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Enhancement Diversification is applied before DR.
Build up with 3 IOs = 127.2% recharge
Build up with 3 IOs after ed = 99.08% recharge
Build up with 3 IOs after dr = 83% recharge
Buildup recharge time = 90 / (1+0.83) = 49.18s

Build up with 2 IOs = 84.8% recharge
Build up with 2 IOs after ed = 83.32% recharge
Build up with 2 IOs after dr = 72% recharge
Buildup recharge time = 90 / (1+0.72) = 52.3s

The question becomes is that slot worth 3 seconds of recharge on a single power. In most cases it is not.

**As a side note, this system was supposed to make average players more competitive against players with more expensive builds. However, the system favors min/maxers even more so then the pre-i13 system did.

I remember the discussion about this, last time it happened was about 5 months ago.

Recharge is affected by DR, but it is not displayed in the combat attributes window.

DR is applied on slotting per power and totals. Ex.
You have 111.25% global recharge, and 80% recharge in said power from slotting enhancements. DR is applied to the enhancement slotting for recharge, the global bonus is added, then the total is DR'd.

80% recharge (from enhancement slotting, not bonuses)
apply DR -> 69% recharge
add global bonus -> 69%+111.25% = 180.25%
apply DR to total -> 180.25% = ~131%

So your pve 191.25% recharge between slotting and set bonuses becomes 131% in pvp.

The discussion on this can be found
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...=192019&page=1

Arcanaville's DR guide can be found
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...598#post794598

And a graph for calculating DR is here (use the numbers in archanaville's guide and hit refresh)
http://yarrison.org/dr/graph.html

I accept your challenge!

Surviving 4 sharks in RV is different from trying to do so in the arena. RV teams are generally uncoordinated and independent stalkers just look for the kill shot. In the arena an emp should never survive 4 coordinated sharkers.

That being said, I don't believe sharks are broken. That list looks about right to me. +1/-1 tho.

Gale isn't "really" broken. To my understanding it applies 2 ticks of knockback and they only stack if they happen within the same server tick. Server ticks happen so fast that its a random thing when it does occur. Its not something that can really be planned or coordinated, and subsequently can not be exploited.

The one that you left out is Blaster MM Drain Psyche. The -end component is -500% unenhanced. The Dom version is only -80%. I doubt that's intentional.

Last night Dr. Aeon was in the AE building in Freedom's RWZ. He recruited a few heroes and villains to complete a task for him. Shortly after the first mission I made sure to let him know I was not an agent of The Television and the rest of the team also made the same assurance. I kept an eye on them though, Television has spies everywhere.

Television is bad! No, I don't mean bad as in good or bad how the PvPers use it. Think about it; how of us have done tasks for the television that we actually wanted to do? Sure burning books is fun, and we can all appreciate the value of repeatedly killing Freakshow, Devouring Earth, and Nemesis. These were no normal tasks you were hired for. The Television is not your friend. It lures you in with promises of amazingly entertaining programming or memories of fond moments past. In actuality you are a pawn; nothing more then an actor in a show that The Television is directing.

The Television has destroyed books and The Radio. It is the way of things. The old will always be replaced by the young/new. Obi-Wan and Vader couldn't avoid it. The Radio couldn't avoid it... And The Television knows it is next. Whether the assassins come from The Computer or the AE by means of Dr. Aeon, they WILL come.

I'd be all for giving back the 15% damage that was taken away. However, I can't support giving elusivity to banes. Between their CT: D being ranged defense, the available resistance from the passives, and the high hp cap, if built correctly it would have survivability around regen's level.

As for the defenses making a difference… A toon with 70% accuracy from slotting, and 40% from sets, and tactics will have an 83% chance to hit a toon with 31% defenses after DR.
The same toon with….
33% defense will have a 77% chance to be hit.
36% defense will have a 69% chance to be hit
39% defense will have a 60%… and so on.

That is without elusivity. IMO every bit of defense counts.

My toon is legal even following these rules... Someone pick me!

It's true, Rei was the only stalker on the other team for that match. She did a heck of a job evading me. People seem to like to give her ****, but that round was the hardest time I've had keeping track of a stalker yet.

There were a few times it seemed like I was the target of the spike, but I suppose with my high defense it's not worth the other team's effort. The colds seem to focus shutting down healers, so there usually isn't someone to debuff my defenses. Rad blasters aren't common in the KBs and I can shut down the rad emissions debuffs myself. I haven't actually died in a KB yet... not once since i started joining.

Tactics, TT:L and perception IO

Sorry for the stalker harassment, I know its a pain in the @$$. However, it's the only reason I get picked. Even though i'm better then bad blasters/doms

Melee damage sets

My apologies if that seemed like a jab at you, it wasn't intended that way. It was your bane build, combined with some research that I did on elusivity and defenses that lead me to my current build.

Just for the record, the few of us who kept playing our forts and adjusted for the current system do just fine. Fotm psi/em blasters and mind/fire doms really aren't a problem. It's to the point where I can't get them to duel me in the arena. Colds are difficult, and therms are only beatable when the RNG isn't a ******.

Trying to stay on topic... If someone comes in trying to figure out if something works or asking about certain powersets; it's understandable the generic answer is "re-roll as <insert fotm>". If someone isn't knowledged in the system then pointing them towards the easy mode toon is most likely their best chance of success.

As a side note, from browsing the forums here, observing in kickballs and arena matches, and doing research I was able to take what is considered a sub-par toon and do very well. I don't find it surprising that the pvp forum frequenters can do the same; with an understanding of the system its possible to come up with oddball builds that have certain advantages they can capitalize on. Most people are simply not good players and can not do the same. Its noticeable in PvE, but even more so in PvP. The PvP forum frequenters that I've come across in game have mostly been skilled and in general not terribly rude (a few exceptions tho ). Those who are seeking guidance, and not spoon-feeding, can find it.

Or "Bad Luck" lol

Unfortunately this is not true. All AVs have inherent debuff resistance (85% for an even level 50). This resistance applies to -RunSpeed, -Recharge, -Endurance, -ToHit, -Defense, -Perception, -Regeneration, and -Recovery. The -25% reduction from the dart attacks is reduced to -3.75%. Effectively this reduces the AVs regen by only 3-4hp/sec. The loss of dps from the attack chain using the dart attacks is greater then the effect gained from the -regeneration.

tl;dr The dart attacks are not effective against AVs

I've seen this posted before. I think the problem lies not in the actual requirements for the badges, but the difficulty in putting a team together red side to do them. Even on freedom its hard to put together teams for things that aren't tf/sf or farming related.

This is exactly right, and a big problem with the game IMO. There is no incentive for players to tackle more difficult content currently. Why run at +2 when we can just speed run in much less time, less difficulty, and receive the same rewards. However, smaller teams receiving greater rewards can cause problems as some tfs are simply easier to do with less people (red side resepecs come to mind).

Along the same lines Ultra rare recipes are this game's 'elite gear'. They're completely random. They are not rewarded for completing master's runs or harder challenges at +4. The most efficient way to attain these rewards is to farm (either for the drops themselves, or for inf to buy them). Why the most valuable items in the game are attained through the most boring means is mindboggling to me.

The game rewards neither skill nor player coordination; only time invested.

I like the accolades, but this doesn't exactly solve the problem. Playing a toon up to 50 with normal teaming usually nets somewhere between 50-200 badges. Most accolades require some or several badges not normally attained and require extra attention. Many require quite a bit of grinding. I'm not opposed to extra effort but making these things badge based simply shifts the grind, it doesn't remove it.

That being said I would support a badge based post-50 advancement system. It would encourage diversity in player base activities.