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The "new" levels for power picks has benefitted MMs greatly for exemping. The max level 20 TF/SFs (Synapse, Virgil) will have all pets available, the max level 25 tfs/sfts (Penny, Silver Mantis) will have the last upgrade open. They exemp a lot better today than before that change. To beat the "well akshully..." crew, exemping to 20 will give you the boss pet but only 1 of T2s, so you'll have 5 pets total.
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My for real answer is apes boss - gorilla lieuts - orangutans minions - 2 chimps, 1 bonobo Obviously inspired by one of Marvel's great MMs - the Red Ghost.
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Avatar Smasher, the badge for completing that mission without the NPC help, also grants 11% hybrid. I always make sure to get Dimensional Investigator on a fresh 50 (did it today on a one day old 50) though I tend to not get Avatar Smasher asap because I hold onto this mission for my crew to do as a group so everyone gets the drop.
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This contact requires the Lorekeeper history badge to unlock and start that mission. If you were able to begin this by switching to villain and didn't acquire Lorekeeper, that's the real bug.
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I think controllers are going to have to get used to pets needing to be put in aggressive mode or given direct orders to attack a target. Looking at your pet menu Phantasm is in defensive/follow mode (default) so won't attack unless attacked or ordered to do so.
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Why I want the ability to ignore entire topics
Hedgefund replied to srmalloy's topic in General Discussion
I'm not even British but seeing Acaster & Ramesh = bad while Jimmy Carr = good made me realize there exists an exact opposite of my own sense of humor out there in the world. As for the original request the scroll functionality works just fine for me. I read about 10%, max, of all threads anyway so these "parodies" just are more to not click. -
The Crimson Prototype has a lot of -maxHP in its attacks. You can look through them here: https://cod.uberguy.net./html/powerset.html?pset=skyraiders.sky_raider_crimson&at=boss_monstrosity It looks like -maxHP lasts 30 seconds for each source. I didn't click each power so there may be exceptions. As to "is this intended?" it's been this way since the first MC I ever did. Sometimes, a big beefy tank just gets got in this encounter. As your teammates mentioned, it happens.
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Like Singularity, pulling mobs in. I haven't spent any time with it so I don't know first-hand. The feedback I've seen has been positive.
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Not too long ago I finished the level 30-39 villain tips for vigilantes. I gave 5 minutes to putzing around to edit the appropriate section to insert new rows and that's all the time I'm willing to give. So instead of editing the above I'll just add a new post with these particular tips. This isn't a great series of tips so I certainly wouldn't use these for farming Multifaceted, but in the interest of completeness, here it is: Level Band: 30-40 Alignment Villain for Vigalantes Name Score Notes A Strange Mystical Trinket 2 unintuitive talk-to, defeat boss, defeat other boss Warm Brass and Cold Bodies 3 free boss, escort to objective, click, boss turns on you Proper Documents 6 defeat boss click glowy, (nem smipers) An Intelligence Leak 6 crey lab defeat boss, glowy, defeat boss A Tattered Flyer 6 defeat mob (lt), defeat boss, talk, defeat boss talk An Unlisted Number 2 free NPC, ambush, 4 objects to destroy, ambush on last one, defeat boss, talk to him An Unreturned Call 5 free boss, defeat him, free other npc, 3 ambushes, defeat boss, Cherry Red Lipstick 8 defeat boss, talk-to, talk-to then defeat other npc, click computer Old Fashioned Detective Work 1 free boss, defeat other boss, back to first boss to fight, back to defeated boss. He despawned so couldn't complete You Get Hit in the Face 7 defeat sky dragon, defeat ambush, find NPC who turns hostile to defeat, destroy object Morality - collapsing ideals 6 talk to npc, defeat boss, talk to npc, defeat overdrive
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All of mine are active but I do think that TA gives a MM the most to do. Something is ALWAYS available. Most powers have effects that replace the prior version so spamming isn't needed but things recharge quickly enough you can deal with ambushes or whatever surprise. Storm is also hella active and if you're into controllers you may well dig it. Dark is also troller-y.
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Mark and Recall absolutely, 100% does work on Katie mission 2. I've done this many times since this new accolade was published, very satisfying with teammates telling me (at first) that it doesn't work (because it does). The link in the post 6 messages above corroborates this. I'm guessing what happened to the above poster was that Amy "attached" to another teammate. This is the biggest risk to successful M&R usage. I urge my teammates to pull the fight away from the hostage and I stand right beside the NPC to minimize the risk of someone else getting "attached".
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The gunslinger will have his spiel if he sees you. If you're fully pve-invis he won't. What I've taken to doing is just being seen by a gunslinger to see if he talks or not. If no, just move on. Defeating the Titan, by the way, is NOT a requirement. The wiki merely mentions him as a "notable NPC" not an objective. I always leave him alone if I'm speeding.
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Is Infiltration (Stealth Pool) & Celerity +Stealth IO enough?
Hedgefund replied to Story Archer's topic in General Discussion
Just fyi, some of the Demons have a debuff/damage aura and will aggro mobs even if invis and on passive mode. -
Grifters gonna grift. I enjoyed T-bolts. I kept expecting Sentry to make an inspiring speech about repelling an alien invasion. No paternity test needed to see he's Bill Pullman's son. B+ from me on the MCU scale.
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Brain storms drop from a day job as well. I don't even know which day job it is (and don't really care) but they pile up. These are an asset I just drop off in my "misc" salvage storage for my banker to swoop up periodically. As said in OP they rain in from packs as well. So actually just a couple of hours ago I noticed that my normal bid for rares had gone unfilled for a few days now. I don't monitor the market but seeing that there's a clear trend up made me think of my brain storm stash so I just plowed through a few thousand to up the supply (at a fair, but not a bargain price for current conditions). If the trend is continuing tomorrow I'll repeat. As for the unfilled bids, whatevah. They'll eventually get filled and I'm very, very patient. I purchase my purple recipes at level 1 and don't PL so I've got weeks before I'll need them crafted.
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What's the point of this SG base computer?
Hedgefund replied to Jawbreaker's topic in General Discussion
I don't know the full scope of its usage but once upon a time the Silver Mantis SF could only be started from this, may have been Renault. -
The power's radius means everyone within 30 feet will be teleported. I happen to have a character with TTP (long retired) and seeing 25 foot range made me go "hmmm". It was one of those things. I logged on my TTPer, who has a 50+5 Jaunt end/range slotted, the power description says it now has 35 foot range. I have 15% range bonuses so that should add, let's just say 5 feet because I don't care to be precise, it doesn't matter to the greater point. I find someone about 100 feet away, ttp right to it. I then start trying for max distance for it to work and it was around 340 feet. So I have no idea what "25 feet" is supposed to represent. It's in the in-game description, Mids, CoD, every reference says 25 feet but it ain't 25 feet, not even close. Preemptive responses to "but whut about..." No, I'm not using range boost, no I'm not under the effect of a Marine Affinity's range buff or any type of +strength boost at all. This is just me in Port Oakes on a Poison/Water def.
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Here is the CoD page for the regular version https://cod.uberguy.net./html/power.html?power=boosts.attuned_winters_bite_f.attuned_winters_bite_f&at=arachnos_soldier Both debuffs have a 4PPM parameter to apply a -20 recharge and -20 run/fly/jump debuff. Those are listed on the first line. The superior version is 5PPM and applies the same debuffs. I have independently verified the OP's findings.
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Map Server - It's Over. Whatdidchalikebestest?
Hedgefund replied to Troo's topic in General Discussion
I did the math in this post, I'll link instead of copy. Having the 2xp booster gives you twice the xp than if you do not have the 2xp booster running. You get twice as much, full stop. Not 1.1 times (which is what 11 xp vs 10xp would give. No appeal to authority is going to change empirical data. I edited to change the post linked to. I copied the wrong one initially.. -
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Hedgefund replied to Glacier Peak's topic in Comic, Hero & Villain Culture
My expectation is Doom is in post-credits and not a minute before. -
Used 100%: Shield Wall +res Glad Armor +def Steadfast Def/res Panacea +hp/end Perf Shifter +end Used 90% Reactive Armor 3% + scaling res Used 75% Unbreakable Guard +HP Used 50% Preventative Medicine absorb Used 15% Power Transfer +Heal (I like this more than my usage indicates) Numina +regen/recovery <1% Miracle +rec (a character would have to be an endurance disaster for me to slot this [which has happened]) Kismit +tohit (Final builds tend to not have a problem hitting 95% against +3s and good enough is good enough). Almost everything else is "season to taste" and based on what's needed what could be utilized well. I have a Merc/Storm that has the FF proc active about 50% of the time so it's a no brainer for that character to use that. Addition: 100% of anyone without native full invis gets a stealth IO.