darkangel32

I just recently returned after having been gone since around issue 13 or so and what i did was read up on alot of the guides in the player guides forum and read up on paragon wiki about the changes that were put in for each issue. after that i took my level 50 and got his alpha slot unlocked and started running itfs, and itrials while playing around on mids to work on a stable io build for him.

server is kind of dependant on what times you play and what you want to do, I play on pinnacle and never have a problem getting a group together for whatever I want to do, I cant speak for the rest of the servers but pinnacle is fine for me.

Leveling-- I dont know the fastest way to level, nor do i care to find out. i just got a couple of friends to start the game or return to the game and we made new characters and have been running radio missions, hollows arcs and safeguards and we hit level 16 last night after about 5 hours total of playtime. no doubt this could be done faster but to me it was fun and that is what i was concerned about. Leveling a new toon can reintroduce you to the game sort of and let you see for yourself some of the low level things that was included, but you can also see alot of that stuff on your 50 through ouroboros and the flashback arcs.

altogether just go play and have fun, run tip missions or ae missions to try out the new systems that you havent tried before and before long you will be back in the swing of things.

yeah probably that is true except for all my powers were slotted for end reduction and i tried to even things out as good as i could and still needed endurance help after i picked up tough and weave. now i feel the build is fine the way it is, i have to watch my endurance but pretty much only when rage and hasten drop at the same time. I built to try to balance out endurance, damage, defense, resistance and recharge all at the same time and it works for me. but it all depends on how you slot your character out, I feel i got a good balance going now.

well I took cardiac for the endurance discount because a tank that runs 5 or more toggles and runs out of endurance sucks. I find now that i only get low on endurance when i get sapped or when ive been fighting for a while, or when i just go all out and hit all my attacks as soon as they come up, but i got ageless just for those reasons. if you are a endurance heavy tank or have endurance problems already id say go cardiac, if you dont have those problems id say go musculature.

hmm didnt think about mocking beratement, was using perfect zingers, but in other words if i want perma hasten its gonna cost me billions, might just have to see how low I can get it with luck of the gamblers and mocking beratement and a few other set changes, and call the toon done and start working on my defender and other toons. dont know if that one thing is worth messing with on a toon that is nearly invincible anyway just a little slow on killing stuff. thanks for the info though.

ok got two questions for the tanker community.

I currently have a invuln/ss tank that ive gotten io enhancements in, the build works for survivability, with nearly 40 percent defense in everything. I took a base off of call me awesome invuln guide and went from there. I like his defenses and I like his resistances, the problem I got into is in the recharge of the powers so now im trying to get lower recharges for all his powers so he can put out more damage. what im currently working on is getting perma hasten and perma dull pain. perma dull pain is quite easy to get but perma hasten is starting to annoy me. according to mids after i changed out a few things and put some very expensive to obtain purple sets in the build the lowest I can get hasten to recharge is 121.7 seconds or something like that.

so i have two questions basically. Is perma hasten achievable on a invuln/ss tank without sacrificing tons of defense and resistance? The second questions is is perma hasten achievable without spending billions on influence with going the purple set. Ill try to post my planned build later when I get home but wanted peoples opinion on this to see if I could make any changes to it first. thanks for the input guys.

heh didnt think about the 32 bit windows thing, didnt think that would matter, easy problem to solve though about hitting the cap for me, i got plenty of characters and after what i spent last night im no where close. just wanted a definitive answer on the cap before I went over it and lost money. thanks for the replies.

pinnacle is not dead at all, its lower pop than virtue and freedom and maybe a few other servers but its not dead. pinnacle is my home server also and almost everything is done through the pinnbadges global channel. might want to put that on your tab. last night i ran two itfs on two of my 50s, one baf and saw several more start up throughout the night that i wasnt able to make cause i was in the itf at the time.

as for what a 50 can do without trials. well you can work on a build, run itf which is alot easier to organize than a trial and you get incarnate shards for it to work on your alpha slot. run ae architect missions for tickets for salvage and recipe rolls and turn those into cash, i didnt even try last night and made 200 million on recipe drops just from running itfs so I can get my build right for my defender. if all else fails just go work on another character and run a few missions and watch pinnbadges till a trial starts up. like i said about 5 or more started up last night and i know one of them we didnt even get a full raid to run it so we were looking for more people before we ran it. there is plenty going on, sounds like you are not in the right channels to get in on the runs.

I have mids but i havent put this toon on mids yet to work with it. I do want to maintain a focus on damage and survivability, i played around with all the powers in rad in the past and made some changes to add the leadership pool into the build, I run alot of toggles but dont know if im getting the best bang for the buck with leadership. ill put him in mids and post the build up for critique when i get a chance as he is now.

he might of, I was asking how to get it unpurged and logged off before I could test it, got sleepy and was tired of trying to figure out how best to respec my character. thanks though, ill test it tonight.

thanks guys, let me clarify why I think it is low, at one point i was like 2 billion ill never get that and then I got 1.7 billion in one day on my tank so at that point I was like wow, 2 billion seems low. i got 32 or so characters, i got plenty of places to put it, was just making sure of the cap before i sold anything else, ill transfer money before i go over that. thanks for the help guys.

Ok, ive had a rad/dark defender/offender (never know what this toon really is) that I am recently trying to get slotted out with a good build and start on his incarnate stuff.

ive been gone from the game for a few years and recently came back and got my tank squared away and am just at a loss on my defender on what to do. im not even for certain if I like my build the way it is setup right now.

the things im having trouble with is at one point in the past I picked up all four leadership powers, i still have the fitness power pool, instead of the inherent, im happy with the rad choices except i may pick up emp pulse again and im generally happy with the dark choices except i may grab blackstar again. i have the speed power pool, and leadership and i picked up the power mastery epp or the one that has build up, temp invuln, and the melee extreme damage attack, cant remember name of it anymore.

The goal that i remember doing back then was trying to max out my damage as much as possible, which was already really good and make myself as durable as possible because of my playstyle and the powers i picked im generally pretty close to melee range and mixing it up.

but its been so long since ive played the toon I dont exactly why i picked the stuff I did, i like the toggles in leadership i guess, been so long I dont know how much they help me or not and Im gonna respec him to get the inherent fitness but I wanted some input and advice before i did that. I dont now nor have i ever had endurance issues unless I also run the three debuff toggles at the same time as my buff toggles which i only use for bosses or up and then I just run the negative hit debuff unless its an av.

this is getting long so if anyone that has a good rad/dark io build setup that is durable if you wouldnt mind posting so I can get some insights on how to mainly slot this toon and the io sets im gonna need to max him out. im currently working on his alpha slot and while money is somewhat of an issue i do have a couple billion influence to work on this its not a huge issue.

ok i got one question and apparantly my search fu is very weak if this has been discussed before.

what is the influence cap you can have on your character? i saw on the wiki it says 2 billion which seems extremely low to me considering I have 1.6 billion already and I didnt want to sell any more items and go over that 2 billion and lose the influence so ill have to use one of my toons as a mule. any help on this question is appreciated, thank you.

since apparantly i can never catch someone with a star on can you unlock global name undeadlord. I came back after a couple of months due to computer deciding to die on me and couldnt talk. ill try to catch someone on tonight to unsilence me but if that can be done id appreciate it.

see yall ingame.

no i want stealth just to stealth missions, could care less about the defense. makes running lamda alot easier i would think instead of getting shot by all those mobs as we are running through to kill the boxes.

appreciate the advice, i wasnt really paying much attention to the actual enhancements and what they did, was more lookign for the defense and set bonuses more than the individual enhancements. was gonna drop lazer beam eyes since i just dont use it that often and pick up stealth that woudl give me extra slots for health and stam. could someone explain the rule of five cause i am unaware of that rule or how it works. thanks for the advice though, ill have to refine it some more. im waiting till i get it perfect the way i want it to build the toon anyway, he is pretty decent right now even in the incarnate trials but i do need some more defense.

crap just realized i forgot to slot stam and health ill have to pull four slots from somewhere.

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muscleboy: Level 50 Natural Tanker
Primary Power Set: Invulnerability
Secondary Power Set: Super Strength
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Temp Invulnerability -- RctvArm-EndRdx/Rchg(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(3), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(7), RctvArm-ResDam(25), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(34)
Level 1: Jab -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(11), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), P'ngS'Fest-Stun%(17), P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg(31)
Level 2: Dull Pain -- H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(A), H'zdH-Heal/Rchg(5), H'zdH-Heal(15), H'zdH-EndRdx/Rchg(17), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx(43)
Level 4: Haymaker -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(5), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(7), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx(11), P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg(13)
Level 6: Hover -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 8: Unyielding -- RctvArm-EndRdx/Rchg(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(9), RctvArm-ResDam(21), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(23)
Level 10: Taunt -- Zinger-Taunt(A), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg(36), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(37), Zinger-Acc/Rchg(37), Zinger-Taunt/Rng(46), Zinger-Dam%(46)
Level 12: Resist Elements -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-EndRdx/Rchg(13), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(33), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 14: Fly -- Flight-I(A)
Level 16: Resist Energies -- RctvArm-EndRdx/Rchg(A), RctvArm-ResDam(40), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(42), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(43)
Level 18: Invincibility -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(19), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(19), LkGmblr-EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 20: Knockout Blow -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(21), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(23), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(25), KntkC'bat-Knock%(29), Dmg-I(31)
Level 22: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(46), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 24: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)
Level 26: Tough Hide -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(27), LkGmblr-Def(27)
Level 28: Rage -- Rec'dRet-ToHit(A), Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg(29), Rec'dRet-Pcptn(31)
Level 30: Resist Physical Damage -- RctvArm-EndRdx/Rchg(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(33), RctvArm-ResDam(33), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(34)
Level 32: Unstoppable -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 35: Tough -- RctvArm-EndRdx/Rchg(A), RctvArm-ResDam(36), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(36), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 38: Foot Stomp -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Acc/Rchg(39), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(39), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Erad-%Dam(40)
Level 41: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(42), RechRdx-I(42)
Level 44: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(45), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(45), LkGmblr-EndRdx/Rchg(45)
Level 47: Laser Beam Eyes -- Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(A), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(48), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(50), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 49: Physical Perfection -- EndMod-I(A)
Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 0: Elusive Mind
Level 0: Task Force Commander
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- Empty(A)



ok i dont know if this is gonna work but that is the build i came up with that im happy with, might be overkill a bit on defense but i dont really belive in overkill let me know if that build dont work i used the short forum export on mids. any help is appreciated.

thanks. yeah i have mids, im still working on figuring it out, ive been gone since issue 13 and just recently came back and for some reason me and mids are not getting along about importing builds or exporting builds. i might just be a little too computer illiterate to figure it out but most of it is short on time and dont want to spend a whole night looking at it, but ill try tonight to get it working and get what i need. my basic build is i got all my power in invuln, all of them six slotted, except for the passives which are 3 slotted and unstoppable which is one slotted. i know i probably overslotted there, i dont have taunt six slotted because well its taunt, i never use it that much so never slotted it. i have jab, haymaker, knockout blow and footstomp and lazer beam eyes all six slotted. stam, health, conserve power and the new power from the epic pp three slotted. im still playing with the build and playing with how to make money with the market. when i left the game i was happy with the build but i think now i need to up the defense with the new incarnate trials from what im reading.

anyways, thanks for the help ill play some more with mids and try to figure out how to export a build here for yall to critique.

so i made my first one billion influence last night on the market. i feel awesome now im a billionaire. am looking to upgrade the defenses on my invuln/ss tanker for the incarnate trials and was looking at callmeawesome's guide and kind of like the build but i have a couple of questions.

one does the universal zephyr set work in fly or just superjump, dont really want to give up fly.
two. can i get a 5 reactive armor sets and 3 kinetic attack sets for less than one billion influence or should i just go with the smashing haymakers.

3. what is recommended to put into foot stomp to increase defense.

I know i can research this and probably get the answers but playtime is limited for me and im at work right now so i cant actually look up most of this stuff so any answers to steer me in the right direction to cut down on my time researching is greatly appreciated. thanks.

appreciate it guys, i guess that answered my question, still checking to see if i can get a booster for my inlaws wireless service that will allow me to pick up her signal but this helped soem at least, thanks guys.

wow i fought him for about 45 minutes on my tank before i realized i couldnt kill him. at first i just let the copies go figuring wth, i can kill him before they get annoying. then i realized he was regenning faster than i could damage and it seemed like he had about 20 of them out so i started killing them and eventually knocked them all out, then went back to him, got him in the lava and started wailing on him, but i would run out of endurance before he died. so then i got smart and asked for some help and a scrapper came and punked him down for me, was real easy at that point. that guy was a pain, felt titanic me and him hitting each for that long though, that part was fun.

no this would just be for city of heroes and world of tanks, just for playing. i would not actually use it for internet, i got a iphone and work computer for that. lol.

Hey, im wondering how much data usage this game would use for normal play of around 20 hours a week. I dont have dsl service at my house but i can get a wireless card that has a 5gig data usage plan but i dont know how much that would actually cover for playing the game. if anyone can tell me how much data usage a game normally uses, this game in particular i would be very appreciative or if any of you use a wireless card can tell me how it works and if 5 gigs a month would be enough to cover playing. thanks.

sorry wrong place.