Star_Fury

I hadn't logged in for about 4 years til last week, I'd absolutely loved CoX when I started back in 2005 (and even before then, playing on my brother's account). Although I'd moved on, I was always happy to see CoX still going and it always remained one of my firm favourite games (and kudos to whoever designed the peacebringer powers- the gfx is beautiful!). The number of friends I made over the years and the fun I had....

SW:G was my first MMO, and seeing that go was like seeing a mutant squirrel be put out of its misery. CoX was my second- and on hearing the news, I really did feel a sense of loss
Makes me regret I never went to any of the UK meetups. They sounded like a good laugh! Thanks to all you devs, you made a superb game. I'm going to go get some screenshots of villains being tornadoed and radiant striked....

Yeah, good old Torny does take some getting used to...only let it loose when everything is herdicaned in the corner or locked down, that way it doesnt start throwing things everywhere.

Dont underestimate tornado, the +disorient is really handy. Fire it off near anybody without mez protection and enjoy the show!

Yeah, I always carry 3 purples with me just in case I meet a void, then just knock him senseless. Havent had too much of a problem with them yet, if you have nova you can detonation (for the KB) and then scatter them, then use blast to finish him. And build up makes it all insanely nice ^^

Roll one and find out?

Original hero:
Star-Fury

Most notable aliases:
The one listed above :P

Supergroup:
Order of the Cruciform Swords! We rock!

Account created:
26th June 2006 I think (played on my bro's account for a few months beforehand)

Veteran's reward time:
1yr 3 months (angel wings ftw!)

What are you doing now?:
CoX, bit of WoW (only because it loads up faster, honest!)

What would make you return to CoH?:
Truth be told, I dont think I'll leave- best community evah!, devs who actually talk to you and a game that is very good. Stuck with me!

Ah right cheers guys, nice to know this before I charge headlong into cysts shouting "you cant hurt me!"....what am I talking about, I do that anyway :S

And maelwys, that sounds painful >_<

Ok, Im just trying to make sure I understand what I think Ive heard on the forums before- khelds take more damage from voids/quants I know, but Im sure I read somewhere they take less damage from cysts, novas and dwarfs? Is that true or was it part of some amazing daydream I was having? :P

Well, I suppose I can bear witness to the above statement about the -rech, I hate getting hit by those stupid fortuna seers....

Scream has -rech, tornado has knockback, which one to take depends on what you plan to do to your enemies :S

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Plus if it's a stun, itll stack with tornado!

Storm slotwise looks good, I'd maybe stick an extra +slow in snowstorm instead of another endred, for that added kick Also, KB distance in hurricane? I wouldnt say it's worth it tbh, people with resistance to KB will stay standing regardless, and in any case the best bit of hurricane is the debuff, thatll be the deciding factor in a fight. The KB is nice if it happens, but not essential, and hurricane will push people around anyway

Maybe a +heal instead of rechred in O2 boost? It's not meant to be a heal, but it recharges in 4seconds anyway (according to heroplanner, time is pretty damn quick anyway) so the +heal makes it something.

And to pass on some advice Tainted Greek once gave, a 4th slot in stamina would give an extra 5% or so recovery, which covers an extra toggle of storm- we're very end heavy, every little helps.

I'd really take freezing rain much earlier, it is great in both pvp and pve. The -res and -def on the enemy helps no end, and the slow effect stacks nicely with snowstorm! And as you say you're a pvper, the damage from rain will help uncloak stalkers....

Gale is good!

Thunderclap is a good power, the stun stacks with tornado very nicely, and in pvp it's nice to have that extra stun for people with no mez resistance...

Hurricane and freezing rain are two huge must haves! Learn the art of herdicaning.

Personally I wouldve skipped O2 Boost, but I picked it up at lvl 49 as I felt like I should have a buff....

As a stormy, your one big problem is controllers/dominators- take them down, using hurricane and anything that can mez them back.

Agree that hurricane should be taken as soon as possible, it is one of the biggest helps soloing and is brilliant teaming too.

Like false fiction said, I'd concentrate more on attacking than O2 spamming in a team, use O2 as a little topup if needed or to give the buff.

And I have it on good authority from a stalker friend that SS+ steamy mist doesnt stack in pvp, due to SS invis not working in pvp. This was right after he stabbed me.....then I hurricaned him

Is 6 slotting stamina a good idea? Tainted Greek once said 4 slotting was good for a stormy, as the extra 5% from the 4th slot still covered one of the toggles, but would 6 slot be overkill?

Big grats to Silvy and Xetrov Shockflame on their first 50s!

And I suppose grats to Terrance the talking lobster tank on his 50 too ;P

Thanks guys And thanks for all the helping me lvl

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That works, I saw it in action today Big drum!

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Majestick.....you dont happen to do capoeira do you??? Please say yes, I cant find anybody else, all my singing in arena channel goes unappreciated!!

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I have danced the odd jinga, but I never found the time to take it up. Awesome art form! Bruce Lee talked about "...the art of expressing the human body..." and I think Capoeira captures the essence of that sentiment and expands on it (with music, dance etc).
Hope you're getting a lot out of it!!

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Definitely!!

Energy's knockback is nice to stop mobs hitting you as much, elec has -end on the mobs and gives you a nice end recovery power. Energy's knockback goes well with storm's knockback.

At the end of the day, just go for what will give you most fun. I've taken energy, havent looked back

Ive found tornado to be a really reliable stun, for me almost every minion it touches gets disorientated, but it never stuns bosses when combined with thunderclap.

Im gonna check out a total focus + tornado + thunderclap combo on a boss, see if it stuns!

Majestick.....you dont happen to do capoeira do you??? Please say yes, I cant find anybody else, all my singing in arena channel goes unappreciated!!

As Wilfred said, dont neglect your blasts, and get and use freezing rain as much as possible!

Just go with the flow mate, let your character build evolve as you play

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I’m going to get rid of Thunderclap as I’ve been rather under whelmed by its performance so far

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A thing I've found is that the disorient from tornado and thunderclap stack- easily allowing you to disorient a lieutenant.

Trick with hurricane is not to hardly use it, but to use it cleverly- try to herdicane mobs not near the tank into corners, then drop everything on them. Failing that, try and brush mobs next to the tank with the hurricane gently, so they get the debuff but no knockback.