Looking for guides and advice on a Dark/Kin

Looking for guides and advice on a Dark/Kin (Corruptor, obviously.)

The thing is, he's already level 39 - you see, he was a project from way before IOs came out.

Now I wanna pick him up and get him done - but iwth all my free vet respecs I want to redesign him from today's standpoint.

What are your thoughts, forum folks?

What sort of thing are you looking for?

Do you just want something simple to make it an acceptably fun level 50, or are you looking for a novel defense build, a +recharge focussed build, some sort of Proc Monster, a mobile buff-bot? Also, what price range are you looking at?

It's all well and good posting some advice, but I'm sure some more fine-tuned advice would be more appreciated

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=120880


here is a fairly in-detail guide for a Kinetics/Dark Blast Defender, I guess it might be worth a read?

And here are some context notes:

- Of my level 50 characters, mos are Blasters and Corruptors, with a large sampling of Masterminds, Stalkers, Defenders, Controllers, and Brutes. I haven't yet tried SoA's (they don't really call to me) and the two attempts I made at Khelds died in their 20s..

-I have more than enough influence to get whatever IOs and IO sets I need, if they can be bought, mostly from the days when I was a farmer - yes, I too have gone the Fire/Kin route, before I realized that zipping from 1 to 50 was skipping the game, not playing it. (Although I wouldn't want to spend more than 500 million ish on this character - and no purples.)

-I am a strange creature in that for me, it is the journey from 1 to 50 that is the CoH/V game for me. I find playing after reaching 50 pointless, so at 50, I retire my character and start a new - probably why I have 15+ 50s across two accounts.

-I do not PvP, at all, for any reason. I am committed to enjoying the presence of other players in a cooperative, not competitive mode.

-These days I do not join farms unless I can make a positive difference, and be effective at helping and fighting. For me, putting *my* shoulder to the wheel is playing.

-Oh, that's the other thing - what I will probably spend most of my time doing is AE missions with lots of bosses in them - perhaps nothing but level 52 or 54 bosses - most of which seem to attack with smashing and lethal and have a fair amount of KB.

Thanks!

EDIT: And the character focus would be effectiveness - not sure if that mean recharge focussed, proc focussed, or what.

EDIT: Also, not trying to be a blaster per se - plan on focussing on teamwork - Fulcrum Shift, Speed Boost, Transference, Transfusion, etc...

I suppose, to get this conversation started, we may as well prioritize global recharge - that's probably the best way to help my team, and I want this to be a very team oriented character.

Something like this: (Stealth/GI/Invis, CJ, and Invisbility and CJ is to sneak in a four LotGs)

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Level 48 Natural Corruptor
Primary Power Set: Dark Blast
Secondary Power Set: Kinetics
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
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Level 1: Dark Blast Empty(A)
Level 1: Transfusion Empty(A)
Level 2: Siphon Power Empty(A)
Level 4: Repel Empty(A)
Level 6: Hasten Empty(A)
Level 8: Combat Jumping Empty(A)
Level 10: Siphon Speed Empty(A)
Level 12: Hurdle Empty(A)
Level 14: Super Speed Empty(A)
Level 16: Increase Density Empty(A)
Level 18: Health Empty(A)
Level 20: Stamina Empty(A)
Level 22: Speed Boost Empty(A)
Level 24: Stealth Empty(A)
Level 26: Grant Invisibility Empty(A)
Level 28: Inertial Reduction Empty(A)
Level 30: Invisibility Empty(A)
Level 32: Blackstar Empty(A)
Level 35: Transference Empty(A)
Level 38: Fulcrum Shift Empty(A)
Level 41: Dark Embrace Empty(A)
Level 44: Power Boost Empty(A)
Level 47: Life Drain Empty(A)
Level 49: Tenebrous Tentacles Empty(A)
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Level 1: Brawl Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest Empty(A)
Level 1: Scourge

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OK, came up wih a specific build idea that supersizes the recharge and becomes I think a fantastic team kin - anyone agree or disagree?

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Level 50 Natural Corruptor
Primary Power Set: Dark Blast
Secondary Power Set: Kinetics
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
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Level 1: Dark Blast Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(31), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34)
Level 1: Transfusion Theft-Acc/Heal(A), Nictus-Acc/Heal(3), Numna-Heal/Rchg(3), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(5), Theft-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(29)
Level 2: Moonbeam Mantic-Acc/Dmg(A), Mantic-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Mantic-Acc/ActRdx/Rng(9), Mantic-Dmg/ActRdx/Rchg(13), Mantic-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13)
Level 4: Repel KinCrsh-Dmg/KB(A), KinCrsh-Acc/KB(15), KinCrsh-Rchg/KB(15), KinCrsh-Rechg/EndRdx(17), KinCrsh-Dmg/EndRdx/KB(17), KinCrsh-Acc/Dmg/KB(19)
Level 6: Hasten RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(7), RechRdx-I(7)
Level 8: Combat Jumping LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(37), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(40), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(42), RedFtn-Def(42), RedFtn-EndRdx(42)
Level 10: Siphon Speed Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(11), RechRdx-I(11)
Level 12: Hurdle Jump-I(A)
Level 14: Super Speed Clrty-Stlth(A)
Level 16: Health Mrcl-Rcvry+(A)
Level 18: Torrent KinCrsh-Dmg/KB(A), KinCrsh-Acc/KB(19), KinCrsh-Rchg/KB(23), KinCrsh-Rechg/EndRdx(23), KinCrsh-Dmg/EndRdx/KB(25), KinCrsh-Acc/Dmg/KB(25)
Level 20: Stamina Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(21), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(21), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg(27), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(27), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(29)
Level 22: Speed Boost EndMod-I(A)
Level 24: Stealth LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(43), RedFtn-Def(43), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(43), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(45), RedFtn-EndRdx(45)
Level 26: Grant Invisibility LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(46), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(46), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(46), RedFtn-Def(48), RedFtn-EndRdx(48)
Level 28: Invisibility LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 30: Inertial Reduction Jump-I(A)
Level 32: Blackstar Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/Rchg(34)
Level 35: Transference Acc-I(A), Acc-I(36), EndMod-I(36), EndMod-I(36), EndMod-I(37), RechRdx-I(37)
Level 38: Fulcrum Shift Acc-I(A), Acc-I(39), Acc-I(39), RechRdx-I(39), RechRdx-I(40), RechRdx-I(40)
Level 41: Dark Embrace ResDam-I(A)
Level 44: Power Boost RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(45)
Level 47: Life Drain Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(48), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(50), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(50), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(50)
Level 49: Increase Density EndRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest Empty(A)
Level 1: Scourge

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+14.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
+14.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
+14.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
+14.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
+14.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
+14.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
+14.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
+14.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
+0.94% Defense(Energy)
+0.94% Defense(Negative)
+1.88% Defense(Ranged)
+4.5% Max End
+9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
+90% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
+56.2 HP (5.25%) HitPoints
+Knockback (Mag -6)
+Knockup (Mag -6)
+MezResist(Immobilize) 12.1%
+MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
+1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
+34% (1.52 HP/sec) Regeneration
+5% Resistance(Smashing)
+3.78% Resistance(Fire)
+3.78% Resistance(Cold)
+6% RunSpeed

If you enjoy the journey more than the destination I would definitely recommend a kin/dark Defender over a corruptor, since you will only have Fulcrum Shift for your final 12 levels and IMO that's not long enough to stop giggling ;D also the dark epic is pretty fun for a Kin, the new higher recharge times of the PBAoE stuff are offset nicely by Siphon Speed(s).

I don't play Corruptors so will shut up now..enjoy your new build whatever you go for!