Why not Hasten? It takes 3 slots and it's done. The more recharge you can squeeze into your build, the faster those Fulcrum Shifts will be able to buff your damage. It only takes 3 slots, so it's not too bad there, either.
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The Kin/dark build used to be more popular hero-side, but I agree it's not fashionable. I am bringing this up to point out it was considered effective at one time hero-side.
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HelinCarnate:OMG it is so terrible. I have the option to take 3 more powers but no additional slots. Boo F'ing hoo.
Fitness - already have Hurdle/Health/Stamina in the build. With a couple Leadership toggles, and a Patron shield, in the build, I figured I should just take Stamina, and leave it in.
Hasten - I've taken Hasten on several toons. And I almost never use it... it just seems to be a way to burn through my Endurance faster, without much effect on my actual abilities.
Still... with the eventual Transference, the endurance issue may not be much of an issue... and it never does need more than two additional slots.
As for the combination of Dark/Kin... I was not aware that it was ever a FotM. Still, I can already see why the combination isn't popular. The only cohesion between the sets is that, snipe aside, Dark Blast works best at mid-range, making it easy to hop into close range for powers like Transfusion and Transference.
With a significant portion of Dark Blast's damage coming from pure DoT attacks, it kinda breaks up the impact of Kinetics. Oh, the effect is still there, it just isn't quite as noticeable. I know that after Siphon Power, that Gloom, for instance, is doing a good chunk more damage, but all I SEE is a series of DoTs that may be one or two points greater than normal.
DoTs also don't flow with the pure Speed that Kinetics seems to encourage.
Still, I like the combination, if only for the theme of this character. Of course, I haven't gotten to the 20s yet... (I wonder how many people would call me a bad /Kin player for delaying Speed Boost until 22 so I can pick up Stamina?)
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I've got a Corruptor with probably one of the rarest power combinations around: Dark Blast/Kinetics.
And I've got an issue... I've got a power choice at either 18 or 24 that needs to be filled... and no idea what to put in it.
One of those positions will be filled with Assault - I'm leaning toward 24, to put it after Stamina.
That still leaves the question of what to take at 18. From my Primary & Secondary, I've got four choices: Moonbeam, Dark Pit, Torrent, and Repel. For pool powers... well I'll be using Kinetics powers for traveling. I'm already planning on Leadership (Assault and Tactics. Maybe Vengeance at 49), but nothing else, really. I'd prefer if it were a power that didn't need heavy slotting to work... but if needs must, I can dedicate 5 slots to it.
Any suggestions as to what power to take here?
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