Thinking of rolling a stone

[Techwright]

I'm toying with the idea of creating an earth-powers alt, and would like feedback as to which archetype with such powers you think is the most enjoyable to play.  Note I didn't say "easiest" nor "most challenging", though it may also be one of those.  I'm fully aware of the old mantra "just play what interests you", and I ultimately will, but I still appreciate the feedback.

 

Oh, and let me know why you think your choice is most enjoyable.

[ArchVileTerror]

 . . . a "rolling stone," if you will?

 

*flees*

[Major_Decoy]

If you mean Earth/Earth, I'd go Dominator.

 

It's not that Earth Armour is bad, it's just the least fun armour set I've played.

 

If you want to play just any character with at least one earth set: Shield Defense/Stone Melee. You can customize the shield to look like stone or crystal, it will match the stone melee stuff pretty well.

(bio would also be fun to play, but it's much more organic than rock)

[Generator]

27 minutes ago, Major_Decoy said:

If you want to play just any character with at least one earth set: Shield Defense/Stone Melee. You can customize the shield to look like stone or crystal, it will match the stone melee stuff pretty well.

I'll vouch for this, my Stone/Shield Brute was a hoot back in the day.

[Shred Monkey]

I hope you don't feel Under my Thumb, if you can't get no, Satisfaction.  After all, You Can't Always Get What you Want. 

[TheOtherTed]

50 minutes ago, ArchVileTerror said:

 . . . a "rolling stone," if you will?

 

*flees*

*throws a Bob Dylan at ArchVileTerror*

 

 

[ArchVileTerror]

*flees faster and harder, until the point that It trips over Its own tentacles, and falls over a steep incline, inadvertently wrapping up in a spherical bundle as It tumbles down the hill*

[Bill Z Bubba]

I love the stone attack sets. The sound fx of stone cages hitting its mob cap very well may be my favorite sfx in the whole game. And after finding the abject joy of a 100% melee earth/earth dominator, I'm gonna second that choice.

 

If you find that too squishy, I also have several other stone melee users. A fire/stone tank is a sight to behold. Wanna go pure smash nonstop carnage? A stone/wp brute is a gorram hoot.

[Peacemoon]

Earth/Earth Dom’s are really fun, I had one on live and they’re great.

 

The shield/earth with the shield set to an earth graphic is a great idea and one id never considered! Shield retains the nice fast playstyle.

 

I would say Doms are quite challenging to play but very rewarding. Your defence is your controls. They rely more on it than Controllers due to their lack of buff/debuff/heals.

 

Earth/Storm is a great controller combo, not sure if that breaks your theme though. It’s still ‘nature’ related. 

[EmmySky]

I was gonna suggest down a hill and not up it but I see that's been covered by @ArchVileTerror.  Excellent example!

[Lines]

I've never rolled a stone before, so can't give much advice.

 

I have a lot of moss, though.

[Techwright]

18 hours ago, Bill Z Bubba said:

I love the stone attack sets. The sound fx of stone cages hitting its mob cap very well may be my favorite sfx in the whole game. And after finding the abject joy of a 100% melee earth/earth dominator, I'm gonna second that choice.

 

If you find that too squishy, I also have several other stone melee users. A fire/stone tank is a sight to behold. Wanna go pure smash nonstop carnage? A stone/wp brute is a gorram hoot.

I like the idea of a stone controller, though I'm not a huge fan of how high the cage visuals are set.  I find them hard to see into the crowd especially if I'm meleeing.  That said, I'm not dismissive of them.  Thank you for the feedback!

 

[Techwright]

15 hours ago, Peacemoon said:

Earth/Earth Dom’s are really fun, I had one on live and they’re great.

 

The shield/earth with the shield set to an earth graphic is a great idea and one id never considered! Shield retains the nice fast playstyle.

 

I would say Doms are quite challenging to play but very rewarding. Your defence is your controls. They rely more on it than Controllers due to their lack of buff/debuff/heals.

 

Earth/Storm is a great controller combo, not sure if that breaks your theme though. It’s still ‘nature’ related. 

I love storm, but as one of my major characters uses it, I'm looking for something a tad different.  I'd been thinking of controller, but I'll look over the dom option.  Thanks!

11 hours ago, Lines said:

I've never rolled a stone before, so can't give much advice.

 

I have a lot of moss, though.

When plant control adds a moss monster option, I'll be sure to look you up.

[Peacemoon]

9 hours ago, Techwright said:

I love storm, but as one of my major characters uses it, I'm looking for something a tad different.  I'd been thinking of controller, but I'll look over the dom option.  Thanks!

When plant control adds a moss monster option, I'll be sure to look you up.

If you’re used to Controller then Dom can be quite a gear change. Even though they both have control sets they play very differently. Stick with it and it’s very rewarding!

[Ironblade]

I have an earth/rad controller that I really like.  Earth control gives you two holds and radiation emission gives you two more.  The earth pet hits really hard and rad gives you a variety of debuffs plus a rez and AoE heal.  Super versatile, in my opinion.  Also, easy enough to come up with a theme.  My character is Agent Pitchblende (pitchblende is uranium ore).

[Twisted Toon]

21 hours ago, Ironblade said:

I have an earth/rad controller that I really like.  Earth control gives you two holds and radiation emission gives you two more.  The earth pet hits really hard and rad gives you a variety of debuffs plus a rez and AoE heal.  Super versatile, in my opinion.  Also, easy enough to come up with a theme.  My character is Agent Pitchblende (pitchblende is uranium ore).

Funny.

 

I have a Grav/Time controller on Reunion. She has 3.5 holds. plus a variety of buffs and debuffs and an AoE heal (or two).

 

And her name is Agent Legacy.

[MrNotorion]

My papa was a rolling stone...

[merrypessimist]

Has anyone pointed out that you must not roll a stone uphill?

[ArchVileTerror]

@EmmySky did, yes.

https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/18824-thinking-of-rolling-a-stone/?tab=comments#comment-210079

[merrypessimist]

5 hours ago, ArchVileTerror said:

@EmmySky did, yes.

https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/18824-thinking-of-rolling-a-stone/?tab=comments#comment-210079

Well then I guess you know what rolls downhill then. :)

[TraumaTrain]

If you're going to roll a stone, name him Sisyphus.

[Twisted Toon]

6 hours ago, TraumaTrain said:

If you're going to roll a stone, name him Sisyphus.

Would that make the rolled stone your pet rock?

[Techwright]

On 5/10/2020 at 7:28 AM, TraumaTrain said:

If you're going to roll a stone, name him Sisyphus.

 

On 5/10/2020 at 2:20 PM, Twisted Toon said:

Would that make the rolled stone your pet rock?

You'd never need a leash.  He'd always come back to you.  

[Hero_of_Light]

Gotta keep the moss at bay

[Fire Chief]