Madadh

If you move the temp power to a new tray that will prolly also make the temp tray disappear. Haven't tested that theory, but I will when I get home.

I was thinking the same thing. That's funny. Or maybe sad.

That being said....

I'd go out of my way for a Broadsword Excalibur, but have no interest in a TW version. I'm happy for those that do, but it is not for me.

Methinks you may be on to something here....

That said, yes. Add my voice to the others. On a defender, almost totally worthless. Certainly not worth the pick. If you must take it, the ContConf proc is a must to make it even mildly effective. Very mildly. Other tricks can be added as others have said, like the Cog Interface, to make WoC better, but not enough better to be worth using the interface slot that way, etc. I've not tried it on a troller, but for a defender, I'd vote against it unless concept demanded it for some reason.

I get what you are saying. It seems you don't. You want to be able to get Aid Self, without having to take Aid Other or Stimulant. You don't mind taking boxing, so it's no big deal to you, and as much as you champion 'choice' you don't mean choice in the broad sense, you mean in the very specific sense as it applies to you. If you wan the option, it should be available. The game should be changed (ie the Medicine pool) because of choice, but you don't care about the hover blaster's choice not to have a useless melee power.

I'm starting to get a bit amazed that you really don't seem able to grasp that it's only about a preference. And only about yours. Well, you're entitled to have that preference. And to ask for the game to be changed to suit your preference. And people are equally entitled to disagree and ask that you not get your request.

It's really that simple, and trying to dress it up any other way isn't going to work.

You want the game to change just to suit you. I get that.
I would rather the game stay as is, just to suit me, or to change to suit me better, but I'd settle with stay the same. (all of this just specifically regarding the medicine pool, I don't want the game as a whole to stay the same globally forever, that would be stagnation)

There is nothing wrong with either of us wanting these things. But it's not about choice, and it's not about freedom. It's about personal preference. I think I can say it no clearer than that.

Directly, no. It is an exemplum. A sort of anecdote with a point. The point being, that nothing is truly free. Better to argue of the cost if worth it, than to argue that there is no cost. But yes, it's conceptually related, but not critical to my specific game related statements.




No, I meant exactly what I said. More rounded. Broader skill set. Capable of more things. Having a skill outside you milieu as opposed to not having a skill outside your milieu is more rounded. Yes, you are a very very tiny bit less powerful within your milieu, but the fractional difference is pretty small. But, you pick up other abilities in exchange for this. You don't want that. Again, I understand. Again, that's a valid argument, but most of the rest of your arguments though don't seem to hold water.



First, if someone were unfamiliar with the game, choosing something that relies on scaling power up (of themselves and allies) and down (enemies) might seem a fun and interesting way to play And they might not assume that this necessarily implies that a bunch of their powers wouldn't apply to themselves. So, 'you knew what you would be in for'.. Is wrong. Second, it's irrelevant to your point. When you take the Medicine pool, you know what you're in for. Obviously, else you'd not be complaining about it. So, what about the poor solo emps? What about them not being forced to take a power that's useless to them? It seems, or at least it feel to me, as if you keep trying to paint a picture of yourself as a champion of the poor maligned, mistreated soloers. And, while all soloers are bad off, it's the scrappers that worry you the most, because they have it worst among the solo crowd. And that just isn't so. I don't buy that. As Bill has said, what it comes down to, is you'd like Medicine changed so you don't have to get Stim or Aid Other because you just don't like them. You're entitled to want that. And even ask for that. I don't want the game changed in that way. I'm entitled to want it to not get changed in that specific fashion. And that's all it comes down to. It's not 'gimping' your builds. If your builds are gimped without Aid Self, I've got news for you, they will be still gimpy with it.



The game is designed to be solo friendly. And it is. It's designed to be a social, team based game. And it is. It wants to encourage some some of both aspects and it does. Mostly, I like the balance it strikes. As a predominantly solo player myself, I'm keenly aware of this balance. If it on occasion goes against the soloer, it's certainly not in the structure of the pool powers, but in the Incarnate content. I do not think that 1-50 the game is TOO much of a burden on the soloer. I do not think the game makes solo builds to tough to design effectively. I do not see a need for you changes to the prerequisites, or to stim. Since I see no need, and since I would dislike both changes, I'd prefer you not get your way. It's not personal, I just don't share your preference.



As a side note, if your builds, especially the leveling up build, as opposed to the finished build, of some of your scrappers are a bit too fragile for your tastes, perhaps you can post a sample of what you have got to the Workshop, and I'm sure the people there would be more than happy to help you find ways to up your survivability. Very likely, without using the Medicine pool at all, thus avoiding your main complaint about having to take powers you don't want and solving your underlying problem without the need to modify the games existing structure. Make sure to let them know if you are looking for a leveling build, as opposed to a finished build. Or, both, if you like.

Totally agree with the Princess yet again. The argument for medicine getting the change the OP advocates (because you shouldn't be forced into getting a power that you don't want and don't need in order to get one you do want) applies just as well to Fighting as it does for Medicine. I'd even say it applies better for Fighting than for Medicine.

Wow. Haven't heard from fhqwhgads for a while!

You're welcome.

Yes, Freedom and Virtue will have the most traffic if that's the biggest priority, but most all of the non European servers have good traffic to about 10 PM US Pacific time, from what Ive seen. That said, after the big 2, different servers have different baselines as far as player base. Justice, Champions, and Triumph seem to be on the busier end, from what I've seen, without having the things that bug some people about Freedom and Virtue.

But, yes, you get boatloads of slots if you're a VIP, and can make alts on every server, so check out several and go with the ones with the community and activity level and cycle that work best for you.

Also if you end up with a fav alt on a serer that isn't you fav, and don't want to relevel, VIPs also get a free server transfer (or maybe more than one, I can't recall) every month. So you can always move one later.

What? Is this what I hope and dream it is? Is it real or rumour? Souces/citations, please, before I get my hopes up.

(1,2,5-7) Chasing set bonuses is fine, but only if you also get decent use out of your powers. Slotted the way you have them, you won't, so you'll have bad powers and nice set bonuses. Not necessarily a great recipe for a good result.

(3) As long as it's up all the time, and you get max end mod out of it, you'll be fine.

(4) It's horrible. You don't have close to enough to debuff and hold cloud at the same time. Thus, I'd skip it. But there are other options if you want to keep it, but as it is, this won't work well.

(8) Nope, not a full crash. 15 seconds of basically no recovery, but if you blue bar is nearly fullt o start and you don't have otehr end issues, you might not even notice. If you are huffing to start with, though, it will not be fun.

Lastly, as I said in my previous post, I think Power Mastery is a much better choice for a Rad/Rad, but only if you get survivabilty elsewhere. For me, I went RI for that survivability. And Force of Nature for the tricky spots (and Eye of the Magus, too). But with RI done well, and the self heal, smart inspiration use is often enough for most situations.

Also, note for added survivability, Lingering Radiation, has a massive -recharge, and a good duration. So if there isn't a pressing need to target it for the -regen on a AV or whatnot, throwing it around to suppress incoming attacks is a good idea. And Enervating Field is not jsut a -30 Res, it's also a -25% damage, too.

Very cool. Thanks for the sneak preview. Is the old version in Ouro now, like Posi was? I hope so?

Or I can just wait 24-28 hours and check myself. Or, if the Beta is still available, look now, but as I recall the Beta tends to come down right before a new roll out. I admit, I haven't checked, though.

It's weird, I sorta agree, and sorta disagree. At low levels (not so much true with tanks) it feels like it needs one. At higher levels, it really doesn't feel like it needs one, but the same is true of it's t9. It's quite handy when ya get it, but by lvl 40, and certainly 50, SRs t9 is pretty worthless (except maybe on the iTrials).

So, if SR could use any sorta of change, I'd say make the t9 Dull Pain/Regen Boost/Healy sorta thing. No crasah maybe, or minimal one, and fastish recharge. It could also mirror Shield, and be a Resistance boost, too and that would be equally viable and useful.

But, this option still wouldn't put the healish power in the range of those that need it most. I don't think Id want to trade any of the t1-8s for a heal, though, however.

Some power sets just have rough patches they need to get through before they shine. I mean, how many trollers sets have to slog along till they get their pets. Quite a few it seems. I'm quite OK with SR being a late bloomer. I also tend to enjoy the variety of having not all power sets have to have a heal. Different paths to survivability. Regen uses lots of heal and healish clicks and works. WP, has none, and is widely regarded as a great set. So too, Shield. No heal, but quite enjoyed, and quite a strong set. SR is ridiculous at higher levels, shrugging off scads of enemies even those armed with massive debuffs that would kill most every other set. SRs only real Achilles' heel is massive +tohit or +acc enemies. And really, every set should have an Achilles heel. Sure, SR gets later to the party than some sets, but so what. I don't have any problem with sets progressing at different paces to some degree. It is my usual experience that the late bloomers are very much worth the wait.

Edit: To add an addendum.... Even if SR desperately needed a self heal, and even if everyone agred this was the case, I'd say just change SR, don't change the medicine pool as a means of fixing SR. That said, I always love discussing SR, but won't do so here further, as that's more properly a whole new thread.

Second Edit: Forgot to address your second line. I think SR is already ahead of Energy. And yes, while the higher DDR is part of the reason, the biggie is positional, rather than typed defenses. No real psy or toxic hole is a big advantage, especially as psi enemies are quite prevalent. But, I certainly don't think SR is ahead by much. Just a tiny margin. Again, though, as I respectfully disagree, my position is, too, just an opinion. Both sets are a total blast, though. Through and through fun..

Yes, I loved those quite a bit, and the feel ws great. Nice change of pace and definitely something I'd like to see more of.

Seconded. If you are going to refute something with that degree of confidence, you need to share your thought process/logic, or cite references. Otherwise, it's a worthless bit of contrariness.