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thank you, thank you !!!

returning after a long absence and I know I had binds set up on most of my characters. generally nothing fancy, like toggle between fly and hover, but the keys I would have expected them to be tied to aren't triggering. Is there a command to see what binds are active on a character? I have looked through several of the guides in this area but haven't been able to find that. the only characters that still seem to work are my kheldians and I built bind files for them as they have a lot of more complex binds

great information Gulbasaur, thank you ! I took core for the debuff on an archery blaster to help overcome some of the resistance to lethal. apparently the combat log doesn't record the debuff hitting, so cannot confirm it is applying and stacking as advertised. will look at copying some logs from longer fights with an EB and should be able to see the same power doing more damage as the fight progresses with the relatively fast attacks in archery, I should be able to stack 3 - 4 debuffs, and figured having a 7.5 - 10% resist debuff going would be a decent perk. the DOT would just be a little extra on top but wouldn't have tried to rush to T4 if I had your analysis of how infrequent those DoT ticks would be. or how little damage it actually added, when it did hit looks like degenerative is the way to go and pretty easy to get to T3 if I want the 75% chance for subtracting HPs.

I am at T4 and that is why it has been so disappointing. I am running T4 Core Flawless, which is supposed to have 75% chance for a resist debuff and 25% chance for "moderate" fire DOT. the DOT rarely goes off, have never seen more than 1 tick (when DOTs should hit for multiple ticks) and when I do see a tick of damage it is for 13 points of fire damage.

I have seen a few posts about top tier interface abilities not working as expected and certainly appears that reactive core is one of those. supposed to do a 2.5% resist debuff, which doesn't show up in the combat log but I think is working. it's also supposed to do a moderate fire damage over time. I have yet to see more than 1 tic of damage and that is usually in the neighborhood of 13 pts of damage and it doesn't look to be firing off 25% of the time either, more like 10 - 15% tops. compared to my hybrid assault which reliably double hits for around 110 energy damage, interface feels pretty lame. moving to T4 certainly not worth it for any extra fire damage thinking of switching over to interface degenerative core for the 75% chance for HP debuff. if 13 pts of fire damage is considered moderate, don't think the cost of moving to T4 for a chance of minor toxic damage is worth it can anyone shed any light on what T4 interface powers work as advertised and what ones you have found worth taking to T4? many thanks for any feedback, could be I am just expecting too much out of some of the powers.

I know it is not an optimal combination but I have a concept build from live, before incarnates, that I am thinking of recreating. will be using dark miasma and electrical blast. not sure on the epic pool but probably dark or psychic. though electrical is a possibility if I can reliably make use of endurance drain. with incarnates, I should have a lot more survivability than I did back on live and have the time to fire off enough powers to drain mobs if I choose dark is a little more powerful on a def but several of the powers, like tar patch and howling twilight, are pretty much the same. given that a lot of my play time is in short chunks, I frequently solo. so wondering if a corrupter would work better or does the extra -TH and -resist balance out the slightly higher damage and scourge of a Cor? and if anyone has any experience with electric blast on either a def or cor, would appreciate any advice on ways to slot it and whether its even worth trying for end drain

Falsey, Bill Z Bubba -- following your discussion with great interest as I am planning out a claws / sr. had some of the same questions as Falsey on health and stamina. other than set bonuses, why so many slots in those? do you need that much endurance recovery? is the health regen that noticeable compared to even 2 or 3 slots? though not sure where I would shift 3 or 4 slots to make a bigger difference in the overall build. assuming we keep 6 slots in health, was wondering about the trade off with slotting numina's instead of preventive. you lose 25 HPs and a little end recovery and recharge rate but gain almost 4% in range defense, a bit better s/l resist, e/n def and HP regen. hasten might be just short of permanent but pretty close.

thank you Uun without additional sources of energy drain, does the secondary effect on the elementals have any real impact? I like the idea of having hurricane from the support pet when solo but the -def from the polar lights may be of more use overall, especially in a team situation when hurricane could be a problem

thanks Falsey, I used the second link you listed before submitting this post. that's how I came up with the 4 options I listed as being the ones I was leaning towards using. nothing looks like an elf but those 4 were more in context than things like large robots or carnies. I looked at Talons of Vengeance but other than ice arrow on the lieutenant, if you go core, I think the rest of their attacks would be more s/l and trying to mix in other damage types as I have mostly s/l in my attacks what I am hoping to get is some feedback from people that have used those pets, as I know they aren't usually listed in most builds as pet of choice. most builds posted go for the top tier, usually banished, tsoo, carnies or cimerorans.

would appreciate suggestions on which incarnate pet to take for my arch/ta. she is an elven warrior concept, so looking for something that - fits thematically - provides damage type other than s/l - has reasonable ST damage to help with boss lvl and above - help keeping mobs at range, so kb is not a total deal breaker I know this limits my options to pets that aren't considered the top tier but I am ok with that as I frequently solo and it doesn't have to be at +4/8. currently looking at storm elements or polar lights. phantoms or demons might be a possibility. appreciate any feedback anyone can share of their experiences with any of these pets or suggestions on other pets that might fit with what I am looking for

believe it is Mender Silos Strike Force. which I ran solo with my blaster by mistake right after becoming level 50. I meant to run Mender Ramiel arc to open up incarnate, was a bit surprised to run into that jade spider in the last mission. 😀

have a concept character I want to build -- a natural origin using dual blades. which, for me, means I would be looking at WP, SR, Regen or Invul. I have enough scrappers, including a couple of SR, so was leaning towards a DB/WP brute. then the changes to tanks were announced and got me thinking about going with a tank instead for a less frantic play style. I know that DB is way down the list of secondaries but damage, especially on teams, seems to be less expected of a tank than a brute and when I am solo, not that concerned about kill speed. just looking for an enjoyable experience. as tanks don't have regen, that would leave WP or Invul and from what I have read, WP is frequently put down because of its lower taunt abilities. not looking for a +4/8 powerhouse but would expect reasonable performance, both solo and in teams, when he hits 50 and gets some incarnate levels and better IOs under his belt. would an Invul or WP/DB be feasible or should I really be looking at brute or even back to scrapper land for that concept? appreciate any feedback or suggestions

thank you for the reply, I am aware of being able to craft everything with threads and merits. already found enough salvage that I won't even need to use threads to get to tier 4 alpha and a good start to other powers. just figured I was so close with 9 shards that I could save a few threads and it wouldn't take long to get the other 3. then they just completely stopped dropping which made me wonder if something changed either in the overall drop rate or your chances diminish after reaching a certain level, like no longer getting threads when you level after level 12. will most likely just go ahead and get tier 4 alpha and when I ever get more shards, maybe start a second alpha path to try different options. first time ever crafting incarnate powers so plan to experiment on this first one to have a better idea how some of them work to know what I want on future level 50 characters

do incarnate shards stop dropping after you reach a certain incarnate level? was the drop rate changed? if not, I must be having some unbelievably bad luck. through my first 12 - 13 incarnate levels, I found 21 shards. since then, almost level 18 now, I have found 0. I know they are fairly rare drops but 0 in 5+ incarnate levels? running at +3 - +4, so all mobs are at least yellow, if not higher. running a variety of story arcs, repeatable missions and some street farming, especially during the recent event. threads are dropping like rain, almost 1400 in salvage tab and even merits are doing pretty well, almost 150 with more coming shortly at level 18. trying to hold off until I get 3 more shards to craft a second tier 1 alpha but figured that would have been at least 2 or 3 levels ago. am I waiting in vain for more shards to drop or just really poor RNG? thanks

thank you Bill Z Bubba, appreciate your posting your build. does it have endurance issues? seeing a lot of slots in stamina, using body mastery, etc. if it does, wondering if changing the 4th slot in all the LoTG enhancements from def/rech to def/end/rech might help a little. because you hit ED reductions for the def piece, that change lowers def % increase on focused fighting, for example, from 21.92 to 21.86 which changes your total melee defense from 47.8 to 47.7 but reduces the endurance consumption from .20 to .17, times 4 sets, would reduce overall endurance consumption by .12, almost half the original cost of one of the toggles for very little change to the defense numbers. or I could be totally over thinking it 😀