Bloodspeaker

Eh, keep holding out for Psi Melee, and you might very well be able to do this.

Actually, Dark Assault is the "exact" backset the vampyri have, in as much as any npc enemy has a recognizable powerset. They do hit with Dark Melee style attacks, as well as the dark blasts.

Pretty much this. I'd had a vampyr costume designed for ages, waiting for the day when I could build a mind/dark dom. Archon Barlowe has been a blast to play since i22 dropped.

But yes, if you're breaking away from the actual (apparent) AT of the vampyri, then a dark/dark scrapper or brute seems most likely. Kinda getting mixed signals from the OP. Are you more concerned with purity of concept (in which case the mind/dark dom IS the closest option)? Or are you more concerned with game efficiency, with only a superficial resemblance to a "real" vampyr (in which case, anything is fair game)?

This is indeed the exact behavior (Unaffected) that resulted from summoning Singularity, turning on Phase Shift, and flying through a group of enemies. Worked normally when the phase wore off.

Have yet to test it with the WB temp. Will have to sift through all my (several) MMs to see which, if any, still have this power. Edit: Or for that matter, the Spirit Potion craftable temp power.

The first enemy with a phase power that comes to mind is Ghost Widow. I've had her phase my MM and still get damaged by my pets, but that wasn't recent; certainly not since i22.

I can think of other enemies that *cage* you (trap you in a force field), but I don't know if that's the same effect, mechanically, beyond the "affect self only" part. Those would be Ballistae and Wisp Overlords.

If you tell your zombie pets to all crowd on the top of the rotor axle, the sound becomes a lot more tolerable. Works for me, anyway.

Heh, mine was originally dark/dark/soul, before I could respec him with the dark app.

First off, no. Telling people to either agree with you or not post in the thread is not a dicussion. It's going to attract all the dismissal it deserves. If you can't tolerate the idea of other people having opinions that are counter to your own, don't share yours.

Second, no. This game is still one of the most solo-friendly MMOs in existence. Many people like this aspect, because it allows them to play on quieter, less populous severs. Have a little respect for the other players, rather than assuming that everyone wants to team, all the time, for everything.

Third, even on "quiet servers", I've never had problems finding teams. Ever. I'd suggest investigating other means of finding team mates, if you're having this issue. For example, the aforementioned server transfers.

As a matter of fact, no. While I don't agree that Scrappers require an Extra Special Snowflake Inherent, just so they can feel like Extra Special Snowflakes, the "solo AVs/GMs/+4x8" justification for... pretty much anything... has always been a specious argument at absolute best. Your character, regardless of AT, had to be rigorously tuned to acquire this ability, just like anyone else's.

And/or Incarnate abilities.

People need to pull their heads out and stop using this as an argument for (or against) anything.

I wouldn't assume much from that. Their track record with the English language is spotty, at best.

Didn't matter all that much - having assumed it was a goof, I copy/pasta'd all the text into notepad.

Page is no longer found. Kinda figured someone had jumped the gun on that...