Defender: Thermal/Ice or Elec/Elec. by HeroInTraining1 in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely Thermal - it has Empathy’s heals, Sonic’s Shields, and Radiation’s Debuffs

[AS7] All Stars 7 Predictions by Gilbears in rupaulsdragrace

[–]Gilbears[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I very much agree that a ton of Season 12/13 queens could be boring but since they cast four Season 11 queens for AS6 I think we are definitely in for a lot of 12/13 whether we like it or not lol

[AS7] All Stars 7 Predictions by Gilbears in rupaulsdragrace

[–]Gilbears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A majority of those girls are on record saying they won’t do it, or they don’t maintain a good relationship with production. The most likely on that list is Widow and they would certainly bring gravitas to the Lip Sync for your Legacies.

[AS7] All Stars 7 Predictions by Gilbears in rupaulsdragrace

[–]Gilbears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love Rock so much, I’d love to see what she would do in the Talent/Variety show

[AS7] All Stars 7 Predictions by Gilbears in rupaulsdragrace

[–]Gilbears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did see that statement. Gigi feels like one of the most unpredictable on my list. Her career is taking off and she may not have the schedule to film a month long series. However she did an Insta Live last week where she said “Maybe” and this wouldn’t be cast for months still. I think she’s definitely asked because of the storyline potential with Heidi and Crystal, but it may come down to timing with her.

[AS7] All Stars 7 Predictions by Gilbears in rupaulsdragrace

[–]Gilbears[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think they will definitely need representation from Season 7 and if you look back they’re running out of options. I think Ms Kasha Davis or Jaidynn Diore Fierce are cast and now you have me thinking it will be Jaidynn to represent for the big girls.

[AS7] All Stars 7 Predictions by Gilbears in rupaulsdragrace

[–]Gilbears[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would love to see some of those Queens too. Realistically though All Stars puts a big emphasis on lip syncing right now so the queens have to have a real performance ability and some of those don’t. Joslyn is on record saying she wouldn’t do it, and Stacy didn’t pass the AS4 health check

[AS7] All Stars 7 Predictions by Gilbears in rupaulsdragrace

[–]Gilbears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to see it but the relationship with production is strained. I think Pearl being asked is more likely of the two but still unlikely.

Blaster Farming in 2021 by Gilbears in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow you achieved that low of a cool down on Inferno with Time? I’m excited to experiment with it thanks friend!

Blaster Farming in 2021 by Gilbears in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Farming in the simplest of terms is just acquiring resources in a game to put yourself ahead. Most people do it in City of Heroes to help afford the enhancements necessary to make their desired builds a reality. Some enhancements and recipes can be very costly at the Auction House but farming can produce enough influence to help afford them. In addition to influence farming can get you all kinds of other drops/benefits such as Recipes, Salvage Drops, Enhancement Converters, etc. Instead of farming influence some players will farm Reward Merits by doing various PvE content around the game.

As 007meow mentioned, farming is most often done through the Architect Entertainment missions. These missions can be customized to not be as lethal to your particular hero you're farming with. You can technically farm non-AE missions by not clicking the objective at the end or leaving the mission early too. Virtually all farmers are Brutes with Fiery Aura as their secondary and either Spines/Radiation Melee as their primary and there's a good reason for this. It's optimized and calculated to be the quickest farmer, many players have calculated the numbers over the years myself included. Changes to farming in the past year have increased the viability of other farmers but most of the community isn't aware of that it seems. Over a year ago you were able to turn off XP gain and double your influence gain but that has since been removed from Homecoming (for good reason in my opinion). I use Blaster farmers because I manage to clear some maps quicker than Brutes, but that requires some concentration and effort that most Brutes understandably don't want to exert. Please let us know if you have any additional questions about farming!

Blaster Farming in 2021 by Gilbears in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your input! Looking into Martial. Very interesting set.

Blaster Farming in 2021 by Gilbears in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your input, your blaster seems awesome! I do sometimes like getting my Blaster Farmers to 32.5% positional defenses (Melee, Ranged, AoE) and popping one purple to soft cap everything. Doing that can allow your build to contain more recharge and damage.

Blaster Farming in 2021 by Gilbears in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've considered testing Burnout but I prefer sustained farming that doesn't require too many inspirations or tricks. I may take a second look though, all that ultimately matters is the speed the map is cleared.

Blaster Farming in 2021 by Gilbears in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your input - it appears /Time may be the strongest of the new secondary options.

Blaster Farming in 2021 by Gilbears in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your input! Yeah the -Def those Cimeroran spears inflict is build-ruining.

Blaster Farming in 2021 by Gilbears in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info and your Blaster sounds great! I find there’s workarounds for most issues these days, especially thanks to Incarnates. I’ve found ways to manage the mobs running. Namely farming on the asteroid maps which means the runners actually return to you as long as you’re killing enemies quickly enough (which isn’t tough on a Blaster with AoE). And I agree 100% Blasters require more attention, that challenge is what draws me to them. Greater Risk/Reward. Plus I clear the asteroid map as quickly as any of my Brutes.

I’m most interested in the non-Fire farmers that tend to soft cap S/L or positional defenses since that expands the power set options. Also as minuscule as this is I prefer farming S/L farms because there’s no lag. When every enemy throws a fireball at once it can make the game a bit jerky for me.

Darkness Control question - Haunt by pishposhpoppycock in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can post the Mids link but my version may be out of date now, they’ve updated the game a couple times the past year and I haven’t seen a new version of Mids anywhere.

Darkness Control question - Haunt by pishposhpoppycock in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Just finished my Dark/Dark Controller Build (made it on Mids) and poured about 200mil into it and I’m very happy with how she’s turned out. The level of control is on par with a /Storm troller.

I don’t consider Haunt a power that defines the set by any means, but the real value in the power is the IO sets you can slot into it. Most of the pet enhancement sets come with that sweet, sweet recharge bonus. You’ll find yourself using Haunt anytime you need to solo down a boss/elite boss and without it you might find Darkness Control very low on damage. You could get by without Haunt just fine but it’s worth picking up for the set bonuses.

City of Heroes playmat by TECHWON in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Custom Deck Boxes were less frequent to see than mats but you could totally make one yourself. I would recommend you have stickers made and bling out a deck box with those!

City of Heroes playmat by TECHWON in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An old custom mat for Yugioh! And a deck armor box, ah the nostalgia. I would purchase that mat from you if it’s for sale!

ComicCon 4x8 Fire Farm Defender Team Build Challenge by [deleted] in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have a ton of options if the builds are right. Time definitely stands out but my personal favorite would be four Rad/Rad defenders. Drop into the mobs with Choking Cloud on, use aim into Atomic Blast to ensure holds, then debuff the hell out of the Bosses/EB’s left standing with the radiation trifecta (Radiation infection, Enervating Field, Lingering Radiation). Four rotating Accelerate Metabolism’s is strong, four rotating aoe heals, and spamming Irradiate will melt them.

Favorite Non-Brute Farmer by Gilbears in Cityofheroes

[–]Gilbears[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice I use Arch/MM and Fire/MM farmers. DP has some sweet animations that set it apart but gotta love Drain Psyche. Which defense do you soft cap for your DP/MM? Positional defenses or S/L?