magikwand

Make a Dominator- with that you have the best of both worlds. Safety through controls and the punch of a blaster. Mind/psi concept Ftw.

I have been thinking about re-rolling my ill/ff as ill/cold lately. I don't have much experience with trollers, but I know it would be a good thematic match in the very least. Can anyone think of any synergy between the two?

Exxar- you just convinced me to make an elecArmor user. Great information. Very persuasive.

I have a DB/Inv that is pretty solid, but the major gripe I have with her is the lack of a dmg aura. FA has one of the best dmg auras around and burn makes things even better if you plan on taking and using sweep. DB is fun, and I am happy you are enjoying it with one of my favorite brute secondaries.

As always, with FA, build for recharge and defense. Having healing flames up often is priceless, and defense stacked on decent resists goes a long way too.

/dead horse. Scrappers will not get dual pistols. The best we can hope for is a temporary dual pistol power to match the single pistol. That actually doesn't sound like a bad idea. hmm....

I believe I paid like 20,000,000 for some Hami Goo once. I was just trying to craft something before a TF, and I hit the 0 key once too many times.

As it has already been stated, brutes are not tankers. MMs are not tankers. Tankers are tankers. If you are looking for a redside tanker- wait until Going Rogue. Brutes are brutes. I personally never have problems making Brutes survivable. The caps are the same as tankers, and assuming you are using IOs, you can do some pretty sick things.

To be brutally honest, I think sometimes people place far too much importance on survivability and not enough on damage dealing. Sure, your granite armor tank has some of the highest damage mitigation in the game, but there is reason tankers aren't known for their ability to deal damage. Brutes, on the other hand, can do both.

Don't get me wrong, I hope that GR will bring new challenges that will renew a need for supreme survivability, but in the current game, I think that tankers have levels of survivability that reach into the overkill zone.

I think SB is one of the most powerful buffs in the game. So simple and rewarding, yet so very frustrating.

I admit, I am sometimes short fused. So if I am on a team and liberally applying SB to my team and it happens to drop for a moment, and one member finds the time to complain about not getting SB, I will probably snap back.

Even more effective is just discontinuing SB altogether for that person. There are a number of powers that a kin has that are fun and powerful, so if you just happen to spend some time using your other powers, I don't think you should be held to the fire for questioning.

Teammates that I will continually SB without them asking- buffers or stone armor users. Buffers get it because buffs up more often is helpful for the whole team. Stone armor users get it because most haven't overcome the runspeed curse they inherit, and it is just pitiful watching them try to get around without it.

All others get it when I am in the mood and area. I do my best to build all of my toons to be efficient with endurance, so don't get angry at me because your toon has ED (endurance dysfunction). If I see you low on gas, I will probably try to shoot you a boost or even fill you up with a transference. But just because you are having endurance problems doesn't mean you are entitled to a SB. SB is optional, not mandatory. Get over it.

No more visible hasten. Gawd do I hate that effect.

I am no mids wizz, so I will just comment on the concept and powerset selection. Out of the options mentioned, I think SS/Elec would fit the concept best. The majority of Adam's attacks are not energy/electrical based AFAIK. There are a couple of them, which is why Mu would work, but I would definitely want to get the smashiest set around to make a tribute to him.

If you wanted to stretch the concept a bit further, go SS/Inv/Mu. It might delay your concept play until you are beyond 40 obviously, but I am thinking it would be more than a little difficult to explain the whole visible electric powers from your secondary. Why not just give him a secondary that still fits with invisible gfx options?

Even though I have been craving a SS/SR for the longest time, I wouldn't roll one based on the fact that both are pretty endurance intensive. Claws is relatively light on endurance, which helps as SR has no way to recover endurance and is a bunch of toggles.

I think a winged set would be more applicable for melee than ranged.

I would much rather have BS than KM.

I have learned that amassing purples if just another form of badge collecting. I find that there are ways to make a character efficient and fun using non-purple IOs. Personally, I almost never use purples. On a couple of builds, I might have one set slotted, but I don't get the fad. I certainly don't see the merit in dual purpling a build unless you just have a massive amount of inf. to waste and a lot of people that you want to show off for. My most durable toons don't even use them.

Fairly lame. I haven't had any severe issues since the new issue rolled out, but I am more than a little peeved at this inconvenience.

I didn't realize that Mercedes Lackey played. I LOVE M Lackey!

With two heals, decent resists, and defense at that number- you should be fine. I would even think that if you build for more defense you might even gimp yourself in one fashion or another. With that number, you are just one insp away from the softcap anyway.

I hate to say it... but suggestions forum is thataway!

This mechanic is not really needed in this game. We have respecs, earnable and buyable, that allow you to do this easily. That or just change your build to suit your mood. The thing that is so great about this game is that you can change almost anything you want with an alt you are playing. There can be constant evolution on any given alt without incorporating such a mechanic. It sounds like a cool idea for concept's sake, but I don't think it would work with the current game at all. Furthermore, I don't see the merit in devoting any development time to such a feature.

As far as testing powers out before you make a final decision- have you heard of the TEST server?

Stalker or HEAT.