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  1. Mr_Body
    yes
  2. Mr_Body

    ? / shield

    POST-ACTION

    While I don't know which Dev for you to talk to, I'll still input my 2 cents.

    I am very disappointed that I cannot use Shield Charge & Lightning Rod inside the death star walls. My suggestion is to reduce the range of all teleport powers to 0 in this area, thus allowing us to target the ground right at our feet and still use our attack. Not sure of the coding difficulties but I can only hope sometime.... maybe.
  3. Mr_Body
    THE most powerful -def debuff. That's easy.

    Debate all you want about toggle vs timed duration or auto-hit vs to-hit check required or even recharge times.

    The most powerful is the one used against me as the user is now the next target that MUST DIE!!! LOL
  4. Mr_Body
    My initial knee-jerk reaction to your idea was a huff and "why is that even needed?"

    But after reading through and really thinking about it, I would not be opposed to it. Allow that emp defender to NOT take any attack powers? Well, I probably only view them as a filler to start a TF/ trial anyways. Allow SS tanks to skip Jab? Please! Allow Gale to be skipped? Heck! Sometimes even I shouldn't be allowed to use it. LOL

    I understand worrying about bad or awkward looking builds. Bah, its gonna happen anyways. BUT.... It's not the build but the person behind that toon that matters. A bad player with the "standard" looking build for the powersets can still suck.

    Anyways. Give me more options to customize my hero/ villain. More options = better game. That's my $.02
  5. Mr_Body

    Toggle question

    POST-ACTION

    That's it exactly Roderick.
  6. Mr_Body

    Uber veterans

    POST-ACTION

    Well, 54 mon vet here just a few days shy of 57 mon. I currently have 30 lvl 50s across 2 accounts and 5 servers. 8 tanks, 6 scraps, 4 fenders (1 @ 49 as well), 5 blasts, 2 trollers (& 1 stuck @ 47 for a long time), 2 brutes, 1 corr, 1 stalker, and 1 SoA. I have 1 of each kheld right around lvl 30, 1 dom @ 40, and a MM @ 29.

    I have not stuck to 1 single toon until recently. My first 50 was an energy/ energy blaster; 2nd was an emp/ dark fender; and 3rd an Ice/Fire tank. The blaster gets pulled out only occasionally and that fender rarely if ever. The tank comes out every now and then to earn some influence as it is the best farmer I have on that server. But recently I fell in love with a Shield/ SS tank on Guard. Made 50 on Xmas eve and has gotten 730 hrs logged and 3.5 mill prestige. I lost track of how many merits earned.

    So fav builds-- I'll go by ATs I have multiple 50s of:

    Tank- Shield/ SS obviously but a close second is Invuln/ Stone
    Scrap- BS/ Shield
    Fender- Sonic/ Sonic or Traps/AR are pretty much tied right now, but Sonic/ Sonic is older and requested more by sg
    Troller- Fire /Storm
    Brute- SS/ Shield
    Blaster- Fire/ Electric
  7. Mr_Body
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Postagulous View Post
    It has no end. Stop at 5 is my suggestion.

    And, yeah, Moiraine Sedai = Wheel of Time. Blue Ajah = Mystery Men.
    Blue Rajah is from Mystery Men.


    And the last book to the Wheel of Time series is being split in 2. Even after they promised only 1 more book!!
  8. Mr_Body
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by JenniferJ View Post
    How then do you suggest COH go about getting more people to be active on certain servers?
    Why do you see lower population servers as something that needs to be fixed?
    The Devs cannot exert any control over what servers players decide to play on besides locking servers when they become heavily overtaxed. UNLESS they put a lock on making any new toons on the most heavily populated servers. I am NOT advocating the Devs do this as I can already hear the people screaming and pulling their hair out over it.
  9. Mr_Body
    Since I like my sonic defender the most, I give you Clarity and you are no longer confused.

    Just use the drop the mission feature. Call or go physically to the contact giving the mission and choose the option to "drop the mission." Note if this is a mission that gives a badge or reward the you cannot drop it. Instead you could petition it and a GM should be able to auto-complete it for you.
  10. Mr_Body
    Here ya go:

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  11. Mr_Body
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MrHassenpheffer View Post
    ten seconds of not being able to swing.
    Not exactly. You will want to concentrate on light endurance usage powers (brawl, taunt, kick, boxing, Jab), attacks with damage procs (proc damage is unaffected by Rage -damage crash), attacks with mitigation (KB, KD, Stun, Hold as these will still work as normal), and Vet Temp powers (Blackwand, Nem Staff, Sands of MU and the Axe as these do not suffer from Rage -damage crash). Since Brawl and Taunt are endurance free, these 2 are your best bet if your blue bar is low.
  12. Mr_Body
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by danomal View Post
    is there a way to have multiple powers set to auto-fire? I'm specifically thinking about hasten and practiced brawler. I'd like to "set 'em and forget 'em"

    Thanks in advance
    While Lemur and Aett have answered fully already, I propose for sheer silliness:

    Set faster power on auto. Bind slower recharge power to an out-of-the-way key and use a Drinking Bird (see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_bird) to constantly push said key. Could get annoying as keyboard must not move ever, but would it work? Hmmm, I must ponder.

    Btw, I believe the use of this will not keep you for auto-logging.

    Cheers!
  13. Mr_Body
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zombie Man View Post

    3) Cabbage!
    3) Squash?
  14. Mr_Body
    I highly recommend dropping either SS or SJ for Phalanx Fighting. Single slot is fine for it. Extra 5% Defense for no endurance- better than CJ and extra bonus defense when teaming. And it is a great spot for that LotG: 7.5 recharge.

    Since you hopefully do not keep running SS and/or SJ while fighting, try to get a Winter's Gift: Slow Resist slotted in 1. Don't fret the cost if you cannot afford it, Winter event will be coming soon.


    SO tweaking your build some:
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  15. Mr_Body
    I thought they had been working on these credit for multiple day jobs locations such that they have been changed to be non-existent. IF the spots have been removed and IF there are still some in-game, quite likely players will not say so they can keep their secret spots.
  16. Mr_Body

    STF Still Broken?

    POST-ACTION

    If you are monitoring you stats, you want your defense > 75%. This will put LR's chance to hit you at 10.5%. His 2 main attacks are smashing/melee and energy/AOE; and sometimes an energy/smashing/ranged.

    As someone else already stated, just Taunt. I find it best to stay in melee range with him as well. While I do not have a stone armor tank, I would think Mudpots would be beneficial in case LR gets a pet summon off. I am not sure that Darkest Night ticks quick enough to stop him from summoning.
  17. Mr_Body
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by GreenFIame View Post
    Earth to Crazy guy,hello there good Man,Woman or Man Woman,Defenders are fine as they are,Defenders are Support Toon,not tankers,blaster and Scrapper,if you play them well then you should not have any trouble.They Debuff,Heal and Buff,they only attack if they have no choice.They aren't blaster so they don't have to have alot of Damage outpot and they aren't Tankers or Scrapper and they take draw less Aggro so they be find with out alot of health.
    Not just responding to just Greenflame but everyone who has responded to any topic like this one. How many times have you seen a Defender player say anything like:

    "I have 1 attack because I'm forced to take it otherwise I wouldn't have any."
    "I don't need (want) to attack."
    "My attack(s) isn't slotted because ...."
    "I had to take another attack because there wasn't any other power available I wanted."
    "I am a dedicated healer."
    "I am a buff bot."
    "My attacks do NO damage."


    Others would be able to add more. Why do so many players classify defenders as having the sole role of Support and the damage they do is negligible and unnecessary to a team? The perception of the AT needs to be addressed both in solo and team situations. You can make your defender fit the role of buff/heal bot but you cannot make them a force to be contended with respect to their attack set unlike the other ATs.

    This statement from Greenflame stands out and really irks me: "They Debuff,Heal and Buff,they only attack if they have no choice"
    There are very few situations were a defender player should only attack if they have no choice. The only 2 that come to mind are Mothership Raids and a Master of TF attempt. In a MSP, there will always be someone else that could use a buff or a foe that can use a debuff. In a MoSTF for instance as an Emp, concentrating on only buffs/ heals may be your best contribution so you are of a mindset to be quick to respond to a teammate's untimely defeat. But even then, it is reasonable that they could throw out some choice attacks as they recharge.
  18. Mr_Body
    From Paragonwiki: Completed a Time Travel mission, including any mission under the flashback system.


    You can get the power as low as lvl 1 if your sg has the flashback crystal in their base and you join a lvl 25 or higher toon when they do a flashback to a lvl 1-5 ouro arc. Completing one mission or the arc will award the power. Of course, you would have to turn off xp to still be at lvl 1 but... whatever.
  19. Mr_Body

    Ninjutsu

    POST-ACTION

    Let's see:

    3 toggles, 1 for each positional defense type
    1 Self-heal
    1 taunt aura with -tohit like RttC but w/o regen (so make it very light end usage)
    1 click mez protection
    1 +recharge power
    1 -resist/slow power (glue grenade) on a long recharge (unenhanceable -resist)
    1 tier 9
  20. Mr_Body
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Novapulse View Post
    If you do buy GvE however, it comes with a free month of gameplay.

    With a 2 second search, I found GvE on Amazon.com for $12.49.

    $12.49 - Listed Price
    -$14.99 - One month of gametime
    - $2.50

    -$2.50 is pretty affordable
    Or find a GvE edition at a bargain store at Christmas time for $6.99 like I did for a cost of ...


    -$8.

    Too bad both my accounts already have the GvE goodies.
  21. Mr_Body
    Welcome to the game.

    If you decide to take the plunge and buy the game, let me give you a tip if you haven't already went and bought a boxed version yet. Visit your local bargain stores that sell old versions of computer games. Any boxed retail version of this game IS the current game. Although some retail versions have perks that others do not. IMPORTANT: Just make sure the boxed is unopened, because the code can only be used once. For Example: I recently found a Good VS Evil edition at a bargain store for $6. AND the different retail versions are stackable, that is, you can use the codes from different boxes of the game to get additional "free" months of play time.
  22. Mr_Body
    Just looking at Stalkers:

    SR has more defense debuff resistance, higher defense totals, and some resist albeit scaling higher as your health goes down. Quickness is the only realistically skippable besides tier 9 but who would be crazy enough to do that?

    Nin has a self-heal, only 3 other powers out of the set (besides the self-heal) that would be considered "must take" making a much looser build than SR, and only has resistance to Psi (click mez protect) and toxic (self-heal). Caltrops, Blinding Powder and Smoke Flash are all utility powers; take them if they fit your playstyle/ concept.

    Both have the exact same tier 9. Both have a click mez protect power. Although Nin has a KB hole in its protection but does have the ability to slot the Steadfast +def in its self heal.
  23. Mr_Body
    If you haven't heard of it before, most everyone recommends Mids' Hero/Villain builder program. While it may be a little intimidating at first, once you start messing around with it, it should become very intuitive. While the current version is a little out-of-date, it will work just fine for an Invuln/ Fire build. There is a new release being worked on. To download, look here:

    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Also, this will allow you to see others builds that they post asking for advice so you can gleam some insight from other players.
  24. Mr_Body
    I'd look but I cannot import the build and too much pain to copy it into a text document and fix the reasons why I cannot.
  25. Mr_Body
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Djeannie View Post
    i really wanted the +per for fighting arachnos. Hate being blind.
    You could use Rectified Recticle: Increased Perception in Build-Up. Gives a 20% perception increase, good enough for 1-2 applications of blindness. Plus for slotting 2 of that set, you get a defense bonus.