Ironblade

Questions to Veracor or Elmyder. (Posting publicly rather than via DM since the response might be helpful to others). I have never done the current format of the raid (old format, I had an ill/kin and also did lead tank). I have started stockpiling EoE's by buying them cheap off the market and have read two Hami guides on the forums (also I have done the Lady Grey TF version numerous times). Currently, I have only one 50 but have several AT's getting close to 50 that I picked based on what's useful in iTrials. So...... 1. How many EoE's should I have? 2. What AT (if any) are you typically short of? 3. Have either of you written a guide or is there a guide you particularly recommend?

If you're high enough level and in a hurry, just go to Ouroboros and run the 4th Striga arc - Lars Hansen's arc.

Rather than using that site, which exists simply by ripping off other sites and servers up sketchy ads, I would suggest you go to the ORIGINAL SOURCE which was created by players of the game. https://paragonwiki.com/wiki/The_Incomplete_and_Unofficial_Guide_to_/bind

Damn right it is. My empathy defender has 'soloed' many difficult enemies. A Shivan or Vanguard Heavy with Fortitude and infinite hit points is terrifying. 🙂

Absolutely it should be in your regular attack chain because, like most Dark Melee attacks, it debuffs enemy accuracy. Regarding Sands of Mu, I can't support buffing it. I think it's already a fantastic power. At low levels, it does a hell of a lot of damage for a free power. At higher levels, some of my characters will continue to use it on tightly packed groups if, and only if, their build includes a lot of overall accuracy buff. Since it can't be enhanced, Sands of Mu misses too often unless you have Tactics or something else to help it hit.

I haven't been down there in ages, but ParagonWiki says: "In Grandville deep in the tunnels under the zone at coordinates 2420, -672, -1200, can be found a Developer's Dungeon, with cubes for most of the design team. The nearest entry to the tunnels is at 3335, -545, 1046. "

I've played Civ IV, V and VI but really never played them solo very much. I usually play on the weekends with my brother and his family.

I hear you. Back when the game was live, I had a job that was 8AM to 4PM never needing overtime. I had a short commute, so was typically home by 4:15. I track my gaming time and found I sometimes spent more time in a week playing CoH than I did at work (40 hours). Of course, back then, this was the only game I played. I was in several high-profile SG's, ran a coalition of SG's of my own and ran task forces and trials on Saturdays with open sign-up on the forums. Now, I'm retired and my girlfriend is typically at the office until 7PM. I have a lot of free time. I haven't jumped back into CoH too much since I'm waiting to see if the game either gets shut down or becomes legit. I tend to get asked, "How come you hardly watch tv or movies any more?" "Um, because I find it very passive and boring compared to gaming."

If brute force doesn't work, you're not using enough of it.

Firstly, I've only been recreating characters I had on live so I already know what kind of +recovery or type of defense they might need. I had 37 50's so it's probably going to be a while before I create any 'new' characters. For a powerset I'm not familiar with, there will be some experimentation and respec'ing as they level up. If a character is going to need +recovery, stealth, -KNB, +3% defense unique or something like those, I'll slot it as early as possible. After that, I start slotting sets around level 32 (level 35 IO's). For the overwhelming majority of my characters, these will never get replaced. I think I only ever had 2 characters that I respec'ed at 50 to fully optimize their builds - my main, Ironblade, and a dominator. By the time I get to around level 40, I have *ALL* the IO's I will need for the final build sitting in my trays waiting to be slotted as I level up. In my experience, this gives me pretty good builds and really doesn't involve much effort or investment. I only worry about absolutely mix/maxing my main (who is currently vet level 29 - he gets played a lot). As for what IO's to slot, don't overlook frankenslotting. Sometimes it's super effective and super cheap. For example, +regen is generally the first bonus in a set that offers it. I had an invuln tank with +360% regen. That amount of regen on tank hit points with Dull Pain is just brutal. And it was dirt cheap. I'm pretty sure that build only cost me 80-100 million back on live - it would be much less now. My average build back then was 200-300 million. Ironblade's build cost me around a billion but was worth more like 4 billion at the high point of the market. My opinion is that you can get about 3/4 of optimum character performance for a pittance and that's really all you need unless it's going to be one of your main characters.

Yep. I've been on teams that did it with zero holds and it's a pain. Even worse than the Kahn TF that was all DPS with no tanks or brutes.

Sorry for not doing my part. Back on live, I had 4 catgirls. So far, I have recreated only one.

I'm pretty sure there is no limit on shards or threads. There are definitely limits on incarnate merits as noted in the iTrial summary here: https://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Incarnate_Trial

No! That's socialism! Seriously, though, your entire post is based on the premise that this income imbalance is a problem. It isn't. It's simply a fact of life in pretty much every video game that has some sort of currency. And the top two classes don't earn "too much" because that's not a thing.

Yep. This was known back on live, also. That's why I took Void for my Judgement power.

And there you are doing it again. You're stating that he CHOOSES to take your language in a certain way. It's all on him. Personally, I usually skip over your posts because IN MY OPINION they come across as abrasive and antagonistic. It takes two (or more) to engage in effective communication. If a significant number of people are reacting to your posts in a negative manner, then communication has failed. Maybe some people are too thin-skinned and maybe you're too blunt. I can't say that one of those is predominant or what the ratio is, but the job of communicating isn't being accomplished because emotional reactions are getting in the way.

I kind of figured that, since I'm taking it to tier 4, but wanted to ask.

Yep, I had one character like this for a long time before shutdown. Taiga Tigress was a mild-mannered (and short) librarian who changed into a 7-ft were-smilodon (i.e. a really tall catgirl with correct coloration for a sabre-toothed tiger).

Okay. 1 reply and 93 views. Since I checked a few times, I guess that's about 88 people who read that reply and didn't disagree. 🙂

Hey, I'm buying up my 2nd and 3rd Destiny powers. I remember that we need Clarion for the Underground trial - WHICH Clarion power is best for the trial? P.S. I have my favorite Lore pets (Seers for psi damage and the Fortitude), but which one is best for pure damage output? I want to get a good DPS pet also.

Really nice look. I was working on a new character and needed access to a Pillar of Ice and Flame to get a mission so I could get the Ouro badge, etc. So many of the public transport hub bases have ONLY the teleporters and didn't think about the Pillar, invention table, etc. This base has all the key items AND looks awesome. Bravo.

What's that supposed to mean? Is that directed at me? 😛

To be fair, I thought the "Put one foot in front of the other" reference was from the elf in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. I had to search for it. I just knew it wasn't Snow Miser.

Yes, BUT, a thousand servers running in people's basements is not a community. If NCSoft decides to take action, there would be no more servers with thousands online.