Clave Dark 5

I've run across both Monty and Captain Canada, yeah, they're A+ in my book.

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Funny timing! I just about burnt myself out playing League TPer for Monster Scouting in PI during Halloween (the Pink Bamfper says hi by the way), and that combined with a busy RL has kept me mostly away from the game for the past few weeks. This morning though, got to play for about half an hour, and just a radio team in Brickstown... And it was a lot of fun! It was really nice to see the city again, see what sorta costumes other people had, etc. There's that comfy ew Then on top of that, I feel like I've found my new project toon to start planning out a bit. That's always a draw: the concept starts to coalesce, I think about various power pools I might want, costume parts to match the concept, etc. I've always said this game is like being able to design your bespoke action figures then getting to play with them, and here I am planning another. That's what keeps me playing, I haven't burned out yet. As for the other stuff: I didn't move to another MMO. It's hypocritical of me, but I generally find all video gaming a waste of time, I'd rather watch a good film, read a good book, pet my cats... but damned if I can quit this game.

Huh, this has put me in mind for a Tuatha-based toon (you know, as a reindeer). No idea what that would be, Savage Melee something maybe?

I believe I heard they can (and have), but it's not easy, and it doesn't always end up 'looking right', so it's kind of "sometimes yes, sometimes no."

Have to admit that I also sorta feel like this. Like it has to mean a bit more than the others. If nothing else, we already have a number of "just because" invasions. Make these do something extra or get triggered by something special. Or maybe unlock a story arc or something after you get the badges from it, etc.

Even thjough this game is now free, MMOs are designed with something of a steep learning curve to encourage players to stick around while they learn and master its intricacies. For example, this is also why we have many, many forms of currencies in the game and (for the most part) a damage IO set isn't just "damage" but "ranged damage", "AoE damage," Melee AoE damage," etc. Complexity! (imagine Spongebob making that rainbow hand gesture) Any poking about on the forums or asking in the General channel inside the game should be able to give a new player a rough idea on where to start (and hey, often players will buy and give you the IO or two to slot too if you seem confused). Leveling End can be a problem, and I've had to learn to pick and choose a bit, like "don't run Tough and Weave yet, even if I have them." But I've also had toons that due to their build or slotting, pretty much NEVER presented me with an End problem. It can be done, and probably with whatever you're running right now! Don't give up! Stick with it and you'll do just fine I'm sure. We've lived with End like this for ages now, it'll work out.

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...And the rest are crying in the green room about not making it to regionals again this year.

It long predates Lucas in sci-fi, because big clean white rooms are often used - or at least "were used" - to indicate some kind of futurism, think 2001 and the original Doctor Who TARDIS control room (there's probably lots of other examples if you look around too; the clip of the Hitchhiker's Guide movie on the first page has a lot f that too).

Drainers will always be a problem. Me, I'd say if you have SR you're not going to need Tough and Weave anyway. I often end up finding those "Hope Diamonds"* in a build and often can't run them for like half the leveling life of the toon, so these days I work them OUT of a build. If you're in your 40s by now, then some slotting problem would be my guess too, like you need the Miracle: +Health/End. You could swap secondaries, but I really don't think you'll need to. You might trawl through the stalker forums here looking for builds you can emulate or lift ideas for slotting from. My main from live was an SR and following a pretty cheapo build (like I could afford to IO out a toon back in those days!), and I don't recall he ever had any real problems. Slot Endurance Reduction! 😃 *You don't hear much talk about it these days, but the Hope Diamond supposedly had a curse pon it that brought misfortune and tragedy to anyone who owned it.

I keep meaning to take a look at this from home (where I have Mids) but this has been a busy week! I went with Beam/Rad for theme (it's a long story), but I'm always on the look-out for another.

IIRC, all the Helms and Hats are distinct head models (not just "the same head every time with this hat or helm plopped on top"), so someone would have to do the graphical work of removing a head from every one of those and then making sure they won't appear invisible from inside. I understand "new graphics" to be one of the most "not gonna happen"s out there, sadly. I'd like it too though, don't get me wrong, just don't think it's ever going to happen.

Part of the invasion should be the occasional big ol' Shivan popping up out of the ground like in the tutorial.

I've only recently started doing that with the names, because why not, and the first toon I put it on was PINK BAMPFER and guess what color his name came out as? Yup, pink. I wondered if maybe the system takes any color in your name as a suggested color, maybe make a BLUE VJHFCGHFH just to see if it comes out blue.

Off topic: I am still near-irrationally angry about how "every build MUST taken Tough and Weave", partly because I hate taking a throw-away power, partly because as I'm leveling up and go "woo, another level! Run to the trainer, check my document for the exciting new power aaand... it's 'Tough.' Whee. (heavy sigh)" So I am happy to e hearing this, I really should give it a shot with something stupid like a petless mastermind or something.

A five year old could read this code. Quick, someone get me a five year old, I can't make head nor tail out of this.

That's what I recall hearing about that too.

No suggestions but I hope you hand heals quickly!

That's it pretty much for me too. I like the idea of them, but I find the game moves at a more exciting pace for me when I'm on a team, and I've never been able to stay in an SG. So I could solo them but rarely do.

I haven't spent hardly any time there since it debuted. I found it awfully tough to start new characters over there, and from time to time still find myself getting dropped within a couple of seconds by some of the bad guys there who show up in later blueside content or whatever. "Tough" is one thing, "getting ganked" is another and just not that much fun. It did look fantastic though (I've been back for a couple of those Valentine things, with toons who were high level) and I liked some of the ideas in it, but I don't think I'll ever start another toon there.

I've been idly thinking about a semi-petless Beast MM that would have just the Lions, the middle-tier of pets. BEE MASTER there already checks a few boxes I was considering though, like Thermal for the secondary, and Arcane Bolt for additional DPS, but I haven't looked into it too far as of yet. How does BEE MASTER play? Did you level normally or farm to 50 to skip the worst moments of leveling or what? Anyone else have a secondary to suggest perhaps?

Well I like the name to start with. 😃

Manually, I couldn't get the MI installed for some reason. I know I do still see maps, just w/o the badge locations. What all else might a map show or not show that would tell me this is the original and not some other-modded map?

I often think "Ooooh, this one's going to be THE ONE for me!" And that statement should also spell out for you that I was wrong. I have been having some fun revisiting old 50s lately too, finishing up a build, or realizing I never fully IOed them or something. But still, so far, there is no ONE.