Mr_Louisiana

I also want to make a /storm. The crazy things it can do to mobs is something I always wanted to do. 1x8 or 2x8 and throw a big ole tornado and cause some havoc would be fun.

I want to make a /ff mm. I want high defenses. Which primary will give me the higher damage out of the 3? I will be taking assault and probably some personal attacks since ff is pretty much bubble and forget. I know I wont be a dps powerhouse with ff secondary but I want to survive alot of stuff without constant buffing and micromanagement. I want to concentrate my time on positioning my pets and doing my own damage. I know bots shields stack with mine, so they'll have the most defense probably. Thugs im not sure about. Demons have resist so it will stack with the defense. So is having lots of defense better than multilayered defenses? Can I get a build that will work nicely with my prefs. Fly power, assault, few personal attacks like the whips, good defenses, and putting slots where they need to go. Thanks

When upgrading your pets with the first/second upgrade powers do you have to activate it on each pet separately or do they all upgrade if there by you? Im old school and just came back to game. You had to do it all separate but I just read a post that said otherwise. The upgrade animation only shows on selected pet so I assumed it was only on that one.

I was wondering which powersets and pools to pick to get soft cap defence 45% and resistance to s/l to 90%? Ill be using mostly so's, so its likely I can't reach either but which combo will get me close. I haven't played defender in years and just came back to the game for i21. Im open for suggestions. Incarnates are out as is so's. I just want to be tough while im out there buffing, debuffing, and killing .

I see all around, best combo for bots is /traps. I see traps has the -regen for av's but what else does it bring to the table that makes it better than others? Force field has awesome defense bubbles and is team friendly... add in assault and everyone gets dmg boost. Sonic adds layered resistance and defence along with debuffs/buffs on its own. Thermal has heals and buffs. Dark has -tohit, a heal, and lots of debuffs. I just don't see why its always recommended to be the best combo with bots. Can someone enlighten me

That seems right up my ally lol. I know the goal is to not get hurt alot but I love heals to fall back on and since im not taking many attacks I need something to do So buffs, debuffs, 2 heals that's hard to beat. Anyone else have a suggestion? What does sonic bring to the table? I know it has resists to stack with its own.

Welcome to the fun house ... the demon fun house!!!

I love demon summoning. Its pretty awesome those little buggers run around happily doing your bidding.

I have currently the dark secondary and to say the least it isn't my cup of tea. I like debuffing but everything activates so slow and the heal leaves alot to be wanted.

What im looking for is a secondary that has possibly a single and aoe heal that doesnt need an enemy target to use. I want to buff my boys and debuffy my many foes. Ill be soloing alot and using mainly so's with some hos hopefully in the future. Is there a secondary that does all that? If not I hear sonic and thermal pairing is good with demons ... why are they so good and do they have what im looking for.

Hope to hear from all the pet experts.

How's electricity/electricity with so's only? Looks like a good combo. Damage aura and lots of end draining for groups.

That does seem like a good offensive combo for a tanker. Might be what im looking for. Awsome survive and decent damage with the damage aura. I been playing a SR/MA tanker to lvl 17 so far. He got to defensive cap with melee and ranged very fast but damage is pretty low. I think i'll make one of those SD/Ma characters and see what he can do. I never played a shield character yet so should be fun.

Can you even get to 90% resist and soft cap defense 45% with a brute while only using So's? Im betting no. So if only using so's the amount of defense/resist I can get will be pretty close on both At's. Anyone have any experience with this?

I like surviving. I played some brute combinations and while they do good I really don't like their buildup mechanic a whole lot. I can never get it past 50 percent or so.
How much different are scrapper and brute survivability giving the same secondaries? I really like invul and willpower. Shield I haven't tried yet but been hearing good things.

I understand that brutes are capable of going more damage but that build up sucks. I want more steady damage output.

Im only using so's also as ill be dropping to premium soon Thx.

I've read many guides and posts on forums. I want to make a character that will be good at surviving and decent at damage. I know that tankers get higher defense and resist numbers than brute/scrappers. I will be going to premium account soon and will only use SO's.

Given the SO only builds can brute/scrapper survivability be near tankers if there specced towards defense. Or will tanks be way beyond what they can achieve on so's.

This is all directed towards soloing mainly and team play on occasion. Im not looking to solo av's or anything just have fun and solo some stuff.

Just looking for some expert opinions.

Thanks for the info. Well im looking to solo mostly but of course there will be group play also on occasion when I don't have RL aggro. The reason I was leaning towards tanker is cause of the defense first approach. I don't need a ton of dmg I just want to walk up to a group of mobs shake hands and proceed to stomp on their faces lol.

Hi all returning player from way back in the day. When I played fire tankers could solo a whole zone and laugh while doing it. Oh how things have changed. I been messing around on scrappers and brutes but their lack of surviving a whole lot isn't great. Im sure if you invest crap loads of influence into them and deck them out it would be nice. Im vip for my free month for getting going rogue but will soon be dropping down to premium. So I wont be using any io enhancement in the build. I have been reading many guides and posts on different builds. Stone/ looks awesome for a tank but with all the negatives of granite so's wont help a whole lot. I had a regen scrapper and its way to clicky to survive for me. So that leaves invul, willpower, or super reflexes. They look really nice. Seems invul is better for overall resist and defense but wp has the regen to back it up and reflexes can get defense easily.

Which is easier to get the most survivability out of ,only using so's? Invul,wp,or sr? Im not looking to solo av's but most content before incarnate stuff.

I still want to kill stuff at a decent pace. I was leaning to /ss, /km, /ma is the ones I can think of. I like ss concept but having to wait till late level to get its only aoe is not cool.

Is there a secondary that anyone recommends? Im not a fan of fire or dark(can't remember if dark is a choice).

I want decent damage with great survivability. If any recommends something just give an explanation as to why. And would love any builds you think will work with only using so's. Keeping in mind im gunna solo alot because kid and wife aggro will keep me from playing any long periods of time uninturrupted .

How is electric secondary for late game. I really like the damage aura it gives off. I like claws/katana/broadsword/spines primaries alot. I have a katana/regen in the 30's and like him alot but regen is really lacking in damage reduction. Clicking alot and having to redraw my weapon over and over sucks lol.

Ok sounds good. I only needed 1 more token to complete level 5 awards. And unlock my mastermind and controllers. Now to get some character slots lol. 2 slots is junk. Hmmmm delete my only high level character or keep deleting my only other slot to make a new character its a hard choice hehe. I wish you could get slots another way besides paying for them.

Well I want to solo. I have kids and have to afk alot. I want to be able to solo up to bosses. Im only gunna use so's cause ill be going back to premium at end of cycle. I really like the willpower secondary. The only other I have tried is invul and super reflexes both are ok to me. I like the shield concept but not sure on a defense only set. Im not looking to solo avs lol just do most content solo with the occasional group. I like low level electricity secondary but not sure how it preforms late game.

I came back when freedom went live. My account start date was 2004. I had 12 reward tokens. I just bought going rogue cheap and got a free month vip. Got the 400 points but not the token. Just started the vip Saturday night on oct. 1st.

Hi all returning player from way back in the day. Haven't played since villans came out.

I needed some info on scrapper/brute primaries. Maybe a little info on each on what their best at. Which make good pairs with certain secondaries. Your favorite combos and why there good. Even some example builds cause the guides are so old and there's alot I don't remember. I love melee combat in coh and can't wait to hear everyones opinions.

Ok have some questions that I need answered along with some info.

1. When I upgraded to vip I didn't get a reward token when do I get 1?
2.if I drop back down to premium, do I still get reward tokens at all or do I have to spend money to get anymore.basically do you receive tokens if your not vip.
3. I love melee combat in city of heroes. With the guides almost all 3-5 years old now, are there any changes to basic builds that need to be addressed.
4. Can anyone compare the primary damage power sets for scrapper/ brute to other sets. Like who's is better single target. Which is better damage. Or just a breakdown of all the primaries. I have kinetic melee also, along with all the rest.
5. Is there anyway to get more character slots on an account other than buying them?
6. Any other info a old returning player should know?

Thanks for any help. Im a returning player from launch back in 2004. Lots have changed and I haven't played since villains came out.