Disco_Freak

Is, maybeit'd be better to replace those defbuffs in Steamy Mist with resistbuffs, as the defence aspect in the power is negligable. I also recommend putting a second accuracy in Thunderclap.

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Storm defenders are below average in both PvE and PvP now .

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Pah, nonesense.

The more hair the better.

It's always my Merc Medic...

Storm FTW!!!

Gratz mate.

Nice to hear Pol.

Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that as drops like Trip Mines cannot be targetted then they cannot be Team Teleported either.

Gratzy Bucky!!!

Sonic is an amazing secondary to have with Storm. I recommend getting Shriek, Scream, Dreadful Wail and Screech.

What I like to do is land the Freezing Rain just behind the mob then push them into it with Hurricane.

I'd make sure I had 3 x rech reds in Freezing Rain, and replace an end red in Lightning Storm for a rech red, but other than that the Storm aspect of it looks good.

Yep it has a -fly component to it... good for AVs like Luminary too.

I'd replace the damages in Freezing Rain with recharge reductions. Also, Hurricane will really benefit from 2 end reds and 3 acc debuffs.

There's no problem with an Empath soloing but I think you'll find it very slow going, mainly due to the fact that the majority of your primary powers only affect your teammates.

If yu're after a soloer Defender, try going with something like Storm, Radiation, Dark or Kinetics.

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I have no major end problems in pvp and I run - Steamy Mist, Hover, Snow Storm, Temp Invuln, Tactics, Assault, plus using click powers from my primary and secondary sets.

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that's just showing off!

I run steamy mist, superspeed, superjump, snowstorm and hurricane + attack loads and my endurance is a nightmare in PvE and PvP (couldn't get away with hover the superjumpers got away too quick from me so I ended up going with the superspeed superjump combo). I slot 2 end redux in nearly all my storm powers too

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Oh, I forgot Hurricane...

I've found that you can manage your endurance quite comfortably with 2 x end reds in all your toggles, plus and end red in all your attacks. Looking at your build it may be worth slotting your steamy mist up with 3 damage resists aswell.

I have no major end problems in pvp and I run - Steamy Mist, Hover, Snow Storm, Temp Invuln, Tactics, Assault, plus using click powers from my primary and secondary sets.

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the power description doesnt cut it.

Do I usmmon the tornado where I like or does it come out of me like a cone attack?



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Summon it where you like.

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Is it stupid? does it aggro other mobs? does it seem to aggro to only one baddie until it is dead?



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It can aggro other mobs if your not careful... but it has a range though so if you retreat a bit if it looks like its going to aggro and it will boomerang back to your side.

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does it do knockback or knockup?



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Knockback, with some knockup against walls.

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Is the damage any good?



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With 3 slotted damage it does a decent amount of tick damage.

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Is the fear component the same as with rain powers or is it the "hold" style fear?



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The flee type... although it seems to happen ever so rarely.

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Is the disorient reliable? Does it happen much?

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It will stun minions and lieutenants, and will stick at that target til it's disorientated then move on to the next target. The disorientate is reliable.

Go Sunrod!!! Well deserved.

Gratz!!!

My Inv/Stone Tanker has only got 1 end red. in each of Temp Inv, Unyielding, Invinc, and Focused Acc, and I rarely have end problems. My attacks all have an end red in them aswell.

Congratulations!!!

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While I originally chose storm for conceptual reasons I have been so impressed with it that I am rolling a storm defender too.

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Good choice!!! I've found the Storm set to be my favourite out of all the sets I've tried.

Gratzy!!!

The Storm side of things looks good.

Just a few tweaks =

1 - Acc and Dam don't make a whole lot of difference to Freezing Rain, better to slot 3x recharges.

2 - For Lightning Storm try 3x damage, 1x end reduction and 2x recharges so it's up as much as possible.

3 - As to not wanting knockback, your Firecages have a rooting element to them which means knockback from the Lightning Storm is negligable. Also, I've noticed you have Hover... sometimes it's useful to Hover a bit above the mob so that the Lightning Storm's stikes downwards (ie KnockDOWN).

Hope this has been helpful.

Gratzy.