I need motivation (AR related, again).
By
MaXimillion_Zero,
Posted on: 2006-06-09 24:16 in Corruptors
I imagine that the combination of kinetics buffs and high damage cone attacks would work very well on mayhem missions. And for my AR Blaster I personally find the AR side more useful in PvE but not as much in PvP. I haven't played high level villains though so it could very well be that there's a greater number of high smash/lethal resist enemies which I have to admit make AR look poor.
I wouldn't give up, AR is the best AoE damage IMO as long as you place the cones properly but my view is a little tainted because I use an Energy Melee secondary to do single target damage which is to say I can clear minions no fuss but when it comes to bosses I'd be really stuck if I just had the AR primary like a corrupter. 
Not really sure how ot motivate you. I never really liked AR, but it's very good as a utility pwoer set. Team alot more, coz u can play the role of blocking off doors with ignite, soften up ur targets and use kinetics to buff your team mates.
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I constantly feel that other corruptors outdamage me (especially at mayhem missions when there's alot of armor suit enemies around 
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It doesn't seem to matter which powerset I ever use, every other corruptor and blaster seems to out-damage me, even when I copy their build! It's a perception thing, that and reading the forum boasts about one-shotting boss's etc.
If you're happy with AR as a primary, stick with it. The 30's are often seen as a bit of a grind, but I enjoy them until the end when the 40's come into sight again and you never level fast enough when the next decade is due.
Though I have never played AR myself, I have teamed with loads, and full auto really rocks. Stick with your character, level him all the way and best of all, have fun with him. Don't worry about PvP - only one of my characters has ever done well in the PvP zones, but all have had great fun win or lose. I recommend Sirens Call if you're going into any, on Defiant at least there seems a more mature bunch of PvPers there than the other zones.
Just have fun, you're a corruptor. Shoot stuff, it's what you do best.
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Hope
I tend to find putting things down and leaving them for abit till i get that inspiration that made me wanna play one again helps.
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1) Get to L41
2) Get a PPP with AoE immob
3) Use it with ignite
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Well, you get the picture
AR is cool!! AR is awsome!! I love AR!!
For having 5 MM's i only could fire a few shots an hour with the little attacks MM gets, now i finaly got myself a lvl10 AR corrupter and i just love it. Then again, she's only lvl10 and still a long way to go.
Every toon has his dark-peroid of lvling, you just met yours. Go PPP and get that immobilze and burn them [censored]'s.
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I don't know..I was thinking of going for GW with the aoe damage buff + fulcrum shift + full auto = rain of deadly bullets.
I think I'll keep ignite, but not sure since the GW ppp hold is a single hold, I think it'll be good against some enemies, hold them and light them up while aiding with other attacks. Just depends on what kind of recharge does the single hold have. :/
To clarify the situation here are just the powers I've planned for my corruptor, there's room for 3 Patron powers which will maybe be the first 3 GW powers.
Exported from Ver: 1.6.9.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder - (http://home.comcast.net/~SherkSilver/index.html)
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Name: Gaspard
Level: 44
Archetype: Corruptor
Primary: Assault Rifle
Secondary: Kinetics
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01) --> Slug==> Empty(1)
01) --> Transfusion==> Empty(1)
02) --> Siphon Power==> Empty(2)
04) --> Buckshot==> Empty(4)
06) --> Swift==> Empty(6)
08) --> M30 Grenade==> Empty(8)
10) --> Siphon Speed==> Empty(10)
12) --> Sniper Rifle==> Empty(12)
14) --> Health==> Empty(14)
16) --> Combat Jumping==> Empty(16)
18) --> Flamethrower==> Empty(18)
20) --> Stamina==> Empty(20)
22) --> Speed Boost==> Empty(22)
24) --> Super Jump==> Empty(24)
26) --> Acrobatics==> Empty(26)
28) --> Hasten==> Empty(28)
30) --> Inertial Reduction==> Empty(30)
32) --> Full Auto==> Empty(32)
35) --> Ignite==> Empty(35)
38) --> Transference==> Empty(38)
41) --> Fulcrum Shift==> Empty(41)
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01) --> Sprint==> Empty(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Empty(1)
01) --> Scourge==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Empty(2)
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I noticed you don't have Burst in there. Personally, I'd take it over Buckshot if you don't want to get rid of any other powers.
I've found with my AR Corruptor, it's much more effective to focus on single-target killing, with a touch of AoE/Cone attacks, especially as a /Kin, where you'll be using buffs and siphons as much as possible, so you want your attacks to do as much damage for as little End as possible. (Until Transference of course)
Yes, but I've noticed that single target damage is bit bad with AR, only single target attacks I'll keep are slug and sniper rifle because they atleast have 'high' damage.
I've been said that AR is all about cones and AOEs and that I shouldn't bother with the single target attacks later on, also I must drop 2 attack powers so I can get acrobatics and hasten and still have room for 3 PPP powers.
I've found buckshot alot more useful while fighting larger mobs than burst.
And many AR/Kin builds I managed to dig up, most of them don't take burst. :/
I wanted to take /kin at first, but decided Sonic would be a cool team-happy set too (too many kin already). I can skip acro since sonic has that dispersion thingie (res hold diss and ... resist), only knockback will give me a problem.
Almost 14 now, cant wait for 24 and do a respec
Thus far, i still like AR 
(and people like my sonics)
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All the time I've played CoV I've done about 4 corruptors, all with assault rifle primaries. It was the only primary that I found to my liking, no abnormal stuff shooting from your hands or anything, you just blow the enemy away with your gun.
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My latest one is AR/kinetics corruptor that was fine for the early levels.
Now he is level 33 (so I've got full auto and it is somewhat slotted), but I keep having second thoughts for leveling him this high.
People convince me that the powerset is good for PVP, but [censored] for corruptor in PVE use. I constantly feel that other corruptors outdamage me (especially at mayhem missions when there's alot of armor suit enemies around
Is AR really that bad? Should I keep leveling him if I don't inted to do PVP that much?