Jophiel

I want to see data mining in regards to how often the 'Clunker' oil trail aura is colored black/gray vs how often it's colored something else

In case you don't read the other forums, Zwil posted a list of expected changes to the Steampunk pack...

Down along the shore in Port Oakes is a bit with some angel-esque statues and stuff. Maybe there?

I don't remember what the rest of it looks like so maybe it's covered in oil drums for all I know. Red side is mainly a dump anyway so I wouldn't be surprised.

Huh?

He's saying he wanted armored steampunk style boots in the booster (to go with the rest of the original Steampunk armor set, I assume), not that he was unwilling to pay for it.

Edit: Oops, he did say free stuff. That said, I agree that boots completing a set that's been around since launch isn't an unreasonable request.

Thanks for hosting! Good times all around.

50ish. Mainly either saves of "main" costumes in case I mess them up while tinkering ("Was that dark pale blue or medium pale blue?") and ones I've offered in the SS&FA Costume Help thread in case I need to reference them later for someone.

My own characters tend to have one main costume and stick with it. I've never unlocked more than 2 additional costume slots on a character and those have been to play around for costume contests.

Posted these before in the other thread but that doesn't seem to be a barrier here

Prairie Blaze, my new Fire/Fire blaster hero:



Dixieland, my new Sonic/Sonic corruptor villain:

I don't know how helpful it would be to you but I'd think the easiest option would be to plop one down in a SG base. Decorate around it with tapestries, ferns and other accoutrements to taste.

I'm guessing you don't want to sit on Jack-In-Irons' rubble heap

Short Version: Is it worth chasing Smashing/Lethal on my DP/NRG?

Longer Version: My previous characters that chased defense were mostly melees and had sets that favored chasing positional defense. With this character, I thought maybe Smashing/Lethal would be a better choice since my T9 involves me getting cuddly with the enemy and I don't have much mitigation besides knockback in my "natural" ammo and knockback/stun secondary powers that still require being in melee. But it looks as though my only IO Set options that give a significant boost are Kinetic Combat in my melees. That's pricey but I could grind out the merits/A-Merits/cash to do it if I put my mind to it. I would combine it with Weave, Combat Jumping, 3% Steadfast & Scorpion Shield. Not likely to get a +3% PvP.

Any thought or experience on this? Have people done it and found it worth it or is there a better way? If I'm using KC's, would you slot mules like Boxing or Brawl for them or pick the NRG melees (I've been picking the utility secondaries and the stun so far, not the attacks)? I wasn't originally going to chase defense but, at 32, I find myself feeling particularly squishy.

I'm not looking for a full build (I'll make one myself when I pick my direction) but just some opinions and advice.

In matters of origin, ask yourself "If I didn't have the suit, would I still be effective?"

If anyone could wear the suit and do something close to what you do, call it tech.
If you could lose the suit and still be more effective than a regular person, call it mutation.

For game mechanics reasons, of course, origin barely matters at all so I ultimately wouldn't sweat it too much. I know some people pick mutant for anyone from a martial artist to a wizard to a power suit fighter just because the Mutation Enhancements are more clearly named.

Afrodyte: Dual Pistol/Energy Blaster





I don't have much else to say about her that those pictures don't say already

Zwill,

I don't suppose we could get a heads-up on what the art department intends (if anything) on changing? I don't mind buying at launching knowing that X, Y & Z will be patched later but I do mind buying on a hint of future changes that may turn out to be trivial or non-existent.

Congratulations! That's pretty slick of Zwill as well.

Would it be any worse than, say, the tactical belt where I never draw the night stick (even when I'm using the baton option for War Mace)? Or the ammo belts that never get depleted?

There's plenty of NPC models that include holstered guns, knives, throwing stars, grenades and other things that are never drawn or used. Yet people ask for the same tactical vest/belt options seen on Crey/5th Col/Council/Paragon PD/Malta/KoA all the time.