It's certainly possible to build a Blaster for Defence but I'm not a numbers guy. My Sonic/En uses three 6-slotted Thunderstrikes, 1 Positron's Blast and IIRC, I've got Mako's Bite in her melee attacks and Scirroco's Dervish in the nuke.
With CJ running as well I seem to recall seeing numbers like 20-25% to ranged defence but I'll have to check that when I get home. It sounds slightly too good to be true. Certainly as a Blaster, playing at range most of the time, ranged defence is a good thing to build for.
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Well i checked on the US forums and apparantly it is possible to cap ranged def as thats how they solo pilons with blasters . . . .
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Thats the set i was thinking of! thanks! With the auction house bug at the moment im finding it hard to look for the sets i want in a short amount of time.
Plus i think a ranged blaster with capped/high ranged def would be awesome in pve and half decent in pvp without too much change needed 
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I had a look into this a while ago for my archery blaster and its possible to get close to 45%, fiddled about in mids and got 44%. Only downside is it means you have to pick up weave, stealth, CJ and only 1 epic power can be picked.
I changed the Archery bit to AR and can post the build that i made. Im sure someone could improve it in some way though
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It's quite easy if you think about it:
Five sets of Mako's/Thunderstrikes/Mixture of both = 18.75% Ranged Defence
CJ/Hover and SJ/Fly - Four of two BoTZ IO's = 12.52% defence
CJ and Hover at base for defence - 1.75% each x2 = 2.50%
Weave - Approximately 5% defence slotted
Steadfast Protection +3% Def IO
Build Up - Slotted with six GSFC IO's - ranged 2.5% def
Sniper Rifle - Six slotted with SoTM's - 1.88% ranged def
Beanbag or Stun - Six slotted with Stupefy - 3.13% ranged defence
Maneuvers - a nice 3-4% defence slotted
I just thought that this might help a bit. Your best soloution is to go onto Mid's, click on the window tab and select "Set Bonus Finder"
You could also use BoTZ's for a easy amount of ranged defence without taking too many slots. I know a BS/Regen that done this; he has 46% ranged and AoE defence (melee defence would derive from Parry) and still has a impressive 573% regeneration rate.
Anyway, good luck Damz! 
Howdy all! Remember me? Im the dude who was asking questions about the AR/NRG combo and let me just say that it rocks! Boost range + full auto = wow!
For the target AoEs i figured my best set to go for was positrons blast, however everything else im now a bit stumped on.
Anyway yeah i was just wondering how high def a blaster can get to? Can you cap ranged def? Im level 39 atm and just started slotting for ranged def. At the moment im at 16% and off the top of my head i know i can get to roughly 30%, any tips on how to get it higher without nerfing myself too much?
So far i've figured slotting my 2 "ranged" attacks with thunderstrike 6 slot. Both combat jumping + superjump with 2 universal travels [3% ranged def per power], a +def all pvp io and finally the sniper set that gives you an extra 3% too iirc.
But any hints or tips to raise it further would be greatfull
Am i heading in the right direction?
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