How to Plan a Build
After going through a bunch of my characters and planning new builds to take advantage of the short notice free respec award we got on 4/29, I thought of an idea for a set of guides. These guides would show not just an example builds people might like, but also the thought processes that went into coming up with that build.
I'm not as worried about the builds themselves, although naturally I think they're quite good. For anyone who isn't familiar with how to create a new build from scratch that fits together and plays well, I'm hoping that seeing some examples and explanations of why powers are taken when, why slots are allocated at particular levels, and so on will help.
I will first walk through each level step by step and then present the full build. I will respond to this thread each time I post a new build. I have three done to start, and will add more as responses to this thread as I finish writing them.
If you are an advanced build planner and have builds you're willing to describe in the same detail, please reply to this message with them. It will help to see different thought processes and tradeoffs being made.
If you have a question on a particular build or aspect of a build, respond to that message and we can discuss them.
