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Sure, the /Dark has a small gap in the PA recharge but it has enough other pets to cover the aggro for a second or 2. edit: The /Rad covers PA without Incarnates though so that may be helpful for your goals. If you go with an Illusion just get damage into your pets and then load up on Recharge. Controller ill rad troller Calpernia rebuild 1.2.mbdController ill Dark troller Countess Gone v3.mbd Yeah DE makes a fair point here, those builds will solo a GM but it ain't fast and you gotta be on your game the whole time. I haven't really found anything else that can combat the crazy regen and take the aggo though. What would you suggest that would be faster, DE?

I start every new toon in Echo: GC! It's a nice small zone. I can street sweep to level 5 very quickly and grab the exploration badges to have a little patrol xp built up before I shoot over to the Hollows. I'd love for it to come back proper but I think it would get changed in some way that I would not enjoy so I'd rather they just leave it alone. It would be nice if they put a trainer in there though! Ironically, back on live when GC was still regular GC, I always spent my early levels in Atlas and ignored GC. Sorry Galaxy, I didn't know what I had until I lost it...

Ill/Rad or Ill/Dark are my go to solo GM killers. Perma PA is a must!

That is very clever! Nice! I love that your "time to 50" ranges from 3 days to over 1800 days! Gives me hope for that blaster I made 2 Halloween events ago that I got to 25 and haven't touched since lol

Gotcha, fair nuff'. Yes I've seen those posts but I don't think there is much value in litigating individual conflicts or pointing fingers at other players regardless of what side they land on. A lack of action on the Devs part have created opportunities for these conflicts to arise. I'm certain that was not the intent, but it is the reality we are experiencing. I'd like to see the issue solved at a more inherent level that would prevent these conflicts before they ever begin. Maybe that comes in the form of altering the power, maybe it comes from adding Nuls functionality to numerous other NPCs so one is never locked out of making the change, maybe it's something nobody has ever envisioned yet but the current solution leave quite a bit to be desired.

Hang on buddy, I have never stated such a thing. I don't take/use GF, never have, never will so I have certainly never insisted on using it. I'm sure you misread, all good.

That's a fair point, maybe they have a fix in mind and this will all be moot, fingers crossed! I think the problem with Nul is one of social engineering (apologies if I'm using that term incorrectly). It's like the story of installing a beautiful new walking path on a college campus. It looks great and it's functional but it wasn't getting used because it was placed where the engineer wanted people to walk but not where people wanted to walk so they ended up with an unused walking path and lots of little worn out dirt paths across the lawn. So we could tell everyone that they're using it wrong but it won't change their behavior, it would be far more advantageous to adapt the plan to the behavior of the masses that would see it's use.

Calling out a well known failing, the source of which predates their tenure, doesn't feel disrespectful to me. I do appreciate everything the Devs have done for the game but that doesn't make it okay to ignore the pain points people are experiencing as evidenced by the never ending stream of GF posts and stories of being kicked off a team for using it. Aren't we supposed to "Be excellent to each other"? Kicking, blocking and ignoring seems antithetical to that notion.

For the record, I do visit Nul on every new toon, this has not been a problem FOR ME in years. However it pains me to see this as source of constant frustration and exclusion and it is not healthy for the community. Arguing against a better, more inclusive system seems silly.

Folks, stop directing you frustration at each other and direct it where it belongs, the Devs. By failing to act in any meaningful way on this topic the Devs are complicit if fostering a hostile, exclusionary game environment. They should be embarrassed by Nul as it stands as a monument to their greatest failure and they should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to go on for so long. Every new GF thread should be a burr under their saddle. For them to state they will not propagate Nul or allow his functionality to be added to other NPCs without offering any alternative tells me that at this time their "solution" is simply to bury their heads in the sand and let players argue, block, kick, 1 star, or ignore one another. I'm sure we can all extrapolate how that affects the health of the community. I'm way past being annoyed with players over this, it is not their fault for using a power they were offered and it is not the fault of anyone who hasn't selected the option at Null. It is the failure of the Devs to implement a solution that works within the confines of the way people actually play the game. They could make the most functional solution that's ever been devised of, however if people don't use it because it's inconvenient or limited then it is a bad solution. Nul is a bad solution! Devs, you know its a bad solution, it doesn't matter that it was implemented by the live Devs, that just means it's a long standing bad solution. Please dedicate some of the precious volunteer Dev time to finding a better solution. You are the stewards of this game, it is your responsibility to keep it healthy, we are all counting on you to succeed in your charge.

Here are the builds I leveled with. Blaster - Fire - Electric - Mase v3 rev1 pre 50 - Automaton Constable.mbdBlaster (Electrical Blast - Fire Manipulation) Mase pre 50 v1 Ohm My Goddess.mbd

Here is mine, I've been told its a bit cluttered but it works for me!

Oh thats wonderful! Today I learned! Thanks!

Oh the tiny costume! Thats kinda fun having the whole team be super tiny!

Oh dood, great question! I'll post mine when I get home but I'm way more interested in seeing what others do, I love to see stuff like this! What is the block above your map? That a mod?

Ohhhh! lol I feel silly now 🙂 thanks!

Slow moving optimized lidocaine? Never seen smol before, what does it mean?

Update: I got the Fire/Electric to 50 on the last night of Indom double XP! It leveled like a dream and cranked out silly damage! I semi followed Nemu's build and while it felt kinda strange to take all the boring stuff (kick, tough, weave, combat jumping, hasten super speed) at low levels (6-18) I have to admit that it works wonderfully. You blaze through those levels so fast that it gets all that utilitarian stuff out of the way early on so that in the higher (slightly slower) levels you're picking up fun attacks that noticeably expand your power/options. I think I only had 3 attacks for the first 20 levels but they were more than sufficient to take out decent sized mobs. Then once you're in the upper 20s-30s you just become an engine of destruction! What a fun toon! Since I had so much fun on the fire/electric the next logical step was, of course, an elec/fire! I've made it to 28 on this one so far and it's mirrored my experience with the fire/elec. It's just as nasty as far as damage goes and the small stun that occasionally hits with the elec attacks really helped keep my Tank buddy alive in the low levels. So unless things take a drastic turn for the worse, it's probably safe to say that any combo of fire/elec primary/secondary is friggin awesome! I'll post my leveling builds after work.

I can totally picture choosing them from the character select screen! lol Dawn With Two G's is a pretty great name!

Sorry to necro but wanted to show off my sweet boys! This is Buddy and Marv, they are about 4 years old and despite looking like brothers they are a few months apart.

That's awesome! Congrats! Also, are you me??? lol I also got my name (Redacted) and both my cats names (Buddy and Marv)! I'll have to try my childhood dogs name when I get home but it was a 3 letter name so I doubt it'll be available.

Oh yes please! There was an old thread that had stats from HC but I think that was done in 2019 and never repeated. I'd love to see some updated numbers but I'm not gonna hold my breath... Edit: Here it is, it was actually from 2020.

Why are the Devs silent on this?? There is a new argument thread on this exact same topic every month or so. There exists in this game a power that is so divisive that it causes arguments and exclusion both in game and out and the Devs have no thoughts on the topic? If there is 1 area of the game deserving of Dev time it would be for the things that have a significant negative impact on the game and I think GF more than fits that description. Null was a stopgap, please, I'm begging you, spend some time on this to find something better and plunge the dagger into the heart of these threads once and for all.

I got Dawnstar last night! When I get around to making a Kheld, it shall be named Dawnstar!