Ryker_XXX

Heh I hope not too soon, I'm loving my hick-inspired UBER-redneck power..... ROFL

ADH its not FORCE of Nature... its FOCE of Nature... come on get it right

Well I dont have PB anymore but I have noticed it on my other ranged attacks, its getting annoying to miss that much. Hopefully they'll figure it out and fix it.

In other news, just wanted to let everyone know that I dinged level 50 the other night. Finally Woooo hooooo.

Now off to play my peacebringer...

May the squid be with you...

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Force Mastery
POWER NAME Personal Force Field
DESCRIPTION: The Personal Force Field is virtually impenetrable to most attacks, although some powerful attacks may get through. The Force Field works both ways, and while active, the Hero suffers a tremendous penalty to hit enemy targets.
Toggle: Self +Def, Res(All) -ACC



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I've tried attacking with PFF up, but doesn't let me do it. Like trying to attack with Phase Shift on. This a bug? Curious when I read that.

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Hey Star just wanted to add something I may have missed, I found that I can use both Invis and Stealth (not together) while Phased. Its pretty cool when I'm getting ready to use Nova. I either hop or hover in, power boost, boost range, aim, buildup, shut off invis, watch them try and hit me, shut off phase, and then its "BURNING BIG BANG" time. I also have noticed a slight range increase with Nova and Boost Range. Its cool.

Also noticed the increase speed with PB and Hover, so its good.

The numbers I mentioned are with hasten activated, so I don't know what the problem is. I've also noticed that Boost range lasts longer than 30 sec., next time I'm on I'll time it again, just to be sure. Aw heck I'll retime everything again just to be sure.

Yeah keep ragging on Snipe, he needs it. lol and was wondering if we were gonna get together again on test, like you guys had planned in another thread? I missed it but am hoping if you do it again I can hop in and say Hi besides doing it here.

Snipe and Energy thanks for the help and maybe its just our server but I havent had the experience with powers that you describe.

Boost Range hasn't ever recharged in the way you describe, i still have to wait about 7-10 seconds for it to be rdy for me to fire off again (and before respec I had 3 rechs in it which did give me about 2 - 3 sec downtime with it). But then again I only use it to either I need to outrange or keep mobs in range which I seem to be doing alot now.

Slot wise I pulled from boost range (2), health (1), stealth (1), and grant invis (1) to max out hover, but I was also able to max snipe which is my opening attack and can use it alot during battles (even solo). I try to keep as minimal downtime between fights as possible, I originally had health 5 slotted. As far as the Fly cap, I've heard 3, I've heard 4, but since I dropped SS I'll take my flight over one lvl without damage. Besides I pretty much spam aim and build-up so that it makes up for the less damage. I may change it to an end red at 50 but til then I'm happy with the results.

Phase Shift, I've found that I need 2 end redux in it just to be able to fly with it on. And I can run Stealth or Invis with it and be invisible and untouchable. I dropped Swift and SS so I could pick up Power Boost and PFF. PFF, I found is a good bridge to switch on PS. I can switch from PFF to PS and get away much faster and not get hit as hard or stunned during the switch. It does take some practice but when it works, it works.

Since I pretty much have figured out what I want power wise I have 1 pick left and that may be Total Focus. When I hit 43 I'll finish slotting out Bolt and Blast and start working on my other powers.

Power Boost I found does raise +def, knockback, etc. but I haven't seen a speed boost with it concerning fly, but I do find that I like the power specially when I can knock down an AV. Again this doesnt happen all the time but in the fight I just had vs. the Envoy I did knockdown twice on him. And NO I wasnt soloing him either lol. I wish.

Thanks for the help guys I have appreciated it very much and enjoy your ragging of my build.

Snipe, Star, I salute you.

As always..

Well it's the morning after respec and how are we all feeling today? Me pretty good for the most part, just sitting at work itching to be playing atm.

And for the NEW Ryker or Ryker Version 9.275 (lol), have to admit that over the past few hours, I've had to relearn some old tricks but I dare say I'm loving it.

But as I said before I was gonna post the new build and check if anyone else has anything new about power boost.

I just picked it up and not sure if I like it or not. Also PFF is good, but things can still get through and makes a good bridge into Phase Shift. I'll double check PFF's slotting when I get home because I can't remember if I slotted with 2 end red, 2 dam resist, or one of each.

Primary

Power Bolt (3 Dam, 1 Acc)
Power Blast (4 Dam, 1 Acc)
Snipe (5 Dam, 1 Inter)
Aim (3 rech)
Explosive Blast (2 Dam, 1 Acc)
Nova (2 Dam, 4 rech)

Secondary

Power Thrust (1 Dam)
Build Up (3 rech)
Conserve Power (6 rech)
Power Boost (2 rech)
Boost Range (2 rech)

Fitness

Hurdle (1 jump)
Health (4 heal)
Stamina (6 recov)

Flight

Hover (6 fly)
Fly (5 fly)

Speed

Hasten (6 rech)

Concealment

Stealth (1 Resist)
Invisibility (1 end red)
Phase Shift (2 end red)

Force Mastery

PFF (2 end red)

As you can see, I had to rearrange my slots to make sure everything was covered but for the most part, I'm doing good with it. I will be adding more slots back into my attacks and I also wanted to experiment with Hover and Fly and see the big difference and I wanted to see for myself how fast Fly is at lvl 50 with what I have slotted. With Hover 6 slotted, I hardly ever touch the ground anymore.

Just wanted to congratulate Snipe on 50 (yeah i know little late) and thank everyone in advance on this thread for the help. Just go easy on me. lol

As always....

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!! IT WORKS IT WORKS

lol sorry had to do it, but thanks.

Been trying to do this for a while.

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Just wanted to say hi and see how everyone was doing, I just made 41 tonight so things are looking up. I hope everyone is enjoying Issue 3 and having fun witht their blasters, I know I am.

Oh yeah picked Explosive Blast back up and boy have I missed it. lol.
Im hoping to change a few things when the free respec hits and I'll post my new build for anyone who wants to critique it lol.

Thanks Snipe, MsKnight, and everyone I've failed to mention, all the info you have provided has made things alot easier for me and those in our SG.

Take care folks, happy new year...

As always...

Heh guess I cant read, but then again Im at school working on a character model and not really paying attention.

Thanks alot and hope to see everyone Sunday if not I'll catch up with you all next year.

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Thanks Snipe I couldnt find it but thats ok.

Just to let everyone know that the build I had posted in another thread is doing great. Last night I leveled to 37 and added some more slots to bolt and blast and enjoyed the extra damage and accuracy they brought to the game. So these guides do work.

But anywho, I hope everyone has a great x-mas and happy new year cuz Ill be home spending time with the munchkins... See you all next year.

As always...

Hey folks just needed a question answered if you guys can.

If I have Aim 6 slotted what would the recharge be?

Thanks...

As always..

Hey Razor,

Not gonna disagree with Snipe here lol. Just wanted to add my 2 influence.

There's nothing wrong with the Leaping pool. I use to have CJ on my character but found i needed something else to round out. Being limited on powers to pick and have room for the epics, I decided to make some changes. Before the respec I had from flight: hover, air superiority, fly; from leaping: combat jumping; from concealment: stealth, invisibility; and fitness: hurdle, health, stamina. Afterwards I ended up with all of fitness; concealment: stealth, grant invisibility, phase shift; flight: hover and fly; and speed: hasten and superspeed. I do miss CJ, it was nice to have the extra height from it but I had to make sure everything I picked was what I wanted and can use during combat.

Maybe if they raise the power amount cap, Ill pick up all of the leaping line but until then I have to make due.

As far as indoor missions, I do many. I love them just because its fun to fight through them. Mostly from what I've read about Acro is that it doesnt give that much protection and you can get the same kind from inspires. Honestly dont know. My feelings about it was because of my build and not wanting to use slots for powers that i dont use or dont want just to get a power that offers minimal protection.

But again, just like Snipe said, these builds are what we were wanting out of our characters, you may not like how something works and do something different. 6 slotting Hover for me was too slow for my needs, and I needed the slots in attacks than in def. I run stealth and hasten all the time so I have those def added to my own, and if needed i have hover. I just make sure to take the mezzers out quick.


Anywho back to busting bad guys....

As always...

Thanks alot Snipe and MsKnight for the feedback, appreciate it much.

As always....

Okay guys I need some help figuring out something, I am currently trying to figure out how fast blast and bolt recharge at with hasten 6-slotted. I'm also trying to figure out if adding a recharge enh will speed them up to be on par with Ice and have a higher rate of fire.

Any help would be appreciated and thanks....

As always see below....

Between those 2? No contest.... WOW.

Lineage 2 is crap on a data disc. Played it prior to CoH, when I dumped it completely for this game. And have no intention of going back. I'd rather play DAOC then Lineage.

But that's my 2 influence.

As always see below...

I don't use range enhancements anymore is due to the fact that I have boost range... another very good power to pick up. I'm working on getting it to recharge faster so I can use it more often. That also frees up a slot to add more damage to the power.

I know but im not really wanting nova... it doesn't fit with my character and how I play. I wanted Phase Shift and had to drop air superiority and CJ for it and Grant Invis. I've been tweaking this build since day one and ran across Snipe's guide by accident, and thought might as well. I also dropped EB but plan on gettin it back mainly cause i used it as a follow-up to snipe on small groups and I miss having it. Besides I'm leaving room for the Epics so I'm being cautious with my choices.

I did try 6 slotted hover but it wasnt fast enough for my needs, and ended up just keep fly slotted the way it is. The combination of slide and sprint get me around pretty well unless i need to get either by fly (which I use for locating mobs, badges, etc.) and ss (general travel).

I do plan on slotting the primaries more for damage, just tweaking the secondaries to get where I want.

But thanks Jury, and have fun.

As always...

Hey Snipe, just wanted to say thanks for the great guide... took me 31 levels to find it but its been real helpful.

And this is to all blasters who think about giving up, pull up a chair and listen to my tale.

Up until this weekend, I thought I was happy with my character as I could be. But, this changed after respecing. This respec has breathed new life into my game. And thanks to this guide and some well thought out changes, I'm happily playing better after a brief excursion into the unknown.

Last night was another eye-opening experience, as I was on a team with just SG members. It's something I like to do. The group was made up of 3 blasters and 1 defender. The defender was Sked to me and I had the other two blasters hang back just to see how the mission looked. BTW, the other blasters were lvls 28 and 26, the defender was lvl 20. All could heal.... funny huh. But anywho, after a little problem in the beginning of everyone trying to fight, (after being told not to) I wanted to really test my build and see how much was too much. Go figure huh. LOL. I ended up being able to take on the entire mission just fight by myself and only getting heals when I needed them. Even with a defender before the respec I couldn't do this, so this guide is worth while. During the mission the lvl 26 looks at me and says, "Wow, I didn't know a blaster could solo like this." I typed back to her, "one, I've got you guys healing so don't go trying this without a good healer, but yeah I was doing this earlier and I can solo many of my missions if I wanted too. But I tend to be more hesitant when by myself and make sure to bring along plenty of inspires. " She laughed and we talked a little bit about builds then went back to finishing the mission. I did point out to her that I use concealment, fitness, flight, and speed pools. And I loved how this new build has worked out.

So I wanted to say thanks to everyone on here for helping me out, and post a good-old-fashioned war story.

And here's my build for the most part... forgive me if I don't show all the slots cause I'm at work. Here you go....

Energy Primary
Power Bolt (4 slotted, 3 dam, 1 acc)?
Power Blast (4 slotted, 3 dam, 1 acc)?
Sniper Blast (5 slotted, 3 dam, 1 acc, 1 interupt)
Aim ?

Energy Secondary
Power Thrust (1 slot, 1 dam)
Build-Up (3 slots, 1 hit buff, 2 recharges)
Conserve Power (3 slots, 1 hit buff, 2 recharges)
Boost Range (1 slot, 1 recharge)

Fitness
Swift (2 slotted w/ run enh)
Hurdle (2 slotted w/ jump enh)
Health (5 slotted w/ health)
Stamina (6 slotted w/ end recovers)

Flight
Hover (2 slotted w/ 1 def buff, 1 end cost)
Fly (5 slotted w/ fly)

Speed
Hasten (6 slotted w/ recharges)
Super Speed (1 slotted with run)

Concealment
Stealth (2 slotted w/ 1 def buff, 1 end reduc)
Grant Invisibility (2 slotted w/ end reduc)
Phase Shift (2 slotted with end reduc)

As you can tell I rebuilt this character into a ranged player, and I'm having more fun that before. I'll update this later with more slots when I have a chance.

It's nice to have new life into an old friend....

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I have too and thought I'd add a few.

You can also change keys under the options menu, but binds are great.

If you are not comfortable with doing binds, you can reassign keys like tab to target nearest by doing the above.

You can also assign a key to get your position, great when trying to find badges.

Also you can assign a key to quit game with one button or just type /quit.