Recommendation..which controller

Hello!
Just wanted to ask people's opinions on something. Ive got then one controller (chiefette ^_^) to level 50: mind/storm
Im thinking of making another fun controller to work on..
any help deciding what powersets?
Preferably not mind since ive done that to 50 :P
Thanks very much!
Chiefette

Grav/Kin!

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I second kinetics as the secondary

Hmm yeah i was thinking kinetics for secondary..
not really wanting to get secondary-empathy since there'd be so many teams where its 'Just H3al noob! All you're good for'...
I have nothing against /empath controllers just to make clear! Oh and of course prefer not to make the new controller /storm..since yep done that
So keep the recommendations coming! I appreciate the advice

Depends what your meaning of fun is?

Better Damage or Better Control?

For Damage I'd say:
1)Fire/Kin
2)Fire/Rad
3)Illusion/Rad
4)Illusion/TA (so I'm lead to beleave)

Some may add Illusion/Kin to that list, but I'm not much of a fan of it, as its better to debuff the foes since you cant buff your decoys, and Phatasm stays at range so doesnt get the full Buff from Fulcrum Shift most of the time

For Control I'd say:
1)Earth/Storm
2)Earth/Rad
3)Earth/TA
4)Mind/Rad

For just fun, nice controller, I'd say:

1)Earth/Kin
2)Ice/Storm
3)Illusion/TA

There are others, I just can't think of them atm.

Trick Arrow is actually good? Thought it was outclassed in its intended functions (general debuff) by many other sets..e.g Rad

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Trick Arrow is actually good? Thought it was outclassed in its intended functions (general debuff) by many other sets..e.g Rad

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It being outclassed by the other sets seems to be the dominant opinion in what I've read on the US forums anyway.
My vote would go to illusion/kinetics (there may be more optimal combinations out there but ill/kin sure is a hell of a lot of fun to play)

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Trick Arrow is actually good? Thought it was outclassed in its intended functions (general debuff) by many other sets..e.g Rad

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Personally I think everything is outclassed by rad

Fire / Rad is my recommendation at the mo. Been playing one for the last two weeks and cracked level 20 last night. Lots of fun. Excellent AOE control, decent damage with Containment & Hotfeet, especially against larger spawns and thanks to Rad debuffs more safety while doing it.

Fire / Sonics is a bit different. Once you hit 32 barrels o fun with Shielded AM Fire munkies going nuts.

Definatly agree with Fire/Rad being uber. Love playing it now.

Although Im gonna totally gimping it for PvE soon for PvP.

Hopefully get another free respec soon so I can change it back if I miss my fireball too much.

If you want to be the best you can be controllerwise I would recommend Earth/Storm but since you've done Storm then it would be Earth/Rad.

If you on the other hand want a good damaging controller I would recommend Fire/Kin or Fire/Rad. Rad being the safest but the sheer crazyness of Fire/Kin is just too entertaining to play

illusion would be my suggestion.

/empath. The best PvP support in the game.
/kin. Kin is so much fun. Also great support + attacking.
/FF. Cause FF is wicked in PvP.

I tried ill/rad first and am now playing fire/kin. Both awesome combos. The first is probably a bit easier for soloing, and the second stronger in teams.

Oooh, Grav or Illusion I would say. With any secondary (including TA which is probably better as a secondary than a lead set).

Grav has propel which is unceasingly amusing in teams (not to be underrated!).

Illusion has mad damage at low levels (Spectral..) and the decoys which rock severely!

Ill/rad would be my choice for making a new controller.

While /kin is a strong set, it is tougher to play well than rad.

Hmm tough question...!

So many combos which are nice/good/interesting; it all depending on your playstyle i'd say. In general trollers are the most demanding and interesting AT's requiring the most skills to play well.
I'm a controller addict as many can confirm and I've played many trollers sets in different combos's to more or lesser extend. But to name a few which I think are good fun:

-earth/storm (really different from mind/storm)
-earth/rad
-earth/TA
-fire/kin
-fire/storm (underrated)
-fire/rad
-ill/kin
-mind/TA (haven't played this yet and only seen one being a lowbie sg member, but i think it would make a really interesting combo)
-ice/kin (goin for melee kind with AA of ice set if you like that style)
-and many more...

BTW TA is a bit gimped, but better then most ppl think and a fun set imo. Emp as secondary doesn't seem to work for me. Also i'm more of a classic controller focussing on safeguarding the team instead of doing damage, although currently im playing a fire/kin a lot and it's pure thrilling damage dealing insanity!! Hotfeet + fulcrum + imps and depending what epics...

Earth is my favorite primary and kin my favorite secondary. Kin seems to be the set du jour nowadays anyway. A while back there weren't many kineticists and now paragon city is crawling with kinsmen, especially defs. Which i think many people are happy with btw

If you want my opinion on why these combo's. Just PM me and i'd be happy to provide you some more detailed info from my experience.

Have fun!

P.S.

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Illusion has mad damage at low levels (Spectral..) and the decoys which rock severely!

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spectral terror doesn't do damage nor does it set up containment. It's a very nice power though.

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Illusion has mad damage at low levels (Spectral..) and the decoys which rock severely!


[/ QUOTE ] spectral terror doesn't do damage nor does it set up containment. It's a very nice power though.

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True. But I think Black_Gateway was referring to Spectral Wounds .

Mind for most control, and the best AoE attack from controller primaries, plus it has mass confusion, which is just pure awesomeness.. For secondary... something that has multiple powers you can skip, maybe FF or TA.

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Illusion has mad damage at low levels (Spectral..) and the decoys which rock severely!


[/ QUOTE ] spectral terror doesn't do damage nor does it set up containment. It's a very nice power though.

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True. But I think Black_Gateway was referring to Spectral Wounds .

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Aha ofcourse! Little momentary lapse of reason i was experiencing there.

Id say rad is actually harder to play than kinetics... or at least harder for the TEAM to play as you constantly have t tell them not to kill the anchor, and to play well you have to cluster enemies around the anchor...

TA is I suppose weaker than rad, but the clustering necessity is eliminates... there is a HUGE AoE debuff. Against certain enemy groups (or in silly teams) TA would outshine Rad i think.

Given TA and Rad both have two hold powers, they are inherently attractive to controllers.

Personally ive got a grav/sonic on the go at the moment because no-one picks sonic!

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Grav/Kin!

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I second kinetics as the secondary

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thats a deadly match

Yeah Ive seen on the union level 50 list (dont know about defiant) There are NO defenders/controllers with sonic resonance..
hmm currently im weighing up for primaries: Earth or fire
and secondaries: Kinetics, Rad, or peerrrhaps sonic resonance (for the whole Im kinda rare factor!)

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Illusion has mad damage at low levels (Spectral..) and the decoys which rock severely!


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True. But I think Black_Gateway was referring to Spectral Wounds .

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Is the right answer!

Getting the feeling from this thread (and the Defiant 50s one) that we might be about to see a rash of sonic secondaries...

Sonic may be FOTM? Hmm..will that be better than kinetics's FOTMness? :P I wonder..

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we might be about to see a rash of sonic secondaries...


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Nooooo! Just when I started one