TwilightPhoenix

Like Kheldians? Or Stone Brutes/Tanks with Granite (ok, that one's a stretch)?

Didn't mean to imply that one should base arcs on flash fiction (possible though, I'm sure), but more that it is VERY possible to tell a complete story in a single mission. I'd argue that to tell a story well in one mission is far harder than telling a story well in five.

Wish I had an example, but my only one-mission arc is more of a humor/inside joke arc. It's probably not even up anymore, considering un/resubs and numerous architect changes that could all potentially break it, since it was created back at I14 launch.

Adding an additional comment on this. It's worth noting that the MMO "holy trinity" of tank/DPS/support doesn't necessarily apply to CoH. Yes, it still works just fine. But so would DPS/DPS/DPS, Support/Tank/Support, or whatever combination you can come up with. For the vast majority of CoH's content, the AT combination of your team matters much less than the players behind those ATs. A competent team of anything can tackle just about everything CoH can throw at them.

Ever heard of flash fiction?

In PvP, when you attack or get hit, you get slowed (I'm suffering from a brain fart and cannot remember the proper term for that), like you do in PvE when using a travel power in combat. All you have to do to prevent escape is to shoot or be shot at. Lingering Radiation helps some, as does any mez attacks and Power Build Up (which boosts run/jump/fly speed) if you have 'em. Also, once the debuffs are down, they have to move too far for you to target for the debuffs to drop, and you can always simply chase them.

But yes, theoretically it could be done. However, they're better off eating a yellow or two and smacking you with a mez. And something along those lines is what usually happens... at least to me.


Defense sets will DR off the cold shields like crazy. A character with PvE softcap has about 33% defense in PvP. I once got bubbled by a FF Defender in a zone when I was messing around on my soft-capped BS/SR Scrapper. I got an additional 1%ish defense. Resist sets would be the reverse. Hybrid sets, like Willpower, will DR BOTH aspects of the buffs.

Defenders, Corruptors, Masterminds, and Controllers inherently benefit less from all buffs in PvP. They have a lower cap or higher DR curve or some other silly mechanic. Probably the best for buffing, besides melee without the effect you're buffing up, would be the non-buffing squishies.

Frostworks... not so sure how it works in PvP. Is +HP affected by DR? My Rad/Sonic's PvP build and my BS/SR's AV solo build don't lose HP in PvP zones, but they aren't capped either, so I can't say. Is it reduced by other +HP buffs being on? If you buff a non-capped perma-DP Tank with Frostworks, will the benefit be reduced? Someone with a high level Cold would have to look into that.




Ok, long recharges on those two, which from what I've heard are super awesomesauce skills. Yeah, being hit by all three would probably suck if you don't have some built-in recharge debuff resistance, but the fact they aren't up often makes them a little un-ideal. Unless you're doing PvP where you start each fight fully recharged and don't need to worry about being attacked by a new person while your powers are on cooldown, they'd probably rock. But really, faster recharging powers are generally "better" in PvP, mostly because they're available more often. EM Pulse, for example, SUCKS to get hit by, but the recharge is so long that, even without the crash, I'd never take it over anything else I have for PvP.

As for landing Sleet and etc, you two must be a heck of a lot better than the people I've seen using locational AoEs. I don't know how many Shield Charges, Lightning Rods, Fire Storms, Sleets, and so forth I've seen miss by huge margins against a mobile target.

Oh, and almost forgot, even SR is lacking in defense debuff resistance in PvP. My aforementioned Scrapper? Only 72% instead of 95%. He got dropped to 23% by a Sonic/Rad Corruptor. I'd hate to see what a defense-debuffing Defender could do. But, Rad Em, Cold Dom, Rad Blast... if they're not in Elude (or a clone), you can pretty much screw 'em over on defense.