Silas

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  1. Aett...

    ...something about saints and patience, I forget.
  2. Might want to try asking in the Corruptor forum, this section is for posting guides. That said, in my guide I've got a Fire/Rad build. Just swap out the purples for cheaper IOs. Apocs -> Decimations, Ragnaroks -> Positron's Blasts, etc.
  3. Silas

    AV/GM killer!

    I would take Dark off the list for GM soloing. Maybe even AVs. I'm sure they can do it, but the -regen on TG is too small to be relied upon. There is Howling Twilight, which is -500% ("standard -regen strength") but you need immense amounts of recharge to have it back up fast enough for sustained -regen.

    As for Poison, it's got some seriously nasty ST debuffs, but is let down by not having much else to keep you alive. For MMs this is fine but a Poison Corruptor might have more dificulties in hard target soloing. Then again, one can always softcap s/l defense.
  4. Silas

    BMT rules?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aneko View Post
    Young Japanese girls shout "Wai! Wai!" when excited (at least in manga and anime), so your otherwise cryptic statement amuses me.
    Awesome.
  5. Silas

    BMT rules?

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    Originally Posted by Stray Kitten View Post

    Unless the devs hate us, but I'm assuming that not to be the case.
    Just villains :3
  6. Silas

    BMT rules?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aneko View Post
    Not working in part is not working as intended, so close enough. I don't consider it worth nitpicking about, and I enjoy that kind of thing. <.<
    Nitpicking is WAI.
  7. You should be able to softcap WP to all damage types (bar toxic), that'd make you pretty sturdy. After that, as much +hp as you can get, recharge to taste.

    Quick note about your build, with the Numina +/+ proc in RttC, I believe you'll only get the bonus when you've got a target in range. Not a huge deal, but I'd personally prefer to have the proc in an auto power so its on all the time.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Biospark View Post
    Sapping is my main trick, I Superspeed (with Celerity) into a spawn and drop SC + Powersink. Fire off SC and Ball Lightning as quick as they recharge, Use Tesla repeatedly on dangerous targets.

    Obviously different enemy groups have their unique problems (Sappers for Malta, Dark Ring Mistress for Carnies, etc...)

    After working on this toon and trying Scorpion shield (2nd Build) and my team build, I am starting to suspect that the core issue is HPs. I can easily be pummelled to death even with Clarion up and Both RAs. This is Especially true on my Scorpion Shield build which has no resistance. I have found that my Team build which is around 20% defense, but has resistance to S/L/En performs better while solo. Either way that I go, it is like playing Regen; I am Good, I am Good, I am... dead! Wow that was quick.
    Is your build with Scorpion Shield softcapped? Going from just the shield itself to softcapped makes a world of difference.
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Biospark View Post
    I guess it is just a matter of perspective.

    I have spent between 1 and 2 billion on my IO'd Emp/Elec and was only able to solo with success (meaning no deaths each mission) at +0/x3 No Bosses prior to Incarnates.
    With Uncommon Incarnates in every slot I can now do +0/x3 with Bosses if I am careful, but +0/x4 no bosses is still guaranteed death at least once per mission.

    By Contrast my WP/Fire Tank could easily do +0/x5 with Bosses with NO IO SETS.

    I get that Defenders are a team oriented AT, but so are Tanks. I get that two ATs compared on SOs should perform differently as well. But comparing a Non-IOed character to a very mature and fully IO'd character should not be this way. Or else, WHY spend the time and money to trick out a toon. My team performance was not improved by spending all that coin. Should I NOT build a character to perform well on teams AND solo ?

    In the end, it is not my game. But Empathy Sucks ! You can get Team oriented characters that are nearly as usefull (if not just as usefull with IOs) and STILL SOLO with the best of them.

    FYI. +4/x8 has never been my goal. Would be nice to do something like +0/x5 with Bosses though. Would make me feel like I had invested all that Influence for some reason.
    Really? I find with my Empath IOd the biggest problem solo is speed. Softcapped s/l defense, Regen Aura and Healing Aura keep me alive, Rec Aura means I have 0 endurance problems so its just killspeed slowing me down.

    With Elec you can sap or hold bosses so that shouldn't be a big deal. What is it that you find is getting you killed? Are you using inspirations liberally? They drop like candy, eat 'em up son.
  10. Silas

    BMT of Champion

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    Originally Posted by Myrmydon View Post
    See @Born Again Pingu for any finiancial restitution that you feel that you deserve for this oversite...
    Oversight, dear.
  11. Silas

    Elec?

    Kinetics is arguably the best secondary to pair with Elec IMO. The damage on Elec isn't that great, but Fulcrum Shift helps that a lot. Fulcrum Shift lets you slot Short Circuit primarily as a sapping power but still get good damage out of it, giving you two AoEs. Transference provides a lot of sapping muscle and Elec provides the -rec and a little more -end to keep them empty.

    As for what you should be looking to accomplish with an Elec/Kin Corr, what do you mean? Build wise? Generally?

    Build wise I'd aim for the same stuff I recommend for almost any Corr build. Softcap s/l defense with Scorpion Shield (s/l defense is of particular benefit for Kinetics since they spend a lot of time in melee) and as much recharge as you can get. Siphon Speed will keep you zipping around so you can nip into melee, hit FS and SC then nip back out again as well as bring your AoEs and important Kin powers back up faster. Fulcrum Shift works wonders for Elecs damage.

    As for generally, uh, normal Kin stuff I guess. I've got a Kinetics guide in my sig which you may find helpful. Not Elec/Kin but the same principles are applicable, especially since Rad (the primary of my Kin) also has a PBAoE.

    Elec/Kin is a solid combo, I wouldn't worry too much about it. I wouldn't say Elec is gimped damage wise. It doesn't do as much damage as Fire, but nothing does. I personally don't like not having a t3 blast, but that may not be an issue for you. Kinetics goes a long way to shoring up the weaknesses of Elec and augmenting its strengths.
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by JayboH View Post
    No, see, he is playing in such a way that he is soloing and doesn't seem to care if he gets his teammates killed.

    He blames their build instead of his thoughtlessness.
    Ah, so you're a terrible teammate. That explains it.
  13. Silas

    stone armor?

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    Originally Posted by Amy_Amp View Post
    Depends on what you are looking to get out of it. In terms of being unkillable, it's the easiest to get to.

    Another thing to point out is not all missions are created equal. Case in point. If you are set at +1 diff in normal missions this means you get +1/+2 mobs. If a boss is involved, it's ultra rare to get a +2 boss as I think the game defaults to generating bosses at the basic diff setting. Now, if I run tip missions, I think the default becomes +2. If it isn't, I get a lot of them.
    Yeah but if you just want to be unkillable, make a Tanker. What Brutes excel at is greatly hindered by Granite, let alone Rooted. IMO Stone is arguably the worst armor set for Brutes.
  14. Silas

    BMT rules?

    I agree, having the new rules clarified would probably be a good idea.
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    stone armor?

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    Originally Posted by Fiery-Enforcer View Post
    Well, Stone isn't that great before Granite.
    Or after.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by JayboH View Post
    No, you are not - why are you playing in such a way that you can't keep your teammates alive?
    Absurd. You're saying you keep everyone alive, all the time? With your Fire/Fire Scrapper?

    lol, k

    I've taken Vengeance on several of my characters because the two following statements are always true.

    1. Vengeance is a very powerful buff.

    2. **** happens.

    I've got Vengeance on my Empath, my character who is arguably most responsible for keeping people alive. Know why? The above reasons. Sometimes people die and there's nothing you can do about it. At which point the most you can do is give yourself and the rest of the team a huge buff which can help prevent someone else dying.
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison View Post
    To address this:

    The creator of the other guide I drew my inspiration from goes by the online alias Condon. He is not the first to use a MFing motif, and I am not the last. The motif itself does not belong to anyone, regardless I have thanked him for his inspiration on my own guide. I have also acknowledged said inspiration.

    I don't know what else you want from me.
    I don't want anything. I was just pointing out that you weren't the originator of the 'MFing x' motif.

    If you've thanked him for the "inspiration", given credit to him or whoever the originator is in the guide itself, (I wouldn't know, not read it since the forum version I'm afraid), then fair enough.

    Edit: to clarify, the Condon guy may not be the real originator so to speak, but he is who you got it from.

    Edit the Second: just thought, if you want to continue this we should take it to PMs. I don't want to derail the thread with this.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Clave_Dark_5 View Post
    I came into this thread to complain about PLers!!!
    I have been known to PL some. Let's Internet Fight!
  19. If you're not blasting in addition to all your Empy stuff, you're not contributing as much as you could. Or should.

    To echo what others have said, Ice Blast is great.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nihilii View Post
    You could use a blog.

    Nonetheless, grats!
    +1
  21. Empathy has significantly better buffs, Pain Dom is more offensive and has an AoE debuff. Both solid, I'd say it depends what you want to do.

    Pain is easier to play, with the rez granting you a massive buff and less focus on ally buffing. That said, IMO Empathy is a much stronger set. Fortitude and AB are just stupidly powerful buffs. If you want a more hybridized set like Pain, I'd recommend Thermal over it any day.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by TwoHeadedBoy View Post
    What's an "other game"?

    You mean like, Praetoria?

    I forget, never played whatever it was so am not familiar with it. You'd have to look it up in the original thread, sorry.