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DC Universe Online |OT| The next legend is YOU!
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RiccochetJ
Gold Member
From a community guy on the DCUO forums:
Hah! I haven't been able to get the fucking thing to work yet! Intermittent my ass.
I'm finally annoyed with the game. Made it up to level 19 but I had to do some Batman and even Wonder Woman missions (more WW ones) in order to it. The reason I picked Superman as a mentor is because I wanted to be briefed by him. To do missions that related to Superman. If I wanted to interact with WW or Batman I'd have picked them as a mentor. Oracle giving me updates I can understand and I'm cool with that. I hope they add more content that fixes this in the future. There is an unwelcome gap in the mission structure.
This isn't to say the missions in the end weren't enjoyable to a degree. They ended up being but it's the fact that I had to even do them. I guess I could have grinded mobs but that's boring for the most part. At least in City of Heroes if you did that you'd at least get some recognition from npcs for your trouble. Made that whole process somewhat more enjoyable. No one seems to be doing Legends PvP and Alerts have been buggy the last few times I tried them. Were fine before yesterday though.
This isn't to say the missions in the end weren't enjoyable to a degree. They ended up being but it's the fact that I had to even do them. I guess I could have grinded mobs but that's boring for the most part. At least in City of Heroes if you did that you'd at least get some recognition from npcs for your trouble. Made that whole process somewhat more enjoyable. No one seems to be doing Legends PvP and Alerts have been buggy the last few times I tried them. Were fine before yesterday though.
shaowebb
Member
I'm seriously considering getting this, but I'm wandering if there's enough meat to keep a non social guy like me going.
I like a lot of combat that is not redundant in singles mode, with lots of puzzle/detective work involved to mix up the bag. Platform stealth a plus.
After the initial grind I would PVP or go on raids.
Would this game appeal to me or is it more or less same five attacks/same five enemies the game with a lot of skill trees tacked on?
I like a lot of combat that is not redundant in singles mode, with lots of puzzle/detective work involved to mix up the bag. Platform stealth a plus.
After the initial grind I would PVP or go on raids.
Would this game appeal to me or is it more or less same five attacks/same five enemies the game with a lot of skill trees tacked on?
I think what's getting to me is that due to taking missions from the other big two it interferes with the fantasy, the mental pretending I do with my character. That he's actually mentoring under Superman, helping him out, helping deal with his enemies. My character is being skilled for that. Having to deal with non-Superman enemies just throws all of that off. I think I'd feel the same if I made a Batman mentoring character and in the beginning he was dealing with characters like Bane, street level enemies, etc only to have to do a mission where he's fighting demons, etc. It just really screws with the immersion that is taking place.
Stealth, detective work? Can't say that you'd get that here.shaowebb said:
I will say that I'm really impressed with the diversity of the enemies so far. Definitely blew my expectations away there...
Ah, I see what you're saying.Effect said:
krypt0nian
Banned
Effect said:
Just think of him lending you out to the the other two. DC Universe is pretty well connected that way.
moai said:
Controller does crowd control (stuns etc.) they also replenish the power meter so that other people can us their abilities more frequently.
On that note, I haven't seen a good controller yet. They are so important in creating a cohesive unit, and it sucks when you're tanking or healing and you can't do your role.
krypt0nian
Banned
moai said:
Generally someone who's role it is to buff his party members, debuff the bad guys and potentially temporarily lock down or take some of the bad guys out of the combat until its their turn to get knocked out. A really fun support role in a group.
Ridiculously helpful thread on role/power/weapon synergy on the forums - http://forums.station.sony.com/dcuops3/posts/list.m?topic_id=6330
I'm addicted to the PVP in this game. Wish I could change the servers that my other characters are on... gonna make a new rifle/mental/controller villain for Killing Joke (Joker + Calculator are better than anything else).
Any Gadget users? How does that power tree stack up?
I finally 'figured out' Shapeshifting, but its a unique build. I don't think healing through that role is even worth the investment compared to Plants. And the actual shapeshifting forms take a lot of figuring out on your own account. The thing is, if you're going into a pure damage build, it can be insane in Alerts and tougher enemies down the stretch. Crits through the roof and a crit rate that goes up with each enemy killed... The equipment needed is pretty much in contrary to what most who would be looking for initially too.
Any Gadget users? How does that power tree stack up?
I finally 'figured out' Shapeshifting, but its a unique build. I don't think healing through that role is even worth the investment compared to Plants. And the actual shapeshifting forms take a lot of figuring out on your own account. The thing is, if you're going into a pure damage build, it can be insane in Alerts and tougher enemies down the stretch. Crits through the roof and a crit rate that goes up with each enemy killed... The equipment needed is pretty much in contrary to what most who would be looking for initially too.
Did my first Duo a while ago.
First partner stayed in DPS spec, got killed badly on one of the bosses and left.
Second partner was a healer who complained I didn't stand in the circle of healing, when it's being cast on the boss while I was mainly ranged (pistols/gadget spec). Think he/she got pissed it wasn't going well + just ditched the run as well
[edit] to be a bit more specific, on some boss fights the circle of healing has some detection/collision issues where it won't register if you stand on top of it. So it's largely useless to complain about it especially if it's cast in the wrong place.
Third guy was a Fire tank, and we totally destroyed the rest of the run as a Tank/Controller combo. Everything was getting stunned, we both had a lot of power due to regen.
My controller at 30 is like a rogue/enchanter hybrid, between traps/stealth/gadgets.
Good times. Game is really starting to open up at 30 now.
First partner stayed in DPS spec, got killed badly on one of the bosses and left.
Second partner was a healer who complained I didn't stand in the circle of healing, when it's being cast on the boss while I was mainly ranged (pistols/gadget spec). Think he/she got pissed it wasn't going well + just ditched the run as well
[edit] to be a bit more specific, on some boss fights the circle of healing has some detection/collision issues where it won't register if you stand on top of it. So it's largely useless to complain about it especially if it's cast in the wrong place.
Third guy was a Fire tank, and we totally destroyed the rest of the run as a Tank/Controller combo. Everything was getting stunned, we both had a lot of power due to regen.
My controller at 30 is like a rogue/enchanter hybrid, between traps/stealth/gadgets.
Good times. Game is really starting to open up at 30 now.
I had one day where I got a Legends match going (once during Launch, once during Beta), one day where I got a bunch of Arena matches going and while I enjoyed it the only PvP I find is on my alt on a PvP server.
Currently I'm just logging onto my Brave New World main every day, queueing for everything, doing the Ambush Bug vault and the challenge mode single player dungeons en masse and logging off without anything at all popping.
As much as I like this game, that is gonna get old really quickly since unlike WoW, I don't even have anyone to talk to here.
Currently I'm just logging onto my Brave New World main every day, queueing for everything, doing the Ambush Bug vault and the challenge mode single player dungeons en masse and logging off without anything at all popping.
As much as I like this game, that is gonna get old really quickly since unlike WoW, I don't even have anyone to talk to here.
krypt0nian
Banned
HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT
This one Twitter post makes me drool with anticipation:
WANT NAO!
Man, I had to post that one. So many things I had zero idea about in one remarkable post!
This one Twitter post makes me drool with anticipation:
WANT NAO!
DY_nasty said:
Man, I had to post that one. So many things I had zero idea about in one remarkable post!
krypt0nian
Banned
If you Killing Joke peeps want to hunt down and kill Jim Lee:
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Can anyone tell me where to go to look for Harley Quinn's movement set (or all the legends for that matter)? I'm having fun with PVP but it would be nice to know what interrupts what instead of spamming my abilities like a dork.
Big Chungus
Member
Holy shit, I saw him outside the Chinatown police department when I made my healer.krypt0nian said:
krypt0nian
Banned
neojubei said:
He's one of the creators.
Outtrigger888 said:
you can use your secondary role at any time outside of combat. in fact it usually gives bonuses to your skills, like healers get healed inside circle of protection in healer role while if they were in DPS role it just hurts baddies.
Everyone is Damage role, fire/ice open up tank role, mental/gadget open up controller role, and sorc/nature = healer. Healers get bonuses against tanks, tanks get bonuses against controllers, controllers get bonuses against healers is my understanding.
RiccochetJ said:
in terms of combos, every legend has their full combo tree unlocked. So Robin is staff, Quinn is twohanded, etc. the dcuosource planner lists all of the combos for each weapon, google will also show now other options. Mainly to destroy people with Quinn, you want to use your bomb A LOT. High damage + stun
krypt0nian
Banned
neojubei said:
He used to be a HUGE Everquest devotee. It's in his nature! =)
BattleMonkey
Member
So after playing a while I don't see what one gains from World PVP outside of just going "haha I pwn you". I don't see any rewards or recording going on of the world pvp stuff so wondering what the point is. I know for the instanced pvp stuff there are feats and rewards for it. Open pvp is just for the heck of it with extra durability damage?
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Ahh thank you! My 2 main chars have been dual wielding and dual pistols so I wasn't sure if she had some special move set. Still not sure about her powers though and priority. Figured out that the whirlwind of doom isn't so doomy. In fact it gets my butt kicked when I get stunned. It's a nice aoe though. My top google searches about her have been, "Wait, you can play as Harley Quinn?"icechai said:in terms of combos, every legend has their full combo tree unlocked. So Robin is staff, Quinn is twohanded, etc. the dcuosource planner lists all of the combos for each weapon, google will also show now other options. Mainly to destroy people with Quinn, you want to use your bomb A LOT. High damage + stun
Edit: And what does her trinket do? Anti-stun? Damage? If needs be give me a LMGTFY so I know how to refine my search
Played three Legends matches in a row tonight. Absolutely dominated the first one. The heroes didn't seem to know how to deal with my hammerin' antics.
Second one went well also, but the third was really close the whole time... and just as we were about to (maybe) win, the game crashed. I reloaded as quickly as I could, but it dumped me back in the world, PVP flagged with no credit for the match
That's the first time the game's crashed on me at all. What timing!
Second one went well also, but the third was really close the whole time... and just as we were about to (maybe) win, the game crashed. I reloaded as quickly as I could, but it dumped me back in the world, PVP flagged with no credit for the match
That's the first time the game's crashed on me at all. What timing!
I'm fairly sure it makes you immune to controls. I pop it whenever I'm outnumbered and then the various tasers and whatnot I get hit with wrap me up, but don't actually stun me. If it does anything else, I have no clueRiccochetJ said:Edit: And what does her trinket do? Anti-stun? Damage? If needs be give me a LMGTFY so I know how to refine my search
krypt0nian
Banned
BattleMonkey said:
There are bounty quests for one. And the sheer fun of it for another. Playing against an actual human is always more of a challenge to your skillset than the same PVE opponents.
BattleMonkey said:
there's an extra vendor in the midtown station/clubs that sell crazy nice lvl 16, 24, and 30 weapons/equipment that require a little skull symbol (250 for weapons, 75-100 for equipment). How do you get those skull symbols? ... >
Actually i'm not quite sure but it has to do with open world pvp, and i don't think ganking counts. anyone confirm what exactly it is? whether you have to keep on doing the open world pvp quest or if you just get it for killing in your +/- 5 level range? Picked up a Gordonian blade for my hero healer, and it is leagues better than any other quest/alert weapon i've seen so far for my level.*random note - f11 toggles full screen for PC. good for going into window mode and posting on GAF
krypt0nian
Banned
icechai said:there's an extra vendor in the midtown station/clubs that sell crazy nice lvl 16, 24, and 30 weapons/equipment that require a little skull symbol (250 for weapons, 75-100 for equipment). How do you get those skull symbols? ... >
*random note - f11 toggles full screen for PC. good for going into window mode and posting on GAF
ooooh I did not know that..... *flies off to arrest more villains on Killing Joke*
It's called influence iirc. It's not tied to open world PvP, it's tied to instance PvP. You get 50 per match if you win or 25 if you lose. I think you can earn some bonus points by dealing the final blow against an enemy team member in instanced PvP.icechai said:there's an extra vendor in the midtown station/clubs that sell crazy nice lvl 16, 24, and 30 weapons/equipment that require a little skull symbol (250 for weapons, 75-100 for equipment). How do you get those skull symbols? ... >
*random note - f11 toggles full screen for PC. good for going into window mode and posting on GAF
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Installing... woo hoo!
edit: this little playstation wireless keyboard attachment I bought is pretty cool... not too heavy... little cumbersome typing but pretty cool nonetheless.
recommended, especially if hooking up the KB is a pain in the butt... i really don't have enough USB ports on my slim, so this thing is great.
edit: this little playstation wireless keyboard attachment I bought is pretty cool... not too heavy... little cumbersome typing but pretty cool nonetheless.
recommended, especially if hooking up the KB is a pain in the butt... i really don't have enough USB ports on my slim, so this thing is great.
Dr. Pangloss
Member
DY_nasty said:
I messed around with Gadget. Only done the trap tree. First spell is like Scorpion's come over here move from MK. Hurts and stuns them. Then you can get a stealth spell that lets you sap an enemy and ambush another. There is also fear gas that stuns, as well as a robot helper. Hope that helps.