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It's the least played Archetype if I remember correctly, based on the stats Homecoming published back in 2020. Maybe folks aren't aware - there aren't really any shortcomings for Widows that can't be mitigated in some way. And using the three builds available to every character makes them the most versatile Archetype outside of the VEATs/HEATs.

Wise observation! I am glad someone pays attention to these things or else I'd just be dooped!

Another thing I should've mentioned in my post was that Widows are great on basic IOs and a handful of uniques, but they will need to watch their endurance bar. When you can start to afford the purples and +5 enhancements at Level 50 and you've unlocked your incarnates, it is amazing how powerful they can become. Edit: Meant to include this in my post - my Night Widow (intended to solo all content +4/8, including "Master of" runs and "Worthy Opponent"). Still building out the funds and securing the purples, but I built it based on a number of great builds and advice from other Widow aficionados. Unless otherwise noted (level capped IOs, uniques, ATOs are all catalyzed) everything is +5'd. Screenshot of Mids Build: Totals: MidsReborn Build:

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Fortunatas have awesome ranged and AoE powers, so I've set my first build to a team oriented Fortunata that provides double Assault and Maneuvers buffs and Mind Link. Night Widows are really scrappy single target machines that can stand toe to toe with any enemy. If you're looking to solo a lot or prefer close to mid-range, this is a sure bet. I think there is another route, but I've only got those two builds made up so far.

This very thing was added in the last few pages; follow along with the pictures or text below. 1. Enter Pocket D. 2. Proceed to the Arena section. 3. Look under the stairs next to the telephone box. 4. Click the Manhole cover and select the desired PvP Zone to enter.

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I'm probably in the 200s range for purple drops since July 2019. Combination of soloing all content blue, red, gold, 1500+ badges on my main and rocking through hundreds of veteran levels on my farming characters.

What I don't understand is that the population of Homecoming across all servers have declined since the three and a half year high back in 2019, yet the prices of everything are pretty well the same. Back in 2019, converters ran for about 90,000 on high, 80,000 on low. It's basically the same right now.

Roadblock Stone/Stone Tank It sounds cool. But I settled for Rocky Mountain instead. On Indomitable.

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Appreciate the responses! I didn't know I could get the recharge that far down! And I wasn't aware of the DDR. I feel like I could mitigate the crash with by breaking contact and popping green and blue inspirations. So I'm thinking I might pick it up on my solo build that I'm making.

I didn't experience this on Indomitable.

Anyone? I'm looking at my Widow build, already hitting +70% across all positional defenses, and I'm thinking "why should I pick up Elude?" I'm running set bonuses and getting this build wacky over powered. I'm talking built to solo incarnate content +4/8 all day, taunting multiple +4 Heroes without concern, I'm already running through hardcore difficulties... ...but I see this power that skyrockets my defense to the point of absurdity. Why would I need +160% positional defenses? Enemies are always going to have at least a 5% chance to hit me no matter how high my defense gets. And sure, it lasts 3 minutes - but holy cow the recharge is like 15 minutes! So my rant aside, who picks this power and why? What am I missing? Is this for IO builds not using set bonuses? Should I pick it up for "Worthy Opponent" ???

Arachnos Widows can get pretty crazy Defense percentages. Aside from clicking their Elude which is insane and pointless IMO, they can pretty easily hit +55% across all three positional defenses while solo. Add on Mind Link to that and its mad defense, (and while it's permable, it's effects are not stackable by the same caster). That aside aside, yeah Divine Avalanche is pretty awesome! It works really well with resistance based sets, especially when the character is built for recharge.

I'm a bit of both - enjoyed the feeling of breaking out of the Zig and crawling my way up in the Arachnos organization or striking it out on my own. Also like the current zone for its convenience - for example, when I die, the hospital isn't a 30 minute Sprint away (it's centralized), To be fair to Homecoming, the changes were made before their time. And it's really a result of the insanely high leveling speed from Levels 1 to 10 in this game that warps players past all that nostalgia.

In before "hover across the Hollows" or "sneak to the tailor in steel canyon"... 😁 Circa 2004 I enjoyed street sweeping immensely and was most impressed with Perez Park (the ambience, the sound effects, getting lost in the maze of trees, the enemies hidden throughout the zone, and the booger monster himself, Kraken). I was a wee Level 4, having acquired Flurry from the Speed Travel Pool, and thought myself capable of handling the hazards of Perez Park; when I finally loaded through the War Wall Security Gate, I saw more Hellions than my computer could render slowly following a Tanker. It was at this moment I knew I needed to make another character and ever since then I have enjoyed grinding via street sweeping.

Kenpachi!!

If I remember correctly, defeating the Seed of Hamidon grants a unique temporary power that lasts for 30 minutes and gives the player +15% xp/inf. Is it stackable? Is it possible to stack? Double XP + Street Sweeping + that extra 15% is nice! (Or the next time the HC team run one of those x5 xp/inf or x10 xp/inf type events!)

Chess is a really great strategy game! - I think it is almost a little unfair comparison to modern MMOs - even to the nearly twenty year old City of Heroes. Then again, there are different mechanics, but the strategy of defeating you opponent by making the right choices before they do is still the same in both games.

In addition to the above, much like with any open zone Giant Monster, opening up the auction house with the "/ah" chat command and then buying all the inspirations is another way to cheese it.

I've only got a Widow, but I'm pretty sure it's 30% damage boost with x2 Assualt running. Edit: So like 210% damage boost if x7 VEATs running x2 Assault.

I'll have to add my two cents about Warburg Nukes (and Shivans) - these were tantamount to required temps to have for Villain teams attempting the original LRSF back on live. Edge case, perhaps - definitely know in my experience nobody got them just to throw at other players (unless there was a big battle in Warburg or Recluse's Victory). Nowadays, Incarnate abilities fill that role.

I know of some folks whose goal was to obtain as many badges as possible at the lowest levels possible, but I am not privy to the results of their labor.