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1) Time’s Juncture starts with a -15.63 (tgt) to hit. So, I only need a defense of 30 to reach the soft cap versus all minions, lieuts, bosses, and AVs in the radius?

2) Time’s Juncture does not have an accuracy rating in Mids, so I’m guessing auto hit? Or are lieuts, bosses, and AVs "to hit" affected differently?

3) In theory, for a soft cap defense, my formula would be: the positive value of my Time’s Juncture’s Value plus my defense needs to be equal or greater than 45 or higher for incarnate. Plus, the TJV may increase with enhancement sets and decrease the required defense also.
Formula: abs(TJV) + Def => 45 or (# for incarnate content).

4) What is the soft cap defense for the incarnate content?

5) Do I need a higher accuracy to hit with Time Crawl on lieuts, bosses, and AVS?

6) How much does Time Crawl’s delayed effect affect the other time powers like Time’s Juncture’s -To Hit, - Dam, -Speed for example.?

I clicked on the Time Crawl button in Mids (figuring that will show the delayed effect), but the other Time powers that say they will have greater effect on delayed targets show no change. Again, I’m guessing it’s a work in progress being a new powerset, but Mids is Great and VERY appreciated. So, I have no complaints at all.

7) Thank you very much for all replies.

Tyvm Twilight

Tyvm Whisky

Grasshopper has returned to the forums seeking the wisdom of the masters yet again.

I know the endurance woes of dark armor (still love it), but I'm not sure about fiery melee endurance usage. I like dark's defenses and death shroud, and fiery melee has both ST and AoE attacks. I was just wondering if it's a bad combination endurance wise, and how long would it take to overcome with IO's? I don't mind taking blues like pezzes if needed, but I hope I could wean my addiction to those in higher levels with IO's. I see the destruction potential in this toon, but not sure if endurance will hinder survivability (if solo). Would this toon be easier post I19?

I have simple scrapper goals: kill everything in sight, move to next group, and rinse and repeat.

I would like to softcap the defense and cover endurance usage (if an issue). My budget usually comes from selling drops. I can dabble in the market to get quick money to cover low cost items. My 50's toon can help with IO acquisition with tickets and rng recipe rolls (is 35-39 bronze still most recommended?).

My laptop seems to have issues with the Mid's Hero designer, but I will ask that question another day. Since my laptop refuses to download Mids, I cannot post any build, and I reference this forum for my builds.

So to prevent further eye bleed from the great wall of text, any words of wisdom regarding this toon or a quickly thrown together build and suggestions would be great and very appreciated.

***humbly bows to the masters***

Yours honorable scrapper,
Grasshopper

Re-bump to find easier. My El/SD is low 40's, but the guide is extremely helpful to start with the low build and work up. It's hard not to lol after a build up > LR > Shield Charge. Thanks FF for the help. Is there an attack chain that I should follow for minions or bosses? Tyvm.

I was wondering what all perks, expansions, or packs that my account has. For example, I know I have the martial arts pack because my toons have ninja run. But, I see people with costume items that they say are from packs and not veteran rewards.
So, I look on my account under serial codes and see several perks, but how do I know if I have all the little packs that CoH sells. I do not know which perks I have because they just say perks (instead of Perk-Martial Arts, etc).
May I suggest under the serial codes portion in the "My Account" section, instead of "perk" and serial number, lets put the name of the perk i.e. Martial Arts, etc next to the perk. Also, lets put a list of purchasable perks that I do not have or may have missed due to buying CoH after they came out.
I do enjoy the game, but I would like to have the option to have to catch up to earlier perks or expansions. Thank you.

bump bump bump...sticky So I can find it easier. Very nice work.

Is there an in game feature coordinate display feature that shows my location on the map? I have seen exploration badges, but you must find the exact spot(s). My search fu is not very good. So, is there an add on that would give me map coordinates or am I missing an in game option? Thank you much for any help or references.

Thanks Mental Maden and Local Man (btw your sig is great)

Now to decide if earth/storm/leviathan becomes "Father Nature" or figure a thematic way to do Illusion/Storm/Leviathan for lots of pets (lol). Hmmmm, guess the pa could become the "snow boys"

*humbly bows*

Was wondering how many pets a controller could have total amongst the pri/sec/pp?

Not very familiar with the new pp pets, but I think you get 1 in several of them.
Along those lines, an ILL or Fire/storm/pp would get you 6 or 7 pets with 2 tornadoes out.

Primary:
Illusion- 5 pets with pa, spectral terror (immob pet), and phantasm
Fire - 3 pets
electric - 2 or 3 pets?
Plant, ice, Earth- 1 pet

Secondary:
Storm- tornadoes
others?

Still learning and reading the forums, so my pet knowledge is at grasshopper level.
Bows humbly before the masters. Any distinct advantages of one pet over another? Despite the pa being invulnerable, would the other pets be more advantageous for being out longer to contribute more?

So, I am looking for a fun pet controller for diversity. I tend to solo alot, so having pets breaks the monotony of my solo toon. Not into MM's yet. Thanks ahead of time for your input.

Fantastic, thanks Foe the information on the arc (sorry couldn't resist). Srsly, thx for info.

Thanks FF (great name btw lol), as I was not seeing any travel lines connected to Cimerora.
Now to find that arc to get there.

Thanks to both of you. Of course, I must go explore more now, cough.

Where could I find a master map for all the CoH zones?

Usually whenever I enter a new map for the first time, I always zip around until all the black is gone. I hear tales of a "Cimmaroen wall" (excuse spelling idk), but not sure where to go to find it. Luckily, I have the Wentworth's power, so I can get lost, but still make it back to Atlas. My travels usually consist of me making a flow path chart of map > map > map > map; so that, I can fnd my way back. I do love to explore and see new maps, but the return trip sometimes takes alot longer lol.

So after the mini wall of text, back to my original question regarding a master map or printable link showing which maps, trains, or portals would take me wherever. With the map, I could mark the types and levels of mobs I find there for future referrence.

Of course, I could join a SG, but that would take the fun out of it getting ported everywhere.

Thank you very much for any help!

Thanks to all for the responses and info.

Trying my hand at Mids Fu, but I do not understand the differences between defense and resistances. When my smashing/lethal defense is 22.8 and smashing/lethal resistance is 43.9 and my melee defense is 26.5, what does that do for me? I've read the goal is 45, but why is that.

Also, when mids says my endurance recovery is 3.01/s and endurance use is 0.97/s would that be acceptable for a 50 spines/dark for farming purposes? My build is only for trying to understand and looking at numbers, but not a final for a much needed critique yet.

Possible directions to another source of explanation would be appreciated, so I could read and not have to grill the experts too much. Tyvm for any help in advance.

Tyvm Shred_Monkey

For others looking for the same info. Use Shred's link to Paragon Wiki above.
Then in the search box, enter the words after the hyphon (-):

-gaining hero badges with effects
-day job badges

Lots of information there on both subjects. Thanks again to Shred_Monkey.

Humble grasshopper scrapper.

Looking for info on the accolades/day jobs so I can improve my scrappers. Where could I find a list so I can obtain them. Humble grasshopper here, looking for the knowledge of the great masters. I thoroughly enjoy reading the scrapper forums, but rarely post. One day an AV will fall to my power, until then I enjoy reading the success of others.

edit: had no luck with my search fu on accolades and day jobs

I see in the forums how people get accolades/day jobs for more hitpoints and other bonuses. Where can I find a list of the acc/day jobs on how to get them? I did type 'accolades' in the search, but to no avail. Tyvm for any help.

Thanks again to all with the replies, much appreciated

Pardon my IOgnorance (IO ignorance), but I always just use the enhancements from the sellers near Ms. Liberty.
All of my scrappers are lvl 11 or lower til one stands out from the rest. Usually rotate thru dm/sd, spines/dark, spines/wp, kat/reg, and fm/sr. Been eyeballing a claws/?.
They are all fun in their own way, so I haven't narrowed down one to level to afford the enhancements.
These are my main questions:
Where is a good source of information for the different types of enhancements and sets I see mentioned in the forums? (SO,IO, and whatever else there may be)
What level(s) should I start using them?
With only low level toons, will I need to focus on one to make some money to afford my enhancements?
Where is a list of AV's and their locations, so I can find them eventually? I've seen Werner's, Powerforge's and Nihilli's AV victory lists <triple salute there>, but not sure of the locations.
Are there any low level AV's to take a stab at while I level?

Sadly, my IOgnorance is only superceded by my Market knowledge for making money. Any market help or sources might not hurt either....tyvm also.

Thanks to all for any knowledge passed along. I rarely post, but I enjoy scanning the scrapper forums to see new builds, fun scrapper ideas, videos, and AV victories of the other scrappers <salute>.

Scrapping til my first AV falls....
<insert evil ***cough good*** laugh here>

Thanks to all for their replies!

My Ideal Scrapper:
1. Long term goal to make an AV scrapper
2. Short term goal to make a farmer to afford #1
3. Hope that I can turn #2 into #1 and not level another toon
4. Would like survivability, while levelling, as I solo alot (rl gets in the way); yet, a late blooming scrapper is appealing also.
So someday, I would like to try an AV. With what I have read, buying the enhancements needed amounts to a small fortune. Hence, I will need a scrapper able to farm for this small fortune along with selling whatever drops. I am returning to the game and will skip farming questions until I reach a higher level.
The scrapper mindset appeals more than the rest to me. I would rather jump right in, dust off, and move to the next mob.
That's also why I would eventually like to try and fight an AV. The David and goliath concept, along with the challenge, also made my scrapper decision easier.
I am game to trying several scrappers to see which are fun for me. I ask for help only to narrow down the choices to help me accomplish my goals (not sure if all scrapper types can do an AV).
Any words of wisdom from the Master Scrappers would be very appreciated as I am only a humble grasshopper. TYVM for your help.