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  1. Santorican
    Its here! Its finally here! Finally the alpha slot is here! Now its time to go from amazing to plaid! CELEBRATE!

  2. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Canine View Post
    I'll explain.

    I've sold the grand total of one purple recipe since they were introduced, and that was to fund a Numina +regen/+recovery for an alt. They are shiny things to be kept and stroked occasionally, just like temp powers. (OK, so I'm odd, bear with me)

    I finally got to the point where I was just carrying too many of the damn things on a couple of alts that I play a fair bit. Only having 7-10 free recipe slots on a toon with 34 of the damn things is a little tedious when you need to stop every 10 minutes to delete temp power and generic recipes. However, pretty much all of my 50's had one or two purples in their tray.

    So I decided to sell up.

    All of them.

    No 'Ah, but I might need that' get out clauses. All purples must die from all my toons. I was never going to use any of them anyway, since I'm not keen on their set bonuses, and there's a reasonable possibility of the prices dropping in the medium to long term due to more people playing 50's with the incarnate system imminent, so it's as good a time as any.

    This was Tuesday/Wednesday of last week.

    Before this happened, I had four and a half toons at the inf cap, courtesy of my Generic IO manufacturing and selling routine.

    Now that all bar about two of the purples have sold?



    Oopsie. And there're a few more toons with liquid assets in the 250-700M inf range.

    Now that I can afford anything I might want, I find I don't actually want anything. (also known as a Vienna moment, as in Ultravox (about 1:20 in) - 'This means nothing to me, Ohhh Vienna....')

    I've almost totally stopped my Generic IO sales routine, because well, what's the point now?

    (OK, so this post is about 50% legitimate comment and 50% gloat, but hey, what other use do I have for the inf, other than gloating... I gave about 600M of it away because, well, Vienna.)

    I've got one alt with a half-baked IO setup, and even with that, she's hideously effective by my standards, (MA/Shield Scrapper, at the lower right of the composite screenshot, defences at 44%melee, 42%range, 34%aoe, enough recovery to fight more or less constantly.) the others are a mix of SO's, Generic IO's and occasional IO sets from when I could be bothered. I find the process of putting together an IO build to be a complete faff on, so I don't bother, because I don't need to.

    Anyway, this has been a 'Look how Ebil I am!' gloat post combined with a bit of random waffle, and a side order of 'What now?'.

    Later, folks
    You can always sell superdyne to little children and make lots of money!
  3. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Cyber_naut View Post
    Oh man that drove me crazy, not only are you dead due to slowness, you're mocked by the game by losing the power as you rez in shame, lol.
    It'd be nice if Castle could change that for Regeneration, when you die the current recharge time is halved so they recharge some what faster in order to compensate for using those powers and dying.
  4. Santorican
    I see a lot of primaries benefiting from the AS, having a lot more recharge will allow people to obtain the necessary recharge without needing recharge bonuses which can allow them to focus on other aspects of their builds.
  5. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ultimo_ View Post
    You guys are missing the point.

    It's not that Stamina is now going to be inherent that is the problem. It's that it doesn't add any more endurance benefit to characters that already have it, while affording them more powers to use endurance on. It's spreading what little endurance we already had even thinner.
    That isn't true, a small example, my Dark/Shield scrapper Murcielago now has a higher recovery rate, has Dark Consumption and Conserver Power while increasing his endurance consumption by a marginal amount. Having inherent Fitness has made his endurance problems non existent.
  6. Santorican
    Not really, go stand it a +0x8 group with 0 defense to every type/position and see how long you'll last. DP and IH will not be enough to keep you alive.
  7. Santorican
    Its personal preference some people prefer CoF over OG, personally I don't like CoF due to its high endurance costs.
  8. Santorican
    I'm not seeing how you're getting a few of those numbers, regen and recov are lower than what you're stating, what do you have slotted in health and stamina? Otherwise it is a great build.
  9. Santorican
    ROFL that is excellent
  10. Santorican
    Meh just ban the people who make the farms, makes decisions a lot easier.
  11. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by that 1 guy View Post
    Ok, you want a respec? You know you want that respec don't you? Well you can't have it! You gotta wait 30 minutes in a radioactive room that constantly gets attacked by Air Pirates, in a red bubble because safety gear is for squares. However, you got you some IOs, so give an Indian Burn and BAM! You have defeated Porter. However, while they are all dead, how do you pass the time for 30 minutes? I take out my Imps, don't let them have a bubble, and let them die...slow...
    Hey what I do in my private is none of your business! lol
  12. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Patteroast View Post
    Never had it as a toggle, so I don't particularly care about that. I do know that as it stands right now, it's way more of a godmode power for Regen than (just one single brief) Moment of Glory. Not saying that I'm not glad they made MoG no longer a complete pile of suck. I just find that if things are heading downhill fast, Instant Healing does way more for me.
    Not even close, without significant defense bonuses, IH isn't any where near a god mode power, its regeneration increase can be over came pretty easily in PvE and PvP.
  13. Santorican
    Will MoG and SM be detrimental to a characters DPS? They both have long animation times.
  14. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by buzsaw View Post
    This is my build , i use pretty much the same build for my BS/SD and its able to tank .


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    Here are a few changes I made to your build.

    Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.81
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    bibbi: Level 50 Science Scrapper
    Primary Power Set: Kinetic Melee
    Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Power Pool: Fitness
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Power Pool: Speed
    Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

    Hero Profile:
    Level 1: Body Blow -- 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%(50)
    Level 1: Deflection -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(7), LkGmblr-Def(7), LkGmblr-Rchg+(9), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(48)
    Level 2: Battle Agility -- HO:Enzym(A), LkGmblr-Def(9), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(11), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(11)
    Level 4: True Grit -- Numna-Heal/EndRdx(A), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg(13), Numna-Heal/Rchg(13), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(15), Numna-Heal(15), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(17)
    Level 6: Smashing Blow -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(17), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(19), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(19), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), T'Death-Dam%(21)
    Level 8: Power Siphon -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(23), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(23), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(25), GSFC-Build%(25), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(27)
    Level 10: Active Defense -- HO:Membr(A), HO:Membr(34), HO:Membr(37)
    Level 12: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)
    Level 14: Tough -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(27), Aegis-ResDam(29), Aegis-Psi/Status(29), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(31)
    Level 16: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I(A)
    Level 18: Burst -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(33), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(33), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(33), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
    Level 20: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
    Level 22: Health -- RgnTis-Regen+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(37), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(50), Numna-Heal(50)
    Level 24: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(34), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(36), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(36), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(36), P'Shift-End%(37)
    Level 26: Phalanx Fighting -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
    Level 28: Combat Jumping -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(31), LkGmblr-Rchg+(39)
    Level 30: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(39), RechRdx-I(39)
    Level 32: Concentrated Strike -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(40), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(40), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), Mako-Dam%(42)
    Level 35: Shield Charge -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(42), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(43), Oblit-%Dam(43), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45)
    Level 38: Weave -- HO:Enzym(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(45), LkGmblr-Def(45), LkGmblr-Rchg+(46)
    Level 41: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A)
    Level 44: Physical Perfection -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(46), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(46)
    Level 47: Focused Burst -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48)
    Level 49: Super Speed -- Zephyr-Travel(A)
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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
    Level 4: Ninja Run



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  15. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Airhammer View Post
    why is everyone acting like this the first time these have been seen ???

    Seriously.. they have had the meow thing before this and the hamidon bubbles before that and there was something before that I cant remember....

    People really just need to get over it...
    Boss farms

    Bubble Farms

    Cat Farms

    Chicken farms

    Com Officer farms

    Monkey farms

    Those are the ones that I can think of that were all nuked.
  16. Santorican
    Passive regeneration: 500% +/- 30%
    Recovery: That depends on how many toggles you're running but I'd say around 3.8 end/s should be more than enough.
  17. Santorican
    I'd even take 500% passive regeneration if it meant I could have IH as a toggle.
  18. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Scarlet Shocker View Post
    I've been mulling this around in my head as an idea but I'm not sure how it would or could work - and I can see great benefits and I can see huge pitfalls too - maybe.

    But I'm no economist and I'm not sure if I've covered all the bases. At this stage I'm not even sure if I know what the bases are so there are big gaps in my knowledge

    But it occurred to me that there's a discussion that's worth having here, and just seeing what other opinions are - what benefits and what disadvantages would it give?
    No, go make money off of the high prices. Capping is a fate worse than death.
  19. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MunkiLord View Post
    I honestly believe some people are not capable of that.

    My favorites are when they announce they are putting RandomPosterA on ignore, then two pages later quote that person.
    I'm putting you on ignore!
  20. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Cynical_Gamer View Post
    Turn Hurdle and Swift into endurance-less toggles and allow them to use Travel IOs.
    While they're at it they should remove the crash from all T9s and turn IH into a toggle
  21. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Cheeze_Head View Post
    I'll keep it simple, would you accept a nerf to the amount of +regen Instant Healing provides, given it was changed back into a toggle? I'm not sure how significant of a nerf, but a nerf nonetheless.
    Hell yes I would, I hate how clicky Regeneration is. I would love if they reduced the amount of click powers to two or three at most.
  22. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by AmazingMOO View Post
    I *believe* in taking fitness on a character only if it fits the concept. A martial artist who trains daily is going to have increased stamina and health. A sorcerer who wields magic-- not so much. Accordingly, I currently slot for endurance usage and take advantage of the various recovery bonuses available through IOs on most of my characters.

    However, in a short amount of time, that will all be moot. The concept of 'Endurance Management' goes out the window and the newly re-retooled Inherent Fitness Pool is here to stay.

    Unlike many of you, I'll only have a handful of characters who need to respec around inherent fitness. Most of my characters will simply have a handful of new slots in which to drop a single IO. I've embraced the change and have been working for Numina's, Miracle, and Performance Shifter procs to drop in to place when the day arrives. (Tuesday, maybe?)

    Interestingly, I've still run into a few odd situations with my respecs:

    - My Cold/Dark defender has a Miracle proc slotted in Frostwork. I've mentioned to teammates that this is to 'keep me honest' so that I hand out Frostwork as often as possible. Reworking my defender's build to move that Miracle over into Inherent Health has left me genuinely worrying about changes I might make or need to make to my playstyle.

    - My archery/psi blaster has a Numina's proc in Drain Psyche. It's otherwise slotted with Numina's and Efficacy Adapter for Franken-slotted fun. Breaking up the set of Numina's, however, will leave me without the 12% regeneration bonus having a pair of them grants. I'm either going to have to work in another Numina's IO or rethink my slotting entirely.

    - Likewise, my Dark/Invulnerability scrapper has a Numina's proc in Siphon Life. She's also heavily optimized for 'Necromancer' type play-- depending on taps and drains for a great deal of her survivability. While moving the Numina's to Inherent Health, my initial testing showed that she still gets some distance out of it that play style. Still, I'm not entirely sure that having inherent fitness won't make it rather redundant. I'm going to have to test several builds before I come to a conclusion one way or the other.


    If you're speccing from a fitnessless build to a build with inherent fitness, what difficulties have you run in to?
    12% passive regeneration on a Mental Blaster won't make much difference. You'd be hard press to notice a difference in survivability.
  23. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Infernus_Hades View Post
    I am absolutely sickened by the exploitation of the AE system.

    Seeing literally dozens of teams exploiting the game in a manner far worse than the most ignorant Winter Lord. Seeing a level 50 character ask where a tailor is in the game - because he has never left the zone before.

    How on earth is this using the content and helping the player base?

    I am reaching the point I never have in over 6 years where I don't even want to log in knowing I will see the LFMF spam constantly. Got my 78 month badge and I have never been so sad to play this game in all that time as I am right now.
    Once I19 hits, the ban hammer will hit very hard.
  24. Santorican
    Hello I was just wondering how can I delete the test and beta server information without messing up my regular CoH file?
  25. Santorican
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Werner View Post
    I'd go Electric/Shield, though that wasn't an option.
    This times infinity raised to infinity, yes I know that is undefined . The amount of shear gross aoe destruction that an electric/shield can put out and it is extremely survivable in comparison to Spines/Anything.