TBoxer

Pros:
[*] Looks Sexy (slick animations)[*] Sounds Cool ("wham" and "kapow" sound effects)[*] Feels Unique'ish (not as many MA scraps out there)[*] No Weapon Redraw[*] And teh catgurlz dig flexible guys.

I bought it. Had to spend a small fortune to get one but I felt that it was worth it. It was almost painful to part with all of that influence though, but I kept telling myself that it's only fake-money. And it wasn't like I had anything else to spend it on, so I splurged.

I have both on my Ice Tanker and they stack. No worries.

I've got a simple, lowbie-friendly, and solo-friendly arc (1 mission really) that I can contribute. It's called, A Nest of Vipers (29751), and it's pretty much just snakes + sewers. Who can resist such a sweet-smelling combination?

Its level range is listed as 15-52 but in actuality it's 1-52. I added a Rogue Arachnos (harmless bystander) to the mish to artificially narrow the range to 15-52, so that the optional Empathy Ally that I included will always have access to Fortitude. So if you're soloing, she'll keep Fort (and CM too) on you the whole time.

I liked that Detention Field + Telekinesis combo. Slick stuff. Might have to roll up a Mind/FF 'troller and try it out some time.

I've been playing a Fire/Axe Tanker lately, so this guide is handy to have around. I primarily chose Axe so I could slot Force Feedback: Chance for Recharge procs in all of my attacks. It's like having pseudo-hasten on during fights. I love it.

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They already last for an hour of in-game time.

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It's one hour of real time. It's only worth a full hour of in-game time if you're online for the 60 minutes after the buff's crafted. Look it up @ paragonwiki.

Edit: Testing this out now but looks like you guys are right and paragonwiki and I are wrong.

I really like the idea of Empowerment Stations. They're pretty neat. I used to use them to craft temporary Increase Attack Speed buffs. But my biggest gripe with these crafted buffs is their duration. One hour of real time is either too short (and you have to inconveniently scurry back to recreate the buff), or else it's too long because you were only logged on for a quick mission and the remainder of the empowerment buff's duration goes wasted.

Why not make them last like two hours of in-game time?

Quick Disclaimer:

1. This is my very first attempt at making a base.
2. I was working with a tight budget (300k prestige), so the base is small but functional. (I used the guide written by born2luz which was of tremendous help.)
3. I'm one of those fashion-impaired people. I can barely dress myself in the morning let alone decorate an entire base tastefully.

And on to the show...

Overview

Main Entrance

Main Entrance (another angle)

Teleport Bay - It goes to Talos Island.

MedBay

MedBay (another angle)

Oversight Center (from a distance)

Combo Unit - I like to stand in front of it sometimes and /e praise.

View from Executive Desk #1

View from Executive Desk #2