[A bit bothered]

i wouldn’t worry about it mate, it’s not for everyone

[how are blasters supposed to solo?]

4 hours ago, Groundworm said:

Thank you to everyone for the excellent advice. I will lower the difficulty- I'm sure I was biting off more than I could incinerate. As has been pointed out, I only very generally know the differences between each mob and what they're capable of, so I've pretty much been treating them all the same while trying to learn from what happens when I rush in to nuke them.

 

I know a lot of defense depends on IOs and IO sets... of which I know absolutely nothing. I've never had a level 50 character, and my total influence is about 20 million. I don't even know what sets I should be looking for, what powers to slot them in, or if I can even afford anything I need/want.

 

you’ll pick up IOs etc in time. i’d say you’re actually in a lucky position to be enjoying the game without needing to put everything on max settings and require expensive builds yet

 

the IO system is complex, i’d say start with one power and a good set and then branch out

 

if you need any influence along the way give me or anyone on here a shout, everyone’s happy to help

[how are blasters supposed to solo?]

11 minutes ago, PeregrineFalcon said:

Why would you make fun of a new person who's asking for advice?

 

Man, I love how the people on this forum will speed-hammer the report button because "Falcon Man is a big meanie, he hurt my fee-fees, wah!" But then you'll go out of your way to make fun of a new person who's asking for help. WTF is wrong with you?!?

 

it’s a common meta in the HC era, people want every AT to be a scrapper and build every AT in the same way and then get disappointed they didn’t click “Scrapper” when they chose their AT when making the alt

 

blasters have high damage and low defences, always been that way. the best defense is a great offense

 

 

[how are blasters supposed to solo?]

“why isn’t my blaster a scrapper?”

[I´ve heard nice things about Plant/Psy. Anyone has a guide and/or No expense spared endgame build?]

@Xiddo it’s your time to shine

[An (almost) Snarkiesh PuG experience]

27 minutes ago, Snarky said:

Did I click that?  Oops...

 

aw man, what a good film! i watched it a few weeks ago. way better than i was expecting

[An (almost) Snarkiesh PuG experience]

i’m sorry to say that i click them every time immediately, and if i was told not to it would encourage me even more

 

i yearn for the chaos

[Further reducing settings/ Improving Laptop Performance]

hope you feel better soon mate

[Are Defenders Worth It?]

with a rad you’re not going to have the same tangible impact like you do with a set like kin, cold, thermal, nature etc where you can visually see the effects and see the numbers change

 

debuffs are still worthwhile, and good for applying damage procs into your powers. personal buffs don’t change the damage of a proc, but a 30% debuff increases its damage by 30%!

 

i have a rad/ice i play on test and really enjoy it. i’d say stick with it and enjoy the more relaxed pace on teams 

[Scrapper or Brute?]

14 minutes ago, Erratic1 said:

So your original response should simply have been, "I'd go with scrapper", or, "Scrapper, because I don't like Brutes".

 

shhh, i need to hide my disdain for certain ATs under semi plausible excuses

[Scrapper or Brute?]

3 minutes ago, Erratic1 said:

Fury builds because you are attacking or being attacked. Fewer things attacking you due to being focused on other players and spending time moving because your target got killed faster due to others attacking your target is less Fury.

 

The reason Brutes move off on their own is often due to a team denying them Fury opportunities.

 

all the more reason to choose a scrapper then - i’ve never been a fan of brutes

[Scrapper or Brute?]

5 minutes ago, Erratic1 said:

 

You are positing it being easier to keep fury up on a team?

 

yeah - bigger mobs, more chaos. more often you’ll be hopping through sequentially large mobs near each other

 

when solo encounters are often less frequent and don’t last as long

[Scrapper or Brute?]

if you play solo i’d go scrapper so you’re not constantly feeling the need to chase fury

[Welcome to Homecoming, Original City of Heroes Team!]

amazing, welcome back!

 

everything’s going really well. people are having fun, there’s great balance in the game, we recently star.. oh, regen? yeah, uh he’s doing great too! lovely guy, always doing.. great..

 

can you see him?

 

eerrmm, i think.. i er, he’s at his parents right now.. somewhere far i think

 

a phone? no.. i don’t think he bought a phone with him.. you know regen haha, he likes to be disconnected from the world sometimes doesn’t he

 

anyway lovely to see you! just don’t go in that barn that’s making weak dull pain sounds, it’s uh.. haunted or something 

[Ultimate Kin/ Defender]

some thoughts if helpful

 

spoiler: cheap cheap cheap!

 

i use mine for mostly posi 1 and 2’s thesedays

 

if i was to re-roll my kin i’d likely go with /rad for the -def as i love my low lvl posi’s, helps with the CoT. /elec feels like an obvious pairing but kin is often so fast paced i don’t think the benefits of the end drain are able to shine

 

[A PUG tale for Snarky]

sorry this is General Discussion not Fan Fiction 😛

[Eden Trial]

52 minutes ago, Snarky said:

What is the current strategy for Eden trials, regular and master?

 

I have looked through posts on changes to Titan, modified effectiveness of Ambrosia, and complaints and suggestions.  It has left me a bit confused 

 

i confuse the titan on my mind dom, no ambrosia needed - handy

 

the other approach as Veracor says is to have a few key people pop some ambrosia and thrash through it all - some heals for the titan are useful. can complete the trial in around 5 minutes with a good team

[Is there really a massive proc nerf just around the corner?]

53 minutes ago, GM Crumpet said:

Why the mastermind hate? I love masterminds and I play them a lot. I also don't see teams carrying a well slotted and well played mastermind. I've seen badly played ones where the player has no idea how to control their pets, but that's the minority

 

[Is there really a massive proc nerf just around the corner?]

8 hours ago, Crysis said:

dunno, I’ve many MM’s who are more effective than /Regen scrappers and I’ve many of those also.

 

perhaps

 

but when i’m recruiting on a team and i see the person i’ve invited is a mastermind, it’s like asking a mate to come to the pub for a pint and he turns up with his wife and 4 children who are running all over the place 

[Character was reset...due to copywritten costume? WTF?]

it’s always been the policy, but jeez man at least try to do something original

[Is there really a massive proc nerf just around the corner?]

1 minute ago, Crysis said:

/Regen has entered the chat…..

 

i’d still much rather play a /regen than any mastermind though

[AOE Damage, how does it work?]

each get the full damage 

[Need help with a ICEx3 Dom]

i go with intuitive radial paragon on my mind/fire. 33% +dmg, 33% -slow and 20% range, quite handy

 

given you’re ice/ice, musc or intuitive would be fine if you don’t have end problems

[Favorite Players: Heroes & Villians]

got to be @Snarky, always love reading about his tragic PuG experiences

[PC Gamer Article on Homecoming's Deal with NC]

PCGamer are also quite a well known publisher in the UK, they’ve been going for over 30 years - i used to buy their magazines all the time growing up, especially in 2005 when i was buying parts for my CoH machine