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>Xocyll <Xocyll.RemoveThis@kingston.net> wrote:
>> Pain in the ass I know, i'm currently bouncing around checking them
>> since Virtue keeps dumping me at random.
>
>I'd suggest that any such research done right now will yield only temporary
>answers. Server usage and response times will vary wildly until the new
>issue is fine-tuned and the bubble of players deflates.

Well my assumption was that any server that wasn't giving me massive lag
and disconnections _now_ would only get better as the thrill of I7 wore
off and the numbers decreased again.

In the end though I stayed on Virtue, though one benefit was that
Pastiche was already taken on Victory so I had to hunt up a synonymous
name which I then used for the new SS/elec Brute, Gallimaufry, with some
bio changes from pastiche - same look though.

Not finding Electric Melee as interesting as it first seemed - too slow
for one thing and seems _very_ end costly - both of which contribute to
making it hard to build up any fury - almost like Electric Melee was
designed for Scrappers or Tankers not Brutes.

Electric Armor on the other hand, i'm still loving. Cept for the lack
of a heal.

Xocyll
--
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"Xocyll" <Xocyll.TakeThisOut@kingston.net> wrote in message
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> Not finding Electric Melee as interesting as it first seemed - too slow
> for one thing and seems _very_ end costly - both of which contribute to
> making it hard to build up any fury - almost like Electric Melee was
> designed for Scrappers or Tankers not Brutes.

I'm growing un-fond of Jacob's ladder pretty fast. It doesn't seem to be
all that wide a cone and doen't seem to hit all that often.


> Electric Armor on the other hand, i'm still loving. Cept for the lack
> of a heal.

The armor seems pretty nifty. I'm still debating lighnng field.


--
John Trauger,
Vorlonagent


"Methane martini.
Shaken, not stirred."


Vorlonagent (M), level 38 Blaster (Electric/Energy), Guardian
RolIing Thunder (F), Level 36 Defender (Storm/Electric), Infinity
Lemon Tree (F), Level 32 Scrapper (Spine/Invuln), Liberty
Pulsar Staraven (F), Level 27 Controller (Grav/Rad), Liberty
Fury- (F), Level 26 Brute (Energy/Energy), Liberty
Dr. Akagi (F), Level 24 Mastermind (Robots/Traps), Guardian
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"Vorlonagent" <jt.RemoveThis@otfresno.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
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>
>"Xocyll" <Xocyll.RemoveThis@kingston.net> wrote in message
>news:2sqp82hqo3np29urb8c3egud7leono4v3a@4ax.com...
>
>> Not finding Electric Melee as interesting as it first seemed - too slow
>> for one thing and seems _very_ end costly - both of which contribute to
>> making it hard to build up any fury - almost like Electric Melee was
>> designed for Scrappers or Tankers not Brutes.
>
>I'm growing un-fond of Jacob's ladder pretty fast. It doesn't seem to be
>all that wide a cone and doen't seem to hit all that often.

It's a _melee_ cone - similar to Shadow Maul, so positioning is
everything, but even then you're not liable to hit many at once with it.
Took it on the first el/el - skipped it on the second since it's slow as
hell as well as not hitting much.


>> Electric Armor on the other hand, i'm still loving. Cept for the lack
>> of a heal.
>
>The armor seems pretty nifty. I'm still debating lighnng field.

I skipped it, for the moment anyway, since it doesn't really fit the
character concept - similar to the fire aura, or death shroud, or mud
pots - minor damage to everything about you - good for holding aggro if
you're playing as the designated punching bag of a team - less useful
solo.

The really need to fix grounded too.
How nice a power that's _described_ as "only works when you're _close_
to the ground" which in actuality only works when you're on the ground,
and perfectly flat ground at that - slopes, ramps and rough terrain need
not apply.

Someone at Cryptic needs to be taught what the hell "close" means.

Funny how if close meant the same thing to that programmer as it does to
the rest of the world, there'd be no problem with rough terrain/slopes
etc since you'd still be in range.

Xocyll
--
I don't particularly want you to FOAD, myself. You'll be more of
a cautionary example if you'll FO And Get Chronically, Incurably,
Painfully, Progressively, Expensively, Debilitatingly Ill. So
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"Xocyll" <Xocyll DeleteThis @kingston.net> wrote in message
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>>I'm growing un-fond of Jacob's ladder pretty fast. It doesn't seem to be
>>all that wide a cone and doen't seem to hit all that often.
>
> It's a _melee_ cone - similar to Shadow Maul, so positioning is
> everything, but even then you're not liable to hit many at once with it.
> Took it on the first el/el - skipped it on the second since it's slow as
> hell as well as not hitting much.

I'll probably suffer though it till 17 then respec it out. I made my brute
in the time between I7 release and respec release.


>>> Electric Armor on the other hand, i'm still loving. Cept for the lack
>>> of a heal.
>>
>>The armor seems pretty nifty. I'm still debating lighnng field.
>
> I skipped it, for the moment anyway, since it doesn't really fit the
> character concept - similar to the fire aura, or death shroud, or mud
> pots - minor damage to everything about you - good for holding aggro if
> you're playing as the designated punching bag of a team - less useful
> solo.

Do AOE attacks do much for holding/advancing the rage bar?


> The really need to fix grounded too.
> How nice a power that's _described_ as "only works when you're _close_
> to the ground" which in actuality only works when you're on the ground,
> and perfectly flat ground at that - slopes, ramps and rough terrain need
> not apply.
>
> Someone at Cryptic needs to be taught what the hell "close" means.
>
> Funny how if close meant the same thing to that programmer as it does to
> the rest of the world, there'd be no problem with rough terrain/slopes
> etc since you'd still be in range.

I have seen characters appear to stand out in space with one toe touching a
slope. I suspect the problem lies soemwhere in there.


--
John Trauger,
Vorlonagent


"Methane martini.
Shaken, not stirred."


Vorlonagent (M), level 38 Blaster (Electric/Energy), Guardian
RolIing Thunder (F), Level 36 Defender (Storm/Electric), Infinity
Lemon Tree (F), Level 32 Scrapper (Spine/Invuln), Liberty
Pulsar Staraven (F), Level 27 Controller (Grav/Rad), Liberty
Fury- (F), Level 26 Brute (Energy/Energy), Liberty
Dr. Akagi (F), Level 24 Mastermind (Robots/Traps), Guardian
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>
>"Xocyll" <Xocyll.TakeThisOut@kingston.net> wrote in message
>news:41er82l2ult404jml5tfgam7874e7ihgpu@4ax.com...
>
>>>I'm growing un-fond of Jacob's ladder pretty fast. It doesn't seem to be
>>>all that wide a cone and doen't seem to hit all that often.
>>
>> It's a _melee_ cone - similar to Shadow Maul, so positioning is
>> everything, but even then you're not liable to hit many at once with it.
>> Took it on the first el/el - skipped it on the second since it's slow as
>> hell as well as not hitting much.
>
>I'll probably suffer though it till 17 then respec it out. I made my brute
>in the time between I7 release and respec release.

I made a couple in that time slot.

Then I got sick of electric melee and made an ss/elec that doesn't have
a free respec, but isn't likely to need one either.

>>>> Electric Armor on the other hand, i'm still loving. Cept for the lack
>>>> of a heal.
>>>
>>>The armor seems pretty nifty. I'm still debating lighnng field.
>>
>> I skipped it, for the moment anyway, since it doesn't really fit the
>> character concept - similar to the fire aura, or death shroud, or mud
>> pots - minor damage to everything about you - good for holding aggro if
>> you're playing as the designated punching bag of a team - less useful
>> solo.
>
>Do AOE attacks do much for holding/advancing the rage bar?

I didn't notice anything - but the whole electric melee set seems pretty
damn bad for fury use.
Slowish attacks with longer than average recharge times and (seemingly)
higher than others end drain as well.
I don't think I ever got the fury up over halfway before I had to rest
(or risk running out of end tabs for emergency use.)

>> The really need to fix grounded too.
>> How nice a power that's _described_ as "only works when you're _close_
>> to the ground" which in actuality only works when you're on the ground,
>> and perfectly flat ground at that - slopes, ramps and rough terrain need
>> not apply.
>>
>> Someone at Cryptic needs to be taught what the hell "close" means.
>>
>> Funny how if close meant the same thing to that programmer as it does to
>> the rest of the world, there'd be no problem with rough terrain/slopes
>> etc since you'd still be in range.
>
>I have seen characters appear to stand out in space with one toe touching a
>slope. I suspect the problem lies soemwhere in there.

At one point I had a screenshot from the old weekly coh game - in which
I had died in the cave mission we were doing (the larger troll type
caves).
One small portion of the corpse - feet and ankles I think -were touching
the ground, the rest was magically levitating.

I think this kind of thing can't happen now, since the new physics tends
to make bodies conform more to the floor surface (or whatever else they
landed on) rather than just using a flat_floor corpse graphic.

The only real problem they have is that they write a description that
says "close to the ground" and the idiot programmer coded "touching the
ground" with such little tolerance that stepping on a flea breaks your
contact.

Had "close" been defined as the basic height you'd get when standing
still and hitting a hover or fly power, then there'd be no problem at
all with slopes and caves and...

Xocyll
--
I don't particularly want you to FOAD, myself. You'll be more of
a cautionary example if you'll FO And Get Chronically, Incurably,
Painfully, Progressively, Expensively, Debilitatingly Ill. So
FOAGCIPPEDI. -- Mike Andrews responding to an idiot in asr
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