Bill Z Bubba

I'm gonna second the time/* defender. My time/fire can solo max diff and can keep a team happy, healthy and mean.

Yup. I also enjoy AV fights that take longer than 2 minutes.

Only reason I never recreated my ice/nrg tank from live is that I can't remember her name or what she looked like.

Except for AVs going into full flee mode and ignoring taunt/gauntlet/threat completely, the difference in runners for my claws/sr scrapper vs the brute/tank versions is beyond painful.

I've said it before and will no doubt again, but SR is just cruise control for cool. A secondary that provides a heal, Rad or Dark hop to mind, will take you into immortal land and provide a combo where the only clicks you really have to deal with can all be in tray 1.

Wonder how many of us ended up here because of that.

Because tanks were ridiculously overbuffed already and any further buffs are beyond ignorant.

Nice build. Amazing how much mitigation you're getting from just Storm Kick with its +def and the MotT set.

I got tired of the bureaucracy in Hell and needed a vacation. Heard about this place called Paragon City where a buncha supers were running amok. Sounded like a good idea. Crafted myself a new body, gave it some groovy claws and a knack for avoiding damage and went to town. Been tearin through the baddies (and goodies) ever since. What's to say? I enjoy flipping out and killing things while painting rooms with their blood and entrails. The name seemed close enough to my real one and American enough to fit in.

Shield is numerically superior to SR. Shield is subjectively very less sexy than SR. SR on a tank is borderline insanely tough. That's without RoP or Darkest Night or both pushing is even further.

As a scrapper, pretty sure this is the way.

@Cipherhasn't posted since August. But I implore everyone that wants those numbers to go post in that thread requesting them again. Like I did. Several times. 🙂

Get actual numbers from https://cod.uberguy.net/ Figure out attack chain damage for blasters vs corruptors but add 40% to base corruptor damage for the average scourge adds. Edit: Calculate whatever damage buff averages out to for blasters from their inherent. There still is a damage buff for attacking, yes? Calculate in buffs from aim/buildup/etc based on recharge up time for chain. There is no profit. This is for informational purposes only.

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Altruism doesn't exist. If you take a power that benefits you, either directly or because it makes those around you better and since you're on a team you're better for it, it's selfish. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with being selfish when it benefits everyone.

Do the opposite of the speed run sometime. Hop into a normal +*/x8 TF and clear everything. Take breaks whenever you want, kill as fast or slow as you like, it's very zen. Being able to start TFs solo was one of the best changes to ever hit this game.

That movie is up there with Airplane and American Werewolf in London in my hierarchy of perfect movies.

Why not both? 🙂

Never forget....

Treat others as they treat you. Bullies only stop being bullies after you punch them in the face a few times. Harm no other and do as ye will. Break that rule and you're no longer protected by it.

Blasters are great on teams. Don't see many of them in the Trapdoor thread. Maybe elec since the devs overdid it on the end drain as they overdid it with the tank buffs? I hate 'em, personally, but I soloed a lot. Anyhoo, on topic, bump the +fury ATO to the same PPM as the other one and let the buff be stackable. For the other, add some +recharge and call it a day. Won't fix much but since the only "fixes" around here are based on making everything OP, it doesn't really matter. Edit: And put the fury cap back where it was before the most recent nerf.

Not really anymore. And there are far better builds than I provide out there, too.

And this is precisely why one playstyle shouldn't be given preferential treatment over another. Screw over the farmers enough, they'll quit playing. Screw over the soloists enough and they'll quit playing. Screw over the hard mode lovers enough and they'll quit playing. Perhaps the ONLY goal should be to avoid screwing anyone over. Edit: And, yes, I'm fully aware that the pursuit of powerset/AT balance will ALSO screw over the overpowered. It's a no-win situation. So in the end, the devs will make the game how they want it and will have a certain player population because of the choices they make.

I have always may or may not have ever been never Bill Z Bubba.

They'd certainly be making better decisions with my axe!