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  1. Santorican
    A damage aura from a shield lol. That is probably one of the most laughable things I've heard in a while. Seriously what am I going to do spin around with my shield hitting everything around me? lol no thanks.

    You may not like shield charge as it is but numerous people do. I use shield charge like a PBAoE attack power. Run in Soul Drain > AAO > Shield Charge everything is usually dead after that.
  2. Santorican
    There is some serious failure going on in this thread.
  3. Santorican
    It's a bug...
  4. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Caulderone View Post
    The funny thing to me about this is that folks always seem to think he would have to fix the HOs giving stuff.

    The solution, should Castle ever decide to do so, is to flag the DDR in Active Defense as non-enhanceable. It's a much, much simpler solution.

    Not that I care if he ever does or does not. Just wanted to point out that the solution is way simpler than most make it out to be.
    I need to find that damn post where Positron states that the secondary exploits in HOs are now a desired effect of them.
  5. Santorican
    Dark Armor will be much tougher then Electric Armor and it will cost more endurance then Electric Armor. Pared with Electric Melee for PBAoE boss stunning ability.
  6. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by xTweeks View Post
    LOL, I would rather see Katana or MA i think /Ice would kinda drop a brutes overall and well being..... /Regen would suck as a Brute, Swing, Heal, Swing, Heal, Swing, Heal too much repeating for me..
    You're playing it wrong if you're having to heal every other attack . Defense is your friend
  7. Santorican
    Regeneration

    Wishlist: Other secondaries have debuff resistance to their primary or major form of damage mitigation. It would be nice if Regeneration had some form of Recharge or Regeneration debuff resistance. Either placed in Integration or Resilience or just like Reconstruction gives Toxic resistance Dull Pain could grant debuff resistance.
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    I'm going to go out on a limb but I think most of us are forgetting that a lot of people still don't use inventions. With SOs I'm pretty certain that it wouldn't be anything near what we're comparing it to.
  9. Santorican
    Just a note but shields can also achieve 95% DDR
  10. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ReclusesPhantom View Post
    Even BaB is stealing ideas from "the other game"!
    Can steal what was already yours
  11. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sarrate View Post
    The change is on Test, not Live. It's a 50% damage increase, so you'll notice it when it hits... either that or I'll have to remember never to trust anecdotal evidence from you.
    50% damage increase? Wow Shield Charge just went from ridiculously good ludicrously over powered lol. With Soul Drain and AAO I'm pretty sure I'll be close to it's enhanceable damage cap.
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    I have a Fire/Regeneration that does pretty well.
  13. Santorican
    You lose some resistances but you're at the soft cap now. I'd really recommend getting the steadfast protection: resistance/defense, it isn't difficult to get rolling bronze rolls from AE at L30-34. I also frankenslotted some of your powers to lower your endurance usage as it was kind of high. I also switched the slotting in smite and siphon life because you want more recharge and accuracy in siphon life for that heal to hit more often. Also you'll want to slot true grit with healing enhancements because that will really help you more then a few more percent of resistance.

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  14. Santorican

    Round 3 P.P.

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dispari View Post
    I'm 105% sure Defenders have Elec as a secondary.

    As for Elec Control, I'd say it at least 75% exists now. There are holds, immobilizes, AoE immobilizes, and some other powers already. A pet could be a gremlin. There's no doubt new powers would have to be made though, if only a couple.

    As for an elec buff set, what would it do? There aren't any elec buff powers right now, so it would have to be a totally new set.
    Electric buff set could have armors, some nice endurance and regeneration debuffs, definitely recovery buffs. Not sure what else though...

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Grae Knight View Post
    Super strength for Stalkers.
    Lol I can see it now. I punched you so hard I made a hole, for assassins strike.
  15. Santorican
    This is like trying to ask who is hotter rosey o donald or kristy ally...................you went there
  16. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Laevateinn View Post
    Thanks. That build is much better than mine (same defense, more recharge/regen, cheaper to boot), although it abandons the goal of getting 90% DefDebuff resistance which I'm not sure I want to do. Playing an SR has made me pampered
    Unless you're sole purpose is to solo an Assault Rifle wielding or Radiation manipulating enemy you won't have to worry much about DDR.
  17. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba View Post
    ummm.. dude... you miss the memo or somethin?
    Aww did I miss meeting about which part of the world we each get?

    Seriously though I must be oblivious because I don't notice much change in damage...
  18. Santorican
    I use Fire Ball only when there are large groups. Usually when I go through my AoE chain (Soul Drain > Shield Charge > Dark Consumption > Fire Ball) usually everything is fairly dead save a boss and a lonely lieutenent.

    Yes Fire Ball does use up quite a bit of endurance and it is very noticeable when I spam Fire Ball. I have considered respecing out of Blaze Mastery and have a build for that where I do have Physical Perfection in it with Conserve Power. He'd be quiet a bit more rugged due to having increased resistances, regeneration, and defense debuff resistance but he'd also lose quite a bit of offense in not having Fire Blast and Fire Ball.

    So I guess in the end it is a juggling game lol
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    Then after that we rule the world?
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    Here is a friend's build to maybe get some ideas. His is more oriented toward offense.

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  21. Santorican
    It's a very great build, I don't see any improvements that I can make without having some negative effects to your restraints.
  22. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by BackAlleyBrawler View Post
    I'll let marketing handle that.
    What would it take for that to happen? I don't mean in terms of hours, marketing, but in coding? What would have to be changed?
  23. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by BackAlleyBrawler View Post
    No. Never said that. I said we'd have to re-engineer the power/animation/VFX system and then convert all of the existing scripts to utilize that new format. Which we did. I also never said we needed a good reason, just the commitment of time and resources that it would require. Both of those were scarce commodities prior to NCSoft bringing the game into its fold.

    It was never a limitation of the engine itself. It was the systems bolted into the engine that were designed in the traditional way that pretty much all powers/abilities systems for all games are designed.

    It's only when looking back, with the full knowledge of the present, than you can even conceive of it being done a different way. Much like how even now, looking back on Issue 16, I wish we'd have done a few things slightly differently...and were we to start from scratch, I'd want to do a lot of things very differently.
    You should reengineer the vfx system to allow multiple skeleton types when power customization V2 comes out next year.
  24. Santorican
    Okay this is a newer build I've made and tested out and it performs well but not well enough. I am looking to obtain higher ddr and resistances, maintaining around the same recharge +/- 2 to 3%, maintain the same endurance consumption, maintain similar numbers +/- 15% in siphon life, I am willing to sacrifice some offense. Thank you

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    Saint November: Level 50 Natural Scrapper
    Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
    Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
    Power Pool: Speed
    Power Pool: Fitness
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery

    Hero Profile:
    Level 1: Smite -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(3), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(3), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), T'Death-Dam%(7)
    Level 1: Deflection -- HO:Cyto(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(7), LkGmblr-Def(9), LkGmblr-Rchg+(9)
    Level 2: Battle Agility -- HO:Enzym(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(11), LkGmblr-Def(11), LkGmblr-Rchg+(13)
    Level 4: True Grit -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), Panac-Heal/EndRedux(13), Panac-Heal/Rchg(15), Panac-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(15), Panac-Heal(17), Panac-Heal/+End(17)
    Level 6: Super Speed -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(19), Zephyr-ResKB(19)
    Level 8: Siphon Life -- HO:Golgi(A), HO:Golgi(21), HO:Golgi(21), HO:Nucle(23), HO:Nucle(23), HO:Nucle(25)
    Level 10: Active Defense -- HO:Membr(A), HO:Membr(25), HO:Membr(27)
    Level 12: Swift -- Run-I(A)
    Level 14: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(27), Zephyr-Travel(29), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(29), Zephyr-ResKB(31)
    Level 16: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(31)
    Level 18: Dark Consumption -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(31), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(33), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(33), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(33), P'Shift-End%(34)
    Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), P'Shift-EndMod(34), P'Shift-End%(34)
    Level 22: Phalanx Fighting -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
    Level 24: Boxing -- Stpfy-Acc/Rchg(A), Stpfy-EndRdx/Stun(36), Stpfy-Acc/EndRdx(36), Stpfy-Stun/Rng(36), Stpfy-Acc/Stun/Rchg(37), Stpfy-KB%(37)
    Level 26: Soul Drain -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(37), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Oblit-%Dam(40)
    Level 28: Tough -- GA-3defTpProc(A)
    Level 30: Weave -- HO:Enzym(A), LkGmblr-Def(45), LkGmblr-Rchg+(45)
    Level 32: Midnight Grasp -- Hectmb-Dmg(A), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg(40), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Hectmb-Acc/Rchg(42), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx(42)
    Level 35: Shield Charge -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(42), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(43), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Oblit-%Dam(45)
    Level 38: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I(A)
    Level 41: Ring of Fire -- Acc-I(A)
    Level 44: Fire Blast -- Apoc-Dmg(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(46), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(46), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(48)
    Level 47: Fire Ball -- Ragnrk-Dmg(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(48), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(50), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(50)
    Level 49: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50)
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    Level 1: Brawl -- Acc-I(A)
    Level 1: Sprint -- Run-I(A)
    Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
    Level 1: Critical Hit
  25. Santorican

    All Scrapper STF

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