PaiOeShi

So, my weakness in builds is slotting, tbh I haven't quite grasped all the io sets yet, as when I played there weren't any and I've only been back for 2 weeks.

I spent a few hours talking to stalkers on freedom last night and one persons build interested me the most. Myself and thugsrus are building 2 stalkers to pvp in zone, or arena side by side. His will be a spine/wp (he's currently looking for a mids build too, if anyone has one feel free to post it here, or find his thread, tyvm.)

So, on that not, im gonna post the info on what powers I was told to take, and I'm looking for someone to chime in about slotting, and if they think this build will work as well as I was told.

I know stalker forums are alot quiter then brute/scrapper, but i hope some people chime in on this, as I'm really lost when it comes to slotting.
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Elec Melee/ Regen
Powerpools: Speed, conceal, leap, fitness, soul mastery.

Elec melee:
Havoc Punch, Assassins shock, build up, placate, thunder strike, Lightning Rod*.... thats it!

Regen:
Hide, Fast Healing, Reconstruction, Dull Pain, Integration, Instant Healing, Moment Of Glory.

Speed:
Hasten

concealment:
stealth, invisibility, Phase shift

Leaping:
Combat jumping**, Super Jump

Fitness:
Hurdle, health, stamina

Soul Mastery:
Dark Blast, Shadowmeld.

Slotting resists, heals, stealth io, and ALOT of recharge.

* I was actually told not to take Lightning rod, and to take Super speed AND SJ, but that seems a waste to me, with the way lightning rod works, and how it will be situational at best in pvp, I think I'd still rather have it over a second travel power. I could be persuaded otherwise though.

**The things that seem out of place for me, are the defense in CJ and maybe even shadowmeld, as regen has very little to no defense, this seems odd. but he swore by this builds extreme survivability.

what do you think?

So, my weakness in builds is slotting, tbh I haven't quite grasped all the io sets yet, as when I played there weren't any and I've only been back for 2 weeks.

I spent a few hours talking to stalkers on freedom last night and one persons build interested me the most. Myself and thugsrus are building 2 stalkers to pvp in zone, or arena side by side. His will be a spine/wp (he's currently looking for a mids build too, if anyone has one feel free to post it here, or find his thread, tyvm.)

So, on that not, im gonna post the info on what powers I was told to take, and I'm looking for someone to chime in about slotting, and if they think this build will work as well as I was told.

I know stalker forums are alot quiter then brute/scrapper, but i hope some people chime in on this, as I'm really lost when it comes to slotting.
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Elec Melee/ Regen
Powerpools: Speed, conceal, leap, fitness, soul mastery.

Elec melee:
Havoc Punch, Assassins shock, build up, placate, thunder strike, Lightning Rod*.... thats it!

Regen:
Hide, Fast Healing, Reconstruction, Dull Pain, Integration, Instant Healing, Moment Of Glory.

Speed:
Hasten

concealment:
stealth, invisibility, Phase shift

Leaping:
Combat jumping**, Super Jump

Fitness:
Hurdle, health, stamina

Soul Mastery:
Dark Blast, Shadowmeld.

Slotting resists, heals, stealth io, and ALOT of recharge.

* I was actually told not to take Lightning rod, and to take Super speed AND SJ, but that seems a waste to me, with the way lightning rod works, and how it will be situational at best in pvp, I think I'd still rather have it over a second travel power. I could be persuaded otherwise though.

**The things that seem out of place for me, are the defense in CJ and maybe even shadowmeld, as regen has very little to no defense, this seems odd. but he swore by this builds extreme survivability.

what do you think?

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So with COH going Rouge announced ...

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ah, theres the guy i'll be dou-ing with. PS, he brought these forums a MEAN , detailed elec/sd brute guide. Used it and love it, but we both don't know much about stalkers and pvp yet, so if anyone can find us a spine/wp, and or elec/regen stalker guides that would rock.

Ps, ive waffled alot, but settled on elec/regen/soul .

HALP!

Just adding a reply because I changed my choice from something else to elec/regen.... Thanks again for any forthcoming help. much appreciated.

although I agree that sounds like a fantastic duo, my brute is Elec melee and I'd rather try something new, I settled on NB/WP. Thanks for great advice either way, some good info there. Now to find a NB/WP guide.

edit, decided on Elec/Regen. as stated above.

so, it seems you would suggest Elec or spines / wp? Im gonna duo with a spine/wp stalker, and wanted to try something different yet effective. Any suggestions plz?

I don't know the ins and outs of stalker pvp anymore as I havent played one in almost 3 years, but from what i've read here elec/regen is very good for pvp. I would REALLY appreciate a build, or a link to a CURRENT guide if at all possible. Budget would be around 300-500 million mark .

Thanks kindly.

So, caltrops is useless? is nin/nin decent for pvp? im already lvl 20 and dont wanna reroll.

I went with NB/Ninj, seems decent, does caltrops still stop people from flying away?

my partner in crime is leanign towards spine willpower. If that helps. Maybe DM/Nin for me since theres a fear and caltrops?

So, after being back for a month, ive done almost no pvp and its been 3 years since I last played. I have been playing an elec/sd brute for earnign inf and pve, but i now want to get into melee pvp, I'm THINKING duel stalkers. It seems /WP is the best secondary, so putting that aside ,what 2 primary's would compliment each other the most? thanks kindly.


PS stalker pvp isnt as uselessly broekn as people are saying scrapper/brute/tank is right? I hope.

ah, I stopped playing for about three years till a few days ago. And last week maint was tues morning so I figured it was always tues. Its been a while, and the last 3 games I played (wow, warhammer, conan) were on tues morning. I guess i got used to it.

Thanks.

I cannot connect to the login server, says either its down or im stuck behind a firewall, which I know I am not. I do not see any announced maintinance though....

thanks kindly.

Once in a while ctrl click, ie auto fire or w/e you wanna call it does nothing, this is only a minor annoyance to me, but still one and if there is a fix for it I'd love to know, but most importantly once in a while my tray number 1 and the hotkeys 1-0 stop synching.

Not sure what it is but all of a sudden the hotkeys start workin on tray 2, and I cannot collapse my trays all the way anymore. Only relogging fixes it, has anyone else encountered this, and or a fix for it besides relogging?

yes, iv'e been DLing and updating for 18 hrs, and its not my isp I checked. Kinda [censored] to have to wait a day and a half to update the game and play.

yes, im aware of the stalker, brute, scrapper archtypes, i was asking more for current update on their powersets and which ones to avoid for those who want to pvp.

Ok, So I haven't played in a few years, and am looking to make a melee heavy, natural type toon that I can lvl decently as well as pvp. I know those are wide parameters but since I'm way out of touch with whats good id love some advice. Scrapper, stalker, brute, what archtype and powersets do you think most suits a natural melee concept that can do well in pvp?

Looking forward to playing again.

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For the record, if I could change my MA/Invuln Scrapper's secondary to /SR for PvP, I would in a heartbeat. I5 + I6 + all of the toggle dropping powers out there + crits bypassing resistance has pretty much obliterated Invuln as a PvP powerset. Be thankful that Stalker secondaries are defense-based and not resist-based.

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Brother (or sister), I feel your pain.

My main, whom I love with all my heart, is a lvl 50 Dark/Invuln scrapper (Mr. Mighty). Instead of doing what I built him for (being the tank when the tank wasn't there) he's now a furious storm of mouseclicks to keep alive. Two self heals and both are necessary at regular intervals, I actually make one of them part of my attack chain to keep him standing.

Endurance issues, though not as bad thanks to Novella; still forced into a nerfed Stamina; and a "set-defining" power that I have to jump into a crowd who's damage I can't handle in order to make effective...

Like I said, I feel your pain.

The first day I was able to play PvP I took him into Siren's Call. He put on all his toggles and commenced to helping out at a hot spot. As he stood there, waiting at the end of the battle at full health with UY, TI, Invinc, and DP all up... BAM! 1-shot down (courtesy of Stalker Quason... hey, if I'm gonna be killed, might as well be from a pro!).

I'd rather see Mr. Mighty given back his namesake rather than nerfing another AT. It feels like we're getting our teeth kicked in by the schoolyard bully and instead of standing up to him we point to someone smaller with more lunch money and yell, "That kid's easier to pick on... and he called your dad a sissy, too!"

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I find it hard to beleive you where one shotted unless your resistances where slotted VERY badly and dull pain wasnt up. My brute of the same powersets doesnt get anywhere NEAR one shotted when AS'ed in warburg.

A large chunk of the people whinning to have AS nerfed have never even beened AS'ed before and have NO experience to pull from. ie, wasted opinions.

next patch is adding enhancements that help see us. Its already bad enough that EVERYONE who pvp's takes tactics if their not a stalker and stealth if they are.

Will the AOE changes hurt spine scrappers ? (all med dmg, no alpha strike powers)?

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This allows your hero to teleport around corners and buildings, but not into solid objects. (Which includes objects with doors.)

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Hmmmmm. Why *not* through a building with a door? Surely this cannot be a limitation with the game mechanics, unless of course we are dealing with Zoning issues? It is still hollowed out (not solid) inside the building's foyer, isn't it? "Nightcrawler" would be pretty gimped if he had to follow all those CoH TP Rules.

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hah, romie i almost always agree with you, as in the case here. Ive also thought that Phase shifters should be able to pass through solid objects and people unless it is a zoning issue. Too bad well never see this .