Nyx

I have it on my mind dom along with all the other interfaces. I really would not suggest it unless it's a secondary alt interface that you switch to against AV's or Giant Monsters which are generally not going to be hit with the effects that you have in the first place. The -Res is excellent and the fire DOT is ok too.

However

~Mesmerize
~Terrorize
~Mass Hypnosis

Are all undone.

Terrorize becomes your bread and butter as your main form of crowed control later in the game and although it does not prevent the alpha any damage done breaks the fear and allows for the enemy to attack. It's counter intuitive to have that fear break when you will (Solo) Rely on it a lot

Mesmerize is an amazing Solo tool as well as in groups and one I personally do not want messed with. considdering the strength of the sleep being able to knock bosses out, I really cannot justify using a damage component proc that ruins the potential devistation this power can cause.

Mass Hypnosis is amazing, and while some people may argue because of Team AOE damage breaking it, Solo it's awesome and in groups it's pretty much a stagger which even if broken, drops toggles, stops the beta on a tank or staggers the damage taken by the team, cutting down on enemy DPS. Hitting somthing like Terrorize and then needing Mass Hypnosis (A fave tactic) is just made useless in most accounts.

I would just suggest going with Diamagnetic for a - to hit and -regen. This benefits you completely and should not be underestimated. Considdering both of those of those are desirable it makes the toon just work better in my oppinion.

Paralytic would even work ok but was not my favorite, but if I am fighting something with a high def rating then I will definately looks into switching to it. But you do in thorns have a minus to def..so Diamagnetic is your best bet

Just don't give up your versatility to see damage numbers.

GW is overall the best. She looks the part. She also frightens me slightly more than Recluse. Even though she is not that tier of villain, Im 100 percent sure she could make him cry in the fetal position! Plus with Darkness/Animated Hair Mastry she is by far the coolest.

Mako is Mako and is pretty much how he should be

Swan (Whos cape I want horribly) needs an update, but keep that cape...or give it to me.

Sally...could use a little bit of an update. No one mentions Sally because she is the one GM that if you one-shot for a badge, you just feel really dirty afterwords. But soemtimes right now she sort of just looks like a giant-ish green wormy thing. Nothing special and quite bland actually.

Even though Ill never kill her. NEVER!

Luminary looks good, although Id love her to be a bit more like a brighter, snappier nightstar (Who I actually though Nightstar was based off of until help channel yelled at me)

A lot of the older level up folks need some love in the graphic department. For example Aurora Borealis...Ick ick ick.

Actually since the unlocks occure at 20, and Praet has two very distinct AT types

Resistance
Infultrator path
DPS Path
Stealth, Ranged Defense, Assault version, Like in the Praet Arc Maria J gives.


PPD
Hard Suit: Defense/Blast
Investigator: DPS/Ranged Like a blaster
Suppressor: DPS/Debuffs and CC's

We could have each one of those open up as Praet Epics.

Or PEAPS for short.

Second options might be

Clockwork as an epic.

Mender (Heal/DPS)
Builder (Tank, Melee with some ranged attacks which debuff defense)

Those are some ideas.

Or you...and this is from one lady to another...can buck up, and take it. I mean, either put someone on ignore or realize that people in MMO's will focus on a womans body and you will either feel degraded or simply live with the fact that this is a game in which, like all other games have pervs in it.

Hit ignore, file harassment, and take a screen print.

If the harassment is constant then thats the process. This does not mean everyone who tells you your toon is a hot piece of apple pie needs to get a harassment violation. But as long as you are not just sitting around weeping because it happens, and you generally tell people you are not interested in that kind of thing...then it should be ok.

Real Life Situation.

Im sitting at a bar. Dude walks up, flirts and says something I don't like. I can A) Walk away without a word (Works in the real world, not in the digital one) B) tell him Im not interested and that he needs to move on, cuz he aint getting me, C) Go to security if dude is not leaving me alone, or D) go home and cry in the fetal position.

I mean, You "need" to stick up for yourself. In the gaming world you have options like in the real world, and if somone is making you uncomfortable you need to take matters into your own hands. Which in most cases I listed as above.

You should also take things with a grain of salt. I dress my toon in common super hero style outfits. Lot's of skin, and lots of big hair and long legs. Why? Cuz Im a comic fan and thats just how it goes in my head.

But If Im wearing a short skirt in a bar, I still have the right to say no, and you do to in this spandex wearing universe.

Also wanted to add that there is no way of screening gender in this game. Some people have multiple accounts or more than one person playing on an account. So if my BF wants to roll up a defender on the female server...there you go...you got a man in that terf

A challenge does depend on my character obviously, but actually the challenge/frustration Im facing now is with regards to IOing and Incarnate trials.

Not that either is overwhelming. But the general thought in my head is that it's time consuming, and the challenge is actually making something new again, and having that fresh happy feeling I used to get.

I have been spoiled by Cardiac Incarnate on my two toons, and now watching my blue bar drop actually does pose the challenge of...I just don't way to play this alt anymore.

Or rechage times because of IO's.

Or IO's in general. Process of buying, making, selling, finding, looking for salvage etc. It gets the the IO stage of things, and then I lose interest and the challenge is to do my best to actually try and play that toon.

If we are talking about general challenge in a game, I would say that anything not melee has a challenge at the moment, with almost everything geared for most melee toon and Veats to have the hands up easy advantage, because of HP. This is noticeable in Keyes Trials, and other such things, where a pulse takes a squishy down half life.

So I find keyes challenging to the point where the returns of the other trials seem more valuable or at least achievable. I care little about getting two emp merits if I spend all my time dead.

I guess the challenge for me right now, is rekindling my love of low game content. The content is good, but once you have had Filet Mignon, going back to Chuck Beef sometimes just feels annoying.

Just ignore. It seems to work for all sorts of issues.

Or even better...Come up wit something unattractive about your toon.

I play on Virtue and while my toon is pretty sexy looking, I made her Narcoleptic. So when bad RP happens I can just use the Away AFK Sleep Emote, and say Im RPing. Then I just don't respond.

Actually, I found my main concern with the WS. Oddly It was not what I thought it would be which was the knockback. I dont find the playstyle dull, and I certainly like the power options. They are interesting.

I generally build fun stories to go with my creation. The problem with a Kheld's is that they are Kheld's.

There is litterally nothing I can do with the story. So, unlike the blaster, of which I have complete story control, I have no control other than how they merged etc.

I think thats why I deleted my last one to be honest.

Although Im going to stick this one out.

As I said, I am so used to my Dom now that a little different playstyle might actually be fun over the frill of story writing.

I have done both a Grav/FF Controller and a Grav/Fire Dom.

Gravity has it's weak points, but the only one I really noticed in Doms was propel and that was just ecause of damage and the slow animation not building domination effectively.

Dimension shift is no more effective or less annoying on a Controller as it is on a Dom.

Propel is always too slow and while the damage on a troller is better than a dom it's slow and necro kills to often. However works well on AV's and EB's and has it's place. But there is no point in thinking it's better on a controller if the enemy you fling it at is dead already which you will see a lot if it is an essential part of your chain in later levels.

The Imobs and Hard Controls are amazing on both doms and controllers.

Worm Hole in Domination has a much better chance of landing on a Dom.

Im not seeing much of a concern here? Grav is not resisted well by enemies amd Doms make it much less resistable in Domination.

So generally speaking I can't say that Grav is bad. It has no sleep, confuse, or fast attack method, but at least 3 skippable powers, freeing up more attacks from assault.

(Warning. Not trying to open a can of worms, or derail this thread...But)

Generally speaking, I cannot, and I mean cannot understand why the people who freak about Gravs Control issues want Illusion as a Primary for
Doms.

It has even less control and powers that could be effected by domination, minus a slight boost to DPS. Unless you break the signature powerset that is illusion by removing one of the invis. Because the pets wont or should not be causing domination effects considdering the powers they use are NOT coming from you.

So...I just don't get why people say Grav is bad, but desire illusion.

I made an Energy/Ice Blaster last night and my thoughts were on why I would make an Energy Blaster over a Warshade as both have knockback, energy damage.

Obviosly I know the difference between the AT's with WS being maybe more survivable, or versatile. But both are squishy for the most part depending on how you build them.

Since KB is not my favorite alternative status effect, I am wondering which I may enjoy more.

Ice secondary is what I chose for Thematic Purposes, but Im begining to wonder if the blasters ability to damage is outweighed by the WS/PB versatility.

I have just been playing the butt of my Dom and my Controller so much I feel like I need to change it up a little. Something new and fresh.

Sister Psyche and Manticore look terrifyed! She Especially.

However like all superhero resurections, She could easily be "Brought Back" as it seems is very common with Psychic toons.

Plus...she does look freaked out in that picture.

BaB would be my second choice.

Although Id like to see Numina at least get punished for the unfun aspect of her TF. It's just unfun and needs a revamp!

Well...I must say I do use it before, during, during and during a battle. It staggers damage caused to a tank/AOE quite well, and halts many other issues.

Yes AOE's break it, but it still works. I mean the entire concept to me of a sleep even in an AOE battle is to reduce enemy DPS, Drop Toggles, and considdering many toggles drop when hit by sleeps it works well, and not many thing can resist sleeps.

If I am placateing them and then not taking damage it works ok.

I usually open with Terrorize and then hit the AOE Sleep...and it seems to be working.

I guess my thought is that considdering it's the only purple sleep has...placate seems to be...well again, I have no idea. It;s like it should have a chance to slow? Or a chance to Stun. But even then since the sleep duration of Fortunata's Hypnosis is improved I would rarely see the effects of it's proc...almost never

But the chance to placate on the only purple slow just does not seem to make sense unless you have the ability to crit hit.

Although the set bonus put me at perma dom soooo...well I wont complain.

It just seems pointless

Ummmm. I think plant will give you a broad spectrum of how Controll sets work. It has 2 imobs, 2 hard controls, a confuse, a sleep, magic tree pseudo pet, Carrion Creepers which is a Psudopet with awesome control...and a real pet.

So it does have excellent advantages in learning control.

Remember that things must be near the ground for it to work though properly.

Earth is also excellent for things.

Key tips for plant.

~Never open with you AOE Imob. Only do it if a tank has aggro. It's just a bad idea considdering it's such a broad AOE that alpha stikes will kill ya.

~Seeds is your bread and butter

~Solo your Spore Burst Sleep will be invaluable to you to get your hard single target hold out.

Pair with something like Thorn or something that drop things out of flying. Air Superiority can help fill that gap should you find this a common issue

I have no clue what Fortunata's Hypnosis does, nor have I noticed it doing anything.

My mind/Psi dom uses her AOE sleep a ton. I love it and live by it.

But I bought the entire Fortunata's Hypnosis set because it was cheap and the bonsus are wonderfull.

But this 20% proc to Placate?

So...in my experience the only time I see Placate being used is by stalkers, Widows and Banes.

So, I don't actually have a stealth power (yet) I may respec into it.

But 20% chance of Placate on an AOE Sleep.

Does this mean if Im taking aggro it will take aggro off of me if I put them to sleep? Because does a sleep not already sort of do that?

I could see an illusion controller using it in Blind because it also excepts sleep IO's but Im not sure I have ever seen this do anything.

Does anyone have information on this set?

I use it, and It was worth it for me and I am glad I got it as a gift, when originally I looked at it as was all like....What new freaking tech is this!

Now, I find my play experience in CoX and other games much more enjoyable.

Dual Blade combos are more fun now!

In my experience something like rains etc only proc the damage once. I am unsure of damage auras etc.

I did try to proc off of caltrops and the proc only occured once. Fireball has a burn effect. The initial blast will have the chance to proc the damage but the burn effect or lingering fire damage will not.