I'd say Mind/ but I'll also admit to heavy bias. (I like Mind. A lot.) The only issue I've had (so far) with my (admittedly lowbie) Mind/Thorn - who should be getting more play, moved him to another server I'm on more - is Fling thorns when it comes to the fear. But even then, (a) you've done damage twice and (b) they re-fear. The only other one to worry about is Mass Hyposis - yeah, I do take it.
Mind's biggest plusses (to me) for what you're aiming for *are* the sleeps (ST and AOE,) I'd think. But as youv'e said - you don't know what anyone else is bringing. And if someone else does roll a plant, with Mind you'll have easily confused bosses early on even outside of Domination.
With fire, of cousre - as you yourself mentioned - you'll have plenty of damage, and no sleeps or fears to worry about breaking. And Fire will almost insist you're in the middle of the action. If you're comfortable there (and, really, as a dom... why aren't you?) all I can say is "Melting faces is fun."
Fire's also probably the only set I plan, right off the bat, to take the AOE Immob on when it comes to doms. (I tend to always take it on controllers, regardless, but most of my doms stick with the ST immob, hold, and whatever other tricks fit the assault set.) (Actually, make that fire and plant, to keep everyone in seedss/AOE damage range intead of wandering off to shoot someone else.)
I, *personally,* would lean toward mind - but as I said, I'm really biased there.
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I think this part may be the key since you plan to team alot. Mind doesn't have the immobilize and since fire and thorns do good aoe, brutes like immobs if they have aoe's and sounds like your other teammate will also have aoe's it would seem that the AOE immobilize would be the way to go. If that teammate is also a dom, then locking down AV's should not be overly difficult. |
Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
I'd say Mind/ but I'll also admit to heavy bias. (I like Mind. A lot.) The only issue I've had (so far) with my (admittedly lowbie) Mind/Thorn - who should be getting more play, moved him to another server I'm on more - is Fling thorns when it comes to the fear. But even then, (a) you've done damage twice and (b) they re-fear. The only other one to worry about is Mass Hyposis - yeah, I do take it.
Mind's biggest plusses (to me) for what you're aiming for *are* the sleeps (ST and AOE,) I'd think. But as youv'e said - you don't know what anyone else is bringing. And if someone else does roll a plant, with Mind you'll have easily confused bosses early on even outside of Domination. With fire, of cousre - as you yourself mentioned - you'll have plenty of damage, and no sleeps or fears to worry about breaking. And Fire will almost insist you're in the middle of the action. If you're comfortable there (and, really, as a dom... why aren't you?) all I can say is "Melting faces is fun." Fire's also probably the only set I plan, right off the bat, to take the AOE Immob on when it comes to doms. (I tend to always take it on controllers, regardless, but most of my doms stick with the ST immob, hold, and whatever other tricks fit the assault set.) (Actually, make that fire and plant, to keep everyone in seedss/AOE damage range intead of wandering off to shoot someone else.) I, *personally,* would lean toward mind - but as I said, I'm really biased there. |
The only reason I could see for taking mind is if you think you will have to be the only one locking down the AV.
All that said I prefer Mind because I solo so much, and I like the extra controls that mind has. I think your teammates could have a lot to do with which you choose and as you are familiar with both sets, I think you will be able to make either work well as they are clearly 2 of the top 3 dominator primaries.
Thanks Bill and Psyber, I really appreciate the feedback! I think I'm going to go with Fire because I totally agree about the Immo (my friend with the Brute will love it). It also sounds like I'll have assistance in mezing the AVs and well... Here's the REAL selling point:
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That's sig worthy, right there. | all I can say is "Melting faces is fun." |
Hey all, I seem to have found myself in a bit of a bind. You see, I've decided to make my first Dominator and have settled on one of two combos: Mind/Thorn or Fire/Thorn. The problem being that I am absolutely torn between the two! I have a fair bit of experience with both sets that I gained while playing Controllers so I know what each set is capable of... But I'm not sure how exactly that translates over to Dominators. I do know for sure that I want to do /Thorns as my secondary.
First, a bit of information on what I'm looking for:
I'm concerned mainly with late level performance. I run as part of a trio or quartet a lot of the time, with a focus on Strike Forces such as the ITF, LGTF, and LRSF. Being able to solo well is a plus. I intend to invest heavily in the character, so "the sky is the limit" when it comes to build costs. The character will be exposed frequently to two main challenges: AVs and large mobs.
Some background info on my tastes:
I lean towards "support" classes [Defenders, Tankers, Controllers], especially ones that mix survivability with a good offense. Some of my favorite combos have included Fire/Kin Controller, Fire/SS Tanker, Storm/Sonic Defender, and Katana/ Scrappers. Being able to flow between support/lockdown and damage mode is of utmost importance to me. I also love seeing orange numbers.
I enjoy Mind/ for the grab-bag of control and the easy access to mez that most AVs have lackluster protection to. Also, Terrify is a beautiful thing! But as /Thorn will I find myself breaking the fear effect often enough to jeopardize myself and my team? Does the extra mez for particularly tough AV encounters outweigh that, if so? Fire/ appeals to the damage fiend lurking within me, but will it provide enough control for what I intend to do? Or could I potentially kick out enough damage as Fire/Thorn that Fire's comparatively light mez ability will be a non-issue?
Right now I'm not 100% sure what power sets my friends will be using. Chances are it will include at least one Brute and either another Dominator (Plants/) or something with buffs/debuffs.
I'll go ahead and end there for now. Thanks a TON in advance guys!