MoonSheep

hadn’t considered dropping sleet and heatloss and then repeating with burnout, does it definitely stack?

really enjoying this thread, a lot of good memories i remember how challenging the respec TFs were - especially for people on their first run to 50. many times i’ve seen that reactor blow and all 8 of us be dumped outside frostfire used to be the biggest event under lvl 20 too. getting into a good team running the arc would be a good evening sorted playing in summer until it started to get light around 4am and the birds started chirping.. time to go to bed!

which i think is quite telling of OP that they have misunderstood the HC community and what we’re about.. ..we generate drama by ourselves just fine thanks

hadn’t considered running DFB/DiB just for the buffs, could turn off XP too. thanks for the idea snarky

i agree - even if i run a kill most ITF i tend to go for +3 (which at incarnate is just +2) than +4, i’ve learned to accept that you can enjoy the game without having to crank everything to max all the time i prefer fighting oranges, a good mix of difficulty and reasonable pace edit: i also enjoy running +1 TFs with enemies buffed, it gives a classic CoH feel

it’s pretty much just a choice between ice if you want to be a strong debuffer with defender strength sleet, or soul to have soul drain and become an even better killing machine

i believe the blades are typically made of fiberglass.. ..i’ll see myself out

i haven’t played MMs since live but the one i did try until the late lvl 20’s was a necro MM and boy was it awful. the powers looked good but the pets just died a sad death every half minute or so perhaps MMs have improved since then but it was enough to put me off the AT

i’d go with two blasters or a debuffer and a dom, keeps things lively and fast paced - makes you think of strategy when tackling difficult mobs too

i’m happy to send the set you want ingame if it helps you complete your character with other IOs, feel free to pm me on the forum with your global handle

no you simply use the catalyst by opening your enhancement window, clicking on the enhancement you wish to use the catalyst on then it should show you the available catalysts you have to use have you bought the ATO set yet?

some are better than others too, which set are you looking to use?

this is so funny, some classic PuG times there sometimes you do wonder what kind of person is controlling the seemingly random acting characters, and how they are able to read LFG to see the TF advertised, message to join then lose all cognitive function to communicate

started in issue 3 also, think you’ve summarised the era really well pre-IOs archetypes used to be much more defined, e.g for an STF you’d want certain powersets to have a good chance of making it. i remember completing it in 40 minutes with a really switched on team and that a really good run time back then rad defenders were in strong demand for AV battles sirens call in 2006-2007 was *the* place to be. it would be swarmed on both red and blueside, people would make alts just for sirens having a granite tank on the team was such a noticeable thing

i’m also not a fan of MMs when building a team. if i’m speeding they’ll be left behind, if it’s hard content then heavy hitters are needed i’m sure they’re a fun solo AT for people who enjoy the playstyle, i might run one sometime as a chillout character

levelled my third HC main to 50 the other week with @Xiddo. am now the proud owner of an elec/shield stalker though, i suddenly now have an urge to play my dom main again.. so i guess it’s back to a long spell of reverse altitis

let them die and pop veng, in my opinion it’s much better for team support the nutrious corpse of our fallen comrade will bless the entire team with +30% def, +30% dmg and other goodies

being able to confuse AVs through PTOD is nice too knowing you can lock down an entire mob instantly is very valuable

i think also it’s the frustration of being in a big mob, doing your best to line up a melee cone and then hitting… one… enemy the rage is strong and lasting

not as high level as yours but still great fun, submitting my club membership haha i found it didn't really need much defense from all the enemy debuffs if solo, and when on a team i let the tank take the alpha then hop in, venging any corpses that arise. great for speed run TFs, the debuffs make damage procs nice and spicy too

it’s a great example of a build that would be better on a scrapper or sentinel than a buff/debuff support set positioning and proper team play will always be a more effective survival strategy than relying on set bonuses to facetank every mob #bringbackdefenders

this doesn’t seem too bad mate. if it was me i’d pick up a few T3 team acc insps for the PPs and see how things go on the reverse, i ran a PuG mish team the other day and good lord was it good. every player was playing at their best and it was a dream

absolutely. in my opinion a lot of defenders are worrying too much about playing scrappers, making silly tough/weave builds but neglecting the art of playing a defender and getting the best use out of their primary powers

i have @Mezmera looking over my shoulder when posting on the dom forums, i have to hype up energy 😛 i do think it’s one of the more premium dom attack sets too, i’m not sure psi has enough damage for my liking

i’d swap out tough/weave and pick vengeance / spirit ward. both great if you team a lot. a few def IOs in veng makes it really turn the tide of battle, spirit ward placed on the lead aggro taker makes a meaningful difference you could get away with 2 end reduction slots on disruption field, the difference is minimal having three i’d 3 slot amplify with 2 recharge and 1 guassian’s chance for build up. as amplify recharges so slowly you’re pretty much guaranteed to have the build up proc fire every time, double build up