Scarlet Shocker

Thanks @Etched but your suggestion doesn't solve my problem. I'm going well with all variants and I have no impulse to change (I've got 2 versions each of Vitric Vixen and The Glass Fox) - I'm not looking to build more as part of this experience. I'm just needing help with an epic pool that reflects the idea that her powers are glass.

Well it's not a problem for you. I've always been a firm advocate for playing your game the way you want to so I won't criticise you for that. I don't have enough data to say whether or not your perspective is unique, but it seems like it may be quite common. I do know from many attempts that it's almost impossible to get a regular team formed goldside - which is a shame because there is some seriously great teamworthy content on both sides. I wonder if it's not worth the Devs offering some form of incentive to encourage play on less well supported sides, but what that form might take I don't know because I do not know what is technically possible.

I appreciate that - but it does give me a mule slot for an LotG and I have the powers space as things stand

I have run into an issue on one iteration of The Glass Fox. She's the Ice/Ice crupper and she is dynamite - very potent and potentially quite tanky when I get my controls in the right order... BUT.... She is very very end heavy. I've noticed that seems to be a common denominator with Ice based powers, they are strong but they all suck end badly. Also, I've gotten to level 40 and I'm looking at an APP/PPP and there is no ice. Obviously glass is the concept and there is no good power to represent that. Ice isn't available and I've struggled to think what fits well. I've mostly settled for Mace Mastery which gives a very powerful shield and a pretty ok and impressive pet with the handwave justification that "she stole it from Arachnos" which while I can live with that is unsatisfying. I'd looked at Power Mastery and also Psychic Mastery but Power seems... well it solves a lot of End problems but doesn't offer many other benefits and Psychic does give a useful resist bonus and a confuse but nothing that fits well thematically. Overall it's proving to be quite unsatisfying and I'm struggling. Suggestions please!

I'm working on a build now where I have a few slots available so I might take both, and shove a stealth proc in one of my Sprint powers. That'll learn 'em 🙂 Thanks for the input! You've confirmed what I suspected with useful bonus info!

Gonna say this is completely outside of my own experience.

I've noticed that few players are engaged Redside. I've seen a lot of players on various servers in Mercy hanging out in the starting zone. NOBODY has responded to me when I have broadcast about starting a DFB and they are pretty well all low level. Similarly with Rikti raids, I've tried a couple of times to get stuff going as the Rikti invade the Isles, and only a smattering of people even bother to respond. It's weird - as though the attitude of players when they cross over is "this is the solo game now"

I do but I'm usually dead by that stage! 🤣

This refers back to The Glass Fox which you can read about if interested but it raised an interesting question Stealth at face value is better... or is it? I get the idea that Stealth falls away if you act, in terms of attacking, buffing or doing anything much in front of an enemy. I don't see that in the description of Arctic Fog. But (from memory) attacking or acting using other stealth powers does effectively negate the stealth. So is Artic Fog unique in that you retain the stealth and its defence benefits or is there an omission in the description? IF I took both, I appreciate they don't stack but will I get some benefit (my thinking here is that Stealth can act as a mule for an LotG but is it worth it? Thoughts, fellow Paragonads?

Difficult to do. Nobody see him coming (because he closes the lid)

It's self-selecting. If you're causing your team trouble it's because you're drawing aggro. If you keep doing it and faceplanting the team is going to fold very fast, The alternative is you succeed - in which case there's no issue

If they were a herd, wouldn't that be "moooooooooooooooooooving"? Also, this game gives us a fair bit of flexibility. If somebody runs ahead and faceplants, that is usually a fair indication that they could choose a better strategy. That said, part of the beauty of this game is finding stuff out the hard way. Just enjoy playing your way, let others play theirs. Sooner or later it'll work out... and if it doesn't? Well it really is only a game!

Were that even remotely true, City of Heroes would be entirely redundant. Our job would be done, there would be nothing left to achieve!

Play Mech Warrior Online Buy a Battlemaster or Cyclops Form a mercenary unit Lead your minions into battle while barking instructions over comms. Run away from light mechs trying to stab you in the back as your unit crumbles around you

Sadly there's too few of us villainous types around. That said, if I hear a call for villain stuff and I'm not already booked up I'm usually quite happy to help out! If you want to start something give it a go. I'm also open to starting a regular event/team night for the bad guys

Apologies, phrased it badly - I was badging redside and using Vidiot maps but the navi bar kept taking me to the abandoned lab or in one instance I was taken to a closed door in Port Oakes I think. Im pretty sure it's not a vidiot maps issue Here's a thread I created regarding this issue

Vitric Vixen aka The Glass Fox need a base. and in keeping with her name, has set up a small corner of the Shadow Shard (where else?) with her own pied a terre. I imagine something floating in space looking glassy from the outside, not too big, the usual stuff inside, so cozy but functional and good looking but I've literally no clue how to go about achieving such a thing so I'd welcome any and all suggestions.

like I said in other places. I don't much like homages - I prefer to plough my own furrow. That said, this thread did inspire a new character. I give you "The Blessed Cheesemaker" Having broken out of his china clay pot and his waxy coating he's there with his strong odour and crumbly gloopiness to bring evildoers to justice

Couldn't do it. It'd have to be Scarlet of course but that would destroy the game for me so... No!

For years I used Belkin Nostromos (n50 and n52) but sadly they all wore out on me. Currently I'm using a dual Razer setup, a Naga mouse and an Orbweaver which is very similar to the n52 but actually less satisfying ergonomically. I probably don't use either to their full potential but I use the Orbweaver for movement (multi directional button controlled via thumb and jump also thumb operated) and that takes care of my powers in Tray 1. I use the buttons on my Naga for powers in Tray 3 so effectively have over 20 keys within microseconds of touch activity. I'm still crap at gaming but I've got all the toys! 😝

Is part of the problem one of nomenclature? I'm talking here about the shard's names and how evocative they are. Excelsior! We know and love that word but most of us probably first encountered it through the musings of the late, great, Stan Lee who would use it to sign off his Bullpen Bulletins. Similarly Reunion is considered to be "the EU shard" by dint of its name - and the other shards don't have such a grip on the imagination - even if they perhaps should. Everlasting sounds more like a battery than a testament to the game and Torchbearer can evoke not only the eternal flame being carried forward in time but also angry mobs with pitchforks It's probably a bit late to do anything about it now, but maybe in an ideal world more "neutral" sounding names might have made things easier to balance loads, such as colours or animal names etc - especially if those names are selected to be less than inspiring. But that might be self-defeating in itself. Guess the only thing for it is to close the AE on Excelsior instead! 😎

There's a known issue with some badge locations - I think Vidiotmaps does the same - they point to incorrect locations