Lonelyshade

So DEV will we see a change in Siphon Power .

Cause currently its a lesser build up , that gives higher damage after 8 second , with a IO set Hasten Temp mutation power can be made near perma .
But even near perma is total ******** .

Sadly cause it only works with kinetic powers .
So too many limitation too much imaginations .
Well i can invest that imagination to make brawl a super killer power if all 3 damage io can procs all the TIME !!!
And its way easier to reach then SP socalled near perma status .

To Q_Candy .

Sorry but Pretoria is way tougher to level solo then anything i have played before .
Its not that brute is flawed , it seems like they just want you to start using IO DO when they become available .
TO hardly cut it anymore at level 12+ still doable , but the incoming damage is way higher then old classic COH or COV .
Most of the oppenents use fully powers that are anoying if you dont have status protection.
Stuns Knockback/Down , endurance drain , Pyschic attacks are more normal .
ETC ETC ...

This has nothing to do with the brute class it self , yes partly it feels slower the brutes but its cause of the mobs changes are a lot tougher then classic .
But fury able to be maintained at 100-150% without the bigger decay . means you dont need to see a full bar .
The decay rate slow down means you are almost always operating at 50% damage in no time .

The rest of the post sadly yes , once i am done with the story arcs (and they are really wonderfull written) i will see again drop in people .
So just enjoy the months , the arcs are really nice written and mature choices i didn´t expect before .
Kill somebody really Kill somebody just to maintain your cover or gain power .
No longer arrest nonesense . infact Pretoria is the darkest of the world , its the world that should have been city of villains .
Well yes most people dont even think about that , they just level onwards missing the wonderfull choice in can make in the game .

Sadly limitation to the game system , and developers not willing to give in base fitness pool.
Moving powers to IO set to be uber .
Market is ruined for new people to even start using especially now since emails means , people like me dont even have to bother with the market .
Means very few of the new people will stick . even the old ones who return will be envious or feel way left behind .

The balance is simply set on keeping people playing like any other MMO time versus money issue . and hoping that there are more supporters of the game .
That just pay and not play .
Sorry if a server is already lagging so badly with 1000 people in europe .
I can´t imagine it being fun with 5000 people on the server .

850% to 775% is the only real nerf to brutes .
But understandable with cross over , who the heck wants a scrapper aside from BS/SD

Sorry that change is 100% understandable gives the scrapper there top damage back not based on luck .

The rest i only read buffs .
That some 5% knew how to maximise their fury , doesn´t mean its working as intended
It saying stalkers were fine cause 5% knew how to play them well .

Sorry brutes are now more then fine with bigger allowance for choices of first tier or 2nd tier powers . that coupled with brawl on auto .
Sorry the change makes shadow maul or other so called dump it powers on brute more viable.
So whats wrong with having more viable powers then straight forward you NEED this brute build nothing else !!

Animations : good but again will wear out fast .
Damage: Average like all new set releases so consistent with all new sets released or nerfed old sets.
Specialty: Siphon power WTF >.< waste of coding time atleast IO enhancement are done well .

But honestly not to sound negative , you got a range melee set combo .
That doesnt shine in anything particular . is it playable yup .
Is it fun ? Sure some people had fun with 2 dual pistols animation for ages on MM

Problem with KM
No special TIER 9 No special or cool mid tier powers .
MiD tier i mean syphon life , Focus , Knockout Blow ,

Fix Siphon Power into 50 second-1 min lasting time doesnt matter if its then 50% damage boost instead of 125%for 3-8 seconds it still wont beat Rage on SS , but gives a KM atleast as standalone something worthwhile
If the set has to be mediocre of everything thats suppose to be cool .
Then give it atleast a mediocre RAGE .

Ok since Je saist is asking , and i missed it , i playing on XPS dell customised lapbook . that has 9700M gtx inside . so one of the first XPS runs released in europe .

So basically how old is it ?
So it isn´t state of the art anymore after how many years ?
When you were running 1900x 1200 was doing the same back then .
Now so what do you define as state of the art a computer thats bought last 3 months ?
When in 1 year time we are already onto newer machines .

Ah its something to do with graphic setting she asking .
I dont bother with it , i just downtune the 2nd window to minimal graphics , and run the first one on performance or high .

That usually solves the 1 pc multibox issue .
But somebody can help you with that -graphics setting . on your shortcut .

Well i can only talk about european server , sure its not as bussy as it used to be pre I6 .
But then again its not quite as dead anymore compared to last year .

Just its more new players have to have luck in running into the old friendly kind .
IF you are really worried and want to do something you can always go around helping .
New people (just as long they dont abuse you)

But its not that its not growing strong , i think most people who still play in europe have 1-3 accounts nowadays . so subscription numbers dont say anything .
Its more actual number of players .

Same applies to WOW dont forget they say they have 11 million subscribers .
Doesn´t mean there are 11 million people playing it . maybe 7 tops (Thats a optimistic view consider some people have bought 5 accounts in wow and not counting the goldfarmers multi accounts must be around a million or so )


I must say the game is beter then before , where the XP was a grind fest .
There were hardly TF/SF and there were no IO to kit out .
The population is sadly the problem most became jaded .
And the economy is out of control for new people to catch up on (that issue is luckily solved with reward merits)
But in all this game has damn a lot to do , Bases to build (And everybody with 2 accounts can make there own base in no time ) Architect Entertainement , Oroboros .
Black Market , Inventions .
You can be quite bussy for a long time and where in the hell do you find a game that has this much to do ?
Maybe thats also the downfall , cause too much to do when you are new can sometimes overwhelm people .
Without proper guidance what fun they want .

Hurray atleast bosses no longer runaway , once you pop a shot at them ..
during escape missions .

Not as fun as it used to be beating it to half health and chasing it .
But beats them ignoring you totally and running for the exit , once you zoned in .

Well its that a healer is not wanted , maybe you can insert we dont need a tank .
Cause truth is you dont .

You dont need a controller , you dont need a blaster you dont need anything .
Since depending on your team makeup this game is about players who understand it .

And depending on the difficulty setting its more who are willing to do work .
And who are the runners .

You have a team of 8 and 6 of them run at half health . instead of popping inspiration.
Boy the last 2 who fight wish they had a healer, or one of them is a healer .
You have a team of 8 and nobody run , who cares about a healer who cares about a tank .
Everything dies fast enough since players are skilled enough .
And hardly go down in team settings . and if they do they just selfdestruct for no debt.

Well its depending really on the toon and what you want .

Look all benefit from Numina Regen , all benefit from Kismet accuracy . all benefit from performance shifter +end (in stamina or other selfhit recovery) all benefit from mircale + recovery (there is never a too much recovery rate )

Not all benefit from steadfast protection/defense . or regeneration .
See the small numbers that those io gives , if you are not going to past the 22.5% def . or certain number of hp regeneration

From there on you can decide what you really want to do , or are coming short .
The io originally was meant to be replacing stamina hasten needs , infact what they did do is just makes certain powers even more requirement .
All people need example a certain power called health to slot in certain IO´s
Or defense to slot in certain IO´s

Now am keeping it simple without applying bonus from 2 slots -4 slots .
Those in return when 5x stack or 15 x( so example 2% damage 2.5% damage 3% damage) stack , provides even a greater magnitude to the puzzle .

The current problem is that min max value you have to look at 2 pieces bonus -4 pieces bonus and what you trade in , so if 4 piece bonus and 5th to bring stuff back to optimal .
so for damage powers it equels 2x ACC and 3x Damage + bonus its a win .
if the bonus is less then 1 acc 1.5 damage , then its a lost and not worth slotting for .
Unless you are going for a certain global hardcap and the damage power is just a filler .

The issue with the new IO system its great for people who know what they are doing .
But its a bit borked for people who dont or newbies . and sadly the tool tip .
You dont have to worry about inventions no longer apply . instead it should say you dont have to worry about AE :P

Well max ACC you can get is 1.9 if the combat status window is correct . wont past 1.9 ACC then its hardcapped .
(pop yellows and show ACC to see the result)

Other side whats the fascination of people slotting so much ACC into powers especially earlier on , teaming its beter to get Tohit (So leadership skills) and a kismet+6% to hit .
Nowadays with auto exemp , even 1 ACC SO garantees around 50% hit on a purple (not like old days where it was around 10%)
Solo dont bite more off then you can chew . too high levels xp is not worth the kill rate of slotting more ACC at cost of damage and kill speed .

Combat training offensive serves one purpose its tohit debuff resistance .
So if you like fighting a lot of COT missions that power works wonders .
And cheap too one slot is all it needs

Never mind it seems DDR all across the board are getting nerfed .

Just hope they wont go back to making DEF useless again .
So in that respect of DDR nerfing , SOA dont need DDR anymore .
So i guess my 33% would be then in the new light a 3.3% DDR hardly worth it .

I guess the new fix is IO that brings DDR .