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the game basically throws inf at you if you know where to look. Run an ITF, you get 10-16mil inf plus drops. common recipe drops are 100k if sold in stores or the nurse, a typical run usually gets an additional 2mil worth of common recipes. uncommon and rare recipes, I tend to craft, convert (to a pricey one) and sell. I'm not a fan of purples, rather prefer cheap builds. so I have a stash of purple IOs and recipes that are worth a butt-load if I do decide to sell them. You can also save the inf and buy super-packs for ATOs. It's a gamble and sometimes you do encounter a loss, but odds of making a profit are in your favour with super-packs.

On average, I might get: 1. 5 unslotters, 2. 20 Brainstorm ideas, 3. Dominion of Arachnos damage/end (ATO) 4. respec token 5. windfall temp power Each card has a chance to get one of the items, as Greycat and I have listed. and Rarity plays. Sometimes you get 2 ATOs, sometimes none. I don't think anyone has ever rolled 3 ATOs. Temp powers and insps are quite common, so are unslotters and converters. Merits less common, etc. (I think you can also get boosters IIRC) No purple or PvP IOs in the mix, nor recipes. Additional note, these will end up in your character items (other tab of email--buttons at the bottom). And you can have any alt claim them. What can you do with them? some things are account-locked like merits and temp powers. others, like converters, catalysts and unslotters you can sell in the AH. Merits you can convert to the aforementioned items and sell; similarly, brainstorm ideas can be crafted to salvage which you can also sell. ATOs, you can also sell, usually for 8mil. so if you invested 10mil for a super pack, it's easy to see how a lucky draw can earn you a profit, one catalyst + one ATO = 11 mil so you're already 1 mil ahead. though sometimes you break even or lose inf. In my case, I view super packs as a mini-game when I have inf to spare and alts to ATO up. (I don't slot ATOs in all my alts)

Are you implying that they're Anti-Vexxers?

winter packs are just like super packs with the exception that instead of ATOs, you get winter IOs. So you have a chance to get catalysts, unslotters, merits, converters, tailor coupons, experienced temp power, windfall, large (not super) indv and team insp, and brainstorm ideas (I think that's it, I can't recall any more off the top of my head). personally, I'm not a big fan of winter IOs and I find them overpriced at that. I do occasionally by super packs because it's easier to make a profit off of them, especially when you luck out and get to ATOs in one go.

I like KB. Can we have an IO proc that doubles or triples KB? That comment about nothing heroic about KB-ing your enemies, you've obviously never seen Supes bring it to Darkseid or Black Adam.

for the power names, just drag a power to the chat bar and you'll get the name. Sometimes, it will display the extend name (like NightWidow Training.Mental Blast), in such cases, you can just use "Mental_Blast". regarding the underscore and quotes, I've read that most times they are not required, but are put there to easily define and find the command. When I make a macro, it's usually a guess and check and edit if wrong until it works 😃 Additional note on macros, they work last command first (or right to left) so you want the first thing to execute listed last... or so I've heard. Don't take my word for this, I barely know my way around macros, although I do have some that work half the time

@MTeague Awesome stuff! I haven't finished reading them all, but thoroughly enjoying them. I like the format that you used complete with pic. I might do the same if I can drag my lazy ass to do it 😃

Yes

came here for the powerpoint as well. thoroughly disappointed. Clickbait! =)

Nonsense. All alts are created equal, whether level 1 or 50+1. start the list (believe me it's cathartic) 😃

Oh. Sorry, my dyslexia got the better of me again. I don't think the slotting for Spines/ will directly translate to Fire/, but at least it's a starting point. Again, apologies for the misread.

Apart from this, I've started limiting myself as the concept dictates. For example, My AR/Dev Blaster is just a skilled soldier with no powers. For one thing, I just pick "normal" AR powers on him, like burst, M30, snipe and full auto. No shotgun blast, no flame thrower. Additionally, he won't be taking powers like Force bolt or Spirit Ward from the pools, rather something realistic like adrenaline or injection. I also have a DP blaster that uses a revolver so he won't take the AoEs and the nuke, just single shot attacks. On the flip side, I could come up with another DP blaster that uses the Uzi, so only AoEs, no STs. Ultimately, the character dictates what he does in-game, not what will make him the strongest possible version of the AT/power set.

ask and you shall receive:

haha. I have one of these. Clay, my AR/Dev blaster. I didn't really plan to power-level him that high up. I just wanted enough levels so I can get some res/def on a blaster and a semblance of an attack chain. But... the friends that hosts the farms as well as the people who door sit with me have really fun banter. Next thing I know He's 48. Towards the higher levels, I would join in the fight from the side, sniping here and there. I don't think I've run a single mission on him, though. I think it's safe to say that he's SWAT: Sit, Wait and Talk. 😃 Edit: just checked. I ran 2 missions on him. I have no idea where I got the merits from. Been street sweeping yesterday just to acquaint myself with his janky attack chain.

somebody does

@EmmySky @MTeague Time to add yours 😃

It's automatic for me to monitor end consumption and recovery. I try to make it a point that recovery is at least twice the value of consumption. And on my Brutes, I monitor damage bonus and to hit. It let's me know exactly when Fury is at max.

Wow! how serendipitous. I just rolled a katana scrapper 😃 You rock as always, SV! Just took it out for a spin with the new sounds. And. It. Sounds. Awe. Some! Incidentally, I also downloaded your Transformer SFX Mod for MMs (for my bots), and apparently they also affect some if not all of my Arachnos pets as well as enemies. Equally awesome. 😃

that's the main reason I respec. to arrange IOs, not so much repick powers, but to make sure IOs are nice and neat and in order (Heal and Absorb goes first, the proc last). and with crafted IOs, I try to have them in multiples of 5 (level 10, 15, 20, etc.), otherwise, even if they're a proc, I'll sell them in the AH. OCD runs in the family.

Freaking annoying... even for non-scrappers. A friend and I duo-ed an ITF. I was a mace bane spider, so melee, along with my friend who was a fire/dark blaster. I'd go in, draw first blood, and aggro... and still the mob would flock to other guy. And when it came down to Bosses like Cyclops, Minos, Requiem and Romy... they wouldn't stand and fight. Got dizzy chasing them around! Sheesh!

I tend to follow the logic that Analog tools such as the ones mentioned above can still be considered Natural. Anything that enhances your performance (like Ironman's suit) would be Tech. Otherwise, a Natural hero will be confined to regular people who use their hands.

for the last one, you can also switch alignments and do facemaker missions which work exactly the same way as Icon missions.

One time, something similar happened to me. The mobs in Talos were wide-screened TVs (seriously), and that wasn't the weirdest thing. GMs told me to quit the client, restart and rescan. sometimes the files get corrupted. a computer and client restart + rescan solved mine.

Wow. thanks. I'm a big fan of spiders. I will definitely give this a run and get back to you. 😃 I hope you work all the way up to 50 to make it similar to Sunstar's extended story arc for Khelds. I think that's one of the better arcs in the game.

I may be a rarity, but I've never been a fan of Hasten. instead, I like Adrenaline Boost from experimentation. on melee toons, I take Speed of Sound which, with a macro or bind, tp's you to the next enemy alive and so far it's the fastest animating tp there is. beats running after them. Speed of Sound does have a rather high end cost. so I turn of sprint and slot Speed of Sound with 3-4 slots of Celerity + Universal travel IOs focusing on the end and set bonuses. Adrenaline boost with just 2 slots of the Adjusted Targeting (rech, to-hit/rech) gives additional global damage. You need to pick injection or toxic dart. either one is good depending on how you play. if the toon solo's a lot, toxic dart is a nice little range toy to "get the enemy's attention" one at a time instead of a group like provoke or taunt... if you want to break up a mob that's too big by whittling the edges. 😃