Scarlet Shocker

Where can I get whatever the hell you're on please?

Forblestark Neebletweeth

I hope I can make it but I'd need a PC

I think they mispelled "Banker"

Definitely up for something and this week the WST will be the Sister Psyche TF I believe.

If Stone is a preference this week, then I will have Magma Mage, my earth/thermal troller stood by

I'm very happy for the World Cup.

Canada are in it too (but sadly not doing great thus far)

I've been suffering a lot of crashes recently but it was most noticeable last thursday on the all-Electric theme team run on Defiant.

I crashed 6 times during the Sister Psyche TF then and the majority of those crashes were exiting the mission the game would hang as I zoned then quit on me. I think I crashed mid-mission once.

Of the other 6 players on the team 4 crashed once at least.

Since then, I've noticed that my electric characters crash far more frequently than the others. I noticed this on my Elec/Elec domi last night (she doesn't get played that frequently) and I've been keeping a mental note on Scarlet compared to my other 50s - and Scarlet has a much higher crash rate.

I've heard others mention this, and frankly I was skeptical until I experienced it myself but it does seem that Electric toons are far more prone to causing the game client to crash than others.

Has this been reported and how well known is it?

Hi Zwillinger - first let me say how great it is to have someone actually ask us something. That's a refreshing change for the good! Avatea is obviously a stalwart of the EU side but even with the forums merger we've still often felt a bit left in a corner - so thanks for posting!

I tend to read in the daytime, morning to afternoon GMT, and then play the game in the evening. I won't often check the forums in the evening unless it's for something specific - whereas daytime I interact a reasonable amount.

Time (as others have said) is less of an issue than good feedback and info for me. I don't need an instant daytime answer - but a solid, reasonably answer that's come from a decision maker is important. For me at least, something credible and reliable a few days later is way more significant than a half-hearted "maybe" answer from someone who can't actually tell us the situation. If we have to wait for that answer, then so be it.

Cheers again

Scarlet Shocker checking in. I'll be happy to lead a blastery team or I can bring a troller.

Welcome back mate

I'm a huge fan of /TA. I've got a couple of TA 50s and I've got some working their way up and all are a lot of fun - my 50s are a Fire/TA and a Plant/TA - and the Fire does more damage but has to close with the enemy a little to be effective, whereas the plant can do a lot of its damage from a distance.

I'd say an Illusion/FF is fun too, but some tanks dislike the repulsion on it so it depends if you're playing with a regular team or a PUG... but it does offer a huge amount of defence but limited control.

For teams, undoubtedly my best team controller is my Earth/Thermal; He's got solid control and some great buffs for team, debuffs for the enemy, a solid pet, and some good heals, and isn't massively endurance hungry. I've rarely seen a better support toon. His damage output is pretty low, but on a team that's not an issue and solo, just lock 'em down and watch their health melt slowly away.

learn to kill faster or run away quicker

I was on a team the other night with Scarlet and there were a couple of other electrical types on there too, and for one of the first times in the game I've ever really witnessed, we sapped big time; like Malta only with more attitude.

That got me thinking - a dangerous pastime at best - that an all electric team could be incredibly awesome. Which got me thinking even more... an all Trick Arrow team would be very fun, so would Ice or Fire or...

and so it seems to me that one very fun thing to do would be to put a regular "Theme Team" night together where teams with a common power get together to do a Task or Strike Force (or more) then if successful, and there's the support for it, those interested could do the 1-50 as a regular thing - but that's for then this is for now.

Best thing is, we can run this cross-server and so everyone can take part.

My initial proposal is to go with my original idea: All Electric doing the WST which on heroes I believe is Sister Psyche next week, and from there take a measure of how we feel.

I'll be on Scarlet on Defiant at Sister Psyche on Thursday 17th at 7.30pm UTC (8.30 CET) so feel free to join me and if anyone wants to put a theme team togetehr for Union and run parallel with us you're very welcome. Just make sure that whatever toon you bring has at least one powerset that's electric.

See you there!

loading times are a joke... but they are covered in another thread.

I love how Flash Arrow gets aggro now tho