best soloer that also melts face at end game

Just go Fire/anything. Really, that's all you need.

hey guys thanks for the input but I rolled a Corr instead after reading this thread http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=238663

from there it seems to me blasters play 2nd fiddle to scraps, doms, brutes etc. and as a corr at least I get some support powers to mess around with when my dps gets overshadowed.

No, that really is the problem. Blasters are not numerically so on the edge as Stalkers are, and it's ridiculous that anyone would say Stalkers aren't worth it anyway.

At best, all you have pointed out in that other thread is that a few powerset combinations can do a lot of damage too, like that somehow obviates the entire Blaster AT or makes them worthless. When plenty of people still like playing them, still do play them, and are hardly having issues in playing the game well.

Basically, you have set up a situation where you are artificially creating a large performance bias between ATs, when the only bias should be what a player has fun with (and that is what CoX has). Way to try and ruin one of the best aspects of City of Heroes. Seriously, it's disgusting.

Sorry for being annoyed, but... I have argued for balance many times when it is needed, even when I don't play an AT or powerset. I was all for the Blaster changes many issues back, as the AT really did need it then.

Any suggestion that Blasters are way out of whack now or that another AT fits the bill much better (when the only real requirement is what you like to play for) is a bad thing.

As for this statement " It sounds like he got steered to something much better for a new player." That's hogwash, and you should know it. The only best thing for any player, new or old, is to play something they like. Some people enjoy playing support, some don't. And really, most of the support classes take awhile to mature and work well. You can do what a Blaster does from 1-50, easily.

I have an Ice/Storm Corruptor that I quite like, but he's still rather slow and not all that powerful in the 20s. I know how that's going to open up and be great, looking at the final build I have for him in mid's (and knowing how Storm works at higher levels from my Earth/Storm Controller), but he's not there yet.

The more straight up ATs are a bit easier for getting used to City of Heroes. Really, Blasters, Brutes, and Scrappers are probably the best there. I'd still steer people into support ATs if that's the concept they like best for their character, though.

As a player who started with a Blaster on day 1 and levelled it to 50 as my main
toon, the sheer amount of pure "wrong" in that referenced thread is laughable.

I also have a few L50 Stalkers, and quite honestly, Blasters and Stalkers
are even better these days than they were in their inception.

Solo.

I agree with Pilgrim that OP should play whatever interests them - it's a game.
Fun, amusement and leisure entertainment are The Point.

As for the rest - personal play eclipses anecdotal opinion - triple that when
certain posters start chipping in with their so-called "wisdom"

In any case, enjoy your Corruptor and if you ever want to know how a Blaster
plays ... roll one and find out.


Regards,
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Eh, less grumpy on a Friday night than I was on a Friday morning with a day of grading and not enough sleep before me.

Anyway, the major stick in my craw right now is one of misconception: that misconception being that "X archetype is better than any other archetype in CoX." I hate this misconception, as all of the ATs are on a reasonably even keel (I mentioned Stalkers, as that seems to be the one universal AT that many agree could use some tweaks to keep it in par with the other melee ATs: Castle also indicated he wanted to adjust them but didn't have time to do so before GR).

So, really, the only thing people should think about is the style in which they want to get things done in. All of the ATs offer different approaches to getting the job done. There are different flavors of support, damage, and aggro management between several ATs, too, which is even better.

The debates we saw for months before GR about how "X AT will replace Y AT," and in any continued debates (like in that linked thread that I hate and Another Fan likes) arise from other difficulties. People have a tendency to forget that the basic difficulty setting of the game is x0/+0, and that you can advance plenty well doing missions at that setting. And all ATs can handle that.

And really, most ATs can surpass that on SOs. When you throw in IOs, things get more complicated, of course, but luckily, the devs didn't choose to make the game more difficult because of IOs. Though they can't ignore what kind of changes they cause, either. It doesn't change any AT being able to ratchet up the difficulty level and do more on their own (and on a team) depending on their build and skill level.

Anyway, I'm getting carried away. All those debates about one AT superseding another are pretty much null and void. The ATs aren't so far apart that there are real, substantial disparities, even with one that is more universally agreed upon like Stalkers (and there are plenty like me that still like them and think they add something to a team). People should play what they want to play, and CoX is one of those few MMOs out there that allows you to do so.

That's what set me off earlier, as that other thread and some posts continue to suggest to new players that they should choose an AT because of some real performance difference, when there isn't a huge one. Again, people should play what they want, and CoX allows them that opportunity: no one should ruin that.

Sure, some powerset combos and builds can make for some crazy DPS or take on multiple AVs, but that's hardly close to baseline performance, or what most people need to do to play the game and have fun. There's plenty of room for min/maxxers and casual players in CoX... which is again, people playing what they want. You go for the style of play you prefer.

Oh, the "Blasters are underpowered" argument got ported over to THIS thread now?

Seriously, leave it alone already. Blasters are fine at what they are meant to do, which is deal damage. You can't crank up their damage any more, or add survivability without breaking the balance point of them.

No, I'm serious. There are blaster builds that 2 shot entire spawns. If that were to be improved you would have builds 1 shotting entire spawns, essentially making it so Fireball and Blaze are the ONLY powers you need to solo the entire game.

If you have an issue with your blaster either A) dying too often, or B) not dealing enough damage, the issue is with YOU, not the AT.