[Self-ish vs Self-less builds...]

21 hours ago, MistressOhm said:

(until some sap of a scrapper goes charging off to another room because SCRAPPERLOCK! sorry bub, you get out of range, you're on your own.)

 

As a scrapper, pretty sure this is the way.

[Homecoming apparently not dying]

15 hours ago, agentx5 said:

As for this OP of this topic:
I will begrudgingly point out that for many of us (myself included), perhaps from the inflation of prices, has meant we have to work more.  Also it's gotten into peak season for many places of business anyways.  The short of it is for several people in the community circles I frequent on Everlasting, I just don't have as much time to play as I would like.  It's not because people are abandoning the game per se.

 

Now what I thought this topic do would be to finally give us an updated numbers by archetype and powerset, but nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooo that wasn't what this topic was.  #disappoint

*sigh*

I want to know what the popular powersets by archetype are, darnit @Cipher it's been two years!!!   Please?  Inquiring minds want to know!
(also which powersets are under represented %-wise so we can get more of them created, or see what needs improvement)

 

@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. 🙂

[Blaster vs Corruptor]

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.

[Self-ish vs Self-less builds...]

19 hours ago, RobotLove said:

Tanker:

• Ranged damage modifier increased from 0.5 to 0.8, Melee damage modifier increased from 0.8 to 0.95,
  • Bruise has been removed in favour of a flat damage scale increase.
• Buff modifiers increased to match Controller values.
• Damage buff cap increased from 400% to 500%.

 

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[Self-ish vs Self-less builds...]

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.

[Is this game too solved to be fun? :(]

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.

[Kung Fu Hustle: Martial Arts/Super Reflexes Build]

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

[Sins of the Devs are visited upon the players]

4 hours ago, battlewraith said:

What I take Kai to be saying there is that, while feedback is encouraged, players are not supposed to be shutting down ideas they don't like and discouraging people from posting there.

 

4 hours ago, battlewraith said:

Oddly to me, other people seem to be viewing this quote as the smoking gun of sinister GM authoritarianism.

 

Why not both? 🙂

[Sins of the Devs are visited upon the players]

On 9/11/2022 at 11:45 PM, Saikochoro said:

The devs also discourage negative feedback from threads telling people to stop discussing a change and that stating you don’t like the change is not feedback.

 

Never forget....

 

[Sins of the Devs are visited upon the players]

2 hours ago, Ukase said:

Opinionated, yes. Absolutely. And yes, I believe everyone deserves respect merely for existing - until they behave in such a way that illustrates they don't deserve it. Why should I expect any less for myself than what I would give everyone else?

 

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.

[Brute's ATOs need a Revamp]

30 minutes ago, Snarky said:

If you think Blasters are crap in end game you either have an incredibly poor Blaster build or struggle to hit buttons.  Do you drink much?

 

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.

[Street Justice/ Super Reflex Brute Build]

3 hours ago, PeregrineFalcon said:

I'm sorry no one has responded to your request. And, unfortunately, I can't help you a Brute build.

 

However, I can ask @Bill Z Bubba and @Snarky about this. Both of them are very much into Brutes. Hopefully one of them will be willing to help you out.

 

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

[Sins of the Devs are visited upon the players]

4 minutes ago, Ukase said:

There's a balance there somewhere, but no matter where that point is, there will be some that give up because it's too hard/tedious/boring/adjective of your choice, and some that quit because it's too easy/dull/adjective of your choice. 

 

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.

[Forum Names]

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

[Sins of the Devs are visited upon the players]

4 minutes ago, battlewraith said:

I don't know what the council of thirteen is, but it sounds like they need Bilbo.

 

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

[Sins of the Devs are visited upon the players]

16 minutes ago, PeregrineFalcon said:

This is a Superhero/Supervillain game. Not Farm Simulator. I don't know if the devs should nerf farming or not, but then I don't have access to the game economic data like they do.

 

It's a Super Simulator. It's an MMORPG. It's a Single Player Super Game. There are actual farm simulators out there. AE isn't that. There's no driving tractors or harvesters or herding cows. There's nothing different in AE and the non-AE game. It's all just killing (or arresting if you're a pansy) enemies. Everything else is window dressing.

[Supergroups: What are the benefits?]

18 minutes ago, The_Warpact said:

Hey, who doesn't enjoy a little pinch and squeal every once in awhile?

 

... so many TMI and bannable comments I could make ...

[Sins of the Devs are visited upon the players]

4 hours ago, Yomo Kimyata said:

Well, that is between the player and the game.  I'm sure you have many things in real life you want but cannot afford.  I know I do.  I seriously hope you aren't thinking of quitting that game.

 

Hell yea. Been planned for ages. Only 25 years to go!

[Supergroups: What are the benefits?]

All of my characters are in a single SG that was only shared with my RL brother, but he no longer plays. We're coalitioned with the dual-SG I hang out with. Our coalition mom even redid my personal base (a standard magic 4 walls a floor and a roof thing) to turn it into a Hellscape. It's a situation that has worked out quite well for me.

[Prismatic Aether and locked costume items]

8 minutes ago, Coyotedancer said:

My concern is that currently the only way for solos and small teamers to get Aether Particles at any reasonable rate is limited to the auction house.

 

Yup. It's good to be rich. It's even better not to give a single flying fark about the aethers or the costumes you get with 'em. I think it sucks complete taint that these devs added yet another gorram currency to the game. It was a stupid decision.

[Prismatic Aether and locked costume items]

19 hours ago, ivanhedgehog said:

Its looking like we should pl to 50 and go back and do the tfs later. Back to AE to level.

 

Been doin that for ages. Accolades and soloing the TFs for them is much easier when you're 50, fully IOed out and exemplared down.

[Sins of the Devs are visited upon the players]

29 minutes ago, Luminara said:

Looks like you're wrong again.  At least you're consistent.

 

18 minutes ago, Black Zot said:

Lucky you.  I've had exactly ONE drop since the patch.

 

RNG is gonna RNG. I've gotten exactly zero... but I'm not playing CoH either. Guess I could take a break from killin zombies and run 10 DA repeatables... see what's what.

[Sins of the Devs are visited upon the players]

1 hour ago, tidge said:

Please tell the RL Devs I didn't ask for RL hard-mode.

 

I go back to work on Wed. RL devs are MEAN! Makin me do stuff to pay bills. The bastards!

[Sins of the Devs are visited upon the players]

6 minutes ago, tidge said:

It appears to me that the true value of AFK farming is the allowance it makes for simultaneous full-time forum PVP.

 

No, Tidge, that's what work-hours are for!

[Dark Armor is the worst]

My dark tank got out-survived by an ice tank during a test we did with immortality lines amongst aggro cap's worth of Cimerorans. It was eye-opening since I have long held ice armor to be the absolute worse armor. And I built that dark tank for nothing but tanking.