Fury Flechette

Have you tried rad blast yet?

I'd highly recommend rad/mm. Or if you want more AoE, rad/fire.

Some adjustments. Still not fully soft capped on all positions, but was able to significantly raise ranged defense without altering power picks or gimping powers.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.704
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Timeskip: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Broad Sword
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Teleportation
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Hack -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(39), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(39), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(40), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), T'Death-Dam%(40)
Level 1: Deflection -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def(34), LkGmblr-Rchg+(37), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(39), Ksmt-ToHit+(50)
Level 2: Slice -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(3), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(3), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(15), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(17), Oblit-%Dam(17)
Level 4: True Grit -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal(5), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(5), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg(43), Numna-Heal/Rchg(43), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(45)
Level 6: Battle Agility -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def(7), LkGmblr-Rchg+(7), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(48)
Level 8: Build Up -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(9), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(9), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(11), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(13), GSFC-Build%(13)
Level 10: Active Defense -- HO:Membr(A), HO:Membr(11)
Level 12: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 14: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Heal(15), RgnTis-Regen+(43)
Level 16: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 18: Whirling Sword -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(19), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(19), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(23), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(23)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(21), P'Shift-End%(25), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(42), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(42)
Level 22: Phalanx Fighting -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 24: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(25), RechRdx-I(46)
Level 26: Disembowel -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(27), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(27), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(29), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(29), Mako-Dam%(31)
Level 28: Super Speed -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(45), Zephyr-ResKB(50)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def(31), LkGmblr-Rchg+(31), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(42)
Level 32: Head Splitter -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Oblit-%Dam(34)
Level 35: Shield Charge -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(36), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Oblit-%Dam(37)
Level 38: Grant Cover -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 41: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 44: Physical Perfection -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(45), P'Shift-EndMod(46), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(46), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(48), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(48)
Level 47: Recall Friend -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Teleport -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- ULeap-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest -- IntRdx-I(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 6: Ninja Run

Jack, I think he was referring to the fact that you referenced that your fire/wp has shield charge.

Gah, I was going to post a screenshot of a friend of mine who was close to doing the same. Grats Organica! Screenshot of your uber squid please.

Thanks for the compliment.

It always seemed amazing to me that we get posters in here that accuse of outright greed, deluge us with their unworkable ideas about how to "fix" the market, or best yet accuse us of organizing some sort of secret cabal which manipulates the market to keep the little guy downtrodden.

It's this sort of tinfoil hat extremism that made me undertake the 7 days experiment in the first place. Largely, because my experiences with the market were so completely different from what people were claiming theirs were like. The experiment really never was intended as a guide, and I continue to be highly flattered that many continue to think it is.

The attitude of the folks in this forum (me included) is not one of exclusion but of inclusion: I'm hoping that with the constant barrage of testimony like yours, that one day one of the naysayers will pause for a second and cross the line to join our not so-exclusive circle.

EDIT: Looks like I'll have to either repost the Market Journal to either the Player Guides sections, have the mods move it over there or perhaps maybe campaign to have it made a sticky.

Archie,

You should post the official top hat and monocle I am ebil screenshot. Since you've now officially joined the club, you're entitled.

FF

Fire/Shield's endurance issues can be kept under control. The biggest killer in a farming scenario is actually FSC since a lot of folks slot it with 6 Obliterations for both the recharge and the melee bonus. If you slot it something a lot more endurance friendly (Sciroccos, Multi-Strikes, purple set), you can keep your endurance under control. Fireball can also eat up a lot of end as well too, but as long as you slot a decent amount of end redx, it isn't an issue.

Grats, Archie! That's very fast. And I'll admit that it's faster than I've ever done it for the simple reason that I usually spend more time offline during trades.

Now that you set the benchmark, it would be interesting to see someone beat 5 days 8 hours 36 minutes.

Yup. It's especially discouraging sometimes in office maps, where if you see a set of branching corridors right in front of you with enemies right in the intersection, you know there's an elevator to the right after a turn, a dead end to the front preceded by stairs and another dead to the left after another turn.

Day 14: Meaningful Sets At Last!

It's been at least a week since I was in game, largely due to work and RL pressures. Today was the first chance to have a few hours to my time so I concentrated on getting Fara to level 37 at last. Level 37, as I mentioned before, is significant because it finally allows her to put in some matched IO sets for meaningful bonuses. In Fara's case, level 37 represents the chance to set two full Touch of Death sets.

I worked through Magus Mu'Drakan's story arc and dinged 37 conveniently before the show down with Lilitu, the demoness who's also Infernal's mom. At level 37, Fara now has 30% melee, 38% ranged, 24% AoE for positional defense. I consider 30% a significant benchmark because it's as about as good as what you can get with a non-fighting pool SR scrapper with SOs. Further, a single small purple also gets you to 42.5%, which is more than enough for elite bosses.

A screen shot of Fara's enhancement screen at level 37:



One disappointment was that I was also hoping to six slot Obliterations at level 40. Sadly, the quad (which I was only able to get at level 41) and the Acc/Rech pieces escaped me.

As you can see in the screen shot above, Fara is still using a mix of commons, some frankenslotted attacks and now a couple of full sets. I think a lot of players get this idea in their heads that a character needs full sets to be truly powerful while in reality a character with smart slotting, a mixture of different pieces can be extremely effective.

After slotting the Touch of Deaths, I sent Fara with her final fight with Lilitu. The fight was a let down only because she conned as an even con elite boss. Fara used one purple during the fight and a green when she got mobbed with minions, but it was anti-climatic. I doubted that she needed those at all. However, the fight confirmed that an even-con elite boss wasn't much of a challenge even with minimal inspiration use.



Disappointed with that fight, I continued the Magus Mu'Drakan's and got a surprise elite boss in one of his non-story arced missions: Baphomet. Baphomet due to his incredible regeneration and healing can be quite a pain to take out. Still, while Fara did use some inspirations, she didn't have to resort to a Shivan to take him out.



Overall, I'm very impressed with this Bane at level 37. Some of the things that I expected to happen haven't occured. I expected to be mezzed a lot more but so far, defense and minimal mez protection has largely kept Fara free from holds and stuns. I expected Fara to be knocked back a lot more, but slotting an additional -kb IO early seems to have cut that down considerably. I expected the Bane's offense to be poor and have been quite pleased with the offensive output: quite a bit stronger than a Huntsman or even a Night Widow at the same level.

The parts that did surprise me were the relatively weak AoE, which has been rectified with Venom Grenade and Crowd Control, and the squishiness, which has been mitigated by fighting pool (tough/weave) and hitpoint bonuses.

I like this character far more than either my Fortunata or my Night Widow, and I'll probably take her to the end game at 50.

I heard from a few players that the game changes again for a Bane starting at level 40+. I'm almost there with Fara and will see how it goes when I reach those levels. In particular, I'm told that Carnie Master Illusionist and Arachnos Banes are particularly troublesome. I guess I'll have to see, and I'll definitely look up Vivacious Verandi when I go to St. Martial.

Had a former SG mate post this at our guild portal site:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...n-wedding.html

I'd embed the photo but the Sun doesn't allow for hotlinking or even viewing the properties of their photos.