darkmagicman

Unsure if this would be helpful to the conversation, however this is how I built my Fire/Fire Tank...and did not take any of the Mastery Powers:

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.601
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Fiery Diamond: Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Flight

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Blazing Aura -- Taunt-I:50(A), Sciroc-Dam%:50(3), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg:50(5), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(11), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg:50(13), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(39)
Level 1: Scorch -- Dmg-I:50(A), Dmg-I:50(3), Dmg-I:50(5)
Level 2: Fire Shield -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(7), Aegis-EndRdx/Rchg:50(9), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(11), Aegis-ResDam:50(15), S'fstPrt-ResKB:30(39)
Level 4: Healing Flames -- Numna-Heal:50(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(7), Numna-Heal/EndRdx:50(9), Numna-Heal/Rchg:50(13), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(15), Heal-I:50(39)
Level 6: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 8: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 10: Combustion -- Oblit-Dmg:50(A), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg:50(25), Oblit-Acc/Rchg:50(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(42), Oblit-%Dam:50(42)
Level 12: Air Superiority -- KntkC'bat-Knock%:35(A)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Zephyr-Travel:50(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx:50(17), Zephyr-ResKB:50(19)
Level 16: Health -- HO:Golgi(A), HO:Golgi(17), HO:Golgi(19)
Level 18: Temperature Protection -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(21), Aegis-EndRdx/Rchg:50(21), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(27), Aegis-ResDam:50(37), S'fstPrt-ResKB:30(37)
Level 20: Taunt -- Zinger-Taunt:50(A), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg:50(23), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg/Rng:50(31), Zinger-Acc/Rchg:50(31), Zinger-Taunt/Rng:50(40)
Level 22: Stamina -- Efficacy-EndMod:50(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg:50(23), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg:50(25), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg:50(27)
Level 24: Consume -- Zinger-Taunt:50(A), EndMod-I:50(29), EndMod-I:50(31)
Level 26: Build Up -- AdjTgt-ToHit:50(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg:50(29), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg:50(33), AdjTgt-EndRdx/Rchg:50(34), AdjTgt-Rchg:50(34), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx:50(40)
Level 28: Plasma Shield -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(33), Aegis-EndRdx/Rchg:50(33), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(34), Aegis-ResDam:50(50), S'fstPrt-ResKB:30(50)
Level 30: Burn -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 32: Fiery Embrace -- HO:Membr(A), HO:Membr(36), HO:Membr(36)
Level 35: Rise of the Phoenix -- RechRdx-I:50(A), Numna-Heal:50(36), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx:50(37)
Level 38: Fire Sword Circle -- Oblit-Dmg:50(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg:50(42), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg:50(43), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(43), Oblit-%Dam:50(43)
Level 41: Incinerate -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:50(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:50(45), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:50(45), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(45), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(46)
Level 44: Greater Fire Sword -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:50(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:50(46), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:50(46), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(48), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(48)
Level 47: Fly -- Winter-RunSpd/Jump/Fly/Rng:50(A), Winter-RunSpd/Jump/Fly/Rng/EndRdx:50(48), Winter-ResSlow:50(50)
Level 49: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
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Set Bonus Totals:

• 10.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
• 10.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
• 17.2% Defense(Fire)
• 17.2% Defense(Cold)
• 1.56% Defense(Energy)
• 1.56% Defense(Negative)
• 3.13% Defense(Ranged)
• 20.3% Defense(AoE)
• 50% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 6% Enhancement(Heal)
• 25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 6% FlySpeed
• 98.4 HP (5.25%) HitPoints
• 6% JumpHeight
• 6% JumpSpeed
• Knockback (Mag -16)
• Knockup (Mag -16)
• MezResist(Confused) 7.5%
• MezResist(Held) 10.8%
• MezResist(Immobilize) 11.9%
• MezResist(Sleep) 7.5%
• MezResist(Stun) 11.9%
• MezResist(Terrorized) 10.3%
• 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
• 42% (3.29 HP/sec) Regeneration
• 20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)
• 20% ResEffect(RechargeTime)
• 20% ResEffect(RunSpeed)
• 5% Resistance(Cold)
• 1.26% Resistance(Energy)
• 4.39% Resistance(Negative)
• 21% RunSpeed
• 7.5% XPDebtProtection

Ahhh...okay so I wasn't imagining things...that ledge DID exist at one point...so the map was tweaked just a bit then.

I'm with you Warp...I very much miss that ledge also :-(

It was the only way to separate LR from the bane spiders.

Emperor, not sure what was holding us back. I guess, at some point, we'll run it again and see what happens.

The tank had the support, would take LR away from the LOS of the towers, however, LR would then self-teleport back to the center only to get taunted a way again...meanwhile, the rest of the team would be working on the red tower and then have the repairmen to deal with...after awhile it more or less became a "round robin" and we kind of sat there trying to figure out why it was we cruised through the entire task force ...completed 3/4 of the last mission....but just could not take Lord Recluse or the towers. In case anyone is wondering what the diffulty setting was set at...it was set to "Heroic".

Thanks for the link :-)

We knew that the towers didn't respawn and that repairmen were summoned to heal the towers. However, what we didn't realize is that the flyers could spawn every 20 minutes. We thought, that the flyers only spawned twice. Below is another link for STF and mentions a ledge that apparently no longer exists?

Just trying to figure out why we could complete the Task Force a few months back, but couldn't complete a week or two ago..especially since the team make up was exactly the same

Additional Info

I am curious to know if anyone else has had issues with completing the Statesman Task Force?

A full team of us pretty much breezed through most of the Task Force, until we came upon Lord Recluse himself, with the pylons and Arachnos Fliers (which keep spawning). Our team was pretty balanced between a tank, scrappers, blasters, controllers and defenders. This TF was impossible to complete

I realize that taking down Lord Recluse is not an easy task, however, a few months back (prior to Issue 14), I did run this task force and successfully completed it. Has something changed with this particular Task Force?

Star Strider Forces Registry
Name:Stormy Weathermaker
Global Contact:@Stormy Weathermaker
Level of Classification: Level 50 Illus/Storm Controller
Origin: Magic
Super Rank & Super Group: Hero Council - Malevolent Redemption