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Originally Posted by Silas

You get more damage from Ball Lightning than Footstomp? Either you've failslotted Footstomp or this is an exaggeration.

Originally Posted by __Divine__

Kins totally negate colds...so your wrong. Not to mention you just find the poor ******* that has end problems and start spamming transference. Sonic/Kin Corrupter would be pretty good i would think.

Originally Posted by Dahjee

Please stop quoting me... or at least stop trying to make it seem as though theres something wrong with my mind. There is not, I assure you.

Originally Posted by Mercury_Down

Yeah, I was wondering because it won't affect powers with resistance components like sonic or thermal shields and cold shields (even thought cold shields have a +def component.) So I thought "does that apply to -res as well?"

Looks like PB + screech is still a go! Yays!

Thanks for putting my fears to rest

Originally Posted by Kasual

Also... when you scourge do procs do double damage also?

Originally Posted by SoulTouch

may sound weird but i really like your avatar, it reminds me of my lil baby cousin she has the exact smile the toad in your avatar has lol >.>

Originally Posted by snake1313

Been meaning to make a pvp Corr. Rad Blast? Havent did that yet. Curious though about the secondary. For Siren's Call level, Is thermal preferred over Pain Dom or fairly equal?

Originally Posted by RoboBug

i think a more relevant issue is why are people still bothering to PVP in this game, especially those that were around when it was fun.

Originally Posted by LuxunS

Just for the record, the few of us who kept playing our forts and adjusted for the current system do just fine. Fotm psi/em blasters and mind/fire doms really aren't a problem. It's to the point where I can't get them to duel me in the arena. Colds are difficult, and therms are only beatable when the RNG isn't a ******.

Trying to stay on topic... If someone comes in trying to figure out if something works or asking about certain powersets; it's understandable the generic answer is "re-roll as <insert fotm>". If someone isn't knowledged in the system then pointing them towards the easy mode toon is most likely their best chance of success.

As a side note, from browsing the forums here, observing in kickballs and arena matches, and doing research I was able to take what is considered a sub-par toon and do very well. I don't find it surprising that the pvp forum frequenters can do the same; with an understanding of the system its possible to come up with oddball builds that have certain advantages they can capitalize on. Most people are simply not good players and can not do the same. Its noticeable in PvE, but even more so in PvP. The PvP forum frequenters that I've come across in game have mostly been skilled and in general not terribly rude (a few exceptions tho ). Those who are seeking guidance, and not spoon-feeding, can find it.

Originally Posted by Dahjee

That view differs greatly from much of the advice given here. One would believe that all PvP toons are Spike toons, which turns into everyone wanting to know if their non-spike toon can be made into a spike toon... and we know what they're told.

Originally Posted by Dahjee

Again with all due respect, if someone asks a question that you can't answer... just say you don't know. "ya know... I just don't know how to make AR/Dev into a killing machine". "I don't know what travel powers pool powers an AR/Dev should take or what strategeis they should implore to be a killing machine in PvP... It may or may not be possible... I just don't know"

It's that easy. "Reroll as a X" is what you reply to the question "What should reroll my X as"?

You can even tell how your Psy/Em gets 200 more kills a day more than your AR/Dev does based on the way you play it, and that your AR/Dev wouldn't survive if you played it the same way... but don't assume to know what's possible for all... I'm pretty sure that's when learning stops, and you don't wanna stop learning if your supposed to know it all ya know.

I imagine if that was easy though your post count might be as low as mine.

I don't frequent the boards cause it's funner to play the game itself... I help there more often than here. Here I chime in when I know from experience. I answer questions and most often only stay long enough to deliever whatever helpful advice I can to the OP.

By doing so however... I'm usually prompted to stay longer because for some reason my opinons are always so off the wall and far from what you guys approve of. It doesn't make me wrong though... just part of the outside crowd I guess. Go figure. If I only had a dime for every time....

Originally Posted by ConFlict

You know me and barrier are two the people who used to post help back in the old pvp forums. And if you have been around long at all you would know the pvp forums used to never have anything about pvp in them.


Again with the fotm point. Look I know it was hard to read before but I will try again. My signature toon is grav elec. I pvp on an ice dev blaster. Barrier pvps on several sub standard/non fotm builds. Mac makes everything look like it could never be a fotm. So yeah whatever on that point.


As far as pling is ripe for the testing I think you missed some patch notes. We had our free 50s and yes you can still pl, but it lost alot of its luster with the ae 'refinements'. Testing stuff out is not near as easy as it used to be. Then throw in the cost and time to io something and the investment becomes substantial.



I have been pvping for quite some time, and shocking mostly on 'gimp' toons. My first and main blast on Justice was ice/fire. My second pvp toon was a mind ff. I know how to make things work. but in all honest if someone comes along looking for advice along the lines of 'how do i make my ar/dev a killing machine' the real answer is reroll as psi or fire/em. The difference in what the builds can achieve can not be circumvented by any outside the box thinking. No amount of ios or build tweaks can close the gap. Now if they come back and say something like well how can I make it the best it can be I can assure that more than likely me, mac or barrier will probably post a build and/or advice for them. Where do I ever see you with any helpful insight? If you aren't part of the solution they say, you are part of the problem. Well my good sir you seem to have well established now that you are indeed part of the problem.

Originally Posted by Supermax

I think pretty much 100% of the time, if someone has a serious question, it gets answered.

Yeah, we get the same people talking trash to each other in each thread. But you learn to ignore it eventually. Calling each other bad is just part of PvP.

Originally Posted by macskull

Yep they'd have to hit on the same server tick (every 0.25 seconds, I believe). Hard to coordinate even before you figure in client/server lag and any voice communication the two might be using. I wouldn't count on it ever happening, and if it does, it's basically a freak coincidence.

Originally Posted by SoulTouch

What you've seen one of my duels and thats it you've discovered america? Get real my friend. Also massive difference between 13 seconds left of a duel (video evidence) and 5 minutes.

Originally Posted by SoulTouch

1-0 big woop, sorry for trying a different draining method. next time i'll stick to the norm so people dont rave about a 1-0 elec/therm loss on AC.

Originally Posted by __Divine__

I have played a psi/em in some matches before...i got like 14 kills without really even trying....it's that easy. <3 u mage.

Originally Posted by __Divine__

Although for RP purposes...i have to say Targeting drone > FA. We all know barrier like's some good ole fashion RP from time to time....that's why he goes to Virtue

Originally Posted by __Divine__

Sadly controller colds are better now when paired with ice.........they do decent dmg when proced .We all <3 mage's cold, especially the emps.

Originally Posted by __Divine__

It's really hard to be bad on psi/em unless your barrier...and then again he's "special". The delayed dmg is beastly on psi, alot people say that the placate proc that makes this set...when in fact..that's not it at all. The delayed dmg is what messes people up. Will Dom + TK blast + Mental Blast+Psi Dart = Mini Spike. So easy even downies can do it. (except barrier).

Originally Posted by SoulTouch

lolwut? You left after 5 minutes.