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Purely liquid, ~14.4 billion influence. 13 billion of that is stored in email, and a little over 1.4 billion is currently on my main. All of my alts just carry petty cash (1 million infl each), because after a play session on an alt I always email whatever they earned over that million to myself to consolidate on my main. I only do light marketing on one toon and mainly earn by playing my 50s, and I don't make many alts (which are, of course, a big infl sink).

Hiya Squishee, I'll shoot ya a global friend request. I also play on Excelsior (though mostly on blueside), but almost all of my toons are either Vigilante or Rogue--so zipping over to team with you on redside won't be a prob. And I'm an Eastern Time night-owl so my play times probably synch up decently with yours.

Taking into account the inability to add slots and enhancements to the extra power... I'd have to agree with the poster above who mentioned Freezing Rain/Sleet. That would be my general #1 choice across all of my toons. Although on my main Tanker, I wouldn't mind having either Icy Bastion or Shadow Meld instead in order to increase his durability.

For those extreme edge cases (e.g. 801 series AE missions) where survivability is an issue, I'll use the Seers for the extra defense from Fortitude (even if it is a watered-down 5%). For AV-hunting, it's Longbow for the -regen. And for crazy ambush farming-maps where overaggro is the norm, I'll bust out Banished Pantheon for the untouchable Defiler with its Enervating Storm AoE attack.

I'm in the process of leveling a WP/EM Tanker, and am currently at lvl 26. Aggro management has not been an issue at all in team play. What I have noticed in solo play, and what others have already mentioned, is the lack of DDR. Fighting groups of Warriors in Talos radio missions can be dicey once one of their -def attacks lands. I definitely have to keep some purples on me to counteract the cascading defense failure. Another noticeable hole in WP I've noticed is the lack of any native slow resistance. In Councl radio missions, I sometimes get shot multiple times resulting in -recharge debuffs getting stacked on me. I find it very annoying, but then again I've been spoiled by Ice Armor.

I occassionally lead ITF PuGs so I'm familiar with some of the headaches involved. Running it with enemies buffed is a good suggestion. Another thing I like to do is run it with only 4 to 6 people. When you have a full team of 8, it's far more common for someone to split off to do their own thing because 8 sticking together tends to be massive overkill. Obviously not all of the time, since it depends on who you end up with after recruitment. But if you've got a bunch of tricked out incarnated 50s, they're gonna get bored with that strategy. I usually just let them run amok, and focus instead on the people who decide to stick with me. Everyone's happier that way.

Unfortunately, I may have to make it as a Brute instead. Blasphemy, I know. I didn't realize Quills came so late for Tankers -- level 35 is a long wait and not very exemplar-friendly. 😭

This thread makes me wanna give a WP/Spines whirlwind-tanker a try now. Might just be my next project. 😁

For my Ice Tanker, this is what I'd really like to see, having a choice of T9s because while Hibernate is a great panic button, I never really use it (and eventually respec'd out of it; it can also be easily replaced by the Ethereal Shift temp power from the p2w lady), but Icy Bastion would see use in every tough fight maknig it far more valuable to me and not feel like a waste of a power pick. Though leave Hibernate as an option for those who'd prefer that instead.

You're definitely on the right track. Stacking stuns from Oppressive Gloom + Fault is great for neutralizing a mob. Or Oppressive Gloom + Hand Clap (from Super Strength) or Lightning Clap (from Electrical Melee) could also work, but you'd need a KB->KD IO to prevent scatter. Also, Lightning Clap comes pretty late although you could substitute it with Thunder Strike in the meantime (but its stun isn't guaranteed). I've done Dark Armor/Stone Melee before so I can tell you from personal experience it's an effective tanktroller, however endurance issues are definitely a thing. If I had to do it all over again, I'd probably go with Dark Armor/Super Strength just because I vastly prefer Footstomp to Tremor.

Don't worry, I know several world leaders, including Donald Trump. I'll have the President deport the guy who PM'd you in 11 hours.

We need a Universal Basic Income, like a Homecoming dividend of 100 million influence/infamy per month for every toon that's level 18 or higher! (#yanggang) I'm kidding, of course. Though if someone wanted to give me 100 million influence every month I would be perfectly fine with that. 😁

Didn't realize Homecoming still kept the 3 arc limit, but then I haven't been messing with AE much. Maybe they'll increase it at some point. *fingers crossed* Anyhoo, I'll definitely check out your 801 series. Is there an arc in particular that you'd recommend for a Tanker team to try to run through?

@Linea- I just noticed a post by you in another thread. Glad to see you're still around! I don't know if you remember me, but a decade ago (wow it's been so long) I ran an all-Tanker team through your AE task force, Cathan's Revolt. (I used to put together Tanker Tuesday-adjacent events on Freedom.) And your arc was so much fun to play. I realize this is a looong shot, but did you happen to save your AE files? I would love to be able to run a team through it again during one of the Tanker Tuesdays here on Homecoming.

For some stress-free fun, you should join in on some of the all-Tanker team mayhem on any of the Tanker Tuesdays. Everyone's responsible for their own aggro and survival. So if someone goes down, it's custom to point it out and laugh (in comradely-teasing fashion) at them. And if you have any questions, you can pick the brains of experienced Tankers in real time.