The only problem with Rad Blast is that -defense is pretty much pointless later on. It's great in the teens, but once you have good slotting any Blaster should be hitting 95% of the time against pretty much everything, at which point the only use -defense has is letting you slot Achilles' procs.
That said, Achilles' procs are handy... 
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Well, it is useless SOLO, but teams appreciate it on tougher enemies. For instance those who run on +4. And I know I love having a Rad on the team when I join a Mothership raid because we always have people with bad slotting.
I just started a rad/mm of my own this week too. =) Looking good so far. I'm at 14 and got bids out for some procs.
How worthwhile is it to slot out the tier one on rad? I'm thinking that it's mostly a proc-delivery tool or a set mule. Is there a cookie-cutter buildout for the power?
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Achiles Procs
The ability to become a Regen Blaster via Drain Psyche
The ability to recover post nuke via Drain Psyche
With coloring, Rad looks pure awesome.
What's not to like?
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Yeah, the -def is mostly useless later on, but when it's useful its a godsend. |
Originally Posted by GavinRuneblade
Well, it is useless SOLO, but teams appreciate it on tougher enemies. For instance those who run on +4. And I know I love having a Rad on the team when I join a Mothership raid because we always have people with bad slotting.
I just started a rad/mm of my own this week too. =) Looking good so far. I'm at 14 and got bids out for some procs. How worthwhile is it to slot out the tier one on rad? I'm thinking that it's mostly a proc-delivery tool or a set mule. Is there a cookie-cutter buildout for the power? |
For Corrs and Defenders who have the old Neutrino Bolt it's a lot more worthwhile to proc out since they can really machinegun it. Since Blasters had their version tweaked to fit with standardized Defiance stuff, I don't think proccing it out is as good for them. Also if you get mezzed it and X-Ray are your main attacks so I'd probably slot it as an attack with 1 proc at the most.
One thing to note is that Achilles -res procs do not stack. At all. Not from different attacks, not from different people. If a teammate has the proc in Sleet or Freezing Rain and it goes off on a target, your Achilles procs won't land until the first one wears off.
For this reason, it's not worth putting the procs in more than your main AoE and maaaybe in a spammable ST attack. In my Rad/Kin Corr I've just got one in Irradiate, that's it. That's also because /Kin is really busy, so I don't really have time to machinegun NBolt for the proc. For a Blaster I'd put one in Irradiate, maaaaybe one in Neutron Bomb if you use it a lot and one in Neutrino Bolt.
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However, it is worth noting that the PBAoE PvP proc WILL stack with Achille's Heel.....IF you can afford it.
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Originally Posted by Silas
One thing to note is that Achilles -res procs do not stack. At all. Not from different attacks, not from different people. If a teammate has the proc in Sleet or Freezing Rain and it goes off on a target, your Achilles procs won't land until the first one wears off.
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Here is my live build. Maybe it will give you some ideas.. I know the Achilles Heels dont stack I just had these already when they were really cheap and for me I feel the more I have slotted the greater chance to get one to go off...
In all honesty one of my best blasters and in a team he really shines.
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Taioken: Level 50 Technology Blaster
Primary Power Set: Radiation Blast
Secondary Power Set: Mental Manipulation
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Electrical Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Neutrino Bolt -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), Achilles-ResDeb%(9)
Level 1: Subdual -- HO:Nucle(A), HO:Nucle(7), HO:Nucle(7)
Level 2: X-Ray Beam -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(11), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13), Achilles-ResDeb%(37)
Level 4: Irradiate -- Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(A), Dmg-I(13), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(15), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(15), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(17), Achilles-ResDeb%(17)
Level 6: Electron Haze -- Acc-I(A), EndRdx-I(19), HO:Centri(19), HO:Centri(21), HO:Centri(21)
Level 8: Hover -- Flight-I(A), Flight-I(50), Krma-ResKB(50)
Level 10: Psychic Scream -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(23), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(23), Posi-Dmg/Rng(25), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(25), Range-I(37)
Level 12: Fly -- Flight-I(A)
Level 14: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
Level 16: Health -- Heal-I(A)
Level 18: Cosmic Burst -- Acc-I(A), HO:Centri(27), HO:Centri(27), HO:Centri(29), RechRdx-I(29)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(31), P'Shift-EndMod(31), P'Shift-End%(50)
Level 22: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(33)
Level 24: Drain Psyche -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(33), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(33), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg(34), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(34), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(34)
Level 26: Neutron Bomb -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(36), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(36), Posi-Dmg/Rng(36), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), Achilles-ResDeb%(48)
Level 28: Aim -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 30: Concentration -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 32: Atomic Blast -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(39), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Dmg-I(40)
Level 35: World of Confusion -- CoPers-Conf(A), CoPers-Acc/Conf/Rchg(40), CoPers-Acc/Rchg(42), CoPers-Conf/EndRdx(42), CoPers-Conf%(42)
Level 38: Psychic Shockwave -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(43), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(43), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(43), C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(45), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(45)
Level 41: Static Discharge -- Acc-I(A), HO:Centri(45), HO:Centri(46), HO:Centri(46)
Level 44: Charged Armor -- EndRdx-I(A), ResDam-I(46), ResDam-I(48), ResDam-I(48)
Level 47: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Tactics -- EndRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance
Level 0: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 5% Defense(Energy)
- 5% Defense(Negative)
- 2.5% Defense(Ranged)
- 32.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 59% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 4% Enhancement(Confused)
- 13% FlySpeed
- 13.6 HP (1.12%) HitPoints
- 13% JumpHeight
- 13% JumpSpeed
- Knockback (Mag -4)
- Knockup (Mag -4)
- MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
- 15.5% (0.26 End/sec) Recovery
- 30% (1.51 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 3.15% Resistance(Fire)
- 3.15% Resistance(Cold)
- 6.25% Resistance(Negative)
- 13% RunSpeed
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It doesn't stack, but it also only has a 20% chance to fire per target. I'd suggest two or three of them if possible to make sure as many things are debuffed as possible (in particular hard targets like AVs).
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Originally Posted by Silas
One thing to note is that Achilles -res procs do not stack. At all. Not from different attacks, not from different people. If a teammate has the proc in Sleet or Freezing Rain and it goes off on a target, your Achilles procs won't land until the first one wears off.
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Three seems like overkill. If you have one in an aoe and one in the most common attack in your st chain, shouldn't that cover your bases pretty well?
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Since the procs chance is 20% I wanted as many opportunities for it to go off as possible..
Your mileage may vary..
The hard things I can do--- The impossible just take a little bit longer.
If numbers are so much more important than a teammate who is fun to play with, forget about the game altogether and go play with a calculator instead. -Claws and Effect-
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Fair enough. How does the saying go: There is no overkill only kill or don't kill. =)
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Originally Posted by Airhammer
Since the procs chance is 20% I wanted as many opportunities for it to go off as possible without me...
Your mileage may vary.. |
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Originally Posted by GavinRuneblade
Fair enough. How does the saying go: There is no overkill only kill or don't kill. =)
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I think -def is great. People aren't fighting hard enough enemies if they think -def is of little to no value.
Which is preferred, rad/mmm or rad/fire? I went rad/fire for extreme PBAOE action.
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I generally load up on Thunderstrike sets for Ranged defense on Blasters, and Thunderstrike has a nice global accuracy bonus plus good accuracy enhancement. Add in a Kismet 6% to-hit IO and a few incidental accuracy bonuses and I tend to hit +3s 95% of the time and +4s at least 75-80% of the time. Unless you fight +4s a lot or have low accuracy because you built for S/L defense you really won't need defense debuffs often. I admit the few times you do need them they're darn handy, but other secondary effects are useful a lot more often.|
Originally Posted by Frosticus
I think -def is great. People aren't fighting hard enough enemies if they think -def is of little to no value.
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Originally Posted by JayboH
Which is preferred, rad/mmm or rad/fire? I went rad/fire for extreme PBAOE action.
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Depends. Personally, I prefer more enemies over harder. In all games in all genre's across all the decades I've been playing games I think the number escalation is a complete cop-out on the designer's part and I just don't enjoy it. What I mean is, just giving them higher stat numbers doesn't make it "harder" to me. For me, that just makes it "more annoying". If I miss more often and/or deal less damage, it's not "harder" I just need 10 clicks to win instead of 6 or 7. That's an annoyance I can live without and it doesn't add anything to my play experience. The worst examples are the games like Final Fantasy where the numbers get higher and higher and higher until they're meaningless. Starting attacks deal 100 damage and end-gamers do millions of damage. Lame.|
Originally Posted by Frosticus
I think -def is great. People aren't fighting hard enough enemies if they think -def is of little to no value.
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Make it more complex, give them more interesting powers, etc. I like lieuts and bosses more than minions not because they are tougher, but because they are more complex. They get the more interesting powers and defenses.
I have absolutely no interest in GMs and AVs because they are extraordinarily boring. Giant bags of HP and Regen with very little novel or special in their mechanics. Most of their powers are found on boss-level enemies who don't take forever and a day to putdown. And Tank-and-spank is as complicated as you need to get. Sure debuffs help, but they're not mandatory if you have enough damage.
In virtually every other game in virtually every other genre on virtually every other platform, boss fights require specific tactics. Not necessarily a specific team or powers, but tactics. Careful timing (like the Dr. Aeon clones fight where you gotta time the temp power to his self-buff), or maneuvering (like the new Protean fight where you gotta get away from him from time to time) or something.
Those two examples I like, and some of the other newer ones are very cool too, Reichsman, Winter Lord, etc. But in general, I have much more fun fighting weak enemies that have nifty powers but who die easy than just someone against whom I miss more often and deal lower damage. Same goes for cranking the enemy level up to +4. The enemy has the same powers and the same AI. All I did was debuff myself and buff him.
To me, that's just not fun. And I play to have fun. So it's not just that some of us don't fight tough enough enemies.
Also, -def means you can slot less accuracy. That gives you other options. Like the chance to hold, or chance to heal. Maybe not optimal, but might be fun, or in theme for your RP character, etc.
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I did this combo as soon as radiation became available for blasters. In the early levels I was very impressed, but now in the 20's, I have to make myself play the guy. Reading this thread makes me want to give him another chance though.
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I went rad/fire and I'm very happy I did. Things go down fast, but Stryker is right. It is a dangerous combo and you will die a lot until you get a handle on the set. I died a lot pre-20s, but with the damage I'm putting out now (lvl 33 with SOs), things are usually dead before they kill me. Hell, I've even taken alpha multiple times (and still lived) because the tanker was too slow for me. My playstyle is usually go in, drop my PBAoEs and get the hell out of there, unless I know that another round of FSC/Irradiate will drop what is left. I'd also note that the long animation for combustion has led to my death, multiple times.
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Originally Posted by JayboH
Which is preferred, rad/mmm or rad/fire? I went rad/fire for extreme PBAOE action.
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I don't build my toons strictly for soloing, so I love rad/fire. Wipes groups out crazy fast. I've got all my fire powers set to neon green which looks glorious with rad.
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Hmmm. I'm feeling mighty old and stupid. What, please, is a proc? Short for process? I've been gone for a few years and the meaning of this escapes me.
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"Special_Process". Old term for anything that does a unique function not normal for it's class of ______ (insert equipment, weapon, attack, skill, etc). Very old goes back to text games (Muds and Zork-like single-player games).|
Originally Posted by Ukaserex
Hmmm. I'm feeling mighty old and stupid. What, please, is a proc? Short for process? I've been gone for a few years and the meaning of this escapes me.
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In CoH it mostly means the "chance to _____" enhancements. So the Positron's Blast chance for energy damage, or Performance Shifter chance for +endurance or the Entropic Chaos chance to heal.
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Originally Posted by JayboH
I don't build my toons strictly for soloing, so I love rad/fire. Wipes groups out crazy fast. I've got all my fire powers set to neon green which looks glorious with rad.
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, which is the result of α and β particles from the radium hitting a luminescent phosphor in the paint; a similar mechanism is used with tritium in sealed tubes lined with a phosphor (less toxic and has a different color from the phosphor). The actual glow from radiation is Čerenkov radiation, created when charged particles pass through a medium where the speed of light is lower than the speed the particles are moving, and has a distinctive blue glow, characteristically visible in storage or cooling pools containing radioactive material:
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I have been playing since yesterday on a new Rad/Mental blaster and the synergy is awesome.
The -def of Rad and the -recharge of Mental in combination of the several AoE's is dramatic. While only level 11 at the moment I have been running at this low level at 0 x 5 enemies in missions.
Looking through the powers it shows a great mix of damage and debuffs/buffs.