Adeon Hawkwood

The general exceptions from the debuff sets are the powers that summon a pet or pseudo-pet. For those since the debuff comes from the pet if you can have multiple instances of the pet out simultaneously they can stack the de-buffs.

Additionally according to redtomax the secondary effects in the damage sets (blast, melee, assault) do stack from the same caster.

There might be others somewhere, I've never really bothered to do a complete survey.

The best option there would be the round shield with the Celtic pattern. It kinda looks like one of those old fashioned engraved gold coins. The Romulus shield also has the fancy engraving look but it has to be unlocked.

Unfortunately there are no options for either Bears or Bulls on the shield.

How about the Ice Shield? It kinda looks like a giant diamond.

Well here's how my AR/Dev is currently specced. It's a rather expensive build since he's my main and it's got a few esoteric choices that you might want to avoid in a leveling build (for example I used Sniper Rifle and Beanbag a LOT while leveling but dropped them once I hit 50). Heck, I should really still use beanbag, Stupefy has much better set bonuses than Lockdown, I just like the Cryo Freeze Ray animation.

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Adeon Hawkwood: Level 50 Technology Blaster
Primary Power Set: Assault Rifle
Secondary Power Set: Devices
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Teleportation
Ancillary Pool: Munitions Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Burst -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 1: Web Grenade -- TotHntr-Acc/Rchg(A), TotHntr-EndRdx/Immob(40), TotHntr-Acc/EndRdx(45), TotHntr-Immob/Acc(46), TotHntr-Acc/Immob/Rchg(46), TotHntr-Dam%(50)
Level 2: Slug -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(7), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(29)
Level 4: Buckshot -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(11), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(17), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(19), Posi-Dam%(19)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- Ksmt-ToHit+(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(13), Zephyr-Travel(27), Zephyr-ResKB(29)
Level 8: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 10: Targeting Drone -- ToHit-I(A), ToHit-I(15)
Level 12: Caltrops -- RechRdx-I(A), P'ngTtl-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(13)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(15)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(17)
Level 18: Flamethrower -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(23), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(23), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(25), Posi-Dam%(25), RechRdx-I(27)
Level 20: Stamina -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(21), EndMod-I(21)
Level 22: Cloaking Device -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 24: Recall Friend -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-ResKB(37)
Level 26: Smoke Grenade -- HO:Lyso(A), ToHitDeb-I(46)
Level 28: Ignite -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(34), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(36), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(36), Posi-Dam%(43)
Level 30: M30 Grenade -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(31), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), Posi-Dam%(33)
Level 32: Full Auto -- Ragnrk-Dmg(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(33), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(34), Ragnrk-Knock%(34)
Level 35: Trip Mine -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Oblit-%Dam(45)
Level 38: Gun Drone -- ExRmnt-Acc/Rchg(A), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg(39), ExRmnt-Dmg/EndRdx(39), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), ExRmnt-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(40), ExRmnt-+Res(Pets)(40)
Level 41: Cryo Freeze Ray -- Lock-Acc/Hold(A), Lock-Acc/Rchg(42), Lock-Rchg/Hold(42), Lock-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(42), Lock-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(43), Lock-%Hold(43)
Level 44: Body Armor -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), ResDam-I(45)
Level 47: LRM Rocket -- Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(A), AirB'st-Dmg/Rchg(48), HO:Nucle(48), HO:Nucle(48), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 49: Surveillance -- HO:Lyso(A), RechRdx-I(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Dmg-I(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- ULeap-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 1: Defiance
Level 0: Ninja Run

It is technically correct that wakies aren't as useful for an in-combat rez. However, there are actually relatively few situations where an in-combat rez is really needed. In most regular combat situations if someone goes down either it's as part of a team wipe or the rest of the team clears the spawn without difficulty and the player can rez with a wakie after the spawn is cleared. There are a few situations where a combat rez is helpful since the team is in combat for an extended period (MS Raid, Hamidon Raid, AV) but in those situations Recall Friend provides almost the same benefit and it has significant utility outside of those situations.

So in general even if a wakie isn't as much utility as a rez power a wakie plus an alternate power choice (like Recall Friend or Assault for example) does provide more utility than a rez power and like a rez power doesn't need slots.

*shrug* That's pretty cheap quite a few IOs go for over 100mil each and the Gladiators Armor +3% IO regularly sells off market for more than the cap of 2billion.

If you want to get good IOs you can either farm, play the market or wait a long time. If you want to farm there are plenty of options. Running solo at +0/x8 either in a regular mission or in the AE is the simplest if you've got a character who can handle it. You get Inf and pool A recipes that you can sell. Alternatively running TFs and Story Arcs for the merits can also make a decent profit.

Alternatively you can play the market. There are plenty of option, personally I prefer crafting but other people make a decent profit flipping. There are various guides around so pick something that works for you.

Also be smart in your purchasing. Leaving a bid up even just overnight almost always gets you a better price than if you buy it immediately.

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Come again? I'm completely and utterly lost as to what point you're trying to make here.

I don't really think playing Traps is a lot easier than playing an Empath it just requires a different skill set and focus. With Empathy you're watching your teammates, where are they, what are they doing? With Traps you're mostly watching the enemies to decide if you need to be dropping additional Traps to assist against clusters. But you're also watching your teammates. Several powers can be used proactively to assist teammates, from using web grenade to keep someone out of melee range to shifting position to cover a threatened blaster or just dropping Triage Beacon near a struggling scrapper. I really don't think any Defender powerset has a monopoly on effort some required. Some are definitely easier but I really don't think Empathy can claim to be the most effort requiring. It's got 4 reactive powers, but not a lot of reactive options, it can heal someone or cast clear mind that's it. Other powersets have a lot more flexibility in reacting for example Storm can heal them, knock the enemy away (hopefully in a sensible direction), mez the enemy (if it's a minion at least), stand next to the ally with Hurricane running or unleash a Tornado to throw the whole room into chaos (yes, there are times when this is the best response, they aren't good times).

So yeas, Empaths do require some focus. So does every other buff/debuff set out there. Claiming that Empathy requires so much more concentration than every other one out there that Empaths don't have time to blast is ludicrous. Claiming that the power of the set justifies this approach is hubris.

Correct, TA is not, at the end of the day, a particularly good set. It's got some nice pwoers and can increase the capabilities of a team but it lacks sufficient reactive capabilities and damage mitigation to guarantee the survival of an 8-man team on it's own. It's basically the complement of Empathy actually, both sets are at the extreme end of the buff/debuff line (Emapthy is pure buff, TA pure debuff) and both provide very strong capabilities in one area but lack the well-rounded nature of other sets which regulates them to second tier.

This I do agree with, I don't care for pacifist empaths at the best of times but one who doesn't even bother to use buffs is far worse than one who simply doesn't attack.

Between Tactics and Force Field generator my Traps Defender provides everything Clear Mind does except for Sleep Protection plus it provides To Hit Debuff resistance against those Smoke grenades to boot. That being said, I agree there are times when using Clear Mind proactively is a good thing but at the end of the day I'm not going to rely on it. I build my characters to be self sufficient and plan ahead to have the inspirations I might need against the current enemy group. For example against Arachnos I'd plan on carrying some Break Frees and Insights unless the character had powers to replace them. For Carnival I'll carry some Catch a Breath. Against Cimerorians a few extra Lucks come in handy.

I would like to see this done for CM and the Shield powers in various sets. There are some arguments against it but personally I'd like the convenience. On the other hand it is not going to happen to powers like Fortitude since those are balanced around the limited applications.

Essentially these three come down to this:
Lower the total prestige costs required for the functional non-combat portions of a base.

Personally I'd have no problem with that but I doubt it's going to happen. The devs lowered prices for base equipment substantially back in I13 and I doubt they are inclined to lower them further. Having higher base prices means that super groups have something to work towards and goals help maintain subscriptions.

In the meantime, I suggest trying to find another SG on your server that already has a full set of teleporters and is willing to coalition with you to provide access until you can get the prestige for your own.

Battle Maiden. Several missions from Maria Jenkins send you up against her troops and their weak ranged attacks and fondness for melee make them popular farming targets.

To me it's not an issue of maybe/maybe not at all. If the mods are dead by the time you finish debuffing then you are over-debuffing. In an ideal world you apply all of your de-buffs to every mob (recharge timers permitting). In practice the rest of the team is dealing damage while you debuff. Assume a fight lasts X seconds, most of the time any debuffs cast after the halfway point are wasted (the obvious exceptions are AV fights or tossing off a mez to save someone). For a debuffing Defender if you don't have time to blast then you need to cut back on the debuffs since you're not helping. There is no point in debuffing an enemy that dies two seconds later.

For example on my Traps Defender I have 6 Traps I can potentially use on a spawn (I skipped the two explosives and FFG is always up). The only one I use on every group is Acid Mortar since resistance debuffs always help. The others I use when appropriate but if the team is fine without them then I generally hold off so I can focus on damage. Web Grenade is a nice recharge debuff but in general it only comes out for AVs or if I want to corral a boss for Ignite. Caltrops is mostly a solo power, I use them on teams which are light on melee characters and Controllers but most of the time the spawn isn't running around enough to need them. Triage Beacon is a nice bit of regen but most teams move so fast it's not worth it so I tend to only bother if it's clear we'll be in the area for a while (such as an Av or two spawns very close together). Poison Trap is again a nice debuff and hold but most spawns don't last long enough for it to be needed, I'm more likely to use it to stop a loose enemy (although even there I prefer Thunder Strike). Seeker Drones are probably the power I use the second most, I tend to toss them out even when they aren't needed just because they are a very nice debuff and can help with the alpha strike if needed.

My TA/A is similar. I use Acid Arrow and Disruption Arrow all the time. I tend to drop Glue arrow on most spawns but if I'm using Oil Slick I'll skip it for that spawn. Flash Arrow I use if I get there before the rest of the team, but I don't worry if I have to skip it. Poison Gas Arrow I reserve for teams that are struggling. Ice Arrow I mostly use re-actively if it's needed. EMP I either use in place of Glue/Oil Slick or as a panic button depending on how the team is doing.

With both of my Defenders and my Corruptor I can lay the NECESSARY debuffs and still have plenty of time to blast.

I disagree. I play pretty aggressively on all my characters but when I die I never think "stupid Empath didn't heal me" I think "well, that was a bad idea". Death is pretty much meaningless in this game so unless people are dying frequently enough to slow the team down then it really doesn't matter if someone dies. Unless the team is really awful the Empath will contribute more to team speed by blasting than they will sitting there watching life bars. As for pro-active CM, I'm ambivalent about it, it's nice against some enemy groups (such as Malta) but most of the time mezzes are rare enough that the Empath spends more time casting CM than other people save by not being mezzed (especially if there are other defenders withsignificant Defense buffs). Personally given the choice between an Empath who blasts but doesn't even have CM and one who doesn't blast and uses it pro-actively I'd much rather have the blasting one on my team, I'll just grab some BFs.

I never knew that. That's very useful.

Ok, my first thought on seeing this is Firefly.

Mal: Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoe: Big Dam Heroes, sir!
Mal: Ain't we just?

And a Traps/ Defender.

But considerably less of a chance that they would stand if they had someone who contributed with BOTH sets.

Not quite. There was one bill that made it out of committee and several more on the November ballot but none have actually passed yet.
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