I play a Kin/Dark, and I would also like extol (sp?) the virtues of Dark Blast, being the only secondary power set available, that I know of, that contains a self-heal (if I am mistaken- _please_ let me know!) Being a Kin, that is extremely important, having no other means of healing myself (other than going into melee, which I try to avoid
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I would disagree with your assessment that the Kin powerset is not so suited in the support role, though. Perhaps I have just not slotted my powers correctly, or reached a sufficient level, but I find that my primary role in a party _is_ support- I work best as a secondary healer, and primary buff/melee support. I spend the lions share of my time in battle buffing the party- I don't have time to be an Offender,
. I will agree that a Kin is not neccesarily a primary healer: sure, Transfusion is a great AoE heal, but you hit the nail on the head: two misses in a row can spell doom for the combatants. And blasters/ distance fighters? Fa'getabowdit. I have indeed been with several teams that get annoyed with they realize that their "healer can't doing his job" (dispite repeated warnings beforehand.) But Speed Boost (aka Crack) is always in high demand and is unavailable to me, making it a support-only power. Same with Increase Density- which some will say is nigh-useless due to recharge time vs. duration. The first time they stand up in an Earthquake thx to a Kin with this power, they will change their tune a little
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As I said before, I am willing to accept the fact that I have not reached a high-enough level, or have designed my character appropriately to make these comparisons. I do know however, that I thoroughly enjoy playing a Kin in a support role, and do a passable job at it.
At least that's what they tell me.
Peace.
