[Looking for advice for Sonic Blast/Energy Manipulation?]

2 hours ago, OdinAZ said:

I was also looking at this.  What is the difference between lingering and prolonged vibrations?  And the other odd vibrations?

 

I think they just gave them different names to allow the resist debuffs to stack. I honestly don't pay too much attention to them because damage is already so high, but it is noticeable when you hit a Boss with a couple debuffs then do a ton of damage with the melee attacks.

[Angels & Demons]

I remember when they first added wings there were so many "Angle" characters.

[Your Signature Characters.]

My two main characters right now are an Inv/SS Tank and Eng/Eng Blaster, so you can say I like the classics.

[For what it's worth: better missions]

On 3/2/2024 at 12:14 AM, temnix said:

This combination of careless plotting, bugs and disheartening design choices does not help maintain my interest in the game.

 

Can I have your stuff?

[Looking for end-all be-all tank for completion]

3 hours ago, tidge said:

 

Those who want to impress this newcomer (points to self): Have the Tank exclusively run Shadow Shard cave missions at +4x8.

 

I like doing this because I actually take some damage for a change.

[Light control based power set? Preferably with energy blast as secondary]

When I hear "light powers" I think Peacebringer. Still not a lot of control powers there, though.

[What does S.T.A.R.T. stand for?]

Supplemental Training and Resource Team

[People in General Chat are telling me that Super Strength sucks.]

9 hours ago, Marshal_General said:

The only way SS can be buffed/adjusted/fixed is if they made another set called Might and made all the adjustments for SS to it.

 

Otherwise people will be screaming on the forums, "MUH RAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

Yeah, I'd make the current set "Smash" and the new set "Might", which would also be balanced with Scrappers and Stalkers in mind.

[Looking for advice for Sonic Blast/Energy Manipulation?]

I can tell you that Sonic/Energy is great for soloing. Siren Song puts the minions and lts. to sleep, Screech plus the EM attacks keeps the boss stunned while you take them out.

 

Also about the KB to KD in Shockwave, I actually find it handy when some enemy groups are spread out to use the knockback to clump them together (usually for Siren Song.) But your mileage may vary.

[People in General Chat are telling me that Super Strength sucks.]

Right-click on the Global tab, choose Edit Tab, then General, then Remove>>.

[Invul tanker/brute and +def all questions]

6 hours ago, malewitch40 said:

Was wondering if other than spending millions on those set pieces, is there abilities which boost my protection against psi attacks?  Does Stealth?  Does Leaderships Maneuvers?  Does Weave? Does Combat Jumping?   I see many of these powers on Mids saying +def vs all, does that include psionics or not?

 

I'm pretty sure all those +Def pool powers give Psi defense now (they didn't use to.) But Invulnerability isn't as weak to Psi damage as it used to be, either. Unyielding, Resist Energies and Unstoppable all give Psi resistance. Invincibility gives a little Psi defense. It's not a big deal anymore.

[The Mindful Tank]

My Inv/Psi Tank will be sticking with Energy Mastery. Focused Accuracy is just too useful, and now they've reduced its End use too. He also uses the Force of Will pool, which I think works well with the Psi theme too.

 

But I'm glad they're adding sets and giving us more options.

[What Is The First Thing You Are Going To Do In Issue 27 Page 7?]

Maybe I'll give Storm Blast another shot.

[How to Defense soft-cap as Blaster]

The Winter themed enhancement sets all give a lot of +Defense, especially when they're boosted to Very Rare (at level 50).

[Name database - Will this get cleaned up?]

I've started a few characters on Torchbearer and have been surprised at the good names available. I lost interest in one and deleted the character, then soon saw someone else using the name. I'm just glad it found a new home.

[The Officially Unofficial Weekly Discussion #63: What do you do for low level content or to get through levels 1-30?]

Mostly police scanner and bank missions to 20, then add in Tip missions. As long as your character can gradually increase difficulty, it goes very quickly.

[Replace Speed power "Flurry" with super speed combat teleport type power?]

Move Flurry to the third tier and make it a cone attack.

[Would you settle for a close, but not exact name?]

Now would be a good time for veteran players to delete or rename some of their lesser used characters to free up names for the new players.

[Updated Superman builds]

2 hours ago, hoopahnan said:

though if there’s a move that makes you leap to an enemy that’d be nice.

 

Yes, there's Spring Attack and it is cool! I just wish it had a shorter recharge time.

 

I don't know much about Mids compatibility but here's my build to see if it works and give you ideas.

InvSS.mbd

[Superman Tankers are boring.... but..... intentionally handicapping yourself is hard.....]

My alternative to the indestructible Tanker lately has been to go in the complete opposite direction- the massive damage Blaster. It takes some getting used to (did you know there's badges for being defeated?), but at higher levels you start to feel just as powerful in a different way.

[S.O. enhancements... let's make them affordable for new players]

Just one Rare Salvage drop, sold in the Auction House, can fund SOs for quite a few early levels (as long as you're not upgrading every level.) And you can buy a Rare Salvage for the 5 Merits you get for the starting zone exploration badges.

 

Yeah, this info isn't exactly new player friendly, but isn't figuring out strategies like this part of playing games?

 

(And honestly, how many new players is this game really getting?)

[Invuln/Rad Build]

I like Resilient for Invulnerability, since it effects so many powers and pushes the exotic Resists over 70%. (The ToHit buff also effects Invincibility a little bit, it's a bigger deal with Inv/SS because of Rage.)

[What kind of snacks do you eat while playing?]

Jambalaya

[Definitive Invul Build]

My suggestion to help Endurance problems (and I realize some people won't like it) is don't take Hasten. One power that saps your End every two minutes is bad enough, two is asking for trouble. Yeah, you can hit Footstomp and KO Blow a couple seconds faster, but by the endgame purpled-out build, I barely notice the difference.

 

I'm surprised you'd have Accuracy problems, I think the +ToHit from Rage is one of the best parts of Super Strength. I still take Focused Accuracy though, for the +Perception and ToHit Debuff resistance, but generally only need it running fighting Arachnos.

[If you could make a new archetype or epic archetype, what would it be?]

I think a Melee/Support AT could work if you switch some of the Ally-only powers to include the caster.