Thorizdin_LotD

It's strange, once no one would have considered a non-test server tournament serious. It certainly helps level the field because everyone can have the most expensive builds, but I can also remember several matches and even a big part of a tournament, that were delayed because test was down or unplayable.

Pass my congrats on to him.

I'm not all that averse to changing the order of the powers, but what I don't understand is why there aren't teams of Spine/* stalkers working together in SC. x3 or at most x4 Impales from Hide = dead squishies and always has.

I wonder if the developers would ever consider adding cross server arena matches. Dealing name space collisions is trivial in an instanced environment like that and it would do wonders for arena.

The lack of range hits it and Blaster damage in general is better but the control offers some new wrinkles. There are some natural (I think) counters to it that I haven't yet seen tried in large part because they aren't fotm, but if other teams go in this direction the meta will shift.

Not to inflate anyone's ego but I don't see anyone but WARE running this successfully for a while.

"Standard" jump team is usually 2 Emps, a Rad, and 5 Blasters (usually Psy/Em). There is a fair amount of variety with some teams adding another debuffer/disuption (Cold, Poison, or TA usually) in place of one of the Blasters. Some teams are having success with Earth/Fire Doms as their damage. No real spot for Kins or Sonics any longer.

Pacing of the changes isn't relevant. Its kind of like when you have any big time consuming task in front of you until you can tackle all of it you can't do any of it because of the inter-dependencies.

Reading this thread makes me miss the days when Tribute was top dog both in terms of PvP and **** talking.

In my experience building software (not games) its actually seldom the case the development team doesn't know or understand what the player base is asking for. The problem with long unrealized demands that the demands are usually too hard (which really means too expensive) to give customers what they want. I _think_ this is the case here where we seeing incremental changes to PvP balance when we really need a holistic overhaul of the PvP rule set without hurting/affecting PvE.

^^^ True, farming will continue unabated in non-ambush AE maps and the old school fire maps (blue side) and TV mission red side.

Are you going to be playing solo primarily or do you have someone you're going to be teamed with most of the time? Which zones (making an assumption here) would you be most likely to play in?

That's only because in the screwed up current meta no one builds for team tactics. Killing or harassing support is what SHOULD be a big part of the tactics and honestly anyone who thinks you can't spike out an emp/thermal/whatever without the I13 changes is dead wrong though it does (and SHOULD) take a coordinated spike OR some kind of control/interrupt.

I tested SA with the FF proc and for a while I was convinced it wasn't working at all, but eventually I did see it fire. However, it seems to fire much much less than in Footstomp in the same situation. I _think_ that the pseudo pet mechanic is keeping it from checking against each target, which _IF_ correct makes it a worse power than it seems

I can't see this as serious request. Honestly, the PvP zones are pretty empty except for prime time on a few servers (Freedom really) and even the servers with a population are concentrated in fight clubs. The exploration badges are trivial to get (its even easier with any type of -PER power) without encountering a soul.

The thing with arena is that it will be recharged at the end of every match no matter what the cooldown is. Having said that there really isn't anything in team v team arena I can think of that needs more recharge in the current meta. Perhaps stalker tier 9's or maybe double inferno with half a tray of blues?

What are your global handles/recognizable names?
@thorizdin

What server do you primarily play on?
freedom

What server do you prmarily PvP on?
freedom

What toons do you have to offer for 8v8 PvP?
ill/emp, fire/sonic cor, couple of other 50s I don't think are viable any longer

Which of these toons is on Freedom?
all

If any, what toons would you be willing to transfer to Freedom for a league?
n/a

What do you consider your primary/optimal role in a team setting
emp

What do you consider your favorite role in a team setting?
emp or blaster but I don't have a psy/em at 50

Would you be willing to make a new toon and level it to 50?
potentially

Would you be willing to respec into a new build for a league?
certainly

Briefly describe your experience in PvP. (If you were on other 8v8 teams list them here, any substantial experience here also)
A lot, though dated at this point (i12 and before) LotD, OSL, many kick balls and PvPec events.


Name Captains you would prefer to play for, minimum of 3.

mage, arctic or philly girl