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  1. locutus_NA

    DM/WP Scrapper

    POST-ACTION

    Well I went with weapon mastery because my first build (which I made when I was pretty clueless about set bonuses) included body mastery for focused accuracy, and physical perfection. I was essentially trying to fix an endurance problem which did not exist and when I made the build I posted in the OP I chose weapon mastery because I thought that caltrops would prove more useful than it actually did, also there is an error in mids which shows exploding shuriken as having a taunt effect. The reason I took provoke, besides the very nice set bonuses provided by mocking beratement, was at the time I was doing a lot of small (2-4) person teams and RTTC was not providing enough of a taunt to keep the squishies alive.

    I checked out your build, and it definitely would be more effective than my current one however I am not a fan of blaze mastery. Xyzor mentioned soul mastery up thread, and after taking a look at it I think dark blast would make a fine addition to my attack chain.

    So I took _Pine_'s build and modified it to work with the soul mastery patron pool. I was unsure about a few of the changes I made, but it puts me 3% short of the softcap on smashing/lethal, softcaps energy/negative, and lets me softcap everything (including psionic) 50% of the time while hastened. For what its worth, I did get some incarnate abilities on this character, I believe right now he has the Musculature Total Core Revamp, and Barrier Partial Radial Invocation, neither of which I included in the mids build.


    Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.952
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

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    Level 50 Technology Scrapper
    Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
    Secondary Power Set: Willpower
    Power Pool: Speed
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Power Pool: Leadership
    Power Pool: Leaping
    Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

    Hero Profile:
    Level 1: Shadow Punch -- KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(7), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
    Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(40), Numna-Heal/Rchg(40), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(43)
    Level 2: Mind Over Body -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(43), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(46), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(46)
    Level 4: Smite -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(5), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(5), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
    Level 6: Super Speed -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
    Level 8: Siphon Life -- KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(A), KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Numna-Heal(11), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(15)
    Level 10: Indomitable Will -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(13)
    Level 12: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(13)
    Level 14: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(39), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(46), KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(48)
    Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(17), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(17)
    Level 18: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(19), RctvArm-ResDam(19), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
    Level 20: Quick Recovery -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(21), P'Shift-EndMod(21)
    Level 22: Fast Healing -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(23), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(23)
    Level 24: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(25), LkGmblr-Def(25), HO:Enzym(48)
    Level 26: Soul Drain -- C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(27), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg(27), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Erad-Acc/Rchg(48)
    Level 28: Heightened Senses -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(29), LkGmblr-Def(29), HO:Enzym(39)
    Level 30: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(31), LkGmblr-Def(31)
    Level 32: Midnight Grasp -- KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(A), KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(33), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(33), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
    Level 35: Dark Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), Mael'Fry-Dmg/Rchg(36), Mael'Fry-Acc/Dmg(37), Mael'Fry-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
    Level 38: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(39)
    Level 41: Shadow Meld -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-EndRdx/Rchg(42), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(42), HO:Membr(42)
    Level 44: Soul Storm -- BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(A), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(45), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(45), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(45)
    Level 47: Tactics -- Rec'dRet-ToHit(A), Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg(50)
    Level 49: Dark Consumption -- Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(A), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(50), Erad-Acc/Rchg(50)
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    Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
    Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), RgnTis-Regen+(43)
    Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
    Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A)
    Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
    Level 1: Critical Hit
    Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
    Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
    Level 4: Ninja Run



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  2. locutus_NA

    DM/WP Scrapper

    POST-ACTION

    Sure go ahead and post your build, maybe I'll see something in it that can help improve mine. I looked at the soul mastery patron pool and dark blast does indeed look like it would be a great addition to my build, I'll mess around in mids and see if I can work any of the other powers into my build to find something that works. I know losing the targeting drone would probably fix the endurance issues I have been experiencing. Will post again once I have had a chance to test some things out later in mids.
  3. locutus_NA

    DM/WP Scrapper

    POST-ACTION

    Thanks for your response AF_Bill, and that is an interesting build you have but I don't believe it is right for me. First off I noticed your build does not include shadow punch, or shadow maul this means that in order to have a non-stop attack chain I would need to use boxing (or one of the ancillary powers) which is not ideal. Second, you used more than a few purple enhancements in the build, and tbh I don't think most of them are needed as it only decreases the recharge of soul drain by about 1 second over my non-purple build in the OP. Your build does come much closer to the softcap than the one I posted by about 7%.

    Since there were no responses in the first couple days after I posted this thread I did actually respec to the build I posted (with a few minor deviations) and I have been very pleased with it, my only real concern is that it is quite endurance hungry. I have been considering shuffling something around so that I could take Dark Consumption which would likely solve my endurance issues. I am also still not convinced I am making the best use of non-purple IO sets in my build, but that is something I can work on once I've stabilized the endurance on it.
  4. locutus_NA

    DM/WP Scrapper

    POST-ACTION

    I have a DM/WP scrapper I've been enjoying lately, unfortunately he was bested by my new alt so he is in need of a respec to stay relevant. I did some toying around in mids and this is what I came up with. Its by no means a perfect build, but its better than what I had and I'd appreciate some input in making it better. I do not plan to use purples or pvp IOs.


    Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.952
    http://www.cohplanner.com/

    Click this DataLink to open the build!

    Level 50 Mutation Scrapper
    Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
    Secondary Power Set: Willpower
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Power Pool: Speed
    Power Pool: Presence
    Power Pool: Leadership
    Ancillary Pool: Weapon Mastery

    Hero Profile:
    Level 1: Smite
    • (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
    • (3) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
    • (3) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (5) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
    • (5) Dampened Spirits - Recharge
    • (7) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff/Recharge
    Level 1: High Pain Tolerance
    • (A) Healing IO
    • (7) Healing IO
    • (9) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
    Level 2: Shadow Punch
    • (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
    • (9) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
    • (11) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (40) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff/Recharge
    • (42) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
    • (45) Dampened Spirits - Recharge
    Level 4: Mind Over Body
    • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance
    • (25) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
    • (25) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
    Level 6: Fast Healing
    • (A) Healing IO
    • (11) Healing IO
    Level 8: Siphon Life
    • (A) Healing IO
    • (15) Healing IO
    • (17) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
    • (17) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (19) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
    • (23) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
    Level 10: Indomitable Will
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (13) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    Level 12: Boxing
    • (A) Damage Increase IO
    Level 14: Super Speed
    • (A) Run Speed IO
    Level 16: Rise to the Challenge
    • (A) Healing IO
    • (27) Healing IO
    Level 18: Provoke
    • (A) Mocking Beratement - Recharge
    • (19) Mocking Beratement - Taunt
    • (27) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge
    • (40) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Range
    • (40) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range
    • (43) Mocking Beratement - Accuracy/Recharge
    Level 20: Quick Recovery
    • (A) Endurance Modification IO
    • (21) Endurance Modification IO
    • (21) Endurance Modification IO
    Level 22: Hasten
    • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
    • (23) Recharge Reduction IO
    Level 24: Maneuvers
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    Level 26: Soul Drain
    • (A) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (31) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
    • (31) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
    • (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (33) Obliteration - Damage
    Level 28: Shadow Maul
    • (A) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (29) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
    • (29) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
    • (31) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
    • (37) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
    • (39) Obliteration - Damage
    Level 30: Heightened Senses
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    • (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    Level 32: Midnight Grasp
    • (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
    • (33) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
    • (34) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
    • (34) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
    • (34) Dampened Spirits - Recharge
    • (37) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff/Recharge
    Level 35: Caltrops
    • (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
    • (36) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
    • (36) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
    • (36) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
    • (37) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
    Level 38: Strength of Will
    • (A) Resist Damage IO
    Level 41: Targeting Drone
    • (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
    • (42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
    • (42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
    • (43) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
    • (46) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
    • (46) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
    Level 44: Exploding Shuriken
    • (A) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
    • (45) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
    • (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
    • (46) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
    • (50) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
    Level 47: Tough
    • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance
    • (48) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
    • (48) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
    • (48) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
    Level 49: Weave
    • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
    • (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
    • (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
    Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
    Level 0: Portal Jockey
    Level 0: Task Force Commander
    Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
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    Level 2: Swift
    • (A) Run Speed IO
    Level 2: Health
    • (A) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration
    • (43) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
    Level 2: Hurdle
    • (A) Jumping IO
    Level 2: Stamina
    • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
    • (13) Performance Shifter - EndMod
    • (15) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
    Level 1: Brawl
    • (A) Empty
    Level 1: Critical Hit
    Level 1: Sprint
    • (A) Unbounded Leap - +Stealth
    Level 2: Rest
    • (A) Empty
    Level 4: Ninja Run
  5. locutus_NA
    So I have an odd problem, when am playing COH I have little to no lag in most missions. I have the graphics settings turned down not all the way, but low enough so i don't see a framerate drop. My issue only occurs when I enter a large map, such as a safeguard mission or certain mission maps. It will play perfectly fine with almost zero lag but if I open my map it will get basically unplayable its so laggy. After opening the map, nothing I have tried will stop the lag short of re-zoning and not opening my map. Anyone got a clue as to why this would be a problem? I have tried everything I can think of to fix it, but short of not using my map in those missions I have not found one.