The_DefUser

U will get even happier when u get fiery embrace...

welcome to Doms

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Maybe we should have a duel event for blasers on test, see who comes out on top

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After the damage is back to sensible levels, I would be up for that.

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I think today we will get a patch for this bug... Arena time??

hehe, touche... though the thread isnt titled 'help in a farm build'...

U will gimp urself if u avoid mind probe, the biggest hitter in /psi until PSW...

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Also, he never was defeated by a blaster on lvl 50 in a fight without insps.

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on a rainy day??

I wasnt on when u were duelling, but I saw also some germans doing nicely arenas (a guy claimed a title like #1 in zunkfunt server pvper, or whatever...)

I hope i can team with max one day, and feel the same as i felt with nexam

This post is just to say how funny was yesterday evening doing some arenas with you guys...

Firstly I soloed some controllers, and they pwned me (i didnt build domination, so i ate many bfs fast).. But then i teamed with a friend and boom!! OMG, i feel so god-like when im teamed with a thermal...

So yeah, many thanks to Nexam (told u m8, we ownz ), tnx to all of u who dueled, and I hope see u around ahead, maybe when i hit 50 with my little DooM...

Meanwhile, have fun, and try to expand those nice evenings for fun.

Cheers.

Well, i said it like 5 post above... u have the link to the Power Boost guide there...

Im not sure if this is true (pure speculation ahead, just trying to give an answer), but the key point could be if the BS shield could be slotted with resistance.. If so, the shield can be 'tagged' like a "defense/resistance" shield, and then it is not covered by powerboost...

In the other hand, vengance cant be sloted by +dmg (in fact, it just doesnt exist), hence it can only be slotted with +def, so powerboost would affect it.

Could this speculation be true??

Peace.

Yeah, PB will not affect beacause the BS shield adds a little toxic resistance component, and since resistance isnt affected by PB, then the shield isnt affected...

I know it is weird, that is the explanation i readed from US boards long time ago... Now with the combat log we can see it is true, sadly.

Peace.

Hiya,

Want to share some opinions: no intention being critic, just trying to get the best of the build.

I dont get the point of grabbing cinders and 3 slotting it... long recharge, short holding... As an idea, u could try to swapp it with bonfire and slot it for kockback (is it able??) with the kinetic set... For 6 slots u can get +7.5 recharge, so very much cheaper than another Lotg...

And why u get medicine having drain psiche?? It seems a bit overkill. U can try the fighting pool, boxing sloted with stupefy, and tough sloted with the resistance set +5%.

Although i havnt seen the slots of the build, dunno if u can get some slots and move them around.

Anyways, it seems a solid build

With the change in flares, I can keep my toon at range doing lot of dmg, but it is single target...

Just 1 quick question: if u want to solo, why do u want AoE?? IMHO u should worry bout AoE when u teaming a lot...

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I think the thing to note is the water spout is a chaos contol power, not an aoe damage power.

Secondly, yes, your immob is canceling it out.

Personally I wouldn't take this on dom (ok for a stalker or corruptor). I wouldn't take any patron other than scirrocco on a dom though.

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Well, it is ur opinion... In my opinion, and after using both patrons, water spout is nice for arenas when supression time kicks in, also adds an extra of dmg, and it can keep the enemy perma-knocked... It is so usefull that i have discovered myself trying to call my tornado in Warburg, when it isnt available yet... so sad...

Of course, for only pve/farming purposes, i can undertand it maybe just dont add many things...

And last thing is that this power will be active even if u are held, coz it is a pet, and works alone... It will protect u like a 'bodyguard'... Who dont want a bodyguard for us squishies??

Part 1: Water spout ownz, but it all depends on the scenario... If you are in 1 on 1 arena, u can hold an enemy, kick him, and when it become to wearing off, put water spout and get him permaknocked, with some dmg, and disorient him... awesome trick.

The worst scenario i can think using it is for a big mob spawn, in a 8 ppl team, and open with it... lol, AoE's will be very dissapointed

U can use WS as a corner blocker, if ur team is runing... U can open a fight with it, and before it arrives, apply cages for avoid kb...

And also, think that many powers sux without properly slotting... The best sloting for this power is 3xSHO Dmg/Mez + 2-3 Rech IO (the 3rd wouldnt be a great difference, so maybe u can move it to another place).

Part 2: As a long biased Mind/ player, i would suggest go to Mind/ and enjoy the great control it provides... Maybe a /Psi if u like more AoE (late bloomer), or /fire /ice to more ST oriented... If u want a nature toon go for plant/thorns, it is very solid.

Cheers.

hehe, long response...

Well, if u enjoy ur toon gettin a lot of powers because 'it may happen that in some conditions u would need those powers', then go for them.

I mostly play with 1 solid attack chain (it use to be single target), and try to avoid those 'situational' powers... But again it is ur toon, and u have to enjoy it.

Let me add that if u can get super speed, u could 'ghost' through a mob, and since sing is following u, it would take the alpha... I used to do that on Defuser and it really worked nicely.

And also, u can go to fighting pool, becoz the ppp shield + though gives u a roughly 60% resist to s/l dmg... That is pretty kwl.

Cheers.

Short answer: no

Explained answer: If u already got PSW, u just have to use it again and again to rocket ur dps...

So, IMHO, u should just get from ur secondary Mind Probe, Drain psiche, Subdue (for runers) and PSW...

Ive heard that ppl has a lot of -rech and has achieved to fire PSW each 3 secs... THAT is powerfull.

A build?? I would go:

grav: lift, gd, gdf, wh, sing.
psi: dart, mp, drain psy, subdue, PSW. (maybe sniper if u are lookin for nice -rech, since it can get 7.5% recharge)

pools:
hurdle, health, stamina
hasten
combat jumping, super jump


These are the core powers, u can get a KB IO and avoid acrobatics (i preefer waste a few mills instead of losin a power selection, that also consumes end), u can get leadership if u want to, or go to medicine, or get fightin for tough, or whatever...

This is the way i see dominators works better...

I had an ice/dark that i lvled up with a lot of teaming like in i7 or so... It worked really nice, and almost did all the job with ice storm plus tar patch...

Dont understimate that combo, it will be a huge dmg ammount if slotted properly... also remember, tar patch is -res, so more dmg to ur rainy...

What i would drop then?? Well, i dont like much bitter freezy ray, it is a long time activation, and since u already got 2 holds, there will be no needs to get a 3rd... Move ur powers along and try to get Ice storm at lvl12..

That is my little advice, it will be a nice build, a very end heavy btw...

Peace.

PS: hmm, this combo has the option of getting 4 holds... u can stack mag like a dom under domination... that sounds interesting...

Ill try to be there tonight, although im a villain and im gonna get rapped with my pvp dominator... But ill do my best in the arena.

Peace.

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FYI, damage cap for Doms is 400%, so you will need 300% worth of +dmg buffs (100% is your base damage).
Enhancers giving 95% prior to ED plus Domination(75%) plus FE(85%) will bring you as far as 355%.

That's only 45% away from the cap, achievable with by popping 2 small reds or getting a Forge from a Corruptor (Forge is 40% damage boost so you will still lack 5% from the cap)

Asdasdasd.

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Hmm, yeah, although i cant remember where i readed the +350% dmg cap for Doms, it seems like it is 400%, i have been lookin for sources: clicky

What Im almost sure is that the dmg buff from domination is +80%, and also the same with FE...

Im sorry for bad numbers in my last post.

Peace.

Hi

I have played a lot with fiery assault, and I gotta say that i have never used combustion...

So i can only say that if u dont use a power, u just dont need it... It is as easy as sound...

Dunno bout ur build, maybe combustion needs more slots to be usefull, u can take ur toon to test and see how it could be plenty slotted...

All in all, if u still dont have hasten, go for it... It is a must to make domination recharges faster and having it available more frecuently, hence makin ur life easier.

Cheers.

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But with dom isnt fiery embrace a bit useless? Areyou near the damage cap

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The dmg cap for dominators is +350%. So...

* 100% from enhances (well, 95% for ED)

* 80% from domination.

* 80 from FE

U still are in +260% bonus, u still can get another build up (from a proc) and a red to cap ur dmg... U will become capped if u are in permadomination, u have 2 BU procs, and both proc at the same time, as well as FE and domination... A really good scenario btw

Seriously, my main objetive is to stay as close as I can from cap dmg, all the time...

Peace.

Well, if we are talking bout Aid Self:

1) Im totally agree with Blue note, I got a mind/ice who has AS (just becoz it has PB), but I never had it in my mind/fire, neither in my grav/psi, or other toons...

The fact is that we are squishies, and here is what I differ with u guys... If u want to pvp, u will be 2-shotted almost always, and u will not have time to pop up AS and go ahead... Instead of that, u can defend urself being more offensive, and avoiding ppl 2-shot u (kickin them before they kick u)...

This has been the theory of the 'Active-defense', and although I have tried many times to pvp with aid self, I have found it is much more usefull grabb tactics and earn that little +perc to see enemies b4 they attack u.

2) For PvE, u can or not have aid self, it all depends on ur way to play and how much dmged u are. Here can appear ppl saying "it is a must!!", and "there r plenty other primary powers!!", since each of us play his/her dominator the way they want..

3) Just finishing, this weekend i totally pwned a corr and a brute in arena with my mind/fire, who has leadership. A good insp tray could supply u all the heal u would need, and it isnt interrumpible... I really doubt it would be so easy with my mind/ice, and it has aid self...

4) For OP, if u like spirit tree, go ahead with it, and dont let them change ur mind... For PvE it will work as well as AS.

Just my 2 cents, and all Im talkin is bout my experience.

Cheers.

Yay for my kin corr

Now its time to burn a respec and taste the blaster bot...

Peace.

Pretty sure it doesnt apply to BS shield, since it has a low toxic resistance component...

Found this guide from US boards talkin bout powerboost... U will see if it buffs what u need or not...

clicky

Note that is for i8, though this power havnt changed (I think)...

Peace.

PS: water spout wouldnt be affected by PB, btw... doubts and doubts...

Hmm, i have heard (US Forums maybe) it has some tools for pvp, since it has some attacks -fly, -speed and -jump, and that is gold for pvp...

Also, and continuing with JawDropper, /energy has PB, so the -def and -res will be affected, isnt it?? Double -res for apply is really tasty

Overall, i would try to avoid mu for a fire/ dominator, becoz the heals will be spread between u and ur pets... Other options are possible..

Peace.

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My fire/energy dom is currently at 39 so i too am considering patrons for him (darn the inability to change patrons) so a little worried about making the wrong choice. Was thinking of Mako for Water Spout like Def_user above, but is this a bit of a bad choice (i was gonna slot it with stun set for +recharge and so that it could keep mobs stunned after flashfire.) Am i better off going with Scirroco for power sink? Problem is i've already done the sciroco arc Thoughts on which patrons would compliment Fire/energy best whilst offering capacity to slot for +recharge would be great.

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hmm, it is a hard choice... Could we know what r ur purposes for??

Being fire/, the mu healing pet will heal anything that is under 70% hp each 20 secs, and that include ur imps... Thus u will be healed just a few times, coz the imps tend to take lot of dmg...

Yeah, i know that mu have another utilites, but it shines for his healing pet (IMHO)

Water Spout from Mako will make a huge chaos if enemies arnt caged (-knockback)... That wouldnt be good if imps are running after enemies, and not attacking... Although if u have the enemies caged, that power is gold, and it has some sinergies with FF, on top with a fear effect

Maybe a good approach could be Black Scorpion, for his -res in poisonous ray, though i havnt tested it yet... Also the blaster bot could be the toughter pet available, and tends to melee more than others.

Just showing u some pros and cons, it is up to u.

PS: BTW, i choosed water spout for pvp purposes, not sure if it will be ur case.

Cheers.