Midnight_Tempest

What he's getting at, in case you don't already know, is that Warwolves are bad Snow Storm anchors. They have this habit of barreling down a hallway with Snow Storm on, and aggroing half the mission to you. Just watch them carefully if you don't have a better SS target.

"Skippable", and I emphasize the quotations, as I love some of the things that you don't "need": Gale, Tornado, Thunderclap. Why? Gale's functionality can usually be handled by Hurricane (once you have it), it's largely useful in late levels for immediately moving a mob from point A to point B without Hurricane. Tornado is a love-hate power, wonderful in AVs but often sees very little use in teams barring significant -KB or a very clever Stormie (regular use is perhaps not advisable for someone new to Storm, but learn the power and you will love it). Thunderclap, alone, just feels largely irrelevant on a Stormer; it will not disorient anything above a minion, and you simply don't need the mitigation with all the rest the set can leverage.

Must-Haves: O2 Boost, Freezing Rain, Snow Storm, Steamy Mist, Hurricane, Lightning Storm. Why? O2 Boost has lots of utility beyond its heal (read the detailed information, it's impressive), Freezing Rain is one of the single most powerful simultaneously offensive and defensive powers in the game, Snow Storm slow caps mobs in conjunction with FR and allows certain pulling methods, Steamy Mist is Stealth and significant Resistance rolled into one, Hurricane is one of the most powerful positioning tools in the game, and Lightning Storm is both superb damage and strong soft control.

Slot-Whores: Lightning Storm, Tornado (if you take it, and playstyle-dependent), Thunderclap (same story as Tornado), Freezing Rain (if you want a lot of procs), O2 Boost (if you want a recharge bonus). Nothing else should require more than four (4) slots unless you really want to either proc the power out or leverage an aspect a certain way.

Moderate Slotting: See above. Minimal slotting imaginable is Snow Storm, sufficient endgame with the default slot. Gale (if taken) is also sufficient with the default slot, but likes a second slot to overcome its inherent accuracy penalty.

One-Slot Wonders: See above. There are low-slot powers, though I wouldn't use the term "wonder".

Pick One: Covered above sufficiently.

Cheating with Slots: Gale (Not fancy, but 2nd Acc is nice), Steamy Mist (it's technically a Res power, but you can slot it as a defense and go for soft-capped Def), Freezing Rain (procs, especially the Achilles' Heel -Res, are beautiful here), Lightning Storm (any damage proc, especially the Devastation: Chance for Hold, is amazing in this power.

Avoid: Slotting Numina unique into O2 Boost, slotting Force Feedback -Recharge into Hurricane or Gale, slotting KB proc into Thunderclap, slotting Accuracy into Tornado (unavoidable sometimes if going for bonuses, but Tornado is auto-hit).

Edit: For one of the most complete references on Storm - especially for someone new to the powerset, check out Draggynn's guide here: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=225992 (I know you still haven't added the section on Lightning Storm, but it's too GOOD for me not to reference).

I should have clarified that I have no problems using Tornado for damage while either soloing or cornering mobs on a team. I was worried that the OP was going to treat Tornado as part of the standard damage arsenal on a team, which will typically catch flak without some form of -KB or first cornering the mob. As you say, it is a situational power - I just didn't want him treating it like Fireball.

Edit: I just noticed you said you couldn't find an up-to-date Storm guide. Hopefully Draggynn won't mind me directing someone to his, it's very good:
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=225992

I've had similar gripes with Hurricane over the years, but it's something that I either deal with or I turn off Hurricane for that mob. I would really like Hurricane to have an adjustable radius, so that I could shrink it to only debuffing/repelling things I literally run into, or expand it to its current size at will - and variants in between.

This, I do not agree with at all. Hurricane's function changes in standard groups. Its positioning power becomes more relevant than the -ToHit functionality, as you can stand behind mobs to block runners, or use the edge of the 'cane to push new clumps either into the deathball or into the taunt aura (often found in the deathball). At minimum, Hurricane retains its usefulness for keeping large groups inside of FR.

I would go so far as to say that Roots removes what is often the only annoying factor when trying to position a mob with Hurricane: that the power sometimes will launch a mob over the spot you're trying to move it to. It seems to have a particular love for doing this when moving any mob upward at an angle.

I haven't IO'd out my Stormer yet, so I haven't had a chance to check how things behave (or don't) in LS. If I read this correctly, damage procs can fire on me when I summon LS? That would make for some scary roulette if I'm low on health.

I'm tagging the post to read through later, because I noticed some things that would benefit from extra clarity or additional information (i.e. Granite's dislike of non-Teleport travel powers, as another poster mentioned). If you're going to tell someone that they can cap a particular resist, but it's going to cost them 1-2 billion (or what have you) in a PvP IO, I think that warning could be appreciated.

Thank you, I'm laughing so hard I'm crying.

"Psst! We can SEE you!"

This concerned me as well. If you're planning to do any tanking for teams, be aware that RttC is nothing like Invincibility when it comes to holding aggro. You will want Taunt significantly sooner than 30 for team play, or you're going to have a lot of trouble holding threat (and keeping some teams going).

Taking a quick glance through:

1.) You have two Miracle pieces in O2 Boost, I'm assuming for the Recovery bonus. You then have a standard Healing IO (Miracle has a Heal piece that you didn't use). If you want to use three slots, you may as well throw in the Miracle Heal piece for a HP bonus.

2.) You can cut at least one Expedient Reinforcement piece out of Tornado. If you want the Recharge bonus from the 4pc, that's fine. However, Tornado is auto-hit, so you can cut at least one of the Accuracy pieces. I don't necessarily agree with a damage proc here, but it depends on what you're fighting.

3.) You're using two standard Endmod IOs in Stamina (could fit in a Performance Shifter +End proc).

Beyond that, I don't see anything egregious where I can't say that I'd be trying to build your Stormie how I like to play the set.

What you believe you read was not my intention, and since amused frustration lacks a font, it's not easy to convey in text.

You seem to be hung up on the idea that I deliberately attacked a friend of yours, and are using that as an excuse to be progressively venomous. I laughed at a faceless suggestion that all the people who could be useful in a MoKeys would fall into stringent set of requirements X/Y/Z.

I completely understand what the comment was searching for in team composition, I simply don't agree with it. I agree that people who meet those requirements are more likely to result in a successful run, but not with the connotations of exclusion.

Don't have healing/t3 Rebirth? Ok.
Next question: can you stay close to someone familiar with the trial?

If forced to choose between such a person and someone with all of their incarnate work done, in a vacuum, I would choose the person with the incarnate work completed. I'm just not willing to utterly ignore the idea that someone new is also someone useless, I haven't found that line of reasoning to be nearly as accurate as its converse.

You're confusing an attack on the message with an attack on the messenger. I have nothing against you or your friend, and I agree that a MoKeyes run needs significant healing. I did not agree with the exclusion of people who either weren't an Empath or didn't have a t3 Rebirth power, because it overlooked the most important facet of attempting the run: that someone be a decent player.

To claim that I'm somehow mad because I "couldn't get in on a good team" is just silly. I get in on a good team when and where I want to do something. I can't remember the last time - if ever - I was denied an invite on the basis that I wasn't a healer or didn't have power X (be it to a trial or whatever). However, seeing such requirements being thrown around irrespective of the core goal of a team irks me.

Because having a level shift to 53 and a t3 Rebirth power utterly preclude the possibility of that player being a complete moron who can't avoid the green beam. Wanting Mo(Insert TF) doesn't make someone less dumb for overlooking the obvious. Hell, I've lost count of how many times I've seen a Master run missed specifically because Mr. IHAVESHINY stood in the avoidable death mechanic.

I could, watch:

Tornado should be Knockup. Such a buff is necessary and will not noticeably increase the performance of the Storm Summoning Powerset.

Honest.