Snarky

you will have btter luck converting 25+ to rares then converting to def, res, heal, end mod, then going for procs. leave 25- as uncommon, then same gl

What I actually just said. "I have been up sick all night. Cannot make it into work today." translation. "Deliver the stuff yourself."

It is not just game stories people dont care about. I was trying to tell my boss today why a 200,000 dollar tractor got disabled and he was like “why are you telling me this?” People just do not want to hear crap sometimes. Mostly because they are interested in what is going on with them. Your stories about your character or your tractor or whatever means little to them most of the time

Reminds me of the cocktail party in one iron man movie where War Machine is telling a fight story. Thor and the gang just looked at him after he finished the story. He was like “that story kills”. Thor was like “oh, that was the punch line? Yes hilarious!”

There is a P2W power called power analyzer. I have never bought or used it but maybe that is what you want?

I do not like weapon redraw. Therefore i rarely run any weapon sets. This is worse with fire and ice due to the constant appearing and disappearing weapon. Oh well

Smart a... alek comments are pretty much off the cuff. They seem better in real time than served up cold for examination. like hot dogs During the Minds of Mayhem trial I do regularly start a conversation when the three ladies meet Calvin Scott. "Okay ladies, lets pretend you were never married. Just pretend he was your patient. Whatever he says make him think you barely knew each other."

my favorite hero is my Dark/Dark/Soul Blaster Vampire redsider.

But at around 30 you start having enough set bonuses on a few sets to start swinging into a late game build. It is definitely the awkward tween time of the leveling experience though

I suspect it is geared similarly to reward merits for story arcs. But that is a wild, if mildly educated, guess.

I think everyone here that does not agree with me is an idiot. Please dont respond. Just say something in General and if I am interested I might read it.

i never knew it was called that. but i actively aim to make comments that hit that "sweet" spot

The complication of the invention system is arguably one of the biggest factors in why a dedicated crew still play this game. The ability to design a character from head to toe in the costume generator and then design a character intricately in a build gives a true feeling of making something special The invention system is one part game design, one part mathematical, one part I/O science, and overwhelmingly artistic. I have seen (and played) builds that I would never have created that changed my opinion of how to play the game. These are frequently published by great builders on the boards. Sometimes a kind soul with great talent will build one specifically for your goals if asked nicely. I have built (many sub perfect) builds that I enjoyed madly for months at a time. I main a Dark/Dark Blaster that is built lopsided to most Blaster theory. I enjoy it greatly. My Blaster, my style. Learn the basics. Keep in mind I/Os in general (except for a handful of uniques) will be LESS powerful as you level until about 30. This is due to lack of set bonuses and lack of general enhancement slots. When exemplaring down this is not an issue the rule of 5s. Enhancement Diversification. Why a I/O that enhances 4 attributes is more powerful than one that enhances two. Sets that get you to X build goal. A few dozen other “basics”. Once you learn all that you will be as poor a builder as I am lol. Then you can start to study the theory behind overclocking each of the various ATs and builds. Each AT tends to have different build needs. Many powersets within each AT will have very specific sweet build possibilities. Going from “I can build” to “ I made a great build” is like going from “ I made food” to “I made Thanksgiving dinner for 12 from scratch” Good luck. Most importantly have fun. Remember my main. My build, not the most perfect build, built for me to have fun. Have fun

Damn, well said. You make good word speak Galaxy Brain

Need to make a large Tank with bird costume. Biggus Duckus

Caffeine IS a drug. Details are important. Stay informed.

I need the name "The Coon" but some fat kid that never plays has parked on it

Patience sucks. Sort of like weightlifting. To be better at it requires much pain and failure update on that Mortimer Kal I needed… my SG (Cosmic Council) ran one last night completely randomly. Then I asked them to run a Treespec 1 and they did. Last two Trail/TF/SF badges i needed 1-29. 739 badges at 29 and doing Ouro for Goldside now. Still a bit of work left to close out 25-29 content but making progress. Patience. Sigh

When badging the river rat keep the closest to completion tab open and wait for the progress tracker to increment upwards. Most of those badges are real close to the vidiotmaps marker. I have done one complete arc (of 6?) in Ouro. Not enjoying it. Too many missions where you have to do X to do Y to do Z. Trying to stealth/speed and not knowing the mechanics can F one of those runs hard. Also working (like everyone) and trying to move this week. Praetoria was never going to make me happy, and this week is perfect for the feeling. Just grind this BS. I am hoping to pick one alignment 5 times and one alignment once while doing every story arc in Ouro 1-20 Praetoria and hope that completes it. If not I will be here to whine/seek advice. Thanks everyone.

You could spend a bit more if you boost all the purples to +5 This thread topic reminds me of a Dolly Parton quote. "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap."

So rarely do I get called easygoing. I must be going soft... The stinky fart faced doodoo head is more common. I'm a villain. I got standards! But yeah, this stuff is just not worth it. What homicidal sociopath bent on world destruction will throw a fit because they miss out on a bank robbery? Okay, maybe one or two will get bent on that, but really. There is more to world conquering than one job. I have experienced a bit of pain related to this recently. On my "badge everything I can before 50!" project. At 29 and missing two Task Forces. in LFG "Any interest in a Mortimer Kal?" "I would do a Mortimer Kal!" I post in LFG. I was badging Blueside so I transport to Sharkhead. I post in Sharkhead Broadcast and send a tell. This has taken less than a minutes. Get a response. "Team filled." Grrrrrrr. I send back "I was literally the only one to respond to your question in LFG" and get back "I don't read LFG" *facepalm. .....you F-ing posted in a channel you dont read.... So frustrating. Still need that damn badge too. But I am running Ouro right now, so maybe it will happen this weekend. Easygoing? I would throw that villain under a train in a heartbeat. But not worth tracking him down to get a grip on his worthless carcass. Okay, yeah, easygoing. I can see that.

Soul Mastery brings Night fall and Soul Tentacles. Adds more -Acc and immob and rounds you out at 4 cones. This is my answer to AoE on my high level Dark Dark. I can sit at a comfortable range and fire hose the enemies I go in for Blackstar and Soul Drain and sometimes Dark Consumption but i live at cone range or further 3 of my 4 cones are slotted with artillery for + Acc and range def the other gets bombardment and a sudden accel KB->KD

how can you kill that which has no life?

Most Freaks are susceptible to controls. A Snipe followed bu a hold or stun or fear or knockdown is very effective

I have a naming convention that puts 99% of my character names into stuff no one is remotely interested in. There is ONE name i would like. “Snark” on Excelsior. Never sent a message to who owns it. I am relatively happy with what i got. Just would love it for an active alt. (I have “Snarky” on all but one server.) This post is really just about wanting some common sense in the world. It is like looking at a bunch of people trying to move things around a warehouse when half the place is blocked by crates that have mot moved in 70 years. MOVE THE CRATES. Then you will have room