Make me a monster! An Earth/Empath Question

Hey guys, just started a new controller for a pentad + 1 team on Union. I've had very little dealings with controllers before, but finally decided on Earth/Empath as a good looking build for control/support. Thing is, i've tried making builds using the creators etc, but i am finding it very, very hard as everything looks useful, but i don't have space for everything, plus power pools. So, i am kindly asking either people who have earth/empathy builds to give me a little insight or general comments on a build etc. Travel powers and the like are not totally necessary as we have a kinetics defender in the team.

Thanks in advance

Missing out Travel power because you have a Kin is a baaaaaad idea, it might seem like it'll work but believe me (from first hand experience) it doesn't.

Man I hate Empathy secondary. That is all.

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Man I hate Empathy secondary. That is all.

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But thats coz its made you bitter and twisted

Yeah, no travel power in retrospect is not good, so hasten>SS it is

Why not go for earth/kin then u cant get away with no travel power. with a Electric,kin defender and a earth/kin controller thats a lot of end drain. Plus hold resist speed boost's and heals. i reckon if worked togeather you could drain all the end form most peeps. Two siphon speed on a scrapper would make him usless. Good way to drop hurricane on a stormie aswell.( 2 end drain's) Just a thought

Or, call me crazy, Earth/Storm, its real fun and great in PvP, but i would say Ice/Storm is better

must say i like my earth/storm and you can totally cripple an enemy with its AoEs.. (freezing rain + quicksand + snowstorm + earthquake = not alot of happy enemies)

Earth/Rad for the win.