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Quote:Because Forum Rep is srs bsns.Originally Posted by Laevateinn
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A softcapped WP Brute will be very hard to take down
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Quote:Like I said before, the buff (+end, +recovery) portion of Heat Loss is autohit and lasts 90 seconds. The debuff portion (-res, -end, slow) does have a to-hit check and lasts for 30 secondsOriginally Posted by Nerfherder
Of course, the Heat Loss miss will lead to 0 end on your part, so bring CaB's.
Also the key power here isn't Heat Loss, it's Benumb (which will have a 6 second downtime) -
This is what I would do if I had a Fire/Cold Controller
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Level 50 Magic Controller
Primary Power Set: Fire Control
Secondary Power Set: Cold Domination
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Fire Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Ring of Fire -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 1: Infrigidate -- ShldBrk-Acc/Rchg(A), ShldBrk-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(7), ShldBrk-Acc/DefDeb(9), ShldBrk-DefDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(9)
Level 2: Char -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(11), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(11), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(13), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15)
Level 4: Fire Cages -- GravAnch-Immob/Rchg(A), GravAnch-Acc/Immob/Rchg(15), GravAnch-Acc/Rchg(17), GravAnch-Immob/EndRdx(17), GravAnch-Hold%(19)
Level 6: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
Level 8: Hover -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(19), Zephyr-ResKB(21), LkGmblr-Rchg+(21)
Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(23), RechRdx-I(23)
Level 12: Flashfire -- Amaze-Stun/Rchg(A), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg(25), Amaze-Acc/Rchg(25), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun(27), Amaze-ToHitDeb%(27)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(29), Zephyr-ResKB(29)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(33)
Level 18: Fly -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(33), Zephyr-ResKB(33)
Level 20: Arctic Fog -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), GA-3defTpProc(34), LkGmblr-Rchg+(34), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(34), LkGmblr-Def(40)
Level 22: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(31), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(36)
Level 24: Stimulant -- IntRdx-I(A)
Level 26: Aid Self -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(37), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(37), Dct'dW-Heal(37), Dct'dW-Rchg(39), IntRdx-I(39)
Level 28: Benumb -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(31)
Level 30: Ice Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 32: Fire Imps -- BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg(A), BldM'dt-Dmg/EndRdx(42), BldM'dt-Acc/EndRdx(43), BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(43), BldM'dt-Acc(43), BldM'dt-Dmg(45)
Level 35: Sleet -- Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(A), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(36), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Ragnrk-Knock%(40)
Level 38: Heat Loss -- P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(40), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(42), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(42)
Level 41: Fire Blast -- Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(A), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(45), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(46), Apoc-Dam%(46), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46)
Level 44: Fire Shield -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam(48), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(48), Aegis-Psi/Status(48), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(50)
Level 47: Glacial Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 49: Group Fly -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(50), Zephyr-ResKB(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Containment
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Set Bonus Totals:- 4% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 4% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 4% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 4% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 4% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 4% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 4% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 4% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 6% Defense(Smashing)
- 6% Defense(Lethal)
- 21,9% Defense(Fire)
- 21,9% Defense(Cold)
- 21,6% Defense(Energy)
- 21,6% Defense(Negative)
- 6% Defense(Psionic)
- 6% Defense(Melee)
- 29,8% Defense(Ranged)
- 30,4% Defense(AoE)
- 75% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 59% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 4% Enhancement(Heal)
- 18% FlySpeed
- 72,5 HP (7,13%) HitPoints
- 18% JumpHeight
- 18% JumpSpeed
- Knockback (Mag -16)
- Knockup (Mag -16)
- MezResist(Confused) 2,5%
- MezResist(Held) 2,5%
- MezResist(Immobilize) 2,5%
- MezResist(Sleep) 2,5%
- MezResist(Stun) 4,15%
- MezResist(Terrorized) 4,7%
- 20% (0,33 End/sec) Recovery
- 26% (1,1 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 8,82% Resistance(Fire)
- 8,82% Resistance(Cold)
- 3% Resistance(Psionic)
- 23% RunSpeed
- 2,5% XPDebtProtection
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So I went and took a look at the build and I have to say it's a complete mess. It's unfocused and totally unfit for what you're trying to do.
Here's some advice: you don't pick your powers based on which purples and PvP IOs you want to randomly throw at them, it's the other way around. Useful power picks get top priority in a build, direct slotting enhancement percentages on these powers take second place, powers that serve as useful IO set mules that help the original powers take third place. Looks like you did the exact opposite
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Ah, I didn't look at his posted build, I just kinda threw together a build in my head and that one does include Aid Self and no Hibernate, heh
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I got 2 bars shaved off because of a comment I made on that "Hypocritical and Uptight" thread, voicing my opinion about people who participate in ERP. I guess I kinda hit a nerve there *shrug*
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Quote:Anchor was a term used in the inner circles of powerleveling. A true anchor was not a 'filler' or a 'padder' nor it was a 'bridge', but it's meaning was so obscure that the 'outer' people simply assumed that it was just another term to describe one of the aboveOriginally Posted by SerialBeggar
On the Infinity server, "anchor" was the local term for a team padder/filler since back in the day I was a new. In fact, I'd never seen the terms "pad" or "fill" or their variations used until I ventured out to other servers.
What an anchor really was, was a level 41 character that just sit there in the mission unsidekicked (earning no xp nor influence) that allowed 'bridges' to go as low as level 44 (2 levels down from the usual level 46). You could then sidekick a lowbie toon to a level 44 mentor and that toon would earn the XP equivalent to fighting +9's (if farming was done on Invincible/Relentless in a team mapped with 4 more fillers, in addition to the farmer, the anchor, the bridge and the lowbie).
Since the level 41 anchor didn't get any xp or inf, he'd usually get paid a million or two inf (per run) for his 'services', and the main farmers/PLers/PvPers usually kept a level 41 toon in their accounts to help others in their circle.
This 'bug' was adressed in i12 but not fixed entirely, after that you needed not a level 41 unsidekicked toon, but a level 38 and a level 1 unsidekicked toons (so you needed 2 anchors) and this would allow 'bridges' to be as low as level 43. This practice became obsolete in i13 (after all PvPers left) and 'fixed' altogether in i16 with the introduction of Super Sidekicking -
And don't worry too much, Longbow and Arachnos are just THAT evil
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Doing a little more research, the powers from Rikti Dropships don't actually have the high KB component (except for the bombs), which are [Energy Burst] and [Nuclear Blast] so I correct myself
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Why people keep mentioning Hibernate is beyond me.
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For the record, this thread (which is also in the first page of this forum at the time of this posting) was started 6 months ago
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Quote:That's quite a few wrong assumptions you're making there mate (both explicit and implicit)Originally Posted by Nerfherder
Sure, I agree to that in 9/10, but combined with fire I don't see the synergy that will help you finish off that AV.
Relying on Hibernate to heal is dodgy at best, especially since you don't have the recharge to deal with 2 hits in short time, and the fact that alot of damage comes from hot feet.
I'd say it's a better chance to solo AV for a plant/cold than fire/cold. -
Fear doesn't supress your toggles
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Quote:Cold is far superior to Kin for soloing AVs.Originally Posted by Nerfherder
Your chances to solo an AV with fire would be greater with /kin secondary due to slows, recharge boost, endless endurance, a huge heal that does -regen and a way to boost yours and your pets damage to keep overcoming the regen of the AV.
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Fire/Shield/Body is the best all around Scrapper build IMO
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Quote:Yeah, I don't think 12 points would be enough against motherships.Originally Posted by Schismatrix
Fighting Rikti is one area where ELA is definitely not squishy. Rikti damage is mostly energy, against which ELA normally has capped resistances. Against almost every other enemy ELA might be a bit squishy, but definitely not against Rikti.
As for the KB, even without Grounded being active it's fairly easy to get 12 points or more of KB protection with some IO usage. -
Arch/Traps is a good recomendation
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You can't use Grounded while hovering/flying, and dropships tend to have high mag knockback attacks.
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Quote:Not always.Originally Posted by Jade_Dragon
Scrapper = 1.125 Melee (the same for Ranged since their ranged attacks just count as Melee)
Some Scraper ranged attacks use (incorrectly so) the melee damage mod and some don't. Laser Beam Eyes and both Shurikens are examples of ranged attacks that correctly use the damage modifier (0.5) while Fire Blast and Fire Ball are using the melee modifiers (I think) -
For what it's worth, I built My Blaster for defense first and recharge second
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Quote:This is I think how PGT in Traps used to work before it was 'fixed'Originally Posted by Kelenar
*Scaling AoEs: This already sort of exists, I believe, in the form of the Arsonist's bombs: They appear to spawn a Burn patch for every enemy in the AoE, and the patches are just big enough that if you hit a really tightly clumped patch of enemies, each enemy ends taking damage from multiple patches at once. Doing this with damage would probably be rather exploitable for players, but it could be interesting with a debuff power--it'd result in debuffs that are more powerful the more enemies you're up against, basically.
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Quote:This.Originally Posted by Werner
Shield Defense and Super Reflexes will give you much better defense debuff resistance, which is a big factor in fairly common situations.
You can spend a billion or two building up defenses (33ish percent positional isn't unreasonable) on your resistance based toon, but all that will go to waste the moment you get hit with a gun or a sword :-/