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Wow. Night and Day. Willpower gives some actual defensive ability, and my Brute is SLAMMING!

Hm. I believe I'll try out Willpower. One of my Sentinels uses it, but it might be good for the Brute too. That leaves just one question... Hero or villain? My first inclination is to make him a villain... the idea being that after being transformed into a rampaging Mega-Troll, he was being hunted by all the heroes of Paragon, and fled the city, ending up in the Rogue Isles... where he would be manipulated into doing the bidding of Arachnos. He could then later transition to being a hero. However, Redside is largely deserted. I've never seen any indication of any grouping of any kind... no DFB, no taskforces, nothing. Playing heroside would be preferable for social reasons... so I'm not sure which to do.

So... I have been trying to create a character based on the Hulk (in game, he's the victim of a Superadine overdose, turning him into a kind of Mega-Troll). Initially, I gave him Super Strength and Regeneration... but I found Regeneration to be REALLY lacking. He was getting slaughtered by nearly anything he fought. Commenting in the Help channel, I was told Regen was a weak set, so I tried Radiation Armour... but it has really ugly, glowy effects all the time. So, is there a better choice? I could just go to Invulnerability, but I was hoping to give him something based more in healing and recovery... something more like you would expect from Hulk. Any thoughts? How would you evaluate the secondaries for Brutes?

An adequate workaround...

Ya, he's the Incendiary Man, kind of a Torch homage. However, it doesn't help using autorun, as most of the time, that's what I'm doing.

Ya, I tried that, it does the same thing as the mouse wheel.

I have a character who leaves a fire trail when he moves. He also flies, and when he does so, the fire trail completely obscures the camera, making it impossible to see where I'm going. I can zoom IN, or I can pan to the left or right (using the mouse wheel) without changing the character's direction, but if I try to pivot the camera up or down, which would be preferable, it instead makes the character change direction up or down. Is there some way to pivot the camera up or down without changing the course of the character's movement?

Here's a first pass... Villain Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.7.2.10 https://github.com/Crytilis/mids-reborn-hero-designer Click this DataLink to open the build! Incendiary Man: Level 50 Magic Dominator Primary Power Set: Fire Control Secondary Power Set: Fiery Assault Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Leadership Power Pool: Leaping Ancillary Pool: Fire Mastery Villain Profile: Level 1: Char -- EndRdx(A), Acc(33), Dmg(34), Dmg(34), Dmg(43) Level 1: Flares -- EndRdx(A), Acc(33), Dmg(33), Dmg(34), Dmg(43) Level 2: Fire Cages -- EndRdx(A), Acc(9), Dmg(9), Dmg(36), Dmg(46) Level 4: Fly -- Flight(A) Level 6: Hover -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(7), DefBuff(7) Level 8: Boxing -- EndRdx(A) Level 10: Fire Blast -- EndRdx(A), Acc(11), Dmg(11), Dmg(37), Dmg(46) Level 12: Flashfire -- EndRdx(A), Acc(13), Dmg(13), Dmg(37), Dmg(46) Level 14: Tough -- EndRdx(A), ResDam(15), ResDam(15), ResDam(31) Level 16: Weave -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(17), DefBuff(17), DefBuff(31) Level 18: Afterburner -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(19), DefBuff(19), EndRdx(40), EndRdx(40), EndRdx(43) Level 20: Combustion -- EndRdx(A), Acc(21), Dmg(21), Dmg(37) Level 22: Maneuvers -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(23), DefBuff(23), DefBuff(29) Level 24: Combat Jumping -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(25), DefBuff(25), DefBuff(29) Level 26: Bonfire -- EndRdx(A), Dmg(27), Dmg(27) Level 28: Consume -- RechRdx(A) Level 30: Cinders -- EndRdx(A), Acc(31) Level 32: Fire Imps -- EndRdx(A) Level 35: Fire Ball -- EndRdx(A), Acc(36), Dmg(36), Dmg(39), Dmg(50) Level 38: Blazing Bolt -- EndRdx(A), Acc(39), Dmg(39), Dmg(40), Dmg(50) Level 41: Fire Shield -- EndRdx(A), ResDam(42), ResDam(42), ResDam(42) Level 44: Blaze -- EndRdx(A), Acc(45), Dmg(45), Dmg(45), Dmg(50) Level 47: Rain of Fire -- EndRdx(A), Acc(48), Dmg(48), Dmg(48) Level 49: Embrace of Fire -- RechRdx(A) Level 1: Brawl -- Acc(A) Level 1: Domination Level 1: Quick Form 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 -- Jump(A) Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx(A) Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift -- Flight(A) Level 2: Health -- Heal(A), Heal(5), Heal(5) Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump(A) Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(3), EndMod(3) ------------

Ya, I'm still hanging onto him as a Dominator... I can drop in the Fighting pool to boost his defenses some... but we'll see.

So, I'm tinkering now with the third member of my variation on the Invaders. I know, they're all my own characters so they'll never actually get to team up (except in AE missions), but I like doing this kind of thing. My version of Captain America is the Stalwart Star, a Shield/Martial Arts Tanker (and boy, he's tough as nails, but uses a LOT of endurance). My version of Namor is the Sealord, a Water Blast/Willpower Sentinel. He's still pretty new, so getting better. Not as durable as I'd like, but such is life. My version of the Human Torch is the Incendiary Man... but I'm debating with myself just which class to make him, and I thought I'd poll the audience. My first thought was to make him a Dominator, Fire Control and Fiery Assault, but I've been debating making him a Sentinel because I find the Dominator REALLY squishy. However, that would give my "team" two Sentinels, and that just kind of rubs the wrong way. What do you guys think? Am I missing an option?

Alas, I was in the midst of a timed mission, too.

That's more a Mera/Aquaman thing. I didn't want to copy outright, I thought it would be a nice addition.

Ya... but I'm envisioning him being a bit more Namor than Aquaman. I'm pairing him up (in my head, at least) with my Captain America homage, the Stalwart Star. Now I need a Human Torch.

I'm actually leaning toward the Sentinel (I was thinking Water Blast/Willpower)... but I'm actually kind of enjoying the Corruptor.

So, this is what I've cobbled together thus far... Villain Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.7.2.10 https://github.com/Crytilis/mids-reborn-hero-designer Click this DataLink to open the build! Sealord: Level 50 Science Corruptor Primary Power Set: Water Blast Secondary Power Set: Cold Domination Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Fighting Ancillary Pool: Power Mastery Villain Profile: Level 1: Hydro Blast -- EndRdx(A), Acc(3), Dmg(3), Dmg(5), Dmg(5) Level 1: Infrigidate -- Acc(A) Level 2: Water Burst -- EndRdx(A), Acc(7), Dmg(7), Dmg(9), Dmg(9) Level 4: Fly -- Flight(A) Level 6: Whirlpool -- EndRdx(A), Acc(11), Dmg(11), Dmg(13), Dmg(13) Level 8: Air Superiority -- EndRdx(A), Acc(15), Dmg(15), Dmg(17), Dmg(17) Level 10: Boxing -- EndRdx(A), Acc(19), Dmg(19), Dmg(21), Dmg(21) Level 12: Dehydrate -- EndRdx(A), Acc(23), Dmg(23), Heal(48), Heal(48), Heal(48) Level 14: Tough -- EndRdx(A), ResDam(29), ResDam(29), ResDam(31) Level 16: Cross Punch -- EndRdx(A), Acc(31), Dmg(31), Dmg(33), Dmg(33) Level 18: Water Jet -- EndRdx(A), Acc(33), Dmg(34), Dmg(34), Dmg(34) Level 20: Arctic Fog -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(36), DefBuff(36), DefBuff(36), ResDam(37), ResDam(37) Level 22: Weave -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(37), DefBuff(39), DefBuff(39) Level 24: Snow Storm -- EndRdx(A) Level 26: Steam Spray -- EndRdx(A), Acc(39), Dmg(40), Dmg(40), Dmg(40) Level 28: Benumb -- EndRdx(A), Acc(42) Level 30: Tidal Forces -- RechRdx(A) Level 32: Geyser -- EndRdx(A), Acc(42), Dmg(42), Dmg(43), Dmg(43) Level 35: Conserve Power -- RechRdx(A) Level 38: Sleet -- EndRdx(A), Acc(45), DefDeb(46), DefDeb(46), DefDeb(46) Level 41: Temp Invulnerability -- EndRdx(A), ResDam(43), ResDam(45), ResDam(45) Level 44: Heat Loss -- Acc(A), EndMod(50), EndMod(50), EndMod(50) Level 47: Afterburner -- Flight(A) Level 49: Force of Nature -- RechRdx(A) Level 1: Brawl -- Acc(A) Level 1: Quick Form 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: Scourge Level 1: Sprint -- Jump(A) Level 2: Rest -- IntRdx(A) Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A) Level 2: Health -- Heal(A), Heal(27), Heal(27) Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A) Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(25), EndMod(25) Level 1: Combo Level 1 Level 1: Combo Level 2 Level 1: Combo Level 3 ------------

So, I'm trying to create a character based loosely on Submariner/Aquaman/Mera. Ideally, he'd be a tough melee type with some power over the water, but the only water powers I see are on ranged classes. My initial idea was to make him a Corruptor, and sink heavily into the pools for melee attacks and defenses. This would mean Water Blast would be his primary... but what secondary? My first thought was Ice, since that's just frozen water, but I find very little use for it. I'm tinkering with builds in Mids now, but I'm vaguely disappointed with most things I've been trying. Any suggestions?

Ok, got it sorted out. The problem was that it was still trying to start the program, even though none of the interface was present. I was finally able to uninstall and reinstall fresh. As a bonus, I now have ALL the sets, originally, I was missing a couple of them (eg. Experimentation).

So, I've been using the Mids Reborn planner since I came back to the game. Today, I went to load the planner program, but my shortcut said there was no program there, and when I looked, it was largely gone. The folder was there, and a few files, but much of it had disappeared. I started reinstalling but get an error, "Error writing to file: E:\ City of Heroes\Mids\Hero Designer.exe. Verify that you have access to that directory." If I ignore the error, it gives me another the same, about schema.dll, which forces me to cancel the whole thing. I'm quite perplexed, that is where the thing was installed previously. I don't know why it won't reinstall... or why it uninstalled itself in the first place. Any thoughts?

For the purposes of the build, I've only used SOs. I'll probably start tinkering with sets, but they're SO ridiculously expensive and time consuming, I doubt I'll be doing much with them, or even IOs.

So, I have a character I'm struggling with. Dr. Solomon is a sorceror (based loosely on Dr. Strange). I made him a Controller, Illusion and Time Manipulation, supported by Sorcery and Teleportation. I'm having issues enjoying him, though. The problem seems to be the Time powers, but I thought I'd post a build to see what you all think. This is the plan for the moment... Hero Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.6.0.1 https://github.com/ImaginaryDevelopment/imaginary-hero-designer Click this DataLink to open the build! Dr. Solomon: Level 50 Magic Controller Primary Power Set: Illusion Control Secondary Power Set: Time Manipulation Power Pool: Sorcery Power Pool: Teleportation Ancillary Pool: Psionic Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Spectral Wounds -- EndRdx(A), Acc(5), Dmg(5), Dmg(7), Dmg(7) Level 1: Time Crawl -- EndRdx(A), Acc(9) Level 2: Deceive -- EndRdx(A), Acc(9) Level 4: Mystic Flight -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(11), EndRdx(11) Level 6: Arcane Bolt -- EndRdx(A), Acc(13), Dmg(13), Dmg(15), Dmg(15) Level 8: Superior Invisibility -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(17), DefBuff(17), DefBuff(19) Level 10: Temporal Mending -- EndRdx(A), Heal(19), Heal(21), Heal(21) Level 12: Time's Juncture -- EndRdx(A), ToHitDeb(23), ToHitDeb(23), ToHitDeb(25) Level 14: Teleport Foe -- EndRdx(A), Acc(25) Level 16: Distortion Field -- EndRdx(A) Level 18: Phantom Army -- EndRdx(A), Acc(27), Dmg(27), Dmg(29), Dmg(33) Level 20: Flash -- EndRdx(A), Acc(29), Hold(31), Hold(31), Hold(31) Level 22: Time Stop -- EndRdx(A), Acc(33), Hold(50), Hold(50), Hold(50) Level 24: Enflame -- EndRdx(A), Dmg(34), Dmg(34), Dmg(34) Level 26: Rune of Protection -- EndRdx(A), ResDam(33), ResDam(36), ResDam(36) Level 28: Farsight -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(36), DefBuff(37), DefBuff(37) Level 30: Spectral Terror -- EndRdx(A), Acc(39) Level 32: Phantasm -- EndRdx(A), Acc(39), Dmg(40), Dmg(40), Dmg(40) Level 35: Recall Friend -- RechRdx(A) Level 38: Mental Blast -- EndRdx(A), Acc(42), Dmg(42), Dmg(42), Dmg(43) Level 41: World of Confusion -- EndRdx(A), Acc(43), Dmg(43), Dmg(45), Dmg(45) Level 44: Psionic Tornado -- EndRdx(A), Acc(45), Dmg(46), Dmg(46), Dmg(46) Level 47: Mind Over Body -- EndRdx(A), ResDam(48), ResDam(48), ResDam(48) Level 49: Chrono Shift -- Empty(A) Level 1: Brawl -- Acc(A) Level 1: Containment 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 -- Jump(A) Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx(A) Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A) Level 2: Health -- Heal(A), Heal(37), Heal(39) Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A) Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(3), EndMod(3) ------------ I know, I left out Blind because of the animation. Also, I mainly solo, so I didn't bother with Group Invisibility. Is there anything I should be considering? What do you think of the build. Would you use these power sets? This Archetype? Any thoughts are appreciated.

I've gone back to the Defender. Got the Corruptor to around L15 (the Defender is 21), but it just "felt" wrong... my noble, paternal Chinese Thunder God... a CORRUPTOR? Nope, had to go back to the Defender. Mechanically, the Defender was better off, too. Both classes are somewhat squishy, and the Corruptor has almost no defense of any kind until L20, when he gets Hurricane. Defenders get that MUCH earlier... so he's way more survivable. If only there was a class that used Storm and War Mace...

My thinking was, the Corruptor should do somewhat more damage (Scourge), so enemies die sooner, costing less endurance.

So, I have a character, he's based on the Chinese God of Storms. When I made him years ago, he was a Defender, Storm/Electric. I recreated him here, but I'm having a heck of a time with him, he's out of endurance so fast I spend much of every fight just using the Apprentice Charm, and when he does hit enemies with his attacks, it's as if he were using a rolled up newspaper. So, I've restarted him as a Corruptor, but I've never played the class before. What do you all think? How does an Electric/Storm Corruptor compare to the Defender?

I love my Force Bolt (though I wish it would do some actual damage). Dire does not engage in petty fisticuffs.

So, I've been tinkering with my mastermind, Lord Dire (based on Doom), and I'm at a point where I'm trying to decide which of two powers to take. On one hand, I can take Repulsion Field, which knocks foes back. Taking this acts as a sort of soft control, as they have to get up again, and it can be taken earlier, meaning I can take all the powers in the Field Mastery Ancillary. On the other hand is Force Bubble, which pushes the enemies back more reliably, but doesn't knock them down, so it really only offers the defense of range. Plus, it's at L38, which means leaving out one of the Ancillary powers. Any thoughts? Which is preferable? Here's the current plan... Villain Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.6.0.1 https://github.com/ImaginaryDevelopment/imaginary-hero-designer Click this DataLink to open the build! Lord Dire: Level 50 Technology Mastermind Primary Power Set: Robotics Secondary Power Set: Force Field Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Medicine Power Pool: Leadership Ancillary Pool: Field Mastery Villain Profile: Level 1: Battle Drones -- Acc(A), Dmg(3), Dmg(3), Dmg(5) Level 1: Force Bolt -- EndRdx(A), Acc(5) Level 2: Pulse Rifle Burst -- EndRdx(A), Acc(7), Dmg(7), Dmg(9), Dmg(9) Level 4: Fly -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(11), EndRdx(11) Level 6: Equip Robot -- RechRdx(A) Level 8: Photon Grenade -- EndRdx(A), Acc(13), Dmg(13), Dmg(15), Dmg(15) Level 10: Air Superiority -- EndRdx(A), Acc(43), Dmg(43), Dmg(46), Dmg(46) Level 12: Protector Bots -- Acc(A), Heal(17), Heal(17), DefBuff(19), DefBuff(19), DefBuff(21) Level 14: Aid Other -- EndRdx(A), Heal(21), Heal(23), Heal(23) Level 16: Personal Force Field -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(25), DefBuff(25) Level 18: Aid Self -- EndRdx(A), Heal(27), Heal(27), Heal(29) Level 20: Dispersion Bubble -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(29), DefBuff(31), DefBuff(31) Level 22: Maneuvers -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(31), DefBuff(33), DefBuff(33) Level 24: Field Medic -- RechRdx(A) Level 26: Assault Bot -- Acc(A), Dmg(33), Dmg(34), Dmg(34) Level 28: Repulsion Field -- EndRdx(A) Level 30: Group Fly -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(40), EndRdx(43) Level 32: Upgrade Robot -- RechRdx(A) Level 35: Repulsion Bomb -- EndRdx(A), Acc(37), Dmg(37), Dmg(37), Dmg(39) Level 38: Power Blast -- EndRdx(A), Acc(39), Dmg(39), Dmg(40), Dmg(40) Level 41: Temp Invulnerability -- EndRdx(A), ResDam(42), ResDam(42), ResDam(42) Level 44: Energy Torrent -- EndRdx(A), Acc(45), Dmg(45), Dmg(45), Dmg(46) Level 47: Explosive Blast -- EndRdx(A), Acc(48), Dmg(48), Dmg(48), Dmg(50) Level 49: Force of Nature -- ResDam(A), ResDam(50), ResDam(50) Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) 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 1: Supremacy Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A) Level 2: Health -- Heal(A), Heal(36), Heal(36) Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A) Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(34), EndMod(36) ------------