Write on!

-WordSmythe

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WordSmythe here! I’m a new listener and a 48-month veteran of CoH (missed the Beta by ‘THAT’ much). However, due to my extremely casual gameplay, my highest toon is only Level 34.

I thouroghly enjoy your podcast and I’m having lots of ‘I gotta try that!’ moments when I’m listening. For instance, on Viv’s suggestion, I’m going to check out the Croatoa Taskforce. I solo most of the time, but enjoy a good PUG once in a while.

I’m going to try to make the Listener Meet-Up on the 28th, but because I’m in Japan, I’ll need to be up at 3 a.m. Sunday morning! I primarily run on Virtue, but I went to Guardian and created a psychic/mental blaster for the occassion. And Viv; I was able to get him to level 5 in a little more than an hour. I hope I crawl out of bed in time to meet ya’ll.

-WordSmythe

PS: Who dared to call you while recording Episode 25? I swear I heard your phone ringing in the background at least twice.

Set bonuses do have their own cap though. You can only benefit from a given bonus up to five times. Different values that affect the same attribute are different bonuses for this stacking max (so 5% regen and 10% regen would each stack five times for 75% total)

You two have no idea how helpful this cast was! I took a break from the game back before CoV went live, and when I came back just a little over a year ago the Invention system was more than a little overwhelming.

I sort of got it, but just couldn’t wrap my head around how the sets worked. I slotted a proc here and there on a few heroes but that was extent of my foray into IO Land.

After listening to the cast on Thursday, it finally clicked.

I took my Cold Defender to WW, and spent almost all her money from selling snowcones and frozen margaritas. Got some nice sets slotted into several of her powers before I ran out of influence, and I could really tell a nice difference while on STF last night!

I can’t wait to hear the next installment in the IO series.

Thanks for the info on IOs and thanks for a truly faxcinating podcast.

Or maybe that was some other handsome rogue…

LIES!

Great podcast, made my morning commute too short…

Looking forward to further IO talks. I tend to IO early, (since I can funnel cash from my highbees to my lowbees… yes that makes me lame to some… sorry)

It’s great to be able to use the double benefits of IO set pieces from different sets, say two +acc/+end set IOs from different sets (since you can’t use the same IO from the same set in a power) usually yields really good results, almost SO level long before you can use SOs.

Being able to pimp my character’s toggles and attacks with 60%+ endurance reductions made Stamina unnecessary… and this is on my fire/stone tank.

Anyway, as Nod mentioned, I too am looking forward to yoru discussion on frankenslotting…

Best,

FF

To answer your question, Viv, yeah, comic fans are crazy about the autographs (though as you mentioned, they do tend to buy another copy to keep “pristine mint”). Now, of course, that’s OTHER PEOPLE’S comics; in my case, having my third-grade scrawl marring the cover of a funnybook tends to guarantee it’s headed straight off to the quarter box or used for what we like to call a “personal hygiene emergency.”

Thanks for your discussion of IO’s. In a matter of minutes you’ve made me understand them better than I ever have. That happens a lot for me with your podcast. I think you’re the Annie Sullivan to my Helen Keller, and you’ll eventually teach me to say “wawa.”

I’ve been listening to the show while walking on the treadmill at work, which I do every weekday, so you guys are going to have to increase your frequency. If not, I’m holding you responsible for my huge backside, which I have taken to calling Jabba the Butt. Well, you and the deep-fried twinkies…

So glad I brought up iTunes tonight.

Don’t you guys sleep? After listening to your Balticon wrap-up, I’m not sure you do sleep.

Hugs (not drugs) all around. Thanks again, Chooch & Viv

Your Fan(tastic Foe)

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