Sugar_Rush

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Brutes to me seem too similar to tanks.

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I dunno about that, my first CoH ton was an invul/ss tank - retired at 14 due to boredom; my first CoV toon was an ss/invul brute, currently at 31 and a lot more fun; Brutes feel much more like scrappers to me.

Grats Bob, was fun

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Slot it with three recharge SOs and love it, for it is great.

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it is great and mighty, and I wouldn't be without it; with 3 SOs for me (+2 SOs) the crash comes round just before the time it recharges... so I can almost predict it... be nice if it went 'beep' a few seconds before it crashed though.

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Well, right up until the first time you jump right next to an AV at the exact time you crash, anyhow. That causes swearyness.

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It *always* crashes when you really don't want it to, even if you have a rough idea of when it's going to; yes, much sweariness - but that's it's charm

The crash really isn't that bad though, I can usually stand there swearing while it gets on with it... occasionally I'll backpedal a few feet for a bit of breathing room... it does seem to last lot longer than it actually does while you're stabbing the attack keys, mind.

Gratz V

Thanks Halo

I have a Union alt who is in need of inf (I'm thinking about a million), but all my wealth is on Defiant; anyone with a poor Defiant alt in similar circumstances want to trade?

I'm online abot 10pm, global in sig.

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problem is that the primaries took a major hit with ed as well heals are essentially half as effective...

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the bonus is half what it was; the heals are a third less effective.

still too much though

I like it... I think the trick is not to rely on it... don't expect it, then when it hits it's a bonus.

Thank you

It's taken me a long time, she was interupted by a fair few alts, not least the one I took to 50, but I suppose it had to happen eventually, Sugar hit 50... wow. To be honest I'm a bit shell-shocked... June was always an 'alt' - when she hit 50, that was a kick to get back to my main - but Sugar hitting 50 has left me a bit mezzed!

I started Sugar back in February on a whim. After a week of play I wasn't happy with my first toons - a tank & scrapper on Union - and I wanted to try a hero with 'special effects'. After getting to level 6 in an evening and sitting with a huge grin on my face all the time I was doing it, I knew I'd found my niche! I met a certain pair of blasters in some godawful Hollows mission around level 8 - and haven't been able to shake them since, thanks guys.

Thanks to everyone I've teamed with over the months, far, far too many to list - there are literally dozens of great people I've met with Sugar, all of whom should be mentioned here, but I won't in case I miss anyone out - you all know who you are, thanks everyone


heh... Sugar is 50... what the heck do I do now?

Very nice, thank you

Having rooted through my screenshots, I don't seem to have a single one with Lusca!

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Bah! Edit+ beats all hands down. Syntax highlighting and built in FTP what more could you want!

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Heh I don't want FTP in my editor, but I would like word-wrap occasionally - which this has - thanks for the link!

I've been using PFE for years - 'Notepad with line numbers' (but no word wrap) and not a lot else; I know you can turn all the 'auto-' junk off in Dreamweaver, but I couuld never get used to working within an 'environment'.

I used something called HotDog Pro back in the dark ages when Dreamweaver was nothing more than a bad joke, but more often than not I found myself in PFE & Notepad; now, even though I have access to Dreamweaver (and these days it doesn't actually suck) I still use PFE exclusively simply becuase it takes about a second to load and I don't have all that clutter.

Unfortuantely, although PFE is free, it hasn't been updated in years and coloured text can be useful. I'm going to give Edit+ a try

Bah, beat me to it

Gratz Murmur

Next!

Gratz Dime!

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I do question how useful those end mods are for any build, as a result. Sure, it means you can get yourself (and your team) from empty to full very quickly, but after that, is it really much use?

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As much use as I5 6 slotted recharge RA? No.

As much use as I6 6 slotted recharge RA? Debateable.

The casting time between RAs is now very long (3 or 6 recharges, not much difference), under I5 I could cast RA as a 'go forth and don't worry about your endurance' power. It's still that power to an extent, but has shifted a fair way to a 'time for an endurance top up' power, cast quite often mid battle to keep everyone going to the end (battles seem to go on much longer now). It can get a tank struggling on fumes back to full endurance within a few seconds. I assume it continues to recharge End faster for the life of the RA effect, meaning (hopefully) by the time RA wears off the effect will be that their end bar is still almost, if not actually, full.

I preferred it the old way, but it does still work this way. AB seems to recharge faster though.


Regarding slotting AP, I'm rapidly coming around to the idea that it should be slotted. Having been the only healer in a team containing 5 tanks last night - in a mission full of Carnies (soo many lvl 53 bosses) I really felt the effect of I6 on my healing powers.

Spamming HA, HO and AP was making very little difference when a tank got into real trouble - I could only get about a third of their health back before they were hit again, and when 2, 3, 4 of them were getting pounded into the ground (not to mention the 2 squishies) the result was inevitable - wipeout (twice in fact; I didn't finish as it was way past by bedtime on my second hospital visit, but there were lots more wipeouts waiting in there).

The only reason I died (3 times! In the same mission!) is because I was using AP too much; I guess if it healed more I wouldn't have to use it so often.

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Sugar Rush i ain't got much experience of forums etc, would it be going against forum/design etiquette
to tell you it's a trade secret?

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heh, not at all

...but if you could upload a nice big version of the Lusca panel without the text, I won't have to go and mess about with photoshop & painter to try and replicate it

well my christmas issue dropped through my letterbox a few days ago so I wouldn't bet on it

here's Sugar Rush's current build reconstructed from the notes I made as I respecced:

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Exported from version 1.5C of CoH Planner
http://joechott.com/coh

Archetype: Defender
Primary Powers - Ranged : Empathy
Secondary Powers - Support : Energy Blast
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01: Power Bolt ---------- acc(01) recred(15) endred(39) dam(40) dam(42) dam(42)
01: Healing Aura ---------- hel(01) hel(3) hel(3) recred(7) recred(7) recred(11)
02: Heal Other ---------- hel(02) hel(5) hel(5) recred(9) recred(9) recred(11)
04: Absorb Pain ---------- recred(04)
06: Resurrect ---------- recred(06)
08: Power Blast ---------- acc(08) recred(15) endred(39) dam(40) dam(40) dam(42)
10: Clear Mind ---------- recred(10)
12: Hasten ---------- recred(12) recred(13) recred(13)
14: Super Speed ---------- runspd(14) runspd(48)
16: Fortitude ---------- recred(16) recred(17) recred(17) thtbuf(23) thtbuf(31) thtbuf(31)
18: Recovery Aura ---------- recred(18) recred(19) recred(19) endrec(21) endrec(21) endrec(23)
20: Hurdle ---------- jmp(20)
22: Health ---------- hel(22)
24: Stamina ---------- endrec(24) endrec(25) endrec(25)
26: Regeneration Aura ---------- recred(26) recred(27) recred(27) hel(29) hel(29) hel(31)
28: Sniper Blast ---------- acc(28) recred(34) endred(37) dam(37) dam(37) dam(39)
30: Maneuvers ---------- endred(30) endred(36) endred(36) defbuf(43) defbuf(43) defbuf(48)
32: Adrenalin Boost ---------- recred(32) recred(33) recred(33) endrec(33) endrec(34) endrec(34)
35: Tactics ---------- endred(35) endred(36) endred(43) thtbuf(45) thtbuf(45) thtbuf(48)
38: Hover ---------- fltspd(38)
41: Power Buildup ---------- recred(41) recred(45) recred(46)
44: Aim ---------- recred(44) recred(46) recred(46)
47: Fly ---------- fltspd(47)
49: Assault ---------- endred(49)

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01: Brawl acc(01)
01: Sprint runspd(01)
02: Rest recred(02)
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..all empathy powers 6 slotted apart from AP, Rez & CM
3 Blasts, 6 slotted, supported by 3 slotted aim & power buildup
leadership pool, fitness pool, superspeed & flight (originally taken a fair bit earlier)

Before this respec I had 4 blasts and no Assault (the respec before that I did have Assault, so I already knew its not up to much), I dropped the fourth attack as I found I just didn't have time for four - I just ended up not using one; since I find I can snipe more often than not during a fight - and it has great damage - that's the one I kept. I didn't have superspeed slotted previously either but I seem to have a lot of spare slots, so what the heck.

I haven't placed my final 3 slots here as I'm not sure what I'm doing with them yet... I'm thinking I might slot my travel powers just for fun, but I may slot AP a little too

I'm not sure what's best for you to do with those 3 slots that are going to waste (imo of course*) in hasten, but I have all the empathy powers with 6 slots (apart from AP,CM & Rez - which have one each) and 3 attacks all with 6 slots.

I'm not sure how much blasting you do, but mental blast looks like a good candidate for a little loving to me.

I'll look through my scribbled notes later so I can post the order I took my powers in my respec, and the slotting I'm using (hero planner, what's that? )



*(you may well find that the tiny bit of extra recharge those 3 slots give to hasten is more use to you)

I recently respecced Sugar into ED, so I can make a few comments on the empathy side..

I'm not sure you need those end reductions on Healing Aura & Heal Other, I went for 3 heal/3 recharge on each and I don't have an end problem.

I've never slotted Absorb pain, one heal in there has always seemed enough to me, but then I avoid using it if I can, and treat it as a safety net.

You have 6 recharges on recovery aura - try 3 recharges/3 end mods - you'll be amazed how fast your end recharges after a RA cast, and you're not gaining much recharge time with those last 3 rechargers. I use AB with this slotting too - I use it really to catch someone who was missed by the RA, or someone who really eats the end to get them to the next RA cast.

I've only 3-slotted hasten, yes it's slower than I'd like, but I have better places for those slots, again, the benefit from the 3 extra rechargers is pretty paltry.

I have regen aura 3 heal/3 recharge, again, I don't think you need the end reduction... I run 3 leadership toggles (which do have end-reduction) and the only time I regularly run low on end is when I fly (so maybe add an end reducer there instead...)

I also have an end reducer in each of my 3 attacks

hope this helps

great stuff

Nice sense of humour - and the look is very nice: much more subtle than other attempts at the same idea I've seen... come on, spill it, software? filter?

I especially like the image of Lusca, the detail is incredible - I want a full screen text-free version to use as wallpaper

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Stamina is a must, my ss/inv has got it 3 sloted with SO end recovery, which gives me 95.6%i keep on my TI and unyielding on all the time plus my 4 attack powers(jab,punch,haymaker,knockout blow) and i can do a hole mish without resting or using blue or green inspirations.

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yep, I've got the same powers on my brute, running toggles & hitting stuff was really eating the blue stuff before I 3-slotted stamina - I needed to rest almost between every fight! Now I only need to rest once or twice a mission and then really only if I go overboard with the knockout blow.

I have an end reduction DO in each attack, once those are replaced with SOs, I may never need to rest again

Big Gratz Chesty

great story

unfortunately no empathy in CoV hasn't stopped the cries of "omg we need a healer".. corruptor with thermal = healer, mm with poison = healer... with no emapthy, people are settling for whatever they can get.

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Taunt makes everyone attack you, which equals Fury.

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now you see I wasn't going to get it, cos I'm quite enjoying being a selfish 'I am not a tank' bugger and not worrying about my team mates (well... I try, but I do keep finding myself hitting mobs that are picking on my squishies)... but reading this has convinced me otherwise!

I was aiming at only putting 3 or 4 in TI, but after trying it for a while I ended up with 6 (5 resists & an end reduction) - all DOs.

Yes, I will need to respec at some point to claw back those slots (although keeping them as DOs saves me quite a bit of inf, so no major hurry), but they made a huge difference to my staying power in the teens.