TheNerdzilla

Actually no. Honestly I didn't even mean "Bard" in the literal sense when I started this thread. I just meant building a character that is primarily based around buffing and debuffing rather than say healing or doing direct damage -- most of the time a "Bard" fits this category. The only "actual" Bard I ever played was in Rift for a short time.

Thank you for all the responses. I actually think I like this best. It has the added benefit that I've never played either one of these power sets!

So, this probably more belongs in the "Archetype" section but I am not entirely sure which archetype would be best for my vision. I'd like to come up with a Bard build. A character who offers the most, and the best buffs out there. I'm curious what ideas you guys would have about accomplishing this goal. I have played with sonic Defenders who seem to have some very nice buffs... as well as Fire. I just want to make sure I cover as many bases with buffs as I can. (Protection, Resist, Shields (if applicable), ext. Let me know what you all think. I'm interested to see what we can come up with.

I assume this would work similarly with MM pet too, right?

So I've recently been rebuilding my first (and main) character from live... an elec/elec Blaster. Typically when building a Blaster I stick to the role: Essentially nothing but pure ranged damage. However one power has my eyebrows raised and I want to confirm if my speculation about this ability is correct: Lightning Clap from Electricity Manipulation. In the description it says that you do damage to foes knocking them back but ALSO increase your recovery/regen for a time after. So with this I have a few questions. 1) Does one only get the benefit of the increased recovery/regen if Lightning Clap actually HITS something? 2) If that is in fact the case... I'd be right by essentially just blowing it everytime it comes off cooldown (whether there are enemies near me or not) simply to get the bonus recovery/regen, right? Does that make sense?

There was a post a whiiiiile back that said that XP was increased by 50% on the weekdays. Is that still a thing or has it been removed?

I always liked earning capes and auras. There was such a sense of accomplishment with it. I guess the only modification I might make to it is once you unlock it on your account... it's unlocked account wide. Still has the same feel to it. This person has a cape, they've achieved level 20 on at least one toon. He's cool.

I'm somewhat lost on the whole thing here. Is City of Heroes: Homecoming in discussion with NCSoft... or another company entirely? I share OP's concerns (as I'm sure everyone does) ... but one that that Homecoming shows is that there is a dedicated player-base here, still AKA money to be made. I guess I just want to get a handle on what's going on and who's in talks with who. Maybe a link to an article or some such?