I've not done a /Pain duo, but in terms of general tips:
What could be awesome is if you take Veng and the rez on both chars. That way if one of them dies, the other becomes supercharged and rezzes them at the same time.
If you're mainly duoing, it'd probably be best to alternate the Anguishing Cries so you're using one every spawn.
Unfortunately, unlike Adrenaline Boost Painbringer doesn't have a +rech component so you'll need a fair bit of recharge slotting and global recharge to make it perma on each other.
That said, as you've noted with Painbringer, double WoP and Enforced Morale you'll both be really sturdy.
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This is when the emp duos really shine. AB has +100% recharge, which is far more useful IMO than a 50% damage buff. There is also the fact that the emps have defense and pains have resistance(minimal at that). Although the duo will still work rather well together, pain is not empathy, and you won't be as powerful as the idea that inspired the duo.
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Originally Posted by Silas
Unfortunately, unlike Adrenaline Boost Painbringer doesn't have a +rech component so you'll need a fair bit of recharge slotting and global recharge to make it perma on each other.
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Originally Posted by Silas
What could be awesome is if you take Veng and the rez on both chars. That way if one of them dies, the other becomes supercharged and rezzes them at the same time.
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I tried doing the /pain team with three other friends. One was a elec/pain and his job was to end drain. Then we had a sonic/pain for the -resist. The third was a fire/pain for the damage. Last but not least was my rad/pain for the -defense. It was a great team and a great concept, but the team disbanded after one of the player quit. I wish we could have finished the team.
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I have done it with my twin brother. We were both Sonic/Pain. We chose Sonic because they stack well and we like the stun and knockbacks. |
Originally Posted by DrMike2000
Has anyone else tried this (either dual box or duo)?
Inspired by the awesome power of my Empathy duo, I've been levelling a Pain Domination/Energy Blast duo recently, and been pleasantly surprised to find that it doesn't completely suck. I've had to delay fighting +2s until the mid 20's, and have had my fair share of deaths along the way.I'm currently 27, and the star power so far has been Soothing Aura. I hadn't really twigged to how useful an animation-free heal would be until I saw it in action - what doesn't kill me quickly never really has a chance. Next up, of course is World of Pain, my first decent mutual buff. From there it looks like the big milestones are PainBringer at 38 and Charged Armor at 41 (capped resistance to S/L/E + huge regen is a very powerful combo). So it looks like this will scale up rather well as I level, after a bit of a slow start. Has anyone who's tried this got any comments or tips? |
/Pain starts out pretty weak until World of Pain. Once you have better recharge, WoP stacks well. Soothing Aura is a bit more tricky as you two need to stand close to get the benefits.
My bro and I used to run big teams so our double WoP really helps MM's pets.
I am not a big fan of the 2nd big heal. I forgot what the name is. It's the one that you can't get healed for 15s. I think it's BS. When I play Corr, I like to blast a lot so I am not going to heal somebody and can't get healed for 15s.
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1. Get the single stun from Sonic. Both of you can stun a boss and add more -resist.
2. AoE Knockback is optional but if you guys like to fight bigger mob, the AoE sleep may be more helpful.
3. Skip the 2nd single heal (8s recharge one). I don't think it's worth it. If you absolutely need one more single heal, Aid Other is better IMO.
Have fun.
I like duo /Pain a lot because you really only need to cast WoP and Pain Bringer.
Another very good duo combo is Dark/Cold. It truly shines at lvl 35 (Sleet).
What's left is to normalize all Assassin Strikes and improve Stalker's old sets (Claw, MA and EM)! You don't need to bring back the missing PbAoE attack. You just need to make the existing ones better! For example, make Slice a WIDER and LONGER cone.
Has anyone else tried this (either dual box or duo)?
I've had to delay fighting +2s until the mid 20's, and have had my fair share of deaths along the way.
Inspired by the awesome power of my Empathy duo, I've been levelling a Pain Domination/Energy Blast duo recently, and been pleasantly surprised to find that it doesn't completely suck.
I'm currently 27, and the star power so far has been Soothing Aura. I hadn't really twigged to how useful an animation-free heal would be until I saw it in action - what doesn't kill me quickly never really has a chance.
Next up, of course is World of Pain, my first decent mutual buff.
From there it looks like the big milestones are PainBringer at 38 and Charged Armor at 41 (capped resistance to S/L/E + huge regen is a very powerful combo).
So it looks like this will scale up rather well as I level, after a bit of a slow start. Has anyone who's tried this got any comments or tips?