Clave Dark 5

No no, not which Patron Pool itself to pick, but which story arc to do, if you're of a mind to.

Also noted. Thinking about all this I ended up taking my toon through Mako's because I wasn't sure I had ever done it before (I had). I didn't really find it much easier or faster than any of the others I've done. GW's had a coupe extra AV fights along the way, which some people might want to avoid... or run towards. But she also has Carnies, so...

I was coming in at the angle of "oh spit, I need to level to 35 but I haven't unlocked this yet!" It's like going to a thrift shop looking for say green pants: you will never find green pants again if you're waiting for it, I couldn't just mope around and hope some dear would flit my way with an offer for the single badge mission. Best to grab that villain with your own hands and shake them upside down until the badge drops out. Picking based on your character works too, I did that for my Illusions/Devices 'troller because Scirroco's "Mirage" badge seemed perfect for him to wear.

The real trick is to rez yourself with your own Howling Twilight cast just before death... and then level! I haven't managed that one yet either though.

HI all, I recently got to a "stuck moment" with a build I was following when it hit 35 and I hadn't yet unlocked the redside Patron Pool that my build called for. So I first off, of course, I started questioning myself, "do I really want this Patron Pool?" and so on. But along the way I started questioning which Patron Arc I should go for. I know everyone jumps for Black Scorpion, but is it really all that much better or different? So I headed over to the Wiki and started talking notes for myself (because that's much faster than slowly scrolling past the long pages for each patron while y brain turns to mush. So now I might have the beginnings of a GUIDE to post in tat section, if someone hasn't already. Nothing complex, just "here's what N00bz should expect when they sign up for this Patron's arc for the sacred badge to unlock the Patron Pools." (Yes, I am a n00b because i haven't done all of these multiple times yet.) Something easy to peruse and easily skim when you want to make the choice quickly (for am such a skimmer). So here's where you come in: I want to steal you brains thoughts you may have on each of the Patron arcs, such as "don't take this one if you have a Psy hole in your armor," "avoid that one because too many defeat-alls," etc. Got a favorite? One you always avoid? I wanna know and why!

Funny, you look more like a hamster to me...

I think I found yer problem right there... 😄 Jokes aside, it's fine to feel burn-out and step away for a bit.

Now let's make two more series of that stuff!

You make it sound like tyranny! If it's run like Player Notes, again, you won't have to deal if you don't want to.

Then you click the "done" button without clicking a single option and go about your day. Like player notes, no one needs to do it nor ever think about it. You know, if we had this. I'm not sure I'd use it much myself (like Player Notes) but on the other hand, it might be nice to have once in awhile.

The Hollows is where I learned that skill as well back when I was new. Still doesn't mean it was fun.

I kept thinking about this while leveling up my AR blaster recently; I mean, so yeah, sometimes she spent a bit of time red side for a TF or something, but usually she was blue. And often going Full Auto on a crowd of foes. Not even Gene Autry could be "shooting the gun out of their hand" with Full Auto.

Maybe it could pop up once you've left the team only, and if it had been one of those revolving door radio teams, it would just go ahead and list everyone who was on that team with you. I mean, I dunno we NEED such a thing, but then again I don't see any problem with it either. If some dev wants to put in the time. I do like the idea that there couldn't be any griefing in there as these are all "positive" possible choices. Like player notes and its stars, no one else would see it later, etc.

I'm not hurting for them, but any "more" is probably a good thing. I think the original design ethos used to be to make them very signature by giving them outfits bits players couldn't have, so that might slow things down, but of course we needn't stick to it. I think setting up Incarnate NPCs would be OK too, but only if players opt in for that level of fight, like the new TF settings. I'd really hate to go fight in a bank and find out it's my Vet Level 30 hero, for example. I avoid PvP for a reason! 😃

"Nerfs to sounds"?

I'm not even sure how texture ended up in this discussion? I'm talking color here.

I was going to mention an MM that I recently made, Bots/Emp that I found very chill, but if you want melee , then that won't help. Since HC came back I've found melee to be too much often, always having to run and juggle my targeting from one guy to the next. I find it very chill to hover around followed by Bots who'll look very askance at anyone who dares take a pot shot at me, and do all my support from range. But if I had to go melee it would be a stalker, being able to walk around in Hide it great.

The tail's bushy enough to play the part for several creatures, don't let the terminology trip you up here. I'm guessing it would be easier to work on recoloring a pre-existing costume detail than just outright making a new one, so I was trying to be modest with my demands there. IIRC, the two cat tails: one has a more distinctive striping pattern than the other.

You know, that big furry tail that's wolfish, where you can only add an extra color to the tip? Put similar stripes up the tail so I can make the raccoon thief I've been thinking of all this time!

A mix of Ranged and Melee says "dominator" to me. But I know some people (cowards the lot of 'em!) like to only slot their Dom for ranged and avoid melee (make a blaster y'all), so they might not care for this idea of just one set for both. I think Six-Six's idea ther eis probably the best bet.

Don't forget to open up Options and find the sliders to automatically accept team invites for level differences. I mean, you still can team without doing this, but this saves you having to click "yes" every time. https://hcwiki.cityofheroes.dev/wiki/The_Players'_Guide_to_the_Cities/User_Interface/Options_Window#Team_Options

If I roll a new character and think damn Clave my man, nice costume! now I wanna play this one, then I start looking round for a build. here and there as I level them up (no farming, but I have been known to join 50 radios in PI and so on), I might fund them off other toons to start following that build; otherwise I might drive myself down a blind alley of having not picked the good powers or something and thus killed my enthusiasm for the toon (I have been known to respec into another build if the first wasn't "me" though). I normally avoid purples (for obvious reasons here, and more to come later) and ATOs, although I have been slipping lately on ATOs... but anyway, by the time I hit 50, chances are I have a fair amount of that build in place. And then... by then, I've probably put together another toon and fallen in love with the costume, so I play them. I don't tend to meaningfully play my toons much after 50, so there's no point in waiting to 50 to give them some kind of a build (or for waiting to slot purples; too pricey too).

I know at least some of the faces still have some baked on skin tone shading anyway, like to highlight the cheekbones and stuff.

Why not also take the timer off the Rex window? You got rezzed, you get to choose when to take it, none of this OMGYOUONOYHAVESEVENSECONDS nonsense.

My most perfect build is the one I enjoy playing the most, of course! But, recently I built a Bots/Emp MM, because having to constantly replace pets ends up feeling onerous the longer I play an MM, so I thought why not? She was pretty good about keeping her robot friends alive, and I also insisted her build include the Pulse Rifle attack from the Bots set as well as Mystic Bolt, to help pile up more damage. I ended up dropping a hold proc into each of those, and it fires fairly often, which makes soloing with her even easier. I'll have to admit I didn't make this build 100% on my own, I posted a sad first attempt at it in the MM forums and some kind soul took pity on me and helped it along to what it became. It's not min/maxxed within an inch of it's life, but it's enjoyable to play.