Schismatrix

Since i don't have any high level Blasters, Stalkers, Dominators or Corruptors, what would you say are the best AT's and powersets to bring for PvP in RV? (Excluding those 4 AT's of course.)

Generally speaking, if i do show up in RV, find no teams and get swarmed when i venture out of the base i don't stay very long. Saying "Well at least i got one of them down to 50% health before they got me" just isn't something i find very rewarding...

i don't have any actual PvP builds set up, but i can always throw something together. IIRC SS and SJ are still considered pretty much essential, and otherwise i guess i would focus on attacks that have the highest PvP damage rating.

(i'm not trying to denigrate your proposal, but i would like some suggestions for high level zone PvP. The last several times i was in RV i wasn't using anything intended as a PvP build, and noticed that most of my PvE combat-related set bonuses appeared completely useless in PvP.)

When i took a break from ToTing to clear out a mission or two.

Which was amusing because her (Eve Hallow, Axe/WP Brute) description says: Anyone else recently encounter NPC's with dialogue that just happens to suit their character?

They can if they have Regen, Willpower or the Medicine pool.

i usually list my sets in the lft box anyway.

Nothing wrong with naming yourself Winter Something and using Earth/Earth. Names do not have to directly reference your powersets anyway.

So a productive path is anyone who agrees with or supports your ideas, even if it's just slightly or partially?
And a non-productive path is anyone who critiques or disagrees with you?

Do you really think that making demands and (metaphorically) throwing tantrums counts as compelling logic that will get the Devs to reverse a stance they've held for over 5 years?

Your ideas intrigue me and i'd like to subscribe to your newsletter.

Well it seems that friendly NPC's (unsurprisingly) use the same AI as other NPC's, so once a target is on their aggro list it doesn't matter if the target activates stealth abilities. i've had pets finish off invisible Spectrals for me many times. Occasionally taking them down as they return while still invisible. So it's not so much a matter of pathing as LJ following the Spectral wherever it goes once it aggroes her.

i think the funniest is when a Lightning Storm does it for me: "Wasn't there another one?" *KABOOM* "Waaaaiiilllll..." "Right, moving on."

Especially if you're putting an Arachnos Flyer in the base.
Or eight of them.

Damn, that's a long time.






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And i just realized how long it took me to register on the forums. Which is funny considering i started reading them immediately after getting the game. Compared to my current logorrhea i was positively mute back then.

The Devs did, which is why the game was designed to only allow one.

i generally just keep PB on auto, but i've still had a couple times where it dropped because i was constantly queuing attacks and never had a pause where it could fire. It was generally a timing issue where most of the team had wiped shortly before and i was too busy prioritizing targets and trying to make sure they died first to notice the PB buff icon.

QFMFT

Also the second part of the post.

Things have been a little quieter than normal on a number of my global channels the last couple of weeks, but a fair bit of that has been because of people stating that they won't be on much for a while due to school and/or work load. Also, i know a number of people who haven't played any games for a while because they can't afford to pay for them right now. As soon as they have the money to spare they will be back, but there are a lot of people right now who can't justify ~$15 a month for a game.

On the flip side several in-game friends who i hadn't seen in a year or more have started playing again since i16 came out.


A few thoughts on the OP's "Seeds":
1) No, you're not sorry. So far you're apparently also not modest or supporting your position with convincing facts or an original argument.
2) There is a "Suggestions & Ideas" section of the forums. i'll bet you can guess what sort of posts should go there. (The OP is an excellent example.)
3) i think your suggestion is not a particularly good one, but many others have already given reasons why, so i'll just suggest re-reading those posts.
4) There is no number 4.
5) No pooftahs!
6) 6 is now 4. Deal with it.

Turnips are delicious.

(So tempted to go and edit it to make it true.)

Exactly.
It's like asking if it's wrong in real life to buy some silver and precious stones, craft it into jewelry and then sell it for more than the materials cost.
No. It isn't.

i've noticed that most destructible objects make that noise now. Regular clickies still make the old noise.

i knew a player who used to post using "lol" instead of regular punctuation. i always suggest they try reading their posts out loud with a giggle or a laugh for every lol when someone writes like that.

It sounds more than a little demented and stupid.

Which i thought was implied with "(The entire map becomes visible/filled in.)" part of my post.

Thus the dim/black/hidden areas of the map are covered by "fog of war", which is a term that comes to gaming from its use in war games. You remove the fog of war by exploring the darkened areas or using reveal.

It instantly removes the fog of war from the map. (The entire map becomes visible/filled in.)

Edit: Description here.

Holla back, Joe!

Well, many of those are "go see if the funny readings in dimension pudding-cup1276b are a malfunction" with the world-threat angle IMO being the contact blowing smoke up our *** because they think we'll be too proud to run their errands otherwise.
That is pretty much the culmination of multiple arcs and the climax of the zone's storyline, but i still think the threat exaggerated to help motivate the heroes.
Yeah, a bit over the top. i'd prefer if it was just that Salamanca would become lost to the mortal world, not the whole shebang.
Still not quite "saving the world". Actually i find the scale of this one pretty acceptable.
This one is appropriate IMO.
There's some question about whether we're really time-traveling, or just going to a pocket dimension created in the image of the past, but that's actually a fairly subtle subtext related to some of the lore about the Dream Doctor.
Eh, mostly they're just trying to build up their power base. Sure they eventually want to rule the world, but they've been trying to reclaim that power for millenia and failing.
Well, we never actually defeat Nemesis himself, just disrupt some of his plans. And with Ol' Nemmy being a Xanatos Gambit junky it's debatable as to whether we actually save the world from him or not.
Desires do not necessitate equivalent capability. Dr. Mausfaust also wants to eventually enslave all humanity, but he hasn't even gotten to the point of ruling the rodent population of his boarding house. Just because someone has aspirations doesn't mean they're in any position to achieve them.
see above (To be fair, at least the DE have made some progress in claiming some territory for their new order.)

i think it's mostly exaggeration to motivate the heroes. Most of the time the possibly world-threatening bioweapon just gives the test subject gas anyway.

*huh* Crimson and Indigo might disagree with you there.

/jpowerranger

Can we compromise on 22? That way i can dump the DO's and 15-20 IO's for SO's. (i'm one of those silly people that doesn't start seriously slotting IO's until 27+.)

Agreed. And i won't even get the reward for weeks. Weeks, i say! *grrrrr*