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Champions Online - Men in Tights (and Furries, Oh God the Furries)

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  • Fatgoat87Fatgoat87 Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    This is my Shaman (from when I posted him in the Screenshot thread)
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    This reminds me of somthing my pot-head buddys call me up at 4am to scream at me that it (the freaky colored man on a disk) is chasing them down the street..

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Fun little exploit with Ego Storm (with the Manifestation advantage); if you untoggle it before it runs its course it doesn't gain a cooldown and you can simply restart it. As long as you have energy you can have it up. Reported it, so enjoy it while it lasts.

    Speaking of cooldowns, I do wish they were relative to how much of a maintain/charge/duration the power went through on the last use, rather than Always Full Cooldown. Getting a single tick out of a power before it goes on a 15s cooldown is infuriating.


    By the way, did anyone have problems with maintained powers last night? I had Ego Storm working very unreliably (sometimes it needed two button taps to fire, sometimes it would do nothing and just go on cooldown, sometimes it just wouldn't go off period) and a teammate with Iron Lariat had similar problems.

    Glal on
  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    So Bang Me's name got generic'd. Need Ideas for a Bangin' name. Here's some convesation of ideas:
    [23:05] [Penny Arcade] Bang [email protected]: sooooooo i got a message saying my name's a violation
    [...]

    [23:07] [Penny Arcade] Bang [email protected]: "Violation: Name that makes a partial or complete sentence"[23:24] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: hard bang

    [23:24] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: young bang

    [23:24] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: little bang

    [23:24] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: Bangarang

    [23:24] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: i want bang in the name alone, it's gun elated

    [23:26] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: Bang GIrl

    [23:26] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: BadName Bang

    [23:27] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: Bang Em

    [23:27] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: Isiah Pedro

    [23:27] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: it's sutble, that one :D

    [23:28] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: "I see a pedo"

    [23:29] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: Oh oh

    [23:29] [Penny Arcade] Molded Metal [email protected]: hmmm... a bit too subtle, I think

    [23:29] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: "I bang bad guys"

    [23:29] [Penny Arcade] Mr. [email protected]: Bang U

    [23:29] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: Ivanna Bangyu

    [23:30] [Penny Arcade] Molded Metal [email protected]: ha! Nice one

    [23:31] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: Lettuce Bangplease

    [23:31] [Penny Arcade] Molded Metal [email protected]: Lettuce isn't much of a name, though

    [23:31] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: Tell that to lettuce

    [23:31] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: wanna tell em that to my face?

    [23:31] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: or to my gatling gun?

    [23:33] [Penny Arcade] Molded Metal [email protected]: I would only tell your gatling gun if it, in fact, was named lettuce

    [23:33] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: Bang n Lettuce

    [23:36] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: ?

    [23:36] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: Bang Maker

    [23:37] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: Bang Girl

    [23:37] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: Bang Giver

    [23:37] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: that should be legal

    [23:37] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: Rapid Banger

    [23:37] [Penny Arcade] Mr. [email protected]: I think its time for Furry Fishing

    [23:38] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: Mighty Bang

    [23:38] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: First Bang

    [23:38] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: You use a hand gun?

    [23:39] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: yup

    [23:39] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: Small Bang

    [23:39] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: Big Bang

    [23:39] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: The Forbidden Bang

    [23:39] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: Statutory Bang

    [23:40] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: Fruity Bang

    [23:40] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: The Unconsenting Bang

    [23:41] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: Tyranasaurus Bang

    [23:41] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: The Easy Bang

    [23:45] [Penny Arcade] [email protected]: The Artist Formally Known as Bang Me

    [23:49] [Penny Arcade] BadName [email protected]: Wang Bang Thank You Mang
    lol what the hell, if you copy several lines of text, ALL hidden text types are also copied. If you have a tab set to PA chat only, and copy some lines, you'll also hiddenly copy like combat logs and whatever else lines happened but isn't showing

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    144135bangshishigami1wd.jpg ?

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  • Toxic PickleToxic Pickle Thash grape! Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    How about...

    Bang Em High

    Big Bang Theory

    My Name Is Bang

    Bangin Is Not A Crime

    Two Minutes Til Bang

    Also, insomnia + maintenance every goddamn day = sadness

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Bang You Lots

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Eh, I'm going with Statutory Bang. I use guns, and I'm a registered hero. my guns follow the laws of the land, so they make statutory bang

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    eh guess I'll prepare. [nsfw]is this considered nude?[/nsfw] I mean the hair is covering her naughty bits sooooo

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  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Ack. Wont let me log in.
    :(

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  • InvisibleInvisible Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Rizzi wrote: »
    Ack. Wont let me log in.
    :(

    2 hour Maintenance. Should be up in another hour or so.

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  • JustinSane07JustinSane07 Really, stupid? Brockton__BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2009
    This morning maintenance crap has to stop being every god damn morning.

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  • Toxic PickleToxic Pickle Thash grape! Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    PikaPuff wrote: »
    eh guess I'll prepare. [nsfw]is this considered nude?[/nsfw] I mean the hair is covering her naughty bits sooooo

    Well, that's not nude because technically she's just wearing tights which are the same color as her skin. If her hair were shorter there'd not be any nipples, soooo...

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  • WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    PikaPuff wrote: »
    eh guess I'll prepare. [nsfw]is this considered nude?[/nsfw] I mean the hair is covering her naughty bits sooooo

    Well, that's not nude because technically she's just wearing tights which are the same color as her skin. If her hair were shorter there'd not be any nipples, soooo...

    but your boss might not know that!

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    TF2 - Wren BF3: Wren-fu
  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    since bang me got genericed i'm mentally prepping if hula girl gets hit too

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  • Synthetic OrangeSynthetic Orange Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    So yeah, I hit the Lemurian Crisis area.

    That last mission is ridiculous. How the hell are you supposed to kill that guy when you're being hit for 200 damage a second?

    Rarararagequit

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    i had to google it.

    the pink smoke give you energy, if you hit max energy that's when you take massive damage.

    so the point of that fight is to use your most energy using skills possible to keep from getting a full bar of energy. reallllly tough when you spend the rest of the game leaning ways to always have energy.

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  • WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    or have a very small energy pool to start with since it gets maxed out quickly

    Wren on
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  • DetharinDetharin Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    PikaPuff wrote: »
    So Bang Me's name got generic'd. Need Ideas for a Bangin' name. Here's some convesation of ideas:

    Double Bang Mean Susan


    Also for the last guy in lemurian crisis the damage you take is proportional to how much energy you have. Only use your energy builder to get enough for the next attack.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    when i did it the first time. spent like 30minutes maybe an hour on that area alone. then googled. then finally won.

    did it today helping others out, me and another knew the deal, i spammed mindful reinforcement whenever i was near full energy, he just spammed pyre, and we killed the guy in like 30 seconds.
    Detharin wrote: »
    Only use your energy builder to get enough for the next attack.
    nah, don't even turn on EB, since you're contsantly getting free eng anyways.



    also since we're talking lemurian crisis, use flares on the closest sonar, then heal the boxes as the bots drain them. constant supply/short trip until the box despawns.

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    My electricity guy is gonna love that fight. Gigabolt spam like there's no tomorrow.

    Glal on
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2009
    Sitting at work, chillin'.

    Nothing to do today.

    Not much exciting going on until the 30th, and then all hell breaks loose.

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    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    i wish there were some unlimited maintain skills. that would be rad. closest i get is if i turn my EB off, I can time my two gun mojo to be a constant stream of bullets (you let go/push the skill right when the maintain bar empties and disappears)

    bri is that when your extended vacation starts? anyways, I suggest contracting agencies.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    ok this thread says multiple auras/same aura stacks.

    who wants to join the "duplicate Aura" SG this weekend? :D

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  • KG3000KG3000 Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Grrr, says the server's up but when I log in it says I cannot log in at this time.

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    What?
  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Are auras worthwhile now? Kay was playing with Sorcery in CB and they gave us such astounding benefits as 2% damage protection. Whoop-tee.

    Glal on
  • BearrorristBearrorrist Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Servers will be down until 6 AM PDT link

    I'll be making a sorcery based char to try them out when they come up, im looking at Radiant aura.

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  • ShawnaseeShawnasee Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I've woken up early in the morning each morning this week so I could respec my toons and I have been denied every time.

    People, I need more cow bell!

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  • chrono_travellerchrono_traveller Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Got my new graphics card last night, just in time to replace my broken one for the long weekend, right? RIGHT?! Not right. New card doesn't work either, but with different errors. :( Gonna RMA it back to newegg.

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    The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. ~ Terry Pratchett
  • ShawnaseeShawnasee Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Oh chrono...that is the worst feeling. I feel for you.

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  • KG3000KG3000 Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Now the servers are down till 6:30.

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    What?
  • wusoldjrwusoldjr Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I'm guessing my toon is built incorrectly. I'm dying to equal level Villain + 2 Henchmen packs.

    I have a muni character, with Dex/Rec superstatted and Regen as my passive. I logged in yesterday to finish off a quest, and got my ass handed to me each engagement. Unless something is still not working correctly, I'm gonna have to burn this retcon and completely rebuild my guy. Any suggestions?

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  • chrono_travellerchrono_traveller Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    wusoldjr wrote: »
    I'm guessing my toon is built incorrectly. I'm dying to equal level Villain + 2 Henchmen packs.

    I have a muni character, with Dex/Rec superstatted and Regen as my passive. I logged in yesterday to finish off a quest, and got my ass handed to me each engagement. Unless something is still not working correctly, I'm gonna have to burn this retcon and completely rebuild my guy. Any suggestions?

    Well, it'd help if we knew what you had now, maybe its just a matter of a different strategy? What level are you? What is your method for taking down those henchies? Have you been equipping ego equipment to help augment that Dex superstat?

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    The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. ~ Terry Pratchett
  • wusoldjrwusoldjr Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    wusoldjr wrote: »
    I'm guessing my toon is built incorrectly. I'm dying to equal level Villain + 2 Henchmen packs.

    I have a muni character, with Dex/Rec superstatted and Regen as my passive. I logged in yesterday to finish off a quest, and got my ass handed to me each engagement. Unless something is still not working correctly, I'm gonna have to burn this retcon and completely rebuild my guy. Any suggestions?

    Well, it'd help if we knew what you had now, maybe its just a matter of a different strategy? What level are you? What is your method for taking down those henchies? Have you been equipping ego equipment to help augment that Dex superstat?

    I'm level 22. My skills are: Gunslinger rank 2, Two Gun Mojo, Bullet Ballet, Mini Mines, Gatling Gun, Assault Rifle + Metabolism, Shotgun + Knockback Adv, Regeneration rank 2. I am using Ego gear to supplement Dex.

    I pull with Gunslinger, then Two Gun Mojo to apply Enrage, then Gatling Gun after I line the mobs up, then finish off with Shotgun or Assault Rifle.

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  • Dr. FaceDr. Face King of Pants Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    wusoldjr wrote: »
    wusoldjr wrote: »
    I'm guessing my toon is built incorrectly. I'm dying to equal level Villain + 2 Henchmen packs.

    I have a muni character, with Dex/Rec superstatted and Regen as my passive. I logged in yesterday to finish off a quest, and got my ass handed to me each engagement. Unless something is still not working correctly, I'm gonna have to burn this retcon and completely rebuild my guy. Any suggestions?

    Well, it'd help if we knew what you had now, maybe its just a matter of a different strategy? What level are you? What is your method for taking down those henchies? Have you been equipping ego equipment to help augment that Dex superstat?

    I'm level 22. My skills are: Gunslinger rank 2, Two Gun Mojo, Bullet Ballet, Mini Mines, Gatling Gun, Assault Rifle + Metabolism, Shotgun + Knockback Adv, Regeneration rank 2. I am using Ego gear to supplement Dex.

    I pull with Gunslinger, then Two Gun Mojo to apply Enrage, then Gatling Gun after I line the mobs up, then finish off with Shotgun or Assault Rifle.

    I don't think this is what is killing your build, but ranking up your EB (Gunsingler) seems like a waste. The gains are much higher from ranking up (or getting an advantage for) just about any other power. Gatling Gun, Assault Rifle or Shotgun are much better places to put those points.

    If you rank up Gatling Gun or Shotgun you won't need "strategy" for even level mobs because they will just be dead. You don't need the enrage from Mofo, you can just Gunsling till you have enough energy and then mow them down with ranked up Shotgun or Gatling. Henchies die fast and then finish off the Villain however you like.

    [Edit] And I guess with some Villain/Master/Super you will have to block a bit. But with Regen at rank 2 and Rec superstated you are definitly not using a gimped build.

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  • JustinSane07JustinSane07 Really, stupid? Brockton__BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2009
    Man you went for the total soldier build. I went for the smooth mother fucker build.

    And yesterday I discovered that not only do I get a second outfit but those outfits can reflect onto whatever active Build I have. So now, just by pressing F5 or F6, I can switch between orange pin stripe zoot suit with sunglasses, slick backed hair and a fedora and the purple pimp I've posted. The only thing that doesn't change is the color of abilities. The purple rocket boots on the orange outfit kinda looked silly so to balance it out I made the Force Shield orange, so that looks silly on the purple outfit.

    I need a green outfit if we get a third outfit choice.

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    They should lower the advantage cost for lower tier powers (or at least the energy builder), there's hardly ever a reason to get them.

    Glal on
  • TheScrupleTheScruple The Oldest of BridgesRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    PikaPuff wrote: »
    ok this thread says multiple auras/same aura stacks.

    who wants to join the "duplicate Aura" SG this weekend? :D

    I'm down, but I have a D&D game Saturday, so it would have to be tonight or Sunday. However, I do already have a level 16 sorceror I could bring in whenever. I believe he has the free respec still, so I could switch from Primal Majesty to whatever aura we pick.

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  • Dr. FaceDr. Face King of Pants Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Glal wrote: »
    They should lower the advantage cost for lower tier powers (or at least the energy builder), there's hardly ever a reason to get them.

    I don't know - the lower tier powers on average don't seem any less powerful then most higher tier stuff. Anything truly powerful (like Force Cascade or Gigabolt) come with balancing disadvantages like casting cost or cooldowns. Really, alot of the tiering seems to be more about staggering our access to all the powers over later tier stuff being "the best". Most of my guys find themselves relying on the same powers they had at 11-17 when they are at endgame.

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I've not yet noticed any powers that cost more energy on Rank up, but I'll take your word for it.

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  • wusoldjrwusoldjr Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Thank you for the input. So, I'll try dropping Bullet Ballet and Mini Mines. Get Orbital Cannon and rank 3 Regeneration (may be overkill) and redistribute my Adv points.

    Pre-patch I could handle 4+ mobs and Regen would keep me up, I'd end fights with ~60% HP and close to full energy. Putting out damage wasn't an issue, it's still not now. Now, after the mob damage fix, I'm dying very quickly. Admittedly, I didn't play very long yesterday due to frustration of dying where I was surviving before, I think six deaths and I called it a night.

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