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As for the -Regen from the Rad set (Lingering Radiation) it's probably the best way to slow AV Regeneration. It does have an Acc check though and at +5 even 2 Acc SO's may not be enough.

Transfusion, from the Kinetic set, also has a high -Regen aspect but also with the Accuracy check of course.

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According to the Nofuture database, Lingering Rad for defenders does -100% regen for 30 secs while Transfusion does -50% for 20 secs. Transfusion has a 20% acc bonus. At the moment, the troller version of Lingering Rad apparently has a decimal error and does an outrageous -500% regen (compared to -50% for Transfusion).

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Without wanting to derail this thread too much, does anyone know what happens to the Transfusion figure of 50% when you reapply it within 20 seconds of the first application?

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It stacks...any kin who regularly has done AVs will tell you this.

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I stand corrected then. Since I've only used the controller versions, Transfusion still feels a lot less powerful in terms of -regen than Lingering Rad, even if it's stacking.

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Oh...it is.

I'm not much of a numbers man tbh but I know how powers work from experience.
You can spam away transfusion at an AV for a few minutes without denting the regen...and woop...suddenly the AV goes down in a matter of seconds

LR is far superior since you can tell the effect instantly (more so as its bugged atm).

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subdue 3acc/3dmg , TK Blast 3acc/3dmg , Will Dom 3acc/3dmg , Scramble Thoughts 3acc/3stun

get psy mastery and dominate 3acc/3hold


tactics 3endrdx/3tohit

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Not much warrants 3 slotting for accuracy as 2 accuracy SOs are usually enough...and with Tactics thats basically 4 slotting for accuracy....total overkill.

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As for the -Regen from the Rad set (Lingering Radiation) it's probably the best way to slow AV Regeneration. It does have an Acc check though and at +5 even 2 Acc SO's may not be enough.

Transfusion, from the Kinetic set, also has a high -Regen aspect but also with the Accuracy check of course.

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According to the Nofuture database, Lingering Rad for defenders does -100% regen for 30 secs while Transfusion does -50% for 20 secs. Transfusion has a 20% acc bonus. At the moment, the troller version of Lingering Rad apparently has a decimal error and does an outrageous -500% regen (compared to -50% for Transfusion).

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Without wanting to derail this thread too much, does anyone know what happens to the Transfusion figure of 50% when you reapply it within 20 seconds of the first application?

[/ QUOTE ]It's not tagged as [This effect does not stack from the same caster], so I'd assume it stacks.

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It stacks...any kin who regularly has done AVs will tell you this.

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- Regen Aura: Don't want, don't need. Hasten: same.

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(Edit: Oh, and a sneeky PS- Telekinesis is in my current build. I think it's great but I just don't use it enough to keep it in I think?)

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If you wish to PvP those are essentials...especially RA. If you dont take it you're just another easy squishy kill for the most part.
TK is a VERY useful power in PvP and should definately be taken if you wish to take Psi and PvP...otherwise primal is always good for empaths.

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Hope that's cleared that up. Now what Psy attack powers should I take? Is Psy Tornado actually any good? Should I bother with the snipe? Does the nuke (wail) do lots of damage, or is it about as effective as an un-mired WS nuke?!!

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Defender damage isn't very good to begin with unless you have debuffs but if you are gonna take attacks Subdue, Will Domination and Telekinetic Blast are the good ones in the set.

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Each to their own, I guess. I just don't see how it could be more useful than Hasten, ever.

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Recall friend is a nice power but between that and Hasten...I'd pick Hasten any day.

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Radiant Aura: You want this to be 3 heal, 3 heal

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6 slotting are we now Archy?

I assume you mean 3 Heal, 3 Recharge.

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Naah, screw ED dammit!!!

(ok, maybe you're right )

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Get into the Defiant PvP global channel and basically mention that you're going to warburg. Usually quite a few people/teams of decent PvPers will turn up.

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I see. What do I need to do to get the rubbish PvPers to turn up?

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You are on defiant so should already be full of rubbish pvp'ers .

P.S. Couldnt resist such an easy low shot like that.

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Yeah....yeah....yeah....well....you smell!! (Good thing I'm better in PvP than taunting you Max )

LR is far superior to EM Pulse....you can keep a steady flow of -regen with it because of its relatively fast recharge....slot it...and love it.

It's great fun and I wholeheartedly recommend trying it out.

Would recommend a single ill/emp on the team though....that basically covers all your weaknesses with stuns and alphastrikes.

Lexce and Carni has said most but here's my 2 inf about the things not covered by them (those 2 always gives sound advice ).

Attacks: Slot these with 2 acc, 3 dmg and 1 rech...dont mind end reds.
Dont take RoF....unless you want it to scatter in the Heroes and then turn around and kill you...all it'll do.

Radiant Aura: You want this to be 3 heal, 3 heal

Radiation Infection: You don't really "need" the defense debuffs here so if you need slots you could take some from here....doesn't hurt to slot it with defense debuffs tho.

Health: You have a selfheal...skip this and get hurdle instead.

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I don't actually need to hit with LR for it do do what I want with it -regen.

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It needs to hit...go 2 acc, 3 rech and maybe 1 end red here.

Enervating Field: Could drop the 3rd end red here....especially seeing you'll have power sink and a kin speed boosting you.

Assault: Same as EF above.

Vengeance: The defense buff is the main part here so the 3 other slots arent that needed...guess you could slot for tohit if you really had the slots.

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End reductions in Power Sink, Very specific reason for this is when it doesn't hit anything you are already usually very low and I dont want my toggles dropped if I can help it.

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Power Sink is autohit.

Charged Armor: Look at the EF and Assault comments.

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I largely team with a /Kin and plan to in the RSF

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Won't even need Power Sink then....but it always nice to have.

Rest should be covered by Lexce and Carni

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We're entering two teams:

Paragon Defenders Presents: A team with feeling

| | | | | | - Defender
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And also

Paragon Defenders Presents: A Shocking Blow

| | | | | | - Defender
| | | | | | - Defender
| | | | | | - Defender

FYI, the teams have different powersets.

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This won't happen I'm afraid...4-5 or us can't make it because of RL things. Sry....really wanted to do it

1 end mod slotted is fine for some builds but absolutely not nearly enough for others. SB should always be at least 2 slotted with end mods preferably 3 slotted with end mods.

For PvP I would slot it 2 end mod, 2 range, 2 run speed though.

EDIT: Why would you slot a 2 second recharging power with recharges!?

Not sure about both but it affects how far away you can use it. 1 range helped quite a bit with pulling mobs

Haven't got much time to comment atm since I'm at work so won't comment on the build just now.

I would like to know though if you count on specific teammates for it? and if so...what power sets would they have?

Well....even if threadbumping is against the forum rules we always do it if the relevant thread drops from the 1st page in the defiant section so it always stays visible.

The threads are usually posted about 1-2 weeks in advance as we don't know we wanna do one before then .

Last:

Thanks for another successful defiant raid all...was a pleasure.

Just hope that more people would actually listen to request and/or take the time read the guide.

The passed some 8 raids have been great and this has been the 1st where I was really worried we would fail around 15k health left on Hami because of dark miasma powers being used and things like siphon power and earthquake/volcanic gasses creating unnecessary lag.

I'm sure these powers where used to help but just helped increase the lag unfortunately. I appreciate the effort but hope you will stick with single holds the next time

but...anyway....GRATS DEFIANT!

Transference = Marvellous

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I'll bring my Kheldian

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You don't have a Kheldian.

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You don't have a Sonic/Sonic Defender... oh shi- *flee*.

Seriously though, I am also bringing Mesmer's Kheldian.

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Alright, i'll bring my troller then.


ps. any Hami noobs send me a tell before or during the raid for a team invite as I'll be running a team for first timers again. Much easier to explain to everyone what's going on when we're all in one big team.

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Whats a hami? I hear that we should all run in and nuke at once....

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TOTALLY!!!

Yup....slot 2 acc, 1 rech, 3 end mod or 2 acc, 2 rech, 2 end mod according to playstyle.

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I love my Ice/Kinetics corruptor the only villain I've managed to get to 50

From Ice make sure you take Ice bolt, Ice blast, and Bitter Ice Blast (unskippable powers) then I recommend taking Aim, Freeze Ray and Blizzard (nothing in the game feels as good when you fulcrum a nice big mob of freaks BLizzard and you kill them twice as they rez ^^).

From Kinetics I would take all the powers apart from Repel then also skip IR if you take acrobatics.

You definately want Stamina ASAP then the rest of pools are up to you

This is my current build on live works great in pvp and pve

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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder - (http://sherksilver.coldfront.net/index.php)
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Name: Total Inertia
Level: 50
Archetype: Corruptor
Primary: Ice Blast
Secondary: Kinetics
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01) --> Ice Bolt==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Dmg(3) Dmg(5) Dmg(5) EndRdx(43)
01) --> Transfusion==> Acc(1) Acc(7) Heal(7) Heal(9) Heal(9) Rechg(11)
02) --> Ice Blast==> Acc(2) Acc(11) Dmg(13) Dmg(13) Dmg(15) EndRdx(43)
04) --> Siphon Power==> Acc(4) Acc(15) Rechg(17)
06) --> Swift==> Run(6)
08) --> Freeze Ray==> Acc(8) Acc(19) Hold(19) Hold(21) Rechg(21) Rechg(23)
10) --> Siphon Speed==> Acc(10) Acc(17) Rechg(23) Rechg(25) Rechg(25)
12) --> Combat Jumping==> DefBuf(12)
14) --> Super Jump==> EndRdx(14)
16) --> Health==> Heal(16)
18) --> Bitter Ice Blast==> Acc(18) Acc(27) Dmg(29) Dmg(31) Dmg(31) EndRdx(31)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(27) EndMod(29)
22) --> Speed Boost==> EndMod(22) EndMod(33)
24) --> Aim==> Rechg(24) Rechg(34) Rechg(34) TH_Buf(34) TH_Buf(46)
26) --> Increase Density==> Rechg(26) DmgRes(33)
28) --> Acrobatics==> EndRdx(28) EndRdx(33)
30) --> Hasten==> Rechg(30) Rechg(36) Rechg(36)
32) --> Blizzard==> Dmg(32) Dmg(36) Dmg(37) Slow(37) Rechg(37) Rechg(39)
35) --> Transference==> Acc(35) Acc(39) EndMod(40) EndMod(40) EndMod(40) Rechg(42)
38) --> Fulcrum Shift==> Acc(38) Acc(39) Rechg(42) Rechg(42) Rechg(45)
41) --> Power Sink==> EndMod(41) EndMod(43) EndRdx(45) Rechg(45) Rechg(46)
44) --> Charged Armor==> DmgRes(44) DmgRes(46) EndRdx(48) EndRdx(48)
47) --> Assault==> EndRdx(47) EndRdx(48)
49) --> Tactics==> EndRdx(49) EndRdx(50) TH_Buf(50) TH_Buf(50)
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Generally like the build and very much as I would build one myself but a few things I dont agree with?

Why the end reds in your attacks and superjump? seeing you have both transference and power sink end shouldnt be a problem at all?

Not much point in taking health on a squishy as the return is neglible....you'll get much more mileage from the hurdle/swift combo.

Wouldn't recommend defense buffs in CJ....go with jump enhancements here instead

Other than that...nice build

sb pls

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fair point on transference, i have it on my kin/dark defender and it is quite lovely, allthough it can miss, and the longer i can go on before having to use it the better


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Which is why a good kin tries to fit in Tactics (but that's another story...). In any case, I also play a kin defender and they play quite differently actually.

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Dammit Okt!! I've told you there's no room!!!

I don't miss much even fighting on Invincible...just slot 2 acc in every power and you're fine for the most part.

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That's cause you're stubborn and can't live without your Acro Archy

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'cos Acro is the power of the gods (or at least me)!!!

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fair point on transference, i have it on my kin/dark defender and it is quite lovely, allthough it can miss, and the longer i can go on before having to use it the better


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Which is why a good kin tries to fit in Tactics (but that's another story...). In any case, I also play a kin defender and they play quite differently actually.

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Dammit Okt!! I've told you there's no room!!!

I don't miss much even fighting on Invincible...just slot 2 acc in every power and you're fine for the most part.

hehehe....Xanthus' multiplying.

Who fed him after midnight!?!?

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PA dropper reporting for duty , though if loads of PA droppers might bring my Empath along for the 1st time.

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Atm it doesnt look like we can have too many PA droppers and emps seem to be in abundance so hope you will join us with Hibernia...you don't have to switch toons before the holding phase either then

Seeing Hamidon does untyped damage all the defenses and resistances won't make a difference...he'll will cut right through anything you have.

Basically what Shannon said the only powers you will use are:
1: Taunt
2: Unyielding for mez protection
3: Dull Pain
4: Hasten
5: Travelpower

...and 2-6 emp defenders/controllers depending on their skill.

Note that the lownumber raids where done when rad defenders where uber beyond anything.

Indomitable Will is only availble for controllers.