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Well, if you started in the Rogue Isles, you may notice some difficulty with Arachnos mobs that have psi-defense though it's limited to specific mobs like Fortunatas. Dominator's controls share the same accuracy as Controllers' and their ranged and melee are typical in accuracy as well. If anything I would expect one to feel less of a need for accuracy with Mind Control as many of its powers have an accuracy modifier of 1.1 or 1.2 and they bypass all types of defense barring psi.

As for you build in general, I would highly considering hasten and slotting your controls with additional recharge. A dominator's defense is solely in their ability to lock down enemies. Domination will assist you with endurance management as well as making your controls stronger and longer, meaning more endurance is available for defeating your foes. With that in mind, Hasten is essential. The only way to increase Domination's up time is with Hasten and global recharge bonuses.

Also, bear in mind that by eschewing Levitate and Telekinetic Thrust you've limited yourself to a single damage type that when resisted is highly resisted. Mobs that are already problematic due to psi-defense will become even more probleamtic because they often have psi-resistance as well. Carnies and Arachnos will be very cumbersome to fight.

On your defense build, are you also considering Earth's Embrace? As a heal it isn't necessary, given /rad already provides that, but it also offers a means to cap your hp if your recharge can make the buff perma. In some ways, having more hit points is akin to extra resistance.

Patience... the controller boards are slow and thoughtful.

Permanent mez protection is very nice for a rad. Reapplying toggles can eat up a good bit of your time if you get mezzed. It's a bit more painful if you are an ice/rad or elec/rad and an extra part of your mitigation is shut down with a mez. Earth, at least, can offer mitigation via Earthquake and Volcanic Gases while you're held or slept. So perma-IW may not be as vital to this build as some others.

As for softcapped smashing/lethal, it does prevent a lot of incoming attacks. Unfortunately, it tends not to stop incoming mezzes which are often exotic types such as psi, negative energy, and cold. Of course, if you have reasonable defense to other types as well, coupled with the -tohit debuffs in Radiation Infection and Earthquake, you might avoid a lot of mezzes.

At this point, I could go either way. Without the context of the rest of the build, it's a difficult question to answer.

I've never considered any of the characters that I use the Leadership pool on leaders. Maybe it would have been more thematic to call the pool Teamwork.

I think the vast majority of players would be somewhere between ambivalent and ecstatic if they toned down the visuals on Hasten. For folks, that like it and would argue to keep the current visual... send 'em to the moon.

I don't track badges, but I find this immensely useful for exporting builds if I intended to alter a minor detail. Good work guys.

I find it to be a good entertainment value. For $15 a month, I could maybe see one or two new movies, maybe stretch that to 4 matinees if I have a weekday off. I could buy other games, but those don't offer the same longevity. My roommate drops $40-$60 on a new console game every month. I could buy a book or two, but have access to the public library. I suppose that only answers how I justify the subscription.

Why do I keep coming back? Hmm... for one I really like the freedom in creating characters here. The setting is fairly loose and allows a lot of different ideas to incorporated into it as opposed to more specific sci-fi or fantasy games. The costume creator is great and power customization is quickly catching up. I like the gameplay, specifically the Control powersets, which I find most other games tend to skimp on or make secondary to other roles. I haven't even explored all the different AT's yet, let alone powersets.

Ultimately though it goes back to how much I loved comics when I was younger. It's just fun to be part of that world.

You guys forgot to include EMP Arrow and Liquify.

A corrected statement: All AoE holds from a Control Primary have the same 240 second recharge.

Just you, I'm afraid. All the AoE holds have the same 240 second recharge.

I just hit 50 with my mind/nrg dom today. With the thought that i19 would be here long before I made any significant progress with her I decided to skip Fitness. I can honestly say I'm glad I'll never have to do that again. I used the empowerment buffs and temp powers a lot to make up for my lack of stamina before hitting perma-dom. Even afterward, I found it very easy to drain my blue bar before domination recharged. This was with a mostly single target attack chain and running only Tactics.

/Psi certainly helps with endurance management with Drain Psyche. It's undoubtedly the best secondary if you're thinking about skipping stamina.

It's difficult for me to say this. I never liked My Little Pony. I never even watched My Little Pony. Like most American males in my generation I was enamored with G.I. Joe, Transformers, or even Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. My Little Pony was for girls.

Twenty some years later the ponies have returned... to steal my heart. Confound you ponies!

Oh yeah, I forgot the important stuff. It's a new series and... it's not bad. You can find the episodes on youtube, but the Hub (the network that is carrying) has the first episode up here. Apparently Lauren Faust, the producer, also had a part in making the Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. So if you enjoyed those there's a chance you might like this.

I get the first costume "too right". They don't enter the tutorial until I like their look. The problem comes when I unlock another costume slot and can't come up with something. Sometimes, I'll make a good looking costume but it just doesn't fit the feel of the character.