Solo'ing Positron...

I've decided to give the solo Positron Blaster a try and have already decided on my power sets (Fire/MM) and what I would like is some input on is if I should take a travel power or not. I still have some time left on my Raptor Pack and Jump Pack, but not sure if when these are out if the Shadow Shard flight pack will work when exempted down.

I have thought about taking Hasten and SS so I can put in +Stealth and +KB resistance but not sure if its worth it over taking another power or power pool like stealth. Also any slotting suggestions would be welcome or possible non-epic IO slotting that you found useful.

I've done the TF solo before on my scrapper so now its time for me to give it a go on a blaster. Thanks in advance for any help.

**edit** I was just thinking, would 6 slotting Sprint and Brawl to put IO sets into be of any benefit?

Get to 60 months so you can take a travel power at 6, then Health at 14 slotted with Miracle: +Recovery. Sit on your 3 AoEs (Fball, FBreath, Psy Scream). FYI, Hasten, unless you have a good amount of purples, isnt worth it at level 15. It just isnt up enough with IO/SO scaling to DO level.
Personally, Id go with Super Speed and Proc and -KB in it (though the amount of KB in Posi is low).

Easily done by a blaster.

Some things that can help:

* Shivans. Only because they're easy to get and they can help in some of the more difficult rooms. I'm thinking about the room full of CoT ghosts and the CoT boss, where you have to escort the hostages.

* Siren's Call patrol temp power. That invisibility is great to have and will allow you to ghost most of the boss kill missions without resorting to grabbing stealth. SS and a stealth IO works too.

* Ouro - a quick way to move through zones and an easy way to replenish inspirations.

* Jet Pack - if you're level 40+, you can grab a 30 min Jet Pack in the Shadow Shard.

I've actually soloed (with generous temp power usage) this with a FF/Sonic Defender before so I know a blaster would be easier.

There's no real special build that's needed. With the jet pack, you can skip your travel power and grab something more useful.

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**edit** I was just thinking, would 6 slotting Sprint and Brawl to put IO sets into be of any benefit?

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Sprint? Not really. I've heard of folks slotting Brawl, though. Usually better off placing those slots in other powers, as brawl has little to enhance.

I have done it on my fire/mind I have two different builds I messed with him on

he is only 31 I have hasten/ss because I have not hit 60 months quite yet. he has standard SO's and I solo the thing all the time with him

I do not even use stealth though I should get a celebrity +stealth to put in sprint to make life easier

Since I can not fit health yet I stuck in rain of fire it is more useful than you think on bosses and the eb at the end

As someone who runs Posi solo often, I would say that having a travel power is mandatory, unless you are only going to be doing this once. SS is the way to go for the stealth component.

Getting the day job WW teleport power can help cut down on your travel time, since a lot of missions are in Steel Canyon and you can port to WW there from wherever you are.

Grab the temp stealth powers from the PvP patrol missions as you are leveling up until you get to the point you are ready to pick up a +stealth IO. You can stealth the Vahz and CoT missions fairly easily with just SS, but the Clockwork are much harder without full stealth.

Adding in ranged defense from IO sets helps a lot. If you really want to go the whole nine yards, and build just for Posi, you can take a lot of "wasted" post lvl 15 powers just for slotting low level IO sets to get the set bonuses at level 15.

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celebrity +stealth

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I hear those two cancel out, or is it that paparazzi see right through celebrity stealth?

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celebrity +stealth

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I hear those two cancel out, or is it that paparazzi see right through celebrity stealth?

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The paparazzi day job badge gives a +perception auto power.

If you plan on soloing Posi a lot, I would recommend a specialty low level dual build for it. I wouldn't take travel powers; I would rely on temp powers and Sprint. Especially if you're 40+, you have an infinitely renewable jet pack from the Shard available.

As others mentioned, there are also several teleport powers you can pick up to help you get zone to zone faster.

I soloed Posi recently with a travel powerless Arch/Dev Blaster and it only took about two hours. I was easily able to stealth non defeat alls with a stealth IO in Sprint; the few times I got too close I quickly lost aggro as long as I just kept running. Watch out for Clockwork when they see you tho'; they're ridiculously tenacious.

You can also consider using Base Empowerment buffs to augment yourself. There are a great many of useful ones to consider using just for Posi: Grant Invisibility, Resist Slow, Resist Toxic, +Recovery, Resist Negative, +travel speeds, etc.

1:31 soloed with second logged in for drops and prestige

Travel powers are a must. In my case I had 3 sets if for nothing else than to hold my blessing of the zypher sets. Hasten is vital and there is nothing you can take that will speed you up more than superspeed.

I've done it on my fire/Mental. I couldn't imagine doing it without Hasten/SS + Stealth IO.

Purples.. learn to love them. There is nothing like having 40-50% global recharge, 45-60% global Acc and a nice bit of recovery added on at level 15. The difference they make (for me at that level) seems huge.

Accolades + Gaea's + Archmage can smooth out any really rough spots you might have. Inspiration load often, burn through them as you need them and if you need to, take a quick 2 minute detour to restock them. On the last run at 1:43 we had 5 people. (I know a lot!) But half the team wasn't set up to stealth so often times I'd be stuck at the end of the mission with Vet TP down, needing to clear 1 or 2 spawns of baddies. Popping a tier 3 purple and tier 3 red makes the job a lot easier and kept us well under the 2 hour mark.

So really, purples, hasten/SS/Stealth IO / accolades / good inspiration management seems to make for the best posi runs.

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So really, purples, hasten/SS/Stealth IO / accolades / good inspiration management seems to make for the best posi runs.

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While this definately holds true, I used to finish posi with my Fire/MM with only SS and the stealth IO in approx 2 hrs. (give or take actual mission placement) so while helpful the purples and accolades aren't necessary.

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Thanks for all for sharing your experiences and ideas. One that I'm curious about is if I slot powers that I cannot access during Positron, I will still get set bonuses if that power is slotted with level 18 or lower IO's?

My Fire/MM is already level 50 so I have a lot of spare slots to use and the 2nd build is specifically going to be used for running Posi.

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Thanks for all for sharing your experiences and ideas. One that I'm curious about is if I slot powers that I cannot access during Positron, I will still get set bonuses if that power is slotted with level 18 or lower IO's?

My Fire/MM is already level 50 so I have a lot of spare slots to use and the 2nd build is specifically going to be used for running Posi.

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Ahort answer: Yes

Long answer:

Any bonus that acts like a continuous set global you will get as long as you are no more than 3 levels less than the power.

Any bonus that is a proc you get as long as you have access to the power.

Ex. Lotg +7.5 level 25 is good down to level 22 weather you have the power its slotted in or not.

Celerity Stealth level 50 is good down to level 1 as long as you turn on sprint.

And all purple sets. They are good regardless of your exemplar level. Thus my caveat on Hasten. If you can get 3 Purple sets to 5 Slots for the +30% recharge, +Hasten, its up alot more often. (I solo Posi with a Mind/Rad troller so I also get AM up alot, which makes hasten worth it).

Sorry for coming late to this, but I was just browsing through the Blaster forum...

I used to solo Posi using my Fire/Energy Blaster using a build made specifically for it, so I speak from experience. It took about 70 minutes, spawned for 2 with the second char sitting at Posi the entire time.

Purples are very nice if you have enough Inf. These days though, that can be REALLY expensive. I have 5 sets on my char. Munitions Mastery lets you slot both the Sleep and Hold sets. In your case, I HIGHLY recommend the full Confuse set in World of Confusion for the 5% Ranged Defense bonus.

Yes, take Hasten. I 6 slotted Hasten, Aim, and Build Up, and loaded them with level 50 Recharge IOs. Exemplaring to 15 takes that down to 99.5%, and ED lowers it to around 95%. Hasten has about 17 seconds downtime if you have 5 purple sets, while Build Up and Aim recharge in 27.5 seconds.

There's a LOT of travel in Posi. Oro portal, Mission TP, Base TP, and Went TP all help. But if you want to finish it fast rather than see all the scenery, take Super Speed. A Stealth IO added to that will let you stealth many missions. Overslot Super Speed so you can hit the run cap at level 15.

Yes, set bonuses work as long as the level of the Enhancement is low enough. I picked up the entire Teleport pool between levels 30 and 38, and loaded every power with 2 Blessing of the Zephyr (level 18 or below) for lots of Ranged Defense. (I had a fifth set in Super Speed.) I had low level Steadfast Protection: Res/Def and KB Protection IOs in Body Armor (taken at 47). It all worked.

If you have multiple purple sets, you won't need much Accuracy. Alternate Aim and Build Up if needed, those give nice ToHit buffs. Just keep your distance from the CoT Spectres and Spectral Lords. Frankenslot your non-purpled powers for max Damage, END, and Recharge. In fact 6 slot ALL of the powers you'll have by level 15, unless you need some slots for set bonuses at higher levels.

Add a Recharge to Rest. You'll need to use it from time to time. It's not worth it to take Health at 14, since that also means you need to take another Fitness power. I prefer lots of attacks and buffs.

You can't put the Universal Travel IOs in any Sprint power, and the regular travel IO sets have poor bonuses, so it's not worth slotting them. The only time you'll need Sprint is when escorting the hostages in "Defeat Rollister and cadre", so toss a Run Speed common IO in it and that's it.

The build cost me more than I earned in Merits by dual-boxing it, but it was interesting to do a few times. I'm using the Alt build on that char now for AV soloing.