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Originally Posted by Kheldarn

Thankfully, I didn't comment...

Originally Posted by RoboBug

i would be more worried about them killing everything before you used your traps.

Originally Posted by Obsidius

Yay! Another thread on this subject!

Originally Posted by LuxunS

This is a lot to cover, and I don't have the time before I leave work to do it. I'll toss out some general concepts and someone else will probably come in and correct it or fill the gaps.

In CoH many stats are interchangeable. The simple example of this is the defense soft-cap. It's considered a soft-cap because at 45% defense a lvl 50 minion will have 5% chance to hit you, which is the to-hit chance floor. Regardless of how much defense you have the chance to hit will never go below 5%.

The opposing stat for defense is to-hit. Effectively defense and -to-hit do the same thing. Example.

A SR scrapper with 45% defense is at the soft-cap.
A dark defender that uses a slotted darkest night and fearsome stare on a mob (-25%+ -27% to-hit) is also effectively at the defense soft-cap.

While not actually having any defense the to-hit debuffs lower the mobs chance to hit to the lowest amount possible.

As far as stacking goes, most (if not all) debuffs do not stack from the same caster. I don't have time to double check this, but i'm almost positive. Same goes for most buffs, with a few exceptions. Thinks like Clear Mind are stackable, but Force Fields are not (with the exception of zoning being considered a different caster). So, a Poison MM can't stack Envenom on a target, 2 poison MMs can both use theirs once.

As far as I know there is no diminished returns outside of pvp, or hard/soft-caps. Example.
If you're up against a mob with 10% resistance and have a rad on your team that uses enervating field. The mob now has -30% resistance.

Things like this can come in handy for creating optimal team makeups. Say you're a scrapper and you want to do the most damage possible. A kin is a good option because fulcrum shift can put you at your +damage cap. But you still have a higher damage potential. +damage and -resistance are interchangeable. So, if a rad is added to the team that uses enervating field for -resistance on the mobs your damage goes up! This is why support heavy teams are significantly more powerful then most other team makeups.

One other thing to note. While things like defense and -to-hit are interchangeable, for high end things like soloing AVs you have to take the purple patch into consideration. AVs have scaling resistances for many stats based on their level. At level 50 AVs have 85% resistance to -RunSpeed, -Recharge, -Endurance, -ToHit, -Defense, -Perception, -Regeneration, and -Recovery. In the example with the dark defender above doing -52% to-hit with fearsome stare and darkest night, against a 50 AV that number is reduced to -7.8%. That puts them way below the soft-cap and explains why in high end cases its not the best option.

Originally Posted by Thug_Two

I was able to get on the test server over the weekend, although I've never received a mail saying I was in closed beta, and I can't see the beta test forums. I don't know if that means it's open, if there is a bug in the closed-beta list, or what.

Originally Posted by Derrick1390

Hey all-

Figured this would be a good place to start as I'm new to the game and I really have no idea as to what I am doing.

First off..I don't really know what to play...I'm thinking that I want to play a blaster as they have some range to them and from what I have read they pack a pretty good punch. Not exactly sure tho. I love ranged classes.

The problem is..I have no idea what build to pick or where i can find a good one.
If someone could help me with that..it would be a big help!

Oh..and I haven't chosen a server yet so if someone would like to make a suggestion I'm all ears!

Originally Posted by Ashsaber

I am a new player. Hello. I would also like to ask for help in getting an enjoyable gaming experience, meaning I don't want to spend several hours at a time beating one mook. Ergo, I am asking for help.

I have two issues to adress. The first one is about where I should go to continue a regular gaming sequence. I've only reached level six recently, and I've completed the missions I could get in Atlas park. The areas I've checked so far contain either mooks too weak to get experience from, or ones more than double my level. What area should I go to next?

The second issue is my power set, an AR/gadget Blaster with tech origin. So far I've gotten all the main power set attacks, and I plan on getting leaping for flavor reasons. Is there any major stumbling blocks for this build (other than late game resistances) or suggestions on what I should take?

If this topic should be moved to another sub forum, that is fine. Thank you for any scraps of information that you would be willing to share with a new player.

Originally Posted by Madam_Enigma

I've dual boxed in other games, and it wasn't some thing that I find really works as well as some claim. Yes, it is possible, but not as effective as some would lead to believe. As for masterminds, I KNOW how easily a fight can go wrong. Especially if the 'team' is not high defense based. A thug/storm would be increadibly hard to die with. Especially if you have five, all running hurricane. Bots might also fit that catagory. But other sets don't have that level of defense and knockback.

Originally Posted by Sailboat

Thread topic has three words: Purple Drop Change

Discussion has been on purples, drop rates, and whether that's changed. Your example of 7 Nevermelting Ices is a good one, showing that clusters of drops are not necessarily evidence of a change in drop rates. Thanks for contributing meaningfully about how humans interpret or misinterpret random clustering!