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AbunaiFux0rboi

By AbunaiFux0rboi,
Posted on: 2004-09-09 10:09 in Controllers

 

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Uh, look one post above you, yo.

(maybe I should stop putting these in quote boxes? Is it confusing people? it just stands out nicely is all. >.>)

Character references! Artz! Whatnot!

 

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@Possible

A couple of this, a couple of that.

Join Liberty

 

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Thanks again Maynia!

 

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I gave my guide ("No Pet? Suck it up! Mind/Kin") a quick update with all the relevant changes from the last few issues... so if you can put "I16" next to it instead of I11, that'd be peachy!

-STEELE =)


Allied to all sides so that no matter what, I'll come out on top!
Oh, and Crimson demands you play this arc-> Twisted Knives (MA Arc #397769)

 

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Quote:
Originally Posted by magicj View Post
A new version of my Tactics for Mind Control is available here.
Broken Link, can we get a re post?

"Fascinating. I'm not bored at all, I swear." -Kikuchiyo

 

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I just made a Plant/Cold/Stone Controller guide, which can be found here.

 

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Is there a Fire/Trick Arrow guide?

 

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There's a few things I can't find anywhere. Trying to iron out my ill/rad.
1) Can't find a guide that works for the bind I want. I know there's a section on binds, but I figured another ill/rad player out there has to have something
I want a warning for AM, and delay on the power itself. What I have now is
/macro z "say" AM in 4 seconds, gather on me!$$Powexec_name Accelerate Metabolism"

The power itself activates, but there are no words beforehand
From what I understand, the text should come up when I hit the button once, then I wait a few seconds, hit the button again, and the AM drops. But it's just going straight to the power. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

2) The guides on AV mez resists is sorely lacking. Every boss has to have a set amount, but nobody has investigated into it. Just wondering what it takes to get each one. A guide on this would be great. If nobody knows, I'll try to dedicate some research into it. Power analyzer gives this information doesn't it? I'll go use my superior invis and check out various AV's and post a guide myself if that's the case. It'd be nice to have a guide before a fight. For instance, I know that my mind dom can stack up 90ish seconds of confuses, and the recharge+activation time of my single target confuse is 4 seconds. So I can drop 22(ish) confuses on him at a time, for a total of 22x3= 66 mags of confuse. If for instance, Reichsman can resist a 60 mag hold, I know I've got his number. But if I had a guide/made a guide for this, I could check before ever wasting my time on trying to confuse an AV that can't be confused. Same applies for holds.

If anyone can answer these two problems, my ill/rad will thank you. If not, I'll do my best to do it myself, and I'll post here with the answers. Thanks.

 

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Decided to compile the things that seem to be scattered in one easy guide on controlling AV's. (Yes it's very different from controlling normal mobs) It's far from finished, and will take some time, since I have other priorities in game as well as real life, but if you'd like to see what I have so far, and contribute, I'll link it.
Bah, too lazy to link it right now, though I had it in another tab. Just search for my global. If you're confused on how to crunch the numbers or how to figure out if you can do it, hope it helps you. If you're already good at this kind of thing, any feedback to make it better is appreciated.

 

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New Update March 30, 2012
Official Guide Post Editor for the update was Local_Man

This thread is for posting Guide or FAQ links for Controllers. Please create your guides in the "Player Guides" forum (since posts in that section do not roll off) and link the thread here. Also, do not post your guide in this thread - only the link to your guide. For non-Controller guides, check the master list of all Guides in the Guide to Guides.

Failing any clear identifier from the poster, we will go by the original post date vs. Issue releases (I-1: 6/30/04, I-2: 9/17/04, I-3: 1/5/05, I-4: 5/5/05, I-5: 9/1/05, I-6: 10/28/05, I-7: 06/06/06, I-8:11/28/06, I-9: 5/1/07, I-10: 7/24/07, I-11: 11/28/07, I-12: 6/20/08, I-13: `12/2/2008, I-14: 4/8/2009, I-15: 6/29/2009, I-16: 9/15/2009, I-17: 4/28/2010, I-18: 8/16/2010, I-19: 11/30/2010, I-20: 4/5/2011, I-21: 9/13/2011, I-22: 3/6/2012) - e.g., if it was posted in March/05, it is an I3 Guide.

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A few important notes: When some changes were made in the forums, authors were able to go back to their previously posted guides and edit posts. Guides that show any "edit" after the original post date will be designated as "Updated" and then the issue that matches the update date. The author may or may not have fully updated the guide through that issue.

City of Heroes has gone though a lot of changes. Early guides may have some useful information, but will not include many of the changes in the game. Some changes were to the game as a whole, while other changes apply specifically to controllers. In particular, the early guides will not take into account Enhancement Diversification, Invention Origin enhancements or Containment. Middle guides may not include inherent Fitness, AoE Team buffs or the addition of Patron Power Pools to the Ancillary Power Pools.

CONTROLLER (Be sure to check the Defender guides for your secondaries! Also, Dominators share some of the same primaries, so Dominator guides may be helpful.)
GENERAL
Choosing a Controller Build, V2 (Enantiodromos) [I-15]
Splatroller: An Overview (Enantiodromos) [1-15]
The Splattroller Field Guide (Omniverse) [I-14]
WhisperWitch's Guide To Controller Primaries Damage Vs 1 Target (magicj) [I-14]
WhisperWitch's Video Guide to Telekinesis (magicj) [I-14]
Arcane Controller Primary Powers FAQ (Enantiodromos) [I-12] Updated in [I-16]
Comparative Analysis of PBAoE and Ranged AoE Holds (Mystic_Amethyst) [I-8]
Controller Damage Overview (Enantiodromos) [I-6]
Choosing the Controller that’s Right for You (Enantiodromos) [I-6]
CONFUSION AND XP/TIME (v2) (Enantiodromos) [I-6]
Guide to being a Healer (Enantiodromos) [I-8] Updated [I-15]
Guide to the word \Necessary\ (Enantiodromos) [I-8]
A guide for solo controllers (Ishtar) [I-4]
cforce’s Guide to Confusion v.1.0 (cforce) [I-3]
5 Best Solo Controller Builds (Pilcrow) [I-2]
The Unofficial Strategy Guide for Controllers (Ubah_Weasel47) [I-2]
Magnitude – or, why Johnny can’t hold Dr. Vahzilok (GlaziusF) [I-1]

DARK CONTROL
Guide to Darkness Control and Dark Assault for Dominators and Controllers (Blue_Fenix) [I-22]

ELECTRIC CONTROL
(No Guides Yet)

EARTH CONTROL
Leveling Up an Earth/Storm Controller (GGG247) [I-14]
Local Guide to Earth/Rad Controller (Local_Man) [I-10] Updated [I-17]
Eternal_Wilting Earth/Empathy (Eternal_Wilting) [I-8]
Guide to Earth/Storm Controllers V. 2 (KokopelliJoe) [I-8]
C_dog’s I7 Guide to Earth Control/Force Field Controllers (C_Dog) [I-7]
I Feel the Earth Move- A Guide to the Earth/Sonic (HotButteredSoul) [I-7]
Kaigame’s Guide to Earth Controlling V2.0 (Kenshin) [I-4]

FIRE CONTROL
Striking the Match, a Fire/Kin’s Guide (Star_Sentinel) [I-11]
Elemental Chaos The i10 Guide to Fire/Storm (Eldandil) [I-10]
Fire Blaster’s Guide to Fire/Rad Controllers (LivingHellfire) [I-9]
Fire/Rad PvP Guide (Choff) [I-8]
Guide to soloing a fire/rad (Switchgear) [I-7]
Fire Control, Storm Summoning, and synergies (DaemonDivinity) [I-7]
Eldandil Tauro’s I7 guide to the classic Fire/Storm/Fire Troller (Eldandil) [I-7]
Fire/Storm Splattroller Build Guide (Enantiodromos)[I-6]
Ardent Emissary Torches the World: A Fire/Rad Guide (vI6.1) (Funky_Pink) [I-6]
Foxmaiden’s Ultimate Fire Control Guide (Sakura_Kitsuki) [I-6]
Brimstone Gale’s Guide to Fire/Storm Controllers (BrimstoneGale) [I-3]
Slotting Fire Pimps (Booom) [I-2]

GRAVITY CONTROL
Quantums Arrows i10 Guide to Grav/Trick Arrow (Carnifax) [I-10]
A Guide to the Gravity/Radiation Controller (FunkyWaltDogg) [I-10]
Eddy’s in the Space/Time Continuum- Grav/Kin (husdonsmith) [I-9]
Controlling Time and Space-Grav/FF (Bunny_Man) [I-9]
Grav/Storm Guide 3.0 (Reinman) [I-8]
Quick Guide to Gravity/Trick Arrow (anachrodragon) [I-7]
Ubiquity's Guide to Gravity/Empathy Controllers, (Baryonic_Cell) [I-6]
The Guide to Gravity Control [v1.20051101.0] (Arinara) [I-6]
Gravity/Storm Controller Guide (Zloth) [I-3]
Gravity/Force Field Controlling: Zen and the Art of Knockback (Doctor_Gravity) [I-1]

ICE CONTROL
Ice/Storm - Looking at Jack Frost and the sets.... (Adam_Amp) [I-14]
Craigen’s Guide to the Ice/Kinetics Controller (Craigen) [I-11]
Frost Storm’s Guide to Ice Control/Storm Summoning (EmeraldRain) [I-7]
Frost’s I6 Ice Control, Empathy, and Kinetics Guide Revision 2 (Frost) [I-6]
Purple Heart’s Guide to Ice/Empathy, VI6.1 (Funky_Pink) [I-6]
Lopp Syded Ice/Radiation Emission Controller Guide V3.0 (PurplePplEatr) [I-4]
Snowlock’s Ice/Storm Controller Guide V2.0 (Snowlock) [I-1]

ILLUSION CONTROL
A Local Guide to Ill/Rad Controllers (Local_Man) [I-15] Updated [I-21]
A Blinding Empowered Light - The Illusion/Kinetics/Primal Controller (Nalrok_Athzim) [I-18]
Thriving on Chaos as an Ill/Rad Controller (Extor_Prime) [I-13]
Illusion Control/Radiation Emission Guide (Ishtar) [I-12]
Lady Lumi's I12 Guide to Illusions and Empathy (_Blu_ ) [I-12]
Issue 9 guide to Illusion Control (Energy_Aura) [I-9]
The selfish Illusion/Sonic controller (CaptainSpud) [I-9]
Lights and Sounds- Illusion/Sonics (3rd times a charm) (Muad Dib) [I-9]
Mogura’s guide to Illusion/Kinetics (Mogura) [I-9]
Smoke and Mirrors- Illusion/Storm Guide (Tal_N) [I-8]
Illusions/Kinetics for PvP (Dubya) [I-8]
Illusions/Kinetics for Solo and Team Success. (Zombie_A_Go_Go) [I-7]
Tanzier’s Guide to an I6 Illusion/Storm Controller (Tanzier) [I-6]
The Illusion Control and Empathy Synergy Guide (TIEDestroyer) [I-6]
Tom’s Foolery, Guide to Illusion/Rad solo in I6 (Q_Arkhan) [I-6]
Pilcrow’s Phantom Army (PA) Guide (Pilcrow) [I-4]
Desyncher’s Post-I3 Illusion/Radiation Guide 0.5 (Trinary) [I-3]
Uberness, Thy Name is Illusion! Illusion/Kinetics Guide V2.0 (Spectral_Ops) [I-3]

MIND CONTROL
WhisperWitch's Intro to Canonical Mind/FF/Primal (magicj) [I-20] (link to videos)
Katerinae's Guide to Mind/Storm Control (Katerinae) [I-13]
WhisperWitch’s Tactics For Mind Control, Version 2 (magicj) [I-11]
No Pet? Suck it up! A Mind/Kin Guide (EmperorSteele) [I-11] Updated [I-18]
Mind/Storm guide (Azoth_WindMage) [I-8]
Mind w/ Radiation and Empathy v 2.3 (Entantiodromos) [I-8]
cforce’s Guide to Mind Control/Storm Summoning (cforce) [I-6]
WhisperWitch’s Guide to Building a WarTroller (magicj) [I-5]
WhisperWitch’s Tactics for Mind/Force Fields (magicj) [I-5]
Hedon’s Guide to Mind Control/Telekinesis (Hedon) [I-3]

PLANT CONTROL
The Plant/Cold/Stone Controller - Death from All Sides [I-16]
Plant/Thermal Controller Guide (Coldmed) [I-12]
Plant/Rad Splattroller Build Guide (Enantiodromos) [I-12]

SECONDARIES
Silas Plays Support and So Can You! (Silas) [I-16], Updated [I-20]
Playing Kinetics on Large Teams (Amberyl) [I-15]
Empathy – How to Buff (Psyonico) [I-11]
Trick Arrow Enchiridion (Luminara) [I-11]
Controllers and Defender Primaries : A Guide to Playing with Other People’s Toys (Blueeyed) [I-6]
WhisperWitch’s Guide to Herding with Force Fields (magicj) [I-4]

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Guide Links: Earth/Rad Guide, Illusion/Rad Guide, Electric Control