ZeeHero

AI assisted coding is a bad idea, but AI can still be a good tool to use to improve aspects of games which people are already familiar with, like procedural generation and enemy behaviors.

Strange how they made a whole elaborate system for custom enemies and missions then forgot to add the power effects customization.

In fact the OP has gained infamy just by making this thread!

I mean I would hope they continue the story as intended before, in some form. We aren't ready to fight battalion yet though we'd probably have a few steps to go through first. Also there will be no "Premium Incarnate tiers" now

And adding more control sets!

I think Praetoria is mostly tentacle land now. Partly our fault because old king cole was the one standing in the way.

When he said better AI it was in the context of Enemy AI, like the code that tells enemies in the game, and NPCs how to move and function.

This is absolutely true, I wouldn't call it proof but its factually correct that what people now think is impossible is not neccessarily always so. I can't believe anyone was dumb enough to thumbs down that.

The most dated and painful aspects of COH of course. I would make attacking while moving something that every melee character can do with all melee attacks, and some ranged attacks would also be useable in motion. I would ditch the painfully janky hard tab targeting system for a soft lock system, you point and fire off a power, and if it hits it hits. Softlocks would mean you could ensure which target you focus on without it deciding to target that one guy on the other side of the map when you're trying to melee. Things to keep are of course the actually unique aspects of COH, powerful buffs and CC, nontraditional roles, and so on. The combat mechanics themselves though are not unique and are nothing actually that fun in themselves. it could be SO much better but its held back due to when it was made.

Long story short, is a short animation better, or a long one? If I slot the ATO into total focus would that be best for energy melee?

They may not be perfect, because no one is, but they've done mostly great work so far. and I hope they continue to do so.

Hmm I may have been wrong although I clearly did remember what I said, I just beat down a couple archvillains doing solo DA missions (not at the same time) took a while of pounding n them, but it was fine. Energy/Invuln brute, pretty basic classic flying brick build, using laser eyes for an emergency attack/defense debuff.

Sadly Controller pets still cant use things like Petsay, so I cant make my flytrap pet sing the song from little shop of horrors

Definitely doing much more than the AV regen claimed here.

Experience fighting AVs while doing a few hundred damage a second says otherwise.

Biggest issue with soloing AVs is the AV regen, its completely ludicrous and requires you to constantly debuff it to make a dent.

Emp is pretty decent in groups, not the best but rather good, especially at lower levels. It's just bad solo. Sonic is hardly bad at all.

Ok you've given me some good suggestions, any suggestions for Scrappers/stalkers?

is gloom the PBAOE dark thing? I have something similar on my defender but melee ATs get different options.

wish you didn't have to take 1-2 powers you wont even use and dont want just to get access to those

Either go melee route and do energy or electric melee, or a energy sentinel. Alternately could go with the power armored soldier theme and use a beam rifle. in COH power armor is mostly in the visual theme.

Just get a REALLY BIG katana and make it titan weapon!

Why be invisible when you can just dodge the bullets?

If they all have fireball, don't you think that just means there needs to be better options? Considering all of them resort to the same one.

Take me down to paragon city...