milehigh77

Hi all I'm n00b.

I also do not understand the purpose of the first post in this thread.

Doesn't the fact this game has different ArchTypes mean they would naturally have different capabilities?

Otherwise this game would only have two ATs: Hero & Villain.

And being that some would complain of the capabilities of Heroes and their counter parts or that someone would create a thread illustrating how they come across complaints from Heroes and Villains of the capabilities of their counter parts....should there only be one AT then?

Maybe the Devs should create a single AT with access to all power sets so people would no longer complain about the capabilities of one AT compared to another.

And maybe, just maybe..a person would not feel inclined to create a thread bringing to light the varying capabilities of different ATs since there would be only one AT.

Oopsie..but then even in a game with one AT, some out there would still complain of the capabilities of certain power set combinations and the lack of capabilities of the other power set combinations.

And then someone would again create a thread illustrating the seeming imbalance in the game.

As you can see, it's a never ending cycle.

Food for thought.

My server is Freedumb for better or worse, through sickness and in health, through rich and through poor, til subscription cancellation do us part.

I jumped around to different servers when I first subscribed 16 months ago to learn about the servers. I also trolled the forums & wiki to get the down low on the servers before I made my commitment to Freedumb.

My only suggestion is to the future of your online gaming. Do some research before you decide to lay roots.

very nice build Sant.
I still insist on softcapping melee & taking the toon for some test runs.
My dark regen is weak but I can always stock inspirations of the defense & heal variety

Here you go Santorican:

First I realize I've gimped damage potential taking spine swipe over impale but I absolutely want melee softcapped so I accept the hit.
I also realize dark regen. could use more endurance reduction & recharge but I hope to be ok with hasten & conserve power running.
I could have gone with theft of the essence for the endurance proc but it's out of my price range.
This build is kinda expensive but that's because of the dual touch of death and dual obliteration. The rest of the IOs are very cheap.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Spines
Secondary Power Set: Dark Armor
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:
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Level 1: Lunge
(A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage: Level 40
(3) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance: Level 40
(3) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge: Level 40
(7) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 40
(7) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
(11) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative): Level 40


Level 1: Dark Embrace
(A) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
(13) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
(13) Titanium Coating - Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
(15) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
(43) Titanium Coating - Resistance: Level 50
(45) Titanium Coating - Endurance: Level 50


Level 2: Spine Burst
(A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
(5) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(5) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(9) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(9) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
(11) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50


Level 4: Death Shroud
(A) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage: Level 30
(19) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance: Level 30
(21) Multi Strike - Damage/Recharge: Level 30
(21) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 30
(25) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
(45) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50


Level 6: Hasten
(A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50


Level 8: Barb Swipe
(A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage: Level 40
(15) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge: Level 40
(17) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance: Level 40
(17) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 40
(19) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
(34) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative): Level 40


Level 10: Obsidian Shield
(A) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection: Level 30
(27) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%: Level 30
(37) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
(37) Impervium Armor - Resistance: Level 40


Level 12: Hurdle
(A) Empty


Level 14: Super Speed
(A) Empty


Level 16: Health
(A) Miracle - +Recovery: Level 40


Level 18: Quills
(A) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage: Level 30
(23) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance: Level 30
(23) Multi Strike - Damage/Recharge: Level 30
(25) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 30
(27) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
(46) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50


Level 20: Stamina
(A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End: Level 50
(31) Performance Shifter - EndMod: Level 50


Level 22: Boxing
(A) Empty


Level 24: Tough
(A) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance: Level 30
(36) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
(37) Titanium Coating - Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
(45) Titanium Coating - Resistance: Level 40
(46) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
(46) Titanium Coating - Endurance: Level 40


Level 26: Ripper
(A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
(39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(39) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
(40) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50


Level 28: Murky Cloud
(A) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
(29) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
(29) Titanium Coating - Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
(34) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
(39) Titanium Coating - Resistance: Level 50
(50) Titanium Coating - Endurance: Level 50


Level 30: Dark Regeneration
(A) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30
(31) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Endurance/Heal/HitPoints/Regeneration: Level 30
(31) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Healing: Level 30


Level 32: Throw Spines
(A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
(33) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
(33) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(33) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range: Level 50
(34) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50


Level 35: Cloak of Darkness
(A) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance: Level 30
(36) Serendipity - Defense/Endurance: Level 40
(36) Gift of the Ancients - Defense: Level 40


Level 38: Oppressive Gloom
(A) Accuracy IO: Level 50


Level 41: Build Up
(A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff: Level 50
(42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge: Level 50
(42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
(42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
(43) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance: Level 50
(43) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up: Level 50


Level 44: Combat Jumping
(A) Defense Buff IO: Level 50


Level 47: Weave
(A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance: Level 50
(48) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge: Level 50
(48) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
(48) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
(50) Red Fortune - Defense: Level 50
(50) Red Fortune - Endurance: Level 50


Level 49: Conserve Power
(A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50


Level 1: Critical Hit
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Set Bonus Totals:
15.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
15.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
15.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
15.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
15.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
15.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
15.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
15.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
31.8% Defense(Melee)
8% Defense(Ranged)
9.25% Defense(AoE)
36% Enhancement(Accuracy)
21.3% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
150.6 HP (11.2%) HitPoints
Knockback (Mag -4)
Knockup (Mag -4)
11% (0.18 End/sec) Recovery


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ok thx for the advice.
i'll place throw spines back into build and sit at 43% melee.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Spines
Secondary Power Set: Dark Armor
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Level 1: Lunge
Level 1: Dark Embrace
Level 2: Spine Burst
Level 4: Death Shroud
Level 6: Hasten
Level 8: Barb Swipe
Level 10: Obsidian Shield
Level 12: Hurdle
Level 14: Super Speed
Level 16: Health
Level 18: Quills
Level 20: Stamina
Level 22: Boxing
Level 24: Tough
Level 26: Ripper
Level 28: Murky Cloud
Level 30: Dark Regeneration
Level 32: Flurry
Level 35: Cloak of Darkness
Level 38: Oppressive Gloom
Level 41: Build Up
Level 44: Combat Jumping
Level 47: Weave
Level 49: Conserve Power

Set Bonus Totals:
15.5% DamageBuff
15% recharge buff
27% accuracy buff

All buffs:
45.6% melee defense
21.8% ranged defense
23.1% aoe defense
52.9% smash/lethal resist
38.5% fire/cold resist
23.5% eneergy/toxic resist
47.1% negative resist
55.6% psionic resist
mag 4 kb protection

endurance recovery 3.06/s(2.77/s without Miracle unique)
endurance usage 1.5/s

This build includes four accolades: Freedom Phalanx, Atlas, Task Force and Portal Jockey.

I've selected IOs to maximize melee defense since in my n00b brain I imagine the scrapper will get attacked with melee attacks the majority of the time.

Is this thinking less than ideal? Should I instead focus on equal defense for melee/ranged/aoe?

I'm n00b.

I also have an idea for this power set's nuke.

Power Cell Overload
(targeted aoe, extreme energy dmg, slow recharge)

You program your Pulse Rifle's power cell to overload, remove it from the receiver and toss it towards enemies causing massive damage.

Animation could be your character tapping at the rifle, then removing & tossing the power cell. Character would then pull a new power cell out and reload.


No endurance drain or -recovery similar to the Archery and Assault Rifle nukes.

edit: Ah i just noticed my suggestion has already been made in this thread.

ty much.

As the title states I'd like to pick the brains of any/everyone. One detail I would like people to consider is the flashback should be manageable for solo play. I ran a flashback with my lvl 50 fire/mental and it worked out well.

This is primarily a question for blue flashbacks although if you'd like to share some redside insight as well that's fine.

I'm sorry but pirates do not excite me.

Elemental creatures on the other hand makes me tingle.

So another one of those "give me something for nothing" types.

Gotta luv the times we live in.

I've had an account for 15 months now & I only have enough free time to play on one server.
That server is Freedumb.

New epics & patrons? Maybe some day down the road.

Seems logical to me once GR goes live patrons will open up to a villain at lvl 41 just like epics open up to a hero at 41.

No need to see your patron & run the arc. If heroes can tap into a new pool of powers without any backstory, I don't see why villains can't do the same...

I'd imagine nothing will change with respect to villains getting patrons at lvl 41 and heroes getting epics at lvl 41. A villain AT will probably have the patrons open up at lvl 41 just like they do with heroes and the epic power pools.

The only diffenence between patrons and epics is that it never ocurred to the Devs players should have to complete a story arc to have access to epic power pools.

In hindsight the Devs perhaps wish they had created story arcs for epic power pools. Maybe a redname will chime in on that point of speculation.

To any Dev reading this: remove experience gain from all non-Devs choice story arcs..

On a side note: there's another thread here proposing a change to AE buildings that will only allow characters of the level range of the zone to enter the building. This is a good idea.

This will put a dent in power leveling since lvl 2s wont be able to farm lvl 54 maps.

I agree xp gain should be removed from AE. The main side effect of PL through AE is new players rushing to level 50 for that coveted end-game content, only to find there isn't much there.

Like most people on the forums say "This game is about the journey, not the destination."

That could pose problems for new players who are PL to 50 in a day or two. They may never gain an appreciation for the "journey" over "destination" because they were PL.

I wouldn't have a problem with leveling in the manner it was done pre-i14. If AE became a tool for original stories accompanied by means to slot your character with all the non-purple goodies, that would be ok with me.

Nothing but respect for BABS but....I'm not fond of the graphic for super speed and ice armors to name a few.

Sure would be nice if I had the option to disable certain game graphics.

If it never happens then so be it. I've had the game for a year now & I've managed to deal with it.

I'd like to take this opportunity to throw this little tidbit out once again. Whenver I've posted this idea it never gets any notice. I realize I'm extremely biased with regard to this idea because it's mine, but it seems very logical.

It is my opinion that the Devs should change the custom critter creator in a way that a person will only be able to choose custom critter powersets that are currently available to players making an original character.

So when a person picks Dual Blades as the primary, they'll be forced to choose the secondary that current players are limited to when selecting DB as the primary.

They may change the costume creator in a manner that will cycle through the appearances of the minions, lts and bosses BUT the 3 different costumes will be created in conjunction with the powersets you've chosen.

As a result the only way a person will be able to create a single, unique boss is to set that particular critter at the EB or AV level.

As AE sits now it is the perception by some that the majority of AE participants are only interested in Boss-only missions. If the Devs alter AE in the manner I described then all critters, stock and custom, would offer the same gains in xp and inf., give or take.

The basic idea behind my suggestion is to no longer allow players to create custom minions, custom lieutenants or custom bosses.

I suggest only being able to select primary and secondary power sets, designing costumes for minions, lts and bosses....then have the game generate the mobs within the map as the game normally does.

So no more Boss-only missions but instead mobs consisting of the power sets you've selected with the established minion-lt-boss per mob ratios as they normally occur.

What makes me cry is people being so jaded that they can't answer questions for people who don't sit at a computer playing a game for as long as they do.

Do not assume anything of anyone you are exposed to in game. If you're annoyed because it is your opinion everyone should know the answer to their question....simply say you don't know either and leave it at that.

It is my opinion people who complain about others not knowing what they should about the game are the one's with the problem.

If people asking questions you perceive as simple is an annoyance you're one of two things:<ul type="square">[*]Jaded. You've played this game for waaayy to long. Time for a new way to pass your free time.[*]You're mean, plain and simple.[/list]
For the record I've had an account for 13months now and I'm 32 years old. The only instance when I won't take a few minutes to answer even the most basic game questions is when I'm participating in a non-AE task/strike force.

Instead of throwing insults at a total stranger online you should perhaps work on your own issues. Sorry to pass judgement but I simply cannot understand taking offense or "slight annoyance" because people do not understand game basics.

[ QUOTE ]
Hey guys a while back there was a thread detailing why only 1 acc was needed in attack powers. Is there anyone that can shed the light on that? I can't remember all the exact reasons and sg members and I are discussing that right now. Seems the last thread was purged in the last go thru.

Thanks in advance

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Here's my experience with slotting attacks with different levels of accuracy enhancements.

My Scrapper was lvl 34 at the time of this experiment I conducted. I had a Freak radio mission set to invincible(difficulty levlel 5). I attacked Lts. with 1 accuracy enhancement(accuracy 1.35). The attacks had a 75% chance to hit. The amount of times I missed was quite noticeable and very uncomfortable.

I exited the mission, ran to the store and bought a second accuracy enhancement for all attacks(accuracy 1.70). Upon returning to those Freak Lts. I found the attacks were now landing at 95%.

I found having attacks above the 1.35 mark is better for me since hitting 95% of the time is beneficial in that it now takes less attempts to defeat enemies which incidently means expending less endurance.

I'd suggest you take the time to conduct this experiment with your SG buddies sometime. Run an invincible mission with 1accuracy(1.35 or 1.42), check combat log, then rerun the scenario with accuracy at 1.70(or 1.84) and experience the results first hand.

Let me repeat I am not telling you how to play the game. I merely offer a suggestion.



edit: Ah I seem to have forgotten one detail. IF you can guarantee your character will ALMOST ALWAYS team with someone running Tactics, then you can go with an accuracy rating of 1.35.

Okay I'm done talking now.

Yes to auto pay for base upkeep.

Why does one have to take the time to pay?

Do the Devs not realize in the real world a person can set a variety of bills to withdraw from a checking account automatically?

So I don't have an opinion on the thread topic but I would be happy with base upkeep with an option for auto pay.