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The new Nighthawk costume set is completely broken, in that the parts have no native categories. This makes it a double-edged sword. On one hand, you have to use the part search to apply boots and bracers. And apply material settings individually. Kind of annoying. The Dragon Armor parts and Gravitar parts have similar problems. On the other hand, this means you can now wear a (specific) hood while using any other kind of head. I.E. wearing a hood while having a beasts' head, or having a hood with a high collar. If you use it under the category of "huge rigid helmets" (or fully-opaque bubble helms) you can have a hood without a head.  Same technically applies for every other part in the set. You can also have his chestpiece while also having no arms. Or cause horriffic clipping with his boots on a pair of baggy pants. So, laziness we can all benefit from. Ghost knights rejoice.
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I started fooling around on the F2P version. So far, very City of Heroes but prettier. Not so sure about the level progression stuff, tho.
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Also hasn't been a lot to talk about with the game meanwhile, too. There's a big patch adding a bunch of Well okay, I guess there's the 15% bonus Zen sale that's still going on, for those of you who like to spend real money? Probably should have mentioned that before now, but it came up in the STO thread, and  Ends 3PM tomorrow, so still some time to take advantage anyway.
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I'm chilling in supergoon channel right now getting my learn on. I've got the leveling thing under control and I am having tons of fun. Its kinda weird for an MMO to be really single player oriented tho.
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In my experience, CO isn't directly single-player oriented, but there's no reason to actually get a team together for anything but like... maybe three things.
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Here is one of those things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1l8dfqFv1s (Easter egg: Note where all the debris gets thrown near the end)
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Is there a good freeform build tool out there? I wanna make KaneBot 9001 be the best car thrower and face puncher on the planet.
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coconono posted:Is there a good freeform build tool out there? http://powerhouse.nullware.com/powerhouse.html This is hopefully what you're looking for.
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Yeah, the powerhouse is pretty much the best character builder available for the game right now. Currently, it doesn't have the new Nighthawk stuff, and I don't quite like how it lacks the precise numbers for the powers, but I'd say it does a serviceable job of letting you plan out a build. If you really need the exact numbers for how much damage things do/how much energy/how much bonus/etc, I'd suggest checking out the CO-Wiki
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how's this for a melee DPS with a dose of survivability: http://powerhouse.nullware.com/powerhouse.html?v=4&n=&d=1143abABidcM3m0900BI100I70BIA00IC0D9A00I603IL00IJ0BIK0BIH00I400I80DI9003bDC00jv3bhx I use the wrist bolters to close distance, charge and create aggro. Then when I get duders clumped together, they get AoE knockback attacks. Survivors and lone guys will get hit with more AoE or single target stuff.
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coconono posted:how's this for a melee DPS with a dose of survivability: So, you chose good superstats and good specializations. There's a few problems. First off, your Targetting Computer passive is only going to boost the damage of your Technology attacks. The number of attacks you have from the Tech tree roughly sums up to 1: Your energy builder. Since your energy builder is by and large your least damaging attack (and also not melee), you probably will want a more fitting passive, like Unstoppable or Way of the Warrior. While we're still on passives, your build has two (fake edit: It actually has THREE?!?), but can only use one at any given time. Given that, Defiance isn't a bad defensive passive, but taking up two different power slots for things you can only use one of at a time isn't probably quite optimal. Fake Edit: So, yeah. Get rid of Targetting Computer and Defiance; No reason to really use anything other than unstoppable. Put stuff like Enrage and Conviction in its place for more damage and survivability. Another issue is that your build doesn't have any self-heals. That really is the key to making a good, sturdy damage role. Get a reliable self-heal from something like Conviction, Bountiful Chi Resurgence, or Bionic Shielding, and you're going to find that you'll be much more survivable; especially when running in Hybrid mode. You're taking a lot of "Accelerated Metabolism" advantages. Since you've already got a good choice of superstats, you probably won't need these advantages to handle your energy. In practice, the Accelerated Metabolism advantage pretty much almost never works; it procs too unoften to really justify it, and it could easily be spent to improve other aspects of your build, such as your passives (which really shouldn't be anything lower than Rank 3, considering you're always using them). You probably could do with less attacks in general. I'd boil it down to essentially Chain Lariat and Havoc Stomp for your AoE (and if you want to get more technological, you could easily get Energy Wave with Reverse Polarity for the same effect). Demolish is a good choice for a single-target damage output, and also makes specific targets weaker to your attacks. Lose the Lariat and Hurl; they're mostly utilities for pulling or locking down targets, which your lunge already does an excellent job of. Put heals, a block, and a panic button (unbreakable, masterful dodge, resurgence) in their places. Also, get Molecular Reassembly; that'll be more than enough to justify Intelligence as a superstat. This is how I'd build a Melee DPS/survivor with a focus on AoE knocks.
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Havoc Stomp is a 100% replacement for Roomsweeper, so take that way earlier and don't take Roomsweeper at all.
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Aphrodite posted:Havoc Stomp is a 100% replacement for Roomsweeper, so take that way earlier and don't take Roomsweeper at all. Roomsweeper's damage is actually about on par with Havoc Stomp's (which is really weird; Roomsweeper's a Tier 1 and Havoc Stomp is Tier 3). Both apply Enrage on a half charge or higher, but Roomsweeper does charge faster. However, Havoc Stomp is also much more manageable (when not fully charged) and obviously covers a wider area. It's something that really can't be properly detailed in a build planner, but I'd take Roomsweeper in the very early levels, and then when HS becomes available, just respec out of the former move.
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Knockback's bad, though. Havoc Stomp lets you not knockback.
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Aphrodite posted:Knockback's bad, though. Havoc Stomp lets you not knockback. but I like knockback in PvE  Its funny and most of the time they come running right back at you. I want something that's an AoE nuke(ish) with knockback.
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Aphrodite posted:Havoc Stomp lets you not knockback. They finally realized having the best core skill in a powerset be an AoE Knockback was bad? 
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Aphrodite posted:Knockback's bad, though. Havoc Stomp lets you not knockback. EDIT: And oh hey, the 
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coconono posted:but I like knockback in PvE That's the beauty of Havoc Stomp: It can knockback, but it doesn't have to.
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Asimo posted:It's also 360 degrees and not a forward cone. It really is better all around. Sadly, since Roomsweeper's way cooler. Even the missions and whatnot? I've been holding off coming back till that stuff went live so I can get my
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The mission, vehicles and travel power aren't up yet. Costume, AT and powers are up.
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Eh, that's still enough to finally make a proper  Although the prior Martial Arts additions a few months back went a long way to help too.
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I splurged and bought $20 worth of z-buckz. I am now the proud owner of a moonbase, anime pets and power armor.
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I am thinking of cashing in and going Gold simply for the ability to make my own build but the options seem really overwhelming. Is it a good to simply play around in the PowerHouse builder and try and get an understanding of what works good together?
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Buy a 60 day card from Amazon for like $12.
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Aphrodite posted:Buy a 60 day card from Amazon for like $12. They don't ship internationally it seems and since I am not from the US, that sort of throws a wrench into those plans.
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smile.jpg posted:I am thinking of cashing in and going Gold simply for the ability to make my own build but the options seem really overwhelming. Is it a good to simply play around in the PowerHouse builder and try and get an understanding of what works good together? I'd like Powerhouse better if it gave more in depth stats. Also super sorry to the guy I was teaming with last night. My client decided to poo poo itself and then I had to take a phone call.
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Looks like the first vehicles hit tomorrow? I wonder how hard it will be to unlock one of those for play outside the mission. I assume the real vehicle system will be much less difficult to get access to.
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Yup, they came out today. You can get them either by farming Nighthawk's mission repeatedly, buying 100z belts, or just buying a 1500z plane. Also, they can apparently be used inside Club Caprice. Wouldn't put it past them, either, since I did that while it was still on the PTS.
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Bluhman posted:Yup, they came out today. You can get them either by farming Nighthawk's mission repeatedly, buying 100z belts, or just buying a 1500z plane. It's my jetsona, don't judge me. inside i am a beautiful steel framework with anti-aircraft missiles, and you roleplayers are oppressing me by telling me to turn this toggle off, how dare you.
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Bluhman posted:Yup, they came out today. You can get them either by farming Nighthawk's mission repeatedly, buying 100z belts, or just buying a 1500z plane. How do the planes compare to travel powers? A faster, less maneuverable? Doing strafing runs on escaped convicts sounds kinda hilarious and anti-hero.
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Welp. With the death of City of Heroes, I may have to try a month of Gold Sub...
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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Games > The MMO HMO > Champions Online: Our superhero game isn't being shut down!
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Asimo posted:The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Games > The MMO HMO > Champions Online: Our superhero game isn't being shut down! Now that's just petty.
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General Maximus posted:Now that's just petty. And yet entirely what's happening  Ah well, enjoy your influx of new players. For better or worse 
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Asimo posted:The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Games > The MMO HMO > Champions Online: Our superhero game isn't being shut down! I'm here from the City of Heroes thread to say that those are fightin' words. High noon, munitions vs AR/Devices, ten paces, neutral ground (DCUO).
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Dinictus posted:And yet entirely what's happening Indeed it is, sadly. Though personally I'm going to Secret World. And possibly resubbing to WoW maybe.
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Patware posted:I'm here from the City of Heroes thread to say that those are fightin' words.  But that's something for the CoH thread.
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Asimo posted:The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Games > The MMO HMO > Champions Online: Our superhero game isn't being shut down, yet! I fixed it. I haven't played CO since it's launch but with CoH getting its head chopped off, I am looking for a replacement hero game. The graphics in CO are goofy but the Ultimate Thor mock up on page 4 or so really sold me on this. I'm down for swinging some heavy weapons. I vaguely remember my Might character and he seemed so drat underpowered. My general combat tactic was to take off into a mob at a run and use Roomsweeper to throw the crowd (which is funny) and then I could single target them as they came running back. I never felt truly "super" playing the game though. Has that been balanced out? Swinging was cool and the earth shattering Super Jump was cool. I'm into special effects, I guess. Where does the general populace gather to shoot the poo poo and roleplay?
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ZombieParts posted:Where does the general populace gather to shoot the poo poo and roleplay? Renaissance Center and Club Caprice respectively, but understand that somehow, they're worse than Atlas Park and Pocket D.
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