Fire/Thermal Advice please - PvP and PvE support
By
Chelsea,
Posted on: 2006-05-28 15:03 in Corruptors
Ahh, my favourite build in the entire game and CoV's greatest 'team player' 
First stop, slotting. TBH, looks pretty much spot on to me, though there are a few you can probably free up. The single end reductions in your shields are going to have a minimal/non existant effect on your end. Even bubbling a full team of 8 will see very little difference in end saved by slotting them. + 2 slots
I'm guessing Inferno is purely a PvE power for the build but you will need an accuracy in there. Even with 1 accuracy and aim, I regularly miss mobs. I would drop one of the recharges for it.
The two to hit buffs in aim are OK but you just need to think if those two can be used elsewhere to more effect? + 2 slots
Triple slotting of heat exhaustion? I guess you really don't want it to miss in PvP as recharge is quite long but think I'd have slotted something else. Worth noting that for PvP, you're going to be relied on mainly for Thaw/Heals/Shields so can be forgiven for skimping a little on the debuffs. +1 slot
So, we have a total of 5 slots to play with now. I'd look at sticking all of these in toggles as end reductions. These are verey picky re-slots though so aren't going to make a huge difference, more about fine tuning.
Only real question with power selection is in relation to your PPP. No 'Power Sink' from the Scirrocco set? I have a lvl 40 fire/therm and lvl 38 ice/ice and both will be going for that as a must have power.
Just by sticking to your Thaw/Heals/Shields, you will chew end like there's no tomorrow. Not a problem for bursts of activity in PvP zones but for arena where you have almost no down time, this will be a problem.
Overall, there is very little wrong with the build and most of what I've suggested is personal taste.
I love playing my fire/thermal even though he can't solo. With no real healer in CoV, he makes a big difference to brute heavy teams in keeping them kicking
hmm .. ok let me make 1 thing clear .. fire/thermal is VERY end heavy.
I'd think very seriously in having atleast 1 end redux in your heals and attacks and dropping the leadership power which will totaly kill your end and tbh tactics is not worth slotting anyway (10% out of the box 15% 3 slotted) drop them .. its not worth the end useage.
Defiant's GoEH/MILITIS METUS
Thanks for your comments very useful and informative
It was just a rough build as I said he's only 21 atm I'm sure power choices slots will change as I level up.
Here's build two
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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder - (http://sherksilver.coldfront.net/index.php)
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Name: Hell's Furnace
Level: 50
Archetype: Corruptor
Primary: Fire Blast
Secondary: Thermal Radiation
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01) --> Fire Blast==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Dmg(3) Dmg(5) Dmg(5)
01) --> Warmth==> Heal(1) Heal(7) Heal(7) Rechg(9) Rechg(9) EndRdx(11)
02) --> Fire Shield==> DmgRes(2) DmgRes(11) DmgRes(13)
04) --> Cauterize==> Heal(4) Heal(15) Heal(15) Range(17) Rechg(17) Rechg(19)
06) --> Fire Ball==> Acc(6) Acc(19) Dmg(21) Dmg(33) Dmg(33) EndRdx(33)
08) --> Swift==> Run(8)
10) --> Combat Jumping==> DefBuf(10)
12) --> Aim==> Rechg(12) Rechg(21) Rechg(23) TH_Buf(25) TH_Buf(25)
14) --> Super Jump==> EndRdx(14)
16) --> Hurdle==> Jump(16)
18) --> Blaze==> Acc(18) Acc(23) Dmg(29) Dmg(31) Dmg(31) EndRdx(31)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(34) EndMod(34)
22) --> Plasma Shield==> DmgRes(22) DmgRes(34) DmgRes(36)
24) --> Thaw==> Range(24) Rechg(39)
26) --> Blazing Bolt==> Acc(26) Acc(27) Dmg(27) Dmg(37) Dmg(37) EndRdx(39)
28) --> Forge==> Rechg(28) Rechg(36) Rechg(37)
30) --> Acrobatics==> EndRdx(30) EndRdx(43)
32) --> Inferno==> Acc(32) Dmg(36) Dmg(40) Dmg(40) Rechg(40) Rechg(42)
35) --> Heat Exhaustion==> Acc(35) Acc(42) Rechg(43) Rechg(43) Rechg(45)
38) --> Melt Armor==> Acc(38) Acc(45) DefDeBuf(45) Rechg(46) Rechg(46)
41) --> Power Sink==> EndMod(41) EndMod(42) Rechg(48) EndMod(50)
44) --> Charged Armor==> EndRdx(44) DmgRes(46) DmgRes(48) DmgRes(48)
47) --> Hasten==> Rechg(47) Rechg(50) Rechg(50)
49) --> Grant Invisibility==> Range(49)
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thePhilosopher Martial Arts/Regen/Fire Scrapper
theRegulator Empathy/Energy/Soul Defender
Total Inertia Ice Blast/Kinetics/Psy Corruptor
Total Inferno Ice Blast/Thermal/Leviathan Corruptor
swap the range in grant invis and cauterize for an end redux then you should be set
Defiant's GoEH/MILITIS METUS
Decided to dig out my fire/thermal corruptor sitting at lvl 18 for months and heres my proposed build designed as a support build for PvP and PvE any thoughts or comments would be appreciated
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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder - (http://sherksilver.coldfront.net/index.php)
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Name: Hell's Furnace
Level: 50
Archetype: Corruptor
Primary: Fire Blast
Secondary: Thermal Radiation
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01) --> Fire Blast==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Dmg(3) Dmg(5) Dmg(5)
01) --> Warmth==> Heal(1) Heal(7) Heal(7) Rechg(9) Rechg(9) Rechg(11)
02) --> Fire Shield==> DmgRes(2) DmgRes(11) DmgRes(13) EndRdx(13)
04) --> Cauterize==> Heal(4) Heal(15) Heal(15) Range(17) Rechg(17) Rechg(19)
06) --> Fire Ball==> Acc(6) Acc(19) Dmg(33) Dmg(33) Dmg(33)
08) --> Swift==> Run(8)
10) --> Hasten==> Rechg(10) Rechg(21) Rechg(23)
12) --> Aim==> Rechg(12) Rechg(21) Rechg(23) TH_Buf(25) TH_Buf(25)
14) --> Super Speed==> Run(14) Run(27) EndRdx(27)
16) --> Hurdle==> Jump(16) Jump(29)
18) --> Blaze==> Acc(18) Acc(29) Dmg(31) Dmg(31) Dmg(31)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(34) EndMod(34)
22) --> Plasma Shield==> DmgRes(22) DmgRes(34) DmgRes(36) EndRdx(36)
24) --> Thaw==> Range(24) Rechg(39)
26) --> Blazing Bolt==> Acc(26) Acc(37) Dmg(37) Dmg(39) Dmg(39)
28) --> Forge==> Rechg(28) Rechg(36) Rechg(37)
30) --> Grant Invisibility==> EndRdx(30)
32) --> Inferno==> Dmg(32) Dmg(40) Dmg(40) Rechg(40) Rechg(42) Rechg(42)
35) --> Heat Exhaustion==> Acc(35) Acc(42) Acc(43) Rechg(43) Rechg(43) Rechg(45)
38) --> Melt Armor==> Acc(38) Acc(45) DefDeBuf(45) Rechg(46) Rechg(46)
41) --> Invisibility==> EndRdx(41) EndRdx(48)
44) --> Charged Armor==> DmgRes(44) EndRdx(46) DmgRes(48) DmgRes(48)
47) --> Assault==> EndRdx(47)
49) --> Tactics==> EndRdx(49) EndRdx(50) TH_Buf(50) TH_Buf(50)
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thePhilosopher Martial Arts/Regen/Fire Scrapper
theRegulator Empathy/Energy/Soul Defender
Total Inertia Ice Blast/Kinetics/Psy Corruptor
Total Inferno Ice Blast/Thermal/Leviathan Corruptor