Entropic_One

I am looking to build a SO only brute to do AE farms and would like some help with the build. I am not worried about traveling powers as it will be a character that pretty much is used to play around in AE. Here is what I came up with to start and would be interested in some feedback if possible. Thanks in advance.

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.952
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

SO Brute: Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Super Strength
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Pyre Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Punch -- Acc(A), Dmg(50), Dmg(50)
Level 1: Fire Shield -- ResDam(A), ResDam(11), ResDam(40)
Level 2: Blazing Aura -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(3), EndRdx(3), Dmg(15), Dmg(25), Dmg(27)
Level 4: Healing Flames -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(5), RechRdx(5), Heal(15), Heal(17), Heal(25)
Level 6: Hasten -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(7), RechRdx(9)
Level 8: Knockout Blow -- Acc(A), Dmg(13), Dmg(13), Dmg(17), EndRdx(46), EndRdx(48)
Level 10: Temperature Protection -- ResDam(A), ResDam(11), ResDam(39)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff(A)
Level 14: Boxing -- EndRdx(A)
Level 16: Plasma Shield -- ResDam(A), ResDam(31), ResDam(40)
Level 18: Rage -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(19), RechRdx(19), ToHit(37), ToHit(40), EndRdx(43)
Level 20: Consume -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(21), RechRdx(21), EndMod(27), EndMod(39), EndRdx(39)
Level 22: Tough -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(23), ResDam(23), ResDam(48), ResDam(48)
Level 24: Maneuvers -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(43)
Level 26: Assault -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(43)
Level 28: Burn -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(29), RechRdx(29), Dmg(36), Dmg(37), Dmg(37)
Level 30: Weave -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(31), EndRdx(31), DefBuff(42), DefBuff(42), DefBuff(42)
Level 32: Foot Stomp -- Acc(A), Dmg(33), Dmg(33), Dmg(33), RechRdx(34), RechRdx(34)
Level 35: Fiery Embrace -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(36), RechRdx(36)
Level 38: Ring of Fire -- EndRdx(A)
Level 41: Melt Armor -- RechRdx(A)
Level 44: Fire Ball -- Acc(A), Dmg(45), Dmg(45), Dmg(45), EndRdx(46), RechRdx(46)
Level 47: Vengeance -- DefBuff(A)
Level 49: Rise of the Phoenix -- EndMod(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Swift -- Run(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal(A), Heal(34), Heal(50)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(7), EndMod(9)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run

I see a lot of people taking Fire Blast in their builds that use Pyre and am curious why Melt Armor wouldn't be more effective as its an AoE that lowers DEF and RES of targets vs a single target damage attack. Is it purely for slotting sets?

I am having crashing issues where the client crashes after X amount of time. It most often happens when I am running the new Incarnate Trials. If I run more than 1 trial consecutively, I usually crash somewhere in the middle of the second trial with Windows giving me a generic "Program has stopped responding" error message.




Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\xxxxx>nslookup cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com
Server: qwestmodem.domain.actdsltmp
Address: 192.168.69.1

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: a1755.g.akamai.net
Addresses: 68.177.32.73
68.177.32.104
Aliases: cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com
cohlive.patcher.gtm.ncsoft.com
cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com.edgesuite.net

Here is my most recent .log file

2011-12-16 15:19:58.0830 : 1 : Info : Rolling the log files...
2011-12-16 15:19:58.1269 : 1 : Info : Starting:
C:\Program Files\NCSoft\Launcher\_Launcher.exeC:\Program Files\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe /LaunchGame=CityOfHeroes
Full assembly name: _Launcher, Version=1.6.2.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
2011-12-16 15:19:58.1279 : 1 : Info : Windows version: 6.1.7601.65536 (Vista)
2011-12-16 15:19:58.1279 : 1 : Info : Starting _Launcher...
2011-12-16 15:19:58.1347 : 1 : Info : --- Parsing Command Line ---
2011-12-16 15:19:58.1865 : 1 : Info : --- Command Line Parsed---
2011-12-16 15:19:58.1865 : 1 : Info : --- Setting Up Application Data ---
2011-12-16 15:19:58.2138 : 1 : Info : --- Initializing Launcher App ---
2011-12-16 15:19:58.2138 : 1 : Info : --- Creating User Mutex ---
2011-12-16 15:19:58.2568 : 1 : Info : --- Setting up IPC Channel ---
2011-12-16 15:19:58.2568 : 1 : Info : --- Not Still Running, Setting Up IPC ---
2011-12-16 15:19:58.2568 : 1 : Info : --- Attemping Register IPC ---
2011-12-16 15:19:58.2578 : 1 : Info : --- Handle First Instance ---
2011-12-16 15:19:58.2949 : 1 : Info : --- Initializing Configuration Group ---
2011-12-16 15:19:58.3730 : 1 : Info : --- Initalizing Language And Region ---
2011-12-16 15:19:58.4150 : 1 : Info : --- Creating Splash Screen ---
2011-12-16 15:19:59.0537 : 1 : Info : --- First Run Initialization ---
2011-12-16 15:19:59.0625 : 1 : Info : --- Update Self ---
2011-12-16 15:19:59.4414 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:19:59.4521 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:19:59.5019 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
2011-12-16 15:19:59.5126 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp361C.tmp ".
2011-12-16 15:20:00.2226 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 68.177.32.112
2011-12-16 15:20:00.2226 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 68.177.32.99
2011-12-16 15:20:00.2255 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
2011-12-16 15:20:00.2275 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp361C.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
2011-12-16 15:20:00.2275 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
2011-12-16 15:20:00.2285 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
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2011-12-16 15:20:00.2939 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:20:01.5615 : 1 : Info : --- Evaluating Registry ---
2011-12-16 15:20:01.8652 : 1 : Info : --- Creating LauncherApplication ---
2011-12-16 15:20:01.8662 : 1 : Info : --- LauncherApplication Run ---
2011-12-16 15:20:04.6660 : 1 : Info : Getting Pathch Server for GameID: CityOfHeroes
2011-12-16 15:20:04.9765 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : 2510 bytes.
2011-12-16 15:20:04.9765 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/InstallManifest.xml" to "C:\Program Files\NCsoft\City of Heroes\Config\Default\TempInstallManifest.xml".
2011-12-16 15:20:05.1601 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 68.177.32.73
2011-12-16 15:20:05.1601 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 68.177.32.104
2011-12-16 15:20:05.1601 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/InstallManifest.xml" completed successfully.
2011-12-16 15:20:05.1611 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Program Files\NCsoft\City of Heroes\Config\Default\TempInstallManifest.xml' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = 2510
2011-12-16 15:20:05.1611 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: Length matches, and there is no hash to test against.
2011-12-16 15:20:05.5771 : 1 : Info : Checking to see if the game (CityOfHeroes) can apply transition CheckForUpdates.
2011-12-16 15:20:05.5771 : 1 : Info : Attempting transition - 0 other operations are currently taking up low bandwidth.
2011-12-16 15:20:05.5888 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:20:05.5898 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:20:05.5898 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
2011-12-16 15:20:05.5898 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4E1A.tmp ".
2011-12-16 15:20:05.6884 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 68.177.32.104
2011-12-16 15:20:05.6884 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 68.177.32.73
2011-12-16 15:20:05.6884 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
2011-12-16 15:20:05.6894 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4E1A.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
2011-12-16 15:20:05.6894 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
2011-12-16 15:20:05.6894 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:20:05.6894 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:20:05.6894 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: : () : 20%
2011-12-16 15:20:05.6904 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8125 : 1 : Info : Checking to see if the game (CityOfHeroes) can apply transition Run.
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8125 : 1 : Info : Attempting transition...
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8144 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8154 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8154 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8154 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4F05.tmp ".
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8671 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 68.177.32.104
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8671 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 68.177.32.73
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8671 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8671 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4F05.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8671 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8671 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8681 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8681 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: : () : 20%
2011-12-16 15:20:05.8681 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 15:20:06.6992 : 1 : Info : Checking DirectX Version : 9.0c Or Higher (C:\Windows\system32\d3d9.dll - 6.1.7601.17514)
2011-12-16 15:20:06.6992 : 1 : Info : System meets DirectX reqs.
2011-12-16 16:39:15.7089 : 9 : Info : LauncherUpdatesChecker service is checking for updates...
2011-12-16 16:39:15.7099 : 1 : Info : Checking to see if the game (CityOfHeroes) can apply transition CheckForUpdates.
2011-12-16 16:39:15.7099 : 1 : Info : Attempting transition - 0 other operations are currently taking up low bandwidth.
2011-12-16 16:39:15.7119 : 9 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 16:39:15.7119 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 16:39:15.7128 : 9 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 16:39:15.7294 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 16:39:15.7294 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
2011-12-16 16:39:15.7294 : 9 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
2011-12-16 16:39:15.7294 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC94A.tmp ".
2011-12-16 16:39:15.7294 : 9 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC949.tmp ".
2011-12-16 16:39:16.7597 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 67.131.38.49
2011-12-16 16:39:16.7597 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 67.131.38.33
2011-12-16 16:39:16.7656 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
2011-12-16 16:39:16.7656 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC94A.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
2011-12-16 16:39:16.7656 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
2011-12-16 16:39:16.7656 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 16:39:16.7666 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: : () : 0%
2011-12-16 16:39:16.7666 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: : () : 20%
2011-12-16 16:39:16.7666 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 16:39:16.8261 : 9 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 67.131.38.18
2011-12-16 16:39:16.8261 : 9 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 67.131.38.57
2011-12-16 16:39:16.8261 : 9 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
2011-12-16 16:39:16.8261 : 9 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC949.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
2011-12-16 16:39:16.8261 : 9 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
2011-12-16 16:39:16.8261 : 9 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 16:39:16.8271 : 9 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: : () : 0%
2011-12-16 16:39:16.8271 : 9 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: : () : 20%
2011-12-16 16:39:16.8271 : 9 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 17:23:18.6591 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 17:23:18.6601 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 17:23:18.6611 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
2011-12-16 17:23:18.6611 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1D54.tmp ".
2011-12-16 17:23:19.7978 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 68.177.32.99
2011-12-16 17:23:19.7978 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 68.177.32.112
2011-12-16 17:23:19.7978 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
2011-12-16 17:23:19.7978 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1D54.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
2011-12-16 17:23:19.7978 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
2011-12-16 17:23:19.7978 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 17:23:19.7998 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: : () : 0%
2011-12-16 17:23:19.7998 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: : () : 20%
2011-12-16 17:23:19.7998 : 1 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 17:23:21.2949 : 1 : Info : Checking to see if the game (CityOfHeroes) can apply transition Run.
2011-12-16 17:23:21.2958 : 1 : Info : Attempting transition...
2011-12-16 17:23:21.3125 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 17:23:21.3134 : 8 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 17:23:21.3134 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
2011-12-16 17:23:21.3134 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp27B5.tmp ".
2011-12-16 17:23:21.9199 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 68.177.32.73
2011-12-16 17:23:21.9199 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 68.177.32.104
2011-12-16 17:23:21.9199 : 8 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://cohlive.patcher.ncsoft.com/CityOfHeroes/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
2011-12-16 17:23:21.9199 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp27B5.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
2011-12-16 17:23:21.9199 : 8 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
2011-12-16 17:23:21.9199 : 8 : Info : Patcher: EndOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
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2011-12-16 17:23:22.7949 : 1 : Info : Checking DirectX Version : 9.0c Or Higher (C:\Windows\system32\d3d9.dll - 6.1.7601.17514)
2011-12-16 17:23:22.7949 : 1 : Info : System meets DirectX reqs.
2011-12-16 17:23:46.4824 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Checking for updates. : () : 0%
2011-12-16 17:23:46.4833 : 1 : Info : Patcher: BeginOp: Getting Current Version : () : 0%
2011-12-16 17:23:46.4833 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading 1 files for a total of : bytes.
2011-12-16 17:23:46.4833 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Downloading from "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" to "C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp89FB.tmp ".
2011-12-16 17:23:46.6210 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 0 = 68.177.32.112
2011-12-16 17:23:46.6210 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Response Host "launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com" IP 1 = 68.177.32.99
2011-12-16 17:23:46.6210 : 1 : Info : BasicDownloader: Download of "http://launcher.patcher.ncsoft.com/NCLauncher/Main/Manifests/CurrentVersion.xml" completed successfully.
2011-12-16 17:23:46.6210 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: Verifying: 'C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp89FB.tmp' Expected Hash = '' Expected Length = -1
2011-12-16 17:23:46.6210 : 1 : Info : FileVerifier: PASS: File exists, and there is no hash or length to test against.
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2011-12-16 18:42:19.4013 : 1 : Info : --- Closing Splash Screen ---
2011-12-16 18:42:19.4355 : 1 : Info : Exiting with code: 0

Rain of Fire you can skip, Fire Breath is just to nice to pass. Aim + BU + Fire Breath + Fire Ball = mostly dead spawns. Even with +1 minions they are toast, +2 minions are easily cleaned up, most flee as you Blap the LT's or Bosses. I burned through the mid 20's street sweeping in Dark Astoria as the big spawns are plentiful and they are particularly susceptible to fire.

Thanks for all for sharing your experiences and ideas. One that I'm curious about is if I slot powers that I cannot access during Positron, I will still get set bonuses if that power is slotted with level 18 or lower IO's?

My Fire/MM is already level 50 so I have a lot of spare slots to use and the 2nd build is specifically going to be used for running Posi.

I've decided to give the solo Positron Blaster a try and have already decided on my power sets (Fire/MM) and what I would like is some input on is if I should take a travel power or not. I still have some time left on my Raptor Pack and Jump Pack, but not sure if when these are out if the Shadow Shard flight pack will work when exempted down.

I have thought about taking Hasten and SS so I can put in +Stealth and +KB resistance but not sure if its worth it over taking another power or power pool like stealth. Also any slotting suggestions would be welcome or possible non-epic IO slotting that you found useful.

I've done the TF solo before on my scrapper so now its time for me to give it a go on a blaster. Thanks in advance for any help.

**edit** I was just thinking, would 6 slotting Sprint and Brawl to put IO sets into be of any benefit?

I'd get rid of Swift and swap it for Hurdle as at 50 swift doesn't help much and the extra jump height will help more than swift does.

Siphon Power requires 1 Acc, nothing else.. wasting slots that could be used elsewhere. After you get FS this power is meh at best.

Health doesn't need to be 6 slotted either. 3 for your unique IO's and 1 more for a heal.

You can get by with 5 slotting Imps as well, 4 SA and 1 Aura usually works just fine.

You still do not need to put slots into CJ and I would move them to earth's embrace. You can slot Numina's if you still want the Regen bonus and it brings embrace back up sooner.

With all the slots saved you could fill out fissue and you might want to make sure you have enough recharge in Transference, even fully slotted **'s burn through End and you will want it up as soon as possible, especially when it misses and you find yourself with no End and a lot of angry bad guys.

I was just testing an AE mission, and noticed that my Imps had no buffs showing next to them on the pet window. I clicked to make sure I had it set to show them and still no buff buttons. I popped SB on one just to check, and sure enough it showed up, but no Resistance Buff from my Sovereign Right Unique IO. I then also noticed that they are not getting any buffs at all, just debuffs.

I don't remember this being an issue prior to the latest patch, anyone else noticing this?

Nothing - mindless..