Bananiac

Yes, that would be the plan. It is a rather short thing usually anyway. But there is only 4 spaces on each team, so depending on how many we get we may need to split up, maybe recruit some people from the streets to fill up... let's see. I will also cycle through a few toons, just not sure yet who they are yet (besides Le Danse Macabre, my Necro/Dark MM who is just begging for all these badges)

Feel free to put an animal head on your toon and show up as is. We are not The Holy Spanish Inquisition about it, so never mind! I am sure "Radi-Cat" or "Dog-Ray" are out there somewhere...

10/07 - Dr Quaterfield - Level 45+ - Firebase Zulu) - "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" (Unity and Justice and Freedom, from the ⬛🟥🟨Anthem) German National Day Celebration - Black, Red & Gold costume colors - Any AT 10/14 - Halloween Event (Any Elvel - Pocket D) - "Halloween Costumes or ToT Temp Costumes" - Dr Kane's House of Horrors/ToT in Khalisti/Whispered Rumor Tips - Any AT 10/21 - Imperious Task Force (Level 35-50 - Cimerora (which is both sides, right?) - "It's water but it's not" - 1 Powerset must be Water Blast, but make it look like it's something else - Any AT (hope everyone has a high enough Level WB toon? If not, there's still time to get one to level 35 😉) 10/28 - Ice Mistral (Level 35-40 - Red Side - St. Martial) - "It's raining Cats and Dogs" Costume needs to have wolf/cat/feral pieces and theme, powersets should be the usual suspects: claws, savage, beasts MM, maybe spines or staff. Sign-Up Sheet @Bananiac: Mr O'Hallows - Fire / Nature Affinity Controller @BurntUmber: Caedes - DB/Nin. Stalker // Horrere - Sonic/Cold Corruptor @Midnyte: Crystal Moonstone - Stone/Stone Scrapper @Glacier Peak: Glacier Peak - Blast/Cold Domination Corruptor @FrauleinMental: Coffee Ring - Water/Dark Corruptor . . . .

Here is the overview about our October Themes: 10/07 - Dr Quaterfield - Level 45+ - Firebase Zulu) - "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" (Unity and Justice and Freedom, from the ⬛🟥🟨Anthem) German National Day Celebration - Black, Red & Gold costume colors - Any AT 10/14 - Halloween Event (Any Level - Pocket D) - "Halloween Costumes or ToT Temp Costumes" - Dr Kane's House of Horrors/ToT in Khalisti/Whispered Rumor Tips - Any AT 10/21 - Imperious Task Force (Level 35-50 - Cimerora (which is both sides, right?) - "It's water but it's not" - 1 Powerset must be Water Blast, but make it look like it's something else - Any AT (hope everyone has a high enough Level WB toon? If not, there's still time to get one to level 35 😉) 10/28 - Ice Mistral (Level 35-40 - Red Side - St. Martial) - "It's raining Cats and Dogs" Costume needs to have wolf/cat/feral pieces and theme, powersets should be the usual suspects: claws, savage, beasts MM, maybe spines or staff. Any suggestions for the last week?

Sounds good, @Burnt Umber! Lets roll with the Halloween tide then next saturday! I do a sign-up page, let's keep Theme simple: "Halloween" costumes. Either make one for your toons, if you like it. Or just use the temps from ToT, we will be wearing those anyway for the badges and to get the "Whispered Rumor" tip. Meeting at the usual time in PD. Let's see then if we go directly to Kane, or if we want to run a few rounds of ToTs first.

The Halloween Event has kicked off (and I already have 2 new freshly baked level 50 toons 🙂) and I would propose to have a themer event just running this stuff (Kane, ToT, Banners, Tips, AVs). Don't know if we want to give it a theme (other than "make it look halloweeny" maybe), I am fine with just running through some toons with you. Was lots of fun last year farming all those PAPs! Could look at 14th to do that, or the 28th (which is closest to Halloween itself). Theme-wise, I want to promote my "It's water, but it's not"-Theme (1 powerset must be Water Blast, only make it look like it's something else but water). Could do that on the 21st with ITF. I am happy to lead that as well. For the remaining date I propose to go "It's raining Cats and Dogs" (Costume needs to have wolf/cat/feral pieces and theme, powersets should be the usual suspects: claws, savage, beasts MM, maybe spines or staff). So either the 14th or 28th, depending on what we want to do next week. 28th would be a good opportunity to do another Shard TF or Ice Mistral (which I personally like a lot, and it's also one that is not done very often). Comments?

Hi @Midnyte, sign me up with Captain Hammerfall (Shield/Energy Tank). I am not too familiar with the TF, but happy to take the lead this time anyway. See ya in Firebase Zulu! Bring all the Teleports you can get!

Ok, I have tried my hand at a first draft for my build. Usually I am not quite hitting the nail with this, so I post it up for further review. Open for any suggestions to improve it: Meg Quartermain - Hero Defender Build plan made with Mids' Reborn v3.6.6 rev. 3 ────────────────────────────── Primary powerset: KineticsSecondary powerset: Beam RiflePool powerset (#1): FlightPool powerset (#2): FightingPool powerset (#3): LeadershipPool powerset (#4): TeleportationEpic powerset: Mace Mastery ────────────────────────────── Powers taken: Level 1: Transfusion A: Theft of Essence: Healing3: Theft of Essence: Accuracy/Healing5: Theft of Essence: Accuracy/Endurance/Healing5: Theft of Essence: Chance for +Endurance Level 1: Charged Shot A: Superior Vigilant Assault: Accuracy/Damage3: Superior Vigilant Assault: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance7: Superior Vigilant Assault: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime7: Superior Vigilant Assault: RechargeTime/PBAoE +Absorb9: Superior Vigilant Assault: Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime9: Superior Vigilant Assault: Damage/RechargeTime Level 2: Siphon Power A: Invention: Accuracy Level 4: Cutting Beam A: Ragnarok: Damage11: Ragnarok: Damage/Recharge/Accuracy11: Ragnarok: Damage/Endurance13: Ragnarok: Damage/Recharge43: Ragnarok: Chance for Knockdown46: Achilles' Heel: Chance for Res Debuff Level 6: Siphon Speed A: Impeded Swiftness: Accuracy/Slow15: Impeded Swiftness: Chance of Damage(Smashing)39: Impeded Swiftness: Accuracy/Endurance40: Impeded Swiftness: Damage/Slow45: Impeded Swiftness: Endurance/Recharge/Slow50: Impeded Swiftness: Range/Slow Level 8: Hover A: Kismet: Accuracy +6%15: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed17: Shield Wall: +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)17: Reactive Defenses: Scaling Resist Damage Level 10: Disintegrate A: Gladiator's Javelin: Accuracy/Damage19: Gladiator's Javelin: Damage/Endurance/Recharge19: Gladiator's Javelin: Chance of Damage(Toxic)21: Gladiator's Javelin: Accuracy/Damage/End/Rech21: Apocalypse: Chance of Damage(Negative) Level 12: Fly A: Blessing of the Zephyr: Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance13: Blessing of the Zephyr: Knockback Reduction (4 points) Level 14: Speed Boost A: Performance Shifter: Chance for +End Level 16: Aim A: Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control: Chance for Build Up Level 18: Increase Density A: Gladiator's Armor: TP Protection +3% Def (All)23: Steadfast Protection: Resistance/+Def 3% Level 20: Lancer Shot A: Superior Defender's Bastion: Accuracy/Damage23: Superior Defender's Bastion: Damage/Recharge25: Superior Defender's Bastion: Damage/Endurance/Recharge25: Superior Defender's Bastion: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance27: Superior Defender's Bastion: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge45: Superior Defender's Bastion: Recharge/Chance for Minor PBAoE Heal Level 22: Transference A: Performance Shifter: Chance for +End27: Performance Shifter: EndMod/Accuracy40: Performance Shifter: EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge Level 24: Kick A: Mako's Bite: Accuracy/Damage Level 26: Fulcrum Shift A: Invention: Accuracy29: Invention: Accuracy Level 28: Penetrating Ray A: Apocalypse: Damage29: Apocalypse: Damage/Recharge/Accuracy31: Apocalypse: Damage/Recharge31: Apocalypse: Recharge/Accuracy31: Apocalypse: Damage/Endurance46: Gladiator's Javelin: Chance of Damage(Toxic) Level 30: Overcharge A: Javelin Volley: Accuracy/Damage33: Javelin Volley: Damage/Endurance/Recharge33: Javelin Volley: Chance of Damage(Lethal)33: Bombardment: Damage34: Bombardment: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge/Endurance34: Bombardment: Chance for Fire Damage Level 32: Tough A: Unbreakable Guard: Resistance34: Unbreakable Guard: Resistance/Endurance36: Unbreakable Guard: Endurance/RechargeTime36: Unbreakable Guard: RechargeTime/Resistance43: Unbreakable Guard: Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime43: Unbreakable Guard: +Max HP Level 35: Weave A: Shield Wall: Defense/Endurance36: Shield Wall: Defense37: Shield Wall: Defense/Endurance/Recharge37: Shield Wall: Defense/Recharge37: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed Level 38: Scorpion Shield A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Endurance39: Luck of the Gambler: Defense39: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed40: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Endurance/Recharge Level 41: Maneuvers A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Endurance42: Luck of the Gambler: Defense42: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed42: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Endurance/Recharge Level 44: Combat Teleport A: Rectified Reticle: To Hit Buff/Recharge45: Rectified Reticle: To Hit Buff Level 47: Tactics A: Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control: To Hit Buff/Endurance48: Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control: To Hit Buff48: Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control: To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance48: Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control: Recharge/Endurance Level 49: Teleport Target A: Blessing of the Zephyr: Knockback Reduction (4 points) ────────────────────────────── Inherents: Level 1: Vigilance Level 1: Brawl (Empty) Level 1: Sprint A: Celerity: +Stealth Level 2: Rest A: Invention: Endurance Modification Level 1: Swift A: Invention: Flight Speed Level 1: Hurdle A: Invention: Jumping Level 1: Health A: Panacea: +Hit Points/Endurance46: Preventive Medicine: Chance for +Absorb50: Miracle: +Recovery Level 1: Stamina A: Performance Shifter: Chance for +End50: Performance Shifter: EndMod Level 1: Disintegrating Level 12: Afterburner Level 49: Quick Form

That sounds totally awesome! We had a total eclipse right here where I live back around 2000, spectacular event! I can only recommend to go wherever you need to go if it is not too far away to be at the total eclipse! On another note: I will be bringing Einstein Automaton - Grav/Time Controller (...obviously!) for the Posi runs this week. Another one from the shelf, gathering dust at level 4 since 2021...

I am so totally looking forward to this already! 👻 Also, just a note in case you have missed it yet: https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/44287-halloween-giveaway-event/

That sounds like a fun way to operate... I will certainly look into it, gonna see if I can find space for TP pool powers. Did you slot anything specific in Combat Teleport?

I can certainly take the lead on the 10/7, if we want to go with my Black-Red-Gold theme. I have no issue trying for a Dr Q. Can always default to a TinPex if we don't get it going. No preferences on Powerset or Archetype, just show up in colors. Still need to decide on the toon for next saturday. Certainly planning to be there again this week.

Would love to be there with my Sentinel. But am on the road this weekend. Have fun! And looking forward to the pics, @Midnyte 🙂

Another question: Which powers would profit most from the Defender ATOs?

Yeah, not a fan of Repel either. And don't see the point in Inertial Reduction really. The 2 powers that are skipped. I took Soul Drain and Dark Consumption from Dark, but found that I actually don't use them very often because kin is already keeping me busy with the basics. Dark Embrace is a nice Resist Shield, but those can be had somewhere else too. In general for protection, Scorpion Shield would imply to build more towards Defense than Resists? Kin & BR don't offer much in terms of your own inherent protect powers, so looking at Fighting and Leadership Pools is probably unavoidable... Any suggestions for building the BR part here? I understand that Damage will never be the forte of a Defender, but BR got some nice secondary effects.

Bloody hell, I have been doing it all wrong then 😄 Well, obviously not totally, as I always stayed close enough. But never went completely in all the way. I see that BR is not an ideal pairing in that case, but dont mind that as I just went for it for the looks. And I never played BR on any other toon to the end yet. Thanks for the advice, will look into the specifics when I am back at home. Please keep them tips coming, and would greatly appreciate a sample build that I could use as reference.

Hi Everybody, I played this defender to 50 now and really enjoyed the ride. As usual, my power choices are mostly driven by thematic and conceptual needs, so I don't care much about min-maxing stuff. But when I like a toon, I am willing to spend on her and provide a decent endgame build. I have failed to find something I could use for reference here, so looking for a starting point on power slotting and sets. Main intentions: - Kinetics. Obviously a Team Buff/Foe Debuff playstyle on defenders. So uptime of the mainstay powers is the game. - BR and Kin kinda allow me to stay at range, not needing to jump into tough spots. So aiming for Ranged Def and then the usual Res boosts. - BR attacks: do these profit a lot from procs in certain powers? I can see the AoE Nuke being an obvious choice... - Both Kin and the blast set would probably profit from a high global ToHit and Accuracy boost - I think I went for Dark Mastery, but I don't have preferences on that. Anything that supports the build is fine here. Anybody here able to provide some insights? Or - ideally - an example build? Thanks!

Hi @TrixieKixx, I have a toon that I would like to bring, but she's not /Dark. Asking for an exemption for Double Gun Nun, my faithful Dual Pistols/Sonic Manipulation Blaster.

Yeah... I was trying to look a bit more feisty around the waist 😇, but the CC only lets you go so far thinking you are a superhero 😄

Midnyte for sure takes the win on this one. To find that look resembling her dress must have been quite a challenge 😄

Looks like I will be going on Leave again this week. Got family on board on the weekend and probably out for dinner on saturday. Which is a shame, because I really like running Katie, and it got some nice rewards. Should there be any change of plans, I have someone ready to jump in: Wyldebeast Witch - Beasts/Dark MM.

Quite impressive Murderblob we got going there yesterday. Thanks for the pics and commentary, @FrauleinMental! 😄

Good to see someone is bringing their Bots MM to this! 🏆 Looks like a nice, diverse line-up! Can't wait to see them all!

Heart-shaped sunglasses for the win! 🙂💝 Enjoy the cruise!