I have befitted greatly from having the patron summon. They are solid damage (some of them add up to 65 dps over time), they don't put aggro on you while you're hidden, they come in dang handy during escort missions when you can't be hidden or you lose the idiot hostage, and the set bonuses are both awesome and affordable (but not cheap) if you can spare 4 slots.
Now if you're slot starved, some ideas are:
Leadership: Maneuvers and Assault are both decent with just 1 Def/End slotted into Maneuvers and 1 End into Assault. If you have a space Luck of the Gambler and can afford the end, that's good too.
Teleport Friend is great on stalkers who team. Even for vets with assemble the team since it has such a long cooldown.
Hibernate is handy even with nothing slotted.
One accuracy into spirit shark jaws and it still works as ranged -fly. I really appreciate it for that.
I took fighting on my spines/nin but I had slots for tough and weave. Not sure if they're worth it worth it if you can't slot them.
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You say this builds, but there are two in the guide. Which build? The cheap or expensive? Do you feel that the tool powers, Smoke Bomb, Blinding Powder, Caltrops are helpful?
These questions must be answered before proper help can be given.
Your character does not have capped defense. Depending on your AT the cap is between 175% - 225%. Your defense is not teal in the combat window, it can go higher. STOP SAYING IT IS CAPPED! The correct term is Soft Cap.
I enjoy playing in Mids. I specialize in Melee Characters, other AT's usually bore me.
I'm following This build
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=124950
Now the problem stems from what to take in place of all the fitness powers, I'm thinking some leadership powers but I'm not sure.