Pasiphae

In the last hour or so I've soloed Jack in Irons (in 15:49), Kraken (in 7:01), and Babbage (in 9:10) on my newly minted 50 Ill/Rad. AVs are a joke. It's pretty hard to go wrong with that combo, especially if you have a lot of money to burn.

Man, the best new animation is that uppercut. Wish it had gone to Crane Kick, I can envision that causing knockback.

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Why does everyone hate CAK? its one of the best DPA attacks in the set, and it looks deadly.

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I love CAK personally, it makes the set for me.

Yeah, no way I'd give up the Expedient Reinforcement bonus. With this new information I'm going to go with:

Level 18: Phantom Army
ExRmnt-Acc/Rchg(A), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), ExRmnt-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(21), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg(21), S'bndAl-Dmg/Rchg(23), S'bndAl-Build%(23)

Capped Rech and Dmg with 70+ acc, without losing the Expedient Reinforcement global bonus, while getting the proc.

Wow, I'm going to have to rethink my slotting then. Thanks!

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They most definitely do NOT suck! Especially in characters that can summon multiple versions of the same pet that the proc is slotted in.

I have one in my Illusion troller's Phantom Army

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It's my understanding that the Soulbound proc is worthless in PA because PA are immune to buffs. I would love to be wrong on this.

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I was running a map with a few 50's, doing some inf/minute calculations (you dirty powergamer you). I reported my per-kill rate, which was double what someone else was earning. Both people were in SG mode. We both tried switching in and out, and the difference remained. Both characters were indeed 50. The AE was consistently rewarding me twice the infamy of someone else. However, I did not think to compare ticket earnings. There is something going on with AE.

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Was the other 50 level pacted? I've found that if you stay in a level pact at 50, it cuts your influence rewards precisely in half.

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If I can't change out the geometry for Spines then forget about it.

Just say no to banana melee!

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Apart from Spines being able to use the geometry from Thorns, and Thorns being able to use the geometry from Spines (both of which can be colored), there will be at least one other set of alternate geometry/FX.

[/ QUOTE ]I love you so much right now. I16 is going to be fantastic.

I'm honestly shocked and a little horrified by how easy flipping is. I never got into it because I thought it would be trickier. It's just... not.

There's a very nice template for a softcapped build in John Printemps' Shields guide that includes Teleport. Start from there and work your way up to a full build.

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Like the debauchery that brought Rome to it's knees, it appears that CoX has run the same course. Whoever the current Ceaser and Senators of the game are, they have lost the path and created a Colliseum to entertain the masses while the rest of the Empire collapses in disuse. Sit and watch the games, watch the slaughter of the Christians, the sea battles, etc. Don't worry about the rest of the Empire.

[/ QUOTE ]This is possibly the funniest thing I have ever read.

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Any thoughts on how well a Shield/Fire tank would do? Seems like the AOE damage would be pretty darn good between Combustion, FSC & Shield Charge, while still having some excellent single target damage with Incinerate & Greater Fire Sword.

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Throw /Pyre in there and it's absolutely amazing. I made mine my new main.

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Fair Call Umbral,
but math aside, I'm yet to see a softcap build that doesn't use Weave.

[/ QUOTE ]Here's another. No PVP IO. It's more common than you realize, I think.

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Don't want this to slip away! This thread inspires me in all sorts of ways.

Oh wow, I have no idea how I missed that. I think I clicked this thread thinking it was the ITF thread. Thanks!

Mind posting your build? I'm really really intrigued. When I think 'uber', DB/Inv isn't the first thing that pops to mind.

That's what I said, you just used different words. All you need is BU+Aim+RoA+Fistful+Explosive+Fistful. Secondary doesn't really matter, as long as it isn't Devices.

Boost Range is a nice toy, but every secondary has nice toys that will help a farmer out.

I would think any well-IOed Archery blaster would be good at this, as there's nothing in Energy except Boost Range that really affects your AoEing skills, and I know I don't need Boost Range on my Arch/MM to murder huge spawns.

This is one of the best and most-informative guides I've ever read. Thanks a lot.

I just wanted to say that my new 27 Fire/Storm is without a doubt the most enjoyable and entertaining character I've ever made in any MMO ever, and your guide has been endlessly helpful to me. Thanks a lot.

This is for Females > Hats > Duster:

My girl has a bald patch on the back of her head. It's sort of vexing.

Screenshot: http://img66.imageshack.us/my.php?image=baldietd5.jpg

I like the descriptions of the animations. That's a touch most guides don't have.

Thanks!

This would be a lot more useful to me without so much "humour", but I thank you for the guide.

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I want to be able to link to this in-game after I take down a Regen Scrapper (Non-Dull Pain) with Build Up, Assassin Strike, Energy Transfer.

Never do you hear the word 'nerf' more than when an FotM Spine/Regen goes down.

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That's just precious.

Great guide. Thanks a lot, this'll really help me bring my baby Grav troller up.