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Madame Pistacio

P.E.R.C. First Chair & PvP Bootcamp Mentor

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  1. Madame Pistacio
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SissyBoy View Post
    I'm a bit early for week 4...but I would like to invite MP out for a duel date! :P Loopy
    Will need dinner, money for a new dress, shoes and purse, oh and you need to get my husband's permission

    Going to wait to see the standings before I accept anything.
  2. Madame Pistacio
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Effigy View Post
    I came back in August after about 2 years away from the game. I always come back to Victory though. I've tried other servers in the past, it just didn't have the same feel.

    I've always been a casual player, so most people don't know me. I'm always lurking in VB and Victory Forum though. Something about the people of Victory I just like.

    @zalkenai
    Welcome back!!! I think I may have seen your name on a little contest entry form!
  3. Madame Pistacio
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Chaos_Fighter View Post
    I hope I got my form in in time, doubt I'd win but will be fun trying!

    Players have until the end of today to enter
  4. Madame Pistacio
    MP versus Masque

    Match 1 (Cage) MP wins 2-0
    Match 2 (lab) MP wins 2-0

    Really good fight!!!
  5. Madame Pistacio
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Redlynne View Post
    Okay ... okay ... I broke down and submitted an entry form.
    You are in good company!
  6. Madame Pistacio
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man View Post
    You can keep my rewards and use them towards the next contest.

    It's good enough for me just to know that I qualified, but mostly I just wanna do more puzzles. *_*

    They were already sent to you I will have another round before Christmas, scout's honor!
  7. Madame Pistacio

    Victory Event Bank

    POST-ACTION

    1 billion to Victory Over Hamidon and 3 Billion for PERC Puzzles.

    Thank you to @Olium for her donation of 600mill via purple enhancement.

    Total left in bank: 7 billion (I rounded up)
  8. Madame Pistacio
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Eldormain View Post
    After submitting my bid for entry, on the confirmation screen, I noticed that I left the "o" out of ".com" in my email address. Is there anything we are supposed to do about that other then this? I didn't want to clutter things up with another entry.

    I can fix it for you, no worries
  9. Madame Pistacio
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by _Flitze_ View Post
    Thank you very much !
    Are the winners ordered according to the entry of their mails/PMs ?
    The first chunk are yes. The mystery winners are random.
  10. Madame Pistacio
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Warfarin88 View Post
    Mid Terms.

    The building portion contest lasts for a period of a little over 3 weeks, so hopefully after your midterms you could find some time The entry process is very quick.
  11. Madame Pistacio
    There are only 2 days left to enter this contest! Let's see how active the Base Building Community really is!!!
  12. Madame Pistacio
    Only two days left to enter!!
  13. Madame Pistacio
    Your data link does not work. Can you repost or post a data chunk?
  14. Madame Pistacio
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DeProgrammer View Post
    EM Pulse causes an endurance crash, which is counterproductive since it detoggles your debuffs for a bare minimum of 5.5 seconds (with Hasten and Accelerate Metabolism plus the cast time of Enervating Field plus a Catch-a-Breath) without outside help. Oppressive Gloom is a defense that costs very little.

    What power would you want to drop in order to also take Super Speed? I liked every power in this build more than I liked extra stealth.

    Edit: Oooh. EM Pulse DOESN'T cause an endurance crash, it only drops recovery. So while it may drain your endurance, if you've got a good amount when you fire it off, it won't detoggle your buffs. Perhaps I would replace Beanbag with EM Pulse, then, and change Oppressive Gloom to Super Speed for that stealth.

    I like your changes, but to answer your original question... what would I have dropped? No contest - Soul Transfer. If you use inspirations and your toggles correctly (and your oh crap em pulse) you shouldn't die often enough to warrant taking a self rez. Just my opinion though.
  15. Madame Pistacio
    Also add a rad/fire blaster into the mix..

    AOEs or TAoEs:
    Irradiate
    Neurton Bomb
    Electron Haze
    Blazing Aura
    Hot Feet
    Fire Sword Circle
    Combustion
    Consume
    Burn

    Then from a patron you can add any of these pairs:
    Electrifying Fences and Static Discharge
    School of Sharks and Bile Spray
    Night Fall and Soul Tentacles
  16. Madame Pistacio
    I created this build for you taking many of the same powers you took. I normally would not take fly for a scrapper, but I left it for you. I would have liked to give this build some more s/l defense and a little more recharge, but I wanted to keep the price down. Also slotted some of the def powers as more of a "frankenslot" to avoid more expensive IOs.

    You will probably need to purchase the LOTGs and the uniques with A merits, R-merits, or Astrals. But everything else should be pretty affordable if you buy the recipes and craft.

    If you want to get a little bit of better stats or a "goal" build I can adjust.

    Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.952
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Level 50 Magic Scrapper
    Primary Power Set: Katana
    Secondary Power Set: Invulnerability
    Power Pool: Flight
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Power Pool: Speed
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

    Hero Profile:
    Level 1: Gambler's Cut
    • (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
    • (34) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
    • (34) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
    • (34) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
    • (46) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
    Level 1: Resist Physical Damage
    • (A) Aegis - Resistance: Level 50
    • (13) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance: Level 50
    • (31) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge: Level 50
    Level 2: Flashing Steel
    • (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
    • (36) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
    • (37) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
    • (37) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
    • (37) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal): Level 50
    Level 4: Temp Invulnerability
    • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
    • (11) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
    • (13) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
    • (31) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
    Level 6: Dull Pain
    • (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal: Level 50
    • (7) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance: Level 50
    • (7) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
    • (9) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge: Level 50
    • (11) Doctored Wounds - Recharge: Level 50
    Level 8: Divine Avalanche
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
    • (9) Smashing Haymaker - Accuracy/Damage: Level 35
    • (39) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Endurance: Level 35
    • (40) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Recharge: Level 35
    • (40) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 35
    Level 10: Fly
    • (A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50
    Level 12: Kick
    • (A) Empty
    Level 14: Hasten
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
    • (15) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
    • (15) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
    Level 16: Unyielding
    • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
    • (17) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
    • (17) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
    • (19) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
    Level 18: The Lotus Drops
    • (A) Eradication - Damage: Level 30
    • (19) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30
    • (23) Eradication - Damage/Recharge: Level 30
    • (25) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 30
    • (46) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
    Level 20: Tough
    • (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%: Level 30
    • (21) Aegis - Resistance: Level 50
    • (21) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance: Level 50
    • (23) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge: Level 50
    Level 22: Weave
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
    • (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 50
    • (43) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance: Level 40
    • (43) Gift of the Ancients - Defense: Level 40
    Level 24: Build Up
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
    • (25) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
    Level 26: Soaring Dragon
    • (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
    • (27) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
    • (27) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
    • (29) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
    • (29) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
    Level 28: Invincibility
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
    • (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 50
    • (33) Gift of the Ancients - Defense: Level 40
    • (45) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance: Level 40
    Level 30: Combat Jumping
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
    • (50) Kismet - Accuracy +6%: Level 30
    Level 32: Golden Dragonfly
    • (A) Eradication - Damage: Level 30
    • (33) Eradication - Damage/Recharge: Level 30
    • (33) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 30
    • (45) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30
    • (46) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
    Level 35: Tough Hide
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
    • (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge: Level 40
    • (36) Gift of the Ancients - Defense: Level 40
    • (40) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5%: Level 40
    Level 38: Resist Energies
    • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance: Level 50
    • (39) Aegis - Resistance: Level 50
    • (39) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge: Level 50
    Level 41: Resist Elements
    • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
    • (42) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
    • (42) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
    • (42) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
    Level 44: Conserve Power
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
    • (45) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
    Level 47: Laser Beam Eyes
    • (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
    • (48) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
    • (48) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
    • (48) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
    Level 49: Unstoppable
    • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge: Level 50
    • (50) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
    • (50) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
    ------------
    Level 2: Swift
    • (A) Run Speed IO: Level 50
    Level 2: Health
    • (A) Miracle - +Recovery: Level 40
    • (5) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery: Level 50
    Level 2: Hurdle
    • (A) Jumping IO: Level 50
    Level 2: Stamina
    • (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End: Level 50
    • (3) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50
    • (3) Performance Shifter - EndMod: Level 50
    • (5) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
    Level 1: Brawl
    • (A) Empty
    Level 1: Critical Hit
    Level 1: Sprint
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Rest
    • (A) Empty
    Level 4: Ninja Run



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  17. Madame Pistacio
    Just out of curiosity... why would you skip one of the most powerful powers in the set- EM Pulse? It is a hold, -end, and -regen. If you are using oppressive gloom then you have no issues about being in melee, so why not have that as well?

    Also.. if you are taking stealth, why not take super speed as well to stack with it? Then you have full invisibility and do not need to worry about the -movement of stealth.
  18. Madame Pistacio
    The data link did not work for me. Could you post a data chunk please?
  19. Madame Pistacio
    What is your approximate budget and how much time are you willing to spend to earn some alignment merits to make purchases if you do not have enough inf? Also are you willing to go redside for patron powers?
  20. Madame Pistacio
    You beat me by 30 seconds

    Everyone- remember to patch today.
  21. Madame Pistacio
    All prizes but 1 have been sent (due to an error in global name). Please enjoy your prizes! Looking forward to a new round of puzzles soon!!
  22. Madame Pistacio
    All prizes but 1 have been sent (due to an error in global name). Please enjoy your prizes! Looking forward to a new round of puzzles soon!!
  23. Madame Pistacio
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zombie Man View Post
    Thanks, twas fun!

    Very glad you enjoyed it!
  24. Madame Pistacio
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Llydia View Post
    It was a lot of fun! Thank you very much for organizing, sponsoring, and promoting this, Madame Pistacio!
    Thank you for entering! Your feedback was very helpful. I will strive to create some very difficult puzzles
  25. Madame Pistacio
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Todogut View Post
    Will one judging criterion be "Most Creative Use of the Biohazard Emblem"?

    Okay, I had to laugh on this one! We totally understand that the symbol is a current known bug, no one is going to get points taken off if they use a piece that has it. They should just tell the judges during the walk through whether we should ignore the symbol, or look at it as if it is something else. Also there is always the hope that it might be fixed before the competition ends!