Obsidius

Exalted has only been around since Freedom launched, so I'm not sure how "well established" any SG will be, unless it's a cross-server SG. Wishing you the best of luck, wish I could point you in a particular direction.

I don't mind having a Psi hole thematically; in some mythos, they're more prone to suggestion having been created for servitude. It's something that I'll have to think about between WP and Invul.

Super Reflexes: I'm on the fence. Functionally, it works, but thematically, how good of reflexes will a giant animated statue actually have? OTOH, I'm here to hear you out, so I'll put it on the list with an asterisk.

Thanks for all the thoughts; any other thoughts will also be appreciated

Since the Titan Weapons set was announced, I've been brainstorming on my next character. Making a new character isn't something I do on a whim; I have to have inspiration, and theme is just as important to me as playability.

In his PnP days, Obsidius' weapon was a great sword. Lacking anything like that when the game launched, he took up a Battle Axe. With Titan Weapons, I'm going to roll a new gargoyle truer to Obsidius' roots.

Will this character be "New Obsidius"? I haven't made that decision yet. Suffice to say, the character will be a gargoyle with a big sword.

Another thing I haven't decided on is the Secondary Power. For Obsidius, I chose Stone Armor, which thematically fits like a glove. However:

• I've already played that set out and am looking to play another Secondary set.
• For a Brute, Stone Armor can slow down the battle pace and reduce Fury, and make Momentum less effective.
• Gargoyles Fly. So I'll be taking the Fly travel pool. Obsidius makes good use of Fly and Stone Armor, but being a Tank (defensive character), it's easier to get away with. Regardless, Granite Armor does NOT Fly or Jump, which makes it hard to get around the battlefield sometimes (without taking something less thematic like Teleport).

That being said, I want to stick with something in the theme of a gargoyle: makes him resilient without sacrificing too much speed or maneuverability. So I'm thinking of the following candidates for Secondary:

• Fiery Aura*
• Invulnerability
• Regen
• Super Reflexes*
• Willpower*

I think these for secondaries best reflect a rock-hard gargoyle without defaulting to Stone Armor. My caveat with Fiery Aura is that it could cause players to think that my gargoyle is a demon (one of my pet peeves), so it's near the bottom of my list. However, I also know that it is a great offensive set, so it's still on the list.

Super Reflexes: I'm on the fence. Functionally, it works, but thematically, how good of reflexes will a giant animated statue actually have?

I have also played Willpower on a sub-30s Scrapper, but since it doesn't have any of the other drawbacks that I have with Stone Armor, it's still on the list.

So this is where I'm asking for help: I want to decide on a secondary set, and welcome any advice, observations, opinions, empirical data, and even numbers (but not too many, I don't do a lot of number crunching - I'm more of a play-by-feel guy). Keep in mind that Titan Weapons have weapons draw, so any click powers that un-draw the weapon should be kept to a minimum.

If you have any thoughts to share, I'll thank you in advance So, what say you?

IMPE, with my /Devices Blaster, slows are better for low defense characters against melee mobs. Of course, almost every mob has a ranged attack, but those attacks will be weaker than their actual melee attack. Of course, holds are better, but typically, many holds are single target only, whereas many slows are AoE or Targeted AoE. But on my /Devices Blaster, it would be hard for me NOT to take Caltrops, for example.

That's being discussed in another thread

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Me: /facepalm

Count my vote towards the new style, actually. It's easier for me to see which posts I've already read before having to open them in new tabs. More scrolling? Perhaps, but they're even more of digests now than ever.

Funny, I won the caption contest once but TheOcho never gave me a fancy shmancy forum title :/

More is TL;DR. Give me the Reader's Digest version. If I want to read more, I'll got to someone's web site or ouroportal.com (when it goes back online anyhow). I don't read bios to read novels.

Obviously just my opinion.

Lots of people showed up; this event went off with a lot of style Congrats to Triumph's finalist

All you silly Americans* and your selfish mentalities. It's always about "me me me" and not about the community or helping others

* Obsidius is a silly American, and therefore, a hypocrite (at times).

Beyond my area of expertise, lamentably If I were you, I'd put in a Support ticket for that character.

Yes, my enthusiasm was short lived. Just had to log back in again Apparently no cookie fix until the postponed maintenance happens next week.

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I, for one, will be helping new players take down the Winter Lord in his Realm via the LFG tab, because I'm more than happy to show people how things are done

The weapon will stick correctly when applied to a costume slot, it just won't load properly when retrieved from a save file. You can fix the costume when you load it, and then readjust your weapon no problem.

IIRC, there was also recently a problem specifically with Mace Mastery weapons. I think (?) that patch fix is Live now, but you might want to double-check.

YES! I am still logged in this morning Hero skin might still be borked, but this is a sign of progress

Some of my best SDCC memories are from Dick's Last Resort.

No problem Sometimes the obvious answer is the first one we gloss over

If you haven't donated to the Titan Network yet, I don't know why TonyV and the gang are busting their humps for you (and using vacation time to do it, too!)

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