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AbunaiFux0rboi

By AbunaiFux0rboi,
Posted on: 2004-09-09 10:20 in Defenders

 

Posted

Nephryte's Dark/Rad/Dark notes added here .

City of Heroes was my first MMO, & my favorite computer game.

R.I.P.
Chyll - Bydand - Violynce - Enyrgos - Rylle - Nephryte - Solyd - Fettyr - Hyposhock - Styrling - Beryllos - Rosyc
Horryd - Myriam - Dysquiet - Ghyr
Vanysh - Eldrytch
Inflyct - Mysron - Orphyn - Dysmay - Reapyr - - Wyldeman - Hydeous

 

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Is there new build for Guide to Storm/Dark Blast Defenders I'm just using this build: CDN_Guardian's Guide to Storm/Dark Blast Defenders

Here is my Build:
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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder
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Name: Blackstormer
Level: 50
Archetype: Defender
Primary: Storm Summoning
Secondary: Dark Blast
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01) --> O2 Boost==> Heal(1) Heal(15) Heal(48)
01) --> Dark Blast==> Acc(1) Dmg(3) Dmg(5) Dmg(7) EndRdx(13) Rechg(34)
02) --> Gloom==> Acc(2) Dmg(3) Dmg(5) Dmg(7) EndRdx(13) Rechg(31)
04) --> Snow Storm==> EndRdx(4) Slow(27) EndRdx(29) Slow(29)
06) --> Combat Jumping==> Jump(6)
08) --> Freezing Rain==> EndRdx(8) Rechg(9) Rechg(9) Rechg(36) DefDeBuf(36) DefDeBuf(36)
10) --> Steamy Mist==> EndRdx(10) EndRdx(11) DmgRes(11) DmgRes(15) DmgRes(37)
12) --> Hurdle==> Jump(12)
14) --> Super Jump==> Jump(14)
16) --> Tenebrous Tentacles==> Acc(16) Dmg(17) Dmg(17) Dmg(19) Range(19) Rechg(31)
18) --> Health==> Heal(18)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(21) EndMod(21)
22) --> Night Fall==> Acc(22) Dmg(23) Dmg(23) Dmg(25) EndRdx(25) Rechg(27)
24) --> Hurricane==> EndRdx(24) EndRdx(37) TH_DeBuf(39) TH_DeBuf(39) TH_DeBuf(39)
26) --> Dark Pit==> Acc(26) DisDur(31)
28) --> Thunder Clap==> Acc(28) DisDur(33)
30) --> Acrobatics==> EndRdx(30) EndRdx(46)
32) --> Lightning Storm==> Dmg(32) Dmg(33) Dmg(33) Rechg(34) Rechg(34) EndRdx(37)
35) --> Tornado==> Rechg(35) Rechg(43)
38) --> Blackstar==> Rechg(38) Rechg(40) Rechg(40) Dmg(40) Dmg(46) Dmg(46)
41) --> Dark Consumption==> Rechg(41) Rechg(42) Rechg(42) EndMod(42) EndMod(43) EndMod(43)
44) --> Dark Embrace==> EndRdx(44) DmgRes(45) DmgRes(45) DmgRes(45) EndRdx(50)
47) --> Soul Drain==> Rechg(47) Rechg(48) Rechg(48)
49) --> Life Drain==> Acc(49) Heal(50) Heal(50)
---------------------------------------------
01) --> Sprint==> Run(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Dmg(1)
02) --> Rest==> Rechg(2)
01) --> Vigilance==> Empty(1)
---------------------------------------------

Nacht Nova Thunder = Level 50 (Liberty) Dark Blaster/Storm Summoning - Defender
Nova Ninja = Level 50 (Liberty) spines/ Regeneration - Scrapper
CanadianMan = Level 50 (Liberty) Super Strength/Invulnerability - Tanker
LibertyBoy = Level 35 (Liberty) Stone Armor
/Fiery Melee - Tanker

 

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any rad/dark guides floating around?

 

Posted

I'm start out a new Defender so I hope there any radiation emission\Energy Blast Guide for i6-10 I hope someone have a guide for me to us.

Nacht Nova Thunder = Level 50 (Liberty) Dark Blaster/Storm Summoning - Defender
Nova Ninja = Level 50 (Liberty) spines/ Regeneration - Scrapper
CanadianMan = Level 50 (Liberty) Super Strength/Invulnerability - Tanker
LibertyBoy = Level 35 (Liberty) Stone Armor
/Fiery Melee - Tanker

 

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Is there any empathy/dark guides kicking around somewhere?

 

Posted

Looking for a post-I10 guide for a Dark/Dark and an Emp/Archery Defender.

Anyone?

 

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[ QUOTE ]
Looking for a post-I10 guide for a Dark/Dark and an Emp/Archery Defender.

Anyone?

[/ QUOTE ]

None of the Defender primaries or secondaries have changed substantially since Issue 7, so all of the guides newer than that should still be good. Also, by trying to find a guide for one or two specific builds you might be missing out on alot of good info! Try looking at ALL the Dark/*, */Dark, Emp/* and */Archery guides, you might be surprised by the wealth of valuable information out there.

 

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Both Trick Arrows and Archery guides, I11 compatible, are posted now. TA/A players can scroll down to the 4th post of the TA guide for TA/A-specific information.

 

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Awesome! Thanks Luminara!

But still I fear and still I dare not laugh at the madman!

One man's "meh" is another man's "zomg". - Leatherneck

Procrastination meter coming soon.

 

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Updated Jan. 2, 2008
Official Guide Post Editor for the update was Psyonico


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DEFENDER (See Controller Guides for some Primary power discussions.)

** GENERAL
Watchmen On the Walls: The Defender AT (Orodreth) [I7]
Defenders and Controller Secondaries : What Should I Be? (Blueeyed) [I6]
Defending the Team: A Defender's Guide to Battle (BlackSly) [I5]
Before You Make a Defender (Cuddles) [I5]
An Offender's Guide to Defender Primaries (CosmicAvatar) [I3]
The Compleat Defender Ancillary Pools (DodgerTA) [I3]
Regarding Defenders (JusticeZero) [I3]
Neem's Guide to Choosing Your Defender (Capt_Neem) [I3]
The Defensive Defender's Guide to Secondaries (Ladioss_Sopp) [I2]
Guide to Anchor Powers (FAQ & Screenshots) (Deadboy_champion) [I2]


[color=””red”]***PRIMARIES[/color]

**DARK MIASMA
Nephryte’s Dark/Rad/Dark Defender Notes (Chyll) [I10]
Welcome to the Dark Side... Dark/Elec Defender (Rayne_Gun) [I9]
Dark Maisma, Radion Blast and You (Gyffes) [I8]
Dark/Dark Defender's Guide: Issue 6/ED (BlackestNight) [I6]
Dark Miasma - A Defender's Guide V1.0 (Ladioss_Sopp) [I3]
D3 Guide V1.0 (Ogunsan) [I2]
Dark Miasma/Dark Blast Defender (Not So) Mini-Guide (Dreamwraith) [I2]
The Dark Miasma/Energy Blast Guide or How to be a DeD 1.0 (Wytch) [I2]
Dark Miasma/Electrical Blast Guide (Steel_Angel) [I2]
Dark Miasma/Dark Blast Guide (KalythR) [I1]

**EMPATHY
PewPewPew: a Guide to Empathy/Energy Blast (Psyonico) [I10]
Everything you Wanted to know about Heal0rz*, but were Afraid to Ask (Bakta_hero) [I10]
Empathy/Psychic Blast - A Defender's Guide (The_Laughing_Man) [I8]
Phantastik's Guide to the PvP Empath (Phantastik) [I8]
Show Some Sympathy: I8 guide to team support emp (Trashman86) [I7]
OttercubDC’s Empathy/Sonic Defender Guide (v2.0) (OttercubDC) [I7]
Jovani's Empath Guide vs 3 & Post ED (Jovani) [I6]
Static's I6 Guide to Empathy/Electricity Defenders (oOStaticOo) [I6]
Opinionated Guide to Healing(Fire_Cat) [I4]
Empath Bind Guide (Red_Fall) [I4]
In-Depth Guide to Empathy Defenders V2.0 (Tenthletter1979) [I3]
Empathy - A Defender's Guide V1.0 (LadyMage) [I3]
Empathy Guide (Starfox) [I2]
Advanced Guide to Empathy Defenders Tactics and Strategy (Airesdark) [I2]

**FORCE FIELD
PK’s Comprehensive FF guide (PhiloticKnight) [I10]
Mar-Vin's Guide to FF/Rad Defending (MarVin) [I6]
Philotic Knight's Guide to Force Field Defenders (PhiloticKnight) [I6]
Starshield's Guide to FF/NRG DefTrolling (Starshield) [I6]
CDN_Guardian's Guide to FF/NRG Offenders v5 (CDN_Guardian) [I6]
Fission Wall's I6 guide to FF/Rad (Ninja) [I6]
A Comprehensive Guide to Force Fields V3.0 (Bionexus) [I3]

**KINETICS
A Guide to Kinetics/Sonic Blast (v2.0) (Kossy) [I11]
Guide to Kin/Psy or The Pink Brain of Pain (Lady_Enzi) [I11]
OttercubDC’s Kinetic/Dark Defender (v1.0) (OttercubDC) [I10]
So you want to be a Kinetics/Rad Scrapfender? (Neutrino_Siphon) [I10]
Electron Girl's guide to Kinetics scrappers (Luminara) [I6]
A Guide to Kinetics/Sonic Blast Defenders (XenoHero) [I5]
Kinetics - A Defender's Guide V5.0 (Ladioss_Sopp) [I5]
Kinetics/Electrical Blast Meleefender Guide V3.0 (Issue 5 Update) (Quason) [I5]
Kinetics: A Different Look V2.0 (LuchadorFuerte) [I5]
Kinetics/Radiation Blast Guide Ver.1.0 (Energizing_Ion) [I3]
A Defender's Guide to Offensive Sapping (Hockey_Parent) [I3]
Kinetics/Psychic Blast Offender Guide (SyphonStrike) [I2]
Kinetics Guide for Non-Defenders (KineticKat) [Pre-I1]

**RADIATION EMISSION
Best at Everything: A short guide to Rad/Sonic (Jock Tamson) [I11]
DodgerTA’s Rad/Rad I10: A Twink’s Guide (DodgerTA) [I10]
DodgerTA's Radiation Emission/Radiation Blast V3.0: A Twink's Guide (DodgerTA) [I7]
DrObviousSo’s Miniguide to AV fighting with a Rad/* (DrObvious) [I6]
Comprehensive Guide to Radiation Emission V2.0 (SoulHealer) [I2]
Why I Like Radiation Emission/Radiation Blast (rayaguas1) [I2]
The Afflicted's Radiation Emission/Radiation Blast Starter Guide (TheStz) [I1]
The Radiation Emission/Electrical Blast Defender (Erratic) [I1]
THE Radiation Emission/Dark Blast Defender Post (ChaoticDNA) [Pre-I1]

**STORM SUMMONING
Guide to Storm Summoning/Energy Blast (Myriad) [I9]
Be a Thunder God : Storm/Elec/Elec PvP Guide (Lei_Kung) [I8]
Guide to Storm/Dark Blast Defenders (CDN_Guardian) [I7]
A little guide for a Storm/Electric build (AquaStorm) [I6]
The Mighty Storm Defender's I6 (I7) guide: No more wire hangers! [I6]
Hero of a Thousand Roles: A Storm Summoning/Dark Blast Guide V1.1 (Daibanchou) [I3]
A Guide to Storm Summoning Powers (v1.1) (ZealotOnAStick) [I1]

**SONIC RESONANCE
Comprehensive Guide to the Sonic/Sonic Defender (HeavyMettle) [I11]
A Guide to Sonic/Sonic (updated for Issue 10, with IOs) (Dalcharis) [I10]
A Guide to Sonic/Sonic (Dalcharis)[I9]
Sonic/Sonic Defender Build (BloodPython) [I7]
Sonic Resonance/Sonic Blast Defender Guide (Scarlett) [I5]

**TRICK ARROW
The Trick Arrow Enchiridion (Luminara) [I11]
Sharp Pointy Sticks and You (Luminara) [I7]
Laughing Last: Trick Arrow Defense 101 (Possibility) [I6]
Broken Arrow's Guide to Trick Arrows/Archery V1.1 (Skidrow) [I5]
Trick Arrow: GP's Guide for Defenders (Goofy_Parrot) [I5]


[color=””red”]***SECONDARIES[/color]

**ARCHERY
The Archery Codex (Luminara) [I11]
Sharp Pointy Sticks and You (Luminara) [I7]
Broken Arrow's Guide to Trick Arrows/Archery V1.1 (Skidrow) [I5]

**DARK BLAST
OttercubDC’s Kinetics/Dark Guide (v1.0) (OttercubDC) [I10]
Guide to Storm/Dark Blast Defenders (CDN_Guardian) [I7]
Electron Girl's guide to Kinetics scrappers (Luminara) [I6]
Dark/Dark Defender's Guide: Issue 6/ED (BlackestNight) [I6]
Hero of a Thousand Roles: A Storm Summoning/Dark Blast Guide V1.1 (Daibanchou) [I3]
Breakdown of Dark Blast Attacks Level 40+ (Agent_Unknown) [I2]
D3 Guide V1.0 (Ogunsan) [I2]
Dark Miasma/Dark Blast Defender (Not So) Mini-Guide (Dreamwraith) [I2]
Dark Miasma/Dark Blast Guide (KalythR) [I1]
THE Radiation Emission/Dark Blast Defender Post (ChaoticDNA) [Pre-I1]

**ELECTRICAL BLAST
Welcome to the Dark Side... Dark/Elec Defender (Raye_Gunn) [I9]
Be a Thunder God : Storm/Elec/Elec PvP Guide (Lei_Kung) [I8]
A little guide for a Storm/Electric build (AquaStorm) [I6]
Static's I6 Guide to Empathy/Electricity Defenders (oOStaticOo) [I6]
Kinetics/Electrical Blast Meleefender Guide V3.0 (Issue 5 Update) (Quason) [I5]
A Defender's Guide to Offensive Sapping (Hockey_Parent) [I3]
Dark Miasma/Electrical Blast Guide (Steel_Angel) [I2]
The Radiation Emission/Electrical Blast Defender (Erratic) [I1]

**ENERGY BLAST
PewPewPew: a Guide to Empathy/Energy Blast (Psyonico) [I10]
Guide to Storm Summoning/Energy Blast (Myriad) [I9]
Starshield's Guide to FF/NRG DefTrolling (Starshield) [I6]
CDN_Guardian's Guide to FF/NRG Offenders v5 (CDN_Guardian) [I6]
The Dark Miasma/Energy Blast Guide or How to be a DeD 1.0 (Wytch) [I2]

**PSYCHIC BLAST
Guide to Kin/Psy or the Pink Brain of Pain (Lady Enzi) [I11]
Empathy/Psychic Blast - A Defender's Guide (The_Laughing_Man) [I8]
Kinetics/Psychic Blast Offender Guide (SyphonStrike) [I2]
Comprehensive Guide to Psychic Blast V1.0 (SoulHealer) [I1]

**RADIATION BLAST
Nephryte’s Dark/Rad/Dark Defender Notes (Chyll) [I10]
DodgerTA’s Rad/Rad I10: A Twink’s Guide (DodgerTA) [I10]
So you Want to be a Kinetics/Rad Scrapfender? (Neutrino_Siphon) [I10]
Dark Maisma, Radion Blast and You (Gyffes) [I8]
DodgerTA's Radiation Emission/Radiation Blast V3.0: A Twink's Guide (DodgerTA) [I7]
Mar-Vin's Guide to FF/Rad Defending (MarVin) [I6]
Fission Wall's I6 guide to FF/Rad (Ninja) [I6]
Kinetics/Radiation Blast Guide Ver.1.0 (Energizing_Ion) [I3]
Why I Like Radiation Emission/Radiation Blast (rayaguas1) [I2]
The Afflicted's Radiation Emission/Radiation Blast Starter Guide (TheStz) [I1]

**SONIC BLAST
Best At Everything: A Short Guide to Rad/Sonic (Jock Tamson) [I11]
A Guide to Kinetics/Sonic Blast Defenders v. 2.0 (Kossy) [I11]
A Guide to Sonic/Sonic (updated for Issue 10, with IOs) (Dalcharis) [I10]
A Defender’s Guide to Sonic/Sonic (Dalcharis) [I9]
Sonic/Sonic Defender Build (BloodPython) [I7]
OttercubDC’s Empathy/Sonic Defender Guide (v2.0) (ottercubdc) [I7]
A Guide to Kinetics/Sonic Blast Defenders (XenoHero) [I5]
Sonic Resonance/Sonic Blast Defender Guide (Scarlett) [I5]

(Last updated by Psyonico on 1/2/08)

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I think you underestimate our fools, sir.

Why /duel is a bad idea

 

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Any I11 Dark/Psi guides?

 

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The "Guide to Guides" is pretty comprehensive. Good job!
I am, however, kinda frustrated with the lack of anything recent for a Rad/Elec Defender (a type I've been playing almost since day 1 of my account). I've looked at Erratic's guide along with several others who dealt with either Rad/ or /Elec and am stumped! I've been wracking my brains for sometime now trying to develop a ballanced build for my Palo Verde Pummeler, my "handyman hero" as i bill him. I'm fairly set on the concept of him being a good team player and a moderately tough solo'er (moderately! I know my limits!).
So far, I have an experimental respec buid with what I feel are the "bare bones" powers from the primary & secondary lists, as well as powers from the Flight, Teleportation, Fitness, & Fighting pools. It is as follows:

Hero Plan by Designer Hero
Program Version: 1.62
Data File Version: August 20, 2005
Designer Hero Home Page

PVP-Tough: Level 50 Defender
Primary Power Set: Radiation Emission
Secondary Power Set: Electrical Blast
Power Pool Set: Flight
Power Pool Set: Fitness
Power Pool Set: Teleportation
Power Pool Set: Fighting
Ancillery Pool Set: Electricity Mastery

Hero Profile
Level 1: Radiation Infection -- Empty (A), Empty (17), Empty (17)
Level 1: Charged Bolts -- Empty (A), Empty (9), Empty (9), Empty (19), Empty (46)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty (A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty (A), Empty (3)
Level 2: Accelerate Metabolism -- Empty (A), Empty (5), Empty (5), Empty (7), Empty (7), Empty (25)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty (A), Empty (3)
Level 4: Lightning Bolts -- Empty (A), Empty (11), Empty (11), Empty (19), Empty (46)
Level 6: Air Superiority -- Empty (A)
Level 8: Radiant Aura -- Empty (A), Empty (13), Empty (13), Empty (21)
Level 10: Recall Friend -- Empty (A), Empty (27), Empty (40)
Level 12: Ball Lightning -- Empty (A), Empty (15), Empty (15), Empty (21), Empty (46)
Level 14: Fly -- Empty (A), Empty (29), Empty (40)
Level 16: Swift -- Empty (A), Empty (29)
Level 18: Health -- Empty (A), Empty (23), Empty (37)
Level 20: Stamina -- Empty (A), Empty (23), Empty (37)
Level 22: Mutation -- Empty (A), Empty (25), Empty (31), Empty (34), Empty (34), Empty (34)
Level 24: Kick -- Empty (A)
Level 26: Teleport -- Empty (A), Empty (27), Empty (40)
Level 28: Tough -- Empty (A), Empty (37), Empty (42)
Level 30: Enervating Field -- Empty (A), Empty (31), Empty (31)
Level 32: EM Pulse -- Empty (A), Empty (33), Empty (33), Empty (33), Empty (43)
Level 35: Short Circuit -- Empty (A), Empty (36), Empty (36), Empty (36), Empty (43)
Level 38: Zapp -- Empty (A), Empty (39), Empty (39), Empty (39), Empty (43)
Level 41: Weave -- Empty (A), Empty (42), Empty (42)
Level 44: Thunder Strike -- Empty (A), Empty (45), Empty (45), Empty (45)
Level 47: Charged Armor -- Empty (A), Empty (48), Empty (48), Empty (48)
Level 49: Power Sink -- Empty (A), Empty (50), Empty (50), Empty (50)

I'm affraid I don't have any Enhancements listed as of yet (I'm still researching best fit, best bennefits and all). I would appreciate feedback on what I could do to tighten this build up, as well as suggestions as to what IO's I could slot him with to get the most "bang for my buck", so to speak.

 

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I have finally updated my Emp/Psi guide to I-11 here .

-H

 

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whoops wrong locashin sry :P fixing

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