Ta/ar??


HellTouched

 

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has anyone tried TA/AR ?
my first thought was redraw-
My second thought was Oil slick, and ignite/ flame thrower /full auto
thats seems like a alota damage
anyone gonna do this, or will i be the only Rambo clone out there?


 

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I'm sure someone will or has started one, and the same goes for AR/TA corruptors now. Entangling Arrow and Ignite even would be a fine way to punish single targets. The redraw will be fairly annoying, but hopefully you'll have an attack cycle that starts with TA effects then switches to AR ones to deliver the damage.

As usual, if you go TA, Tech and Magic origins are good for origin powers that can ignite the Slick without using up a real attack. Thematically, Tech is quite likely for that combo anyway. If it happens that you would be using Ignite on top of the Slick, or Flamethrower where you put it without going out of your preferred power cycle anyway, go for it. But a careful origin pick means you've got the option of another cycle instead.

The nice things about TA for AR are that (1) it will keep targets from coming at you too well while you unleash cones on them, (2) AR is unusually good for Slick ignition if needed, and (3) the -resistance effects can help with the somewhat higher enemy resistance AR's lethal damage has to get through. But (1) and (3) are covered as well by dark miasma, rad emission, traps, and storm summoning. So while TA is a fine set and, if you put aside redraw issues, a fine pairing with AR, most of the synergy can be had with other sets as well.