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The only real options you have for mez are to build for some kind of defense and or to make breakfrees. | A way to deal with mezzes so as to allow for soloing - Not achieved - Tertiary priority as this is a team character |
Breakfrees shouldn't be too bad a solution for you, the only toggle you have to worry about dropping is world of confusion. BTW you might want to change your slotting for that power to include the contagious confusion proc. It is actually better than the power itself.
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Thanks, I'll do both those things.
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Originally Posted by Another_Fan
The only real options you have for mez are to build for some kind of defense and or to make breakfrees.
Breakfrees shouldn't be too bad a solution for you, the only toggle you have to worry about dropping is world of confusion. BTW you might want to change your slotting for that power to include the contagious confusion proc. It is actually better than the power itself. |
The crash from the nuke is -1000%. I do not know if it cancels out drain psyche. The way I have seen it used though is to nuke, pop blue then drain psyche. If it does not cancel it then it would always be better to have it up prior to nuking though. I know you have the purple set in shockwave but that power slotted right is a pretty damn good pbaoe. The stun componant is only mag2. I would rather have this built for damage based off your goal if you can still keep Drain perma.
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It can override the -recovery if you slot for endmod and hit enough enemies. I use it every time before I nuke. Sometimes it hits enough enemies, sometimes it doesn't.|
Originally Posted by Squishor8
The crash from the nuke is -1000%. I do not know if it cancels out drain psyche. The way I have seen it used though is to nuke, pop blue then drain psyche. If it does not cancel it then it would always be better to have it up prior to nuking though. I know you have the purple set in shockwave but that power slotted right is a pretty damn good pbaoe. The stun componant is only mag2. I would rather have this built for damage based off your goal if you can still keep Drain perma.
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As for the build, I can say it's bad just looking at how Hasten is 6-slotted. You're fine with just two slots if you went for spiritual. Also:
-Hoarfrost is not needed, all the +HP accolades will almost get you to the blaster HP cap(IO set bonuses can get you there).
-I wouldn't underslot Flares, it's really important should you exemp down or get mezzed.
-Absolute Amazment in Psychic Shockwave? oh my. Get an appropriate set in that(Obliteration/Armageddon comes to mind).
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Originally Posted by Squishor8
The crash from the nuke is -1000%. I do not know if it cancels out drain psyche. The way I have seen it used though is to nuke, pop blue then drain psyche. If it does not cancel it then it would always be better to have it up prior to nuking though. I know you have the purple set in shockwave but that power slotted right is a pretty damn good pbaoe. The stun componant is only mag2. I would rather have this built for damage based off your goal if you can still keep Drain perma.
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Originally Posted by Auroxis
It can override the -recovery if you slot for endmod and hit enough enemies. I use it every time before I nuke. Sometimes it hits enough enemies, sometimes it doesn't.
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If you add the Recovery bonuses from Miracle and Numina (and whatever incidental bonuses you may have) onto the above conditions, then hitting six targets with Drain Psyche should result in a positive net recovery value after the Nuke, but not a very large one (25%+ recovery, or about 0.42 end per second).
On the other hand, it's generally more useful to slot Drain Psyche for heal, both because high regeneration adds to Blasters' spotty survivability, and because the -regen debuff is also enhanceable (useful against the occasional hard target). Rightly or wrongly, you'll probably never hear a team complaining about the lack of -recovery debuffs present. You are likely to hear team members fret about -regen debuffs at least once in awhile.
Depending on how tight your build is vis-a-vis set bonuses, you may very well find that you can't slot Drain Psyche for both EndMod and Heal, so you have to ask yourself how much you care about recovering from your nuke. It's also worth pointing out that hitting six or seven targets consistently with a ten-foot-radius power is not a trivial task.
For comparison purposes, an unslotted Drain Psyche gives you ~750% extra recovery if you hit the max of ten targets, which means that you basically can't reover from the Nuke's debuff without EndMod slotting. Or, I guess, the Musculature Boost's +recovery bonus, which would put an unslotted and fully saturated DP at about +1,000% regen.
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Originally Posted by Iggy_Kamakaze
Nice build
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Acrobatics is also very nice when layered with high DEF. It's by no means comprehensive protection, but it does give you a mulligan against the occasional hold that gets through.
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Originally Posted by Another_Fan
The only real options you have for mez are to build for some kind of defense and or to make breakfrees.
Breakfrees shouldn't be too bad a solution for you, the only toggle you have to worry about dropping is world of confusion. BTW you might want to change your slotting for that power to include the contagious confusion proc. It is actually better than the power itself. |
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Originally Posted by Iggy_Kamakaze
Nice build
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My current preferred slotting for Drain Psyche is:|
Originally Posted by Obitus
Depending on how tight your build is vis-a-vis set bonuses, you may very well find that you can't slot Drain Psyche for both EndMod and Heal, so you have to ask yourself how much you care about recovering from your nuke. It's also worth pointing out that hitting six or seven targets consistently with a ten-foot-radius power is not a trivial task.
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Touch of the Nictus: Heal
Touch of the Nictus: Heal/Acc
Touch of the Nictus: Heal/Recharge
Efficacy Adaptor: Endmod/Acc/Recharge
Efficacy Adaptor: Endmod/Recharge
Performance Shifter: Endmod/Recharge
This gives me:
48% Accuracy
74% Endmod
92% Heal
95% Recharge
Along with +3% HP and +9% Accuracy from set bonuses.
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Hey, different strokes. My builds place a premium on DEF and Recharge, so it's hard to justify a frankenslotted Drain Psyche, especially given that the base power gives me more than enough recovery in most situations.|
Originally Posted by Auroxis
My current preferred slotting for Drain Psyche is:
Touch of the Nictus: Heal Touch of the Nictus: Heal/Acc Touch of the Nictus: Heal/Recharge Efficacy Adaptor: Endmod/Acc/Recharge Efficacy Adaptor: Endmod/Recharge Performance Shifter: Endmod/Recharge This gives me: 48% Accuracy 74% Endmod 92% Heal 95% Recharge Along with +3% HP and +9% Accuracy from set bonuses. |
If you're big into your nuke, then by all means. I don't see much other use for such a slotting scheme, though.
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Originally Posted by Iggy_Kamakaze
Nice build
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Yeah I'm REALLY into my nuke, I try to fire it off whenever I can. It's a blast!(heh.)
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Originally Posted by Obitus
If you're big into your nuke, then by all means. I don't see much other use for such a slotting scheme, though.
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Thanks a lot for these suggestions, I built the hasten pre-alpha slot and at that point it was necessary to have 6 -rech so nice spotting. I also thank you for pointing out the blaster HP cap, this is my first blaster and I missed it. With +HP gone I swapped fire in:|
Originally Posted by Auroxis
As for the build, I can say it's bad just looking at how Hasten is 6-slotted. You're fine with just two slots if you went for spiritual. Also:
-Hoarfrost is not needed, all the +HP accolades will almost get you to the blaster HP cap(IO set bonuses can get you there). -I wouldn't underslot Flares, it's really important should you exemp down or get mezzed. -Absolute Amazment in Psychic Shockwave? oh my. Get an appropriate set in that(Obliteration/Armageddon comes to mind). |
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Level 50 Natural Blaster
Primary Power Set: Fire Blast
Secondary Power Set: Mental Manipulation
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Flame Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Flares
- (A) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
- (25) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
- (27) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
- (27) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (31) Decimation - Chance of Build Up
- (A) Empty
- (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
- (3) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
- (46) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (48) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (5) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (5) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (43) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (45) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (A) Ragnarok - Damage
- (7) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
- (7) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (43) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge
- (43) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance
- (46) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (9) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (9) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (42) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (42) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (40) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (40) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
- (13) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (13) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
- (15) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
- (15) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (46) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
- (A) Freebird - +Stealth
- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
- (17) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (17) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
- (A) Apocalypse - Damage
- (19) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
- (19) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (34) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge
- (34) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (21) Recharge Reduction IO
- (21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (23) Miracle - Heal/Recharge
- (23) Miracle - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Flight Speed IO
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (25) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Coercive Persuasion - Confused
- (29) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Recharge
- (29) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
- (31) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Recharge
- (31) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Endurance
- (45) Coercive Persuasion - Contagious Confusion
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
- (A) Armageddon - Damage
- (33) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
- (33) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (33) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
- (34) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
- (A) Glimpse of the Abyss - Accuracy/Recharge
- (36) Glimpse of the Abyss - Endurance/Fear
- (36) Glimpse of the Abyss - Accuracy/Endurance
- (36) Glimpse of the Abyss - Fear/Range
- (37) Glimpse of the Abyss - Accuracy/Fear/Recharge
- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (39) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (42) Knockback Distance IO
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (50) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (50) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (50) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (A) Titanium Coating - Resistance
- (48) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
- (48) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
Level 0: Task Force Commander
Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
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Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
Level 2: Swift
- (A) Empty
- (A) Healing IO
- (A) Empty
- (A) Endurance Modification IO
That's a big improvement. Though there are still some things I would change here and there, they are mostly minor.
One major thing you should take a look at is that you're 2 bonuses over the rule of 5 on the 6.25% recharge bonus.
If you don't know what the rule of 5 is, it's that you can't have more than 5 of the same set bonus.
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Build critics, I've got a job for you! Following is a build plan (so you'll know what to critique) and a question:
Build plan ranked in descending order of priority:
- When the End/Recovery suppression from Inferno goes into effect, does this cancel Drain Psyche? Obviously the -100% end will effectively negate Drain Psyche's +recovery, but does it cancel the active move or would I merely need to wait out the three seconds before Drain Psyche throw my endurance back to full in a matter of seconds?
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Level 50 Natural Blaster
Primary Power Set: Fire Blast
Secondary Power Set: Mental Manipulation
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Cold Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Flares
- (A) Damage Increase IO
Level 1: Subdual- (A) Empty
Level 2: Fire Blast- (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
- (3) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
- (46) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (48) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 4: Fire Ball- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (5) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (5) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (43) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (45) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 6: Rain of Fire- (A) Ragnarok - Damage
- (7) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
- (7) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (43) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge
- (43) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance
- (46) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
Level 8: Fire Breath- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (9) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (9) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (42) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (42) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 10: Psychic Scream- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (40) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (40) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 12: Aim- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
- (13) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (13) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
- (15) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
- (15) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
Level 14: Hover- (A) Freebird - +Stealth
Level 16: Concentration- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
- (17) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (17) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
Level 18: Blaze- (A) Apocalypse - Damage
- (19) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
- (19) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (34) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge
- (34) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
Level 20: Drain Psyche- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (21) Recharge Reduction IO
- (21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (23) Miracle - Heal/Recharge
- (23) Miracle - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 22: Fly- (A) Flight Speed IO
Level 24: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (25) Recharge Reduction IO
- (25) Recharge Reduction IO
- (27) Recharge Reduction IO
- (27) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 26: Combat Jumping- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 28: World of Confusion- (A) Coercive Persuasion - Confused
- (29) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Recharge
- (29) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
- (31) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Recharge
- (31) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Endurance
Level 30: Super Jump- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
Level 32: Inferno- (A) Armageddon - Damage
- (33) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
- (33) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (33) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
- (34) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
Level 35: Scare- (A) Glimpse of the Abyss - Accuracy/Recharge
- (36) Glimpse of the Abyss - Endurance/Fear
- (36) Glimpse of the Abyss - Accuracy/Endurance
- (36) Glimpse of the Abyss - Fear/Range
- (37) Glimpse of the Abyss - Accuracy/Fear/Recharge
Level 38: Psychic Shockwave- (A) Absolute Amazement - Stun
- (39) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Recharge
- (39) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge
- (39) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (40) Absolute Amazement - Endurance/Stun
Level 41: Acrobatics- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (42) Knockback Distance IO
Level 44: Snow Storm- (A) Tempered Readiness - Endurance/Recharge/Slow
- (45) Tempered Readiness - Accuracy/Slow
- (45) Tempered Readiness - Accuracy/Endurance
- (46) Tempered Readiness - Range/Slow
Level 47: Frozen Armor- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 49: Hoarfrost- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Healing IO
- (50) Healing IO
Level 50: Spiritual Radial Boost------------
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
Level 1: DefianceLevel 1: Sprint
- (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest- (A) Empty
Level 4: Ninja RunLevel 2: Swift
- (A) Empty
Level 2: Health- (A) Healing IO
Level 2: Hurdle- (A) Empty
Level 2: Stamina