Its a very good set... Skippable powers.. If you dont like Snipes.. Skip it.. Most people pick either Electron Haze OR Neutron Bomb depending on build and secondary. I took both on my Rad/Mental but skipped Electron Haze on my Rad Fire who is more PbAoE focused.
The hard things I can do--- The impossible just take a little bit longer.
If numbers are so much more important than a teammate who is fun to play with, forget about the game altogether and go play with a calculator instead. -Claws and Effect-
I've played Radiation on a defender briefly (level 20 or so), a corrupter to 50, and currently have a level 22 Rad/EM blaster.
Electron Haze and Neutron Bomb aren't the greatest AoEs there has ever been. I have both on my Corrputer, but if I was limited to one, I think I would pick the Bomb. Slightly less damage IIRC, but you don't have to worry about lining up the cone. With Radiation, due to Irradiate and Cosmic Burst, you're going to be near melee range a lot, so jumping out, especially if you don't have Combat Jumping+Hurdle, will get annoying.
That's been my thought process with my Rad/EM, at least. I'm not to the point of taking either on him, but I think I'll stick with the Bomb alone.
He'll also be skipping the Snipe; it just doesn't fit into my playstyle, though I've always liked the style of the Radiation snipe.
Thanks for eight fun years, Paragon.
It's time I go back to the blaster after all these years. I haven't used Rad so I figure I would give it a try. How does it perform in the hands of a Blaster? I know certain powers have different recharge rates from the other ATs but I need to know which powers are skippable.