I dont want to come across as a member of the Thunderstrike Marketing Board, but...
I see four missed opportuinites for 6-slotting the Thunderstrike set, and having some extra Ranged/Energy/Negative Defence - 15% to be precise. If you're hovering, and have already taken Weave, thats a huge boon to any solo Defender.
I underrstand slotting Decimation instead, the Recharge boost brings up your Auras more quickly, which is a big deal for any Empath.
Your slotting on Will Domination is odd though. Devastation gives you +Regen (peanuts next to Helaing Aura/Regen Aura), +Health (OK, but hot great) and +3 damage (peanuts IMHO) at the expense of the extra Accuracy and Defence that 6 Thunderstrikes would give you.
If it were me, I'd slot Recovery Aura just with 3 Recharge, and move the extra slots to Subdue, Mental Blast and TK Blast and six slot all four siongle target attacks with Thunderstike. Recovery Aura gives you more end than you can eat even without slotting.
Your global Recharge boost would drop by 18.75%, it is true. With Hasten and what you have left (around 60% still?) Your Aura recharge is going to go from 140 second to 155 maybe? So in exchange for those 15 seconds extra wait for Regen Aura/Recovery Aura to coem up you get 15% R/E/NE Defence and +28% Acc. Maybe a bit less end, but Recovery Aura has a good uptime still.
Your Ranged Def goes from 15% to 30%, which is a lot of avoided damage and mezzes, and also almost one small pill from the softcap, great for EB fights.
Your call, of course. I openly admit to being a bit defence-obsessed, and realise you may have other aims with this build.
I wholeheartedly endorse taking dark mastery over power -- it's just more fun, and the self rez and PBAoE stun are helpful.
Talen_Lee: Taking absorb pain is like branding 'H' on your forehead. Which stands for 'Failure'
Scarf_Girl: ever since I six slotted my Rp with cyber/emo Hami-O enhancements they haven't been able to touch me
Solo build therefore drop Resurrection, move Hasten to 6th, grab Fortitude at 12th and single slot a LotG +7.5%.
The largest drawback to high ranged defense hovering line of thought (a very good one) is particularly with Dark Mastery is the number of powers (your Nuke, SD, DC, OG) that want you ideally in the middle of the foes. I'd want more than base speed for Hover to make moving in and out of the foes easier. That said high ranged defense + Hover is a very, very good way to survive particularly while your Auras are recharging.
I'd look to add full stealth to the build. Doubly so if you stay ground bound and/or to make best use of SD --> stealth in, hit SD, hover up and away start blasting.
I'd want at least 4pts kb protection, again especially if you go Dark Mastery. Not good to move in start casting SD and then get knocked across the map and hit air. Ditto for Dark Consumption, Psy Wail etc., etc.. Most likely current spot would be a BotZ in Fly. Or if going with Super Speed a slot somewhere for -kb as SS I'd slot the Stealth IO.
If your looking for offense make a kin 
You'll have zippy mitigation from your secondary if you go /psi. You didn't take scramble thoughts to stack stuns for bosses/trouble spawns if you do take dark epic for OG. Id go with dark blast to stack dark pit with it.
if its an emp/psi for concept then disregard.
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I agree on the fortitude comment, and if you did use it for a bit of teaming, Fortitude is generally more helpful than Rez anyhow. Prevent death instead of make up for it afterwards. Just toss em a wakie if they die.
The problem with OG from the perspective I think they'll be going is that they'll be hoverblasting. OG needs to be close to the enemies, hoverblasting tactic says stay as far as you can away from them.
As for my personal suggestions, I'd try to place a KB protect in there at least once, if not more than once. I'd say for 3.5% smash/lethal resistance loss, place steadfast 3% def and KB protection. Even while hovering you can be knockbacked, sometimes even to the ground. This'll also open up a new slot from where it was in Dark Embrace.
That's all I got in the short time before I have to go to work.
50s: Bla- Arch/Mental Cont- Mind/FF, Earth/Cold, Ill/Therm, Earth/Rad Dominator- Plant/Psi, Elec/Earth Corr- Fire/Storm, Arch/Sonic, Rad/Kin, Beam/Sonic, Psi/Time Stalker- Elec/SR Def- Storm/Dark, Emp/Psi, Dark/Elec, FF/Arch, TA/Ice, TA/Elec, Kin/AR, Cold/DP, Traps/Psi Scrap- Fire/Shield Tanker- Dark/Mace, Ice/Kin Brute- Claws/WP, SS/Energy, BS/Elec
Thank you all for your tips and advice but i decided to restort back to my old kin/psi/psi build instead.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.803
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Level 50 Mutation Defender
Primary Power Set: Kinetics
Secondary Power Set: Psychic Blast
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Psychic Mastery
Hero Profile:
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Level 1: Transfusion
(A) Accuracy IO
(3) Doctored Wounds - Heal
(3) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
(5) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
(5) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
(7) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
Level 1: Mental Blast
(A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
(7) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
(9) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
(9) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(11) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(11) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 2: Siphon Power
(A) Accuracy IO
Level 4: Subdue
(A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
(13) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
(13) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
(15) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(15) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(17) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 6: Siphon Speed
(A) Accuracy IO
(17) Recharge Reduction IO
(19) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 8: Psionic Lance
(A) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Damage
(19) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance
(21) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Interrupt/Range
(21) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Interrupt/Recharge
(23) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 10: Psychic Scream
(A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(23) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
(25) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
(25) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(27) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
Level 12: Hover
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 14: Fly
(A) Flight Speed IO
Level 16: Telekinetic Blast
(A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
(27) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
(29) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
(29) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(31) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(31) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 18: Kick
(A) Empty
Level 20: Will Domination
(A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
(31) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
(33) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
(33) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(33) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(34) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 22: Tough
(A) Titanium Coating - Resistance
(34) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
Level 24: Weave
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
(48) Defense Buff IO
(50) Karma: Knockback Protection
Level 26: Transference
(A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
(34) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
(36) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
(36) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge
(36) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
(37) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
Level 28: Hasten
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(37) Recharge Reduction IO
(37) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 30: Psionic Tornado
(A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(39) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
(39) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
(39) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(40) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
Level 32: Fulcrum Shift
(A) Accuracy IO
(40) Accuracy IO
(40) Recharge Reduction IO
(42) Recharge Reduction IO
(42) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 35: Maneuvers
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 38: Psychic Wail
(A) Obliteration - Damage
(42) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
(43) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
(43) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(43) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 41: Dominate
(A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
(45) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
(45) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
(45) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
Level 44: Mind Over Body
(A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
(46) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
(46) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
(46) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
(48) Reactive Armor - Resistance
Level 47: Telekinesis
(A) Endurance Reduction IO
(48) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 49: Speed Boost
(A) Endurance Modification IO
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Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty
(50) Empty
(50) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
(A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
(A) Empty
Level 1: Vigilance
Level 4: Ninja Run
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What is your goal with this character? Are you taking an existing Empath and kitbashing it into a solo beast? Or are you starting from scratch?
... my personal choice for a solo defender would be Rad/Sonic, but nobody actually asked me.
Mini-guides: Force Field Defenders, Blasters, Market Self-Defense, Frankenslotting.
So you think you're a hero, huh.
@Boltcutter in game.
she was originally a kin/psi on a different server but i wanted to try empathy, then i changed my mind and went back to kin/psi.
ok this is what confuses me, when people say they are going with specific power sets and then somebody recommends something completely different.....i never understand that.
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ok this is what confuses me, when people say they are going with specific power sets and then somebody recommends something completely different.....i never understand that. |
Talen_Lee: Taking absorb pain is like branding 'H' on your forehead. Which stands for 'Failure'
Scarf_Girl: ever since I six slotted my Rp with cyber/emo Hami-O enhancements they haven't been able to touch me
ok so this is meant for solo else it might piss people off....
a few yrs ago a mate of mine had a similar build and it totally rocked!
was thinking about dark epics for soul drain, the dmg boost would be handy.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.803
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Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Empathy
Secondary Power Set: Psychic Blast
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Power Mastery
Hero Profile:
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Level 1: Healing Aura
(A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
(3) Doctored Wounds - Heal
(3) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
(5) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
(5) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
Level 1: Mental Blast
(A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
(7) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
(7) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
(9) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
(9) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 2: Subdue
(A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
(11) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
(11) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
(13) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
(13) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 4: Psionic Lance
(A) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Damage
(15) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance
(15) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Interrupt/Range
(17) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Interrupt/Recharge
(17) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 6: Resurrect
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 8: Hover
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 10: Psychic Scream
(A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(19) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
(19) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
(21) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(21) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
Level 12: Hasten
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(23) Recharge Reduction IO
(23) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 14: Fly
(A) Flight Speed IO
Level 16: Telekinetic Blast
(A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
(25) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
(25) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
(27) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
(27) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 18: Recovery Aura
(A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
(29) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
(29) Performance Shifter - EndMod
(31) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
(31) Recharge Reduction IO
(31) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 20: Will Domination
(A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
(33) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(33) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage
(33) Devastation - Damage/Recharge
(34) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(50) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 22: Kick
(A) Empty
Level 24: Tough
(A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
(34) Impervium Armor - Resistance
Level 26: Regeneration Aura
(A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
(34) Doctored Wounds - Heal
(36) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
(36) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
(36) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
(37) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 28: Psionic Tornado
(A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(37) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
(37) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
(39) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(39) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
Level 30: Weave
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
(46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
(50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 32: Maneuvers
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 35: Assault
(A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 38: Psychic Wail
(A) Obliteration - Damage
(39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
(40) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
(40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 41: Power Build Up
(A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff
(42) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Recharge
(42) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge
(42) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance
(43) Adjusted Targeting - Recharge
Level 44: Temp Invulnerability
(A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
(45) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
(45) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
(45) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
(46) Reactive Armor - Resistance
Level 47: Total Focus
(A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
(48) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
(48) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
(48) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(50) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 49: Vengeance
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
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Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty
(43) Empty
(43) Empty
(46) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
(A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
(A) Empty
Level 1: Vigilance
Level 4: Ninja Run
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Dark epics....it works out better actually, more expensive but alot more offensive.