Snarky

We are creating superpower characters in a comic universe. You thought there was some real world mechanical engineering being done?

one of my more creative solutions was my original toon on live. Orange Centurion on Liberty and later Freedom. A SS/Invul tech Brute. A robot. No Rage issues. The concept worked (for me) because I justified the crash as the robot overloading his circuits for almost two minutes of extra power. Then needing to divert power to cooling systems and get everything stabilized again. But no matter if you consider that creative or absolute dreck there needs to be something to explain RP wise why your character has this power crash every two minutes. unless you just do not care because you have nothing in your mind. in that case zen on and get away from me. I care about the character concepts, costumes, and power sets i generate.

this is a very buggy mechanic imo. soooooo..... plan way in advance, get lucky, or suffer are your options

In all seriousness, you are wrong. I have run many, many Super Strength characters. It is not just the word. It is the manic depressive cycle of the set. THe most accurate description I have for a character running SS is a low level thug who took up weightlifting. Then started taking steroids. Then graduated to street drugs. Then Superadyne and Excelsior, sometimes mixed with magical; powders available from people in Port Oakes. The dude has Rage issues. The power set perfectly describes his condition. Insane strength. Followed by pitiful weakness. It is not just a word. The power set was built to perfectly describe a manic depressive anger cycle. Ignoring that does not make you more creative. It makes you obtuse.

What power set looks like super strength. The closest i have seen suggested is Street Justice. Which is 1) a crap set 2) looks like martial arts. Crappy derivative slum martial arts, but martial arts I am talking about a set that I could use for a character similar to The Tick, perhaps the greatest super ever. Not a Street Justice user. Or an energy melee. Knockout Blow. Haymaker. Jab. Picking up a slab of pavement and hurling it at a Mu Striker. THAT is Super Strength. Also, the crack about lack of imagination was unnecessary and just a dick move. I am comfortable in my musical, 2D art, and writing skills. Evidently you are either a creative genius that could give Picasso a run for his money or incredibly small minded

You can use titan weapons or an energy blaster and call it super Strength. But it is not super strength

An update is when the staff make changes to the thing.

Dark regularly makes the top half of Armor lists. Sure, if you want to gimp something you can run anything and use dual origins all the way to 50.

This is about as simple to solve as it gets Rage boosts damage for two minutes with 10 second down time and and an end crash Make it a toggle with the same effective end cost ( by averaging) and average the damage (almost same but slightly less to account for crash downtime) pretty much anyone who disagrees with this simple solution is a cry baby pvper who wants to double stack it.

Super Strength is arguably the most prevalent power in comics/superhero canon. In this game we are saddled with one that is completely balanced around rage. Which, and maybe somebody did not notice this because( sarcastic comment removed), the vast majority of Super Strength users in comics/super hero world do not have Rage issues. Some do. Some. Not all. FIX IT

I started on Brutes. This bit of wisdom is why I stay on Brutes. I may be a bit slower but I can just settle into whatever is happening and keep grinding. It is almost a pain for me on really good teams because they have done everything while I am still getting my bearings. On crap teams I am the star player.

Look on the wiki to see the contacts that are the same arc but different contacts depending on RNG. It is a little tricky to ensure you get all content done because so many duplicate names for flavor

Dark is way too strong. Kinetic Melee is a set I have run and it truly stinks. I paired it with Regen because anything you use besides it lessens its damage, including clicking heals

Just run the Invulnerability. That will be your conclusion in the end. Save yourself days weeks months years of spreadsheet navel gazing Get a Hyperstrike build and TANK

We all know the math. After you can survive, (whether that is -1/x0 or +4/x8) it is a matter of DPS. I was on a casual Peregrine Mayhem last night. Just 3 Brutes. +4/x8 It was not a steamroll but we were grinding it pretty good. Not fast. Having one or more "carries" on a team running hard content not only reduces DPS it can negatively impact the team as they try to buff/revive/support what is dead weight. As the "carry" tries to help they go from dead weight to siphoning off team energy and focus. It is a very casual game, for me, at this point. I play regular. But it is just to have a bit of fun. I will do whatever with whoever, unless they are being a troll. No global ignore list for me. If you decide not to be a troll the next time we meet thats a good thing. So, if you are dead weight on my team it will take longer, or we fail. slight sadness. But I personally will not bring dead weight onto a team. No promises about not throwing out a Snarky tm., pat. pend. comment here and there

it happens sometimes

I do not PvP. But I do go to PvP zones to collect badges. One time on live on my SS Brute (either Inv or Will) I was jumped by a group of PvPers. I landed KO Blow. Game over. Ground and Pound. Do not get in close enough for that to land. The thing is a murder ticket. If you can End drain Willpower you are playing at a different level than me. Which leaves doing enough damage to kill it just raw. I suggest a Beam Rifle. It is what I use on Really Hard Way Magisterium Trials. That build has max ranged def (for PvE...)

Oh I do. Heck I will complain about ANYTHING on the forums. Go ahead, search, see for yourself A Team, SF, TF, or Trial is not a clandestine secret operation. There is no expectation of privacy. I do try to avoid calling out specific names. This from simple courtesy and hard won wisdom. The forums are the “locker room” of the game. We share strategies that work and that do not. We share accomplishments and failures. We relate our experiences for education and entertainment. We cheer on, complain, congratulate, rage, lift up, and tear down. Hopefully without making it personal Except when giving credit, drop names then

I hate to say it but tge culture on Excelsior is very similar to Freedumb server on Live. Garbage pug groups and all the manners of a NYC subway station

I would suggest a Kinetic Melee Regen Scrapper. That turd will stink bad.

So even if enhanced (with anything besides attuned and I believe no set bonuses was mentioned) then the 34 (or 40 w/e) Blaster had NO enhancement because they would have outleveled them. Fighting 50+ enemies. Yeah. That spot was vacant as far as team help was concerned. No damage and just eating up peoples time by distracting anyone who tried to buff or pull agro from them. Worse than a waste of space. A detriment. Sit by the door. Easier to be carried that way

Something is not right. Either you misread, misremembered, or the old game suffered a more wacky glitch than I have ever seen. You could not have been on a Market Crash with a level 34 teammate. Seriously, pics or it did not happen moment.

you will not be tanking much on a Fire Armor. looking at your original post. If you are headed that way (more damage less armors/defense) i would suggest looking at Brutes. some trash talk Brutes. I been playing them since live. They have been squuezed a bit over the years by nerfs and buffs to other melee. But the sick truth is they were near broken once we got inherent fitness. up until then they were lopsided. that just gave the engine nitrous and they never looked back.

Here is a (very expensive and untested) Rad/Rad i am considering taking 1-50+ this weekend. On paper the thing is batshit crazy tough. For a set that ignores defenses. This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.2.17 https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Level 50 Magic Tanker Primary Power Set: Radiation Armor Secondary Power Set: Radiation Melee Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Speed Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Alpha Barrier -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(3), UnbGrd-EndRdx/Rchg(3), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(5), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(5), UnbGrd-Max HP%(7) Level 1: Contaminated Strike -- KntCmb-Acc/Dmg(A), KntCmb-Knock%(33), FcsSmt-Acc/Dmg(33), FcsSmt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40) Level 2: Gamma Boost -- NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(A) Level 4: Proton Armor -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(9), UnbGrd-EndRdx/Rchg(9), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(11), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(11), ImpArm-ResPsi(13) Level 6: Fallout Shelter -- Ags-Psi/Status(A), ImpArm-ResPsi(15) Level 8: Radiation Therapy -- ThfofEss-Heal(A), ThfofEss-Heal/Rchg(15), ThfofEss-Acc/Heal(17), ThfofEss-Acc/EndRdx/Heal(17), ThfofEss-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(19), ThfofEss-+End%(19) Level 10: Taunt -- PrfZng-Taunt(A), PrfZng-Dam%(13) Level 12: Beta Decay -- CldSns-Acc/ToHitDeb(A), CldSns-%Dam(36) Level 14: Radioactive Smash -- Hct-Dmg(A), Hct-Dmg/Rchg(21), Hct-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(21), Hct-Acc/Rchg(23), Hct-Dmg/EndRdx(23), Hct-Dam%(25) Level 16: Radiation Siphon -- SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBlsCol-Dmg/EndRdx(25), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(27), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), SprBlsCol-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(29), SprBlsCol-Rchg/HoldProc(29) Level 18: Particle Shielding -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-EndRdx/Rchg(31), Prv-Heal/Rchg/EndRdx(31), Prv-Heal/Rchg(31) Level 20: Fusion -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(33) Level 22: Proton Sweep -- Mlt-Acc/Dmg(A), Mlt-Acc/EndRdx(34), Mlt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), Mlt-Dmg/EndRdx(34), FuroftheG-Acc/End/Rech(36), FuroftheG-Acc/Dmg/End/Rech(37) Level 24: Kick -- FcsSmt-Acc/Dmg(A), FcsSmt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42) Level 26: Ground Zero -- Mlt-Acc/Dmg(A), Mlt-Acc/EndRdx(36), FuroftheG-ResDeb%(37), FuroftheG-Acc/Dmg/End/Rech(37), Mlt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42) Level 28: Irradiated Ground -- Arm-Dmg(A), Arm-Dmg/Rchg(39), Arm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Arm-Acc/Rchg(39), Arm-Dmg/EndRdx(40), Arm-Dam%(40) Level 30: Tough -- ImpArm-ResPsi(A) Level 32: Meltdown -- ImpArm-ResPsi(A) Level 35: Devastating Blow -- SprMghoft-Acc/Dmg(A), SprMghoft-Dmg/Rchg(42), SprMghoft-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43), SprMghoft-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), SprMghoft-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), SprMghoft-Rchg/Res%(45) Level 38: Atom Smasher -- SprAvl-Acc/Dmg(A), SprAvl-Dmg/EndRdx(45), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(45), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46), SprAvl-Rchg/KDProc(46) Level 41: Weave -- ShlWal-Def/EndRdx(A), ShlWal-Def/Rchg(48), ShlWal-Def(48), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(48), Rct-ResDam%(50), Ksm-ToHit+(50) Level 44: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50) Level 47: Focused Accuracy -- RctRtc-Pcptn(A) Level 49: Physical Perfection -- PrfShf-End%(A) Level 1: Gauntlet 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 -- Pnc-Heal/+End(A), Mrc-Rcvry+(7) Level 1: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A) Level 50: Resilient Core Paragon ------------ | Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1381;649;1298;HEX;| |78DA6594CB6F125114C6EF94415A1EA5142BAD8596425BA0542C0B135FF5115B4CA| |A2444AB892B42DA01893820B0B0FF82F1D1568D1BAB75EBC2F752FF0DADBA75D1F8| |8E6F17663CCCF96E2829C9F0CB3DE77EDF39F73193BE38E5CCE7538784E23C52CAD| |56AD9D99C7E4EAB5AD3B942714E347E367A06389A9DD2F29A5ED3122772F3C55CBD| |58D6B387ABE7CB553FD269ADA46D4C9A63E1CA94CBA544AA58385B2FEA85D691DD1| |C9DAC68DABC8313A546C63B5D29CE25A675AD5A58C8A673B5BA565DE8A53E82F45C| |8AD09F62B66658C50F8B104955B4FD047F31D5DFE01FE696BFC4882A1E4484FC191| |691218454119C054F097352E40CF3798C0AA192504E2BA6D36572B0C8F216946F47| |F97694B7A3BC1DE59D31C574BC42622BC48A75173B762279959236C55C9A61B5B94| |819A06427B3CB0D7631BB3D6037F319893BA47387DEC6656BCC6B9474C05971BC6B| |3315E175E6434ABAE4825CA3ACD81A01A3CC6D31708CD91B673E26B15B8ADD8B2A2| |79798DB97C1EB4CFF0DF0267391C41E882D9E75DEAA81F7E047F003F3051D86572E| |D01B176630083E22A71ED9464F85834335B00E5E608627D971F800EE0CDD709F74F| |6E10EC4700796C8B90F49B50FCE61380F1F6C758AA1D2B7A810FDB29DFEDDBC55A3| |7BC0BDE03E66643F38C9B4503B0179EB02B81BCBD4C620EEAD1844F0090543B24CE| |8257A78C51C5B035F836F98E36F994F493C22C523B7F944C657C03BCC1D77C155F0| |1E53A51EA3521C4DB1E3CEA3E00C788C99FC0EFE13E6850B91382EF73B8E134C82A| |B343721579F58A12DF1AAE2BE4B8809199CB8C5FB14539BDF01C3AF36DFEBC6D830| |C4F1CDA18C2A158D17DA0C7DB2375D30EBF3E6D0970D21450CE19B32C3C7F0B5653| |EBA73FA082865FC07BDF0D121| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

you will not enjoy slow moving sets like stone or titan, i do not believe. SS will leave an ADHD person going crazy...not for waiting on Footstomp (glory!) but after a few days/weeks/months of waiting on Rage crash to end. If you like Energy I suggest Inv/Energy. Get a Hypertrike build. Never look back. Take Taunt. Be a useful Tank.