/mm help

So my new favorite of the week is my fire/mental Blaster with all his AoE love he dishes out hes been real popular in groups as of late, however he could probably be a bit better. Things Im wondering.

Slotting World of confusion, is it worth it? it seems to not really do anything much other than make me look like a floating grape. Ive never seen it once confuse a mob, and the damage dosent seem to be worth keeping it around. If slotted how many and with what?

I skipped all the melee powers in /mm and the build Im going for is a defensive build (I tend to pick up alot of aggro even managing my own) so i can survive if something gets in my face. Im also a hover blaster, so will skipping these attacks make life more difficult?

Example builds, I would like to see a few just to get an idea of what people are doing with this combo and to see if I am on the right track (Or get an idea of what I want to do) as far as slotting and what levels to take powers. Im going to be exempting a few times in order to do TFs I missed and Orub missions. Currently in my ranged attacks i have 5 slotted thunderstrikes soon to be 6 when i get some free slots (For the ranged def), hover is 2 slotted with Universal travel IO's for its ranged benifit with the third slot waiting on a Gamblers 7% recharge, Fly will be three slotted to include the full universal travel set, Targeted AOE will be 5 slotted with Positrons, both the "Aim' and "build up power" (I forget their names) are 3 slotted with Adjusted targeting for the +2% damage and the resist, I have no idea how to slot the drain, though Im thinking one of the targeted heal sets (its much cheaper than my first choice)

Anything Im missing? I dont want to get into purple sets atm because quite frankly the thought on the cost of those gives me a head ache (Not that i wouldent want them but damn..)

On a side note this blaster is fun to play...

Here is a build idea. I shot for ranged defense and +Recharge.

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Fire - MM - Hover: Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Fire Blast
Secondary Power Set: Mental Manipulation
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Munitions Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Flares -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:30(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:30(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:30(7), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(27), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:30(34), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:30(39)
Level 1: Subdual -- TotHntr-Acc/Rchg:30(A), TotHntr-EndRdx/Immob:30(5), TotHntr-Acc/EndRdx:30(34), TotHntr-Immob/Acc:30(46), TotHntr-Acc/Immob/Rchg:30(46), TotHntr-Dam%:30(48)
Level 2: Fire Ball -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:30(A), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:30(3), Posi-Dmg/Rng:30(13), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:30(15), Posi-Dam%:30(17)
Level 4: Fire Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:30(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:30(5), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:30(7), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(23), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:30(34), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:30(39)
Level 6: Swift -- Flight-I:30(A)
Level 8: Fire Breath -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:30(A), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:30(9), Posi-Dmg/Rng:30(9), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:30(13), Posi-Dam%:30(17)
Level 10: Psychic Scream -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:30(A), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:30(11), Posi-Dmg/Rng:30(11), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:30(15), Posi-Dam%:30(25)
Level 12: Aim -- AdjTgt-Rchg:30(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg:30(31)
Level 14: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+:30(A)
Level 16: Concentration -- AdjTgt-Rchg:30(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg:30(31)
Level 18: Blaze -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:30(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:30(19), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:30(19), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(21), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:30(23), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:30(37)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%:30(A), P'Shift-EndMod:30(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc:30(27)
Level 22: Hover -- Zephyr-Travel:30(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx:30(25), LkGmblr-Rchg+:30(36), Flight-I:40(36)
Level 24: Fly -- Zephyr-Travel:30(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx:30(33)
Level 26: Drain Psyche -- Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg:30(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:30(29), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:30(36), Dct'dW-Heal:30(37), Dct'dW-Rchg:30(37)
Level 28: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:30(A), RechRdx-I:30(29), RechRdx-I:30(31)
Level 30: Boxing -- Mako-Acc/Dmg:30(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx:30(42), Mako-Dmg/Rchg:30(45), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:30(45), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:30(46), Mako-Dam%:30(50)
Level 32: Inferno -- Erad-Dmg/Rchg:30(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(33), Erad-Dmg:30(33)
Level 35: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A)
Level 38: Weave -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx:30(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg:30(39), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg:30(40), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:30(40), RedFtn-Def:30(40), RedFtn-EndRdx:30(42)
Level 41: Cryo Freeze Ray -- Lock-Acc/Hold:30(A), Lock-Acc/Rchg:30(42), Lock-Rchg/Hold:30(43), Lock-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:30(43), Lock-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:30(43), Lock-%Hold:30(45)
Level 44: Surveillance -- Acc-I:30(A)
Level 47: LRM Rocket -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:30(A), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:30(48), Posi-Dmg/Rng:30(48), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:30(50), Posi-Dam%:30(50)
Level 49: Super Speed -- Clrty-Stlth:30(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance
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Set Bonus Totals:

• 12% DamageBuff(Smashing)
• 12% DamageBuff(Lethal)
• 12% DamageBuff(Fire)
• 12% DamageBuff(Cold)
• 12% DamageBuff(Energy)
• 12% DamageBuff(Negative)
• 12% DamageBuff(Toxic)
• 12% DamageBuff(Psionic)
• 3% Defense(Smashing)
• 3% Defense(Lethal)
• 4.25% Defense(Fire)
• 4.25% Defense(Cold)
• 27.1% Defense(Energy)
• 27.1% Defense(Negative)
• 3% Defense(Psionic)
• 3% Defense(Melee)
• 35.2% Defense(Ranged)
• 5.5% Defense(AoE)
• 1.8% Max End
• 4% Enhancement(Heal)
• 2.5% Enhancement(Held)
• 42.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 5% Enhancement(Immobilize)
• 66% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 17% FlySpeed
• 63.2 HP (5.25%) HitPoints
• 17% JumpHeight
• 17% JumpSpeed
• MezResist(Held) 8.25%
• MezResist(Immobilize) 5.5%
• MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
• 16% (0.27 End/sec) Recovery
• 8.82% Resistance(Fire)
• 8.82% Resistance(Cold)
• 17% RunSpeed

This is my build, not sure if it would actually help you seeing as how your a hover blaster and I'm an in your face AoE monster. (I still don't have any melee attacks, but Drain Psyche, PSW and Fireball are my opening salvo, while I close with Psyscream and jump back into melee for another PSW and Fireball). This final build was built for high level teaming in mind. FWIW World of Confusion is good to slot the purple confuse set (not sure if it's still as cheap as it was, note that the Purple immobe set was also cheap when I bought it, but might also be expensive now). I will say that w/SS and celerity I will run into spawns and they will get confused and deal miniscule amounts of dmg to each other, but when they get confused I'll hit DP and then begin my attack. It gets me a 1-2 second window to start my attack agro free. I could also see giving it 1-2 Acc/End IOs and then proc'ing it out, that might put out some decent dmg, but I've never tried it.

Oh yeah, I slotted for Global Dmg (to far exceed the ED cap on my AoE's and +Rech, Drain Psyche is damn near perma. I wasn't looking at self safety too much since this was built to be THE AoE dmg dealer for lvl 50 stuff (ITF/STF and to accompany on SG farms.)

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
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Psychocinder Final: Level 50 Mutation Blaster
Primary Power Set: Fire Blast
Secondary Power Set: Mental Manipulation
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Ancillary Pool: Force Mastery

Hero Profile:
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Level 1: Flares Dev'n-Acc/Dmg(A), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(3), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5)
Level 1: Subdual GravAnch-Immob(A), GravAnch-Immob/Rchg(9), GravAnch-Acc/Immob/Rchg(9), GravAnch-Acc/Rchg(11), GravAnch-Immob/EndRdx(11)
Level 2: Fire Blast Dev'n-Acc/Dmg(A), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(5), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(7), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 4: Fire Ball Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(13), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(13), Posi-Dmg/Rng(15), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15)
Level 6: Hasten RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(17), RechRdx-I(17)
Level 8: Combat Jumping RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(19), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(19), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(21), RedFtn-Def(21), LkGmblr-Rchg+(23)
Level 10: Psychic Scream Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(23), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(25), Posi-Dmg/Rng(25), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(27)
Level 12: Hurdle Jump-I(A)
Level 14: Super Speed Clrty-Stlth(A), Clrty-EndRdx(27)
Level 16: Concentration AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(A), AdjTgt-Rchg(29), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx(42), AdjTgt-ToHit(43), AdjTgt-EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 18: Blaze Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(31), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33)
Level 20: Drain Psyche Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(33), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(33), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg(34), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(34), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(46)
Level 22: Health Heal-I(A)
Level 24: Stamina P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(34), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(36), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(36), P'Shift-End%(36)
Level 26: Aim AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(A), AdjTgt-Rchg(29)
Level 28: Super Jump Jump-I(A)
Level 30: Acrobatics EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(37)
Level 32: Inferno Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(39)
Level 35: Blazing Bolt Mantic-Acc/Dmg(A), Mantic-Dmg/EndRdx(37), Mantic-Acc/ActRdx/Rng(40), Mantic-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Mantic-Dmg/ActRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 38: Psychic Shockwave Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(42), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42)
Level 41: Personal Force Field RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(43), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(43), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(45), RedFtn-Def(45), LkGmblr-Rchg+(45)
Level 44: Temp Invulnerability TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(46), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(46), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(48)
Level 47: World of Confusion CoPers-Conf(A), CoPers-Conf/Rchg(48), CoPers-Acc/Conf/Rchg(48), CoPers-Acc/Rchg(50), CoPers-Conf/EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Force of Nature RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance
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Set Bonus Totals:
32% DamageBuff(Smashing)
32% DamageBuff(Lethal)
32% DamageBuff(Fire)
32% DamageBuff(Cold)
32% DamageBuff(Energy)
32% DamageBuff(Negative)
32% DamageBuff(Toxic)
32% DamageBuff(Psionic)
0.94% Defense(Energy)
0.94% Defense(Negative)
1.88% Defense(Ranged)
2.25% Max End
86.3% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
51% Enhancement(Accuracy)
4% Enhancement(Confused)
5% FlySpeed
103.9 HP (8.62%) HitPoints
5% JumpHeight
5% JumpSpeed
MezResist(Immobilize) 9.35%
MezResist(Stun) 4.4%
17% (0.28 End/sec) Recovery
46% (2.31 HP/sec) Regeneration
8.19% Resistance(Fire)
8.19% Resistance(Cold)
1.26% Resistance(Energy)
1.26% Resistance(Negative)
5% RunSpeed



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Set Bonuses:
Devastation
(Flares)
12% (0.6 HP/sec) Regeneration
27.1 HP (2.25%) HitPoints
3% DamageBuff(All)


Gravitational Anchor
(Subdual)
4% (0.07 End/sec) Recovery
2.52% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
15% Enhancement(Accuracy)
10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)


Devastation
(Fire Blast)
12% (0.6 HP/sec) Regeneration
27.1 HP (2.25%) HitPoints
3% DamageBuff(All)


Positron's Blast
(Fire Ball)
2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
1.58% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)


Red Fortune
(Combat Jumping)
MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
2% DamageBuff(All)
5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)


Luck of the Gambler
(Combat Jumping)
7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)


Positron's Blast
(Psychic Scream)
2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
1.58% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)


Celerity
(Super Speed)
MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%


Adjusted Targeting
(Concentration)
2% DamageBuff(All)
1.26% Resistance(Energy,Negative)
9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)


Decimation
(Blaze)
MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
13.6 HP (1.12%) HitPoints
2.25% Max End
6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)


Efficacy Adaptor
(Drain Psyche)
13.6 HP (1.12%) HitPoints
1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
10% (0.5 HP/sec) Regeneration
2.5% DamageBuff(All)
5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)


Performance Shifter
(Stamina)
5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
22.6 HP (1.87%) HitPoints
2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
2.5% DamageBuff(All)


Adjusted Targeting
(Aim)
2% DamageBuff(All)


Obliteration
(Inferno)
MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
3% DamageBuff(All)


Sting of the Manticore
(Blazing Bolt)
12% (0.6 HP/sec) Regeneration
1.88% Defense(Ranged), 0.94% Defense(Energy), 0.94% Defense(Negative)
3% DamageBuff(All)
7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)


Obliteration
(Psychic Shockwave)
MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
3% DamageBuff(All)
9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)


Red Fortune
(Personal Force Field)
MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
2% DamageBuff(All)
5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)


Luck of the Gambler
(Personal Force Field)
7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)


Coercive Persuasion
(World of Confusion)
4% (0.07 End/sec) Recovery
4% Enhancement(Confused)
4% DamageBuff(All)
10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)






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