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Good to hear. Thanks for your responses! I've had this MM since villains came out, and even though I thoroughly enjoyed him, I had spent more time tweaking main toons on Heroes. It is time for Villains to get the love.

I am thinking I will do two builds, this AV-Killer build and a more team-focused build. Not that being capable of killing an AV isn't team-focused, but currently my main bots/dark build has a selection of support powers like Vengeance and TP Friend--the latter of which never scared Statesman very much.

Ok...so I was looking on the Blackmarket at how much this build might cost to make. And lo and behold, there do not appear to be any of the required Hamis on the market at the moment. Not surprising considering I don't remember the last time I did a Hami raid in villains. Oh wait, that would be never.

So, is there a way to get an AV-Killer bots/dark MM without Hamis?

[quoteWhen endurance reduction is slotted into a pet summon power, it reduces both the cost of summoning and the costs of the powers used by the summoned pet(s).

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Excellent! I had no idea and I've had this toon since Villains came out. Where've I been? Blue-side, perhaps. Thanks for the info!

Thanks for the reply. I was under the impression you couldn't lower a bot's end consumption, only the end cost in casting the bots. Do the hamis actually help the bots use less end?

This might be a dumb question, but what is the advantage of putting the two hami Enzymes in Protector Bots? Also, do you find that you use Repair often since you have Twilight Grasp? Thanks!

So by that logic, the Rag proc in Caltrops should be making a check to proc every 10 seconds. I can't tell that it is. Only notice it on cast. Could be that stuff dies too quickly. Could be a bug. That's what I am trying to figure out. Guess I need to kill slower to savor that Rag Proc Caltrop Goodness.

And yes...maybe the lts had KB protection. Guess more testing is in order.

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I guess everyone is just as curious and clueless as I am about this combo. Seriously....what was I thinking? My Fire/Rad is way cooler.

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Nothing procs per DoT tick. In toggle and auto powers...IOs will proc once every 10 seconds. For everything else...they proc on activation.

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Thanks. Sorry, I didn't do a good job of explaining what I meant. Based on this about auto/toggles vs clicks, my real question then is whether Caltrops counts as an auto (since it is a pet) and procs every 10 secs, or if it is merely a click attack and procs on cast?

Also...testing out lt knockdown last night....I could not KD a single LT solo. I must have had caltrops stacked with some other effect from a teammate like Freezing Rain or something.

Speaking of Rag procs... can anyone tell me whether this proc only procs once on cast or if it procs everytime a power clicks DoT. For example, I have it slotted in Caltrops at the moment. For a brief time, it would knockdown foes more than once while they were still on the Caltrops. But this no longer seems to be the case. I, too, believe I've knocked down the occasional lt. with it, but not usually.

Hello, I have a level 30 sonic/kin corruptor. He's not bad but could be better. So, I have turned to the forums for advice. I'm a 60month vet, have played lots of toons including a kin defender. I am familiar with the kin set, but sonic not so much. I am mainly looking for a PvE build. I want to get to 50, then I'll review my PvP options. I play 50/50 solo vs team. As a defender, ID seemed useless since most people found ways to get status protection and it lasted for so short a time. Same on villain side? At any rate....I know the kin staples: Transfusion, Transference, Speed Boost, Siphon Speed, Fulcrum shift. I don't know what's necessary on sonic, nor do I know what pools are good ideas. I am thinking CJ, Mans, and Tactics. Can't go wrong with fitness if there's room. With all the fire/kins running about, am I missing out by having gone the sonic route?

Sorry, I don't have a build fully planned out to post for review.

Thanks!

They listened! They really listened! Guys, I am tearing up.
This is awesome. A few free slots...a vet reward (which I'd been campaigning for)...and an affordable one-time fee for extra. This is the best of all possible solutions.
Awesome...just awesome.

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Oh...that's awesome. I totally fell for it, and thought, "WTF?" And then I came here and said, "Do'h!"

Too bad though...I was soooo totally looking forward to my Robot Mastermind having a real advantage in PvP by blinding everyone with "Beedee-beedee-beedee!!!" whilst everyone was forced to endure in total silence until they lagged out and crashed. I win!

Lighthouse, I think you forgot to mention that these sounds will be totally customizable.

Is there a reason why they can't do long hair under the top hats? Those pesky pirates get long hair under THEIR hats. Why not us, more civilized, folk?

I think I answered my own question. I was familiar with the old way of stacking small objects on 4 desks, but not this new Magic Desk method. If anyone else is looking for a link to a "tutorial", here's where I found it: Magic Desks

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I used that "Magic Desk" technique I read about, and made a 6x4 grid of gray straight counters, and plopped the entrance on it, then removed them, and put the arcane symbol under it.

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BrawlerMoth, I love your teleporter idea here, and I know a little about the Magic Desk technique, but how do you make a large enough grid to hold the entrance teleporter? I get little gaps between my desks and that keeps me from stacking anything large on them. Any help you or anyone else can give me is much appreciated. Thanks.

Dude. This is one of the best Invention guides out there, imo. This has totally changed the way I've been thinking about the sets. I used to focus on getting complete sets for the bonuses while worrying about what it was doing to my base attributes like accuracy and damage. Mine eyes have been opened! Much thanks!

I am partly responsible for the design and layout of my SG's base, and while we've done a decent job (sry, no pics just yet), I'm overwhelmed by the number of ideas on here--things I just never thought of doing.

There is one thing that stands out that I am completely baffled by....

How do you manage to get different banners in different colors with different emblems on them? All I seem to be able to access are banners with only our SG colors and logo. What's the secret...or, please, at least point me to where I can learn it. Thanks!

This is a great guide. I am only 24, but enjoying the heck out of it so far. Since you're obviously knowledgable on the basic build, I'd like your thoughts on a couple of points:

1) At 24, instead of Build Up, I took Combat Jumping. I'm trying to go "natural" so I don't plan on taking Hover (unless the Shard convinces me to make a respec later ). CJ with all the SR powers seems to give a decent verticle element to the synthetic travel power plus it has those defense bonuses and a small end usage. What do you think?

2) By taking CJ at 24, I plan to take Build Up at 28 and push Lucky out to 30. Are those must-haves at 1-2 levels earlier?

3) By not taking Hover, I've got 2 slots to use on synth travel powers. Age old question: Do I slot Sprint, Swift, or Quickness for extra speed?

4) Are the Epic powers that good that you should take them ASAP? I find that with my NRG tank, Focused Accuracy and Conserve Power are good, but the dmg from LBEs is so-so. Thus, no hurry to take it till 49. Which camp do the Shurken attacks fall in? Am I really going to be hurting for dmg that I need to get them sooner than later?

5) If I can push out Shruken, then I'm considering squeezing in Stealth in the 30s-40s. Stealth would be more for concept and the slight PvP advantage. Or would you suggest taking Stealth as the last power if I'm determined to take it?

Thanks for the help.