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I have about 3 free respecs and in the near future am planning on using one of them.
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Free respecs (or freespecs) do not stack. You can only have one at a time on a single character, if a new freespec is given out before you use your old one then you will still have only one.
oh right, damn
oh well
i will wait a bit longer then before using mine
Thanks for the heads up
Well, if you're level 22 then there are only two levels to go until you can earn a respec (that does stack with other respecs) through the Terra Volta trial.
My post was merely meant as a word of caution to not frivolously spending your only respec and think that you had more in reserve.
In any case, you can always test a respec (if you have an unspent one) without committing to it by copying your character over to the test server and then use the respec there. Your live character will be unchanged and still have the respec available. In fact, you'll be able to test multiple different respecs if you copy multiple times.
You should be able to find more information on the above in the Training Room forum, including how to install the test client (fairly easy if you read a bit first) and how to copy characters there.
IMHO it depends entirely upon you...
If you want to solo more, then Lightning field is an end hog for damaging, at most, 3 enemies. Drop it. In addition, you would benefit from aid self to reduce down time.
Personally, I never get aid self, but it is good for PvP. A blaster with at least one stun/hold power should be able to mitigate enough damage in order to rapidly dispose of enemies (providing they have the health power) without too much downtime, but thats me...
As the teams get bigger, AoE get bigger. In large spawns, Ligtning field becomes a highly effective damage power - BUT, you will need a tank or a shed load of control / buffs / debuffs in order to either avoid the aggro or survive it. Really, its a power to use whilst standing beside a tank.
Lastly, if you are doing the whole "End drain" thing with short circuit, Lightning field becomes a whole lot more useful. Because if you can drain the end of everyone near you, Lightning field "tics" fast enough to at least prevent moest enemies from using the REAL big hitters, as they wont ever get enough end to use the nasty powers.
But it depends how you slot it. Of course, it gets more effective aswell if you are using shortcircuit, and depending on who you team with. Ice tanks, Kinetic defenders... all good.
Thanks. I have to say that I do have a nice combo set up, with Ball Lightning, Short Circuit and Lightning field. I use Build up, then turn on Lightning field, then throw ball lightning, and then jump into the middle of a group and use SC. As I have all three of those powers at least 3 SO slotted for end reduction (SC is 6 slotted) I can suck the vast majority of end of of most mobs at my level.... It does work very nicely, but then i have to get out of dodge fast, because i wil have just aggroed LOTS of enemies! :-)
Once you get to 35 and get powersink you'll be draining far more.
Lightning field is a lovely lovely thing.
A perfectly if not that often achievable team.
1 blaster with damage aura and aoes.
3 empaths
2 kinetics
This is aoe madness. Empaths fort the blaster. Blaster dives in mobs with auras on. Kinetics let rip with fulcrum shift. Blaster uses one aoe. Pretty much everything is gone.
Add another couple of blasters with damage auras, perhaps a tank for added safety and you have the makings of an unstoppable pve machine.
The damage output from 3 damage auras + aim,bu and fulcrum shift is insane.
Thanks! will keep LF then!
Heh... I just use Lightning Field for looks 
After 6 months, I am returning to City of Heroes and my level 22 blaster Chain Lightning. I have about 3 free respecs and in the near future am planning on using one of them.
I currently have the power lightning field, but am considering swapping it for Aid Self as part of my respec. I want a heal power, and personally dont feel Lightning Field to be very useful, as it simply draws aggro and sucks my end dry
Is this a good idea? Is Lightning Field much more useful than I am giving it credit for?
I would like some advice.....
Thanks!