Dawn

Question is:
How many tactics are needed to see stalkers? you need 2 people with it to stack 2? or 3? how many?

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I was hoping for something else, this does not help at all with the 50up'n'25down-issue.


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Domination is great in PvP - I think Domination gives you higher protection against status effects than a lot of Brutes' and Stalkers' Protection.

Plus it builds up REALLY quick. Oh yeah, the double MAG of the domination makes it really easy to break through a tank or scrappers' hold protection. THAT, my friends is DEAD HANDY FOR PVP.

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From what I've experienced is that 3 controller holds are enough to hold you, which is quite easy to do. Blasters won't however stack much stun on you to overcome with it, thus it's handy as it provides KB protection so you don't have to toggle up acro all the time.

Domination is good in PvP to a lesser extinct, in rather serious PvP there are plenty of buffs (eg. CM which gives a lot of protection to mezz and gives perception) and BFs are never left home, never, you only have your soft control and rather subpar damage.

Dominators rely on active defense, meaning that they have to distinguish each target seperately, Blasters have this too.
BFs and buffs and IoPs counter this defense to useless stuff, leaving your damage secondary. Blasters don't have this problem. There is no inspiration which negates all off the damage coming at you. Lucks you say? Doesn't help with all the ToHit buffs which pretty much all the Heroes have their hands on.
Yes, Domination does build very quickly, but it doesn't help much when the opponent can destroy you in 2-3 rounds while you need over 14, count in the need of Aid Self and it's even longer.

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Exactly.
Domination is amazing, yeah, you can kill a scrapper/tanker too with dom up (well, still not easy, but possible), but that's just theory... build up domination, in a pvp zone like siren call, its pretty hard... heroes will kill you again and again, that means domination will be rarely ready..
i8 buff will not help doms in pvp and neither for avs...
hurray for trollers

Bha.. this buff is a joke..i hope we'll get something else...
This buff doenst help with AV at all, its just something you can notice on normal missions... bha --__--
We were ok on normal missions... we really didnt need this..
Bha, i think my dominator will remain lvl 35 for a loooooong time, until next buff (hoping it will be something good)

Let's roll a troller guys (i've already rolled 2.)

He/She (rofl) doenst know about numbers, be he/she knows that Terrify/Mass Hypnosys, with 1 acc, rarely miss (yeah, maybe you miss 2 mobs of 10), total domination/flash use to miss almost half group of mobs...
Anyways, my pont wasnt only about accuracy, because aoe hold powers are weak in recharge time and duration too..
bad recharge (longest one), bad accuracy (lowest one) and bad duration (shortest one)..
for these reasons, i dont think aoe hold powers are great, they can be good with 6 slots but there is no gain to get them if you have somethig similar to get... things like mass confusion or aoe fear have similar effect but with better duration or acc or recharge or both

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really bad accuracy

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uh? actually, powers like mass hypnosys, Terrify or every other imm/sleep/fear aoe power have a very good accuracy...
only hold aoe powers use to miss a lot

i remember first time i tried total domination with my Mind/Psy dominator....
my face was this : ---______---
i thought it was a joke... really bad accuracy, very short duration (single hold, without any hold ench, probably lasts longer.), and veeeeeery looooong recharge --__--
you really need to 6 slot it just to have a decent power... but it will never be great cause you need to put 2 acc + 2 holds + 2 recharge, that means it will never be great, neither for duration or recharge or acc..

i've deleted it with first respec and i didnt got it with my grav and ill trollers..
i'd suggest to get aoe hold only if you're first pool doesnt offer good aoe control powers (grav can be an example), but if you have things liek fear...skip it

P.S
Deceive and Confuse are amazing... you cant skip it...

bha i think all aoe hold powers need a buff... they are weak, slow, bad acc and bad duration.... totally helpless in every builds

i still didnt get nothing... neither SI or GI :P
i dont need it to ghost since i have PFF, so i was thinking to get it just for DEF bonus, but its only 6%, so im definitively skipping SI and GI. dispersion blubble will be my def power

uhm..... why get siphon speed and super speed? do they stack or its just you dont want to stay without quick run if you miss with SP?
i have a little grav/kin troller too, (just lvl 16), amd i've got leaping to get acro, so i'll prolly skip Inertial reduction cause i already have SJ, i'll get hasten for sure but i've never fought to get SS too... what's the gain?
And what about hurdle? i dont think it worth... i mean, if you prefer to get it instead of swift or healt, ok, but why get all fitness pool?? i dont see which kind of help can hurdle gives in pvp...

you cant skip hasten. it makes the difference between a blaster and a killer machine.

omg.... really?
even with 3 deff buff? omg...mm i didnt know AIM was able to pass PFF...
uhm.... well.... my blaster is still 39, i was sure about get FF, but now i have doubts between ice and ff ><
so, i suppose corruptors can do that too since they have aim... and defenders.... ><
uhm... mmmmmmm.... uhmmmmmmmmmmmm....
i dont know -.-
i like 1vs1 pvp and team pvp too.... of course i like pve too... soo uhm......
i dont know.

uhm.. i suppose hibernate works at the same way of phase shift? except for + reg you get from hibernate..

I see a lot of you get ice for pvp... isnt FF better?
PFF is a must, you just push it and noones can hit you, wonderful panic button for its quicly recharge.
Does Snow storm works well against brutes/scrappers/tankers?
maybe question is: Force of nature or Hibernate?
not an easy question..what do you say?

Blizzard is great, it permit you to nuke standing away from mobs (you dont have to go close as for Nova or Inferno), more accuracy bonus than oter nukes, plus, it has a good control that helps team a lot.

Being an Ice blaster, i dont think you need other hold powers.. you can already have 2, and even if you skip bitter freeze ray (i did) you're freeze ray is amazing cause very quickly recharge, expecially with hasten... definitvely the best hold power in blaster sets. so i would suggest ice or force

well i think this power is a joke.
i tried it on test server, and i decided to skip it.

It's NOT a toggle, you cast it (very poor graphic effect, you almost dont notice it..), you HAVE TO BE on the ground, you deals some minor pbaoe dmg and if you were immobilized, you'll be free.
that's all.

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you cant use it like clear mind, to keep res from immobilize always with you, the effect last only for 1 sec, the sec you need to cast it, and you cant spam this power cause it has a looong recharge. i think its almost totally helpless, maybe you can use it for "fear effect", because when you cast it you'll make near foes run away from you (but ths means they'll keep no dmg lol)

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You know the best advice I can give for Fire secondary? Pick something else!

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ahahah.. -.- funny... -.-
I wanted fire, so i picked fire. I use to pick what i like, not what people say its ubbah powwa [censored]!!!

Well, i think i'll try hot feet and fire sword circle on test server and i'll see ^^
ty for replies guys

Hi guys :P

i'm a lvl 37 Ice/Fire blaster, and these are powers i have:

Ice blast:
Ice blast
Frost Breath
Ice Storm
Freeze ray
Aim
Bitter Ice blast
Blizzard

Fire manipulation:
Ring of fire
Fire sword
Build up
Consume

Speed:
Hasten

Fitness:
Swift
Heal
Stamina

Councealment:
Stealth
Invisible

Flight:
Hover
Fly


Im close to lvl 38 but i really dunno what to get.
Im planning to get force field as epis powers, so i'll probably drop concealment powers (no need invisible to ghost when you have PFF) but i still dunno for lvl 38..
i was thinking about Hot Feet, but everyones say it sucks (plus im a fling hero, and i cant use hot feet in the sky).. Burn is a joke... it was a good power until suppression, now it has no sense...
dont need ice bolt cause its minor dmg and im not gonna get a lvl 1 power -.-
so... what should i get?:P

im thinking about hot feet or bitter freeze ray...
still dunno how exactly hot feet works but i mean, its final power!! it cant suck ><
Bitter freeze ray is slow...very slow casting time, you dont need it in pve since freeze ray has a good recharge, but probably it could be nice in pvp.. BFR+FR should be enough to break acrobatics and hold everyones but tankers and scrappers/brutes..
what's your advice guys? considering im gonna get force field powers and probably dropping on concealment (i think its stupid to keet invisibility and pff togheter...you'll always prefer pff)

I have a Grav/kin controller , i've got Siphon speed, im gonna get super jump and im NOT gonna get inertial reduction. Why? simple. Siphon speed is good but its not enough to be considered a real traverl power... you must attack foes, and thats sucks if you are in a high lvl area..
SJ = inertial reduction yeah, but Kin doesnt give any res or def powers, so im gonna get SJ to get CJ(imm res) and Acrobatics too(hold res), obsiously i'll skip inertial reduction cause i think its a stupid powers... nobody cares if you can make them able to jump..everybody get a travel power, nobody will never need you to cast inertial on them...
Siphon speed is better than SS cause it gives you a nice hasten effect, so go for it
Inertial is the same of SJ, but it DOESNT gives you access to any def/res power... so i prefer to skip it, and take leaping pool

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Omg...that's no good...
you TOTALLY lose GI by clicking glowies? that's too bad.. O_o
Long recharge, you lose it touching glowies.... i think im gonna skip GI and SI both -.-
lol is grant invisibility better? probably people lose it touching glowies, but Grant invisibility has fast recharge...

Uhm.. uhm... im not sure about SI/GI defence... Did you say you lose you're stealth effect(fighting), but not your def bonus(at least not a lot)? Uhm...does that means SI/GI could be used to have a decent Def bonus, or it just let you think you're having nice def but actually just an endurance waste?

I usually use Misty (with my storm def) and stealth (with my dom) to have a minimun def bonus

Uhm ty guys, i think i'll just get GI to buff team and i'll only use PFF to ghost in solo :P

Hi guys, i've just made a illusion/Force field troller and my questions are about my object's powers.
First, Is there any reason to get both GI and SI?
SI gives a great def bonus and make you able to attack staing invisible, BUT you lose almost all your def bonus if you attack (as for stealth power).
GI makes you and all you team invisible, so why sould i get GI and SI? i mean, why should i take SI, if GI rend invisible my team and me too?
I thought SI was good to fight, to get def bonus, but you loose almost all...do you know how much +def will you have fighting, with SI activated?

Other question is about SI/GI and FF powers...
Personal Force field doenst give invisibilty, but makes you able to avoid the 95% of attacks.. so its good to ghost (plus, you can interact with objects without lose shield) and i dont think you need any invisibility power to ghost.. am i wrong?
I think the only reason to get SI/GI, having PFF, its to combat having a little def bonus, but i dont know how much that bonus is.. plus, FF pool already gives you dispersion bubble, that gives you def to all..
Final question is, do you think a illusion/ff troller should still get SI/GI? and why?

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I think it's happened with quiet a few controller/dominator powers and it's been reported as a bug and will be fixed in a future patch.

There is this thread which claims to fix the problem - but use at your own risk!


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Well, thanks, im not going to delete if they will fix it, but believe me, its really boring.
I'll try that temporary solution, but i suppose it will not affect other players, true? they will still here my chicken voice arent they?

Oh my god guys...
As object says, i've got a mind/psy dominator...
What the hell is happened to mesmerize and subdue??!!!
I mean... lol why does my dom screams like a chicken, when i cast mesmerize or subdue??!!! It never happened until today..
Well, i've never had subdue since today (just did a respec), but i've always had mesmerize and it never did that stupid sound!!!
Its horrible, im really thinking to delete my dominator for that... i've got a female dominator and that scream is sad as the sonic corruptor's powers are!! stupid if you are a male, unacceptable if you got a gal!!!
Did you notice these new sound effects too?
i really dont get why have they added these new effects... isnt a mind/psy dominator supposed to use his mind to cast? WHY shout like that??!!!plus, the shout is rarely bad and stupid..

I tried new powers on test server, before respec on defiant... neither subdue or mesmerize did that scream, but when i got that on defiant (same day, today)...SURPRISE!!I wanted to cry.... everytimes i cast mesmerize/subdue i feel soooooo stupid... i feel like an howling chicken!!! [img]/uk/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
Im still hoping its a bug and someone is going to fix it... :/

Do you know something about it? Why they added this? its a bug? are they going to fix/change this? (i know test server is more updated than normal servers , and no dominator's screams on test...so......)

Hi guys :P

Im a lvl 26 dominator (mind/psy), and i have a couple of questions about subject's powers.

Mesmerize: WHY the hell people say its a great power? i've got it at lvl 1, and i still dont understand...
I means, ok its a fast power but.... VERY little dmg and do we really need that sleep? i dont think so.. we already have dominate, confuse, mass hypnosis, terrify... and some of them has a very fast recharge.. so, why people use it? we can already perm-hold foe with dominate-levitate-dominate etc.. so i dont understand!! well, im gonna respec and i was thinking to drop mesmerize.. am i crazy?:P

Psyche drain and stamina: i've just got psyche drain and that means it has just a slot (SO accuracy), but its already pretty usefull. i have stamian too (1 slot, SO end mod), and question is this: do you think its a good idea to respec, drop stamina (and all 3 fitness powers) basing my recvery/recharge ONLY on psyche drain?
i've road many people do that, but im not sure its a good idea... psyche drain its a pretty slow powers, 30 secs duration and it CAN miss... but maybe it can be great with 6 slots... its just need to be tested... what do you think?
ATM, i think stamina+psyche drain its amazing. with just a slot on both, i can use telekinesis and still see my end go up. that means you can perm-hold a foe (in pvp too) and nuke him like hell. (with more slots on both powers, it can be unbelivable).
i dont know if you can do that too only with psychedrain, but i think you cant, recharge time doenst permit that... or it does?^^