Fire_Minded

Im not sure how to answer this one, but for me its going to be a Plant/Thorn Dom.

I seem to have more control on my Earth/Earth build vs any Controllers iv played.I can also say the Dom im playing vs my Controllers have matching survivability, and my Controllers tend to Heal.Where as my Dom doesnt.

That says alot for my Dom vs my Healing and Debuffing Controller.

I have played a Plant/Rad Controller before, and could Tank decently, and solo decently.I would have no dout that when I roll my Plant/Thorn Dom that itll do just as good as my Earth/Earth Dom.

Id say for more over all capability, id go for a Dom.A Controller isnt bad either, but Doms make you feel like you are accomplishing something by having 2 roles on a team, or solo.

Control and Damage vs Control and Buffs/Debuffs/Heals.

Thats what you ask your self.Answer that, and you can pick with AT is for you.

Well, im getting closer to getting my Pet for my Earth/Earth, and you guys are right, it no longer feels like a Blaster.It did at first at levels under 10, but now I can Tank a bit on this Dom.I notice my AoE Damage is a bit weak, but very good at midigating damage.

I have to admit.This Dom is rather fun to play.This is what I was looking for when I was playing Controllers but could never get.

Im looking forward to bringing this girl to 50, and starting up Plant/Thorn and Ice/Ice builds.

Now wheres that Electrical Control?<.<

Well, for the most part, Tankers by design dont do more damage then Scrappers.However this isnt always true to that fact all the time.

I can honestly say that iv seen a FM/SD Scrapper in action.It was pretty impressive, but still didnt out damage my Fire/Fire Tanker in the same team.

His burst damage was nothing to shrug off, but the only thing that allowed me to out damage him (Provided he didnt crit), was only because of the dual BUs that I could trigger out of the mob before entering it for full damage along side a Blazing Aura that yeilds high damage under the BUs.

I noticed a bit that he would SC into the group, and I asked him why, he confided to me that he wont survive the alpha to get the buff and that he tried it before.

As for Tankers them selves, its very possible to match the damage output of damage of a Scrapper due to variables such as damage auras, exotic damages, and possibly lack of AoE vs what the Tanker can dish out in AoE.The biggest diffrence at that point is Crits, and no Tanker can match that.

My SD/Axe Tanker does Surprising Damage, but due to its being lethal Damage and lesser damage on its AoE attacks, a FM/SD Scrapper shouldnt have any issues out damaging him.Its all about what your build is vs the Scrapper, or the Tanker in question.

Hi everyone in Blaster land.

Iv noticed that Blasters get the shortest list of Secondaries to any AT in the entire game.It keeps me from bothering with Blasters personally, and why im more drawn to Defenders because of there broad Primary choices.

Id think giving them a few more would be nice, not to mention that theres a few id personally want to use on a Blaster.

The following sets are on my wish list for Blaster Secondaries.

Martial Arts
Dual Blades
Katana
Claws

Thats just what id like Personally.

Anyone else feel there arnt enough secondaries for Blasters?

Iv already got a Claws Vanguard themed character in the mix, im curious what others could be thought up?

Id like to avoid making another Scrapper, any wouldnt mind a little help with this theme issue.The vanguard are my favorite group in this game, and im very aware that this theme build isnt something new.

Its just something id like to do to add to my other Themes.

Well, I cant says I understand Higher levels of Doms very well, because I havnt teamed with one, or played one past level 10.

This build however I really like.It feels like a Blaster that uses Rocks instead of Energy, a Gun, or Fire, ect.It feels Earth Shattering!(Pardon the Pun.)

Has anyone got a pure Earth Dom?Im curious about its play-style at later levels.

Side Note : Please dont suggjest what powers to take, and what not to take.Iv already mapped her out for percieved Balanced performance.

Im curious if my Theory on Volcanic Gases giving me a 30 second window of pure murder on a mob is correct or not?

Ok, iv been making alot of Alts latly, but I play every one of them, and all of them are levels 26-36, and im wanting to make sure they all ding 50 around the same time.Heck of a task when I keep making alts...

I think my creativity is getting the best of me.You see, I my self am a artist, and this game helps cater to my creative impulses.

Side Note : Yes, im a artist, and its why I tend to be a little off in terms of how I think vs everyone else.I belive I think perfectly, but the majority of the population would dissagree just for the sake of it.

I grew up playing D&D, Star Wars, Pallidium, and Rifts Pen & Paper style and have even written stories, as well as drawn pictures of characters iv made before.

It goes back as far as me being 12 years old playing Star Wars.I still have, and use names and themes back from those days, and have a enormous list of characters, pictures, and back stories, as well as even writting out full personalities of my characters on top of all of that.

So this is kinda why I tend to attack people who down power sets, and use Mids on this game.I was litterally raised playing Roll Playing games and Video Games, so my perspective on Cookie Builds, Power Gamming, and Math Programs like Mid's irritate me because it defeats the purpose of a game as a whole in my eyes.

So I guess I owe alot of people a apology when it comes to this issue, mainly because I just dont think in the realtive terms of Power Gamming.I do however play on Theme, and Maximize my Character no matter what its combonation turns out to be.

By playing the way I do, I can easly take power sets people down for whatever reason, and make it shine like a new penny.So its not easy for me to understand why everyone suggjests the same things, over and over again and find it fun.

Hence why I babble on about how I can make a FA/FM Tanker a Mob Wiper at +3/8 w/Bosses solo.Because iv exsplored the potential of the build, instead of putting the power sets in the same class as other Tanker sets and combos, and made my own investigation instead of listening to the bad things said about it.

This by no means makes me smarter then anyone else, it just makes me veiw things in a diffrent light.

So far, my Atlitus has getten me into Themeing out my new account.

Iv made my Elemental Witchs.You know, the Four Corners?Earth, Air, Fire and Water?Iv been alternating between all of them ,and find them highly survivable, and extreemly fun.These are also builds that are more or less not played for whatever reason people give.

They are as follows - (Names will be replaced with what kind of Witch they are, followed by power combonations and AT.)

Earth Witch - Earth/Earth Dom
Air Witch - Storm/Elec Defender
Fire Witch - Fire/Therm Corr
Water Witch - Cold/Ice Defender

These 4 use as close as I can get to there acctual powers in this game,as well as how they looked as they where when I created them over 10 years ago for D&D when I was GM to give my players a challenge.

The names I gave them are the same as well.

Then I started just recently making 1 person, over and over again.The reason for this is that you cant change power sets in this game, but you can give the illusion of it by re-making a character with nearly the same look, if not the exact same look, and diffrent powers and playing it off as slipping into another Suit of Technology, ect.

I Made my Gadget man, who's name will also remain unspoken on the boards, like many do anyhow.

He has many various suits of technology.Each with a diffrent look then the other, as well as having diffrent abilities for each one.This character I made back when I was 14.He was originally a X-Wing Pilot in Star Wars I was playing, and over the years through writting stories on him, he evolved into a type of gadget making techno geek.

He has his first name on every one of his Clones, same face, hair color, ect.The only diffrence is his Tech suit look changes, along with his power sets and last name.This character is by far the easiest to put into CoX.By using Techy Suits, he can use whatever excuse I give him for whatever his powers are by just saying its technology and giving everyone a rassberry.(Rassberry is slang term for sticking your tonge out!)

The following have been made as techy suits for my Geek, and again the names will not be placed, instead what the suits called.

Defensive Suit - SD/Axe Tanker
Reverse Cryo Suit - Ice/Ice Tanker
Fission Cell Suit - EM/EA Brute
Tesla Suit - Elec/Elec Tanker

All again are rather fun, and I have no difficulty playing any of them.

As you can see, im a Fanatic in the opposite direction of most everyone else in why I play this game, and I could give tons more Examples but I think everyone gets the general Idea.

I maximize for Theme, not for max potential for 1 Combo specifically is where im comming from.

So I apologize for attacking people for there use of Mid's, and Cookie Builds.This is not a Attempt to be Snarky, or underhanded in any way.Im acctually Apologizing.

Back about a year ago, I tried a Stalker, and I wasnt totally thrilled with it, and it was rough trying to get a team because people wanted heals or AoE damage red side, so I started making teams of Stalkers.

Its acctually amazing just how quickly a Stalker Player learns to team with other Stalkers.After mid way through the first mission with 7 Stalkers on the team, we started gathering in the mob and almost as if we where mind linked, we would all start mentally watching each other to pick a seprate target and each of us would fire off our Assassin Strikes.

That was prolly the most Zen like experiance iv had in this game, and we dropped mobs in short order.The remaining Baddies left from our starting Alpha was met with a flurry of pain, and after all lay dead on the floor, all the Stalkers would dissapear once more, and all would go silent.

Then the Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth Started again, and not 1 Stalker died during this all Stalker team.

Makes me wish for the good ol days.