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I am just too good at Blasting

5th_Player

By 5th_Player,
Posted on: 2010-07-16 20:17 in Blasters

 

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Originally Posted by SPiNE View Post
Yea, that would be challenging, but it's not really the kind of challenge I'm looking for. Just trying to find a Blaster combination that may make things more challenging. I don't really want to skip my entire primary and secondary and I don't really want to go from 1-50 without any enhancements lol. Just specifically looking for a combination that people think are challenging to play in general.
well, i thought that would help get more creative juices flowing. here's one i haven't seen mentioned, assualt rifle/ice manip. that might give the challenge you want. if you don't have one yet that is.

 

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Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint View Post
well, i thought that would help get more creative juices flowing. here's one i haven't seen mentioned, assualt rifle/ice manip. that might give the challenge you want. if you don't have one yet that is.
I actually don't

I'm thinking Ice Patch + Ignite may be fun though. Actually, I think Ice Patch would be a perfect power for me to use before throwing down Ignite, Flamethrower and Full Auto. Sure makes things a lot safer :]

 

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Originally Posted by SPiNE View Post
I actually don't

I'm thinking Ice Patch + Ignite may be fun though. Actually, I think Ice Patch would be a perfect power for me to use before throwing down Ignite, Flamethrower and Full Auto. Sure makes things a lot safer :]
A friend of mine had one, way way back in the day. He got much use out of Ice Patch.

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I'd consider Psi, Electric and Dual Pistols the weakest primaries (DP is a flashy, gimmicky, slightly weaker version of Energy Blast). /Devices is my least favorite secondary but it's actually very strong if you are patient, it just doesn't work well on teams since no one wants to wait on mines. If you really want hard mode, go Psi/Mental and fight lots of Council and Malta... robots will take all day to kill.

Or just up the difficulty... no Blaster is going to handle +4/x8 solo without an insanely high end build, and if you have such a build you can hardly complain about things being too easy.

(I personally consider Electric/Devices to be the single worst Blaster build, closely followed by Psi / Devices. But I don't really like /Devices so...)

Cascade, level 50 Blaster (NRG/NRG since before it was cool)
Mechmeister, level 50 Bots / Traps MM
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Originally Posted by SPiNE View Post
Can someone give me a gimped combination that I can roll? I'm just so freaking good with a Blaster it's making this game boring. Please don't say AR/Dev since I have one of those and he totally rocks.

Maybe Energy/Ice or something? I don't know.

Thank you for your kind replies!
DP/Devices, and take every Devices power except targetting drone.

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Just pick the wrong powers.

There is an article in the Player Guides...

[holy crap, someone let some insane street person into our offices!!]

...about rolling a random toon. So, if you have three power choices at that level, go to random.org and have it give you a random number in that range. Regardless of how stupid it is.

Oh, and you want a challenge. Only slot range or knockback, maybe any slow, etc, the power takes. NEVER slot damage or endred.

 

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Originally Posted by SPiNE View Post
Can someone give me a gimped combination that I can roll? I'm just so freaking good with a Blaster it's making this game boring. Please don't say AR/Dev since I have one of those and he totally rocks.

Maybe Energy/Ice or something? I don't know.

Thank you for your kind replies!
I was in the same situation before and I just decided to make a Pure Build for a challenge. I have a Elec/Elec Blaster, Ice/Ice Blaster, Archery/Dev and recently I made a Psi/Mental blaster and each one I had fun playing. I know some set would have been better combination but it was nice to focus on one type of secondary effect.

 

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Originally Posted by SPiNE View Post
Yea, that would be challenging, but it's not really the kind of challenge I'm looking for. Just trying to find a Blaster combination that may make things more challenging. I don't really want to skip my entire primary and secondary and I don't really want to go from 1-50 without any enhancements lol. Just specifically looking for a combination that people think are challenging to play in general.
Try either Sonic/Energy or a Traps/DP defender

 

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Originally Posted by SPiNE View Post
Yea, that would be challenging, but it's not really the kind of challenge I'm looking for. Just trying to find a Blaster combination that may make things more challenging. I don't really want to skip my entire primary and secondary and I don't really want to go from 1-50 without any enhancements lol. Just specifically looking for a combination that people think are challenging to play in general.
I heard DP/Dev is Challenging since it lacks build up and aim.

 

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Originally Posted by SPiNE View Post
Can someone give me a gimped combination that I can roll? I'm just so freaking good with a Blaster it's making this game boring. Please don't say AR/Dev since I have one of those and he totally rocks.

Maybe Energy/Ice or something? I don't know.

Thank you for your kind replies!
Try this: Energy/Energy, and when you get to 40s, try to get on an AV team and NOT get kicked!

I made an Energy/Energy for my very first toon, not really knowing what to expect. I later started other builds and such, but eventually went back and leveled him to 50. I tell you what, some people get REEEEEAALLY picky about when/where you use KB. I don't really care, I mean, it's so much fun!

If that doesn't work you can always just join a farm and go straight for the glowie =)

 

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I have an elec/fire at 11 and there has been a bit of face planting so far.

 

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Just set diff to +4 x8 and stick to easy stuff like Knives of Artemis, Malta, Soldiers of Rularuu and Lanaruu.

Then when GR comes out change sides and solo LRSF.

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V: Brute 50, Corruptor 50, MM 50, Dominator 50, Stalker 50, AW 50, AS 50
Top 4: Controller, Brute, Scrapper, Corruptor
Bottom 4: (Peacebringer) way below everything else, Mastermind, Dominator, Blaster
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Originally Posted by SPiNE View Post
Can someone give me a gimped combination that I can roll? I'm just so freaking good with a Blaster it's making this game boring. Please don't say AR/Dev since I have one of those and he totally rocks.

Maybe Energy/Ice or something? I don't know.

Thank you for your kind replies!
My first 50 in energy/ice...

Infinity and Victory mostly
dUmb, etc.
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Want a challenge.. Use this build

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Originally Posted by Scooby_Dont View Post
I have an elec/fire at 11 and there has been a bit of face planting so far.
THIS....

WAY THIS....

I thought it would be so kickass with all the AoE and didn't look at the cast times.


It takes a full 10 seconds to go through your full aoe chain.... by that time the minions JUST died and the lieuts are dying, and the boss is really angry that he loses 1 punch free card.

Proceed to death.

In groups, the AoE doesn't help either cause the mob is dead by the time you launch the third attack.

 

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K, I know this is not a blaster set, but I saw this the other day and it made me think of you, Spine.

I saw a Trick Arrow/Dual Pistols defender. I asked him how he liked the set (with a little 'lol' under my breath) and he said that 'it's tough because i am always pulling out different weapons'.

Obviously, this is redraw city. I don't think I could have even imagined something so frustrating.

Anyway, I know it isn't a blaster set, but I thought I'd bring it up just cause it made me think of your thread.

 

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Originally Posted by pocky View Post
K, I know this is not a blaster set, but I saw this the other day and it made me think of you, Spine.

I saw a Trick Arrow/Dual Pistols defender. I asked him how he liked the set (with a little 'lol' under my breath) and he said that 'it's tough because i am always pulling out different weapons'.

Obviously, this is redraw city. I don't think I could have even imagined something so frustrating.

Anyway, I know it isn't a blaster set, but I thought I'd bring it up just cause it made me think of your thread.
People were joking about making a Dual Pistols/Trick Arrow/Black Scorpion corrupter, and calling him Redraw Mcgraw.

 

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Elec/Ice

"the reason there are so many sarcastic pvpers is we already had a better version of pvp taken away from us to appease bad players. Back then we chuckled at how bad players came here and whined. If we knew that was the actual voice devs would listen to instead of informed, educated players we probably would have been bigger dicks back then." -ConFlict

 

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Take a defender then forget it has a primary.

He will honor his words; he will definitely carry out his actions. What he promises he will fulfill. He does not care about his bodily self, putting his life and death aside to come forward for another's troubled besiegement. He does not boast about his ability, or shamelessly extol his own virtues. - Sima Qian.

 

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Wow, all the hate for psi/fire. Mine was awesome. /fire is the only secondary I recommend for psi blast. It is the only one that gives you the AoE you are lacking and also gives you a way to kill robots and zombies without it taking 2 years. /MM also gives AoE but fails on the later since it is just yet more psi damage.

 

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Originally Posted by Fire_Minded View Post
And Never.....EVER....Take your Aim or BU!

Problem solved..
Even better; Take them, just don't USE them. Take them out of the tray entirely.

Short yourself a coupla powers and see how it goes.

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elec/ice

 

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Do the RWZ Blaster challenge. Or hang around in Sirens un-emped.

Masterminds annoy everybody, sooner or later. Heck, Masterminds annoy themselves.
-ShadowsBetween