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I admire the thought. But Redside is so well written for a morally conflicted self serving power hungry megalomaniac. Every character I start there falls in line lol. GL

Yeah this ruined my first run at Blueside years ago on live. I had done Redside which was written after and does not have this issue. So Blue was not only much larger but way more confusing. By the time I sorted it out my mental energy for the project was gone. Now that is even more muddied with the rewrites but being aware of it and talking to everyone before you leave the level range accomplishes the task for myself I am still working on Atlas Park. Weeknights i only game a couple hours. I did buy a bunch of the good procs and uniques for the project. I have a few sets and partial sets laying around as well. I did four DFB for the badges and 4 powers as well. Will do DiB as well. When you spend this much time at low level every buff helps 😝

It’s not about guilt. It’s about completeness. “I been sandpapering this car all night and this one spot is starting to vex me.” - extra special bonus points if you know the quote.

I have a dark/Inv stalker set up I will give a go at Redside. Once I finish Blueside. Looks up mountain. In a while

For myself I have chosen a Brute for this task. I almost went Stalker. I would LOVE to do this on a Sentinel. My reasoning was pretty grounded in reality. I have only accomplished this Redside on Brutes. I have attempted this on Blueside and never finished. Tanks. Brutes. A random Scrapper I think. While this probably has more to do with the sheer amount of Blueside content I decided to go with an AT I really run a lot for powersets I chose Dark/Invul. My main is a SS/Invul and I have had a thing for Dark/Invul since I copied a really sharp build on live and was floored by how strong it was. Heavy recharge build, taking advantage of the synergy of Dark/Invul with buffs/heals/end replenishment all cycling fast. The build used Unstoppable and was so strong it survived the crash multiple times in one fight vs AV and waves of minions while team came back from the hospital. I will I’ll probably use Unstoppable in the build then respec out of it while I Incarnate. A favorite tactic of mine is to use Fly with a +stealth proc in it for semi stealthing missions. With a Invul Brute anything but a Malta Sapper is just saying hi to you as you fly by if they notice you. That’s my version of Stalker The nice thing about a Brute is the kill all’s. Sure 90% of content is get to the end and click a clique and smack three people down. Then you have a clean. For me Brutes clean better than anything. They will polish the floors lol. Thank you you all for your suggestions. I may try that Stalker on Redside where I have succeeded before. Or maybe that Sentinel...

I would recommend paragon wiki and investigating if these contacts give the exact same storylines as ones you have completed. That was extremely common in original CoH, especially in the lower levels. I believe some of that still is baked in even though it has been semi rewritten a couple times

One of the difficulties in soloing all content is that CoX had a habit of offering the exact same story arc through multiple contacts. This threw me off the first few attempts I made at Blueside where the problem is much worse than redside in consolidation and rewriting this problem has both been simplified (less of it happening now) and worsened (there was some minor documentation on paragon wiki but that does not cover all of the changes to the changes). I find that stopping experience at levels 4,9,14,19,24,29,34,39,44 and going through all contacts is my only happy place for OCD. Good luck

I soloed Redside back on live a few times That means every contact every mission (once for repeatable). I always did this on a Brute. I never managed it Blueside. The stories are not as well written. There is more content and the contacts spiderweb in a confusing manner. (To me). I got a few tries in the mid twenties and I think one in the 35 range. Hard to remember i plan on another run at it. Just to say I have done it. So. What AT? Brute is the go to. I love Brutes. The upcoming Tank changes make this a possibility. The changes do help soloing but they are really built for team play. Even more so with the changes. A scrapper is a possibility. After all 90% of the content I will be running is stealth thru a mission and kill 3 guys. The tanking I will need to do is minimal with an Elite Boss the nastiest thing I will face solo i play this classic style +0/x1 no AV and team for Task Forces at appropriate levels as I go. I tend toward Brutes because I love Super Strength and Dark Melee. DM runs better o. A Brute and seems awkward on a Scrapper. I am not a fan of the extra mechanic sets and do not like weapons because of the animations. Tends to bring me back to Brutes. Outlier. Could this be done on a Blaster or a Stalker. I am sure it could but could I do it? I Brute because after hitting the floor a couple times I just want to charge whatever and get it done lol any thoughts are appreciated. Huge project. The merits will finance a sweet build as I go

I found a build by Hyperstrike in the post by kaizensoze about Tanks Sentinels. It is for Dark/Invul but I will try and port it over to Ice/Invul. Dark was what I wanted but the non ranged nuke is in the NO column for me. Also the build does not have the KB to KD proc in umbral torrent which is the only way I run Dark. I do do not have any misconceptions that I can improve the build as I alter it but I might find some sets that fit ice powers that do t fit dark and accomplish my goals. Will look over the next couple days. Currently at 29. Doing Banks so that takes a little time. Got on a couple 50 AV teams last night but both bogged and so I got out my Brute and spent a few missions each time rocking the alphas. Good teams good times

Hey folks does anyone have a ice/Invul ranged defense build lying around I could look at? I would appreciate it my build will be taking stealth invisibility hover and mystic flight. I plan on this being a break character from my Brute so just being sly and easy. Plink plink cool cool

I think it is good the content cannot be easily soloed. It indicates a depth to the system. This was written for a good sized team and one toon, even blinged out and hauling pets with tricks up their sleeve should struggle and or fail. Of course there are the CoX players who not only build well but really understand the mechanics of each AV and can take a toon and do a can opener on stuff the rest of us think is impossible. Hats off. I am just glad there is an opportunity to use small teams to complete this content. Might bring back the Holy Trinity???

This is very good. With the community dealing with no corporate support and the bloom off the rose of tech reporting it is probable that contraction of population will continue. But that also means the 4 people I team with on a Synapse will know the entire run and a good chance they will be exemplared or I/o d. (I ran a Synapse 8 person on a PUG this weekend on my beast 50, just for merits when I saw it in broadcast). 1:36. Good team

I think the AT plays great. I have not 50d one yet but a lot of various builds up to 35 usually leveling in task forces. It feels like a hardened blaster. I personally do not like the range gimp but I understand the decision. I always wanted a truly ranged blaster. They were conceived designed and built as Blappers. A Sentinel is conceived designed and built as a stand at the edge of the chaos and help the team. With a few minor tweaks I can get my ranged selfish little Blaster out of that.

So I saw the message about Task Forces now allowing you to start with less than eight and even solo them. Is this feature just for the truly amazing (because I am not one of those lol). For instance if I start a Synapse solo is it still set for 8 with an AV at the end? (And Babbage wandering around because I am not soloing that)

So. I am mainly a Brute player. But always. In the back of my mind. I think. I could be great on a ranged character. Then I 50 one or incarnate one and always end up back on a Brute Back on Live for this ranged dream I wanted a truly ranged character with a secondary that did something besides be a second primary and did not try to drag you into melee when homecoming launched I leveled about two dozen Sentinels from 5s to about 30th. Then back to Brutes Now my Brute main is mostly complete. I think back 7 years. Ranged, I want Ice. It is not perfect but it gets a solid B+/A- for my goals. Secondary. I have not run an Ice/Invul? I go thru all the old toons. Nope. Hmmm 7 years ago I would have killed for a fully ranged character with any version of Invul as a Secondary. Build goals are simple to start. Softcap Ranged Def as a priority. Invul has def debuff resist and mez protection. Ice is fully ranged. Stealth invisibility hover mystic flight which gives a ghetto teleport past things that can see invisible. Leveled to 23 today after I realized I needed one. Going Rogue so stopped every few levels to get bank badge and fix enhancers. Used PI teams after DFB was unprofitable. Will be running task forces this week unless I find a lot of PI teams. I like TF for leveling. Get to know the character and earn merits See you in the city.

There is an option to monitor your damage bonus. I do it for my super strength brutes because if Rage crash. Any % over 300 is very good and what I will see most times in combat. Over 400-500 pops up rarely. Since the great Fury nerf 775 does not happen. I do not have all the articles that explain the math formula and exact numbers. I have a bonus meter on a very heavily I/o’d Super Strength brute who wades into the heaviest Farms and +4/x8 ITF and does not see anything close to that number. GL. Hope this helps

SS Will is cruise control. Dark Will is stronger but you have to work to place PBAoEs and the small melee come. SS Invul is one of the toughest builds in the game. Using SOs. With IO fuggedaboutit. Dark Invul is the strongest build in the game IOd. Don’t talk to me about Granite and you already know why

I am more brute than blaster. But I have run a few as well as some Sentinels. One thing that will be most helpful is a PROC in Umbral Torrent that converts KB to KD. The next step is to decide how much time you will invest in the character. If it’s a lot you can start throwing on expensive sets and chasing build goals. If not then just have fun blasting. GL

I have completed and fully slotted the build. It is a beast. Ran a comic con farm last night as second farmer (I only AE to level and rarely) and it rarely moved off 90% health. Once every 5 min or so the RNG would hate me and I would tap Heal. I have not adjusted anything. I do have all incarnate powers at tier 4 now. I will be working in Accolade Powers. This is a very serious build. Thanks again Hyperstrike

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I got mids to work. Basically because they put an easy button on our downloads page. That does not make me a great builder. Is there an easy button for that? I finally 50d my dark/dark. Opened up soul Mastery. Very much a theme character and am looking at some of the obvious Incarnate powers that are Uber dark dark i have theft of essence and unique son it along with a couple randomly placed brutes fury and obliteration etc. I am nearly done with my mains build and can start sinking game grind rewards into a second build. Anyone have something decent? the build goals are survivability of course and then just to agro/debuff more than DPS. Will be taking the Soul Mastery targeted AoE debuff for example. I dropped the single target fear but I hated to see it go. Too many good AoEs in Soul Mastery

I just love that this topic devolved into adding handicapped ramps for the hardiest tanks in CoX

Have decided to finish leveling my Invul/Dark now at 35. Will be interesting to see how much the changes will benefit Dark Melee. I ran this build but in a brute on live with near perma hasten and using tier 9 Unstoppable. It shrugged off its own crash as inconsequential. Then had End replenishment and combat buff always up as well as heavy attacks on fast cycle

Meh many of the issues to find shocking and disturbing are a decade old. I started an issue or so after Redside was added. I naturally gravitated to a redside Brute. I still run Brutes most of the time. The city has has always been a mosh pit for me. I like it. Tactics exist. Brutes have strategy. Kill stuff

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