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Originally Posted by DreadShinobi

Orly?

Originally Posted by Tormentoso

What color is it? I want a purple proc for Interface.

Originally Posted by Draeth Darkstar

I'd really make a point of getting the Achilles proc into Acid Mortar, considering how good it is at applying it. That's all I really see that stands out to me - granted I'm going on my fourth day of alternating all-nighters at this point (finals suck).

Originally Posted by Tannim222

I've still been thinking about this set and wonder if there's a missed opportunity occuring here. I think that this set is excellent for playing around with combination effects (not melee style combos). Sort of like how certain Time Man. powers can build / increase an effect from another power.

But in the case with Orbs, using player centered buffs in combination with location based buffs combining to provide new buff effects. And with enemy target centered debuffs combining with location based debuffs for additional or new debuff effects.

One example would be like say Healing Orb, whether it's a healing pet like I suggested, or a heal that has some type of lingering buff effect. When the player enteres Recovery Orb they not only get the endurance recovery, but now regen recovery as well.

Or if the lingering buff is a some amount of Regen, then should the buffed character fall in battle while under the effect of Healig Orb while in Recovery Orb, the orb will proc a ressurection effect. The resurrection could have some type of effect added to it that prevents the same person from automatically being resurrected should they fall again within a certain time frame this could be on the same timer as other resurrection powers (3 min).

Another example would be an enemy under the effect of Sonic Orb entering into the Stun Orb area of effect and the combination now adds a defense debuff.

Also even if you should decide to stick with Energy Orbs for the set's name, I'd think about chaning the names of the powers.

Healing Orb to Vitality Orb
Drain Orb to Entropic Orb
Recovery Orb to Orb of Restoration
Sonic Orb to Disruptive Orb
Stun Orb to Orb of Instability
- I'd change this to power stating that it emmits waves of energy that creates a zone that shakes the ground, making it instable and difficult to tread, sometimes knock enemies down. The high instability may be so jarring as to disorient those caught within.

Rage Orb to Orb of Annihilation
- I'd also change this from taunting mobs, to it sending out "pet" orbs within a certain radius that encircle their targets, when the Annihilation Effect occurs, the primary orb explodes, which triggers each small orb to explode as well, even if the target has left the area of effect. Each pet annihilation orb explodes with a smaller area of effect.

The idea being the closer enemies are to the main orb, the more damage they take, while enemies that may be further away, will still take damage. The combined effect would be highly distructive.

Originally Posted by TwoHeadedBoy

Archery/Mental has stronger AOE damage than Fire/Mental with a crashless nuke that can be cycled 3 times a minute or less and a targeted AOE that can be cycled every 5 seconds or less, and the latter takes a Force Feedback +recharge proc to bring the nuke up more quickly. Fire has better single target damage than Archery but that hardly matters because Archery/Mental can solo GM's without pets/temps/inspirations anyways. I don't see the point in sacrificing AOE for better ST damage when you can down the hardest single targets in the game by yourself on the set with better AoE... Unless you just want a Fire/Mental for doing it more quickly.

Archery/Mental/Mu can solo GM's, solo just about every enemy group in the game on 54x8, farm as fast or faster than top tier melee sets, take alpha strikes for a team, regenerate over 100 HP per second permanently, debuff regen, sap endurance and debuff recovery, permanently confuse a group of level 54 minions and LT's, amongst other things. It's not a question of the "ultimate Blaster," it's a question of the ultimate character, period.

Right now I run a perma Drain Psyche, s/l Softcapped build on my Archery/Mental. I'm working on a positional defense build with much higher potential for survivability but I still have some kinks to work out. Here's the general idea of that build:

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showp...&postcount=255

Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect

I went Mace Mastery for my Fire/Fire, and now I'm an absolute monster.

I can immobilize entire groups and jump in with Blazing Aura and Hot Feet running, and fire FSC and Combustion. I almost don't need my primary anymore