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    I pvp sometimes with a WP/Stone/Earth Mastery tanker and like it was mentioned above teaming is the way to play the set. I slotted mine to have a perma 3086 HP and got aidself. Taunting in zone will keep your buddies alive, but make you the main target for spikes.
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    SD/SS build?

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    Originally Posted by Andferne View Post
    I'd go with Energy Mastery over Pyre if not just for the reason SS is a end hog (imo) so Conserve Power and Physical Perfection come in handy.
    I did what you suggested a while ago before I got accolades and io's and now I barely use conserve power unless I get a rage + hasten + tier 9 crash at the same time.
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    This may sound silly, but I had the same issue with deciding between ninja and zombies for a storm and I picked zombies for the Life Drain. I was able to heal myself with life drain and heal my pets with O2 boost.
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    Originally Posted by Golden_Pie View Post
    I think it's a great idea, kinda matches up nicely with MM Thugs too...

    I would do it something like this...


    Dominator - Riot Assault (All shot from a Rifle)

    1. Burst - Ranged (Single Target) -Def
    2. Pummel - Melee, High DMG (Single Target) Stun
    3. Slug - Ranged (Single Target) KD
    4. Heavy Burst - Ranged (Cone) -Def
    5. Swap Ammo
    6. Venom Grenade - Ranged (Targeted AOE) -Res
    7. Bayonet - Melee, Superior DMG (Single Target)
    8. Sniper Rifle - Sniper, Extreme DMG (Single Target)
    9. Hollow Point - Ranged High DMG (Single Target +DOT like blaze for bleed damage) range 50 ft
    I like that set up...

    Does any one think that it would be better if all the grenades are throw from the hand and not shot from a gun?
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    Originally Posted by Panikaze View Post
    First, why all shot from a riffle? The grenade animation is nice! Could put 2 powers shot from a riffle though, the long recharge ones.


    I think shooting a grenade Launcher would fit the set.

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    But that set lacks something unique. First, Pepper spray being target AoE makes no sense, it'd be a short ranged cone, why not put a Laughing Gas as AoE control? It can be either a stun or a confuse. Or some puke gas, It'd be nice to see all your enemies pucking while you kick their faces.
    I was thinking of making the rifle shoot a 3 round burst of Pepper Paint Balls as a Targeted AoE...


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    Sleep and Smoke, as it was said, are completely skipable, they could be merged into the same power as well. Sleep GRenade: Ranged AoE Sleep with -perception and -to-hit, with a highter recharge.
    Good to have powers that fit the theme and cant have every power that is amazing or the set will be Overpowered.

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    Plants have a healing tree, Illu is completely unique, grav has wormhole, that opens room for a new unique power here as well. What about "Riot Shild Support"? You summon three police officers with Riot shield in front of you, they are immobile and has an wide PBAoE taunt aura. They don't fight back but as long their last, all attacks as drawn to them. (It's like an immobile, phantom army with no damage to make up for the damage on the rest of the set.) These guys could even have a cone shield bash to knockback people away from them, avoiding the enemies to walk around and hit on their back.
    I do like the Riot Police Officers; however it has to be a villain set also and officers are not villainish.
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    Changed the order and types of some of the powers.

    Controller/Dominator - Riot Control (All shot from a Rifle)


    1. Bola Grenade – Ranged (Single Target), Foe Immobilize
    2. Tear Gas – Ranged (Single Target), Foe Hold
    3. Wide Area Web Grenade – Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Immobilize
    5. Sleep Grenade - Ranged (Targeted AoE), Sleep
    4. Smoke Grenade - Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe -Perception, -To-Hit
    6. Flash Bang- (PBAoE), Foe Stun
    7. Pepper Spray - Ranged (Targeted AoE), Choke (Hold)
    8. Riot Foam – Ranged (Location AoE), -Fly, -Jump, -SPD
    9. Summon Robot – Summon Backup Robot
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    Originally Posted by Local_Man View Post
    Uh . . . isn't that exactly what I said? Maybe I could have made it a bit clearer, but that was my intention. Tear Gas does not seem to fit as an Immobilize to me. It can be a hold.

    However, now that I think about it, I'd rather see something that wraps up a single target, like one of those nets that they shoot from a gun.

    Still, before this could be a decent set, it needs something other than a Sleep and an AoE -Perception as the 6th and 7th powers.
    How about shooting a Bola type grenade instead of a webnade?
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    Originally Posted by Local_Man View Post
    Hmm . . . Earth/TA, Ice/TA, Fire/TA, Plant/TA and Grav/TA all have two single target Immobs . . . and I seriously doubt two single target immobs is overpowered.
    How about making Tear Gas a Hold and Replace Cryo Freeze Ray with a Web Grenade (Single Target)? I just believe a control set needs a targeted AoE Immob.
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    Dark/Dark Blaster
    Dark/Dark Controllers
    Thermal/Fire Defender
    Ice/Ice Scrapper
    SR/BS Tanker
    Spines/Regen Brute
    Psi/FF Corruptor
    Dark/Dark Dominator
    Carnies/Rad Mastermind
    Fire/Fire Stalker
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    Originally Posted by RiverOcean View Post
    I like this. I think quite a few people have proposed "Natural" control sets. This is one my favorites by far. The assault set is great too. Most of these powers exist in the game in some form anyway.

    The pet could be a Merc or a Big Bot...which could be interesting as well.
    I think a Robot might be doable.
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    I swapped out Full Auto And replaced it with Slug to be more inline with other Dom Assault sets.

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    Dominator - Riot Assault (All shot from a Rifle)


    1. Burst - Ranged, (Single Target)
    2. Bayonet - Melee, High DMG(Single Target)
    3. Buckshot - Ranged, (Single Target)
    4. Heavy Burst - Ranged, (Cone)
    5. Targeting Drone or Swap Ammo
    6. Frag Grenade - Ranged, (Targeted AOE)
    7. Pummel - Melee, Extreme DMG(Single Target)
    8. Sniper Rifle - Sniper, Extreme DMG(Single Target)
    9. Slug - Ranged High DMG (Single Target) +Special
    3 single target attacks
    2 melee attacks
    1 targeted AoE attack
    1 cone attack
    1 snipe
    1 self buff power

    Used Ice Assault as a template

    3 single target attacks (Ice Blast, Ice Bolt, Bitter Ice Blast)
    2 melee attacks (Ice Sword, Ice Slash)
    1 AoE attack (Ice Sword Circle)
    1 cone attack (Frost Breath)
    1 self buff power (Power Boost)
    1 toggle slow power (I replaced with a snipe since most of the other sets have a snipe)

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    Changed the order and types of some of the powers.

    Controller/Dominator - Riot Control (All shot from a Rifle)


    1. Bola Grenade – Ranged (Single Target), Foe Immobilize
    2. Tear Gas – Ranged (Single Target), Foe Hold
    3. Wide Area Web Grenade – Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Immobilize
    5. Sleep Grenade - Ranged (Targeted AoE), Sleep
    4. Smoke Grenade - Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe -Perception, -To-Hit
    6. Flash Bang- (PBAoE), Foe Stun
    7. Pepper Spray - Ranged (Targeted AoE), Choke (Hold)
    8. Riot Foam – Ranged (Location AoE), -Fly, -Jump, -SPD
    9. Summon Robot – Summon Backup Robot
    Changed some of the primary powers and the order to have an easier flow.
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    Originally Posted by Talen Lee View Post
    Yeaaah, doms don't get nukes.
    That is why I didnt put one in the build. Full Auto does doesnt fall into the same catagory as a nuke since it has a fast recharge and doesnt have a end drop. I could seen Full Auto being switch with LRM Rocket.
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    Originally Posted by Local_Man View Post
    While folks want a gadget-based control set, this set seems kind of ho-hum. Nothing special about it other than the animations.

    First, I would change Tear Gas into the single target hold, and go ahead and use Web Grenade as the single target immob, but it needs damage.

    Sleep and Smoke? One of those should be something else, because both of those would be kind of skippable as two of the final 3 powers in the set. It just needs . . . something.
    With Entangling Arrow from TA that is a single targeting Immob, I dont think they should have a second single immob.
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    Originally Posted by Pyro_Master_NA View Post
    I like it, but as a dom set, backup would be like a Rougue Island Police, and we fight them as enemies, so I don't know how that would work out. Other than modifying that idea a little bit, it looks pretty good.
    Just make a new Mercenary Pet.
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    Originally Posted by trendee View Post
    Interesting idea.

    Ignoring balance ..
    Why would you use a flash grenade at your feet (pbaoe) =P
    I would think it would be a targeted aoe
    And how many pepper sprays have you seen that are aoe's? I think its more single target in reality. It shoots out like a hose, not like a mister.
    Maybe the control set could get a fire hose instead =]]
    I was thinking of shooting the Flash Granade Straight up kinda like the Peacebringer Pulsar Stun.

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    And how many pepper sprays have you seen that are aoe's? I think its more single target in reality.
    Pepper Spray Balls for a paint ball gun.


    Or just a Spray


    Looks like its an Area of Effects to me...lol
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    I placed this idea in the Dominator section and I decided to repost the idea here since it deals with controllers too.

    What do you think of this set and would you play it?

    Controller/Dominator - Riot Control (All shot from a Rifle)


    1. Tear Gas – Ranged (Single Target), Foe Immobilize
    2. Cryo Freeze Ray – Ranged (Single Target), Foe Hold
    3. Wide Area Web Grenade – Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Immobilize
    5. Riot Foam – Ranged (Location AoE), -Fly, -Jump, -SPD
    4. Flash Bang- (PBAoE), Foe Stun
    6. Pepper Spray - Ranged (Targeted AoE), Choke (Hold)
    7. Sleep Grenade - Ranged (Targeted AoE), Sleep
    8. Smoke Grenade - Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe -Perception, -To-Hit
    9. Police Dog or Backup – Summon Police Dog or Summon Backup
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    Just came up with an idea for a new set for Doms and Trollers. Tell me what you think and would you play this?

    Controller/Dominator - Riot Control (All shot from a Rifle)


    1. Tear Gas – Ranged (Single Target), Foe Immobilize
    2. Cryo Freeze Ray – Ranged (Single Target), Foe Hold
    3. Wide Area Web Grenade – Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Immobilize
    5. Riot Foam – Ranged (Location AoE), -Fly, -Jump, -SPD
    4. Flash Bang- (PBAoE), Foe Stun
    6. Pepper Spray - Ranged (Cone), Choke (Hold)
    7. Sleep Grenade - Ranged (Targeted AoE), Sleep
    8. Smoke Grenade - Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe -Perception, -To-Hit
    9. Police Dog or Backup – Summon Police Dog or Summon Backup
    Dominator - Riot Assault (All shot from a Rifle)


    1. Burst - Ranged, (Single Target)
    2. Bayonet - Melee, High DMG(Single Target)
    3. Buckshot - Ranged, (Single Target)
    4. Heavy Burst - Ranged, (Cone)
    5. Targeting Drone or Swap Ammo
    6. Frag Grenade - Ranged, (Targeted AOE)
    7. Pummel - Melee, Extreme DMG(Single Target)
    8. Sniper Rifle - Sniper, Extreme DMG(Single Target)
    9. Slug - Ranged High DMG (Single Target)
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    Dark Melee PvP

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    I have a Dark/EA/Soul Mastery stalker I made for PvE , but I tried him in RV a few times. I did ok while PvPing. AS is your bread and butter and it hits the same as any other stalker AS as long as they all are slotted the same. I really didnt get a chance to use siphon life since I was alway on the move, but I can see it being used in a duel.
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    Originally Posted by Fire_Minded View Post
    I know people dont much like hearing from me, but ehh *Shrugs*

    My veiw on it is that people will play hem, or not play them, reguardless of the side they choose to put them on.Ill be making a Plant/Thorn Dominator once GR comes out.Mainly because Redside is a bit under gifted in many areas.So its going to be Blue Side.

    I just think PvP will become rediculous when GR comes out to, and Doms will have to worry about Stalkers at that point as well.So im not going to be so upset the next time a Dominator 3 shots me in PvP...because they will have it comming to them soon enough.

    I hate Dominators in PvP way more then I do Stalkers.I have a half way chance agenst a Stalker.So ill be making a Stalker just to hunt Doms.
    In PvP VEATs will become more popular since they are the only AT able to see stalkers through all the layers of stealth and the Stalker Spotters will be common IMO (atleast I hope).
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    PvP Powersets Help

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    Elec/WP is my pvp set of choice.
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    I have been PvPing for a long time and my two favorites for PvPing are FA and WP, but for different reasons. FA has the quick heal and will help you survive and the Fiery Embrace will help any secondary increase damage. I like my WP because I have a perma 3166 HP and that helps me survive most alpha attacks. I just like to have AID self on my WP build for extra heals. I dropped RttC for PvP since it detoggles all the time.
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    I made a Elec/MM blaster and Drain Psych + Short Circuit = Drained Mob. This could be another route you can go if you are looking for an end drainer.
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    Originally Posted by Clouded View Post
    I haven't read the past few pages but I just wanted ot make one comment.

    When I play my brute in RWZ or Cimerora and a tank joins the team...it makes me happy. Why? I no longer have to worry about trying to maintain aggro, etc. Instead, I can now proceed to be the main purpose of my brute...to deal damage.

    Let the tanks have their survivability and aggro control. I'd much rather just bash things in the face when I play my brutes.
    Amen
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    Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison View Post
    You would be correct if they had some kind of taunt power, be it in the inherent or part of their powersets.

    Also, they were originally designed without bodyguard mode, so I am hard pressed to believe they were supposed to be tanks.
    Well I think they were made to take the Alpha attack and be the Meat Shields, but I do agree that taunting does make aggro management easier.
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    Masterminds are suppose to be the aggro magnets of CoV not brutes.