MisterD

Quite a few of these for me.

My first would be an Em/DA brute, just after we got the Io system (and before EM was killed) and DA was very rare to see redside. It also had a pretty abd rep, mostly due to teh end usage pre IOs. I really liked him though, got a lot of comments on him like..'I thought DA sucked' etc etc, which is always nice. Even 'tanked' the old lvl 54 rsf with him, when it was almost all done by stoners back then. Then of course..em got spanked, and he has been on some dead server ever since...

Sonic/traps corr. Before fenders got it, and when I made it, traps was pretty much non existent on corrs, maybe a few mms had it. A few friends (that I share build ideas with, ask for advice, etc) told me I was crazy, making traps. And more so, something that was not fire/traps. Just about every team I joined would be like..Wow..a traps..I thought they sucked! And then, after seeing it in action..leave the team later saying..I am gonna go roll a traps!

Also have a dp/mm blaster..that I made just after Dp came out, who I totally claim was the first with this combo.

Have a beam/em also. Recently, and finally, setted him out and started doing trials/da stuff. It is really nice damage, and having a stun tacked onto your main blast is great.

I also found the damage in trials VERY consistent, vs pretty much everything. I was comparing this (as much as you can really) with my sonic blaster, whose attacks felt weaker in trails, even with the -res. Of course, it could be due to beams attacks just being higher..the dual nature of sonic attacks, or the smashing being resisted..

In regard to the Nuke being trivial compared to RoA..rubbish. Maybe the rech is not as good, but it is still up every second spawn easily, does not take 5 days to actually fire, and comes with a mag 3 stun and -def. Oh and it isnt lollethal damage.

My 'problem' with Beam, and I have said this in a few different threads, is that it seems to play..laggy. Or delayed perhaps. Not sure how else to explain it..but the damage seems to land right at teh very very veeeeery end of the attack. I semi-compare it to my DP blaster, who has longer animations on some attacks..but 'feels' faster.. Of course..it could totally just be my perceptions.

You solo blueside at 0 and 4..red at 0 and one...and then say you level faster there? Sounds pretty obvious. And if its so easy, why not take the plunge and go up to +1? Crazy notion I know..

Just a few quick thoughts..

Slotting your heal for resist is just..wrong. Even with spiritual (maybe with vigor, at a pinch). Not only that, but the bonuses 4 four IA's are pretty useless to your build. ANd you have the glad armour +3 def in there, which, while being a LOT cheaper than it was..is still like 300 mil! When you could slot the steadfast +3% def for like 5 mil.

Also, you have 3 purple sets. Not that they are bad in any way, but I would say that getting to the soft cap of a defence build comes BEFORE stupid amounts of rech..and that build has stupid amounts. Aside from BU, sha and retsu, nothing you have really NEEDS insane amounts of recharge. For instance, detoggling the alpha..4 seconds slower for your heal, 5 for bu. Unless you are trying to solo a pylon (doubtfull since you arent soft capped) you wont notice that.

As an aside..I recently respeced my dm/nin into that weapon pool, just to test. The projectile speed on exploding shuriken is RUBBISH. Felt like it took forever to land..if you were expecting a quick fire bang like fireball..be ready to feel let down. Also, it is all lethal damage..an epic that gave you a different damage type, to offset lethal's heavy resistance, would serve you better.

You are alos slotting a BoTZ -kb in cj. Assuming you already HAVE the IO, ok. But again..you could get a karma kb for muuuch less, and save the Blessing for a build with no def slots?

I'd also say the miracle rec would be more useful for the slot that the Numi + is in..regen is pretty crappy on a low hp toon. Just checked..the regen goes down about 1.1hp per sec with that..you wont notice.

An acc IO in smoke flash instead...the rech is ok and you wont need it a heap..you dont want it too miss.

Caltrops..do you REALLY use it enough to justify 6 slots, just for a def bonus?

Placate..a lot less uesful than before we got the ato proc..but still worth it, it something nasty is attacking you and wont stop. Still decent with a single slot.

Moved some slots around, out of CJ (+def in there doesnt do as much as MORE slots in your 1st major toggle), swapped panacea for numi (cheaper) and put the kismet in hide so it never goes off.

Got rid of gamblers cut, with one upgraded ato..what a waste!

Fire epic for..fire damage! And a super quick firing aoe if you want to go for aoe crits. Oh and a hold for sappers etc.

Swapped Oblit set for SD..less rech, yes, but dont forget aoe def on a position based build, especially a stalker. Once hide gets sup'd, you no longer have that massive aoe bonus..and stuff will land.

Switching to nerve alpha..you dont want to be missing, and slotting for defence often leaves powers short on acc. And the +def portion..gets you over the 45% soft cap..not far from the 56 incarnate cap.

Slotted Sha for HEALING (duh!) and aoe def.

Kept caltrops cause..I dunno.
(Just noticed..mag 8 kb prot will be fine for 99% of things. Still put the stealth IO in sprint)
Sorry to redo your build entirely..a bit of an extreme critique?

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Stabby Kat 1.0: Level 50 Mutation Stalker
Primary Power Set: Ninja Blade
Secondary Power Set: Ninjitsu
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Sting of the Wasp -- Mako-Dam%(A), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(3), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(3), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(5), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(5), Mako-Acc/Dmg(7)
Level 1: Hide -- Krma-ResKB(A), DefBuff-I(7), Ksmt-ToHit+(21)
Level 2: Ninja Reflexes -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(21), LkGmblr-Def(39), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 4: Flashing Steel -- Sciroc-Dam%(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(9), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(9), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(11), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(11), Achilles-ResDeb%(37)
Level 6: Assassin's Blade -- SStalkersG-Rchg/Hide%(A), SStalkersG-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), SStalkersG-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13), SStalkersG-Dmg/Rchg(15), SStalkersG-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(17)
Level 8: Danger Sense -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(17), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(19), LkGmblr-Def(19)
Level 10: Build Up -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(31), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(33), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(33), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(33), GSFC-Build%(34)
Level 12: Caltrops -- ImpSwft-Dam%(A), ImpSwft-Acc/Slow(31), ImpSwft-Acc/EndRdx(36), ImpSwft-Rng/Slow(36), ImpSwft-Dmg/Slow(37), ImpSwft-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(37)
Level 14: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), Krma-ResKB(29)
Level 16: Kuji-In Rin -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 18: Divine Avalanche -- T'Death-Dam%(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(23), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(25), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(25), T'Death-Acc/Dmg(27)
Level 20: Kuji-In Sha -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), Mrcl-Heal(31), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx(40), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg(40), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Mrcl-EndRdx/Rchg(42)
Level 22: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(43)
Level 24: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(27), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(29)
Level 26: Soaring Dragon -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(36), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(46), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(46), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46), Mako-Dam%(50)
Level 28: Smoke Flash -- Acc-I(A)
Level 30: Super Speed -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 32: Placate -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 35: Golden Dragonfly -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(42), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(42), Sciroc-Dam%(43), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(43)
Level 38: Char -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 41: Fire Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(45), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48)
Level 44: Fire Ball -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(45), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(45), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(48), Posi-Dam%(48)
Level 47: Kuji-In Retsu -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 49: Super Jump -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 50: Nerve Core Paragon
Level 0: High Pain Threshold
Level 0: Marshal
Level 0: Invader
Level 0: Born In Battle
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Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(34)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(34), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(50), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(50)
Level 1: Assassination
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run

Nice guide.
Just a few comments on Shadow Field though..

I seriously LOVE this power, and think it is worth more than 3 smileys. granted, while lvling up (a dark/fire dom) I had shadow field under slotted..because I needed them elsewhere. In this situation, I was using it as a long recharge panic button, almost more noticeable for the -to hit, since the base acc is so low (without bonus acc from sets).

However..in the end game, and especially when your toon is all tricked out and shiny, it is stupidly awesome. For a start, it is only one of two (I think) aoe holds that are worth using on an AV. Because the patch stays there, it is constantly applying multiple holds. Obviously that wont help much vs say..a lvl 56 Mother Mayhem..but a 'normal' av, it does a lot.

Then there is the -to hit, which again, not so great vs incarnate AVs, but every lil bit helps. Also, versus normal trial mobs, I find that it makes my dom, who has basically no def at all, a huge deal more survivable (assuming the mobs CAN even attack me). I am not sure if power boost/gather shadows buffs the -to hit..but that would be great.

Also, slotting a lockdown +hold mag in there makes in EVEN better, giving more chances for holds and stacking holds, and with the bonus of the held target being really easy to spot, which it isnt normally.

I have uit slotted with 4 BG + the lockdown, and combined with my perma dom levels of rech, it is up every SECOND spawn. For a power that can simple stop a whole spawn dead, even if it misses a few with the first pulse (which a single fire aoe hold wont do..if you miss..then get mad) that is very very good. Against an av, I has a down time of about 10 seconds, if that.

Summary...while playing to 50..good power, panic button, ambush stopper.
...when 50..crazy awesome.

I think my shield scrappers at about 47 to all..to hit 56 I (you'd) would need to replace my hecta, aproc and posi set with ones that give a +def bonus, + stealth.

Think you pretty much said it all..Sr or Ea. As you say, EA is less slot and power pick intensive, and the tier 9 is actually worth it, capping your hp with out slotting.

I also find SR to be rather boring...it just sits there. Not even any pretty colors like EA. Oh, and the click mez prot can be annoying too. Oh, but EA is cloaked..which ALSO can annoy some people.

Pretty much, the only difference is SR can get some psi proc, from positional defences, and theres a few new attacks going around in DA that have no type.

I think my EA scrapper is about 56ish mostly all round, WITHOUT manuvers and a +def alpha. Its a great set.

They look good..but..I cant believe I am actually gonna say this...did NO one ask you to draw their Male toons? Not one? Of course the ladies look great..and I'd say it is easier to make a pin up worthy female toon..but come on.
Just about all of my toons, all guys, are shirtless..because I HATE 99% of the male tops. I have been told quite a few are hot.

Edit..now I reread the OP, it occurs to me that perhaps he meant the scantily clad girls in conan...but hey..why cant it be a guy holding the flower? Arnie + oil + flower totally equals V-Day.

As much as getting these events can be a pain..consider..

The zombies event is just badges, that do nothing, aside from the pumpkin head.

Elusive mind is easily the most useless 'click' accolade. The psi def and res are not huge and on a timer that long..of limited use.

None of these things are really THAT good. Regard them as nice to have, but hardly worth the effort of changing alignment etc.

Also, consider moving to a server with people on it.

Way to read what he said Code. He got the PS IO, noticed teh description THEN got more. Given that the decimation proc isnt changed..it is a fair assumption to NOT wonder about this one (without seeing forum thread).
In that situation..I think it IS unfair not to offer some kind of payback. Of course..it is hard to actually prove a person bought a stack without hearing about Syn's post..

DA badges fixed? About time..sick of having to solo those missions to get the badges. Also sick on the support GMs telling me that it was all WAI, in regard to having to drop teams for the badges. Does this include ones for buddy cop and incarnate rival?

How much time was there between the New darkness sets coming out, and Beast mastery being released? A month? Less? It was NOT a long time, that is for sure. Given that..how can they claim not to bring out Powersets on top of each other? Especially since dark was THREE sets (control, assault and affinity). Surely being 3 whole power sets, it 'should' be therefore..3 times as long till the next powerset...yet, we got BM in a month. Going by simply maths, that means ONE power set could come out every 14 days, and not count as overlapping..

I think whats annoying people the most, including me, is that Staff was on test before (I think?) BM, and seemed a lot more..finished, yet BM came out first.

At level 10? You are weak? Well damn, did you consider maybe..hitting 11?

Sarcasm aside, EA is a seriously great set now. It takes awhile to get all its tools, the heal at 28, drain at 35, but once you do..it rocks. OL will cap your hp to, not bad for a scrapper. And quills with go with the -rech in entropic aura..lets incoming hits.

Also, if you are fighting lots of cot and vahz at that lvl, they will REALLY hurt an EA. Give it a chance.

It is an aoe placate..but without 'placating.' That is, you cant use it on a mob, then expect to instantly fire an aoe at them, and get crits. They just lose aggro to you.

Slot it with one acc, one rech, and its an awesome panic button.

What's the big deal with the CoT makeover? They took stuff that looked old and boring..and made it new and interesting, how dare they! All that crap in the threads about how the colors didnt go together according to an 'art' rules, or something. The only problems I saw was the PINK death mages, that still look much better.

To the Vahz idea..I would love to see it to. Some more varied zombies, since for a mad doc, Dr V sure keeps to a strict formula on how his minions look. They did a great job with the Tsoo and BP. The only downside I can think of is level 50+ toxic damage!

Virtue pvp. lol.
I pvpd there awhile back, on and off for a year or two. Basically, it was a bunch on VERY casual rp'ing people, who just where there to have fun (like..really have fun, not the 'fun' that the hardcore people SAY they have) and then a few pvp sgs, who would only ever go into RV with full vent teams and fully tricked out. Then, the 'cool' people would proceed to farm the rping ones, till they went away, so they could talk about how wtf awesome they were, for killing a few casual players.

Now, I know this sounds like what Freedom pvp can be at times, but I also pvp there, and Virtue was way more Clique-y. If you weren't in their group, you were a nub and not worth helping.

The hilarious thing is that, as a player from Freedom, all these 'cool' people would always insult and pick on Free...and now, most of them have moved their pvp toons there. Guess that is progress though..they are finally owning up to the fact their aren't half as good as they thought.

The semi planned virtue pvp events I found to be even worse. An entire sg and their coal, ALL on one side..vs 4 random people, because that is 'how we have fun!' Obviosly a few people switching to even things out would just have totally ruined their fun and balanced pvp night.

Lol, you mean..Luminous Aura with a perma tier 9 is more survivable. And even then, its debatable. Be serious, take any melee set, withOUT a 20 billion build and a perma tier 9, and compare to PBs. Even the straight resist sets like fire and elec would have very close performance..before you even consider fury/crits/tankyness.

But of course ANY PB who cant do 4/8 just sucks. Naturally. Since thats clearly what they were designed to do. Oh wait..your PB needed 20 billion to be good? Sounds like your still pissy about the devs fixing your HO exploit..that sounds more plausible to me.

Back to the question though..I really don't see how giving us better commands would make MMs OP. My bots storm can basically solo an AV while I am afk..so proper Hold commands would say..shave a minute or whatever off that time? Clearly it is much better to leave pets as stupid and claim 'Oh yeah, we totally meant THAT.'

I am with Brand on this on..feels spiteful to me. Surely the fact Jack is no longer (I assume?) tied to the game in any way is enough?

Add in the fact that Sissy's death was just so stupidly pointless...no Numina on hand to watch the ritual, no checking the area for traps, no ATTEMPT to subdue her (when he has a power called Sleep Arrow or whatever)...just so weak.

Honestly, I would have been happier if..wait for it..NO ONE died in the who will die arcs. Wouldn't that have been a huge twist? Simply have States depowered by DW, and your character comes to the rescue at the end of the cutscene. Then have Sis go a little loopy, maybe being trapped in her mind and having periods where she is lucid.

The above would have allowed them both to be 'kept' in game. Although..considering how both characters are STILL in game, and will be for some time... I just cant get my head around the fact that they knew they were gonna kill States right from the start, and didnt at least make the effort to remove him.

To those people taking about how it is good the FP 'got taken down a peg'...given how seriously incompetent the SSAs make them all out to be..taking them down a few pegs surely puts them in the negative territory right?

I think another problem is that the good healers and emps simply dont get the credit. Sure, I KNOW my emp is a complete ninja and keeping the team alive, but it is still really nice and satisfying when the blaster, tank or whatever actually says thank you....instead of just acting like its all them.

Added to that is the general assumption that you NEED to do damage in the trails to get rewards...which is clearly proven false by my previous example of the heal spammers with 84 T4 powers.

Going back to the Destiny discussion though..said it before, the Destiny powers should never have been full 255 person aoes. Or at least not full strength aoe. Of course, this is tempered by the fact that most people on trails (me included generally) are 100% selfish about when to use them. You know the type..start of a baf, the first guy up there just HAS to pop his barrier when he is alone, instead of waiting for a few other people.

I think the problem is not that healers are redundant, it is that most people can't play them for peanuts. And yes, I know we dont technically have a 'healer' class in Cox, but an empath is as close as we do have...and most aren't worth the team slot they take up.

Granted, I do have pretty high, perhaps unfair, standards..given that a lot of people play for fun. Maybe it comes about from experience pvp (pre i13 pvp moreso) and seeing how ONE well played emp can just make a few good players utterly awesome.

In about 4 years of play, I have seen..less than 5, emps who I would call great. Less than FIVE. And 4 of them came from pvp. I think that says alot. Of course, the way I judge a great emp (healer) wont be the same as others do, or what they are after.

Regardless of how an emp is players..the Primary IS healing and buffs..so when I see one happily spamming attacks, while their entire team goes unforted or uncm'd..And to those who say CM is a reaction buff, to be given AFTER a person is mezzed..*stab*

To illustrate my point, their is a certain emp on Freedom (yes I know, freedumb) who sits in PD bragging about having ALL 84 T4 incarnate powers..and then rocks the aura all mission. In fact, on a recent DD trial, just as we go to the final AV..'it' said..afk, lunch and proceeded to go afk, auto healing. Now, the BEST thing about it was..you actually could spot spot a difference in that persons playstyle.

I dont think healers and emps are dead..just 99% brain dead.