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A dark, shadowy version of Macho Man Randy Savage?! SLIP INTO A SLIM SHADY!

Let me preface this with the fact that I know not to expect too much anytime soon considering the limited resources the dev team are working with. I'm grateful to even be playing again, and pretty much all I'm doing here is entertaining a hope for down the road. That said, the concept for Sentinels was once considered too OP to think about. But here we are, slightly weaker blasters with slightly weaker Scrapper survival. So, what could be next? A slightly weaker controller version of the Sentinel who have practically no attacks or damage? Are there balance issues that would be too difficult to work around?

I started playing shortly before the issue that nerfed dumpster diving. It was entertaining to watch, and excellent for XP. I remember being in the Hollows and joining a team for a Troll cave mission (I think it was the one for Atta). The Inv/ tanker herded that whole map into one room and we just took pot shots at a massive mob, left the boss alone, stepped out to reset, and repeated. Not having a cap on how many enemies you could effect was ridiculously hilarious.

If I were to base this off my time playing and the drop rate of set recipes I've gotten in that time, I'd say no one's gotten fully IO'd out yet. Especially if they're planning on Purple sets. The population isn't all that high and it's only been about, what, a week? Add to that queues and server down time, I think it's a safe assumption to say "not yet". Then again, it's always possible someone or some few have had the time to play as much as possible with multiple accounts. In which case, they *might* be some IOd out. Given that nothings guaranteed for permanence, I've been reluctant to think about getting IOs. Not that I haven't been planning plenty of builds...

I was wondering the same thing. Would be nice to have it at least be room specific. I get the feeling base stuff will be low priority though.

*record needle scratch* Whoa whoa whoa... they added a KB-to-KD IO into the game?!?

Hold down Alt to rotate the piece in shorter increments. And use shift+control to lower/raise the item in relation to the floor. Does anyone remember there being some options for large rocky surfaces. I remember being able to use some that would take up a fair amount of space in a room, but I've looked through all the tabs and can't find anything like that now.

Aw, man, I was hoping Sweep would be decent. Cone too narrow, or damage too weak? Good to know about the endurance.

Found the build. Capped defense on all but Psi. Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.962 http://www.cohplanner.com/ Click this DataLink to open the build! Kahnduit: Level 50 Mutation Brute Primary Power Set: Dark Melee Secondary Power Set: Energy Aura Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Speed Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery Villain Profile: Level 1: Smite -- CrsImp-Acc/Dmg(A), CrsImp-Dmg/Rchg(3), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), CrsImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5) Level 1: Kinetic Shield -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(A), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(7), LucoftheG-Def(7), LucoftheG-Rchg+(9) Level 2: Shadow Punch -- KntCmb-Acc/Dmg(A), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx(9), KntCmb-Dmg/Rchg(11), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), FcsSmt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13) Level 4: Power Shield -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(A), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(13), LucoftheG-Def(15), LucoftheG-Rchg+(15) Level 6: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def(A), LucoftheG-Rchg+(17) Level 8: Siphon Life -- KntCmb-Acc/Dmg(A), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx(17), KntCmb-Dmg/Rchg(19), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19), FcsSmt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(21), FcsSmt-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(21) Level 10: Entropic Aura -- EndRdx-I(A) Level 12: Taunt -- MckBrt-Taunt(A), MckBrt-Taunt/Rchg(23), MckBrt-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(23), MckBrt-Acc/Rchg(25), MckBrt-Taunt/Rng(25), MckBrt-Rchg(27) Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump(A) Level 16: Energy Protection -- StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A) Level 18: Dark Consumption -- Erd-Dmg(A), Erd-Acc/Rchg(27), Erd-Dmg/Rchg(29) Level 20: Energy Cloak -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(A), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(29), LucoftheG-Def(31), LucoftheG-Rchg+(31) Level 22: Shadow Maul -- ClvBlo-Dmg/EndRdx(A), ClvBlo-Dmg/Rchg(31), ClvBlo-Acc/Rchg(33), Erd-Dmg/Rchg(33), Erd-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Erd-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34) Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A) Level 26: Soul Drain -- ClvBlo-Dmg/EndRdx(A), ClvBlo-Dmg/Rchg(34), ClvBlo-Acc/Rchg(34), Erd-Acc/Rchg(36), Erd-Dmg/Rchg(36), Erd-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36) Level 28: Energy Drain -- EffAdp-EndMod(A), EffAdp-EndMod/Rchg(37), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg(37), RedFrt-Def/Rchg(37), GifoftheA-Def/Rchg(39) Level 30: Dampening Field -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(39) Level 32: Midnight Grasp -- SmsHym-Acc/Dmg(A), SmsHym-Dmg/EndRdx(39), SmsHym-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), PndSlg-Dmg/EndRdx(40), PndSlg-Dmg/Rchg(40), TraoftheH-Acc/Rchg(42) Level 35: Energize -- DctWnd-Heal/EndRdx(A), DctWnd-Heal/Rchg(42), DctWnd-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(42), DctWnd-Heal(43), DctWnd-Rchg(43) Level 38: Tough -- Ags-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Ags-ResDam/Rchg(43), Ags-ResDam(45) Level 41: Weave -- Srn-Def/EndRdx(A), Srn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(45), Srn-Def(45), LucoftheG-Rchg+(46) Level 44: Soul Tentacles -- Dtn-Dmg/Rchg(A), PstBls-Acc/Dmg(46), PstBls-Dmg/Rchg(46), TraoftheH-Acc/Rchg(48), HO:Perox(48) Level 47: Darkest Night -- HO:Enzym(A), HO:Enzym(48) Level 49: Hasten -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(50), RechRdx-I(50) Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A) Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump(A) Level 2: Health -- Heal-I(A) Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(50) 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: Fury Level 4: Ninja Run ------------

I'm not sure what you mean by easily mezzing you. /Energy has solid mez protection. While it doesn't have Psi defense, a lot of Psi attacks aren't typed for position, so it's a hole either way. But, with DM and Energy, you'll have two heals available and lots of endurance management. You also get some +recharge in /Energy. I'd recommend it for a fun build. I think I had one back in the day. I could try finding the build for it.

Don't be so pessimistic. They're decent. There's a few powers that can hide your costume, but you can set the customization to minimal effect. As someone that likes seeing their character, I haven't been bothered by them.

I'm currently leveling up a /Bio brute, and can say that it the build has some great adaptability. If I'm getting support of defensive numbers, I can switch to Offensive mode and deal more damage. If I'm getting into a hairy situation, I can use both Defensive mode and theirs two great powers for recovering from burst damage. A PBAoE heal that adds regen and recov, and a power for absorption and heal. And the Efficient mode is great when you've worn down your endurance in Offensive mode and need a second to recover (that is, if you're PBAoE isn't up). I tested the set before back when they were doing beta for i24. I remember someone posting a comparison video between Bio and Willpower in large groups, and not doing any attacking. For a while, they seemed to be neck and neck on survival, but after a few minutes, Bio was able to keep going while WP was eventually overwhelmed. It's a pretty darn solid set and worth taking a good look at. If Brute survival is good, I can only imagine how well a Tank would do.

Some insightful answers. Thanks all. I won't bother messing with Cream Soda based on the input.

Mod Edit: Please see our announcement from Discord. Locking this thread. Saw an announcement on Discord about a better version of the Tequila launcher being available called Cream Soda. I haven't seen any mention in the announcement forum, so was wondering if this is what we're suppose to be using now. Has anyone used it yet?

...and then I'm immediately booted out.

Might I suggest create your character quickly, without spending time on costume, and then taking care of those details in game since it's easy to do so?

I'd be more interested in knowing if there would be a way to export SG bases we've built now. If a server wipe should come along, it would be nice to not start all over *again*.

Gotta hand it to them, though. That's a pretty funny GMOTD.

Ha!

I read an article about him and the experiment just the other day. I never played PvP but remember a big to-do in the forums about him. I don't find it all that surprising that the behavior of the inhabitants of a social structure might sometimes be influenced more by the rules formed among themselves than by the rules intended for them to behave by. Rules that weren't enforced to be followed either. Look at driving behaviors in big cities. In a large city where police don't ticket for speeding as much, you might see different behavior socially enforced by its drivers than those cities with smaller population and quieter traffic. Once a social behavior is adopted and creates some level of stability, people are gonna react negatively to anything that doesn't follow that behavior. Still, the way people reacted went overboard sometimes for sure.

There's some useful guides in there. Thanks! Here's a rather specific question. Does anyone know of a way to toggle up different Real Combat numbers windows? I was hoping there's a way to switch up which 10 stats are being shown by just making a couple of binds. As a /Bio brute, it would be nice to see different stats on cue when changing adaptation modes.

Sounds like you've had some good timing. Every evening has been like this for me. Just the nature of the beast when dealing with limited resources, man power, and a popular title. We just have to keep calm and play when we can.

Agreed. Did CoH not perform better than Champions or the DC MMO? And I'm sure they had way more marketing.