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I'll ask about that.

So he keeps trying and still no luck. He is unable to access a shard - when he clicks any of them, the game goes to the character select/creation screen but it's blank and immediately displays the unreachable server message. I know he's on wifi, newer computer that should have zero issues running the game or maintaining a connection. He's able to join other online games issue-free. So it's gotta be something specific to COH. Honestly it feels like a lost cause at this point.

I'm trying to get a friend into the game but he is running into issues getting past the shards/character select. He has previously been able to get to the character creator and make a dude. When he tried to complete character creation & enter the city, he wasn't able. I don't remember if he mentioned any error messages, it's been a while since he tried. This weekend he gave it another shot. coming back a week or so later. He can get past the login screen and see the shards. When he clicks on the one he originally made his dude on, it displays the character page but it is blank and there's a message that the server is unreachable. Clicking OK on that message asks if he wants to go back to login and lose his place in the queue. Click yes. Back to login, the game gives a message that he is already logged in. Click OK to clear the message. Logs in a third time, gets to the shards page, clicking a shard just sends him to the empty character page with the same server message as before. Rinse and repeat. (He also tried clicking a different shard with no characters & it put him through the same loop.) AFAIK he has checked his firewall settings to allow the game. Is this possibly going all the way back to his initial failed attempt to get into the city after character creation? What else could we try to get him up and running? Thanks!

Never gonna win awards, but having discovered that the name Supererman was available (on Excel no less), I kinda had to. He's way better than the other guy.

I've been sitting on the name "Beaufort" on Everlasting for a while, trying and failing to put together something that clicks. So we'll see what I can do with this. Yeah Storm/Storm is obvious and kinda on-the-nose, but it might fit just fine. Dunno. I usually stay away from beta just so I don't end up tired of a set before it goes live.

Thanks for the insights both of you, and the build @Meknomancer. I'll have a look for sure.

Does anyone play this primary? I looked through the last 10 or so pages of forum posts and can't find anything about it. Did the i27p5 changes back in October make it terrible? Was it always terrible & the changes didn't help? Inquiring minds want to know! (if it matters, I'm looking to pair it with /Elec)

Oof, that feels rough. Good to know tho! Definitely sounds like a 4th ST attack is in order somehow, either Gash or an epic blast.

Thanks for the insights there, and the build to poach from. I expect I will take Gash while leveling and then see how it all feels come 50 & shinied out.

Great advice both of you, thanks! Looks like I need to find a space in my pick order to grab Gash, at least to try it out. Only L17 now so it shouldn't be too much of an issue I hope. (So far I've been relying on the prestige attacks to fill out my time between Chop and Pendulum activations.)

Thanks, that's very useful info! Re: attack chain & slotting into Gash if I may... the few builds I've seen posted all seem to skip Gash. Looks like ST chains are some combination of Chop > Swoop > Cleave > epic blast? Is that the general idea? Or should Gash be taken and slotted up as well (or instead of one of those)? All in your opinion of course.

I never played BA back on live. I am slow-leveling a /BA tanker and quite enjoy the crunch, so I thought I'd try it on a scrapper to see how it feels there. I found the dumbest name ("a ninja with an axe") and had to run with it. I've looked through some of the most recent BA-related posts and am not seeing much consistency in builds or ATO placement. Is there a generally accepted ATO wisdom for this primary after the rework? Thanks!

Thankful for all the respecs we get!

Yeah that would make sense. As far as the build goes, my struggle isn't so much the making, but the deciding what gets left on the floor. Like I don't know if I need both T1/T2 blasts, or both of the punches, to have solid rotations. And how to decide on the extras (like FoT) that don't fit into a damage role. That evaluation isn't one of my strong suits. And yeah full responsibility for the PL on this guy. I hadn't considered a resist-based epic armour. Something else to think about.

I'm naturally averse to powers with a low base accuracy, low mag/low duration effect, and high recharge. And on a damage AT, doing none doesn't feel like a plus either. All that said, if I've overlooked some obvious synergy or benefit, I'm happy to be steered right. Again, I built as I went along during very rapid leveling, so most of the picks and skips were based on quick, surface level evaluations.