Kin without Stamina?


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I was looking over my Rad/Kin build today and it struck me that there are a few powers I'd like to take wich would extend her survivability somewhat. Unfortunately there's no room in her build to take them.

Currently she has Swift, Health and Stamina, plus Hover and Fly as her travel power of choice (didn't want to go the IR route this time around). She's currently level 39 and has all the Kinetics powers except ID and IR.

I was wondering, how badly does a Corruptor feel the lack of Stamina? I know Kin Defenders can cope without it but that some Kin Trollers can struggle without it. Since Corrs have the same buff % as Trollers, is it the same for them?

In particular I'm worried about how draining both Hover and the inevitable PPP shield toggles would be during a fight. I have Repel too, but only use it in emergencies.

So, any testimonials?

EDIT: Oh yeah, my Corr is PvE only.


 

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ah....this old chestnut again.

Yes you can. Easily doable after Transference but you're pretty screwed if you exemp below level 35.

You just need to keep an eye on your endbar...constantly.


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Its easily doable but it would be easier going hasten/ss (or IR.hasten) than hover and fly its not the amount of end recovered by trans its the amount of end used between attacks thats why some trollers have problems (fire, grav, mind are the worst) i never took stamina with my ill/kin troller till respec at level 50 and planning on doing the same with my AS/kin cor.


 

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Oh no I've got Hasten too. I didn't mention it because it's really no-brainer for Kins

My main is a Kinetic Defender, who took IR over as travel power and while it works well, I wanted to try the Siphon Speed + Hover thing with my Corr. I'm loving that so I'm adverse to removing it - plus one of the powers I'd like to try is Air Sup, for some knockdown that doesn't suck!

I figure I should just try it out. I've got a freespec and a vetspec still to use on this character anyway, so I can change back if it doesn't work out.


 

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Surely if you get some decent sets you will be able to sort out any endurance issues you might get from dropping stamina? IOs plus Transference seems like it will be more than enough - especially as this is purely PvE.


 

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Yeah, that's what I've just been looking at in my coursework breaks.

I can grab lots of small +Recovery bonuses from IO sets, and most of them are the cheaper sets too (yay Thunderstike!). I ended up with decent Accuracy and Recharge boosts from the set bonuses too.

It just got me down that my Kin has been at the same level for a while because soloing is sometimes not as much fun with her as it is with some of my other toons. I end up hating boss and AV fights whereas with most other toons I relish them. This actually started in that thread below, about the best primary set for a Kin Corr.

So I decided I wanted to switch the build about a bit, take powers that could add some variety to the proceedings.

I'll be grabbing the Rad snipe for better kiting (never had space for it before), plus Air Superiority because Repel is too unpredictable and Rad's sole KB power wasn't cutting it. I spend sooo much time in melee range anyway, I figured I might as well. I might keep Swift because it's handy for Hover, or I might try out Grant Invis or ID for a team utility.


 

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i never took stamina with my ill/kin troller till respec at level 50

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I did the opposite. once transference came along - didnt need it (respecced at L35). Occasionally do realise I dont hav it - nothing 1 or 2 CABs doesnt fix; definately not a prob.

Can only comment on /kin troller though, my /kin corruptors is currently only L10 lol.

plus hate SJ/IR in CoV - too dangerous a place i feel. Went with Stealth/SSpd mostly at low levels; with hover for vertical problems.


 

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I was wondering, how badly does a Corruptor feel the lack of Stamina? I know Kin Defenders can cope without it but that some Kin Trollers can struggle without it. Since Corrs have the same buff % as Trollers, is it the same for them?

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This has less to do with the buff % but more with how aggressively you play your toon (with bonus points for an endurance hungry attack set ).
I know that I would be absolutely screwed without Stamina as I would have to hit with every single Transference if I want to keep up my 'normal' speed (and you can bet that I want that).
I don't know about rad/, but with sonic/, ice/ and fire/ there is no chance for a staminaless build unless you seriously slot for endurance at the cost of other things or slow down by a good margin (or grab every +rec set bonus you can lay your hands on).




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