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Hey thanks guys for the input.

Double traps it is, I love the defense, were sitting at lvl 20 already and I just picked up ice storm...yum.

would you suggest picking up tough, weave, hover, etc?

So my buddy and I are making a defender DUO. He is set on Traps/Sonic (for good reason) and I am thinking of a defender to duo with him, but also solo and group when we are not on at the same time.

For this duo we want to be self sufficient and able to take down AVs.

I know the glory that is Rad, but I have played rad to death with my trollers and I'm looking for a different playstyle.

I was also thinking to go Traps/Ice because Traps looks awesome to me, able to debuff everything and give great defense makes me smile. But im not sure if 2xtraps would be overkill...

Any suggestions on a good prim/second that would pair well with a traps/sonic?

I am pretty set on Ice as my secondary but I'm open for suggestions.

Thanks all.

Traps looks like it would go great with sonic.

I could also see traps going well with /ice /dark and /rad.

opinions?

Thanks for the suggestions guys, Im still not set on what to lvl with him. I may even try a defender of sorts. So many decisions. MMs are such a great duo partner!

Hey guys thanks a lot for the advice. The last couple days since I've been back I've been playing my Earth/rad/stone troller who is lvl 46 currently. After taking forever and a half to think of a respec now that stamina is inherant, she is able to take on baddies in a whole new way.

I speccd her into fire out of stone, and wow do i love a fireball on a fully debuffed mob! I was also able to take out a few powers I wasnt using and worked on buffing her defense with maneuvers/combat jumping/hover and assault for grouping.

Although she may not be as fast as other troller primaries, the sense of control and power that comes with Earth/Rad is quite nice, and honestly Mr. Poo does some very respectable damage on top of being able to take a beating.

The Demon/thermal will add some much needed DPS however my friend has not been on to test this, I have been fortunate enough to group with a few, and the demon holds/buffs stack nicely with what i'm throwing out.

Maybe im just addicted to /rad and maybe a fire/rad would do even better but for now I am in love with my earth/rad. If anyone could possibly help me with some build ideas where I can maximize dps, and still have all my defenses covered I would love some help. I have not yet delved into IO's but Im hoping to get there soon. Thanks again for the advice.

Hello all,

Title says it all. What primary/secondary MM are you and what would/is your favorite Controller type to roll through missions/AVs with duo?

(My duo partner is playing a Demon/Thermal)

Hello all,

I know there is no best answer to this question but I thought it would be good discussion.

My friend is currently starting a Demon/Thermal MM and I am wanting to play a strong controller build that would mesh well for duoing purposes.

What would you roll with ideally if your friend was a Demon/Thermal?

I look forward to seeing the responses. Thanks

Thanks for the replies. As much as we both like traps, we wanted heals for those times when we are alone. I went Thugs/thermal and my friend went Thugs/pain. We are sitting at lvl 22 now and needless to say we love this duo!

So far our secondaries are providing lots of survivability for our already sturdy pets (6 stacked leadership ftw). Our brutes will be arriving soon on their hogs and forge is just around the corner for my thermal. My buddies pain tree will soon be getting his buffs/debuffs and add those to thermals later game debuffs, I dont see much standing in our way.

I think what I like most about this combo is the less need for perfect positioning. I dont mind corner pulling, in fact for my fire/traps corr it has almost been essential for success, same goes for my friends zombie/dark. But with these 2, we are able to fight more "on the fly" so to speak, and this goes well with a kb/kd ranged set like thugs.

Me and a buddy are going to duo some Thugs action for the stacked tactics and overall ownage that thugs offer.

What would you all suggest as 2 good secondaries. (would like to stay away from dark)

I was thinking to pair thug with thermal, to add heals and good resistances, with some nice debuffs and a sweet damage boost to throw on my homeboy brute.

I have not read many if any posts referring to thugs/thermal so I would much appreciate some feedback on that and any other secondaries. Thanks

Are you guys all full? if not I would like to bring my lvl 33 Ill/rad Shaded Visions, let me know =)

Hi all, my friend is playing a Zombie/Dark MM, and I am thinking of a brute to level up with him. I figure that more single target oriented primary would be good for this duo so we can juggle aggro, and I can focus on the big guys, while his pets take out minions.

I would like to see what the more seasoned brutes think of which combinations would work well with his dark powers. Id like to be able to tank well, and dish out some hurt so that we may possibly take out some tougher targets like, AVs and GMs, later in our career.