Possible to solo the ITF as a Controller or Dom?

Hi,

I'm curious to know: is it possible to solo the Imperious Task force as either a Controller or Dominator *without temp powers*? Or, for that matter, is it possible to solo the ITF at all with any AT without temp powers?

Here's my thinking on it. There are two phases that have to be dealt with: the regular mobs, and the AVs at the end:

1. Regular Mobs:

These have inherent resistances to disorient, sleep, hold, knockback/up, repel, and immobilize effects. Additionally, some mobs have a 'Shout of Command' power which provides resistance to disorient, hold, sleep, immobilize, fear, and confusion. Source: http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Cimeroran_Traitors

The holes here are fear and confusion, until Shout of Command is issued. The interesting hole is confusion, because if a group is AoE confused prior to Shout of Command being issued, then it should be nullified for the mobs. Additionally, the AoE confuse powers can be slotted with a Contagious Confusion proc for stacking confuse. Perma-doms can issue a double-magnitude AoE confuse with a Contagious Confusion proc.

Are AoE confuse powers a way to handle the regular mobs?

My thinking is that a Plant would likely be the best primary set candidate, because Seeds of Confusion is very fast recharging. Mind is interesting too, but the long recharge on Mass Confusion (down to 60 seconds) would seem to hamper it. Both also have sleep power(s) for dealing with the Nictuses.


2. The AVs:

It's been a while since I've done the ITF, but I seem to remember that the strategy for dealing with them is to sleep the Nictuses, pull the AV away, and then take him down. Taking the AV down solo would then be a matter of having a -regen power, and then having enough survivability to go for the win.

As far as secondaries:

a. Controller: Radiation or Kinetics stand out for having good both personal survivability and -regen. What about other secondaries? I'm not familiar enough with the others to comment.

b. Dominator: Psionic Assault stands out, since it has -regen in Drain Psyche.


So -- would a Plant/? Controller or Dominator be able to solo the ITF?

Iggy Kamikaze soloed MoITF on a Kat/WP Scrapper so I'd be more than surprised if a Controller couldn't do it. Illu/Rad would probably be a good default choice.

I know it's been done by a fire/? blaster with softcapped ranged defense; I think that person used several temp powers though. Limiting it to no temps would be a challenge but I think it's possible for a good, solid high damage build. Ill/Rad could probably do it and I'm sure there's several others. Earth/TA or Ice/Rad would have a major challenge though.

The only really difficult part is the last mission with the Nictuses. However, for this there's a trick. If you land at Romulus' spawning location before he does then the Nictuses are not attached at the hip to Rom. You can then pull him out into the middle and proceed to take him down 4 times without any interference from his friends (besides the ambush spawns). Just be sure that he's within line of sight of the Nictuses or you'll also need to kill them as well which can be a real struggle for some.

To land there before him?

Isn't the cutscene triggered, when you come near the platform?
How do you want to get there, without triggering the cutscene?

teleport.

I was on one ITF where a mind dom dragged most of the team through the mishes. Then the whole team quit right before romey except the dom, my emp and a phail scrapper. The dom pretty much soloed romey and the towers. I think he could prob do it on his own with the help of insps only.


Just asked him. Yes, he's done it before solo.

As noted above, I agree with Ill/Rad and Mind/Fire.

Confuse your way through the AV/EB affairs (make the Roman healers your friends, if you'd like).
Sleep, Confuse or Fear each of the ambushes.

I did it in 3 hours on my rad/sonic defender. I could probably do it in less with my new illusion/cold controller. Ill try it tonight to see