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Extrapolating from my experience with a proc monster Ice/Staff Tanker, procs will not save non-Stalker Staff from being lower tier at single-target DPS. Procs will make everything better though, and Staff is full of great proc opportunities. At the end of the day though, you’re still looking at a set that is a bit above average at AoE and a bit below average at single-target. One that was not mentioned yet: if you choose to make Innocuous Strikes part of your attack chain (not sure this is wise on Scrapper/Stalker though), you have the same benefit as Cross Punch, Golden Dragonfly, etc.: being able to use Fury of the Gladiator -res in your attack chain. As Carnifax alluded to though, you’re almost always better off rolling a Tanker if you want to focus on procs. Not just because of the AoE/radius buffs but because Tankers (1) get less from regular damage enhancements and (2) have to invest fewer slots in mitigation so have more room to offset the set bonus loss from slotting a ton of procs. For instance my SR/BS has so many procs that it would hurt for Accuracy and Recharge bonuses… were it not for the fact that I had the additional slots necessary to slot multiple full purple sets in powers I don’t even use. But that’s partially SR being beautiful, not just Tanks…

I don’t think anyone *needs* to be able to solo +4x8 before level 50. I will stop short of nerfherding on those that can, but that those that can’t do not constitute a problem to me.

I’ll take my forum ban now for whatever went down on the last page.

Rad/Rad/Psy Defender, +4x8 CoT radios, cleared all, using occasional inspirations for survival but none for offense. At least no faceplants after the inspiration use. Run 1 Cave 8:05 Run 2 Sewer 9:28 Run 3 Cave 7:25 Run 4 Office 9:23 (was clear in under 9, rescue was complete at this time) Run 5 Sewer 10:47 (BLEH) (OP so sorry..)

You had me until video since I don’t know how to do that. Guess not posting CoH videos on YT makes me a liar *shrug* Do you want the times without video or do you just want to throw insults and call it a day.

Seems impossible to compare 1 to 1 with radios since the maps will vary forever and ever, no?

You have yet to lay out the standard that would constitute proof. What clear times / differentials must be achieved for something to not “suck”? If your answer is reasonable maybe I’ll bite. If it seems ridiculous and too arbitrary I’d rather not.

Poor baby. As if you don’t constantly attack and insult others. Keep thinking that.

Ok let me help you. You called me a liar for contradicting you when I said squishy AT’s don’t suck at soloing. You then started talking about clear times like mad, completely ignoring the fact that I never agreed to the premise that higher clear times constitute sucking. Sure, they would eventually, but only at a distant threshold. If a melee AT clears a mission in 10 minutes, and a squishy AT clears it in 10:01, 12, heck maybe 15? I’m still not sure where I draw the line at suckage. Because, again, I don’t play this game with a stopwatch constantly running. All that said, I’m not sure how you can say I’ve lied when you’ve failed to help me define sucking. This is getting awfully silly. I’d prefer you learn that maybe it’s inappropriate to shit on people and call them liars over such vague facts and assumptions, or lack thereof, but I know that’s just how you’re always going to treat me.

Ah I see where you are misunderstanding. I don’t feel that non-squishy AT’s suck at soloing so when you said they suck, I could only assume it was a personal problem. Now where was the lie? You want something a little more objective than that to support calling someone a liar you know. And, prove what? That squishy AT’s don’t suck at solo’ing? We’d have to agree on the definition of suck for that to be provable.

Quote the lie and tell me why it is a lie. Or stop calling me a liar and a troll. Or can you not prove anything?

Can you point out a single lie I have told via direct quote? I understand how you can call me a liar by twisting my words, but maybe like you I’m curious for some real evidence.

“Lies”. Ok man. Thanks for proving why it was a mistake for me to engage with you.

I think you’re missing the point. If I really needed to prove myself to you, I’d pick one of my best DPS squishy characters and probably follow your rules with a couple tweaks like being allowed to use the inspirations I earn in combat. The problem is I don’t want to prove myself to you. I don’t normally run a stopwatch when I play and the thought of changing that just to placate someone *who does nothing but shit on me* sounds like repugnant cuckish behavior. Sorry about your derailed thread, OP. I’m done.

Yeah, I lost my temper at one of your insults. As for “prove it”, by whose standards? Are you willing to adopt every arbitrary standard I can think of? I get that you insist everyone here must play exactly how you play, but unfortunately almost no one does, pal.

Sorry bub, I’ve learned not to take the bait of your insults nor take seriously your completely arbitrary standards/metrics. Considering the last time I responded to your typical insults, I was banned, and, well, as for your arbitrary standards and metrics, they literally mean nothing to either me or, I reckon, probably 99% of the people here. If me refusing to provide a level of evidence that would hold up on some non-existent Paragon City court of law equates to you feeling that you are right/correct, then congratulations, you are right/correct. Ofc me refusing to waste time on your dumb games doesn’t actually logically equate to anything, but I’ll let you have your moment. At the end of the day I know what sucks and does not suck for me. It sucks that you can’t seem to play most of the game’s AT’s in a way that doesn’t suck to you, so sorry about that. I’ll keep playing all AT’s effectively and I’ll keep avoiding your arbitrary limiting standards. Now please continue with your next post about how smug you feel about being right, you’ve earned it buddy.

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Yeah no thanks

All a user-created (non-)problem. If the OP wants combat teleport or jaunt, he can make a perfectly effective build with it. If it’s not obvious yet, I have zero sympathy for the “but speed/leaping/fighting/leadership are mandatory” argument because reality plainly shows they are not. Yes, these are my most often picked pools too. No, that does not stop me if I want to try a different pool because that would mean either (1) I don’t reeeally want to try the different pool or (2) my thinking is highly limited and ridiculous.

This. Making the heavy hitter the set already has not feel so meh seems like the most logical first step.

Still a tiny bit exaggerated considering some of the better sentinels are still forced to do well with few procs (Fire mainly, Beam), but yes this is probably the best example. Plant Control? Trick Arrow? Pfft, top tier sets before a single proc gets involved. Sentinels on the other hand… yeah they mostly need procs. My fav damage-wise is my DP/SR/Psy with Vigor Alpha. I want to say I have 4 or 5 powers with 6 procs in that case.

I made a Mind/Rad recently with 6 procs in Terrify (5 dmg / 1 -res). Nowhere near a blaster ofc but that one power turns out pretty sexy.

The misinformation governance board was already called 😕

Don’t have mids but its had regen on hcwiki for a long long time

Ice tank with Ageless Radial is super fun. I’m currently considering making a second one because tank addiction. May not be an offensive powerhouse to the degree of OP meta favorites Bio/Fire/Rad/Shield, but looks super cool and absolutely no shortage of mitigation.