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Here's my planned build (as of today anyway) for my Ice/Time.
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I just reached 38 and already have the recharge bonuses from 4x Basilisk's Gaze, Call to Arms, Decimation, and two of the LoTG +Rech. Have to say that though I just got it (and don't even have it enhanced), I am really liking Chrono Shift along with Hasten. Pretty sure once all is said and done they will both be permanent, which is pretty nuts to consider.
Other than a few tip missions I've soloed with it, and yeah, pre-32 especially it was rather slow. The procs from the GR preorder enhancements helped make it a little better, as did the Blackwand and Ghostslaying Axe (take that, spectrals!). Most of that time Block of Ice was slotted for damage, not hold. Chilblain and Frostbite slotted for damage and the latter is used regularly. As a result I have been selective with toggling Time's Juncture, and more selective with Arctic Air.
Once I get to 50, I may go with Coercive Persuasion rather than Malaise in AA, then upgrade TJ to 4xDark Watcher. Come to think of it, I should probably just do the latter now, considering the 2.5% recovery that might conflict wouldn't do so until I had Ice Storm fully slotted anyway, which isn't until 50 (derp). -
I have an Ice/MM/Cold, so I can't speak to the Force APP but I figured I could post to give you another build angle.
Code:It's quite a bit different from EJI's. It does rely on IOs, and isn't built particularly for defense or resistance. I made the build pre-inherent fitness so those slots are empty - with Drain Psyche I felt I could get away without taking Stamina. I should probably at least see if I have a Numina unique slotted in health (I haven't played her regularly in quite some time).| Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1469;666;1332;HEX;| |78DA8594594F135118866760B002455AB61601A12CB2C940A3F726E2566D15255EE| |3502674CC64DAB483914B7F806B5C2F14774C5412F73FA0467F831AF9032E517189| |4BFDDAF72D9ACC8593B6CF99F79C6F39DF774E138736FB17B61DDEA8A835A3B691C| |B4D6C925FD7CCFAC69396E9244D459EEAEDD6A499CDE4669329D327EF61AE99D86B| |38D3E6941E4B9A30EB2A4D8CCF6432E9ACAB274CC735EC8984E1589919DB70ADB41| |38C3929332BBA5E1AF8C7D2695B8F9B46C672A6F1B2D5721D3397ABC68B6D4DA7DC| |60711C730E5A396BD2B22D7736B8256325F5D1B43D25010A6167C3925C8F7C7728A| |5275FA15C104435A5EC22B8620E5C7909ECBF0C0E5C014FFCB555959BD0B4793026| |50E957FD8F5F3FFDAEA2DF9D8272D86AE5F7E9F7017378080E3D02A38FC1B8A082B| |9545C2D83BF39B0493AE1C39CE2FB2668D39453824A68E595F7E0A3EA2EB9C0BCEE| |80BB0A8DE5DAEADB6A510BDC027B197F98798524500D63D5F4413B2DA8A57DED3C7| |20A5C0307AE9337C0DDB22AC8BA0559B73AD6AD8E756B60DD1A58B726D6ED8CA05E| |2D2BDAD61FE1DE8F82E163E43EB5B8FFD5E3E471E827C5AA91356FDC0F7F1D06390| |94692E4141896BD86B8D75004DA98A0997D685E82EFA1EFE059515BB8B796AFA85F| |EB47F20BB8E613F9995C021385B6D16F1BFD46E9778FA8EDCCBD9DFDE8E0B989F0D| |C74B33FDD3C37E7049DB4E97C89185DAFC845F235D8FD063CCF3B53C8BFE70762AF| |FD49FE227F83BD79B270928529411FE3F53D81BFFEA7E0D03370F839F902B4C4665| |0C5B9190C405B574F36908DE00159ABB317FA20F6B8E8579411D66C24847E479BC0| |566DF9EECA471E25EE51C6B4E53BACA84525A295AE753EFFB64A86EABFB3EF3DCA3| |B8FF2C1A30C78E28E7894A84759EF51367894CAC0F2FF48FE0F1F8608E8| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
I solo, so for me I find having two hold options in Freeze Ray and Bitter Freeze Ray pretty essential (I like playing controllers, so anything that makes me feel more controllery is good with me). Unlike most, I actually like World of Confusion, and feel it allows me to get into melee semi-comfortably. It doesn't confuse them for long, but it seems to make them think twice before attacking me. I have it 6-slotted with Malaise, but were I to resume playing her I'd probably upgrade that to Coercive Persuasion. I'd probably also move one of its slots over to Psychic Scream and upgrade that to Ragnarok.
The amount of EndMod in Drain Psyche is probably also overkill. Chalk that up to chasing the 10% regen bonus. -
Quote:Huh. After having received points on Oct 12, my Nov and Dec points (like Gemini's) were granted the day after billing, at least on my primary account (secondary hasn't reached the bill date for Dec yet).Originally Posted by Aggelakis
Nnnnot quite.
My renewal day is the 14th. I got my points on the 13th Sept, 12th Oct, 28th Nov, and haven't received December's yet, assuming 28th-ish.
I did need to re-establish billing after the auto-bill failed though (whoops - expired cc date). I'm wondering if that fixed things for me. -
Oh, I completely get that and no offense taken. I have friends who have played many other MMOs (CoH is the only one I've tried), so I've heard tales. I can't help but wonder what our tourist-to-soldier ratio is though.
(And it's not that I can't follow instructions very efficiently - well, other than Lambda where I can't because my graphics card won't allow it during collection - I just don't have much of a will to.) -
Quote:And that sums up perfectly why there is a disconnect for me regarding interest the iTrials. I am not a school child, nor am I a soldier. I am just not interested in having to adhere to a strict set of rules - quite possibly dictated by someone half my age - in a video game.Originally Posted by Wing_Leader
institute a culture of discipline
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Quote:I've long had a BOSS_NAME mission in PI that is stocked with Cimerorans (at least I did last time I checked). Not one I ever wish to complete.Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
One of my characters acquired a BOSS_NAME mission in Peregrine. The door is one of the boats at the docks, the interior is a Council base, and it's populated with Minions of Igneous (which cap at like level 14).
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Quote:That's how I've been trying to play it on my BR/Rad corr; disintegrate, lancer shot to stun anyone who might be trouble, then work my way to the other attacks. I've only gotten him to the high 20s, as I've been favoring playing my Ice/Time controller.Originally Posted by JayboH
Yes, Piercing adds -resistance so I would definitely take it. It hits pretty hard too. You get a sense that the set is odd because you want to typically play it backwards compared to most sets. Disintegrate then use your heaviest hitters FIRST and work back to the weaker ones, as the harder hitting attacks have a higher chance of spread.
Any opinions on how this style plays with scourge? Maybe it's just that I've just been facing a bunch of minions, but it seems like I'm not getting that great a boost from it. It's been a while since I played my only other corr (energy/kin), maybe this is just typical. -
I've gotten this at least a half dozen times tonight too. On both accounts, on Infinity as well as Virtue. I will try to zone (mission, base, tram) and get to the loading screen, which eventually kicks me back to a shot of my character with a 'noMapserver connection.' message. Quitting to character select takes me to the blue screen with clouds. Quitting to desktop does work.
When I try to log back in, I'm told that I'm already logged in (this happened even after a few minutes of doing other things).
edit: hmm, interesting. I was mapserved this last time trying to tram from Atlas to Steel, and upon reconnecting I was indeed in Steel. -
* tips
* story arcs
* SSAs
For story arcs, I've been tending to lean to the old and familiar, with a couple of exceptions. Both my Ice/Time and Beam/Rad started in New Atlas. I've been meaning to do Croatoa with the former, but might end up outlevelling it. The latter has been running the First Ward content. I avoided the Nance/Adair/Cooling stuff on both. I think I ran Peebles on at least one of them.
I don't run as many arcs as I used to as I try to fit in my five tips a day and there isn't always time, especially when I try to fit in some leveling on my PB and WS. -
I've personally never considered Reward Tokens to be "real money." To me, they are thank you freebies. If at Tier 9 I accumulate them faster than new costume sets are rolled out (which won't be for a while, I still have a couple more to get to even unlock Celestial), using them on Super Packs will be a nice option.
Admittedly, I've never been hung up on costumes. Maybe I'll buy some sets if I like them and the mood strikes me. Nothing has ever been "WOW I MUST HAVE IT!!" - if I get it, fine. If not, I have other options. -
I'm sure others have done this before, but I ran 'Darrin Wade' through the ol' anagram solver recently, and wow, what a list. One of the myriad of combinations was "drained raw", which seems kinda appropriate.
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Quote:I think the Praetorian threat will be considered over, but I like the idea of Recluse vs The Well.Originally Posted by Lord_Kalistoh
Maybe already said but my thoughts since they announced the Statesman & Recluse Tribute Helmets were that Statesman dies, and somehow Recluse takes the road to redemption, changes his name and costume, and take the lead of the Incarnates against the Praetorians and the Well.
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Quote:Actually now that it's mentioned...yeah, I don't really like the guy either.Originally Posted by Tymers_Realm
I agree w/the OP. I never really like getting "Smiley" (as the GF & I have nicknamed Becktrees...). He just looks too cheerful for being a cop. Now granted, getting "Sourpuss" (Freitag) isn't as bad.
I'm not entirely sure if it is going into the Station to see Smiley or just the Character Model appearance that bugs me. I rarely do any Radios outside of Kings, so I don't meet any of the other Detectives (Well except for the one in Steel you see in Twinshot's 3rd Arc...).
More I think about it, it's the Character Model...
Thank you for the time...
http://wiki.cohtitan.com/w/images//7...cktrees_01.jpg
* I really dislike that smiley face and its surprised eyebrows. But mostly the smile. Needs to be slapped. Hard.
* I dislike his haircut.
* He is way too skinny and narrow. One of the first things I usually do when making a new toon is up the shoulder slider to make the shoulders broader. Shoulders that are set narrowly in this game make it appear that something is behind the character, pinning the shoulders back awkwardly.
* Red sneakers?
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Quote:Just don't put that goofy faceplate on her.Originally Posted by ThePill
Plus, she'd probably get a new suit. (Seriously, she could use a redesigned costume regardless.) And she's probably the first "big hero" face we see in-game when we hit Atlas.
How cool would it be to be welcomed to Atlas by a newly redesigned Ms. Liberty who was now a part of the premier hero group in-game? I'd even go so far as to say she'd need a new name if she was going to get this sort of promotion. -
Quote:Also my view. I'll gladly run BAF because I'm comfortable with it and know I can't adversely affect it. Pretty much the same goes for Lambda, though I still get frustrated with the collection maps (lag). I haven't run anything past that though. I'm fine knowing that I'm not really the gamer the devs are looking for for the trials though, and am happy to hear that there is a solo option coming. Honestly though, I think going forward on most of my characters the Alpha slot is really going to be the main focus.Originally Posted by SpittingTrashcan
More importantly, though, I do not like to make strangers fail through my actions. I haven't run UG more than once, and I haven't run anything past UG and don't intend to, because I have no interest in any situation where I can cause problems for others by not doing the right thing. I have no problem with difficulty, and I have no problem with consequences for myself if I do not do the right thing. But I'm not going to put the time and effort of 23 other people at risk. I don't need that kind of stress in my pretendy fun time game. I'll be soloing to Incarnate.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Razia
Speaking of which, I think I am the only person that likes the HUGE map with a tower in the middle that is filled with clockworks. It gives me that nice feeling of accomplishment when I clear it.I like sweeping the outdoor maps too. It's rare that I don't clear one. Maybe Ghost Falcon's mission if I'm on a character with knockback, or the outdoor Croatoa map with all the hills (melee + hills + flying witches = I start to get testy...).Quote:Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
I agree. That's a really cool map just because there's so much there to clear, but it's still an orderly location. I actually like all of the large outdoor city and industrial maps. Anything I can split down into separate blocks and tackle in an orderly fashion excites me. It's the nature outdoor maps which I actually hate because there's no good way to segment them down into smaller sections.
The Perez map I typically go forward, then sweep in a clockwise arc, then clean up in the forest last. The map with the island in the NW (Talos?) I will usually head north until I hit the top of the map, head west until I'm past the rock formation, then head back south, then make one more pass up the coast. I'll then clear the island. -
Hmm. I kinda want a mythical zone with a labyrinth now. I guess Roman would make more sense than Greek given Cimerora.
I do think the Shadow Shard was probably set up with this in mind. Rather than making travel incidental, it was part of the challenge of the set of zones. You had to get across it rather than starting in one place, clicking a tram/portal, and winding up in another. I like that idea as an alternative but found the Shard frustrating (I hated trying to use a gravity well only to jump wrong, fall, and have to start over again). -
Quote:Someone should remind DC of this every time they dig up the Agent Diana Prince idea...Originally Posted by Captain-Electric
Secret IDs are a good idea, but it isn't necessary to place arbitrary power restrictions on players in this case;
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Quote:Actually...why *isn't* there a force field defense set for melees?Originally Posted by BrandX
I asked for that back when Shield was in Beta!
Having your character surrounded by Force Field Bubbles should work just as well imo.
And I think the solution is to take something like Titan Weapons, and just stick the shield on the end of the weapon! That would look fabulous, a buster sword or a giant axe topped with a shield.
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Quote:My Grav/Storm has Gravitic. But...you've probably never seen her.Originally Posted by Benchpresser
I have NEVER seen anyone use Gravitic other than my own Trick Arrow Archery Defender, and i went that route on him just to "complete" the range of Debuffs...
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Quote:You're right, my assessment was probably too strong. Speaking from my own bias against anime, it's not just that it's Asian. Part of it comes from my preconceived notions of a style where everything seems exaggerated - how the characters are drawn (large eyes, heads, hair, weapons), their characterizations, their expressions (even in American cartoons like Avatar and Teen Titans that seem to have an anime influence - when surprised or excited characters can open their mouths as large as their heads). Banter that is choppy and obnoxious (basically, the "Blast Ketchup" parody in Johnny Test). Then there is some of the subject matter, which may not be a good representation of the genre but is what comes to mind anyway - characters who are weapons, characters who change gender, the "Bludgeoning Angel" someone brought up here in the past, tentacles, yaoi. Combine all of this and I think "wow, this is all something that culturally, I just don't get, and I'm not particularly sure I ever want to."Originally Posted by Arcanaville
I was specifically responding to gec72 who suggested that this was an ethnocentric thing: anime is associated with "asian" and so its discriminated against. I don't think that is true. It think its associated with a specific artistic style, and that's why its discriminated against. Just like when you say "comic book" most people think "Superman" not "Maus."
Lots of other metaphors are associated with asian media and don't generate nearly as strong a reaction. The dual-wielding pistol fighter is most recently an asian thing, ala John Woo, but it doesn't generate a strong anti-asian sentiment.
I think the Marvel Anime stuff borrows from anime in the way you describe: from a broader artistic base than most people associate with anime, in a way that translates American content into that style. But its still stylized, and because its stylized, it will tend to draw more criticism than something that doesn't have a stylized form. -
Quote:Ethnocentrism/xenophobia (at least for NA players). It's not an "American" genre, but an Asian one.Originally Posted by BrandX
What I want to know is why CoH can go from Superhero MMO to let's open it up to all types of comics...
Superhero
Detectice Noir
Post Apocalypse
Horror
Ect...ect...
But then you mention the idea of manga and it's "OMG! NO!"
Yeah, you can kinda create it, but when asking for stuff that centers around it a bit more...GAAAAH!
"What?! Ninja's with frickin huge swords?! I can't wrap my head around that!"
"What?! Short skirts?! Weird hairstyles?! Yada yada yada..."
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Quote:Yep, "flavor" is basically why I figured the distinction was initially made, and I'm fine with it (I don't think there's any going back anyway). It does provide more build variability (both selections and slotting), which I can also appreciate.Originally Posted by Kitsune9tails
Gameplay-wise they aren't needed, but they are so much a part of the genre and character individuality, I'd be sad to see them gone.
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Quote:This may be picking nits, but this is where set synergy can come into play. Grav itstelf may not have multiple powers to stack stuns, but my Grav/Storm/Stone can stack Wormhole, Thunder Clap, and Fissure.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Holds stack with other holds, but a hold can't stack with a stun because they apply different types of magnitudes. What this means is that, instead of a toolbox of tools that he can stack, a controller gets a toolbox of tools that only really stack with themselves. Gravity Control, for instance, can only ever stack Gravity Distortion with Gravity Distortion field or Crush with Crushing field, and it has nothing to stack Wormhole with.
I have wondered why we even need stuns as opposed to holds though. Other than to wander around loopy at 2ft/sec anyway.Quote:To be honest, I feel that games of this type only really need a single control effect, which is "hold" and everything else can be debuffs like slows, damage resistance debuffs and so forth.