Path of the Ultimate Incarnate

T4s make me happy

2012-02-01T00:01:00.000-08:00

Finally able to gleam out a couple VRs! Thus moved my Clarion, Nerve, and Arachnos up to T4. Otherwise just been hard to move everything up as fast as possible. Going to sort these by highest completion to lowest within the slots. Changed up the first set of core/radial results I'm working toward the other night as well. Destiny and Interface will now all be radial, and Lore all core. But Alpha and Judgement will still be mixed based of preference.

DESTINY
Clarion 4r
Barrier 3/2
Incand 3/2
Ageles 3/1
Rebirth 3/1

JUDGEMENT
Cryo 3/3
Ion 3/2
Pyro 2/2
Void 2/2
Vorp 2/1

ALPHA
Nerve 4r
Agilit 3/1
Intuit 2/2
Cardi 2/1
Musc 2/1
Resil 2/1
Spirit 2/1
Vigor 2/1

INTERFACE
Degen 3/3
Cogni 3/1
Diama 3
Grav 1
Parali 1
Preemp 1
Reacti 1
Spectr 1

LORE
Arachnos 4c
WarWorks 3/1
Rularuu 2/1
Carnival 1
Cimerora 1
Clockwork 1
IDF 1
Longbow 1
Nemesis 1
Phantom 1
Polar 1
Rikti 1
Drones 1
Seers 1
Storm 1
Vanguard 1

Midnight Round-up

2012-01-25T00:01:00.000-08:00

So far...

DESTINY
Ageless 2/1
Barrier 3
Clarion 4R
Rebirth 2
Incand 2/1

JUDGEMENT
Cryo 3/3
Ion 1
Pyro 1
Void 2/1
Vorp 1

ALPHA
Agility 2
Cardiac 1
Intuit 2/1
Muscul 2
Nerve 3/3
Resil 2
Spirit 1
Vigor 2/1

INTERFACE
Cogni 3/1
Degen 3/3
Diamag 3
Grav 1
Parali 1
Preemp 1
Reacti 1
Spectr 1

LORE
Arachnos 3/3
Carnival 1
Cimerora 1
Clockwork 1
IDF 1
Longbow 1
Nemesis 1
Phantom 1
Polar 1
Rikti 1
Drones 1
Rularuu 1
Seers 1
Storm 1
Vanguard 1
WarWorks 3

T4 Clarion Radial Epiphany

2012-01-24T21:18:00.001-08:00

...finally. ;)

Crosses fingers...

2012-01-24T15:54:00.000-08:00

So the next goal was to get a power in each slot up to T4 in level. That would seem to be the normal stopping point for most toons/player. My only problem... the game keeps griefing me with rare and uncommons. ;p been working on Alphas and Destinys in the mean time of not having and Vare Rares to finish off any of my current 3/3s. Just started up another trial as I type this so got to get running... *crosses fingers*

Goal down: All at T1+

2012-01-18T03:36:00.000-08:00

Got around to finishing my T1 collection! So now I'm playing with a full deck, so to speak. Had to put off crafting those last two Alphas in place of getting my level shifts going finally. Guess some MoM leaders don't like less that +3s in their group. ;) Nonetheless I can't wait for the solo incarnate stuff that I've been checking out on Beta! Also highlighted out the powers I'm work on first off when it comes to a T4 now. Some of which have changed since I've had a chance to fiddle with the powers more.

So here is the current progress...
ALPHA
Agility 1
Cardiac 1
Intuition 1
Muscul 2
Nerve 3
Resilient 1
Spiritual 1
Vigor 1

JUDGEMENT
Cryo 1
Ion 1
Pyro 1
Void 2
Vorpal 1

INTERFACE
Cognitive 1
Degener 3
Diamagn 1
Gravitic 1
Paralytic 1
Preempt 1
Reactive 1
Spectral 1

DESTINY
Ageless 1
Barrier 1
Clarion 3/1
Incand 1
Rebirth 1

LORE
Arachnos 2
Carnival 1
Cimerora 1
Clockwork 1
IDF 1
Longbow 1
Nemesis 1
Phantom 1
Polar 1
Rikti 1
Drones 1
Rularuu 1
Seers 1
Storm 1
Vanguard 1
WarWorks 1

Closer to the edge of a full set

2012-01-11T22:02:00.000-08:00

Only Spiritual and Vigor Alphas let to craft and I will have at least T1 in all powers. That means Alpha, Interface, Judgement, Lore, & Destiny. A whole 120Threads holding me back right now. Also crafted up my 2nd Clarion T1. Figured with Clarion being the higher demanded incarnate power out of everything when it comes to playing iTrials it would be a the safest bet for my first T4 in this madness. So goal1 was finished earlier and now goal2 (complete all T1 Alphas) Good luck to everyone out there.

Goal one draws near!

2012-01-10T21:04:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a good holiday. Took time away from the game for the holiday myself.
So that being mentioned, any recent advancement on this journey has only happened over the past evening. Which includes taking out a quite few more Lore.
Lore is the only category left to be completely tier1'd. And that is just short by four powers... Arachnos, Carnival, Cimerorans, and Clockwork. When those are, at least, T1'd then the first goal on this journey will be in the bag. :)

Alternate Identity

2011-12-16T04:45:00.000-08:00

Haven't been able to be in game as much as I'd have liked lately. Been working on my class finals the past couple weeks, ZBrush modeling and such. Only one left (Fri) after which I might still not have too much time to be in game with holiday travel coming up.

Anyways played both the next TPN and MoM a couple times. Love how players are awarded 60 some threads halfway through on these trial, in addition to the final reward. TPN is my favorite of the two. Though that could be in part to never seeing a MoM end with success. As for the climb up the powers I have obtained, at least, level 1 in all Destiny, Interface, Judgement, and 1/2 the Lore. Alpha still stands as the long drive to the end since when I get on I mostly iTrial and not TF/SF. Gotta love Gr'ai Matters though for the daily easy shard.

Not too much to mention otherwise, just hope everyone has a great holiday. :)

It is your DESTINY!

2011-12-02T22:02:00.000-08:00

So Destiny powers seem to be high on the list of things leaders of Itrials look at. So it's of no short order that cracking all the Destiny powers open (even at lvl1) was a good idea. As of right now here is what has been completed. All experience needed to open the slots is done, for starters. And...
Alpha
Nerve Boost (lvl1)
Musculature Boost (lvl1)

Destiny
Ageless Invocation  (lvl1)
Barrier Invocation  (lvl1)
Clarion Invocation  (lvl1)
Rebirth Invocation  (lvl1)
Incandescence Invocation  (lvl1)

Interface
Degenerative Partial Radial Conversion (lvl3)

Judgement
Vorpal Judgement   (lvl1)
Void Judgement  (lvl1)

Lore
Vanguard Ally   (lvl1)

Picking sides

2011-12-02T01:39:00.000-08:00

First off I'm seeing a running theme... generally no one likes a challenge. When it comes incarnate trials it's all about in-out-done. Me? I like to maximize my rewards. To those that haven't known and just follow the flock, the badges in the incarnate trials reward a player with extra incarnate salvage drops. But yet no one has any interest / greed to gamble a bit. Sad, really. So please if anyone knows a group that likes taking trials to the next level let me know.

I know this is the more boring of the lists, but one of the goals of the blog is to keep thigns organized for me. So here is the working list for the first side of each power I'm building...
Alpha
Core
Agility
Musculature
Resilient
Spiritual

Radial
Cardiac
Intuition
Nerve
Vigor

Destiny
Core
Ageless
Barrier
Clarion

Radial
Incandescence
Rebirth

Interface
Core
Diamagnetic
Paralytic
Preemptive

Radial
Cognitive
Degenerative
Gravitic
Reactive
Spiritual

Judgement
Core
Pyronic
Void
Vorpel

Radial
Cryonic
Ion

Lore
Core
Arachnos
Carnival
Cimeroran
IDF
Longbow
Nemesis
Phantoms
Rikti
Robotic Drones
Rularuu
Storm Elementals
Vanguard
Warworks

Radial
Clockwork
Polar Lights
Seers

First Tier4 picks and starting the utility belt.

2011-11-29T23:38:00.000-08:00

Today was spent mostly running incarnate trials as the new 50th lvl Artphobia, also finished with the majority of the invention badges and ran a few weeklys. Because, of course, getting some Notice of the Well's now will come in very handy later on. Biggest news though I selected my first set of incarnate powers to work up to tier4 first,

So let us begin with...

ALPHA: Nerve (Accuracy)

DESTINY: Clarion (Protection)

JUDGEMENT: Void (Extreme Negative Dmg)

INTERFACE: Degenerative (-MaxHP, Toxic Dmg)

LORE: Vanguard (because it won the d20 roll, ;p )

But before all that fun... grinding up those specific tier4s ...I think filling out the ol' utility belt could be interestingly worthwhile. The usefulness to switch out to a different destiny power for what the league needs before a trial has potential. And who knows perhaps there will be a different power that'll strike me as being more worthy for tier4-ness first. So along with the first tier4 push it seems gather the resources to starter tier all powers will be goal number one.

Level 50! Take that Reichsman!

2011-11-28T22:37:00.000-08:00

Only a few moments ago Artphobia completed his level climb to 50. The event culminated at the same time of setting back Reichsman's plans for world domination. Via completing a Kahn TF that is. So now the true grind begins! Posting soon will be my build and initial core/radial selections.

Candidate: Artphobia

2011-11-26T04:48:00.000-08:00

Though not my first super to become tier4 incarnated I made a choice to have my global-named character become the ultimate incarnate, Artphobia. He is an illusion/kinetics magic controller I have had for quiet some time. You know there is always those characters you play for a few levels then shelve. And of course when you pick them up again you begin to wonder what you were thinking putting such an interesting character away for so long. So now that the selection has been made then comes the next step... getting Artphobia 3 more levels which will finally bring him up to level 50.

Whiteboard the sidekick

2011-11-26T04:05:00.000-08:00

Whiteboards become your best sidekick when it comes to keeping score of anything. Especially the heap of salvage that will soon be needed. Pictured above is a ticker for all pieces required for just half the tier4s of all known powers... some radial and some core. Well all minus the Alpha category, as all those powers have multiple path builds which could change as time goes on depending on what missions I feel like taking. ...confused yet? :) It happens, but once again my trusty sidekick keeps me organized. The selection on which to build first of either radial or core is based primarily on which I preferred for the character. But I get ahead of myself having both radial AND core for any power is the far future.

Here's the damage...

C
Arcane Cantrip 83
Biomorphic Goo 59
Detailed Reports 49
Enchanted Sand 80
Genomic Analysis 72
Meditation Techniques 81
Nanotech Growth Medium 52
Supercharged Capacitor 70

UC
Cytolitic Infusion 10
Dimensional Pocket 22
Gluon Compound 16
Worn Spellbook 20

R
Ancient Texts 14
Exotic Isotope 13
Semi-Conscious Energy 23
Superconductive Membrane 18

VR
Forbidden Technique 6
Living Relic 11
Self Evolving Alloy 9
Thaumic Resonator 8

The Ultimate Incarnate

2011-11-26T03:45:00.000-08:00

This is where it starts. A magical superhero on a quest to become the Ultimate Incarnate. In the popular MMO "City of Heroes" the developers have expanded on the already great content by allowing the players the taste of what only their signature superbeings have faced so far. In a sense the players were given the blueprints on how to become like gods with powers that bend the rules and abilities that, at times, out right break them. The Path of the Incarnate.
In short, by taking on specific tasks and dangerous missions heroes/villains collect the inventory items needed to crafting their powers. So far there are 5 power categories... each category having multiple powers to equip. The lovely thing that can be done is that powers can be swapped in and out allowing combinations and recombinations. And with the ex surprising thing is through talking to people I play the game with they typically just craft one power for each category. ANNNND this is where the idea to become the ultimate incarnate began. To eventually craft every tier4 power in each category. Now I realize I might not be the only person to attempt this feat, but I have yet to hear of anyone else with the same goal.