sounds fun to me, this game isnt hard enough to where being creative with slotting messes you up too much. give it a try in the training room and see how you like it.
imo if you are already softcapped for range id stay there. the f/c defense would be nifty but having the range also doubles as mez protection since the overwhelming majority of mez powers are ranged. also, ice/ice benefits more from ranged combat since ice manip isnt exactly that good..other than ice patch...to help keep things at range lol
@Injenius~Virtue
Stonefather - 50 Stone/WP/Soul brute
Sable Affliction - Earth/Dark/Fire Dom
Wild Cipher - Beast/Time MM
You could have the best of both worlds and just use your second build for it. If your I/F def build doesn't work out you would still have the ranged one to fall back on.
So i have an ice/ice/cold blaster for the last 3 years. he's soft capped at range and i mainly fight while hovering around. I had an idea that with so many fire farms forming on AE that perhaps maybe i would make him suited a little more with the ice theme of like marvel comics where he is resistant to fire.
So i was going to try to take my build and adjust it more to where i'm soft-capped at ice and fire. If that takes my range away and makes me more of a ground fighter so be it.
Sound like fun or more miserable?