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Ahh, accolades, that explains it. I've tried just about every build & enhancement combo I could think of & afford over the years (although I've never accumulated much to invest in sets) but always got distracted by a new alt idea before getting into accolades.
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Excellent guide C.M.A., with lots of good input from others. Pity some of the early builds' links don't work any more but enough info in the first post to work around it, but...
I have a L50 Invul/Energy tank and for ages I found him frustrating to play because of endurance issues and I was only dealing with the 3 toggles from Invul. Granted, this may be due to my weakness for continually trying out new alts keeping me from really mastering this tank.
Unless I'm mistaken the powers recommended at the start of this thread include SIX toggles (Temp Invulnerability +Unyielding +Combat Jumping +Invincibility +Tough +Weave), how on earth to you cope with the end drain and still maintain any kind of attack chain long enough to take down the crowds of mobs trying (in vain) to kill you?
Quote:Now thats a build I'd REALLY like to see.Originally Posted by FitzSimmons
I am softcapped for S/L/E/N/F/C with 1 enemy in Invincibility range on my INV/SS. Near perm DP. Capped HP with DP running. 48.5hp/s regen when HP capped. No unstoppable, no purple and no PVP IOs.
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Quote:I'm SO glad I checked here... I deleted a toon to remake it with a new i16 build only to find the slot locked, two days ago! I was about to start pruning back on my least popular alts so I could get back to my original slots, thinking it was just my purchased slots I'm locked out of, so I could save the deleted name and it seems even that wouldn't have helped. I feel every bit of your frustration Gardo!Originally Posted by Gardo
Wow this is totally frustrating... I deleted one toon for the purpose of a re-roll and another after that slot showed up "locked." (The second slot being one of my original server slots too.) Seriously, how can a slot that has been filled for OVER 2 years by an inactive toon come up as being locked? I am gonna be PISSED if I lose those names!!! Additionally, I'm so glad I spent $20 on the extra 5 character slots. They're coming in so handy on my favorite server with THIS being the only time I'll be able to play during the next few months. Come on guys, a little communication goes a very long way in situations like this. Maybe a mention of this on the coh home page so people don't lose their favorite character names in a situation similar to mine???
AND I certainly hope that talk of Monday in wrong. As someone in a previous post put it.... that borders on being unacceptable.
Come on devs, how about some reassurance here?
We know a "this will be fixed by X time/date" is too much to ask for, but "we are working on this non-stop" would go a long way to kerbing the growing frustration we're feeling.
And what happens if those of us who did delete a favorite-named alt, intending to recreate it, finally get our slots unlocked only to find someone else got "our" name???
I can tell you that if there's no feedback and I lose the name I was using/intending to re-use, I'm getting annoyed enough there's a couple other MMO's out there I'll be happy to spend my money on instead.
Account maintenance was supposed to be done days ago. Someone forget to the basic "do a backup so you roll back" before things got screwed up? *Sigh* Ok, mistakes happen, but feedback helps a lot. -
So here there I was about to re-roll one of my characters, hoping to make a new one with when of the favorite names I had managed to use before. Cleaned out my old toon, deleted him, went to make a new one... and all the extra character slots I bought for my account way back when seem to be gone!
I saw that the "store" was unavailable, but I thought account maintenance was over and done with (on the 23rd).
Is it just me in this predicament or is it something widespread?
Edit: just found this thread: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...90#post2271690
So I know its not just me at least, but I won't be happy if I lose that name I want to keep. :-( -
So, in my continuing quest to find a fun brute that suits my particular tastes I've started a Dark Melee/Willpower brute and I'm trying to work out how to make him as strong as I can without delving into the realm of set bonuses.
I don't mean to suggest set bonuses are bad, I'm in awe of what can be achieved by the likes of Bill Z Bubba, Gruumch & kidengineer (like here for instance).
Consider this a mid-term plan, something I can easily set up at L50 and use to start farming the inf & loot I'll need to put a fully optimized sets build together.
I'm hooked on Air Superiority/Flight for travel & a tactical option, I don't feel right without taking taunt (hangover from my tanking habits) or Shadow Maul (its another AOE! albeit an often tricky one to use) so I'm loathe to abandon those powers. Shadow Punch on the other hand I'm not hooked on and I'm tempted to replace for Hasten if I can get used to Boxing instead to pad out the odd attack chain.
For now though, this is the build I'm considering:
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
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DM-WP Tersiel: Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Smite -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(9), ToHitDeb-I(15), Dmg-I(17), Dmg-I(34), Dmg-I(34)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(3), ResDam-I(3), Heal-I(5), Heal-I(46), Heal-I(46)
Level 2: Shadow Punch -- Acc-I(A), EndRdx-I(7), Dmg-I(34), Dmg-I(46), Dmg-I(48), Taunt-I(50)
Level 4: Fast Healing -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(5), Heal-I(15)
Level 6: Air Superiority -- Acc-I(A), EndRdx-I(7)
Level 8: Siphon Life -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(9), RechRdx-I(11), RechRdx-I(11), Heal-I(13), Heal-I(13)
Level 10: Indomitable Will -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 12: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 14: Fly -- Flight-I(A)
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- EndRdx-I(A), Taunt-I(17), Heal-I(36), Heal-I(37), Heal-I(37), ToHitDeb-I(43)
Level 18: Dark Consumption -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(19), Dmg-I(19), Dmg-I(21), EndMod-I(43), EndMod-I(43)
Level 20: Quick Recovery -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), EndMod-I(23)
Level 22: Mind Over Body -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(23), ResDam-I(25), EndRdx-I(25)
Level 24: Taunt -- Taunt-I(A)
Level 26: Soul Drain -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(27), EndRdx-I(27), Dmg-I(29), Dmg-I(29), ToHit-I(31)
Level 28: Heightened Senses -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(31), DefBuff-I(31), EndRdx-I(33)
Level 30: Health -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(33), Heal-I(37)
Level 32: Midnight Grasp -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(33), Dmg-I(39), Dmg-I(39), Dmg-I(40), ToHitDeb-I(40)
Level 35: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(36), EndMod-I(36)
Level 38: Shadow Maul -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(39), Dmg-I(40), Dmg-I(42), Dmg-I(42), ToHitDeb-I(42)
Level 41: Boxing -- Acc-I(A), Dsrnt-I(45)
Level 44: Tough -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(45), ResDam-I(45), EndRdx-I(50)
Level 47: Weave -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(48), DefBuff-I(48), EndRdx-I(50)
Level 49: Strength of Will -- Empty(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
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Ideally I'd like to be able to lead the charge on 8-man teams without regularly falling to the alpha and I'd like to the endurance to sustain my attacks for a good long while.
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I've been trying to find archetype guides/builds using the forum search function & the common abbreviations for powerset combinations, DM/WP for a Dark Melee/WillPower brute for example.
Using both simple and advanced searches I keep getting "Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms".
Looking at the brutes forum, I see there is a thread entitled "WM/WP - Questions on SoftCap and on Build Strategy" so for a test I searched for WM/WP, no matches.
Then I tried: wm/wp
Then I tried: "WM/WP"
Then I tried: ***WP
All "Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms".
So I thought, hmm, maybe I've got cookies blocked or something. So I tried searching for "softcap" (without the quotes). Heaps of hits.
So, seeing as how the abbreviations seem to be used much more than the full names, how do I search for powerset abbreviations (eg: "DM/WP")?
Pretty hard to find guides if I can't search for the most common abbreviations. Plenty of the guides I've ready hardly mention the full set names, if at all.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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Quote:Wow, thanks, going to be a long time before I can afford even one purple set but it gives me a good target to work towards.Originally Posted by BigBrotherMidas
Like I was saying earlier, my main objective with my dominators is to hold you for as long as possible and kill you as quickly as possible. So this build works quite well for me.
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Quote:Actually I went with Soul Mastery mostly because I prefer the SM graphics over the other patron powers' graphics, and SM blasts are the most fire/smoke-like of all the PPPs' so it fits closest with the look of my fire powers. Sadly, I generally can't let go of "looks" to use more "effective" powers most of the time. If I don't like the look I lose interest & can't play it.Originally Posted by macskull
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Go with Leviathan Mastery or something (School of Sharks, Shark Skin, Hibernate). I'm thinking the only reason you went with Soul Mastery is for Soul Drain, which is largely a waste when you factor in Fulcrum Shift off a large mob, and Aim if needed. I took Tough for the extra S/L resistance when fighting Freakshow, Nemesis, and certain enemy types in MA missions. I don't have my build with me at the moment but I'll try and post it if I remember, when I get home.
This is another one of those "can't let go" situations. I can't imagine playing Fire Blasting without taking the tier 9 power. So far the changes I've implemented following the discussions here have made a big difference already, so I think I can stick with my current plan and enjoy it even if its not the perfect min/max setup.Quote:Originally Posted by SpiderTeo_OC
I've had similar survivability issues on my Fire/Cold in early level (though in my case, once I got Sleet and Benumb, mobs were hitting me less but still enough to be wary). In the build presented so far, I see that Inferno is taken. I haven't used nukes much before, but I tend to think of survival over big BOOMS (on teams, yeah, nukes are awesome). I say you can get rid of that in order to get RoF. If the mob you are facing is still standing after getting hit with a Kinetics-buffed RoF-Fireball-Fire Breath combo, then the mob will probably still be standing after Inferno. And you don't want to be helpless if that happens.
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Quote:Mostly because I didn't particularly like cj/hover & I really don't like "wasting" a slot on Boxing or Kick due to loathing their animations, & Leadership/Maneuvers seemed like a good defense source...Originally Posted by TRTerror
You dont need em with weave+cj/hover
EDIT:
why leadership pool?
... but THAT is so simply effective it makes me headslap myself.Quote:Originally Posted by TRTerror
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slapped together qick to illustrate softcap
Building on your code, I put together a new build that lets me keep Air Superiority instead of Hover, still lets me hit the cap & (hopefully) improves my endurance. I'll just have to learn to live with Boxing.
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
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FM-SR Tersius v2: Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Super Reflexes
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Medicine
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Fire Sword -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(19), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(19), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(21), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), T'Death-Dam%(31)
Level 1: Focused Fighting -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(3), DefBuff-I(3), EndRdx-I(42), EndRdx-I(42)
Level 2: Focused Senses -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(5), DefBuff-I(5), EndRdx-I(42), EndRdx-I(43)
Level 4: Agile -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(7), DefBuff-I(7)
Level 6: Air Superiority -- B'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(A), B'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(15), P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg(36), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx(36), P'ngS'Fest-Stun%(36), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/Rchg(48)
Level 8: Build Up -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(9), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(9), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(11), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(11), GSFC-Build%(13)
Level 10: Practiced Brawler -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 12: Incinerate -- B'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(A), B'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg(13), P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg(15), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx(17), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/Rchg(17), P'ngS'Fest-Stun%(40)
Level 14: Fly -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(31), Zephyr-ResKB(46)
Level 16: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 18: Health -- Mrcl-Heal(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(40)
Level 20: Stamina -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(27), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(27), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(34), EnManip-EndMod(39), EnManip-EndMod/Rchg(40)
Level 22: Dodge -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(23), DefBuff-I(23)
Level 24: Evasion -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(25), DefBuff-I(25), EndRdx-I(43), EndRdx-I(43)
Level 26: Fire Sword Circle -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(37), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(37), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(39), Sciroc-Dam%(39)
Level 28: Lucky -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(29), DefBuff-I(29)
Level 30: Taunt -- Insult-Taunt/Rchg(A), Insult-Dsrnt%(31)
Level 32: Greater Fire Sword -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(33), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(33), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 35: Quickness -- Run-I(A)
Level 38: Boxing -- B'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(A), B'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(46), Stpfy-Acc/Stun/Rchg(46), Stpfy-Acc/Rchg(48)
Level 41: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(48)
Level 44: Weave -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(45), EndRdx-I(45), EndRdx-I(45)
Level 47: Stimulant -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Aid Self -- H'zdH-Heal(A), H'zdH-Heal/Rchg(50), RgnTis-Regen+(50), IntRdx-I(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
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Now I just need to figure out whether I keep or sell the Defense sets I bought working off my previous build...
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Quote:After a frustrating time trying to be a competent Dominator I had come to the conclusion that I couldn't avoid getting hit so I might as well aim for surviving getting hit. The feedback I've received here (especially the recommendations of optimal slotting) has been more helpful than any of the guides I've been able to find and I think I'm beginning to see the light.Originally Posted by Da_Captain
What exactly are you building for, recharge, defense, what exactly?
Ice Slick doesn't need more than 3 slots
Hasten see Ice Slick comment
Thank you! Your build is extremely helpful. I don't know if I bring myself to let go of both Air Superiority (a long time sentimental favorite) and Soul Mastery (my favorite of the Patron Power pools) but I will definitely be taking on board everything else.Quote:Originally Posted by Da_Captain
Overall a lot of misslotted powers.
Here is a build with the same powers, better postion slots, and better IOs, If you are going to have an expensive build here you go....
I've got a few levels to go yet before I have to really commit to a patron choice (yes I know I can respec but I don't want to waste any inf on sets I respec out of), maybe I'll get to like the mace after all.
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Ok, trying to work in the advice I've received to improve my original priorities, please tell me what you think about this build...
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
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Terse Frost: Level 50 Science Dominator
Primary Power Set: Ice Control
Secondary Power Set: Icy Assault
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Block of Ice -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(3), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(3), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(5), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(5), BasGaze-Slow%(7)
Level 1: Ice Bolt -- TmpRdns-Acc/Dmg/Slow(A), TmpRdns-Acc/EndRdx(7), TmpRdns-Dmg/Slow(48)
Level 2: Ice Sword -- P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg(A), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx(9), KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(11), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(11), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13)
Level 4: Ice Sword Circle -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(13), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(15), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(15), TmpRdns-Acc/EndRdx(17), TmpRdns-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(17)
Level 6: Air Superiority -- P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg(A), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx(19), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/Rchg(19), P'ngS'Fest-Stun%(21)
Level 8: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(46), RechRdx-I(46), RechRdx-I(48), RechRdx-I(48)
Level 10: Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(21), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(23), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(25), Dev'n-Hold%(25)
Level 12: Ice Slick -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(27), RechRdx-I(27), RechRdx-I(29)
Level 14: Fly -- Frbd-Fly(A), Frbd-EndRdx(29)
Level 16: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 18: Health -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(31)
Level 20: Stamina -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(31), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(31), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(33), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(33), P'Shift-End%(33)
Level 22: Arctic Air -- ImpSwft-Dam%(A), Abys-Dam%(34), Mlais-Dam%(34), EndRdx-I(36), EndRdx-I(36), EndRdx-I(50)
Level 24: Boxing -- Dmg-I(A)
Level 26: Glacier -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(36), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(37), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(37), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(37), BasGaze-Slow%(39)
Level 28: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB(34)
Level 30: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(50)
Level 32: Jack Frost -- C'Arms-Acc/Rchg(A), C'Arms-Acc/Dmg(39), C'Arms-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), C'Arms-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(40)
Level 35: Ice Slash -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(40), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 38: Bitter Ice Blast -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg(A), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), Dev'n-Hold%(43), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(45)
Level 41: Dark Embrace -- ImpArm-ResDam(A), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(43), ResDam-I(43), EndRdx-I(45)
Level 44: Dark Consumption -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(45)
Level 47: Power Boost -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Summon Seer -- C'Arms-Acc/Rchg(A), C'Arms-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Domination
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I know I've got a long ways to go before I can make this build happen, but having an end goal will be a big help.
Thanks again for the feedback. -
Quote:I would love to see your build BigBrotherMidas, there seems to be a distinct lack of examples of what is considered very good. Or maybe its my search skills that a lacking, either way it would be greatly appreciated.Originally Posted by BigBrotherMidas
I have an Ice dom that I think is very good. If you want I could send you my build. But my personal opinion, anytime you're working on regen or healing on a dom, you're fighting a losing battle. I try to focus on hold durations, slows, confuse (AA), and ice slick to keep my enemies mezzed while I quickly chop them down.
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Quote:Ooh, excellent point. Completely overlooked the lack of accuracy enhancement. I think I'll go for Theft of Essence if I can find it (& afford it).Originally Posted by BBQ_Pork
Terse, you've chosen a set for Transfusion that has no ACC. I'd recommend Touch of the Nictus or Theft of Essence (which I took).
I've had a lot more luck since I respec'd to the L35 SO version of the build I posted (at L38 myself now too). Starting to wonder how much trouble I was having was due to luck/learning curve as much as my build though.
I don't think I'll even warm to CJ/SJ for a travel set, but I didn't think of the aggro aspect of Soul Drain, or the mitigation effect of Rain of Fire either. I'll definitely swap out Soul Drain for Aim. What to drop for RoF though. Decisions, decisions.
Thanks for the ideas! -
Thanks for the reply MinMin, let me answer point by point...
Quote:Originally Posted by MinMin
Some comments on that build:- Arctic Air is endurance hungry. I'd put maximum endurance reduction in the power as you will run with it on more often than not. In fact, you'd get more bang for your buck out of putting a couple more slots of endurance reduction here than most of the places you currently put endurance reduction.
- This was a hard decision, but after reading I could turn it into a damage source I thought it worth the effort. The end cost was why I looked for every +Recovery bonus I could squeeze in, with the periodic end boost from Dominate hopefully keeping me running.
I thought the end crash from Hasten on top of AA would be too tough to cover and I couldn't see how to spare many slots for it either.Quote:Originally Posted by MinMin
- You need Hasten. Hasten gives you several multipiers of recharge reduction from what you currently have out of set bonuses. Hasten is near mandatory for Doms. When your survival relies on both stacking single-target Holds and long recharging AoE powers, anything that makes that stuff come back faster is a good thing.
Taking Basilisks to 6 slots gives me two +10% Regenerations which I thought worth the effort. I expect to get hit. I'm hoping my powers will slow down the hits enough that good Regen will keep me alive.Quote:Originally Posted by MinMin
- You're not getting much out of the extra 2 slots of Basilisk's Gaze in Block of Ice and Glacier. As those are expensive sets, I expect you'll both make a saving and be more effective if you use the last 2 slots for frankenslotting.
Hmmm, +5% recharge worth sacrificing 2x 10% Regen? Thinking, thinking...Quote:Originally Posted by MinMin
- If you must take Air Superiority, 5 slots of Crushing Impact is better than your current slotting and gives you +5% recharge. Similarly for Ice Slash, you need to add that extra slot.
The Efficacy Adaptor gives me Regen and a much needed (I think) damage boost. I was under the impression the +End proc was worth it for the last slot, compared to the dimishing returns on another End Mod enhancement. I concede I may need more research on that one.Quote:Originally Posted by MinMin
- Your Stamina slotting is bad. You'd get as good a performance out of 2 common IOs of EndMod + proc or 3 SOs + proc. The Efficiency Adaptor set isn't doing much for you, and you can use the extra slots elsewhere (hint: AA).
The last 2 slots give me a taste of resistance & defense. I can see that'll be a good place to free up slots though.Quote:Originally Posted by MinMin
- Why the extra slot in Jack Frost? I'm assuming the use of Call to Arms is because Expedient Reinforcement is expensive?
With all the +Regen bonuses I figured squeezing a bit more recovery out here was worth it...Quote:Originally Posted by MinMin
- Your Health slotting is odd too. Slotting for +recovery set bonuses, particularly these tiny ones, doesn't do much for you. You could get away with 1-3 slots of straight Heal enhancments.
It certainly give me more food for thought and you can be sure I'll be juggling slots a while longer trying to factor in your suggestions. My reasoning above isn't meant to be dismissive at all. Thanks again.Quote:Originally Posted by MinMin
Hope that helps! -
Thanks heaps for the replies. I haven't had time to factor them into my planning yet but I'll have a serious look at how to factor the suggestions in.
I do recall trying to squeeze in a full set of Gaussian's & Steadfast but I couldn't figure out where to take slots away from to pad out Gaussians. I agonised over Medicine/First Aid vs Fighting/Tough etc but again couldn't see what slots to sacrifice to make the Fighting pool worthwhile. Air Superiority & Fly have long been favorites so I couldn't bring myself to give them up either.
For now, here's the build I was currently working towards (in time i'll swap out Touch of Death for Mako's Bite, but for now I think this is more affordable):
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FM-SR Tersius: Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Super Reflexes
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Medicine
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Scorch -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(42), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), KntkC'bat-Knock%(43)
Level 1: Focused Fighting -- RedFtn-Def(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(3), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(3), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(5), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(5), RedFtn-EndRdx(7)
Level 2: Fire Sword -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), T'Death-Acc/Dmg(13), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(13), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(15), T'Death-Dam%(17)
Level 4: Focused Senses -- RedFtn-Def(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(7), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(9), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(9), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(11), RedFtn-EndRdx(11)
Level 6: Agile -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(17), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(19), LkGmblr-Rchg+(19)
Level 8: Air Superiority -- P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg(A), P'ngS'Fest-Stun%(42)
Level 10: Practiced Brawler -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 12: Incinerate -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(43), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(43), KntkC'bat-Knock%(45)
Level 14: Fly -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(36), Zephyr-ResKB(37)
Level 16: Dodge -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(21), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(21), LkGmblr-Rchg+(34)
Level 18: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 20: Health -- H'zdH-Heal(A), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx(48), H'zdH-Heal/Rchg(48), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(48), H'zdH-EndRdx/Rchg(50), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(50)
Level 22: Stamina -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(23), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(23), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(25), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(25), P'Shift-End%(27)
Level 24: Evasion -- RedFtn-Def(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(27), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(29), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(29), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(31), RedFtn-EndRdx(31)
Level 26: Fire Sword Circle -- Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg(33), Oblit-%Dam(34)
Level 28: Lucky -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(34), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(36), LkGmblr-Rchg+(36)
Level 30: Taunt -- Zinger-Taunt/Rng(A), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(40), Zinger-Dam%(40)
Level 32: Greater Fire Sword -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(37), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(37), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), T'Death-Dam%(39)
Level 35: Quickness -- Run-I(A)
Level 38: Maneuvers -- S'dpty-Def(A), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(45), S'dpty-Def/Rchg(45), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(46), S'dpty-EndRdx(46), LkGmblr-Rchg+(46)
Level 41: Stimulant -- IntRdx-I(A)
Level 44: Aid Self -- RgnTis-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(A), RgnTis-Regen+(50)
Level 47: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Vengeance -- Rec'dRet-ToHit(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
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So... does this leave me gimped of viable?
I don't expect I'll ever be able to fit myself into a build capable of passing a RWZ challenge, but a fighting chance against the odd AV would be nice. -
I've got a FM/SR brute to 50 and while its a lot of fun most of the time I still face-plant often enough (usually from a couple of hard hits that drop me before I can hit a heal) that I feel the need to start seriously working toward my caps.
Sadly I've yet to find much in the way of guidance, either on the brute or the scrapper boards.
If anyone can offer or point me toward some guidance it would be greatly appreciated.
I have a build I've been working toward but won't be able to post it until I get home... -
I've been struggling to level up an Ice/Ice dominator and I'm trying to plan ahead to a build that will be more fun than it has been so far (currently I'm 31). I haven't found any recent builds on the forum, so I figured I should work one out for myself and see how it measures up to those much wiser in this area than myself.
I made this build with four priorities:
1. Avoid the endurance nightmares I had leveling up;
2. Forget about immobilize powers (I agree with Artillery_MKV: I’m not a fan of immobilizes for Doms, they draw too much agro without stopping attacks);
3. Forget about purple sets, their cost is too far out of my budget; &
4. Since my powers will slow down my enemies' attacks/hits, but not stop them, try to heal faster than they can kill me.
So here's my build. With Arctic Air and Dark Embrace running My Recovery should be sitting on 192% (or 3.21/s vs EndDrain 1.08/s) and My Regen will be 306%. Hopefully that'll keep me active and alive.
If you've got experience leveling up Ice/Ice dominators, or can see better ways to meet my priorities, please let me know if you see anything I can improve on. Thanks.
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
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Terse Frost: Level 50 Science Dominator
Primary Power Set: Ice Control
Secondary Power Set: Icy Assault
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Block of Ice -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(3), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(3), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(5), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(5), BasGaze-Slow%(7)
Level 1: Ice Bolt -- TmpRdns-Acc/Dmg/Slow(A), TmpRdns-Acc/EndRdx(7)
Level 2: Ice Sword -- P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg(A), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx(15), KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(17), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(17), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(19)
Level 4: Ice Sword Circle -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(25), CtlSpd-Acc/Slow(27), CtlSpd-Acc/EndRdx(27), CtlSpd-Dmg/Slow(34), CtlSpd-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(36)
Level 6: Air Superiority -- P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg(A), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx(36), B'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(36), B'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(37)
Level 8: Arctic Air -- Abys-Dam%(A), ImpSwft-Dam%(9), Mlais-Dam%(9), Mlais-EndRdx/Conf(11)
Level 10: Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(39)
Level 12: Ice Slick -- EndRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(13), RechRdx-I(13), RechRdx-I(15)
Level 14: Fly -- Frbd-Fly(A), Frbd-EndRdx(46)
Level 16: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 18: Health -- H'zdH-Heal(A), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx(43), Mrcl-Heal(43), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx(46)
Level 20: Stamina -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(21), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(21), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(23), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(23), P'Shift-End%(25)
Level 22: Power Boost -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(40)
Level 24: Stimulant -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 26: Aid Self -- RgnTis-Heal/Rchg(A), RgnTis-Regen+(40), Mrcl-Heal(40), Mrcl-Rcvry+(43)
Level 28: Glacier -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(29), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(29), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(31), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(31), BasGaze-Slow%(31)
Level 30: Resuscitate -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 32: Jack Frost -- C'Arms-Acc/Rchg(A), C'Arms-Acc/Dmg(33), C'Arms-Dmg/EndRdx(33), C'Arms-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), C'Arms-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(34), C'Arms-+Def(Pets)(34)
Level 35: Ice Slash -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(50), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 38: Bitter Ice Blast -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg(A), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(48), Dev'n-Hold%(48)
Level 41: Dark Embrace -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB(42), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(42), ImpArm-ResDam(42)
Level 44: Dark Consumption -- Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(45), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(45), Efficacy-EndMod(45)
Level 47: Soul Drain -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(48)
Level 49: Summon Seer -- C'Arms-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(A), C'Arms-Acc/Rchg(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Domination
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Set Bonus Totals:- 5.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 5.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 5.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 5.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 5.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 5.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 5.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 5.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 5% Defense
- 8% Defense(Smashing)
- 8% Defense(Lethal)
- 4.25% Defense(Fire)
- 4.25% Defense(Cold)
- 11.8% Defense(Energy)
- 11.8% Defense(Negative)
- 3% Defense(Psionic)
- 5.5% Defense(Melee)
- 9.25% Defense(Ranged)
- 5.5% Defense(AoE)
- 14% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 2% Enhancement(FlySpeed)
- 2% Enhancement(JumpSpeed)
- 2% Enhancement(RunSpeed)
- 2% Enhancement(JumpHeight)
- 21.3% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 4% FlySpeed
- 87.7 HP (8.63%) HitPoints
- 4% JumpHeight
- 4% JumpSpeed
- Knockback (Mag -4)
- Knockup (Mag -4)
- MezResist(Confused) 10%
- MezResist(Held) 10%
- MezResist(Immobilize) 16.1%
- MezResist(Sleep) 10%
- MezResist(Stun) 10%
- MezResist(Terrorized) 10%
- 27% (0.45 End/sec) Recovery
- 86% (3.65 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 1.89% Resistance(Smashing)
- 1.89% Resistance(Lethal)
- 8% RunSpeed
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I'm by no means an expert but it looks like you'll face the same trouble I've been having on my fire/kin - how do you survive combat long enough to finish an attack chain against even a small spawn.
Fire has no damage mitigation (as far as I can see) and you've got to be at close range to take full effect of your own kin buffs. By the time you've run up and got their attention you're spamming heals to try & recover from their alpha strike... its not pretty.
My fire/kin is stalled until i can figure out a spec that has enough defense to survive. You might want to consider Combat Jumping, Maneuvers and Stealth - all powers I've seen recommended in other threads useful for squeezing in defense bonuses/sets.
I haven't figured out how to survive solo on L1 difficulty yet (in my mid thirties) so I can't offer you a build, just a heads up.
Edit: Here's the build I'm hoping will work for me. I sacrifice a bit of damage output to improve my survival chances and I can't afford all the sets yet by any means but having the build lets me work within the slots I'll eventually "need"...
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Tersius Blaze: Level 50 Magic Corruptor
Primary Power Set: Fire Blast
Secondary Power Set: Kinetics
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Fire Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(5)
Level 1: Transfusion -- H'zdH-Heal(A), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx(5), H'zdH-Heal/Rchg(7), H'zdH-EndRdx/Rchg(7), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(9)
Level 2: Siphon Power -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(46)
Level 4: Flares -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(11), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11)
Level 6: Fire Ball -- Det'tn-Acc/Dmg(A), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx(13), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(13), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng(15)
Level 8: Air Superiority -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(17), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(17), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(19), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19), T'Death-Dam%(21)
Level 10: Siphon Speed -- ImpSwft-Acc/Slow(A), ImpSwft-Dmg/Slow(21), ImpSwft-Acc/EndRdx(23), ImpSwft-Rng/Slow(23), ImpSwft-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(25), ImpSwft-Dam%(25)
Level 12: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 14: Fly -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(45), Zephyr-ResKB(46)
Level 16: Health -- H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx(A), H'zdH-EndRdx/Rchg(27), H'zdH-Heal/Rchg(27), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(29), H'zdH-Heal(29)
Level 18: Blaze -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31)
Level 20: Speed Boost -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(43), Zephyr-ResKB(45)
Level 22: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(33), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(33), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(33), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(34), P'Shift-End%(34)
Level 24: Maneuvers -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(34), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(36), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(36), RedFtn-Def(36), RedFtn-EndRdx(37)
Level 26: Boxing -- RzDz-Acc/Rchg(A)
Level 28: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResKB(A)
Level 30: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(46)
Level 32: Inferno -- Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(37), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(39), Oblit-Dmg(39), Oblit-%Dam(39)
Level 35: Transference -- Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(40), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg(40)
Level 38: Fulcrum Shift -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(40)
Level 41: Dark Embrace -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg(42), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg(42), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(42), TtmC'tng-ResDam(43), TtmC'tng-EndRdx(43)
Level 44: Soul Drain -- Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg(A), Rec'dRet-Pcptn(45)
Level 47: Summon Mistress -- SvgnRt-Acc/Dmg(A), SvgnRt-Dmg/EndRdx(48), SvgnRt-Acc/EndRdx(48), SvgnRt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48), SvgnRt-Acc(50), SvgnRt-PetResDam(50)
Level 49: Soul Storm -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
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Quote:For what its worth, MoralisticFallac isn't the only one who values your builds. Explaining reasons why you do things is definitely helpful but even just seeing what possible, and what slotting is necessary to hit the caps, is helpful.Originally Posted by Umbral_NA
This is going to be a little off topic, but I'm actually glad you thanked me. Apparently someone got angry that I gave you the build I did (and the fact that it was price ignorant) and gave me some negative rep and a paragraph long diatribe on how I'm not helping anyone by posting the builds I make, especially since, apparently, I'm not explaining the reasons why I'm doing certain things with the build and ignoring cost.
Edit: and apparently posting this made them go and do it again. Apparently I'm ruining the game by actually knowing how to play it effectively.
I doubt I'll USE your build exactly as offered (since I'm not numbers driven enough to choose Superjump mostly, but also because I know I'll hear the call of another alt before i can ever afford all the sets) but it When I'm thinking ahead your builds show me possibilities - and limitations.
Thanks Umbral, & thanks to MoralisticFallac too for sharing your build. -
You may find you need to experiment with the different powersets to find the ones that fit your prefered play style best.
I tried Storm/Electric and found it hard to use the storm effects to be an obvious aset to my team (& the constant 'windy' noise was annoying)
I tried Trick Arrows/Archery (to L27), loved the look but found it too hard to see the difference I was making.
I tried Rad/Rad (to L28), AM had a much more visible effect on my team mates but it felt more like work than fun.
Then I tried Kinetics/Ice (to L26). Fell in love with kinetics but couldn't get comfortable with the ice attacks - too slow compared to the kinetics powers (MY perception only).
Finally I tried Kinetics/Electric and finally found my match. VERY fast paced build with obvious team boosting and nice damage output after Fulcrum Shift. Hardly touched any of my other toons while I raced him to 50! Its a challenge being a melee-range defender but I can solo him better than I could my fire/kin corruptor. I even deleted all my other defenders except my rad/rad (I sense much potential in him but I think it'll be a few more levels before he takes off).
The moral of this is - experiment & find the combination that suits your taste. I have no doubt all of the defender primaries can assets for teams if played right (you'll find lots of opinions on what "right" is for some primaries though).
In my experience Kinetics and Empathy are the most sought after when I've seen team leaders looking for team members, but I've seen defenders of all types make a welcome difference to teams I've been in.
/my 2c -
Quote:You know when I read your first post on this thread Turbo Ski, I thought 'wow, thats harsh'. After this post at least now I understand where you were coming from.Originally Posted by Turbo_Ski
More like I mark them as a failure for failing at mitigating damage through Repulsion Bomb, Ally shields, and Dispersion. OP already stated he didn't have Repulsion bomb so that's a rather large damage mitigation and damage loss right there and instead used a power that does almost no mitigation, pisses off melee players in general, and is far too large to be used surgically for repel positioning.
Its a pity you didn't start with this post, which actually demonstrates some understanding of the powerset and suggests possibly better strategies, instead of just being purely negative saying "I would have kicked you too". -
Quote:I was trying to work out how to maximize my endurance so that I could run Leadership (& maybe Fighting) toggles without getting the Fitness pool. Eventually I realised what I wanted wasn't workable so I'll stick with Fitness' Stamina & ignore Fighting's Toughness & Weave.Originally Posted by Quaver
I know the proc slotted in Speed Boost gives the end to a teammate, but why would you want to slot it in Transfusion when you have Transference? Nobody needs that much endurance..!
With recharge out the whazoo & the frequent powers I throw around in combat I have to disagree with your last point - you can't have too much endurance! -
Ok, I think I've settled on my build plan. Before I post it I'll outline my reasoning & prioritization in choosing sets.
Firstly I figured I can't be too accurate, have too much recovery or too many defense bonuses.
Most of kin/elec's best powers need to hit to work, so even if I've capped my accuracy I'm happy to add more bonuses to counter having my accuracy debuffed.
So once my powers hit how do I survive long enough to drop my enemies? With my relatively low hit points ANY damage is going to hurt so I'm better off not getting hit all if I can avoid it. So, resistance is nice, but defense is better. That makes Leadership/Maneuvers a prime pool choice. Add in the defense bonuses I can get from 6-slotting Gaussian's Synchronised Fire-Control onto Tactics and that's a must-have too.
After being convinced to take Leadership & selecting Maneuvers and Tactics I realised that will mean running two toggles. Add that to kin/elec's high-speed power activations and I expect to be going through my endurance FAST. Add in the defense bonuses available I can get through the Health & Stamina sets & the Fitness pool becomes very handy. The fact that they are always on doesn't hurt either since I'll already have quite enough powers to choose from in the heat of battle thanks.
So thats my reasoning: I want to hit, I want to avoid getting hit and I want to have the best endurance recovery I can get.
Bearing in mind this is mostly theory (I'm only L47 as of writing this & will need to respec before I can re-slot and start putting my sets together) here's my Mids' build. Opinions are welcome.
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Terseus Swift: Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Kinetics
Secondary Power Set: Electrical Blast
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Teleportation
Ancillary Pool: Electricity Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Transfusion -- Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Heal/HP/Regen(3), Nictus-Acc/Heal(7), Nictus-Heal/HP/Regen/Rchg(7), Nictus-Heal(9), Nictus-%Dam(19)
Level 1: Charged Bolts -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg(3), Dev'n-Hold%(34)
Level 2: Siphon Power -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(5)
Level 4: Ball Lightning -- Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg(5), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx(17), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng(25), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(33), Det'tn-Dmg/Rng(33)
Level 6: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 8: Siphon Speed -- P'ngTtl-Acc/EndRdx(A), P'ngTtl-Acc/Slow(9), P'ngTtl--Rchg%(46)
Level 10: Short Circuit -- EnManip-EndMod/Rchg(A), EnManip-EndMod(11), EndMod-I(11), EndMod-I(15), RechRdx-I(17), RechRdx-I(19)
Level 12: Speed Boost -- Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(A), Zephyr-Travel(13), Zephyr-ResKB(13), EndMod-I(15)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(A), Zephyr-Travel(43), Zephyr-ResKB(43)
Level 16: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 18: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Heal(40), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx(48), Mrcl-EndRdx/Rchg(48), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg(50)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(23), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(23), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(25)
Level 22: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(29), LkGmblr-Def(31), LkGmblr-Rchg+(36)
Level 24: Tactics -- GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(27), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(31), GSFC-ToHit(37), GSFC-Build%(42), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(43)
Level 26: Transference -- Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(27), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(31)
Level 28: Lightning Bolt -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(29), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(34), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(40)
Level 30: Recall Friend -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 32: Fulcrum Shift -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(33)
Level 35: Tesla Cage -- Lock-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(A), Lock-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(36), Lock-%Hold(36), Hold-I(37)
Level 38: Thunderous Blast -- Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg(39), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng(39), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(40)
Level 41: Thunder Strike -- C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngBlow-Acc/Rchg(42), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(42), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg(50)
Level 44: Charged Armor -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(45), TtmC'tng-ResDam(45), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg(45), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg(46), TtmC'tng-EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Aim -- Rec'dRet-ToHit(A), Rec'dRet-Pcptn(48)
Level 49: Power Sink -- EnManip-EndMod/Rchg(A), EnManip-Stun%(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
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Quote:Thanks again Amy Amp, I was leaning toward Touch of the Nictus so I'm glad I'm looking in the right direction.Originally Posted by Amy_Amp
How about Transference? Efficacy Adaptor seems to be the best set for both of those since Performance Shift +Endurance would apparently help my targets, or am I missing something? -
Rats. I was hoping to be able to use "Performance Shifter: Chance for +Endurance" on one or more of my Kinetics powers to boost my recovery so I could skip Fitness/Stamina but it seems that would be bad according to Paragon Wiki.
With Transfusion and Transference both targeting off enemies, anyone got any recommendations for the best sets on those powers?