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Quote:Don't forget dark assault and dark control!Originally Posted by bpphantom
Ditto. I just want it before DXP really. Or I won't be around for DXP this year
EDIT: Actually, just give me Dark Affinity on the 28th. That's the toon I'm most interested in and that I'll be 50ing, setting and incarnating. -
You -must- be level 10 to slot them but they are attuned to match your level, and the bonus's stick around to level 7 iirc... except the purple versions that act like purples.
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Quote:... D: You guys better not pull another late in the week release!Originally Posted by Zwillinger
It's not the 28th.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Judas_Ace
I doubt they'll release it before 2xp. They'll want people to come back for 2xp, as they always do, then hit them with the new shiny to get subs and store sales. My guess is that it will come immediately after the 2xp weekend.
In fact I wouldn't be surprised if the 2xp weekend was specifically scheduled as this type of marketing strategy.On the other hand you can think of it this way, why have a double xp weekend if there is no new shiney to go with it?Quote:that makes sense for me. -
With the patchnotes in the beta forums down to wimpy minor fixes I feel its time to start a betting pool for the release date.
I'm going for the 28th, gives plenty of time for fixes before the double xp weekend on the 16th.
(>=( it better be, I have been waiting for dark control for years.)
THIS JUST IN!
Quote:Originally Posted by Android_5Point9
Twitter Teases Tantalize Tarantulas (tm)!
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Thats understandable but it feels -weird- to me, maybe I am just too spoiled by /shield.
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Quote:I like your idea but there is a number of problems...Originally Posted by IzzySoft
HAHAhAhahahahaha. They dont want to add something that looks visually stunning? Hmmm.
I've only worked briefly with 3D, including modeling with Blender, Cheetah, and some lower end packages, so i dont think 40 to 50 cylinders should be a big deal.
1) If they were to do this they would not cylinders, that is crazy expensive geometry wise and would be a nightmare to animate nicely. The would use 2 planes for each link with a flat texture to give the impression of a 3d chain.
2) This was brought up when Demon summoning was in dev but they did investigate making a whole set using it and as it turns out its incredibly difficult to animate and make -look right- in the context of the game. Think about it, you need to consider that there is a very high possibility of 8+ people ALL with the same powers trying to use it on the same bady at once. That cuts down the potential animations dramaticly.
3) Scaling could become a MAJOR issue especially with respect to how the animations could work, imagine someone super huge or small doing these things, they could hit too far away or too close. -
So this has been a question for me for some time but I have been trying to work out if one would get comparable mileage out of having moderate defense+resists in 50+% range as one would get if they were softcap'd to either S/L/E/N , Just Melee (or any one position) or even all positions.
I can't really do math for beans but if I understand the mechanics correctly if you have 32.5% you will be roughly getting hit one in four times, if you have 50% resists to all damage types present in that attack you will only take have half of any damage that manages to get past that defense.. Does that mean its as effective as having 43% defense (where you would be hit only 1 in 8 times)?
Sorry if this is abit of a confusing post. I have not made a build for a resist set in quite awhile and I am looking at either having S/L at softcap (with E/R being in the 30's) or having a very wide spread of defenses in the 30 range so I can tune more performance into my primary. -
Quote:I actually just decided to go for a more ballanced approach, the way the sets are looking and how defensive sweep works, I should be plenty fine. And I took all but taunt as far as TW goesOriginally Posted by DreadShinobi
My Tw/Elec (lvl 42 now) will have 45% S/L defense and perma energize.
Also I wouldn't really use Defensive Sweep, take Crushing Blow instead so you have another attack that you can slot Kinetic Combats in it. I couldn't find a way to get 45% S/L without having crushing blow for another KC set mule. -
Once you get a nice spread of attacks its not too bad.
edit: Though it really is the one -major- sticking points when deciding between brutes and scappers.. The only reason I went brute is because Ele is abit stronger on it. -
Quote:Well I have allready done quite abit of testing and even on SO's end is a non-issue with /ele, energize is being utilized more as a heal then a end restore.Originally Posted by Infini
I'd say get at least 32.5% s/l defense and then work on getting energize perma. Chasing melee and range defense is also an option with the T1 attack giving melee defense.
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Alright so the exciting new set is out, mids is not updated yet... Bummer but anyway how should I take this set wise, what defenses should I aim for? I have already played things abit, both with duel blades and Battle ax being the substitutes but I am still not totally settled on what I can effectively aim for.
My current build in mind has defenses spread out nice and evenly, 30-35% across the board with the lethal/melee bonus defense from sweep rounding out things and relying on /ele's 90% energy resistance to take care of most of the rest of everything but I worry this may not be as optimal as taking the offensive performance hit and getting s/l/e/n to/near softcap, thoughts guys? -
Quote:Its god mode is Dark regeneration, it can go from 1 hp to full with only 2 enemies hit and even if you somehow manage to die the rez in dark armor can stun AV's and don't forget it has some of the highest potential resists to PSI damage (somewhere around 65% for scrappers) Its not over powered but balanced exceedingly well for SO's if you consider IO's you can fairly easily softcap ALL positions and become as close to invincible as set can hope to be with absolutely NO downsides.Originally Posted by RAWSIDE
well other sets got end drain powers + godmode + exotic resistance etc. ..dark armor is definitly not overpowered and it still woulnd be if you give the set max negative resistance...
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Quote:If you think its awesome now wait untill level 50 when you can chain together a bunch of momentum bumped AOE's.Originally Posted by Sharpshooter_III
I love these titan weapons! The momentum mechanic just screams burst damage, the suspenseful long pullback before an attack makes me eager to hear a loud crash of raw power, and the force the sounds and animation entitle are just awesome!
Not sure if this thread belongs here but really, I gotta just say I love these weapons xD The skins are epic, the animations are amazing, the momentum makes me feel like I'm actually fighting and doing damage instead of just zapping people, man! Got a lvl 5 who is now my main xD
Thank you guys!
Oh, thoughts on those who got a glimps of the amazing work they did?
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Its just part of the quirks of the set, if you think about it its actually nice that they spread around the resists more given how uncommon neg en damage is most of the time. In trade you get one of the most powerful heals in the game and a stun/terrorize aura and stealth.
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D: The only time I really say it is when a new 50 is born but then... *looks at the piles of 50's laying in my corner* I came from a time when that sorta meant something.
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Quote:Well that's annoying. Oh well.Originally Posted by Woolite
I don't think they mentioned any sort of time frame.
Oh, one of the things they did say was they want the new slots to do more than pump stats (though they do know players like those too), so they'll be more along the lines of letting you do things you weren't able to do before. I don't remember if they gave an example of what that meant though.
The impression I got was that they are working several ideas and weren't able to put a release date on anything until they have a more concrete concept of what they want (and what the players will like). -
Quote:This is essential!Originally Posted by Von Krieger
So I still know nothing from the Incarnate or Power panels. Anybody got any dirt on those? -
Title says it all, been following the threads and streams all day and have seen nothing on the topic.
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My feelings about costume bits and the at io's being exclusive to these things.
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Quote:So.... Titan weapons with complimentary Disco-ball-stick?Originally Posted by Zwillinger
I think it's Grrrrrrrrroovy. Just doggone grrrrrroovy.
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So I have not read through the thread but the patch version and the beta version are the same sooooooo...
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If these were permanent then maybe it would be worth $5.
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Good troll marketing, now where is our wolf pet?... You guys are joking about this right?... Right?..
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http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/n...et_-_11111.php
-really-?
$5 says titans weapons was not ready in time so they just tossed this together..