Krazie Ivan

like the title says... you, your fam, your pets, friends... best meme/net costumes you've seen this year, etc our Leopard Tortoise, Spunky, went as a witch again... but i think she's outgrowing her fav costume this year:

loads of other peeps with great suggestions already, so instead of repeating, my mind goes to another thought entirely... ...Runi. i'd met her through her brother, Con, who i'd been friends with a long time. she became a good friend in-game who had serious health issues IRL that prevented her from being fully involved 100%. i'd (and i'm sure others) have her put her char on auto-follow to mine, watching for hang-ups & peeling aggro off, attempting to position us to make best use of both chars. she did whatever she could, & sometimes that included unexpected AFKs or sleep. didn't matter to me, & we made sure the team was full of others who were either friends or weren't bothered (oh we booted some, fo sho). she was welcome at all times, even speed runs. Runi was sweet & caring, great to chat with, & i miss her. we lost her long ago. point is, find some good peeps who care for your enjoyment of the game, & try not to worry about how much you're "contributing". the right peeps will always hold the door open for ya. GL 🙂 f... i need a tissue now

can also attest to the potential "tankiness" of Water/Atom, & agree with how powerful (& wildly under used) Void Radial is. initially i built /Mace (as was the meta of 2014) & landed similarly in durability to Linea's posted build (slightly more Def to N & positionals, Res to SLEN, HP & Regen) ...but with lower dmg output due to no Hasten (i know, i know! had to have CJ for melee mobility & -Immob) & half the slots in Tidal/Ion. didn't jump into the deep end with it (not aware if 801 existed then), and hadn't actually played the sets before doin the build... but as Blasters typically are, loads of fun & power at EX'd down gameplay, just surprised me what it could handle. the only part that kinda let me down, was if/when an attack snuck through, it hurt pretty bad. esp late game. eventually changed to /Mu & moved a bunch of stuff around, including gettin Rune at 22, which was incredible when stacked on all the +Res. new build did lower Def between .4-3.2% below softcap (actually picked up more N, & B.Decay still covers more than the gap), lost a small bit of HP/Regen, & ToHit/Rech (which wasn't too bad due to B.Decay, again). but the durability... sweet baby science... better at ALL levels, esp later, due to the SLE Res. char just did things it really shouldn't, esp if you're prepared & watchin your timers as Lin notes. went all-in towards tankiness, but i'm sure that's not for everybody, & know some peeps will believe you've destroyed the meaning of the AT. ;D no time to build or play lately, but new /Earth sounds like it could be good too?

great observation, Sov, & thx for pointing it out :)

understandable pov, & didn't intend to be dismissive of your passion for this. feels far less serious a subject to me (and like i said, THOUSANDS of Regen hrs clocked - loved the set)... sometimes a lil laugh is needed ;D imho, if you feel it really important to see Regen fixes, find those who make it happen & keep pleading the case directly. every server/iteration has had it's cliques of those who can get things done, and players they befriend/prefer to listen to... all the way back to Live. keep your stick on the ice!

edit: aww, @Solarverse ...just a joke, buddy - no need to thumb-down! after thousands of hours playtime & a couple really successful builds, agree Regen could use some sensible fixes... but despite all-manner of controlled testing, maths, & unity on reasonable conclusions... it just never happens. it's all out there, many times over, even before HC... but until those who have time to code take an interest & start the convo with a genuine resolute, we're still in the same feedback loop. also, i love horses ;D

WB as @Meknomancer mentioned, consider starting a 2nd acct for a farming brute. @FourSpeed has a great start-from-scratch thread worth reading: and i've got a thread on maxing-out Spines/Fire/Mu as cheaply as possible: i have a very old (circa 2014) icap build you're welcome to if ya like. since moved on to SR on Brutes (to take advantage of HP, give the Scaling Res mechanic a better head start & ceiling, improve E/N Res), but it worked well for Incarnate content.

likely inexperienced and/or lack a quality build necessitating the added +End/Heals... which might indicate a slower or low-lvl farm, making it easier for a run-of-the-mill/PuG Kin to survive. a high-end farmer would prefer a Corr that adds dmg output itself along with sharing +speed & Fulcrum (not a Controller, due to how Containment negatively affects bunching), but the Kin would need built for farming (cap Res & softcap Def to the dmg type) either way. my experience has been that a high-end farming brute only duos with a Corr Kin if they want company 😄 plus everything @Hjarki & @Doomguide said.

@Croax?

might also look into Rad melee. fastest i've witnessed was a friend on a Rad/Rad Brute ...lotta tools & slotting options in there for the things that slow an ITF.

i feel ya! Regen scrapping ...so much upkeep just to get down the same road. but, there's somethin to be said about driver involvement that newer cars lack. a certain presence, mindfulness, and higher degree of concentration -which can be rewarding. 😄 wife's Mazda 6 is an incredible bit of modern kit, great value, & quite pretty in it's own way, but we both know the troublesome & quirky & uncomfortable 5-speed LS ElCo is more exciting.

if you're new to the server, budget is likely a constraint, right? def look into Fourspeed's thread (linked in this thread, which is my super cheap farm build)

"put your money where your mouth is" is a friendly phrase in your area? seemed the intent was otherwise, given 3/4 indisputable suggestions were ignored, replies are all abrupt, & i got zero indication the input was welcomed (like a simple smiley or written gesture) but maybe not... before i post thought it'd be good to look it up, & apparently the phrase can go either way; a rude derogatory gesture indicating that their speech is Nonsense or you can Invite and Inspire healthy competition for someone to proove and/or Instill their self-worth ...i've never in my life encountered it as anything other than the 1st, and even the 2nd indicates a challenge via "prove", but point taken & somethin new learned, thx. ;D if the 2nd was your intent, @Hyperstrike, then my apologies.

*will not ...choice, admittedly motivated by your written tone/demeanor. interesting that my word would be in question after the 3 simple changes check-out, i'm not making any wild claims, & there's zero precedent of me crappin on peeps' efforts around here (didn't even have any negativity towards you or your build in my original post). my MO has always been to help by typing out ideas for others to take to completion themselves, because that's how learning works, imo. so who is this all about?