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This is something more low-DPS alts should do to drive the point home with with the "DPS squirrels" (love that term). I do it all the time (just skip the stragglers if the bulk of the team has moved on), but there's aways that lowbie controller on a 50+ team who stays behind and hopelessly tries to take the boss the leader (or tank) left behind because the leader wasn't paying attention. I just figure I'm staying with the group where I'll do the most good and not die in a futile battle.

Being seeing the same thing, same room, multiple maps. It's particularly wild when you have Mastermind Pets at play, as the pets start running to the new location of the mobs and then back to previous location like a bunch of Keystone Cops if I try to get them to heel. They gete very fixated.

As a MM, I've seen glitches like this occassionally. For example, when as a Level 39 MM on a Level 50 team, I went to my SG base before quitting the team and I got "stuck" at Level 50. I quit to the character select screen and logged back in to get back to the correct level. I didn't think to see what happens if I tried to play…was I really stuck at 50, or was it cosmetic? No idea.

You don't need an 8-person team. I get mildly annoyed by leaders who wait around to fill a team because it can take forever and we could have done a mission or two in that timeframe. I log in to play, not stare at teammates who don't engage in discussion or banter (so many PUGs are so quiet). You adjust the difficulty and recruit as you go, as someone else mentioned. That being said, the annoyance passes if the leader is a good one I enjoy teaming with so…it varies. I always try to stick it out to the end of a mission. I have quit mid-mission because of prior commitments and a mission runs alot longer than I figured; and generally apologize profusely to the team and the leader. Most people (except OP it seems?) realize that IRL trumps gaming, always. The only time I usually see a bunch of people leave at once is for advertised activities like TFs, Hami, etc. or because it's dinner/lunch in a certain time zone. And most people who leave tell you why (at least on Torch). You should see the mass team-emptying for the daily HamiHamiHami runs on Torch; and good luck getting an 8-person radio or mission arc team during that time. All that being said…I have mid-mission quit teams who had crummy leaders, or other players whose behavor was just driving me up the wall. It's one of the reasons I have stopped doing TFs and iTrials because, as mentioned, it's bad form to quit a TF but I don't always feel compelled to stay if the team is irritating/stressful. So I don't join most TFs because of too many bad experiences and not wanting to be that player who bails mid-TF. PUGs are PUGs. As a leader or a joiner, you just roll with it.

Anyone want to share their build for a Pistols/Radiation sentinel?

Add me to the list. Does seem to be related to alts parked in Atlas.

Defenders blast well on small teams, not on large teams. Adapt playstyle accordingly. Sometimes ya blast, sometimes ya "defend" (debuff, etc.). And some combos allow for pretty good damage even on a full team. When my Poison/Dark defender (Cute Little Stinker) goes Blackstar after a couple of seconds to let Venemous Gas to do it's thing…she hits hard. Her other attacks are "meh" except for Moonbeam but…no one has ever accused her of not contributing to damage. 🙂 Oh, and Venemous Gas is a great way for a little defender to take-apart Malta Gunslingers even with "meh" damage…sweet revenge.

I do the same thing PeregrineFalcon, and am curious as to a firm answer as well. So far it doesn't seem to be an issue on existing alts or new alts. My load file was based on a complete export of parameters previous to the change, complete with me putting "nop" on default binds I didn't want to use. So am hoping since everything is explicit when loading these files it essentially reverts to all the old default binds with my custom ones on top.

I've been using a custom set of keybinds for years that explicitly "nop" the defaults I don't want to accidentally use. I never save keybinds to a default file, each alt gets a named file. What exactly changed? I haven't noticed any of my alts acting wierd so I assume my existing keybinds survived the issue? Did the changes over-write stuff? I mean if it did, then I guess I'd need to save-out one set of defaults from a new alt (before loading mine) and see what the big deal is and modifying my custom ones appropriately?

Nope, never use Discord (and am slightly annoyed by some companies that rely on that instead of emails or chat forums for support and news), don't even have it installed anywhere. Beyond that I see no need while playing, there is a chat system in the game. I also don't use any voice apps while playing because it really messes with the immersion (tried that once on Live, it was jarring). I come to Paragon City to pretend I'm elsewhere and let my imagination fill in the blanks.

Yeah I'd use Coyote/Panther more if powers just supressed and not toggled-off.

Tablet may be more flexible, but e-ink is easier on the eyes. Kindle is better for weight and handling too.

Am I the only one seeing inconsistent cooldown timer behavior? Like sometimes the timers show, then they will stop working for a bit mid-combat, only seeming to come back at random or after using a specific power?

Also maybe I just never paid much attention in Cimerora but, is the lower front cape on the Sybil 2 piece backwards? The color is on the back/inside and black on the front/outside. Looks odd when all the other pieces are color-outwards. I also discovered if I use the Sybil pieces, exit, then come back it tries to revert to my previous costume parts (in this case, the Gunslinger skirt pieces). So basically once I add the Sybil, I have to not touch my costume or else I have to start over.

They also didn't show ads. Or get taken away if the publisher or bookstore decided you shouldn't have it, or didn't pay for a Reading Subscription. Or get sanitized based on "modern values." Well, at least any moreso than the edition you currently own. 😜