For my Posi toons, I use Hasten and then Super Speed, then proc Sprint or SS with Stealth. Allows you to speed the missions.
As far as the type of scrapper, I'd imagine a /SD.
Not SD. One Ruin Mage earthquake and your entire secondary goes poof, you don't get to use the star power of the set, Shield Charge, and Vahz slows will un-perma your mez protection. And while I haven't tried, after making an exemplar build for my SR I doubt it'd be possible to softcap at level 15 with only 33 levels of powers and slots.
Fire has stackable toxic res in its heal and a damage aura, so I might consider that.
Quote:
I realize I'm a bit biased, but it seems to me that Katana or Broadsword paired with Regen will give you a high level of layered mitigation on the cheap. It won't benefit as well from set bonuses, I think, but I think that's going to be a significant problem everywhere. Also, Regen has toxic res in its heal, and +Health.
|
Originally Posted by Laevateinn
Not SD. One Ruin Mage earthquake and your entire secondary goes poof, you don't get to use the star power of the set, Shield Charge, and Vahz slows will un-perma your mez protection. And while I haven't tried, after making an exemplar build for my SR I doubt it'd be possible to softcap at level 15 with only 33 levels of powers and slots.
Fire has stackable toxic res in its heal and a damage aura, so I might consider that. |
Quote:
Noght is jealous because my DM/Regen didn't die but his kept face planting. |
Originally Posted by Noght
Hey Scrappers:
I'm wondering what the forum folks think would be an "optimal" scrapper build for Solo Posi Runs. Of course there are parameters: 1) I want to cap at level 33 for the Midlevel Market project if possible. 2) Front load as many slots in the Powers level 1-20. 3) Thinking some type of Resistance-based Armor though Regen might work cuz you can heal because attack chain will have gaps. 4) Anything in the toolbox to handle the Toxic Zombie Vomit? 5) Fire seems nice due the PBAoE at 18 but am open to ideas. Sword(s) for stacking parry maybe. 6) IO's are fine, thinking lvl 18 for set bonus' or frankenslotting options. I've been running a Fire/Willpower but he seems a bit fragile so far. Thanks in advance. |
Just kidding Noght. While my scrapper was more survivable, there's no question which one of us did more damage.If I were to make a Posi runner, I'd go Kat/Regen not Fire Melee. Divine Avalanche + heals = really tough to kill and katana has good offensive output even at Posi levels.
Edit: I'm fairly sure that reconstitution has toxic resistance in it.
Im currently lvl'n up a kat/wp and fire/rgn, both at lvl 31 that lvl'd approx the same time together.
Rttc when saturated gives as much +regen as IH+DP basically.
I think at lvl 20 kat/wp would be the best way to go.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Shadow Ravenwolf
My favorite combo is Faceplant/DebtCap with the TeamWipe Ancillary
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Dispari
Yeah, I like Blasters too.
 |
Quote:
I'm soooo jealous of the survivability of the regen for Posi levels.|
Originally Posted by Fury Flechette
Noght is jealous because my DM/Regen didn't die but his kept face planting.
Just kidding Noght. While my scrapper was more survivable, there's no question which one of us did more damage.If I were to make a Posi runner, I'd go Kat/Regen not Fire Melee. Divine Avalanche + heals = really tough to kill and katana has good offensive output even at Posi levels. Edit: I'm fairly sure that reconstitution has toxic resistance in it. |
Willpower can't handle the burst damage waiting for all the zombies to clump. I face planted quite a bit throughout the solo run.
My thought is Fire/Regen. Reconstruction had 15% toxic resist and Resiliance has about 6% toxic resist unslotted. I figure if you drop all your slots in the 1-20 powers you can 6 slott Recon/DP and 3 attacks including FSC.
Thoughts?
Can Dark Armor handle the Toxic Wave? I'm not sure you can fit everything in that you need by 20 with Dark Armor.
Noght 50 Scrapper Broadsword/Invulnerability
Fire Umbra 50 Brute Dark Melee/Fire Aura
Impulse Cry 50 Blaster Sonic/Energy
Internist 50 Mastermind Poison/Thugs
Ice Omega 50 Corrupter Ice/Radiation
Prickly Heat 50 Dominator Plant/Fire
Champion Server
kat/fire. healin flames, divine avalanche, s/l resists for everything else.
I went Claw/WP. Bother are solid early sets. Claws is low on end and quick, so you don't *need* hasten, especially if you manage good slotting to get a minor recharge bonus or two. WP gets QR at 20, just in time for Posi with the new exemp rules, as well as Fast Healing, HPT, and RttC, so you don't need Fitness pool. And if you have Ninja Run, you really don't have to take any pool powers at all early on, making more room for attacks and secondary powers, and their slotting. And don't forget the amazing power that is Focus!
As for IO slotting, I wouldn't really focus on have specific set bonuses available for Posi, except for maybe +HP/Regen to go with the fact that you have pretty low values at that level. After that, just Frankenslot. Aim for about 25% acc and 15-20% end/rech redux, and get your damage as high as you can. Since the most you'll fight is +1, Follow up with a touch of acc is more than enough to keep your hits at 95% chance. QR being super stamina and claws already having reduced endurance means you shouldn't have any end issues at all. A touch of recharge should be all you need to get a decent ST chain going, what with all the power options you can have by not having to go for fitness or travel powers. And Spin is just awesome AoE damage.
Just my opinion, feel free to disregard... Purpled kat/regen or kat/fire
I would definately say Claws/ as the primary. You get your optimal ST chain (with the new zemp rules), good AoE (Spin). I would think Claw/WP would be optimal with the ST chain, no need for fitness (with QR @ 20) leaving room for SS + stealth or stealth proc for stealthing missions.
Here is an example of something I think might work (and be cheap).
I stopped at lvl 20 however any power choices after won't be of effect and you can add slots to flavor.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Level 21 Mutation Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Claws
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Speed
Hero Profile:
------------
Level 1: Swipe S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg:35(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg:35(3), B'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg:30(5), B'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg:30(13)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance Heal-I:40(A), Heal-I:40(15)
Level 2: Slash S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg:35(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg:35(3), B'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg:30(5), B'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg:30(13)
Level 4: Fast Healing Heal-I:40(A), Heal-I:40(15)
Level 6: Spin C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg:40(A), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg:40(7), C'ngBlow-Acc/Rchg:40(7), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:40(11), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:40(17)
Level 8: Follow Up S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg:35(A), F'dSmite-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:40(9), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(9)
Level 10: Indomitable Will EndRdx-I:40(A), EndRdx-I:40(11)
Level 12: Hasten RechRdx-I:40(A)
Level 14: Super Speed Clrty-Stlth:40(A)
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge Tr'ge-Heal/EndRdx:30(A), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx:40(17)
Level 18: Focus Mael'Fry-Acc/Dmg:35(A), Mael'Fry-Dmg/Rchg:35(19), Volly-Acc/Dmg:30(19), Volly-Dmg/Rchg:30(21)
Level 20: Quick Recovery EndMod-I:40(A), EndMod-I:40(21)
------------
Level 1: Brawl Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Active 50s:
Zero Defex: DP/MM//Mace Blaster
Mutant X-7: Fire/MM//Mace Blaster
Running my Kin/EA gloriously
Come on I21!!!
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Sure, the devs are supposed to listen to their customers, mister business 101 out there. And if I decide to start suggesting that the devs change the game from being about superheroes and supervillains to being about clowns that is my right as well, and technically Paragon Studios is supposed to pay attention to me. But I hope strongly that they assume a meth-head somehow managed to hack into my forum account and make paper airplanes out of my posts, because I hope they recognize stupid when they see it. I assume they will recognize futile just as accurately.
|
Quote:
yeah those purples available at 33 rocks
|
Originally Posted by DaveMebs
Purpled kat/regen or kat/fire
|
The best of my current toon is dm/sr my katana/wp was ok running it but my dm/sr and I do not use hasten or SS I just use ninja run and run by everything
Pinnacle
Langar Thurs-Katana/SR 50; Hejtmane-DM/DA 50
Rogue Spear-Spines/DA 50; Hypnosis-Ill/Rad 50
Sir Thomas Theroux-DM/SR 50; Melted Copper-Fire/Shield 50
Byzantine Warrior-DB/ELA 50;Blade Tempo-50 DB/EA
Hmmm...for stictly Posi runs...I would think Electric Melee wouldn't be bad.
Energy damage is what ghosts are weak too. TS gives AOE knockdown.
BrandX Future Staff Fighter
The BrandX Collection
My Fire/Regen was a beast on his posi run. I didn't solo it, but I probably could with very little difficulty.
No Stealth, but a low level +Stealth IO plus Ninja Run (just to get him out of agro range faster) should work for that.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
Quote:
Oh I was thinking a lvl 50 exemping down.
|
Originally Posted by TRTerror
yeah those purples available at 33 rocks
|
I've soloed posi with my kat/regen with no IO's. So I know it can be done. With IO's I would get the clerity stealth IO to make it a lot quicker.
Level 33 is the absolute worst level to stop at for posi, but I suppose for the market project you have to.
Because of the way exemping affects IOs, a 33 has the enhancements scaled down by the same amount as a 50, and has less slots and the IOs available have lower bonuses.
http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Exempl...n_Enhancements for details
I'd float Kat/SR as a possibility, you can probably cap melee def with only one application of DA, and (a trick you also use on /SD), you overslot your click mez protection with 4 or 5 SOs as I believe the exemping bites before ED. Also overslot your defences for defence for the same reason.
I use a perma 17 blaster with Lvl 20 SOs to duo posi, and superspeed plus a -KB IO and an unbounded leap +stealth in sprint are the key IOs.
It's true. This game is NOT rocket surgery. - BillZBubba
I've used the base empowerment buff for stealth instead of dropping cash for a Stealth IO.
I had great success running Posi with a Kat/WP (which a attributed DA to keeping me alive more than WP) and also a Fire/Shield with build up early on to make FSC a killer.
Don't I know you???
Quote:
The PvP zone patrol temp stealth items also stack nicely with superspeed.
|
Originally Posted by dougnukem
I've used the base empowerment buff for stealth instead of dropping cash for a Stealth IO.
I had great success running Posi with a Kat/WP (which a attributed DA to keeping me alive more than WP) and also a Fire/Shield with build up early on to make FSC a killer. |
It's true. This game is NOT rocket surgery. - BillZBubba
<QR>
I love this topic. I might roll up a posi runner now because it sounds like fun.
Also, it's not another EM/SD/Blaze build post 
Here's what I drummed up for the Posi build. Some things to keep in mind: Built to lead the Posi (Stealth/TPer).
Any suggestions to improve?
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.601
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Level 21 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Katana
Secondary Power Set: Regeneration
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Teleportation
Hero Profile:
------------
Level 1: Sting of the Wasp
(A) Smashing Haymaker - Accuracy/Damage
(15) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Endurance
(15) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Recharge
Level 1: Fast Healing
(A) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Endurance
(3) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Recharge
(3) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
Level 2: Reconstruction
(A) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Endurance
(5) Regenerative Tissue - Endurance/Recharge
(5) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Recharge
Level 4: Quick Recovery
(A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
(7) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
(7) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
Level 6: Gambler's Cut
(A) Smashing Haymaker - Accuracy/Damage
(9) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Endurance
(9) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Recharge
Level 8: Hasten
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 10: Dull Pain
(A) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Endurance
(11) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Recharge
(11) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
Level 12: Divine Avalanche
(A) Smashing Haymaker - Accuracy/Damage
(13) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Endurance
(13) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Recharge
Level 14: Super Speed
(A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 16: Integration
(A) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Endurance
(17) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Recharge
(17) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
Level 18: The Lotus Drops
(A) Cleaving Blow - Accuracy/Damage
(19) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage
(19) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 20: Recall Friend
(A) Empty
Level 22: [Empty]
Level 24: [Empty]
Level 26: [Empty]
Level 28: [Empty]
Level 30: [Empty]
Level 32: [Empty]
Level 35: [Empty]
Level 38: [Empty]
Level 41: [Empty]
Level 44: [Empty]
Level 47: [Empty]
Level 49: [Empty]
------------
Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
(A) Celerity - +Stealth
Level 2: Rest
(A) Empty
Level 1: Critical Hit
------------
Set Bonus Totals:
5% FlySpeed
150.6 HP (11.2%) HitPoints
5% JumpHeight
5% JumpSpeed
MezResist(Immobilize) 6.6%
21% RunSpeed
| Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Hero Designer to view the build |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|MxDz;887;430;860;HEX;|
|78DAA591DD4AC340108527B135B649FF55441451F142845CF B8BA0F50F8D1415AFD|
|4B2AD6B0D84342441AC573E80822878E783880F176776D2F8 002EF43BDBC9D9B3A7|
|8DF3D8B4009EB7412BEF7A228ADAE7DD5004810CF38EE8B95 D30006062386B3BD29|
|3D23E16B1F0C56C366DCA3BE947D23E933DE9CB50C46EDFAF 1DF9F732947E6C0F37|
|C556BFEFD9E78194B775B5BDC0B0A01FC6CA6FAAD1BEE7F6E EE39ADA1FF90F6EE47|
|65CCF8D07F5BDC0EDDA3B9E78926D4744B10C0753586C193F 2FD450AD4487139406|
|941D9653254D3268A9615DA391BEC9B2A564CF489FA341634 36E83857DFB6818491|
|346DE75807118FD60F954F28A867C9A90E70E63DC618C3B2C A0817B2660ACA8D101|
|7E2FA4670A7C6B91AF2B72AD373498AA58A29B1C6A71A8C5A 18B6828A5A1A579353|
|AC451256D5AE1D02A875639F41D0DB5F4D69AA7CED4039681 922583C8A18D041724|
|FF5833B9ECE5800A82935CF636F0F7EB74592B97FDFFA029D 3DC9FE95FEBDB1A5E5|
|F382B222F082DC225E18A704DB821084287D025243FD9E9CA 2A155A23AC1336082F|
|64324C8449B008254299502154090DC224619AF045487E013 A9EF244|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Personally (just my experience from a few solo-runs) I would drop either SotW or GC and go for Flashing Steel. You'll want enough AOE damage, groups consist of 4-5 enemies even when just set for 2 people and they can hit hard. This means you have to kill them fast, and I don't see how three single target attacks + The Lotus Drops will do that (feel free to prove me wrong though). Flashing Steel recharges almost as fast as SotW and can hit quite a few enemies, with just a bit of pulling or knowing which enemy to attack first. This will speed things up a lot and keep you alive longer.
Also, I'm not really sure why you have stopped building at lvl20. To my knowledge that's not a level to stay at for good rolls. If you level up a bit higher, you can slot your powers (the <lvl20 ones) up more. The slots will stay when you're exemped to 20.
I stopped at 20 because that was the limit of the Posi exemp. The toon will level beyond it, but for the purpose of the TF, I wanted to show what I would have at my disposal and get some build advice. If you mean the IOs, well, that's because I finally figured out how to set the default level and didn't change it back.
I think you have a great point regarding the attack. Thanks!
Hey Scrappers:
I'm wondering what the forum folks think would be an "optimal" scrapper build for Solo Posi Runs.
Of course there are parameters:
1) I want to cap at level 33 for the Midlevel Market project if possible.
2) Front load as many slots in the Powers level 1-20.
3) Thinking some type of Resistance-based Armor though Regen might work cuz you can heal because attack chain will have gaps.
4) Anything in the toolbox to handle the Toxic Zombie Vomit?
5) Fire seems nice due the PBAoE at 18 but am open to ideas. Sword(s) for stacking parry maybe.
6) IO's are fine, thinking lvl 18 for set bonus' or frankenslotting options.
I've been running a Fire/Willpower but he seems a bit fragile so far.
Thanks in advance.
Noght 50 Scrapper Broadsword/Invulnerability
Fire Umbra 50 Brute Dark Melee/Fire Aura
Impulse Cry 50 Blaster Sonic/Energy
Internist 50 Mastermind Poison/Thugs
Ice Omega 50 Corrupter Ice/Radiation
Prickly Heat 50 Dominator Plant/Fire
Champion Server