New And Need some questions answered

Hey Guys

I Started playing CoH yesterday and love it but i cant understand the inspirations system (i think thats what there called) where you add them to your powers)

where can i buy really good ones? and is there things i ned to look out for to make sure they are compatiable with my toon

im a lvl 14 i cant really remember my powers of hand or my class i think im a scrapper (im whatever one has a description of equal defense and attack)

Cheers!

It seems like your getting inspirations mixed up with enhancements.

If your new I suggest you create another character and run the tutorial before going to either Atlas Park or Galaxy City.

I believe you are referring to "enhancements". Inspirations are the little squarish things that give you a temporary boost. Enhancements vary with level, but the general rule of thumb is "higher level of enhancement, better the effect". You can slot a regular enhancement within three levels of your current level {i.e. if you're Lv14, you can slot a Lv17 enhancement, but not a Lv18 or Lv9 one}. There's also the Invention System - swing by Admissions Officer Lenk in Steel Canyon for a tutorial on IOs. Also, various enhancements are compatible with various powers - your archetype {scrapper sounds about right, icon's an orange boomerang?} is largely irrelevant in what enhancements you can slot.

Edit: Also, just on the off chance you hadn't, run the beginner tutorial, the one you get the option to when you create a new character. Also, the regular enhancements are grouped in three tiers - Training origin {TO}, which don't have that much of an effect, Dual Origin {DO}, which are twice as effective as TOs and Single Origin, which are twice as effective as DOs.

Does someone have the stock guide to ED they can paste?

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cool yeah i think my power sets are fire and willpower

ok ill do that ah! so thats what the numbers are on the enhancements yeah i created wings through the invention system today so can i invent enhancements aswell?

This is from paragon wiki:

Inspirations are single-use temporary boosts. There are several different inspiration types that provide various ability increases. Three inspirations of the same type can be combined into one inspiration of different type.

Powers have many aspects, such as damage caused, accuracy, and endurance cost. Enhancements permanently improve one or more of those aspects. For example, for a typical ranged blast power, Enhancements can make it hit more frequently, cause more damage, reach farther, cost less endurance to use, or have a faster rate of fire. An Enhancement's type and level both affect how much benefit it gives to a power. Once an Enhancement is assigned to a power, it cannot be moved to a different power, although it can have its level increased or be replaced or removed entirely.

Enhancements can be bought from contacts and stores. They are also "dropped" randomly by defeated (non-player) enemies and are provided as rewards for some missions.



Since your level 14...you can buy Dual Origin enhancements in either Skyway City or Steel Canyon at an origin store. So if your a Mutant you will go to the Mutant Store...if your Natural you will go to the Natural Store.

yeah i said in another post, everyone has been real cool and ive had no problem getting into teams or anything the only thing bugging me is AE i have no idea whats going on with that or what it is, theres always tons of cool toons there though with auras etc, so obviously high level

Overview of enhancements

Here's a build up to 22 that is using DO slotting that takes Fly because you got the recipe for wings, but you could sub anything in. Also note that you should sell enhancements at the store of the same origin. If you get an enhancement that is at least partly magic, sell it at a magic store.

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

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Level 21 Mutation Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Flight

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Fire Sword -- Acc(A), Acc(3), EndRdx(7), Dmg(9)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- Heal(A), Heal(3), Heal(5)
Level 2: Cremate -- Acc(A), Acc(5), EndRdx(7), Dmg(9)
Level 4: Fast Healing -- Heal(A)
Level 6: Build Up -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(11), RechRdx(11)
Level 8: Air Superiority -- Acc(A), Acc(15)
Level 10: Indomitable Will -- EndRdx(A)
Level 12: Breath of Fire -- Acc(A), Acc(13), EndRdx(13), EndRdx(15)
Level 14: Fly -- Flight(A)
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- EndRdx(A), Heal(17), Heal(17)
Level 18: Fire Sword Circle -- Acc(A), Acc(19), EndRdx(19)
Level 20: Quick Recovery -- EndMod(A), EndMod(21), EndMod(21)
Level 22: Mind Over Body -- EndRdx(A)
Level 24: [Empty]
Level 26: [Empty]
Level 28: [Empty]
Level 30: [Empty]
Level 32: [Empty]
Level 35: [Empty]
Level 38: [Empty]
Level 41: [Empty]
Level 44: [Empty]
Level 47: [Empty]
Level 49: [Empty]
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit

I can't believe nobody clicky the wiki for the OP.

ParagonWiki: Enhancements

And hand in hand with enhancements come ParagonWiki: Enhancement Diversification, ED for short.

I'm going to clarify something that may not need clarifying.

There are actually two "systems" of enhancements. For the first few years there were training, dual and single origin enhancements and that was basically it. Then they added the invention system. Invention system gives you a bit more benefit at tremendous added complexity.

My advice is always "First time around, just use the enhancements from the stores. Sell your salvage for 1 influence at Wentworth's, sell any recipe with a "name" [like Positron's Blast] for 1 influence at wentworth's, sell any generic recipe to a store. If something doesn't sell after a day at Wentworth's, take it down and sell it to a store."

This is sort-of bad advice, because you may give people some serious bargains. You may sell something for half a million that's worth ten million to anyone else.

BUT if you're only using single-origin enhancements, you don't need ten million inf for anything, ever. You can buy a full set of the highest level SO's for about five million inf, and you have 47 levels to get that kind of money. You'll always have more money than you need.

And welcome to the game and forums, Gabriel

In gabriel's defense, when I started the game I ran the tutorial and I read all the information it gave me, and you know what? I still didn't get it. I had never played a game like this before and throwing all this stuff at me about inspirations, enhancements, slots, etc. etc. was just information overload.

When I started earning enhancements I was under the impression you could only use one slot for accuracy, one for damage, one for endurance, and so on. I also didn't realize that training origin enhancemnts aren't really worth anything, so I wasted a lot of money on TOs before I started reading about them on the forums.

So yeah, when someone doesn't know to use the "Exit" button to get out of the warehouse when the mission's over, they need to rerun the tutorial. But when they can't fathom the intricacies of enhancement slotting after playing the game for one day - the tutorial isn't going to teach them everything they know.