StormyDarkness

This is the logic behind my friend's Fire/DB Tanker and my Earth/Cold Controller. I immobilize/slow and he burns em up.

Nah, we've just phased from Empathy to Kin or Rad. I tend to see tons of things forming of "need Rad" or the more popular "need Kin". Frustrates me and my non-kin and rad liking ways (from a playing kin or rad prospective). I mean, there's tons of other power sets out there, yet their slug of a stone Brute/Tanker can't make themselves a good enough build nor be adventurous enough to not be in granite 24/7.

However, I already believe that is starting to phase out as well. Either that or I'm just finding better people. Not sure which though...

As my signature indicates, I have a Storm/Dark Defender, which (as not indicated) is the one I've played the most. He plays really well and I enjoy probably the most of all my characters. I'm currently doing a set IO revamp, so we'll see where that takes me, but there's not really a way I'll lose in it. It's a great duo and I'd imagine it'd be pretty nice on Corruptors as well.

Using your tentacles as a blender doesn't work. It has no -KB, which is what is needed to have Tornado be a blender on enemies. That being said, your tornado will toss the enemy, they'll get up and maybe get one attack off before the tornado had followed it and throws it again. Also, they won't run away from tornado either, so you will get some damage on it, just not as much as your blender hopes have.

You're welcome *smiles*

Who are these patrons and how do I become one?

It's obvious that we disagree as I tend to see face-plants very rarely, but to each their own. I see Leadership as a more powerful Hover/CJ for the team with Maneuvers and then more damage with Assault. Other than that, I personally dislike Leadership. Maneuvers tends to be on most of my characters and maybe assault if I have power selection room (or need a power with a low slotting for other powers). But once again, that's just personal preference.

Unless it's a build planning on people face-planting (I'm looking at you Radiation Emission), I find Venge useless as I try to keep everyone alive anyhow. If people are face-planting more than once every 3+ missions without people just being plain dumb, then we need to change our tactics as a team or something, because obviously it ain't working. The less situational powers are worth far less than the once every 4 mobs which are worth far less than the every mob powers. Multiple times per mob powers depends on the power and whatnot. But then again, that is my personal opinion and to each their own.

Good Ice Shields > Venge every time.

Mmm... quick mathematics time. Assuming the 12 buffs are 6 Speed Boosts and 6 Increase Density, that's 6 seconds of cast time for Speed Boost and 12.42 seconds of cast time for Increase density. Then add in a 2.17 cast time of Fulcrum Shift, we're up to 20.6 seconds worth of casting time. Since it's moving targets, the likelihood of him being able to get each person in rapid succession seems... not too plausible. That and if he's complaining about not getting you, I assume it should technically be 14 buffs, increasing the chain to 24 seconds. However, what I don't get is if he can SB/ID the tank and scrappers, why he wouldn't be able to get you in melee. Either way, I wouldn't want a buff bot on my team and that's about what he was sounding like he was. I mean, Siphon Speed and FS would be something I'd be using as much as possible to, so he'd have no time for a heal or an attack.

60 second duration, 2 second cast time ID, how I loathe thee.

This makes me wonder where he's at. 50 ft. range to melee and he can't find you? Hmm.... it makes me wonder who's not staying with the team.

This is how I buff...

This is what happens. I skip em and unless they are in dire need of that buff. Even if they are in a dire need of that certain buff, they ran hella far from my character so they can deal without it. That's my general thoughts on RAs, SB, FFs, etc. That and I'm always a fan of with any person who you don't think they are doing it properly, don't buff them. When they confront you, snap back with why they are doing a poor job in your opinion.

There's been many times, especially when playing a Kin, that someone starts yelling at me for SB. Guess who doesn't get it that cycle? Yeah, when it comes to someone telling me how to do my job as a support character, I can get quite defensive. I'm not telling you to kill the boss first and let the AoEs from the blasters kill the minions. I just let them do what they will because we'll all get through it eventually. It's not a farm and it's not all about XP or Inf/sec. It's about fun.

Ouro anyone?

At least my "support" Blaster uses debuff instead of Blaster "buffing". Rad Blast + Heel procs ftw.

Get a better team. >.>

When I generally play my Defenders I seem to have enough time to blast while I do all the stuff that my primary does. It's quite an active lifestyle, but it doesn't get close to my Emp/Psi's level 26-40 times when my team seemingly soured for one reason and another and I was constantly healing, or so it felt.

Usually the best medicine for feeling fried over healing (especially higher levels) is to simply find a new team, not to burst your Empathy bubble.

This is why I want my Earth/Rad 50. "We need a rad" "I got a Rad" "Okay, bring it" "Sorry, I got tons of other characters that are just as effective, want one of them?"

Or both? >.>

This is a reason why I slot my cones with Posi's Blast Dmg/Range. Usually have to decide between Dmg/Range (usually for cones), proc (if accuracy is to my taste/range AND acc is really important), or acc/dmg (if accuracy is not up to snuff or there's little reason for range in comparison). Then you get an accuracy, recovery, resist, and recharge set bonuses. What's there not to like other than more /rech enhancements.

I have trouble thinking inside the box, so I wouldn't know exactly what people think when they decide things. I have a tendency to believe that those who are in the "pure empathy/healer" mindset would see biggest green numbers and bigger values in the defender version and give up on everything else.

When I play my Emp/Psi, I'm too busy throwing Psi tornadoes/screams around to pay too much attention to people's health bars. I look over there, but between forts, ras, abs, I don't really have to pay attention to them. That and Psi Tornado/Scream's mitigation factors help the lack of healing. I mean, recharge debuff cap, knock up, damage... yeah

Well, if you're going to be a "pure empathy", then it's more pointless to be a Controller, because you're not taking Controls. Defenders do have better numbers.

That being said, I find "pure empathy" silly thought not as silly as "pure healer" due to the fact that they will use their buffs. However, I disagree with any empath not using their other powerset.

If I've made you sit and think for a moment about what you've done and what you really want, I've done my job. My tastes differ from others and am personally accepting on that.
The particular reason I dislike venge is that it's highly situational. You've got to have a dead enemy around you to do so. Since you've got your shields and arctic fog, you're already giving people nearly 27% (or more depending on how much you slot fog/shields), on top of people's normal defense (which on my characters I typically shoot for 20% or more, regardless the AT) which means if people aren't soft capped, they should be getting close. However, your shields don't effect you, so CJ/Hover would attempt to put at least 3.5-5% defense to yourself (along with some combat maneuverability) that your 21-25% ST shields don't put on yourself, in attempt to get yourself closer to soft-capped.

However, like above, if I made you think about it, I've done my job.
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This comes with experience with cones in general, then experience with the powers themselves. I typically can make good use of cones because my first 50 and most played character is my Storm/Dark. I got Gale/Tentacles/Nightfall/Torret that were all cones that I used sometime during my career. After learning the basics, it's just learning the exacts on the arc and depth of each individual cone.

Edit: Oh yeah, CJ/Hover will help you aim up cones a bit better due to the maneuverability, which was part of what I was mentioning above.

I tend to cast em as they get up. Mostly because if someone's having endurance issues, they'll already be drained by the time RA gets up again. Regen is just extra assurance that you will have less worry to heal during that time. Thus I tend to use it as soon as it recharges as well.