Ironblade

And I'm saying that I'm an EXPERT at this game and I find the power to be useful - because it lets me be helpful to others and I value that.

Well, I think inexperienced players should have fun, too. If I can reduce their frustration, then the power slot is well spent. At any rate, if it increases my fun, and someone else's, then BY DEFINITION it's not a waste since this is a GAME and fun is what we're here for. If it's a "total waste" to you, then don't take it. Problem solved. I don't build my characters for you. P.S. Funny you should mention the Taxibots and the Hollows. I was, and still am, a member of Paragon City Search And Rescue.

And the truly generous player takes Recall to help people ANYWAY. Not everyone has a stealth IO. Not everyone knows that base empowerment stations even exist. Many people just don't have your level of experience and knowledge of the game and I go out of my way to help them have fun anyway.

No offense taken. I absolutely recognize the value and this is why all my defenders and most of my controllers take all the Leadership toggles. Like I said, I just overlook team inspirations. When I switch to a character that is carrying some, my reaction is "Wow, I should have had some of those in that last mission. I need to remember to get some for next time." And then I don't. Well.... it might not be easy to work it in by level 8 but I have it on the majority of my characters. I'm all about teamwork and support and pretty much all of my characters will take a power or two that's mostly to benefit others. LOL. No. Having someone with Recall is no longer critical, like it used to be in some situations. Now it's simply useful. Being able to bring people to your location is HUGELY useful. I'll get Assemble The Team and I'll get the Incandescence incarnate power as a back-up, but that's not available when you're exemped below 50 and ATT has a long recharge. "Oh, but everyone should have ATT." Sure, but what if they forgot, or haven't gotten it yet, or that character didn't have the funds, or what if I'm the only person with Invisibility and my ATT is recharging from the last mission we stealthed? Trust me. I take Recall on most of my characters, I use it a lot and I get thanked by teammates *A LOT*.

I don't like cheese in my pastries. Ricotta belongs in things like stuffed manicotti.

I never really got into dual or team inspirations. I've only remembered to turn them on for one of my tanks and I have bought them for 'Really Hard Way' badge runs of the Magisterium. Most of the time, I forget they even exist.

Weave has its place. Invuln is a 'mixed' or 'layered' set in that it has both resistance and defense but not enough of either for it to work alone. Adding Tough and Weave significantly improves both and makes a big difference.

Oh yeah. My scrapper normally has his insp tray full of T2 and T3 purples. That makes Posi a cakewalk. Well, for me at least. There might be a lot of dying AROUND me. 😛

My vote is no *UNLESS* you have something it can stack with. Otherwise, it's just not worth it. So, a dark defender with Maneuvers and Combat Jumping has significant defense right there. Add Weave. Get some IO's. Etc. Also, plan ahead. With some of the ancillary or patron pools, you can get SERIOUS resistance or defense. My empathy defender has just under 50% S/L resist. Personally, I think every one of my tanks and brutes has the fighting pool. Hardly any of my other characters have it.

You are correct in that they were telling you a load of bull. Not everyone uses Discord. On most pick-up groups, no one will be on Discord. It sounds like you ended up on a team with a group who usually play together, or are in the same supergroup. Personally, I'll be on Discord when I play with my brother and his family since I live 1100 miles away from them. When some groups run Incarnate trials, they like everyone to be on Discord to hear instructions (mic not required). When I'm playing CoH, I am NOT on Discord probably 95% of the time. Get yourself a headset so you can join people on Discord and *TYPE* to them that you have a sleeping baby so you can't talk. With Discord and Zoom becoming more popular, you'll want a headset at some point. Note the distinction between 'headphones' and 'headset'. A headset has a mic. Headphones do not.

Way too spammy. I SOMETIMES announce my AoE buffs that have long cooldowns. Mostly, I just try to get near most of the team and fire it off. If we're about to fight an AV or giant monster, I'll tell everyone to gather for buffs since we would likely have multiple buffers.

It's exactly the opposite. You used to need to do damage for full credit and that disadvantaged 'healers', so the system was changed to evenly distribute the rewards across the team. I'll also extend an offer to team. Most of my characters are on Everlasting and I do all sorts of content there. However, I also have a scrapper on Indomitable and a tank on Excelsior that I want to level and I don't know as many people on those shards. My global is @Ironblade so you can send a friend request, email, etc.

And I'd reply with, "Why do you ask?" 😛

How long ago is "just"? I hit 58 in June. 😛

You'd be surprised. Regina Pizzeria in the Boston area does decent calamari. Turner's Seafood (which is expensive) does excellent calamari.

Back on live, someone sent me a tell asking me if I wanted to join a Citadel TF. I replied, "No thanks." They replied that, since I was in an MMO, it was my duty to team with people.

Yes, pretty sure ZorkNemesis understood you perfectly. As he pointed out, any mission that grants a badge itself, does *NOT* count for Ouroboros challenge badges. I believe the arc you're describing is "The Hydra Dimension" from Tina McIntyre. That arc awards the Multidimensional exploration badge. Therefore, the arc is not eligible for Ouro challenge badges. P.S. The flashback challenge badges are working perfectly. I have about a third of them so far.

Thank you! This was going to be my addition to the topic.

As an aside here, calamari isn't automatically rubbery - only when it's poorly prepared.

I like the exchange in the movie 'Unforgiven'. "Yeah, well I guess they had it comin'." "We all have it comin', kid,"

The 'Serenity Prayer', written by Reinhold Niebuhr in 1932-33. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

hmmm..... So was I. I wonder if we were on the same team.

They had it coming.

Weird. I have the option enabled on every character and can open the pet window even on characters who get no pets. It's empty, obviously, but I can open the window.

You fail to consider the number of parents who were thrilled to return to this game and to be able to show it to their children.