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  1. Scene_EU
    not sure if this is related, but I've been getting a lot of mouse and keyboard input lag. Sometimes the mouse movement sticks randomly and quite often I have to double tap keys for the game to respond.

    I've also noticed odd behaviour from mobs such lag warping, getting stuck below the mission map (indoor and outdoor), or inside parts of the terrain or walls - really frustrating on defeat all missions - I either have to petition or reset the mission.
  2. Scene_EU
    I hereby endorse this!

    Excellent stuff

    ps: not an EERC member here
  3. Scene_EU

    Very strange!

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    a rare albino dozer!
  4. Scene_EU
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Genesis Man View Post
    You can also, if I recall correctly, use the same trick to redirect traffic to a different website altogether. Have all of her favorite sites get pointed to.. say, these forums.

    Then when she asks, just say you've "reconfigured your computer for gaming." It's the truth, and accomplishes what you wanted :P
    or point it to a website you've designed, stating in large letters "The website you were trying to access is potentially harmful to this PC, Mum! Please stop trying to view pr0n on my PC - regards, Son"
  5. Scene_EU
    This should be framed!

    epic

    EDIT: Psychoti now has a weblink he can use in his replies to all those rude tells he gets
  6. Scene_EU
    Vanguard Member Arc - enables you to acquire V-merits
  7. Scene_EU
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Diggis View Post
    No, the Performance shifter grants you 10% end as recovery, not to the Max. I think the only things that increase your Max are acolades.
    some sets increase MAX (Decimation, Mocking Beratement & Impervium Armour to name a few)

    I generally 3 slot stamina with 2x IOs and Performance shifter proc, but in some cases where I can spare the extra slots or the AT tends to be endurance heavy, I 4 slot performance shifter for the extra 2.5% set bonus; 5 slot if I want the extra dmg bonus, and I have 1 toon that actually has it 6 slotted for the def bonus as well.
  8. Scene_EU
    Didn't see any fire alarm and superdine messages pop up all day Monday on Defiant server.
  9. Scene_EU

    Buff Stuns

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha View Post
    Photon Grenade - Robotics - It costs HOW much? And does WHAT damage? And you call THAT a stun? Please, if I laugh any harder I'll crack a rib...
    Never understood why this is a separate MM attack when the Prot Bots get it as an upgrade
  10. Scene_EU
    The Prot Bot toggle in Mids has never done anything afaik, so their bubble is not counted at all into the MM's overall defence numbers. You'll find that with 2x lvl 50 Def IOs slotted into the Prot Bots, you get 11.18% a defence bonus from the 1 bubble.
  11. Scene_EU
    I'm debating whether to swap SM out for Electric Fences, as I don't tend to use SM all that much. With EF substituted into my current build it would offer up a free slot and the potential to purple out 2 powers as opposed to only 1 currently. It also gives me slightly improved endurance over all.
  12. Scene_EU
    With your Mastermind I would suggest a tankermind build setup. If done right it can become quite a monster at soloing large groups of mobs, AVs and GMs (Nemesis and Malta are a bit of a handful for pets with their nasty AoEs, but are doable).

    There are a few tankermind builds in the MM forums that you might find helpful
  13. Scene_EU
    I find it best to treat it primarily as an AoE -regen/debuffer/stunner. The rez is just an added bonus for when teaming, but I don't wait for people to die to use it when I'm teaming. I use it all the time, and if someone falls just after its use, they either have to wait for the recharge or pop a wakey.

    I've never had a complaint because HT is down when someone was floored. Having said that I will hold back on it if we are in a particularly dangerous situation where more than half the team gets wiped in a small area. Then I will use it to group rez team members.
  14. Scene_EU
    looks like he's busting to go.
  15. Scene_EU
    there is a similar bug with bot/dark where the summoning fluffy animation gets replaced with the upgrade pet animation. I'm not sure if this actually applies the upgrades to the bots, I'll have to check this.
  16. Scene_EU
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha View Post
    No it doe-

    OH. You mean PvP IOs. Pft, what, you actually believe they exist? How much've you had to drink, man? Maybe you should lie down for a bit.
    you spiked my coffee!!!
  17. Scene_EU
    wow I completely misread the OP, my apologies - coffee hadn't kicked in at the time.

    Now that I have read it correctly, I think the only power that would probably benefit from having a purple set would be Fear.

    As Resistance and Defence get capped so easily, having a purple set would be kind of pointless imo. For example there would be no need to 5 slot defence for the 10% rech when 1 LOTG can do just as well, and there are quite a few decent set bonuses on both def & res sets that are close to what a purple set would offer.

    Heal has its own very rare set anyway - Panacea.
  18. Scene_EU
    already in game. They're called Purples, and there is no need for extra defence/resistance, we have plenty as is.
  19. Scene_EU
    You got hit with 15 bullet pointed paragraphs of Report damage! Underlined!
  20. Scene_EU
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Katie V View Post
    2) Regen debuffs. Bots/Traps can generate a perma 1000% regen debuff from Poison Trap, while the best Bots/Dark can manage appears to be about a 250% debuff from five-stacked Twilight Grasp...
    You forget the 500% regen debuff from /Dark's Howling Twilight, the -res from Tar Patch which can be stacked too with a decent amount of recharge.

    While /Traps does have an easier time of softcapping defences, /Dark relies on its -tohit and -dmg debuffs which means it's not acuatally necessary to softcap defences. Running Darkest Night, Dark Servant, and spamming Fearsome Stare (slotted for -tohit) and Twilight Grasp act as a decent +def bonus to the MM and his/her pets.

    Still, /Traps is considered a better GM/AV killer than /Dark and I won't dispute that.
  21. Scene_EU
    Dear Santa,

    Pet AI - can haz?

    nuff said

    Grumpily

    Macromash... err Mastermind
  22. Scene_EU
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Leo_G View Post
    Lol how long has this been going on? It may just be a holiday thing...
    Oh it's not a holiday thing, I've been having the exact same problems as Sam on both my work an home PCs for the last month or so, and I'm in the UK. Some days its ok but other days its just unbearable.

    EDIT: just read your post Tony and yes the worst times I get it is when I'm at work, which is behind a proxy. But I have certainly experienced quite a few times it at home too.
  23. Scene_EU
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by _UJ_ View Post
    Alright, Ill do that... but first I must learn how, lol. Im bad with macros, the only one I know how to make is the one that says something in the desired chat, like for SG recruiting. Would you post the macro I need to use please? Would be greatly appreciated.
    These are the macros I use:

    petcom_all follow defensive
    petcom_all goto defensive
    petcom_all attack defensive
    petcom_all follow passive


    As for the Alpha Slot, I use Musclature Core when doing fast /x8 farm missions - adds to pet damage and therefore melts spawns faster, and Cardiac Radial when doing AV/GMs - stops endurance drain on self and pets during very long fights. I haven't tried Spiritual yet, but I'm sure it will not boost pet summon recharge as it is not available as an SO/IO option.
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    heh, that's my old i17 build.

    It was quite good at soloing the odd GM here and there, and could easily take on +1/x8 missions. As for AV/GM strategy, it was all about being in bodyguard mode, setting provoke on auto hit, spamming goto/defensive to get pets out of AoE range (now requires even more spamming thx to the screwy AI), and then just making sure your debuffs hit.

    I've drastically improved things since inherent fitness and my i19 build looks like this:

    Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.90
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Scene: Level 50 Science Mastermind
    Primary Power Set: Robotics
    Secondary Power Set: Dark Miasma
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Power Pool: Leadership
    Power Pool: Presence
    Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery

    Villain Profile:
    Level 1: Battle Drones -- BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg(A), BldM'dt-Dmg/EndRdx(3), BldM'dt-Acc/EndRdx(7), BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), BldM'dt-Acc(15), BldM'dt-Dmg(23)
    Level 1: Twilight Grasp -- Nictus-Heal(A), Nictus-Heal/HP/Regen/Rchg(3), Nictus-Acc/Heal(7), Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Heal/HP/Regen(11), Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
    Level 2: Tar Patch -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(48)
    Level 4: Darkest Night -- SipInsght-ToHitDeb(A), SipInsght-Acc/ToHitDeb(5), SipInsght-Acc/Rchg(5), SipInsght-ToHitDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(9), SipInsght-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(9)
    Level 6: Equip Robot -- EndRdx-I(A)
    Level 8: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
    Level 10: Howling Twilight -- Amaze-Stun/Rchg(A), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg(21), Amaze-Acc/Rchg(25), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun(42), Amaze-ToHitDeb%(50)
    Level 12: Protector Bots -- HO:Nucle(A), HO:Nucle(13), SvgnRt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(13), SvgnRt-PetResDam(15), DefBuff-I(19), DefBuff-I(23)
    Level 14: Super Jump -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-ResKB(21)
    Level 16: Shadow Fall -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(17), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(17), RedFtn-Def(19), RedFtn-EndRdx(25), LkGmblr-Rchg+(31)
    Level 18: Boxing -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A)
    Level 20: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
    Level 22: Fearsome Stare -- Cloud-ToHitDeb(A), Cloud-Acc/ToHitDeb(33), Cloud-Acc/Rchg(34), Cloud-ToHitDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(46), Cloud-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(48)
    Level 24: Maneuvers -- HO:Cyto(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(33), LkGmblr-Rchg+(37)
    Level 26: Assault Bot -- HO:Nucle(A), S'bndAl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), S'bndAl-Acc/Rchg(27), S'bndAl-Dmg/EndRdx(29), EdctM'r-PetDef(31), ExStrk-Dam%(31)
    Level 28: Weave -- HO:Cyto(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(46), LkGmblr-Rchg+(50)
    Level 30: Tactics -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(33), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(34), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(36), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(37), GSFC-Build%(50)
    Level 32: Upgrade Robot -- EndRdx-I(A)
    Level 35: Provoke -- Mocking-Taunt(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg(36), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(36), Mocking-Acc/Rchg(37), Mocking-Taunt/Rng(40), Mocking-Rchg(42)
    Level 38: Dark Servant -- SipInsght-ToHitDeb(A), SipInsght-Acc/ToHitDeb(39), SipInsght-Acc/Rchg(39), SipInsght-ToHitDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(39), SipInsght-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
    Level 41: Charged Armor -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam(42), Aegis-Psi/Status(43), HO:Ribo(43)
    Level 44: Electrifying Fences -- GravAnch-Immob/Rchg(A), GravAnch-Acc/Immob/Rchg(45), GravAnch-Acc/Rchg(45), GravAnch-Immob/EndRdx(45), GravAnch-Hold%(48)
    Level 47: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A)
    Level 49: Vengeance -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
    ------------
    Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
    Level 1: Sprint -- ULeap-Stlth(A)
    Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
    Level 1: Supremacy
    Level 4: Ninja Run
    Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
    Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
    Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Heal(29), Mrcl-Rcvry+(40)
    Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-End%(40), EndMod-I(46)



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  25. Scene_EU
    Don't slot any heals as this does more harm than good tbh

    They need some amount of end redux in there too or they'll floor their endurance pretty rapidly during long fights.