.

FYI, you can still be inside the 10th alignment mission. I had that happen once. I completed the objective, got the mission complete alert, and decided to clear the room. The next enemy I defeated dropped the morality mission.

Yes, 'but'.
They give you resistance to Hami's damage. However, I don't recall ever seeing anyone actually use them except on Master attempts.

Dude, I'll point out AGAIN that I'm aware of the PvP changes.
But they were NOT done to make Shivans harder to get for solo players, which you claimed. You are wrong.

As for how much harder it became - not much. I still do it solo on defenders.

Fixed that for ya!

hmm..... followed the link.

um... "DJ Demento"??? Close, but no cigar.

The first part is your opinion, with which I disagree strongly.
The second part is factually incorrect.


Because there is absolutely no way you can 'un-mez' yourself.
Oh, wait, there is.

There was a patch on the 16th, which is NOT listed on the Patch Notes page.

What part of it definitively says bug? Is it inconceivable that they are intended to stay in one place?

I point you to the fact that you're making things up.
"the upping of difficulty of getting Shivans, to limit their use by solo players"
Kindly explain this part. Acquiring Shivans did get a bit harder, as a side effect of PvP changes. They did not directly change the mechanics of getting Shivans and they did not do any of it to limit their use by solo players. You're making that part up.

I point you to the fact you're making things up again. Even after admitting you might be wrong about Apex and Tin Man (you ARE wrong about them). you still claim nukes have been disallowed in several instances.
1) Cathedral of Pain
2) Please list any others you can come up with.
"One" is not the same as "several".

<snicker> Yeah, really, you might.

So can a grey-conning minion. Everyone always has some chance to hit. We all know this.

Thanks for the input, but I'll play my character however I feel like.
I do play a fire/kin and I can't be bothered to speed boost EVERYONE ALL THE TIME.
1) I SB anyone with endurance issues.
2) I SB anyone with a key power that benefits the team (like Accelerate Metabolism, Fortitude, etc).
3) I SB EVERYONE while we're in a serious fight.

Don't like that? I don't care. Have a nice day!



Oh, and to answer the OP's question: Speed Boost is way underage - only about 7 years old.

You know we're going to do that anyway, right?