Tenacious_T

I solo both of my 50 blasters. One is an Elec/NRG/Elec and the other is an Ice/Elec/Elec.

The Ice/ does a fair amount more damage whereas the Elec/ can end drain the crap out of pretty much anything. But it's the holds that let me solo, to be honest with you.

Thank you for the feedback, Relikk . I appreciate it. You've definitely given me some interesting things to think about. I'm not exactly sure if I want to be more of an asset to a team or if I want to try to solo. I mostly play blasters so it might be more fun to try to be more defender than offender for once.

Thank you all very much for the replies! It seems like you're all saying very similar things, and after thinking about it, I came up with this:

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
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Shadowed Sentinel 2: Level 40 Mutation Defender
Primary Power Set: Dark Miasma
Secondary Power Set: Dark Blast
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Leadership

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Twilight Grasp -- Acc(A), Acc(3), Heal(3), Heal(5), Heal(23), EndRdx(37)
Level 1: Dark Blast -- Acc(A), Acc(7), Dmg(11), Dmg(11), Dmg(31)
Level 2: Darkest Night -- ToHitDeb(A), ToHitDeb(17), ToHitDeb(17), EndRdx(39)
Level 4: Gloom -- Acc(A), Acc(5), Dmg(7), Dmg(19), Dmg(33), EndRdx(37)
Level 6: Swift -- Run(A)
Level 8: Tar Patch -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(9), RechRdx(9)
Level 10: Shadow Fall -- ResDam(A), ResDam(21), ResDam(21), EndRdx(39)
Level 12: Fearsome Stare -- ToHitDeb(A), ToHitDeb(13), ToHitDeb(13), Acc(36), Acc(36), RechRdx(36)
Level 14: Hasten -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(15), RechRdx(15)
Level 16: Howling Twilight -- RechRdx(A), EndRdx(40)
Level 18: Tenebrous Tentacles -- Acc(A), Acc(19), EndRdx(37)
Level 20: Night Fall -- Acc(A), Acc(23), Dmg(27), Dmg(27), Dmg(34), EndRdx(34)
Level 22: Health -- Heal(A)
Level 24: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(25), EndMod(25)
Level 26: Petrifying Gaze -- Acc(A), Acc(29), Hold(29), Hold(31), Hold(31), RechRdx(39)
Level 28: Super Speed -- Run(A)
Level 30: Recall Friend -- Range(A)
Level 32: Dark Servant -- ToHitDeb(A), ToHitDeb(33), ToHitDeb(33), EndRdx(34), EndRdx(40)
Level 35: Assault -- EndRdx(A)
Level 38: Tactics -- EndRdx(A), ToHit(40)
Level 41: [Empty]
Level 44: [Empty]
Level 47: [Empty]
Level 49: [Empty]
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Run(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx(A)
Level 1: Vigilance

Looking better?

Greetings, Defenders! My very first character going all the way back to CoH Open Beta was a Dark/Dark Defender. I played him for about 2 years, got him up to 34, and lost interest. I'm thinking about coming back to him, but I realize how little I know about how to play him!

My previous build was an outdated hodgepodge of SOs that isn't even worth mentioning. I do know that I don't want to use Gloom and I probably won't use Moonbeam either. I want to go the debuffer route, and I don't think I'll be able to afford any IO sets any time soon. Here's some initial questions:

1) I know that I won't be a blaster. Do I want to put Acc Debuff in things like Dark Blast/Tentacles/Nightfall?

2) How do you use Fearsome Stare nowadays? If I'm going to use other cone powers & Darkest Night, is it best to include it toward the end of an attack chain?

3) Is Blackstar worth it now that you can use it in conjunction with something like Dark Consumption?

4) What's the recommended slotting for Dark Servant now? I'm assuming +Rech is a big one.

5) Do I want hasten? Do I want Recall? I'm not sure about extra power pools. I think Tactics would be handy, but I'm not sure.

Thanks very much for your help! Any advice, even minor thoughts, are greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Here's something quick & dirty I came up with. I have no idea if this is heading in a decent direction or not.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

[u]Click this DataLink to open the build![u]

Shadowed Sentinel: Level 34 Mutation Defender
Primary Power Set: Dark Miasma
Secondary Power Set: Dark Blast
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leadership

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Twilight Grasp -- Acc(A), Acc(3), Heal(3), Heal(5)
Level 1: Dark Blast -- Acc(A), Acc(5), ToHitDeb(9), ToHitDeb(9)
Level 2: Darkest Night -- ToHitDeb(A), ToHitDeb(7), ToHitDeb(7), EndRdx(11)
Level 4: Tar Patch -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(15), RechRdx(17)
Level 6: Hover -- Flight(A), Flight(25), Flight(25)
Level 8: Howling Twilight -- RechRdx(A)
Level 10: Shadow Fall -- EndRdx(A), ResDam(11), ResDam(34), ResDam(34)
Level 12: Fearsome Stare -- Acc(A), Acc(13), Fear(13), Fear(15), Fear(31), RechRdx(34)
Level 14: Fly -- Flight(A)
Level 16: Tenebrous Tentacles -- Acc(A), Acc(17), Immob(29), Immob(29)
Level 18: Petrifying Gaze -- Acc(A), Acc(19), Hold(19), Hold(23)
Level 20: Night Fall -- Acc(A), Acc(21), Dmg(21), Dmg(23), Dmg(31), EndRdx(31)
Level 22: Swift -- Flight(A)
Level 24: Health -- Heal(A)
Level 26: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(27), EndMod(27)
Level 28: Maneuvers -- DefBuff(A)
Level 30: Tactics -- ToHit(A)
Level 32: Dark Servant -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(33), RechRdx(33), EndRdx(33)
Level 35: [Empty]
Level 38: [Empty]
Level 41: [Empty]
Level 44: [Empty]
Level 47: [Empty]
Level 49: [Empty]
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx(A)
Level 1: Vigilance

There is/was a bug that made the collar disappear with certain shoulders, too, which left the cape visible from mid-back and below only. Kind of fun.

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This is absolutely fantastic. Great idea using the winter event stuff with the magic pack.

And I already posted this in the general screenshot thread, but wanted to share Doctor Phineus again. Just kind of made him for the fun of it. The pinstripes don't really show in the screenshot because of jpg compression.

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Love that one! Great costume.

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Thanks!

So after playing around some more, I thought of another character that seems pretty obvious.

"Do not hate humans... If you cannot live with them, at least do them no harm... For theirs is already a hard lot." Scourge of the night, Dhampyri.

3/4 angle.

Complete with family heirloom shield and sword. Now that I think about it, a mist form, bat form, and wolf form would be easily done as alternate costumes!

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My ice dominator's domination mode costume

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This is absolutely fantastic. Great idea using the winter event stuff with the magic pack.

And I already posted this in the general screenshot thread, but wanted to share Doctor Phineus again. Just kind of made him for the fun of it. The pinstripes don't really show in the screenshot because of jpg compression.

Wow, this is pretty unexpected. You can get the KR bank mission flight pack at around that same level anyway, but having something like SJ at 6 is just awesome. Rock!

Also, does that mean a tailor session token, or a whole 'nother slot? The previous ones were a token, I thought...

I noticed that on my PC last night, actually. The Prestige (valkyrie) Wings kind of do the same thing.

Sorry to double-post, but I just wanted to mention how awesome the retro one looks with the type of two-color costumes I tend to make. That's the one with the wide octagon in the middle and the squares with the circles in the middle that go around the rest of it. It looks perfect with this outfit. I'll edit this post with a picture as soon as I can get at my PC.

EDIT: Here it is! Again, my personal coppermine gallery.

I wasn't sure what I wanted to take with my new BS scrapper, and you've answered my question, and then some. Thanks for the great info, and the rockin' breakdowns by levels.

In other words, Software Update will pick up any video driver updates automatically? I'm more worried about graphics quality than the game not working with new updates.

So I remember when I was running it on Boot Camp, and I had to go and download better video drivers for my GMA 950. How do I know if I have the best/correct video drivers on the Mac end, now that I'm running the Mac Edition?

I am obviously not very familiar with the inner workings of Mac OS, so I'm sorry if this is a dumb question. I looked on Intel's site and it said the driver check was only supported in Windows.

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Same costume, different slot, with the valkyrie pants.

Really love this

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Holy crap this is amazing. :O

Excellent, thank you both!

And which belt do you mean, Powerforge? Cyborg? Here's what the cyborg one looks like. [link] I kind of think it unbalances things. I chose the V before because it broke up all of the blue.

Also, I tried making the frames a darker color, such as brown, and it blends in way too much with the hair. It looked kind of crappy. I'm still unsure about if I want a different set of goggles, but you make a great point about them not being too matchy-matchy.

EDIT: Hah! There were a few more replies while I was getting that screenshot. I'm glad you folks like it, and thank you very much for the replies! I find it hilarious that this thread got a ton of replies in just an hour or two, but a thread I made in the Kheldian forum 5 days ago doesn't have a single one. Thanks again!

I forgot to mention, too, that he's an elec blaster who keeps Charged Armor on along with elec fists aura in a similar color. All of the zappiness makes the blast goggles justifiable.

There isn't a valkyrie shield? I thought there was in the Beta...

Hey there! I know that a lot of the best costume designers hang out in this forum, so I thought this would be the best place to ask for some design advice.

My long-time main, Tenacious T, recently had a big costume overhaul. These images are on my personal coppermine gallery. Here's his old costume [link].
And an action shot [link].
I'm very happy with the new costume [link].
And here's a close-up [link].

I'm not sure about the eyewear, though. Do the blast goggles work? I do want to keep the thorn mask, hair, and goatee the way they are, but I'm not sure about the eyes. I was considering the wraps, or maybe even some of the other, bigger goggles like squadron. What do you folks think? Thanks for your help!

Star Strider Forces Registry
Name: Frigid Bridgit
Global Contact: @velk
Level of Classification: 38 (Ice/Elec Blaster)
Origin: Tech (gadgets from retired hero parents)
Super Rank & Super Group: Student, Paragonian Knights - Grae Academy

Thank you, Midnight_Flux, that's exactly what I meant. Sorry if I was unclear originally. Now that I've cropped them down to how I want them, there really wouldn't be room to add anything anyway, to be honest with you.

Good lord. The best I've seen is enemies pinned to the war walls. Gotta love KB.

Hey there, everyone! I'm entering my main for the "create a character" contest, and am wondering what you folks think about what to do in post. They were taken at a very high res on a widescreen monitor, so I definitely want to crop them down, but I'm not sure what else to do.

Do you think it would be a good idea to add things like the character's name in the corner? I've never really done anything like this before, but I do have basic photoshop skills. Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer! (I really wish they would've given an example of what they're looking for...)

Thanks for posting this guide, HeroJunkie!

Do you have a recommended power progression that you'd be able export from Mid's or something to that extent?

Thanks for the replies, folks!

And I've had fun with a "speaks broken English" type character, but in this case, he doesn't have a mouth. I don't have a screenshot to show right now, as I just made him last night, but I'm using a full mask (Bonehead, I think).

And I think that a cockroach-themed hero that chirps is equally excellent and hilarious.

I'm thinking I'll have to focus on body language. "Shambling Mounds narrows his eyes at $target.", "Shambling Mounds stares blankly.", etc.

I recently had the idea to make an earth elemental-type character (WP/Stone Tank), and I'm having a difficult time playing him with just emotes. Has anyone here ever played a non-speaking character before? And if so, can you give me some advice?

Things like "/e appears (emotion)" are about all I've got so far. Thanks!

I am, but with minimal particle FX, and other relatively low graphics. I can play it, but it's night & day versus my gaming PC. Then again, when my fiance is playing EQ2, it's nice to play on my MacBook (non pro) instead of nothing at all.