Doctor Megalomaniac

I mean last week. I've been playing the game regularly for most of this year, didn't really get around to it for the last week or two, then logged in yesterday and immediately noticed the graphics felt crisper than they had been previously. One of my characters has a mostly dark red color scheme, and just looking at him in the character select screen he seemed noticeably more vibrant then before. Not necessarily a different shade, he just felt like he popped more, if that makes any sense. I ran a mission with Family mobs that I have definitely done before, and for the first time I noticed that the brick-sized enemies had suits with pinstripes. Up until now I'd always thought they were just wearing white. I thought that I was just noticing things that I hadn't seen before until my roommate logged in and he says the graphics definitely feel different to him too. Like I said, absolutely not complaining, just wondering what about this update would have triggered the change.

Apologies if this goes in another thread, although it isn't a bug, as such. Friend and I both feel like the game looks different now- feels like the colors and textures pop a little more than they used to. He swears he's seeing motion blur at longer ranges than he used to. I'm not complaining, I think it all looks better actually, but I'm confused because we both scoured the patch notes and didn't see any intended largescale graphical changes going down. Was anything altered on the back end that could have caused this?

I was able to resolve the issue on my own, but I'm curious if anyone else has had this problem and would like to report it as I have never heard of anything like it before. I was entering the Peregrine Island police station while Hovering and I have to assume something happened to my camera view, because I found myself at eye level with the floor and able to see through it. I could still interact with objects- I was able to leave the station, but even wandering around PI I was still walking around in the ground, able to see under the texture. I could fly, but I couldn't see my character where I was in third person view or not, and occasionally when I interacted with doors I saw my fire aura above and on the right side of my field of vision. Traveling to a different zone, attempting a bank mission, and going to a super base didn't change anything, nor did returning to the character select screen. Returning to my desktop, and then restarting tequila and the game seems to have fixed the issue, but that was one of the trippiest ten minutes of my life. Any ideas if my camera view got moved to underneath my character's feet or what?

Okay, nevermind.

Huh, I could have sworn I had some knockback to knockdown in there. I mostly solo with this character anyway, so I don't think it's too much of a problem, so no, I don't think I'll be scrapping this build based on anyone's comments. 😉 @oldskool I plugged in the suggestions you made and the numbers do look better, think I'm gonna build it and take it for a test run so I have some practical data before fine-tuning it. Thank you and everyone else who contributed, I really appreciate it.

Thank you very much for the input. I honestly have no idea how much recharge is enough or too mach, it seems like a lot of people shove as many LotGs into their builds as they can regardless of what else they're doing, but I just couldn't find the slots. I'll figure out a way to add one to Hasten. I was already on the fence about Blast vs Bolt, wound up going with the former largely because my issue in game has been getting WTFPWN'd by unexpectedly strong mobs. ...of course only now that I say that out loud I realize in those cases I wouldn't be able to get Defensive Opportunity up in time to make a difference anyway. That's decided then. I honestly have Ragnarok in the build because that's the only full set of purples I already have. Is it bad? I'm sure that if there was a generally agreed upon sub-par purple set it would be the one I immediately grabbed. >_> Or is it just sub-par for the build/sentinels in general? I could always pass it on to one of my alts I suppose. I kind of like Paralyzing Jolt but without the slots to make it work I'm not married to it. Any other powers that could serve better in it's place?

This is an updated version of the character I played on live based on an OC I had previously so a few of the choices I've made for this build are for aesthetic/thematic reasons, but I was fairly happy with how this character held together while I was levelling. Now that I'm unlocking Incarnate powers and doing level 50 content I find he's still pretty beefy aside from the occasional difficulty spikes that the game likes to throw at me on an increasingly frequent basis, so I've been lurking this board for tips and built this version based on the advice I've seen. Right now I want to make sure there aren't any huge mistakes being made that I failed to notice, being fairly new to building "optimized" characters. I have fairly modest goals for this character, I'd mostly like to be able to solo missions and not drag down groups in incarnate trials. Am I on the right track? Hero Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.6.0.7 https://github.com/ImaginaryDevelopment/imaginary-hero-designer Click this DataLink to open the build! Doctor Megalomaniac: Level 50 Technology Sentinel Primary Power Set: Energy Blast Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leaping Ancillary Pool: Electricity Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Power Blast -- SprSntWar-Acc/Dmg(A), SprSntWar-Dmg/Rchg(3), SprSntWar-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), SprSntWar-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), SprSntWar-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), SprSntWar-Rchg/+Absorb(15) Level 1: Charged Armor -- RctArm-ResDam(A), RctArm-ResDam/EndRdx(7), RctArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(7), RctArm-ResDam/Rchg(9) Level 2: Energy Torrent -- PstBls-Dmg/EndRdx(A), PstBls-Dmg/Rng(9), PstBls-Acc/Dmg(11), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), PstBls-Dam%(13) Level 4: Conductive Shield -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(15), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(17), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(17) Level 6: Charged Shield -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/EndRdx(21), Prv-Heal/Rchg(21) Level 8: Power Burst -- SprOppStr-Acc/Dmg(A), SprOppStr-Dmg/Rchg(23), SprOppStr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(23), SprOppStr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(25), SprOppStr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(25), SprOppStr-Rchg/+Opportunity(27) Level 10: Energize -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/EndRdx(13), Prv-EndRdx/Rchg(34), Prv-Heal/Rchg(36), Prv-Heal/Rchg/EndRdx(36), Prv-Absorb%(36) Level 12: Boxing -- Empty(A) Level 14: Power Push -- Apc-Dmg/Rchg(A), Apc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(29), Apc-Acc/Rchg(29), Apc-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Apc-Dam%(31), ExpStr-Dam%(31) Level 16: Fly -- BlsoftheZ-ResKB(A) Level 18: Explosive Blast -- Rgn-Dmg(A), Rgn-Dmg/Rchg(33), Rgn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Rgn-Acc/Rchg(33), Rgn-Dmg/EndRdx(34), Rgn-Knock%(34) Level 20: Grounded -- GldArm-3defTpProc(A) Level 22: Static Shield -- UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(A), UnbGrd-ResDam(37), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(37), UnbGrd-Max HP%(37) Level 24: Aim -- GssSynFr--Build%(A) Level 26: Focused Power Bolt -- Dcm-Acc/Dmg(A), Dcm-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Dcm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Dcm-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Dcm-Build%(40), ExpStr-Dam%(42) Level 28: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A) Level 30: Lightning Reflexes -- Flight-I(A) Level 32: Nova -- FuroftheG-ResDeb%(A), Arm-Dam%(42), Arm-Dmg/EndRdx(42), Arm-Acc/Rchg(43), Arm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43), Arm-Dmg/Rchg(43) Level 35: Havoc Punch -- SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBlsCol-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(39), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(45) Level 38: Tough -- StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), StdPrt-ResKB(39) Level 41: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(A), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(46), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(48) Level 44: Chain Fences -- GrvAnc-Acc/Immob/Rchg(A), GrvAnc-Immob/EndRdx(45), GrvAnc-Immob/Rchg(46), GrvAnc-Immob(46) Level 47: Paralyzing Jolt -- Stp-Acc/Rchg(A), Stp-Acc/EndRdx(48), Stp-Acc/Stun/Rchg(48) Level 49: Combat Jumping -- Rct-Def/EndRdx(A), Rct-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(50), Rct-ResDam%(50), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(50) Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) Level 1: Opportunity Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A) Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A) Level 2: Health -- NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Pnc-Heal/+End(19), Mrc-Rcvry+(19) Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A) Level 2: Stamina -- PrfShf-EndMod(A), PrfShf-End%(27) ------------

I'm working on a triple Ice blaster of my own and this is the build I've put together based on comments in this and other threads. I'm also curious what other people might think, since I'm pretty new to theorycrafting in this game. Hero Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.6.0.7 https://github.com/ImaginaryDevelopment/imaginary-hero-designer Click this DataLink to open the build! Level 50 Mutation Blaster Primary Power Set: Ice Blast Secondary Power Set: Ice Manipulation Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Leadership Power Pool: Leaping Ancillary Pool: Cold Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Ice Blast (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage (5) Decimation - Damage/Endurance (7) Decimation - Damage/Recharge (7) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (9) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (9) Decimation - Chance of Build Up Level 1: Chilblain (A) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Endurance (3) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize (3) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge (5) Enfeebled Operation - Endurance/Immobilize Level 2: Frost Breath (A) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage (31) Annihilation - Damage/RechargeTime (34) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime (36) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (36) Annihilation - Chance for Res Debuff (36) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime Level 4: Fly (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points) Level 6: Aim (A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff (42) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Recharge (50) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge Level 8: Freeze Ray (A) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage (11) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime (11) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime (13) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (13) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (15) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status Level 10: Frigid Protection (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End (25) Performance Shifter - EndMod (27) Endurance Modification IO Level 12: Ice Storm (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage (15) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance (17) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge (17) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range (19) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (19) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy) Level 14: Boxing (A) Empty Level 16: Tough (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance (27) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance (29) Unbreakable Guard - Endurance/RechargeTime (29) Unbreakable Guard - RechargeTime/Resistance (31) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime (31) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP Level 18: Bitter Ice Blast (A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage (21) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge (21) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (23) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (23) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (25) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage Level 20: Weave (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance (37) Red Fortune - Defense (37) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge (50) Red Fortune - Endurance Level 22: Build Up (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up (43) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff (50) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff/Recharge Level 24: Maneuvers (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense (40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge Level 26: Ice Patch (A) Recharge Reduction IO Level 28: Bitter Freeze Ray (A) Apocalypse - Damage (43) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge (46) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (46) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge (46) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance (48) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative) Level 30: Combat Jumping (A) Kismet - Accuracy +6% (40) Kismet - Defense/Endurance (40) Kismet - Defense/Endurance/Recharge Level 32: Blizzard (A) Ragnarok - Damage (33) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge (33) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (33) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge (34) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance (34) Ragnarok - Chance for Knockdown Level 35: Flash Freeze (A) Recharge Reduction IO Level 38: Freezing Touch (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage (39) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance (39) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge (39) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge Level 41: Frozen Armor (A) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All) (42) Shield Wall - Defense (42) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance (48) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All) Level 44: Hoarfrost (A) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery (45) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge (45) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Recharge (45) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3% Level 47: Hibernate (A) Recharge Reduction IO Level 49: Shiver (A) Pacing of the Turtle - Chance of -Recharge Level 1: Brawl (A) Empty Level 1: Defiance Level 1: Quick Form Level 1: Prestige Power Dash Maybe this'll help and maybe it won't. I am building with an eye towards higher surviveability where possible since I hate making hospital runs. I know a lot of people recommend to avoid B. Freeze Ray but I just love that attack- I find it's useful as an opener at the very least.

I've been trying to use the in-game e-mail function to send an enhancement to another character on my account but every time I do the character I just sent the e-mail on just claims the enhancement and the e-mail doesn't show up. This just started happening today and continued after I logged off and then logged back in. I don't know if this is an actual bug or maybe something is off with my settings? I haven't changed anything on purpose but that's never stopped the game before.