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AT enhancements, auto?

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Don't know about your ATO proc questions, sorry. But once you catalyze something it becomes account bound, so no you couldn't give it to a friend. Only able to give it to other toons on your account.

I've been working on a build for a zone pvp elec/wp stalker recently and this is what I've come up with based on looking at other builds and suggestions. I don't really have much experience with pvp so I might be missing something.

One thing I wanted to do with this build was cap the new stalkers HP cap, which I did. I tried to work in as much damage buff as I could but I still think it isn't great (22%). I also wanted to get my movement speed as high as I could, I'm not sure how much you need to get to the cap after DR kicks in but I'm hoping I got close. I wasn't really sure about lightning rod, I know it doesn't break hide so in theory it should be helpful, but I'm worried it might not be super practical in reality. Another thing I wasn't sure about was SoW+Burnout, since it's a zone stalker it's mostly going to be hit and run so I might not need those 2 powers. If I were to get rid of those 2 I would probably get CJ and SJ in replacement. I have no clue about what incarnates are good in pvp so some advice on that would be great.

Here's the build. Any input is welcome and appriciated. (Like I said, I'm no pro at this so there's probably a lot to improve upon.) Thanks in advance.

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Level 50 Technology Stalker
Primary Power Set: Electrical Melee
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Leviathan Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Havoc Punch

(A) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage
(5) Superior Stalker's Guile - Damage/Recharge
(5) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(7) Superior Stalker's Guile - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(27) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 1: Hide

(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
(3) Shield Wall - Defense
(3) Shield Wall - Defense/Recharge

Level 2: High Pain Tolerance

(A) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Endurance
(9) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
(11) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Recharge
(9) Miracle - Heal
(11) Miracle - Heal/Endurance
(13) Miracle - Heal/Recharge

Level 4: Reconstruction

(A) Doctored Wounds - Heal
(13) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
(15) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
(15) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
(27) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge

Level 6: Assassin's Shock

(A) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative)
(29) Gladiator's Strike - Chance for Smashing Damage
(29) Superior Stalker's Guile - Recharge/Chance to Hide
(31) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
(31) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
(31) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure

Level 8: Build Up

(A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff
(19) Adjusted Targeting - Recharge
(50) Rectified Reticle - Increased Perception

Level 10: Hasten

(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(50) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 12: Super Speed

(A) HamiO:Microfilament Exposure
(23) Celerity - Endurance
(48) Celerity - RunSpeed
(48) Celerity - +Stealth

Level 14: Mind Over Body

(A) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance
(33) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance/Rech/End
(34) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist
(34) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
(34) Gladiator's Armor - Recharge/Endurance
(36) Gladiator's Armor - Recharge/Resist

Level 16: Indomitable Will

(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
(17) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
(17) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
(19) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge

Level 18: Placate

(A) Range IO

Level 20: Maneuvers

(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
(21) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
(21) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
(23) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge

Level 22: Tactics

(A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
(40) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
(42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
(42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
(43) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
(43) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up

Level 24: Heightened Senses

(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
(25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
(25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
(33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(33) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

Level 26: Thunder Strike

(A) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
(36) Eradication - Damage/Recharge
(36) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(37) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage
(37) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
(37) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure

Level 28: Stealth

(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
(46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
(46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
(48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge

Level 30: Invisibility

(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 32: Phase Shift

(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 35: Spirit Shark

(A) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
(39) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
(39) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage
(39) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(40) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(40) Devastation - Damage/Recharge

Level 38: Lightning Rod

(A) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
(43) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
(45) Eradication - Damage/Recharge
(45) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(45) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(46) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure

Level 41: Hibernate

(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 44: Strength of Will

(A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
(50) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance

Level 47: Burnout

(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 49: Assault

(A) Endurance Reduction IO

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Level 2: Swift

(A) Run Speed IO

Level 2: Health

(A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 2: Hurdle

(A) Jumping IO

Level 2: Stamina

(A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
(7) Performance Shifter - EndMod
(42) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy

Level 1: Assassination
Level 1: Brawl

(A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

(A) Run Speed IO

Level 2: Rest

(A) Empty

Level 4: Ninja Run

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What's the dope on SS/SD?

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Originally Posted by Airhammer

I think that view of Tank vs Brute might be a little simplistic.. Tank has a lower modifer for damage I believe than a Brute does.. so the Brute will always do more damage than the tank regardless of how much more than tank gets out of it

Actually, according to this paragonwiki page, brute has a lower melee damage modifier by a little bit. I'm no expert though so I could be reading this wrong or something.

Willpower/DM/Soul Mastery tanker build?

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I would also be interested in this if anyone has some builds they don't mind sharing...

What's your desktop look like?

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Originally Posted by _Klaw_

Lmao. I was literally laughing for about 5 minutes when I saw this.

Was thinking of making a new controller...

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I'm a huge fan of controllers. I have 4 level 50 trollers and 2 50 dominators, all of which i play regularly. My main is also a controller (fire/kin). Originally I wanted him to farm but once I started playing him I realized how fun he is. He does really well on TFs and normal mishs since everyone likes kins, and the damage and even mezzes from fire is awesome. I know it's pretty much the farm cliche but that doesn't mean you should completely discard it as an option. Just giving you some ideas. /rad is another great way to go, and if you do you have to check out local man's ill/rad and earth/rad guides - they are a great help. Hope you find a combo that clicks and end up loving controllers as much as I and many others do.

Edit: I saw you wanted debuffs and buffs...kin has good buffs and even some good debuffs (-dmg, small -regen, etc.) but /rad and /cold are probably the best with debuffs, rad has AM which buffs you and your team and ice has the shields which just buff your teammates.

Someone over paid for an Inspiration

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It's nice that you want to return it but to be honest you probably won't find out who it belongs to. Whoever overspent learned their lesson and will most likely be more careful now. It's their fault that they lost their money and it's now rightfully yours. That being said, good luck finding who it belongs to. I know I would probably just keep it to myself

A Local Guide to Ill/Rad Controllers

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Originally Posted by Local_Man

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad it was helpful.

Fire Shield is certainly not a key power and could easily be dropped. It reduces the damage I take some, but it is not a big factor. I think it helps some mostly with AoE damage as long as the damage is Smash, Lethal or Fire. I do always run Fire Shield. A few times I have thought about trading it in for Rise of the Phoenix . . . but this character doesn't die all that often.

On Interface I went with Reactive, too. That Fire DoT is just too good . . . especially since I am using Spectral Wounds so often that it has a lot of chances to go off on single target attacks against tougher foes. I went with Pyronic on Judgment . . . It just seems to go nicely with Fireball.

Alright, I thought Fire Shield wasn't absolutely needed but wanted to make sure. And as for judgement, I was thinking either Ion or Pyronic. Thanks again for your input, I really appreciate you taking time to help

A Local Guide to Ill/Rad Controllers

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First of all, just wanted to say thanks for writing this amazing guide (and your earth/rad one too, it also was a big help to my earth/rad). Without it I would have not made an Ill/Rad. My Ill/Rad is nearing 50 and I'm pretty much set on what I'm going to do as far as builds go. I've made a few modifications to your Perma-PA build to fit it to my needs (removed mutation and recall friend for maneuvers and tactics). My question is, how useful would you say your Fire Shield is? I really like the idea of tactics (maneuvers is set mule) but by running both tactics and fire shield I would run into end issues, so I am thinking of swapping fire shield out for something else like mutation. Is fire shield necessary to survive? I'm more of the type of player that tries to stay out of melee away from the fight (like you said you are in your guide). So I'm just wondering if you always run fire shield and do you absolutely need it if you wanted to solo a tough enemy like a AV or GM? And also do you have any recommendation for what to take for your Interface Slot? /Rad already has a ton of debuffs so I'm thinking I would go for Reactive: 25% res debuff and 75% Fire DoT to help pack some more damage. Sorry to ask so many questions but I really appreciate any input you have.

Steampunk Booster Costume Ideas

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Originally Posted by Jophiel

Wow, I really like this. The vanguard chest piece goes really well with those pieces. Job well done.

A Local Guide to the Earth/Rad Controller

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Hey Local Man. First of all, thank you for the epic guide. My Earth/Rad just hit 50. I've finished his build, now all that's left is to buy the enhancements. I'm using something similar to your IO Set build with changes I made that added some stuff I wanted. I'm just wondering, what Incarnate powers would you recommend? For Alpha I'm thinking Musculature but not entirely sure. There is a lot of options so I'm sort of confused. I don't really want spiritual as I already have all the recharge I need. Also what do you think for the other Incarnate pools? Thanks in advance, you're guide has been so helpful.

So... I went for a soda...

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I can't log onto freedom either, and the server status page says it's down.

Discussion: What's your Origin?

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Originally Posted by Goblin_Queen

Me too! My birthday is November 2nd. TAKE NOTE DEVS AND MARKETING.

Ahh! Me too!

C'mon devs, Nov 2nd is the perfect date!