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    Newbie tank questions

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    I will be doing some sets as I can afford them. So far I am loving tanks!

    On 5/22/2020 at 11:19 PM, Call Me Awesome said:

    That should serve you well, Invuln is tough enough that it doesn't need any additional help from the secondary.  My only experience with Electric is with an Elec/Shield Stalker, but I like the set.  Electric offers a good shot of AOE although it's ST damage isn't top tier.  Still, it will work very well for you.

     

    You may want to reconsider Set IO's, with a fairly minor investment you can drastically increase your durability.  The guide in my signature gives you an outline with mostly relatively inexpensive IO's that will probably double your durability.  I haven't priced it all out recently, but it should come in under 50 million, less if you craft them, and most of the IO's you want are available in the 20's so you get the benefit of them most of the trip to 50.  Sure, if you really want you can go to a higher end build and probably double your durability again but you'll likely be spending closer to a billion inf instead of around 50 million.

     Thank you. I will take a good long look at your guide!  🙂

    Newbie tank questions

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    Thank you all for the great info. I went with Invul/Electric for now. I'm sure I will try another alt build soon. And yes, I meant non-set IOs. I apologize for not making that clear. So much useful info, so many great suggestions. Thank you all  🙂

    Newbie tank questions

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     I have done some research and am aware of most of the changes since I last played (damage boost ect...). I am looking for a combo suggestion that can be fun soloing from the start that won't struggle too much but can be viable later on when I get established and can tweak it out. For now IOs would be what i would be using for the most part, all the way to 50. I have a friend I play with but right now TFs and such would be a  VERY rare occurrence for me.  So I'm kinda leveling old school. Any help choosing power sets to start with would be greatly appreciated.

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    build ideas: ice armor/stone melee

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    On 5/17/2020 at 5:41 PM, CaptainLupis said:

    Or if you are leveling by actually playing the game and not PLing straight to 50 for an end game build. There are 15 levels between where you can pick up fault and before tremor becomes available to you.

     I think some people forget that there are those who's whole point in playing is to play the game through to level 50. Not just do TFs and basically bypass the game... I care more about the leveling process than the post 50 stuff.  As I am basically playing with a friend and we are new the endgame is out of reach for quite a while. I suspect that much of the player base is similar.

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    Silly newbie question

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    1 minute ago, Techwright said:

    Yes it is possible with Homecoming.  Even if you goof and the character ends up on redside, you can visit Null the Gull in Pocket D and ask him to change your alliance to something blue side.

    OK. Thank you. How does one go about making that happen?

     

    Does anyone play old school?

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     Withe the Beast Run and Ninja Run options available in the tutorial and in Atlas there is simply no pressing need for a travel power anymore. There are so many things that have been added/changed since I left the game that it is almost like relearning it from scratch. But they are for the most part, good things!

    First off, thank you SO MUCH!!!

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    36 minutes ago, MTeague said:

     

    buying the set enhancements happens faster than you might think.  Or at least, it can. 

    most  crafted set IOs can go from a 1-4 million on the auction house.  each piece.  And some very sought-after pieces can be 6-10 mil. 

     

    That's a gut punch when you first start playing and you say to yourself holy mother of god, how do people afford this???

    But you'll have it before you realize it.  Just keep plugging away.

    • Keep an eye on your recipe inventory.  Some of them are quite valueable, and well sell well on the auction house (Wentworth's / Black Market).  Never vendor them, always auction them, or craft them and then auction them.
    • Keep an eye on your salvage inventory.  Every piece of orange salvage will probably auction for 450,000 - 500,000 or more. 
    • Do taskforces (Posi, Synapse, etc) when you see them advertised.  You'll get a big pile of merits at the end.
    • Do story arcs (missions that have a blue mission title from your contact, with a book icon in your mission selection bar).  Those give merits at the end of the story arc.
    • Merits can be used at the Merit Vendor (which can be an ATM machine or a human NPC) to buy Enhancement Converters.  These sell for 80,000 to 100,000 per on the auction house. They might not sell right away depending how much you ask for them, but they will sell. 
    • And if you're only buying a few enhancements at a time, every couple of levels, you don't need to get THAT many drops to fund it all.

    If you buy set pieces while levelling, I would strongly encourage you buy them from the "Enhancements - Attuned" section of the auction house.

    You do not have to. If you prefer to cruise to 50 on regular enhancements and not buy anything on the auction house until 50, that's very doable.  

    But I'd still keep track of all the above bullet points to help you earn and stockpile influence as you level up, until you reach the point where you're comfortable buying them. 

     

      Thank you so much for the advice!

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