Ob1Shinobi

Drop Repair and pick up Maneuvers. You already have Aid Other, which is superior in every way from my play experience (my first villain is a Lvl 50 Bots/FF).

I can't seem to find this combination anywhere and I need help. I've pieced together a build strategy (I am generally pleased with it) based off several wonderfully written guides (thanks to all who put the time into writing those). But I just hit 26 and I'm wondering what to pick up. I'm decked out with just SOs at the moment. I solo and team and can handle larger mobs of +1 and +2... mostly. Here is what I have...

* * * SHOCK SHARK * * *
Lvl 1 - Havoc Punch, Resist Physical Damage
Lvl 2 - Jacob's Ladder
Lvl 4 - Dull Pain
Lvl 6 - Temp Invulnerability
Lvl 8 - Thunder Strike
Lvl 10 - Hasten
Lvl 12 - Boxing
Lvl 14 - Tough
Lvl 16 - Build Up
Lvl 18 - Chain Induction
Lvl 20 - Weave
Lvl 22 - Unyielding
Lvl 24 - Super Speed
Lvl 26 - ?

This is what I have planned later...

Lvl 28 - Invincibility
Lvl 30 - ?
Lvl 32 - Lightning Rod
Lvl 35 - Tough Hide
Lvl 38 - Unstoppable
Lvl 41 - School of Sharks
Lvl 44 - Bile Spray
Lvl 47 - Arctic Breath
Lvl 49 - Summon Guardian?

So two slots to burn. Are either Resist Energies or Resist Elements something I should invest in? Anybody else have this combo?

My first toon when I started playing two years ago was an Energy/Devices. The Knockback provides some good mitigation along with Caltrops. If you plan on exclusively soloing, then Trip Mines are your best friend. Take some time, setup a dozen Trip Mines, throw done some Caltrops, pull an enemy, and bye-bye bad guy - even EBs and AVs.

That combo is pretty unfriendly for teams but I still pull him out for the Wednesday Hami runs on Guardian.

Best of luck to you!

Don't know if this is the right forum for costume-related issues but here it goes.

I'm trying to make a Syndicate Thugs/Pain MM that left the Syndicate and is now working with the PPD as a Loyalist in Praetoria. I think I'll fun with the concept. However, I do not have the option of Syndicate on either my sleeves or my pants as a Female body type. They are there, clear as day, for a Male and Huge (actually, Syndicate stripes are missing for sleeves on Huge).

So... I guess I'm just complaining at this point. Any chance the devs are already on this?

You can also type this once and a "BG" icon will show up in your Power tray...

/macro BG "petcom_all Follow Defensive"

I grabbed this from one of the guides a while back. If I could remember where I would certainly give that person credit.

I posted this in another thread...

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What are the chances of getting Munitions Mastery in the somewhat-near future?

I was excited for it when I saw "Blasters get Mastermind Patron Powers, and vice versa" in the patch notes (http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/pat...patch_not.html).

And my excitement continued when I saw Munitions Mastery listed on the Mastermind wiki page (http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Mastermind).

But the list above [the list was in that aforementioned thread] seems to mirror what I'm also reading on the Epic Powerset Proliferation page on the wiki (http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Epic_P..._Proliferation).

So, I'm a little confused but I suppose there isn't Munitions Mastery... yet.
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Don't yell at me for double-posting please. I'm just wondering and wanted to post the question (and didn't really need to hijack that other thread anyway). I mean, MMs have three primaries that are pistol/rifle based so pulling out a big gun to shoot freeze rays and missiles shouldn't seem all that weird. Right?

From this dad to you, back atcha man! I'm taking my kids to see my wife's dad and then going to my dad's for dinner. Hope all you dads out there enjoy your dad (and I will see ya'll tonight after the kids go to bed).

Oh I know. Last wave of Hami and *poof*!

I think I'll try out Victory and Freedom. Word on the street is that Freedom lags down with all the traffic. I'll test a hero and villain out on each and see how it goes. And definitely wait for free server transfers before I make a move.

Thanks for all the input and suggestions!

... and I've only ever known Guardian. Some of my SG mates suggest deleting old toons that don't get as much play (like my Sonic/Sonic Defender Michael Jackson tribute "Moonwalker Jackson" or my MA/SR Scrapper prez tribute "Barrack H Obama") but I can't bring myself to do it. I've already deleted a few "under 20s" toons to make space for a few slots that I want to save for when Going Rogue comes out.

I assume either Server Transfers or starting toons on a completely new server are my only two options. Any Guardian players out there have any server suggestions?

My son plays Champion and he has scads of toons on there already. So besides that I am open for anything.

If it matters, I'm in the Eastern time zone. I think Guardian is West coast. Wish I had known that going in... makes for some loooong nights sometimes

Doctor Obliteron, my Bots/FF Mastermind, hit 50 shortly after the Tuesday night Rikti Raids on Guardian (my first level 50 villain!) last night. He started out with Scirocco as his patron and I quickly snatched up Charged Armor. Then, somewhere along the way (I think because I thought a mace would look cool) I repec'ed and went with Black Scorpion. I naturally picked up the Scorpion Shield.

Now I'm at 50 and with Issue 17 have a freespec staring me down. I'm wondering if I would be better off with Mu Mastery. I have Def with my bubbles and can pick up extra Resist with Charged Armor. I can also lock down baddies with Electrifying Fences while my Assault Bot rips them (burns them, really) to shreds. Heck, I repec'ed out before trying Electric Shackles but a hold can't be too bad.

Or am I better off with Mace? What do you other MM's think?

After watching this thread and picking up on some good advice, I think I have a plan...

I'm dropping Slice, the Fitness Pool (Swift and Health), Revive, and Focused Accuracy

I'm picking up the Fighting Pool (Kick, Tough, Weave), Manuevers, and Tactics. I will stick with Physical Perfection *after* picking up Conserve Power. My thinking on sticking with Physical Perfection is that it will help with both Regeneration and Recovery in between fights. Conserve Power will help me push through those big, drawn-out battles.

My previous build was very general - it attempted to do a lot of things but wasn't great at any one of them. This new build will allow me to stand toe-to-toe more with foes during spurts of fighting. */Regen Scrappers recover and regenerate quickly, so a little cool-down between fighting large mobs isn't that big of a deal to me at the expense of being tougher *during* those fights.

Sound logic?

Umbral, I noticed that you skipped Slice (but great build BTW). Do you miss it? I like to hit Build Up, Whirling Sword, Slice, and then clean up. I also use it as a filler in my chain.

I suppose with the recharge bonuses, along with Hasten (which I've skipped), you don't have many gaps in your attack chain for it, eh?

There is a thought that surprisingly hasn't occurred to me. I've been so ingrained with the notion that the Fitness pool is always necessary (which in most cases I believe it is). And I've been so focused trying to strengthen my regeneration that I never thought to work on mitigation.

What would be the most obvious choice? Kick/Tough/Weave?

Point and laugh me!

I used my Freespec yesterday to switch up a few power choices for my level 45 Broadsword/Regen scrapper. She had the Weapons Mastery pool but was running into Endurance issues. Targeting Drone was nice but I didn't really use Caltrops as I thought I would. I also had an IO set that I wanted to use somehow and needed an extra attack power (if only to use as a mule).

So I dropped Revive, picked up Slash (slotted with my IO set), picked up Focused Accuracy, and then grabbed Physical Perfection. Stamina problems, see ya later! Or not...

So does Physical Perfection pretty much suck?

Or a better question would be, am I stupid? I have/had Swift and Health already. Why didn't I just use my power pick at 44 to pick up Stamina?

Time to burn my vet spec?

RttC is a toggle, right? But is it a toggle that runs all the time? Based on what I've read it offers regeneration bonuses based on the number of foes around you (with diminishing returns) and that sounds awesome. However, does it do this only after you fire it?

If I leave it toggled do I get the bonus on some type of timed interval?