Pericicle

Thanks for pointing that out. Someone else showed me this handy dandy table to show exactly what's going on with your damage boost.

http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Inherent#Vigilance

Ah HAH, that explains a couple of things. Thanks very much for that info!

Thanks for the replies, they're muchly appreciated!

I love it, I get a 'try a defender' in the corruptor side and 'try a corruptor' in the defender side. Someone pointed sonic out to me on the Defender side too, so I'm gonna give that a shot, even though I couldn't get the defender side buff to kick in. In a couple of tests, the Defender did exactly the amount of damage that the attack values predicted in the level slider. Corruptor damage was equal, too. Is there something wrong with the Defender innate ability, or does it not work in Praetoria?

Thank you all for your thoughtful comments! Lemme dive in here.

I hadn't considered Sonic. I never had because I didn't like the animation, but after playing around with the creator, I'm going to try a few levels of that. Seems like a great set that's not as...odd as it was before!

After playing around a bit last night, it seemed that the Lightning damage was greater than the others. I could one and two-hit minions, whereas with pistols I needed a few brawls in there to even the score. But the aoe damage of pistols is still something that seems decent.

Friend is playing Demon Summoning. I pondered the MM route and I haven't entirely ruled it out. I used to love MMs, but apparently my love of blasting has only increased, rather than decreased. We'll see what happens.

What I did notice was that there wasn't much of a buff on Defenders' attacks while I was goofing around yesterday. The Defender did exactly as much damage as the corruptor in my tests. Is Desperation (or whatever the Defender ability is called) something thta doesn't work in Praetoria, or do you have to be a certain level?

Thanks again everybody, more input is definitely appreciated.

...and I'm really trying to focus on the Storm powers' damage. I currently have a storm/energy defender that I really love (tornado and lightning storm make me giggle every time they zot and fling something against a wall), but I was wondering if the damage on a corrupter would be that much greater given the 20% dmg boost (I mostly plan on duoing with a MM). Do you all think Scourge might be significant enough over time to out-damage a Defender given that damage buff? I'm pretty sure scourge affects Thunderstorm, but does it affect Tornado as well, or am I wrong on both accounts?

Frankly I just like the Storm set, I'm not so worried about attack sets...Electric has good concept synergy but I don't know if I can stomach the few real attacks in the set or the mediocre electricity sounds. Still, the potential to regain end is hard to ignore completely when you're summoning storms and 'nadoes. Fire seems like the most obvious choice for primary because of the high damage set, but it's not my favorite and I'd rather go with pistols for attacks even though I'm having a hard time coming up with any sort of hero concept for pistols/storm. Ice blast irks me even more than fire, I just can't get into that set.

So, to recap: I want good damage from storm. Ignoring the potential defense bonuses from the Defender set, *does* it make more sense to try a corrupter for damage rather than duoing as a defender, or will it not work out the way I expect?

Please note I'm cross-pollinating this in the corrupter thread for more eyeballs and PoV's. Thanks for your replies!

...and I'm really trying to focus on the Storm powers' damage. I currently have a storm/energy defender that I really love (tornado and lightning storm make me giggle every time they zot and fling something against a wall), but I was wondering if the damage on a corrupter would be that much greater given the 20% dmg boost (I mostly plan on duoing with a MM). Is Scourge significant enough over time to out-damage a Defender's capability? I'm pretty sure scourge affects Thunderstorm, but does it affect Tornado as well, or am I wrong on both accounts?

Frankly I just like the Storm set, I'm not so worried about primary, but for completeness' sake...Electric has good concept synergy but I don't know if I can stomach the few real attacks in the set or the mediocre electricity sounds. Still, the potential to regain end is hard to ignore completely when you're summoning storms and 'nadoes repeatedly. Fire seems like the most obvious choice for primary because of the high damage set, but it's not my favorite and I'd rather go with pistols for attacks even though I'm having a hard time coming up with any sort of hero concept for pistols/storm. Ice blast irks me even more than fire, I just can't get into that set.

So, to recap: I want good damage from storm. Ignoring the potential defense bonuses from the Defender set, *does* it make more sense to try a corrupter for damage rather than duoing as a defender, or will it not work out the way I expect?

Please note I'm cross-pollinating this in the defender thread for more eyeballs and PoV's. Thanks for your replies!