Posint builds for advice in All access: Player Questions
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Posted on: 2012-04-03 22:19 in Player Questions
Posting in the AT forums seems a VIP perk. I wouldnt start posting builds in Player Question, you may very well risk getting banned from the forums
Yeah unfortunately at this time, you're pretty much limited in where you can post if you're a non-VIP. And like Erhnam said posting a build here can get you banned AFAIK.
For what it's worth, your best bet may be to just download Mids and do the number crunching yourself. Or if you have a specific build in mind, use the forum search to find some of the older build guides listed here.
Guys, I seriously doubt any of our Mods would outright Ban someone for posting a build in the wrong section.
In fact, I'm willing to bet money they wouldn't.
The most they would do is move it to the appropriate section and or delete it outright, if that isn't an option and send a warning PM to the poster.
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Guys, I seriously doubt any of our Mods would outright Ban someone for posting a build in the wrong section.
In fact, I'm willing to bet money they wouldn't. The most they would do is move it to the appropriate section and or delete it outright, if that isn't an option and send a warning PM to the poster. |
Honestly, if they banned for posting stuff in the "wrong" area, we'd have two people on the forums - both new people, asking if there was anyone on the forum, and they'd probably post it in the wrong section.
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Originally Posted by MaestroMavius
Guys, I seriously doubt any of our Mods would outright Ban someone for posting a build in the wrong section.
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Originally Posted by monkeyslap
I am not VIP so I am not able to post my build in the Archetype forums section, which I think kinda stinks.
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| I was wondering if it was against forum rules to post my build in this section to get advice from experienced players. |
Nope, I vote for not against the rules in any way. It's a question, post away.
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Seconding gameboy's entire post....
Well, I'm not also gonna send Zwill a PM. I think one PM will be enough.
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I have to agree with you guys. Recently on a forum post a mod had edited it and I received an email/message that, basically, it was against the rules to post a response I received in a support ticket. That is why I am asking what the rules are here so I don't get in trouble for posting somewhere or something that I shouldn't.|
Originally Posted by gameboy1234
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You have a valid point; I'll PM Zwill in a moment and suggest that the Build Forum also be given all player access. Nope, I vote for not against the rules in any way. It's a question, post away. Don't forget to use Mids if you can: http://www.cohplanner.com/ |
I came to the player questions section because I told players in the help channel in game I wasn't VIP and asked if there was a section on the forums I could post my Mids build to get advice and ideas from experienced players and they suggested I post in the All Access: Player Questions section. But I didn't see any posts here with Mids builds and , although I think it would be a valid ask for help and a question, I didn't want to chance getting in trouble.
I really appreciate if anybody does suggest to a mod/dev to have an All Access section for posting builds but I doubt it will do any good at all as they seem to not care, in my opinion, about anybody BUT VIP players.
Take this for example: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=280403
Dated December 16, 2011. To quote Zwillinger: "Additionally, when we open the new Paragon Market forum it will be All Access". It's been almost 4 months now and I'm still waiting on that. As a person who buys a lot from the paragon market, I was looking forward to posting my suggestions and all on the forums relating to the market.
I have no desire to become VIP and get special/favorable/self entitled treatment, but have spent a lot of money/willing to spend more on paragon points.
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Did I guess right? This was from the freedom /help channel about a SS/WP brute right? I'm sure if you post up a mids chunk people would be willing to critique it for you. I doubt the mods are going to make a big deal over having it here.
If it's really that big an issue you can post the mids info, I'll copy and paste it into the build forum and you can edit your post, then I'll just direct people to this thread to offer you feedback. Really though, I don't think the mods will do anything.
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The support ticket thing is one of the bigger "no nos" - but that's not much even so. Basically, any private communication shouldn't be brought out into the forums without permission. At most a general mention could be made.
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Originally Posted by monkeyslap
basically, it was against the rules to post a response I received in a support ticket.
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That *is* a rule and one they do enforce for everybody, VIP and F2P alike. No worries, you just didn't know about it. I'm sure no one will object to getting build advice here, the rules aren't like that.
(BTW, I did send a PM to Z-man, and he replied, basically, that he would consider it.)
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. .. ... Did I guess right? This was from the freedom /help channel about a SS/WP brute right? I'm sure if you post up a mids chunk people would be willing to critique it for you. I doubt the mods are going to make a big deal over having it here. If it's really that big an issue you can post the mids info, I'll copy and paste it into the build forum and you can edit your post, then I'll just direct people to this thread to offer you feedback. Really though, I don't think the mods will do anything. From the Freedom /help channel Zen Paradigm Zen Brutality |
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Yes at the time I wasn't aware it was against the rules, but I am now.|
Originally Posted by gameboy1234
That *is* a rule and one they do enforce for everybody, VIP and F2P alike. No worries, you just didn't know about it. I'm sure no one will object to getting build advice here, the rules aren't like that.
(BTW, I did send a PM to Z-man, and he replied, basically, that he would consider it.) |
BTW, did Zwill mention anything about the All Access Paragon Market section that he/she promised when they opened some of the forums to everybody back in December as I pointed out?
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The Rules link is posted at the top of every forum listing.
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Originally Posted by monkeyslap
That is why I am asking what the rules are here so I don't get in trouble for posting somewhere or something that I shouldn't.
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Empress Xandra: Level 50 Natural Brute
Primary Power Set: Super Strength
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery
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Level 1: Punch
- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
- (3) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
- (5) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
- (5) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
- (7) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (7) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
- (9) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
- (9) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
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- (15) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (15) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
- (A) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration
- (17) Miracle - +Recovery
- (17) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (A) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage
- (19) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Recharge
- (19) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (21) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (21) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (23) Superior Brute's Fury - Recharge/Fury Bonus
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (23) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (25) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (27) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (27) Recharge Reduction IO
- (29) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
- (29) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
- (31) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
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- (33) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (33) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
- (A) Endurance Modification IO
- (34) Endurance Modification IO
- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (34) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
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- (36) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)
- (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
- (36) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
- (36) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
- (37) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (37) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
- (39) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (39) Reactive Armor - Resistance
- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (40) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (42) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (42) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (42) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Perfect Zinger - Taunt
- (43) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Recharge
- (43) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Recharge/Range
- (43) Perfect Zinger - Accuracy/Recharge
- (45) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Range
- (45) Perfect Zinger - Chance for Psi Damage
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (46) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (46) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (46) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (48) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (50) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (50) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 2: Swift
- (A) Flight Speed IO
- (A) Healing IO
- (11) Healing IO
- (A) Jumping IO
- (A) Endurance Modification IO
- (11) Endurance Modification IO
- (13) Performance Shifter - EndMod
- (13) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
Level 1: Sprint
- (A) Empty
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
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Basically what I'm going for is decent s/l defense/resitence, decent regen, decent recovery, definitely perma rage which I have achieved with hasten not running. Currently even without all the IOs from this build and no IOs slotted in some things Rage recharges before it expires without hasten running. I prefer to keep my patron pool in the build because I found I like the Elec Fence to immob+dot+end drain>ball lightning more dot+more end drain>then footstomp for an awesome combo.
What I'm going for is difficulty set to +0x3 or even +0x4 for basic missions. Would this build be viable for that? Suggestions are appreciated.
Edit: I prefer to stick with the powers I have chosen. I love the knockdown animation of Air Superiority and Fly+Afterburner is great for getting around (fly for theme. Costumes with wings wouldn't be the same otherwise.
and Air Superiority instead of Hover because I can't use Footstomp or Hurl unless on the ground, and it meets the requirement to take Afterburner)
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Not to me just now, no. Maybe there's some other info about it some though.
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Originally Posted by monkeyslap
BTW, did Zwill mention anything about the All Access Paragon Market section
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Originally Posted by Erhnam
Posting in the AT forums seems a VIP perk. I wouldnt start posting builds in Player Question, you may very well risk getting banned from the forums
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I don't see why they restrict them anyway. The only ones that should be restricted are a few select special forums for VIPs only or company interaction with the customers.
Really, if a forum exists then it likely does because many players, no matter how much they pay, have a use for it.
The only forum that should be VIP restricted probably should have nothing but "VIP only content" in it, like an "incarnate forum" where only incarnate stuff can be talked about.
But anyway, this is all because the NCSoft people were afraid of the possibility of letting in any old forum troll despite the fact that this game isn't really big enough to attract that many of them and you can always ban them, even such things as IP bans to threaten, or even use, to keep the peace.
Also, I'm not an expert on SS/WP brutes, but I don't see any issues with the way you've slotted yours. It seems a reasonable plan.
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Not forum trolls, so much as forum spammers. Limiting the ones Free Plays have access to limits the forums that need constant or extra-frequent mod monitoring.
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Originally Posted by T_Immortalus
Then they can open up access to the archetype forums.
I don't see why they restrict them anyway. The only ones that should be restricted are a few select special forums for VIPs only or company interaction with the customers. Really, if a forum exists then it likely does because many players, no matter how much they pay, have a use for it. The only forum that should be VIP restricted probably should have nothing but "VIP only content" in it, like an "incarnate forum" where only incarnate stuff can be talked about. But anyway, this is all because the NCSoft people were afraid of the possibility of letting in any old forum troll despite the fact that this game isn't really big enough to attract that many of them and you can always ban them, even such things as IP bans to threaten, or even use, to keep the peace. |
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Unless you like having ad blurbs interjected into your forum threads - but personally I don't.
And I hate the ones for shoes. They are never big enough offerings for my feet anyway...
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Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
Not forum trolls, so much as forum spammers. Limiting the ones Free Plays have access to limits the forums that need constant or extra-frequent mod monitoring.
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I don't see a problem when people are willing to click the report post icon. The posts are then easy for them to find and check at a glance.
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I've never seen any ads in any of these forums, not even the all access ones.|
Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
Unless you like having ad blurbs interjected into your forum threads - but personally I don't.
And I hate the ones for shoes. They are never big enough offerings for my feet anyway... |
For one, who would advertise to a small segment of an already rather small population game?
Yes, City of Heroes probably doesn't have more than 200 thousand players, of which only maybe 10 thousand are active on the forums and maybe 50 thousand actually read the forums. I think those are conservative numbers.
If you want to advertise it is much more logical to do so on something with a lot wider reach.
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Also, why does your forum avatar change every time I change/refresh the page?
I thought I was going crazy at first.
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Because it's a fun thing to do. My changes as well, though a lot of them look very similar. Just different things "On Notice".
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I am not VIP so I am not able to post my build in the Archetype forums section, which I think kinda stinks. I was wondering if it was against forum rules to post my build in this section to get advice from experienced players. I am a max tier premium player with a total of 79 paragon reward tokens, so I think I should be able to get help with my builds somewhere on the forums. I just don't want to take a chance of violating the forum rules by posting it in the wrong section. A red name pointing me in the right direction would be great. Thank you for your time.
Edit: Just realized a big typo there. The thread title is suppose to be: Posting builds. lol oops.