Max Firepower

PFF is normally a one slot wonder of overkill, defensively. I would check the MM forums, but take 2 slots off of PFF, Maneuvers, Weave, and Tough (8 slots total) and put those into the Boyz. /respec is your friend. You can respec at 26 or 27 and throw 6 slots into that T8 Assault bot. I thought bots could take some resist or defense slotting for some reason.

EM will hit like a truck. DM won’t die as easily, not that either will.

Looks great, wish I could have made it. Had to get the youngest back to college on Saturday and had some final tasks Friday night to get ready.

When you have Ninja Run on, even when standing still, you are crouched and ready. Some of the inherent stances have you stand in the crouched position as your default.

I do Hasten normally, and click Clarion either right before a battle, or just monitor when it is coming up.

WM/EA was delicious. The knockdowns were a great mitigation.

Tried a TA/arch on a lark. At L29, can solo +2/ 2 to x4 easily.

I have to admit I found out yesterday... you can enter missions through the crystal. I had been leaving Oro, and making my way to PP for Spelunker and so on... guessing that’s a ‘yes’ for your query.

Tell me Homelander doesn’t really belong in the Rogue Isles... and who can say if others in our pantheon don’t have a ‘red side’ that makes for a good storyline twist?

I am game. Johnny Snow 2004 - Ice/Dev - L33 Huscarl 2004 - Inv/SS - L29

The Lore pet, even the untouchable buffers, are ‘nice’ to have, but I haven’t found them to be game changers. However, I only have these on a few tanks, so... not sure that is totally fair. With the loooong recharge, the Lore pets are more like a long term inspiration than a new power being unleashed, imho. Taking Musculature likely WILL leave you happy with your damage. I am not a MM guru, I think it is the only AT I never reached 50 on, but I think looking at different Alphas is likely your key to being less squishy.

I had wondered about the high schools for each zone, and their mascots. I started from the name, like Kings Row, so it could be the tie in, or tried a reference to iconic statues like the Minotaur in Talos Island. I didn’t want ‘the Heroes’ as that seemed ubiquitous. Kings Row - Knights Atlas Park - Titans Galaxy City - Astros Talos Island - Bulls I will see if I still have my list of others somewhere.

Trap/Fire or Trap/Sonic are great solo, and good in teams, though you may have a solo vs team build. Storm/Dark is pretty strong in using the Tentacles to lock down a group (I often use Extended range on my cones), then rain or storm them to bits.

I will aim for 7:30 to 7:45 pm start - and negotiate for a 'flexible' end time as it's a 3 day weekend. L30... considering Recall Friend (since I be fast and stealthy and all) or... I could take the Frosty Breath power, but L32 is coming right after that. Hrm... Still another 3-4 bubbles to find out, so that may take awhile. 😉 FWIW - renamed C0ld Snap 2004 over to "Johnny Snow 2004" - there are several references to Johnny Snow in different milieus, but I'm listening to Dr. Horrible a bit lately... just wish I could make Bad Horse as a Villain. Don't you dare say neigh, or I'll make you my mare.... See y'all soon, and 15+ years ago, simultaneously.

Start about page 10 of the Tank Gods... Look for @Werner and several others who share some tips on really amazing builds for tankers not just capable of an AV or a GM, but soloing an ITF, at max difficulty, with enemies buffed extra, players debuffed, etc.

Look up Heraclea 2.0, I think the second page. I followed 95% of it, and am amazed at how durable the build is.

I am game! Having a plan in advance makes me more likely to make it. Friday night through Sunday are flexible. It’s not like we are going out...

An hourglass?

Likely Bonesmasher and Energy Transfer? Look over the issue 27 patch notes. Energy melee is strong again, but different.

No joke! I picked up my L20 at 22, my L10 at 24, and then had to decide on Aim or Bitter Freeze Ray at 26. Delayed choices aren’t any easier.

I will admit I was chatting with my friends more than reading the script. there did seem to be moments of.... “Huh.... I don’t quite get that...” but we moved on. I expect I will run it again, but I will pay attention.

We spanked it earlier today. I was sidekicked up on a low teens toon, only one or two of our six members were on level with no exemped 50’s and so on. I believe we ran at +2/x8. Yeah, challenging, but not horrid for us. was this at a high difficulty level, running solo?

I have received orders that I will not be on tonight.

Some TFs seem to give crazy fast merits. I did one of the Shards TFs... most of team was Incarnates, not ratcheted up crazy. We had ATT, did great communication and finished in a little over 2 hours. I think we received 20 merits. I have zero interest in the $hart missions other than playing with friends. I would help a friend, if I really needed to. Past that, too much fed ex, waaaay too many 1.0 to 2.0+ mile flights for no discernible purpose other than ‘this zone is big, yo... respect!’ Add in missions that are bugged (AV won’t appear), and I think that I would flush Shard and fight to bring back GC as an upgrade.

Outside chance I will be on in a bit, but.... On the upside, I busted some tail today in the am and made some serious progress. I realized I was moving crazy and just let my son play C0ld for ‘a bit’ and he seems to remember how to play. Definitely ready for Synapse...