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10 hours ago, Warboss said:
Good fun on Everlasting tonight. Thanks all for joining us, and special thanks to all the team leads. PLV and SB lead ITFs
It was truly my pleasure, as always. It was 19 degrees in Baton Rouge, last night, so my camera was frozen....i.e. no screenies. We finished in 43 minutes with 7 tanks and two were not incarnated. I sandbagged at +2/8, for the first mish, to see how it would go, but this team rocked the hizzy and we finished the last three at +4/8. In hindsight, we could have easily done a 1* at +2/8, but oh well.
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1 hour ago, Nemu said:
For example Invuln/Super Strength. Footstomp, the only AOE of the set, is available at level 30, so that means you have to wait 30 levels to a point where the build actually becomes fun, meanwhile you'll be riddled with poor damage and endurance issues. As a new player with no funds I struggle to see how you would stick with it that long before you jump ship into something else that is more fun from the get go.
Whilst running a Kin/Dark Defender, in 2004 (retail, pre-I1), I had my first opportunity to team (two man) with a SS tank. We were both 20-ish and I was absolutely hooked on the wind-up animation of Knockout Blow. SS stole my heart and, long before the invention system was even a sparkle in the devs' eyes, I immediately made my titular toon, a Stone/SS tank. I even waited until level 38 (IIRC) to get Foot Stomp. Still the most satisfying project to-date, in the 12+ years I've played this game. Was it a grind? Absolutely. Did it have "poor damage and endurance issues", I guess - with only access to DOs and SOs....oh and Fitness was not inherent. Was it fun...Hell yes! It was (and is) a blast. I don't disagree that with all the bells-and-whistles, the game offers now, that might seem mundane and boring, but I stuck with it. Maybe he would, too (and I soon realized that Inv was a better choice than Stone 😆).
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Just now, Spaghetti Betty said:
I think we're losing him fellas!
Hey, I fixed it!
I should just stick to the tanker forum, anyway...
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4 hours ago, Zewks said:
Curious how others cope or get around this limitation when running MA?
First answer depends on how fast is your Dragon's Tail recharge? Super Strength has only one AOE, but when it's up every 5 seconds, do you need more than Foot Stomp? Once you hit level 20, you can also slot a Force Feedback +recharge, to keep it going (and going). At level 25, you can put Luck of the Gamblers' global recharge in any defensive power. They're not unique, so drop as many in as you can fit (don't exceed the "rule of five", however). You did take Combat Jumping, right? 😆 Hasten is your friend, as well.
Don't forget that you'll also be spamming Storm Kick, for that +def goodness. Whether you pick a boss to whittle down or take out minions and lieuts with Crane Kick, adding a damage proc makes that thunderous side-kick sound file even better, by doing extra damage (use a Sudden Acceleration or Overwhelming Force knockback to knockdown, to keep them from flying away from you).
Next would be pick a secondary that has AOE built in. Fire, Rad and Bio armor all can fit that bill. I haven't done a Brute version, but @Sovera's "Brunker" build is amazing on a tank (Fire/MA).
Finally, if you're already taking the Fighting Pool, Cross Punch is AOE, which not only gets bonuses for already having Kick, Tough and Weave, but fits the martial arts set, thematically. Then you've got Ancillary/Epic pool choices and Incarnates...many with AOEs available.
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New player? I'd recommend starting simple, yet classic. Invulnerability/Super Strength. There is little in this game as satisfying as Foot Stomp.
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Yeah, whoops, had Mids' opened to the wrong toon. YES, Rad Therapy it is!!!
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@StrikerFox has a great list.
With Rad Armor, I would add the Theft of Essence +End proc in Radiation Therapy.
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Here's my Fire/Fire/Pyre and a leveling build with Taunt at 10 and SJ at 20.
PWDRKEG v4.0 - Tanker (Fiery Aura).mxd
You're a tank...so until Fire Sword circle (24) and Incinerate (28), you're stuck with Combustion and Burn, basically. I do slot the Kinetic KO proc in Scorch, which is a minor mitigation tool. You can slot the Tanker ATOs, immediately, so having the MoT +Res proc in Blazing Aura and the Gauntleted Fist +absorb proc in Combustion, makes you really tanky at lvl 10.
Before anyone jumps on the lack of swords, I'm not a huge fan of the elemental weapons, and want room for Char, Melt Armor and FireBall at the end of the build.
Numbers are at 50, with one stack of MoT, but no Incarnates.
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57 minutes ago, Thraxen said:
Do the two click heals need accuracy for pve? Can't seem to find out for sure.
While they both do list Accuracy as an available enhancement slot, only Accurate Healing sets are available, so I slot Theft of Essence +End proc, but no accuracy IOs. My current project is 37 (Bio/Fiery Melee) and ran with a 54/8 PI team last night. Didn't really watch but clearly didn't notice missing +5s, with either. My attacks certainly whiffed alot, so anecdotally I'd say no.
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Whoops. Feel free to delete this thread 🙂
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2 hours ago, Xandyr said:
Appreciate that @PLVRIZR.
Hey, I call them as I see them. Your guide is 'da bomb, for Bio.
For Inv, I reference @Hyperstrike and @Infinitum.
For Fire armor, it's @Sovera and stone is @Bopper.
Me, I just steal from everyone else and hope that Zect gives just one compliment, about my posted builds, while calling me a "Forumite", as an insult 🙃
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10 hours ago, Xandyr said:
Check sig.
He's being subtle and humble. DEFINITELY check the link in his signature. @Xandyr is the Bio armor guru and I used his guide to make SWMPTHNG (Bio/Rad), and as an incarnated 50+3, he's nearly unkillable.
My current project is Bio/Fiery Melee. Last night, at lvl 31, I joined a Citadel TF on Exc, and he cakewalked through a +2, with a team of almost all melee/damage toons - i.e. almost no support (one kin Corr with tanks, scraps and blasters filling out the group). Ran in Offensive mode, until Vandal and the Council just melted, in droves. In hindsight, didn't even need Defensive mode, for the AV, as he went down quickly, as well.
My $.02 infl for Fire as a secondary 😁
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On 1/1/2024 at 7:25 PM, Ironblade said:
If you find a good answer, let me know. I have over 50,000 across my accounts/characters.
I used 2004 on my badger for the Mini Statesman vanity pet, 2012 for Mini Tyrant, 2005 for Mini Lord Recluse.
Feel free to e-mail as many Hero merits as you want to @PLVRIZR or @PLVRIZR2 😆
(Yes, I know they are "account bound" and that's not possible)...
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6 minutes ago, FupDup said:
Minimal FX gets rid of most of the stuff. Ablative Carapace and Parasitic Aura don't get min fx options, unfortunately.
^---this.
I am the same, @Kabal, in my distaste for the Bio animations. Since PA is an aura, you can color it as you like and AC is only seen on activation, when the armor forms and is then immediately shed. I can live with that.
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My S/L farmer is an Electric/Electric brute. I have basically the same build (obviously tankier on the tank) and can S/L farm or run pretty much anything at +4/8. Even tanked Recluse the one time I took him on the Ms. Lib TF...and it was on Tanker Tuesday, so no support toons.
You can use the armor template and plug in Rad melee, I'm sure. I'm still having problems with Mids' exports, on my laptop, so here's a screenshot, and I'll try to add the export later, from the PC.
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And maybe Ice, to slow everything around you to match the SLOWness of Rad Melee...😆
In all seriousness, I made an homage to Swamp Thing (that got genericized, lol) as Bio/Rad. He's super tanky and debuff-y, but I hardly play him because Rad Melee is sooooo sssslllooooowwwww. So I know Bio works (but Bio pretty much works with any secondary).
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If you are "merit poor" on alts, you can convert 50 Reward Merits to one Hero Merit and email to yourself, then save the Hero Merit on your alt and convert back to 50 Reward Merits.
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On 12/27/2023 at 7:32 PM, tsnarr said:
Hey there, do you have an updated import link for mids 3.6? love your work, thanks!
Why thank you!
Still working on the Mids' bugs, but try this. The only thing (IIRC) I changed (from the previous data chunk) was moving a slot from Stamina to Siphon Life, to stick the ToE +end proc and moving a slot from Combat Jumping to Hasten, for perma:
Still virtually the same numbers, but with the end proc in Siphon, you can keep Focused Accuracy on, at all times, and every four seconds, refill your end bar.
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On 12/24/2023 at 6:52 AM, Uun said:
Energy Blast has 8.
This.
Whatever you pair it with, EB is the King of KB.
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21 hours ago, Without_Pause said:
You get Dark Consumption at 18.
...and you can get Siphon Life at 8, and add the Theft of Essence +End proc at 10.
But I also agree, you shouldn't have too terribly difficult a time keeping your blue bar up.
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16 hours ago, Snarky said:
He also makes a super indestructible version. Forget what he calls it.
"Mo Durable"...
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New Player...looking for a smahing guide
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And when someone asks your opinion, you should give them a thoughtful/personal response, right? Even better if you have actually done it, right?
Regardless, the OP titled the post as "New Player....looking for a smashing(sic) guide". Nothing is more "smashing" on a tank than Super Strength, IMHO. New Player = avoid complex primaries like Bio, Rad and Dark. Considering the request of "a tanker who can run through enemies, smashing away" = Inv/SS, regardless of your opinion of its weaknesses.
Bottom line, in this game, you can't really go wrong with a tank. @AncientReaper, let us know what you decided on and "tell us how you do"! 😆