Krogoth

Ok, I guess I will post this again.
This is my Force Fields/Archery Defender from live.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.601
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Cerulean Watchman: Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Force Field
Secondary Power Set: Archery
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Psychic Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Deflection Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(3), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(3)
Level 1: Snap Shot -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(7)
Level 2: Aimed Shot -- Apoc-Dam%(A), Apoc-Dmg(7), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(11), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(11)
Level 4: Fistful of Arrows -- Posi-Dam%(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15), Posi-Dmg/Rng(15), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(17), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(17), Range-I(50)
Level 6: Insulation Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(19), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(19)
Level 8: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
Level 10: Blazing Arrow -- Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(23), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(25), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(25), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(27), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(27)
Level 12: Dispersion Bubble -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(13), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(13)
Level 14: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Heal(21), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx(21), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg(29), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(29)
Level 16: Hover -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), Zephyr-ResKB(23), LkGmblr-Def(31), LkGmblr-Rchg+(31), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(40), Zephyr-Travel(40)
Level 18: Fly -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(31), Zephyr-ResKB(43)
Level 20: Explosive Arrow -- Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng(33), Det'tn-Dmg/Rng(33), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(33), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx(34)
Level 22: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(34), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(34), P'Shift-End%(37), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(37), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(37)
Level 24: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(36), LkGmblr-Rchg+(36)
Level 26: Repulsion Bomb -- Posi-Dam%(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(36), Posi-Dmg/Rng(43), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(43), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 28: Tactics -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 30: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 32: Force Bubble -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 35: Aim -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 38: Rain of Arrows -- Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(A), Ragnrk-Knock%(39), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(39), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40)
Level 41: Dominate -- BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(A), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(42), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(42), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(42)
Level 44: World of Confusion -- CoPers-Conf%(A), CoPers-Conf/EndRdx(45), CoPers-Acc/Rchg(45), CoPers-Acc/Conf/Rchg(45), CoPers-Conf/Rchg(46), CoPers-Conf(46)
Level 47: Mind Over Body -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), Aegis-Psi/Status(48), Aegis-ResDam(48), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(48), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(50), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(50)
Level 49: Detention Field -- RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
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Set Bonus Totals:

• 10.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
• 3% Defense(Smashing)
• 3% Defense(Lethal)
• 14.3% Defense(Fire)
• 14.3% Defense(Cold)
• 17.4% Defense(Energy)
• 17.4% Defense(Negative)
• 8% Defense(Psionic)
• 3% Defense(Melee)
• 20.5% Defense(Ranged)
• 20.8% Defense(AoE)
• 5% Enhancement(Heal)
• 47% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 87.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 4% Enhancement(Confused)
• 9% FlySpeed
• 125.9 HP (12.4%) HitPoints
• 9% JumpHeight
• 9% JumpSpeed
• Knockback (Mag -8)
• Knockup (Mag -8)
• MezResist(Sleep) 1.65%
• 24% (0.4 End/sec) Recovery
• 66% (2.8 HP/sec) Regeneration
• 5.67% Resistance(Fire)
• 5.67% Resistance(Cold)
• 1.88% Resistance(Energy)
• 3% Resistance(Psionic)
• 14% RunSpeed
• 3.5% XPDebtProtection

He runs a constant 45% defense Ranged/Aoe 33% Psi, uses hover and Force Bubble to avoid melee. Has 44% resist S/L and 35% resist Psi.
A few of his exploits can be found in my Sig: the RWZ challenge and Herding a tower on the ITF.

This button already exists, it however is not obvious. Click on the icon to the left of the mission name on the Navbar.

But I would love to hear the cries and screams of Scrappers with lower DPS than Defenders.

I think you guys are jumping the gun slightly. I say let Scrappers have Dual Pistols on the condition that it uses the Scrapper ranged damage modifier of 0.50.

An attack that does 100 damage for a blaster would do:
66 damage for a Corruptor
57 damage for a Defender
53 damage for a Stalker
and a whopping 44 damage for a Scrapper

Brutes however may be an issue since they already use low damage mods but have Fury to make up for it.

I am also having connection issues. However, mine isn't simply lag. I login, am connected for about 30 seconds then lose connection to the mapserver on both east and west coast servers.

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Force Bubble is invaluable on STFs for dealing with repairmen, it's also pretty nifty on ITFs when you're trying to keep all those meleers away from you.

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BAD IDEA!!! If you push any repairmen to an already dead tower... they will rez it. ( learned that the hard way)

I have Force bubble on my fire/FF and pretty much the only time I use it is during the respec trial. It's great to keep everyone away from the reactor.

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It isn't hard to push them away from all the other towers. You just stand towards where LR spawns and they go flying down the ramps or into the corners.

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Blasters and corruptors can have our stygian circle when we get their...ok, forget it. They don't have anything we need or want. They will just have to get by as subpar warshade wannabes.

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Although I wouldn't mind Fulcrum Shift all that much...

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We can already cap our damage with our Mirey goodness so they can keep that too.

You kill things and fire Stygian Circle. 3 corpses should get you to full health/endurance.

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Who would NOT trade vigilance for scourge?


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I couldn't imagine trying to run my staminaless rad/psy unfender without Negligence.

You forgot /Mace

I was running an Imperious Task Force earlier tonight on my level 37 Dark Corruptor anxious to get Dark Servant. Upon hitting level 38 I picked up the power and put a +2 to hit debuff single origin into its base slot. At some point I decided to open up my pet window to give me a better idea of when Fluffy needed to be resummoned.

I then decided to have a look at Chill of the Night from the status bar available from the pet window and to my surprise it showed a flat 30.00% to hit debuff, I checked the detailed info on the Dark Servant power in my tray and it showed Chill of the Night as a 36.60% to hit debuff with my slotting. Darkest Night from fluffy had the same problem, showing 15% in the status bar but 18% on my tray.

I would like some other players to check on this and to try to figure whether this is a display error in the pet status bar info or some bug in dark servant making his power unaffected by to hit debuff slotting.

I have been known to herd the entirety of an invincible ITF Tower on my FF defender. See Sig.

I am Force Fields/Archery

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Exactly how common is it for defenders? I never see it mentioned here.

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You are about the third Defender I have heard of completing it successfully, with me being the first (see sig).

Nice job by the way.

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[*] Critters using Ninjitsu as a secondary get large damage buffs on every attack. Presumably this buff is supposed to simulate criticals and therefore was intended only to buff the first strike out of Hide, but currently it affects every attack the critter makes.

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Had a teammate run surveillance on a /nin enemy today:
Hide is giving +2000% damage
Kuji-in Rin is giving 2500 Mag of status protection

Every sperm is sacred in my pants (Monty Python)
Enormous [censored] in my pants (Da Vinci's Notebook)
Silent Steeples in my pants. (Dispatch)
About an hour ago in my pants (OAR)

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Be aware, that the new patch on test server will make this pretty much obsolete, if you are going for merits. See Link .

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Actually it won't, that change is only for the last mission of a TF.

From the Test patch notes (emphasis mine):
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Failing a mission that is the final (or only) mission of a story arc, task force, strike force or trial may result in reduced rewards.

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I may as well post my build here:

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.4006
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Cerulean Watchman: Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Force Field
Secondary Power Set: Archery
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Power Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Deflection Shield -- RedFtn-Def:50(A), RedFtn-EndRdx:50(3), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx:50(3), RedFtn-Def/Rchg:50(23), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg:50(46), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(46)
Level 1: Snap Shot -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(5), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(7), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(7), Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(9)
Level 2: Aimed Shot -- Apoc-Dam%:50(A), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(9), Apoc-Acc/Rchg:50(11), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(11), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg:50(13), Apoc-Dmg:50(13)
Level 4: Fistful of Arrows -- Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng:50(A), Det'tn-Dmg/Rng:50(15), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(15), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg:50(17), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx:50(17)
Level 6: Insulation Shield -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx:50(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg:50(19), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg:50(19), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(21), RedFtn-Def:50(21), RedFtn-EndRdx:50(46)
Level 8: Swift -- Flight-I:50(A)
Level 10: Blazing Arrow -- Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(23), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(25), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(25), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(27), Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(27)
Level 12: Dispersion Bubble -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx:50(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg:50(29), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg:50(29), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(31), RedFtn-Def:50(43), RedFtn-EndRdx:50(48)
Level 14: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(A), Numna-Heal:50(39), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(39), Numna-Heal/Rchg:50(40), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg:50(40), Numna-Heal/EndRdx:50(42)
Level 16: Hover -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(A), LkGmblr-Def:50(31), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(31)
Level 18: Fly -- Frbd-Stlth:50(A)
Level 20: Explosive Arrow -- Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(A), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng:50(33), Det'tn-Dmg/Rng:50(33), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg:50(33), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx:50(34), FrcFbk-Rechg%:39(48)
Level 22: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod:50(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg:50(34), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc:50(34), P'Shift-End%:50(37), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg:50(37), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg:50(37)
Level 24: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Def:50(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(36), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(36)
Level 26: Repulsion Bomb -- Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng:50(A), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(36), Det'tn-Dmg/Rng:50(42), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg:50(42), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx:50(43), FrcFbk-Rechg%:50(45)
Level 28: Tactics -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 30: Assault -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 32: Force Bubble -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 35: Aim -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 38: Rain of Arrows -- Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg:50(A), Ragnrk-Dmg:50(39), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx:50(40), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg:50(43), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(45)
Level 41: Power Build Up -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 44: Temp Invulnerability -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(45), Aegis-ResDam:50(48), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(50), Aegis-EndRdx/Rchg:50(50), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(50)
Level 47: Detention Field -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 49: Repulsion Field -- FrcFbk-Rechg%:50(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
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[u]Set Bonus Totals:[u]<ul type="square">[*]12.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)[*]12.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)[*]12.5% DamageBuff(Fire)[*]12.5% DamageBuff(Cold)[*]12.5% DamageBuff(Energy)[*]12.5% DamageBuff(Negative)[*]12.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)[*]12.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)[*]3% Defense(Smashing)[*]3% Defense(Lethal)[*]4.58% Defense(Fire)[*]4.58% Defense(Cold)[*]8% Defense(Energy)[*]3% Defense(Negative)[*]8% Defense(Psionic)[*]3% Defense(Melee)[*]19.3% Defense(Ranged)[*]14.9% Defense(AoE)[*]35% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[*]29% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*]6% Enhancement(Heal)[*]13% FlySpeed[*]91.6 HP (9%) HitPoints[*]13% JumpHeight[*]13% JumpSpeed[*]MezResist(Held) 3.3%[*]MezResist(Immobilize) 6.6%[*]MezResist(Sleep) 4.95%[*]10.5% (0.18 End/sec) Recovery[*]48% (2.04 HP/sec) Regeneration[*]6.3% Resistance(Fire)[*]6.3% Resistance(Cold)[*]5.63% Resistance(Energy)[*]18% RunSpeed[*]5.5% XPDebtProtection[/list]


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With issue 13 live:
46% Defense Ranged
42% Defense AoE
Melee? There is no such thing as Melee.
47% Resist Smashing/Lethal

You can see the results in my Sig.

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Why Pain MMs btw? Set is weak IMHO compared to Dark or even /Traps depending how bad the ultimate nerfs are.

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Have you ever tried to kill someone with 75% resist all and +1600% regen?
Because that is what this entire group of MMs and their pets will running permanently.

Ah I forgot about the code implemented for Hammi, that could work then.

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* Change to a timed toggle power so that it can be turned off at will but is forced off if left on too long.
That would be an improvement.

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I believe this has been stated many times as being impossible with the game mechanics:

Toggle Powers work by pulsing their effect for short durations on their target. If the effect is to make the target unaffected by powers from another source then the toggle will not effect the target on the next tick allowing the effect to wear off. Leaving us with an enemy that due to Server Latency could affect others but would be Practically Immune to return fire.

However, if paired with this change:

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Make into a "reverse Personal Force Field". The enemy has high Defense and Damage Resistance but can't attack.

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It would be a possible and highly usable effect