Blastermind

Alright ladies and gentlemen, I'm trying out a Blastermind on defiant at the moment, using pistols/traps. He is currently lvl 8 and am having a lot of fun, although can't take on anything tougher than villainous yet. Anyway i planned my build and would appreciate some advice :P

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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder
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Name: Lt. James Phedre
Level: 50
Archetype: Mastermind
Primary: Thugs
Secondary: Traps
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01) --> Pistols==> Dmg(1)Dmg(3)Dmg(3)Acc(5)Acc(5)Rechg(7)
01) --> Web Grenade==> Rechg(1)
02) --> Dual Wield==> Dmg(2)Dmg(7)Dmg(9)Acc(9)Acc(11)Rechg(11)
04) --> Triage Beacon==> Heal(4)Heal(17)Heal(19)Rechg(19)Rechg(21)Rechg(21)
06) --> Hurdle==> Jump(6)Jump(31)Jump(31)
08) --> Empty Clips==> EndRdx(8)Dmg(13)Dmg(13)Acc(15)Acc(15)Rechg(17)
10) --> Acid Mortar==> Dmg(10)Dmg(23)Dmg(23)Acc(25)Acc(25)Rechg(27)
12) --> Hasten==> Rechg(12)Rechg(34)Rechg(34)
14) --> Super Speed==> EndRdx(14)
16) --> Force Field Generator==> DefBuf(16)DefBuf(36)DefBuf(36)
18) --> Health==> Heal(18)Heal(33)Heal(33)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20)EndMod(33)EndMod(34)
22) --> Grant Invisibility==> Rechg(22)
24) --> Kick==> Dmg(24)Dmg(40)Dmg(42)Acc(42)Acc(42)Rechg(43)
26) --> Tough==> DmgRes(26)DmgRes(27)DmgRes(29)EndRdx(43)EndRdx(45)
28) --> Weave==> DefBuf(28)DefBuf(29)DefBuf(31)EndRdx(43)EndRdx(46)
30) --> Seeker Drones==> Dmg(30)Dmg(37)Dmg(37)Rechg(48)Rechg(50)
32) --> Invisibility==> EndRdx(32)
35) --> Trip Mine==> Dmg(35)Dmg(36)Dmg(37)
38) --> Flurry==> Dmg(38)Dmg(39)Dmg(39)Acc(39)Acc(40)Rechg(40)
41) --> Static Discharge==> Acc(41)Acc(46)Rechg(46)
44) --> Charged Armor==> DmgRes(44)DmgRes(45)DmgRes(45)
47) --> Electric Shackles==> Hold(47)Hold(48)Hold(48)
49) --> Electrifying Fences==> Immob(49)Immob(50)Immob(50)
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01) --> Sprint==> Empty(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Dmg(1)
01) --> Supremacy==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Rechg(2)
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The levels beside the slotting is purely arbitrary

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Blastermind

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i see what you did thar...

No need to go grant invis>invis, SS+stealth is good enough

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Name:
Level: 50
Archetype: Mastermind
Primary: Thugs
Secondary: Traps
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01) --> Pistols==> Acc(1) Dmg(3) Dmg(13) Dmg(13) Range(43)
01) --> Web Grenade==> Acc(1)
02) --> Dual Wield==> Acc(2) Dmg(3) Dmg(5) Dmg(15) Rechg(37)
04) --> Triage Beacon==> Rechg(4) Heal(5) Rechg(19) Rechg(19) Heal(23) Heal(40)
06) --> Hasten==> Rechg(6) Rechg(7) Rechg(7)
08) --> Empty Clips==> Acc(8) Dmg(9) Dmg(9) Dmg(15) Rechg(23) Range(39)
10) --> Acid Mortar==> Rechg(10) Rechg(11) Rechg(11)
12) --> Hurdle==> Empty(12)DefBuf(17)
14) --> Super Speed==> Empty(14)
16) --> Force Field Generator==> DefBuf(16) DefBuf(17)
18) --> Health==> Heal(18)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(21) EndMod(21)
22) --> Boxing==>
24) --> Tough==> DmgRes(24) DmgRes(25) DmgRes(25) EndRdx(29) EndRdx(33)
26) --> Weave==> DefBuf(26) DefBuf(27) DefBuf(27) EndRdx(29) EndRdx(34)
28) --> Seeker Drones==> Acc(28) Rechg(31) Rechg(31) Rechg(31) Dmg(34) Dmg(40)
30) --> Stealth==> EndRdx(30) EndRdx(43)
32) --> Gang War==> Acc(32) Rechg(33) Rechg(33) Rechg(34) Dmg(40)
35) --> Trip Mine==> Acc(35) Dmg(36) Dmg(36) Rechg(36) Rechg(37) Rechg(37)
38) --> Poison Trap==> Rechg(38) Rechg(39) Rechg(39)
41) --> Scorpion Shield==> DefBuf(41) DefBuf(42) DefBuf(42) EndRdx(42) DmgRes(43) DmgRes(46)
44) --> Mace Beam Volley==> Acc(44) Dmg(45) Dmg(45) Dmg(45) Rechg(46) Rechg(46)
47) --> Web Cocoon==> Acc(47) Hold(48) Hold(48) Rechg(48) Rechg(50)
49) --> Web Envelope==> Acc(49) Rechg(50) Rechg(50)
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01) --> Power Slide==> Empty(1)
01) --> Sprint==> Empty(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Empty(1)
01) --> Supremacy==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Empty(2)
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Just off the top of my head of what I think'd work, included gang war in there as an alpha taker, so you're still "The big man", took mace mastery for the defence shield, and this looks like a generally nice build. I should try a blastermind on my thugs/dark sometime...

I tend to find on my defender (lvl 43) that ss+stealth is not always enough, does ss+invis give better hiding ability vs such things as snipers or rikti drones?

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I tend to find on my defender (lvl 43) that ss+stealth is not always enough, does ss+invis give better hiding ability vs such things as snipers or rikti drones?

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Yes, but you need to drop invis to attack. Although Im not sure exactly how much do you need to avoid rikti drones since those have seen my stalker even..

I have tried stalker´s Hide + Stealth against Rikti drones. Didn´t work. Since this is way over the stealth cap of any non-stalker AT a MM will be seen by them anytime.
Talking about stealth cap: It is highly unlikely that you will find a situation (in PvE) where you notice a difference between SS+Stealth and SS+Invis.