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Proposed Ice/SS Build

Filth_EU

By Filth_EU,
Posted on: 2006-05-13 21:13 in Tankers

 

Posted

Ok. Did this for Infurnus. Any comments be nice as I came up with it off the top of my head. What do we think? I think if it falls down anywhere it's gonna be slotting. Commens please!


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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder
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Name: Cryofurnus
Level: 50
Archetype: Tanker
Primary: Ice Armor
Secondary: Super Strength
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01) --> Frozen Armor

  2. Defense Buff(1)
  3. Defense Buff(3)
  4. Defense Buff(3)
  5. End Reduction(11)
  6. End Reduction(43)
01) --> Jab
  2. Accuracy(1)
  3. Damage(7)
  4. Damage(9)
  5. Damage(15)
  6. Accuracy(17)
02) --> Chilling Embrace
  2. Taunt Duration(2)
  3. Taunt Duration(5)
  4. End Reduction(9)
  5. Taunt Duration(40)
04) --> Haymaker
  2. Accuracy(4)
  3. Damage(5)
  4. Damage(7)
  5. Damage(11)
  6. Accuracy(15)
06) --> Wet Ice
  2. End Reduction(6)
  3. End Reduction(43)
08) --> Swift
  2. Run Speed(8)
10) --> Hasten
  2. Recharge Reduction(10)
  3. Recharge Reduction(50)
12) --> Icicles
  2. Accuracy(12)
  3. Damage(13)
  4. Damage(13)
  5. End Reduction(17)
  6. End Reduction(40)
  7. Accuracy(46)
14) --> Super Speed
  2. Run Speed(14)
16) --> Health
  2. Healing(16)
  3. Healing(46)
  4. Healing(50)
18) --> Glacial Armor
  2. Defense Buff(18)
  3. Defense Buff(19)
  4. Defense Buff(19)
  5. End Reduction(36)
20) --> Stamina
  2. Endurance Modification(20)
  3. Endurance Modification(21)
  4. Endurance Modification(21)
22) --> Knockout Blow
  2. Accuracy(22)
  3. Damage(23)
  4. Damage(23)
  5. Damage(33)
  6. Accuracy(34)
24) --> Hoarfrost
  2. Healing(24)
  3. Recharge Reduction(25)
  4. Healing(25)
  5. Recharge Reduction(29)
  6. Healing(34)
  7. Recharge Reduction(37)
26) --> Energy Absorbtion
  2. Defense Buff(26)
  3. Defense Buff(27)
  4. Defense Buff(27)
  5. Recharge Reduction(29)
28) --> Rage
  2. Recharge Reduction(28)
  3. Recharge Reduction(31)
  4. Recharge Reduction(31)
30) --> Punch
  2. Accuracy(30)
  3. Damage(31)
  4. Damage(33)
  5. Damage(33)
  6. Accuracy(34)
32) --> Hibernate
  2. Recharge Reduction(32)
35) --> Hurl
  2. Accuracy(35)
  3. Damage(36)
  4. Damage(36)
  5. Damage(37)
  6. Accuracy(37)
38) --> Foot Stomp
  2. Accuracy(38)
  3. Damage(39)
  4. Damage(39)
  5. Damage(39)
  6. Accuracy(40)
41) --> Block of Ice
  2. Accuracy(41)
  3. Hold Duration(42)
  4. Hold Duration(42)
  5. Hold Duration(42)
  6. Accuracy(43)
44) --> Ice Blast
  2. Accuracy(44)
  3. Damage(45)
  4. Damage(45)
  5. Damage(45)
  6. Accuracy(46)
47) --> Ice Storm
  2. Damage(47)
  3. Damage(48)
  4. Damage(48)
  5. Recharge Reduction(48)
49) --> Hand Clap
  2. Accuracy(49)
  3. Accuracy(50)
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01) --> Power Slide
  2. Empty Enhancement(1)
01) --> Sprint
  2. Empty Enhancement(1)
01) --> Brawl
  2. Empty Enhancement(1)
01) --> Gauntlet
  2. Empty Enhancement(1)
02) --> Rest
  2. Empty Enhancement(2)
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Posted

My own character is an Ice / SS tank. I did some things fairly similar to what you're proposing, other things a bit differently. What's the main purpose of this character?

One thing I would strongly recommend is getting Hoarfrost earlier. I felt the need for it ever since I started until the moment I got it at about level 6. Because Ice is defense based you'll face massive hits sometimes...Hoarfrost can pull you back a bit when bad luck strikes. It also acts like pseudo-resistance while it's up and really consolidates your defenses. I used it tons at the lower levels and it never let me down.

As far as slotting goes, I think you could improve your endurance management a great deal. You've got Wet Ice slotted twice for endurance reduction, for example, but all your attacks are only slotted 5 times. Wet Ice's cost works out in the region of .2 Endurance every second I believe; but your super-strength attacks are more like 1+ Endurance every second if you're using them each time they recycle. Much better to place the extra slot there instead and reduce their endurance cost.

Accuracy in Icicles is probably a stylistic decision more than anything else, but Superstrength is pretty good at dealing big hits on demand to the toughest foes. Rage + Knockout Blow will take a hefty chunk out of the baddest bad guy's health. I see Icicles more as a thinning the pack sort of tool, something to work on the group while you eliminate specific threats, so I slot it three times for endurance reduction and three times for damage. Your mileage might vary.

Energy Absorbtion is your friend. It's more your friend the faster it recharges, because as long as there are foes around, it pays for itself and then some, and it can stack to boost your defenses even higher. I'd try to find room to three slot it for reduction, even at the cost of slotting it less for defense. Sure you've got Hasten, but every extra second you can overlap it is another 100% defense benefit as well as superior energy management.

Other than that, it looks pretty good. I'd rather take Taunt than slot Chilling Embrace for taunt duration, but it's horses for courses depending upon what kind of character you really want this to be.

 

Posted

It does depend on how it is going to be played - it's also very, very hard to read in the long form, short form export from the builder is a billion times more readable. From what I can bear to read, I would put some ToHit modifiers in Rage, I would also consider the medicine pool, an Ice Tanker will get a lot out of Aid Self.

 

Posted

I have been thinking about the medicine pool as well for my Ice Tank Big Ray, thanks for the confirmation Filth

 

Posted

It should fall down in every mob between lvl 5 and lvl 24 without hoarfrost chucked in early.

It falls down on endurance, the attacks are slotted as though he is a */regen scrapper or a very slow attack recharging granite tanker.

Superstrength has everything it needs within the set, you can quite happily take energy pool.

I find taunt very very useful for gaining the attention of and herding only those i want to herd as well as with AV's who either hit too hard in melee range or pbaoe to damn much or both.

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