Going good (well kind of).
By
Assailant,
Posted on: 2008-12-18 15:06 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Brutes are probably closer to Scrappers than Tanks. I like playing Scrappers, but then, I like soloing.
By the way, don't be too alarmed about taking ages to get into heroing. It's taken me this long to find a villain I like playing.
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An Emp defender would pick up teams like it's no tommorow, but they're quite hard to solo.
So personally I would go with a Tank. It's one of the main jobs in a team. As far as powersets go, Stone/anything seems to be a good combo. I personally choose Stone/Nrg. Good defense + good single target damage (since there's a lack of AoEs in it).
Whatever you choose, enjoy the game, both Hero and Villian side.
Scrappers are naturally the best at soloing the early levels and are usually not frowned on when looking for team composition as they can tank pretty ably if there's an empath handy and do a decent amount of damage. Their downside is that they are not actively sought out for teams in the way that defenders and tanks are so you might have to ask rather than be asked more often than not.
Controllers
Providing you pick a good balance of primary and secondary you can solo quite well and you're generally wanted/liked in teams.
Whole Fire/Kin is a little overused and can get annoying due to the team demanding 'SB plz' every ten seconds, its also great fun to play. Failing that rad is also a lot of fun... but any controller with the possible exception of mind is great in a team.
Mind is unappealing heroside due to the fact it has no pets, but mind is very strong as a powerset.
Personally I'd recommend:
Tank - Fire/SS: High damage both good for team play and soloing, along with good res and a rather fast self heal
Scrapper - BS/SR (or fire) : High ST damage, and very good defenses with the new i13 defense buff, plus good recharge (SR). Fire speaks for itself
Blaster - Psi/Energy: High damage (seeing a theme here? 
) which is quite unresisted, with self buffs which make this setup rather sick.
or
Fire/MM: Lots of heavy ST and AoE damage, which is awesome for getting teams with imo due to how fast it can kill.
Controller - Illusion/Rad: AV killer. nuff said.
Defender - As Phantoms said, empath is a very safe bet for getting a team, but if healing the team isn't your style then I'd say go for Kin/Elec. Very fun to play, and is a self sustaining machine, providing you are "on the ball".
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Mind is unappealing heroside due to the fact it has no pets, but mind is very strong as a powerset.
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Mind has all the pets it wants: it's called "Confuse" and "Mass Confusion".
Rabbits & Hares:Blue (Mind/Emp Controller)Maroon (Rad/Thermal Corruptor)and one of each AT all at 50
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Mind is lovely, mind has terrify
"Well, they found my diary today.
They were appropriately appalled
at the discovery of the eight victims
They're now putting it all together.
Women wrapped in silk
with one leg missing
Eight legs, one body, silk,
spider, brilliant!"
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Mind is unappealing heroside due to the fact it has no pets, but mind is very strong as a powerset.
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Mind has all the pets it wants: it's called "Confuse" and "Mass Confusion".
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Ah, you are wise for one with such fluffy blue ears. Here...have a carrot
Eh, if you liked Brutes, Scrappers will be kind of depressing and disappointing for you.
I can't really find a decent hero AT and/or powerset combo I'd like either, except maybe my Invul/SS Tanker. But he's in a duo that was made before Level Pacts existed, so he's kinda stuck at 32 due to the other half not playing much at all anymore.
I did get a Scrapper to 50 (just to unlock Warshades) but it just felt like a weak boring Brute to me all the way through. I haven't actually touched him since he hit 50.
Not that i've created or played one in ages, but i found previously the radiation/radiation defender to be good fun in a team and great soloing...
Thanks for all the advice.
I wend for a stone/fire tank as I could then reuse an old name from a villain that did not turn out as I wanted.
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Mind is lovely, mind has terrify
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Mind is lovely, dark and deep... but I have miles to go before I sleep.
Rabbits & Hares:Blue (Mind/Emp Controller)Maroon (Rad/Thermal Corruptor)and one of each AT all at 50
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Way back when I was playing UO my first ever character some how turned evil, back then I was mostly RPing and that was where the natural cause of things led me. And ever since I have played the evil side of MMOs even though I stoped RPing a good while back.
So a month or so ago I decided that I should get back to playing good charters in MMOs, or at least play the good side as well as the bad side.
And that brings me to the point of this post. I have been trying to create a Hero a few times in the past, however somehow I have always lost interest in them around level 5 or 6. This time I found my way to the hollows however. And I somehow felt more at home that I did in the regular zones.
So now that I can get a Hero past level 6, the question becomes, what kind of Hero AT would not have to hard a time getting a team, and at the same time be though enough to go at it alone when there was no teams to be had?
A Sank or Scraper would properly meet the 2nd part, and of thoughts two the Tank would properly bring the most to a team. Also I mainly play Brutes villain side, but that is because I end up spending so much time solo (defiant villain side can be surprisingly empty at times). So I have been trying to read the Tank and scraper forums, but it have not giving me any insight in to what kind a teaming possibilities the ATs and power sets.
That leaves me asking here. To all toughs of you that know the hero side of defiant fairly well, what AT and power set would have good chances of getting a team, but to be dependent on getting a team.