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Though... I wouldn't mind seeing "Katana Manipulation"! Haha.
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Quote:Dark Mastery also offers Oppressive Gloom, which stacks well with Screech for stunning bosses.Originally Posted by Tabik
Power Mastery was the only pool that offered a RELIABLE stun to stack with Screech, so I took that. -
Quote:Oh, I definitely agree in the situation of leveling them both up. What I'm talking about, however, is that I already have a level 40 Empathy/Sonic Defender and she'll just be rolling a new toon (prolly PL it to 22, anyway.).Originally Posted by Doomguide
Difference between an Emp+Emp duo and pretty much any Blaster+Emp duo is the relative weakness and vulnerability of the Emp as they get essentially no buffs from the Blaster. Particularly while leveling this means the Emp is going to face and experience getting mezzed, running short of endurance, has less to hit and damage buffs etc.. So while the Blaster may produce more damage this is countered by a much weaker output by the partner Emp. The speed thru mobs by either duo is also heavily influenced by the pace the slowest member of the duo is capable of maintaining. Post level 33 the Emp+Emp duo is essentially running full out non-stop on SO's, a pace the Blaster+Emp duo might hope to match with difficulty and will almost certainly require more than SO's to do so.
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If Toxic Munitions offer -Res as some speculators seem to think it might, I think I'll be deleting my Emp/Sonic Defender and starting a pair of Emp/DP Defenders with a friend as Loyalist members of the Psychic Friends Network and play as psychically linked twins that cause massive devastation and destruction.
I'd also be very tempted to make a DP/Kin or FF/DP. -
Yeah, I am well aware of the advantages of having another Empath, since I went from 1-38 with another Emp/Sonic.
As far as not having Perma-AB without AB on me, I plan on having high enough Recharge that that will not be a problem. Still may tell her to roll and Emp but we'll see.
We played as a Sonic/MM and my Emp/Sonic and I wasn't impressed with her survivability compared to the dual Empaths. To be fair, she's only 15 and unslotted right now and hasn't dipped into Fighting/Leadership and I've only got a few sets slotted right now so I'm still a little off of Perma AB (It's usually fine if I stagger AB and the Auras). I'm thinking it'll be better once she gets Tough/Weave and the +3 Def IO. I did notice that her damage is pretty damn good, even unslotted and can only imagine it getting better. -
If we must be known as monsters so that our children, children's children and children's children's children may be safe, then so be it. I would rather suffer the slings and arrows of harsh criticism in my fight to extinguish the Resistance than know that my progeny, or the progeny of my brothers and sisters in arms, may grow up impoverished in some gutter, with no clean water and no dignity. If that makes me evil, than I shall wear the title proudly.
Praetoria Prevails. -
I think that the Vigilance suggestion that has gone around for a while would be perfect.
1) Change Vigilance so that your health affects the bonus.
2) Make it a scale where full team health gives you a +Damage Bonus.
3) Make lower team health have the +Damage slowly disappear while you recieve either
a. An Endurance discount or...
b. A secondary effect bonus (IE buff and debuff numbers).
This would serve mulitple purposes.
1) Defenders would become better soloers.
2) Those new to Defenders would understand their role a bit more. (IE Defend the team at all costs, once the team is doing well, blast your heart out.)
3) It would make defenders more desirable late game when teams are generally tougher and Controllers pull ahead in the damage department. -
Quote:So, for discussion sake, if there was a theoretical country that was ruled by a dictator with an iron fist, but the citizens weren't persecuted, no one was hungry and they could engage in art and research and such without retribution. The only catch was they could not seek to govern themselves, that such a system would be inherently evil?Originally Posted by Golden Girl
But it isn't
It doesn't matter how evil people sell their views - they're still evil - which is why there will be an arc or TF in Praetoria where we punch Tyrant - a lot -
Quote:I just figured that with AB, she'd be at the Regen/Recovery Cap anyway, but the -regen in it is something that might help us further decimate large targets.Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
Between the two I'd go with the Sonic/Fire, just because it's less commonly seen.
Personally, I'd go Sonic/Mental blaster. Drain Psyche stacks with the RAs nicely, and it has slightly more ranged AoE ability so you don't have to get right up in their face unless you want to. 2 Howls and Psychic Scream will do a number on tightly packed mobs. -
I built an Empathy/Sonic as part of a two Empath duo that fizzled out around level 40. I'm finding I'm having a great time playing the toon just as part of a team and am planning on IOing him out pretty heavily. My friend wants to create a toon to play with me and I've been having trouble deciding between two.
1) Another Empathy/Sonic Defender. The advantages to this one are pretty obvious.
2) A Sonic/Fire Blaster. My Empath will have enough recharge to keep Adrenalin Boost perma on the Blaster and with dual Leadership and the Blaster running the Fighting Pool, she'll likely be very survivable.
So, what do you think? Main activities will be... well, anything. Duo'ing TFs, some farming, etc etc. -
This here is an Empathy/Sonic Defender build I'm planning on running with. I realize it is currently uber expensive, and that's fine. It gives me something to build towards. The toon should be able to solo decently well but will excel in Duos and Small teams. I also like the build's ability to exemp well without losing bonuses.
If there are any other ways I might be able to tweak even more performance, please let me know. I do realize I can slot another 3% defense but I don't think it's worth the 2 billion influence in the case of this build.
Thanks in advance.
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Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Empathy
Secondary Power Set: Sonic Attack
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Dark Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Healing Aura -- Panac-Heal/EndRedux(A), Panac-EndRdx/Rchg(3), Panac-Heal/Rchg(3), Panac-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(5), Panac-Heal(5)
Level 1: Shriek -- Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(A), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(9), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(11), Apoc-Dam%(11)
Level 2: Scream -- Decim-Build%(A), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(13), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(15), Decim-Acc/Dmg(15)
Level 4: Howl -- Ragnrk-Knock%(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(19), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(21), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(21), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(23)
Level 6: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(7), RechRdx-I(7)
Level 8: Clear Mind -- Range-I(A)
Level 10: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(17), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(17), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(19)
Level 12: Fortitude -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(25), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(40), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(23), Zephyr-ResKB(25)
Level 16: Tactics -- ToHit-I(A)
Level 18: Recovery Aura -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(34), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(43), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg(43), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(45), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(46)
Level 20: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 22: Shout -- Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(37), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(37), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(46), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Regeneration Aura -- Panac-Heal/EndRedux(A), Panac-EndRdx/Rchg(27), Panac-Heal/Rchg(27), Panac-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(31), Panac-Heal(31), RechRdx-I(33)
Level 28: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(29), S'fstPrt-ResKB(29), ResDam-I(31)
Level 30: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(33), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(33), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 32: Adrenalin Boost -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(34)
Level 35: Screech -- Amaze-ToHitDeb%(A), Amaze-Stun/Rchg(36), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg(36), Amaze-Acc/Rchg(36), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun(37)
Level 38: Heal Other -- Panac-Heal(A), Panac-Heal/EndRedux(39), Panac-EndRdx/Rchg(39), Panac-Heal/Rchg(39), Panac-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(40)
Level 41: Oppressive Gloom -- Stpfy-Acc/Rchg(A), Stpfy-EndRdx/Stun(42), Stpfy-Acc/EndRdx(42), Stpfy-Stun/Rng(42), Stpfy-Acc/Stun/Rchg(43)
Level 44: Dark Embrace -- Aegis-ResDam(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(45), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(45)
Level 47: Soul Drain -- Armgdn-Dam%(A), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(48), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(48), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(50)
Level 49: Dark Consumption -- Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(50), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
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What about Fire/TA? I guess it might be a little mitigation-light, especially early.
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Quote:Remember, there is an issue, anytime you're using a proc, that it won't proc during a domination cycle and you'll end up crashing, endurance-wise.Originally Posted by Frosticus
*I'm using the perf proc at a value of 0.1 eps, but now that I actually look at it it should be 0.2 eps right? I still can't put in a pure damage Apoc even if that is the case, but it gives about 6.5 seconds of endurance buffering rather than the 1 sec like I thought on this build.
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Quote:Keep in mind that Power Sink is also an important part of your mitigation by sapping the endurance of your enemies.Originally Posted by Timeshadow
Thanks for your replies guys. I searched a bit and got the same impression that, with Power Sink, it's a much less painful process. However, there was the point that I'd be using Power Sink about as often as it was available, potentially cutting my DPS in the process.
I'm hardly a min-maxer but the idea of having to mash a power every time its available just to stay in the fight is irksome. What're your specific experiences with a Staminaless ElA? Are you hitting Power Sink as often as possible just to keep running? -
Quote:Yes.Originally Posted by Timeshadow
Hey all. The title's pretty self-explanatory. I've got a brand new Claws/Elec and I'm wondering if Claws' reduced End cost combined with the storied infinite End provided by Elec would allow me to forgo Stamina. Thanks in advance for your help
I suggest using your first build as a leveling/exemp build and taking Stamina - but yes, skipping Fitness is doable once you get Power Sink. I decided to be a man and just skip Fitness while leveling too, and with frankenslotting the whole way to 35 and teaming with an Empath occasionally it was doable, but definitely painful.
I think /Elec is the best candidate for skipping Stamina because you also get a move-speed increase with Lightning Reflexes. -
Quote:Did you /bug this? Bosses should only spawn if there is another person on your team. Otherwise, it will just downgrade the bosses (Death Mages, etc) to Lieutenants.Originally Posted by Ocularis
I run a CoT mini farm (boat map) on my WM/SD at +1/x5, no bosses.
I tried it at +1/x8, no bosses... and bosses spawned anyway. The bosses ran from me all the time while the minions and lt's stood their ground, so I went back to x5. -
Right now there's a paticular niche I'm exploiting that costs around 15 to 16 million to buy the recipe, crafting materials and pay for market fees and it pays me about 45 million, netting me a cool 30 million profit per. My only issue is wondering how long it takes for people to catch on that they can get the recipe so much cheaper. It moves at a decent pace of about one crafted enhancement per night. Should I take the risk of removing the remaining recipe stock from the market? It's a rare Pool A, so replenishment is a possible pitfall.
Though, with 1 sold = 4 purchased, I could keep recipe supply exhausted with little effort, since it seems there isn't a lot coming on to the market. On the other hand, I'm sitting on about 8 right now.
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Quote:Ragnarok.Originally Posted by Rieze
All I see is one set. You can put a target aoe set in fireball. Its pretty much an upgraded posi blast as far as set bonuses. I can't think of the name.
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Cheaply IO'd SS/Shield/Mu @ 50; Usually +1/x8. Will go higher or lower depending on the mob type.
Cheaply IO'd Elec/WP/Mu +2/x8 for most mob types. -
Quote:I think this pretty much hits the nail on the head. For my builds, having a set of Gaussian's, BotZs, Basilisk's Gaze or even Crushing Impacts are far more important than having purples in the build. Purples basically come when I have played the 50 a ton and have the opportunity to replace the Crushing Impacts for the miniscule amount of additional recharge they offer. I put them in not because I need to, but because I can.Originally Posted by Werner
Exactly. Rarest does not mean best.
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Gaussian's Synchronized Fire Control is a MUCH more important set for most of my builds. Blessing of the Zephyr are amazing. It goes on and on. Purples are nothing particularly special; they're just rare. -
Quote:I haven't found a lot of maps in which I have trouble throwing down an Ice Slick from outside of LoS.Originally Posted by MinMin
What? By using their AoE Stun power and then laying down their AoE Knockdown? Cool! Now which Ice Control power does AoE Stun ... wait a sec.
Yes, I know what you really meant, but corners aren't always as convenient as you would like and an AoE Sleep won't eliminate an alpha. -
Quote:You'll note that I said my SS/SD Brute will be about 10b. I am planning on something around the 100-500M price range for my tank version. Thanks for sharing your build.Originally Posted by AWRocketman
You should be able to get a capped SD/SS with far less than 10B. I'm hoping for about 1B on the build I'm heading toward now, and that's with a bunch of LotG +Rech and some uniques. You don't need all those to get what you want and without them this is less than a 500M build. No purples, obviously.
EDIT: I forgot to note that I use the jetpack as a travel power to save a power spot. Combined with the jump pack from one of the early expansions it does fine as your only long distance travel. -
Quote:I agree. And the major problem with people saying that you "Actually have to use tactics" with the HEATs is that it isn't essentially untrue with the normal ATs. For example, while a SS/WP Brute can pretty mindlessly mow down 0/x8, when teaming on my SS/SD I employ certain strategies like running ahead when we're mopping up the last few mobs of a group, I speed to the next group and eliminate most of the minions and lieutenants while the group mops up and catches up.Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
I deleted my PB twice. Once at 50 and the second time at 30. It's a poorly constructed AT.
My WS still exists at 50. There are times it shines, usually on teams. There are times it fails miserably, usually when solo.
There is a group of people that love their kheldians because they are "difficult to master" or "a challenge instead of a cakewalk."
You can easily interpret either statement as "weak." Or "weak most of the time with occasional moments of cool."
A human only warshade with perma-eclipse, inky aspect, orbiting death and three fluffies out is certainly a sight to see and even more fun to play. right up until you have to shift to dwarf to avoid mez death and your DPS drops into the dirt.
In fact, with the whole tactics and stategy, I seem to get a better return on investment with other ATs by adding tactics than with HEATs. -
Quote:That's what the new difficulty options are for. +2/x8 and you'll be getting use out of two RIs and EFs.Originally Posted by Robert_B
yea.... except.
I wasn't really planning on taking RI on both, rather take RI on one, EF on the other and one of them take the slow, I dunno if I really need TWO RI's, doing just radio mish's and the odd TF? -
Quote:Not disagreeing with that. I'm just curious if these terrible pure healers get as much praise as people seem to say. Figured this would be a good way to find out.Originally Posted by perwira
Seriously, I'll pass.
I designed my defender to fight solo as well as team. Any defender who can't fight is not a defender.