The_DefUser

Ey, man...

Nice advices Very nice welcomed for a n00b in Pvp, tryin to learn and testing many things... But let me ask u some questions i have been thinking...

Well, firstly, I have a dom lvl38 grav/psi. Yeah, i know all of u think it isnt a good combo of sets for pvp, yeah, got it... But i think it isnt the point, the fact is that i have a toon lvl38, and like all most dominator, i have to achieve him pvpable. No matters how.

So, i have many questions that u could spare ur wisdom in me and tell me if im wrong or not:

* Agree with aid self, but indeed, i have been thinkin in 3 heals slots in Drain pshyche, and 3 slot health... I could just hit him with DP, SJ just high in the sky, and when i fall down, i should be ok with health... That could work? Of course, i know its a bit overkill 3 slots health, but ey, its just an idea...

* Do u think i should bother with sniper? I just think psi set dont have aim (or FE) to make it almost 1-shot killer, so im not gonna bother with that power, but u think im right?

* Im gonna grabb fitness pool, coz i just think DP isnt enough for me. Stamina makes me more usefull for very more time. My 4 pools power gonna be leapin, fitness, speed and medicine. My question is: If the regen idea works, what pool power should i grabb? Im thinkin in concealment, but since u told the stats for 'tough', im not sure. Of course, tough + regen should work nicely...

Well, man, thnx for all, and tnx for show all of us that doms works in pvp, its just a question of the correct useage.

Peace.

No idea bout mind/ as prim set, never used it, so im not gonna bother telling what i have heard.

In DP, i have tested, and its not such awesome as other forum ppl say. I think u should use it more like a complement to stamina, and think about the debuffs effects it do, and its possible uses...

In /psi assault set, i would go to psi dart, mind probe, subdue and psy shockwave. U can test psy scream and tk thurst, but i have found them not much usefull for me and my way to play.

Peace.

Hi,

as much as ive seen, my grav/psi was hard to solo, until i hit lvl32 and i get my pet.

In that gap (19-30), i would go for */fire. I have a lvl14 fire/fire, and it gonna be really good when i grab Fiery Embrace. If u are planning in solo, i just give u 1 advice:
The spawns gonna be shorts, u will fight 3 (as much) enemies at time, so just dont bother with many AoE control and all of that... Just grabb dmg powers and burn them.

Peace.

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Made a similar post on the most of the villians archtype forums now.

So i have some questions that i would like to get answered if possible, here it goes:

-What do you think of this archtype in both pvp and pve?

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In pvp I think it still needs to be tested, but i feel this is gonna be a nice pvp soloer. Actually, i have found myself teaming 4 stalkers and i have been spamin holds for their enjoy. We need to learn more with this AT.
In PvE, until u get ur pet its not an easy way. When u get ur pet, u will solo in relentless until lvl40.

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-What kind of builds are mostly used/seen?


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Hmm, i havent seen 1 frecuent build, coz i think the dominators are the rarest AT. If u wanna a build commonly used? I would go to plant/* or mind/*. If u want a build unseen (and add more value to this AT as "unique" toon) go to fire/psy or grav/thorn (indeed, i have seen very gravity dominators last weeks, but in low lvls).

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-Is the dominator archtype similar to any other archtype on the hero side? if yes, which?


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Never played CoH. Im my experience, i have been like a controller in some teams (if u teaming with 2 brutes, 1 corr and 1 stalker, they dont need more dmg, u are there to help them with the control), and also i have been like an scrapper (usually, when i solo, or when i team with supporters corruptors), and also, my pet is a tanker. (ey, that count?).

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-What is the primary role of the dominator in battle?


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I have said, it just depends on ur team. I think u must be flexible to do dmg and to offer control to ur m8s. Its up to u in the situations u are (and that correct choose is what makes u a good player).

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-And what dose Issue 7/the future bring for the dominator? please mention both good and bad things.


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In pve we still be good (indeed we will be better with some improvements). In pvp, I think we gonna be a really important factor, since we are gettin a shield, some debuffs powers, and a nice improvement with the fill of the domination bar (Domination = godmode ON, as i usually says...) (ey, i have to do a bind )

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Thanks in advance =)

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Np, m8. Im here to help. If u need me, look for me in Union

Hello all again,

i just hit lvl38, and grabed that "semi-nova" power called psy shockwave...

All in all, the first time i used it, i though... "OMG... 38 lvls to this?? hell, im silly... "

Then i go to test it out in 1 paper mish. This is what i saw: (Against the council ppl enemies +2)
* It has a rech time lesser than 10 secs... It is round 8-9 secs (not much change, but in the description it says "slow" recharge).
* It makes 50 dmg to each mob. (unslotted, and against enemies +2 lvls above).

I never noticed it disorients enemies, neither the -rech debuff inherent, but that isnt much in PvE.

Just that, now im gonna reply other guys.

EverClear: Im actually working in a respec for a pure PvP change.
Do u think it sucks in animation time? I say that there is 4 powers (psy dart, mind probe, subdue, psy shockwave) with nice animation time, in fact, my prim has higher activation times than my sec.
Do u think DP sux in PvP? I have been thinkin in 3 slot health + DP with 3 enhcs for heal should work nicely in pvp. It should be cool in PvP that heal buff (also the idea bout -end dominator is cool), but i need to test it b4 in the test server. Also (another utility), those regen scrappers gonna be nerfed with this power (-regen debuff). I just think this is a power to think bout it, it gonna be a nice non-skipable one.
So, actually i have many thoughs, but not much info if this is gonna be good in pvp. I will tell u more.

*Dreamseed: /agree with much of ur thoughs. I feel the same about DS, we all must learn to use it, coz its a really cool power.
Just another PvP though: Imagine u are doin a base raid. U are attackin. U enter with ur dominator and u see that all the other team is in a room, protecting the bacons. U let ur team show (to avoid the aggro), then u eat 5 yellows, and u press DS over the enemy... All enemy ppl become intangible, and all ur team has 30 secs to destroy the beacons (in fact, only 1 guy in 10 secs could destroy 1 of them, and they are usually 4. The raids that i play are 16 .vs. 16). Its like: "Wow, cheater!!"... (and still are ppl saying this power sux)...
Well, over all, i want emphatize (typo?) that mind probe is needed to make a decent chain, and its a pure dmg power grabbed soon. It will make ur life easier all the game.
Finally, i tested psy scream, cos i grabbed it in lvl16. Its has a wide cone, nice animation, nice sound, but it has a long animation. Also, if u take it at lvl16, u still dont have much powers to avoid the aggro it will generate, so i just respeced it. It isnt a bad power, its just i think there are better powers in the set. Indeed, i feel its a little low dmg, but thats just my though.

Well, guys, enjoy the game. Try not being rude with me, im just givin my opinion in this thread, and sharing experiences and thoughs

Peace.

Hello all,

firstly, i would like to say that Ive been playin CoV since Jan, and im answering this thread just coz my main toon is a dominator lvl36 grav/psi, so i think this is the kind of thread i would like to start to...

So, plz, dont just ignore my reply coz its my first post, ive been reading forums (EU & US) since i started, and i think i have 178hours playing that toon. I feel i have enough experience to say that:

* grav/psi its a really hard combination, seriously. Its a challenge. Im not gonna lie to u, its true. But i think im gonna spare some advices with u to make it easier the way to lvl38 (and our "nova" shockwave power become).

* Ok, mainly, i dont like to take the inmobs (this is my personal taste, not necesary urs). No ST inmob, neither AoE one... It has nosense to stop a foe, making him aggro u, and u need to be in melee to kill him... NO SENSE!!

* U will say... "ey, im not gonna be in melee with him, so ill take the inmobs!!"... IMHO, if u dont grabb "Mind probe", u should go to other assault set, coz MP is ur most dmg power. If u do that is like if u go in an ice corr and u dont take bitter ice blast... no sense, m8... So just get it... If u wanna be a /psi dom, u will need to be in melee very often.
Im not sayin u gonna be a brute, im just tryin to xplain u that u gonna finish them in melee. U could stay at range just firing the dart, but that is painfull... Believe me, i have tried some combos, and the fastest one is finish the mobs hand to hand...

* "Ok, and what bout propel? I have said to melee mobs, so dont pick propel??" Ok, propel is a looooong animation power, and its in ur primary. U have a long secondary set for attacks. IMHO, this power is the typical 'ultra-respeced' power. Take it. Slot it in lows-mids lvls. Do the respec mish, and just forget it... It will make ur life easier in low-mids lvls (since it has KB), but in the highs 20's u will have a full arsenal instead propel... Believe me, this power is bad, but it will make its job until u get better powers. (Yeah, i neither dont like to grabb a power knowin im gonna respec it, but i feel this is a necesary one...)

* With this 4 powers: lift, gravity distortion, mind probe, propel, U GONNA RUN TILL LVL26... Yeah, its hard to think that u gonna only get 4 powers. Well, btw, u could grabb ur AoE hold, or DS (this power is really good, but u must know to use it), or both. (1 day i will xplain my personal experience with DS, and how to use it, since i think it has very much ways to use it).

* "So, ok, after played my toon to lvl26, what to do?" Well, man, now starts the fun... WORMHOLE... 6 slot it, and enjoy it. 1 trick to use it: be behind a wall, activate it, and TP them to the wall, not to the floor. They will pack to the floor all together. If u WH them to the floor, they will be KBed, and they will disperse... If u have them packed, all ur teamm8s will luv u for that trick... I just usually start the teams doin this, and after 2 times i have done this power, all ppl are sayin "Ready!", and waitin me for the WH trick. Ppl like mobs packed, so just do it!!!
But, read more, plz...

* lvl28: SUBDUE (finally, my cool blast). This power is the coolest and the main power u will use. Nice rch, nice dmg. I think 4/5 slots could be enough for this. U must slot this power b4 WH, coz u gonna use this one plenty more times than WH.

* lvl32: Actually, u should have respeced propel, so ur attacks powers should be: Psi dart, Mind Probe, Subdue. Also in ur prim set, u should have ur ST hold, and lift (and ur situation powers). Now u get ur sing, and be ready for ur soft happy way to 40 . This pet will make u proud of grav set, but MAINLY, this will be ur cooperative partner: this ball has the powers u havnt grabbed b4 (yeah, that inmobs), also lift and Grav Distortion, and inherent repel. If u solo, just place urself inside ur sing, and see how the meleers are repeled. If u teaming, enjoy it, coz ur sing will seems like there is another dom in ur team, and it will make ur job easier (even better than u sometimes). Of course, u will need to play diferently, but its ur job to see and learn how to play in which situations u are...

From 32 to 40 (im currently at 36) this will be a question of playing time. Its much easier than b4. Just it is... Enjoy it until u hit 40 (soon 50).

So, concluding, grav/psi isnt bad, its HARD. Really hard, i think. U only need to know what to do perfectly, coz u will have no reaction time if u fail, that will be ur death.

This post (guide?) its just for PvE, its the way i think is easier to play this set combination, and of course, its just my opinion. Dont be rude with me, guys, im just trying to help some ppl thinking in take the challenge

Also, im gonna get my 2nd respec one day, and im gonna face over PvP ("face down, u mean?"). I think this toon gonna be a really nice PvPer, but i need to do my 2nd respec b4.

Well, im sorry to write so much, im just at work

Peace.