Johnny_Butane

You can see exactly how much I care about this event.


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Yes and no.

They're doing an 'Age of Apocalypse' kind of event right now called FLASHPOINT to lead into these reboots.

As part of the event the DC Universe was changed so that:

-Aquaman and Wonder Woman are at war with each other and have destroyed most of Europe in the crossfire and the rest of the world is next.

-Bruce Wayne died with his mother in that alley as a child and his father is the current Batman.

-Cyborg is the United States' main superhero.

-Superman was never found by the Kents, was taken into government custody and kept underground in captivity like an animal for 30 years.


Of course, the Flash knows all of this is wrong and is trying to repair the timeline. But he wont be able to put it all back perfectly so it will probably result in the new DC universe all these books are relaunching for. So basically, they've created this crapsack world as part of this event so that the rebooted books will look that much better in comparison.

Since the restarted books are yet another timeline, yeah, they can just undo it in a year if it bombs hard. They kept themselves an easy out.


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Tanker damage caps raised so they deal the same damage at cap as Brutes, minus ~25% to compensate for Bruising and the HP cap difference.

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Change the Tanker AT description on the site to be truthful like the first post in this thread says.



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Black Pebble specifically brought up Luck of the Gambler global speed 7.5% and said "it makes it like you have two of them".

Now, he's not a powers guy, so he could very well be mistaken. If he's not, that brings up more questions. Like, what does it do to a damage proc? Does it still respect the Rule of 5?



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Also, if you use them on an enhancement, and then respec or use the enhancement unslotter, what happens to the boost?


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Oh, it's not "realistic" for villains in hiding to make broadcasts and release videos about the attacks they've made and threaten to make? Where have you been the past 10 years, or do I have to be more explicit?


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1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.
4. We have? News to me.
5. The store and every new thing in it. The Paragon Rewards program. Presumably the beginning of Signature Arcs. The next round of Powerset Proliferation. New costume sets. Possibly changes to the power pools. New tutorial and beginning arcs. Revamp to Mercy and Atlas.


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Brutes shouldn't exist.

And until the devs make suitable reparations for throwing Tankers under the bus, I'm not going to stop of my own volition.



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I had an idea a while ago. It went with a series of suggestions I was going to make directed at revitalizing zone content/events/street sweeping. Basically to give people a reason to 'go on patrol'.

The one relevant to this was the Nemesis Propaganda Booth.
Basically, in a random populated area in any zone, a Nemesis Drill tank pops up and deploys a device that shows an automated video/projection of Nemesis delivering a hammy propaganda speech over the loud speakers and leveless 'invasion code' troops to defend it. The booth itself would have a good hunk of HP and periodically use a Personal Force Field like the Fake Neme do, only more often. Once the propaganda device and drill tank were destroyed, a Tip would drop to an instanced mission to destroy a nearby Nemesis hideout or some such.


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I agree with most of what you're saying, but I have to call attention to this.

He's more like Dr. Doom if Doom kept his ego in check and never took credit for anything he's done. And, he shouldn't be.

Allow me to explain.

Nemesis is supposed to have this grand self-importance, like all good megalomaniac super villains.

Despite the fact he's probably the individual that has had the most impact on the affairs of the CoH world, he makes little impact with the player.

We don't get to see him hijack television broadcasts and proclaim his superiority and make his "rule you all" speech. The most 'face time' we get of him is in the RWZ arc where he's talking down to Lady G. He spends so much time in the shadows pulling the strings that we forget about him. And that should be intolerable to him.

He's now a joke, a meme. He comes off less active than other villains of his stature like Recluse, when in fact he obviously isn't.

Yes, from a logical perspective he can do way more damage if he keeps operating like he has been, mostly in quiet and by proxy. But, I don't think that fits his character. As you said, he's Dr. Doom, not Loki. He should be so confident that he is making public displays and telling everyone what he's going to do because you cannot possibly stop him.

To me, what it comes down to is he's got a Dr. Doom/Golden Age Lex Luthor mentality, but he's using David Xanatos/Loki's modus operandi, and that's never tracked with me.



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As good excuse as any to dig up "developer intent":

Their intent for Tankers was different than the mess Tankers are now.
And, IMO, problems 2 and 3 still exist and are frankly even worse since the advent of Brutes (which only came to exist to steal and occupy a mechanic and role intended for Tankers).


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Like, if someone took over the organization and wanted to give them a veneer of legitimacy to the international community, perhaps to capitalize on an impending disaster like the Coming Storm.

Think:
http://marvel.wikia.com/Dark_Avengers_%28Earth-616%29

Recluse is pretty heavy handed. He's not making much progress taking over the world because, duh, his actions look obviously evil to the world at large. But someone looking to make gains in power with a more subtle touch would try something like this. First they'd have to get Recluse out of power, though.

It would be deliciously ironic how villains, by way of Ouroboros, are responsible for putting Recluse in power, could well be the ones helping to take him out of power in the signature arcs.


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As long as Brutes and Scrappers are buffed, healed a protected by their team and keep their same damage, and as long as their survivability is more than enough to survive solo and continue doing superior damage, there's no reason to play a Tanker ever again.



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Right. She's bound to Arachnos, not Recluse.

So if, say, the majority of the organization broke away from Recluse OR someone ousted Recluse from his position as Arachnos leader and took the organization in another direction...

But who could weave a scheme like that?



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The original characterization aside (I'm talking his very first appearance as gray and grouchy), the Banner and Hulk personae agreeing to work together has resulted in a Hulk that personality-wise is closer to the Joe Fixit personality, albeit green. Said personality is, like I said, closer to his early characterization such as in the first issues of the original Avengers comic.

The 'savage' Hulk came a little later and frankly that wouldn't work in a series like this where they want him as a regular member.

It's worth noting this isn't a perfect fusion of Banner and Hulk personalities, since Banner has agreed to take a back seat. Normally, that is attributed to the 'Professor Hulk' persona, who retains Banners genius and intellect, but none of his emotional hangups, most of the Hulks strength, and a generally more 'handsome' and less brutish appearance.


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You didn't read my very first sentence, did you?


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Ok, that's a compelling counter argument.

And Brutes are rated 'High' for both. That should raise some flags.

I still think the picture the current website description paints of Tankers is patently false and is dishonest.


All I'm going to say on that tangent is that I was the only thing 'devastated' by Tanker damage in my first experiences playing them. I only wish to spare anyone else from falling for falsehoods coming from what should be a trustworthy source.


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If something only comes in two sizes, and the one in question isn't large, it's a small.
There's a fairly large gulf between Tanker damage and the damage of the rest of the melee ATs. No melee AT does lower damage. So, if they're high damage, the Tanker must be low.

Now, he may be "medium damage" over all, but when in the realm of melee compared to Brutes, Stalkers and Scrappers, which is what the sentence is doing, that makes it low. We wouldn't compare Tanker melee damage to Defender melee damage because Defenders aren't a melee AT.



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Should be changed to this:




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We were told that by someone the Well could very well be controlling.


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There still may be "consequences" for buying into the Well and becoming an Incarnate.


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So would I.

I don't have the novel on hand at this exact moment, but wasn't it supposed to be in Steel Canyon? If so, maybe they'll put it in if they ever give Steel the revamp treatment.

And Manticore's mansion, wherever it's supposed to be.
And Statesman's building.



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