Nalrok_AthZim

Don't say that, you'll upset the Willpower zealots.

*sigh* Okay. In that case, I'd like to see a Scrapper be more fun than my Brute. For me? It's not. Too squishy. Sure, it'd play like a Brute, but it'd die a whole lot easier.

AND sarcastic! Easy there.

I seriously doubt a Dark/Dark scrapper will outdamage my Dark/Dark brute when he gets the current max Fury. I mean it, too.

None of those are sexist.

Just saying. Also sexism is usually a one way road.

Keep it to one thread please.

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I agree, Mr_Frost.

Stun Rifle: Your standard issue Stun Rifle can fire a cluster of rubber pellets at high velocity. These do minor damage and have a small chance to stun the target. (Ranged, ST, Damage: Minor, Recharge: Fast)

Tier 1 Pets: Police Officers
You radio in up to three Police Officers to your location. These Officers are equipped to handle basic situations, armed with pistols and billy clubs.
Pistols (basic one-shot pistol clone)
Billy Club (basic melee clone)

Takedown Slug: Your Stun Rifle can fire a heavy rubber slug at your enemies, occasionally knocking them off their feet. (Ranged, ST, Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Moderate)

Riot Equipment: You upgrade your squad with gear fit for Riot situations.
Adds:
Police Officers: Flashbang, Adrena-Pack (Minor self heal) Quick Shots (Three shots from pistol, moderate 3-tick DoT)
SWAT Officers: Riot Shield (+Defense to Self, +Minor Defense to team/MM), Empty Clip (Fires 9 rounds from pistol, high DoT)
Containment Officer: Rifle Butt (Heavy Damage), Buckshot

Sapper Grenade: Your Stun Rifle can fire a high-capacity electric canister, or as the boys at the precinct call it, a Sapper Grenade. (Moderate DoT, Energy, Slow Recharge, Targeted AoE)

Tier 2 Pets: SWAT Officers
You radio in up to two SWAT officers to your location. These heavily armed specialists are ready for anything, and have specialized armaments.
Quick Shots
Pistols

Lethal Force: You authorize one of your officers to use Lethal Force to take down your suspect. (Single henchman buff, long recharge)
Effects: +Dam, +Acc, +Rec, +Reg, +Rech

Tier 3 Pet: Containment Officer
You radio in one Containment Officer. This officer is an expert in the field of apprehension, rigorously trained in heavy arms, and equipped with the best equipment money can buy.
Heavy Burst
Takedown Slug

State of Emergency Upgrade: You declare a State of Emergency, and equip your squad to handle anything that comes their way.
Adds:
Police Officers: Auto Pistol (Cone, Moderate DoT), Sapper Grenade (Energy DoT, targeted AoE)
SWAT Officers: Heavy Auto Pistol (Cone, High DoT), Riot Shield Bash (Melee Cone, High Damage)
Containment Officer: Full Auto, Satchel Charge (Targeted AoE, High Damage), Flamethrower

Thoughts?

Angry post is angry. o_O

Look, I remember pretty specifically this exact discussion around the time I started. I can't look up the redname who said/agreed with it, but that was what I heard and it was agreed that dumb people are the issue. Things have changed, this I know. Just voicing what I remember. Calm yourself, sparky.

My favorite thing is firing Blind into a tightly clustered group of enemies and watching one or two suddenly zonk out with the face-explodey animation of Blind.

My Elec/Invul is pretty high on damage. Not the best, but high, especially when Fury gets going. Good AoE too. Dark will give you some fantastic single target output, and good multi-target if you get good with arranging yourself for Shadow Maul's cone. As a strong advocate of Dark, I'll recommend that over Stone, especially for the heal, fear, -ToHit and +End.

I spent... 25 mil on my Elec/Invul for defenses. 5 million for common IO's and 20 million on the 3% Global Defense IO. He's unstoppable. You don't need billions of inf, just one well placed unique.

It's not a fast solo, dude. Elec takes forever to kill things regardless of how many people you have locked down.

"Where's my hard drive? I SAID WHERE'S MY HARD DRIVE?! Don't make me delete your 'special' folder, son!" *ZAP* "See? You made me do that. You think I LIKE formatting you?"

It's paradise here.

Not with the new Female Clockwork it's not. You underestimate the power of stupidity. How long would it take for RoboPimp or Cyberdaddy to appear?

He asked for the best, and in my opinion, Dark is the best so long as you know what you're doing, or learn that fast. All you're doing is refusing to believe that people play Dark Melee by plugging your ears and going "NO NO NO YOU'RE WRONG I AM RIGHT LALALALALA." I've put out more damage and held more aggro with my Dark/Dark than any other brute I've played. That's my opinion. OPINION. I'm not stating it as fact. All you're doing now is trying to pin me as a fool and make yourself look like a king. All you've succeeded in doing is looking like the label you place on anyone who disagrees with your oh-so-high-and-mighty opinion: a troll.

I mentioned that earlier, thank you. Candle just chose to selectively ignore the points I'm making to bolster his own argument and expertly diverted the thread. Not only does Taunt provide good aggro IN THIS SITUATION (<--read that one carefully), player-to-player communication works even better. If the brute takes a few extra moments to get aggro and then say "Okay, you're clear to open fire" then things will go much smoother. Aside from Dark Melee not being a piece of crap as per Candlestick's misinformed opinion, that was the point I was attempting to make. If aggro is a concern, take Taunt and any other effective measures to manage it, including but not limited to an AoE-based set or a secondary with a strong taunt aura.