Kioshi

BTW here's an example of a softcapped to melee and ranged elec/nin Stalker, don't forget to include the bonus of Hide when suppressed (2.89%):

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1,401
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Level 50 Magic Stalker
Primary Power Set: Electrical Melee
Secondary Power Set: Ninjitsu
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Havoc Punch -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(3), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(3), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), T'Death-Dam%(7)
Level 1: Hide -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(7), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(39)
Level 2: Jacobs Ladder -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(9), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(9), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(11), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Oblit-%Dam(13)
Level 4: Ninja Reflexes -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx(A), GftotA-Def(13), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(15), LkGmblr-Rchg+(15)
Level 6: Assassin's Shock -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(19), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(19), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(21), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), Mako-Dam%(23)
Level 8: Build Up -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(23), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(25), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(25), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(27), GSFC-Build%(27)
Level 10: Danger Sense -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx(A), GftotA-Def(29), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(29), LkGmblr-Rchg+(31)
Level 12: Placate -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(17)
Level 14: Combat Jumping -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(17), Zephyr-ResKB(31)
Level 16: Kuji-In Rin -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 18: Super Jump -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(31), Zephyr-ResKB(33)
Level 20: Kuji-In Sha -- Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(34), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Dct'dW-Heal(36), Dct'dW-Rchg(36), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(37)
Level 22: Chain Induction -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(33), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(37), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(37)
Level 24: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 26: Thunder Strike -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(39), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Oblit-%Dam(42)
Level 28: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A)
Level 30: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(34)
Level 32: Lightning Rod -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-%Dam(33), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(42), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(43), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 35: Blinding Powder -- CoPers-Conf(A), CoPers-Conf%(39), CoPers-Conf/Rchg(45), CoPers-Acc/Conf/Rchg(45), CoPers-Acc/Rchg(45), CoPers-Conf/EndRdx(46)
Level 38: Kuji-In Retsu -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(46), Zephyr-ResKB(48)
Level 41: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(42), RechRdx-I(46)
Level 44: Mu Bolts -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg(A), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(48), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 47: Ball Lightning -- HO:Nucle(A), HO:Nucle(50), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(50)
Level 49: Super Speed -- HO:Micro(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Assassination
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Trust me the snipe isnt a beautiful sight because it takes freakin 8 seconds to animate on stalkers and doesn't do all that damage. And a normal blast can fit in your attack chain, elec is lacking in the ST department.

I can reach 58.9% s/l res on my elec brute with tough, I don't think you can get close to 70s. Maybe about 63% with the PVP +3 res IO.

I heard 25-30 is a good spot for bronze because of steadfasts and karmas. But I also hears 35-39 is great because of K. Combats, Miracles, etc...

You can also use wegame (Wegame.com). lots of COH videos there

I'm guessing rare salvage for low levels and then bronze rolls, but which range? 25-30? 35-40?

Thanks for the help.

Forget zapp, get a decent epic attack like dark blast or mu bolts. You also shouldn't have to take tough, weave and maneuvers to softcap a nin if built right, this toon will be an end hog...

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EM is fine for a boss killer in PvE teams

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What kind of well-built PvE team is not capable killing bosses? I prefer having more AoE's, b/c it was faster timewise to get rid of +4 bosses.

There was no reason for me to get a strong ST such as EM/ over a decent AoE.

If you still don't get it, then don't try replying.

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No need to get butthurt , I get it, AoE is great for teams. I just think that ST stalkers, especially DM and EM, which offer high DPS and great burst respectively, are good for your casual pve team for taking out the biggest threats fast.

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That's a pretty good Idea Jin...I'll do that it should work.

And my elec brute is an aid self build, but he's got about 65-70% res to psi if I remember correctly. and capped energy res with almost capped s/l as well. Pretty sturdy brute.

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Outside of power surge you don't have almost capped s/l resists. And you son't have all this resist to psi either.

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Force Feedback in Footstomp fires often. I wondered if it would do the same in ripper and torrent.

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It's only a 10% chance to fire per target, that's why it works well in Footstomp. It may also work well in E. Torrent if you manage to hit lots of targets with it, but not so much in Ripper where you'll probably hit 2 or 3 targets tops. YMMV but I think the proc in torrent is enough. IIRC the proc has a 10 sec cooldown (or 5 sec) where it cannot stack so if you use Energy Torrent a lot the proc is completely wasted on Ripper.

Slotting Fearsome Stare for to-hit would increase it from 15% to about 21-23%. I'd slot it like that for tohit:

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1,401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

[u]Click this DataLink to open the build![u]

Level 25 Natural Corruptor
Primary Power Set: Assault Rifle
Secondary Power Set: Dark Miasma

Villain Profile:
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Level 1: [Empty]
Level 2: [Empty]
Level 4: [Empty]
Level 6: [Empty]
Level 8: [Empty]
Level 10: [Empty]
Level 12: [Empty]
Level 14: [Empty]
Level 16: [Empty]
Level 18: [Empty]
Level 20: Fearsome Stare -- Cloud-ToHitDeb(A), Cloud-Acc/ToHitDeb(21), Cloud-Acc/Rchg(21), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/Rchg(23), Cloud-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(23), RechRdx-I(25)
Level 22: [Empty]
Level 24: [Empty]
Level 26: [Empty]
Level 28: [Empty]
Level 30: [Empty]
Level 32: [Empty]
Level 35: [Empty]
Level 38: [Empty]
Level 41: [Empty]
Level 44: [Empty]
Level 47: [Empty]
Level 49: [Empty]
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Scourge
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[u]Set Bonus Totals:[u]<ul type="square">[*]2,25% Max End[*]6,25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[*]MezResist(Confused) 2,5%[*]MezResist(Held) 2,5%[*]MezResist(Immobilize) 2,5%[*]MezResist(Sleep) 2,5%[*]MezResist(Stun) 2,5%[*]MezResist(Terrorized) 2,5%[/list]

No defense + low resists + low hp = dead stalker.

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5) Burn has low accuracy.

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I question the accuracy of this statement. I'm pretty sure Burn is auto-hit if they are within it's radius. I don't recall even being able to SLOT for accuracy outside of sets.

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Yup you're right, I didn't look, I went by Mid's saying it has 75% acc. I never noticed that since I picked burn late when I was IO'ing my SS/Fire Brute and ended up with some acc due to set usage...

Recharge, recharge, recharge - then movement speed, and in my case, regen and +HP.

You can see a sample of my plannned Stoner (altitis hasn't let me finish him up yet) here:

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For PvE, people prefer AoE's, A LOT more. (than strong ST's)

That's a reason.

Plus,

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The fact that ET and TF doesn't do double damage out of Hide or with crits doesn't bother me

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It bothers someone. It even weakens ST damage output.

That's why I would prefer something else other than EM if I'm building a PvE team.

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That's stupid, Total Focus does 203 damage unenhanced and ET does 253, almost the same as a crit Eagle's claw. And you don't need TF and ET to crit to do stupid damage like the other tier 9s. EM is fine for a boss killer in PvE teams, Spines and Elec can wipe the minions while you work on hard targets. And if you're a defensive set you're probably use your controlled crits (from Hide) with AS anyway.

Your acc on th ST attacks are too low. Use a CI acc/dam/rech instead of the dam/rech after the kinetic combats, you'll still be capped for damage.

From what I've seen or played, DM, FM or BS.

1) You're trading too much damage for procs, especially in your auras. Slot 2 daa/end and 2 acc/dam/end and the procs in them so you maximize damage. I'm not a fan of proccing auras but it's up to you.

2) The FF +recharge in ripper will do almost nothing to you.

3) YOU WANT FIERY EMBRACE.

4) Try to max damage in Spine Burst.

5) Burn has low accuracy.

(1) Elude won't raise your survivability once you're soft-capped except in pvp and in AE missions with custom crtters that have build up or aim, so you don't need it.

(2) Slot weave with endurance reduction as well. I'd put at least two HOs for 66% end discount.

Nice guide, but line breaks are your friends.

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A word of warning, though, the Gladiator's Armor IO is a PVP IO, and last I looked, EXTREMELY expensive. (We're talking 100 million + expensive) I do highly recommend the SP IO, and get it for all my tanks.

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No, we're talking 500 million+ expensive, I just bought one and some were sold for as high as 700 mil

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LOL, once it gets that high, it's all the same to me--"more than I'll ever pay for an IO!"

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Well I actually agree with you. I just bought it because my richest toon had 900 mil and I know they'll go up in price (see patch notes for test, pvp ios will only frop from rep-worthy kills). So I'm hoping I'll sell it for much higher later, and if not I can always use it on my lowbie fire/invul when I finish leveling him...

Would you skip knockout blow or seismic smash? So don't skip Clobber.

Well Provoke is an AoE taunt that lasts for 25ish seconds when well-slotted. Great for MMs and I guess might be good for tanking scrappers.

You can't skip clobber, it's your best attack!

Also, use a crushing impact triple (acc/dam/rech) for your attacks instead of the dam/rech or else your accuracy will stay at 23%ish.

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A word of warning, though, the Gladiator's Armor IO is a PVP IO, and last I looked, EXTREMELY expensive. (We're talking 100 million + expensive) I do highly recommend the SP IO, and get it for all my tanks.

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No, we're talking 500 million+ expensive, I just bought one and some were sold for as high as 700 mil