Dark would be my choice if those are the only 3 you want. The self heal is nice, and the -thoit fills in the only debuff cold is lacking really.
Dark/Colds are sick once you get them to a certain point. Definitely would recommend that. Elec isn't bad, but it's kinda a 'meh' powerset overall. Rad is better suited elsewhere.
Agree with dark, it fills the self heal hole and stacks with +def shields. Rad's -def isn't very important once you get sleet, and elec's end drain doesn't help most of the time.
I prefer sonic on a /cold, but dark is my #2 choice.
Out of curiousity, how would sonic work?
Probably get drowned out in a sea of voices, but if you're looking for something unique, AR/Cold can be very powerful and very flexible.
You -can- have redraw issues depending on your attack chain, but Sleet's res debuff makes up for the lethal damage and combining Sleet with Ignite, Full Auto, or Flamethrower is pretty brutal. Late bloomer for sure, and the early attack chain of slug > burst > slug makes you redraw if you need to benumb something, which is frustrating to start and probably the reason you never see ar/cold mentioned.
Quote:
basically stacking absurd amounts of -resist from heat loss (30%), sleet (30%), and the sonic attacks (15% each) makes you a major damage booster on teams, and sirens song with benumb and infrigidate makes soloing very easy.
|
Originally Posted by TitanMan
Out of curiousity, how would sonic work?
|
Quote:
Of these choices dark is the best to pair with cold.|
Originally Posted by Sudz33
So I decided to do my next corr as a Cold Dom. since i have never done that before. THe only problem is that I cant pick a primary for PVE. I want one that I havent used before. Im thinking of either a Rad, Dark, or Electrial. Which one should I take?
|
I like rad blast the most of the 3, but imo rad pairs best with /dark and /thermal.
I greatly enjoyed my fire/cold, much moreso than my cold/dark defender. The hit in survivability was more than compensated by the astounding damage... at least for me. Granted dark blast for corrs is better than /dark blast for defs in the damage department.
Ok So ive decided for theme that I either want a AR or a Rad. Now the two secondaries are going to be Cold domination OR Thermal. Which do you guys think i should go with?
Quote:
rad/thermal, as mentioned is a very solid pairing.|
Originally Posted by Sudz33
Ok So ive decided for theme that I either want a AR or a Rad. Now the two secondaries are going to be Cold domination OR Thermal. Which do you guys think i should go with?
|
I personally dislike AR and rad/cold isn't bad, but cold already has an abundance of -def.
I'd probably wait and do an arch/thermal myself, that sounds like a fun combo to me.
Quote:
I wouldn't go AR on a Thermal if you intend to do any proper healing, as more often than not you'll see peeps droppin while you wait for flamethrower or full auto to finish... and I guess to a lesser extent the same could be said of rad blast. Then again it all depends on how you play, or how you want to play.
|
Originally Posted by Sudz33
Ok So ive decided for theme that I either want a AR or a Rad. Now the two secondaries are going to be Cold domination OR Thermal. Which do you guys think i should go with?
|
@Rooks
"You should come inside the box... Then you'll know what I mean."
I'd recommend against AR/Thermal. AR/Cold works because you generally want to cast your Cold debuffs at the beginning of the fight and then start doing damage while they cool down. Thermal has heals, which you'll need to cast during the fight, which will cause the redraw issues to be much worse.
As far as Rad/Cold, that could work - after the fight stars, you'll want to be close for Heat Loss anyway, so Irradiate + the ranged AOE could be a good followup. Sleet + ranged AOE + cone would be OK as well, but the cone has knockback that can blast stuff out of the sleet. The single target chain is good, but nothing to write home about. You can slot Achilles Heel: Chance for -Resist in any of the Rad powers, but you can do the same in most of the AR powers as well. You do totally avoid the redraw issue, if that's a point.
Rad/Thermal could actually work pretty well, with Irradiate and Healing Flames both being PBAoE - you'd have to watch your agro pretty closely. My only Rad/ is Rad/Kin, and FS + Irradiate + ranged AOE does great damage; I'd expect Melt Armor + Irradiate + ranged AOE to do similar. You'd miss out on the slows and great shields from cold, and you'd be spending more time during combat healing and less time blasting.
Quote:
I agree with the above posters--AR/Therm isn't a good idea. Rad/Therm can be a great combination--a good friend of mine has one at 50 that he likes. Rad/Cold could be pretty good if played right, plus, I'm assuming the -def plus all the other debuffs in cold would stack nicely.|
Originally Posted by Sudz33
Ok So ive decided for theme that I either want a AR or a Rad. Now the two secondaries are going to be Cold domination OR Thermal. Which do you guys think i should go with?
|
And Irradiate+Sleet sounds niiiiice.
iirc I think only Burst takes the -res proc, as I think only Burst actually does -def
Oh, and I'm pretty sure FS + AoE is a tad better than Melt Armor + AoE 
@Rooks
"You should come inside the box... Then you'll know what I mean."
Quote:
If you were replying to me--I think I was only talking about the -def debuff in rad blasts. It was late enough for me I completely forgot AR was an option within two sentences.|
Originally Posted by Rooks
iirc I think only Burst takes the -res proc, as I think only Burst actually does -def
Oh, and I'm pretty sure FS + AoE is a tad better than Melt Armor + AoE |
And FS+ AoE is a sweet combination--I got a 50 AR/Kin that works surprisingly well. And my friend does complain he doesn't get to Melt Armor half as much as he wants to
. It's still a decent combination (rad/therm). And Sleet+AoE would be great as well--constant -res debuff plus knockdown makes AoE heavy toons veeeery happy.
So I decided to do my next corr as a Cold Dom. since i have never done that before. THe only problem is that I cant pick a primary for PVE. I want one that I havent used before. Im thinking of either a Rad, Dark, or Electrial. Which one should I take?