Here's my list of Critique.
1: Your single target damage will be lacking. Especially without an Immobilize to leverage Ignite. (Which doesn't do so hot anymore anyway.)
2: To go along with number one, I usually recommend taking both Burst and Slug, along with Blaps. If you really only want ONE Of the opening blasts, take Burst and use Achilles heel.
3: Melt armor needs accuracy, and Touch of Lady gray has none. Try Analyze weakness instead. (ToLG's bonuses are past the cap anyway.)
4: The build itself is somewhat lacking in Crowd Control... Even if your going for a more defensive build via IOs, taking an enemy out of the fight is extremely useful. Consider Beanbag to Stun enemies at range.
5: Power boost isn't that useful without something to boost. Conserve power isn't that great either. My AR/Em doesn't really run out of Endurance all that often.
6: Oh and consider reordering your power picks too. This would be okay for a respec build but for a leveling build you need some more low level umph.
Here's my slightly tweaked build for you.
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Wrote these down as I came across them, so take the stream of consciousness as you will.
Biggest problem with this is the same problem I have with set builds in general, you gotta plan for effectiveness before you have the sets, unless you have a few hundered million for twinking.
That and you have a whole 2 real attacks till level 10, one a low damage cone. That will not hack it, even with build up. Getting to bone smasher will be a chore. Getting to 26 with a pool attack, a blap and a couple AR attacks when you could be taking FT at 18 instead of 26 will be an ever bigger grind, power reordering is definitly in order. And stamina does you little good if you have no attacks to drain your blue bar.
Speaking of, skip conserve power, not needed, better uses for the slot.
dump fighting, it's bonuses for blasters just aren;t worth it, even with IO sets in it, it's a waste of slots for other powers too. Such as only 4 slots in bone smasher, that's a crime for one of the biggest melee attacks blasters get.
You can get the same knockback resist plus immob and hold if fighting pool is replaced with leaping one as well. Not to mention a real travel power.
This lets you put in energy punch also, which is leaps and bounds above boxing.
You need mitigation as a blaster, either stun or beanbag and beanbag is by far the better one, trust me the first time you run into fungoids or sappers you'll be glad you took it.
Power boost is a good choice if you have a stun like beanbag and TF, it'll give you a much longer duration even unslotted. If you have a def armor or PFF, or medicine pool powers like aid self it's a much better pick in that regard too.
Keep ignite for teams, it's a beast if trollers have mobs locked down, same for AV fights as I'm fairly (90%) certain they won't run from it.
boost range, 3 slots, needs more recharge.
Bonfire? Not meshing with blaps, melt armor is almost overkill I want to say as nothing much can live past build up/boost range/FT/FA combo. But could be fun with bosses and total focus, so hey go for it. Though I'd still say dump bonfire for another hold, and if you're gonna be a blaster take ROTF for the BOOM!
Here's my old AR/EM build, though this was pre IO's when I did it, you might want to tweak the slotting, where sets would fit I added a couple in, generic IO's otherwise.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.803
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Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Assault Rifle
Secondary Power Set: Energy Manipulation
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Medicine
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Force Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Slug -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(3), Dmg-I(3), Dmg-I(5), Dmg-I(5), RechRdx-I(7)
Level 1: Power Thrust -- Acc-I(A)
Level 2: Energy Punch -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(7), Dmg-I(9), Dmg-I(9), Dmg-I(11), RechRdx-I(11)
Level 4: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(13), RechRdx-I(13)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 8: Beanbag -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(15), Dsrnt-I(15), Dsrnt-I(17), Dsrnt-I(17), RechRdx-I(46)
Level 10: Bone Smasher -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(19), Dmg-I(19), Dmg-I(21), Dmg-I(21), RechRdx-I(23)
Level 12: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 16: Health -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(43), Heal-I(46)
Level 18: Flamethrower -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(23), Dmg-I(25), Dmg-I(25), Dmg-I(27), RechRdx-I(27)
Level 20: Acrobatics -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 22: Stamina -- Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(29), Efficacy-EndMod(29), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(43), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(43), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg(46)
Level 24: Stimulant -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 26: Ignite -- Dmg-I(A), Dmg-I(31), Dmg-I(31), RechRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(33), RechRdx-I(33)
Level 28: Power Boost -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(33), RechRdx-I(34)
Level 30: Aid Self -- IntRdx-I(A), IntRdx-I(34), IntRdx-I(34), Heal-I(36), Heal-I(36), Heal-I(36)
Level 32: Full Auto -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(37), Dmg-I(37), Dmg-I(37), Dmg-I(39), RechRdx-I(39)
Level 35: Boost Range -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(39), RechRdx-I(40)
Level 38: Total Focus -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(40), Dmg-I(40), Dmg-I(42), Dmg-I(42), RechRdx-I(42)
Level 41: Personal Force Field -- DefBuff-I(A)
Level 44: Temp Invulnerability -- EndRdx-I(A), ResDam-I(45), ResDam-I(45), ResDam-I(45)
Level 47: Force of Nature -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(48), RechRdx-I(48), ResDam-I(48), ResDam-I(50), ResDam-I(50)
Level 49: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance
Level 4: Ninja Run
Thanks guys, for the awesome feedback! Since it was my first blaster build, i've learned alot. If you guys have any other builds you could post that would be awesome... I have lots of money, just not enough to crowd my builds with purples/pvp.
@Shock n' Tank
My 50s: Perfect Predator - Claws/SR Scrapper, Heavy Static - SS/Elec Brute, BlackLce - Ice/Dark Corruptor, Prickles' - Spine/WP Scrapper, Arbiter Kaverius - SOA Crab, Frost Hood - Ice/Rad Controller.
Ok... was playing around... made a new build w/ Aid Self! Here it is:
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@Shock n' Tank
My 50s: Perfect Predator - Claws/SR Scrapper, Heavy Static - SS/Elec Brute, BlackLce - Ice/Dark Corruptor, Prickles' - Spine/WP Scrapper, Arbiter Kaverius - SOA Crab, Frost Hood - Ice/Rad Controller.
before you focus on a build, try out all the powers and see what you like and what you do not. see what they do and what is enhanceable. also think about what fits the characters theme and concept. you will have more fun if you do.
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If you decide to use the Kinetic Combat's, it would be benificial for you to take Ice Armor so the sm/lethal defense stacks..|
Originally Posted by -Perfect_Predator-
Ok... was playing around... made a new build w/ Aid Self! Here it is:
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It's pretty easy to get your sm/lethal defense up to 30~45%.
but if you just want Fire Armor, then i added my thoughts to your build below.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.81
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Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Assault Rifle
Secondary Power Set: Energy Manipulation
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Medicine
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Ancillary Pool: Flame Mastery
perma jump is ---> /up 1
Here is the AR/EM/FM build I use for my blaster. It doesn't have great +recharge but with the +rech. proc in buchshot it doesn't matter alot, it goes off alot.
I use Power Boost, PFF, then Aid Self and that heals over 50% of my HP.
The defenses are capped with a small purple. It has five sets of Kinetic Combats so it is exspensive.
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Messing around with an idea for a toon. Made a random build, and no experience with blasters. Please critique harshly so I can learn more about Blasters.
@Shock n' Tank
My 50s: Perfect Predator - Claws/SR Scrapper, Heavy Static - SS/Elec Brute, BlackLce - Ice/Dark Corruptor, Prickles' - Spine/WP Scrapper, Arbiter Kaverius - SOA Crab, Frost Hood - Ice/Rad Controller.