Help with my controller build

Okay, so this is the first time I've gotten a Troller above level 5. Now, I'm going to tell you right now, My normal preference for play style are Melee heavy, high survivability heavy damage toons. I pretty seriously suck when it comes to builds and numbers. So please keep that in mind.

Now here's the situation. I rolled a Grav/Sonic controller. He works medium well to descent. The problem is he is absolutely chewing through Endurance. Now when I say I chew through Endurance, I mean I come up to a mob with 2 minions, 1 Lt. I go to Hold the minions and take them out. I take out the first minion while dancing with the Lt. I Switch targets to the second minion and still dancing with the Lt. I get the minion down to about 10%, and I'm out of endurance. No endurance, my holds stop holding, and I've got a pissed off Lt and a Minion looking to play the bongos on my skull.

I've double slotted End Reds in all my attacks, triple slotted Stamina and at least slotted a single End Red in my other powers. So, what can I do to address the endurance problem?

Here's my current build:
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Archetype: Controller
Primary: Gravity Control
Secondary: Sonic Debuff
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01: Crush => Damage(1), Damage(3), EnduranceDiscount(3), EnduranceDiscount(5), Accuracy(5), Accuracy(7)
01: Lift => Damage(1), Damage(7), EnduranceDiscount(9), EnduranceDiscount(9), Accuracy(11), Accuracy(11)
02: Gravity Distortion => Hold(2), Hold(13), EnduranceDiscount(13), EnduranceDiscount(15), Accuracy(15), Accuracy(17)
04: Sonic Siphon => Recharge(4), Recharge(29), EnduranceDiscount(31)
06: Propel => Accuracy(6), Accuracy(17), EnduranceDiscount(19), EnduranceDiscount(19), Damage(21), Damage(21)
08: Crushing Field => Immobilized(8), Immobilized(23), EnduranceDiscount(23), EnduranceDiscount(25), Accuracy(25), Accuracy(27)
10: Hurdle => Jump(10)
12: Dimension Shift => EnduranceDiscount(12)
14: Health => Heal(14)
16: Disruption Field => EnduranceDiscount(16)
18: Hasten => Recharge(18), Recharge(31), Recharge(31)
20: Stamina => Recovery(20), Recovery(27), Recovery(29)

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01: Brawl => Empty(1)
01: Sprint => Empty(1)
02: Rest => Empty(2)

Unfortunately, you have picked a powerset combo that is pretty rare . . . I don't recall ever seeing a Grav/Sonic. I'm sure there are some out there, but it is not a combo discussed on the boards much. I know some about Gravity, but my Sonic characters aren't very high.

In low levels, you WILL have endurance issues . . . almost everyone does. Once you get Stamina, you won't need to slot as many EndRdx. In low levels, carry a lot of blue inspirations, and take your time between battles to recover your blue bar. Unfortunately, my understanding is that Sonic is pretty high on the endurance usage.

Personally, I skipped Lift. Grav. Dist.-Crush-Propel is an attack chain on its own, so I didn't take Lift. You may be able to fit it in if you want.

With all powers that take Accuracy, slot Accuracy first. Why? if you miss, you just wasted a bunch of endurance with nothing to show for it.

Dimension Shift is one of the most widely hated powers in the game. However, a few people are able to make use of it, mostly solo. Put me in the "hate it" camp.

Hmmm...

If you're running out of endurance THAT fast, i'd need to see you play. Because right now it sounds like you're leaving Sprint and possibly Ninja Run on while you fight. These are HUGE endurance hogs and should be deactivated during scuffles.

Also, slot your hold for damage. That way maybe the enemy will die before getting freed.

Finally, when fighting, open with your AoE immob and concentrate on the LT. 2 minions aren't going to hurt you. Just keep the immob up so that they take containment damage when you decide to attack them.

I'd roll a new alt, IMO that combo won't give you the damage or survivability.

I'd go with one of these:
Plant/Kin
Plant/Storm
Plant/Rad
Fire/Kin
Fire/Rad
Fire/Storm

I'm can not play sets. I've tried, multiple times, multiple builds with every archetype in the game. If I try to play sets, I'll get to like level 5 and get bored. I've done it dozens of times. No ammount of "But just wait till you get <Insert power name>" has ever changed that. Telling me to Play a Set A/Set B archetype is like telling a blind person how to paint a picture. Sure, they can take your directions and put the paint on the paper. But it's not their picture.

In order for me to play a toon, I have to have a fairly solid character concept behind them. If I don't have that, then all the numbers and advice and suggestions and build directions don't make the slightest bit of difference.

[QUOTE=Local_Man;3098064]Nothing wrong with wanting your characters to be, well, "characters." I generally decide on a powerset I want to play, then come up with a name. I love puns in my character names, so if I can come up with a good pun, that makes the character more appealing to me. But there are plenty of people who are more interested in the fun of characters than the mechanics of the game. (I was just on my Dual Pistols Blaster, "Pepe LePewPew.")QUOTE]



I'm gonna say we had a break down in communications somewhere along the line here.