Raven33

I got a Fire/Dark Tank and I love it. Even with BA, PS & FS running, its rare I run out of end. I have Stam already and have also preplanned consumption and dark consumption, but this is purely because I plan to have a lot of toggles available if I need them.

I think you would probably be better leaning more towards Elementals than demons.

3 x Fire Imps
2 x Ice Shardlings
1 x Earth tanky thingy..

with a few wind based attacks/debuffs...?

Servers now back up, but yeah server status page for EU servers would be nice.

I HAD a MM Thugs/Traps, which I thought would be great teamed up with my wifes MM Thugs/Poison, but I was in the same boat with my thugs. Eventually at level 22, I deleted him and rerolled him as Thugs/FF and now its awesome. Hardly have to heal at all. But I can understand all about the concept thing. We play a mafia family similar to the Marcone and the Verandi? and it had to be right. Dark for us, just wouldnt have fit, despite how awesome it is.

i can get a jetpack costume recipe?

What you talking about sucker?

Quit your jibber jabber fool.....

:s

I would like to see variations on the existing powers.

For example if a magic, or mutation AT picks fly then theres nothing with the current fly animaton, but surely for a natural or science AT a more permanent form of the Raptor pack would be more appropriate...?

Talk to anyone, play with the good ones, trust no-one....

Sorry to hear about your issue friend

He cant create a NC account then play on your setup no, mainly because its not just one account.

You have your NC account, where you make payments, and buy additional games and such, then you have your Citys game account, which is tied to your NC account.

There are two ways to do what you want.

a.) Let your son play on your game account...

or

b.) Purchase the game online, at which you will be sent a game code (similiar to the one inside the original CD case when you purchased it.) This can then be used to create a game account.

Hope this helps.

Would be great to make your minions look unique too, or give them a theme (aside from the Primary powerset theme)

dumb question, but if you cant look after your SG because you havent got time, what use is influence to you? Surely if you have everything, and you have no time to play, then influence is of no use to you??

The best option would to be to promote one of your trusted members and let them run it?

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hmm, you missed out any decent fiery melee attacks

maneuvers is a pretty pointless power for a tank to take, Fire Sword Circle would increase your survivability far more as mobs would be dead. Greater Fire Sword does amazing damage for a tank.


You really really really don't need temperature portection

Whirlwind is awful, pretty much the only way you have of damaging stuff is if its next to you, whirlwind throws it away

Hasten is far better than Flurry

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But I didnt ask about attacks.... I asked about Def & Res... ;p

Truth is i have an idea of the way I want my Tank to be. I dont like Fire Sword, i think its unrealistic and looks false and I dont want it as part of my set.

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Post a rubbish build on a public forum and it will be criticised. Fine if you like to play that way but you are limiting your potential.

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And its rubbish YOU say so? or just because its not the perfect tanking spec, although you raise a valid point. NOT to post my specs on the forums or ask for advice, because people insist on telling others how to play.

Potential? It aint about potential, its a game, its all about the fun. I forgot that once and turned into someone that I didnt want to be.

Thanks to Shenny for what appears to be some nice genuine advice.

I believe the original question was how much Res and Def should I have. I may decide to post the "Please criticise my build" thread later this week. I hereby reserve the right to play how I want to play.

Thanks.

Guess you would have to team with me to see that..

At this point its probably best for me to mention that I am ALWAYS paired with one of y wifes characters, which on my Tank just happens to be her MC/Emp Troller, great combo.

The WHirlwind was taken as a breather, coz if they are flying round the room, they are not hitting me.

Flurry rather than hasten because I have to have something to do while my AoEs are aggroing everything!

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hmm, you missed out any decent fiery melee attacks

maneuvers is a pretty pointless power for a tank to take, Fire Sword Circle would increase your survivability far more as mobs would be dead. Greater Fire Sword does amazing damage for a tank.


You really really really don't need temperature portection

Whirlwind is awful, pretty much the only way you have of damaging stuff is if its next to you, whirlwind throws it away

Hasten is far better than Flurry

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But I didnt ask about attacks.... I asked about Def & Res... ;p

Truth is i have an idea of the way I want my Tank to be. I dont like Fire Sword, i think its unrealistic and looks false and I dont want it as part of my set.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Blazes: Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Fighting

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Blazing Aura -- Acc(A), Acc(3), Dmg(3), Dmg(5), Taunt(5), Taunt(7)
Level 1: Scorch -- Acc(A), Acc(45), Dmg(48)
Level 2: Fire Shield -- ResDam(A), ResDam(7), ResDam(9), EndRdx(9), EndRdx(11), EndRdx(11)
Level 4: Combustion -- Acc(A), Acc(13), Dmg(13), Dmg(15), Taunt(15), Taunt(17)
Level 6: Flurry -- Acc(A), Acc(46), Dmg(48)
Level 8: Temperature Protection -- ResDam(A), ResDam(17), ResDam(19)
Level 10: Healing Flames -- Heal(A), Heal(19), Heal(21), RechRdx(21), RechRdx(23), RechRdx(23)
Level 12: Plasma Shield -- ResDam(A), ResDam(25), ResDam(25), EndRdx(27), EndRdx(27), EndRdx(29)
Level 14: Taunt -- RechRdx(A)
Level 16: Consume -- EndMod(A), EndMod(29), EndMod(31), RechRdx(37), RechRdx(37), RechRdx(37)
Level 18: Burn -- Dmg(A), Dmg(31), Dmg(31), RechRdx(33), RechRdx(33), RechRdx(33)
Level 20: Super Speed -- Run(A)
Level 22: Hurdle -- Jump(A)
Level 24: Health -- Heal(A), Heal(34), Heal(34)
Level 26: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(34), EndMod(36)
Level 28: Maneuvers -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(36), DefBuff(36)
Level 30: Fiery Embrace -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(39), EndRdx(39)
Level 32: Boxing -- Acc(A), Acc(46), Dmg(48)
Level 35: Tough -- ResDam(A), ResDam(39), ResDam(40), EndRdx(40), EndRdx(40), EndRdx(42)
Level 38: Weave -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(42), DefBuff(42), EndRdx(43), EndRdx(43), EndRdx(43)
Level 41: Whirlwind -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(45), RechRdx(45)
Level 44: Incinerate -- Acc(A), Acc(46), Dmg(50), Dmg(50), Taunt(50)
Level 47: Rise of the Phoenix -- Empty(A)
Level 49: Assault -- Empty(A)
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Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
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A Quick edit with a few change rounds

Ive slotted them for Heal and Recharge rather than adding Res too, bring them to 20.5s recharge with 48.7% heal. The extra 7% heal is worth far more then the 8% toxic Res I would get with Res SO's IMHO.

Okay, was actually posting my spec and values before evening meal until a hideous accident with the back page key, coinciding with the "Go take the pizzas out before they burn" put a damper on that

So my original post. Im actually Fire/Fire. I know this isnt a brilliant set for a tanking, but I like flashy so what can I do.... Im already using Mids Hero builder, and my current values are coming out as follows:-

Def

11.3% across the board. (Can get this to 15% if I change my travel power, but then I lose flurry and its a great attack IMO)

Res

70.2% Smashing
70.2% Lethal
46.5% Energy
46.8% Negative
90.0% Fire (actually 140%, but [censored] those evil Caps)
31.2% Cold

I feel my Def is a little low, but maybe I would be relying on buffs to get that up? If my numbers seem a little off, its because it took me 3 years in WoW to realise that ALL MMO's are a numbers game if you want to beat the oddss, but I try to have fun in with the mix.... ;p

What values should a typical Tank be looking for both of these?

Well 8 levels in a few hours, not bad. Thanks for the advice guys.

And both characters recieve a suitable chunk of xp for completion of said mission yes?

First of all, Im not a lover or a supporter of power levelling random strangers, so its something I dont usually do as a general rule, however having with me playing in a pair at any and all times with my wife, along with its many advantages, it also has its drawbacks. Such as when I decide I dont like a character I have created and want to reroll it. I currently have a tanker that I dont feel I can play, so in a moment of inspiration I rerolled said tanker. This leaves my wife in the position of either waiting for me to get back to level 12 (the same level as her character that I was paired with) or we find someway to help me level back up quickly. With one of each AT, we are loathe to exemplar my wife back down to my level until level 12.....

Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.

Currently got yet another PC, but I really fancy a iMAC. Might be an obvious question, but I havent seen anyone mention them and I dont actually know the answer so its not THAT obvious. Does CoX actually run on Macs?

Can someone point me in the right direction for pet commands, like how to get them to say different stuff, and things like that?