Davonyx

Thanks for the link. That was definitely something I had no clue about. And thanks for the build too... been trying to sketch out a build similar to it. Just one question, though: why are some IOs level 25 while others are 15?

Yeah, I had planned to use one of my other builds... really don't want to mess with my current build lol. Thanks for the advice.

I wondered about that. I mean, I pretty much solo through stuff, but that would make me feel more comfortable teaming in the 40s

2.) It's an enhancement that I could never afford. That, and Regenerative Tissue's +regen (which I see on a lot of builds). I have both now, thanks to enhancement conversion, but not on this toon. Might grab 'em from my alts eventually.

3.) Yeah, Parry looks to be a must-have for an exemp build. I had an old 50 build that relied on it to keep the Melee def softcapped, but I got tired of having to use it a lot.

4.) I was thinking that too. It looks like it's going to be a pretty tight build, so I may go this route if it eases up some of the slotting.

Thanks for the advice.

Thanks!

I've tried that before, and all it's gotten me is frustrated. Rush in, die. Rush in, die. Rinse and repeat. Though it is a nice change-up to hang out in the back and take some baddies out from a distance... my only complaint is when I have hesitant tanks/brutes on the team.

I've noticed that the direct approach tends to get my butt handed to me without someone else handling some aggro. Haven't had much experience with the pulling approach, but I think it'd be pretty effective as well.

Sometimes I do that, but I've found that if I get a Mids build going, I hardly ever get the toon going long enough to see to that build. And perhaps another issue is that I don't want to IO out a toon until mid-to-late 40s. I usually slot 35 Invention IOs but not sets until I have a build made and respec at 50. Not the best method, but that's how I work.

I'll have to agree with that wholeheartedly. I'll definitely have to experiment as well. Nice suggestion.

Not a huge fan of the Leadership pool, myself. The cost isn't really worth the reward on melee toons, IMO. I definitely would recommend running Grant Cover for the DDR alone.

Umm... looking at your build, I don't really see too much that I'd change other than power choices. I'm with you on the medicine pool, so that's definitely something I'd avoid, myself. Also not a huge fan of One with the Shield, but if you don't mind it, I think it should stay in the build. Other than those, I agree with the rest of your powers.

Slotting-wise, I'd put a bit more defense slotting in your toggles and drop some of the slots from Parry (when I had it on my build, I frankenslotted it for accuracy and defense).

Other than that, I think it's a pretty solid build. It definitely looks like it blows my BS/SD scrapper out of the water lol (I just focused on getting the regular defense softcap and moved on from there).

Sorry if this isn't exactly the help you were looking for.

First off, I don't think that Consume, Dark Consumption, and Soul Drain should be slotted for damage. Sure, the thought that they'd be nice AoE damage might convince you otherwise, but that's not what they're designed for, IMO. Also, Consume is an auto-hit, so there's no reason to slot it for accuracy (however, keep in mind that Dark Consumption is not).

Secondly, Weave seems underslotted, and Maneuvers is absolutely unnecessary (you have 44.2% def without it on). If you plan on using Maneuvers as a LoTG mule, I feel like you'd be better off just dropping it and throwing Hasten in the build instead. You can easily achieve the softcap for S/L just by slightly changing Weave's slots around.

Thirdly, I feel like Gloom should be slotted for damage, not toHit debuff, and Soul Tentacles is definitely underslotted. I honestly know nothing about /Soul, though, so I can't really offer any other comments.

Finally, you're going to need a lot more knockback protection than 4. 8 is usually the minimum amount recommended, though I know some people will tell you to have 12. Personally, 8 is the magic number I shoot for, as that'll pretty much cover everything (heck, most mez protection powers offer 10 KB protection, so 8 is close enough).

I have a FA/DM/Pyre tank who isn't really slotted for defense, and he does just fine. Granted his resistances are a bit higher, but I rely a lot on having Healing Flames and Siphon Life up all the time (I use SL more for healing than for damage). He never runs into end issues because I have Consume and Dark Consumption balanced almost perfectly with his end drain. And Soul Drain + Burn + Fireball just melts mobs. I dropped Fiery Embrace with his most recent respec because I didn't feel like it was doing much for his build.

Also, I do agree about Shadow Maul having a slow animation. I read somewhere on these boards that it actually drops your dps and isn't really worth including. Sands of Mu is enough for me anyways.

Just some thoughts

I pretty much spam Jolting Chain, Fissure, and the Cages every time they pop up, throwing in Static Fields and Tar Patches whenever they recharge, and healing/buffing as needed. I use the ST hold a lot too (but it's horrendously under-slotted ).

Hmm... so maybe I should throw it in Cages. I have Jolting Chain pimped out too much already, and I can't throw it in Fissure (I don't think). I'll mess with it and see how it works out.

I need to quit playing blueside because all these proc ideas make me want to perfect my maniacally evil laugh. The two procs you have listed here make me wish I could slot them ASAP... just sounds freakin' fun

By the way, would certain procs work in Static Field? I have the ATO proc in it currently. Didn't know where else to put it.

YMMV?


I had thrown together a quick build last night with Fissure, so I respecced my main build and replaced Indomitable Will and did a couple missions with my original setup. Also threw in the Devastation proc in Jolting Chain. Let's just say that now it looks like I'm in a massive bouncy castle. Plus, the proc hits a lot in the big spawns I charge into (pun intended).

Definitely keeps getting better and better. I'm about 2 bars from 36. Probably going to throw a couple slots onto Fissure to get its end cost and rech down a bit, and we'll be all set.

You definitely should. I love this combo... it's just a fun toon for me to play (and I absolutely hate playing trollers lol). As for the altitis, I completely agree. It's so hard not to go out and make a bunch of toons like I usually do, especially because I want this toon to hit 50. I have WAAAAAAAY too many toons that are hanging out mid-20s because I enjoyed them but made something else and enjoyed it more lol.

Okay, that's really starting to sound good. Again, I don't know if I'll ever get around to taking him redside to do the arc, but it's something I may consider at one point.

Really? Well that's really disappointing. :/ Might still give it a shot when I get there... worst that can happen is I don't care for it and respec it out.


Will definitely look into it. I plan on putting the Devastation proc, but I don't know what else to try.


See, my issue is that I'll be in the heat of battle (and not have any breakfrees) and get randomly mezzed. It doesn't happen often, but it's really frustrating when it does happen because then I have to wait 20 years for the toggles to recharge.

As for its massive recharge, with perma-Hasten and 4th tier Spiritual Alpha, it's still a couple seconds from perma...

Does it really make that big of a difference when you're spamming the rest of the elec controls? I feel like I've got enough end draining capabilities now to not really need it. I dunno... guess I'm just kinda iffy on going overkill on end drain when there are other things I need.


Appreciate the feedback, guys. You're definitely making me put a good amount of thought into where I'm taking this toon.


EDIT: Been toying with the idea of going the Earth route, so I picked up Fissure on his second build. He's only 35 at the moment, so it's not slotted, and I don't have access to the rest of the powers. That said, there's definitely some joy in using Jolting Chain to cause knockup and then turning around and knocking the same guys up with Fissure. I run this guy at x8, so massive spawns constantly bouncing around is pretty freakin' sweet.

Well, to be honest, I never have anything to do with redside, and pursuing the PPPs is something I don't really care to do.