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I'm the opposite. More so with names being taken on other servers. I stick characters on a server and keep them there. I like having a base for my guys so switching back and forth from a server means having a second character. If I start switch back and forth between servers to get levels on a guy, I will likely just move from the lower pop server.

I would use it before a fight so that's less of an issue. The problem really is it is ST and how that's terrible on a team. I mean, if you skip Boggle then that just feels like it further cements Insight not being thought out well. I only got to level 20, but I went whole mobs without gaining Insight. It's the only +damage mechanism I can think of in game that a player doesn't have direct control over starting and has a lockout period.

Since I soloed my way to 50, I can't fathom skipping Ice Patch. I had a mission where I had to hunt things which were +4/+5 to me. Plus, even if you team, there is the safety of your teammates.

The issue is not using it cuts into the chances to gain Insight.

My only issue how they handled Insight/Boggle. I just doesn't feel right as is. Thinking about it, my Ice/stone Brute should be an easy conversion over though.

I think the disdain for red sides motif is a bit overstated. Having soloed to 50 there, I have a love/hate relationship with it though, and I can see why people pass on playing red side. Case in point, I feel like the new maps are far better than what blue side has or some of the worse maps I have seen in any game. I have a level 22 Dom who is just kind of hanging out blue side, so maybe I'll reroll and stick it on red side. Dinged 18 hitting up the Any AT farm. I did so for the powers and for needing to be level 18 for specific IO slotting. I'm converting IOs over so I'll just sit and hang out at 18 until teaming can happen. I have two holds so going back to soloing at some point is in the works, but that's not really the point of being on Indom.

Stalker due to dropping a low DPS attack for AS. Brute since Fury loves DoT. Here's my current Brute build with Incarnates added in. I went all in on surviving. I find damage still to be decent enough. I might at some point rework it to balance out the numbers a bit, but at least this is a starting point. And yes, I would love more slotting for EE. It kind of bugs me, but again, I would have to rework the build to change it. This is oddly enough based on Croax's Stalker version. I soloed it 1-50 on red side and modified as I went along. I think after a 4th pass, I stopped counting any additional looks I gave it. It is currently T3ed sans Lore and so far I am rather happy with it. P.S. I soloed Council +4/x8 at 48. Ice Patch was not even needed. Not recommended, but it can be done. Soloed +4/x8 a mission with killing non-AV LR. One death due to henchmen spam and misclicking Melee as I fully clicked on it versus toggling it. That was before everything was T3 sans Lore, but I think one thing was T2. Kind of a blur in the playing so it might have been already T3ed. This Villain build was built using Mids Reborn 3.2.17 https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Project Next: Level 50 Magic Brute Primary Power Set: Ice Melee Secondary Power Set: Stone Armor Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leadership Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery Villain Profile: Level 1: Ice Sword -- SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBrtFur-Dmg/Rchg(3), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), SprBrtFur-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), SprBrtFur-Rech/Fury%(11) Level 1: Rock Armor -- Rct-Def(A), Rct-Def/EndRdx(7), Rct-EndRdx/Rchg(7), Rct-Def/Rchg(9), Rct-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Rct-ResDam%(45) Level 2: Frost -- PstBls-Acc/Dmg(A), PstBls-Dmg/EndRdx(17), PstBls-Dmg/Rng(23), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(25), PstBls-Dam%(25), Ann-ResDeb%(27) Level 4: Earth's Embrace -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/Rchg(9) Level 6: Build Up -- GssSynFr--Build%(A) Level 8: Ice Patch -- RechRdx-I(A) Level 10: Mud Pots -- Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Acc/Rchg(13), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(13), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(15), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), Obl-%Dam(17) Level 12: Stone Skin -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(47), RedFrt-Def(48), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(48), GldArm-3defTpProc(48), GldArm-ResDam(49) Level 14: Super Jump -- WntGif-ResSlow(A) Level 16: Rooted -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/EndRdx(40) Level 18: Greater Ice Sword -- SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg(A), SprUnrFur-Dmg/Rchg(19), SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), SprUnrFur-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), SprUnrFur-Rchg/+Regen/+End(23) Level 20: Crystal Armor -- PrfShf-End%(A), RedFrt-Def(45), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(46) Level 22: Kick -- Empty(A) Level 24: Tough -- Ags-ResDam(A), Ags-ResDam/EndRdx(34), Ags-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Ags-ResDam/Rchg(36) Level 26: Freezing Touch -- Mk'Bit-Acc/Dmg(A), Mk'Bit-Dmg/EndRdx(27), Mk'Bit-Dmg/Rchg(29), Mk'Bit-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(29), Mk'Bit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), UnbCns-Dam%(31) Level 28: Minerals -- LucoftheG-Def(A), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(37) Level 30: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31) Level 32: Frozen Aura -- Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Acc/Rchg(33), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Obl-%Dam(34), FuroftheG-ResDeb%(34) Level 35: Brimstone Armor -- Ags-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Ags-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Ags-ResDam(39), Ags-Psi/Status(40) Level 38: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(39), RedFrt-Def(39) Level 41: Gloom -- SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg(A), SprWntBit-Dmg/Rchg(42), SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), SprWntBit-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(43), SprWntBit-Rchg/SlowProc(50) Level 44: Dark Obliteration -- SprFrzBls-Acc/Dmg(A), SprFrzBls-Dmg/EndRdx(45), SprFrzBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46), SprFrzBls-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(49), SprFrzBls-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(50), SprFrzBls-Rchg/ImmobProc(50) Level 47: Maneuvers -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A) Level 49: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A) Level 1: Fury Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) Level 1: Sprint -- Clr-EndRdx(A), Clr-RunSpd(36) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 1: Swift -- Flight-I(A) Level 1: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A) Level 1: Health -- Pnc-Heal/+End(A), Mrc-Rcvry+(11) Level 1: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A), PrfShf-EndMod(37) Level 14: Double Jump Level 50: Melee Core Embodiment Level 50: Ageless Radial Invocation Level 50: Agility Core Paragon Level 50: Degenerative Core Flawless Interface Level 50: Invader Level 50: Marshal Level 50: High Pain Threshold Level 50: Born In Battle ------------

I have no definitive answer. Kat has such clean animations. DB gets to put the +50% Proc in BF. At some point I need to roll a Kat on a Def based build so I can see how much if at all DA is needed. I had a Kat/sr on live but that was ages ago, and I didn't really do IO builds back then so DA was helpful.

Croax has a thread for all of the Stalker combos. Just note even they admit the builds might not be the most ideal. I have been known to change things as I see fit. I even made a Ice/stone Brute based on his Stalker version. I made it cheaper by removing some purples. The added mitigation was worth the sacrifice in recharge, at least to me. I soloed that build red side 1-50 and currently have it T3ed to everything. I'll take my notes and see what else I can change on my Stalker version once I get the Brute version T4ed.

The issue is why are people making alts on a server which actively seems to not support playing said alt. I've been maybe not even a week on the server, and it is a backup server on top of that, but I have seen sub level 25 content being run twice due to being mentioned in LFG, and I'm not including the time I posted about running FF, which again, I did solo. Back on live I ran an SG, and we posted what we ran all the time in channels.

With the player base being what it is, I don't even look at the player count when dual boxing. If a server is red, I know enough to not dual box since, you know, there's obviously enough teams running to simply join one. As someone who is open about using a laptop with an integrated card and Intel on top of that, I can have slight issues in game even running a single instance on my laptop.

Well, here's the schedule. There's nothing blue side for anything low for a month, which is why I am offering to team with people who are new to the server. Even if you count in red side, Tarikoss is MM only, which does nothing for my Defender. The problem with the theme is that it essentially eliminates various builds from even doing it. Note, I'm not hating on what they do. I think what they do is great. I'm just pointing out how limiting it is as one of the few things which actually gets run on the server. Apr 2 – Virgil Tarikoss (Level 15-20 - Red Side: Cap au Diable) – All MM team...you choose your costume! Apr 9 – Apex (Level 50+Alpha – Heroes & Villains: Rikti War Zone) – Tights costume...bring your best sleek look. Any AT! Apr 16 – Silver Mantis (Level 20-25 – Red Side – Sharkville Isle) – Silver costumes! One AT of each type! Apr 23 – Justin Augustine (Level 44-50 – Blue Side – The Chantry) – Four elements (Earth, Wind, Fire, Water) Any AT that has at least one of those powers! Costume to match. Apr 30 – Faathim the Kind (Level 44-50 – Blue Side – The Chantry) – Crystals...make it shiny! Any AT!

Well, I literally mentioned the Saturday themed ones. It is tough to do themed TFs when my character was level 9 when I saw the thread. I saw the other one as well, but Sunday's are less ideal for me, but if people can make use of it, then great.

Mike and I are currently kicking around ideas for teaming. I looked at the server forum and saw there is a noon Eastern themed TFs on Saturdays so we would want to avoid that unless we would want to join. I offered up 10am Eastern on Saturdays. Having built up some Merits and converting going on in the market, I popped in the "Any AT" farm to get some levels, and I'm up to 15. Might hit 16 for the hold to stack with and wait for teams.

The thing which is helping me is having character across different servers. Yes, this might make it worse for some. I would rather have a server's listing be all of a 1-2 pages versus one server having four pages. I'm rerolling some builds on my second account to my first just to cut down on switching back and forth on accounts.

Did you do Part 1 & 2 or the old version? If you only did Part 1 OR Part 2, then you need to do the other as well. Did you get Rule of Three or Dam Hero badges?

I actually put a couple of characters on Indom to help that server out. I will likely move one character back to Torch so they can get rid of the '.' I added to their name when I moved them to Excel. Lately, if a name is available, I have moved as many of my lowbies as I can over to Everlasting while adding some new characters there as well. On live, I was eventually split between Freedom and Virtue so doing the same in terms of popular server and RP server makes sense to me. This will also clean up my roster in a way as I can have less pages of characters to deal with on each server. I realized I was certainly partly to blame for driving up the price on a recipe, so I stopped doing that. I decided to go on the low side because honestly a slower intake works for me at this point. I'm under 225 crafted inventions for the 2k badge and close to offloading another billion.

DNA Siphon is a click with Taunt. Also, Ice has slows in it so even if a target looks elsewhere, it might not actually get there.

It might be an end hog, but it also can use a proc it mitigate the heal and gets end recovery from an attack.

Ice/ice. Chilling Embrace and Ice Patch are where it is at.

I have a hard time thinking there is another set which does more regen than WP. It is commonly referred to as a fixed version of Regen.

No ill will sent. I blame the lateness. I have been talking to someone via messages about Claws, DB, and Kat offering pros and cons. They came away with all three sets seeming to work out. I have rolled a couple DB including one recently who is up to 16. I never really did IOs on live so I'm revisiting various sets now. Some of us don't have a problem thinking of a character once we get past the idea of playing Claws and not be THAT guy.

Plant/ta. Seeds is cheat mode as a control. It almost feels like you use that and anything else is gravy. TA doesn't have to look at health/end bars or worry about buffs. Shoot some arrows and move on. TA is a silver platter of a buffet for a Controller as well. More control on a ST and AoE level, debuffs, and more damage. As a Defender, I think TA/ice can be made one of the more solo friendly ones although soloing isn't fast. It took me about 90 minutes to solo FF, but that included a death, being level 8, and zero slotting. If you simply want something for teams, TA/water as Water offers a self heal. A side benefit of these builds is you really get to play around with procs. Everyone should try the Scrapper version of Claws. One of the smoothest rides to 50. Everyone should try playing a support character on a team just to get the experience of what that is like. More so if you lack heals. Nothing better than being on a support set without heals, someone with heals, and then the team going "Thanks for the heals." Literally a thankless job.

It's super obvious, but doing the WST earns double Merits. Each Posi and Yin can be done in 30 minutes or under on sane teams. Posi is 11 and 15 Merits. Yin is 20. I was on a red side TF doing a speed version, and I think the time was like 13 minutes or some sort of whiplash time. Stalkers are actually quite good at Merit farming when factoring in non-TF content although I think maybe the old Yin TF is one they can specialize in.

I think the point is are you doing kill alls at x1 or are you actually pushing the mobs size? I would love to see how many blasters are taking masses of Mu and their end drain at x8 with a leveling build. They can task my Brute which has actual end drain protection. Kill alls aren't really in the favor of Blasters you think they are. How many Blasters are doing x8 before level 50? If I can take a Brute through 3 missions to get a level during my 30s, how many does it take for a Blaster? You aren't winning a leveling race at +0/x1 with mission completion bonuses. Any famer can verify that.