Getting back into the game

Hey all,

I stopped playing a couple years ago and I'm looking to get back into the game and check out the end-game on my DM/Regen scrapper. I honestly have no idea what the state the game is in and to save myself a ton of reading, I'm hoping to get some quick advice.

The things I remember changing since I last played was the change to DR for enhancements (eg. slotting more than 3 damages into an ability significantly diminishes the value of each enhancement after the third). However, I did a little looking around at builds on the forums and I found that people are slotting more than 3 now, but they are using enhancements that have multiple uses.

Here is a sample build I came up with after taking a look at a few in here, but I didn't slot it as I'm not sure which are the best or how to go about handling it honestly.

Thanks for any feedback or reading suggestions!


Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.91
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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St. Chris: Level 50 Technology Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Regeneration
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Presence
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Darkness Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Shadow Punch -- Empty(A), Empty(25), Empty(31), Empty(37), Empty(37), Empty(39)
Level 1: Fast Healing -- Empty(A), Empty(40), Empty(40)
Level 2: Smite -- Empty(A), Empty(3), Empty(3), Empty(5), Empty(5), Empty(40)
Level 4: Quick Recovery -- Empty(A), Empty(23), Empty(25)
Level 6: Reconstruction -- Empty(A), Empty(7), Empty(7), Empty(43), Empty(43), Empty(46)
Level 8: Siphon Life -- Empty(A), Empty(9), Empty(9), Empty(15), Empty(15), Empty(23)
Level 10: Dull Pain -- Empty(A), Empty(11), Empty(11), Empty(13), Empty(13), Empty(48)
Level 12: Air Superiority -- Empty(A), Empty(34), Empty(34), Empty(36), Empty(37), Empty(46)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Empty(A)
Level 16: Integration -- Empty(A), Empty(17), Empty(17)
Level 18: Dark Consumption -- Empty(A), Empty(19), Empty(19), Empty(21), Empty(21), Empty(42)
Level 20: Touch of Fear -- Empty(A), Empty(42), Empty(43)
Level 22: Provoke -- Empty(A)
Level 24: Intimidate -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Soul Drain -- Empty(A), Empty(27), Empty(27), Empty(29), Empty(29), Empty(50)
Level 28: Instant Healing -- Empty(A), Empty(31), Empty(31)
Level 30: Invoke Panic -- Empty(A), Empty(50)
Level 32: Midnight Grasp -- Empty(A), Empty(33), Empty(33), Empty(33), Empty(34), Empty(42)
Level 35: Hasten -- Empty(A), Empty(36), Empty(36)
Level 38: Moment of Glory -- Empty(A), Empty(39), Empty(39)
Level 41: Petrifying Gaze -- Empty(A), Empty(50)
Level 44: Torrent -- Empty(A), Empty(45), Empty(45), Empty(45), Empty(46)
Level 47: Tenebrous Tentacles -- Empty(A), Empty(48), Empty(48)
Level 49: Super Speed -- Empty(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- Empty(A)

Welcome back!

It's nothing now for a Scrapper to solo a Task Force, or an AV. It's become pretty commonplace.

I'd put some slots in Stamina, and lose the Provoke and Intimidate. I'd also get rid of at least one of the Travel Power Pools. You don't need Air Superiority, Super Jump and Super Speed on one character. And unless you have the Vet Reward for it, you can't take Super Jump without taking Combat Jumping or Jump Kick first.

Before Inherent Fitness, I'd actually say lose all the Travel Powers altogether, but you have the extra slots now, so take one.

A lot has changed in the past couple of years, and some of the other guys who frequent the Scrapper forum can help you out with your build. I've never been a fan of /Regen (only one I had I deleted around 30) but it's good to see you back in CoX!

-drop presence for fight pool
-consider leadership pool
-best attack chain is MG > smite > Siphon Life > Smite (most skip shadow punch, it adds flavor tho at the cost of some dps - i miss it
-Read up on IO sets for recharge and the Spirit Tree for your Alpha (both really important!!)
-Air Sup is still a nice saftey feature - i'd pick one b/w it and Shadow punch (based on travel power?)
-Try to keep Touch of Fear - again not my people take it due to dps, but a lot of fun and flavor to it
-Have fun, build toons with IOs, experiment, welcome back
(feel free to ignore me those are just my opinions)