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thanx

I am just wondering where are the tailors based in cov?

I'm running a stalker/regen on COV, and more than once I acted as a "tank" on your missions (basically hitting as much as i could to allow others to run whenever possible)...

With minions L-1, up to 3 sometimes 4, they hit me, and my health regen as fast as they hit (or close enough), plus my "passive" powers (hide boosting def, and the one helping against criticals etc -forgot the name-), the amount of damages I take gets "virtually" lower every level I take, while my health regen gets higher...

The problem with nerfing something like this would be that at low levels, these powers would be kinda useless, unless you nerf them from a certain level, I do agree that a 1 to 2% decrease of the health regen would be a good idea...

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Noone should be one-shotted

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This is something that we'd like to add for PvE and PvP - something along the lines that if a player is at 100% health, a single attack can only bring him down to 10% - or something along those lines.

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so... that would mean stalkers will have to become "gankers"... I mean let's face it, the only good use of a stalker is to one-shot kill an important though in a team (defender, healers ...etc...), Also bringing a controller to 10% would mean getting a more powerfull to maybe 60% assuming you get a good shot? :-/ at which point your stalker will most likely die on every attack :-/

The stalker in his abilities, reminds me a LOT of a ninja (kinda hard to deny it)... Ninja's are usually one-shot killing people :-/, and to be real, the assassin strike is described as "putting your sword thru your target's body"... heroes or not, I don't know many things that would either survive or even be able to move for quite a few weeks after something like that :-/ (yes I know it's just a game... But still... assassin strike was probably called assassin strike for one reason... it's a strike to kill :-/).. it seems extremelly logical to me that it one-shot kill people be it PVP or PVE...

Also, if doing an assassin strike on a NPC several level under you, do you ALSO expect it to bring it down to 90%? :-/, I honestly don't think this power should be nerfed, hell it can be hard enough to even LAUNCH the attack, I would actually suggest that this power can NOT miss, you're behind your target (not moving), he doesn't see you, and you somehow MANAGE to get the sword to miss? :-O, rather than touching the power itself, how about every toons get their perception boosted a bit in PVP? that would be easier to do, and fair on every player, as everyone with stealth/etc could potentially be discovered ...

If people think pvp is unbalanced, they should simply TRY to play a villain first... and see how HARD it actually is to land a one-shot kill... also, chances are the stalker will NOT be alone, a stalker landing an assasin strike, then a dominator launching a poison dart putting the target to sleep will give enough time to the stalker to land one of his 2 other powers (as assassin is usually coming as 5th ot 6th power i think, it is most likely that the stalker will have at least 2 other powers)... assuming the stalkers as placade also (does make sence to me)... here is the attack:

-1 assassin strike
-2 placade
-3 one of the other power (which can land a critical hit btw)...

result: no change... you're STILL dead, and it only takes an extra half a second or so...
add a dominator to the equation.......... the stalker might not even need to bother with the 2nd strike...(and you won't even be able to get a respite in time, if you have a defender around you - unlikely as we usually would go for the healers first, the timing would have to be fairly accurate for you to SURVIVE the dominator...)

Point is... changing the power won't really accomplish anything but wasting the devs time... and the people complaining will still die to my sword... *evil grin*

note to statesman: If the power get nerfed, you won't be welcomed to our scotland meeting! (unless coming with loads of goodies )

I suggest one EASY thing...

Go build your stalker... and SEE for yourself if they are overpowered!

I'm playing a stalker, and I'm telling you... the one hit kill ONLY happen one the SMALLEST PVe... and the only player you can 1 kill shot (for me atm anyway) are controllers, and even so, I usuaully will have to do another strike...

p.s: even if 1 stalker can't 1 shot kill ya, 2 def will... if 1 isn't enough anymore, we'll come 2 at the same time... doesn't REALLY change that much for us - currently setting up a SG of stalkers ONLY... try to picture a SG or 16 people, stalkers only, 4 teams of 4 stalker, each 4 on 1 specific target... you'll STILL die in one shot... *virtually*... unless the devs nerfs the stalker to LESS than 1/4 of the damage they make, at which point, they might as well get rid of the whole AT... anyway... nerfin the stalkers will only means we'll team with others to get the same effect... and yes, I have been in touch with other stalkers... and we are all levelling at the same time, taking the same powers, and same enhancements... we virtually are identical ... we can clear a +3 level boss in under 15 seconds... nerfing won't bring us much higher in time... right now... consider yourselves lucky, 1 single stalker can miss occassionally... 3/4 at the exact sametime, you WILL die every time (chances of 4 missing at the sametime is .... about the same as winning the lotto and be the only winner i guess :-/ ).

To be honest, the 1 shot kill... IS pretty much the only reason you want a stalker for... it's only purpose and is to give you the edge in a battle over a group of enemies, the stalkers job is to get the lowest ones if alone (be it controller, or healers), or the blasters... or grouping on tankers... it's just the way it is... it was design this way for one reason... nerfing it makes no sence as it's the only advantage they have (unless you sacrifice your second power pool to regeneration so you can wistand a couple more seconds)...

bottom line, stop moaning... get your own stalker, play with it... and see how "easy" it is to even LAND an assassin strike... your own fault for not moving... fair enough the first few times... you probably didn't know... now you do.. stalkers are around and they could be behind you... deal with it!!! if you don't like human challenge, or simply to have to think, go back to pve... :-/

Well stalkers ARE supposed to 1 hit kill... it's pretty much the ONLY thing they CAN be used for... removing it make them pretty much useless.. :-/

Edit - Also, if you want to solo on missions, the 1 hit kill IS a must for minions, and at LEAST 75% of a lieutenant of your level, otherwise you ARE dead...It's how I see it anyway...

I had the same "issue" (ie: stalker one shoting my controller).

I thought it was higly unfair and anti-game like...
So, I took extreme measures...

I bought COV, and created a stalker... to see why they were ONLY doing this...

Well ladies and gents, buckle your seat belts... some stalkers are litterally DESIGNED to do this... and pretty much nothing else... *period* ...
Basically, that stalker of mine is only able to afflict proper damages while "hidding" ... and the fact he goes back into hidding is actually a power itself (that last about 30 seconds or so) in case he "misses...etc..).. as for stalkers not being able to take any damages, this is not true... my stalker is pretty much acting as a tanker in most of our missions, as he's secondary power pool is regeneration... I can heal myself, and boost my hp for several minutes... (not trying to show off.. just explaining )...

Basically, all my stalker does is "try" to one kill one guy, take as many shot as it can while the rest of the team pick a target... and then use placade and do another 1 kill shot while in combat...

I am not ready for pvp yet, but when I am, I'm more than willing to have a 1 on 1 with someone if they wish to study the stalker and how they work/attack (and how to take them down)... I ALREADY know how to take a stalker down, but I don't want to spoil your fun...

I honestly DID think PVP was unbalanced before, but playing villains (brute and stalkers being the ones that annoyed me most), and I honestly think, if you get in a good team for pvp, you can EASILY take the villains out.

I had a very nice experience with a team of 4, and we litterally beat the living hell out of a team of 6 villains... and I am only a controller, so pretty much the weakest AT in COH on hp/defence... I only died twice over 2.5 hours

guess this is off so? extremelly low amount of replies *sniff*

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Jason Caine - 28 mag dm/reg scrapper

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Would Goldangel be the angel that cursed him? - maybe Jason only need to ask what needs to be done? -

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Agent Flux: globetrotting corporate spy and thief who became involved with Crey robotics researcher, Professor Chronotis. Helped him with his work by stealing components and working on code, while he helped her work by letting her test the drones. Researcher killed by Crey and Flux framed for the murder - the one crime she could never have committed...

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Would agent flux like to meet wicked tongue?

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We usually do this sort of thing in either the Creative section or Roleplaying section as it's more appropriate over there...

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My bad... can a moderator move it accross please? )

For those doing RP, what's the story/life of your toons?- originally typed this in "how old is your hero", but I thought this was too long and off subject with the thread..

My new favorite is wicked tongue, a reptile/lizard stalker (which escaped with the otheres yesterday at about 6.45pm GMT, and went up to level 6 by 9.00pm).

He shows great promises as an assassin, Although he's got an exposed brai, horns, and reptile's origin, we're not sure how old he is, he could be coming from an experience gone wrong with radiation near his nest/egg (hence mutation and not science), or he could simply be either a new specie...or the last survivor of his specie... It is fairly hard to know as the exposed brain is the mark kept from crey industries trying to make him into a slave...
Unfortunately for the scientists performing the operation, knowing very little of his brain, they broke the protective layer surrounding the left side of his brain, which unlocked new powers previously unknown to wicked tongue (or forgotten)... also waking him up in the process, totally clueless of what was happening to him, or why he was there, seeing people with cutting tools, and his brain exposed in the mirror in front of him, only one option was logical... fear, revenge and total anhiliation of the people that did this to him... the human race... wicked tongue was not evil, but as been made evil by humans (feel free to cry here)...

While slicing the last scientist throat, only one word came into his mind..."HIDE"... he then discovered that if he was out of sight, he could then "hide" in plain open areas... escaping the hospital, he then was hit by a car... naturally most people believed he was a hero, as such he was brough to the galaxy city hospital, revived, and then woke up to Face The back alley brawler... being questionned as who or what he was (not having a hero registration), still in schock and in pain from the previous hospital visit... by the back alley brawler and his "excellent" communication skills, wicked tongue though "hide" once again... and escaped into siren's call... there he met a Tsoo master and his minions.After defeating several foes, The Tsoo master gave him a Blade (supposely thousands years old) as token of respect... wicked tongue then promptly tried the blade.. he went in hiding again, and killed his Tsoo master... Only to be arrested by a regiment of longbow agents...Put in jail... He then saw an opportunity when all hell broke loose and the arachnos agents took him in...

For the first time, he felt accepted for who and what he was... He joined forces with Arachnos... for now... as his ultimate goals are revenge, and finding who and what he is.

My heroes want to keep their ages a secret, goldangel being an angel (wainting on his wings still mr. statesman!!! ) , Dr. octopuss is a demon like hero... ROFL LOL LMAO is out of RP (obviously), just a defender created to "stress" relieve purposes (ie: get into pink mobs... and let him die.. with no fear of xp debt etc... yeah I'm cruel)...

I created a villain called Wicked tongue... his story will be posted somewhere else, originally typed here... it's just TOO big for this thread and would annoy people... his age as I decide it to be will be 3 years old (strongly recommend to read his story though ).

anytime is fine - although I think weekend would be better? - I mean... none of us actually do have a life right? :-/ - seriously though, for now, the only proper toon I got is on union , unless you guys really want it on another one, just tell me which one, and I'll get a toon going asap...

---goldie out ---

p.s: we won't do this 'till ncsoft says it's ok though... (we never know )

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im with FFM on this one ill bring my 3form Warshade and you can all just sit and watch in awe or they could watch 8 man Rad/rad team against anyone in the arena now thats a show to see!

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mmm... not too sure about fireworks... I mean... I assume people don't really wana sit back and watch (except the xp leechers I guess :-/ )... duno... teamed up with your kind before... it looks kewl.. but heh.. we're all super-heroes... wasn't impressed... sorry

Yellow to all of you again...

What would you say if we had let's say 5-10 team of 8 people (on union as it's where my toon is for now ), hitting the streets really hard?

We might need to think about the levels/area to keep it... under control (although what's a lil xp debt?)

I'd say croata (or whateva way you spell that :-/ )...

I was thinking, a team of 8 controllers, 8 blasters...and so on... which would mean 80 players hitting the streets at the same time... duno... just seems like a fun idea :-/

to ncsoft: I'm pretty sure they would.. BUT... would the servers handle this? at 3npc's/player... that's 80*4 (player + npc's) and the "other players" etc... well u get the idea...

---goldie out---


p.s: yes I'm at work.. I'm just so bored :-/

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Lol, I think we can allow one man armies!

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Excellent, l19 controller with very unbalanced skills ready to fight ... just annonce the date/time

mmm... I ain't in a SG yet (well i was... but they're was no chatting or anything going on.. so I left.. looks like no one noticed :-/ )... anyway... can I enter ... on my own?