Clave Dark 5

So, time to slightly necro this thread (it's not that old! "I'm getting better!") as I appraoch 50. Currently at 47th level, I've found this toon, or I should say my build, to be something of a late bloomer, but that blooming has been some real bloomin' fun! I can run my toggles now. The AoE damage is something you don';t seem to find too often on stalkers, best I can tell, so that's good too. But approaching 50, I'm wondering about what Incarnates would be good. Are there a few obvious, "usual suspects" that stalkers go for in those realms? And, also, are there any that have any BAMF applicability? I think I've heard one gives you a Team Teleport power, but really, if you can buy that, why use an Incarnate choice on it? Unless there's nothing else great go go for, or it comes with other nice perks. I just don't know Incarnate powers much.

If pets move too slowly for your style of play, then something without pets (I know this sounds like snark, but...). Probably want to avoid Titan Weapons too. I'd guess you're going to want something melee, so pick one of those that sounds fun to you. I enjoy tankers quite a bit for feeling invincible most of the time.

I don't drop from a PUG due to Demon MMs, but that is a big reason I've never given a demon MM a try myself, yeah.

Eh, we can speed run anything quickly enough as it is, it's not like any PUG or team isn't already loaded up with ATT and TTs by now. I'm not concerned about the unmitigated gall of them forcing us to change zones once in a while ha ha. But you're 100% about Mission 2, just drop it. Street sweeping and that Posi thing where you go "check in" on certain points around the map are also fairly pointless these days; I'd like to see them turned into something worthwhile than just dropped forever but I dunno just what yet.

I'd say the added line of citizens (victims?) nicely mirrors the line of people trying to get into Grandville, and seeing all the people oppressed does give one a sense of what the zone/redside is all about. But I don't really think this should function as "the reside Atlas statue" gathering area; surely that's Aeon City over in Cap au Diable. If redside can even be said to have such a spot. Maybe that's one thing redside could really use.

Being the first Snake, I would think so.

I feel we already speed run through too much content, but I know that's just, like, my opinion, man. Seems like it would mainly be a farming technique of some kind.

Exactly my point, nothing is REQUIRED, and yet nearly everyone always goes for it.

hen you hulk out, all pants fit funny. Yet never tear, somehow.

Are we really so complacent and inured to the daily onslaught of AI monstrosities that we're now functionally immune to the horrors of the Uncanny Valley anymore?

I must have been doing something wrong with my one /TA, an Ill/TA troller. I think I got him to 47 and realized I wasn't enjoying him like at all. One of the few toons I've stripped for IOs later.

Always up for being able to choose animations (maybe my guy has Ice Spit powers ok?!) but I can't imagine that's not going to be a hell of a lot of work to rejigger the animation time of that one Poison spitting attack gesture to fit the 1.12 second cast time for Ice Bolt, or the 1.17 seconds cast time for Fire Bolt or the 1.23 seconds cast time for... you get the idea. But man, if they got that done? So cool. Please note all numbers are imaginary.

I already resent the crutch-y nature of this set that's nearly required for so many builds. Not a fan of cookie-cutter builds, so I say thee nay! *turns thumb down, crowd hiss and boos* 😄

I'm working on an AE story about Snakes on Mercy, so that's pretty helpful stuff, @Gulbasaur - thanks! That said, if what I posted earlier about Snake sin combat being killed not "arrested/defeated", then villains who run the Operative Grillo arc are killing the oldest living being on the planet.

If they were so great, especially that second mage guy, why were they the last ruling dynasty huh? Maybe I don't want any ol' cursed gourd like that.

Baby New Year - varied foes, fantastic map (ok, it's like 80% the map for me), varied mechanics as its goals change through out, a modicum of challenge with Snappy, and it's something you literally can't just steamroll, lest you lose the baby guy on your way out.

Have you met people though? 🙂

I was just coming here to pitch Stheno, but I see I've been beaten to that punch. I was just puttering about reading up on Snakes in the wiki but it doesn't seem to say for sure if it's a recently assumed name or if she really was THE Stheno (does seem to hint towards it though). Speaking of, I did notice one thing - when you defeat Snakes, there doesn't seem to be any hospital in their future, Mongoose on Mercy literally gives you a pair of snake skin boots for a souvenir... I can't recall, when you fight Stheno, do they make it clear or nit if you've outright killed her? if so, she might not count anyway as that wouldn't fit the "still around" bit.

Poutine, I'd say. Well it's certainly a weakness for me, and I'm not even Canadian.

I think also there was some construction added to Port Oakes over on red side for the same effect, "yo8u know, if we ever do get around to that."

I've seen more than one Spock in the game before, but this one's a first. Well done too, and sadly, timely too.

I think Snarky's gotten into the cooking sherry again.

So you come in here asking for secrets but won't spill any yourself?! 😀

Can we get those ice machines added to the list of possible missiles for Propel to throw? Heck, any of these things, really?

Have you met us???