PixelShock

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You don't even want to see the numbers for Fire. So how does electric do more damage in 10 seconds than other blasters? Electric cannot hang with other blasters in DPS, even with the extra damage/aggro draw of voltaic sentinel. I also dare you to throw your voltaic sentinel in the middle of a groups of hard enemies (like say in the respec TF) and see how much aggro it draws on you as it randomly picks targets.


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Wow....you did some serious math in your post. I'm not able to challenge those numbers, so I'll take your word for it. However, we were talking about Voltiac Sentinel's usuabiliy and I guess I should remind anyone who doesn't know this (why would you be in this thread if you didn't?) that sparky is now mobile. There is no reason to EVER plant him anywhere other than right beside you.

That being said, let's run through an attack on a single target (because we're talking about the opening 10sec attack). I guess to be fair, let's remove Short Circuit out of the picture (because it's usually only used once per fight....unless things get ugly). I hit Hasten, Buildup & Aim, summon Sparky, then open with Ball Lightining. BOOM.....now the HPs keep rolling off then the Lighting Bolt and then the Charged Bolts hit. Now I cage (which does do damage as well). With Hasten on, by the time the animation is over, I'm ready to cycle again, so let's hit the BL, LB & CB one more time. By the time this has cycled again, Sparky has connected twice, and he's getting ready to shoot again. This should be near the 10 sec mark from the opening strike (not counting Buff-up times).

So my target took 8 hits from attacks and 1 cage. The 1st three hits included BuildUp and Aim damage as well. That's a LOT of damage. If VS is slotted correctly, he should be smacking foes for around the same amount as the bolts. That's two extra shots.

I've never got another blaster type up high enough to do a fair comparison, but the parallel damage of Sparky would HAVE to help. Some argure that you can't control what he hits. I have never understood this. No, you don't designate a target, but when I fight groups, I go into the battle assuming I'm going to have to deal damage to everything.....even if I don't. If I'm soloing, then how is ANY shot coming from VS wasted? You still have to take all their health for the win. Just because he's chipping away at your next target early, that's no reason to say there's something wrong. I drop Sparky out before every tough fight. He's saved my butt many times.

Wow. Everybody sure got in an uproar here over us elec blasters. Well, I guess I should throw my two cents in. After all, I've spent countless hours tweaking my main to exactly the way I want.

The electric set rocks. There is no two ways about it. I've played other blasters (yes, past 20) and I've tried all the ATs. I love my scrapper, and believe it or not, I picked Katana/Dark Armor just cause everyone keeps complaining about it. I picked the electric blaster because everyone kept talking about how much of a challenge it was to make it work.....and guess what? It WORKS.

The drain brings the pain. Short Circuit is my bread and butter, and in my opinion, it's the best power in the whole game. I don't care if it is melee range.....just hop in there and hit it! Once it fires (it's non-interruptable) it doesn't matter if you DO get stunned.....cause they can't do anything about it. A complete boss drain is do-able.....VERY much so at 27. Just go get your single origin drains. I picked the energy set as secondary for Power Boost. I was hoping it would work like the description outlined and sure enough......Power Boost + Short Circuit has got to be one of the most awesome combos in the game. Tanks.....Warhulks......Vamps.....it don't matter. Once the blue is gone, you can stand there and talk smack for a good 5 or 6 secs before they get a tick back. There is nothing gimped about an elec blaster in the least.

As for the AV issue. No....you can't drain em with one SC, but you can really start messing with their attacks. Personally, as a blaster.....I'd be out of my freakin' mind to try to solo an AV. I really don't think any AV was designed to be soloed. If you watch them during a battle, they WILL expend different amount of blue for different attacks. That means just the endurance drain alone can cause them problems. I don't think States was trying to justify a team of 4 elec blasters Vs. the AV. He was just saying they can effectively disrupt his attack sequence.

Reguardless, I just don't see any treaking necessary for the elec AT. They are rock solid as is. A little tougher to get to 20 or so....but well worth the wait.

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Well Classic you have managed to repeat the argument that raged on the middle pages of this thread. It's almost like there is an electrical blaster echo...and every few days an electrical blaster has to come on this thread and defend themselves. Let me give you the quick summary.

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Well, we do appreciate that but let me explain why we keep posting. First off, it's a 50 page spread of posts. When the 1st time viewer comes in here thinking about making a blaster, he's either gonna read the 1st post (highly inaccurate) or YOUR last post (highly inaccurate).

NO, this article is NOT a great resource. It completely tears apart what many feel is an increadibly effective AT. The reason we have to KEEP coming in here and saying something else is because of remarks like this:

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This guide is ONLY talking about powerleveling...and at the time the way you power leveled was to perform alpha strike hits on large groups of the highest con minions you could take down in a single salvo. The large groups part of this can be best done by Blasters who have more than 1 hard hitting AoE attack. That's why AR and Fire are said to be the best. Energy, Ice, and Electrical just can't do this as effectively as AR and Fire.

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No no no no. Every blaster can take on large mobs. ESPECIALLY electrical. We hit build-up, aim, Short Circuit, then Ball Lighting. Now they are all half dead with NO endurance. We are mob dropping machines.

I'm not flaming you bro. I wouldn't want to cause any more screaming that the original post has started....but when you call out an electrical blaster for coming in here and defending himself.....well, we're gonna get defensive.

I don't offer Controllers advice because I don't know anything about them. Perhaps all the people who don't know anything about electric blasters should also stick to what they know.

Now this is when I use it with PowerBoost (uhh....which is ALWAYS) and Lts? lol...ZERO. They got squat. Even Orange ones. Red boses are sucked down to 90-95% empty. I ALWAYS follow SS with a Ball Lighting and then SPLAT.....they are completely drained. From there it's just a matter of blasting blasting blasting......and every shot saps a little endurance to ensure they don't get it back.

However, it REALLY sucks when you open a fight with SS over a red boss and it MISSES. I can't explain the magnitude of suck when that happens.

TAC - yup...what the Cpt said!
Seriously.....it's not that bad being an electric blaster. It's actually very different from other blaster types. My alpha USED to be PowerUp-Snipe, then start hacking away on the toughest, Tesla Cage the next, and rotate.....but no more.

The game completely changed for me once I decided to slot Short Circuit with endurance drainers. I didn't want to....cause I was obsessed with damage. I finally had a moment of Zen and realized that's not what the power is supposed to do. Once I got Power Boost (which is from the energy set) then things REALLY got crazy. That thing made my Short Circuit UBER effective.

Cpt, no need to worry about freak tanks. I kill em like mad. The ONLY time it gets ugly is if I actually miss with my SS, which usually AIM prevents from happening. I jump in (I have Hurdle) from way back and switch to Hover before I get into Melee range, then pop it. I haven't been smacked by a Tank in weeks. Problem is they usually take off running as soon as you empty their blue.....but that's kinda fun huting them down. Nothing beats being on a team and standing right in front of one saying "Is that all you got Mr. Tank?!?" with everyone laughing.....cause the SS prevents him from getting any blue back for a good 10 - 15 secs.

If I DO miss, and things start getting ugly, I have my Thunderous Blast bound to my rCtrl key as my "panic button". Even if that thing doesn't kill him, we just both run around in circles without any endurance till I get enough to finish him (which with Stamina slotted so high, I always get it back before he does). I can't wait to get TB slotted with more Damage!

TAC, I'm at work right now, but I can post my build later when I'm home. I didn't mean to sound ugly earlier.....it just seems like an uphill fight defending elec blasters on the boards, and it shouldn't be. In the right hands, they are a joy to team with.

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People this guide is about POWER-LEVELING.

Electricity and Hover are not efficient components to this, however they are still viable, and so is boxing

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See? THAT is what that guide has caused to happen. People read a 10 page guide and "assume" that this guy must know exaclty what he is talking about.

Redline, if you saw me hunt solo, it would scare you. I spent two hours last night in bricks taking out NOTHING but Orange and Red bosses surrounded by Lts. and minions. Drop em', hit hasten, move to next bunch. I can powerlevel right beside your toon. After you play with an elec blaster who KNOWS how to use his powers, you will understand that there's nothing wrong with our kill speed. Yes, we take more shots to drop the target, but the target never fires back.

I read this post when I 1st made my blaster. I considered it the holy grail of blaster help, and yes it contains a lot of good knowledge and tips.....HOWEVER I have came to a very harsh conclusion:

This guy has no idea what he's talking about with the electric blaster set. None. Nada. Zip.

By the time I read this post, I was already a lvl 12 elec blaster, and my heart broke. It just broke.....cause I had a gimped main. Well, I fought on and kept leveling, and now at 32, I'm proud to say: THIS DUDE IS WRONG.

He just hasn't figured out how to use an elec blaster.....and I'm not trying to start a flame war here, but the initial posting of this guide did a LOT of damage for the reputation of the electric blaster set. I'm in Brickstown and FF now....and I can solo Red bosses surrounded my minions. I can fly in and suck the blue off any mob I want and leave them standing there picking thier nose. No, we don't do as much damage, but we are the ONLY defensive blaster set. That's right....we can hold our pray, and have multiple ways of rendering them completely helpless. It will take you longer to level initially with an Elec blaster, but by the time the mid 20s to 30 hit, you "Will Start To Believe".

Even Geko himself has stated that once PvP hits, elec will be THE set to have. He spoke of the clockwork and said if you think they can drain a target, it's nothing compared to another player. We are NOT gimped. Once we DO have PvP, I would be MORE than happy to prove it.

Sorry....I just had to step in and defend my toon (and all the other shockers out there).