Test_Rat

Maybe there is some confusion:

This doesn't happen in RO. This happens with Pugs.

SoA are far outclassed by stalkers in terms of dps on teams.

Aoe or Single target.

Freedom and virtue.

So you guys are telling me, that you have never been in Cimeora or Grandville, seen someone call out in Global TF LFM DPS 6 spots, and have a stalker advertise repetatedly while the team fills?

I was just on a TF last night where I had to Beg my way on, and once I joined the team the Leader says "I usually don't take stalkers."

This stuff happens and it is not isolated.

Since coming back to City of Heroes my current projects have been stalkers.

I recently finshed IOing out a Spines/Ninjitsu stalker with all the trimmings: Permahaste, Softcapped, lots of procs. Its quite the AoE Content grinding machine, and it has great single target relatively due to AS!.

I was quite proud of it.

However, I noticed that even though my stalker is so far ahead of the standard curve in terms of AoE damage and survivablity it is not welcome within the City of Villians community.

I have pretty much zero luck getting on Pick up Group TFs (thankfully I am in Repeat Offenders and they accomodate anyone for anything, but this is a discussion outside that.). When the impossible does happen and I do get picked up for TFs, I have had the following experiences:

Had people quit the team because the leader invited a stalker.
Had people threaten to quit the team, until the leader boots me.
In nearly 100% of the time People will say in Team for me to read it: "A stalker?, ugh Stalker. Oh boy Stalker etc"

I have to come to the conclusion that the stalker AT is simply not accepted as a positive addition to any team in City of Villians, and I can only see this growing worse come Going Rogue.

So what must be changed with the AT?
What addtions or subtractions can be done to the stalker AT to make them a welcome part of the City of game as a whole, instead of something people point at and use to comfort themselves and say "at least I am not him!"

I really have no idea. I was quite impressed with my Spines/Ninjitsu's performance that I planned to make my first Praetorian a DB/Ninjitsu. But obviously this AT is lacking in some way that makes it the worst choice for teaming with.

I prepurchased what I needed from Blue side in advance.

See Most of the people who are massively rich on villian side are massively rich on hero side too.

We just don't play heroside out of preference.

I know how hard it is to quantify AOE DPS.

But is it the generally accepted positions that Spines is still the AOE DPS leader int he face of Electric melee and Claws, and firey melee?

I don't log in as much as I used and I am curious:

Which AT is the least liked/played these days?

I am assuming stalker by the forums.

PVE definately. I actually came up with something, lemme post it.

Any help getting more defense or more recharge would be appreciated.


Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.621
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Work in progress: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Spines
Secondary Power Set: Regeneration
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Lunge -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(3), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(3), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), T'Death-Dam%(46)
Level 1: Fast Healing -- Mrcl-Heal(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(48)
Level 2: Spine Burst -- Armgdn-Dmg(A), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(7), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(9), Armgdn-Dam%(11)
Level 4: Reconstruction -- Panac-Heal/EndRedux(A), Panac-EndRdx/Rchg(11), Panac-Heal/Rchg(13), Panac-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(13), Panac-Heal(15)
Level 6: Quick Recovery -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(7), EndMod-I(48)
Level 8: Impale -- Apoc-Dam%(A), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(17), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(19), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(21)
Level 10: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(34)
Level 12: Dull Pain -- Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(23), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(23), Dct'dW-Heal(25), Dct'dW-Rchg(25)
Level 14: Build Up -- GSFC-Build%(A), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(15), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(21), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(43), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(43), GSFC-ToHit(45)
Level 16: Integration -- Panac-Heal(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(17), Numna-Heal(27), Panac-Heal/+End(27)
Level 18: Quills -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(31), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Oblit-%Dam(34)
Level 20: Boxing -- Amaze-ToHitDeb%(A), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun(45), Amaze-Acc/Rchg(50), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg(50), Amaze-Stun/Rchg(50)
Level 22: Tough -- Aegis-ResDam(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(37), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(37)
Level 24: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(37), LkGmblr-Def(39)
Level 26: Ripper -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(39), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Oblit-%Dam(42)
Level 28: Instant Healing -- Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(A), Dct'dW-Rchg(29), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(29), Dct'dW-Heal(31), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(42)
Level 30: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(34)
Level 32: Throw Spines -- Ragnrk-Knock%(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(36), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(36), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(45)
Level 35: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(39), S'dpty-Def(46), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(46)
Level 38: Moment of Glory -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(42), RechRdx-I(43), RechRdx-I(48)
Level 41: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 44: Physical Perfection -- EndMod-I(A)
Level 47: Resilience -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
Level 49: Revive -- RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Acc(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 0: Ninja Run

Looking to get a scrapper going...

I haven't played for 4 years....

Can you give me a good Unlimited Funds Spines Regen build to work toward?

It took 178.75% recharge to get Call reinforcements and SUmmon Arachnobot Blaster to just under perma. (like 5 seconds of downtime on blaster, 2 secs maybe on Call reinforcements).

As a former traps afficionado, Pre IO and Post IO, and have had played traps to 50 on test with Dual pistols again recently:

I don't think traps is worth playing, nor worth inviting to a team these days.

Traps doesn't do anything good enough to make it stand out, and does most things subpar.

Honestly the best mitigation power traps has now is Caltrops imo.

You build is in no way what I would consider optimal.

I can't extrapolate your results to my dom.

I definately lost a great measure of power in my character, but then again
my dom is on a order of magnitude better optimized than what you tested with.


Is it still fun to play? Yes. Is it nearly as powerful as it once was No.

I should be in the closed beta because otherwise I will be spending all my time playing
Champions Online instead?

I don,t invite or enjoy teaming with masterminds simply because
you are more likely to encounter bad players than good ones.


I know good mm players exist but I have not met one of these fabled creatures.**

**Outside the RO network.

Dude, for this feature, I want to have your baby.

What I have not is pretty close to yours. Just a bit higher ranged def and just short of perma hasten.

Well this is what I came up with...

Any help would be appreciated.

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

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

Level 50 Natural Blaster
Primary Power Set: Fire Blast
Secondary Power Set: Mental Manipulation
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Force Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Flares -- Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(13), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(15), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(15), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(43), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(45)
Level 1: Subdual -- GravAnch-Hold%(A), GravAnch-Immob/EndRdx(3), GravAnch-Acc/Rchg(3), GravAnch-Acc/Immob/Rchg(11), GravAnch-Immob/Rchg(13)
Level 2: Fire Blast -- Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(11), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(45), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(46), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 4: Fire Ball -- Ragnrk-Knock%(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(5), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(5), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(7), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(9)
Level 6: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(7)
Level 8: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A), Jump-I(9)
Level 10: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), Zephyr-Travel(48), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(48)
Level 12: Aim -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-ResKB(48), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(50)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal(17), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(17), Numna-Heal/Rchg(19), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg(19), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(21)
Level 18: Concentration -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 20: Drain Psyche -- Acc-I(A), Dct'dW-Heal(21), Dct'dW-Rchg(37), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(37), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 22: Fire Breath -- Posi-Dam%(A), Posi-Dmg/Rng(23), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(23), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Posi-Acc/Dmg(33)
Level 24: Psychic Scream -- Posi-Dam%(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg(25), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(25), Posi-Dmg/Rng(27), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(27)
Level 26: Blaze -- Apoc-Dam%(A), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(42), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(42), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(43)
Level 28: World of Confusion -- CoPers-Conf%(A), CoPers-Conf/EndRdx(29), CoPers-Acc/Rchg(29), CoPers-Acc/Conf/Rchg(31), CoPers-Conf/Rchg(31), CoPers-Conf(31)
Level 30: Rain of Fire -- Posi-Dam%(A), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(33), Posi-Dmg/Rng(34), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(34), Posi-Acc/Dmg(34)
Level 32: Boxing -- Mako-Dam%(A), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(36), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(37)
Level 35: Tough -- ResDam-I(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(46)
Level 38: Psychic Shockwave -- Armgdn-Dam%(A), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(40), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(40), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40)
Level 41: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), DefBuff-I(43)
Level 44: Personal Force Field -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 47: Temp Invulnerability -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ResDam-I(50), ResDam-I(50)
Level 49: Force of Nature -- RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance

This will be my first serious blaster.

I am looking for something with High recharge and High Ranged defense. Anyone got anything laying around that I can play with?

I could really use the help, as I am having a heck of a time building one on my own.

I only have 3 50s (Maybe a fourth in Going Rogue I dunno), and they are only toons I play.

All are minmaxed.

I enjoy the combat this game offers (imagine that).

I don't understand the anger and rage in this thread. Someone want to summarize?

Maybe rooted?


I think that is what I was thinking of.

+hp/+regen?

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My guess:

1 - Propel Rocks (Ranged Moderate Smashing, like the Legacy Chain minions)
2 - Stone Fist
4 - Gravel Spray (Ranged Cone Smashing, like the Minions of Igneous lieutenants)
10 - Stone Mallet
16 - Build Up
20 - Heavy Stone Mallet
28 - Propel Boulder (Ranged High Smashing, KB)
35 - Fissure
38 - Seismic Smash

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They might exchange build-up for some other gimmicky power.

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Earths Embrace.

Huntsman....

OOPs wrong forum.