Hey, I'll reply, and bump this along. I've had a Bots/TA since villains first came out. I left after the following issue to play on the dark side (wow), and just came back a few weeks ago. I started 2 new chars and got to SOs. I have a few 50s on hero side, but not villains, so I want to continue my highest villain so I can try out one of the unlocks. I'm glad to see this post, because I've not been here since fitness went inherent, and I am struggling to understand (and afford) IOs for my chars. From what I knew in the past, and what I've learned from much reading lately, this seems like a decent build. I can't comment as to the latest content of course, as HOs were the last enhancements sought after from what I remember LOL. But I do recall that TA is fairly low end usage so the extra toggles from leadership should be OK, especially with the IOs. I see it's been a while since you posted, so if you have an update since then, I'd really appreciate it if you let me know what you have learned.
I do notice that you don't have a travel power though. That would be a pain unless you have a group with recall friend.
I've been running on SOs with my Bots/TA and it's time to upgrade. This is a second-tier character for me but that doesn't mean I don't like playing him, I certainly do, however I'm not going to break the bank for him. "Good enough" in this case, is good enough.
I whipped up a build, figuring to emphasize ranged def. Took Scorp Shield for the s/l/e. Recharge was a secondary concern, but I built for it when I could.
Notes:
I can't resist Lysosomes in Bots, call me a dirty sploiter if you wish, but I like getting buffs to Acc, Def (past ED) and -ToHit.
s/l/e/range def appears to all be in the low 40s.
Back of the napkin math shows Prot Bots to be at 21% def, rest of bots at 32 and change.
Yes, I'm going to hop around with Ninja Run, though I could be persuaded to take SS instead of CJ or Repair (especially Repair), for full invis.
As for how I intend to use him, I'd say for kill-many tfs (non-speed), but I wouldnl't mind him being at least able to contribute on speed runs. Probably for some +1/x8 missions every now and then, maybe not.
This truly was a "whip it up" exercise, so I submit to you, the MM community, for review, for suggestions, etc.
Thanks in advance.
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Porgisl: Level 50 Magic Mastermind
Primary Power Set: Robotics
Secondary Power Set: Trick Arrow
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Medicine
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Battle Drones -- BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg(A), BldM'dt-Dmg/EndRdx(3), BldM'dt-Acc/EndRdx(3), BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), BldM'dt-Acc(5), BldM'dt-Dmg(7)
Level 1: Entangling Arrow -- Acc-I(A)
Level 2: Flash Arrow -- Cloud-ToHitDeb(A), Cloud-Acc/ToHitDeb(7), Cloud-Acc/Rchg(9), Cloud-ToHitDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(48), Cloud-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(48), Cloud-%Dam(48)
Level 4: Glue Arrow -- RechRdx-I(A), P'ngTtl--Rchg%(33)
Level 6: Equip Robot -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 8: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(9)
Level 10: Ice Arrow -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(11), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(11), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(15)
Level 12: Protector Bots -- HO:Lyso(A), HO:Lyso(13), EdctM'r-PetDef(13), EdctM'r-Dmg(15), EdctM'r-Dmg/EndRdx(17), SvgnRt-Dmg/EndRdx(17)
Level 14: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 16: Poison Gas Arrow -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 18: Aid Other -- Numna-Heal/EndRdx(A), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg(19), Numna-Heal/Rchg(19), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(25), Numna-Heal(25), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(36)
Level 20: Acid Arrow -- Achilles-ResDeb%(A), UndDef-DefDeb/Rchg(21), UndDef-DefDeb/Rchg/EndRdx(21), UndDef-Rchg(29), UndDef-Rchg/EndRdx(31)
Level 22: Aid Self -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(23), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(23), Dct'dW-Heal(33), Dct'dW-Rchg(33)
Level 24: Tactics -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(34), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(34), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(34), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(45), GSFC-Build%(45)
Level 26: Assault Bot -- S'bndAl-Build%(A), S'bndAl-Dmg(27), S'bndAl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), SvgnRt-PetResDam(31), HO:Nucle(31)
Level 28: Disruption Arrow -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(29)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(37), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(37), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(37), RedFtn-Def(39), RedFtn-EndRdx(39)
Level 32: Upgrade Robot -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 35: Oil Slick Arrow -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(36), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(36), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46), Posi-Dam%(46), RechRdx-I(46)
Level 38: EMP Arrow -- Lock-Acc/Hold(A), Lock-Acc/Rchg(39), Lock-Rchg/Hold(40), Lock-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(40), Lock-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(40), Lock-%Hold(42)
Level 41: Scorpion Shield -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(42), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(42), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(43), RedFtn-Def(43), RedFtn-EndRdx(43)
Level 44: Power Boost -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(45)
Level 47: Repair -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Supremacy
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Heal(50)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(50)
Global = Hedgefund (or some derivation thereof)