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Kurugi · 05-23-2009 12:04 PM

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Remember that blasters are ranged attackers

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I don't really agree with this statement. Some blaster setups just work better if you play as a blapper. For example, my old elec/elec blaster would've been terrible if I had tried to play him only at ranged, because elec doesn't have a strong third blast and /elec has such devastating melee attacks I wouldn't be utilizing him 100% if I didn't use them.

My energy/energy blaster however I am playing mostly at range.

Kurugi · 05-23-2009 04:28 PM

I don't see how anyone could have a problem soloing as energy/energy. I'm lvl 16 with only DOs in my powers and I just soloed the Rumblings of the Past arc in Faultine where you have to defeat Nocturne at the end, an EB. Not trying to toot my own horn or anything but I found it rather easy.

The_Other_Player · 05-25-2009 02:56 PM

Following Fulmens' build, I scratched up something in Mids' that looks perfect for me. I'm still keeping my options open in the ending edge of the power choices I've made, since I have no experience in the endgame of course.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

[u]Click this DataLink to open the build![u]

Level 50 Technology Blaster
Primary Power Set: Energy Blast
Secondary Power Set: Energy Manipulation
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Munitions Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Power Bolt

Accuracy

Damage Increase

Endurance Reduction

Recharge Reduction

Level 1: Power Thrust

Accuracy

Knockback Distance

Level 2: Power Blast

Accuracy

Damage Increase

Endurance Reduction

Recharge Reduction

Level 4: Build Up

Recharge Reduction

Level 6: Power Burst

Accuracy

Damage Increase

Range

Level 8: Sniper Blast

Accuracy

Interrupt Reduction

Damage Increase

Recharge Reduction

Level 10: Hover

Flight Speed

Level 12: Aim

Recharge Reduction

Level 14: Fly

Flight Speed

Level 16: Swift

Flight Speed

Run Speed

Level 18: Health

Healing

Level 20: Stamina

Endurance Modification

Level 22: Power Push

Knockback Distance

Recharge Reduction

Level 24: Aid Other

Healing

Level 26: Explosive Blast

Accuracy

Damage Increase

Endurance Reduction

Recharge Reduction

Level 28: Power Boost

Recharge Reduction

Level 30: Aid Self

Healing

Level 32: Nova

Damage Increase

Recharge Reduction

Level 35: Boost Range

Recharge Reduction

Level 38: Resuscitate

Interrupt Reduction

Level 41: Body Armor

Resist Damage

Level 44: Surveillance

Accuracy

Defense Debuff

Recharge Reduction

Level 47: LRM Rocket

Accuracy

Damage Increase

Level 49: Total Focus

Accuracy

Damage Increase

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Level 1: Brawl

Accuracy

Level 1: Sprint

Run Speed

Level 2: Rest

Recharge Reduction

Level 1: Defiance

Jade_Dragon · 05-27-2009 02:35 PM

My own little cyborg girl is Electric/Fire. The /Fire is mainly for Fire Sword, which I explain as a superheated jet of plasma, enclosed in a magnetic bottle. Probably not the most powerful combo out there, but it works for me. I tried Energy/Energy, and really couldn't get into it.

The thing about Electric is, if you're used to Energy, you may miss the mitigation, but then you get Tesla Cage. Between that and Ring of Fire I don't have any problems keeping foes out of range. Keeping them from hitting me, with Ring of Fire, that's different, but I've found that Tesla Cage + Fire Sword + Lightning Bolt will usually keep a foe from becoming a problem.

I also have both Hover and Super Jump, so I can both hover above the combat, and get out of it fast. I definately agree with the advice to Hover above the combat and knock foes down, although I don't have an knockback myself. (actually, at one time I had Jump Kick explicitly for that, but then the devs changed it to knockup...)

I would say your build looks good, although I'm not sure why you would put off Total Focus so long, particularly when you could take it instead of Rescuscitate. The double punch of Aim and Build Up will definately help you get through the early levels, and although you don't have a lot of melee, you don't really need it with Total Focus.

Thermal_Velocity · 05-27-2009 11:09 PM

For the ranged blaster, I enjoy Mental Mastery as the secondary. Subdual is a ranged immobilize, so great at stopping one foe from reaching you. You get Concentrate (it's the Buildup of the set), you get Drain Psyche, which is great as a panic button when your end/health is getting a bit low. You have a ranged fear, to buy yourself time. Finally in the lower end of the set you'll find two PBAOEs that are both great panic buttons too, World of Confusion and Psychic Shockwave, both inflicting a status change on surrounding enemies, so you have time to get to a safer distance so you can resume blasting (or if necessary flee). The damage is psionic and unless your primary is psionic attack that means you'll have an energy type that isn't strongly resisted, no matter who you meet.

For the primary, that's really up to you. I play Fire/ and Sonic/ myself and I greatly enjoy the damage output, relying on my secondary when I don't kill mobs fast enough. Fire/ just does a lot of damage, the secondary effect being that you do more damage over time, while Sonic/ makes enemies less resistant to attacks, which means that the damage from it will be increase the more you blast.