MisterD

As it says..just got the pistol as drop (pretty) and looking to swap it for the Sword

I dont know Rod..the RIP sets are so good, and important to MMs because they cant get anything else to buff those pets. It is not the same as your fire melee being unable to slot a FF proc compared to ss...because the fire melee can just slot other stuff, and at least get..something. The MM, in teh same case, is just stuffed and cant get anything else for his pets.
A similar thing..Blaster secondaries. Mental was the ONLY one with a regen/rec tool..I thought that was fair enough myself, but given the i24 changes, with all blaster sets getting a regen/heal/absorb/whatever power...HOW is that any different to people wanting a RIP slottable power in all mm primaries at least? (not counting ones like tornado in the secondary)

Nemesis Staff...for..you know..STAFF Mastery. How was this missed when it came out? Maybe Blackwand too.

Not totally true...
While the +regen to yourself is not really worth it (having a low base hp), the +recovery totally is, since it is a LOT more often that you need more end. Also, the main idea in boosting the end mod is to help drain targets. With one or 2 end mod slotted, you can pretty much flatline a whole mod in 5 seconds, and KEEP then that way. Combined with all the other end draining in elec..it is great.
So yes..slot end mod in CA when you can.

Totally agree with this. It is, or should be, just obvious. In fact, it is so obvious to me, that when I was playing my petless MM up (dont ask) I went out and got him a few of the ATO set, without checking, since I just assumed, that being an attack power form the correct AT..I could use the ATO. But oh no..cant have that..in spite of teh first set having so much recharge in it..which is wasted on pets!

You just cant argue with stupid people..the arguments they make are stupid, and people with half a brain find that it is hard to SEE their point..then they just beat you from having more experience..at being stupid.

DFB is good fun. The pacing of it, that is, WHEN you lvl up, it basically spot on. Before the AV fights, before each section. Not to mention the temp powers are awesome as a lowbie.

Not counting Twinshots arc (which can be a bit hard to run with a big team..all those talkies) and those 2 new contacts in steel, the amount of pre 20 content I actually LIKE..well. I cant really like of any. The hollows, revamped or not, is still just not right, and dont get me started on the damn Atta mission! How a cave THAT back, requiring you to clear or be able to stealth, is still in game..I just dont know.

But to comment on the above question Wendy posed..'Why arent you running ITF at 40?' I would say...because personally, I dislike doing a lvl '50' tf, when I am NOT 50. Sure, the xp is great, the drops can be spendy, good salvage. But really..if I was THAT worried about leveling up quick (after X amount of 50s) why would you do anything but farm? Bring me back to a PUG team I joined on virtue a few weeks back, lvl 41. I was actually lvl 44 myself...and I ended up being kicked, for daring to suggest that the lvl FIVEs on the team..were not helping (aside from veng bait).

Sure it can be nice to get on a lvl 50 ITF, as a pre 45 toon. But realistically..almost every lowbie I have seen on ITFs, freedom and virtue, spends more time dead, or hiding at the back 'pretending' to look helpful. THAT is why I dont want to do ITFS at 40. Sorry to digress a bit from the topic..
I like DFB! (Drowning in Blood..less so. The pacing is not as good)

Invasions are fun..but...can we at least have something different happen perhaps? How about a reverse Mothership Raid..where hordes of rikti come OFF the ship, and attack the Vanguard base? Or something.

More spaces, better paragraphs, less ROLFing, more specific questions as to what you want help with..and I am sure people can offer ideas. As it is..your wall of text (and I use them myself) hurt my brain.

Basically...say what ATs you enjoy..try playing something you enjoy, from the start, instead of trying to force yourself to enjoy something you arent understanding.

Dark control is really good I found. I just finish a dark/fire off with trials. The pet is meh, but the aoe hold is flat out insane. because it is a patch, with a duration, it is oh..about 100 times more useful than single shot aoe holds, vs nasty mobs. It is always a huge (relative) debuff, so it does something vs AVs. With perma dom levels of rech, I can 'almost' stack it.

Thinking about it more...
I dont claim to be a dom expert, but I have a few. You said you made it grav psi for dps and holds right?

Grav is generally viewed as one of the least 'good' control sets, more so on doms, which dont really need the extra damage from propel and lift. Both those can still be nice soft control though. Wormhole is also..iffy. Now it fires with no aggro, which is great, but unless there is a wall handy, the scatter can be very annoying ( unless that was the idea). Dim Shift..I REALLY like now..you can do some really neat tricks with it..BUT its still teeth grinding when some idiot complains without seeing what your doing.

I have not used the psi set myself..but I dont think it is amazing damage? Maybe someone can chime in..but I heard after PSW got nixed..the set lost some shine. Also, the pbaoe is a danger on a squishy dom. And most of the trial mobs heavily resist psi..Just some more things to consider.

Back to trial tips..the BIGGEST thing I can suggest is..do not be spammy with your aoe immob. Now I am sure some people have it procced out and get some nice damage out of it..but I think thats a bit silly with an entire damage secondary at your fingertips. Also, and this applies to any team, I see so many doms and trollers lead with an aoe immob..and get flattened by the return fire. Even MORE so if the mobs are +4 bosses. Not to mention, it locks mobs down in their spread out positions..making aoes less helpful.

Hold off with your aoe immob (my doms dont even have them) and let some helpful meatshield (even better if its a silly ss fire who you can veng off) get their attention, then lock em down.

I always enjoy playing my doms on the trials. If you are playing a combo with some nice aoes, or aoe mezzes, it can be really fun with so many targets about. Well..until you accidently piss way to may off of course!
Can also be fun working out little tricks to do in the various trials with control/dom sets. Such an bonfires to clear terminals in keyes, wormhole for the same, even better on TPN. TK to hold back ambushes on baf, mass hypnosis to make crate soloing a breeze on lams..so many nifty things

Oh, as for confuse and sleep..if its a ST sleep or confuse, dont bother using it on an AV, even the Greater Dev ebs in underground..need 2 hits with confuse and in general, is not worth the time (unless your are split off in a small group etc). Aoe sleeps are great, with domination up, st confuses are excellent for Hard bosses in mobs..vickies, warwalkers, heavy commanders (so when they nuke, it wont hit anyone) those pesky Sybils on lambda.

Just get a feel for how much quicker your mezzes last, vs 54 stuff, instead of the more usual +1/3 mobs you get playing up to 50.

Doing this now. Minor Spoilers..

















Just did the mission where your rescue James (blueside). Seeing the three arachnos was scary..and fun. Then it was just flat out perfect to have penny and syn (are they always teh same, or random 2?) come charging in. To me..THAT is that the Freedom Phalanx should be about..them busting in to 'save the day', even if I didnt actually need it. This was just so much cooler that the utter pack of nubs the first SSA made them all out to be.
Good stuff.

Oh, changed my mind. A huge black mark for giving us a mission WAAAAY out in talos. Given how many other missions in the game have you taking a truck from the 'city' area and heading out to a location..why oh why?

Oh..gold star again. Fighting Lilitu is awesome! So many people dont even know she is around. A cute succubus, and she wants to play with me!

I think they should be looked at. Even if it was just a less drastic crash. Also, some tier 9s losing all hp as well, while others just lose HP...not fair at all. It would be like if some Nukes drained all your hp too...even if it can seem that way already!

Havent done this yet!
Im doing part 1 again, on another toon. I MUCH prefer the story, and writing to SSA mk1. Even just the way the dialogue choices actually change stuff..like with teh Clockwork King

Is it just me...or did anyone else see the thread topic and think "Hey, that sounds like a Dug thread!"?

Oh thats true..as Claw said..tough and weave. Hasten..hmmm. Theres only 2 powers in Stj/Shield that really are helped by hasten. And the end crash can be a pain..I tend to like having a static attack chain..always knowing how fast I can click buttons

For teh sets..red fortunes are good and cheap (usually) for rech, range def, and some other stuff. Shield is a Positional def set (melee/range/aoe) so it is generally best to find sets giving that as the primary Defence bonus (instead of say..Kin COmbats being Smash/Lethal with melee as the minor value) so Oblits are good too (you can get one in sweeping corss, another in shield charge).

Agreed...if you have a big, or scary 'presence' what makes more sense than a taunt?

Thinking about melee sets..EM is the only one that seems to get WORSE as you lvl up, at least for me. As a lowbie you can use energy punch and bonesmasher quite well, and everyone ELSE having few attacks means you actually..get some kills! But later, when other sets get there lightning rods and throw spines and footstomps..you get 2 attacks than take forever to animate and recharge. Lovely.

Just wait till incarnate powers! Then at least you get a decent aoe and can kill stuff. Unless..you accidently hit et or tf BEFORE using your own Judgement..and now 5 have just hit that spawn..

I could be wrong..but I dont think active defence is perma with just 2 SOs.

Also..an IO build of LESS than a billion? That is hardly a compromise..if you have half a brain when it comes to getting your stuff. I dont think ANY of my builds cost near that much. Decent play with a decent build beats pl'd fool with purples, everytime..just go watch nearly all teh SS/Fire brutes on trials.

Basically..the build you have showing, but add sets. Numi and miracle unique, at least the steadfast +def, throw in the Kismet +acc, perf shifter too. Then focus on getting your def to around 45%. Once your near that, then see if you can squeeze in any more before you impact on other areas.

Note..all those uniques are EASILY obtained by simply become a Hero/Villain, and running all the SSAs + a few days of tips. Wont cost you a thing.