Light_Petting_EU

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I think I agree with that. Very unforgiving, challenging and frustrating but also very rewarding.

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You're talking about PvP but you could just as easily be describing the AT full stop.

Welcome back flith!

No fair! You outnumbered us 30-1!

((Seriously, I swapped my single target PvP build for a fire/ice tanker with 2 attacks, as it was taking too long to target a non-pet)) ... most fun I've had with him in PvP ever.

P.S.

Anyone have a bind for "target near non-pet" they can share?

"It depends"

Fire is more damaging PvE, since you get fiery embrace and a lot of AoE damage.

Thorn is slightly better PvP

Primary can make a lot of difference - Plant/Fire is incredible fun and some of the easier powers fit really well... I've never played /thorn but flith did and he was surprisingly effective in PvP ... at least, everybody he fought against found it surprising

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mine never last more than 20sec

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well, I'm sure if you practise you'll be able to last longer dear

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Yeah this lag is amazing, I just bought a NASA supercomputer from Mesh

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my sympathies. I can give you the direct dial for their repair centre when you need it.

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See, there's three kinds of people: [censored], [censored], and [censored]. [censored] think everyone can get along, and [censored] just want to [censored] all the time without thinking it through. But then you got your [censored], Chuck. And all the [censored] want us to [censored] all over everything! So, [censored] may get mad at [censored] once in a while, because [censored] get [censored] by [censored]. But [censored] also [censored] [censored], Chuck. And if they didn't [censored] the [censored], you know what you'd get? You'd get your [censored] and your [censored] all covered in [censored]!

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you had me at [censored] [censored] [censored]

This sounds a lot like my build ... I've got one shield in human form and that's that. But between the mires and the base forms, most of my slots up to 30 get gobbled up and that's before you look at any of the great human controllery powers I plan on using to make my grand entrance.

I don't deny you could take a bare minimum of 4 or so powers, slot them up and be effective - but there are so many great powers, all of which could *use* the slots that I'd quit happily give up every power pick from 44 up in return for an extra 3 slots at each level.

Just picked up my Warshade (after a long time) and while most of the guide is OK, I had to laugh when I re-read this part, after playing a warshade a bit more

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at the end-game, you may have leftover slots because of ED

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you really, really won't....

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Oh yes - not intended as a detailed "best Kheld builds" reference. But for the more general "what are the differences betweens WS and PB?" question there should be enough there to provide an answer.

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Sorry, fair point. I followed the link and got as far as that statement and just lost it

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Uuuhm, just want to say that the Clicky above is to be taken with a grain of salt. Many of the numbers presented there are out of date or just plainly wrong

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screw the numbers. Any kheldian guide that says "you may have slots left over by level 50" isn't worth the time it takes to read.

Most of what you say makes sense, I'm just having trouble with the part in bold.

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But he still managed to get kills against teams with Empaths in, he just cursed more and altered his tactics.


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he could do that?

Who thinks we should have an Arachnos themed MM? Maybe even need to unlock it via a SF or similar?

Note: if you haven't done the arcs and don't understand what I'm getting at, I suggest you play them all the way through them come back

Given that quants/voids can 2 shot you, you need the extra xp to offset the debt

I now mainly duo with an empath on my WS .... clear mind + fortitude = god mod for nova

You musn't have played a scrapper then...

I'm pretty certain when that lunatic managed to get up to 50, then get a kheldian up to 50 (in beta!) that the scrapper took less time ...

If you really want Flash, then you have no excuse to not add 3+ Rech to Siphon speed. I'd top that off with a slow, but that's just personal preference.

Seriously, 3 slotted hasten + 3 slotted siphon speed = much goodness.

The end redux on superior invis is overkill, especially when you have transference. 1 or 2 slot.

Unless you're planning on stacking IR for a couple of seconds, slap a jump enh in.
3 acc in fulcrum shift seems a bit excessive, but up to you.

Lose the epic blasts. OMGWTFBBQ!!eleven they nerfed them all!

((The fact I'm picking over slotting obviously implies the build itself seems solid enough))

EDIT: think about picking up Increase density and three slotting for resist. You'll need that when phant is at -1 ...

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Also, Psionic tornado does get containment damage. Nobody would pick it if it didn't.

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I had it pre containment, slotted for recharge + knockback

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Four rads would be more than sufficient in my opinion.

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All of this is dealt with in the US post linked. Due to the stacked AM, you really want this perma which requires six+ (or so). I suspect some of the requirement for "all" rad is due to wanting it perma while getting up to SO level.

I can almost see the use of a sonic or bubbler, since it does remove the requirement for stimulant.

But honestly, it sounds like great fun on a conceptual level and if I could spare the time, I would love to join (I have a fire/rad on every server I play regularly, and two on union). Before anyone thinks I'm therefore biased, I also have fire/kins, mind/storms, grav/ff, ill/rad ... etc.

ANY all controller team would be great (mucho containment) and I in fact used to regularly play a duo of Mind/Storm and Fire/Kin and got them through a number of TFs. Plus the time I spent on the all dominator team shows just how effective total control can be. Couple that with lots of buffs....

However, if you want to start (another?) all fire/rad group, go for it and have fun. Let me know if it is as insanely great as I suspect it will be.

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I get called a n00b very, very frequently. My stock reply is "Yeah. A lot of dead heroes tell me that."

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(Virtual) Stars for you!

OG if you only pick one. CoF is very useful in PvP ... Spines/Regens cowering and then b*tching is always a laugh.

Did this happen in the end?

Not trolling, at some point I have an Ice/Kin (surprise huh) I'd really like to run this with and RSF does apear to have dried up on Union...

D'oh too late

I don't need a respec, but don't turn down a team when I see one.

Hope you got this sorted.

If this is a PvP build, I'm a bit surprised I don't see Stun - quick activation and coupled with Total Focus, people will hate you. really.

As for, will this build be end heavy - well, it is a brute, by definition any brute that isn't end heavy is overpowered

Barrage is so late I honestly can't see the point.

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I agree. But at the same time, those plains can't complain about being attacked. It is, after all, a PvP zone.

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yeah, I've only softened my attitude from "shut the [censored] up" to "I understand that the Devs have provided a large motivation for non PvPer (such as myself) to enter the zone and that we are fair game for the PvP types as a result. If we aren't happy when the risk part of the risk/reward equation turns up, we should just leave the zone as we aren't upholding our part of the deal (big benefits, put up with PvP). In fact, they put the zone exit right next to the hospital to speed this process up"

Actually, I'm not a PvP but was firmly in the "it is a PvP zone, they warn you of this on the way in, [censored] camp" but thinking about this from others' perspective (always difficult for someone as wonderfully self-centred as me) it makes a lot more sense. They basically throw all this [censored] in to the zone(s) for;

- Some semblance of story to PvP (or you'd just expand the arena)
- Give PvPer something to fight over, rather than just head to head all the time (you could put goals into arena type matches I suppose).
- Try to entice some non-dedicated PvP types, in the hope they'll stick around, or at least ensure a steady stream of visitors (I'm looking at you, mr. shivan shard)

So while the PvPer are absolutely right that it is a PvP zone and if you're in there you should damn well PvP, non PvPers who have been enticed in due to the non-PvP incentives (Shards, Nukes, massive xp/prestige, I'm not including Siren's SOs in this) can't really be blamed for coming in for what they want out of the zone, since the devs obviously intended to motivate people (specifically, non-PvPers) to come into the zone. I think the most I would hope for is some common courtesy, with the expectation that if a PvPer is going to demand PvP I either leave the zone or go for it (or go fetch my spines/regen scrapper or EM/DA brute if they have a tricked out hami-o stuffed 'uber' build)

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There are much more serious issues to solve like the basecamping in bloody bay..

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wow. you have enough people in BB for it to be an issue?