I really don't like /dev. its got some nice disruption tools, webnade and trops. and you get constant tohit percep and stealth from the set but thats about it. it doesn't add any damage or the ability to spike (or boost range).
the fire/mm would be better since you do get BU, DP is nice sapp, and scare is very useful.
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for zones(not RV), devices is pretty decent with sonic imo because anytime you need to you can bust out an anti-AS field so that you can make some use of shout on top of -res stacking from shriek/scream. on top of that you get webnade and screech all before most other blasters start to become really special.
i have one and enjoyed it but i wouldnt make another /dev, the gimmick gets boring once you level up into RV range. i know of a couple people who have a psi/dev but its pretty much the same experience except you can take a snipe and its more frontloaded damage.
i have played with a well buillt mental and its meh at best. drain psyche isnt all its cracked up to be and scare takes like 3 seconds to animate a 2 second mezz. mental is behind /em and /dev imo because it doesnt really provide anything that the others cant do better, but its relatively new so most people ignore that fact.
your son/dev build looks very pve oriented to me, i'll post mine when i get on the computer that has it saved but basically you want 1606hp, -32kb on top of acrobatics, 40-60% -rech, hibernate, the 3 blasts and aim with screech, drone, cloak, trops, webnade, leaping/fitness/speed/leadership and maybe gundrone if you can fit it in. it should be fairly cheap to build but i havent kept up with the markets much lately to know for sure.
edit: oh and i forgot to mention fire blast is bad because frozen armor resists it and every blast/troller has frozen armor.
Sonic/dev could be built fairly cheaply and would be pretty effective. Fire/MM would have non-pvp applications.
I enjoy fire/dev in rv; web nades, caltrops and snow storm and dot attacks with high perception against bad stalkers works well.
You'd probably get more mileage in more places out of /em though. Boost range and power boosted screech, with aim and bu instead of bu.
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I had a Fire/Dev up to 36 and deleted the toon, but I had tons of fun with him in SC while he was leveling...in fact he's the reason I've gotten into PvP. However, my slots are low on Freedom (as in only 2 left) so I wanted to turn my Fire/MM into something that I could at least have some fun with in RV..since I already had him at 50 anyway (and done the Fire blast thing).|
Originally Posted by Quatermain
Sonic/dev could be built fairly cheaply and would be pretty effective. Fire/MM would have non-pvp applications.
I enjoy fire/dev in rv; web nades, caltrops and snow storm and dot attacks with high perception against bad stalkers works well. You'd probably get more mileage in more places out of /em though. Boost range and power boosted screech, with aim and bu instead of bu. |
I respec'd the toon tonight and finished the build I posted up top, and wow it's fun. Veng is up often enough to make a big difference in my survivability, and when it's up things are pretty outrageous. Hibernate and HoarFrost helped out immensely as well. The bursty damage really makes me glad I stuck with this toon instead, and I can DS off NPC's when endu is an issue. I also didn't know the range was so much better on the immob (vs web nade).
I created the Son/Dev a days ago and he just hit level 32 tonight. I'm putting some lvl 35 common IO's on him and hopefully he'll be even more fun than the Fire/Dev, and still give me a usable PvE avenue for doing some fun things with the the cone sleep + Devices secondary in missions.
That being said, does anyone have a cheap-ish (sub 800m) build that they would mind sharing for Son/Dev? How important are the things like Aegis: Psi Status Res and Impervious Skin: +Mez Res on these builds? Are the Unbounded Leap Stealth IO's and Winters Gift slow's worth it? The Son/Dev I was thinking about trying is up top in the first post.
Thanks so much for reading and your insight...it's truly appreciated.
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That being said, does anyone have a cheap-ish (sub 800m) build that they would mind sharing for Son/Dev? How important are the things like Aegis: Psi Status Res and Impervious Skin: +Mez Res on these builds?
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Are the Unbounded Leap Stealth IO's and Winters Gift slow's worth it?
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dev is way better in high end pvp then mental. mainly because you can go phase/force and dont have to worry about taking tactics. Yes you miss out on bu, but dr wrecks dmg buffs anyway. you have way more utility with dev then mental. only resason you would take mental is for broken drain psyche that even keeps you at 0.00 end/sec even in rest with geas going. thats the only resaon i would ever go mental. anyway if you are not going to roll a psi/em (you should) go psi/dev.
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Originally Posted by PC_guy
I really don't like /dev. its got some nice disruption tools, webnade and trops. and you get constant tohit percep and stealth from the set but thats about it. it doesn't add any damage or the ability to spike (or boost range).
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I played the Psi/Dev on an alt account last night (lvl 35) and it was pretty freaking awesome. I enjoyed having 4 powerful attacks (vs the 3 I've been using with Fire/Sonic).|
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dev is way better in high end pvp then mental. mainly because you can go phase/force and dont have to worry about taking tactics. Yes you miss out on bu, but dr wrecks dmg buffs anyway. you have way more utility with dev then mental. only resason you would take mental is for broken drain psyche that even keeps you at 0.00 end/sec even in rest with geas going. thats the only resaon i would ever go mental. anyway if you are not going to roll a psi/em (you should) go psi/dev.
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I'm trying out a handful of different combos b/c I know how expensive those PvP IO's are, and I don't want to invest that much time or influence into something that's sub-optimal.
Edit: I'd also like to have something that is able to scale down decently for Sirens Call, but that's proving difficult with the availability of lvl 30-33 recipes/enhances. Do Purples and PvP IO's not lose their set bonuses when exemp'd?
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Do Purples and PvP IO's not lose their set bonuses when exemp'd?
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Hey all!
I've recently started to play around in PvP a little and wanted to know which of these combos would work most effectively on a small-ish (under 800m) budget?
The Son/Dev seems to be better at PvE stuff (so I'd prefer to invest more in that toon since I could have Pve and PvP fun) but if Psi is that much better then...well...let me know.
Be kind...I'm a PvP newbie.