shaggy5

Let me clarify one thing. Of course I have been able to drain end from foes. But like my original post stated, they seem to need the very slightest, most minute end to attack, so, in the end, there isn't really much point to no end if they can quickly get that tiny amount and attack me just fine.

The thought of draining my foe's endurance like a sapper was really appealing to me. I made my elec/dev blaster way back in i6ish. I pushed him to 50, even though I didn't enjoy him, and now he sits. I am not much of a toon delete kind of person, so he sits.

Here is my problem--big deal that he drains end. He doesn't drain enough. NPCs seem to need just a sliver of their end to be effective. So I can drain all but that sliver, but I didn't gain anything.

I am not a numbers player, but the damage seems to much less than other blasters--is this true?

I guess if I played with another end draining toon it could be fairly effective, but I don't want to be tied to that.

I have a couple of /elec defenders that were made early on, but I don't mind them as much because I don't build a fender for the blasting. I wouldn't choose /elec on them again, either, but I do play them.

So those of you with electric blasters--why do you enjoy them? I truly want to know. I am not bashing, I am curious what would make someone like them. What are reasons I should choose elec/ for another toon?

I do understand the thinking that "buffing is annoying and boring", but I don't understand taking FF if you aren't aware that your job will be buffing. What really great things do I gain if I don't have my shields? If someone were asking me, I would just tell them to take a different powerset.

The devs get bashed a lot here (travel suppression, ED, etc etc), but I have been noticing that they have really renewed my interest lately. So here is my top ten list of things that the devs have gotten right (this is in no particular order). I am sure that I am forgetting some of the “oldies” changes, but still like my list:

1) SSK—it’s hard to remember what life was like before the super sidekick. The thought of exemping only for influence (which, by the way, couldn’t buy you much) seems barbaric now. This system changed the game in many ways and probably extended the life of the game by a number of months, at least, by making it easier to find teams.
2) City of Villains—I am still more of a blueside guy, but this novel idea added a huge layer of complexity and thinking about your character’s bio that didn’t exist before it came online. Not to mention new ATs. I know corruptors and dominators were kind of just a switching of the primaries and secondaries of trollers, blasters and defenders, but they worked out amazing well. Brutes are pretty close to Tanks, too, but don’t you need a meatshield? The stalker and mastermind as a concept are pretty cool.
3) Weekly Task Force—I know that this is new, but I love it. It is amazingly easy to find a TF/SF now. I hope that doesn’t change. I love that other TFs/SFs will get some love eventually, too.
4) Posi TF—Do I need to explain? Although the nostalgia of doing the marathon-no stamina Posi is interesting, I actually ENJOY the new one and it is not just something I want to accomplish for the accolade.
5) Going Rogue—How great that you can play an AT from the “opposite” side and make the content feel new because you have to play in a new way?
6) Praetoria—I am actually one who hasn’t found my love for Praetoria itself, but kudos to the devs for brand new low level content and a way to start your AT in a new way.
7) Faultline Revamp—anyone else remember doing that ONE vahz hunt mish in Faultline then never entering again? The 4 arcs are worth doing and the zone itself is interesting.
8) Wentworths and University—Another thing that is hard to remember being without. I remember the end of TFs just getting an SO and loving that. Now we craft all sorts of enhancements that do not expire and can include special bonuses, as well.
9) Mission Architect—Before you slam me for the way people exploit, think about it. A whole system where you can create pretty much any content that you want? Really? I haven’t done an AE mish in months, but I still love that I COULD do one!
10) Ouroboros—Just the ease of travel alone is awesome, but being able to do one-person TFs and content that you have (maybe accidently) passed up, that is pretty awesome!

Typing this list made me think of many other cool things the devs have done (inherent fitness is one). Any thoughts?

I got my ice/mace tank to 50 this week. Just now I did an ITF. I am not fully IOed yet, have no purple enhancements, and didn't slot my alpha until right before I logged off, and I rocked it. I essentially soloed the 1st 2 missions. It was a long road to 50 for this tank, but I was very pleased with how it came up (and certainly will get better with IOs etc). I focused on getting enough recharge for EA to be up often and that made all the difference, both in end and defense. I didn't die the entire TF and I didn't have my health below around 75-80% throughout. I thought I would rely more on hibernate (my lvl 49 choice), but I didn't use it.

My powerset on this toon is energy/energy

I have a few stalkers, but only one high level stalker. I got him to 50 because I wanted a level 50 villain when CoV first came out. I never play him, but them the WTF came out and I jumped on a Cuda SF last night. OMG, I realized how much I don't enjoy stalkers last night, at least on a team. I felt like I either had to play as an underpowered scrapper or I had to be out of the fight often to try to get "hidden". No wonder I don't play this toon!

I was leaning aware from recharge--just needed someone to give me a reason. Thanks.

Sorry, I tried to find this on the forums. I can't figure out how to search well.

Anyway, on my Stone/Stone, do I slot for the obvious (recharge) or the more helpful (in some ways) Damage?

I have a sonic on the Hero ATs (is that even accurate to say anymore--Hero AT)? I like sonic quite a bit.