RogueDemonhunter

I would like to point out that not only do I use Temp powers... I use them a lot. On some alt's like my Illu/storm Rogue Demonhunter I want MOAR! specificaly the shotgun that looks like a shotgun. I've only ever managed to score this with one alt (but it wasn't him... he's a Hero only toon and the bank sides gave it to a red side cor. ;p) Frankly I wish the holy shotgun from Strig would dump the frankengun animation for a SHOTGUN.

Besides... Why would you want to limit temps? My controller toons and anything else too low to have a proper attack chain or just needs that extra mag 2 stun from the stun-nades shakes their tiny fingerless mittens at you OP. ;p Just cause they clutter? For heavens sake so do the slow set recipes and nay fear set that isnt glimpse and any confuse set that isn't Mal and any other set that has foolishly underpowered set bonuses. That's what delete recipe is there for. Who doesn't like the first salvage tier Backup Radio anyway?.... unless your in Preatoria.... those pets suck comapred to the Bue and Red counterparts... I admit. Recovery serum for early levels before you have 3 SO or crafted end rec enhancers in Stam? Or if your using end heavy sets in a prolonged bout? The joy of using any and all targeted temps with rad infection or any other def debuff?.... The happiness in using the hammer on any alt once you have tactics or set bonus accuracy or have just hit build up or aim and have blown your attack chain but that boss has a 4th or less of health left. BAM! "Take that sucker!"

Don't use temps.... Sheesh! Way to generalize. ;p

PS: The dagger has -REGEN (nuff said)

Both are good minion/Lt slayers... but then even one of my cruddier altsfor killin', a wussy FF/dark defender is a good minion/lt slayer.... It's bosses and up you have to worry about. I'd go Fire/Storm troller with Fire Epic later then you can merrily slaughter (sorry arrest) the bosses and elite bosses easily too... Probably be able to do that before even hitting the epics. Then again do controllers get bile spray from Mako? That would be tempting... perhaps overkill.

Probably suck endurance like shinolah thru a goose though like my Illu/storm does if I bother to use all the powers. Had to grab the 2 crafted enhancers that can be stuck in health to always grant faster recovery. Still often tempted by the Energy/Popwer epic for conserve. Always fall back to having that mez protection from PSI though. hehe

Late level fire control/anything you want destroys soft targets. FYI. Even have a pal that leveled a Fire/FF (so no damage assist whatsoever from the secondary at all) still rakes minions and you have enough control for LT's to keep them in place. Not the kind of Farmer Burn build that kin or rad are... but nothing to wink at.

Good luck whatever you choose.

When you do mayhems and safeguards and a weapons/arms deal happens to be one of the side missions. Make sure your the one clicking the glowie. Sometimes you get snookered but often there are temps in the boxes. It is completely random what your going to get and if you already have said power... I'd wager thats when you get 'snookered' and nothing pops.

I still remember a Arms deal with Nemesis as the NPC's. Cracked the box and what was in it?

"Heavy Rock"

I sheet you not. ;p

Someone pulled off a "plot" on Nemesis for once.

If you can find two more they can do a modern remake of 7 Brides for 7 Brothers.

I'm pleased as punch! Those snowmen an the Elite bosses are droppin Shardz!! And the halos, badges and winter's gift slow res resipes are nice too.

Thank you.

Can't seem to do better then silver for any of my skiers though... I lack the skill and or lagless computer to stay on course at insane speeds.

Wonderful work!

These are all awesome. Dark is safe, effective and reliable though. Everything thing in the set helps you out just as much as yourteamates. Rad does this too but is more chancy/dangerous. Traps also helps yourself as much as any team your on. I'm not sure just how dangerous it is... but it's no dark for safety.

Keep in mind Fire has no personal mitigation itself except the fleeing mobs do when under rain of fire and tar trapped, real fear cone struck mobs don't get to run much.

Not to mention Dark fluffy is sturdy enough to take an alpha for you from all but the nastiest of mob packs. Have some recharge for him so you can plant his lazy tookus where you need him to be.

Cheers!

Dark Miasma. The others are grand but that's the peanut butter and chocolate combo of cor's.

I'll try to join in this time. I keep missing the initial announcemnts and then you guys/gals are well underway before I spot it.

Fire eh? Cool... er I mean... Hot Dang!

Umm... Warshades have mezes that actualy match allowing you to stun more then minions or just one LT witch is the the PB's highst possible mez with the total focus knock off.... which wouldn't be so bad if it were a stun like total focus... then... then you could at least stun one boss by coupleling it with the Clap to get ahead of him/her/it (damage and fx wise). It's why my PB is I think 32.. .34... and I have no desire to even try going higher. Late game bosses are just too tough and 'Hard HP and FX wize' to piddle arround with trying to take them out with a "moderate" damage toon.

It makes me feel like I'm playing my ancient FF/Dark blast defender before EPIC pools existed. It's hilarious actually how that character became possible to solo his own post 41 up missions again the moment he was able to pretend to be a poor mans version of a mind controller and take DOMINATE... PB's and Warshades don't get access to any Epics or Patrons to fill such holes. Warshades do not have this hole. PB's do... and in spades.

You have to be teamed or be IO set bonused up whazoo; possitional defences or leathal smash or something to get by... That or be Absolute Awesome Captain Twitchie Reflexes McBlapper with your PB to deal with them.

It's sobering to say the least. My first Epic was a PB once with the help of Dominate and Fire Imp army controller teamates I was able to push the FF/Dark to 50. Being the old level needed to unlock them. It seemed awesome early with the blappy punches and the squid and then the cool looking lobster and then the 30's hit and it began to feel like the pre Mind Epic FF/Dark again... So I put Mr. PB on hold and tried a debuffing defender. My first Dark Miasma toon. Dark/Elec. Not even the most ideal blast for a Defender's anemic damage rating... but you know what? Reguardless it felt AWESOME by comparison. It was like night an bloody day.

Then I made a scrapper and a blaster that had some nice controls plus damage and then an Illusion/Storm controller and eventualy a warshade and I began to learn to read what the powersets actualy offered super carefully... to be sure mezzes matched or like ice blasts first hold or elec's are easily stackable by themselves, and I learned what EPIC realy means in this game. Then Brutes and Cor's came with the Red side goign live and I found my two fav classes. Then Doms went from OK to awesome sauce. Then the VEATS. Putting the PB's to absolute shame except I daresay for early level (first 2 zones) PVP I gotta say PB's not too shabby there if you keep your wits about you.

However by and large, you wind up playing a PB for the same reason I play my DP/Dark cor more then the Fire/Dark one, both of which I love but I like the DP look and feel a tigdge more, for the smexy animations. PB's do "LOOK" cool. However, unless you can afford to super slot it or have Gamer Godling reflexes/tactics I can see you just being fustrated in the late game.

For those of you who will reply PB's are fine. I will counter It isn't the PB it's YOU. Your awesome. (points finger) Not the AT. Personal opinion of course. I think one that is correct. Which is a shame. I'd love to take my PB out of mothballs.

Anyway... good luck. I tip my hat to you for runnin' your PB again. I just wish I could feel remotely inspired and safe to bother leveling mine.

Maybe if PB's and War's (not that they need it at all) had the same Epic and patron choices as a Defender/Cor life for the PB would be better. I mean... they're honestly not that different except the shift to tank or squid blaster... which would shut you out of human form Epic's anyway. Perhaps Controller Epics for Warshades sice they already control decently... I don't know. (shrug)

Just a thought. Sure wouldn't be game breaking save perhaps PSI epic pool Warshades. Warshades are Epic already. Would be damn fun if you ask me.

Happy New Year!

[/QUOTE]I was totally focused on it's use and abuse between players and the Freakshows automatic responses never crossed my mind.[/QUOTE]

Well appart from Ohm Town and a few other fight by your side, or rescue-me NPC Freaks; we are as Villian, Hero and Preatorian guests one and all allowed to clobber them on sight.

Just bind "What unutterable cheek!..." to an attack (hopefully one with knockback or something) and smite them!

Extend please! /signed

Happy New Year!

Well Freeway I don't know if i've stumbled accross your characters or not. I've made two characters red side on Protector and will be happy to team up. Took a few days to get them to double Origin enhancements so they'd be actually useful. And yay candy canes!... At 100 to 400 hundred thou on the market I didn't even have to global mail cash off an older toon to them. hehe

Any chance you can give us the character names so that I and anyone else here can add your character names to friend lists on those toons? Every time I zone I type /whoall to see if someone named freewaydoggy or freeway anything is in zone but have yet to see you. Granted, you may be using a new character name. Or we may be time zone incompatable. I'm Pacific coast.

My alts on protector are...

Storm Boxer: level 12 Stalker Elec/Ninja (to dual box-about with your stalker)

Pepe' Le PewPewPew: level 12 Corruptor Rad/Dark (blasting/support for brute or stalker or anything...)
This character even though low can be used to help speed you though early missions if you needed to start another alt due to powerset re-thinkin'. Not quite 'powerleveling' but not too shabby.

Happy new year! Hope I'm not too late to team up.

PS: Got a character to 17 eh? Gratz! Trying a month out then?

A nice place to visit...

Edit: Missed the ONE word thing. hmmm... one word for nice place to visit....

Hospitable.

Happy Birthday!

It works really nicely with Dark Miasma and Traps. Cor or Def. Which is hilarious, cause that's mostly what all the petless Mastermind pistoleers were. (giggle)

I started a blaster DP/Energy with it but only made it to 14 and stopped. Also the DP/Pain cor... stopped at 23. Was becomming painfully clear later level mobes were gonna hand me my tookus if I couldn't debuff/ghetto control them.

Put it with a massive debuff your foe set or at least a decent one and your good. Is it fair that the set NEEDS that help? Not really. Personal opinion. Is my DP/Dark Cor named Hexslinger (only spellcasting on a focus gun sould justify some of those moves... so magic it was hehe) my all time fav character? Yes... yes it is... and I have a still active Fire/Dark cor to compare. That toon is more damaging but... Oh... oh Hexslinger is.... Well fun. Looks spiffy and dang it, it's not too shabby. Would I say no to better secondary effects and the first blast enjoying those effects and Piricing round doing it's damage resist debuff no matter what ammo's slotted... perhaps having a slight defense debuff as it's extra theme when using lethal? I would surely not complain. Would I give up a blast for an AIM? yes. I canno't take and properly slot the full set and have all the fun of the secodaries too boot. Just not enough slots....

Anyway... Cheerio. Happy Holidays and all that!

Merry Christmas!