Postagulous

Since we're posting posts, here's my as-built.

I think she's actually at 42, not 45, but that's how it'll go. Not sure what I'll do with the final two.

I have a collection of builds that I reference, but nothing is really set in stone. I move powers around to meet my needs. For example, in a claws/electric, I'll have to add lightning field asap because I played around with it on another temporary toon and it really did melt the minions.

[edit: Ah, that build has some LotG +7.5% rech that I don't have slotted also. You can flip the defense powers to alt to see what I actually have slotted. Doesn't effect the defense significantly. Recharge, yes.]

The build:

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Started working on it and changed some stuff, datachunk below, but then I had to stop when I realized what I was looking at.

You didn't take Fighting. Now, that's fine if you aren't going for defense or resistance, but you should. Health only had one slot, that's what first made me start wondering. It's odd that the melee are getting six slotted, but I was putting things in to build up the ENFC.

When I saw that Total Focus and Fighting weren't taken, right after I had to gut Stamina, I quit.

Look at some builds using your Mids. Doesn't even have to be the same powers as you have, maybe not even the same AT.

A search for "bitter smasher" two unique words from the powersets: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/searc...archid=3156162

Anyway, here's what I did for 20 and below;

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Worked on Melee defense and couldn't get it out of the 30s even with some really laughable slotting.

Note, I might be totally wrong, but...

[the beginning seems phrased odd because I was actually altering the build, then just wrote.]

Char: You don't need all that. Basilisk gets you good bonus even with me taking the fourth and making it the proc. Also added the Deci proc.

Transfusion: I really hope you never need it up every three seconds. I slot two generi-heal IOs and leave it at that. I think.

Cages: Yeah, you could do that. I'd drop posi's proc since getting the sixth slot doesn't get a good bonus. Add the DebilA proc if you really wanted it six slotted.

CJ: Oy vey. Sure, you can slot the heck out of CJ, but never never ever would you ever need endred on it. If you like slotting CJ, and I know I do. Karma -kb, Kismet +6% acc, two BotZ, Winter -slow, Unbounded +stealth. I've never slotted it that way, but I will, I will I tell you. {shakes fist in air}

Hot feet: Yeah.

Syphon Speed: Taht's all I do.

SJ: I love me some SJ, but I have NR too and haven't taken a travel power since. Also, if you have the jump pack [or whatever the one from, I think GvE is] you can do the jump of NR with that. And sinec you're Hurdle rather than Swift, there you go.

Hurdle is Hurdle. Health is slotted the way I do. When you get to 50 you can have just two generi-heals and put one of the pricey heal uniques in there. You can do it earlier if you put the slots in, but there's no reason for three once the % get high enough.

Stamina: I've never seen anyone do that. You shouldn't.

Cinders: Nothing wrong with yours. I'd probably do four Basalisks, then grab acc/holds to get slightly better numbers on the hold and acc than you had, and get a 7.5% global recharge.

Hasten is hasten.

Acrobatics? What's that? Buy the Steadfast or Karma.

Tough: If you're building ENFC, you want Aegis here. Three of em gets you the FC bonus. Same with all resistance powers.

Fire Imps: Blood Mandate. Are you building Ranged? Expedient Reinforeceent has only slightly less [not like you were capped anyway] and gets you 6.25% global recharge and some swank regen too.

Transferrance: Looks good to me. Good. Same with Fshift.

Fireball: See Fire Cages.
Fire Shield: See Tough.

Phoenix: To each his own.

Weave: Late late late in the game. LotG 1,2,5,4. When you get the mad cash, you can change that 4 for 6. If you want to rule as a Firkin, you'll want to get those LotG+7.5 in CJ and wheverver they can go. SB doesn't work on you.

Well, I hope I didn't bug you, I really thinking fire/kin agian as I have one stalled at 20.

Good job. My only comment would be are you really going to use the powers the way you've slotted them. Granted, you'd lose cap, but the kb being enhanced is really awkward for me, also having an energy^2. I consider the kb more a curse than a blessing most of the time.

And what's the generi-fly IO doing in fly? You're over cap before you add it. You could put the Winter -slow or maybe put the RRedicule +perception in Build Up. There's no room for the +6 acc in weave or hover.

Causes me pain to see the slotting of Hover like that. But it's to reach a goal.

No love for Nova.

Rather than regurgitate my opinion on DA's slotting, here's a link to the discussion about slotting:

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=215288

Also, Katana/wp ftw!

[Just make sure you can hit, or you're dead.]

My two cents, based on just my feelings...

Ice/Ice
Ice/dark
Shield/ice
Shield/dark

Shield might not help you pal as much as it could, unless he stays close. The slow is good from the ices. The dark has some good control and heal and would just look cool with the ice.

Can't really get a feel for it without the datachunk...but...Can I borrow some money? Holy cow.

Arg, wish I could see that build at work. Unless it has a datachunk I can't. The link is blocked.

I don't really hover, and it wouldn't fit this concept, but...well, actually my ice/ice hovers.

I'm not worried about AoE damage, though I know that I get gasps when I say that. I'm more worried about end drain and defense debuffs. Not that I can do anything about those.

You got a real piece of work there that day.

Heck, I targeted through a tank with an energy^2 blaster last night and he didn't get irritated.

And, routinely on a difficult mish, I or someone will say "All ranged target through the tank/scrap. Keep it tight."

If you were knocking away [not the case] you could let them know the bind for target near. Or, if I was knocking away, if they complained, I'd stop. But last night, I killed what I knocked away. Heck, Energy^2 has such a light show it looks like you're death incarnate. Who's to complain?

A Kin targeting through a melee is a kind gesture.

Don't be afraid to make your own team once you get the radio. There's a good FAQ if I remember correctly, in the Guide section here. If you read it, you'll be ahead of the game in making good teams and keeping people happy with them.

Re: Stealth IO
I've slotted this in Sprint and taken stealth making my toon able to ghost missions. The 120 seconds of stealth after the IO is turned off pushed beyond powers that won't allow it. Go into the dead room in AE and you'll still be stealthed. I'm planning on adding the IO to CJ, not for anything but the stealth. [and for a cheap stealth IO that'll only last 2 min on you, put the one that looks like a clock into Rec Friend. Those are cheap as dirt and plentiful.]

Re: Stealth the power in PvP
Don't make me laugh. Sup Invis is the best stealth and you're still stuck out like a sore thumb. Stealth is so nerfed in PvP that anything is past the point of diminishing returns. And Sup Invis + a Stealth IO just hits the cap.

Disclaimer: I dont' PvP. I've done it some, but I suck at it. More of a slaughter than a deathmatch.

Re: Snipe
I'm not taking it. Plop a range in Bolt and it has the snipe's range without the interrupt. Though there are some good def to be had from snipe IOs. I'm building for speed, so Entropics + and def/something. Or in Burst a heel proc.

Re: Piles of Targets
Ah, there is a lack of synergy. Kin is about closeness. I thought about that with the heal.

Re: Ignite
I wasn't going to take ignite because of the 4' circle. I never take ignite.

Primaries are laid out faster.

Example:

Kenetic/ defender gets Speed Boost at 12.
/Kenetic controller gets Speed Boost at 20.

Same for everything.

My two cents, and I don't solo but would think that mitigation would be key.

Rad/NRG

I wouldn't think Kin would be good because you get excluded from SB and all of Rad's buffs apply to you. Energy is KB heavy and that's good mitigation, but not the best on teams.

I might be wrong, maybe the dps is low. Also think that fire/ would be good with energy.

I decided to roll a toon with two powersets I'm familiar with. I've got a fire/kin [not a farmer] and have had four AR blasters.

So, my KinAR totally rocks. Speed boost at 12 and all the AR meat is up front too.

So why are they not represented at all in the forums? is there some horrific lack of synergy I'm going to run into at higher levels?

Other than that, kin/AR seems to rock. I highly reccomend it, even though I totally hate the sound of Burst.

It doesn't look like permissoins, but I'd fix that first.

Make sure you have a logon for the account installing it. I did eieio [eek, don't steel mah megahurtz!]. Having a password makes Win relax and not freak at everything. Also, if it still does, you can make it chill out manually.

Until the i16 update, I would have mids crash if it tried to update its data. Is it crashing then?

Otherwise, dunno

What Gigas and Freeting Whisper said.

Re: Virtue.
At 3am CDT you'll still find around 50 RPers having their masturbatory conversations in Pocket-D. It really is bizarre. I know that on Freedom and Virtue that Perigrine is always jumping. But being less than a 15, you can't even think about the words Perigrine Island without dying.

Re: Can't send tel
Putting the info about accepting blinds is good. Most teams you want to be on will generally not send blinds, but the ones you do want to be one use the Find function.

I'd sub for at least a month and get a toon past 32. Our trial sucks.