Techwright Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchVileTerror Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 . . . a "rolling stone," if you will? *flees* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Decoy Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 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) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generator Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Monkey Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 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. 4 1 Active on Excelsior: Prismatic Monkey - Seismic / Martial Blaster, Shadow Dragon Monkey - Staff / Dark Brute, Murder Robot Monkey - Arachnos Night Widow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherTed Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 50 minutes ago, ArchVileTerror said: . . . a "rolling stone," if you will? *flees* *throws a Bob Dylan at ArchVileTerror* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchVileTerror Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 *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* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Z Bubba Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemoon Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 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. Retired, October 2022. Fallout Engineer Rad/AR Defender || Peacemoon Empathy/Psi Defender || Svarteir Dark/Dark Controller Everlasting || UK Timezone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmySky Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I was gonna suggest down a hill and not up it but I see that's been covered by @ArchVileTerror. Excellent example! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lines Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I've never rolled a stone before, so can't give much advice. I have a lot of moss, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techwright Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techwright Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemoon Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 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! Retired, October 2022. Fallout Engineer Rad/AR Defender || Peacemoon Empathy/Psi Defender || Svarteir Dark/Dark Controller Everlasting || UK Timezone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironblade Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 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). Originally on Infinity. I have Ironblade on every shard. - My only AE arc: The Origin of Mark IV (ID 48002) Link to the story of Toggle Man, since I keep having to track down my original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Toon Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNotorion Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 My papa was a rolling stone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrypessimist Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Has anyone pointed out that you must not roll a stone uphill? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchVileTerror Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 @EmmySky did, yes. https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/18824-thinking-of-rolling-a-stone/?tab=comments#comment-210079 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrypessimist Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 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. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraumaTrain Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 If you're going to roll a stone, name him Sisyphus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Toon Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techwright Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero_of_Light Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Gotta keep the moss at bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Chief Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 My DA page —“too soon old, and too late smart.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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