Rad_Avenger
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Personally, I'd go /Fire Dominator, but that's just me.
Fire Blast and Blaze are just ridiculous on a Dom. Toss in a little ranged control (Why hello, Dominate, and good day to you Ring of Fire), season with Flares as needed ... why it can be downright tasty. -
Quote:Pimping ain't easy. Nice.Originally Posted by Talen Lee
So my secondary dominator project was a dom I dusted off and reinvented for Going Rogue. A fire/fire with permadom without Hasten was the goal, and I achieved it, and I gotta say, the guy's a frigging jackal. -
Really depends on what you want to debuff. A Scrapper isn't going to debuff across a variety of attributes, like a Rad/ def - -res, -def, -tohit, etc ... but certain combos will do really well. I felt like my DM/DA was pretty solid back in the day at -tohit, particularly stacking ToF/CoF/attacks. It made a meaningful impact, but post CoF nerfage, possibly not so much.
Love the potential in an AoE focused Katana build to debuff def and res, with various procs. -
Quote:I agree with you. Its not a valid reason at this stage in the game - was merely re-stating CoV Beta convos for the record.Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
Back then you also needed to be hit to generate fury. Now you only need to be attacked.
Besides, brutes have access to Dark Armor which stuns or fears the majority of its foes. A set being "bad for fury generation" is no longer a valid reason not to proliferate. -
The bad information collectively demonstrated in this thread is off the charts.
I was in CoV beta. Jonyu (sp? - the dev assigned to Brutes) explicitly stated that both Spines and Ice were not given to Brutes because the -recharge effects interfered with Fury generation. Period.
Damage auras on Scrappers are pretty damned consistent with Damage auras on Brutes. Yes, they don't critical on Scrappers. With the damage multipliers and average fury, they're still very close. (Excepting Brutes that can consistently keep 80%+ Fury)
Damage auras don't generate fury in the same manner as an attack (as at least one poster has theory crafted). The only thing they do is generate aggro, which consequently generates attacks, which generates fury.
Holy crap, guys, less theory crafting please. -
Quote:Assuming you're in it for the shards, this is bad advice.Originally Posted by je_saist
I already did the basic response to this particular question here: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showp...97&postcount=5
So yes, this is going to be a repeat.
The random number generator is random.
The random number generator only rolls on enemy defeat.
The random number generator is random.
The more enemies a player defeats in a mission, the more times the random number generator rolls.
Sometimes the random number generator gives a desired reward.
Most of the times the random number generator does not give a desired reward.
The random number generator is random. All the random number generator cares about is the defeat of an opponent.
At this point in time there is no code evidence to suggest that the player's defeat history is tracked for drop rewards.
How did I test this? Dual Boxing, Triple Boxing, and Quadboxing various AE arcs, Ouro Arcs, Task Forces, and regular story missions.
Now, there is a trade-off in total available rewards. Many of the game's rewards are tied to event completion rather than the random number generator. Alpha-Merits, Regular Merits, and Task Force Specific Incarnate Salvage stand as examples of these event completion rewards.
Assuming defeats per second are equivalent, a team that clears every map in an event are going to get far less total rewards compared to teams that hit the enemies they need to hit and just get on with that event.
A team that takes 3 or so hours to clear an LGTF is going to get far less total rewards than a team that didn't clear an LGTF, but ran an LGTF, an ITF, and maybe a Dr. Khan in the same amount of time. -
I'm pretty sure my /SR, my /Elec and my /WP would get curbstomped on +1/x8 without IOs.
"You will die"
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I would probably take the Fighting Pool and slot Weave, if soft-capping is a goal. Helps you save on slots and avoid crazy slotting to get set bonuses.
(Assuming S/L capping is your goal)
Candidates for dropping: Snow Storm, Tactics, Smoke and Vengeance.
All four are nice powers, but ...
- Probably have enough slow to not need Snow Storm (that's the case with my Fire/Cold Corr)
- With Sleet and its massive def debuff up, shouldn't need tactics (in theory ... again, I don't on my Fire/Cold Corr)
- Vengeance is nice, but Weave is nicer (and you still have a place for the LOTG)
- I personally don't like Smoke but YMMV
With saved slots, I'd focus on up-slotting the Shields - you're going to need to keep those pimps alive if you're going pylon soloing. shields + maneuvers + artic fog isn't godly defense, but every little bit helps.
YMMV, good luck, let us know how it goes -
Quote:that never happensOriginally Posted by cutlass
did ya'll get possibly trolled by the op? :/
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Quote:ClassicOriginally Posted by Amily
... you aren't a person people want to hang out with. Be nice and try harder.
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Quote:Thanks for hosting, had a blast!Originally Posted by AngieB
Fantastic job tonight, guys! 19 min from 1st taunt to kill shot.
Thanks again to all of my leaders: Cherry for taunting Hami, Cobalt for leading the Green Team, Horus and Arcon for leading the Blue Assault, Terra Force for taking the yellow Taunt team as a leader for the 1st time, Celestial Lord for the Yellow Spike Team and all the Emps and /pains that showed up as well made it perfect.
Thanks again to everyone that came to the Monster Hunt earlier in the day.
Thanks to Jonnie Neutron for letting us use some EoEs and Cherry for raiding her base for some as well.
And a special if belated thanks to Fanged Knight whom emailed aprox 70 EoEs to ppl during the 2st 2 Wed Night raids.
Thank you ALL to my fellow Champs who made it to the raid and had as much fun as I did.
Oh and ty to my good luck charms, Llew and Amygdala. I'm still learning the ropes and you guys are so very helpful.
See you next week on the Blue Side!
Incarnate Shards Pre-Raid: 6
Incarnate Shards Post-Raid: 13
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I'll be honest, not liking the slotting of energize, personally. YMMV, but I prefer ED capped recharge in Energize. I have mine on a 34 second recharge.
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Quote:Are you using the mid's activation time for Follow Up? Its wrong.Originally Posted by Edana
At 70 Fury and with 95% damage slotting in all attacks :
Focus->Slash->Strike gives 143 DPS and needs 186.5% recharge in Focus, 140.75% in Slash and 72% in Strike.
Even without Fury I can't find any point where adding Follow Up to a chain increases the DPS. Surely that's not right. -
Quote:Depends on what time period you're looking at, and what comparison points you're using.Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
Dark Armor has never sucked. Any previous sucking was due to operator error.
I2 and early I3 sucked. I leveled a DM/DA Scrapper to 50 from I2 launch to early I4. And I experienced all the joys of non-stacking armors. -
Quote:Nice!Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim
I used Soul Transfer a total of three times during the fight
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Silas:
That's, like, a lot of Corrs.
Tragically, no Fire/Cold goodness. -
Quote:Its Bots/Traps. That beats everything easilyOriginally Posted by FitzSimmons
I beat them both real easily on my bots/traps.
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I can has loans now?
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Quote:No, they don't. Need to be 10 days post-conception IIRC.Originally Posted by Frogfather
Since the celebration its been what? 4 days...less? Do blood tests show pregnancy that fast? Im asking, I dont know.
(Just went through this entire process this weekend, had a discussion with the doctor yesterday, so its pretty fresh in my mind!) -
The exploit has been around since I4-ish (? I think), whenever the Hami-Os were toned down from 50% ---> 30%. Castle was on record prior to I9 (still quoted on Paragon Wiki) that its an exploit they're aware of. That said ... 15 issues and counting, still out there. Obviously not a high priority (I know, I know, I'm going out on a limb with that one)
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Quote:I run something similar ...Originally Posted by Nihilii
At a quick glance (provided you got the endurance for it), I'd go with Haymaker Punch Gloom, Haymaker Punch KO Blow, Haymaker Punch Gloom, Haymaker Punch Footstomp. You could do better than that but I like simple repetitive chains as not to mess up (and good SS chains are hard to make with that 25s recharge on KO blow).
Haymaker --> Punch --> Gloom --> Haymaker --> Punch --> KO Blow
I run 80% global recharge and can run the chain with Hasten is up.
Edit: Deus's chain is better .... mmm two Glooms, tasty -
Quote:Is that an open offer?Originally Posted by St0ner
Anytime your ready... I have the inf and not only that Ill throw in an extra 2 makin it 12b so lets see the vid already.
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Quote:Fire/Fire DominatorOriginally Posted by Starforce
Hello, all.
I have recently changed accounts and had to re-roll my namesake character (Starforce). So, I'm coming here looking for suggestions on what sets might be a good fit for the "new" him.
I currently have him as a Fire/Rad Corruptor; and I enjoy everything about that combo except for the glaring lack of mez prot. Plus, I prefer defense builds...and it will be hard to softcap a Fire/Cor without taking Scorpian's pool and still keeping all the powers I want.
Short version: I am looking for an end-game character with sets that fit the name Starforce. I am looking for a PvE character and build; but also one that could PvP at least acceptably. I prefer mez protection if possible, and have burnt myself out on playing Fire/Kins for a bit.
So...any thoughts/suggestions?
-Star
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Quote:You brought it up, HolmesOriginally Posted by Blue_Centurion
I am extremely happy with my Dark/Invul Brute build. Please stop telling me to change it.
Again, please do not post any more comments on my Dark/Invul brute build. They are unnecessary, unneeded, and unwanted. The more you post advice on an item I am not asking for help on the more obvious it is that you are argumentative and trolling for agro.
Again, to clarify. I am extremely happy with my Dark/Invul Brute build. Please stop telling me to change it. If I ever mention that I am interested in another Brute, or archtype, or power set, please do not take that as a request for my Dark/Invul Brute build. If i ask why something costs so much on the market, please do not take this as a request for help on my Dark/Invul Brute build. If I ask why there are so many NPCs standing around the Black market, please do not take this as a request for assistance with my Dark/Invul Brute build. if i ask if anyone can solo a real AV, please do not take this as a request for assistance with my Dark/Invulnerabilty Brute build.
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Quote:Softcapping to all 3 ... a bit challenging. And possibly not necessary?Originally Posted by Starforce
Hello, all. Looking for you guys to drop some knowledge on me, please.
I am currently playing a Fire/Rad that I am interested in softcapping (to all 3).
Here's the kicker - I am NOT interested in taking Scorpin's pool to accomplish this; I want to take Force from the Defender Pool. I also need to take flight as a (groan) theme travel power.
I have just over 20 billion to spend on the build, and its for my namesake character, so money is not a concern.
So, given all my obnoxious criterium, can this be accomplished?
(I would play with Mids, but it hasn't been working for me lately - so I need advice)
Thanks in advance,
-Star
Think of it like this: Taking Hover, Maneuvers and Weave will net you base 9% def to all at Corruptor values. 14% slotted. Add a +3% IO and a +3% PvP IO and you're at 20% to all positions. That's a good start.
If you're looking to do one thing (like S/L defense), you'd follow a conventional path of kinetic combats in Boxing/Brawl, etc ... could probably softcap. Doing all would be tough.
My recommendation would be to target +32.5% to all melee / ranged / AoE, with a purple inspiration to add the 12.5% to get you to 45%. You could get that relatively easily, and still have a layer of mitigation with rad infection.
- Melee: Obliteration in Inferno, TofDeath in Total Focus & Boxing gets you close.
- Ranged: Thunderstrikes in Flares/Fblast/Blaze gets you close.
- AoE: 3-slot Aegis in Tough & Temp Invulnerability gets you close.
Those are some options to consider.
Good luck, Star!