Lodestar_EU

Im back so Ill swing by for this one.

Glad you made it. Well done

Like other posts is a bit late but hope you had a good birthday

Gratz Starstrom. Late I kn ow but been unable to do anything PC related in a while

I missed it but happy birthday gandrel. Mine was on 20th not that Im confessing my age

Well took twice as long because they didnt do what I asked although they did something good I didnt expect. All components have been swapped like for like and I have a better motherboard so I cant see any reason the PC shouldnt work now. I also got one or two new things for it in the meantime.

Anyway back now after a big overhaul. Lets see how this goes.

And I just get back too. lol keep missing each other.

Ok I been on and off most of the last two weeks. Mostly off truth be told.

I have had to get more than just trading standards involved as getting a refund has proved to be nigh on impossible and the store is ducking responsibility. But the machine is about to go back and I have the back up of a professional who is also knows how to talk. We are going to try something tomorrow morning.

So as I say most of you who know me know the situatio has STILL continued since late December. Just wanted to let you know for those who wondered why I been off an on still. Its either because its been in test or I havent felt like playing with a PC that crashes.

Gratz Q. Qin was the first ever toon of yours I ever teamed with many months ago. Well done and glad to see her up there.

I finished all the contacts I visited. Im still confused. I guess Ill have to see them all again map by map to see if I still have old arcs.

I cant for the life of me get my tyrant arc and Maria Jenkins still gives me no more jobs. I wonder if I missed the boat.

I dount Ill have PC that night or Id join in with my Empathy Defender. How many buffs would that be lol

Hqappy Birthday Flush.

Another of the Hull crew shame you had to go but I can see why. All the best

Yeah seems unlikely. Have to say though that has to be one of the laziest things I seen. And I know lazy when I see it.

I dont want anyone to think this has anything to do with another thread but I cant attend. Im taking my PC in tday even though I know it wont be fixed which is why Im not waiting until tommorow. I hope you understand I have to prioritise. This is the third hammi I missed due to this infernal machine but thems the breaks.

I want to wish you all the very best of luck and great fun. Hopefully Ill be there for the next.

Xironia give Hammi and his Mitos hell and give them a few smacks from me. Ill be there in spirit.

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I want to be there, so if I'm back in time I'll swing my chopper around!

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Not in public I hope.

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do u need to respec someone? i would be happy to take my granite/fire herding machien for a respec if u want. he can solo it.


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Damn my lack of clarity lately on these forums. I have 2 respecs for Lodestar I cant get anymore. The respec TFs I like. Can do those easily with a fair decent team. Even when it had that respec bug where you only got only 2 coolant belts. Anyone remember that? Oooh what a pain ot was.

No what I meant was use the respecs and do the rebuild and slot thing.

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GET IT OFF!!!! ARRRGH! ITS SUCKING MY WILL TO LIVE! - waynes world, the hair vaccuum hehe.

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I really do wonder about you, Lui.


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I stopped wondering and left him to it. Its for the best.

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my opinion, if ur gonna do an empath u have all empath powers. if ya dont ur not an empath lol
all the powers r neeeded.


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Actually, you can make do with minimal powers from empathy, even healing aura (ZOMG spam heal!) is actually pretty pointless. (imo anyway)
I find that;
Heal other, fortitude, Clear mind, Recovery aura and adrenaline boost are the only powers 'needed' in empathy, the rest are just nice additions to your repertoire. You could even scap all that and say that with recovery and regen aura the other powers are a tad redundant.
*shrug*
Empathy has had it's day, and people are finding that, shockingly, the other defender primaries are actually alot more effective, and alot more useful. Empathy is still amazing, but it can't compare with kinetics, rad or dark for all round usefulness, or storm for all round flashyness/defending ability.
Empathy has to wait for the team to recieve damage before it can come into full swing, as it's buffs are on a fairly long recharge, and can't be counted as part of a 'chain', unlike kinetics, for example, which is always busy at all times with buffs/debuffs, control, attack.
..maybe i'm just bitter and bored with my empath tonight >_>

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No I wouldnt say empathy has had its day. Just that people woke up that its not a must which is good. Although Im finding an increasing amount of layers not picking them in teams to prove a point. That is what bothers me.

Yeah its good for boss killing for sure or rather single target attacks. And of course the old thing of personal preference. I see Spines/Regen very effective but I made MA/Regen because that is what I wanted. Sod the uber builds. Me and Mighty Saguaro have teamed plenty of times. We whooped and power debted and whatever we felt like. I dont think with regard to PvE either has outclassed the other. Same can be said for any good scrapper who teams with another good scrapper player.

I started knowing nothing about this game and played my way and took tips to improve my build. When I wanted to I even asked for tips particularly around nerf times. I got some fantastic tips that made great sense but thing was some of it wasnt good for me . Have a play and find your style, tae the advice that you think is right for you.

Well for myself I would make PvE/PvP hybrids cos I dont seem to get much PvP gaming done. Especially as my leveling goals are way behind, and I HATE respecs with a passion or Lode would have been sorted.

On that note I will once again try to make myself sort him. but *sigh* I made this promise a few times and Im STILL procastenating.

newsflash. They are not all needed and as to which ones are depend entirely on players tastes and styles. The now legendary Absorb Pain debate is a great example. I dont like it and couldnt conceive of using it. Yet some players love it and use it to great effect.

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No your forgetting the fact my PC needs to go back and so is a bigger factor than how I feel on the day. No PC no attendance. THATs what I meant by maybe maybe not. Look at thats post again and you will find I made the feeling about community events as an after thought. Easy mistake to make so well done for pointing it out and giving me the oppertunity to clear that up. I was refering to the unstable PC for which I am posting to you from.

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On that note apologies then cause i understood differently from the way that post is worded.

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Not at all. Was easy to misunderstand so I was at fault there.

Im actually realising that although I like storiy arcs and such Im missing them all as my emp. This sucks but I kinda give up on it now. He is behind now with leveling or maybe I would have tried harder to get a 50 froend to help me.

I often wondered why my defender friends especially empaths didnt get mmuch of their missions done. I think I know why. It does appear to be harder.

Oh congrats Ec. Cant beleive I wasnt there. Oh well that will teach me to not just come on. I know you had trouble getting teams for her some days so glad it paid off.