Snarky

I usually try for a real quick origin story and a touch of character attitude my main, Snarky the vampire’s bio is basically a couple sentences griping at people for assuming he might be related to the council non vampire abominations or even worse want to go to high school and date a teenager. Then he gives one last snark about “why are you still here?”

i'll give you that. i thought of cones after i posted. but cones are more target capped in general i believe? i think a lot (and this is by memory of blaster aoe and cones so may be wrong) of the circle AoE tend to have more generous target caps making an increase of footprint more functionally powerful

A quick note. Increasing AoE Radius is not equal to increasing range on a ST attack. Increasing ST range is a linear bonus. AoE radius increase would by definition be a geometric increase, and therefore way more powerful.

you can run it at really low difficulty as well. Do this with a SG team to learn a bit more. or run it a dozen times "speed" pug and slowly get the gist of it. good rewards

no

I do this as the core of some builds. Some builds/archetypes it favors. Others it is counterproductive. I never ignore build goals to do it. Dominators favor this due to chasing global recharge, but the last half to third of the build they dive into other sets, chasing global recharge A Ss/Inv Brute built for me by Hyperstrike is nearly all PvP, ATO, Purple and Winters. It still dallies with “lesser sets” to achieve build goals though

The Really Hard Way is….okay yeah deep end. I started with Cosmic on a Dark/Dark Brute. It was not pretty. Long animation melee class in that battle is just horrid. I play a Beam Rifle Blaster for that trial now. The rest of the Saturday night content is surprisingly easy if you are good at following instructions on Discord. And the instructions are very precise. Badges, fun, save the world, cause mayhem

Cosmic has a Discord that is used to join. It is in my posts on Excelsior board. (On a phone right now so not easy for me to grab). Basically read the rules and then post that you agree in the discord chat it says to do that in. Officers monitor that and will get you fitted in pretty quick

Any game someone does not like can be boiled down to this statement Crafting of some type in every game is enjoyed by a small community of OCD types and immersive players. Things exist for a reason You do not enjoy it. Get some Inf and buy what you want. Snarky solves another problem.

Last night at Cosmic Council social gathering (over a billion handed out in trivia prizes and mult winter/super packs as door gifts!) we had three new people say they had just recently found out about CoH I know most of us think everyone knows CoH is available. It is not well known

If you like cones Dark/Mental is a firehose

It still is a pain even with taunt because you have to actively get everyone’s attention (except Rikti drones, Rularuu eyes,etc). It is just plain more work, and has to be done every room. Where a regular Tank or Brute just meeds to waltz in before the team and is immediately the life of the party

Dark Armor has more problems than KB on a tank. I have a 50d Dark Dark Tank i never run. My main is a Dark Dark Brute…with no taunt. No room. Dark has the issue of a non suppressed stealth. Which works GREAT for the Brute. No defense? Not as much of an issue when you can kill everyone in your general area while everyone outside that circle ignores you. Not great for Tanking

Yes the P2W endurance discount temp is an often overlooked lifesaver I slot 4pts of KB prot on my Dark Brute. That is sufficient 95% of time. 8 pts is good 97%, and 12pts is good 99.5%. I am a min maxer, 4 does the bulk of the work

My most survivable Blaster ever. This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.2.17 https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Blanker: Level 50 Magic Blaster Primary Power Set: Electrical Blast Secondary Power Set: Temporal Manipulation Power Pool: Concealment Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Speed Ancillary Pool: Force Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Lightning Bolt -- Thn-Acc/Dmg(A), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(3), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7) Level 1: Time Wall -- TraoftheH-Acc/Rchg(A), TraoftheH-EndRdx/Immob(7), TraoftheH-Acc/EndRdx(9), TraoftheH-Acc/Immob/Rchg(9), TraoftheH-Dam%(11), TraoftheH-Immob/Acc(11) Level 2: Ball Lightning -- Artl-Acc/Dam(A), Artl-Dam/End(13), Artl-Dam/Rech(15), Artl-Acc/Dam/Rech(15), Artl-Acc/Rech/Rng(17), Artl-End/Rech/Rng(17) Level 4: Stealth -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(19), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(19) Level 6: Charged Bolts -- SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg(A), SprDfnBrr-Dmg/Rchg(21), SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(21), SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(23), SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), SprDfnBrr-Rchg/+Status Protect(25) Level 8: Charge Up -- GssSynFr--ToHit(A), GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg(25), GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(27), GssSynFr--Rchg/EndRdx(27), GssSynFr--ToHit/EndRdx(29), GssSynFr--Build%(29) Level 10: Chronos -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31) Level 12: Zapp -- ExcCnt-Acc/Dmg(A), ExcCnt-Dmg/EndRdx(31), ExcCnt-Dmg/ActRdx(31), ExcCnt-Dmg/Rng(33), ExcCnt-Dmg/Rchg(33), ExcCnt-Stun%(33) Level 14: Fly -- BlsoftheZ-ResKB(A), BlsoftheZ-Travel(34) Level 16: Grant Invisibility -- Rct-ResDam%(A) Level 18: Phase Shift -- RechRdx-I(A) Level 20: Temporal Healing -- Prv-Absorb%(A), Prv-Heal(34), PrfShf-End%(34), PrfShf-EndMod(36), EndMod-I(36) Level 22: Time Stop -- Lck-Acc/Hold(A), Lck-Acc/Rchg(36), Lck-Rchg/Hold(37), Lck-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(37), Lck-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(37), Lck-%Hold(39) Level 24: Kick -- FrcFdb-Rechg%(A) Level 26: Tough -- RctArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctArm-ResDam/Rchg(39), RctArm-ResDam(40) Level 28: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(40), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg(40), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(42), LucoftheG-Def(42), Ksm-ToHit+(42) Level 30: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(43) Level 32: Thunderous Blast -- SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBlsWrt-Dmg/Rchg(43), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(45), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(45), SprBlsWrt-Rchg/Dmg%(45) Level 35: Personal Force Field -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A) Level 38: Time Lord -- StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A) Level 41: Repulsion Bomb -- Bmbdmt-Dam(A), Bmbdmt-Dam/Rech(46), Bmbdmt-Acc/Dam/Rech(46), Bmbdmt-Acc/Dam/Rech/End(48), Bmbdmt-+FireDmg(48), SuddAcc--KB/+KD(48) Level 44: Temp Invulnerability -- RctArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctArm-ResDam/Rchg(50), RctArm-ResDam(50) Level 47: Time Shift -- ImpSwf-Acc/Slow(A), ImpSwf-Dam%(50) Level 49: Force of Nature -- GldArm-3defTpProc(A) Level 1: Defiance Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 1: Swift -- Flight-I(A) Level 1: Hurdle -- Empty(A) Level 1: Health -- Pnc-Heal/+End(A), NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(13), Mrc-Rcvry+(39) Level 1: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A), PrfShf-EndMod(46) Level 49: Quick Form Level 14: Afterburner Level 6: Shocked ------------ | Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1430;675;1350;HEX;| |78DA65935B4F135110C7CF5E4A81B64029D022944BB194525928263EAB402322091| |1E32BA965A91BD7B629C5C807F00BF8200A0262143506BF84D7CF607CF3C517D4C4| |784DC83ADDFF1C8A7193F677CECC9939337366666F4EFA979632A7851298B0B3CBC| |B0B67E9BF62963DB3D9BC9513F4794952B86696BDB4EE65EDC2C56C216F2E1A53B6| |99AB94AD5CD6865D5CEAE7574AA562B9625C32AF13493D9B2D58A5153B5BB18A051| |19C2B166D63BA70C35AB6AE58B65559F5B9928C6DE5AF56025857975621DFE8EEE6| |4BA6B9D83A55B27246A658CE99E4AF7ACF6A84828AD16F541C7E8E476C12D2BA50B| |798DBA0FE80B903D63D04CF248F1ADF51A05C03EBEF32D7C1C60DE63D708CAC1469| |AC681E57E8D7C1260FB30E6CF132EBC100155583B5A36AEDF0D8DAC69CD15C1AA4F| |5F021F2A7BBC23685A9821D1A5307231E70BCFA82323CEF2315CAC7E0B15DE613B0| |FB29F319384985696063A521856AF5304F127C322CDF4B56BE62BE06FBDE30DF32D| |F813E8A29203D073EE0BAFEF76013299B59299ABF695C3A21825218E41832146088| |63D043FB38D9FF89B9067703B7997D309A20A3761978FB7756FE008FFF64FE62FE0| |607FF802A8511666311BE05A146C24EF98C9D3DB48A92452F31A18B440CD4E95097| |BCB68BDF3AD1C20C82C910937B2079205C6731328ECA7A4539FB61E6A9EA644ACFB| |DEBC87E7883791F3CB1C9DC626E83CF354C909B508CC39AA612C56596F13012DAA3| |071B92AD347480FE1A7198021D3DAA3055E647E8F7E89A942C51AA0725497389D25| |CA27374ADC187146307D7A677C117E4614C063A36CE6FAC1F8E9FE374EBB539AEEE| |1D475CF85F34A7D7065628AE68BFB1E645880154F5F33F42F7DC97232255F42304F| |F65D46CF03C92F87AE49022B80747B80767866B4938A2A336044E24E54EF9A2BBF9| |0B765FCFCD| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

very situationally useful. probably a rare. you will find if you play one character for months you find interesting edge case uses for any power. i like Blasters with two holds. those can nail a paragon protector or victoria robot in place long enough to kill them. this is not going to be that useful unfortunately. the set has mez prot, acc, +hp, and a great ranged defense. i chase set bonuses like a hound dog. also, if for any reason your damage bonus gets floored....it does have a damage proc in it

your build looks real similar to ones i make indeed. I made a couple mods for you to think about. i would definitely drop a psi res out of resist and puit in the kismet if nothing else. This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.2.17 https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Turmoil: Level 50 Mutation Blaster Primary Power Set: Seismic Blast Secondary Power Set: Devices Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Medicine Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Encase -- DfnBrr-Acc/Dmg(A), DfnBrr-Dmg/Rchg(3), DfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), DfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), DfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), DfnBrr-Rchg/+Status Protect(7) Level 1: Toxic Web Grenade -- TraoftheH-Acc/Rchg(A), TraoftheH-EndRdx/Immob(42), TraoftheH-Acc/EndRdx(48), TraoftheH-Immob/Acc(48), TraoftheH-Acc/Immob/Rchg(48), TraoftheH-Dam%(50) Level 2: Shatter -- Thn-Acc/Dmg(A), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(7), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(9), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11) Level 4: Rock Shards -- BlsWrt-Acc/Dmg(A), BlsWrt-Dmg/Rchg(13), BlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13), BlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15), BlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), BlsWrt-Rchg/Dam%(17) Level 6: Entomb -- Thn-Acc/Dmg(A), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(17), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(19), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(21), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21) Level 8: Seismic Force -- RechRdx-I(A) Level 10: Targeting Drone -- GssSynFr--Build%(A), AdjTrg-ToHit/EndRdx(23), AdjTrg-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(23) Level 12: Upthrust -- Artl-Acc/Dam(A), Artl-Dam/End(25), Artl-Dam/Rech(25), Artl-Acc/Dam/Rech(27), Artl-Acc/Rech/Rng(27), Artl-End/Rech/Rng(29) Level 14: Super Speed -- BlsoftheZ-ResKB(A) Level 16: Kick -- Empty(A) Level 18: Tombstone -- Thn-Acc/Dmg(A), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(33), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34) Level 20: Field Operative -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(42), EndMod-I(43), EndMod-I(45) Level 22: Tough -- StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), GldArm-3defTpProc(43), ImpSki-Status(46), UnbGrd-Max HP%(46) Level 24: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A) Level 26: Stalagmite -- Thn-Acc/Dmg(A), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(29), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(31), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33) Level 28: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), Ksm-ToHit+(46) Level 30: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(36) Level 32: Meteor -- Artl-Acc/Dam(A), Artl-Dam/End(36), Artl-Dam/Rech(36), Artl-Acc/Dam/Rech(37), Artl-Acc/Rech/Rng(37), Artl-End/Rech/Rng(37) Level 35: Scorpion Shield -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(40), Rct-ResDam%(42), ShlWal-Def/EndRdx(43), ShlWal-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(45), ShlWal-Def(45) Level 38: Gun Drone -- ExpRnf-Acc/Rchg(A), ExpRnf-Acc/Dmg(39), ExpRnf-Dmg/EndRdx(39), ExpRnf-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), ExpRnf-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(40), ExpRnf-+Res(Pets)(40) Level 41: Smoke Grenade -- DmpSpr-ToHitDeb/Rchg(A) Level 44: Injection -- Acc-I(A) Level 47: Aid Self -- Heal-I(A) Level 49: Field Medic -- RechRdx-I(A) Level 1: Defiance Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 1: Swift -- Empty(A) Level 1: Hurdle -- Empty(A) Level 1: Health -- Prv-Absorb%(A), Pnc-Heal/+End(50) Level 1: Stamina -- PrfShf-EndMod(A), PrfShf-End%(50) Level 1: Seismic Shockwaves Level 14: Speed Phase Level 49: Quick Form ------------ | Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1416;660;1320;HEX;| |78DA65944B4F135114C7EF74A6144A2BE5514AA1EF16A18556EA27303E6A149A108| |ABA244D3BD449A06DDA92E8CA444DDC1A17E2232AB273E96770EDFBB1F22B20286E| |14713C9DF3BF690D93747E73CFBDE7FCCFB9E7DEE6AF9D75ADAEE64E09C57D66ADD| |86CAE9CA6774B6FF4E6375AC59651AB0A7A1CCB1B8DF59AB1E6A0EF0016AC2C15AB| |15BD9C29E84673DD28B19F4F4E1636EAF55AA395395F2C57F4565338176BB5B54CA| |1AEEB65B7F599332A575B46B5E2B2460B7AB14E039ECAEB65A3645475FFB9BA51CA| |C888F96249A757FBFBFA18E511A3DFEB14BD947686C2B48BDFAA10594DD80EC03F4| |CED10FCCBEC31993744B7F37DC532263799271E800FC147CCEC63E69B94F42567E5| |89E0C84F99BDCFC02DA6F339B8CD7C4BCEAA545697381D57015C661EBB045E667AA| |E30DF91B35D2ADBA1EC81F2109487A03C02E51128BF2767079C8563868D37097D48| |C7D6F7C2661947B7C12DE607F2EC97B2FDAADD328E69A09D39DE033A98815E669C3| |4DD52D6FD9523DAC838208D03263DE223890C4A9141D416416D11D416456D51D416| |456DB709C328431D4EB03109A622CC595025712F9454AF8FDC82B4E8246F713AC8E| |3F42F9C1C5AEC4364E1F3F209F844B9FA65AE7EE41A40AE21E41A42AE21E41A41AE| |A3147102119509444C1F0A4B3646934139194493E2E067920D4BD930FA10471FE2E| |843027D48A00F09F4E1C043F7461EBC1864A7E6B9CAE43E339563CE5E002F32EF90| |D7A4549EDCE5261EDF03BF833F9853FBE04FE62DF29A965B38FD928D212A74469E8| |099712E304CC68C3466D0BEBB243C278D73D88AA8D6B9C0664013F231DB633A4D0B| |474D8B5AE7DA0AC532ED383B51B0EADB51D36E9749113BBC23D92873EFBFC97B5C5| |C7693F9A5EB3FCA7C95EA5C04733ED529CAFC07E332DDDF| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

after re reading the last page i begin to suspect 1 of 2 things are happening 1) i am trying to dialogue with the bottom 50% of the population in terms of understanding things 2) i am being trolled in an effort to get a response since the last time i was rebuked by a GM i took a 6 month break from CoH I am going to stop posting on all the boards for a while. some rejoice, some mourn, most go on wondering wtf anyways, i am a busy old vampire with little energy to educate and/or be vexed. good night

Dark Armor is incredibly end heavy when run well (which means using its Fear and Stun toggles to mitigate damage due to lack of traditional defense. This is normally overcome by pairing it with something like Dark melee which has an end recovery power there is a pay to win end management power. get it. keep blue inspirations on hand. As soon as possible get your endurance accolades. every bit helps

If you buy a stock at one price and sell it at a different price (higher or lower) then you have made or lost that amount. But the other party then has the chance to buy/sell the same item. The stock may change hands hundreds of times. Each owner making a profit or loss. But the money is not LOST. It keeps switching hands. When you lose $100 on a stock the money does not disappear from the economy. If people keep bidding more on the item that is where the cash comes from. When people sell it for less they lose their cash. (Think pyramid scheme or bitcoin) But the funds are traceable transaction by transaction as to who is putting money into the stock and who is taking money from the stock.

You think money disappears on the stock market rather than change hands? you prefer the phrase “market forces apply pressure on price indexes” over “Joe the CEO decided we need to raise the sell price 25% this week, again” You are probably more comfortable with “taking the herd to market” over “ butcher the pigs” as well

No money has ever been “lost” on the stock market either. It just changes hands look, use whatever doctoral level words make you feel better. SOMEONE is changing the price and making money. You get that right? I mean, “surely you can contemplate the intricacies of the situation?”

I think (memory on an old vampire….it hurts to guess at what i used to know) is seeded at 1 mil by Devs. Last night i saw it see saw 500-800+. I bought a few at 500k. (My max ever on rare). Then i craft convert and sell what i get in drops. My usual way of slowly building up a decent stash. Which i tend to give away half the time lol

So no one is actually “manipulating” the price of gas. It just mystically changes all on it’s own. I never knew that. Thanks

One of the main tricks for amassing a few billion (once you learn the basics and i guess you have) is run your 50(s). Generating new alts and outfitting them (and running pre 50) costs Influence, and earns less. Running as a 50 you get Influence and Recipe drops and rewards that add up. And if you are running the 50 you already have built you are spending nothing