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I also leave it on to level 50, although I occasionally run out of the buff and forget to top off right away. I tend not to farm too much. I have nothing against it and have farmed many levels, but I prefer playing the character through TFs and arcs with a possible farm visit to gain a few quick levels after mid 30s when the leveling slows down and I really want the next power or a few extra slots. With double XP and without farming, I find that I get to level 50 in less than a weeks worth of playing, probably 10 to 20 hours worth of actual playing. Once you get to 50, the influence really starts flowing in and you are better at killing things quickly with a complete build. I did try to play without any doubleXP or sending influence and other gifts from my other 50s. I couldn't do it. At least not all the way. I broke down early and took some IOs from my base. And then used my second account to farm him some levels around level 35. So while I didn't buy double XP or send any influence, I could not tolerate the feeling of being slow and weak and cheated on the spirit of the challenge. Some people love to play each character on their own, without buffs or gifts. I realized that it is not for me.

This is all very important information that I would not have guessed based on the announcement. Thanks for sharing.

The only time I really want range is when I am specifically building for range, like my Psy/energy blaster or Symph/Dark/Cold controller (lots of cones). I am not saying they are useless, I just don't find them useful for the way I build and play. And that includes not making a ton of sentinels. I hope you Uunderstand.

The ATO sets I find not worth taking are the Sentinel ones. Not only are the procs underwhelming, so are the set bonuses. The only bonuses I would crave are defense and recharge and those are tied to the 5th and 6th slot. While not technically an ATO, Entomb is my next least used Superior set. The +absorb proc isn't that great, IMO. If it behaved like Preventative Medicine and went off automatically when low on health, that might make it into rotation. While the set bonuses are OK, it suffers from the same problem that all the other hold sets have: no damage enhancement. We could really use a universal mez set that included damage in it's pieces. Acc/Mez, Dam/Mez, Dam/End/Mez, Acc/Dam/Mez/Rech, and some kind of non-damage proc. Maybe universal +2mez (hold, stun, confuse, immobile, fear) that could stack with whatever it was in, but also get in a different effect. I would tier ATOS as follows: Stalker/Scrapper (truly game changing) Blaster/Corrupter/Defender/Tanker (reinforces and supports the ATs roles(s)) MM/EAT/HEAT (you'll probably want to slot these, but maybe break them up) Brute (You'll probably also slot these in pairs or trios, but more for enhancement values than procs) Dominator/Controller (You might slot as a set, broken up, or just skip one or both entirely) Sentinel (why bother)

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You're welcome! . . . Also: play more Myrmidon!

I approve, but only if we call the power Chumbawumba. Also, there seems to be a logical inconsistency in your post. You stated that you completed the ZTF on an MM with only one other person and later stated that the MM deathloop makes the ZTF completely unbeatable.

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One of the funnest and funniest things in the game is Beast Run on a Crab Soldier. Try it!

It is the season for giving thanks. Thanks to all of you for making this a fun place to be.

They're too busy rushing forward to look back at old patch notes. Always forward!

I am not a dev, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn . . . once . . . before COVID. Anyway, a level 54, 55, and 56 CoT minion spectre all gave the same - 12,141 experience and 5,664 influence.

I don't remember if it was live or SCORE, but they did add slots as an experiment on the test server and it broke a lot of other things. Maybe it can be done now like Ukase's friend. Or maybe it's not a big deal with a few people playing vs. a few thousand. I've played 20+ years without needing more slots. It would be nice (especially for Kheldians), but it's not a need or even a high priority want . . . at least for me.

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I think you are reading something that wasn't written.

I almost always have a /targetname macro, and I thought about using it for Attune, but one for all the bosses seemed like a lot of names. Is there a way to target based on HP?

I've played some more of my sonic/NRG brute. Did a few missions in Croatoa in the 30s and then started going up a level or two every mission. When I got to mid 30s I moved to RWZ and stayed all the way to 50+ It works . . . OK. It's not great. Having to tab around to find a boss is especially detrimental to a brute that wants to keep their Fury high. So those few seconds breaks the rhythm between spawns. Once I find one, it works OK. Target boss with Attune clicked, it goes off when I get close enough, then Whisper (for the -res), Earsplitter, Echo, Thrust to get those DoTs going and to wait for things to close in, then AoEs of Wave, Clap with a FF +recharge proc, and my Epic AoEs (I went Mu). If the bosses are purple to me, I might need to start that rotation again. But at even level and +1, the minions die to the AoE about the same time as a boss if not before, leaving any other boss or Lts with limited HP. I wish I could activate Attune from further away. That would allow me to start attacking a second or two sooner and I could also use it as a pull. I'd also love if it did a little bit of -def. That would make it great against high defense things like Paragon Protectors, and to the new higher level +5 to +7 critters. I tried some +5 and +6 Rikti and it took forever because a Guardian was giving out bubbles and tanked my ability to hit without Sound Booster or yellows. I may need to add a Kismet +tohit proc to more of my characters. Attune could also be a great place to slot Achilles, which would up the damage even more, but even if it just did some -def without the ability to slot -def sets would be welcome.

That's good testing right there! What app did you use to tally your combat data?

Can you explain that please? I'm guessing you mean Hybrid, but not sure.

HA! But yeah, the whispering gets on my nerves.

Had some time to play Sonic Melee. I made a Sonic/Energy Brute and leveled him to 20 solo with mostly SOs (I can't help but slot Panacea proc and a few others ASAP). I completed both Posi TFs. My doppelganger was pretty easy and I defeated Dr V without any temp pets. It got hairy a few times when ambushes came, but I was able to keep attuned on him while I took care of the add ons and earned a few clutch inspirations. Occasionally hitting him with T1 or T2 meant he wasn't regenerating much, if at all. After that, I auto-leveled to 30 and slotted some IO sets. So far, I only ran the first mission from Gordon Bower at *4. He handled the Tuatha really well. Same as Dr V.: target the boss with attune, slap him once, then take care of his friends. I was also able to herd a couple of groups together so I will turn up the difficulty. While I think it performs fine, it does feel clunky to reapply attune and use the first two attacks so much. The icons, animations, and sounds are mainly from blasts and so I find myself with cognitive dissonance -- it feels like I should be blasting and not punching. Sometimes I wonder why my attack isn't going off and it's because the target is 10 feet away. Too far! I agree with some that the animations should either be all punches/arm movement or at least have an option to choose the animations. Then you could be a hand waver, a screamer, or some combination. I also think that it would be neat and different if Sonic melee had the longest distance melee attacks of at least 10 feet. That makes sense as sound travels a lot more than just seven feet. Perhaps even giving it spill-over AoE damage. So for example, 7 feet range for main target who takes full damage, but those within 10-15 feet take a smaller amount of spill-over damage. OH! And I forgot to add, I hate the "pspspsps" whispers sound effect when I use Sandman's Whisper. It's distracting and creepy. I'll add more as I play a few more levels.

I have at least 1 level 50 of every AT. I was surprised to see that the thing I have most of is controllers. But I do like them, Defenders, and Corrupters the most. I also have a bunch of Brutes and Tankers. The things I have the least of are Sentinels, HEATs, VEATs, Stalkers, and Dominators. PS - Are folks hand counting for their posted lists? Or is there some kind of tool that can do that?

I just noticed that Sandman's Whisper on a brute adds -res but only with Fiery Embrace. Is that accurate? Seems odd to me.

That is a great name. I think we may see a lot of Karens in the near future.