The first thing that strikes me is that you are using a lot of sets that give primarily positional defense bonuses (Touch of Death, Obliteration, Scirocco's Dervish) instead of typed defense bonuses. That means you are using many more slots and spending more influence than you need to get enough set bonuses to soft-cap. For instance, 4 Smashing Haymaker gives the same S/L defense bonus as a full set of ToD or Obliteration, at a fraction of the cost. Kinetic Combat gives twice the defense bonus in four slots, though they are currently quite pricey.
I'm also not a fan of Maneuvers for tanks; the defense it gives is relatively small (less than CJ, for instance) and the endurance cost relatively high. If you drop Maneuvers and pick up SJ or Hasten instead you could make up some of the lost defense just by more fully slotting CJ.
You have EA fully slotted with Efficacy Adaptor, but IMO the best strategy for EA is to frankenslot to get end mod, recharge, and defense as close to the ED cut-off as possible. I generally use 3 IOs from a end mod set and 3 from a defense set, heavy on the recharge to achieve that.
Your first three attacks are all underslotted for damage, which is less than ideal. I would adjust the slotting on those attacks.
Here's what I would do with your build; I replaced Maneuvers with Hasten and adjusted the slotting so S/L/E/NE are still soft-capped. The early attacks are also fully slotted. The regen and recovery numbers are coming up impossibly high and I don't know what's going on with that, but this build should have decent regen and recovery.
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77Kelvin: Level 50 Technology Tanker
Primary Power Set: Ice Armor
Secondary Power Set: Ice Melee
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Arctic Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Frozen Armor -- LkGmblr-Def:50(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(3), GftotA-Def:40(11), GftotA-Def/EndRdx:40(11)
Level 1: Frozen Fists -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg:35(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx:35(3), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg:35(13), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(43), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(48)
Level 2: Hoarfrost -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:50(5), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(5), Dct'dW-Heal:50(46), Dct'dW-Rchg:50(46), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg:50(46)
Level 4: Ice Sword -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg:35(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx:35(7), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg:35(7), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(43), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(45)
Level 6: Frost -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(9), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(9), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(13), Posi-Dmg/Rng:50(43)
Level 8: Wet Ice -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 10: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 12: Chilling Embrace -- CtlSpd-Acc/Slow:30(A), CtlSpd-Dmg/Slow:30(37), CtlSpd-Acc/EndRdx:30(37), CtlSpd-Rng/Slow:30(42)
Level 14: Health -- Numna-Heal/EndRdx:50(A), Numna-Heal:50(15), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(15)
Level 16: Taunt -- Mocking-Rchg:50(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rng:50(17), Mocking-Taunt:50(17), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg:50(19), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng:50(19), Mocking-Acc/Rchg:50(21)
Level 18: Glacial Armor -- LkGmblr-Def:50(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(21), GftotA-Def/EndRdx:40(23), GftotA-Def:40(23)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg:50(A), P'Shift-EndMod:50(25), P'Shift-End%:50(25)
Level 22: Ice Patch -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 24: Icicles -- Erad-%Dam:30(A), Erad-Dmg/Rchg:30(27), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(27), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:30(29), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(29), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(33)
Level 26: Energy Absorption -- Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg:50(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg:50(31), Efficacy-EndMod:50(31), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(31), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg:50(33), LkGmblr-Def:50(33)
Level 28: Freezing Touch -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg:35(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx:35(34), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg:35(34), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(34), P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg:30(36), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/Rchg:30(36)
Level 30: Combat Jumping -- Ksmt-ToHit+:30(A), DefBuff-I:50(40), DefBuff-I:50(42)
Level 32: Hibernate -- RechRdx-I:40(A)
Level 35: Build Up -- Rec'dRet-ToHit:20(A), Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg:20(36), RechRdx-I:50(37)
Level 38: Frozen Aura -- Erad-Dmg:30(A), Erad-Dmg/Rchg:30(39), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(39), Erad-Acc/Rchg:30(39), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(40), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(40)
Level 41: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(42)
Level 44: Block of Ice -- BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:30(A), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:30(45), BasGaze-Acc/Hold:30(45)
Level 47: Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(48), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(48)
Level 49: Ice Storm -- Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(A), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(50), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(50), Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
Level 6: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:
- 14.3% Defense(Smashing)
- 14.3% Defense(Lethal)
- 6.13% Defense(Fire)
- 6.13% Defense(Cold)
- 14.3% Defense(Energy)
- 14.3% Defense(Negative)
- 3% Defense(Psionic)
- 8.63% Defense(Melee)
- 8.63% Defense(Ranged)
- 4.56% Defense(AoE)
- 5.4% Max End
- 2% Enhancement(JumpSpeed)
- 18% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 4% Enhancement(Heal)
- 18.8% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 2% Enhancement(FlySpeed)
- 2% Enhancement(RunSpeed)
- 2% Enhancement(JumpHeight)
- 5% FlySpeed
- 260 HP (13.9%) HitPoints
- 5% JumpHeight
- 5% JumpSpeed
- MezResist(Held) 2.75%
- MezResist(Immobilize) 7.7%
- MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
- 14.5% (0.24 End/sec) Recovery
- 70% (5.48 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 4.41% Resistance(Fire)
- 4.41% Resistance(Cold)
- 5% RunSpeed
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Hibernate is turned on.
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Originally Posted by Finduilas
The regen and recovery numbers are coming up impossibly high and I don't know what's going on with that, but this build should have decent regen and recovery.
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D'oh! Thanks for catching that.
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Originally Posted by Starflier
Hibernate is turned on.
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My Characters
Knight Court--A CoH Story Complete 2/3/2012
Don't bother with a rechg in hibernate. Don't do a thing.
I get the thinking behind the build but for me no bonus is worth seeing a huge ED cap reduction for.
I'd wait if possible for the new game build to come through prior to changes as I just realised it's only 3 weeks away but a freespec has got to go I guess.
Read into exactly what each enhancement gives you. Sometimes people get a bonus at a price of the powers potential buffage.
I do recommend haste.
The only power taunt slots are good in is taunt when it comes to Ice/Ice so avoid taunt slotting frost breath if poss. If your .2 % below softcap, don't worry about it.
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.
Trying this again... The forums hate me for some reason....
Thanks for the replies. Especially the part about using the right main bonus to get what I need.
Now just to see if THIS TIME the message will post...
Here's a frankenslot I found that works wonders for Frost:
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Gives you 15.2 ft of Cone Range. Why would you want that? Because that lets you jump straight up (without combat jumping even!) and reorient your 90 degree cone attack down towards the ground ... where it can hit everyone around where you were standing, not just the idiots in your forward arc.
Level 4: Frost
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I've found the Hop-Frost tactic to be excessively useful and extremely simple to execute, because it turns a forward cone attack into essentially a PBAoE-ish attack which can cover a really decent radius around where you (were) standing, simply by jumping straight up and hitting Frost at the top of your jump, thereby maximizing cone area coverage on the ground. And since the move is purely an up/down temporary repositioning, you don't have to worry about hostiles chasing you down (while slowed) like you would if you were constantly retreating laterally so as to get everyone into your forward arc.
It's the end. But the moment has been prepared for ...
Been trying to wrap my head around setting out my Ice/Ice tanker.
This is a first draft. Going for soft cap on smashing/lethal and energy/negative without breaking the bank (hopefully).
Any feedback is appreciated.
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77Kelvin: Level 50 Technology Tanker
Primary Power Set: Ice Armor
Secondary Power Set: Ice Melee
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Arctic Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Frozen Armor
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (11) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
- (11) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
Level 1: Frozen Fists- (A) Pounding Slugfest - Disorient Bonus
- (3) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Recharge
- (13) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Endurance
- (48) Pounding Slugfest - Accuracy/Damage
Level 2: Hoarfrost- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (5) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (5) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (46) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (46) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
- (46) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
Level 4: Ice Sword- (A) Pounding Slugfest - Disorient Bonus
- (7) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Recharge
- (7) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Endurance
- (43) Pounding Slugfest - Accuracy/Damage
- (45) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 6: Frost- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (9) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (9) Mocking Beratement - Recharge
- (13) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Range
- (43) Mocking Beratement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (43) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range
Level 8: Wet Ice- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 10: Hurdle- (A) Jumping IO
Level 12: Chilling Embrace- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 14: Health- (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
- (15) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (15) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
Level 16: Taunt- (A) Mocking Beratement - Recharge
- (17) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Range
- (17) Mocking Beratement - Taunt
- (19) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge
- (19) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range
- (21) Mocking Beratement - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 18: Glacial Armor- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (21) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (23) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
- (23) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
Level 20: Stamina- (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
- (25) Performance Shifter - EndMod
- (25) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 22: Ice Patch- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 24: Icicles- (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
- (27) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (27) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (29) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
- (29) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
- (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 26: Energy Absorption- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
- (31) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
- (31) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge
- (31) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (33) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (33) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
Level 28: Freezing Touch- (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
- (34) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
- (34) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
- (34) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (36) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (36) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
Level 30: Combat Jumping- (A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
Level 32: Hibernate- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 35: Build Up- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
- (36) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
- (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
- (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (40) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
Level 38: Frozen Aura- (A) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (39) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (40) Obliteration - Damage
Level 41: Maneuvers- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (42) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (42) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
- (42) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
Level 44: Block of Ice- (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (45) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (45) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
Level 47: Ice Blast- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (48) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (48) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 49: Ice Storm- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (50) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (50) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (50) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
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- (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint- (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest- (A) Empty
Level 1: GauntletLevel 6: Ninja Run