Triumphant

@biostem Well, I think as a world setting, it's not really supposed to be too believable, and it's mostly trying to appeal to fans of the old show and/or movies. I'd say the series is mostly played for humor/fun, but there is an undertone of genuine commentary on what it feels like to be "one of the weird kids", as it were. The outsiders in your social group. The way that cliques form even among the outcast groups that stick together on the basis of being labelled as "different". Tribalism is ugly, and under all the silly humor, it's making a genuine point about that (well, imo, at least). Having said that, I mostly like it for the humor, quirkiness, and clever dialogue and simply enjoy it for what it is, without taking it too seriously.

I don't understand what you mean by this. None of the character models have working jaws/mouths. They are all just static faces. There are two or three faces that are perfectly servicable for representing orcish features, unless you're talking about 40k/WoW styled orcs, which have extremely oversized protruding tusks. Not that I am against the Devs adding new designs for face selection, mind you. More customization options are always a good thing, IMO.

I wouldn't mind that, either. Certain armor powersets have very frustrating debuff resistance deficiencies that I often wish I had some way to address through power selections (Willpower comes to mind. There are others, of course).

My wife got me into this show, and I must say it's a real hoot. We both enjoy it immensely. It's a great riff on the old TV series and the newer films, and combines absurd humor with sharp social commentary on human psychology and the struggles of being an "outcast". Also, along with What we do in the Shadows, I feel that this show should particularly appeal to @Snarky 😁

I'd be interested in that information, too. Not because of anything related to the market, but just because I always enjoy looking at datasets like that. I follow a YouTube called Data is Beautiful that makes moving line graphs for various datasets (highest grossing movies, world population increase over time, wealth distributions, etc.- stuff like that) and burn somewhat ridiculous amounts of time looking at them. 😛 Reading the gathered data about CoH most popular AT's and Powersets was a lot of fun to look at when they released that information. 🤓

I very much doubt this is something that would be wanted, given player's frequent complaints about knockback. But I think it would be more interesting to have a new power that is a toggle that boosts the knockback and damage by a hefty amount, but also drains a large amount of endurance to get the effect (in other words, your toon is putting a lot of effort into making the shockwave effect or whatever, which will quickly tire them). Or something like a crashing T9 that affects this. That way you really have to commit if you want to get that much juice out of it, and you can't just do it all the time.

Perception actually does represent all of these things (albeit, in an abstract way) in CoH.

It feels a bit much to me, honestly. I think my instinct is to shy away from this one. I might be persuaded if the magnitude of protection were -1 or -2. Have to think about it some more.

I guess what I don't understand is why you don't just toggle them off. They don't boost your fly speed and they're sucking endurance the entire time that you have them active while flying. No judgement, or anything. Just curious.

Right. I was thinking, "No. Plant is not Arse. Plant is actually pretty good." 😄

More options, basically. Which, IMO, is awesome. 👍

Hi, @Aught The +4/8 does not refer to level shifts. It is a reference to the difficulty setting of the mission that is being run. +4 means the enemies are +4 levels above your own. The 8 (from +4/8) means you're fighting the same amount of enemies that a group of 8 heroes would face. If you have your T3 Alpha, it will give you a +1 level shift, so that content difficutly will be (more or less) the equivalent of 1 level of difficulty easier for you. For example, +4/8 should equate to +3/8 if you have your level shift, +3/6 should equate to +2/6, and so on. I hope that clarifies things for you. Also, others can probably explain it much better than I just did, so feel free to chime in and add something (or correct anything I miscommunicated).

Just checked on my DB/PA Sentinel. I don't see it anywhere, either. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks.

This, along with Brutes, are one of my 2 favorite ATs. There were primarily 2 things that jumped out at me, which you may find very different from playing a Blaster (and weirdly, no- it's not that Sentinels are more resilient, although- yes, that is true too): 1) They have better mez protection than almost any AT in the game (No more worrying about keeping stocked up on Break Frees or hammering your T1/T2 attack buttons while waiting to become unfrozen) 2) The range of attacks is much more limited than Blasters and Corruptors. This was the most challenging thing for me to adjust to, at first, but once you get comfortable operating within that more limited range, you'll find the AT can be extremely effective. The Sentinel enhancement sets will boost this range a bit, which helps alleviate the issue and once you hit incarnate levels, you can take incarnate sets that will extend range, as well. As far as powersets go, I highly recommend Fire, Beam Rifle, Dark Blast, and Energy Blast for attacks. Super Reflexes has always been my favorite defense set on Sentinels, with the new Psionic Armor a close second, due to some very interesting powers in the set (Aura of Madness is my favorite of these, and several others pair well with Dark blast health draining attacks).

@Ironveil Hey, there! Welcome to the best Comic Book MMO ever made (and possibly the best MMO ever made)! There are 3 Primary things to do that will help you push past these problems and become comfortable with playing the game. These are (in order of importance): 1). Keep playing. This really is the number one thing, IMO. When I first started playing CoH, I had the exact same experience as you. It seemed an incredibly difficult game or maybe just that I was very bad at the game for some reason I couldn't explain. Neither of those things were true, as it turns out. Once you understand how the game works and get a good amount of practice playing it, you start to understand how to build an effective character and how to approach combat in a way that best leverages the abilities of that character. 2). Keep on asking for help (Here, in discord, or from the help channel in-game; all 3 are good sources of assistance) when you need it. I learned this game primarily thanks to 1) Lots of practice and 2) Assistance from other players. And that last one brings me to the 3rd thing that will get you over this hurdle... 3). Make liberal use of the GUIDES forum, beginning with this: These simple QoL tricks really streamlined my experience and made it easier to get a handle on the game. Hopefully, you will find it equally useful! The community here is very different from many other MMO's. We want players that are new to the game to feel comfortable, welcomed, and to grow to enjoy this old game that is still near and dear to our hearts. If you are a creative person with a vivid imagination, and you love comic books, I think you'll find this game will become something of an obsession for you. Good luck, and feel free to ask any of us for help, if you get stuck!

It's the McRib, isn't it? Man, I've been waiting forever! 😋

While I think it's an odd thing to even care about, I don't actually object to the suggestion. I guess, ultimately, it's really a non-issue for me, either way it goes. 🤷‍♂️

Yeah, that's kinda what I was thinking. But, hey, what do I know? 😁 🤷‍♂️

Ah, okay! Thanks for the clarification. 👍

I'm afraid that compacted (and rather complicated) synopis has only confused me. So, basically, I have no idea what you're talking about (Granted, I haven't read the particular comics that you mentioned. This probably makes perfect sense to someone that has read them). You do have me curious, though. 😄

Play whatever seems interesting and come back and ask for advice if you feel frustrated at any point. This game is a ton of fun and many of us have played obsessively for years. Once you figure out the mechanics your biggest problem will be deciding which powersets and ATs to try NEXT. Because you're going to have so many ideas for cool characters and there are a mind-boggling number of combinations you can try. Have fun and welcome to our weird little family of comic book gaming nerds! 🤓

My goal isn't really to get as little as possible for my sales. It's just to simplify and expedite the process, so I spend as little time as possible doing the selling of it. The only reason I sell things is to get enough influence to outfit any characters I want to equip. I get many of millions of influence for selling my good stuff at 1 inf, which allows me to outfit my toons, so I don't need to spend time setting the price (or converting, flipping, and selling, or anything else. Although, I do farm occasionally. I don't mind doing that so much. At least I'm playing the game after a fashion, when I'm doing it). I do also sometimes sell things at 11 or 111 influence, by accident, if my "1" key sticks on my keyboard (which it occasionally does).

"Don't KNOCK it, till you try it." 😜

I think it's a cool idea. Always did love that IDF missile launcher.

They're fairly similar, so I don't know if there's a major reason to select one over the other. But some people take them both, because it adds another cone to the old repetoire, as it were. The effect area on Spinning Strike is pretty small, so folks often want a bit more juice for attacking multiple mobs at once. I'm thinking about doing it, myself, when I respec at 50 with my Street Justice/Regen Brute.