Ina Mix!! A new Corruptor for Issue 9
Rad has obvious synergy with kin because of its -def, but if I were starting a new kin corruptor, I would probably choose Sonic. -res with the +dmg buffs of kin should be very tasty, and it offers some handy control tools for PvE. It's also a decent primary for PvP despite the animations, just keep in mind that kin is not really the best for duels (rad or cold would be stronger).
CoX 50s: <ill/rad> <ice/ice> <fire/kin> <grav/sonic> <ice/storm> <earth/kin> <kin/elec> <cold/psy> <thugs/dark> <fire/dark> <dark/elec> <night widow> <EM/ninj> <mind/icy>
I9: I strongly suspect AoE will be the way to go. To pick up salvage/recipes most effectively the trick will be to kill as many low level villians as fast as possible - and thats best done by whipping of AoE as fast as possible on whites or lower level.
Who knows what the future may hold, but my suspicion is that AoE will be very popular. /Kinetics will obviously be nice, but you may seriously want to consider Fire as a primary. If not, Radation or Dark. Sonic is groovy, but has only one AoE cone damage and a nove (and a piddling AoE cone knockback that is just going to annoy people by stopping further AoE attacks - and its damage is unspectacular at best)
While Rad Blast's -def synergises with Kin nicely, both sets are low on control so you may find it tough going for a long while.
You see, Kinetics does wonders for damage and speed, but its debuffs (Siphon Power and Siphon Speed) are single target until you reach level 38. This makes large spawns dificult. Repel can help against bosses but is tough to control and endurance draining. And (aside from its nuke) Rad has no damage mitigation outside of one (very slow and unreliable - 25% chance only) knockback cone and one mezz (the awesome but single-target Cosmic Burst).
If you plan on sticking with Kinetics, better primaries to pair with it would be:
Ice Blast: Loads of speed debuffing, fast animation times, even a couple of holds. Plenty of AoE to boot.
Sonic Blast: Gets damage mitigation from a Sleep cone, a very reliable (100% chance) Knockback cone and a single-target stun. Plus all that lovely -res stacks with your damage boosts and can potentially take you over your damage cap. Some nice AoE from the cones too. Remember that Fulcrum Shift doesn't wake sleepers either!
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EDIT: Just realised what I said pretty much contradicts what Cognito said
Ice or Sonic will make for a very soloable Kinetic. If you plan on playing mostly in teams, you shouldn't need so much damage control, so Fire or Rad are fine too. AR is okay too, if you can stomach the redraw animations (which will annoy Kineticists more than anyone else).
Ok after some hard thinking i have come to choose DARK.
I have chosen this for alot of concept reasons as im going to pick Soul Mastery so that and Dark with Kinetics will be my powers!
I like the idea of Dark because i havnt seen any around and anything with /Kinetics can be great and can reach the damage cap.
I am currently lvl 11 and doing ok, good in teams because of SP.
Im looking foward to getting the "Summon Mistress" power from Soul Mastery! I think the pets can be played well with corruptors because of their buffs. Ill have Increase Density fully slotted whhich will give her 30% Resist against Energy and Smashing damage and resit to Hold, Disorient, Immobolize and Knockback. I will also have Speed Boost fully slotted which gives her a Recovery of +1.43. Also FS will be fully slotted so i will be Slotting the Mistress.......2 Acc 3 Rechrg 1 Damage....The 3 rechrgs coupled with Hasten and Siphon Speed will give me a downtime on her of 74 seconds and she will be around for 240 seconds.
So that is my plan....What you think?
Thanks
Dark Blast suffers a little in the damage stakes by not having an Aim power, but it is great for damage mitigation and soft control. Just make sure you get Soul Drain from Soul Mastery and you'll be okay.
Wont i hit damage cap with or without an *aim* power if i hit enough guys with FS
You won't hit the cap from FS alone. Say you fire FS and hit the maximum ten targets, that's a (40 + (10*20) = 240) 240% damage buff. Corruptors have a 500% damage cap IIRC so there's room for more. Double-stacking FS can be done quite easilly and that'll get you close, but you won't be able to stack more than that without some outside help.
Besides Aim powers also buff your accuracy and if you hit more, you damage more. Plus added accuracy always helps your Kinetics powers from working when you need them to.
It's your choice at the end of the day, but I'd recommend trying to fit Soul Drain into your build. Being a Kineticist means you'll be in range to use it most of the time anyway, and there's no such thing as too much damage!
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hehe nope never, well with that in mind i will be getting Soul Drain. The Mistress will also help out on damage as she will be in close combat for the buff " I hope "
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The Mistress will also help out on damage as she will be in close combat for the buff " I hope "
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IMHO, sadly not.
Having picked up the Mistress on my Fire/Kin to test her out, it's disappointing (but entirely foreseeable) that she just doesn't gel well with Kinetics as a pet - even though she's one of the better patron pets.
1) She's primarily ranged damage, and for the most part she'll stay at range - meaning that she's hardly ever in range for Fulcrum Shift.
2) Even if she was in range for Fulcrum Shift, she's so squishy that she'd probably be dead shortly afterwards. The few times I managed to trick my Mistress into getting into range for FS she managed to fire off about 4 shots at best before being sent through the nearest wall.
3) Mistress + SB = crazy Mistress who doesn't know what the [censored] aggroing every mob in sight. Funny to watch on Arachnos lab maps, but not entirely practical.
I think the Mistress would work better with a /Cold or /Thermal Corr who can buff them directly, rather than relying on mob-centred buffs. Try her out and see how she works with your playstyle by all means, but for my money it's not the best synergy you could ask for.
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Dark/Kin gets really annoying in the mid 20s. No decent powers really until level 35. Darks last few powers suck (Torrent and Life Drain are rubbish, Dark Pit is Ok I suppose, once you've 6 slotted it and even then a Dom will laugh at it) and Kins mid-level powers are sorta boring (Speed Boost, the unmez power and the AOE super jump thingy).
So its not really until you hit 32/35/38 that you get the cool powers. Plus you've to wait so long for the Super Jump power (28) and the Transference that you've to get a Travel power & Stamina in the meantime.
I terminated my level 26 Dark/Kin for being too boring and painful in the mid-20s. Fire or Rad would be a bit more exciting IMO. sonics would give you great single target damage. You have the heal to deal with incoming damage anyway.
Ok im in a little bit of a mix! Having got my Ice / Cold up to lvl 30 and taking its tole on lvl'ing ( im finding it hard) i thought i would role a new corruptor built for PvE and a little PvP like 1v1's :S. Im just not sure what primary!
My secondary is going to be Kinetics so i need somthing to go with it for nice AoE and single target damage! Not Fire Though!
Last night i started a Radiation / Kinetics corr which im having fun with currently lvl 5, but.....Kinetics doesnt relly offer any big de-buff (apart from the -dmg) like Rad or Dark with their Acc de-buffs so i was thinking of changing and getting a Primary which offers some good de-buff! Dark is one of these as it lowers their Acc so when i jump into a large mob for best FS i can lower their acc a little bit and maybe hit Dark Pit so i get to stay alive for a little longer while i pick them all off!!
But can a Rad / Kin do well? im having fun with him atm but im thinking at later lvls Dark could be better!
What would be better at the following?
- PvE
- PvP
- AoE
- Issue 9 content
I think im asking alot but im really confused and would just like some views and opinions if that is ok?
Thanks Jamie