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Ok, that's a good analogy to base the discussion around. I still think it might be better to have the defensive powers in the primary but maybe you want to hybridize it with something else? If the defense is in the same set as the pets I feel that limits build flexibility since all 9 powers would be must-haves. Well, I can see your point regarding the secondary power set, but I don't think putting the defenses in the primary would work out better. What would you put in the secondaries, then? Other support powers, perhaps? What if each summoned pet contributed to your defense in a more active way - like for each T1 pet, you get a bonus to s/l res, the T2's give energy/neg energy, toxic, fire, cold res, and the T3 gives some status protection? Thus you're incentivized to keep your pets alive, and could theoretically do without one or more of the defensive toggles, as long as you keep your pets alive? Feels too much like the bodyguard mechanic, IMO. *shrugs*

I remember in Guild Wars 1 that each team member could cast a "vote" to skip a cutscene, (I forget if you needed everyone to agree, or just a majority, however). Perhaps it would be up to the team leader, or they could just set an option right at the onset? Heck, they could probably just speed up the actions, (since I think the game engine actually plays out a script with the NPCs/characters involved)...

Well, think of it sort of like the tanker<->scrapper or defender<->corrupter dynamic - whereas a regular MM is damage & support focused, this AT would be centered around tanking/crowd control and damage. I fully acknowledge that such a class would need a lot of tweaking, but I feel there is a niche to be filled for players who want pets, but also want to be in the thick of things, trading blows with the enemy up-close...

This AT would NOT have bodyguard mode, (instead would be the mechanic where your pets share in a portion of any healing you receive and they're damage gets buffed by them not having enemy aggro or just a damage buff based upon how many enemies have aggro on YOU). Your point about few MMs taking their personal attacks is noted, but by adding in the defensive toggles in their place, it'd make passing over any such powers a tough decision to make, (as it should be, IMO).

Well, that's true to an extent - you're basically dipping into power pools and relying on out-healing the incoming damage. I want to be able to play the tank for my own little group of minions, without having to spam heals or rely on weaker power pool attacks...

I wonder if they could implement a global XP and inf bonus based upon the % disparity between the hero and villain sides, (like if there's 20% more people playing as heroes, villains get a 20% buff to XP and inf)...

I love playing masterminds, but one thing I'd like to see is a variation on the class that leads from the front and mixes things up/tanks for their pets. The way I'd see this implemented would be something like this: The AT's primary would be similar to a tanker's melee set. The secondary would be nearly identical to a Mastermind's primary, but the personal attacks and special power would be replaced with various defensive and status protection toggles/powers. As a class ability, I'm thinking of a passive effect called "Lead by example", which heals your pets for a % of all healing you receive, (while they're within a certain distance of you), and a damage bonus based upon you having aggro and them not being targeted by said enemies, (or perhaps tie the damage buff into the taunt from the melee primary set). Your thoughts? As an example, here's a modified MM primary, (which would be this AT's secondary): 1. Temp invulnerability 2. Soldiers 3. Dull Pain 4. Equip Mercenary 5. Unyielding 6. Spec Ops 7. Invincibility 8. Commando 9. Tactical Upgrade

A little of both. It was sitting unimplemented in the game code, and the SCORE/HC team had to do some tweaks and modifications to get it implemented and playable. Thank you all for the info. I rolled up a dark/bio sentinel last night and played a bit. Seems like a fun AT. I only got a handful of levels in, but I can't wait to try her some more. Is dark/bio a good combination, or do you suggest any others? Sonic/ninjitsu looked interesting...

With the introduction of crafted Invention Origin enhancements, particularly the IO sets that have one enhancement that grants a global bonus (like the Luck of the Gambler set's 7.5% +Recharge IO, or the Karma set's Knockback Resistance IO), having 'mule' powers that you take for the single slot which will accept one of these globals is pretty common. Combat Jumping and Hover, for example, will both accept the LotG+Rech enhancement. Good to know. Thanks!

It was created by the devs. This is the newest powerset builder and it contains info on it. Great & tyvm! :-)

I used to play on Victory from around '04 to '09 - Biostem, Glacial Gauntlet, Beta Wave, Actuator, and many more were characters I played. I led a few Rikti mothership and Hamidon raids. Fun times!

That seems to be the case, and as I level up, it'll probably be less of a concern. Right now, with the 1st tier minions being my main source of damage/defense, I've been super-concerned with keeping them alive. Perhaps I'll play around with things and find a happy medium. Thanks!

I've only just found CoH:H, (played the original CoH/CoV), and never heard of this AT. I can't seem to find a comprehensive list of the powersets anywhere. Can anyone point me to a resource for more info about this class/AT? Was it created by the CoH:H devs, or was it something the original devs never got to implement before the game was shut down? Thank you all in advance!

Mastermind is quite possibly my favorite class to play! I'd love to see something akin to a "single player Superteam" primary set. It'd be something like this: Name: Superteam Summoning 1. Power bolts 2. Summon new recruits (1st would be a blaster, 2nd would be a scrapper, and 3rd would be a different blaster or maybe a stalker or dominator - these would all be fairly weak interpretations of these classes, and have fairly generic appearances) 3. Power burst 4. Equip teammate 5. Energy Torrent 6. Summon experienced teammate (1st would be a tanker and 2nd would be a defender - again, these would be fairly generic interpretations of each AT, and would powers appropriate for their role - like Invuln/SS for the tanker, and empathy for the defender - though all scaled for pet levels) 7. Rallying Cry - Buffs & heals your "teammates" 8. Summon veteran teammate (I'm on the fence here, but I think an illusion, mind, or gravity controller would be awesome as the top-tier summon for this set. Otherwise, it could be swapped out with the tank spot for the T2 pet and given the typical "flying brick" treatment). Alternatively, what if the personal attacks and such were geared around YOU being the so-called "flying brick" that represents the superteam? The tier 7 power could be a toggle that grants you status protection and a modest damage resist buff, (obviously not on par with a true tank, but then you could always engage bodyguard mode as needed). If this were to be done instead, then I'd swap out the tank pet for another ranged or melee attack, (or perhaps a team pet/robot, since many superteams have those as well). Your thoughts?

I'm just so ecstatic to be back! I was digging through some of my archives, and here's a pic of my character "Beta Wave" from the end of CoH beta launch event:

One of my earliest characters was a rad/rad defender, who I tried to play like superman, because I desperately wanted to laser-beam-eye things to death! He ended up performing pretty well, eventually, but I think it took doing the Terra Volta trial, then copying to the test server to try out different builds, (since they didn't show the numbers back then). Cheers!

Inside. Street sweeping like we did back in the very beginning was not a thing on Live for some time. Rikti Warzone and places like Dark Astoria, Hazard Zones, are not always terrible for drops and things, but XP is generally better from instances, unless I am mistaken. OK, Thank you!

Thank you so much, The Philotic Knight!

I'm sorry - regarding the 2nd point - is XP better *in* missions, or outside? Originally, I thought it was outside, but you're saying it's better *in* instances? Thanks!

So I played CoH/CoV for about 5 years, ('04 to '09), and really enjoyed it. I briefly came back when it went F2P, but never really stuck around. Now that nostalgia has set in, and I started playing again, I'm remembering why I loved the game so much. Anyway, I just wanted to say "hi" and mention a few observations/request some feedback: 1. I love that fitness is now inherent! I no longer have to worry about fitting it into my build, and while the need to manage energy consumption is lessened by this, it's still a great change, IMO. 2. I love being able to play villain ATs as a hero, (and visa-versa)! 3. No longer having to wait until level 14 to get your travel power, and not requiring you take a lower tier power is fantastic! OTOH, Perez Park won't be quite as scary anymore, LOL! Do you folks bother with the lower tier travel pool powers anymore? I could see combat jumping still being useful, and I was reading the info for what appears to be a newer medicine power, "serum". 4. I noticed while leveling up the other night that I can actually show the specific information regarding powers. This is an amazing change! Can you do this from the character creation screen as well? 5. I used to do a lot of "street sweeping" when I played the original run of CoH, but does it still hold that you get better XP from that? I've run a bunch of the quests for Twin Shot, and while I enjoyed the banter, the XP didn't seem all that great. 6. Do the same basic rules apply with regard to "kill stealing"? I used to basically avoid attacking groups others were engaged with or "helping" others, unless to throw down a heal or something that didn't do damage. Thank you all in advance!

I've been playing a demon/dark MM, and as soon as I got my 2nd demonling, (the ice one), I noticed that he always goes straight into melee, while the fire one stays at range, so maybe it's just a weird quirk of certain T1 minions?

Thanks! I will certainly try that. I'm wondering if there's a way to say something like "give a respite to the weakest pet" or something, though that may be too hopeful. I suppose it'll get better as I level, because right now, twilight grasp, (or w/e the dark miasma heal is called), is a bit unreliable as a team heal...

Hello there folks! I just found CoH:H, and having been a player from '04 to '09, it's like that old shirt you thought you lost, but finally found, and I'm loving being able to play once again! That being said, masterminds were my favorite AT, and I'm just getting back into the groove, (currently playing demons/dark). I'm only level 12 ATM, but it's quite fun. Anyway, it seems very dodgy trying to give my pets inspirations, so I was wondering if anyone has a bind or other advice that may make things a bit easier. Thanks once more!