Memphis_Bill

Make use of the wiki, grasshopper.

Two accounts. I don't really do anything special. Rares (typically) go into SG storage, much-used items (Luck Charms, for instance) in another, the rest I don't generally have to worry about. It's more recipes (X has this, I know Y can use it, gleemail it) that they come in handy with.

poking through a bit -

Move the endrdx out of the shields. They look overslotted to me.
Endmod in dwarf... remove, or better yet, run some candy canes while they're available and get the Winter's Gift 20% slow resist IO. Every bit helps.

And pretty much what Flea said.

How to make inflation a non-issue:

Auto-fill everyone's current INF to the 2 billion cap, and leave it there. All items will then *also* cost 2 billion, because it just won't matter. You'll bid, win, and instantly have 2 billion back. Admittedly you won't be able to claim your INF from the market, but we can just let the "sold" listing disappear... you'll have 2 billion anyway.


Too much?

Then use the market for what you want, or use AE, or wait for drops, or use A-merits. Use the alternate means provided. Might take more time than putting down a GetItNao price, yes.

(And yes, I *do* do this. If I think (insert piece of common salvage) is too high here - and when I'm seeing them at 50-100k each, and lower bids are *not* being filled, I think it is,) I run a short AE arc and burn the rolls on common salvage at the level I need. Get the part(s) I need, use some of the rest, dump the others for 5 inf a piece.)

Not against it - I'd just rather see one of the other, anciently mentioned EATs come out first. The Rikti storyline is covered pretty thoroughly already, after all. Between the Red Coral missions, Incarnates and all the little hints and bits and pieces in the game, I'd like to see the Coralax EAT come to tie all that together.

Crowd? Eh, maybe with masterminds.

Could've sworn someone made this suggestion not too long ago - still, no harm in nudging the zone in point over some.

... waaaay too many characters to go through bios and pick some.

You don't want to hear "because it's fun," and that - given some of the replies - is understandable (and vague.) I'm also not going to go with "looks," because if we ever get a degree of power customization, that argument goes right out the window.

First, you have to like the character. I don't care how strong or weak a powerset is, if you don't like the character, it's going to be a chore. (For instance, I've got a Bots/FF mastermind. Strong, hard to touch - and boring as hell. He rarely gets played, and nearly turned me off MMs permanently.) The character has to have a 'hook' for you, either through the character itself (RP, look, etc) or as a project (one of every AT to 50, a theme team, etc.) This will help get you through rough spots - and most ATs/powersets have them, either early on (tanks not being very tank-y,) the middle (MMs being very squishy late teens-early 20s,) or late (blasters leveling off and other ATs catching up in the 30s.)

As far as PBs specifically, you're always going to have your tools available at the same strength. You don't NEED something to die if you eat alpha on the first mob - your heal's ready to go, recharge aside. You always know you're going to have that same strength buff/attack/etc. You don't need to wait for something to die. Same's true with Light Form - some may not like its crash, but know full well I'm at or near the cap as soon as I hit it and am ready to go. (Plus, I find it amusing to beat stuff up from inside itself - no collision while in Light Form.)

You don't go in with part of your offense missing, or get twitchy waiting when the team pauses for something, compared to a 'shade's essences. (Not going into the relative comparison of the pets, of course - I think I made my point on *that* clear earlier.)

Related to that, you don't lose out as badly if you don't take Dwarf. The Peacebringer is more forgiving of you taking human form. Dechs goes on about his Warshade dwarf mire - but if you don't want to take dwarf, you're losing that buff. (And you can take the slots you'd fit in there and put them in other powers.) Given some of the form-changing lag/bugs (like, oh, the tray switching but the form staying thanks to animations,) this is definitely a plus. I'd prefer those bugs squashed, of course. But there's a reason he talks about the "MF" warshade and I mention all the form/formless variants.

Quantum Flight > Nebulous Form. Faster (near instant) activation, and of course flight.

And, again even though it was somewhat degraded in earlier comments (and by i13,) a PB is generally better off than a WS in PVP (barring fighting a Mastermind.) That goes for the 'shade's stuns, as well as the fact that teleport in PVP is utterly useless now as a travel power. If that floats your boat, at least. Plus, it's easier (IMHO) to get shivans as a PB, thanks to fly and those self-contained buffs. (Hover above at 60-65 feet, and shivans don't come out to attack.) Admittedly a bit specialized, but still.

I suggest the OP unsubscribe and wait until it does, so he doesn't waste any money.

First rule for playing dom - if you've played a controller, forget almost everything you do there.

You do damage.
You don't need to set up containment. You've got a whole secondary to do that damage with.
AOE Immobs are easier to put off. (At least for me.) You'll find other powers being more (or less) useful, or want them earlier (or later) than a controller.

Run the plant/thorn. I was - given the proper environment (when they stop on the ramps near Vince Dubrowski, bunching them up nicely) and a few purples - soloing the Scrapyarder spawns at 24-26. It's a blast. And more fun when you have your vines. That and my mind/fire (mostly ranged, there) are among my top "fun" characters to play.

And I'm not sure what miladys_knight is doing. Permadom is useful, sure, but I have exactly zero. Don't forget our damage got moved *out* of domination, we've got that all the time.

All right. Not sure about the replies you've gotten, but - well, one, this isn't really the place to ask for builds. Player guides = player posted guides (like the slew in my sig.) It's a good place to *search* for information, though.

If you want specific help with specific ATs, though, I'd suggest going to the specific AT's forums (Defender and Mastermind in your case.) Be a little more specific than "pro build," though.

Emp/dark/dark - ok, they can probably work with that right off the bat, though you should specify a few preferences (travel, etc.)

"Good MM" is just... really vague. Some are great at single target, some better with AOEs, some primaries and secondaries work really well together, some don't, and that's not going into playstyle (f'rinstance, I have a bot/FF. Powerful, reasonably. Safe, yes. To me, boring as hell. Nearly turned me off MMs all together. My bot/trap or Thug/Poison, though, I love.) Again, specify what you want and playstyle... in the mastermind forum.