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Hi all
I've been set on building a rad/dark/soul corr for a while and I'm loving it so far, but seeing as I don't really play corrs that much are there some people willing to post their builds to get a general idea? Also what io bonuses should I aim for? I don't think defense is the most urgent one since I got darkest night etc?
edit: I'm considering skipping aim and the lvl 32 nuke - is this a bad idea or should be able to manage without both? (Seeing rad gives -def & loads of it, and the nuke might actually just slow me down) -
Thanks for the build expansion Tealeaf and thanks for the explanation Werner
What I'm gonna do is mix and match builds till it works for me, but it's a tedious proces as I don't have easy access to MID's on mac.
Since I probably have a different playstyle, the builds might work different for me - but your builds have proven to be awesome for acquiring my own in the past (same goes for Claws' build, and lots of others who gave me great help on my DB/WP)
I will probably go for the big hitters though as that's what I love about kat (those attacks make me feel all tingly inside ^^)
I will probably find a way to cope with end issues - probably a different playstyle, some different slotting, I'll see how I come out of it.
Anyways thanks for the help - if anyone has more to add about kat/dark feel free to as it can help me aswell others. -
Aahh damn
Still don't have MID's - any chance someone can expand this one for me?
Ty alot already Werner -
Quote:Originally Posted by Starflier
I'm certainly enjoying mine, one of those weird confluences of great name, costume and concept, with a powerset combination that kicks ***. Heck, even got a badass name for my one man SG, The Valkyries, on Freedom.
As to the original question, I realize I've never actually tried katana past level 4 in 4+ years of playing, so I'm also not much help there. I find Dark Armor a very peculiar set which I have difficulty describing or explaining. Wasted on small mobs, a little weak for really big ones, it takes some work to find the right balance. Then again, I went Elec/Dark, so the +def from DA might make it quite a bit more survivable in your case.
Well I'm aiming for something Claws had in his build: soft cap, nice resistances, as high regen as possible & enough recharge to ensure a top chain including DA to help out on defence (Hope I can go with 1 application so I don't have to compromise my dps too much) Although I'm wondering how usefull is DA if I reach the softcap? Probably sitll usefull for +2-4's & AV's I'm guessing? -
I should be able to level pact myself
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Quote:ThanksOriginally Posted by Werner
Well, I'm too lazy to track down his build, but the main issue in switching to Katana would be recharge requirements - just need to make sure everything recharges fast enough. I'm guessing you'll be wanting a chain that double-stacks Divine Avalanche, so I'd recommend Divine Avalanche -> Gambler's Cut -> Golden Dragonfly -> Gambler's Cut -> Divine Avalanche -> Gambler's Cut -> Soaring Dragon -> Gambler's Cut. For that, Gambler's Cut is the critical attack, requiring +90% recharge (recharge in 1.58 seconds), and being the one attack you really want the Achilles' Heel in. Golden Dragonfly needs +43% recahrge (recharge in 8.45 seconds), while Soaring Dragon needs only +2%, and Divine Avalanche needs no recharge enhancement at all.
I got his build by /search btw, just referring to it as alot of people have referred to it for being one of the great builds out there.
Although I'm also slightly tempted by BS/SD
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Hi all
I've got this new crazy idea of leveling a kat/dark (thanks Werner, your altitis becomes mine) Anyways, in the past I've had some great help on building my DB/WP and he's been a blast to play.
Now I've been reading on kat/darks and I've found out they can be softcapped, without compromising your build.
ClawsAndEffect his BS/DA is very nice and I'm thinking of following that guide - but is there any chance you guys could quickly throw a more "exemplarable" build together. Also wouldn't it be useful if I could fit PP in? (Loving that power on my DB/WP).
Another thing: are there any significant changes to be made to his attackslotting since I'll play kat instead of BS?
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Quote:I'm on a mac- no MID'sOriginally Posted by Starcloud
Do not use the "official forums" export that's built into MIDs. It worked for the OLD forums, but the new forums treat the formatting code differently.
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ok ty
Yeah I figured there'd be alot of work on that build as it's i11/12, haven't really looked into khelds that much myself so optimal slotting is pretty far for me.
Thanks for all the good tips on it though
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Quote:thanks, I've been pondering about that for a long whileOriginally Posted by Doctor_Kumquat
Don't have time to offer much build advice, but I can answer the base question. IO set defense bonuses originally were heavily biased towards characters with positional defenses, and getting significant typed defenses was a pain. They were semi-recently made to improve three linked defense types to be more fair to all armor sets; Smashing/Lethal goes with Melee, Energy/Negative goes with Ranged, and Fire/Cold goes with AoE, with half the original defense value given to the alternate defense form. In simpler English, a set bonus that gives 2.5 Melee defense would also give 1.25 S/L defense, and a set bonus that gives 2.5 S/L defense would also give 1.25 melee defense. Psychic is fancy and has no positional pairing, and Toxic damage has no defense at all.
A blaster that maxed their S/L defense would be protected from almost all melee attacks, along with physical ranged/AoE attacks (a large chunk of them). It is more common for a blaster to try and improve his ranged defense, but S/L def is certainly a viable option.
What you may have meant was that if an attack deals multiple damage types (say, a smashing and energy ranged blast) then you will just use your highest applicable defense value to try and avoid it. If you had 30% smashing, 20% ranged, and 10% energy defense, then you would use the 30% defense value against that energy blast. -
Hi all
I made my WS on the awesome guide from TheAedile (The Solo Artist's guide to tri-form warshades), and it's been a blast, but due to name reasons I had to delete my WS and now I'm thinking of recreating him.
Now is my question wether any of you would have an update version of the build he made for i12 (i think?)?
Quote of his build:
Quote:Originally Posted by TheAedile
Here is the build I am currently working towards. When I rewrite the guide for I12, I'll be adding builds for each stage I have in my guide.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.30
http://www.honourableunited.org.uk/mhd.php
Dark Adjudicator Ideal: Level 50 Science Warshade
Primary Power Set: Umbral Blast
Secondary Power Set: Umbral Aura
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Leaping
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Ebon Eye -- Apoc-Dmg:50(A)
Level 1: Absorption -- S'fstPrt-ResKB:30(A)
Level 2: Gravimetric Snare -- GravAnch-Acc/Immob/Rchg:50(A)
Level 4: Gravity Shield -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A)
Level 6: Dark Nova -- GSFC-Build%:50(A)
Level 8: Starless Step -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(34), RechRdx-I:50(34)
Level 12: Sunless Mire -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(31)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 16: Shadow Cloak -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 18: Gravity Well -- UbrkCons-Dam%:50(A), UbrkCons-Acc/Hold/Rchg:50(42), UbrkCons-Hold:50(42), UbrkCons-Acc/Rchg:50(42), UbrkCons-Hold/Rchg:50(45)
Level 20: Black Dwarf -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(A), ImpArm-ResDam:40(37), ResDam-I:50(43)
Level 22: Stygian Circle -- EndRdx-I:50(A), EndMod-I:50(50)
Level 24: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 26: Grant Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 28: Unchain Essence -- Posi-Dam%:50(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(46), Posi-Dmg/Rng:50(48), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(48), Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(48)
Level 30: Gravitic Emanation -- Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg:50(A), Amaze-Acc/Rchg:50(43), Amaze-ToHitDeb%:50(45), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun:50(45), Amaze-Stun/Rchg:50(50)
Level 32: Dark Extraction -- S'bndAl-Dmg:50(A), S'bndAl-Dmg/EndRdx:50(37), S'bndAl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(39), S'bndAl-Acc/Rchg:50(39), S'bndAl-Dmg/Rchg:50(39)
Level 35: Quasar -- Armgdn-Dmg:50(A), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg:50(36), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(36), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg:50(36), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx:50(37)
Level 38: Eclipse -- ImpArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(A), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(40), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg:50(40), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(40)
Level 41: Stygian Return -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 44: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 47: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 49: Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 1: Dark Sustenance
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Level 6: Dark Nova Bolt -- Decim-Build%:40(A), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:40(5), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:40(5), Decim-Acc/Dmg:40(3), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx:40(3)
Level 6: Dark Nova Blast -- Apoc-Dmg/Rchg:50(A), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(7), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(7), Apoc-Acc/Rchg:50(9), Apoc-Dam%:50(9)
Level 6: Dark Nova Emanation -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Dam%:50(11), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(11), Posi-Dmg/Rng:50(13), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(13), ImpSwft-Dam%:30(46)
Level 6: Dark Nova Detonation -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(15), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(15), Posi-Dmg/Rng:50(17), Posi-Dam%:50(17), ImpSwft-Dam%:30(46)
Level 20: Black Dwarf Strike -- Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg:50(A), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(21), Hectmb-Acc/Rchg:50(21), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx:50(27), Hectmb-Dam%:50(19), Mako-Dam%:50(19)
Level 20: Black Dwarf Smite -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(23), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(23), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:50(25), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:50(25), Mako-Dam%:50(27)
Level 20: Black Dwarf Mire -- HO:Nucle(A), RechRdx-I:50(29), RechRdx-I:50(29)
Level 20: Black Dwarf Drain -- Dct'dW-Heal:50(A), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx:50(31), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(33), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:50(33), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg:50(43), Mako-Dam%:50(50)
Level 20: Black Dwarf Step -- Range-I:50(A)
Level 20: Black Dwarf Antagonize -- Zinger-Acc/Rchg:50(A), Zinger-Taunt:50(31), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg/Rng:50(33), Zinger-Dam%:50(34)
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[u]Set Bonus Totals:[u]<ul type="square">[*]+8% DamageBuff[*]+3% Defense(Smashing)[*]+3% Defense(Lethal)[*]+3% Defense(Fire)[*]+3% Defense(Cold)[*]+3% Defense(Energy)[*]+3% Defense(Negative)[*]+3% Defense(Psionic)[*]+3% Defense(Melee)[*]+3% Defense(Ranged)[*]+3% Defense(AoE)[*]+2.25% Max Endurance[*]+94% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*]+4% Enhancement(Heal)[*]+127.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[*]+99.4 (8.25%) HitPoints[*]+Knockback (Mag -4)[*]+MezResist(Held) (Mag 4.4%)[*]+MezResist(Immobilize) (Mag 4.95%)[*]+MezResist(Terrorized) (Mag 4.95%)[*]+26% Recovery[*]+42% Regeneration[*]+16.1% Resistance(Fire)[*]+16.1% Resistance(Cold)[/list]
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thanks
Well apart from pvp-io's I wont have trouble acquiring any of those listed (especially since winter event is bringing in ALOT of cash)
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Been a hell for me to build on a mac atm >.< -
is there noone with even a middle of the road dm/ea build?
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anyone?
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Hi all
I'm planning to roll up a dm/ea brute - and I have a question:
When I'm reading blaster forums for example alot of people slot up S/L defence on their blaster, since it apparantly also tends to make energy/cold miss as they're tied to S/L (smashing/energy attacks & lethal/cold if I'm not mistaken)
Now I'm wondering if you have an EA brute with 45% def in both would that mean you're kind of hardcapped in a way too?
Also if anyone has some sample dm/ea builds please post them as it's my first time building one of these(non purple builds).
ps: I can't open mid's since I'm on a mac so I need the full expanded build
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Hmm so for my lvling build I will drop it but I guess it's wise to get it when I get permadom as that's what my pve build will be in the end.
Thanks
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Quote:I always thought total dom was a good skill? how come it's that bad?Originally Posted by Liliaceae
Minimal advice: take Dominate, skip Total Domination, evenly balance your power picks and slots across both your primary and secondary.
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Hi all
I'm pretty new to the dom class (I leveled one once in i7 till lvl 10) but now I would wish to give them a go.
I'm set on mind/fire and luckily for me it's a good firsttimer dom combo or so I've read, but is there any chance you guys could provide some middle of the road builds whilst leveling up - what skill is mandatory etc. just to get a general idea.
I found a guide on mind/fire from i9 but alot of people disaggreed with it so I'd rather not focus on that guide.
Thanks
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Ok thanks alot
Probably making small changes but this one gives me the diea i was looking for
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Hi all
I've been thriving on making an ill/therm as my newest toons and I've been checking out skill selection etc (I don't have mid's, since I 'm on a mac so I'm using suckerpunch)
But the low levels (till lvl 24-28) are a headache for skillselection, I found 2 ways: one would allow me to take skills that make me solo fine, the other would let me take enough support to be fantastic on teams but it would render me semi-uselesss solo.
Is there any chance you guys have a skeleton for the lowlevels (till 30-ish) that would allow me to do fine both team and solo (I'm not keen on using Build 2)
Thanks.
ps: as I mentioned before, I can't access mid's so you'll have to post full form builds if you post full builds (and not the code to paste into mid's) -
Actually wondering - could some people maybe post softcapped(ish) builds? that don't use purples/pvps Am looking for a middle of the road build till I can get my own
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Ok thanks
The no availability to mids is giving me a headache so needed to know if it was possibel to softcap without weave -
Hi all
After making a butload of scrappers - I decided I could use somewhat of a change. So I decided to roll redside and ended up loving stalkers.
After some research, taking pesky lethal resistances into account etc, I decided to roll DM/nin - since I can also pvp with it.
Now I got the pvp build all figured out - but I'm wondering if I need weave to softcap and I'm not sure about this , but stealth is not needed pvewise right?
If you've got some nice builds you're willing to post feel free to, one thingy - I'm on a mac and mid's for i16 isn't available to me, so the full post would be required.
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ok cool
thanks for the info - loving that build btw
ps: I'm guessing this build can hop from 8 man spawn to 8 man spawn without too much downtime or am I mistaken?