Rylas

Sounds nice (I know I'd find it convenient), but I'm sure it's way more complicated in execution. First off, it's a third party program. The devs may appreciate its purpose and popularity, but I doubt they'd want to start handing out game code to third party developers so they can export to the game. The potential for haxxors would be too much to want to deal with.

Then there's the fact that you'd have to have every single enhancement described at the precise level of all the enhancements you have. Otherwise, it wouldn't know what to do when it came across a level 50 Steadfast 3% Defense when in Mids you specified it was level 32.

No, an in-game free-form respec would be much more manageable. Being able to do a respec like you can in mids would be ideal. But not an export.

I believe he was referring to your grammar. Or lack thereof. The post he replied to was incomprehensible. It was just a bunch of words placed in a row with a period at the end. Try proof reading your post to make sure others can read what your trying to say.

Also, mid-range or long-range, it doesn't matter. Melee means hand-to-hand. This means pistols are out. Not to mention, it would be over-powered. If everyone states the reasons why it would be over-powered and you're the only one defending it with weak arguments, you may want to stop and think about it.

The damage can't be that bad if people solo AV's with that combo. It may not be very much for AoE, but the damage is still pretty high. Are you taking into account that DM has the best "build up" power? Slot Soul Drain up for recharge and see if that helps. A fully saturated SD and AAO will certainly turn you into a damage demon.

[EDIT] Just noticed the 12-30 level range. DM can be late blooming for Tanks, so just give it some time to mature. Also, Assault wouldn't be worth it.

I don't have Mids at work, so I'll have to post them once I get home.

Wait, I do have the pre-20 build posted on this thread.
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=200540

Keep in mind, I use Ninja Run and temp travel powers for the pre-20 build so that I could preempt the travel and fitness pools in favor of more shields and attacks.

I might switch out Stone Mallet for Heavy, but it's all preference.

Fault it a great mitigation tool for Elec/. But don't discount Tremor since it's the only AoE in the set that does damage. Slot Tremor up well, and you'll see groups fall at a decent pace when soloing.

I didn't bother with a mastery pool for my own, so I can't comment here. The extra regen might be nice, but I think more HP would be better.

Personally, I focused on bonuses in this order: +HP, Defense, and recharge. At 50, my tank sits around 2700 HP (this includes accolades), and has over 30% defense to S/L. I hardly ever hit Energize because I need to. And I didn't bother picking up Surge since it's never been needed. I can supply the build if you like.

I also have a "Pre-20" build that I use for TFs. Elec/ can be made quite sturdy in the early levels, especially when it's a respec build that 6 slots all the powers, and has plenty of +recovery bonuses to make up for no Stamina.

It's a great combo, so have fun with it!

I'm going to strongly disagree here. The OP did leave out his KB protection and severely under-slotted Energy Sink. Then he made a big effort towards Recovery and +End bonuses that wouldn't be needed with a properly slotted ES.

No offense to the OP, but I would listen to the suggestions in this thread. It will be Influence and time better spent if you did.

It's Grounded, and good catch! Definitely pick up this power. I actually slotted a KB IO on top of Grounded because I hate getting KB'd when I'm jumping. That's a preference, not a requirement.

Did you promise to pay them inf that you backed out on? Maybe that did it. Way to take the moral high ground without a sense of irony, dude.

I thought salvage and recipes were divided by teammates. Only influence would be doubled.

I understand where you're coming from, but keep in mind, we're talking about an OPTION. If you don't have enough influence to do a blanket upgrade, it's not like you can't still use the store. If you want to change out single enhancements one at a time, you still have that capability. No one's suggesting taking away what you can do now, only adding an option.

I'd still be in favor of an "Upgrade All" scenario. Maybe instead it's an option of "Upgrade All SOs", then "DOs" and then "TOs." I'd certainly be in favor of a system that allows you to purchase straight into the enhancement screen. If it was similar to how you can choose the level of the enhancement (like the Merit Vendor), that would be even better. Let's say someone wants to lock their toon at 40, it would be nice if they could buy level 43 enhancements from the store.

Seriously? You think the zones will be empty because the player majority will be crowded around in stores updating their SOs in a faster fashion?

I'd be careful using that word.

Err... why respec it out? You do have a power coming in at level 26 that will allow you to regain endurance fairly often. So any end drain on you that the power has, won't really matter at all.

AND the damage over time from a well slotted Lightning Field is a tremendous help.

AND then there's the fact that after you use Power Sink, LF can help keep your foes drained, thus causing them to attack you less.

AND it's your aggro aura, which helps keep foes on you, and not on your teammates.

So why not keep it?

So what would be the advantage of crafting IOs over TO/DO/SO's?

I don't find IOs to be that confusing. Generic IOs are crafted. They stay the same enhancement value for the entire life of your character. End of story.

As I mentioned, it wouldn't be a perfect system, but the time saved would justify the cost for me. I'd almost consider it a "courier's fee."

Also, I think this should be a feature you can use at any time. So if you're 31, but you've gotten tired of your yellow enhancements, you could hit the upgrade button at the store vendor, and get all level 34 SOs.

I think for a good part of the population, this is true. Granted, I haven't done any market research on this, but the amount of times I've ever heard anyone on a PUG say, "I don't have enough inf to upgrade" has been far and few between. Besides, it's not a punishment for those who don't have enough money to do so. That would be like saying Purple recipes on the market are a punishment for those who can't afford them.

The logic on this one seems flawed. What the OP is suggesting, is that you have an "Update Enhancements" button. Not a "Fill in the Blank" button. If it's empty slots, its easy to comprehend that they'll stay empty until you slot them.

If you want to change out a couple of SO's here and there, it would still be many times faster to hit the change all button, and then replace the few you wanted to change. Much faster then buying each enhancement individually.

My suggestions would be:

- Leave it to TO/DO/SO's for all the previously stated reasons. (Sorry OP, IOs was just a silly idea).

- This would require more coding work, I'm sure, but have an interface that lists the powers you have, and allow a player to upgrade per power OR to upgrade all. This would solve the issue of whether or not someone has enough inf. If they don't, they can choose which powers they'd like to upgrade. It's not perfect, but it's more control over what happens.

I think it's a QoL that would be very beneficial in the early game. Especially when running to the store can be much more of a time consumer.

But he was clever enough to tempt BAB with a new animation. There's nothing like giving a creative mind a new challenge. Then we'll have people on both sides pestering Castle!

He's probably referring to AV-soloing situations. Where you wish your fuel would stop dropping dead.

To the OP, you may want to check the forum rules about cross-posting.