YoumuKonpaku

Wow! What a shock, if only I had mentioned th--

Haha, oh wait.

If I want to have a support character that deals gobs of damage I'll roll up an Ill/Cold (or Rad) or some sort of Corruptor. I take my attacks, I use them, I slot them as an attack, but I pick the sets for the debuffs over the damage output.

I gave up halfway through the thread so I don't know if this was covered, but...

You don't take defender blasts for the damage, you take them for the debuffs.

There are a few sets that are negligible for debuffing, but between those that have significant debuffs you are offered: -RES, -To-Hit, -DEF (lol), -RECH, -Speed, -END, and some sets offer options for control.

Cold/Ice defender (or Corr with reverse) with 3 pseudopet patches!

This is the Kat/Inv I came up with after chatting with Elegost for a while last night.

Original goals:

Softcap without DA (sort of met)
Complete optimal chain (GC>SD>GC>GD, I think?) with no gaps. (met)
Capped HP (met)

I haven't played /Inv on scrappers in a while and wasn't sure how lofty it was to cap SLFCEN w/ 1 on them. Apparently, too lofty for this set up. I instead went for 1 small purple w/ 1 and capped w/ saturation, which I met.

I believe there is enough recharge to run the above chain seamlessly.

HP is capped with perma-DP and accolades without any set bonuses required. Unfortunately, there are some set bonuses for HP present, but I couldn't really get around them.

Things I could change off the top of my head:

Drop Hibernate, Spout, travel power mule.
Pick up Caltrops, Stimulant, Aid Self
Put in a 3% DEF PVP IO*

*Okay, so basically, if I spent the 2b on this I could really rework a lot of slotting and maintain the numbers above. I'd gain back slots from brawl, could change an aegis set out, possibly drop the kincoms, etc.

For Incarnate slots:

Alpha - Spiritual Core T4
Interface - 75% fire proc 25% res
Destiny - Ageless core (very important, see light recovery slotting)
Judgment - Ion or Void depending on theme. I like the -50% damage debuff in Void, though.
Lore - Cheatworks.

Questions:

I haven't played */Inv in a while, as I said. How survivable will this be in trials? My current main is a Warshade so I do not notice exotic damage types.

Would another set (NOT SR NOT SR NOT SR) suit my goals of Kat without DA better? I really like the perma capped HP.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.93
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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KatInv: Level 50 Natural Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Katana
Secondary Power Set: Invulnerability
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Leviathan Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Gambler's Cut -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Achilles-ResDeb%(7)
Level 1: Resist Physical Damage -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(11), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(13), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(46)
Level 2: Flashing Steel -- Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(7), Oblit-Dmg(9), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Oblit-%Dam(11)
Level 4: Temp Invulnerability -- ResDam-I(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(45), Aegis-ResDam(46)
Level 6: Build Up -- AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(A), AdjTgt-Rchg(15)
Level 8: Dull Pain -- Dct'dW-Heal(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(17), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(17), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(19), Dct'dW-Rchg(19)
Level 10: Resist Elements -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam(40), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(43)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(13)
Level 14: Boxing -- Stpfy-KB%(A), Stpfy-EndRdx/Stun(15), Stpfy-Acc/EndRdx(21), Stpfy-Acc/Stun/Rchg(21), Stpfy-Acc/Rchg(23), Stpfy-Stun/Rng(45)
Level 16: Unyielding -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(39), RctvArm-EndRdx(40)
Level 18: The Lotus Drops -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(37), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Oblit-%Dam(39), Achilles-ResDeb%(40)
Level 20: Resist Energies -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
Level 22: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(23), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(33), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(33)
Level 24: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(25), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(25), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(27)
Level 26: Soaring Dragon -- C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(27), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(29), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(29), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33)
Level 28: Invincibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), DefBuff-I(45), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(50), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(50)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(31), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(31), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(31)
Level 32: Golden Dragonfly -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(34), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34), Oblit-%Dam(37), FotG-ResDeb%(48)
Level 35: Tough Hide -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(36), DefBuff-I(36)
Level 38: Tactics -- HO:Cyto(A), HO:Cyto(48)
Level 41: Water Spout -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(42), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(42), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), Posi-Dam%(43), Achilles-ResDeb%(43)
Level 44: Hibernate -- EndMod-I(A)
Level 47: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(48)
Level 49: Super Jump -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
Level 0: Task Force Commander
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
Level 50: Spiritual Core Paragon
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Level 1: Brawl -- P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx(A), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/Rchg(46), P'ngS'Fest-Stun%(50)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A)

Thank you. I'll just fit another power in elsewhere, never was big on Unstoppable anyway! Guess it's a travel power mule for Slow RES.

This is why God invented Cardiac and Ageless.

I just came back from a hiatus of about, I don't know, three months or so. I jumped on my WS and got into a trial in about five minutes the first day back. I can't recall who the leader was, but they gave a good explanation to me and basic instructions. I did my job, I got a v.rare, and I was happy. There was no anger or yelling involved, I said I was clueless and people gave me the low-down.

But, I try to stick with people from the global channels, friends or their friends. I've run like, four trials with Zatch3 that went nicely, for example. I'll hop on his stuff any time I see it advertised and I'm not in one.

I'm going to start by saying I didn't read the entire post, I stopped about here and wanted to comment on this. First of all, I'd like to say that the trials are pretty darn short. Shorter than a Taskforce. One trial is something like, 20-30% exp on the new stuff for the first tier. I'd say the trials are kinder to casual play than spending 1-2 hours on a TF. But that's only really true if you focus on a small number of characters. On that point, I will agree they are a pain if you have a ton of 50s that you want the stuff on. If I had my old characters, I'd feel the burn as well. As it is I'm only playing the Warshade at 50.

On the subject of power level ceiling, I'm sorry, I've got to disagree with that. This stuff isn't overly hard to get, and while it is very powerful, it isn't an unobtainable goal for players. Compared to a number of other MMOs where the power ceiling is very high, or infinite, the power ceiling is accessible here.

Mabinogi and EVE Online are wonderful examples. EVE can be a nightmare to start in on as a new player without a massive corp to back you up. Why? Because you're going against other players with fully developed skills that took much time to obtain. Mabinogi is even worse than EVE. If you missed a week of play in that game, you're now behind the curve of those who didn't. Mabinogi has a near infinite power ceiling that can only be obtained with years of investment and constant play. These are extreme examples, but my point is that while it may seem daunting from the perspective of a long time COH player, compared to what else is available on the market, this game is accessible. I'd say more accessible than ever, with a-merits and such added.

You mean an enemy that isn't dangerous once you've developed your character a bit?

I've got my 'final', currently live build on the Kheld boards. You commented on the non-final build in the past, but not sure about the current one. I updated the OP in my thread to reflect the one I run in game.

I will do some tweaking and see what I can do. My concern is that the def would all come from set bonuses and not amount to a whole heckuvalot due to not running any defensive toggles.

I'll try the AE thing later.

From what I was told +X/x8 without bosses turned on will spawn bosses as soon as you bring a second person into the team (unless the mission is already open), and since you can't bring an outside person in during an active AE arc...

Also, I can't see building my triform WS for Defense and getting any reasonable return. Do have some HP bonuses already.

http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Attack...Streak_Breaker

See this bit: 0 -.2 : 100

From my understanding, they'd have to miss 100 times before the streak breaker will force them to hit. (0 - .2 is 0-20% chance, iirc)

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. If I'm not, and something that isn't an AV has made 100 attack rolls, you are afk or something is wrong.

Quantums are easy. Run up in stealth and Gravity Well for a hold and chunk of damage. They are not dangerous after the first few levels, IMO.

I find my Warshade (post-eclipse) very, very solo friendly. I can run the common farms, including +0/x8 fire ambush with bosses. I have yet to try +2/x8 without bosses which should be faster/smoother. I can do tips x8 if I cherry pick the groups, also. He's also permahasten, with tier 1 spiritual (without, it was down for about 1.25 seconds or so). There isn't much she can't do, and it's even better on teams. The problem is that the WS takes, at least for me, some time to mature. But the points at which it matures are really game changers.

@Griff: You're just doing your best to summon Dechs, aren't you? Too bad he isn't like the King in Yellow. You know, say his name three times to summon him? Like, 'HASTUR, HASTUR, HASTUR'.

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Dear God, what have I done?

Thank you for confirming my suspicions about no bosses. Darn shame I can't do that with a second person on the team, wouldn't mind farming my alts up via leveling pacts.

How much recharge is enough? My warshade (the build is on the kheld boards) has 171.25% + tier 1 spiritual, hasten being permanently up.