I don't really farm. Do people farm +4 x 8 all the time? That seems unlikely and you probably spend a lot of time killing bosses.
I think Crab can easily farm +0-2 x 8 against most groups. Crab can survive and has awesome aoe. Crab is just not very good taking down single hard bosses.
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.
Its not really that efficient to farm +4 x 8, depending on the toon if you're just farming inf probably +1 or +2/x8. if you're farming recipes probably -1/x8.
Yeah, if you are only farming for recipes/drops, Crab is definitely a great choice. Start with Venom, jump in for Frenzy and Frag Grenade.
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.
Pets, Pets, and more pets. Try to get your pets on a real quick recharge. They are ever so useful for adding to your dps (and sometimes taking the mob groups alpha).
Venom and frag grenades are a must, as is suppression and heavy burst (and Arm Lash for when they get close). Not much will be left after all that.
(some) Bosses did give me a hard time when trying to farm, so you may want to turn them off.
*on a side not, I duo'd with a Force Field Defender the other day... might be a crabs best friend.
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Arm lash: no|
Originally Posted by Ocularis
Pets, Pets, and more pets. Try to get your pets on a real quick recharge. They are ever so useful for adding to your dps (and sometimes taking the mob groups alpha).
Venom and frag grenades are a must, as is suppression and heavy burst (and Arm Lash for when they get close). Not much will be left after all that. (some) Bosses did give me a hard time when trying to farm, so you may want to turn them off. *on a side not, I duo'd with a Force Field Defender the other day... might be a crabs best friend. |
More AoE: yes
FF Defender... excessive
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I'd say that Cold Domination, Pain, or Rad is also a good friend. Also, heres my Crab build. I havn't fully implimented it.. but, here you folks go. Enjoy. =) No taunt, for tanking if thats what you wanted to do with him.|
Originally Posted by Ocularis
Pets, Pets, and more pets. Try to get your pets on a real quick recharge. They are ever so useful for adding to your dps (and sometimes taking the mob groups alpha).
Venom and frag grenades are a must, as is suppression and heavy burst (and Arm Lash for when they get close). Not much will be left after all that. (some) Bosses did give me a hard time when trying to farm, so you may want to turn them off. *on a side not, I duo'd with a Force Field Defender the other day... might be a crabs best friend. |
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Level 50 Natural Arachnos Soldier
Primary Power Set: Crab Spider Soldier
Secondary Power Set: Crab Spider Training
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Channelgun
- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (27) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (40) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (46) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (46) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (46) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (A) Titanium Coating - Resistance
- (23) Titanium Coating - Endurance
- (42) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
- (43) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge
- (43) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (43) Titanium Coating - Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff
- (3) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Defense Debuff
- (3) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Recharge
- (21) Shield Breaker - Chance for Lethal Damage
- (40) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
- (42) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (5) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (5) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge
- (7) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (42) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
- (A) Accuracy IO
- (7) Accuracy IO
- (A) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff
- (9) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Defense Debuff
- (9) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Shield Breaker - Chance for Lethal Damage
- (37) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Recharge
- (40) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (11) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (11) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge
- (19) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (13) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (13) Obliteration - Damage
- (15) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (17) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (17) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (15) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Jumping IO
- (A) Miracle - +Recovery
- (19) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
- (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
- (23) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
- (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
- (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
- (34) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (34) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
- (48) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (27) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance
- (A) Miracle - Heal
- (29) Miracle - Endurance/Recharge
- (29) Miracle - Heal/Endurance
- (33) Miracle - Heal/Recharge
- (34) Miracle - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (31) Obliteration - Damage
- (31) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (31) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (33) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (A) Empty
- (A) Aegis - Resistance
- (36) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
- (36) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
- (36) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (39) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge
- (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Run Speed IO
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (45) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (45) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
- (45) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (48) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (48) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (50) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (50) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (50) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
Level 6: Ninja Run
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Hey guys,i have this build on MIDS and i'd like some help on what should I slot on each power.Thanks!
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Agent Weaver: Level 3 Natural Arachnos Soldier
Primary Power Set: Crab Spider Soldier
Secondary Power Set: Crab Spider Training
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Channelgun -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Wolf Spider Armor -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Longfang -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Combat Training: Defensive -- Empty(A)
Level 6: Combat Training: Offensive -- Empty(A)
Level 8: Suppression -- Empty(A)
Level 10: Tactical Training: Maneuvers -- Empty(A)
Level 12: Wide Area Web Grenade -- Empty(A)
Level 14: Venom Grenade -- Empty(A)
Level 16: Tactical Training: Assault -- Empty(A)
Level 18: Frag Grenade -- Empty(A)
Level 20: Tactical Training: Leadership -- Empty(A)
Level 22: Kick -- Empty(A)
Level 24: Tough -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Weave -- Empty(A)
Level 28: Mental Training -- Empty(A)
Level 30: Crab Spider Armor Upgrade -- Empty(A)
Level 32: Maneuvers -- Empty(A)
Level 35: Assault -- Empty(A)
Level 38: Call Reinforcements -- Empty(A)
Level 41: Summon Spiderlings -- Empty(A)
Level 44: Electrifying Fences -- Empty(A)
Level 47: Summon Striker -- Empty(A)
Level 49: Fortification -- Empty(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Conditioning
Level 4: Ninja Run
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That's.. really not what I would do. As a crab you have a substantial boost to Ranged defense, so why would you get into melee?|
Originally Posted by Jibikao
Yeah, if you are only farming for recipes/drops, Crab is definitely a great choice. Start with Venom, jump in for Frenzy and Frag Grenade.
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Assuming you're farming +0 or -1 for stuff rather than inf, I'd go with Venom -> Suppression -> Frag and then move on to the next pack. Let your pets pick off the stragglers, or drag them into the next pack and hit them again.
I do anything I can to stay out of melee on my crab. Best I can tell, Frenzy and Arm Lash are there to trick the incautious into thinking crabs can melee.
Hey guys,i've heard that Crabs are sometimes used for Farming,so i'd like to get some help onto it.Builds and some prices might be usefull.
Thanks in advance!