Kyriani

The bug IS fixed on the beta server. With any luck the next patch we get should correct the issue.

Just out of curiosity... do the pets receive the shift if you drag the ultimate insp to them like you would other inspirations?

For Female Tops With Skin, There is no option in the Gloves section for "Tights".

There is "Tights Sleek" but no "Tights". The Sleek option doesn't match the regular tights and there is no "tights with skin sleek option"

We need a "Tights" option for gloves when using "Tops With Skin"

All this talk about scrapper's and ranged modifiers got me tinkering in Mid's with a ranged scrapper build...

It's pretty decent from the look of it... nothing eye popping mind you but:

Kinetic/EA/Body Scrapper
soft capped to s/l/e and almost soft capped to f/c 35% vs negative 17% vs psi
Has comprehensive status protection
Regenerates about 52 HP per sec

Primary ranged attacks:
Focused Burst - 68 yd range, 327 damage, 2.46s recharge
Laser Beam Eyes - 96 yd range, 256 damage, 1.76s recharge
Repulsing Torrent - 67 yd range, 237 damage, 4.34s recharge
Energy Torrent - 67 yd range, 240 damage, 8.68s recharge

Melee attacks:
Body Blow - 239 damage, 1.69s recharge
Concentrated Strike - 592 damage, 6.78s recharge

Seems interesting enough that I may need to try and build it >_>

On my time/energy defender I died once during the final battle in the last Night Ward arc. And I chalk that up to my own lack of paying attention and refreshing my insp buffs which fell off and I got clobbered. Of course I hit return to battle immediately and finished off that last bit of health the boss had.

Incidentally... a tip for those having trouble... Wreck Serene first... when she goes down you win. Serene's goddess buddy goes all *swoon* "Scott!" and collapses in a heap of uselessness (ok not really but she does stop attacking) once you beat her.

One other thing to mention... While I am firmly in the camp of people who'd love an open naming system, and I am aware we'll likely never see that happen, I'd suggest to people having trouble naming characters to not be afraid to step outside the box. And by that I mean your name doesn't always have to reflect your powers.

A good example is Firestar. She has NO FIRE BASED POWERS. She'd technically be a radiation blaster since her abilities are microwave based, not flame. A character name doesn't necessarily have to live up to the imagery in costume or powers.

I'd say go void color it red and say its her "rage" overwhelming her foes in a fierce booming yell...

I'd love an open naming system tbh... but I don't see us ever getting it.

Names I've gotten that I am honestly shocked I got?

Celeste
Hemomancer
Moonstar
Lady Revenant

Shadowfall and Group Invis will indeed stack. Just as GI will stack with SI... thats you're best bet if you want to stack defense bonuses.

Today I decided to make a new costume using some elements of the new Retro Sci-Fi set... and while those pieces all look great... the praetorian chest detail doesn't seem to want to play nice once I leave the costume creator.

Here's a pic in the creator... looks fine



But now outside the creator the chest detail coloring is all wrong...



Am I doing something wrong? I also tried the costume with no aura or wings to be sure it wasn't just my eyes playing tricks.

I'm hoping for power pool/app/ppp customization... it is LONG overdue.

Haven't visited this thread in some time but figured since the Blaster talk continues I'd just list some ideas for improving blasters.

* Crashing nukes lose their crash but have increased up front end cost (like say 40 end). If the nuke has a mez effect associated with it, that mez effect is increased to mag 4. This is balanced compared to non crashing nukes by crashing nukes exceedingly long recharge time.

* Snipes need to be improved. A mechanic that allows snipes to be used in a similar manner to stalker's assassin strikes (a regular attack when not in a certain state, a high dmg slow cast attack when in that certain state) would be ideal.

* Secondary Powers should be reviewed for possible improvements (not removal or replacement). Some powers could be given additional effects. Examples include: Boost Range could do something in addition to boosting range such as function as a break free, Targeting Drone could get a +dmg and/or minor mez protection vs 1 type of mez component to make up for the set's lack of Build Up, Taser and Stun could have their range increased to make using them proactively less dangerous, Chiling embrace could have a minor mez protection vs 1 type of mez component added, Aim/Build Up could be given the Inner Light treatment and have their damage bonuses last over a 30 second duration while decaying in value after 10 seconds.

* APP/PPP values for all aspects of the powers should be reviewed. Some powers have excessively long cooldowns, low durations or low base values (or all of the above) in proportion to what they do relative to other AT's. The armor toggles should have their base values improved, The holds should have their base durations increased and base recharge times reduced. EM Pulse from the Electrical Mastery pool should have a shorter recharge time and longer duration. Surge of Power and Force of Nature should have their base resistance values increased slightly. The aoe sleeps should have their recharge times reduced. The debuff powers such as surveillance and melt armor should have their base values increased. Many AT's find their APP/PPP's game changing when they open up but Blasters seem to get less overall from them compared to the other AT's. APP/PPP powers are supposed to let AT's dip into skills outside their typical repertoire but when the base values are very low they hardly qualify as worthwhile even when enhanced. Reviewing these powers could improve blaster overall performance.

The overall goal should be to allow blaster game play to remain relatively unchanged but to improve their performance relative to their survivability compared to the other AT's by improving powers that currently rate as superfluous or just unwieldy to use. In general, survivability should improve for blasters allowing them to dish out their damage for longer periods of time before being defeated and damage may increase slightly with some changes improving kill speed which also helps the blaster survive. Fundamentally Blasters should play the same after the changes as they do now but have better results from that game play.

Time/Sonic/Power on SO's is pretty impressive if built right...

About 40% defense to everything perma with power build up/farsight (also includes weave and hover but I am not counting either being affected by power build up)

About 65% s/l resistance with tough and temp invuln

Cone Sleep - great for soloing

Single target mag 3 stun, stackable to stun most bosses (could skip this and take temporal selection instead for more team play)

Single target mag 3 hold, stackable to hold most bosses... holds most bosses for a few seconds with 1 application if you Time Crawl them first

Panic button in Force of Nature that almost soft caps your resistance to all damage except psi

Endurance is manageable... moreso if you get the end affecting accolades

You can easily fit in stealth and travel powers

Here's an example:

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.957
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Time Manipulation
Secondary Power Set: Sonic Attack
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Power Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Time Crawl -- Acc(A)
Level 1: Shriek -- Acc(A), Dmg(5), Dmg(5), Dmg(7)
Level 2: Scream -- Acc(A), Dmg(7), Dmg(9), Dmg(9), EndRdx(11), RechRdx(11)
Level 4: Howl -- Acc(A), Dmg(13), Dmg(13), Dmg(15), EndRdx(15), RechRdx(17)
Level 6: Fly -- EndRdx(A)
Level 8: Distortion Field -- RechRdx(A)
Level 10: Stealth -- EndRdx(A)
Level 12: Time Stop -- Acc(A), Hold(17), Hold(23), RechRdx(25), RechRdx(25), RechRdx(27)
Level 14: Hover -- EndRdx(A)
Level 16: Shout -- Acc(A), Dmg(29), Dmg(31), Dmg(31), Range(31), Range(33)
Level 18: Farsight -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(19), RechRdx(19), RechRdx(21), RechRdx(21), RechRdx(23)
Level 20: Amplify -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(27), RechRdx(29)
Level 22: Boxing -- Acc(A)
Level 24: Tough -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(34), ResDam(34), ResDam(37)
Level 26: Slowed Response -- Acc(A), RechRdx(34), RechRdx(37)
Level 28: Siren's Song -- Acc(A), RechRdx(37), RechRdx(39)
Level 30: Temporal Mending -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(39), EndRdx(39), EndRdx(40), Heal(40), Heal(40)
Level 32: Chrono Shift -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(33), RechRdx(33)
Level 35: Power Build Up -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(36), RechRdx(36), RechRdx(36)
Level 38: Screech -- Acc(A), Dsrnt(42), Dsrnt(43), Range(43), RechRdx(43), RechRdx(46)
Level 41: Temp Invulnerability -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(42), ResDam(42), ResDam(46)
Level 44: Force of Nature -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(45), RechRdx(45), ResDam(45), ResDam(46)
Level 47: Time's Juncture -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(48), ToHitDeb(48), ToHitDeb(48)
Level 49: Weave -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(50), DefBuff(50), DefBuff(50)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(3), EndMod(3)
Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 0: Task Force Commander
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
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