First Dominator what powersets should i got for??
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black_barrier,
Posted on: 2009-11-27 05:25 in Dominators
plant primary is definitely the best pve set from 1-50.
as a secondary:
fire
elec
earth
psi
basically, since the dom buff, all secondaries with the exception of /ice are pretty good.
if you ever plan on pvping though, i would go with either a mind/elec, fire/elec, mind/nrg or fire/nrg.
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IMO, plant/fire's still the "training wheels" dominator.|
Originally Posted by MrWallace
Hi all, after 4 years on COX I realised today I have never made a Dominator! I have levelled up every other type of toon (not every power set mind) so I think its high time to have a crack at a making a Dom. But I am stuck at what to go for. Can anyone suggest what would be good for my 1st try? I will be doing a mix of team soloing and lots and lots of SFs.
So can any one give some help or advice on what toon would be best for losing my Dom Cherry??? Thanks  |
Lots of early control, combined with a high damage secondary.
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These days a Plant/Anything Dom is pretty sweet. Plant/Fire, Plant/Thorn, Plant/Earth, or Plant/Ice would be my top recommendations to a newbie though. If you go plant whatever you do don't skip "Seeds of Confusion" at level 8. That's one of the earliest and most effective soft-control powers you'll ever get in this game. Whenever I see Plant toons without seeds, I cry a little on the inside.....
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Originally Posted by HacknSlash
IMO, plant/fire's still the "training wheels" dominator.
Lots of early control, combined with a high damage secondary. |
My level 50 Dominators:
Madame Mindbender 50 Mind/Energy
Fly Agaric 50 Plant/Thorn
Nate Nitro 50 Fire/Psi
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Originally Posted by RiverOcean
These days a Plant/Anything Dom is pretty sweet. Plant/Fire, Plant/Thorn, Plant/Earth, or Plant/Ice would be my top recommendations to a newbie though. If you go plant whatever you do don't skip "Seeds of Confusion" at level 8. That's one of the earliest and most effective soft-control powers you'll ever get in this game. Whenever I see Plant toons without seeds, I cry a little on the inside.....
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Yeah it is like seeing a Soldier not take TT:M I know the feeling. Plant/Psi was a bit of a late bloomer for me but it was pre IOs so that was even before the dom buff, haven't played it in a while but it is nothing I would recommend for beginners, it will take you a little will to kill machines early in the game.
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Thanks for the advice all, I will be roling a Plant/Nrg Dom latter today. Wish me luck.
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There's a reason no-one suggested Plant/Energy. Seeds of Confusion goes best with sets that can do AoE Damage and the only source of AoE Damage in Energy Assault is pitiful.|
Originally Posted by MrWallace
Thanks for the advice all, I will be roling a Plant/Nrg Dom latter today. Wish me luck.
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Energy Assault is a lot better than it used to be, but Plant is not a set it goes well with.
plant/fire and earth/fire are easy to get into and very rewarding.
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or a mind/fire.|
Originally Posted by TRTerror
plant/fire and earth/fire are easy to get into and very rewarding.
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my first dom was a mind/fire and my fondest memories of leveling that thing up revolve around "carrying" full teams around sharkhead with all the pretty controls from mind and the nice aoe from fire.
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Originally Posted by MinMin
There's a reason no-one suggested Plant/Energy. Seeds of Confusion goes best with sets that can do AoE Damage and the only source of AoE Damage in Energy Assault is pitiful.
Energy Assault is a lot better than it used to be, but Plant is not a set it goes well with. |
Min's pretty spot on here....though you can get by on this set relying heavily on Power Boost + Seeds of Confusion. If you do go energy take power boost and take whirling hands. You want to make sure you do some AoE damage.
My level 50 Dominators:
Madame Mindbender 50 Mind/Energy
Fly Agaric 50 Plant/Thorn
Nate Nitro 50 Fire/Psi
I've heard many times that mind/fire and plant/fire are the best builds for first time dominators. Some other fun builds (for PvE):
Ice/Fire (decent control, decent damage, endurance problems)
Earth/Psi (great control, okay damage, very safe)
Fire/Fire (decent control, great damage, very offensive)
P.S. Dominator is one of those archetypes that you will either love or hate, there won't be an in between (at least thats what I've drawn from people I've talked to)
Good luck on your new dominator!
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Ok point taken on Nrg Dom, as I got drawn into a Dr Q (shadow shard 1) TF over the weekend did not end up rolling my new Dom anyway. So I think I will take all the above advice on board and role a Plant/Fire Dom called Geo Trooper. Again thank for all the advice.
Hi all, after 4 years on COX I realised today I have never made a Dominator! I have levelled up every other type of toon (not every power set mind) so I think its high time to have a crack at a making a Dom. But I am stuck at what to go for. Can anyone suggest what would be good for my 1st try? I will be doing a mix of team soloing and lots and lots of SFs.
So can any one give some help or advice on what toon would be best for losing my Dom Cherry???
Thanks