Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.803
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Primary Power Set: Earth Control
Secondary Power Set: Radiation Emission
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Psionic Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Fossilize
- (A) Unbreakable Constraint - Hold/Recharge
- (3) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge
- (3) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Recharge
- (5) Unbreakable Constraint - Endurance/Hold
- (5) Unbreakable Constraint - Hold
- (A) Panacea - Heal
- (7) Panacea - Heal/Endurance
- (43) Panacea - Endurance/Recharge
- (46) Panacea - Hea/Recharge
- (48) Panacea - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
- (11) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
- (19) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
- (19) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (21) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge
- (A) Gravitational Anchor - Chance for Hold
- (7) Gravitational Anchor - Immobilize/Endurance
- (9) Gravitational Anchor - Accuracy/Recharge
- (9) Gravitational Anchor - Immobilize/Recharge
- (11) Gravitational Anchor - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge
- (A) Pacing of the Turtle - Chance of -Recharge
- (40) Pacing of the Turtle - Range/Slow
- (40) Pacing of the Turtle - Accuracy/Endurance
- (40) Pacing of the Turtle - Damage/Slow
- (43) Pacing of the Turtle - Accuracy/Slow
- (43) Pacing of the Turtle - Endurance/Recharge/Slow
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Stupefy - Chance of Knockback
- (13) Stupefy - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge
- (13) Stupefy - Stun/Range
- (15) Stupefy - Accuracy/Endurance
- (15) Stupefy - Endurance/Stun
- (17) Stupefy - Accuracy/Recharge
- (A) Empty
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (17) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
- (A) Explosive Strike - Damage/Knockback
- (37) Explosive Strike - Accuracy/Knockback
- (37) Explosive Strike - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (A) Accuracy IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (23) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure
- (23) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (25) Recharge Reduction IO
- (25) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
- (27) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (27) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold
- (33) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
- (34) Lockdown - Recharge/Hold
- (34) Lockdown - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (A) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
- (29) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (29) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold
- (31) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
- (31) Lockdown - Recharge/Hold
- (31) Lockdown - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (33) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure
- (33) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure
- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets
- (34) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
- (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
- (39) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
- (39) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
- (39) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (42) Recharge Reduction IO
- (42) Recharge Reduction IO
- (42) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Coercive Persuasion - Contagious Confusion
- (45) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Endurance
- (45) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Recharge
- (45) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
- (46) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Recharge
- (46) Coercive Persuasion - Confused
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
- (48) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
Level 4: Ninja Run
Softcapped Range.
High enough recharge that with th ecommon recharge boost will get you perma IW.
Very expensive.
Not how I would go... but theres what you want...oh and 4 free slots, so you could sink those into health, slot up another round of panacea, and im fairly sure you wouldnt need the alpha slot...
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Originally Posted by VoodooGirl
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OK I suppose as an exercise in playing with Mids, but it has some problems . . . like slotting Knockback in Earthquake will turn it from Knockdown into Knockback -- not exactly what you want. Choking Cloud has very little EndRdx, making it nearly useless -- I wouldn't take it on an Earth/Rad anyway, but regardless.
World of Confusion is only useful as a set mule, as the power mostly stinks.
Frankly, there is no way I would spend the time and huge amounts of influence on a build that fails to have the functions of the powers properly slotted. But that's just me. I have never really found a need for high defense on my Earth/Rad, since he is so good at locking down groups, I don't get hit much. I stay at range and let teammates and Rocky take the aggro, so I don't get mezzed much, either. If I really wanted defense, I would take the Earth or Ice APP armor and enhance for Smashing/Lethal Defense -- but I don't feel it is needed.
Besides, if you have softcapped defense, do you really
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exactly why I said I would never go for it myself.|
Originally Posted by Local_Man
OK I suppose as an exercise in playing with Mids, but it has some problems . . . like slotting Knockback in Earthquake will turn it from Knockdown into Knockback -- not exactly what you want. Choking Cloud has very little EndRdx, making it nearly useless -- I wouldn't take it on an Earth/Rad anyway, but regardless.
World of Confusion is only useful as a set mule, as the power mostly stinks. Frankly, there is no way I would spend the time and huge amounts of influence on a build that fails to have the functions of the powers properly slotted. But that's just me. I have never really found a need for high defense on my Earth/Rad, since he is so good at locking down groups, I don't get hit much. I stay at range and let teammates and Rocky take the aggro, so I don't get mezzed much, either. If I really wanted defense, I would take the Earth or Ice APP armor and enhance for Smashing/Lethal Defense -- but I don't feel it is needed. Besides, if you have softcapped defense, do you really |
My own Earth/Rad has a much (in my opinion) build plan which because of using /Earth ancillary achieves softcap while functionally slotting powers.
I wholeheartedly agree that IW is fundamentally useless when aiming for softcap, and theres alot easier ways to push softcap for S/L which will cover more than just range imo.
Theres lots of things wrong with the build I posted, im sure someone could come up with one thats better than what I did and achieves the same, but fundamentally gave what the OP want.
That being said, with Softcapped range defence turning earthquake into KB and dropping it on yourself, while not exactly being the best tactic, could work
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Originally Posted by VoodooGirl
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As far as I'm concerned, Invisibility (to be able to lead Rocky around, or generally to avoid aggro) + Rocky taking aggro or teammates taking aggro + ranged AoE control is generally as good or better than most defense. I prefer to be sneaky rather than defensive.
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i appreciate both of your imputs
also i have a question about the enzymes you have slotted in weave, i must be wrong here but i thought enzymes were defense DEbuffs.
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There are some exploits involving Hami-Os. The Defense Debuff Hami-Os also work to buff Defense by the same amount -- they are kind of opposite sides of the same coin, and since the EndRdx will work in almost any Defense power, you can slot Enzymes in there and get higher enhancement values than if you slotted the Defense ones.|
Originally Posted by SM123
also i have a question about the enzymes you have slotted in weave, i must be wrong here but i thought enzymes were defense DEbuffs.
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Technically, it is an exploit and the Devs know about it. They could theoretically fix it and make those enhancements worthless. However, it is doubtfull, after years, that it will ever be done.
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ohhh ok nifty nifty, thanks. So you really dont believe mez protection is needed on earth/rad?
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I was looking for a Enzyme to use in my mind/rad's Radiation Infection and was surprised by the cost. Knowing this, it becomes clear why. I'm sure anyone using a Hami-O's in a defense power will appreciate the schedule A enhancement of an Enzyme over the schedule B enhancement of a Cytoskeleton.
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Originally Posted by Local_Man
There are some exploits involving Hami-Os. The Defense Debuff Hami-Os also work to buff Defense by the same amount -- they are kind of opposite sides of the same coin, and since the EndRdx will work in almost any Defense power, you can slot Enzymes in there and get higher enhancement values than if you slotted the Defense ones.
Technically, it is an exploit and the Devs know about it. They could theoretically fix it and make those enhancements worthless. However, it is doubtfull, after years, that it will ever be done. |
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After having played mine for quite a while, I found no need to get Indomidible Will . . . an couple of Break Frees were enough. My playstyle is adapted to the strengths of the sets . . . staying at range, letting others (pet or teammates) draw aggro while I use AoE controls at range. So it wasn't needed for me.|
Originally Posted by SM123
ohhh ok nifty nifty, thanks. So you really dont believe mez protection is needed on earth/rad?
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Some folks play their characters differently, and it may be more useful for them. I know some folks like to play every character like a scrapper, in the middle of the action. It may be useful for them. I can't presume on your playstyle, so you need to decide for yourself whether you spend a lot of time getting mezzed.
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Yeah, Enzymes have gotten very expensive. I stripped a few out of older characters when other characters could get better use of them. (I used to do a ton of the old Hami Raids). So, there's another reason to either run a Hami Raid or run the Statesman's TF (or the Lord Recluse, but that one is harder).
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Originally Posted by ketch
I was looking for a Enzyme to use in my mind/rad's Radiation Infection and was surprised by the cost. Knowing this, it becomes clear why. I'm sure anyone using a Hami-O's in a defense power will appreciate the schedule A enhancement of an Enzyme over the schedule B enhancement of a Cytoskeleton.
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alright, so i want to have soft capped ranged defense and perma indomitable will, which takes 200% recharge. assume that i have the ability to use either the uncommon incarnate ability that gives recharge or the one that gives defense.
i haven't seen any builds that reach both. if anyone wants to try to build this and talk about it further with me, my global is @mattmaxim or @matt maxim, if one doesnt work try the other. Im interested to see any possible builds