Mr_Right

(everything before the quoted part is just spouting how much he love s the game and thanks the Developers, probably in response to the negative feedback he's gotten in other threads)

I was in rare form on my Warshade and doing well in Siren's Call. I decide to pop Secondary Mutation before charging into a fight in Nova form, when I drop out of the sky because Rikti Monkeys can't fly. So I spend the next minute running from every person and NPC I see hoping I don't get one shot by... well... everything.

It's also possible that Cole is such a control freak BECAUSE he gave up control to the Well. Once he gave up his control, he may have become determined to not lose control to others again. Bit of a "close the barn after the horses get out", but people do things like this all the time.

Well I want to report back with my thanks! Thanks to the advice given in here, I managed to bring down a Thorn out on Monster Island while solo! I was hit a couple times, but thanks to the one shot prevention, I managed to survive to finish it! The biggest bit of help that worked for me was casting Phantasm a little before the Phantom Army dropped. The Decoy it summons is great at holding aggro!

So thanks again folks, I've accomplished one more thing on my list!

Ah, those are some good ideas, than you! Is there any idea how much GMs and Monsters resist -to hit? I know it's bound to differ, but if I'm packing -50%, how much of that might I expect to actually help? I'm curious because if it helps enough, it might be worth it to start looking into ranged defense.

@Local Man: I did look at your guide when I first started the idea of building an Ill / Rad, and my build is a modified version of it. I'll have to review it again and see else I can lift from it for my use, thank you. Yes, I'm missing damage in Phantasm right now because of the Knockback set, but that was done early on to conserve cash while getting a +7.5% Recharge and -3KB set bonuses, and my Alpha Slot choice is helping to cover the lack of damage slotted in it. Not that it seems to help much when Phantasm wants to run into melee and get all footstomped. I already have the Perma-PA with 205% Recharge, it's just the half second where I'm the target while re-casting that gets me. I suppose I'm looking more for technique then build on this question.

@Kotchie: Thanks for the breakdown of your system for hitting GMs. Do you find yourself re-casting Phantasm often (every time PA gets recast) or is behaving better for you? And do you lay off the attacks before PA needs resummoning to try and divert aggro to the Phantasm, or is that something I shouldn't bother with?

And one other thing, I was noticed that Consume isn't up as often as I'd like because like Kotchie, I have to manage my endurance so the toggles don't drop. Now the Alpha slot should help a little with that (yay extra End Mod) but I was looking for alternatives, and noticed that Mu Mastery has a Power Sink that's up every 120, and with my slotting that would keep me in the blue constantly. The biggest drawback to that is I lose Rise of the Phoenix (which i love both as a power and a slot mule) and my Single Target blast. Since my Confuse is now only two purples away from being fulling slotted, it wouldn't affect my recharge as much to go Mu, but I'm worried about the loss of Single Target damage. Any thoughts there?

So after casually purpling out my Warshade and finding it delightful to thrash +2/x8 missions, I've decided to try my hand at something a bit different. My Warshade can get stopped cold by AVs, and even the right EB can stunt my progress. With this in mind, I built an Illusion / Radiation Controller who has already bested most AVs at level 50.

My problem is in hunting Monsters. I can't seem to find a rhythm that works. I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice for bringing down those giant sacks of HP. I generally have the mechanics of how to do it, but I'm unable to pull it off. If anyone has any experience in this, I would love some pointers!

EDIT:

As an effort of goodwill, the following is my current (but not final) build for this character.

Click this DataLink to open the build!

I rather like the idea of adding the rating system as another column to the Team Search window. It would be a nice hassle free way to see if someone has a note, whether good or bad, without having to manually check every person I think about inviting to the team. It just helps team leaders make informed decisions on who they invite.

Well an ill / rad can get four Hold powers (Blind, Flash, Choking Cloud, EM Pulse) and five defensive powers (Superior Invisibility, Group Invisibility, Travel Pre-Requirement, Maneuvers, Vengeance) without getting gimped. I'm not sure which power sets would be best to get five holds.

I'm going off of memory here, but I know there is at least one stage where you not only have to defeat the Ghouls, but have to defend the PPD (or at least keep a certain number of them alive).

This isn't always as easy as it sounds, as the PPD tend to be minion rank facing multiple minions and LTs.

Ceiling Nemesis is watching you link to your own post.

It sounds more like Croatoa. I think that's the line they used when that zone went live, but I'm not 100% sure.

It's been a long time since I played and tested my arc, but I went in and revamped it to my liking. This means that while most of the feedback I've received from others in the past is still relevant (and incorporated) some of it isn't.

So to you, I submit my arc for a review. It's still a work in progress, so no stars is good with me, and any feedback you can give would be well worth it. Depending on your review, I mat go ahead and call it finished!

The arc is listed in my signature, so you can't miss it!

I call those 2-Star players, and they get a note so I know what they did later on.