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Unusual, but not unheard of, even under the old difficulty settings.
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Quote:More likely that that first group has 2 minions, 3 Lts, and 2 Bosses. Each spawn has a certain number of "points" for building the spawn, and Bosses still use up their regular amount of this point total, even when scaled down to Lts.Originally Posted by SoilentGreen
Well, from what I can tell all of the spawns have several Lt's...but some have fewer Lt's and Minions, while some spawns have more of both. It's not like one spawn has 2 Lt's and 7 minions and the other has 4 Lt's and 6 minions. It's more like one spawn has 2 Lt's and 5 minions and the next one has 5 Lt's and 10 minions.
Your really small groups are probably very boss-heavy, while the small ones have one or no bosses, and a few more minions than normal. -
Quote:Good point. If a toggle is good enough out of the box, my automatic reaction is to put an end reduction in the default slot. The special IOs are a much better idea than the end reduction.Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
Turn it on.
I don't bother with end reduction in it, since you can't do anything that affects more than yourself with it on. I use the default slot for a LotG or Karma KB protection. -
Quote:I've never used and PVP IOs, so I can't say for sure, but I thought PVP IOs exemplared the same as purples did?Originally Posted by Leandro
PVP recipes are the new purples, when it comes to price. I paid 2 billion to get two sets of Panacea, and I have plans to slot 3 more. They really should be purples, considering their scarcity. Keeping those bonuses when ex'd down would be more than awesome.
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Quote:Get the mission as early as possible, but don't complete it. Then you can farm the mission for Overseers with level 1 friends, and they don't have to wait until Naylor offers the mission.Originally Posted by NordBlast
Maybe... I don't know about unlockables, i did it for a badge.
Plus, farming 37-39 Overseers when you're 50 is a lot easier than when they're even level. -
Quote:1> Take PFF as a power selectionOriginally Posted by Gravix1224
What is the most viable way to softcap PFF for a MM?
Also, if I 3 slot fly with the freebird IO set, how many slots in swift should I put to cap out my flight speed? thanks!!
2> Slot one end reduction in the default slot
3> Turn PFF on
PFF is well over the softcap on it's own. The "softcap" is 45% - this is the point where an enemy's chance to hit is as low as it's possible to get it. Only when the enemy has +ToHit or defense debuffs do you need more than 45%. And since PFF has 95% (I think), you have a buffer against ToHit and Def Debuff already.
Slotting Swift for flyspeed isn't really worth it. The flyspeed buff is tiny, so flight enhancers do proportionately little.
Note that fly's speed, and the speed caps vary by level, as do the bonuses on the IOs. Assuming that you're level 50, and are slotting a level 50 set, you should hve capped speed off fly and unslotted swift. Two level 50 common IOs in fly will cap your speed, a set will be close to the same number.
EDIT: Concerning PFF, remember that it puts you into "Only Affecting Self", and I think this stops your pets from attacking. Also, clicking a glowie suppresses the +def of the power, rendering you vulnerable for a few seconds. -
Quote:Auto-completing a mission is supposed to count as a success, not a failure. He should have gotten full merits. The reduction only applies to missions with a built-in fail condition, like a timer, or "don't let so-and-so escape".Originally Posted by Katze
A few issues ago the mission rewards were changed to: If you fail to complete the last mission in an arc (or fail the mission if it is 'fail'-able) you get half reward merits. I'll see if I can find it in the patch notes.
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Quote:True.Originally Posted by Kahlan_
False.Quote:
Just stick it in True Grit instead, and you can benefit from it at much lower levels.
By putting it in True Grit, you can benefit from it as early as level 7, if it's a level 10 IO, or 27 if it's level 30. By putting it in OWTS, you can't get its benfit before level 38.
For exemplaring purposes, it's true that it doesn't matter where it ends up. But while levelling, it makes a big difference. -
Quote:Yesterday, in Faultline, Eochai was at one of the banners, and had to be cleared so we could attack it without him jumping the squishies. Just after we took down the last banner, he wandered up for round two.Originally Posted by Nericus
Incorrect, I have seen Eochai out and about as Banner events are underway and have not seen them "despawn" due to the event.
I was under the impression that there could only be one Eochai per zone. If so, he definitely respawns during the event. Either way, the event does NOT despawn him. -
If an IO says "Chance to" or "for 120 seconds", then it's use-activated. If it doesn't, then it's always on, and follows the same rules as a set bonus.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
Not just PvP, I think - they're also long to prevent them being used as a "get out of a jam free" card in regular play. Same philosophy as the 30-second logout, though why anyone would go so far as to log out just to avoid being defeated by the Vahzilok (or whoever) is beyond me.
O portal can't be used in PVP zones, and in PVE, you'd need to click the power, click the ground, then click the portal to get out. And enemies standing in the way could cause problems with that last part. It's still a lot easier to use (in PVE) than the other porters though.Quote:Originally Posted by Satanic_Hamster
Which makes little sense, through, given the speed that O-Zone activates. -
When exemplared, you will, by default, receive XP as if you weren't. If you prefer the old style of no XP and in Inf bonus, there's an option in the Options window.
You do NOT keep all your powers. You keep all the powers you had at the level you exemplar to, plus five levels above. So, exemplared to level 10, you would have all the powers you had selected by level 15, or your real level, whichever is lower. -
Quote:I just tested this now, since I was buying a new Raptor Pack anyways.Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
I'd say /bug that, because it's clearly Bad and Wrong behavior. If they don't want you overlapping the things, the vendor should just tell you to sod off, not take your non-money and give you nothing.
I bought a new pack, turned it on for 5 seconds, then verified that it had less than 2 hours of use left. Then I bought a new one, WITHOUT deleting the previous.
The "you just bought something" ding played, but my Raptor Pack stayed at 1:59:55, and no inf was deducted. I clicked the "Buy" button several times, and each time the sound played, making it seem like I had bought another, but nothing actually happened. -
Quote:The icons are all on your computer before you even start the game. A text-only version would still stream all the data that it currently does (which some people believe to be the entire freakin' database), and therefore would take just as long to load.Originally Posted by Laevateinn
I dearly wish they would make a text-only version of the market interface with all the silly icons stripped out to reduce resource load. They could call it the "business" or "grown-up" edition.
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Quote:The first time I tried to buy a pack, I had a Raptor Pack from a Mayhem already, and was testing to see if the purchased one counted as the same one or not. He did tell me to go away. If he allows you to pay for one and doesn't give it to you, that's a recent bug, and should definitely be reported.Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
I'd say /bug that, because it's clearly Bad and Wrong behavior. If they don't want you overlapping the things, the vendor should just tell you to sod off, not take your non-money and give you nothing.
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You can only have one at a time. If you try to buy a second, it will say something about a full inventory.
Many Temp Powers can be deleted by right-clicking them from the Powers window (NOT the power tray). I THINK the Raptor Pack can be deleted, if you want to refresh it before it runs out, but I've never tested it. -
Also, you have to be trained to the minimum level for the reward to receive it.
For example, if you are level 8, but have only trained to 4, you will not get any temp powers via Mayhems/Safeguards, as Atlas requires a minimum of level 5. Each other has a minimum level 5 greater than the previous. There is no maximum for any of them. -
While I don't support the removal of the obsolete salvage types, I would love it if they'd move the base tab on my salvage window to the last position.
Personally, I think it should be: All - Invention - Special - Event - Base
Either that, or allow the tabs to be rearranged, like the tabs in the chat window. -
Quote:I HAVE to steal that.Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
It's a strange phenomenon, being "old" in the context of Internet game time. I think about it every now and then - it's not something previous generations had to deal with. I mean, you didn't see 19th-century chess masters sitting around saying, "I remember when knights could move three squares forward and two to the right. Some players quit over the Great Knight Nerf."
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Sorry, but you can't be ebil without the picture. Top hat, monocle and /em teabag are encouraged, but not required.
One billion is usually recognized as sufficient to be called ebil though. -
Quote:That's because they're not Rikti.Originally Posted by Zaragor
Rikti in Montague Castanella missions are not counting toward the "Get plasma cannon charger" Defeat 15 Rikti part of Aura mission. I checked known issues didn't see anything on this. Is this known, or do I need to bug it. Thanks for any input.
That mission is populated with Lost. Lost that are level 30 or higher are replaced with Rikti. Whether they should count towards Rikti kill counts, or grant Vanguard merits is a different question, but as far as the system is concerned, you are fighting Lost, not Rikti, because that's what the mission tells the server to spawn. -
Please note the signature in the post you linked. Smurphy liked to run task forces at ridiculously high difficulty. When the fix went live stopping difficulty settings from affecting TF mode, he left. He may come back when the issues with difficulty settings are resolved, but for now, he's not around. His last login on the forums was over a week ago.
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Like I said before, this isn't meant to be any kind of uber build. It will be fairly solid as you build up the resources for a good build however.
And, of course, you'll have to tweak it a bit to get all of your requirements out of it - my goals were a bit different from yours.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.601
http://www.cohplanner.com/
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Level 50 Natural Tanker
Primary Power Set: Shield Defense
Secondary Power Set: Super Strength
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Deflection -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(3), ResDam-I(3), ResDam-I(5), DefBuff-I(5), DefBuff-I(7)
Level 1: Jab -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(15), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(17), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(17), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(19), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19)
Level 2: Battle Agility -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(7), DefBuff-I(9), DefBuff-I(9)
Level 4: Haymaker -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(21), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(23), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(23), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(25), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(27)
Level 6: Active Defense -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(13)
Level 8: True Grit -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(11), Heal-I(11), Heal-I(13), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(15)
Level 10: Air Superiority -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(27), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(29), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31)
Level 12: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 14: Health -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg(43), Mrcl-Rcvry+(43), RgnTis-Regen+(43)
Level 16: Fly -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(46)
Level 18: Phalanx Fighting -- DefBuff-I(A)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21)
Level 22: Knockout Blow -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(33), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(33), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 24: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(25)
Level 26: Shield Charge -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(34), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(37), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(37), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 28: Rage -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(29)
Level 30: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 32: Maneuvers -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(50), DefBuff-I(50), DefBuff-I(50)
Level 35: Tough -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(36), ResDam-I(36), ResDam-I(36)
Level 38: Foot Stomp -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(39), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(39), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(40), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(40), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 41: Weave -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(42), DefBuff-I(42), DefBuff-I(42)
Level 44: Focused Accuracy -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(45), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(45), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(45), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(46), GSFC-Build%(46)
Level 47: Physical Perfection -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(48), EndMod-I(48), EndMod-I(48)
Level 49: One with the Shield -- Heal-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
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I'm working on a SD/SS myself. He's currently 38, and I'm hoping to push him to 50 over the weekend. I've got AS/Fly, and I never take Hasten, but I am taking Body Mastery. My build is NOT exactly what you're looking for, but has similarities, and it's fairly cheap - I'm expecting it to be around 80 million for a solid build, and then I'll be putting together an insane build, much like what you hinted at for your brute.
I'll post my build when I get home.
It includes:
45-47% defense to Melee/Ranged/AoE
At least 20% global recharge
Four single target attacks enhanced to 95% damage, with 60+% Accuracy, Recharge and End Reduction before global bonuses.
Shield Charge and Foot Stomp enhanced roughly the same as the ST attacks.
Plenty of places to add LotGs for extra recharge.
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Quote:Emphasis mine.Originally Posted by Windenergy21
And you NEED to STOP adding in AAO to your equations if you're not going to add it to the damage aura side as well. AAO is NOT part of shield charge, its part of SHIELD DEFENSE. Yes they are used in conjunction, but AAO does NOT go into factoring how SC works at all. We are comparing SC to a damage aura, not SC + AAO to a damage aura. That makes no sense. I don't know how i can explain that more to you, or why you don't seem to grasp that concept.
Which damage aura can be combined with AAO? Every character with Shield Defense has access to AAO, and the powers in the set will be balanced around each other, as well as on an individual basis.
The ONLY damage aura I can think of that's available in a scrapper or brute primany, or tank secondary comes from Spines, and Spines can't be combined with Shields.
I'm not really interested in the argument at hand, I just wanted to point out how preposterous your insistence on applying AAO to Blazing Aura or the like.
Perhaps you would be better off insisting that the full powerset be taken into account, ie AAO+Shield Charge vs. Fiery Embrace+Blazing Aura.