PC_guy

ugh...FF?

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Blaster shuts off AV regen with drain psyche.

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umm no?

DP is -250 regen which is half that of LR which is -500. it helps but in no way shape or form shuts off regen.

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Super Strength - accept for foot stomp all punching

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hurl?

give defenders thermal/ and /fire then we'll talk about ANOTHER new melee set

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And maybe we would get some purples out on the market again.

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hai

they are the whole reason i play this game

even with the -range in taunt?

depends on what kind of damage. if your talking AoE farming damage probably spines scrappers would be your best bet or even and archery and/or fire/mm blaster combo. but for single target AV i would probably say something like a BS/SR and rad/sonic combo would be best.

Ive got two builds in the works for a new PvP toon. one is a psi/dev blaster and the other is a BS/regen and im curious as to which one would be more viable. ive played a psi blaster in PvE and its underperformance made me not want to make another one although if it is as viable in PvP as people are saying it is i can overlook the lack of PvE ability. any thoughts?

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TW is the only reason i still play this game

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Is this a joke or just an overdramatization?

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yes

this is a build i've been working on for a week or two. this would be a respec build for a PvP oriented build. I've never really mad a character specifically for PvP and i really wasnt sure what to slot for so i figured recharge was a good place to start. any comments would be greatly appreciated
thnx,
PC

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
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Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Psychic Blast
Secondary Power Set: Devices
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Cold Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Psionic Dart -- Entrpc-Acc/Dmg(A), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Entrpc-Dmg/Rchg(3), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Entrpc-Heal%(5), Dmg-I(43)
Level 1: Web Grenade -- GravAnch-Immob(A), GravAnch-Immob/Rchg(25), GravAnch-Acc/Immob/Rchg(27), GravAnch-Acc/Rchg(27), GravAnch-Immob/EndRdx(29)
Level 2: Mental Blast -- Entrpc-Acc/Dmg(A), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx(7), Entrpc-Dmg/Rchg(7), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), Entrpc-Heal%(9), Dmg-I(43)
Level 4: Telekinetic Blast -- Entrpc-Acc/Dmg(A), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx(11), Entrpc-Dmg/Rchg(11), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), Entrpc-Heal%(13), Dmg-I(43)
Level 6: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(15), RechRdx-I(15)
Level 8: Will Domination -- Entrpc-Acc/Dmg(A), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx(17), Entrpc-Dmg/Rchg(17), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19), Entrpc-Heal%(19), Dmg-I(45)
Level 10: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 12: Targeting Drone -- AdjTgt-ToHit(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(21), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(21), AdjTgt-EndRdx/Rchg(23), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx(23), GSFC-Build%(25)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Clrty-Stlth(A), EndRdx-I(45), Zephyr-ResKB(45)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(29), RgnTis-Regen+(31)
Level 18: Psychic Focus -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(31)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(33), EndMod-I(33)
Level 22: Cloaking Device -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(33)
Level 24: Combat Jumping -- Krma-ResKB(A)
Level 26: Scramble Thoughts -- Amaze-Stun(A), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun(36), Amaze-Stun/Rchg(36), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg(36), Amaze-Acc/Rchg(37)
Level 28: Super Jump -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 30: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(40)
Level 32: Tactics -- AdjTgt-ToHit(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(40), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(42), AdjTgt-EndRdx/Rchg(42), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx(42)
Level 35: Vengeance -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(37), DefBuff-I(37)
Level 38: Gun Drone -- Entrpc-Acc/Dmg(A), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Entrpc-Dmg/Rchg(39), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Entrpc-Heal%(40), Dmg-I(50)
Level 41: Snow Storm -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 44: Hoarfrost -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(46), RechRdx-I(46), RechRdx-I(46), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(50)
Level 47: Smoke Grenade -- DarkWD-ToHitDeb(A), DarkWD-Slow%(48), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(48), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/Rchg(48), DarkWD-Rchg/EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Hibernate -- RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance
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[u]Set Bonus Totals:[u]

[*]6% DamageBuff(Smashing)[*]6% DamageBuff(Lethal)[*]6% DamageBuff(Fire)[*]6% DamageBuff(Cold)[*]6% DamageBuff(Energy)[*]6% DamageBuff(Negative)[*]6% DamageBuff(Toxic)[*]6% DamageBuff(Psionic)[*]3% Defense(Smashing)[*]3% Defense(Lethal)[*]3% Defense(Fire)[*]3% Defense(Cold)[*]3% Defense(Energy)[*]3% Defense(Negative)[*]3% Defense(Psionic)[*]3% Defense(Melee)[*]3% Defense(Ranged)[*]3% Defense(AoE)[*]11.3% Max End[*]73.8% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[*]48% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*]18.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints[*]Knockback (Mag -8)[*]Knockup (Mag -8)[*]MezResist(Confused) 13.8%[*]10.5% (0.18 End/sec) Recovery[*]50% (2.52 HP/sec) Regeneration[*]5.04% Resistance(Fire)[*]5.04% Resistance(Cold)[*]2.52% Resistance(Energy)[*]2.52% Resistance(Negative)[/list]

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My personal observation after 3+ years and playing every AT with a very wide array of powersets is that blasters are the ONLY AT that can struggle at what they are designed to do without outside help

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they dont struggle and even if they did, they arent the only AT that do. You could also argue that some scrappers struggle at their ability to do max damage, as well as some tanks being able to, well, tank.

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If we have reached the point where a character HAS to be IO'd then let's just say that and forget all this, but across the board what other AT has to ?

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I would say that nothing has to be IO'ed however, to do what you want to do and play at the level that your wanting(or from what it sounds like your wanting) it would have to be IO'ed. If your wanting the best survivability and best damage, theres no question you need to IO your character, but lets not start complaining that an non IO'ed toon isnt as good as an IO'ed one.

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I ask again- is it my imagination that blasters faceplant more than any other AT?


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yes

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To clarify- I think the word "broken" is too strong and I don't really think they're completely broken
Just threw that in there for a little humor

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didnt really work.

personally, i agree with snakebit that you've had a bad experience with your fire/fire and thats given you a skewed perception of the AT. change your tactics up a bit maybe change powersets and see if that helps.

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Sonic!

... do I need to read the original post?

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OMG man change! this would be like me running to the tanker forums and saying that they cant kill anything quickly after playing my taunt bot of a stoner. play something other than a fire/fire. or just something other than /fire. I just got my archery fully slotted for ranged defense and hes able to wall farm in cimerora like a boss. try /mm, i know you hate the animations but short of psi scream, you really dont notice them that much. fire/fire is at its best in PBAoE range and its very hard to be that close, stay alive, and still put out max DPS with some outside help whether it be insp, buffs, or h3alz0rs.

really though, blasters arent broken. I.E. kranik soloed the ITF with his fire/fire. i would provide the link but i cant seem to find it

psi/dev is pretty badass in PvP now. /devices is a great secondary for PvP and psi has always been fairly decent in PvP. as a PvE toon...not so much.

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Yeah dont blame you hell I'm not even in the channel and there are reasons for that... =P

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TW is the only reason i still play this game

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We've had several (probably BAB the most)

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Mod8?

LoL @ fire tank on an STF

and im sure i can be there, just broadcast on TW

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I just have to say...

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AV soloist?

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KINKY!

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Pwnz ----->

i thought everyone was leaving the game

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@Prophet when you get back no one is going to play, that you remembered.

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I'll be playing.

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are you ever not?

Psi in PvP? good
Psi in PvE? bad

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let me down.

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+2

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+3

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+ >9000

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Back when I played WoW... I remember pwning the crap out of everything that wasn't +10 to me. Then I somehow died in an elevator. Never lived that one down

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champions soon...and aion after that!

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<.<
>.>

...no...

*runs off to go play beta*

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You need to beat that child...

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