SpyralPegacyon

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  1. SpyralPegacyon

    Of TankMages

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ComradeCommunism View Post
    Namely: there has never been a good Superman video game ever made in the history of video games.
    My seven year old self disagrees.

  2. I should've grabbed some pics while dodging flyer debris, we had a heck of a beach party rockin' at Talos Island 6.
  3. I'm always stuck on this one:



    "Push the button, Frank."
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by CHRISfromOHIO View Post
    So as a tanker how many secondary powers can i get while still being an effective endgame tanker? my build ideas were super reflexes/ martial arts and fire aura/martial arts. Id like to have lots of cool attacks to go with my theme but still tank. Thanx Chris
    In Super Reflexes, everything is neccessary except Elude. In Fiery Aura, I'd take all the powers for now as well.

    In Martial Arts, I'd recommend talking all the powers when you can while leveling. Once you get a better idea of which powers are handier, then you can always respec and drop whichever ones you don't like.
  5. Reminder to self: Tighten up the pirate speak before next Monday. Tide Shifter does not disappoint his audience!
  6. I've been putting this together ever since the snipe changes went public. She's one of my surviving three on Virtue with the four-year anniversary badge, my first fifty, and someone I want to reconnect with despite having botched her first build. Recharge is right where I want it, I'm just iffy on her combination of ranged defense and debuffs from Radiation Infection. Spamming Irradiate is going to hurt the blue bar too, but Power Sink should cover that, right?

    Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.96
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    ChernobylCheerleader: Level 50 Science Defender
    Primary Power Set: Radiation Emission
    Secondary Power Set: Radiation Blast
    Power Pool: Flight
    Power Pool: Speed
    Power Pool: Leadership
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Ancillary Pool: Electricity Mastery

    Hero Profile:
    Level 1: Radiation Infection -- DarkWD-ToHitDeb/Rchg(A), DarkWD-ToHitdeb/Rchg/EndRdx(3), DarkWD-Rchg/EndRdx(3), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(5), DarkWD-ToHitDeb(50)
    Level 1: Neutrino Bolt -- Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(5), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(7), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(7), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9)
    Level 2: Accelerate Metabolism -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(9), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(11), RechRdx-I(11)
    Level 4: Irradiate -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(15), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(17), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(17), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19)
    Level 6: Enervating Field -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(19)
    Level 8: Hover -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), Ksmt-ToHit+(21), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(21)
    Level 10: Fly -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
    Level 12: Lingering Radiation -- Acc-I(A), EndRdx-I(23), RechRdx-I(23), RechRdx-I(25)
    Level 14: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(25)
    Level 16: Proton Volley -- Apoc-Dmg(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(27), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(29), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(29)
    Level 18: Choking Cloud -- Lock-%Hold(A), Lock-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(31), Lock-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(31), G'Wdw-Acc/EndRdx(31), G'Wdw-EndRdx/Hold(33)
    Level 20: Aim -- GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(33)
    Level 22: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(33), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(34)
    Level 24: Tactics -- GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(34)
    Level 26: Radiant Aura -- Numna-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(34), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx(36)
    Level 28: Cosmic Burst -- SDefendersB-Acc/Dmg(A), SDefendersB-Dmg/Rchg(36), SDefendersB-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36), SDefendersB-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), SDefendersB-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), SDefendersB-Rchg/Heal%(37)
    Level 30: Boxing -- Empty(A)
    Level 32: EM Pulse -- Lock-Acc/Hold(A), Lock-Acc/Rchg(39), Lock-Rchg/Hold(39), Lock-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(39), Lock-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(40), Lock-%Hold(40)
    Level 35: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(40), S'fstPrt-ResKB(42)
    Level 38: Atomic Blast -- Armgdn-Dmg(A), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(42), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(43), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(43), Armgdn-Dam%(43)
    Level 41: Electric Fence -- GravAnch-Immob(A), GravAnch-Immob/Rchg(45), GravAnch-Acc/Immob/Rchg(45), GravAnch-Acc/Rchg(45), GravAnch-Immob/EndRdx(46)
    Level 44: Charged Armor -- GA-3defTpProc(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(46), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(46)
    Level 47: Power Sink -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(48), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(48), RechRdx-I(48)
    Level 49: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(50), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(50)
    Level 2: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
    Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(13)
    Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
    Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(13), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(15)
    Level 2: Brawl -- Empty(A)
    Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A)
    Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A)
    Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A)
    Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A)
    Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A)
    Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
    Level 1: Vigilance
    Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
    Level 4: Ninja Run
    Level 50: Musculature Radial Paragon
    Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
    Level 0: Portal Jockey
    Level 0: Task Force Commander
    Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
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  7. 'Oh, you want good guy points? Then disobey your superior officer and discard any notions of security procedure any time anyone gets curious as to why John Rambo is poking around their neighborhood.'

    ADDED: 'And the mole you've been suspecting since you first showed up in camp? Yeah, that's almost everyone on your 'team.' You know, the people who stood around and barely interacted with you while you ran all over saving the planet. I'm sure you'll have a huge emotional moment over their sudden and inevitable betrayal.'

    ALSO ADDED: 'Oh, and that camp bully, the one who threatened you when you were going to report him to the authorities? Yeah, you'll get an email later on how he was dragged off to the stockade. I hope you weren't thinking of him actually ambushing you at some point, I mean, actions having serious consquences? Who needs that when actions can have nothing but loot, good guy / bad guy points, and a feel good email.'

    ... I think I'll stop now.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Jack_NoMind View Post
    What is this five pages of.
    Six pages now.

  9. SpyralPegacyon

    Ascension

    Three men in black said 'don't report this'.
  10. In before potential threadlock.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by EvilGeko View Post
    And despite what everyone says, WoW isn't on top because it's the best game. It's on top because it's the first game to get enough right to hook people in. There are better games out there, but the 10 million or so subscribers have investment and friends in WoW, so WoW is where they stay.

    Golden Girl made a crack at TOR earlier in the thread, but WoW has had even less content than than in the same timeframe. It's ridiculous, but Blizzard has those folks hooked.
    The 800 pound gorilla isn't on top just because they were the first. Before that was EQ and before that UO. What they were the first to put out a quality product a cut above everyone else to that point, and then continued to keep the quality up over the years.

    TORtanic, on the other hand, is how you spend nine figures on a game that would have been truly state of the art for 2004, only now its 2012 and players expect a hell of a lot more for that initial $60 plus and the $15 a month. Not to mention that the whole experience was pretty much the home PC version of the Buzz Lightyear ride at Disneyland.
  11. I finally gave in and created a new AR/Dev. I hope the devs are happy!
  12. SpyralPegacyon

    Tanks vs Brutes

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Psiphon View Post
    That's not the point - they have the option of hitting 90% resists when required, Scrappers and Stalkers do not even though their damage caps are similar.
    Well, there's your problem. 'When required' is not always 'when available'. As I've been trying to say, support and inspirations are not always there when you need them.

    Quote:
    Brutes have extra health and an extra 15% resists, why?
    Because they were designed as CoV's counterpart to tankers.

    Quote:
    My comments are based on the fact that Brutes in actual gameplay (in my experience) outdamage Scrappers and Stalkers in many circumstance.
    wat
  13. On one hand, I can re-roll my BM into BM/Nature and finally import my all-singing all-dancing not-Exalted not-Disney princess the way she was meant to be.

    On the other, Nature Affinity before Bio Armor? Scanners are indicating an Incoming Forum Meltdown! Red Alert! Shields up! Number One! ... Hold me.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim View Post
    Edited to Add: Here's hoping those new villain schemes are fun; nice to see redside getting some content love! Maybe now I can finally stop saying 'for the greater good!'

    ... dammit. *drinks*
    Matching the text to the pictures, it looks like the villains get to punch Penny Yin inside her Praetorian counterpart's mind. How's that 'for the greater good', eh?

    ... damn. *driinks*
  15. SpyralPegacyon

    Tanks vs Brutes

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Psiphon View Post
    This would also be true for a Scrapper or Stalker.
    Why is it OK for a Brute to do this and not a Scrapper or Stalker considering the relative damage caps of each?
    Let me phrase it this way then: How often do you actually see anyone chugging through insps to keep their brutes at the cap?
  16. SpyralPegacyon

    30,000

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Arcanaville View Post
    Touché. And just to completely confuse people, I've settled on a forum avatar.
  17. SpyralPegacyon

    Tanks vs Brutes

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Psiphon View Post
    On a team the Brute can hit the same resistance cap as the Tank while dealing considerably more damage, leaving only the HP difference.
    Rare is the team that will have all the buffs on the brute all the time.

    Quote:
    The Tank with the same buffs would deal far less damage due to the lower damage cap.
    400% ain't exactly chicken feed. Stuff is still going to fall down a lot faster with a damage buffed tank than with an unbuffed tank.

    Quote:
    Even solo the Brute will outperform the Tank simply by using inspirations.

    Using the Brute ATO proc it's possible to achieve between 80% - 100% fury, easily out damaging the Tank.
    And...?

    Quote:
    The shortfall in survivability can be made up using inspiration, allowing the Brute to again cap resistance/defence.
    Due to the higher rate of defeating mobs, the Brute will have greater access to inspirations and thus survivability based around these.
    That means either:
    a.) Said brute is fumbling with right-clicking on their insp window which means they're not killing anything.
    b.) Said brute already has macros at the ready, at which point you've already entered Hardcoreville or its farming villages and nobody's balancing our ATs around that.

    Quote:
    The Tank will also haver access to inspiarations but wil find his damage restricted by the low damage cap.
    Again, 400% is a heck of a lot.

    Quote:
    IMO there needs to be an adjustment in the damage and resistance caps to prevent this from happening.
    IMO, if you want a brute, roll a brute. Tanks are not brutes.
  18. I've made over 10 billion over the past three months just through casual flipping across three alts. Its a nice and profitable side game, if you're more aggressive you could definitely make more faster.
  19. Action figures of my heroes?



    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SlickRiptide View Post
    That Ars Technica article clearly illustrates why this is going to be a big deal someday. Probably too late for most of us to care much about it, barring a big leap in technology, but certainly something our kids will be dealing with.
    Today's pretty amazing as it is. Technology's going at light speed, the future comes a lot sooner than all of us think.
  20. ... I really should look into the merits of creating an Ill/Time controller.

    "Look, up in the sky! Its a bird! Its a plane! Its... an upside down clock?"

    "Fear not citizens, Dali Man is here to surreal the day!"
  21. I'm proud to announce that just today T-34 dinged 50, my first tank to ever make Hero of the City. Now I'll be ready for anything when y'all hit Virtue in a couple weeks.
  22. SpyralPegacyon

    Tanks vs Brutes

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU View Post
    I like the low level game. I like soloing. I like small teams. I don't like raiding. I like watching hoards of enemies throw themselves at me and bounce off. I'm happy to defend weaker allies if they need it, but that's not my reason for existing. I like Tankers, but I'm indifferent to tanking.
    I like teams small, large, and raiding, and I find actual tanking to be fun when its possible, but, yeah, pretty much this.

    My Elec/TW just dinged 50. The rest of his auction bids fill out and its party time.
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nericus View Post
    Would be funny if they snuck a few Robocop catchphrases into this.....especially his prime directives.
    "There! Evil PURE AND SIMPLE by way of the Eighth Dimension!"

    "... Bruce really has lost his marbles in his old age."