Artemis_Alencia

Hello All,

I want to start by saying that I know nothing about Blasters so I am here for some help for my fiance. After my success in the scrappers forum I turn to you for Blaster help. I am not sure what IO's Blasters should be looking for. Damage? Recharge? Let me start by saying what I am looking for in a build.

My Fiance is an Ice/Nrg Blaster. He's level 50 already and chose Fire as his epic ( I think mainly for the self rez ) Anyways besides that he would like to keep fly, medicine, hasten and fitness for his pools.

Bascially what I am looking for is something that will be able to deal with GM/AV's well as well as TF's and being a good team member. We will be "duoing" quite a bit and I have begun working on a Rad/Son Defender to help this Blaster, also he usually gets into PuG's quite a bit.

Can someone please help me with a build for him? I can post a basic build but like I said I'm not too sure about AT's that I do play let alone one I have never tried myself.

Thanks in advance for your help.

-Artemis

You have a good point. Thanks again for all of your help everyone. Now to get out there and bring criminals to justice ^^

-Artemis

Ah ok. One more question, if I exemplar down to say lvl 20 or 10 or something like that do I lose the benefits of my sets if they are at lvl 50?

-Artemis

Thanks again for all of your help as always Fury. I will take your suggestions to heart and go from there. You were right to assume that I am not loaded but I am reading through a few threads here on how to make money and such, partially why I want a character that will be able to farm well.

Anyways thanks again, I really appreciate the help. I will keep in mind that set bonuses come second, I was thinking that they were the main reason to have sets in the first place.

On a quick side note what level sets should I be purchasing? Level 30 - 50? I know that they dont expire so I'm a bit confused.

-Artemis

Hello All,

Let me start by saying that this is my first attempt at a "good" build and that I am still new to IO's and HO's and all that fancy stuff.

Pretty much what I want to achieve is a character that will be able to solo or duo well. I wanted something that could dish out damage while still taking a beating. I plan to use this character as my main. Eventually I would like to go about farming, fighting GM/AV's, TF's and all that stuff but mainly something that is just fun to play.

I currently have the character at lvl 27 and am loving it so far. Anyways any help would be greatly appreciated. I am not sure if my defense is too low or if it will be ok. Thanks in advance for your help.

-Artemis

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Micheal Constantine: Level 50 Natural Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Katana
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Sting of the Wasp -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(3), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Mako-Dam%(5), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- ResDam(A)
Level 2: Flashing Steel -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(7), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(9), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Oblit-%Dam(11)
Level 4: Mind Over Body -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg(36), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg(37), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(37), TtmC'tng-ResDam(37), TtmC'tng-EndRdx(39)
Level 6: Fast Healing -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(13), Numna-Heal(13)
Level 8: Divine Avalanche -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(15), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(15), RedFtn-Def(17), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(17), RedFtn-EndRdx(19)
Level 10: Indomitable Will -- DefBuff(A)
Level 12: Hurdle -- Jump(A)
Level 14: Health -- Tr'ge-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Tr'ge-Heal/Rchg(19), Tr'ge-Heal/EndRdx(21)
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- DarkWD-ToHitDeb(A), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/Rchg(21), DarkWD-ToHitdeb/Rchg/EndRdx(23), DarkWD-Rchg/EndRdx(23), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(25), DarkWD-Slow%(25)
Level 18: The Lotus Drops -- LdyGrey-DefDeb(A), LdyGrey-DefDeb/Rchg(27), LdyGrey-DefDeb/Rchg/EndRdx(27), LdyGrey-Rchg/EndRdx(29), LdyGrey-DefDeb/EndRdx(29), LdyGrey-%Dam(31)
Level 20: Stamina -- EnManip-EndMod(A), EnManip-EndMod/Rchg(31), EnManip-Stun%(31)
Level 22: Quick Recovery -- Adrenal-EndMod(A), Adrenal-EndMod/Rchg(33), Adrenal-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(33)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Tough -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(33), ImpArm-ResDam(34), ImpArm-ResPsi(34)
Level 28: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(34), LkGmblr-Def(36), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(36)
Level 30: Heightened Senses -- GftotA-Def/Rchg(A), GftotA-Def/EndRdx(39), GftotA-EndRdx/Rchg(39), GftotA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(40), GftotA-Def(40), GftotA-Run+(40)
Level 32: Golden Dragonfly -- FrcFbk-Dmg/KB(A), FrcFbk-Acc/KB(42), FrcFbk-Rchg/KB(43), FrcFbk-Rchg/EndRdx(43), FrcFbk-Dmg/EndRdx/KB(43), FrcFbk-Rechg%(45)
Level 35: Soaring Dragon -- P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg(A), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx(46), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/Rchg(46), P'ngS'Fest-Stun%(46), HO:Nucle(50)
Level 38: Build Up -- Rec'dRet-ToHit(A), Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg(42), Rec'dRet-Pcptn(42)
Level 41: Strength of Will -- Empty(A)
Level 44: Conserve Power -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(45), RechRdx(45)
Level 47: Physical Perfection -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(48), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(48), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg(48), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(50), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Maneuvers -- HO:Cyto(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit

Thanks again for all of the posts. He has his heart set on an Ice/NRG Blaster so I will have to find something that compliments that. Due to what I have read on the forums Ice is a ST set so I am thinking to possibly go with something that has decent AoE attacks, maybe a spines scrapper?

In any case thank you all very much for your answers I now have a lot of ideas to play with.

-Artemis

Hello All,

I am back again with probably more newbie questions but hopefully someone can help me out. I turn to the sage advise of you fellow forum readers ^^

Anyways I am looking to find which character I want to invest in as my "first purchase" so to speak. As I said before I have a few level 50 characters (Earth/Emp Troller, Nin/Nin Stalker, SD/SS Tanker) What I am looking for is a good character to IO up.

I do not have huge amounts of money so I am trying to find the "best" character to kit out so that I get the best return for my money. What I would like the character to be able to do is kill AV/GM's, survive doing it and hopefully be able to farm.

My Fiance has decided that he is going to be working on his Ice/NRG Blaster so I will have him by my side as well most likely. I was thinking about doing it to my SD/SS Tanker but I am not sure if the damage output is there (we tried to kill Jack in Irons on our own but couldnt do enough damage) So I am wondering if a Scrapper would be better. I have been playing a Kat/WP Scrapper and am liking it so far.

In short I guess what I am asking is, with an Ice/NRG Blaster by my side what would be the best character for me to invest in that we could be able to defeat GM's and such alone. I am open to starting a new character so this is no problem I just want to know before I spend heaps of money on IO sets.

Thanks again for all of your help and letting me pester you all ^^

-Artemis

Thanks again for the replies everyone.

I am looking at possibilities still and we havent really settled on anything. From what I see it seems that Villains work really well together as a duo such as either the Brute/Corr combo or two MM's, both look fun and we'll have to try them out.

My fiance really has his heart set on a Blaster so I am thinking of a melee type but I guess I could go Fire/Kin for the damage and lockdown while he blows things away. I am somewhat worried of losing Agro with a scrapper (I havent played as a scrapper yet only a tank and I think I will miss taunt) but I guess with the amount of damage they do it could hold the agro mostly.

Anyways thanks again for all of the suggestions.

-Artemis

Ok sounds good. I figured that it was the def debuff. I'll try it out and see how it goes. I might also have to try a Emp/Sonic duo and see how we like that combo as well. Thanks again for all your help.

-Artemis

Hello again,

Thanks for the replies. After looking through this forum at a greater length I noticed another thread with a very similiar idea to my own, in that I was trying to build a two person team to go through the game.

What was mentioned a few times in the other thread is a Fire/SD or WP Scrapper paired with a Kin/Sonic Defender. I am just wondering if this duo with reasonable slotting will be able to go through pretty much the whole game on their own.

Ultimately what I would like to do is gain the Accolades, Farm and run TF's and such just as a pair.

The other question I had was why is everyone so insisitent on /Sonic? Is it for the debuffs because when I look at the damage output of the set it seems less than say Ice which has both a few AoE's and higher damage (not taking def debuff from sonic into effect). Also with the slowing effect wouldnt that also lessen the damage the Scrapper had to deal with at any given time?

Thanks again for the help.

-Artemis

Hello All,

I am not sure if this has been dealt with before but I am relatively new to forums and my searches have turned up nothing so I am asking here.

I am wondering what a good two person team would be to go through the game? I play at weird hours and the server seems quite quiet at those times except for my Fiance and myself. Now I am not rich but we would like to be able to do all (most) of the storyline missions together as well as Farm and do Task Forces and such when we get to lvl 50. Bascially I am just wondering what the best pair would be.

We're probably going to be doing both BLUE SIDE and eventually RED SIDE so if you could make your suggestions for both that would be great.

I have access to all the AT's and my Fiance has access to the Kheldians but not the Arachnos Vet's yet. Thanks in advance for your help and please if this should be in a different section let me know and I will post there accordingly.

-Artemis