AtlanticZealot

Good guide (also an old time Empath).

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Heal Other- ...Right now Im running it with 4 heals & 2 recharges. Some might go 3 heals & 2 recharges, 1 End reducer

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Healing Aura - Another give power you will get when you first start. Slotting is going to kinda the same as Heal Other.

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Personal Preference: I like 3 Heals/3 Recharge. I think those few extra seconds are worth more than healing 15 or so extra health. A Range might be worthwhile too (but I didn't go for it ;P)

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Absorb Pain - This power is truly great and a lot of the time over looked power. A lot don’t like it because of the –heal debuff it leaves on the empath for a small duration. But if you use it right, it can be a great tool to have, especially in the early lvls.

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I love this power, it saves lives. Tank gets smacked big time with HO resetting? np. Definately worth considering, especially if you also take Regen Aura to offset the temp "no healing" thing.

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Rez - I suggest getting this at lvl 6 or 8 when you can. Because who’s a healer who cant rez?

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I took this late in the build (hurray for Awaken's ) If you have slots to spare it's worth tossing an End Redux in there as well.

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Fortitude-

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Staple power - it annoys me big time when I see empaths not using this power. Good rule of thumb - keep it up on your buddies as much as possible. If it's not resetting, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

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Recovery Aura- ...Get this as soon as you can, 6 slot it, love it. The only down side is the long recharge & with ED its not really worth it to put 6 rechares in it anymore. So 3 Recharges & 3 EndRecovery is whats in mine...

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Personal Preference: I think the 3 EndRecov is a bit of an overkill, 0-1 of those should be more than fine. (3 recharges are practically mandatory though)

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Regeneration Aura

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This also lets you regen at the improved rate after using Absorb Pain. If it's active you can afford to be a little more reckless in tossing AP around.

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Adrenaline Boost - Why anyone thinks this power is anything but awesome has something wrong with them. Yes, its only a single target buff with a long recharge. But it increase end recovery by 200%, regen recovery by 500% and decreases power recharge by 50%. Right now agian I have 3 recharges in mine & 3 Heals. You can go 3 EndRecover if you want. Both will help your ally you put it on.

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Supposedly it is worth having 1 End Recovery for Blaster Alpha strikes - but 3recharge/heals seems to be the norm and very effective.

Travel Powers:
I like/love the SS and SJ pools.

SS for Hasten/SS (which includes a stealth component)
SJ for Combat Jumping/SJ/Acrobatics (vs. knockbacks)

The travel aspect is just more fun for me than flight and teleport (though those clearly have their advantages)


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- Fitness: I strongly suggest getting this. I know a few empaths who dont have it and make do fine, but an empath can never have enough end. End = heals = life.
*Edit: After just talking to another Empath about Stamina, i feel the need to edit in that an Empath CAN be decent without it. But if your a first time Empath, i would suggest that you get it and keep it until later lvls, if you feel the need to rid of it, by all means.....

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I took it and love it. Optional of course - and frequently not needed. But when you do need it you're really glad you have it.

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- Recall Friend: How else to rez a fallen team mate when they have 5 +4 Tank Swipers standing on top of them?? I shouldn’t have to say anymore... the sooner you get this… the better… (got mine at lvl 6 or 8 I think)

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If you plan to be a teleporter anyway it makes sense. On the other hand chances are someone else will have it on the team too.

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Hasten: This is optional, but it frees up slot space on your heals and buffs to put something more important in them. But since ED alot dont get it anymore. I have to agree with some that it might be best to do without this one, since you are going to be putting 2-3 slots of something into your heals that are not HEALS. Plus it will free up a Power Pool.

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I like it. Useful and a good precurser for SS - which in turn gives you a form of stealth so the bad guys fire on those you will heal instead of you.

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I still have Hasten 4 slotted on my Empath, to help my RA's to come back faster....

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I'd probably 4 slot RA instead of Hasten if you have the extra slot.

There I've fulfilled my need for random comments
AZ