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  1. Draeth Darkstar
    If you're going to go Sonic Attacks, go Defender over Corruptor. Your Time powers will be better and your blasts will do -20% res apiece. Time/Sonic matches visually very nicely and has beautiful debuffing capacity.

    I will disagree with the previous poster about Dark on a Corruptor, I enjoy mine very much, it is a very safe set due to all the -tohit (which would stack with Time's -tohit and +defense nicely) and self-healing blast, which was recently buffed to be a fairly competent attack on its own. If you are good at aiming Cones it is a solid contender, especially with a Radial DOT Interface and high recharge, you can pretty reliably cycle TT-NF-Repeat.
    Dark Pit even has its uses if you can stack it with another stun (probably not applicable to Time). Dark also has the capacity to immob enemies in Time's Patch of No Funsies.

    Ice, as several people have said, has it's upsides. Both it's rains are also at full blaster-power on a Defender though, and Defenders get better debuffs on it, so I'd probably also choose Defender for Time/Ice.

    I'm personally not a big fan of Radiation Blast, as it's got really anemic damage numbers and even totally procced out is still only at 'meh' levels compared to other options.

    Electric is a very mediocre set for damage and its secondary effect is entirely useless for hard content; it also requires completely building around it to make it effective at all even on normal enemy packs.

    I would not recommend any Weapon set (Archery, Assault Rifle, Beam Rifle, Dual Pistols) with Time, as it is a VERY active support set and you will be redrawing constantly if you have a weapon to deal with.
  2. Draeth Darkstar

    Rain of fire

    POST-ACTION

    Move the Rag Dam out of Fireball, replace with the proc. 5 piece Ragnarok without the Damage single is very near ED cap (around 90% enhancement). A Damage Alpha or +5 on anything (except the proc, obviously) in the set will hit the ED hard DR.

    Then put the Rag Dam +5 and either a Nuc HO or the Posi Dam/Rech +5 in RoF, depending on how your global acc/rech look.

    But really, 2-slotting RoF is a pretty weird build choice.
  3. Draeth Darkstar
    One of my favorite nuances of the City is learning which Power Sets really shine in the hands of the different Archetypes they're available to. I am a huge altoholic, and come up with all kinds of different concepts, and I like to make them the best that they can be by using those built-in advantages to get the most mileage out of each of my characters.

    That said, my Stalker experience is extremely limited; so, tell me, Stalkers, what sets really kick into high gear when you play them on a Stalker? Which ones make those Brutes and Scrappers green with envy when they see what you can do with the same powers they have?

    And an even more important question is why?

    I have heard that Kinetic Melee and Street Justice both have advantages on Stalkers when compared to the other meleers. Is this true? What creates these synergies with the archetype? What other sets have unique synergy as a Stalker (Primary, Secondary or Ancillary)?

    Teach me your ways, stealthy ones!
  4. Draeth Darkstar
    Dark or Time are going to provide you with the best babysitting capacity for your very squishy, melee only pets. They are probably the only sets I would personally consider playing with Beast Mastery, since you're going to need all the buffs, heals, and debuffs you can get to keep your pets alive, and the controlling and slowing effects will be necessary to stop them from chasing enemies all over every map you step into.
  5. Draeth Darkstar
    I'm shocked no one has done this yet.

    http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Account:

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ParagonWiki
    Accounts have access to a wide variety of game features depending on the type of account, the account's Paragon Rewards status, and any made on the Paragon Market.

    For Free

    All accounts have access to the following core features.
    • Access at least 8 Archetypes (Blaster, Brute, Corruptor, Defender, Dominator, Scrapper, Stalker and Tanker)
    • At least two Global Character Slot Tokens across all servers (details on the Global Character Slot page)
    • Create costumes from billions of combinations
    • Play as a Hero or Villain up to Level 50
    • 105 Power Sets
    • Play in 45 different game zones
    • Access to Local, Team, Help, Pets, Friends, League, Arena, Leveling Pact, Looking for Group, Emote, and Architect Communication Channels
    • Reward drops including small Inspirations, Training (TO), Dual-Origin (DO), Single-Origin (SO) and Special Enhancements
    • Receiving email (not sending)
    • Inf cap of 25 million inf per character
    • Limited inventory
    • Ability to buy anything from the Paragon Market
    • Read the Official Forums
    • Support by Knowledge Base and email

    Paragon Rewards, VIP Status

    The following features can be earned as part of the Paragon Rewards program. Additionally, VIP accounts automatically have access to all of these features.
    • Access to all of the communication channels and ability to join Global Chat Channels
    • Inf cap up to 2 billion per character
    • Send and receive email
    • Mission Architect License (varying levels of access)
    • Ability to earn Reward Merits
    • Ability to earn Vanguard Merits (subject to prerequisites)
    • Medium and large Inspiration drops
    • Join Supergroups
    • Edit Supergroup Bases
    • Increased Invention System Capacity
    • Player-to-player trading

    Paragon Rewards, Paragon Market, VIP Status

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  6. Draeth Darkstar
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Broken_Wings View Post
    My only problem right now is I'm not sure if I should keep as time/ice or maybe reroll as time/fire I'm not sure what would be best. With all the massive debuffing time/ does, maybe fire's pure damage would be a better match?
    If you were a Corruptor? Yes, I'd say go Fire Blast and enjoy double-scourge rain.

    Defenders, however, got a specially-nerfed version of Rain of Fire; meanwhile, they keep the full Blaster-level power of Ice Storm and Blizzard in Ice Blast, making it one of the best Blast sets on a Defender (the other being Sonic, in my opinion, for the -20% res/all secondary effect on almost all its powers).
  7. Draeth Darkstar
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by CactusBrawler View Post
    From what I understand it's very nice looking but woefully underpowered in comparassion to say ninjas/demons/thugs.
    Synapse would have had to have tried to make a set worse than Ninjas.

    That said, no, Beast Mastery isn't great due to several poor mechanical choices.
  8. Draeth Darkstar
    I can't figure out what to drop to fit Aid Self and maintain enough recharge and defense without dropping the Flight pool, which is necessary for my concept.

    Here is the build with the jury-rigged ATOs pulled, hopefully that will make it load correctly. Set bonuses from them are: 3% Health, 5% S/L 2.5% Melee Def, 4% Damage, 10% Recharge

    Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.953
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Level 50 Magic Scrapper
    Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
    Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
    Power Pool: Flight
    Power Pool: Speed
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Power Pool: Leadership
    Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery

    Hero Profile:
    Level 1: Fire Sword
    • (A) Empty
    Level 1: Deflection
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    • (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    • (5) Impervium Armor - Resistance
    • (5) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
    Level 2: Cremate
    • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
    • (7) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
    • (7) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
    • (9) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (9) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (11) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
    Level 4: True Grit
    • (A) Aegis - Resistance
    • (15) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
    • (15) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
    • (17) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
    • (17) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
    • (19) Healing IO
    Level 6: Battle Agility
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (19) Red Fortune - Defense
    • (21) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    • (21) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
    • (23) Red Fortune - Endurance
    • (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 8: Build Up
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 10: Active Defense
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 12: Hover
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    Level 14: Fly
    • (A) Freebird - +Stealth
    Level 16: Against All Odds
    • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
    Level 18: Fire Sword Circle
    • (A) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
    • (25) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
    • (27) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (27) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (29) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
    Level 20: Phalanx Fighting
    • (A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
    Level 22: Hasten
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (29) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (31) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 24: Boxing
    • (A) Empty
    Level 26: Incinerate
    • (A) Empty
    • (31) Empty
    • (31) Empty
    • (33) Empty
    • (33) Empty
    Level 28: Tough
    • (A) Aegis - Resistance
    • (33) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
    • (34) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
    • (34) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
    • (34) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
    Level 30: Weave
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (36) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    • (36) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    • (36) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
    • (37) Red Fortune - Endurance
    • (37) Red Fortune - Defense
    Level 32: Greater Fire Sword
    • (A) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge
    • (37) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative)
    • (39) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (39) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (39) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance
    Level 35: Shield Charge
    • (A) Obliteration - Damage
    • (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (40) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
    • (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (42) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (42) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
    Level 38: Char
    • (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
    • (46) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
    • (50) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
    • (50) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
    Level 41: Maneuvers
    • (A) Red Fortune - Defense
    • (42) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
    • (43) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
    • (43) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    • (43) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    • (45) Red Fortune - Endurance
    Level 44: Fire Blast
    • (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
    • (45) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
    • (45) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
    • (46) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (46) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    Level 47: Fire Ball
    • (A) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
    • (48) Ragnarok - Chance for Knockdown
    • (48) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (48) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (50) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance
    Level 49: Grant Cover
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
    Level 0: Portal Jockey
    Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
    Level 0: Task Force Commander
    Level 50: Musculature Core Paragon
    ------------
    Level 2: Swift
    • (A) Flight Speed IO
    Level 2: Health
    • (A) Miracle - +Recovery
    • (11) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
    • (13) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
    Level 2: Hurdle
    • (A) Jumping IO
    Level 2: Stamina
    • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
    • (13) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
    Level 1: Brawl
    • (A) Empty
    Level 1: Critical Hit
    Level 1: Sprint
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Rest
    • (A) Empty
    Level 4: Ninja Run
    ------------
    Set Bonus Totals:
    • 12% DamageBuff(Smashing)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Lethal)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Fire)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Cold)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Energy)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Negative)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Toxic)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Psionic)
    • 9.75% Defense(Melee)
    • 7.88% Defense(Smashing)
    • 7.88% Defense(Lethal)
    • 13.81% Defense(Fire)
    • 13.81% Defense(Cold)
    • 11.63% Defense(Energy)
    • 11.63% Defense(Negative)
    • 6% Defense(Psionic)
    • 13.5% Defense(Ranged)
    • 12.25% Defense(AoE)
    • 2.25% Max End
    • 54% Enhancement(Accuracy)
    • 101.3% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
    • 5% FlySpeed
    • 50.2 HP (3.75%) HitPoints
    • 5% JumpHeight
    • 5% JumpSpeed
    • MezResist(Held) 3.3%
    • MezResist(Immobilize) 12.65%
    • MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
    • 16.5% (0.28 End/sec) Recovery
    • 32% (1.79 HP/sec) Regeneration
    • 11.34% Resistance(Fire)
    • 11.34% Resistance(Cold)
    • 3% Resistance(Psionic)
    • 15% RunSpeed
    • 2.5% XPDebtProtection



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  9. Draeth Darkstar
    You may be struggling to find help with this combo because Resist armors favor Brutes, and to some degree, TW does too. Momentum really plays into the Fury mindset very nicely.
  10. Draeth Darkstar

    Ha. What a joke.

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tenzhi View Post
    It requires a great deal of tedious set up in order to be ordered about for several minutes dealing with annoying "gimmicks" and objectives. The tedious set up portion is the part that puts me off the most. I'd do them with a bit more frequency if I could just enter the LFG queue and get into them reliably.
    Good news! Most Trials seem to be forming in DA now. You can go there, get invited to one forming, let someone else do all the work, and battle the incarnate level enemies all over the zone while you wait for them to collect the requisite number of people.
  11. Draeth Darkstar
    Hello Scrapper forums:

    I am planning to finish off my FM/SD Scrapper this DXP weekend, and would like the opinion of professionals on this build.

    This is both the most expensive build I have ever put together and the only high end Scrapper I have ever done. I think I understand the basic concepts well enough, but I want to make sure before I start working towards it that it's as good as it can be.

    Pros:
    • Soft-capped to all positions, iCapped with a small purple
    • Perma-hasted with Musculature Core Alpha
    • Smooth attack chain of GFS->Incin->Cremate->Repeat
    • FSC on 5.39s, Fireball on 8.62s, Shield Charge on 24.25s recharge. AoE should be solid enough.

    Cons:
    • No OWTS (I rarely end up using melee tier 9s when they would actually make a difference anyway, though)
    • No self heal, low (16.5/s) regen. I intend to take Rebirth Radial to alleviate this.
    • Doesn't slot for maximum +HP in True Grit.
    • PVE Stealth is only 30 ft.
    • ...And probably things I've missed.

    Notes:
    • I jury rigged the Scrapper ATO set into the database to use for this, so I've no idea if that'll show up correctly when imported.
    • Hover/Fly is concept-mandatory.

    All feedback is appreciated.

    Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.953
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Level 50 Magic Scrapper
    Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
    Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
    Power Pool: Flight
    Power Pool: Speed
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Power Pool: Leadership
    Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery

    Hero Profile:
    Level 1: Fire Sword
    • (A) Sup. Scrapper's Strike - Recharge/Crit Bonus
    Level 1: Deflection
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    • (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    • (5) Impervium Armor - Resistance
    • (5) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
    Level 2: Cremate
    • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
    • (7) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
    • (7) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
    • (9) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (9) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (11) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
    Level 4: True Grit
    • (A) Aegis - Resistance
    • (15) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
    • (15) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
    • (17) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
    • (17) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
    • (19) Healing IO
    Level 6: Battle Agility
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (19) Red Fortune - Defense
    • (21) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    • (21) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
    • (23) Red Fortune - Endurance
    • (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 8: Build Up
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 10: Active Defense
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 12: Hover
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    Level 14: Fly
    • (A) Freebird - +Stealth
    Level 16: Against All Odds
    • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
    Level 18: Fire Sword Circle
    • (A) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
    • (25) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
    • (27) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (27) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (29) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
    Level 20: Phalanx Fighting
    • (A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
    Level 22: Hasten
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (29) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (31) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 24: Boxing
    • (A) Empty
    Level 26: Incinerate
    • (A) Sup. Scrapper's Strike - Accuracy/Damage
    • (31) Sup. Scrapper's Strike - Damage/Recharge
    • (31) Sup. Scrapper's Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (33) Sup. Scrapper's Strike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (33) Sup. Scrapper's Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 28: Tough
    • (A) Aegis - Resistance
    • (33) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
    • (34) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
    • (34) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
    • (34) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
    Level 30: Weave
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (36) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    • (36) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    • (36) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
    • (37) Red Fortune - Endurance
    • (37) Red Fortune - Defense
    Level 32: Greater Fire Sword
    • (A) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge
    • (37) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative)
    • (39) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (39) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (39) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance
    Level 35: Shield Charge
    • (A) Obliteration - Damage
    • (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (40) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
    • (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (42) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (42) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
    Level 38: Char
    • (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
    • (46) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
    • (50) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
    • (50) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
    Level 41: Maneuvers
    • (A) Red Fortune - Defense
    • (42) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
    • (43) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
    • (43) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    • (43) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    • (45) Red Fortune - Endurance
    Level 44: Fire Blast
    • (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
    • (45) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
    • (45) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
    • (46) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (46) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    Level 47: Fire Ball
    • (A) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
    • (48) Ragnarok - Chance for Knockdown
    • (48) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (48) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (50) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance
    Level 49: Grant Cover
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
    Level 0: Portal Jockey
    Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
    Level 0: Task Force Commander
    Level 50: Musculature Core Paragon
    ------------
    Level 2: Swift
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Health
    • (A) Miracle - +Recovery
    • (11) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
    • (13) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
    Level 2: Hurdle
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Stamina
    • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
    • (13) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
    Level 1: Brawl
    • (A) Empty
    Level 1: Critical Hit
    Level 1: Sprint
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Rest
    • (A) Empty
    Level 4: Ninja Run
    ------------
    Set Bonus Totals:
    • 12% DamageBuff(Smashing)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Lethal)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Fire)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Cold)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Energy)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Negative)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Toxic)
    • 12% DamageBuff(Psionic)
    • 12.25% Defense(Melee)
    • 12.88% Defense(Smashing)
    • 12.88% Defense(Lethal)
    • 13.81% Defense(Fire)
    • 13.81% Defense(Cold)
    • 11.63% Defense(Energy)
    • 11.63% Defense(Negative)
    • 6% Defense(Psionic)
    • 13.5% Defense(Ranged)
    • 12.25% Defense(AoE)
    • 2.25% Max End
    • 54% Enhancement(Accuracy)
    • 111.3% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
    • 5% FlySpeed
    • 90.36 HP (6.75%) HitPoints
    • 5% JumpHeight
    • 5% JumpSpeed
    • MezResist(Held) 3.3%
    • MezResist(Immobilize) 12.65%
    • MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
    • 16.5% (0.28 End/sec) Recovery
    • 32% (1.79 HP/sec) Regeneration
    • 2.52% Resistance(Smashing)
    • 2.52% Resistance(Lethal)
    • 11.34% Resistance(Fire)
    • 11.34% Resistance(Cold)
    • 3% Resistance(Psionic)
    • 15% RunSpeed
    • 2.5% XPDebtProtection
    • 24% ModifyEffect



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  12. Draeth Darkstar
    Thank you - when I attempted that it didn't return anything at all, I must've done it wrong.

    Does anyone then know if @Spacey is active?
  13. Draeth Darkstar
    As the title suggests, I am looking for whomever holds the name "Crimson Alpha" on Virtue; this has been the name of my main villain for years on Freedom and I am considering a server move, but don't want to change his name.

    If someone has the name, or has contact information for the person who does, I would very much like to talk to you about what it is worth to you.
  14. Draeth Darkstar

    Good build?

    POST-ACTION

    Guide to playing a strong mastermind:

    Pretend the only primaries are Demon Summoning, Robotics, Thugs

    Pretend the only secondaries are Dark Miasma, Thermal, Traps

    Using this method it practically doesn't even matter what your build looks like, you'll still faceroll over just about anything.
  15. Draeth Darkstar
    Just as an experiment, I'm going to suggest you replace all your pet IOs with 6/6 Blood Mandate. It won't be expensive to do, they're cheap sets. See how much of a difference it makes.
  16. Draeth Darkstar
    I'm sure I wouldn't have to.

    Based on my experience with this community, if they announced that they intended to charge money for Pool Customization the hailstorm of rage that would ensue would cause a cosmic explosion large enough to destroy the planet.
  17. Draeth Darkstar

    Ha. What a joke.

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tenzhi View Post
    The pre-teen levels are the tricycle. Up to the early 20s are the training wheels. After that you get a normal bike and start adding gears, allowing you to travel faster with ease and cope with varying terrain with more versatility. And IOs can make you a moped.
    A moped?

    Really?

    What are you using, generics?



    On topic: I... don't really get the iTrial whining. The only complaint I've ever really felt reflected in the game was that original-Keyes was overtuned, and they turned around and nerfed it so hard that it makes BAF look hard now...

    On Virtue this evening, I joined a full PUG trial league in DA. We did MoTPN, MoMoM (except Dreamkiller, obviously), MoDD, and MoUG in one run each... Most of the people in the league had never done MoM, almost none had done DD, and only about half had done UG. The only trial we did that we didn't collect badges on was Keyes, and that's because we didn't try. The only one that took us over 30 minutes to do was UG, which was about 45.

    This content just is not that bad; it isn't hard, and it isn't time consuming. Yes, it's different than the standard 1-50 game. There are strategic elements and "gimmicks" that you have to play around to be successful, but none of them are hard enough to master to warrant that kind of total refusal to try. Even better, everyone wins. You cannot complete a Trial without getting some kind of tangible reward, in addition to merit currencies and dropped threads. iTrials are without even a slight question, the most forgiving endgame system in any MMO on the market.
  18. Draeth Darkstar
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit View Post
    I thought it was "Faith and begorrah!" not "Sure and begorrah!" to be honest.
    It is.

    Apparently Paragon's marketing department is cool with racial/cultural insensitivity but is still afraid to touch anything related to religion with a ten foot pole. I'm not sure if I should feel happy or insulted about that.
  19. Draeth Darkstar
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue_Fenix View Post
    Dark/Dark/Ice Dom is really really nice. The -to-hit debuffs from both primary and secondary stack together, and /Ice Mastery has a Def based shield. /Dark Assault is an amazing assault set for any dom, especially with its great PBAoE attack (which people are already calling "dark footstomp") and Gather Shadows, which is 75% of Power Boost plus 50% of Build Up.
    My original idea before I started letting my mind wander with possibilities was Dark/Ice/Ice Dominator, which makes this sound... extremely tempting, given how generally middle-of-the-road /Ice seems to be on a Dominator.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PleaseRecycle View Post
    I was positive I was going to make a dark/cold, and mechanically there's no reason not to. Fantastic combination in all ways. However, the dark effects look so good and the cold effects look so bad that it just wasn't going to work out. I ended up going dark/time and at this point I regret it not a whit. I feel like time is a pretty damn open set conceptually, in that time doesn't actually look like anything so the swirls you're throwing around might as well just be more dark powers. In fact, they match dark's effects quite well with the right colors. It's a very support oriented combination but then I would say that of dark/anything for a controller since dark itself lacks good damage apart from haunt. Dark assault is the polar opposite of that, yet I felt like the dom route misses out on the potential that dark control has to build up an unstoppable wall of obstacles for your foes to overcome regardless of what they are for each and every spawn.

    Dark/time! It's swirly as hell.
    The ambiguity of the special effects of the "plausible" sets I had listed was the primary reason I'm willing to work with them; colored with blacks and grays they can all be passed off as "shadow manipulation" well enough. My only real concern with going /Time is that... I have quite a number of Time Manipulators already, it quickly became one of my favorite support sets when it came out.
  20. Draeth Darkstar
    Since the dawn of City of Heroes I have been waiting for a powerset to come out that really fits my namesake's original abilities. Dark Control is by far the best in the game as of I22 and I don't expect anything to ever get closer, so I am finally going to recreate Draeth, a mage who specializes in shadow manipulation, and ice magic.

    But now that it's here, I can't decide what to pair with it, and it's driving me crazy.

    So, forumites, if you wanted to make a Dark Control character, and your available options were:

    Controller:
    Secondary:
    (Thematically preffered) Cold Domination, Dark Affinity
    (Plausible with handwaving) Kinetics, Radiation Emission, Sonic Resonance, Thermal Radiation, Time Manipulation
    Ancillary:
    Ice, Mace (toggles only), Soul

    Dominator:
    Secondary:
    (Thematically preffered) Dark Assault, Icy Assault
    (Plausible with handwaving) Energy Assault, Fiery Assault, Psionic Assault
    Ancillary:
    Ice, Mace (toggles only), Soul

    ...what would you make? Why?

    I'm looking for a combination that is fun to play, and synergizes well with Dark Control.

    All opinions welcome and appreciated.
  21. Draeth Darkstar
    Welcome back, Bill.

    I hope you find what you need in the City. It is a great place for stress relief.

    And yes, Dark Control is AMAZING.
  22. Draeth Darkstar
    This is approaching the question from a... bit of a different angle, but, have you considered selling the Crushing Impact enhancements rather than going out of your way to make another character to put them in?

    They're not exactly going to be optimal in most cases.
  23. Draeth Darkstar
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Prism Almidu View Post
    Tons of ideas, indeed. The thing I'm not getting though is the need for Dark Pit. With Tar Patch, Fearsome Stare, Tenebrous Tentacles, and Howling Twilight, I can control most crowds already. Does it do anything in particular that I don't already?
    Dark Pit + Howling Twilight = Mag 4 stun.

    Also a convenient place to pick up a set of purple bonuses.
  24. Draeth Darkstar
    How about, "The Queen of the Next Level... and Maybe the One After That"
  25. Draeth Darkstar
    This build has been working out great for me.

    Replaced Night Fall's slotting with ATOs though.

    Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.953
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Level 50 Mutation Corruptor
    Primary Power Set: Dark Blast
    Secondary Power Set: Dark Miasma
    Power Pool: Speed
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Power Pool: Leadership
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery

    Villain Profile:
    Level 1: Gloom
    • (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
    • (3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
    • (3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
    • (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
    • (7) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 1: Twilight Grasp
    • (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
    • (7) Doctored Wounds - Heal
    • (9) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
    • (9) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
    • (11) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
    • (11) Accuracy IO
    Level 2: Tar Patch
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 4: Darkest Night
    • (A) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff
    • (13) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance
    • (15) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance
    • (15) Dark Watcher's Despair - Chance for Recharge Slow
    Level 6: Hasten
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (17) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (17) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 8: Tenebrous Tentacles
    • (A) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
    • (19) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
    • (19) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
    • (21) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
    • (21) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
    • (23) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage
    Level 10: Howling Twilight
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 12: Night Fall
    • (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
    • (23) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
    • (25) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
    • (25) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
    • (27) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
    • (27) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage
    Level 14: Dark Blast
    • (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
    • (29) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
    • (29) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
    • (31) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (31) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    Level 16: Shadow Fall
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    • (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    • (33) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
    • (33) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
    • (34) Karma - Knockback Protection
    Level 18: Combat Jumping
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (34) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
    Level 20: Fearsome Stare
    • (A) Siphon Insight - ToHit Debuff
    • (34) Siphon Insight - Accuracy/ToHit Debuff
    • (36) Siphon Insight - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (36) Siphon Insight - ToHit Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
    • (36) Siphon Insight - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 22: Maneuvers
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    • (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    Level 24: Boxing
    • (A) Empty
    Level 26: Life Drain
    • (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
    • (37) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
    • (39) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
    • (39) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (39) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    Level 28: Tough
    • (A) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
    Level 30: Weave
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    • (40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    Level 32: Petrifying Gaze
    • (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
    • (40) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
    • (42) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
    • (42) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
    Level 35: Scorpion Shield
    • (A) Red Fortune - Defense
    • (42) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
    • (43) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
    • (43) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
    • (43) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
    • (45) Red Fortune - Endurance
    Level 38: Dark Servant
    • (A) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff
    • (45) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/ToHitDebuff
    • (45) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
    • (46) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage
    • (46) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (46) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 41: Dark Pit
    • (A) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Recharge
    • (48) Absolute Amazement - Stun
    • (48) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge
    • (48) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (50) Absolute Amazement - Endurance/Stun
    Level 44: Assault
    • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
    Level 47: Vengeance
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    Level 49: Blackstar
    • (A) Eradication - Damage
    • (50) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (50) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    Level 50: Musculature Radial Paragon
    Level 0: Marshal
    Level 0: High Pain Threshold
    Level 0: Born In Battle
    Level 0: Invader
    ------------
    Level 2: Swift
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Health
    • (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
    Level 2: Hurdle
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Stamina
    • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
    • (13) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
    Level 1: Brawl
    • (A) Empty
    Level 1: Scourge
    Level 1: Sprint
    • (A) Empty
    Level 2: Rest
    • (A) Empty
    Level 4: Ninja Run



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