SuperFerret

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  1. Just kind of slapped this together, and I like how it looks, but I'm sure I could trim some fat and fix it up some more. I'm going for a brute with some substantial defenses, so I can tank a bit if need be, but mostly I want a soloable, fun build.

    Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.956
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Ferret Brute: Level 50 Magic Brute
    Primary Power Set: Street Justice
    Secondary Power Set: Willpower
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

    Villain Profile:
    Level 1: Heavy Blow -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(23), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Dmg-I(46)
    Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(A), RctvArm-ResDam(7), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(15), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Heal-I(50)
    Level 2: Mind Over Body -- RctvArm-EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(3), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(5), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(25)
    Level 4: Sweeping Cross -- C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(5), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg(23), Erad-Dmg(37), Erad-Acc/Rchg(42), Erad-%Dam(42)
    Level 6: Combat Readiness -- Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg(A), Rec'dRet-ToHit(7)
    Level 8: Rib Cracker -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Dmg-I(48)
    Level 10: Indomitable Will -- EndRdx-I(A)
    Level 12: Combat Jumping -- EndRdx-I(A), DefBuff-I(13), DefBuff-I(13), DefBuff-I(45)
    Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
    Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- DarkWD-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(A), DarkWD-ToHitDeb(17), Heal-I(17), Heal-I(25), Taunt-I(40)
    Level 18: Spinning Strike -- SBrutesF-Acc/Dmg(A), SBrutesF-Dmg/Rchg(19), SBrutesF-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), SBrutesF-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(34), SBrutesF-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), SBrutesF-Rech/Fury(39)
    Level 20: Quick Recovery -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), EndMod-I(21)
    Level 22: Kick -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(43), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(43), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
    Level 24: Taunt -- Mocking-Taunt(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg(40), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(40), Mocking-Taunt/Rng(42)
    Level 26: Shin Breaker -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(27), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(27), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Dmg-I(48)
    Level 28: Heightened Senses -- EndRdx-I(A), DefBuff-I(29), DefBuff-I(29), DefBuff-I(46)
    Level 30: Tough -- RctvArm-EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(31), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(31), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(31)
    Level 32: Crushing Uppercut -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(33), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(33), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Lock-%Hold(34), Lock-Acc/Rchg(34)
    Level 35: Weave -- EndRdx-I(A), DefBuff-I(36), DefBuff-I(36), DefBuff-I(46)
    Level 38: Strength of Will -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
    Level 41: Superior Conditioning -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(50), EndMod-I(50)
    Level 44: Physical Perfection -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(45), EndMod-I(45)
    Level 47: Fast Healing -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(48)
    Level 49: Resurgence -- RechRdx-I(A)
    Level 1: 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: Fury
    Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
    Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
    Level 4: Ninja Run
    Level 4: Swift -- Empty(A)
    Level 4: Health -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(15)
    Level 4: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
    Level 4: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(11), EndMod-I(11)
    Level 1: Combo Level 1
    Level 1: Combo Level 2
    Level 1: Combo Level 3
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    Any and all advice, input and/or criticism is welcome. Thank you in advance.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    I'd like it if they did that - it'd be like the "cover" for each Issue.
    That was my thought exactly.

    I kinda wish they had done this sooner and taken opportunities to homage iconic comic book covers of the past.
  3. This is the type of thing I was expecting. Huzzah!


    Also, Hat is innocent. Babies can be pretty dangerous if you don't manage your aggro well.
  4. I can elaborate further. Taking them as people illustrates this best. Batman is frequently written as a constantly brooding loner with little to no capacity for trust, friendship or any positive emotions and is obsessive about "the mission". Superman is frequently written as a country boy with traditional morals and values, who has interests and hobbies and friends in both his identities, and does what he does out of a sense of charity. (The best Superman stories also deal with him trying to live up to the expectations that come with being Superman.)

    It's really a result of how each character is seen. Batman IS seen as the more relateable one, just by virtue of being from a species that really exists, so there's little effort put towards actually writing him as such. Many newer Batman comics (last decade or two) are written with "make Batman a super-badass" in mind, which is sometimes referred to as the "Batgod".

    Superman, however, is commonly seen as unrelatable, so a ton of effort is put forth to make him so, and (at least in my opinion) Superman comes out to be the more believable and the more three dimensional person.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by GPBunny View Post
    What do you all that are crying think should be free? Should you claim a token that makes a dev of your choice fire cave farm you for an hour? Or a purple recipe? 30 days of vip time? An Xbox 360?

    I mean damn. the idea is something small to get you in the market then hope you buy something else while there.
    How about something like that Firefighter hat? Or a weapon skin? Or an emote? Something tangible.

    But I like how you go overboard and exaggerate the issue, it shows that you're good at this internet forum thing. The middle ground is for fools and wimps. All or nothing, right? There's just no such thing as being a little disappointed.
  6. Batman is the least relatable of the DC characters. Completely unrealistic in his "more realistic" world. He's supposedly a normal guy, but one with more money than God, vast knowledge in dozens of fields while being perpetually in his 30's, and skilled or lucky enough not to get killed over the past ten or so years he's been active.

    Superman is very relatable, because once you get past the god-like alien stuff that's pretty much a "hey, just accept it" sort of deal, everything else falls into place in a quite realistic manner. It's Superman's inherent unrealism that makes his stories far more believable because your disbelief is already somewhat suspended. Marketing Batman as realistic while he and his world are decidedly not makes it less believable because you're led to believe that you shouldn't suspend disbelief as much.


    At any rate, as a longtime comic reader, I don't see much difference between a DC and a Marvel character anymore. Yes, there was a time during the Silver age where the commonly spouted differences were true, and yes, they may hold some water now with regards to certain characters and their Other Company Counterpart, but if you took all the Marvel characters and all the DC characters, shuffled them together and randomly dealt two universes of characters, there wouldn't be any real difference from the current universes now. (Note: I'm also talking about the Pre-Flashpoint Post-Crisis DCU.)
  7. Marvel's got their properties spread out across different studios. DC is WB only.


    Also, DC ruled animation for a very, very, very long time. Marvel's just catching up now.
  8. I personally hate the invention system and get by just fine with SO's on most of my characters.

    And I'm a VIP.
  9. I'm gonna repurpose my Ice/Poison corruptor into the Water/Poison he was meant to be.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by asgard_NA View Post
    How can this be.."Boring"?. It's not a 6000 page book on triggernomitry. It's not watching the Jersey shore sober. You log in. You open the market. You click the freebie. You smile, or smirk, or frown, depending on if you like the freebie. Then you go on with your life.
    Boring in the way that it's not represented in anything exciting. An XP Booster is just the same as the normal game, only 25% faster. If it were something like a new hat, or a weapon skin, or something else that's tangible in game, I personally feel it'd be more exciting.

    With the XP Booster and similar powers, they're literally "Fire and Forget", and that's no fun from this weasel's humble opinion.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
    Except of course that the vanity pets and those "wacky" travel powers are relatively high-ticket items that many people have already paid real points for.
    I'm gonna try this out, I haven't said it on this forum yet, so I'm not sure how it's going to go over, but: So?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
    More than likely the only things that will ever be "freebie" items will be relatively low-cost consumable items. *shrugs*
    Probably, and I think that's terribly boring.
  12. I was hoping for something more exciting, but this directed me to the fact that I had 13 XP Boosters already waiting, so I guess it's a good start. This would be a really good way to hand out vanity pets and those wacky travel powers.
  13. I like Mercs as it is, but yeah, I could go for some improvements.

    Leadership among the pets would be great, as would just a general buff to their basic stats. I'd like the Medic to primarily heal/buff instead of run off and die or stand there and watch. And finally, just aesthetically, I think the Commando needs one of the Council's miniguns. He just looks like he needs it.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sapphic_Neko View Post
    I sometimes design a costume with the intent of it looking good when dopplegangered
    Same here, only switch "sometimes" with "usually try to".
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by TwoHeadedBoy View Post
    2. The Teleportation pool takes 4 BOTZ sets, and provides 4 possible spots for a 20% Slow Resistance.

    5. Teleport is a godsend for Stone Armor players.
    I'll give you the other three, but Invention sets should be cherries on top, not a reason the power itself is good. And calling TP a "godsend" to Stone Armor isn't fair because it's the only travel power they can use with their two powers on.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill View Post
    Teleport: One power pick.
    Jump attack: Has two prerequisites.
    Those two prereqs are two good powers though, but I digress, to each their gnome.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by DumpleBerry View Post
    I'm sorry, but I must be missing something. The Overview could not be "live in the game," as it is a website-only feature. There has never been a "live in the game" issue overview.
    I missed the word "Overview" and don't think that "Live" should apply to stuff posted on the website.

    It's a little mix-up, just forget about it.
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by DumpleBerry View Post
    But the overview is live.
    It's on the website, not in the game. It's no more "Live" than an article on the New York Times website.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    The key part of the thread title is the word "overview"
    What a damn tease. They shouldn't use "Live" to describe it.
  19. This doesn't seem to be Live. I can start the game up no problem without waiting for updates and the costume sets aren't available.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by DreadShinobi View Post
    People don't like it because of the horrid uncustomizable hand glow it forces upon your character.

    I hate it too, but I'm not going to gimp my character over such a reason as making my character look less "pretty"
    I wouldn't say not taking Hasten "gimps" a character. Gimping them would mean that they'd somehow lose recharge, taking them below the baseline. Hasten puts them above it, which is positive, but not having it makes one remain at the baseline. I'll take it with most of my characters if I can fit it (and it helps that I'm fond of yellow).

    Fighting for my tanks and MM's, travel (sans TP) based on concept, and anything else based on personal tastes with said character.
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fugacity View Post
    Without adding the qualifying statement "in my opinion", saying that these powers are "enormously disappointing" is bashing them.
    In all my years of walking the face of the internet, I've never understood why so few people realize that stating "in my opinion" is necessary, especially in regards to something being "disappointing" or not. New rule of thumb: Unless it's a statement regarding actual concrete facts, consider it an opinion.
  22. I personally like villains that are villains, but see themselves as being the good guys for whatever reason. Neither "glamorous" nor "disgusting", though they'd likely drift through both categories on occasion.

    Of the villains I currently have, one's a near mindless monster, acting on animal instinct (albeit with a malicious bent). Another is an alien supersoldier, basically a one-man invasion force, who is only doing his duty to remove complications from this planet (though he does have a cruel streak and thoroughly enjoys his job). A third is control personified, someone who cannot stand when things go differently to his plan, he's fairly disgusting for purposes of this conversation though (but he's got the class of any Bond villain). My fourth (and currently only residing in an AE arc) is a lowlife thief with next to zero imagination, misdirected ambition (meaning he could be shooting higher, but doesn't see it) and near limitless power. He's neither glamorous nor disgusting because he's a fool.
  23. Just have your character yell the name of the power when using it. It works in Street Fighter.