Torn between the 2
By
Chill_Out,
Posted on: 2009-07-24 04:56 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion
Controller
They all have a ST hold that is near identical in holding strength and accuracy (it gets a bonus). They all have an AoE hold which varies between them. Some have a targeted AoE hold, others have a PBAoE hold.
However, there are other controls which make one or the other better. For an empath controller, I would probably go Plant. Not that any of them would be bad or that Plant would be so much better, but Plant has Seeds of Confusion which is one of the best powers in the game IMO.
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Yes, I have read of the Seeds of Confusion before here in the forums. I even have a toon name thouight of with plant/emp.
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Depends on if you want to plat first or second fiddle
As a Defender, you'll be following everyone else around, playing health bar whack-a-mole, switching between blasting and lots of buffing. You'll need to get used to slow soloing and pitiful damage.
As a Controller, you can shut down enemies. Mobs, bosses, whatever. Suddenly, you have defense, in your offense.
You'd probably have more fun with a Controller, to be honest. And this coming from someone who's first hero 50 was an Empathy/Dark Blast.
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As a Defender, you'll be following everyone else around, playing health bar whack-a-mole, switching between blasting and lots of buffing.
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I don't think you have teamed with many of my defenders. Even my forcefields defenders take 30 seconds to buff and blast away for 3:30 until the shields wear off.
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So if I go with troller, what is best recomended for main power set? Plant has been highly recomended.
What bout grav/emp?
Gravity is (apparantly) a love it or hate it set. It offers some more damage at the expense of a little control, until you get your pet (who adds control). Personally, I like Gravity.
If you want more AoE controls you can go for Plant/. Roots is a nice-damaging AoE immob which you can add after you subdue mobs with Seeds of Confusion. Carrion Creepers is the other bid draw to the set. I combine Plant with Rad on my 50 troller, but I'm sure Empathy would be just as nice. Personally, I don't like watching health bars, so I don't do Empathy (or Pain) much.
To be honest, play each to level 20, get a feel for the sets. If you have the patience, take each to 32, and then ditch the one you like least.
53 Bots/FF/Mace Mastermind | 53 NRG/FF/Electricity Defender | 50 Time/Dual Pistols/Soul Defender | 50 Demons/FF/Mace Mastermind | 51 Necro/Dark/Soul Mastermind | 50 Thugs/Time/Mace Mastermind | 50 Ice/Ice/Arctic Tanker | 50 Plant/Rad/Earth Controller | 50 Illusion/Trick Arrow Controller | 50 Gravity/Force Field Controller
Yes, I like Force Fields.
If you did go with a Defender, because maybe you want more and varied attacks, I'm not sure I'd do /Electric. I dont like snipes or the re-summon aggro magnet voltaic pets, so that really leaves only 2 single target attacks. I mean, some like /Elec but I'd pick /Sonic Blast or /Ice Blast first.
Aside from that, if you want to max out team support, with safety, an Illusion/Empathy Controller is pretty good. Aggro-free single target confuse + unkillable periodic pet plus invisibility for self and team plus empathy powers = NICE. 
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Gee Uni, I may have to give that combo a shot myself
53 Bots/FF/Mace Mastermind | 53 NRG/FF/Electricity Defender | 50 Time/Dual Pistols/Soul Defender | 50 Demons/FF/Mace Mastermind | 51 Necro/Dark/Soul Mastermind | 50 Thugs/Time/Mace Mastermind | 50 Ice/Ice/Arctic Tanker | 50 Plant/Rad/Earth Controller | 50 Illusion/Trick Arrow Controller | 50 Gravity/Force Field Controller
Yes, I like Force Fields.
I was being catty
My main blue-side is an Empath :P
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What bout grav/emp?
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Probably pretty painful solo. The pet won't get much use from your secondary's heals & buffs; it can't be healed, and isn't really a damage dealer.
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I am curious and confused on whether to to take an empathy defender or a trooler with empathy. If I take a emp def, what are some good options as secondary? I been eyeing emp/electric. What is another good secondary that will make the def fun?
As where if I create a troller with emp, which troller set holds targets the greatest? Which I mean as what control power will have the highest accurarcy? Which control power has the longest hold duration?
Oh and I will ne bot doing AE. I am old school, I like to run missions and such.