Troo

+1 for "phalangal dexterity"

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Yep, you got it. High end builds are able to bend what's possible. Some folks might focus on recharge or damage. Others focus on defenses. Having fun is the most important part. Not every blaster needs crazy stats to be effective or successful. Also, those stats tend to come at a cost to other areas. What is possible with time and investment can be ridiculous (though maybe not even needed).

As a stalker, I really only have two comments regarding Ninjitsu.. #1 Caltrops? #2 We see many comments for alternate animations: Could we get alternate names?! Seriously sometimes you just wanna heal and that isn't Kuji-In Retsu or Kuji-In Rin.. Fix Energy Transfer! Troo Power Scale ©℗®™ [ under-powered | okay at the moment | overpowered ] p l e a s e n o m o r e r e g e n n e r f s

Never! Energy/Regen til the end.. Do What You Must! p l e a s e n o m o r e n e r f s

Energy / Energy Blaster is a great choice and affords a lot of variety. It's also hella fun to play. There is some great advice being provided. These are merely recommendations and examples to give a good base of information from which to create you character. Question: Are you at 50 now or just planning the path to 50? I ask because those are definitely two different points in the game. Additional Info: Most of the cheaper sets are just fine. Decimation and Crushing impacts are great on this combo while learning the ropes. After that, all sorts of builds are possible. Variety: Honestly, so many possibilities. As an example, I only use 3 powers from the Energy Blast primary. If not mentioned, the "Law of Fives": We can have up to 5 of the same set bonus. (Luck of the Gambler 7.5% recharge is an exception) https://hcwiki.cityofheroes.dev/wiki/Enhancement_Set_Bonuses#The_Law_of_Fives

Reward Merits for doing content and the associated drops are the third way, right? Options and balance should exist between Content, Crafting, and Grinding (farming). This is as it should be, correct? Edit: (and not directed at @Lines) If one method is able to exploit several game mechanics, frankly, there should be an expected correction. Some like to grind architect entertainment missions because they find it relaxing and effective, I get that, and have no problem with it. Who's not okay with folks having fun? Want to blame someone? Look no further than folks who post or chat about making ridiculous amounts per hour. Double for those who brag about doing it while away from the keyboard. Like it or not, there it is..

This is why there are multiple reward streams, right? Mission completion has a drop as do all the defeated targets in the mission. Arcs have an additional reward. If folks insist on double xp, that was a choice and there is a consequence... wait, page 69, I'm prolly just repeating myself. never mind.

Seems reasonable. Any chance for abuse could be addressed by removing rewards for AVs in AE.

Thanks for passing that story along. Pretty great!

You were not misinformed and are doing just fine. I think you'll find that most builds folks put out are for level 50 plus where they might be shooting for bonuses that require tighter builds and to be honest, many players think of buffing teammate secondarily to what they wanna do.

As will much of the game, it is that first bit that is challenging. After that it is close to the same effort multiplied by scale.

ah, good question.. https://hcwiki.cityofheroes.dev/wiki/Tip

not much there is making sense. Lieutenant Family Archery Capo Heavy Archery doing Energy damage.. while you did a good job with a partial screenie and some details.. more would be needed to unpack this.

I think you missed Dark Melee 'improvements'.. 🙂

Could this be done? Sure Should this be done? It would be better to spin up a separate Homecoming server that worked as requested. The amount of work and planning would be substantial to do right. The number of players that would use server could be too small to justify the effort. Will this be done? No.

No changes need to the existing reward table. Adding some useful rewards that are non transferable might be worth a look.

I'm not sure what a druid/primal is but you want to be a corruptor. I can tell.

Soooo.. how about that test server giving out unlimited funds and insta level 50s?

These are great!

You chose well.. Out of the newer sets you did choose some nice power sets. The Savage mechanic is nice and psuedo replaces buildup. Radiation is nicely balanced for the current teaming environment. Savage Melee "Tear at your foes with deadly animalistic attacks that primarily inflict Lethal damage and cause additional damage over time. Savage Strike, Maiming Slash, Vicious Slash and Savage Leap all grant stacks of Blood Frenzy. Each stack of this buff grants a small damage buff and endurance cost discount. You may have up to 5 stacks of Blood Frenzy active at a time. Blood Frenzy can be maintained, or it can be consumed to empower Shred, Rending Flurry, Blood Thirst and Hemorrhage. Using one of these consumers while you have 5 stacks of Blood Frenzy offers an additional benefit to these powers, but will also leave you Exhausted for a short time. While Exhausted you cannot build Blood Frenzy." Radiation Armor "Radiation emanates from your body which harms foes, but empowers and shields yourself. You can use this energy to absorb damage, heal from your wounds and debilitate nearby foes."

still being able to login seems like a gift.. 'go stand in the corner. no talking to anyone else but here's a bowl of ice cream.' I'd be a terrible GM.. no ice cream.

you had me at hello... well until this last one.