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Dual Pistols/Traps Archetype Question

Adeon Hawkwood

By Adeon Hawkwood,
Posted on: 2010-12-19 08:05 in Player Questions

 

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I want to make a dual pistols/traps character. I made a blaster with dual pistols/devices and enjoy it for the most part but I was recently on an alt who had traps and liked it a bit more. It seems as though traps would fit my cyborg like blaster a bit better. He's in his mid twenties so I'd be starting over with him. Would it be worth remaking the character and would Corruptor be the better archetype for the set?

 

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Try a Corruptor. The damage scale they do will make the pistols useful and they get Scourge. They're weakness comes from mezzes which they have no work-around for like Blasters get, i.e. Tier 1 and Tier 2 Primary Powers and Tier 1 Secondary Powers are still useable while mezzed for them. Corruptors don't get that, so carry LOTS of Break-frees. I enjoy this AT Combo and you will too. Happy gaming :-)

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Originally Posted by redtornado View Post
Try a Corruptor. The damage scale they do will make the pistols useful and they get Scourge. They're weakness comes from mezzes which they have no work-around for like Blasters get, i.e. Tier 1 and Tier 2 Primary Powers and Tier 1 Secondary Powers are still useable while mezzed for them. Corruptors don't get that, so carry LOTS of Break-frees. I enjoy this AT Combo and you will too. Happy gaming :-)
Uh, the Force Field Generator handles all mez effects except sleep and knockback, and mezzes aren't much of a worry since mezzing enemies don't become very common until around the time you get the Gen anyway.

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The real question for me is will the benefit from traps over devices be great enough to to remake the character?

 

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Originally Posted by RiggsMcClane View Post
The real question for me is will the benefit from traps over devices be great enough to to remake the character?
Yes.

I have an AR/Dev and a Traps/AR. While I do like the Blaster and enjoy playing him the Defender is a lot more useful on a team and has a lot more defenses out of the box. Obviously the Blaster's does more damage but the extra toughness of the Defender means he can take on a lot more stuff.