Unbreakable Badge Problems


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I can't get my damage taken to consistently go up. I'll sit in front of a mob getting hit for massive damage for 5 minutes and my damage taken won't go up. I keep a close eye on it and I RARELY find a mob that makes my damage total go up. I know it's not lag because I'll check back on the badge status the next time I log in and it hasn't gone up. Is this a glitch? Has anyone else had this problem?


 

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Originally Posted by darbs View Post
I can't get my damage taken to consistently go up. I'll sit in front of a mob getting hit for massive damage for 5 minutes and my damage taken won't go up. I keep a close eye on it and I RARELY find a mob that makes my damage total go up. I know it's not lag because I'll check back on the badge status the next time I log in and it hasn't gone up. Is this a glitch? Has anyone else had this problem?
First question: are you in MA? (Hopefully not, but had to ask...)

Also, see THIS thread (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=185302) for other info on this exact same issue.


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Do you have any +hp set bonuses, powers, or accolades?


 

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If you WP your screwed. You have to get down to your original max HP before the damage counts towards the badge. It is very difficult if you have alot of extra HP. You have to find a situation where a certain mob can get you to half health...but not kill you. It's difficult, but it can be done. I think I used Nemesis for mine. You just have to find the right combination of ebemies to do the right amount of damage.

Good Luck!


 

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Originally Posted by JDouble_NA View Post
If you WP your screwed. You have to get down to your original max HP before the damage counts towards the badge. It is very difficult if you have alot of extra HP. You have to find a situation where a certain mob can get you to half health...but not kill you. It's difficult, but it can be done. I think I used Nemesis for mine. You just have to find the right combination of ebemies to do the right amount of damage.

Good Luck!
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Use a second build to possibly avoid +hp powers, bonuses, and enhancements to gimp yourself into making the badge easier to obtain.


 

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Using a second build can work if you have a bunch of +HP set bonuses, but if your WP...your stuck taking High Pain Tolerance with your first power pick. So no matter what you do you have quite a bit of xtra HP to deal with.


Second build is a good idea though, can't believe I never thought of that :P


 

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Originally Posted by JDouble_NA View Post
Using a second build can work if you have a bunch of +HP set bonuses, but if your WP...your stuck taking High Pain Tolerance with your first power pick. So no matter what you do you have quite a bit of xtra HP to deal with.


Second build is a good idea though, can't believe I never thought of that :P
No. You are not always "stuck".

Auto: [High Pain Tolerance] is only mandatory as a Secondary lvl 1 power on Brutes and Scrappers.
For Tanks, Willpower is a Primary Set and you can choose the Toggle: [Mind Over Body] instead.
For Stalkers, Auto: [High Pain Tolerance] is a Secondary lvl 2 power (as [Hide] is always lvl 1), and easily avoided as well.

This is why I said "possibly avoid +hp powers", and expanded to include bonuses and enhancements. I was just pointing out that not all WP toons are "screwed" as you put it. Only two types are locked in. The other two are not. In those cases, you can simply not enhance that power in the second build, and gimp the rest of that build to keep any IO set bonuses to a minimum as well.

Auto: [High Pain Tolerance] as used by level 50 Scrapper is only +133.86hp at base value.
Auto: [High Pain Tolerance] as used by level 50 Brute is only +149.93hp at base value.
That's the same as the 10%hp Accolades give you, and much less than all of the Accolades combined.

For example:
A level 50 Scrapper (of any type) with Portal Jockey, Freedom Phalanx Reserve, and Task Force Commander already has a bonus of +267.72hp

WP isn't any more "screwed" than any other character that has already earned several Accolades.