cranebump Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 (edited) Got the notion I'd solo Hess TF with my semi-puny little L32 Sentinel (TF lvl capped at 30), which was fine, until Archon B (AV) battle. Went around and cleared minions and turrets after the first engagement. Couldn't take him in a stand up fight, so... Lava. Lava is your friend... It was quite the lengthy dance, but finally burnt that bastard. (and thinking now, "Why did you skip Hover, you idiot?") Edited September 16 by cranebump 2 1 Looking for SFMA content over multiple arcs? Search for the following under "cranebump." LONG FORM: Ordinary People [3 parts] Investigation of a series of thefts leads you deep into a vengeful plot that threatens all of Paragon City. Will you and Kings Row's "ordinary" heroes be able to stop it? Leviathan [5 parts] The assassination of a local politician with national aspirations sets off a media frenzy among everyone's favorite reactionary network, NewsAnon. Among their targets? You. Mobius [5 Parts]: Visions of past, present, and possibility collide, as you and the Autumn Wards unravel the mystery of the 7-year time gap. Fallout (3 Parts) When your initial investigation into a theft at a local S&L reveals a connection to its stolen tech, the drawn-down Autumn Wards bring you in to investigate. The Cage Series [3 parts]: The Iron Widow is back! Or...is she? Your vigilante philosophy is put to the test in this tale of shifting loyalties and outright deceit. The Bleed [3 parts]: Your investigation of arcane fissures in IP leads you to uncover a 100-year old secret shrouded in magic, blood, and betrayal. Noble Mettle [2 parts]: A Sky Raider raid on the Paragon Commodities Commission turns from simple kidnapping to a complicated scheme involving mercenaries, "Communists," economics, and chemistry.. One Shots: Of Guns and Asa Ronan; The Tenuous State of Grace; Garden of the Will; Gravity; The Book of Bond's; The Lost Girls; Injustice Systems; Wednesday’s Wyverns; Of ‘Dine and Men; Dark Legacy; Shadow and Silver, The Re-education of Westin Phipps, Potter's Field; Magnjficence; Squalls and the Comet, Turf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Without_Pause Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Eh, Hover is taken in the 40s for me if I took Fly. Top 10 Most Fun 50s. 1. Without Mercy: Claws/ea Scrapper. 2. Outsmart: Fort 3. Sneakers: Stj/ea Stalker. 4. Waterpark: Water/temp Blaster. 5. Project Next: Ice/stone Brute. 6. Mighty Matt: Rad/bio Brute. 7. Without Pause: Claws/wp Brute. 8. Emma Strange: Ill/dark. 9. Nothing But Flowers: Plant/storm Controller. 10. Obsidian Smoke: Fire/dark Corr. "Downtime is for mortals." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greycat Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 It surprises me when people seem to have just discovered how to do this. I hear people (especially melee) having trouble with Protean and it's like.... have you never tried this technique? He'll never get his PBAOE off since you're only in range for half a second... Primarily on Everlasting. Squid afficionado. Former creator of Copypastas. General smartalec. I tried to combine Circle and DE, but all I got were garden variety evil mages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macskull Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 10 minutes ago, Greycat said: I hear people (especially melee) having trouble with Protean and it's like.... have you never tried this technique? He'll never get his PBAOE off since you're only in range for half a second... To be fair a lot of people who play this game tend to get upset if they can't just stand in one place and mash buttons. "If you can read this, I've failed as a developer." -- Caretaker Proc information and chance calculator spreadsheet (last updated 28JAN22) Player numbers graph (updated every 15 minutes) Graph readme @macskull/@Not Mac | Twitch | Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminara Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 56 minutes ago, macskull said: To be fair a lot of people who play this game tend to get upset if they can't just stand in one place and mash buttons. That's what the forums are for. *mashes keys* Wooooooooooooooo! I win again! 1 2 Get busy living... or get busy dying. That's goddamn right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranebump Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 (edited) 2 hours ago, Greycat said: It surprises me when people seem to have just discovered how to do this. I hear people (especially melee) having trouble with Protean and it's like.... have you never tried this technique? He'll never get his PBAOE off since you're only in range for half a second... Retrograding IS an option, alright. Esp if you’re on some form of blaster, as I usually am. I was running Water/Rad, and had to eschew the 1 Pbaoe Rad attack I have, save for a couple times when I timed my escape right. Mainly kept hitting with Sentinel vulnerability mark, used absorption+self heal when he managed a melee on a pass by. I didn’t get him locked into the lava until just before he went down, when the KD kicked in twice in the blasts. My End is excellent on this toon (though damage is meh), so I never worried about blue bar. I was plain out of red insps though, so this dragged. Edited September 15 by cranebump Looking for SFMA content over multiple arcs? Search for the following under "cranebump." LONG FORM: Ordinary People [3 parts] Investigation of a series of thefts leads you deep into a vengeful plot that threatens all of Paragon City. Will you and Kings Row's "ordinary" heroes be able to stop it? Leviathan [5 parts] The assassination of a local politician with national aspirations sets off a media frenzy among everyone's favorite reactionary network, NewsAnon. Among their targets? You. Mobius [5 Parts]: Visions of past, present, and possibility collide, as you and the Autumn Wards unravel the mystery of the 7-year time gap. Fallout (3 Parts) When your initial investigation into a theft at a local S&L reveals a connection to its stolen tech, the drawn-down Autumn Wards bring you in to investigate. The Cage Series [3 parts]: The Iron Widow is back! Or...is she? Your vigilante philosophy is put to the test in this tale of shifting loyalties and outright deceit. The Bleed [3 parts]: Your investigation of arcane fissures in IP leads you to uncover a 100-year old secret shrouded in magic, blood, and betrayal. Noble Mettle [2 parts]: A Sky Raider raid on the Paragon Commodities Commission turns from simple kidnapping to a complicated scheme involving mercenaries, "Communists," economics, and chemistry.. One Shots: Of Guns and Asa Ronan; The Tenuous State of Grace; Garden of the Will; Gravity; The Book of Bond's; The Lost Girls; Injustice Systems; Wednesday’s Wyverns; Of ‘Dine and Men; Dark Legacy; Shadow and Silver, The Re-education of Westin Phipps, Potter's Field; Magnjficence; Squalls and the Comet, Turf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 I've been doing this with my Speedster character. I leave Super Speed running, get some distance, then queue my attack and run past the enemy and out of melee range. By the time the power activates, I'm out of range of his retaliation, and my attack does damage. Granted, it takes a while to defeat ANYTHING, but it's safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarverse Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 4 hours ago, Ultimo said: I've been doing this with my Speedster character. I leave Super Speed running, get some distance, then queue my attack and run past the enemy and out of melee range. By the time the power activates, I'm out of range of his retaliation, and my attack does damage. Granted, it takes a while to defeat ANYTHING, but it's safe! I just want to add, because of that (even though it is hardly an effective way of killing anything) we now have the travel power suppression. Before that we could move instantly after attacking. 1 SFX and Music Mods by Solarverse (Consolidated) WP/EM God Mode Tank Guide and Build Help Support the Return of Missing Code for Sound Files! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 14 minutes ago, Solarverse said: I just want to add, because of that (even though it is hardly an effective way of killing anything) we now have the travel power suppression. Before that we could move instantly after attacking. I'll point out that I only do this BECAUSE of travel suppression. If I could run at speed within the fight, I would stay in range and use my speed more normally. As it is, the only way my speedy character can be speedy in a fight is by doing drivebys. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High_Beam Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 That never worked when I pushed my brother off the couch into the lava. Girls of Nukem High - Excelsior - Tempus Fabulous, Flattery, Jennifer Chilly, Betty Beatdown, Two Gun Trixie Babes of War - Excelsior - Di Di Guns, Runeslinger, Munitions Mistress, Tideway, Hard Melody, Blue Aria Several alts and of course my original from live on Freedom, OG High Beam (someone else has her non OG name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranebump Posted September 19 Author Share Posted September 19 5 hours ago, High_Beam said: That never worked when I pushed my brother off the couch into the lava. Next time, try this: Looking for SFMA content over multiple arcs? Search for the following under "cranebump." LONG FORM: Ordinary People [3 parts] Investigation of a series of thefts leads you deep into a vengeful plot that threatens all of Paragon City. Will you and Kings Row's "ordinary" heroes be able to stop it? Leviathan [5 parts] The assassination of a local politician with national aspirations sets off a media frenzy among everyone's favorite reactionary network, NewsAnon. Among their targets? You. Mobius [5 Parts]: Visions of past, present, and possibility collide, as you and the Autumn Wards unravel the mystery of the 7-year time gap. Fallout (3 Parts) When your initial investigation into a theft at a local S&L reveals a connection to its stolen tech, the drawn-down Autumn Wards bring you in to investigate. The Cage Series [3 parts]: The Iron Widow is back! Or...is she? Your vigilante philosophy is put to the test in this tale of shifting loyalties and outright deceit. The Bleed [3 parts]: Your investigation of arcane fissures in IP leads you to uncover a 100-year old secret shrouded in magic, blood, and betrayal. Noble Mettle [2 parts]: A Sky Raider raid on the Paragon Commodities Commission turns from simple kidnapping to a complicated scheme involving mercenaries, "Communists," economics, and chemistry.. One Shots: Of Guns and Asa Ronan; The Tenuous State of Grace; Garden of the Will; Gravity; The Book of Bond's; The Lost Girls; Injustice Systems; Wednesday’s Wyverns; Of ‘Dine and Men; Dark Legacy; Shadow and Silver, The Re-education of Westin Phipps, Potter's Field; Magnjficence; Squalls and the Comet, Turf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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