SpyralPegacyon
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Quote:Originally Posted by wardragon
It seems that, currently scrappers are pointless to play.
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/em looks around for Marshal Givens
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Quote:Its power creep because you said yourself they don't need a buff. Scrappers have been high-performance for years now. So they no longer have the high perch over brutes and stalkers or incarnate defenders, why do they need to reclaim that edge again?Originally Posted by Zyphoid
I still feel IO's and Incarnate powers threw that out the window. The fact is the devs will always be able to make the game more challenging. There are an endless amount of mobs for us to fight.
I took my first every blaster to 50 over the weekend. I was able to soft cap (and then some) him to ranged damage. On a team where almost everyone has maneuvers it is WAY beyond the soft cap. I can hover, attack, and never get hit outside of streak breaker. When that can be done with a blaster, how can anyone argue power creep? When a defender can use incarnate powers to get a pylon time of under a minute and a half how can giving scrappers something be power creep?
Also, IOs and Incarnates shouldn't be the standard to set by when freems don't even have access to either. There's a lot of SO builds out there, the goal shouldn't be to make players like Sam feel like they have to learn Mids-jitsu just to keep up with everyone else. -
Quote:This doesn't make much sense, especially when scrappers already have end-friendly secondaries in EA, ElA, and WP. It would make much more sense to put the final bullet in Conserve Power and switch the Tanker and Scrapper EPP to Superior Conditioning.Originally Posted by Zyphoid
Buffing scrapper's end is the least offensive thing that could be done I feel. It would let them fight longer w/o increasing their dps or dpa, it would also be something that is theirs, and theirs alone. Yes Stalkers and Brutes can also get it, but by expending a power pick. What I am suggesting is making it inherent. I personally have always hated that my end didn't increase as I leveled any way, but that is just a reflection of my time playing PnP games.
I'll be frank, but sadly not TV's Frank: Power creep.Quote:I say several times that scrappers do not need anything, but getting something would be nice. I want something more for them, and I am more than willing to admit that that is selfish because it is my favorite AT. -
Princess Johanna, the all-singing all-dancing stereotypical fairy tale heroine. She started as an Emp/Beam/Psy defender, but it was recommended to me switching her to BM/Sonic to pick up her furry friends. I went with BM/Pain as I thought it reflected her singing prowess better, now all I need is a bright power color option to make her truly sparkly.
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Quote:Ah, but stalkers should've been shredding pylons from the beginning. They're supposed to be the kings of single-target burst damage, the new changes actually made that into reality. But its a trade-off. Scrappers get better survivability and superior AoE.Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
I read a report of a Street Justice/Ninjitsu stalker soloing a Rikti Pylon in 3:52 with no temps, no inspirations, and no Incarnate powers. I've never heard of a scrapper doing it that fast.
Most importantly, as has been brought up already, scrappers don't have to chase fury, focus, bruising, scourge, or defiance to hit their full potential. Sometimes you just want to wind 'em up and let 'em go, and scrappers are perfect for that. -
Here's my review:
My singing princess has her furry friends. Win. -
Quote:I laughed so hard I think I scared my dogs.Originally Posted by Zombie Man
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Quote:I read that flame war and bought the set anyways. I play heroes and villains, not spreadsheets.Originally Posted by Darth_Khasei
I think anyone purchasing Beast that has not play tested it on BETA should have a link to Reppu's review of the set. Caveat Emptor.
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Ah, a topic after me own *hic* heart!
Frankie Yankovic - In Heaven There Is No Beer
Start Trouble - Let's Get F****d Up
Psychostick - Beer!
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
Tom Waits - The Piano Has Been Drinking -
Poking around with my DB/SR build, I'm thinking:
AS -> VS -> AS -> SS -> AB with 168% recharge and a less than a second of a gap. That's your three big heavy hitters right there, and while Vengeful Slice is, well, Vengeful Slice, it's a good extra shot at gaining Focus for when Assassin's Blade cues up. -
Tide Shifter's 41 and T-34 is a touch away from 34, I'm thinking I'll give them both a run to 50 so I can finally have at least one incarnate in the Force. Though I'm not sure I'll have enough time, what with St. Patrick's Day festivities this Saturday.
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Quote:Given my experience over the past week, I'm of the mindset that the set was put off simply so Double XP weekend wouldn't turn into City of Grav Control, Dark Control, and Beast Masters.Originally Posted by PoisonHeart
so it looks like neither staff or beast mastery will not make it to the double xp event, wow, thats a bad call on the devs to do something like that in my opinion, i can just see the artical for next week "hope you all got your characters to lvl 50 with the double xp event, what a great way to celebrate this then by making you do it all over again with our new powerset!" come on devs, come on.
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So, uh, Beast Mastery and Staff Fighting need more tweaks? Or something?
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I'll second what Bill said, but what really struck me about that other game as opposed to here was that I was sold on an 'epic' storyline that - at least through the first 28 levels - really wasn't. There have been really only a few times in recent gaming memory that have made me go 'holy cow' from a storytelling and gameplay standpoint:
- The entirety of Skies of Arcadia Legends
- One Good Spider
- The redside clone arc
- SSA 1.4 blueside
- The first 'blueside' dungeon in that galaxy far away
For the eighteen or so levels after that, I think I can sum up my experiences as feeling like I was on the Buzz Lightyear ride at Disneyland. After I got bored of that, I came back here and got more actual innovation just hanging around Ms. Liberty in Atlas Park for five minutes.
That's what makes us really unique: The creativity and community of our players. I've never ceased to be amazed at what we can come up with here in CoH. -
So I think I'm finally sold on my Ela/TW tank as my tanking main, and probably my main main with a little more work. Titan Weapons is just that room-sweepingly good. I've put him through several builds, and I think I finally came up with one that's (relatively) cheap, survivable, can exemp, and can wade through x8 mobs. I'm still a little iffy on accuracy, but I don't intend on soloing +4. I would've also liked to have squeezed in more recharge, but getting defense and HPs took priority. I imagine once he gets rolling, then I can start working towards making something more expensive.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.953
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T-34: Level 50 Technology Tanker
Primary Power Set: Electric Armor
Secondary Power Set: Titan Weapons
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Charged Armor -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(3), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(3), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(5)
Level 1: Defensive Sweep -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), Erad-Dmg(33), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Erad-Acc/Rchg(39)
Level 2: Crushing Blow -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(33), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(34), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(45), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(45)
Level 4: Titan Sweep -- Erad-Acc/Rchg(A), Erad-Dmg(5), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 6: Lightning Field -- Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(7), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(7), C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(9), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(9), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg(11)
Level 8: Static Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(11), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(13), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(13)
Level 10: Grounded -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
Level 12: Energize -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Rchg(17), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(19), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(19), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(21)
Level 14: Conductive Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(15), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(15), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(17)
Level 16: Follow Through -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(34), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(36), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(46), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46)
Level 18: Lightning Reflexes -- Run-I(A)
Level 20: Build Momentum -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(21)
Level 22: Taunt -- Mocking-Taunt(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg(23), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(23), Mocking-Acc/Rchg(25)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Power Sink -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(27), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(27), RechRdx-I(29)
Level 28: Rend Armor -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(36), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(37), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(45)
Level 30: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(31), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(31), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(31)
Level 32: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), Ksmt-ToHit+(33), LkGmblr-Def(43)
Level 35: Whirling Smash -- Erad-Acc/Rchg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Erad-Dmg(48), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 38: Arc of Destruction -- Erad-Acc/Rchg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Erad-Dmg(46), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(48), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(48)
Level 41: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(42), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(42)
Level 44: Fly -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 47: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 49: Power Surge -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 50: Resilient Core Paragon
Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 0: Task Force Commander
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
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Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(25), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(29)
Level 1: Momentum
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run -
Alright, boys, we have several dead servers on our hands.
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I was able to get in a radio mish and a half with my stalker before I got fed-up with hotel wi-fi disconnects.
Let's just say I can't wait to get back home and get in some real mishes with him. Stalker were awesome before. Now they're glorious. -
Awise fwom your gwave!
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Quote:Truth. Its why I adore CoH and why I adore Virtue. Y'all rock.Originally Posted by Triplash
I counted... I took 87 screenshots. Man that was one good looking group!
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Quote:I'm honestly curious if Paragon's been hearing from Cryptic's legal department.Originally Posted by SlickRiptide
" Veterans of the game know that the character [Statesman] was the namesake of Jack Emmert, who was the lead designer who originally launched City of Heroes in 2004. Jack posted as Statesman in the forums, came up with his backstory, and was instrumental in the character becoming the original poster-boy for the game's marketing. Killing off the character meant a lot of things to a lot of people, but for me it was the ultimate declaration that City of Heroes has grown up and left the nest from which it was born." -- Matt Miller, Intrepid Informer Issue 17.
Draw what conclusions from it that you will. -
Quote:I'm thinking that's more NCSoft's advertising budget, and we're currently below Guild Wars 2, Lineage 2 F2P, and Aion F2P.Originally Posted by Snow Globe
Okay, that is actually Black Pebble's responsibility.
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Quote:I was curious enough to do some quick calcs earlier today. With just one TO slotted, it takes a Brute 32 fury to catch up to an equal-slotted scrapper versus a minion. With two PraeOs / two damage DOs and the DFB damage boost, the brute would now need 42 fury. It doesn't seem like much, but it does seem noticeable in practice.Originally Posted by Moonlighter
Interesting. That is not my experience. Early before substantial damage enhancement Fury makes my Brutes hit *much* harder until SOs were my scrappers catch up.
And, well, Street Justice is just that good too. -
Great Statesman's Ghost, you went there.
Paging Hyperstrike's facepalm, you are requested in this thread. Paging Hyperstrike's facepalm... -
Quote:Except she was twenty-one levels away from Shield Charge and two from AAO when she was rockin' through the Midnighters' arc and her first couple radios. Her damage definitely felt stronger. I think the real difference was having all four DFB buffs and the Prae Origin enhancements, they all help a great deal in the early going.Originally Posted by Moonlighter
Yes, when using Shield Defense as the comparison scrappers are awesome. They have the brute advantage of a taunt aura, and they are one of the few secondaries that work better on scrappers because of the AAOs and the mechanics of Shield Charge.