I'm with you on that one - although it's Propel for me! 
New and improved(?): @Changa
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Crush+Propel=Instadeath
I dropped propel from my build, because I use the arena a lot and it was getting me killed. The activation time is way too big to be viable in any kind of situation where attacks HAVE to be fast.
But the Containment inherent we Controller's get now make Propel much more viable as an attack power.
What I'm wondering is if, when villains and heroes can cross to the "other side", will Controller's get Containment bonuses on Dominator held foes (like they do for other Controller's)? Just imagine the potential with a combination of Domination + Containment
yay finally respecced in wormhole xanth 
hehe your PvP game is gona go way up now 
<3 wormhole. NOBODY escapes my team in warburg now, unless they start running while I'm not paying attention
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You know those stationary summons? (DE - Autocannon) they are immobilized. They are immobilized from the moment they are summoned. The cause of the 'containment' doesn't matter, just roll on the double damage baby!
@ShadowGhost & @Ghostie
The Grav Mistress, Mistress of Gravity
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And using your propel (which is pretty everyday now-we had it from the begining) and still hear people comment on it at lvl 49! geas of the kind ones+vanguard+crushing field+grav distortion+containment+PVP=Instant win with in seconds
Yeah, started playing my Grav/FF again, made him last year when retail started in euorpe, all the changes to the game have made him that much more fun to play. Loving Gravity now
hey lady darkforce, ive made a grav/ff controller, how do they play in the later level? btw, his name is the red dot, and trust me, he looks like it 
I am the Blaster, I have filled the role of Tank, Controller and Defender
Sometimes all at once.
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Well, atm Im only level 23 but I have Crush, GD, Lift, Propel, CF and GDF from Gravity, and PFF, Force Bolt and Dispertion Field from Force Feild, its quite good, Gravity semd to have a low end cost than the last controller I made (earth/storm). I would *think* if I was to solo when I get higher, I would let Sing control and kill while i hide in PFF but dont take my word on that
whats crushing field like? ive been thinking of getting it but only if i know how it plays
I am the Blaster, I have filled the role of Tank, Controller and Defender
Sometimes all at once.
Union EU player! Pip pip, tally ho, top hats and tea etc etc
TBH, I took it mostly because gravity has few AoE controls, its ok, like the other AoE immobs, dont use it unless you have a tank that can grab the aggro back, of course PFF comes in handy if you dont
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whats crushing field like? ive been thinking of getting it but only if i know how it plays
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It's pointless!
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whats crushing field like? ive been thinking of getting it but only if i know how it plays
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It's pointless!
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I wouldn't say pointless. It's great for setting up containment if you've gone fire mastery, since it recharges much faster than your hold will. On the other hand, if you use it as an opener on a mob you'll probably find yourself with more aggro than you can handle.
Crush + Lift + Propel
Thats one minion out of the way
Took my Grav/FF to 50
It's fun, although bubbling means you can focus a bit more on your holds rather than a buff/debuff cycle.
I find between holds amd levitate I can pretty much lock down any one thing constantly.
Oh...and "Power Mastery" gives the "Power Boost" effect!
He'll be at Hamidon tonight!
ok, i love my grav / kin troller, but there are something in gravs immo powers i dont like, atm i dont have any attack powers for him, no propel, no crush. Should i get them and how should i slot my grav powers
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ok, i love my grav / kin troller, but there are something in gravs immo powers i dont like, atm i dont have any attack powers for him, no propel, no crush. Should i get them and how should i slot my grav powers
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it's simple innit? grav distortion -> propel -> BADOOM! -> next...
chuck in a few siphon powers when you want a lightshow
slot your GD for accuracy and hold duration, propel accracy and damage, end recs/recharge where you feel it's necessary
just don't go duelling stalkers :-/
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I wouldn't say pointless. It's great for setting up containment if you've gone fire mastery, since it recharges much faster than your hold will. On the other hand, if you use it as an opener on a mob you'll probably find yourself with more aggro than you can handle.
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Agreed... GDF+Crushing Field+ Fireball= Dead Mob
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whats crushing field like? ive been thinking of getting it but only if i know how it plays
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I gotta answer this one. Yep, in the normal course of things (when you ain't getting pummeled) its pretty much unused apart from containing the badduns for anchoring or debuffing.
This next bit is theoretical cause I respected out of CF before I got wormhole.
Wormhole(what a great power) has mentioned a few times here. You wanna get rid of a troublesome group for while? Hit em with crushing field, then spark up wormhole and throw them as far as they will go. If you slot CF well they can be out of the picture for a long time. I think I'm right in saying the CF has a much longer duration than WH's disorient.
Yes, you might take a bit of damage before WH kicks it but not for long.
If anyone has CF and WH and gets a chance to do this, let me know.
For Storm secondaries there is another use to put CF. For my money, Hurricane is one of the best herders/containers in the game. You gotta be careful with it, but use it right and it is simply staggering.
The hardest thing to do is keeping the mobs still while you do it.
You wanna herd a bunch into that corner? If they are bunched up so CF can grab most of em, hit them with CF, move in and start knockingback or just repelling them back to the corner. Once they are against the wall most won't be able to stand up and if they can the debuff with the 'cane will knock there accurancy all over the place.
I have used this tactic very well against every villain type so far (I'm lvl 28). 3 lvls above me and it still works very well. It'll take bosses and LT's without to much bother. Obviously the Bosses are harder to overcome but the acc debuff is still there.
Some comments given to me by my insights in my lvl50 Grav/FF/fire controler
Crushing Field is great for getting containment over a large group, to follow up with fireball or just set them up for one of your groups area attacks that would normaly have them running all over the place (rain of fire?)
3 slotted CF + wormhole = bye bye
Gravit Distortion Field + Wormhole = a nice tight group of bad guys (no knock back)
Oh, and about the Singularity... it's a nice backup, but I wouldn't trust it to clean out a group of mobs, unless I solo a mission.
Up to a +3 Boss, I can perma hold anything. Just no AV, but maybe an evenlvl Elite Boss for most of the time... I can perma hold 2 even lvl bosses, if I'm carefull.
Oh, and there's a mission in the 40-45 range where Adamastor is an old school monster (with a fixed lvl) and I've managed to perma hold him as the only controler in a team
Personally, I switched Propel for Lift. The activation and animation time disrupted my hold cycle too much to warent the dmg output, which doesn't really compare that favourable to lift in dmg/sec... (atleast in my mind, I haven't done the math)
I have Dispersion Bubble running all the time, but the other bubbles, the individual ones, I only dispend on:
1) request
2) emergence (low health)
3) in preparation of a heavy fight
@ShadowGhost & @Ghostie
The Grav Mistress, Mistress of Gravity
If you have nothing useful to say, you have two choices: Say something useless or stay quiet.
Figured I'd just use the first post to exclaim my love of gravity control! Can't get enough o' that wormhole....