Dante

I have to take my hat off to you Paragon Studios.

The last year has seen me become quite bitter about some parts of the game. The limited choices from Praetoria, the laughably bad plot for Incarnates, the global name sucker punch for EU players...

However, this... this is more like it. A terrifying invasion of a city I levelled up in and actually care about for a change? A disturbing, alien invasion? A revamp of old, tired levels? Awesome artwork and comic book intros? Action that occurs in this dimension? FINALLY getting to fight The Coming Storm!?

Oh yes. Oh very much yes. This does look awesome and I can't wait to see transpires. A city in crisis is where heroes and villains are born. For the first time in ages, I'm stoked.

All I ask is that you don't lose momentum from this. Going from an epic level intro into old, seven year old content will show badly, just as it did when we exited Praetoria at level 20. If you're not going to revamp old story arcs and zones, at least sprinkle some new ones around the various levels, just to keep the threat of the Storm constant.

*Rubs hands with glee*

My second main is a Sonic/Energy and it's a fun build.

You're clearly going for the Smash/Lethal cap (which I rarely do) so I won't comment on that but I will mention a few choice differences. Personally, I don't cap my one because she has so many controls, it's rare anything's able to fire back.

If you're interested in control, I notice you have no Siren's Song. SS is potentially overpowered for Blasters, especially a single target specialist like Sonic/En. Almost everything is succeptible to sleep and so sleeping a whole spawn then going to town on them individually.

Shockwave is pretty awful to be honest. It's fun when you're on your own but it'll grab you a lot of aggro and is as bad as Gale at keeping you safe. As you've hit the Accuracy cap on this build, I'd drop Shockwave and pick up Siren's Song instead. Call of the Sandman will still give you your 6.25% recharge.

And no Shout? Shout is your most powerful attack and as you're going to be close range most of the time, it's a good choice. The rooting is long and annoying but its damage more than makes up for it.

Hope that helps a little.

You might find this useful if you choose to come and visit:

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=255630

Hello Scrapper gurus. It’s taken me a while to post this up but as I slowly scrape my way to 50, I think it’s about time to sort this build out once and for all. And I need help to do so.

Way back when I rolled up on the EU servers almost six years ago, my second toon (after an aborted Fire/Fire Blaster) was my signature character Dante, a Katana/Dark Armour Scrapper. Even though that was a long time ago, I keep going back to him again and again, trying to make the character work. I’ve burnt through more respecs on him than any of my other characters but no matter what I do, I can’t seem to beef him up into the beast I think he can be. And although I’ve made alternate versions and taken them to 50, I still feel that for a character who is the oldest on my roster and is even my forum avatar, it’s about time I got help to make him work.

Basically, my issues are always the same: I gasp for Endurance in a long fight and I am frightfully squishy in large mobs. Certain foes that do Energy damage (I’m looking at you Rikti) cream me easily. And despite my best efforts, I simply cannot get Cloak of Fear to work very well.

And yet at the same time, I keep seeing boasts of how Kat/Dark is amazing. And although I have looked at some of those ‘uberbuilds’, I can’t seem to get the same tricks to work on my build. I’m fairly certain what powers I want and in what order but either my slotting is woeful or I’m missing a trick when it comes to hitting that elusive softcap. The best I can manage is 30% to melee attacks but even that does not seem to be enough.

And so I come here for help. I have posted my prospective build below but it is far from perfect. My goals are not to be untouchable or purpled up to the nines. I am a casual player, a poor marketeer and I never build with Purple or PvP sets in mind. The odd expensive IO is not an issue with Alignment Merits. What I’d like to achieve is a build that is playable (as in, does not run out of Endurance after every long fight), can exemp occasionally with little impact on performance and that can use Cloak of Fear effectively. If I build for Endurance and Accuracy, the softcap eludes me and vice versa. I don’t want to make an ultimate, untouchable build, just one that is fun and doesn’t chew blues all the time or fall flat whenever faced with a +2 boss.

So, if you can help, or tweak my build to be effective, I would be very grateful. Many thanks.

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Dante Santiago: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Katana
Secondary Power Set: Dark Armor
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Darkness Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Sting of the Wasp -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(15), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(34), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(39)
Level 1: Dark Embrace -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpArm-ResDam(3), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(7), ImpArm-ResDam/Rchg(11)
Level 2: Gambler's Cut -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(7), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(15), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(34), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(39)
Level 4: Murky Cloud -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpArm-ResDam(5), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(11), ImpArm-ResDam/Rchg(34)
Level 6: Super Speed -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 8: Divine Avalanche -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(9), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(9), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(13), LkGmblr-Def(23), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 10: Obsidian Shield -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpArm-ResDam(45)
Level 12: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(13)
Level 14: Combat Jumping -- Krma-ResKB(A)
Level 16: Dark Regeneration -- Theft-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Theft-Acc/Heal(17), Theft-+End%(17), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(19), C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(19), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg(40)
Level 18: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)
Level 20: The Lotus Drops -- Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(A), Oblit-Dmg(21), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(23), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(37), Oblit-%Dam(40)
Level 22: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB(46), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(46), ImpArm-EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 24: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def(25), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(25), LkGmblr-EndRdx/Rchg(29)
Level 26: Soaring Dragon -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(27), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(27), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(29), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(37), T'Death-Dam%(45)
Level 28: Cloak of Darkness -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def(43), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(43), LkGmblr-EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 30: Cloak of Fear -- N'mare-Acc/Fear/Rchg(A), N'mare-Acc/EndRdx(31), N'mare-EndRdx/Fear(31), N'mare-Acc/Fear(31), N'mare-Acc/Rchg(36), EndRdx-I(36)
Level 32: Golden Dragonfly -- Oblit-Acc/Rchg(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg(33), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Oblit-%Dam(40)
Level 35: Death Shroud -- Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(36), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(45)
Level 38: Soul Transfer -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 41: Petrifying Gaze -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(42), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(42), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(42)
Level 44: Dark Blast -- Acc-I(A)
Level 47: Tenebrous Tentacles -- Enf'dOp-Acc/Rchg(A), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob/Rchg(48), Enf'dOp-Immob/Rng(48), Enf'dOp-EndRdx/Immob(48), Enf'dOp-Acc/EndRdx(50), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob(50)
Level 49: Oppressive Gloom -- Acc-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Acc-I(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 1: Sprint -- ULeap-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), P'Shift-EndMod(3), P'Shift-End%(46)
Level 4: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:

• 8.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
• 12.69% Defense(Smashing)
• 12.69% Defense(Lethal)
• 3% Defense(Fire)
• 3% Defense(Cold)
• 8.625% Defense(Energy)
• 8.625% Defense(Negative)
• 6.75% Defense(Psionic)
• 18.63% Defense(Melee)
• 5.813% Defense(Ranged)
• 3% Defense(AoE)
• 6.3% Max End
• 3% Enhancement(Immobilize)
• 64% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 31.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 1.65% Enhancement(Terrorized)
• 5% FlySpeed
• 95.38 HP (7.123%) HitPoints
• 5% JumpHeight
• 5% JumpSpeed
• Knockback (Mag -8)
• Knockup (Mag -8)
• MezResist(Held) 4.4%
• MezResist(Immobilize) 9.35%
• MezResist(Stun) 4.4%
• 14.5% (0.242 End/sec) Recovery
• 50% (2.795 HP/sec) Regeneration
• 20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)
• 20% ResEffect(RechargeTime)
• 20% ResEffect(RunSpeed)
• 1.875% Resistance(Negative)
• 5% RunSpeed

Surely that's Captain Mako's Landshark? For when he needs to drive down to the shops and pick up some more peanut butter?




He does love his peanut butter.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed this. I think he's just sad because his best mate Recluse is nowhere in the picture.

Oh, and you get bonus points for 'great googly moogly'. Haven't heard that expression in ages.

Said it before and I'll say it again, I'd far rather they did a global name purge first. But I doubt it will ever happen.

Having made a poor choice with my last one, I'd say good money to be able to change my global name again.

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