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Hunter Noventa posted:This is about how Blasters can't easily maintain the level of To-Hit needed for instant snipes right? 
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Hunter Noventa posted:This is about how Blasters can't easily maintain the level of To-Hit needed for instant snipes right? No, even with the snipe changes, they still fall behind the non-tanker melee classes in terms of damage output... And everything else. Blasters will still be the definitive "Worst Archetype in the Game" even after the changes, because they still won't excel at the only role they have. Miijhal fucked around with this message at 13:03 on Jul 12, 2012 |
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Jul 12, 2012 12:49
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Miijhal posted:No, even with the snipe changes, they still fall behind the non-tanker melee classes in terms of damage output... And everything else. Blasters will still be the definitive "Worst Archetype in the Game" even after the changes, because they still won't excel at the only role they have. It's rather telling that of all the ways I can think of to help out Blasters, about 20% is bound to piss off other ATs normally Corruptors, 10% involve basically ripping the whole thing up and starting again somehow, and 70% of them involve use of a time machine in some way. EDIT: Also, come on. You can't call them the 'Worst Archetype in the Game'. I mean at this point I'm convinced the only reason Peacebringers exist is to take that spot and just hold onto it for dear life.
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Jul 12, 2012 13:18
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Hunter Noventa posted:This is about how Blasters can't easily maintain the level of To-Hit needed for instant snipes right? Also /Dark can maintain it with Soul Drain, but you need IOs to perma it. Cleretic posted:EDIT: Also, come on. You can't call them the 'Worst Archetype in the Game'. I mean at this point I'm convinced the only reason Peacebringers exist is to take that spot and just hold onto it for dear life. On that note, at least Peacebringers can slot Achilles Heel procs in most of their attacks! OneEightHundred fucked around with this message at 16:23 on Jul 12, 2012 |
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Jul 12, 2012 14:54
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Section Z posted:I can imagine the average Controller hating their Dopplegangers. Getting nailed by all the holds and other stuff they use from their Clone, who has boss default protections... Or if you have dispersion bubble. gently caress yeah. 
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Jul 12, 2012 17:28
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Slung Blade posted:Or if you have dispersion bubble. gently caress yeah. Don't worry man one day they will give FF absorb or something and you will be
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Jul 12, 2012 17:34
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And it will only absorb toxic damage 
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Jul 12, 2012 17:35
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Bakalakadaka posted:Don't worry man one day they will give FF absorb or something and you will be Synapse apparently liked the idea of adding a constant ticking absorb to Dispersion Bubble, but thought the idea of constant white numbers popping over everyone's head looked stupid. Apparently absorb to FF is still something they wanna do though.
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Jul 12, 2012 18:10
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Maybe put it on Repulsion Bomb. Any allies caught in the blast get some Absorb. vvv That's exactly what they want to avoid, though. Having to spam shields doesn't make the powerset more interesting; kind of the opposite, actually. LaserShark fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Jul 12, 2012 |
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Jul 12, 2012 19:38
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Eh, how good is Force Field? On it's own, I mean. I know it's horribly, horribly redundant at end game when everyone has softcapped defenses and a ton of other +def buffs. But I could see them revamping Force Field, adding Absorb to most of the powers and possibly, depending on how good FF still stands up, removing some of the def to compensate. Edit: Now that I think about it, it'd actually make FF alot more active. Imagine constantly reapplying the different Force Fields to refresh the absorb buffer in a big fight. DMW45 fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Jul 12, 2012 |
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Jul 12, 2012 19:54
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Gender switching cross dressers are putting forth more effort lately.
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Jul 12, 2012 20:56
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BenRGamer posted:Eh, how good is Force Field? - A giant defense/resist buff that prevents you from doing anything useful while active - Two Generic castable defense buffs for your team - A defense buff and mez protection bubble - A single-target banish - A single-target knockback - A PBAoE knockback - A targeted AOE knockback - A placement AOE repel/knockdown Repels, knockbacks, and banishes are all poo poo so basically all it offers are defense buffs and mez protection, and if you want that then you should run Time, Traps, or Cold instead. Absorbs are not going to save it for the same reasons that nobody takes Frostwork.
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Jul 12, 2012 22:28
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The hell is a banish?
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Jul 12, 2012 22:33
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A skill that makes a target unable to do anything, but also invincible. See: Detention Field, Black Hole, Sonic Cage, Carnie Illusionist phasing. The game can't decide what to call it (capture, intangible, untouchable), so I'll just call it by the name it usually goes by in every other MMO. OneEightHundred fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Jul 12, 2012 |
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Jul 12, 2012 22:37
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Usually referred to as a "cage" power. It has its odd uses, like caging the towers on the STF to avoid having to blow them up. Most of the time they're considered exploits though and are patched out, so it's a very short list of potential uses.
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Jul 12, 2012 23:02
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BenRGamer posted:Eh, how good is Force Field? 1800 is correct. It's not terrible in the low-mid levels as the two castables really help out. The pbaoe mezz protection is the best power in the set, and the t9 is somewhat useful in a very small number of situations. Force bolt is kind of fun as a gimmick power in an alternate build. Playing golf with -40s in early zones is always hilarious, but the damage is poo poo and the nemesis staff is free and looks/acts exactly the same, except better damage (I think, I've not used FB in forever). But yes, in the high levels it's pretty much totally useless except for the odd team mate's character with bad mezz protection, and even then, clarion call exists. I still play it specifically because it's so passive, doesn't require a lot of slots, and you can drop a shitload of LOTG recharge IOs into it. Also because I chose it as a main before all the better stuff existed, except maybe ice, I don't remember when that one came in. Making the defense sets more active is not a good thing, especially on a controller. Back when the castables were single-target only, you had to choose if you wanted to buff people or actually, you know, control things. No one was going to wait around while you refreshed the shields in between fights. Having them as a quick AOE or two, a pbaoe toggle, and maybe the odd click buff allows you to do everything without slowing the group down at all. All that said, I would not recommend that anyone ever take the set again unless it gets a major, major reworking for the better. Many sets do everything that this one does and more, and they do them better.
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Jul 12, 2012 23:13
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OneEightHundred posted:Absorbs are not going to save it for the same reasons that nobody takes Frostwork. does absorb work off hp cap like that? so if i have 2300 hp and your absorb bubble adds +800, but i cap at 2400 hp, i'm only getting +100 fake rear end hp?
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Jul 12, 2012 23:20
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Even if you want a really passive set though, Cold exists. Seriously for how good Cold is, you barely have to do anything. Drop Sleet, cast Heat Loss if it's off cooldown, maybe cast Benumb, you're done, go back to spamming poo poo from your primary. Honestly FF has exactly one advantage: With lovely enhancements, it's probably the easiest set to get consistently good defense numbers with. It's probably the second-best thing you can bring for a team's survivability while leveling up (the best thing is Fearsome Stare), but that turns useless really quick when you can stack up recharge and make like Fade and Farsight amazing. This is especially true on a controller where DA is mind-bogglingly good. OneEightHundred fucked around with this message at 23:25 on Jul 12, 2012 |
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Jul 12, 2012 23:22
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Slung Blade posted:Or if you have dispersion bubble. gently caress yeah.
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Jul 12, 2012 23:27
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Yeah, it's cheap, easy, and brainless. I chose it back in the day to be different from all the fire/rad controllers running around. I'm pretty sure cold wasn't an option either, back before issue 1. Could have been worse, I think I experimented with grav/empathy before I settled on fire/ff.  You drat kids with all your awesome options.
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Jul 12, 2012 23:37
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Amazingly, Lemonade Lucy's description was genericed the very first day. Cleverly anticipating that, I brought forth my backup... http://imgur.com/7cfgF
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Jul 12, 2012 23:47
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Gynovore posted:Amazingly, Lemonade Lucy's description was genericed the very first day. Cleverly anticipating that, I brought forth my backup... That story was quite refreshing.
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Jul 13, 2012 00:10
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City of Heroes posted:"Well, Anna, many would have you think that, but this week we are covering sharks in much of our weekly programming here on WSPDR, trying to show the real side of these magnificent creatures, the gentle, playful dancers of the waves. It's something we like to call 'Sharks: The Dolphin's Smiling Cousin'." This is the best reason for Captain Mako to go on a rampage.
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Jul 13, 2012 00:13
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Patware posted:This is the best reason for Captain Mako to go on a rampage. Captain Mako Week was actually a repeat livestream suggestion. This is probably the best result I could've imagined coming from this.
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Jul 13, 2012 00:37
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Gynovore posted:Amazingly, Lemonade Lucy's description was genericed the very first day. Cleverly anticipating that, I brought forth my backup... Bladder Control made it 1 day even though my costume and bio have nothing to do with urine. They won't give in and let me keep it since "any reference to a bodily function is inappropriate and offensive." Among furries and demon rape victims I'm the offensive one. So from now on I plan to report every name that is any reference to any body function and I'm going to quote that email.
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Jul 13, 2012 01:15
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Pez posted:Bladder Control made it 1 day even though my costume and bio have nothing to do with urine. They won't give in and let me keep it since "any reference to a bodily function is inappropriate and offensive." Among furries and demon rape victims I'm the offensive one. So from now on I plan to report every name that is any reference to any body function and I'm going to quote that email. Hehe, go for it. Sonic fender? Speaking is a bodily function, generic him! Psi blaster? Thinking is something the brain does, right?
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Jul 13, 2012 01:19
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Oh mannn this PlayNC maintenance. I have a great idea for a water blaster and I just can't give NCSoft my money.
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Jul 13, 2012 02:10
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Pez posted:Bladder Control made it 1 day even though my costume and bio have nothing to do with urine. They won't give in and let me keep it since "any reference to a bodily function is inappropriate and offensive." Among furries and demon rape victims I'm the offensive one. So from now on I plan to report every name that is any reference to any body function and I'm going to quote that email. Quote it, undersign it as Bladder Control, but if they crack down on poo poo like a proper character that could be read as a double entendre despite it not being one, then they very much should and could crack down on the most blatant poo poo strutting under Atlas' ball and /e wallleaning in the Pocket D.
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Jul 13, 2012 02:22
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UH OH i probably won't be on again tonight so what level did I get you to just now? Thanks in advance.
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Jul 13, 2012 04:01
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I got to 17 then logged off cause goons never do anything
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Jul 13, 2012 04:10
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I was going to get a TF together and then I found out some terrible news so I decided to drink until it I couldn't see.
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Jul 13, 2012 04:29
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Cuchulain posted:I was going to get a TF together and then I found out some terrible news so I decided to drink until it I couldn't see. does anything good ever happen in your life?
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Jul 13, 2012 04:41
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Hi posted:does anything good ever happen in your life? he gets to hang out w/ you in an mmo sometimes. i know those are the highlights for me
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Hi posted:does anything good ever happen in your life? My girlfriend is cute. That's pretty much all I've got going for me. Also what Puppy Puzzle said. Edit: oh and I quit my job, so now I'm broke and homeless but I don't have to drive an ambulance or carry fat dying people around anymore. That's something good for me. Cuchulain fucked around with this message at 05:08 on Jul 13, 2012 |
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Jul 13, 2012 05:01
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PUPPY PUZZLE posted:he gets to hang out w/ you in an mmo sometimes. i know those are the highlights for me I love you.
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Jul 13, 2012 05:10
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I was going to come on and play but apparently either my power supply or motherboard just died.
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Jul 13, 2012 05:38
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Do you have backups of your Tommy pix? 
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Jul 13, 2012 05:58
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I have them saved to 6 separate hard drives. And a tablet.
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Jul 13, 2012 06:26
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I have mine on a tablet. Not the electronic device, I mean it's carved into a stone relief.
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Carve it onto an obelisk. A curved obelisk.
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