sonic because with the right slotting you will be able to solo AV's or GM's on your own
it adds damage and more -res for those bad AV fights
Helge corr lvl 50 rad/cold
Helge2 corr lvl 50 ice/rad
Techbothelge MM lvl 50 robo/dark
Helge Mauz def lvl 50 emp/ele
illuhelge troller lvl 50 illu/rad
Wiederbelebter helge nk lvl 50 bs/reg
Maennerschreack nightwidow lvl 44
Quantenjaeger ws lvl 3
Sonic blast is very popular with rad emission. Back in the long long ago, many defenders paired dark blast with rad emission. Not as much burst damge, but very capable in its own way.
Just thought I would throw out an alternative.
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HelinCarnate:OMG it is so terrible. I have the option to take 3 more powers but no additional slots. Boo F'ing hoo.
I'm going to go and recommend DP/Rad, the build I'm currently working on. It doesn't have quite the resist debuffs that Sonic has, but it does have an awesome crashless Tier 9 power, a great 15% resist debuff with Piercing Rounds, and a complete menu of possible secondary effects with Swap Ammo. You get your pick of damage debuff, recharge debuff + slow, DoT, or Knockback + defense debuff.
Your Brute pal isn't going to have problems pushing out damage against a tough AV, but he might have problems taking the beating. So switch to toxic ammo, and debuff his damage by 30% or more, while still debuffing 15% of his damage resistances, before you begin to consider the effect of Enervating Field or Accelerate Metabolism.
Hmm, these are all great ideas... I hadn't really thought about DP as a set, and the additionally buffing to my buddies survivability from DP debuffs could be a good help.
Dark would certainly do the same thing.
Sonic will be the pure damage side of things.
Hmm, I have have to test these options, see which works best...is there any straight KB in DP even with Ammo Swap?
after ammo switch all kb will go off (switch to fire ammo)
Helge corr lvl 50 rad/cold
Helge2 corr lvl 50 ice/rad
Techbothelge MM lvl 50 robo/dark
Helge Mauz def lvl 50 emp/ele
illuhelge troller lvl 50 illu/rad
Wiederbelebter helge nk lvl 50 bs/reg
Maennerschreack nightwidow lvl 44
Quantenjaeger ws lvl 3
Hey boards!
I'm going to embark on a duo with a friend's dark/elec tank, and I am at a loss as far as what to pair with him to make him tougher, but still kick out some serious damage.
My plan is to be /rad, but I have no idea which primary to go with.
I want to be strong on the AoE end of things, but still able to focus in on AVs when we duo them.
That being said, my current feelings are:
Sonic (ST centered with some AoE)
AR (awesome cones)
Archery (several AoEs, but the KB in the one arrow is a concern)
Rad (though I generally shy away from matched pairings)
Ice (ST focus but good Rains)
Fire (great AoE and ST, but I tend to get bored of fire)
So, really I'm all over, I just need someone out there to vocalize why I should be all about a specific set over the others.
If the name of my character will help you pick a better fit, because it could, I will be "Self-made Loner"
Thanks everyone!