Post Ed respec help eng/eng


Amazing_Shnyet

 

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hi i have finally decided to get round to respecing my lvl 30 eng/eng blaster after ED. i was just wondering if anyone has some bits of advice on how to slot him after Now hasten and stamina arnt 6 slotable


 

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1 acc 3 dam 1 rech 1 endred in powers
3-slot hasten / health / stamina / cp

well, you can still 6-slot stuff, but it won't be as effective as it used to be. I have been running 2 different post-ED builds on my lvl 50 en/en, and I am seriously considering going back to something very similar to my I5-build. Only got 1 respec left tho...


 

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U really need Hasten and Stamina and a Sniper Blast. Those r the main things


 

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hi i have finally decided to get round to respecing my lvl 30 eng/eng blaster after ED. i was just wondering if anyone has some bits of advice on how to slot him after Now hasten and stamina arnt 6 slotable

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I can't personally help, but if I were you, I'd PM Amazing Shnyet or Dicko King (in a few weeks when he is back) for useful ranged en/en advice. If you're a blapper then Give Doulos a bell. But beware, he only has 2 ranged attacks. Oh and I'm sure SIvler Weasel knows his stuff to, but he aoin't no ranger so I don't know how he'd feel about me recommending him! And while your at it Synthastetix (sp? you will have seen him around surely) is usually full of blaster know-how and has a PvP en/en blapper. Hope they can help


 

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Silver Weasel would be always glad to help


 

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thanks for all the help guys this is my build so far any tips that u can give would be great and i might pm some people for some more specific ranged help.
Exported from version 1.5C of CoH Planner
http://joechott.com/coh

Archetype: Blaster
Primary Powers - Ranged : Energy Blast
Secondary Powers - Support : Energy Manipulation

01 : Power Thrust acc(01)
01 : Power Bolt acc(01) dam(3) dam(7) dam(13) endred(31) recred(37)
02 : Power Blast acc(02) dam(3) dam(7) dam(13) endred(34) recred(37)
04 : Build Up recred(04) recred(5) recred(5)
06 : Swift runspd(06)
08 : Hasten recred(08) recred(9) recred(9)
10 : Energy Torrent acc(10) conrng(11) dam(11) dam(17) dam(31) endred(34)
12 : Hover endred(12)
14 : Fly endred(14) fltspd(15) fltspd(15) fltspd(17)
16 : Health hel(16)
18 : Sniper Blast acc(18) dam(19) dam(19) dam(36) endred(36) inttim(40)
20 : Stamina endrec(20) endrec(21) endrec(21)
22 : Conserve Power recred(22) recred(23) recred(23)
24 : Aim recred(24) recred(25) recred(25)
26 : Explosive Blast acc(26) dam(27) dam(27) dam(31) endred(36) recred(40)
28 : Power Boost recred(28) recred(29) recred(29)
30 : Super Speed runspd(30)
32 : Nova acc(32) dam(33) dam(33) dam(33) recred(34) recred(37)
35 : Stealth endred(35)
38 : Total Focus acc(38) dam(39) dam(39) dam(39) endred(40)

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01 : Brawl enhancement(01)
01 : Sprint enhancement(01)
02 : Rest enhancement(02)


 

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Silver Weasel would be always glad to help

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Hey it was 9.30 in the morning, at I'm still at the age where the only part of my ind that fuctions at that time is my love for CoH. The rest of it wakes up at just gone 12.15


 

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seems like a reasonable build to me. With TF tho I'd awap one acc with a enh.disorient, 'cause you'll be needing the extra 15-20 seconds of disorient on PP bosses Trust me on this. Made a world of difference. TF the boss / lieut and mop the floor with the minions, then commence whopping of boss / lieut again. You'd be poppping CP + BU + aim just before TF anyhow, so no need for the acc there. Also PB, which'll help with the disorient-time.

I'm a bit on the fence about the explosive blast tho. Not big damage, draws aggro like heck and does a truckload of knockback. I have it in my build now, and am considering respeccing it out.

Also with Aim - one tohit in there and loose 1 recred. Just my 2 cents

You can always drop the endred from TF and put the enh.disorient in there instead of dropping the acc. And I've respecced out energy torrent and taken bonesmasher instead, bonesmash + TF is very very nice indeed (both PvE and PvP). Just ask any toggleheavy scrapper if they like being toggledropped with bonesmasher and disoriented with TF (if enough toggles have dropped that is)


 

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Build looks good, but it's gonna be problematic if you take it into PvP. If you do, swap a recred for another accuracy on your main powers.

Nova is also one of those powers that have been heavily hit. 15 seconds of null time with full aggro can really hurt. It's mostly to be used as a panic button now instead of a support ability, so the recred's aren't as useful at all.

Both Buildup and Aim could have a recharge specced out for a ToHit.

The real problem is whether you're teaming or soloing. As a solo'er, knockback is your biggest friend; but in a team it will really annoy people. Probably slot Nova and Torrent for knockback, and always try to aim for the guy 'just' within range when you Torrent as it'll catch far more people.

Conserve Power is one of those powers that some people love, some hate. I'd much rather have Power Boost, but YMMV.

Agree in sticking disorient in TF as well.


 

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My own thoughts, FWIW.

I'd drop the EndRed slot from Fly - with 3-slotted Stamina you don't need it for travel purposes, and Fly's too much of a pain to use in combat even without the End cost. Hover + Power Boost do the job in combat nicely.

I'd try to get Boost Range into the build somewhere - this is permable with 3 white RecRed SOs, and hugely useful. Increases your standard attacks' ranges to match Snipe, and gets the Snipe ramped up so you can out-range sniper-type mobs. If I had to pick something to drop to make space for it it'd be Super Speed - if you can get by without it up to level 30, it's probably not essential.

My own tuppence on Nova is go for it, and keep the RecReds in there. As Silver Weasel says it's not ideal in all circumstances - if you're soloing it's more hassle than it's worth given that you'll only catch a handful of mobs with it at best. Teamed, though, you can clear most of a large group then back off sharpish while the survivors get their bearings. If the team's any good they'll be grabbing/holding aggro and cleaning up while you wait for your end to come back; with CP before and a blue after, or a friendly Kinetic, you don't even need to do the waiting bit.


 

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thanks 4 all the help guys iv respeced him now and hes back to his pre ED glory (almost )


 

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Shnyet 2 cents coming your way...

Seeing as though you've avoided Power Burst and the two early Energy melee powers i'm guessing you're playing a very Ranged toon. In that case id strongly recommend Boost Range at 35. As Silver said, it's a gr8 power and i cant blast without it anymore!

Pre-ED explosive blast was close to being effective as a damage dealer. I used to have it 6 slotted for damage, and when combined with Aim + BU was a pretty effective alpha. As it stands now i think its brawl index is actually weaker than Power Bolt (IIRC bolt = 2.7 and Explo is 2.5). Hence why a lot of people have fallen out of love with it. It's pretty much just asking for a slap off the mobs. That being said it CAN BE a very effective form of control for solo play. If that's what you'r aiming for then i'd slot it with 2x Acc, 2x KB, 2 recred (or put in some endred).

If control is what you're after id definately suggest Power Push from your primary available at 18. Get it, love it. It's great out of the box, and only needs maybe a slot for 1x Acc. (it's got a very high inherent acc) It's got a very quick recharge (8 seconds IIRC) and is quick enough to keep a War Hulk permanately on his booty, hence making them very solo'able from range without being as much as scratched. And as an added bonus it has pretty much the Range of Bolt, Blast and Explosive (80's compared to PP's 70).

Im guessing you went for the double travel power for the SS+Stealth inherent Invis thingy? and you went for Hover and Fly for keeping distance between you and the mobs? (very commendable btw) If that's the case you could probably drop fly out of your build altogether. Hover 3 slotted for flightspeed is close to fly speed, and when coupled with Power Boost, it's faster than out-of-the-box Fly. (if you just LOVE having fly as a travel power just ignore me )

It's refreshing to see a Range build on the forums
If you change your mind and go for the melee "blapp" route, there are a lot of people to give advice for that too

FYI the brawl index comparison ;
Power Bolt = 2.7 Energy Punch = 5.4
Power Blast = 4.5 Bonesmasher = 7.2

Which is why post-ED a lot of blasters went the blap route


If you'd like to see some of the powers iv mentioned in-game and you're on Union just gimme a PM and we'll sort something out. Good Luck

Shnyet AWAY


 

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thanks 4 all the help guys iv respeced him now and hes back to his pre ED glory (almost )

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bleh, im late as always Glad it all worked out for you.

Shnyet AWAY