Mr_Morbid
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I was able to handle it on a full t4 earth/rad controller running at +3/x1. I died a few times and had to take it pretty slowly, but it was doable. And you get to feel like you've really accomplished something afterward.
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Regardless of which server you choose you'll want to check the forums for that server and find out what global channels are used there. Unless you're a free only player, in which case you won't have access to them. And if you don't have access to the global channels it will be difficult to find groups on the lower population servers. And if you really want a high population server I would recommed Virtue over Freedom based on my own experiences. But I'm a small town guy myself and play almost entirely on Victory.
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Quote:There's also 2.5: Same as 1 but no outside or turrets. If no one on the team is needing IXPs then there's little reason to kill the outside mobs. Thread (and other) drops aren't really that great for em.Originally Posted by Minotaur
I had an exchange with MP after a "quick" lambda trial that indicated that either I don't understand what's going on or she doesn't. Am I wrong in this assessment.
There are basically 4 ways to do a lambda.
1. Kill outside - turrets - courtyard - get acids and grenades - Victory style, wait till 18:30 and then use acids and wipe everything.
2. Similar to 1 without doing turrets
3. No outside/turrets, courtyard to open the facility then get acids and grenades but don't use the acids and wipe everything outside
4. As 3 but never enter the acids part of the facility, whole raid rampages throught the grenades side killing stuff in there as the timer won't allow you to proceed for 5 mins anyway, then get the last grenade as clock approaches 5 mins. This (I've never done one) is my understanding of "Freedom standard" for a fast run. By doing this the timer never extends so guaranteed 5 mins.
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Quote:That first one looks like it might be made of five heroes combined.Originally Posted by Mental_Giant
I guess they were saving the Mecha preview for Massively, but damn, these costumes look SWEET!
This feels like a Tier 9 reward!
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Mister Skipperdoo the rabbit.
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Quote:Also Rikti and Crey weapons. And it should be noted that the Roman weapons STILL need an unlock. The costume bundle included shields and the various armor bits, but not the weapons.Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
the 3 most common unlockable weapons were vanguard (before they gave us the vanguard pack) and roman (again before we got the costume bundle)
the only other unlock thats really sought after is rularuu weapons but im guessing that will be a pack eventually too lol
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Hybrids? Is this about the Liger?
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Anyone else think the Helm of Tartarus looks oversized for character it's on? Are we heading toward a Dark Helmet look?
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Quote:Gah. I hate the axe/mace. It looks awful as a mace and even worse as an axe.Originally Posted by Grey Pilgrim
There are issues with them showing even concept art too early. If you saw a recent posting of the Celestial concept art, there are pieces there that were not implemented (there was a shield, and separate axes and maces). Seeing it just makes me wish there had been those, and almost makes it worse.
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A lot of mobs seem to be coded to run away if a high enough percentage of their total health is done to them within a short enough period of time. Running against mobs that are effectively -3 to you will probably cause you to hit that threshhold on them a lot.
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Quote:But there's no big flashing sign!Originally Posted by Aggelakis
Just FYI, the intro arc to DA sends you to the folks standing outside the portal during its course.
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Quote:There's no winning. It's just another regional thing. Down here a toboggan is what you would most likely call a knit cap.Originally Posted by Madame Pistacio
A type of sled. Specifically one you lay on your stomach to ride.
Do I win?
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Quote:The intro 'arc' doesn't actually send you anywhere near the permanent portal. It sends you to DA through a different "once only" portal that's in a mission map.Originally Posted by DarkGob
When you hit level 50 you automatically get a new contact whose short "arc" leads you directly to the entrance. Doesn't get much more obvious than that. Same with First Ward, only you get that contact at level 20.
Edit: I'm not actually saying the permanent portals are hard to find. They could have big flashing signs with directions to it every 50 feet in every zone and some people still wouldn't be able to find it. Much in the way that people still occasionaly ask for the location of a new contact for the SSA. -
The sandwich is a sub. Grinder will occasionally be used around here, but never hero or hoagie.
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Quote:Down here we call them groundhogs instead of woodchucks.Originally Posted by SerialBeggar
I've never heard of "chunked" and I can't fathom how it came to be especially when everybody knows the tongue twister about woodchucks chucking wood.
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Quote:It's not entirely a question of time and effort. If you give a damn about role playing at all (and I'm aware most don't) you wouldn't want to make your do-gooder turn evil for a bit just to have access to a defense toggle. I think hero's should have arcs available at 35 that have you go up against one of the patrons and gain access to 'their' powers by defeating them.Originally Posted by dougnukem
So basically another laziness suggestion. This seems to be a huge trend lately. Why not offer up ways to buy accolades too?
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Soft Drink. Around here soda or coke would be acceptable generic terms, but calling it pop is likely to get you laughed at.
Er....between the two options I'd go with chunked.
North Carolina
Edit: Interestingly, according to the map I'm in an "Other" county surrounded mostly by "Coke" counties with a couple "Soda" counties. -
Quote:I liked First Ward quite a bit. But having run it it's not a place to return to much. And the ending of the arcs wasn't an ending at all. It just sorta....stopped.Originally Posted by Mental_Giant
Official overview has dropped!
I think I'm the only person who like First Ward (solo-style, at least), so I'm excited that they're continuing to build on Praetoria. I hope that one day you can go from 1 to 50 there, although I'm pretty sure very few people will do that unless they start adding some Praetorian TFs. (iTrials don't count!)
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Quote:Far more interesting is the red police box, which indicates that the location shown is in Glasgow.Originally Posted by Lothic
As I mentioned a few days ago check out the pic of Penelope Yin on the new I23 Overview page.
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Quote:Precognition would come with a real taunt aura though. It would cause attacking mobs to have a chance to fall (aka knockdown) when you avoid an attack.Originally Posted by BrandX
I always thought SR worked as a Precognition power set.
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Quote:Precognition should be a positional defense based set.Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
That would be precognitive melee.
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Quote:I'm not a programmer either, but I'm pretty darn sure Neuronia was kidding. No need for people to keep telling him how wrong he is.Originally Posted by Neuronia
Then you need new whips. All the tools exist in game:
1)Take Atlas Park/Cap au Diable/Nova Praetoris maps and use them as backgrounds;
2)Seed your characters in a kind of visual turnstile, the tech exists in the costume creator with the left/right arrows;
3)Use a zoom tool to approach/decrease distance to characters.
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Quote:Even octarine?Originally Posted by Zwillinger
You discovered my evil plan...Staff will be held hostage until I receive a hat of every color.
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Did World War II take place on Praetorian Earth and if so did it have the same level of atrocity as in the real world? Specifically, did the Holocaust take place there?
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Make sure you join the chat channels "Victory Forums" and "Victory Badges". That's where most of the chatter and team building takes place for the server. You're also more likely to get advice there than on the 'Help' channel.