Mind/Radiation any help appreciated
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Dark_Blasphemy_EU,
Posted on: 2007-01-13 20:36 in Controllers
Drop concealment, swap maneuvers for assault, and get TK and EMP ASAP.
First, is this for PvP or PvE?
If you made this for PvP your not gonna do much damage, no levitate, and the mesmerize and dominate power dont got much slotting for hold or damage. To answar your question, swap maneuvers for assault, it will help you more then maneuvers. Guess this is a good PvE team build :P
Mainly this is PvE, with a little light PvP if needed. I had TK in my original build and hardly ever used it, i found it to situational. Thats why i left out EMP, simply as i could not envisage a situation where i would need it.
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Thats why i left out EMP, simply as i could not envisage a situation where i would need it.
[/ QUOTE ]You can't see a situation where a strong PBAoE hold with huge area could be needed?
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Thats why i left out EMP, simply as i could not envisage a situation where i would need it.
[/ QUOTE ]You can't see a situation where a strong PBAoE hold with huge area could be needed?
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deffinetly not during pvp thats for sure, would only really be good againts mm's
I would swap Maneuvers for Assault. For the majority of builds, it's not that great a power
I have a little constructive criticism of your slotting, purely from a PvE perspective.
Mesmerize: Base sleep duration is quite long so i'd swap the sleep enhancement for another damage.
Dominate: One of your staple powers. I slot it 2 acc, 3 Hold, 1 Recharge or 2 acc, 2 hold, 2 Recharge. Whichever works best for you.
Accelerate Metabolism: I would slot 3 Recharge, 3 EndMod. Run speed is not a major feature of this power, just a nice bonus.
Mass Hypnosis/Total Domination/Mass Confusion: 2 Acc, 2 Sleep/Hold/Confuse and 3 Recharge is generally considered the best slotting on these powers. Sleeps can be broken very easily but Hypnosis is a nice power when the team accidentally agros a second group.
Radiation Infection: I would slot with 3 ToHit Debuffs before anything else. It can reduce your teams incoming damage quite considerably. Top up with an EndRed, Range and/or DefDebuff as and when your playstyle demands it.
Enervating Field: Bit of an end hog. You might want to consider a second EndRed.
Lingering Radiation: Once you start fighting more AVs in the 40s, consider swapping the slows for recharges. Having the -regen component available more often becomes more useful than the slow.
Mutation: It really only needs a recharge in the base slot unless you have some slots to spare.
Indomitable Will: I would start with 3 Recharge and an EndRed. If you have spare slots add DefBuffs afterwards.
Octavian Vanguard
@ohmsEU and @ohms 2
Badging character: Bimble on the Union server, Badgehunter.com and City Info Tracker.
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Thats why i left out EMP, simply as i could not envisage a situation where i would need it.
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deffinetly not during pvp thats for sure, would only really be good againts mm's
[/ QUOTE ]But the OP is looking for mainly PvE build.
Tweaked my build a bit, any comments apreciated 
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Name: Name arisa3
Level: 50
Archetype: Controller
Primary: Mind Control
Secondary: Radiation Emission
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01) --> Mesmerize==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Dmg(21) Dmg(37)
01) --> Radiant Aura==> Heal(1) EndRdx(5) Heal(7) Heal(13)
02) --> Dominate==> Acc(2) Acc(3) Hold(23) Hold(36) Hold(37)
04) --> Accelerate Metabolism==> EndMod(4) Rechg(5) Rechg(7) EndMod(31)
06) --> Swift==> Run(6)
08) --> Mass Hypnosis==> Acc(8) Rechg(9) Acc(9) Sleep(13) Rechg(23) Sleep(31)
10) --> Radiation Infection==> TH_DeBuf(10) Rechg(11) TH_DeBuf(11) EndRdx(15) TH_DeBuf(31) DefDeBuf(33)
12) --> Hover==> EndRdx(12)
14) --> Fly==> Fly(14) EndRdx(15)
16) --> Enervating Field==> EndRdx(16) Rechg(17) EndRdx(17)
18) --> Total Domination==> Acc(18) Hold(19) Acc(19) Rechg(21) Rechg(34) Hold(34)
20) --> Health==> Heal(20)
22) --> Confuse==> Acc(22)
24) --> Stamina==> EndMod(24) EndMod(25) EndMod(25)
26) --> Terrify==> Acc(26) Rechg(27) Acc(27) Fear(34) Rechg(37) Fear(40)
28) --> Lingering Radiation==> Acc(28) Rechg(29) Acc(29) Slow(40) Rechg(40) EndRdx(43)
30) --> Mutation==> Rechg(30)
32) --> Mass Confusion==> Acc(32) Rechg(33) Acc(33) ConfDur(43) Rechg(46) ConfDur(48)
35) --> Levitate==> Acc(35) Acc(36) Dmg(36)
38) --> EM Pulse==> Acc(38) Acc(39) Rechg(39) Rechg(39) Hold(46) Hold(46)
41) --> Indomitable Will==> Rechg(41) DefBuf(42) Rechg(42) Rechg(42) EndRdx(43)
44) --> Mind Over Body==> DmgRes(44) DmgRes(45) DmgRes(45) EndRdx(45)
47) --> Assault==> Rechg(47) EndRdx(48) Rechg(48)
49) --> Tactics==> TH_Buf(49) EndRdx(50) TH_Buf(50) TH_Buf(50)
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01) --> Sprint==> Run(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Acc(1)
01) --> Containment==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Rechg(2)
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The one problem you may find with EM Pulse is that it stops your endurance recovery. I usually use Conserve Power to mitigate this but you won't have that as an option. Just something to bear in mind.
Octavian Vanguard
@ohmsEU and @ohms 2
Badging character: Bimble on the Union server, Badgehunter.com and City Info Tracker.
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The one problem you may find with EM Pulse is that it stops your endurance recovery. I usually use Conserve Power to mitigate this but you won't have that as an option. Just something to bear in mind.
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Plus the local friendly x/kin 'troller with transferrance. 
6slot holds and sleeps if possible
You don't need endrdx in fly, you can switch to hover if you really want to fight when flying, but it shouldnt be necessary at all. Consider swapping fly for sj tho, and get acrob goodness
Drop recharges from RI and EF, RI needs ToH debuffs and 1 endrdx or Defdebuff, but only if you have spare slots.
5 slot LR, 2 acc 3 rech. Drop the slows it only affects movement
3 acc is too much for PvE, no matter what power it is for.
Drop maneuvres for assault, and pick tactics if you have spare power slots or if you plan on getting vengeance.
6slot levitate, it is you best attack, far better than the epic blast after nerfs
This is my current build, which i've followed from lvl 1, and i've finally hit lvl 38.
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Name: Name arisa2
Level: 50
Archetype: Controller
Primary: Mind Control
Secondary: Radiation Emission
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01) --> Mesmerize==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Dmg(21) Sleep(36)
01) --> Radiant Aura==> Heal(1) EndRdx(5) Heal(7) Heal(13)
02) --> Dominate==> Acc(2) Acc(3) Dmg(17) Hold(36)
04) --> Accelerate Metabolism==> EndMod(4) Rechg(5) EndMod(7) EndMod(31) Run(34)
06) --> Swift==> Run(6)
08) --> Mass Hypnosis==> Acc(8) Sleep(9) Acc(9) Rechg(13) Sleep(31) EndRdx(34)
10) --> Radiation Infection==> DefDeBuf(10) Rechg(11) DefDeBuf(11) DefDeBuf(15) TH_DeBuf(31) EndRdx(34)
12) --> Hover==> EndRdx(12)
14) --> Fly==> Fly(14) EndRdx(15) Fly(40) Fly(50)
16) --> Enervating Field==> EndRdx(16) Rechg(17)
18) --> Total Domination==> Acc(18) Hold(19) Acc(19) Hold(21) Acc(25) Rechg(25)
20) --> Health==> Heal(20)
22) --> Stamina==> EndMod(22) EndMod(23) EndMod(23)
24) --> Confuse==> Acc(24) Acc(37) ConfDur(43)
26) --> Terrify==> Acc(26) Fear(27) Acc(27) Fear(37) Fear(37) Rechg(46)
28) --> Lingering Radiation==> Acc(28) Slow(29) Acc(29) Slow(33) Slow(43) EndRdx(46)
30) --> Stealth==> EndRdx(30)
32) --> Mass Confusion==> Acc(32) ConfDur(33) Acc(33) ConfDur(40) ConfDur(48) Rechg(50)
35) --> Mutation==> Rechg(35) EndMod(36) EndMod(40) EndMod(43)
38) --> Maneuvers==> DefBuf(38) DefBuf(39) DefBuf(39) EndRdx(39)
41) --> Indomitable Will==> DefBuf(41) Rechg(42) DefBuf(42) DefBuf(42) EndRdx(46)
44) --> Mind Over Body==> DmgRes(44) DmgRes(45) DmgRes(45) EndRdx(45)
47) --> Tactics==> TH_Buf(47) EndRdx(48) TH_Buf(48) TH_Buf(50)
49) --> Invisibility==> EndRdx(49)
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01) --> Sprint==> Empty(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Empty(1)
01) --> Containment==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Empty(2)
But i've hit a snag, which is the leadership pool. Basicly i've chosen manouvers and tactics, but when i read the description of assault, the taunt and placate def sounds to good to miss, my question is should i swap maneuvers with assault, or remove invisibility and get assault there instead?
Any help gratefully recived