JamMasterJMS
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Could you not run the story arc through the ouroboro's flashback system?
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OP, that 50 dm/sr in your sig might be the best "solo" toon you can get.
It, along with ill/rads were the originators of AV solo'n -
And its all possible with just SO's.
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I do have a ma/da at 50.
I run continously my 3 basic armors, DS, OG, CoD, and combat jumping.
Off the top of my head I believe I have 3.67 endrec/sec. I could get more if I slotted the miracle and numina's unique.
I CAN NOT bottom out my blue bar. Even with constant attacking.
Deathshroud, dragons tail, and exploding shurikens puts out surprising AoE damage.
Caltrops is 6 slotted with knockdown procs, recharge slows, and recharge. I can ALMOST triple stack it.
Typically I tank better than tanks. If i had aggro control it'd be unstoppable.
Run in, take the alpha, hit dark regen. I did have to learn when to time my heal.
At that point in the fight minions are stunned and the boss is as well. I kill Lts first and then start on the boss. Deathshroud and DT take care of the minions. Rinse repeat.
It might be my toughest toon.
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Be different.
Roll an ma/da scrap.
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Quote:Get over yourself.Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
For the uninitiated, that's not how I roll. I refuse to throw money at holes in a build by purchasing IOs to compensate for something that's not there. Then again, I'm the one enjoying a petless Mastermind in the 30's, so there's probably something else going on up there.
I have no idea who you are and what you do, nor do I care to find out.
You make it seem like I should know "how you roll".
Your far from perfect Guy.
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Im kinda surprised at Rigel Kents stance on this thread. As a long time poster, you normally give great advise.
On this thread you suggest every team has kins with them and defender nukes should be used.
Suggesting a dark or a storm defender would want to nuke is a bad idea. 9 times outta 10 those toggles those defenders are using is what is keeping the team alive. Hitting a nuke during a battle with those toggles running (shadowfall/steamy mist, darkest night/AA) will almost certainly cause a teamwipe when they drop. -
I have a claws/sr that as of lvl 44ish has approx 48% melee, 44% ranged, and roughly 38% AoE def. All without tough/weave. Once I gain the lvl requirements to slot the 2 remaining zephyr set IO's my AoE will be around 44%.
I have all of my secondary and all of the primary that I want.
What powerpicks can I realistically get any use out of? 44 stimulant. 47 aidself. 49 caltrops.
Leadership is teh suxxor for scrappers. I already have travel and fitness.
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Quote:So you dont use IO's at all? What a shame, they increase performance alot.Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
For the uninitiated, that's not how I roll. I refuse to throw money at holes in a build by purchasing IOs to compensate for something that's not there. Then again, I'm the one enjoying a petless Mastermind in the 30's, so there's probably something else going on up there.
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Quote:Extremely fun and extremely survivable. Solo'n is kinda slow and endo intensive.Originally Posted by Midnight_Frost
I'm glad I found this thread on the first day I re-upped my account. I've been looking for a new character to try and a D4 sounds like fun.
But on a team... watch out. This is the only defender I would trust to "tank" for a team without a tank.
I had to stop playin mine at around lvl 47ish cuz after 50 i generally retire that toon. Unfortunatly my ddd did hit 50 after a couple tf's with friends.
Im thinkin bout either a fire/dark or dark/dark cor to get my dark miasma fix in. -
As I understand it /nrg is now the ST damage king.
Id rather have build up with elec as apposed to powerboost with nrg but whatever. -
Ya, i remember that thread where a fire/therm was solo'n AV's. It was an incredible long list of AV's and I was highly impressed with the feats they accomplished.
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Quote:This is neither here nor there, but if u manage to slot a couple of -knock prot IO's and get a performance shifter IO, and are lucky enough to get a theft of essense +end proc for dark regen, dark armors end consumption becomes quite managable.Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
It also makes sense that I took the Leaping pool for Acrobatics (and its knockback protection) and can't stand Jump Kick. Since I had Combat Jumping anyway, the only benefits I'd get from Cloak of Darkness were an unworthy amount of +Def and the inability to see my costume. Instead, I use Combat Jumping alone for immobilize protection... which I honestly don't use all that often to begin with.
As it is, I barely had enough power slots for the ones I DID want. Recall Friend didn't find its way into the build until 49.
Those 3 IO's really change the way dark armor play. Id highly suggest you try to find them. -
As uber as cold/ice defenders are, its even better as a corruptor.
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Why would you want to play kinetics if you dont want to buff? It does get tiresome for sure. And when it does i finish the mission/TF and log that toon off. Id never play kin and not keep SB up. Hell, I keep ID up on certain teammates that need the mez/resist protection.
And if damage is your thing wouldnt a fire/rad be almost as strong? Between the damage boost of AM and the -res of EF isnt it basically a wash?
I seriously doubt the player that doesnt keep SB up is concerned with upping the teams damage with FS. Too many times I see a fire/kin not buff and run in with the tank and FS. If they waited 1.346 secs a couple others will get in range and get the benefit of FS as well.
One will only hope that the solo fire/kins will do us all a favor and go solo with the addition of I16's 4xp. -
Switch to freedom and reroll your toon there. Trust in the masses of people telling you to play there.
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Ya. Why limit yourself to just 1 toon.
Play a scrapper, pick two powersets you like and enjoy.
Play a defender, pick two powersets you like and enjoy.
Play a blaster, pick two powersets you like and enjoy.
Play a tank, pick two powersets you like and enjoy.
See where im goin with this?
Someone above gave the great advice of playin to your mood. I think this game gives you the best way of doin that.
You wanna do damage? grab your scrap/blast and fire away.
Feel like playin a support role? defender/trollers are great at it.
Wanna be the point man? Tanks are it.
Theres alot of nuances in City of. Enjoy the game, I do. -
Best build to solo AV's?
the originator. dm/sr. -
Quote:You are not alone.Originally Posted by Ronin_Edge
That is cool, I thought I was the only one.
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If by mob killer you mean what primary to play with kinetics, you could be like everyone else and play a fire/kin but blahhh.
Gravity is sorely lacking for damage, however, add a damage secondary like kinetics too it and it is a kick*** mob killer. Single target though. -
Storm also has O2 boost.
And while its a craptacular heal, it has amazing mez protection bonus's. Including perception boost. Great when fighting arachnos, and for pvp. -
One of the main reasons I like cloak of darkness is cause it turns you into a lil black puffball. Turn off all armors and leave CoD on and you turn into a "shadow" fiqure, perfect concept for dark armor.
Sayin that its your 1 of your main defense tools is ridiculous. What, 5% defense and immob protection? If thats what you call main defense let me tell you about dark regen.
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Quote:Horrible advice, listen to nothing of this.Originally Posted by Desitre
THE SECRET TO A PURE DARKNESS!!!!
Okay, I just want to say something before I help you. A pure Darkness Defender is one of the best defenders out there lol. Okay I'll give you some key powers you need-
-Dark Servant
-Tentacles
-Your AoE heal
-Your AoE rez
-Your fear power
-Your sniper power(can't remember the name of it.)
-Tar patch(this is recommended to be one of the last powers you get because tentacles does a way better job.)
-there are two powers you should get in you mastery set:
--The endurance power(can't remember the name of it)
--Oppressive gloom
Also this is not needed but highly recommended: get hover & flight and get fitness
Technique while playing a darkness:
keep your Aoe heal on auto. If your going against an av or a huge mob throw your res off even if people are alive so the enemies are debuffed and you can actually effect them. After that throw off tentacles. If you have a very good tank and the groups are held togather throw down tar patch. Also always have Dark Servant out at all times. ***Know when to use those two mastery powers, this is key and will help you.
I have been playing my fire fire tank since 2005 and My uncle has played his Pure darkness since 05 aswell. We are a superior match against any enemies and these are his secrets to playing his d3. If you can get in a team with a kin, a fire fire tank and a stone, you four will be able to take on what 12 man teams can't.
I hope this helps you and if you need any other help feel free to pm me. It's hard to find anyone who plays pure darkness right anymore.
If by build advice your asking for slotting advice sorry, I cant help you. However, if your asking for powers advice, id say this.
Open with fearsome stare. Follow with tarpatch and then the TT+nightfall combo. If its an especially dangerous mob id put darkest night out on a boss/Lt. rinse repeat.
With soo many great powers it is difficult to pick which you want. -
I managed to get a toon from 14 to 16 in 2 hours of solo play time on saturday around 1 oclock. Couldnt connect the rest of the time.
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There was probably a thread on this I missed because of weak search-fu, but whatever happened to distributing the 'new powerset for every AT' that was once advertised for the since-cancelled new box edition, among Issues 9-12?
If I9 and I10 come out with no powersets, and the devs are only considering new sets for at most 4 ATs in I11 or I12, what happened to the rest?
Not to bash this efforts, scrappers and tankers need the love first, but is there a long term plan for the rest?
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We did plan out Power Sets for the retail box, but we've gone the route of free updates instead (woohoo!). Yep, we had some planned...and we thought about just putting those into updates as schedule permitted...
but then we thought it'd be cool if we polled the players what they wanted first. Not all of these power sets are of equal difficulty - some are tougher than others - but they are all possible. I can't promise exactly when it'll get in, but please know that we've heard loudly and clearly that players want new power sets.
BTW...Ball and Chain was my little addition last minute. It would be just be SO cool!
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States if this is my chance to suggest,
Please, gimme an active defense/debuff set like kinetics.
I sap a mob for my resistance and mez protection.
I use transfusion for a self heal. transference at 35 for an endo buff, etc.
I hear ya on how cool a ball and chain would be.