RaikenX

/petcomall stay (or at least that's my keybind...never really got down and dirty with individual keystroke commands for individual pets)


still doesn't avoid the "Hey, boss! I'm gonna run up to that guy over there and smack him in the face! Cool? Cool!" for very long...unless you've got them in Stay/Passive.

The moment you sic'em on someone...they'll move close enough to begin attacking...and then normal stooooooooooopid AI kicks in. If you have it key bound...you MIGHT be able to stop them if you mash on it for about a half dozen times.

Edit:

Just to toss this out there...my normal keybinds look about like this...

/bind shift+d petcomall def (defensive)
shift+s petcomall stay
shift+g petcomall goto
shift+f petcomall follow
shift+a petcomall att
shift+r petcomall aggressive (think rrRRRAAAAHHHH...battle cry...type...thing...hence my using R)
shift+q petcomall pass (think Q...for QUIT IT!!)

For me...this has been the easiest setup for my MM's. Seeing that since my left hand is already on the w,s,a,d,q,r keys for movement, it's a simple thing to just add a press of the shift key for commands. Plus, the f and g keys are right there...so they work for my follow and goto...especially since i never use F for follow target anyway...it's usually a travel power (ninja run most often).

Gift of the Ancients

Just...freakin' THIS! My Earth/Earth dom was a monster. Good controls coupled with hitting like a freight train. ....Hmmm.....Plant/Earth.....<runs off to character creation>

QFT

I've also got a TW/EA brute that can chew through end like nobody's buisness, even with 2 end redux in each aoe attack and at least one in the ST's. Energy Drain is a godsend. Plus, with it's fairly quick base recharge (1 min) it's not hard to get it down to ~30 seconds or less, so it can pretty much be there when you need it. The +def it gives you now is just icing on the cake.

I've never really been big on defensive sets, and tended to lean heavily on resistance, but EA is doing a pretty good job of converting me. So much so i've rolled up a Staff/SR scrapper...and i haven't made an SR toon since shortly after i started playing this game some 6 years ago.

StJ can be heavy on the blue too if you use the aoe finishers a lot (that little orange ring is SUCH a temptation). And many of the other attacks recharge fairly quick. Not as quickly as say, claws, but quickly enough to keep up an almost endless barrage. Coupled with toggle heavy sets...yeah...you WILL burn out PDQ unless you slot for end redux...at least till you get energy drain. Or you roll up a staff/EA toon and lean heavily on form of the soul. Yeah...it's that good.

....that could work!

I actually like that death anim.

Mobs would have to perform the "oh god oh god i'm getting attacked by bees!" dance before they fell before i would accept this.

On topic:

Tonight i got my SF/SR scrapper up to level 16, and i have to say...it's turning out better than i thought it would. First few levels were kinda meh. The power anims are nice,though i'm not sure about the sounds. Personally i'd prefer more of a smack (think Onimusha 2 sponge stick sound...) than what we got...but i can live with it.

Then i hit level 8. Yeah...gotta say. Total game changer right there. Been largely using Form of the Soul (tho i have followed, i think it was BrandX's method of form hopping a bit), and wow. That end discount is HUGE! Now i understand the "no endurance worries" remarks.

I gotta admit...i did slam in some DO's...and...35% melee defense at level 16 is just sick. Even on day-old DO's (-1).

I tried /SR years ago and it left a bad taste in my mouth, and swore me off of defense sets for years. I've since ventured more into defense, and decided to give SR another go. So far...i'm not regretting it.

So yes...so far...i like Staff.

Side note: Will have to take out one of my soul caliber games and see if i can manage a Kilik cloning...

While this does apply to scrappers, brutes, and tanks...stalkers get a permanant Form of Body AND build up. Which only helps the "this is best on stalkers" argument.

haven't made a Gambit clone...but i'm still sorely tempted to make a Sagat clone using StJ

Save for one small difference...and it can be a nasty one. Mass Confusion does not draw aggro. Seeds of Confusion...DOES! So anything that is either missed by seeds, or wasn't effected by seeds (ie bosses if not in dommy mode), will most likely turn around and try to make you into a smear. I've had this happen a few times. Not that it mattered to me much...i was still giggling from the chaos i'd just created.

Can i get some of that popcorn, DK? I'm still waitin on that Benny Hill chase...

hahahahaha.......SO not helping your case.....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


(ok....i honestly have no idea why i find that so funny....BUT I DO! LOL)

well....yeah.....now that you mention it....more "theme-y" than set...



.......eh <shrugz>

Limitations? No and no.

I've only ever really done airborn MA before...and it's been a good while since i've played that toon. So...I can't really comment on a comparison.

....You know, Oath...I can't help but chuckle at the irony. This statement coming from someone...with pictures of DOGS as their avatar...




.......Heh.


...Jus' sayin....it's kinda funny when you think about it.