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Thanks for the correction; I didn't realize there was an HP threshold now. And I like the teamup note. It would be neat if you could stay teamed-up when respawning at the HERMES checkpoint too, but that's probably wishful thinking. I suppose reducing the aggro range would also help quality of life; just something to…
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Some notes after tonight's session... - The Shadow Claws that aren't near the edge of the whirlpool are difficult to reach with 50-foot attacks, without getting whirled into the pool. If this is a mechanic for ranged dps, can the pool radius be reduced slightly to accommodate 50-foot builds? - Eido frequently stumbles over…
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Come to think of it, since you already have one of the Distinguished pieces, you could slot your gear like this: Secondaries: all CON Justice Healing and Fitness: 2 STR 2 CON, any order Justice Efficiency: 2 REC Distinguished Efficiency: 2 CON With Physical Peak and the cost discount from your gear, 2 STR 2 REC from the…
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Gearing an endgame tank is generally more involved than other roles, because gameplay for a tank against Cosmics is different from other content. Slotting full CON is a popular strategy; as over-the-top survivability makes life easier for healers, and safeguards against the occasional massive dino bite. Blocking a large…
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Thunderclap's AoE nature makes it difficult to interrupt the first howl without hitting the other dogs. You can get around that by using a Poisoned Shuriken device on the first howl, or coordinating with the CCer to have them move to the hero mob before you poke the dog (the dog will close distance with its threat target…
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Aggression's definitely nice for the guaranteed bleed, but might be tough to manage in a prolonged fight. If you're a little early and the bleed is still active during a re-tap, a second bleed won't be guaranteed. Since single blade is out, you could use Eviscerate to refresh Aggression's bleed. Rank 3 Tear Down is also a…
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For Cosmic tanking, I'd recommend a PBAoE attack to apply secondary Challenge; and to dog-walk at Kiga, you'll also want a stun/interrupt for the dog's howl (both of which are present in Jaazaniah's version). Reading over your concerns, I'd recommend something like the build below. I added a couple single blade powers to…
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Ego Surge's advantage now depends on Ego Leech stacks. Nowadays, I'd consider an active offense to be a low priority on a martial arts dps. Masterful Dodge no longer grants 100% dodge at base rank. Way of the Warrior will put you above 25% dodge, so Rank 2 MD (+75% dodge) should be sufficient. Resurgence is also a strong…
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Back in the day, pet health scaled with Presence and damage scaled with Intelligence. As far as I know, the only pet power to still use this is March of the Dead. Nowadays, health and damage both scale with your superstats. If you summon a pet, take off some superstat gear, and wait a couple seconds...you'll see the pet's…
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Here's an option that focuses on stuns. With stacked INT and 3 points in Battle of Wits at level 40, your stuns should reach 3 seconds in Ranged role. Not much on paper, but should be long enough for a DPS to safely tear through most fodder mobs. a demon lord - Freeform (Ranged Damage) v3.43:35 Super Stats Level 6:…
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What role would you like the character to play?
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Oh, gotcha. Going back to check revealed another bug. BUG Unlocking Scion Tights 1 prevented me from unlocking Scion Tights 2. I don't see either in the costume creator under their listed categories (male or female), and they don't appear when filtering for "Scion".
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Both, apparently. They're classified as Foot Accessories, where you can have the whole thing, just the part on the feet, or just the part above the feet. This set has a lot of nice accessories. BUG I'm unable to unlock Electric Slide. Listening to Marcia Griffiths did not help. Suggestion Jazzhands is fun. A looped variant…
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It was part of the March 7th patch notes; last bullet point under Misc: https://arcgames.com/en/forums/championsonline#/discussion/1212890/release-notes-3-7-2019/p1 I also thought it was a bug when I first saw it ingame. The note was easy to miss in the long list, and I agree that the unified icons cause confusion.
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I am also against the character select change. I understand that sorting by last-played is an established precedent in Star Trek and Neverwinter, but I think it's important to note the difference between their character select screens and ours. Below are views of each game's character select screen. I don't play Star Trek…
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I used to run a Rimefire setup. It was a fun playstyle, paying attention to all the buffs/debuffs. Here's the basic layout for it: Rimefire DPS Ranged Damage v3.31:32 Super Stats Level 6: Ego (Primary) Level 10: Recovery (Secondary) Level 15: Dexterity (Secondary) Talents Level 1: The Squall (Dex: 8, Ego: 10, Rec: 10, End:…
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By Cosmic CCer, I'll assume your aim is to solo CC at Kiga and Qwyjibo. With that in mind, here's one build variation that could handle the job. There are a few odd choices, which I'll try to explain below. Telepathy CC/DPS Any / Multiple v3.29:31 Super Stats Level 6: Ego (Primary) Level 10: Constitution (Secondary) Level…
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BUG Circle of Arcane Power cancels Dragon Rush. I'm unsure whether this is intended. SUGGESTION Reduce Neuroelectric Pulse's cooldown to 10 seconds, in-line with other rune powers like Pillar of Poz, Moonstruck, and Soul Vortex. Lower its energy cost, so it provides more benefit to the user. Currently, it likely takes…
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Bug Shadow Manifestation displays as a Melee-centric form, rather than Ranged. Advantaged Dimensional Collapse doe not flow well with a DPS rotation. Because Devoid and Fear only last 12 seconds, most builds in typical combat scenarios will see a gap between Fears, and Devoid will fall off before being refreshed.…
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Pillar of Poz has a Jinxed advantage (Dilemma). Its range is limited, but can work with some adjusted tactics; like leading with Hex of Suffering (with Rune of Dismay), and setting up Poz/Skarn during the initial stun.
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Missed this in my first response... If you can get your crit chance above 20%, Tiger's Courage is a better alternative to Rank 3 Dragon's Wrath.
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Though it isn't finalized, Scything Blade on the PTS has a new Shredded-refreshing advantage. That could be worth considering as an Arc of Ruin replacement, and would also work with Steadfast. I would aim for a bit more END from talents, to help hold the energy you'll get from Defiance ticks. With 2 ADs, I would opt for…
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Tornado Slash's tooltip stun duration always displays 16 seconds.
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Recent announcements have created a lot of avoidable drama. When authoring public statements, please take more careful consideration of the playerbase's perspective. Without knowledge of internal development intentions, we can only assume that functioning aspects of the game are working as intended. Claiming that a…
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Kaboom - You initiate a self-destruct sequence, exploding into your new costume. This could re-purpose the FX from the Splosions action figure.
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Something on the PTS has turned up Qwyjibo's thermostat.
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Electrical Storm: Howl: Magical Pose: Smoke Bomb: Snap: Spellcast: Spin (buggy timing): Tech Wrist (buggy timing): Twirl: Whirl: Power Strikes: Takeoff: Flex Low emote: Stylish Dance emote (loops):
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Spin and Tech Wrist seem to change the costume earlier than intended (before the flash). Selecting the Transition tab also enlarges the Head tab, as if it were active.
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They seem to be pushing access through platform software. The "Play For Free" button, linked in the previous post, downloads the Arc software. Running the Arc platform and searching for Champions Online brings up a similar window, where "Play For Free" will download the game. It's also available through Steam.
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There isn't much else you can do to increase your own charge speed. Avenger Mastery can cut the charge time of Stone Shot, provided you register a couple crits first. Being in range of a teammate running Aura of Arcane Clarity (with high Presence) boosts your charge speed. The power Vengeance stacks a buff that increases…
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Are there no files at all in that folder, or just no Combatlog files? If you've used the /combatlog 1 command and recorded some combat, try searching your drive for any files containing Combatlog in the filename. If your game is saving to a different folder, that should help point you to it.
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That happens to me when using Chrome. Works properly when I do the same in Firefox or Edge. Which browser are you using?
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I understand the desire to use positive language in a marketing announcement. But adding a series of exclamation marks and phrases like "Good news" and "Enjoy these new options", in an article that reveals the removal of an existing service, mismatches tone and content. The craft of the presentation intensified my negative…
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We TA'd. There were clones. There were bosses. There was science. It was glorious.
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I seem to hit the cap at 9 characters. Are others seeing their limit at a different number?
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Some other options for applying the Demolish debuff:* Demolish (the attack from the Might tree) * Iron Chain with Demolishion * Thundering Kicks with Demolishing Strikes * One Hundred Hands with Demolishing Strikes From that list, Demolish would probably fit the build best, since it would also trigger Form of the Tiger.
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Eviscerate (Messy) refreshes Shredded, rather than Demolish. I agree that running a STR Primary with stacked DEX Secondary is an appealing setup. Physical Peak, with a large investment in secondary superstats, is pretty great for melee energy management. There are several different Crushing debuffs in the game. Since…
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How many characters do you have on PTS? Once you hit nine characters, that error message pops up if you try to transfer any more. Delete one or more, and you should be able to transfer again.
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The energy builder Power Bolts, set to a head emanation point, makes a pretty convincing eye beam blast; if you're still looking to scratch that itch.
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Defiance is ideal for mitigating those large Cosmic hits, but Invuln can also work. If you're worried that your choice of passive isn't ideal, you can try shoring up your defenses using other tools. That could mean stacking a little more CON, choosing your devices to suit the situation, or picking up alternate gear with…
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I think you've got a pretty good setup so far. With an eye toward Cosmics, Backhand Chop is very useful as an interrupt when pulling/tanking Kigatilik's dogs. Fast-activating controls also work there...but for how often the mob of players stack hold resist on the dog, Backhand is by far the most reliable tool for the job.…
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Open Palm Strike (ideally with the Power Shift advantage, so you don't scatter the mob) can substitute as a charge-spam AoE attack. Or you could put Power Sweep on Inexorable Tides and switch to Form of the Master. You could then consider taking it to Rank 2 (since it's your only AoE), and using Rising Knee (w/ Flowing…
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Here's another setup. Lots of ways to build a semi-sturdy unarmed DPS: Build Link Super Stats Level 6: Dexterity (Primary) Level 10: Recovery (Secondary) Level 15: Constitution (Secondary) Talents Level 1: The Chiller (Dex: 10, Con: 10, Rec: 8, End: 10) Level 6: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5) Level 9: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)…
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For the iBlast (tap)>Defile (charge) rotation, I also tend to parse higher fully-geared DPS with Night Warrior, compared to other options. It's a very good setup for ranged Infernal, and I think your choice of spec trees is fine. I agree with Flow's power recommendations. Currently, the biggest hurdles for endgame DPS come…
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I would take Infernal Blast to Rank 3. It refreshes poison innately; the advantage just spreads/refreshes in an area. I would talent for some END. I run my own Blast>Defile build (also EGO primary with stacked EGO) with around 150 max energy. Below that, I occasionally bottom-out on energy when constantly attacking. With…
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You could also pick one of the Sidekick devices and replicate its costume on your character. Not a lot of creative freedom there, but it would look like there's two of you.
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The core repel bubble is set off-center on the platform. It misses the platform on one side. The Action Figures section of the Nemesis vendor still displays Nemesis Tokens for currency, instead of Nemesis Recognition. When the alert fails, players are not automatically removed from the alert (like when it succeeds).…
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Thanks for the clarification. Fleshing out a voice-based build depends on how far you're willing to stretch creativity to fit the concept. Here's a couple examples that might fit the bill for a lead singer. Since you're not building for Cosmic-level dps checks, I opted away from tools like active offenses and ultimates in…
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Which attacks are you using? On some quick tests with Pulse Beam Rifle and Power Armor toggles, I'm not seeing Form of the Tempest stack on every crit. Best I can tell, the internal cooldown for its stack appears to be about a second shorter than the internal cooldown for its energy return (roughly 3 seconds, versus…
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A few more alert thoughts: - The minions' quick respawn time, combined with their low health (our tank was killing them with Ego Sprites while trying to round them up), makes it difficult for a tanky character to draw them away from a console pusher long enough to finish the interaction. Boosting the minions' health while…