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I'd avoid the Flight pool, or, at least, Hover, as it negates the biggest bonus you'll get from Grounded.
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True, unless you fly at ground level, which is probably slower than your RunSpeed options. (And defeats the point of flying.)
In this build, I would consider Flight to be used for non-combat movement. Essentially only for getting from one door mission to the next. It's an option, just not my preference.
I'd suggest Combat Jumping/SuperJump with one slot each. They are great powers right out of the box and need no slotting in order to be good.
Hasten/SuperSpeed may be okay powers, but the terrain in CoV seems a bit unfriendly to flat-land travelers.
The OP makes some good points about travel powers in the first post.
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If you want to use Fly for your travel power, Air Superiority is a much better choice as your prerequisite power.
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Absolutely true, but I wouldn't consider Hover to be worthless. It has it's uses.
But I will conceed that Air Superiority rocks!
It's a hand-to-hand attack (where a Brute will be anyway), it does good damage, and it takes away an enemy's ability to fly (and does Knockdown as well). Added to ThunderStrike, Lightning Rod and ThunderClap, you have quite a bit of soft control...while doing damage!
What's not to love? 
thanks wot uve said makes alot of sense- "whiffing" wot a word- so once ive throughly read adn understood all ur point to improve upon ill get round to re-designing my build, defo byebye sleep thou the jerky dance is fun
thanks for ur critiquin, cant wait for 1.2
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-Slotting: Standard slotting of....
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This term will be made obsolete in 5... 4.... 3....
I wouldn't bother posting the 1.2 guide with Issue 9 right around the corner. I9 is going to make more guides obsolete than even Enhancement Diversification did.
technically, yes. However, when dealing with single aspect IOs, the concept is essentially the same, and I intend to have some IO advice in the guide. Basic information on useful IO sets will be included (my 1.2 should hit within a week after I9, 1.3 about a month-two after, or so the plan goes). After testing more thoroughly with IOs, I intend to have a 1.3 that incorporates advice as you advance through various level ranges, both for players without a funding source and those who can get lots of infamy.
You've already GOT the IO info? W00t!!
Not all, but a fair amount, and most of the important stuff for the guide here. You can find a lot of it if you dig into Paragon Wiki
Alright, a bit of a teaser for v1.2/1.3. Here's my current build that I enjoy most, and I'll include a Stamina version when the update comes. Note that HeroBuilder and similar programs aren't working for me at the time of this posting, but rather than waiting for the problem to be fixed, I figured I'd post this proto version. Note that levels slots were added is not included (this will change once the builder starts playing nice with my comp again). Just remember that I spread slots around pretty evenly...the 6th slot in the attacks didn't come until around level 42. Also, this is how it looks on my Enhancement screen, NOT the order I slotted things into the powers. Endurance came first for toggles (more important to have up than have enhanced), and Accuracy came first for attacks, followed by damage. Aid Self had the two extra slots immediately and then 3 more pre-40, in the order of Heal, Inter, Inter, Heal, Rch, Rch.
MN KillSwitch NU-1, Protobuild from MSWord (me taking time):
1) Charged Armor - Res, Res, Res, EndRed, EndRed
1) Havok Punch - Acc, Dmg, Dmg, Dmg, EndRed, EndRed
2) Charged Brawl - Acc, Dmg, Dmg, Dmg, EndRed, EndRed
4) Conductive Shield - Res, Res, Res, EndRed, EndRed
6) Air Superiority - Acc
8) Thunder Strike - Acc, Dmg, Dmg, Dmg, EndRed, EndRed
10) Static Shield - Res, Res, Res, EndRed, EndRed
12) Aid Other - Heal(
14) Aid Self - Heal, Heal, Interrupt, Interrupt, Rch, Rch
16) Grounded - Res
18) Fly - Fly
20) Lightning Reflexes - Fly
22) Boxing - Acc
24) Tough - Res, Res, Res, EndRed, EndRed
26) Build Up - Rch
28) Conserve Power - Rch, Rch, Rch
30) Lightning Field - Acc, Acc, Dmg, Dmg, EndRed, EndRed
32) Lightning Rod - Acc, Dmg, Dmg, Dmg, Rch, Rch
35) Power Sink - EndMod, EndMod, EndMod
38) Power Surge - Res, Res, Res, Rch, Rch, Rch
41) Electrifying Fences - Acc
44) Ball Lightning - Acc, Dmg, Dmg, Dmg
47) Summon Mu Striker - Acc, Dmg, Dmg, Rch, Rch, Rch
49) Taunt Taunt
Taunt was taken for LRSF purposes. Also, all slots may not be quite accounted for, again, if so, that will be fixed in the Builder version.
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16) Grounded - EndRed
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Um -- I'm not an expert on Elec/Elec Brutes, as mine is only about level 13 or so, but isn't Grounded a passive? So you can't even slot an EndRdx into it?
LOCAL MAN! The most famous hero of all. There are more newspaper stories about me than anyone else. "Local Man wins Medal of Honor." "Local Man opens Animal Shelter." "Local Man Charged with..." (Um, forget about that one.)
Guide Links: Earth/Rad Guide, Illusion/Rad Guide, Electric Control
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16) Grounded - EndRed
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Um -- I'm not an expert on Elec/Elec Brutes, as mine is only about level 13 or so, but isn't Grounded a passive? So you can't even slot an EndRdx into it?
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Heh, that's what I get for using copy/paste to make colors take less time. Should be a Resistance SO.
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No updates for IO setted Elec Brute yet bud?
I actually plan on putting the final bit of that together this weekend, but we'll see how it goes. Part of the concern is the practicality of the build. When you're min/maxing, it's great to just cherry pick the best sets and go with it, but practical influence and availability on the market limit things like slotting the Heal uniques.
So I'm finishing the theoretical build [it's a Stamina build], and then going to go into how to make do with the "poor man's" sets until you can upgrade
Ah.. is it ok if I send you my Elec/Elec build or post it here.. and you fit in the wholes for me or what you think I can improve on?
Sure, feel free! I've got the theoretically build complete [I really am working on this update, I swears, fellas], and am finishing up the section about pre-ideal slotting.
Ok.. Nemo.. so we both know Elec's are favored for PvE.. and we know AoE attacks own the PvE game.. so I tried my best to work around all of the AoE attacks an Elec/Elec/Mu offers..
This is a very expensive setup.. but I'm almost there on most of it.. anyway here's how my -Complete- IO build will come to become teh AoE Monstrosity of teh CoV game
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.21
http://www.honourableunited.org.uk/mhd.php
Tank Smasher: Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Electrical Melee
Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Havoc Punch <ul type="square">[*] (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 53[*] (3) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (5) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 53[*] (7) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 53[*] (17) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53[*] (23) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative): Level 30[/list]Level 1: Charged Armor <ul type="square">[*] (A) Resist Damage IO: Level 50[*] (13) Resist Damage IO: Level 50[*] (29) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection: Level 30[/list]Level 2: Jacobs Ladder <ul type="square">[*] (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (3) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53[*] (5) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge: Level 53[*] (11) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (17) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 53[*] (21) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal): Level 53[/list]Level 4: Conductive Shield <ul type="square">[*] (A) Resist Damage IO: Level 50[*] (13) Resist Damage IO: Level 50[*] (46) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection: Level 30[/list]Level 6: Hasten <ul type="square">[*] (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50[*] (7) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50[/list]Level 8: Thunder Strike <ul type="square">[*] (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (9) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53[*] (9) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge: Level 53[*] (11) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (15) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 53[*] (19) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal): Level 53[/list]Level 10: Static Shield <ul type="square">[*] (A) Resist Damage IO: Level 50[*] (25) Resist Damage IO: Level 50[/list]Level 12: Build Up <ul type="square">[*] (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50[*] (15) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50[*] (40) To Hit Buff IO: Level 50[*] (40) To Hit Buff IO: Level 50[/list]Level 14: Super Speed <ul type="square">[*] (A) Quickfoot - Endurance/RunSpeed: Level 53[/list]Level 16: Hurdle <ul type="square">[*] (A) Jumping IO: Level 50[*] (37) Jumping IO: Level 50[/list]Level 18: Health <ul type="square">[*] (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery: Level 53[*] (19) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration: Level 30[*] (40) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 53[/list]Level 20: Stamina <ul type="square">[*] (A) Endurance Modification IO: Level 50[*] (21) Endurance Modification IO: Level 50[/list]Level 22: Lightning Field <ul type="square">[*] (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (23) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (25) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (31) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (34) Endurance Modification IO: Level 50[*] (37) Endurance Modification IO: Level 50[/list]Level 24: Aid Other <ul type="square">[*] (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery: Level 53[*] (43) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 53[/list]Level 26: Aid Self <ul type="square">[*] (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge: Level 53[*] (27) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge: Level 53[*] (27) Doctored Wounds - Heal: Level 53[*] (29) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance: Level 53[*] (31) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge: Level 53[*] (31) Interrupt Reduction IO: Level 50[/list]Level 28: Grounded <ul type="square">[*] (A) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection: Level 30[*] (37) Resist Damage IO: Level 50[/list]Level 30: Lightning Reflexes <ul type="square">[*] (A) Run Speed IO: Level 50[*] (39) Run Speed IO: Level 50[/list]Level 32: Lightning Rod <ul type="square">[*] (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (33) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53[*] (33) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge: Level 53[*] (33) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 53[*] (34) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (34) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50[/list]Level 35: Power Sink <ul type="square">[*] (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50[*] (36) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50[*] (36) Endurance Modification IO: Level 50[*] (36) Endurance Modification IO: Level 50[/list]Level 38: Power Surge <ul type="square">[*] (A) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge: Level 53[*] (39) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge: Level 53[*] (39) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 40[/list]Level 41: Lightning Clap <ul type="square">[*] (A) Stupefy - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge: Level 53[*] (42) Stupefy - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 53[*] (42) Stupefy - Endurance/Stun: Level 53[*] (42) Stupefy - Stun/Range: Level 53[*] (43) Stupefy - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 53[*] (43) Stupefy - Chance of Knockback: Level 53[/list]Level 44: Electrifying Fences <ul type="square">[*] (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (45) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53[*] (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge: Level 53[*] (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range: Level 53[*] (46) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy): Level 53[*] (46) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge: Level 53[/list]Level 47: Ball Lightning <ul type="square">[*] (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 53[*] (48) Detonation - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53[*] (48) Detonation - Damage/Endurance/Range: Level 53[*] (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge: Level 53[/list]Level 49: Summon Striker <ul type="square">[*] (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50[*] (50) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50[*] (50) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53[*] (50) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Damage: Level 53[/list]------------
Level 1: Brawl <ul type="square">[*] (A) Pounding Slugfest - Disorient Bonus: Level 30[/list]Level 1: Sprint <ul type="square">[*] (A) Run Speed IO: Level 50[/list]Level 2: Rest <ul type="square">[*] (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50[/list]Level 1: Fury
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[u]Set Bonus Totals:[u]<ul type="square">[*]+6.25% Defense(Psionic)[*]+3.13% Defense(Ranged)[*]+9.38% Defense(AoE)[*]+43% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*]+4% Enhancement(Heal)[*]+22.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[*]+3% Enhancement(Stun)[*]+36.2 (3%) HitPoints[*]+Knockback (Mag -12)[*]+MezResist(Immobilize) (Mag 2.2%)[*]+MezResist(Sleep) (Mag 3.3%)[*]+MezResist(Terrorized) (Mag 2.2%)[*]+7.5% Recovery[*]+64% Regeneration[*]+2.84% Resistance(Fire)[*]+2.84% Resistance(Cold)[*]+9.38% Resistance(Negative)[/list]------------
[u]Set Bonuses:[u]
[u]Crushing Impact[u]
(Havoc Punch)<ul type="square">[*] +MezResist(Immobilize) (Mag 2.2%)[*] +13.6 (1.13%) HitPoints[*] +7% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] +5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Steadfast Protection[u]
(Charged Armor)<ul type="square">[*] +Knockback (Mag -4)[/list][u]Scirocco's Dervish[u]
(Jacobs Ladder)<ul type="square">[*] +10% Regeneration[*] +3.13% Resistance(Negative)[*] +9% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] +3.13% Defense(AoE)[*] +3.13% Defense(Psionic)[/list][u]Steadfast Protection[u]
(Conductive Shield)<ul type="square">[*] +Knockback (Mag -4)[/list][u]Scirocco's Dervish[u]
(Thunder Strike)<ul type="square">[*] +10% Regeneration[*] +3.13% Resistance(Negative)[*] +9% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] +3.13% Defense(AoE)[*] +3.13% Defense(Psionic)[/list][u]Numina's Convalescence[u]
(Health)<ul type="square">[*] +12% Regeneration[/list][u]Scirocco's Dervish[u]
(Lightning Field)<ul type="square">[*] +10% Regeneration[/list][u]Multi Strike[u]
(Lightning Field)<ul type="square">[*] +MezResist(Sleep) (Mag 1.65%)[/list][u]Numina's Convalescence[u]
(Aid Other)<ul type="square">[*] +12% Regeneration[/list][u]Doctored Wounds[u]
(Aid Self)<ul type="square">[*] +MezResist(Terrorized) (Mag 2.2%)[*] +1.26% Res(Fire, Cold)[*] +4% Enhancement(Heal)[*] +5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Steadfast Protection[u]
(Grounded)<ul type="square">[*] +Knockback (Mag -4)[/list][u]Scirocco's Dervish[u]
(Lightning Rod)<ul type="square">[*] +10% Regeneration[*] +3.13% Resistance(Negative)[*] +9% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] +3.13% Defense(AoE)[/list][u]Stupefy[u]
(Lightning Clap)<ul type="square">[*] +2.5% Recovery[*] +22.6 (1.88%) HitPoints[*] +3% Enhancement(Stun)[*] +6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[*] +3.13% Defense(Ranged)[/list][u]Positron's Blast[u]
(Electrifying Fences)<ul type="square">[*] +2.5% Recovery[*] +1.575% Res(Fire, Cold)[*] +9% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] +6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[/list][u]Positron's Blast[u]
(Ball Lightning)<ul type="square">[*] +2.5% Recovery[/list][u]Detonation[u]
(Ball Lightning)<ul type="square">[*] +MezResist(Sleep) (Mag 1.65%)[/list]
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A bit of Necroposting...
How's the new guide coming along?
Hey Sandrock little advice: there are no lvl 53 IOs
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Hero and Villian build discussion forum
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Hey Sandrock little advice: there are no lvl 53 IOs
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Obviously.. It's just what Mid's defaults IO Sets to. Would you rather me set it to level 50 so your ego can be fed?
/e balls up advice and throws it at Vin Diesel
These two guys summed up everything I was going to say. One thing to remember is that sleep duration is essentially a useless enhancement for any power you have!
P.S. Version 1.2 is coming soon, I promise...