[Looking for Tips for Easy First Character]

I feel like a Brute is a pretty good choice for an entry level character.  War Mace might be an interesting option since it's really crunchy and has a fair number of AoE attacks.  I've had good luck pairing it with Shield Defense, but Willpower or Electric Armor might be better entry level secondaries.

 

A slightly more advanced but still good entry level option would be a Corruptor.  It deals damage, but relies on a support (i.e., Buff/Debuff) secondary, so it will be more fragile than the melee archetypes.  Fire Blast is a solid primary and doesn't have any gimmicks to learn.  Radiation Emission or Time might be good secondaries to dip into the support side of the game.

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3 hours ago, TrixieKixx said:

Hey @Burnt Umber! What did you use for your bodysuit on Alichino for the Las Vegas theme? I love it!

 

That's the "Malaise" pattern on tights smooth, with the colors being dark blue and chartreuse.

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11 hours ago, Midnyte said:

 

The disappointing thing is the colors are all so boring! Grey, white, beige, etc. Haha, so I may deviate from that a bit when I choose my element to represent.

 

If it helps, I found that the refined versions had a more vibrant color selection.  Neodymium ends up purple/lavender once refined, for example.  I think on of them ended up a light blue color if that'd help?

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On 1/6/2024 at 1:55 PM, TrixieKixx said:

1/13 - Silver Mantis (Level 20-25 – Red Side – Sharkhead Isle) - "(Rare) Earth Force" – Any Stone/Earth powerset. Choose a costume to represent one of the Rare Earth Elements to give it a new twist. 

I'll bring Neodymium - Fire/Earth Dom.

[Re: Robotic Arms]

The various "robotic arm(s)" are a neat option in costume creation: they allow you to have a different arm look from whatever you choose for a "chest" option.  To that end, I have two additions I'd love to see.

 

"Robotic Arm 3" replaces the entire right arm.  I think it'd be nice to have an "Organic Armor" and "Organic Armor Thorny" option here.  Those "organic armor" skins would be fun additions here for a sort of mutated or deformed arm look that is otherwise missing, They aren't "robotic" but neither are the various "fire and ice" arms under this category.

 

"Robotic Arm 2" replaces the upper arms on both sides but leaves the lower arm/gloves options.  I think it'd be nice to have this idea be expanded into a "Robotic Arms 4," where both arms are replaced as if the "Robotic Arm 3" option were being applied to both arms rather than just the right.  I'd love to be able to have the "Cyber-tech Arm" skins on both arms.  This might be more technically difficult to do so I understand it's a bit of a pipe-dream.

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4 hours ago, TrixieKixx said:

Are you sure you want to bring an MM to this? Remember what happened with the blue spots and Battle Maiden last time? Tee hee 🙂 

I think I'm sure?  This time, I'll at least have a secondary to lean-on and pets that can be ranged so I hope I'll be okay?

 

5 hours ago, TrixieKixx said:

I choose WST's for each week. If I swap them, neither would be a WST.

 

Ah, sorry, I think I was unclear:  I meant swap themes, rather than the TF/SF.

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20 hours ago, TrixieKixx said:

1/6 - Apex / Tin Mage (Level 50 - Purple - RWZ) "Viva Las Vegas" – Any AT / Costume is something you'd wear in Vegas

 

I'll bring Alichino - Demons/Pain MM.

 

20 hours ago, TrixieKixx said:

1/13 - Silver Mantis (Level 20-25 – Red Side – Sharkhead Isle) - All Illusion Team (Controller or Dominator) / Magician costumes

 

Hmm, is it possible to swap this and the Penny Yin one later in the month?  I'd love to bring my Bluesider to this, but otherwise, I can roll a new alt. for it.

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On 12/23/2023 at 6:16 PM, TrixieKixx said:

12/30 - Posi 1 & 2 (Level 8-15 and Level 11-16 – Blue Side - Steel Canyon) - Any AT / Costume: something you would wear to a NYE party!

 

I'll try bringing Philodendra - Plant/Psi Dom.

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RE: Sentinels, at the risk of going a bit against the grain, I kinda like when my secondary doesn't require much management and I can keep on blasting.  I also recomend secondaries that have multiple areas of protectiuon, i.e., more than just defense or resistance or healing.  Of my two sentinels - a Dual Pistols/Super REflexes and a Beam Rifle/Invulnerability - the Beam Rifle/Invulnerability is surprisingly powerful and fun after the Sentinel revamp; in fact, I think Beam Rifle gets a sort of better version in Sentinels because it loses its snipe for a chain AoE and benefits from not needing to pause blasting (thereby giving more instances of disintegrating).  I have been toying with the idea of a Radiation/Regen. one day but that's been mostly on a back-burner.

 

22 hours ago, TrixieKixx said:

12/23 - Holiday Events for those around! - Any AT / Festive costumes!

 

I think I'll be around so I can definitely help with leading it like back when we did the Halloween event in Oct.

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9 hours ago, TrixieKixx said:

12/16 - Barracuda (Level 45-50 - Red Side - Grandville) - Mutants and Monsters - Mutant Origin / Monster costumes!

 

I plan on bringing Pepsis Regina - Mind/Savage Dom.

 

But, if we need more support, I'll bring C. Abyssus - Water/Sonic Corr.

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On 12/2/2023 at 1:32 PM, TrixieKixx said:

12/9 - Numina (Level 35-40 - Blue Side: Founders Falls) - Any AT / Dress like your favorite Movie Hero(ine)!

 

Unfortunately (?), this Saturday I'll be having brunch with the family to celebrate a birthday so I'm not sure I'll be around.

[How does Domination build?]

A while back there was a number of posts concerning Dominator powers and, relevantly, here was a break down of how Domination works: 

 

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On 11/25/2023 at 3:26 PM, TrixieKixx said:

12/2 - Operative Renault (Level 25-30 – Red Side: Sharkhead Isle) - All Radiation AT's (blast/manipulation/emission/melee/armor) / Radiation-effect costumes (What would you look like after being exposed to major radiation?)

 

I'll try to bring Khalkeon - Rad/Energy Tanker.

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17 hours ago, Midnyte said:

True! Whisky from Scotland is Scotch (note the missing E), whiskey from Canada is Canadian Whiskey, bourbon is whiskey made in Kentucky, any others?

At Walgreens yesterday I saw that Crown Royal has their Salted Caramel out for the holidays. So guess what I'm sipping on right now? Happy Saturday night! (And no, I don't just buy it for the snowflake pouch 😛 although I do have quite a collection of all the colors 😄 )

 

EDIT: I just looked at my Crown Royal bottle and it too spells it without the E.... "whisky"..... and it's Canadian. So I think I have my spellings mixed up. 😮 

 

There's also Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whisky (Japanese Scotch), American Rye Whiskey, and Tennessee Whiskey (i.e., Jack Daniels).  The general rule for the spelling is that Canadian, Scotch, and Japanese drop the "e"; American and Irish keep the "e."  And, as Fraulein and Jax mentioned, bourbon doesn't have to be from Kentucky, but it must be produced in the U.S., made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn, and aged in new, charred oak containers.

 

For those who want to learn a little more:

 

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12 hours ago, FrauleinMental said:

 

Those are typically too peppery for my taste (lots of rye in the mash bill), which can come off as astringent, but they can be good in a cocktail like an Old Fashioned (where the sugar balances out the rye).  You might try something with less rye and/or more corn (maybe even some wheat).  Maker's Mark is my go-to, but Rabbit Hole, Evan Williams, Knob Creek, and Wild Turkey might work.  Anything with an age statement might be old enough to mellow out the taste.

 

I love Scotch as well, but it's been a lot more expensive since the tariffs increased 5-ish years ago, and inflation hasn't helped.  Macallan used to be my benchmark for 12-year whiskies, though I'm also a fan of Bowmore and Lagavulin when I can get them.

 

Thanks for the suggestions!

 

1 hour ago, Bananiac said:

So Whiskey talk: I am not able to drink any of this stuff anymore since falling into a kettle of too cheap bourbon at a young age.

 

Is this the backstory for one of your characters?

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So whiskey talk: normally, I'm a Scotch drinker when I can splurge on it - either Macallan or, as a serious treat, Aberlour.  Here and there, I've tried to get into drinking bourbon but have yet to find one that I like.  I thought Bullet and Buffalo Trace were a bit too antiseptic for my taste.  Any suggestions for ones to try? 

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On 11/11/2023 at 2:03 PM, TrixieKixx said:

11/18 - Ernesto Hess (Level 25-30 – Blue Side: Striga Isle) - "World Domination" All Dominator team; Costume to look like one of the evil genius masterminds from the movies...Black-White-Red colored costumes

 

I'lll try to bring Baroness Abigail Masham - Plant/Psi Dom.

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2 hours ago, TrixieKixx said:

11/11 - Virgil Tarikoss (Level 15-20 - Red Side: Cap au Diable) - "Fatal Flowers" - Plant / Nature / Flowers / Bio costumes and powers

 

I'll try to bring Marcor - Rad./Bio. Brute.

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11 hours ago, Bananiac said:

Nice to see what you made with Sarah, I like your version even better! Power combo is great fun as well, I will go run mine a bit more, don't have enough Domis yet anyway 🙂 

 

Thanks! But really you had done most of the legwork and I only built on the idea, so credit where credit is due.  I used some other pictures online to try to get the colors down; what amazed me is that organic armor costume set really does look inspired by Starcraft II (which came out around when that costume set did).  If you're curious or want to use it yourself, I attached a copy of the costume files I used for her.

 

And, I love the power combo too!  I've been playing her (off and on) since CoV launch.  Normally, she lives on Excel. under the name Philodendra but I had to rename her along with the server visit this week.

StarCrafted.powerCust StarCrafted.costume

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2 hours ago, Bananiac said:

I did a quick study on her:

 

My reference:

 

My result:

 

I am actually quite impressed with how well this turned out.

@Burnt Umber: Let me know if you wanna use this, I can send you the costume file for quick reference. If you don't like it, I think I am gonna keep her 🙂 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow, that's a great one!  And in fact, I'll take you up on that offer.  I can do the costume, I think (looks like organic armor parts with the dynasty chest piece?).  After this week's theme, feel free to use it yourself.

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On 10/29/2023 at 1:29 PM, TrixieKixx said:

11/4 - Mairenn MacGregor (Level 38-50 – Blue Side – Atlas Park) - "A Night at The Arcade" Your favorite, iconic video game character from any other pc/console/arcade game from your childhood or other game you play today - Any AT

 

Hmm, I'm a a bit of a loss for this theme.  Oddly enough, I mostly play RTS/Grand Strategy or Explorer/Puzzler games, so I'm not really familiar with arcade game characters.  I have a Kin./Energy Stalker that could get dressed as a fighting game character but I'd need a suggestion/guidance for the costume.  I also have a Storm/Elec. Blaster, a Sym./Thermal Controller, or a Plant/Psi. Dom. I could bring, but again, I'd need help on figuring a costume out for any of them.

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3 hours ago, FrauleinMental said:

10/28 - Ice Mistral (Level 35-40 - Red Side - St. Martial) - "It's raining Cats and Dogs" Costume needs to have wolf/cat/feral pieces and theme, powersets should be the usual suspects: claws, savage, beasts MM,  maybe spines or staff. 

 

I'll try top be on with Pepsis Regina - Mind/Savage Dom.

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4 hours ago, Bananiac said:

10/21 - Imperious Task Force

 

I plan to bring C. Abyssus - Water Crude Oil Blast/Sonic Corr.

[What do you think is the single most powerful power/ability in the game?]

I'd throw out that Howling Twilight is somewhere up there: it's an auto-hit AoE minor stun and massive -Regen that rezes all of your nearby allies to full.

[Mind Control/Savage Melee dom build?]

I'm working from v3.6.6 so that might be the issue.   What I was referring to is in the menu bar:  File - Options - Build Sharing - Etc.; import option I was referring to is under that "build Sharing" menu.

 

Here's some alternatives that might work a bit:

 

https://mids.app/build/preview/cIcP3svwXcG.htm

 

and an older version of the build:

 

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This build has hover and you could, again, drop mighty leap for fly.  You'd also have to drop weaken resolve and unleash potential, and pick-up evasive maneuvers to keep the slot for the LotG.