Dr_Mindslayer

I solo a Ill/FF controller for fun. He's up to level 31 now, and I've had a wonderful experience doing all the missions so far.

I know I'm in a small minority, but I *like* soloing a controller. I tried a mish in test to check the changes out. I was fighting yellow and orange sky raiders, with red and grape jump bots. Whew, quite a challenge normally.

I rescued an ally, and he was pretty cool. I could wander around invis and he'd follow. Some things I noticed.

*he'd retreat when he got hit too hard.

*he'd one or two shot minions, and remove whatever XP I was going to get for that mob. Seeing as it takes me a lil bit to arrest villains (even with changes) I thought this was a bit unfair. I'd rather make him wait until I needed him.

*He'd agro mobs I didn't intend to agro, especially when I took great pains to get around them. lucky I have PFF, or I'd have been toast on several occasions.

*I could bubble him. very cool.

*the extra damage from my powers was good enough to allow me to defeat a boss I couldn't in I4. the ally helped that a bunch, but I lost XP. I might as well have confused some bosses and whittle down my opponents for me.

Overall its a mixed experience. Made the mish go faster, (only an hour long, rather than the 2 hours it took on live) I welcome the changes to spice things up.

* I'd like more control over my ally, as he is an annoyance at times.

*I'd like to be able to say 'stand here', 'wait', 'follow' as well as 'attack!' and 'retreat!'

*the XP thing I think should change. yes less because he's helping, but maybe a percentage down like in a team setting, as opposed to not getting credit for his kills at all.

Theres my 2 cents, thanks for listening.

-Dr. Mindslayer

I've revised my tactics to take advantage of the running mobs.

In a mish for example, I have ST, and superior invis.

My team waits around a corner or at the end of a hall. I run into the room, and hide behind something. a teammate has a TP on me in case it goes bad
I uninvis, and drop the Terror, Mobs go fleeing in fear, right into the waiting guns of my teammates. they're feared, so any that don't get attended to right away aren't attacking. and those that are get taken quickly.

Its more useful than a 'occasional' power, and rare is the case that I cannot find something to hide behind

I have an alt I roleplay for fun.

In her description, she's an 8 year old girl, who acquired a magic weapon that makes her the hero she is.

It was a fun day when I was playing her, and met a hero called Mr Viagra. I tried to get him to explain what his name meant, and why he was named after a medicine.