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Quote:I understand, and my point is that those people--the posters in question-- are people who think they know the Brute/Scrapper AT. If you have to trudge uphill through fire and brimstone to the forums and beg the powers that be not to make your AT 'obsolete', you're not actually playing it; you're just seeking attention and/or looking for something to complain about.Originally Posted by Sailboat
Yes, of course -- my point is that we have examples of some Brutes whining about their AT, some Tankers whining about theirs, and some Scrappers whining about theirs. yet all three ATs are doing very well. Tanker flaws are as imaginary as Scrapper flaws.
On a positive note, my Shield/Axe tanker is doing just fine despite the SC nerf. Also I love Bruising. Finally, I can do damage to Freak tanks. -
Quote:I have two level 50 brutes (mentioned in my signature pictures), a 50 Fire/Fire/Pyre, and a 50 Dark/Dark/Soul. I like to consider these two brutes 'higher end' since I've spent about 400 mil on each of them. They both have a magna carta of set bonuses in their power info, and both can solo +2/x8 without breaking a sweat (this does of course have it's rebuttals, a lot of people think I'm having trouble when I die and use Soul Transfer/Rise of the Phoenix, but really I'm just using them for both their intended purpose and to mess up an entire spawn).Originally Posted by Bright Shadow
I don't see a difference either. Why, you ask? Because most of us don't go solo'ing Pylons and time it. Because the majority of players aren't hard core min/maxers who'd care about 15 minutes of increase in taking down a Rikti Pylon on your own.
That's what the change was directed at: The high-end Brutes that made Tankers and Scrappers obsolete; e.g. Your Brute.
On the low-end side, I (and some people I know) not only do not notice any changes, but we also see improvements. We no longer have to worry so much about keeping Fury up, and now we see a use for Scrappers and Tankers.
Sure, my own top-tier Brute has lost performance. But I understand that I'm NOT the only person playing this game, and that a balanced, fair game requires sacrifice of unbalanced (be it under-powered or over-powered) aspects of the game.
They brought Brutes down, and took Tankers up; instead of taking Scrappers and Tankers to the level of Brutes. That would mean every other AT should also come up to the level of a Brute in what they specialize in. And that's not how things get done.
Is that really so hard to understand that some people are rage-quitting over it?
That said, I have noticed a very very slight decrease in damage output. But from what I've seen, this is the cost of being able to maintain solid fury levels between spawns. I'm fine with that. Absurdly fine with it.
Ow, my sentence structure.Quote:Originally Posted by Lonelyshade
LOL no , i am not mad , i am enjoying this game as it is
The rest well thats up to people to decide for themself .
Am i angry at the direction the DEV are taking nope , i am just playing the game they made and enjoying it . so far they haven´t dissapointed me one bit.
And i am not even emotionally attached ..
So i can give a unbiased opnion about the game .
Is it good ? yup cause i am still paying .
Do i have fun playing it ?.. After 1 hour not really .
But in that 1 hour do i have fun ? Yes definetly great value for the monthly money .
Are the stories well written ? Well MORE THEN WELL WRITTEN they are TERRIFIC .
Do i have fun playing the farm game ? nope i dont .
Do i mind others playing the farm game Nope as long it keeps them happy .
Do i think half the people on the net are lost cause ? Yup i do , and its not that are stupid , infact intelligence went up , just logic and realisme went down the drain !
Do i think short biased opnion of ME MESELF and AMY are waste of time , without looking at the greater picture ? yes i do .
So back to you beth for the weather cast .
Cause it looks very sunny with some clouds on the horizons . -
I leveled an Energy Melee/Willpower Stalker to 35. I hated it. Too much animation time, not enough defense, purely single target.
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Quote:Manga has a solution to this in his/her (still unsure >_>) Mac Guide v4. The thing with free wi-fi networks like Panera and ESPECIALLY college campuses is, they can choose to block certain ports from being used for piping data. College campuses do this to keep their students from playing games in their classes, and some restaurants with free wi-fi do the same to keep people from sitting there for hours on end and taking up tables.Originally Posted by Orivon
When I am away from my house wifi i would like to play CoH as much as possible (of course). There are several times during the day when I come in the area of free wifi: Malls, Panera Bread restaurants, and college campuses. Now, I can connect to the network on my Mac just fine, but when I launch CoH it just sits at the "Connecting..#1" and then of course tries all the others "Connecting..#2...3...4..5..etc" How can I get CoH to connect so I can play? Any solutions?
Try Manga's terminal-based workaround and let us know how it goes!
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Quote:Ribs are delicious.Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn
Tankers are fine. Continue discussing BBQ.
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Quote:Are YOU aware that both of those threads are just unnecessary QQ posts? Read their actual content, not just their title. Brutes are fine. Continue discussing Tankers.Originally Posted by Sailboat
Are you aware that the Brute forum has two active threads about how Brutes are now cruelly nerfed, and the Scrapper forum has been host to numerous nervous "are we being replaced in Going Rogue?" threads?
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Quote:My first melee set on a brute (4 years ago last thursday) was Dark Melee. Personally I would recommend Fiery Melee as your starter. It's a cut and dry set with excellent damage and AoE; it will set your expectations as you try different sets with different secondary effects.Originally Posted by jcvaughn
Ok, good Advice thank you. In terms of noob friendlyness would you say KM is one of the better powers for a new player? If not, which ones are the best for someone that is still wet behind the ears?
Also, off-topic a bit, Ive heard that scrappers tend to solo better than brutes, is there any truth to this slander? (lol) -
Quote:it doesn't have to be. If stupidity is the driving force, then it's not at all unheard of that stupidity would also be the cause of falsely placed blame, e.g. 'I can't use +4/x8 difficulty to level anymore! My leveling speed has suffered because I keep dying at the hands of enemies too powerful for me to handle! This HAS to be because of the fury change!'Originally Posted by Arcanaville
But then the cause wouldn't be the fury change..
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Quote:That doesn't change the OP's ability to turn down their freaking difficulty and/or be more sensible with their post. Arcanaville is right, to a degree. Other posters have said this, so I take no credit: Maybe Mr. Fussy Britches is unable to level because he keeps getting stomped by his +4/x8 mission he used to "own".Originally Posted by Edana
They did. In the section you originally quoted at that.
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Screenflow is absolutely wonderful. I've recorded 100GB worth of video with that application. It's also very VERY low CPU/memory usage, so you can use it during CoH and experience very little framerate drop.
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Quote:I have. A slight increase in overall performance, but no crash fixes. That's a Cider thing. But yes, I did receive a noticeable performance upturn.Originally Posted by Stealth_Bomber
I don't know if it will change your CoH experience, since it is directed more at Team Fortress and Starcraft, but Apple is releasing an OS X 10.6 graphics update:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...os_x_10_6.html
You can get it through Software Update.
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Quote:Patch notes from the other day.Originally Posted by Basar
sent you a pm with the id's. Doesnt sound like the same one.
No mention of an AE mob buff or a Brute nerf. Might be poor luck? -
Quote:Synaptic Overload is beautiful. I dinked around with it a LOT in CB and it reminds me of Seeds of Confusion. The big difference is, Seeds is instant and cone. Synaptic Overload spreads slowly, but surely.Originally Posted by Doomguide
Of those 3 without knowing anything about your build, play style, secondary etc.. most likely Paralyzing Blast. Its the only one that even with very high recharge is still going to be "every few mobs" between uses at best.
The one I'd be least likely to recommend skipping, in fact I'd almost say must have, is Synaptic Overload but on live I haven't leveled to the point where I would have Synaptic Overload to see how well it breaks the spawn (since changes on beta to it and the set) and one has Static Field. Both Static Field and Synaptic Overload should be available every spawn and do an excellent job of cracking the spawn and minimizing any alpha. Primary use for me for Jolting Chain is likely to be shutting down the spawns recovery. CA merely drains the mobs of end but has no -recovery which is what will really mess them up after getting them drained. -
Quote:I actually prefer the new ones, and wish we could apply the new sounds to Electric Blast. I'm rather sick of pressing Charged Bolts and hearing "ZEEEEEEEEM".Originally Posted by Biospark
Not myself, but makes me consider making a twin to Biospark that is Electric Control - Empathy. Just wish the Electric Control sound effects were more like the crackling sounds of Electric Blast.
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Quote:Whoa, I missed the part where they denied wanting Granite.Originally Posted by Gruumch
I personally think this is a horrible idea. I know you said you were making this for concept, so why don't you share your concept and we can help you pick set that will fit that.
I just think that playing Stone Armor without two of the set defining powers, Rooted and Granite, is going to be an exercise in frustration when your performance is going to be extremely bad. This will make the character not fun to play and will eventually lead to deletion.
That's like saying "I want to fly a plane, but without wings, an engine, or any form of streamlining." It just won't happen and you'll look ridiculous trying. -
Quote:I don't know man, I think a "Colossal Headbutt" power would be a great replacement for Hurl in Super Strength. Costs 75 endurance, Single Target, has an 8 second charge up. Your brute/tanker gets into a runner-ready position, screams, bursts into that Super Strength glow, the ground begins shaking, and then you take off at top speed leaving a huge sideways crater behind you. The result is a literal melee snipe that'd probably do Nitro-Extreme(tm) damage and 1 shot anything EB and below.Originally Posted by abnormal_joe
ever tried to a loaded water tanker "up to speed"?
It would be like giving us the ability to oneshot a purple boss.......at the cost of a 10 second rooted animation.
Melee snipe....no thank you.
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Quote:Untrue. I just pulled down the mac client for my girlfriend last night from that very page, it's just the 30 megabyte updater. After I launched, it set to work downloading the whole game.Originally Posted by Afterimage
If you download the Mac Client from your own NCSoft master account page, it is the 3 GB client. Latest version with all the GR stuff on it, so only need recent patches.
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Quote:Still curious as to what you're up against. Is it the same farm we're using/used?Originally Posted by Basar
Nah I was in game. Not trolling. I also gave Fiery a few maps i been running in a pm. He said he did it ok, but then again hes got heals. Point being I never needed heals or green insp till today cause I barly ever got hit. Maybe just my unlucky day.
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Quote:It's strange that you're crashing more now that you deleted the preferences file; I trashed, emptied the Safari cache, and did the dscacheutil -flushcache (sic) thing Cuppa mentioned in their guide, and I haven't crashed since.Originally Posted by nunix
Well, the external drive was NCSoft Support's request during troubleshooting. Test Server also had the same problem on a clean install, so.. I'm not saying that wiping the Preferences folder doesn't work - because apparently it has worked for some - but it definitely is not working for me.
However, until I tested it under XP via Boot Camp, support was also 100% ready to blame my hardware. When I tested it under XP and then passed along some of the threads in this forum, that's when they came up with the nVidia driver idea.
What this tells me is they have no idea what's going on, and the complete lack of support (and cluelessness regarding issues that are posted in their own forums) means I'll likely let my subcription lapse, and tell others who are thinking about getting the game to play under OSX to skip it. You don't sell a program - particularly one you want a subscription fee for - and then not support it. -
This post is obviously a troll post. When someone complains about something and you prompt someone for hard info with no results, they are a troll.
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Quote:I don't have any good builds, but I have a friend with a 50 Elec/Will. She plows through missions like mad and never ever ever dies.Originally Posted by Silas_Gray
I'm trying to make a new character and I hate doing the same thing twice so I've been throwing around ideas to try and I thought of maybe trying a Elec/WP Brute. I'm not sure how good it is as I've 1) Never played a brute 2) Only played WP once a LONG time ago and 3) have never tried Elec. So would it be a decent thing to try?
Also, would anyone know any good builds? Because I searched and really couldn't find any. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. -
Quote:You still haven't told us exactly what you're fighting. What powers, what defenses, what anything?Originally Posted by Basar
Nah same maps as yesterday. I even made a new map just to see if the guy edited his. No def debuffs.
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Quote:With that combo you should be okay for herding if you slot correctly, take Phalanx Fighting and Combat Jumping, and get the +3% global defense buff IO. And offensive would be great! Shield Charge, Whirling Mace, Clobber, Crowd Control... You'd be a machine for sure. Add in Fury and Build up and you'd be one mean son of a B.Originally Posted by DogTags
Very cool. Ok I may just do it...and see how groups take to my brute. I probably should put a note in saying "Brute built on Offensive" so they know..I am not your herding Brute.
Since he is Mace/Shield I will have to fidget with a respec a bit. Can't wait to try it. -
Quote:Okay. Here's exactly what I'm fighting at one time, and the number of minions is an estimate:Originally Posted by Basar
Hm this is odd then. You have like 2-3 bosses per group on your map? Doent make since how 3 capped decked out 50 brutes would see a big diference today and you dont.
Samurai player-made NPCs
Powers: Super Strength (Tanker)/Regeneration (Scrapper)
Excepted powers: KO Blow, Moment of Glory, Instant Healing, Dull Pain, Integration
2 pulls:
3-5 Bosses (blue samurai)
4-8 Lieutenants (green samurai)
5-10 Minions (red samurai)
That's what's on me when I pull 2 groups. With Invincibility maxed, a fully-IO'd Tough Hide/Combat Jumping, and the +3% defense global IO, I tend to get hit very little as I rest comfortable at 36%-46% defense to all damage but Psi. Since I'm also Invul (with my passives and toggles slotted well) what DOES get through is generally cut anywhere from 50%-60%. When I pop a purple insp, only through streakbreaker do these guys bypass Invincibility.
What are you fighting?