Eric the Grey
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15 hours ago, TheSpiritFox said:
I hate /ff. Stating my bias. It just feels old, clunky, and like it doesn't contribute enough to your character or a team. Defense is easy to come by, lots of other things are not.
Yea, that's my feeling as well.
15 hours ago, TheSpiritFox said:For beast? They're a defense based set. You want defense based secondary. /Cold, /Traps, /Time are your top contenders. /Nature is solid but it pairs better with demons than beasts imo. More synnergy. I highly recommend /Time. Beasts are super mobile. Melee pets can be hard to keep under like a forcefield gen. /Time and /Cold both allow you to buff your pets and then they stay buffed even if they run around a bit. /Time includes a pbaoe debuff that's solid and a heal that I feel like for beasts would be the tie breaker. The one argument I have for /traps is that if you DO have an easy time with pet management then /traps will give you the most time to spam your primary beast attacks while being fully active with the secondary. But I feel like you'll get the most mileage out of /time.
I don't know if this is my experience. There is nothing more satisfying than watching the wolf-pack rip the bad guys to pieces. 😄 I haven't played much with Time, but I have a Cold toon on the villain side with cold. Haven't gotten far enough to see if it's worthwhile yet, but yes, the "other" buffs are nice with cold.
I've not even looked at Traps. I don't have much trouble with pet management. Set them to attack and use the "Attack my target" command mapped to the ` key on my keyboard, and they go where I send them to rend and shred. Move on to the next target. I might create a test toon to check it out and see.
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I'm beginning to think I need to remake my MM (Wolfs/Force Field) who is currently level 36. I don't feel I'm getting enough use of the FF powers, and am thinking of changing to Nature, or something like trick arrow for more DPS. So far, I just don't think I"m getting enough use out of FF at all.
I know you cannot change primary and secondary powers when you re-spec a toon, and that invested enhancements can be dropped into inventory until you want to apply them. My though and question is, if I create a new toon with the build I like, can I send them (attuned) over to the new character or are they locked to the current one?
Alternately, if someone has suggestions on making FF more worthwhile, I'm all ears. I currently only use three powers in the set (Force Bolt, Deflection Shield and Repulsion Field), and the rest seem to be just going to waste.
Here is an export how she stands at level 36. I only applied the set pieces I've picked up so far, not bothering with vendor-bought enhancements.
On a separate note, using Midas, is there a way to back off a slot click? In the above, there are two extra slots in Aid Self. I made an earlier miss-click and ended up starting over from scratch, and it's kind of annoying.
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On 8/17/2019 at 5:04 PM, RiddleMeBrah said:
Drop both forms and go to Tray 1 (Human powers). Toggles on Combat Flight and auto casts Hasten
/bind numpad2 "powexec_toggleoff bright nova$$powexec_toggleoff white dwarf$$powexec_auto hasten$$powexec_toggleon combat flight$$gototray 1$$"I'm having trouble with this one, as well as some changes I'd like to make to it. I got some of these ideas from another guide on YouTube and for the most part, it works. Here is what I am trying to do:
/bind numpad1 "powexec_toggleoff bright nova$$powexec_toggleoff white dwarf$$powexec_auto hasten$$powexec_toggleon energy_flight$$gototray 1$$powexec_auto gleaming bolt$$powexec_toggleon shining_shield$$"
I go back to human form, but flight and hasten don't activate, and I cannot get shining shield to activate unless I press 1 again. Is there a limit to the number of commands you can chain together or am I missing something else?
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12 hours ago, biostem said:
The issue with the fly poses is, AFAIK, they only take affect once you are moving. If I bind the fly pose command to a separate key, then press it while I'm in motion, then it works fine. Perhaps try binding it to W or whatever key you're using to move forward.
Yea, that seems to be it. Thanks.
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I'm trying to work out a binding for Mystic Flight and gotten it to work somewhat. My problem is with the flight pose.
/bind BUTTON4 "++autorun$$powexec_name Mystic_Flight"
This works. Use my mouse button 4 to launch off and fly, then again to stop flight and movement. However, if I add a Flypose to it
/macro Fly1 "++autorun$$powexec_name Mystic_Flight$$em Flypose1"
The Flypose doesn't take effect until after I stop, and kinda looks stupid. I've tried moving Flypose1 to just before Mystic_Flight, and before autorun, but it still falls at the very end.
Any other ideas?
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Something I found interesting. I didn't even think of it before switching alignments, but even afterwards, I was still Overlord of my SG. 😛
Bank robberies and mayhem missions in general never go well for me, unless I"m with a group. Mostly, I've been soloing.
I'll have to check into AE missions as well. I've only dabbled in them so far.
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Thanks for all the responses folks. Since I'm somewhat stuck at 11th, with no contacts, I'll take the advice and hop over to blue and run some sewer trials for buffs, and grab the Ouro portal so I can do those. I used Ouro for one of my heroes and found it interesting. Might grab a DiB group tomorrow if I can find one during the day. That should hold the boss lady for a few levels.
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Thanks Eva Destruction. That's a great starting point.
You mentioned Ouroboros. I'm guessing then that it's possible to get there on the red side?
19 minutes ago, Seigmoraig said:Do yourself a favor and if only for DFB, go see Null in Pocket D and go blue. Once you are done, go back and be Red to your heart's desire. Unless you want to wait around for hours to find a group that is... I swear I see 25 blue groups for every red DFB
For some reason, I had the impression that Null was one-way only. That might be a good way to go. My better half and I went to him with Aracnos characters because she didn't want to be a Villain. I've brought her around with a new idea and my new family-based villain group. 🙂
Is there a level-limit for switching from one side to another?
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Ok, I'll re-create the topic there. Feel free to delete or lock this thread.
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<Moving this from the help forum, since apparently that is not the right place to ask>
There are a few great guides here and elsewhere on Hero (blue side) leveling but I cannot find any for Villain's (red side?). I'd really like to level a few toons on that side because sometimes, you need to be bad.
For example, I know that DfB can be accessed from that side, but I only ever see calls for "blue side". Is there a convenient place to meet with forming groups like the sewer entrance of Paragon City?
Any pointers would be appreciated.
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There are a few great guides here and elsewhere on Hero (blue side) leveling but I cannot find any for Villain's (red side?). I'd really like to level a few toons on that side because sometimes, you need to be bad.
For example, I know that DfB can be accessed from that side, but I only ever see calls for "blue side". Is there a convenient place to meet with forming groups like the sewer entrance of Paragon City?
Any pointers would be appreciated.
Eric the Grey
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Probably not game breaking like some here, but I was browsing the P2W (pay to win) vendor, and some of the items they are selling don't properly show the tool tips. You have to hover over them for almost a minute and half to get anything, and then it shows the wrong item.
It may not be a big thing for experienced players, but for those of us who never saw them (like me) knowing what some of these things do (like the ones that just say "Buy me" would be nice.
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Hello Murcielago.
Your offer interests me, and I'm prepared to invest several hundred million Inf to your endeavor. I'm sending a couple of associates, twins these two with a habit of cracking their knuckles and grinning ominously. I don't have recent pictures, but I'm attaching a picture of one (or the other, you really cannot tell them apart) to this missive. They will hand-deliver 200 mil into your safe keeping and will of course, stick around to ensure nothing untoward happens until their return.
Here's to a profitable venture for both of us.
Oh, and don't worry about their names. I just call them Left and Right.
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Ok, I managed to make one teleport and then messed it up making a backtrack. I didn't have a lot of time, but I now understand the process.
One other question. Is there a way to make the teleport instantaneous without a dialog showing up? Example: A teleport with only one destination I'd like be able to click on the porter and just go to the destination. I'm guessing not, but it's worth asking.
At any rate, thanks again for the help.
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Thanks for the replies. I'll test these out once I get a chance to get back into game. I don't always have time after work, so it may take a few days.
I'll report back one way or another.
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From what I've read here on this forum, you create an internal portal by placing a portal object, and linking it to a nearby (how near?) beacon.
I've tried, but for some reason, cannot figure out how to link them.
Could someone point me to a walk-through on how to accomplish this? I'd like to create doors leading from one part of my base to another.
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I've searched the forums as a whole, and unable to locate one. All games develop a series of abbreviations that become common to the player base, but those who have not played as much are lost to the meaning.
I propose that either in Help and Support, or perhaps Guides a sticky post be created with a list of the common abbreviations for CoH. As an example, reading the Marketplace forum, mentions of AE and SO (Single Origin, IIRC) and so forth can be confusing if you don't know what they stand for.
It could start here, and I would be willing to do so, but I did not play much in retail, and only have a few hours a week to play now, so I've not gotten acclimated to the terms that are flying around. :)
Suggestions? I posted here rather than in either of the other two forums thinking it would garner a bit more visibility.
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Thank you sykoholic001. That is the perfect answer. ;D Now I don't have to worry about it.
Now, to figure out what I'm doing.. LOL
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I'm playing around with a base currently, and while I know that costs are currently turned off (i.e. nothing costs anything ATM), but is that planned to continue?
My worry is that I'll get my base built (only me and my wife in our SG) and suddenly not be able to afford the upkeep.
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Remaking MM
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Thanks for that tip.
I've been playing around with a MM with Time. Time is a strange powerset. I've probably not played with it long enough to really see it in all its glory, but I've always felt kind of meh about it. I'm going to try and level a bit more this time before making a real decision.
Still wondering about transferring the attuned enhancement sets via email to a new toon though. Does anyone know if it's possible?
I really appreciate the assistance here by the way.
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