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  1. Lord Mordeth
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by FireWyvern View Post
    No NPC Widow uses the Soul Mastery PPP either. =P
    Heh, true that.. but since Ghost Widow is the 'patron' for, well.. Widows, it sorta fits, better than Scirocco and his Mu powers anyways.
  2. Lord Mordeth
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by EricHough View Post
    Gloom does cause redraw for all the claws style attacks - it's a pretty minor hit though for the amount of damage it does as claws redraw is about the fastest in the game.
    Ack, was afraid of that.. still, it's a good attack so i suppose i'll grab it, since there's nothing better anyways.

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    As a pre-req for the later powers in soul mastery, its a fine choice as it lets you finish off runners and takes some nice IO sets.
    Yes, will likely slap some Decimation io's in the power for the 6.25% recharge bonus, which'll again shave a small bit off from Mind Link's recharge.

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    If you are looking for a good ranged attack on a night widow, mu lightning might be a better choice.
    Probably is, at that.. but can't bend the concept, as no NPC Widow uses Mu powers/lightning.
  3. Lord Mordeth
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by EricHough View Post
    Membranes are fairly expensive since they are highly usefull for shield users as well as widows, since they can be slotted in active defense to buff up the def debuff resistance, which normally cannot be buffed any other way.
    Oh?

    Well, that does sound useful (not the mention pricey) so will look into that.

    Also, about using Gloom.. anyone know if it causes redraw on Widows? Would test it myself, but can't get to test server nor do i have spare respecs to burn at the moment.
  4. Lord Mordeth
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mystic_Fortune View Post
    I can get to the character select screen, but clicking a character causes it to hang and then eventually boot me back to the login with a DB error.
    This for me.

    Had similar connection issues before, after the maintenance got finished but still managed to play for an hour or so with a friend, before being called away to do some other stuff for a bit, but now that i'm back, can't play.

    Edit: Tried logging onto several servers, but all hang at the character selection screen after i try to enter the game.
  5. Lord Mordeth
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Eislor View Post
    With your build all you need to do is add 3 LotG +recharge to make ML perma (taking into account cast time). Six slot Mind Link with Def/Recharge IOs an Adjusted Targeting recharge IO, and one of your LotG +recharge IOs and you're there.
    Yes, i considered that, but was again hit with the 'is this wise?' feeling when six slotting Mind Link.

    Still, it'd cut the recharge down to some 80+ seconds, meaning there'd be a small bit of leeway for me to hit the power again before it expired.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by EricHough View Post
    Here is my widow..
    Hmm, interesting build.. with few modifications like dropping out the travel powers, i think i could just make it work.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mr. DJ View Post
    Membrane's are also nice for Mind Link
    Never used or pretty much even had hami-o's on me so need to ask.. how expensive/available are these specific enhancers?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Red Pirate Boggarts View Post
    I don't know of any power I'd take in place of mind link. It's 1 power out of 24. I don't know of any better themed powers from either pools or patrons that I want. If it's optional for you, then sure skip it. It's just as you mentioned though, I don't know what to pick in place of it.
    Indeed, there really isn't anything better to take truth be told and if i dropped the Fighting/Leadership pools, that'd leave me plenty of room to grab up some attacks and whatnot.

    Anyways, here's the new build, while still incomplete it will be what i think i'll go with (as soon as i manage to run a respec, get another veteran one, or otherwise procure one from elsewhere..)

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    About the build.. i tried to save up some slots, so only 5 slotted the ST attacks + don't really know what to take for the last three powers (44, 47 and 49 respectively) though did consider Gloom, but am unsure if using that causes redraw on Widows.

    Also, only put up 3 LotG: +Rech io's for now, though i'll likely use all 5 (assuming no other use for the unused slots can be found), since i got some sitting around, unused in my heroside base bins.

    Edit: What's the opinion about Aid Self on Widows? As since there's some room now and i'd be capped, would it be a decent idea to pick it up for the occasions i'd get hit or would i be better off just popping few greens?
  6. Lord Mordeth
    Many good points listed here, so i suppose it might be worth it if i went with the perma Mind Link approach, even if it cost me bundles more inf and trouble.

    But i'd also need to tinker with the build, which i haven't been able to do, not to my satisfaction anyways, as no matter how i spin it, i always end up dry on slots.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PhroX View Post
    I can't check your build atm (I'm at work), but reading the other replies am I right in thinking you've taken Weave?
    Yes, took Weave due to it being a cheap way to get decent amount of +defense, thus achieving the soft cap without the use of high end io's.

    That said, anyone got a decent build they'd like to share, something that achieved perma Mind Link/capped defenses without the use of Weave/Hasten/etc powers or purple sets?
  7. Lord Mordeth
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DrMike2000 View Post
    I'd maybe consider dropping power pool Manouvers for Mind Link if you can get it permanent.
    Mmm.. getting it perma would require several LotG: +Rech io's or some purple sets, both of which i don't really want to invest on at this time, since my goal is to 'pimp' out my Bane first.

    Another reason why, after i noticed i'm already capped, i thought about dropping the power and replacing it with something else, as it'd certainly save me some inf + the trouble of finding those Luck of the Gambler recipes/io's.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by newchemicals View Post
    I don't think you would be kicked but I would certainly wonder why it was skipped.

    From the soloing standpoint, I don't care what people do with their builds. If I was building a team, then I do care.
    Well, my Night Widow IS meant to more as solo build i suppose, since my Fortunata has more AoE capabilities along with controls, making her better suited for teaming in my opinion.

    Quote:
    There was another post about VEATs skipping leadership too. I note that someone skipped those and mind link. Those players I put at the bottom of the list of who I recruit.
    I would never skip TT: Maneuvers/Tactics (Assault i might, if there was good enough reason to) as both powers offer great benefits to yourself and the team.

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    Sometimes I send a tell asking why a player skipped something. I get all sorts of responses from "I had no idea! TY for help." to profanity laced replys just for asking a simple question.
    So far, i've never skipped anything on any of my characters that could be considered essential or must have or so on, which is why i am asking here.. since Mind Link IS a damn good power, but since i find no real use for it (not when soloing anyways) replacing it with another power would at least add some damage to my attack chain.

    But as said, i am unsure how wise it would be..
  8. Lord Mordeth
    Got db'd off Virtue and after getting back in, was lagging pretty badly so decided to log off for the time being.
  9. Lord Mordeth
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by EricHough View Post
    I think the majority of players consider it more of a self buff that happens to have some nice, team based side effects than a true team buff.
    See, that's just it.. in the past, i've never seen anyone ask for the power to be used, specifically or ask people to gather for it which is why i'm unsure if anyone would even notice the lack, as i'd have Maneuvers x 2 of course (which is almost equivalent of the +def that Mind Link provides) up and running full time.

    Quote:
    I suspect the reason its considered must take is not as much for the team benefit, although that is nice, but because an extra 15% def to all positions is extremely difficult to make up with IO set bonuses and other powers.
    The current, proposed build for my Night Widow..

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    Originally i was aiming for perma Mind Link, until i noticed that i don't even need it thanks to the total revamp of the build i did.

    Quote:
    Additionally, night widows benefit hugely from recharge as it lets them use their high damage, long recharge attacks more frequently, so building for recharge is very common.
    Another reason i aimed at high recharge/perma Mind Link build, but since i don't really need it..

    Quote:
    This means that hitting the softcap without using mind link is the harder task, which is probably why most folks are surprised to find you don't have it.
    I actually thought it'd be harder than it was, as on my Bane it certainly was, but i suppose that the +def selfbuffs Widows get give them a boost over Soldiers, despite them getting higher numbers for their Maneuvers.
  10. Lord Mordeth
    Much like with my Bane, i got to poking my Widow and after tweaking her build i noticed i don't really need Mind Link, as found my defenses to be capped (melee, ranged, aoe) without it, thus rendering it kinda useless.

    Now, i'm fully aware how awesome the power is, but the fact is i don't need it and would like to pick up another power instead of it, something that'd fit the concept of Night Widow better, something i'd get more mileage out of, if you will.

    But my dilemma is that how.. upset would potential teammates be, should i join a team (i usually form my own teams, but there are times someone manages to send me an invite before i can form anything) and not have the power?

    Should i be expecting a /kick (extreme cases) or would anyone even notice that i lacked the power?
  11. Lord Mordeth
    So it hit me, as i was trying to scrounge up the needed salvage to craft the third LotG: +Rech IO for my Bane's build that i should try to see if there was something, anything really that i could improve upon in the build since i'm sitting on a huge pile of inf and nothing to use it on.

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    Thought i'd poke around here and ask, if anyone saw anything.. wrong with the proposed build (missing the 4th LotG IO and the purple set currently) as money is no issue and i got the urge to tweak things up while waiting for Going Rogue to go live, at which point the character will sail to heroside.

    So yeah.. tweaks, hints, tips, advice on how to make the character better?
  12. Lord Mordeth
    My Bane..

    I'm sure that it's not the best, most economic/efficient build out there, but the defenses are capped and i can easily plow through missions and whatnot at my chosen difficulty.

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  13. Lord Mordeth
    I mainly slot level 39-44 set IO's, as imo.. there's no point to pay up mucho inf for the minuscule +% that higher level ones offer.
  14. Lord Mordeth

    Virtue down again

    POST-ACTION

    Blargh.. and here i wanted to get some leveling done on few of my lowbies, but thanks to the the server going kaboosh, i guess i need to do something else.
  15. Lord Mordeth
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Snow Globe View Post
    This page has all the information you need:
    http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Villain_Merit_Rewards#Flashback_System
    It does indeed, so thanks a bunches.
  16. Lord Mordeth
    Thanks for the info.. as i should have guessed that, i suppose.

    On a related note, been also trying to look up other accomplishment badge missions up in the Ouroboros, but as i haven't been able to pick up some of them would it be assumable that those missions too are located within the contact arcs instead of being listed as individual missions?
  17. Lord Mordeth
    Lately, i've been trying to do some badging and whatnot on villainside with my Bane, hoping to maybe snag up an accolade or two in the process.

    Well, i managed to get the first few badges via Ouroboros, but when i tried to find the mission that grants the Paragon of Vice badge in the mission list, it wasn't there.

    I mean, i checked the level 1-15 bracket and the 16-19 one and the only thing that shows up from Willy Wheeler is the 'There's a Sucker Born Every Minute' arc, which i was hesitant to run as Paragonwiki says the mission 'Defeat all Arachnos Personnel' grants the badge.

    So perhaps someone could tell me if i'm just blind for not seeing the mission or if the badge mission is located within the arc or something?
  18. Lord Mordeth
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Avatea View Post
    If you did receive some extra Veteran Rewards for a short amount of time that you weren’t actually subscribed, please know that you can keep them and we won’t be removing them from your account.
    Well isn't that nice, eh?

    Thanks to some.. bug, glitch, error or whatever, people get piles of un-earned veteran rewards.

    *le sigh*

    Lovely, it really is.. so congrats to those who got extra rewards for nothing. *nod* Still, i can't help but feel annoyed and disappointed by the fact that they aren't snagging em back as they in my opinion should, in an effort to keep things fair across the board.

    Oh well, stuff happens and.. yeah, so again, congrats to all who got free goodies.
  19. Lord Mordeth
    Huh.. just got hit with the same issue when i tried logging onto Virtue.
  20. Lord Mordeth
    Edit: Nevermind, the problem seems to have fixed itself.
  21. Lord Mordeth
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Perfect_Pain View Post
    It seems to be full of people <constantly> complaining that they cant farm the AE anymore.
    Oh so that's what the broadcast chattering in Atlas was about, people being unable to farm their arses off like they used to.

    Sheesh, and here i thought they were blathering on about something important.
  22. Lord Mordeth
    Softcapping the AoE defense AND getting enough +recharge to perma Mind Link is gonna be extremely costly and not doable with a budget of 70'ish mils.

    Instead, just try to get some more AoE defense, as while perma Mind Link is undoutably nice to have, it's also highly overrated thing and not needed for normal gameplay.
  23. Lord Mordeth
    I took it on my namesake, as well as on a Sonic/Sonic defender i have.

    Other than those two.. i went with Sands of Mu, as the power is better in pretty much every way + doesn't force you to draw up a weapon everytime you attacking with the power.
  24. Lord Mordeth
    Ain't that sorta pricey?

    125 mils i mean or have the prices really jumped that high, especially on heroside Miracles?
  25. Lord Mordeth
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by JDub View Post
    I thought the 8800GT was a great card.
    It is, at least i've been very happy with mine, as i have never had any issues whatsoever with it when playing City of Heroes or any other game for that matter.