Without_Pause

I don't have an outfit I am happy with yet, but I was also surprised Beach Ball wasn't taken on Excelsior. I'm sure a number of people were mad to find out Waterpark had been taken. That's been a level 50 for me for a few years.

/stone Assassins' would like a word. Hell, just play a /ice Assassin and try to figure out how that sneaks up on anybody.

Curious to know how a Scrapper 'at rest' has 80% Def. I capped my /sr Scrapper in the area of 45%-50%. I went for other stuff after that. Even if I go back and get it to 60% across the board, that's far from 80%.

That's still harmful on a few Scrapper builds. SR doesn't really get the Res to offset the -20% Def. If you are at 50% Def, that's at 30% during the crash which isn't that great. More so considering how long it takes to even get that kind of Def on any build. Rage unlocks at 18. -20% Def at 18? (laughs) Scrappers also have a lower Res cap and again, it would take time to even get that up to better levels. Add in the lower HP and I can see why it would be problematic for some. Now, Rad and Bio would be instant rolls for a number of people. Elec is also great for it, but I prefer Res builds on Brutes.

I look at it more from characters would would be best for 'any map' and I have to say Ill/dark versus a Fortunata would be epic.

I prefer Stone on a Brute, but Axe/stone is still one of the best combos I have done.

The counter point is even a Brute can get a 160% boost to damage from double stacked Rage.

That's a lot of names to keep active. More so considering my guess is they could get those names at a later point 99.9% of the time. Some of my biggest surprises for names have been the ones I get as of late. Hell, I've made 60-70 characters or whatever it is for HC, and there's just one name I wasn't able to get which I'm mad about and that's just because I couldn't get it on a new server. They had it on the server I started on. What happens if they experience burnout and just need a break from the game? Anytime I come back after a break, I delete characters. I would rather play the characters I genuinely enjoy in the time I have to play the game. It's just weird how people buy into what I call 'the economy of someday. ' 'I need this name because someday I might play that character.' Spoiler alert, you didn't. I moved the one character to a new server post name change, and once in a while I would check to see if that name was available on my old server. It took years to get taken.

In the spirit of Iron Man, apparently you are able to come back as a villain. 🤣

I can't recall the rules we had back in the day on Live with an IM SG, but you died, so that character is finished. I can't recall how much people hung around. Sometimes there can be a moment of shock/mourning happening based on the situation or level of the character. I at one point easily had the highest level character for a Blaster(41). My next run I grabbed a Dom which I really liked, we did the same mission, and that character died on the same mob, see a named boss was involved. Utter and complete gut punch. I remember one time was rather difficult due to a near team wipe happening. To add, I didn't use anything outside of Level 25 Common IOs. So no, I was not capping any sort of Def or anything like that.

I only use IOs. I'm perfectly fine with using my as is build so there is zero extra effort or planning on my part for being exempt. "But you aren't damage capped." And? Having less damage but end reducs and recharge slotted is perfectly fine. More so when it involves zero effort on my end. Again, if I can solo on even reasonably higher diff setting, why would I waste time slotting in for a level 20 build? IIRC, I accidently left my diff setting at +1/x8 once and soloed the mission just fine. I can't recall the level I did it at, but it was at a level where I had zero chance of doing it at that level starting out.

ATOs can be in FU and Spin, so that's both Scrapper procs with two full sets of bonuses. Focus is also available at 13 exempted down. Who cares about set bonuses it offers. You have a full fledged ST attack chain and Spin fully slotted out. Don't act like PVP sets aren't used in end game builds either.

The missions can be overly annoying, but Croatoa still remains my favorite zone. The mission preventing the Fir Bolg from escaping has always been a classic to me. More so as or with Controllers/Doms. Further hat tip for doing the zone with Storm powers involved.

Crappy set bonuses is still better than none. Additional slots are still additional slots. At level 13 I could have maybe 3 slots in a power. At 50, it is 6. Exempted to level 13 still means I get more powers than an actual level 13 character. And again, those powers will have more slots. Hello 6-slotted level 18 power. There is also a significant difference in inspiration slots than someone who is actually level 13. My ability to solo while doing flashbacks is much better even exempted down to rather lower levels. I'm not saying I keep my diff setting the same. I'm also not saying I put it as if I am level 13.

I don't even use my time to talk about the stuff I like. The stuff I can't even be bothered to watch? Life's too short. FYI, I thought the show was okay in a 2.5/5 way. Everything else I have watched currently or recently I have deemed better. I don't waste my time watching things I know are going to be below average. A cake is far less subjective in how it is going to taste based on ingredients. More so given your list. At what point does that cake have a chance of getting better? It doesn't. Shows can get better. If a cake was made in that way, I'm not wasting my time interacting with people who enjoy it. Life's too short to point out how wrong people are for investigating into something they are curious about. You don't see me repeatedly posting about something like Rebel Moon. There's books to read. Shows and movies to watch. An outdoors to hang out in. Games to be played. Near literally anything to do than post about how much Rebel Moon sucks, which I haven't watched outside of trailers. No one lies on their deathbed and wishes they spent more time pointing out how much things sucked to people who enjoyed said things. Well, a certain type of person does.

Oddly enough I don't have a build for my EA Stalker for some reason. - I would single slot Super Speed and 2-slot Sprint with Celerity. The extra Def isn't giving you much, so the extra bit of Res will be better. - I don't see the need for KB Protection. - Overall my Scrapper has Def in the low 50s, and I'm not sure how much you need Shadow Meld. You could even go Barrier to fill in as needed. My Res numbers are roughly or near 20% better. I'll have to grab my Stalker and see where they are at. Although I am sure it is some variation of Croax's as I find theirs a good starting point where I tweak from there to my liking. Something else to look at as well. Obviously different primaries, but you can still get ideas. Note, these are specifically designed to take on missions built to be as difficult as possible so that's why Shadow Meld is used. I need to look at making a secondary build for my StJ/ea with the one posted. I'm comfortable with EA having taken it to 50 four times across all ATs, but even I accept mine are more geared towards normal solo play (+2-+3/x8).

EA is better because Def is better than Res and more so on an AT with lower HP and Stalkers get lower Res caps than Brutes and Tankers. Even if you slot in Def with IOs, there's no real DDR to keep what lesser amount you will have. Saying that, if you aren't pushing the envelop in terms of what you are going against(see soloing) and are playing with friends, Bio will be fine. If I were to go with a Res based armor on a Stalker, I would go Rad as it will offer a different damage type to supplement Psionic damage. And it looks cooler. 😃

Its weird continually seeing people post about something they don't even watch.

This is by no means universally true. While yes, there are primaries which offer low amounts of damage, Ill, Plant, and Fire are no slouches in the damage department for something offering the most team mitigation.

This also depends on how much they play and how. If you get a character to 50 and then move on, it is rather difficult to get to a billion.

If you think it is click heavy, don't play Kin or EA.

The first billion is the hardest.

I prefer slotting Lockdown in the AoE Holds. Bosses simply get held.

I think I grabbed @DocMidknight's build from this thread. Once you get perma-PA, the rest is gravy. It's one of the rare genuine 'any map' builds.

Set defining OP powers happen in other sets. I don't see why Wormhole needs to be weaken. The set as is is merely average.