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So there'll need to be a section for the competetors to stand to one side before the match. It sounds paranoid, but there will be those who spam buffs/heals, and they'll carry over into the match unless they're left to wear off. Like the FF bug, where you can apply the two personal FF's to someone, then reapply them straight away when you're in a different area (or just a mission), so you get a x2 stack of them.

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Ah, but that doesn't work in the arena. I've tried to do it on my sonic defender before :P

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Just so we know. Tomorrow at 7pm, right?

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7:30pm GMT/BST/whatever the time is in the UK

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Are rounds 1 and 2 taking place after one another, or are they set a week apart?

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After each other, we'll probably have a 20 minute break in between rounds to allow people to sort teams out and so on.

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Also to clarify, inspirations are allowed, as are those annoying arena buyable powers, right?

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As long as the power fires inside the arena, or the buff applies, it's allowed. As long as it's not an exploit, it's fine.

Loads fine for me, you're just a n00b.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Heroes and Villains of all ages!

Are you ready? Are you sure? Well, without further ado, or wasting of time, allow me to present to you...

The Team lineups for Rounds 1 & 2 on Union for 3vP!

Since it's the first week, we're going to start with a bang and have not one, but two rounds! First up, here are your teams for round one:

Team 1

Far-Seer (@Far Seer)
Exofrost Mk IV (@Kinslayer)
X-Plosive (@x-treme)

Team 2

Pinkinatrix (@Quilla)
Shadow Crown (@Shadowcrown)
Deluge (@Deluge)

Team 3

Seismic Zest (@Blue Note)
Skull Bender (@Tech Tower)
Phobos- (@Phobos)

Team 4

Frozen Rogue (@Frozen Rogue)
Blindfaith (@Blindfaith)
TsubaXIII (@thePhilosopher)

Team 5

Solid Sarge (@Sgt.)
Israfel (@Raziel DX)
Jadis (@Idris)

Team 6

Elistan (@Caramoun)
Icy Thunder (@E-Gen)
Spyka (@Stalk-obot)

Team 7

Jumanjionic (@Jumanjimon)
Zak- (@Zak)
Awn (@Luudo)

Team 8

Stela (@Mini-Nukette)
Bigboy3387 (@Bigboy3387)
Knight Stalker (@Knight Stalker)

Team 9

Black.Knight (@Seriphimus)
Accel (@Accel)
Vigilant (@Rooks)

Team 10

Kaya X (@Kaya)
Gaia Guard (@NeoArc)
Dr Mambo (@Uncle Al)

Team 11

J Dogg (@J Dogg)
Irradiator (@Irradiator)
ChangoMonster (@Okton)

Team 12

Blue Freezer (@Psydock)
Gatling (@Gatling)
Zep (@Hackitoff)

Team 13

Stagefright (@Stagefright)
Melon Baller (@Braindead)
Gutts (@Max Powerz)

Team 14

Shadow Strike (@Stryker)
Double Control (@Double)
NiTRoXiDe (@NiTRoXiDe)


And for round two, we have:


Team One

Deluge (@Deluge)
X-Plosive (@x-treme)
Frozen Rogue (@Frozen Rogue)

Team Two

Jumanjionic (@Jumanjimon)
Elistan (@Caramoun)
Kaya X (@Kaya)

Team Three

ChangoMonster (@Okton)
Spyka (@Stalk-obot)
Bigboy3387 (@Bigboy3387)

Team Four

Black.Knight (@Seriphimus)
Accel (@Accel)
Zep (@Hackitoff)

Team Five

Israfel (@Raziel DX)
Blindfaith (@Blindfaith)
Awn (@Luudo)

Team Six

Vigilant (@Rooks)
Skull Bender (@Tech Tower)
Solid Sarge (@Sgt.)

Team Seven

Dr Mambo (@Uncle Al)
Jadis (@Idris)
Pinkinatrix (@Quilla)

Team Eight

Blue Freezer (@Psydock)
Knight Stalker (@Knight Stalker)
Gutts (@Max Powerz)

Team Nine

J Dogg (@J Dogg)
Gaia Guard (@NeoArc)
Irradiator (@Irradiator)

Team Ten

Icy Thunder (@E-Gen)
NiTRoXiDe (@NiTRoXiDe)
Shadow Crown (@Shadowcrown)

Team Eleven

Stela (@Mini-Nukette)
Zak- (@Zak)
Double Control (@Double)

Team Twelve

Seismic Zest (@Blue Note)
Far-Seer (@Far-Seer)
Exofrost Mk IV (@Kinslayer)

Team Thirteen

TsubaXIII (thePhilosopher)
Gatling (@Gatling)
Stagefright (@Stagefright)

Team Fourteen

Melon Baller (@Braindead)
Shadow Strike (@Stryker)
Phobos- (@Phobos)


It might be a good idea to try and contact your team-mates beforehand if you want to try and organize tactics or voice comms. Below are the fixtures for the night:

Round One

11 vs 8
2 vs 6
1 vs 3
9 vs 14
12 vs 13
4 vs 5
10 vs 7

Round Two

8 vs 6
11 vs 3
2 vs 1
9 vs 13
12 vs 5
4 vs 10
14 vs 7

I hope to see you all at 7:30pm in Galaxy or Port Oakes arenas!

It's a thursday thing, Shift.

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elude is bloody overpowered it aint funny

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Since when? Just backpedal until it crashes, and then the scrapper/stalker is toast.

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had full defiance + 6 tohits (tactics+drone) and not one of 6 snipes hit >.>

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Well, for a start Defiance wouldn't make any difference at all, and you need more than the tohit buff from tactics and targetting drone to hit through elude. The only way to guarantee hitting through it is to powerboost Aim and Build-up, both of which provide more +tohit than tactics+drone.

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i was gonna make a thread for tama on this 1, but check this out!

hehe, i rmmbr rumble and banana, but they left early on, tam and mars at lvl 17, i think mars was more like 19 then tho, looking at my powers i could work out the lvl if i had to, but meh.

w00t to the oldskool, 1st EU TF!

Plight

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15 plight I think as the lvl 18 SO is green. No travel at that level? /em slap

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£500 says he had it bound and out of his tray.

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I didn't read the text on the trial well enough. It ended on may 10th .

Ah well, if anyone finds a website with free US Co* trial codes on it before the 24th let me know and I'll re-post what I had up here.

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7-day Marvel CoV Promotion (US)

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Gah, I'd try and put something together but I doubt anyone would come since our event is running at the same time.

I didn't read the text on the trial well enough. It ended on may 10th .

Ah well, if anyone finds a website with free US Co* trial codes on it before the 24th let me know and I'll re-post what I had up here.

Yes.

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Can i plz join the union one. My PvP character is called "Dark Scar" and i am at @shadowcrown

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Go here to sign up for the Union part of the competition

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This may well be the first Hami Raid of I7, and if it isn't that raid will happen at some point, so with that in mind...the AV changes will make mito clearing much tougher - while I don't doubt that 50 people all attacking the same target will bring it down no matter what, might it be an idea to have some -regen debuffers on standby so that, if it does become tough going, they can spring into action?

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I try to make sure I mention that rad controllers/defenders should be using both EF and LR on the mito that's being attacked, so that shouldn't be a problem. I guess in i7 I'll just have to stress it a bit more.

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Also with I7, buffs will be transferable to pets. Should I recast my Sing when I hit Vanguard? If I do, anyone targeting through it will suddenly be in trouble until they can find another pet to use.

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Good question. I guess the only way to know is to test it, since I thought that the buff would transfer if you fired it when the pet was out rather than firing the pet after you've fired off Vanguard.

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Finally, when the freespec comes around I intend to respec my TA/A def into Psi Mastery. With Dominate and Telekinesis added to Ice Arrow and Emp Arrow, he'll have 4 holds (and had I thought to take /elec, he'd have 5, but I didn't). Would he be better for the holding phase than my Grav troller?

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No. Controllers holds last significantly longer than holds from other powersets. On top of that, you have a pet dropping controller style holds as well.

Putting stalk_obot in here since he's GONE TO THE AMERICANS!!! and doesn't have an active sub (but will have next week)

Character name: Spyka
Global Handle: @Stalk_obot
Archetype: Scrapper
Powersets: Spines/Regen

After tonights success, I figure we'll do another raid in 2 weeks time on Sunday the 4th of June. As with tonight, 7pm meetup for 8pm start but PLEASE try and be there by 7:45pm so we can be in the hive and starting the PA-drop by 8.

Same guide as last time, which is found here with the following notes from last time as well:

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To speed things up a bit and reduce the confusion, Honsou will call out when the Mito that he's targetting is on half health, when it's dead and when he's moving on to another mito so that people know what's going on. If you're still attacking a mito after he calls out that the one he's targetting is dead, you're attacking the wrong one.

Another change this time around, we'll be using a "Bubbler". This is a tactic used in the US to help people make sure they're in the right place during the mito clearing phase. Basically, one /FF controller runs Dispertion Bubble (In this case, Mesmer). If you're not inside/near the bubble, you're in the wrong place. This doesn't mean we need ALL bubblers to run it though, just Mesmer.

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I'll give out the names of team leaders as and when I have them. I can confirm that Honsou will be the targetter again for the next raid.

Costumes as usual, no capes no auras. Anything else is up to you.

Questions? Comments? Either post here, send me a PM or send me a tell in game (@Xanthus) and I'll see what I can do!

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any chance of getting a current list of who is entered? wud be much appreciated

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Ask and you shall recieve.


Union.

1. Gutts (@Max Powerz)
2. Deluge (@Deluge)
3. Exofrost MK IV (@Kinslayer)
4. blindfaith (@blindfaith)
5. TsubaXIII (@thePhilosopher)
6. Solid Sarge (@Sgt.)
7. Zak- (@Zak)
8. Awn (@Luudo)
9. Skull Bender (@Tech Tower)
10. Kaya X (@Kaya)
11. Jadis (@Idris)
12. Stagefright (@Stagefright)
13. Icy Thunder (@E-gen)
14. Dr Mambo (@?)
15. Frozen Rogue (@Frozen Rogue)
16. Seismic Zest (@Blue Note) - Double entry?!
17. Melon Baller (@Braindead)
18. ChangoMonster (@Okton)
19. Rooks (@Rooks)
20. Pinkinatrix (@Quilla)
21. J Dogg (@J Dogg)
22. Accel (@Accel)
23. Double Control (@Double)
24. Gaia Guard (@NeoArc)
25. X-Plosive (@x-treme)
26. Shadow Stryke (@Stryker)
27. NiTRoXiDe (@NiTRoXiDe)
28. Gatling (@Gatling)
29. Bigboy3387 (@Bigboy3387)
30. Stela (@Mini-Nukette)
31. Spyka (@Stalk_obot)

Defiant.

1. Mighty Saguaro (@Mighty Cactus)
2. Mr Nice (@Mr Nice)
3. Apocrypha (@Apocrypha)
4. Solar BlasT (@Red Dragon)
5. Red Hot Rock (@Pyra)
6. Mesmer (@Mesmer)
7. Shamana (@Blue Note)
8. Captain Skyfire (@Hammerfall)
9. Balthazar (@Belthazor)
10. Archelon (@Archelon)
11. Max Thunder (@ExtraGonk)
12. Starstorm (@Starstorm)
13. Spines Sparrow (@Mrs Sparrow)
14. Harvest Moon (@Harvest Moon)
15. Envoy (@Envoy)
16. Carnifax (@Carnifax)
17. Eat Static (@Psygon)
18. Bog Monster (@Bog Monster)
19. Empath (@Empath)
20. Shadow Fury (@Shadow Fury)
21. Nemesis Spawnus (@Lord Spawnus)
22. Omega MCX (@Omega MCX)
23. Elerith (@Extremus)
24. Discharge (@Solid State)
25. Soaring Dragon (@Soaring Dragon)
26. Coin (@Coin)
27. Tanaka San (@Tanaka San)
28. UN Representative (@UN Official)
29. WickedOne (@dark blasphemy)
30. Hidden Healer (@Hidden Healer)
31. Serophina (@Serophina)
32. DARK MAN X (@Silent KIlla)
33. Smirk (@Spooky)
34. Night Train (@Morria)
35. Tridento (@Cambo)
36. Shift (@Shift)

I have put the names of people who currently aren't in the competition in italics. Because Union only have 30 entries, unfortunately the Defiant competition can't be made any bigger. However, if 6 more people were to sign up on Union then we'd have a competition of 36 people rather than 30.

Edit: Forgot that Uzzi said he couldn't do it :P
Edit2: Added Stalk-obot to Union.

People are forming outside the hive already! Lets take him down, folks.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

PL PLEASE!

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Slap Decibellion on there, the EUs first level 50 sonic/sonic defender. I also have psi epic.

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Decibel Defender Sonic Sonic Psionic

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I have some stuff here being passed to me from Archy for you.

Here's a build he wrote:

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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder - (http://sherksilver.coldfront.net/index.php)
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Name: Proposed Build
Level: 50
Archetype: Controller
Primary: Fire Control
Secondary: Radiation Emission
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01) --> Char==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Rechg(3) Rechg(5) Hold(7) Hold(7)
01) --> Radiant Aura==> Heal(1) Heal(34) Heal(37) Rechg(46) EndRdx(48)
02) --> Radiation Infection==> TH_DeBuf(2) TH_DeBuf(9) TH_DeBuf(31) EndRdx(46)
04) --> Accelerate Metabolism==> Rechg(4) Rechg(5) Rechg(9) EndMod(11) EndMod(11) EndMod(17)
06) --> Fire Cages==> Acc(6) Acc(34) EndRdx(40)
08) --> Combat Jumping==> Jump(8)
10) --> Hurdle==> Jump(10)
12) --> Flashfire==> Acc(12) Acc(13) Rechg(13) Rechg(15) DisDur(15) DisDur(17)
14) --> Super Jump==> Jump(14)
16) --> Health==> Heal(16)
18) --> Cinders==> Acc(18) Acc(19) Rechg(19) Rechg(23) Hold(23) Hold(25)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(21) EndMod(21)
22) --> Enervating Field==> EndRdx(22) EndRdx(25)
24) --> Acrobatics==> EndRdx(24) EndRdx(27)
26) --> Hot Feet==> EndRdx(26) EndRdx(27) EndRdx(29) Dmg(29) Dmg(31) Dmg(31)
28) --> Hasten==> Rechg(28) Rechg(37) Rechg(37)
30) --> Super Speed==> Run(30) EndRdx(34)
32) --> Fire Imps==> Acc(32) Dmg(33) Dmg(33) Dmg(33)
35) --> Lingering Radiation==> Acc(35) Acc(36) Rechg(36) Rechg(36) Rechg(43) EndRdx(50)
38) --> EM Pulse==> Acc(38) Acc(39) Rechg(39) Rechg(39) Rechg(40) Hold(40)
41) --> Power Blast==> Acc(41) Acc(42) Dmg(42) Dmg(42) Dmg(43) Rechg(43)
44) --> Temp Invulnerability==> EndRdx(44) EndRdx(45) DmgRes(45) DmgRes(45) DmgRes(46)
47) --> Power Boost==> Rechg(47) Rechg(48) Rechg(48)
49) --> Conserve Power==> Rechg(49) Rechg(50) Rechg(50)
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01) --> Sprint==> Empty(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Empty(1)
01) --> Containment==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Empty(2)
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He says you could go for the Fire epic but you will have loads of damage in hotfeet and imps.... and powerboost and conserve power are really good for a rad.

PvE or PvP?

It's a controller primary, right? Then yes.

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Spectral Terror only needs one slot. It has a stupidly high accuracy, so it won't miss in PvE. Make it a feardur, just because you can.

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I disagree here. In PVP 1-3 range enhancements make Spectral Terror very nasty .

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Except that Range doesn't affect the pets own range, only the range you can actually cast it at.

Also, Raz doesn't PvP. The advice I gave was for PvE.

You need to six slot your hold. The optimal PvE slotting is probably 2acc 2recred 2 duration, but it's up to you. You just need 6 slots in it.

Swap one of the defdebuffs in RI for a tohit. That power needs 3 tohitdebuffs in it, without a doubt.

Four recharges in hasten? Just don't.

Superior Invis doesn't need defbufs. Just slot it for a couple of endrdx and leave it.

If you're taking swift, and are going to run sprint as well, you only need one runspd in SS to be at the cap (1x runspeed SO in each power, obviously). Swap the other runspeed for an endrdx.

Don't slot health. Just don't. Seriously.

PA needs 3 recharge, since they need to be up as often as possible as they're your alpha-strike takers for AVs and such. They don't need any accuracy, since the base is pretty high already and you're only going to be PvEing. 3dam3recharge.

You're taking AM WAY too late. AM is a take-ASAP power. It also needs 6 slots, 3 recharge 3 endmod.

Don't put slows in LR, you don't need them. Instead, go 1 acc 3 recharge. This helps you solo stuff (and I know you, of all people, will) since it's -regen.

Spectral Terror only needs one slot. It has a stupidly high accuracy, so it won't miss in PvE. Make it a feardur, just because you can.

I wouldn't have taken Choking Cloud, because I think it's pants. I guess that's down to personal preference, though.

In PvE you could probably get away with just 4 slotting your phantasm - 1 acc 3 dam. It definitely doesn't need recharges, since it'll last forever and you can only have one out at a time.

Decieve only needs 1 accuracy, really. The animation is so long that it's up at about the same time as you've finished using it. The duration is good out-of-the-box as well, so don't worry about that. It's very situational, so you don't need to use it all the time IMO.

I'd probably stick another recharge on EM Pulse. Personal preference, but I like my AoE controls to be up as often as possible.

You need another damage in Power Blast. Either swap the second accuracy in it for a damage (since you're all PvE and stuff), or put another damage slot on there.

Put 3 damres on Temp Invul. It'll save your life vs fun stuff like KoA and Malta.

If you want a fun power to take at 49, get Fallout. It's brilliant to use after your friends have all died :P

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any chance of increasing the number of players? loads of pvp'rs didnt get a chance to sign up

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Sure, we'll try that.

Ok, we've reached the decision to extend the size of the tournament. Every time 6 people sign up, we'll increase the size to that number (24, 30, 36, 40 etc). If you've signed up but aren't inside the "current" tournament size, get your friends to sign up as well!