Convelesce

I feel that it does take too long to summon and that it does take way too much end. As for the 6.25% rech mentioned in one reply... this is a blaster we're talking about. Posi's and Deci's all have the same bonus...remember the rule of 5. Anyhow I feel that the dmg it does is pretty decent. It can also serve to take some of the heat off of you if you're solo or on a small team. If only it did have the two problems I mentioned before then it wouldn't be bad at all. Cut the summoning time and end cost in half and it would be a step in the right direction of "fixing" /dev.

Oh also I can see that this is an old post but I don't believe that the drone can be summoned more than once now. Even if the recharge is up and I summon another the existing one explodes.

Firstly, I made this guy when I knew hardly anything about CoX. I'm still not an expert but I've learned a bit and experienced the shortcomings of Dev.

It was mostly a concept thing to take /dev. I'm sure most people take it for that reason. Anyhow I'm trying to figure a way to salvage it. I like the toon, but I'm just not sure if it's viable. I thought that I might be able to soft cap Ranged, Smashing and Lethal before I put him back into Mid's. After doing so, I can't seem to figure out how to soft cap Ranged OR S/L.

Two questions:
1) Am I missing something? Can soft capping R/S/L be done with this build?
2) If it's not possible to do so, is this still a playable toon in the high end of CoX?

Build is as follows.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.90
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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Tod Law: Level 50 Technology Blaster
Primary Power Set: Dual Pistols
Secondary Power Set: Devices
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Dual Wield

• (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
• (3) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
• (3) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
• (5) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
• (5) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 1: Web Grenade

• (A) Accuracy IO

Level 2: Empty Clips

• (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
• (7) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
• (7) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
• (9) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
• (9) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

Level 4: Caltrops

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 6: Swap Ammo
Level 8: Maneuvers

• (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
• (11) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
• (11) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
• (13) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (13) Red Fortune - Defense
• (15) Red Fortune - Endurance

Level 10: Bullet Rain

• (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
• (15) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
• (17) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
• (17) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
• (19) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

Level 12: Targeting Drone

• (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
• (19) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
• (21) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
• (21) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
• (23) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
• (23) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up

Level 14: Suppressive Fire

• (A) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold
• (25) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
• (25) Lockdown - Recharge/Hold
• (27) Lockdown - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
• (27) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
• (50) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold

Level 16: Assault

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO

Level 18: Executioner's Shot

• (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
• (29) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
• (29) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
• (31) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
• (31) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 20: Cloaking Device

• (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
• (31) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
• (33) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
• (33) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (33) Red Fortune - Defense

Level 22: Kick

• (A) Empty

Level 24: Tough

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

Level 26: Piercing Rounds

• (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
• (34) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
• (34) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
• (34) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
• (36) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

Level 28: Weave

• (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
• (36) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
• (36) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
• (37) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (37) Red Fortune - Defense
• (37) Red Fortune - Endurance

Level 30: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 32: Hail of Bullets

• (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
• (39) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
• (39) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
• (39) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
• (40) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

Level 35: Super Speed

• (A) Celerity - +Stealth

Level 38: Gun Drone

• (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
• (40) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
• (40) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
• (42) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (42) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (42) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 41: Scorpion Shield

• (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
• (43) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
• (43) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
• (43) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (45) Red Fortune - Defense
• (45) Red Fortune - Endurance

Level 44: Summon Spiderlings

• (A) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Damage
• (45) Blood Mandate - Damage/Endurance
• (46) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Endurance
• (46) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (46) Blood Mandate - Accuracy
• (48) Blood Mandate - Damage

Level 47: Combat Jumping

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO

Level 49: Vengeance

• (A) Healing IO

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Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Jumping IO

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Empty

Level 1: Defiance
Level 6: Chemical Ammunition
Level 6: Incendiary Ammunition
Level 6: Cryo Ammunition
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift

• (A) Run Speed IO

Level 2: Hurdle

• (A) Jumping IO

Level 2: Health

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

Level 2: Stamina

• (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
• (48) Endurance Modification IO
• (50) Endurance Modification IO

Any help would be appreciated. You can be as brutal as you like as long as it's constructive.

Hey, thanks for taking the time out to do this. This looks doable in the future. I wont be going out and buying those grav anchors anytime soon lol but I can see this working.
I'm most appreciative.

So I've only had CoH/V for a month now. I really enjoy the DP/Dev concept. I'm playing with some friends that have been playing for years and am at the point where everything is Malta, Nemesis, and the like. I have Mid's but I can't seem to fit all of the information needed to do this into my poor lil broken brain. I don't really care much about the powers in /dev except for maybe caltrops, cloak, and the two drones. I was thinking munitions for the concept...if I had to I'd go with something else for MOAR DEFENSE though.

Any help you can give would be most appreciated. If you can get me positional soft capped or close enough to be able to pop a purple before large crazy pulls and not tasting the floor the whole time it would be fantastic. Play with the powers as you wish but keep in mind I"M DP/Dev and at lvl 37, so I'd rather not reroll entirely for another secondary.