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Repulsion Bomb is a decent AoE attack and very poor stun, I'd suggest replacing Razzle Dazzle with something else unless you really want those set bonuses.
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Detention Field, if slotted to have greater that 10 magnitude effect, will affect Lord Recluse for the full 30 second duration so long as it hits. The way to make sure it hits is to removed the orange tower, either through caging it or killing it.
The duration of Detention Field is not altered on AV or the towers on the STF, it will last the full 30 seconds on any target it affects. -
Quote:One already exists.Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
As a side note, has anyone considered putting together a guide to this (if one doesn't exist already)?
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Quote:Almost all traps powers are ground only, so hover will not work very well.Originally Posted by Torrynt
(4) If I take hover, can I still use traps powers? Or are they ground only?
As for your build these are the things that really stood out to me:
The two triples in Caltrops are probably not needed, as Traps/Ice you will already slow cap anything that isn't nearly immune to slowing, the recharge portion only gets you two seconds and the end cost just isn't all that high.Quote:Originally Posted by Torrynt
Level 1: Caltrops -- ImpSwft-Dam%(A), Posi-Dam%(40), TmpRdns-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(40), P'ngTtl-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(46)
I would personally prefer better slotting in ice bolt, it does slightly better dps than Ice Blast and much better DPS than Bitter Freeze Ray.Quote:Originally Posted by Torrynt
Level 1: Ice Bolt -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A)
I avoid sets when slotting Acid Mortar, I like 1 Acc/2-3 rchg with the Achilles and Devastation procs tacked on if you have the slots.Quote:Originally Posted by Torrynt
Level 6: Acid Mortar -- ShldBrk-%Dam(A), LdyGrey-%Dam(7), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(9), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
The stun chance of Seekers is rather pitiful, while I do understand the draw of a cheap purple set, I tend to lean towards slotting the cloud senses set and shifting slots elsewhere to cover the small loss of recharge.Quote:Originally Posted by Torrynt
Level 18: Seeker Drones -- Amaze-ToHitDeb%(A), Amaze-Stun/Rchg(19), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg(19), Amaze-Acc/Rchg(31), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun(36)
I currently see no reason to take Bitter freeze Ray, it is slow, costs a good amount of end, does little damage, and you can stack freeze ray fast enough for it not to matter.Quote:Originally Posted by Torrynt
Level 35: Bitter Freeze Ray -- Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(36), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(42), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46)
As I said up top most traps powers are not usable while flying. I personally love blizzard on Defenders, it still uses the Blaster damage modifiers so it will put out large amounts of damage and as a Trapper you should be able to survive the end crash quite easily.Quote:Originally Posted by Torrynt
Level 38: Hover -- LkGmblr-Def(A), Ksmt-ToHit+(43)
And for reference here is the Traps/Ice build I have been running:
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.803
http://www.cohplanner.com/
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Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Traps
Secondary Power Set: Ice Blast
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Power Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Caltrops- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (13) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
- (37) Impeded Swiftness - Chance of Damage(Smashing)
- (46) Ragnarok - Chance for Knockdown
- (A) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (3) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (3) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (5) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (37) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (46) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (A) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (7) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (7) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (50) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (50) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (34) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (36) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (36) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
- (40) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
- (A) Accuracy IO
- (9) Recharge Reduction IO
- (9) Recharge Reduction IO
- (11) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
- (11) Devastation - Chance of Hold
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (13) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (15) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (40) Karma - Knockback Protection
- (A) Jumping IO
- (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (15) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (17) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
- (17) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
- (40) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
- (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (37) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (39) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (46) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
- (48) Numina's Convalescence - Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
- (A) Unbreakable Constraint - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (19) Unbreakable Constraint - Endurance/Hold
- (19) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Recharge
- (21) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge
- (42) Unbreakable Constraint - Hold/Recharge
- (A) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage
- (33) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Recharge
- (42) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/ToHitDebuff
- (42) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff
- (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
- (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
- (23) Performance Shifter - EndMod
- (23) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
- (A) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance
- (25) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge
- (25) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (43) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
- (43) Ragnarok - Damage
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (27) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (27) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (A) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
- (29) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
- (29) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
- (43) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (45) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
- (A) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
- (31) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
- (31) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge
- (31) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (36) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (33) Recharge Reduction IO
- (33) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (39) Detonation - Damage/Recharge
- (39) Air Burst - Damage/Recharge
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (45) Aegis - Resistance
- (45) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
- (A) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
- (48) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge
- (48) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Accuracy IO
Level 1: Brawl- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
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Level 0: Ninja Run -
Quote:It isn't 60% chance to do damage, it is 60% chance per tick to do damage.Originally Posted by Neogumbercules
The 60% chance to damage really annoys me.
I still don't know how my results with every powerset I play are so different from the norm. Every time I use HoB the pack dies and they die in less than the time it takes the Archery character next to me to animate Rain of Arrows. -
Quote:Unless you are on a purely defensive tank, then I would say aim for the blue tower first.Originally Posted by Lemur Lad
basically yes. There's a good reason teams take Red Tower first. The encounter is mostly trivialized once that one is down.
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Quote:You currently have 6 5% recharge bonuses: 3 Crushing Impact, 1 Obliteration, 2 Red Fortunes. You can drop a Red Fortune set.Originally Posted by Doctor_Xaxan
-- Battle Agility is still overslotted, in theory. I was trying to max out my 5% recharge bonuses, and I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone with a 5-piece Red Fortune. Then I tacked the LotG on the end. Are there better ways I could be achieving this?
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Quote:Which functions as a set bonus, any after the 5th simply don't work, they are however a different set bonus than the 7.5% recharge speed bonus (Large Recharge Bonus). Paragon WikiOriginally Posted by Ryltaar
I was talking about +Global Recharge LotG, you can put as much as you want. I put them in CJ, Grant cover, Phalanx Fighting, Deflection, Battle Agility and Weave.
The 6 give me +45% global recharge (fyi hasten = 75%), which I find enough : 35 seconds cd on Shield charge, 9 seconds on foot stomp (yummy).
And hasten is +70% recharge. Red Tomax, power quantification -
Quote:umm.... why? They act as set bonuses one of those is wasted.Originally Posted by Ryltaar
but with 6 +recharge LotG scattered around my build
To the OP:
Otherwise I agree with Ryltaar's assessment, some powers are overslotted, and don't avoid the slotting that will get you to the softcap. -
Quote:That is because it does, atleast 30 merits per time (It may be 30 for the first and 60 each time after.).Originally Posted by Kelenar
I could swear this already happens.Quote:
Rogues/vigs reaffirming their allignment by running another morality mission should get some reward merits (5-10?). -
Depending on how many pieces you use there is not much difference in enhancement values between level 50 sets and say level 35 sets. Level 50 recipes are much more available than lower level ones, while the set bonuses of the lower level ones would exemplar farther without failing.
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Quote:This is incorrect. ED works on the % enhancement of the aspect not the level of the enhancements providing the aspect. The 3 enhancement barrier stems from the numbers provided by SOs.Originally Posted by Catastrophe
I hope I'm thinking about this the right way. ED doesn't discriminate based on level. You get less % benefit from the third enhancement of a type regardless of whether it's level 50 or 30. Overall you still get more benefit from the 50's since they're higher base %.
Example:
Common IO Damage slotting:
2 Enhancements:
Level 30s: 69.6 %
Level 50s: 83.32 % (reduced from 84.8 %)
3 Enhancements:
Level 30s: 95.66 % (reduced from 104.4 %)
Level 50s: 99.08 % (reduced from 127.2 %)
There is a nice chart on Paragonwiki that shows the breakpoint: Chart -
I personally love Soul Mastery: Gloom and Darkest Night.
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Quote:You don't lose access to redside contacts untill you fully swap to hero alignment.Originally Posted by ChrisMoses
I was under the impression that you lose all your CoV contects once you become a Rogue. Is that not correct? I wouldn't want to rely on teaming, because Infinity CoV-side has seemed quite devoid of life recently. I've got a duo/trio I team with a lot, but they're both Hero-siding it up lately, so maybe if they were to become villains. I just didn't want to paint myself into a corner where the only thing I can do is papers.
Rogues:
Can run all Redside Arcs.
Start all TFs/SFs.
Join any blueside team.
Run blueside scanner missions.
Cannot run blueside contacts.
Cannot enter the Hero/Villain Lounges.
Cannot earn Alignment Merits.
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Considering you were just getting to Rogue in that other thread, why not stay rogue until you finish enough of the Patron Arcs, then fully swap?
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Quote:As a Rogue you should be able to run all Villain content, including the patron arcs.Originally Posted by ChrisMoses
You're saying that I should be able to go Rogue now, but don't you lose your contacts if you do so? Or did I imagine that? I don't want to be stuck predominately in the Isles with no missions for 7 levels.
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Repeat After Me
No AT has ever been needed for anything in this game.
Every time I see a team searching for one AT (or heaven forbid powerset) I die a little inside. -
Quote:Ok I can agree with this, it would probably cost a tiny bit more end and take a little longer to recharge but no complaints.Originally Posted by Vanden
Force Bolt: Becomes a real ranged attack. Damage increased from scale 0.2 to scale 1, add 20% chance for Mag 3 stun.
Would completely remove any and all use I have for the power.Quote:Originally Posted by Vanden
Detention Field: Becomes a toggle. 1.04% end/s, can only be active for 30 seconds. Recharge time reduced from 60s to 30s.
I can certainly see a change to the power animation, perhaps a retool of explosive blast would be better though.Quote:Originally Posted by Vanden
Repulsion Bomb: Animation changed to Hand Clap animation. Animation time reduced from 3.07s to 1.23s. Projectile effect removed; now affects targets instantly after activation time.
Just plain no on the radius reduction, enemies are fairly good at shoving 1/3rd to half of the way in as it stands.Quote:Originally Posted by Vanden
Force Bubble: Radius reduced from 50ft to 20ft. Non-stackable 10s 25% damage debuff to target effect added.
The main thing I see that can be added to Force Fields is Defense Debuff Resistance in Dispersion Bubble to set it apart from Cold. If Force Fields is supposed to be the king of team defense buffing why do Shield users give their teams debuff resistance and not Force Field users? -
Quote:Yeah that though crossed my mind about a minute before you posted... whoops.Originally Posted by macskull
Fiery Melee does not have Fiery Embrace.
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Quote:Not since issue 18. It now adds a fire component to all attacks instead.Originally Posted by magikwand
Fire Melee does have Build up.
Fiery Embrace: After using this attack, all subsequent attacks for 20 seconds will do extra fire damage. -
Quote:If you can find a proc or global set IO that is useful in the slot use it.Originally Posted by chaoticorder
Ok heres an example I the character i respeced was my WP/SS tanker i didnt put extra slots in to several of his powers like Leaping the Inherant ones Boxing and Swift im trying to figure our what type of enhancements are the best to put inot a single slot power using set IOs would be pointless more or less so of liek Dual origen Single origen Invintion or whatever other types i cant think of right now would be the best type to go with.
Beyond that for basic single aspect enhancements the order is:
Training < (is always less than) Dual Origin < Common level 15 or greater IO < Single Origin < Common level 30 or greater IO -
I would say the ill/rad would probably make the best all around character with heavy IO investment.
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Quote:And Dual Blades... And Dark Melee... And Kinetic Melee... And Fire Melee... HmmOriginally Posted by Dz131
I don't know why Rage is exclusive to 1 set. When all others have the standard BU, ok except claws.
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Quote:They fire it after they are dead, so the confuse is no longer in effect.Originally Posted by AnElfCalledMack
I'm not sure what happens if you kill a Nemesis lieutenant while he's confused, but if you did get the Vengeance...
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24 powers:
1,1,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,35 ,38,41,44,47,49
65 slots:
3-29:2,31-50:3
Powers Open:
Primary:
1,1,2,4,8,12,18,26,32
Secondary:
1,2,4,10,16,20,28,35,38