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I'm currently going through the process of respecing my "first wave" HC charactes and a Ice/Temporal blaster is one of them. She took Ice epic too. Anyway, your build looks good OP but a couple things stood out for what I would do differently 1) Move slots from Snow Storm to Frost Breath and use 5 Ragnaroks +proc of your choice. If you were hoping to have ranged def in excess of 50, then you can use Artillery instead of Rag. Artillery gives a significant boost to range as well, which was one of your negatives about FB. 2) Change Time Shift slotting from 6 turtles to 6 Cloud Senses. That gives global recharge and more ranged def. This is purely for muling CS not enhancing -tohit.

So much "this" to this. I'm very content with my slotting at 50. I actually swap in my purps and catalyze my ATO/WOs before I begin Ram so beating 2 EB even con isn't an issue, I just want to be earning iSalvage asap.

I got one of the new exploration badge tips in Croatoa. I'm guessing the second line of the poem should end with "circumstance most dire" not "die".

I'm going to join the hate for "stop 30 fir bolg". Set diff to +4, autocomplete, get sweet +4 mission complete xp, then that even sweeter +4 croatoa arc completion bonus. I also autocomplete the Honoree/Holtz mission. Not because I hate that mission but it's a speed bump to opening alpha which I want asap. The kill all for Black Scorp really isn't bad at all. I guess if you're antsy to unlock a patron (like I am with Ramiel) then I guess I can see it. It's a small map and solo I don't know if it even takes 10 minutes to clear (obviously depending on powersets and slotting) I just happen to be doing Croa part 2 now. Yes Skipper, I'm sure.

Arise! I happened to be searching for Spectral Terror info regarding the -tohit numbers and this answered my question. It did lead to another though. I noticed I could slot To-hit debuff sets but not Accurate THD. From that should I infer that the fear needs a to-hit check but the -tohit does not? I'm sort of tight on slots for my theorycrafting of an ill/storm and if I can get by with 4 DWD that'd be great.

We turn the difficulty up just a notch below insanity, speed isn't a priority for us, we tend to fight the purple things in our way.

I happened to be thinking about this yesterday while playing a lowbie Dom. For every other AT I can find use for all 12 pieces of their 2 ATO sets. Well, with the exception of Controllers. The difference from controllers though is that damage is indeed "part of the job" for a Dom. Not to highjack someone's suggestion but I'd love to see a new type of ATO for Doms that enhances damage, then it could go into any type of attack, including range like the OP requested (see not a total hijack).

Pew pew, pew pew pew! I already made my Huntsman and a warning to anyone else thinking of doing the same. Because VEATs all begin in the Rogue Isles, if you choose to play a Huntsman, please create it well enough in advance of our first session so you can change alignment in Pocket D using Null the Gull. That's a good idea for anybody actually so you can set up your Null the Preferences, like auto-accepting Mystic Fortune.

People should be forced to cite the RNGods prayer before ever complaining about drop rates changing. It's far more likely they simply have displeased RNGesus and need to thank him and the others for all the purple bounty they have ever received and beg for forgiveness to atone for cursing them for rolling 95.2 on chance to-hit of 95.

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Yes this is the answer. It's a weird thing and sure, I don't oppose it being logged as a bug but if the door isn't in LOS, they won't attack even if given that specific command. Go to then attack will get them involved.

I just did 3 runs on an asteroid with ambushes upon destruction of objects. Each run featured a farmer build with vet levels > 99 and a sitter, level 50 with vet levels less than 99. Here are the results Run 1 Over VL 99 - 2 yellow, 2 orange Unfortunately I had pre-existing white salvage so I'm not including that for this data dump. I also didn't think to include the sub vet level 99's results Run 2 Over VL 99 - 3 yellow, 2 orange, 7 white Sub VL 99 - 3 yellow, 2 orange, 1 pvp (not included with other 2 orange) 5 white Run 3 Over VL 99 - 2 yellow, 1 orange, 15 white Sub VL 99 - 3 yellow, 1 orange, 1 purple (whoop whoop!) 12 white My friendly advice, data is much more meaningful than "I talked to people in a chat channel who think drop rates are lower". I'm not saying it has to include null hypotheses or confidence intervals (though that would certainly help) but all I see is a run of bad luck being reported.

This looks quite good and I detect no derping. I do want to point out that with current acc slotting, bonuses and to-hit, everything that has a to-hit check is at 95% against +3s without the Kismet slotted. Personally that's my threshold, 95% against +3s so I'd do something else with that Kismet slot. Any other comments I may have are all of the "season taste" variety and not really worth typing out. Well, I'll share one - if you add a recharge to FS (and +5 it) FS's recharge goes from 24.5 to 20.1 seconds, I think that's worth an extra slot.

Though I was no fan of playing Empathy on live, I was enthused to try it on an MM, because I had always thought it would be very good for MMs. And sure, it is buuuuut.... your attention cannot waver at all. Once Fort is up it needs to be cast. Once all the minions are buffed you have to remember who to cast Fort on next since they'll all have the buff icon. Being content with AB on 1 minion (Bruiser for me) and Fort on the other 5 helps the frenetic pace a little bit, but there's still the question "who gets the buff?" once you get rolling. Now, I made a Thugs/Emp when HC opened. That's a good pairing and I haven't tried other minions (yet). That makes Empathy, when very attentively played, a strong MM soloer. Once you're on a team and buff your teammates, then the minions are rather exposed, with really only your heals and occasionally Regen aura to help them survive. That makes MMs paradoxical to the conventional wisdom for Empathy, which has been "great for teams, terrible solo" since the opposite is true for MMs. To your specific question "Are Empathy's buffs better than other secondaries?" I say no. Not even close, except for small teams. Newer buff sets like Nature, Time and Elec Affinity have surpassed Emp for buffs by a lot. That said, the Emp that gives me Fort + AB (+CM if I'm squishy) is my favorite teammate. To your next question set - though Stealth doesn't stack with Shadow Fall, a Stealth IO does as well as Super speed. Not sure if Infiltration stacks with SF. With recent changes to MM minion cast times, it's less cumbersome to stealth to objective then summon than it used to be. So with Shadow Fall you can use SS to get to objective undetected or toggle on Sprint (whatever variety you may be using) slotted with a stealth IO to do the same. Using Shadow Fall to move minions undetected in a mission will not worth though, unless you take Grant Invis and cast it on each minion individually. You'd be much better off dismissing then resummoning.

Does this refer to any type of car in particular? I was unable to "idspispopd*" through any vehicles I tried, and I tried both those in zone and, thinking it may relate to targetable vehicles, tried to phase through cars in mayhems. All of them obstructed my movement while I had the power on. Someone teamed with me and confirmed both cases. *Old Doom cheat code for no clipping (walk through walls)

MMs are my jam. I don't know the answer right now so I'll type through my though process: All of these listed are fully T4d except the WIPs. These are listed in the order on my spreadsheet. Beast/Sonic - tough (the pets + MM) but not notably fun. Not near the top for overall effectiveness either. Demon/Storm - this came to mind first when I saw this topic. Loads o' fun, very effective but a small notch below other's performance. Merc/Elec - Um... elec is a pretty good secondary. Good enough to actually give Mercs a fighting chance. Let's move on. Necro/Rad - This was probably the most surprisingly effective MM I've made on HC. Not going to call it out as more fun than others though. Ninja/FF - Moving on. Well, I'll mention that FF does well at keeping Ninjas alive then move on. Robot/TA - awww yeah, strong competitor for most fun. Thugs/Emp - No, just no. This is the opposite of fun. A fine performer actually, at least solo, but you have to be completely mindful of refreshing buffs, notably Fortitude. Beast/Kin - Mucho fun, mucho strong. Thugs/Time - Crazy powerful. Fun but as I go through this list not at the top of the "fun list". Demon/Cold - Not the most fun, but I do rank this as most powerful out of my inventory. Bots/Traps - Thugs/Traps - I'm lumping these together just because. High performers, not compellingly fun. Current WIP: Thugs/Dark - pretty darn fun, pretty darn strong. This one's 50 and working through the incarnates. So after all that I'm going to go with my first instinct - Demons/Storm for most fun, with Beast/Kin not far behind.

Hero merits exist if you went about this because you hit a limit.

It's certainly not a mute set!

I made a suggestion post to change Stupefy's proc to... well anything else and I was surprised at the number of players who are proponents of random, not reliable, but random knockback. It really is a shame, Stupefy would be something I use frequently if not for that proc. As is I'll sometimes use it in ST stuns, like in Sonic and Arch blast sets.

I don't want to see this Pain Dom\Enforce Morale bug get lost:

According to HC Wiki (see https://hcwiki.cityofheroes.dev/wiki/Veteran_Levels) attainment of vet level 72 should reward 10 Empyreans. I have attached a screenshot that shows: 1) Attained vet level of 72 2) A reward of 5 Empyrean merits Wiki is not infallible, but this is what the reward schedule would look like if 72 was the beginning of the 5 Emp reward: Vet level: Number of Times Emp Rewarded 0-24 (20 Emps): 8 27-48 (15 Emps): 8 51-69 (10 Emps): 7 72-99 (5 Emps): 10 I'm going to restate the table shown in the HC wiki page to reflect number of times rewarded rather than total Emps, just to compare the same units: 0-24 (20 Emps): 8 27-48 (15 Emps): 8 51-75 (10 Emps): 9 78-99 (5 Emps): 8 Bottom line, I received 5 Emps at 72 and it should have been 10 Emps. I would imagine this affects anyone.

Here's a "my 2 inf" post on this change. I've never used RoP as mez mitigation, at least as a primary usage. I handle that issue via Defense Amp, Clarion and insps, in no particular order. I do use it as a de facto orange insp (with effectiveness varying by AT), mostly pre-emptively in fights for which a Defense reliant character might need a boost in other forms of mitigation. Maybe reactively if there's an unexpected spike in def debuffs. I have found in reality though, that I don't use RoP frequently, going entire play sessions without using it. So at the end of day, here's where RoP lands for me - not going to respec out of it for old toons (mostly due to annoyance with the process of respeccing) and won't be using it for future toons, the ROI just isn't there any more. I will note this is the second straight nerf of my "contingency powers". First Demonic is fixed at 10 minute rehcarge, which may seem like a buff but in actuality it recharged in 8 minutes typically for my toons, now this. Just don't hinder my ability to access insps in e-mail.

I'm too lazy to respec old toons especially ones that exist just to autocomplete something every 3 days, but I used to take Rune frequently and NOT for the mez protection. That was nice but not the reason to take it. The Defender and VEAT resist values were outstanding, I would not argue if someone said too much. Uptime isn't the problem though. I took it frequently for Def based melee toons and assorted Defs/Veats/Trollers/MMs. I don't see doing so in the future due to the high opportunity cost mentioned above. Mystic Flight is ok, the other requirement frequently gets taken off my tray to save real estate space. So, too bad but it frees me up to take 3 useful powers.

x2 for sure will do it. x8 is waaay overkill and unnecessary.

Special thanks for GM Lines for the time. This was partially (mostly) a pebkac issue. Technofreak does get awarded but doesn't always (ever?) display a progress bar, a known (but not by me) bug. I'm going to not delete this post so if someone searches for Technofreak like I did they can see this issue and to double/triple/quadruple check to make sure the 3 plaques are clicked and that a lack of a progress bar does not indicate a greater problem granting the badge.