Oh, man. Shooting bad guys in the face with a bazooka is so much more satisfying than going "thwip thwip thwip" at them with a longbow.

If I were the type to put quotes in my signature - this would be more than worthy.

Playing for a ton of hours, plus only X-defense this weekend and legendaries when I got board once I his 20. Got Emma from 15 to 34 yesterday. My first real AOE character, ridiculous in x-defense. Plus the pet taunt thing is awesome.

LQ mostly, occasional use of xp boosts, but with four (soon to be five) level 60 chars, plus Cyclops with his +10% xp synergy. That makes a huge difference.

Almost got Jean to 60. Hehehe.

I'd like to thank IR for teaming up on the X-Defense last night. Had a pretty amazing night there as a whole, got 3 uniques and 3 cosmics.

And I think I also scared IR with how advanced my guys are.

The advantages of not having much of a life on weeknights, I suppose...

Naw, thanks for slumming it with me. X-Defense was a blast and I got a good handful of relics and insignias, plus one unique and one decent costume core.

You did scare me. Like I said, I was jealous and a little concerned. Jealous of the gear, concerned that you may take root in your computer chair.

No MH for me tonight, time to get my Board Game night on.

Woof. Going into X-Defense at level 10 is *really* not a smart move.

Good to know.

On a side note, why do my games always go down when I have to be home with a sick kid. Perfect opportunity to grind and they keep screwing up the relaunch.

Ah well, at least Wanda gets a free respect. I'm going to try a Chaotic Hex build.

I tried a Cosmic Tier mission... went okay with Wanda until I got to Shocker at the end. His instant-kill "rocks fall everyone dies" attack is really hard to read when dodging the puddles... and frankly, the loot I got was NOT worth the trouble. Though I'd be tempted to try it with a group, it isn't something I'm going to bother with otherwise.

NOTE: You must be 60 to play in the Cosmic Tier mission, you're gonna get eaten for lunch otherwise.

Who else has a 60 besides us? Lets try to coordinate something maybe Sunday night or during the week.

Sunday I'm free all day, and since it's my one day weekend (have to work a wacky sched next week), I'm going to devote it to goofing off. I know a couple local players with some 60s, I'll talk to them. Also, I think Pax has a 60.

Also, been working on some lowbies... Rocket Raccoon is hilarious.

And honestly, I don't think Chaos Warp got nerfed that hard. It was still pretty effective with how I tend to use it, though it isn't a "point-click-death" power anymore. I like going Ravenous Binding, then Warping, so I get the health influx from that if I get hit while doing the Warp. Plus it's more damage overall, so that helps.

I respecced this morning into Chaotic Hex, fantastic. Ravenous, Incinerate, Spam Chaotics. And if you get her Unique Gloves, you randomly spawn minions who do a dynamite job tanking for you. Chaos Warp was fun, but I tried to Facetank with it and that doesn't work. Chaotic Hex is great for staying on the move.

The one problem I have with this build is that against bosses I can run really low on spirit since Chaotic Hex isn't a basic attack. Otherwise it works amazingly well. I did change out an artifact for a Mark of the Odinborn, mainly for the "get +36 spirit when you pick up ANY orb" feature.

But I might end up prestiging Wanda, as I now have all Jean's uniques that I have for her at 60. Gloves of the Twelve, Chain Belt, M'krann Mask, Calfskin Boots, and Crest of the Black Phoenix.

The key for me is the Gloves of Infinite Entropy. They spawn minions that tank for you. During that time I cast Bewitching or bewildering Hex to recoup spirit. I sit at around 400 spirit with both fields on. I also use the ability that is a zone that adds 10% damage to enemies in it(I forget what the ability is called). Great 1-point wonder.

I got Wanda to 50, then decided to sample some of my low level guys. loki is ok, requires a lot of finesse and attention to play well. Spidey is frickin great. His dodge and damage shields and maneuverability are second to none. I may take Widow for a spin this evening, but then again I loved Spidey.

In the space of a single weekend, Punisher has gone from level 10 to level 28. The concept of a face-tanking blaster is just so gloriously entertaining to me. Found a unique that turns my rockets into "set the screen on fire nuclear weapons" a small (but really awesome when it happens) percent of the time and I found a Wundagore Clay for Rocket Raccoon to play with (assuming I get tired of shooting people with a nuclear bazooka).

Is there a way to do story mode at your current level, rather than at the stock level? I did the Hood story yesterday, and as entertaining as it was to wipe out entire rooms with my flippin' movement power, I could see the novelty wearing off pretty quickly.