Quixotik

I think my Human/Dwarf Peacebringer is the weakest character I have. Khelds are rooted in the age of Nerfs. Before there was PvP. CoX has changed alot since then. Soldiers of Arachnos were not given the stack of flaws that were handed to Khelds. Buff from dead things, weak blaster/weak scrapper with no status resistance.

Anyway, in my opinion Khelds are still a work in progress. If they were OP'd they would have been nerfed within the first six months, but an AT that needs fixing? That could wait 5 or 6 years.

I think what is needed is that Khelds need to be able to do one of the three forms as well as any regular Archetype. Instead of three weaker forms, players should be able to choose one form as the focus and the form receives special bonuses like status resistance, or better attacks, or better armor, or a combination. Maybe this is done sort of like an epic set of powers for one form only.

Just responding to the op/title.

I can off-tank with my BS/DA Scrapper. The trick is to get your Dark Regeneration slotted for Acc,Heal, Recharge, End. You won't be able to use a complete IO set, just mix and match IO sets to max those four effects. DA lives on Dark Regeneration.

At least you don't have to take Acrobatics now. DA was really hard back then.

The last power, Concentrated Strike, has a Stun and in the Scrapper version has a 20% chance to instantly refresh Power Siphon instead of critical hit. Does the Tanker version have a chance to refresh Power Siphon?

I am playing a KM/Shield Scrapper which starts off a battle hitting lightly, but ends them with some extreme damage.

I was wondering if the Tanker version worked similarly, or is Shield/Mace better for a Tanker? (I am playing Shield/Mace now and seeing some nice AoE stuff from it)

Get rid of Enhancement Diversification. Now that was back when this game was good!

Many of the Powersets were never re-adjusted for ED. Devices is a prime example. We are just told it works on paper, but it doesn't work in the game as well as other powersets which have Build-Up. AR/Devices used to be as awesome as any of the other powersets when you could take advantage of Targetting Drone and 5-6 slot damage into AR attacks. Many players don't even take TD anymore. But, hey, it's working fine on a paper full of numbers somewhere... or so I am told.

To add insult to injury Targetted AoE Recipes do not boost damage either, which is what most AR attacks use. That can't be balanced.

What still bugs me about KM is the long wind-ups make the attacks seem fake. Even though the activation times are no longer than the other sets, the impression is alot of hand-flapping for weaker damage. As for power-siphon, it seems weaker than say Soul Drain at least at lower levels. My question, does all this go away with faster recharging later on or does it always seem like weak damage-hand flapping?

My solution was to skip travel powers and fitness and take the two Heals from Medicine. With the heal I can usually outlast the Bosses and Heal Other is nice for teams who expect you to have a heal, even though it's a very modest heal.

I was just thinking, maybe Corrupter/Defender damage needs to be buffed. Masterminds get many of the best Defense sets and do extreme damage too. They have a few less HP's, but just switch their pets to Defense/Follow and they become mini-tanks.

Anyway, MM's are excellent team defenders and they do high/widespread damage, and, it hasn't caused CoX to explode. Maybe a guideline for other team defender AT damage lies in MM's?

Archery/Trick Arrow is one of the zenith's of roleplay in CoX. It's weaknesses are well known, so 'probably' the only reason you take Trick Arrow is to pair with Archery.

The problem is TA is modeled after Defense sets with HEALS and does nothing special except Oil Slick Arrow which (actually only works 10-20% of the time) and takes way to long to aquire, level 26 or 35. In truth most other Defense sets do almost the same thing as TA with fewer activations... and they get a Heal too. So Devs, why did you make a Defense set with no Heals and nothing over-the-top to help players counter this when soloing?

As for stacking Holds, my Ice Blaster can do that easily in 3 to 4 seconds at level 26 and can also slot 7 "Chance to Hold" IO's, ensuring everthing is held and stays that way, but of course Power Boost handles that already. My Ice Blaster also gets Build-Up, and my Ice/Ice Blaster gets stacking Slows and perma-AoE Knockdown instead of Power Boost. Surely TA can be modified a bit to help the player solo levels without breaking CoX or TA.



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Well with no real damage Jolting Chain becomes a No-Power/power slot holder for Electric Control. The set has no real need for a one shot knockdown and most Dominator secondaries have better knockdowns. I'll be dropping it ASAP.

I looked at the damage numbers on this power before taking it and it seemed like a decent attack that does DoT damage, but it only does one tick of damage and stops. Is it bugged or just a bad description?

Actually, I hit Bosses with everything, but if they have ranged attacks, nothing my Archery/TA does can outlast the boss. I don't have Ice Arrow 6-slotted yet, so that might help a little when I can freeze bosses for a bit with it.

I would like to add however that there is nothing that TA does that isn't done by most other Defense sets, but those Defense sets also get a Heal of some type, usually a very good heal. TA seems to be weighted to using Oil Slick Arrow in place of a Heal. OSA is nice when and if it actually works, but TA needs better mitigation or HP replacer nonetheless. It is surely never going to get a Heal so I'll pitch the idea of Ice Arrow getting a 50% chance to apply and additional mag 2 Hold. If TA is supposed to be the offensive defense set it is touted as it needs to be special in that way and not just mold itself after defense sets with heals.


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I would go DP/DM. Solo is a fun half of CoX that I would never skip. The team won't notice whether you are DM or Kin, just that you are there helping, so go for the whole enchilada.

I think a DP/Dark has some fun RP to it also.

Obviously if they are melee bosses who can be immobilized, you can, after 2 to 3 minutes of relentless attacking. However, if they are ranged at all or immune to immobilize, your TA dies without 6-8 Defense inspirations.

It's very disappointing to fire off 7 or 8 shots at a boss and still see them at 70% health even though they are debuffed with Acid Arrow and your toon is running Assault, pretty much full SO's on major attacks.

I have a level 43 Defender TA/Archer who relies more on it's one epic power than anything in TA. That's why I stopped playing CoX regularly. Spending so much time on something that never functions is unacceptable to me.

Should I shelve the Archery/TA Corrupter, or does it eventually solo same level Bosses well?

Yes, I know. They rarely change anything. HoB works ok if you are surrounded.

Hail of Bullets is to short range for what it does and mostly what it is. A bullet.

HoB is designed like Nova or Inferno, but does half the damage. A reasonable balance would be to increase the range to 40 feet. This would make HoB a unique power, but not an overpowering one. It would give the DP blaster freedom of movement. Similar to Assault Rifle or Archery, though not as much. A good balance.

Mostly Lethal damage/no buffs means you will rely on Trip Mine stacks to defeat tough Bosses.

AR/Devices was designed around the original game when you could 5 or 6 slot Damage SO's by running Targetting Drone. Enhancement Diversification destroyed the AR/Dev Blaster and they never fixed it. Although they say it looks fine on paper, it's pretty weak sauce in the actual game.

Roleplay-wise it's very good. I have one at 34. You can do better with the gameplay with Dual Pistols or Archery and Devices and AR/NRG is good. I am working on an AR/MM, but too early to tell much, probably good too though.

Yep, they hosed it with 'ED' and never fixed it. Still true after all these years.

Having this problem also on both advanced graphics settings and normal. Nvidia 250 GTS-1GB DDR is the card. I get the Hand (Use) icon when hovering cursor over door, but it is untextured. This happens in both Color and Compatability mode.