Cold/kin for soloing


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Hi all, I decided to make a new defender with a focus on soloing mishes, etc. I heard that cold/kin can be a beast with the AOE powers so I went with that. Currently at lvl4 (got distracted by 2xp n lvling alts), it's quite fun. Any suggestions for power selection, builds, etc?


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so which? cold or kin? you can't make a defender with both cold domination and kinetics...


 

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Originally Posted by Retrogression View Post
so which? cold or kin? you can't make a defender with both cold domination and kinetics...
pretty sure she means kin/ice


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ooops, yes, kin/ice. sorry bout that!


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if it were me, i'd do this.

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Level 50 Natural Defender
Primary Power Set: Kinetics
Secondary Power Set: Ice Blast
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Power Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Transfusion -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(17), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(19), Dct'dW-Heal(19), Dct'dW-Rchg(34), Acc-I(34)
Level 1: Ice Bolt -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 2: Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(7), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(17)
Level 4: Siphon Power -- Empty(A)
Level 6: Siphon Speed -- P'ngTtl-Acc/Slow(A), P'ngTtl-Dmg/Slow(43), P'ngTtl-Acc/EndRdx(45), P'ngTtl-Rng/Slow(46), P'ngTtl-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(46), P'ngTtl--Rchg%(46)
Level 8: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 10: Aim -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(11)
Level 12: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(13), RechRdx-I(13)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Clrty-Stlth(A), Zephyr-Travel(15), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(15)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(34)
Level 18: Speed Boost -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(40)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(A), P'Shift-EndMod(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(21), P'Shift-End%(23)
Level 22: Ice Storm -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(23), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(33), Posi-Dmg/Rng(33), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(33)
Level 24: Combat Jumping -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-ResKB(25), LkGmblr-Rchg+(25)
Level 26: Transference -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(27), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(27), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(29), RechRdx-I(29)
Level 28: Bitter Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(37), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(43), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(31), LkGmblr-Rchg+(31)
Level 32: Fulcrum Shift -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(40), Acc-I(42), Acc-I(43)
Level 35: Tactics -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(36), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(36), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(36), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(37), GSFC-Build%(37)
Level 38: Blizzard -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(39), Posi-Dmg/Rng(39), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(40)
Level 41: Power Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(42)
Level 44: Temp Invulnerability -- ResDam-I(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(45), ResDam-I(45)
Level 47: Total Focus -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(48), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(48), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(48), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50), Mako-Dam%(50)
Level 49: Vengeance -- DefBuff-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
Level 4: Ninja Run


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OMG softcapped resist and 41% ranged def??

build is so shiny i'm blind.

pc guy = awesome


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The datalink didn't work for me, so I ended up building from scratch a duplicate build just to see how to build "softcapped resistances". I see the confusion. Res doesn't get "soft capped", it has a hard cap of 75% for Defs. The 47% s/l resistance isn't godly, he simply took Temp Invul.

While I had that open, I did notice that using a full set of Numinas in Transfusion took ranged Def to exactly 45%. I'm not suggesting that, it's just something I noticed.

Kin/Ice is something I think would be cool. However I've done enough Kin, I've done enough Ice Blast, so it may be a while. If this is truly a solo build, I'd put Freeze Ray in there somewhere. It's a great power for a soloer, not good, great. It's going to be quite a few levels before you can start thinking about soft-capping to anything. I find Freeze Ray to be outstanding damage mitigation while leveling up.


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Originally Posted by Deacon_NA View Post
If this is truly a solo build, I'd put Freeze Ray in there somewhere. It's a great power for a soloer, not good, great. It's going to be quite a few levels before you can start thinking about soft-capping to anything. I find Freeze Ray to be outstanding damage mitigation while leveling up.
Yeah, and its available at level 16, which is insanely nice for your early levels.


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Originally Posted by Deacon_NA View Post
Kin/Ice is something I think would be cool. However I've done enough Kin, I've done enough Ice Blast, so it may be a while. If this is truly a solo build, I'd put Freeze Ray in there somewhere. It's a great power for a soloer, not good, great. It's going to be quite a few levels before you can start thinking about soft-capping to anything. I find Freeze Ray to be outstanding damage mitigation while leveling up.
This, and I would rather cap melee def on a Kin versus ranged even though /ice plays more at range.