This blaster is my most played toon overall. I considered him my main for almost the whole time since 2004. But recently I took a break from the game, and when I came back, I decided that my fire/SS tank is just much more powerful overall, so I've been pretty much playing him exclusively lately, doing the Alpha stuff. The point is, I would like to get back into the blaster thing and do the Alpha stuff on this guy too.
So far, he has only SO's. He had a (cheap) PvP build for years, but all those IO's have been stripped from him, so I'm essentially starting from scratch. I've come up with a build that tries to focus on capping S/L defense, but I'm short about 5%. That leads me to my questions...
1. How are fire/EM blasters in PvE these days anyway? I keep hearing about fire/fire blasters, but not much about fire/EM. Fire/EM for many years was considered the most versatile combo. Is this no longer true? Specifically I'm looking at their performance in high end stuff like the WTF's. Would this blaster be wanted on teams for the Incarnate contect?
2. Regarding power boost, how much should I be relying on it? Obviously if I rely on it completely, I will need to build for a lot less than 45% defense. However, there will be times when it's down that I will be very vulnerable. Plus absolutely having to click a power every 15-20 secs as part of your playstyle is extremely annoying. That leads me to believe that PB should only be used as a situational alpha strike tool, not as a permanent buff. Which means that I should probably build for 45% without PB. But at that point, what would be the purpose of PB in the first place?
Here's the build I came up with. I'm looking for some general critique, as well as specific ways to get to get the extra 5% defense. You'll notice no purple or PvP sets. I can't afford them and never will, so there's no point in planning for them. Thanks in advance for the advice.
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Well, apparently this isn't a good forum to go to for information. Either way, I was able to create a 45% build myself, so no help needed.
First a brief history...
This blaster is my most played toon overall. I considered him my main for almost the whole time since 2004. But recently I took a break from the game, and when I came back, I decided that my fire/SS tank is just much more powerful overall, so I've been pretty much playing him exclusively lately, doing the Alpha stuff. The point is, I would like to get back into the blaster thing and do the Alpha stuff on this guy too.
So far, he has only SO's. He had a (cheap) PvP build for years, but all those IO's have been stripped from him, so I'm essentially starting from scratch. I've come up with a build that tries to focus on capping S/L defense, but I'm short about 5%. That leads me to my questions...
1. How are fire/EM blasters in PvE these days anyway? I keep hearing about fire/fire blasters, but not much about fire/EM. Fire/EM for many years was considered the most versatile combo. Is this no longer true? Specifically I'm looking at their performance in high end stuff like the WTF's. Would this blaster be wanted on teams for the Incarnate contect?
2. Regarding power boost, how much should I be relying on it? Obviously if I rely on it completely, I will need to build for a lot less than 45% defense. However, there will be times when it's down that I will be very vulnerable. Plus absolutely having to click a power every 15-20 secs as part of your playstyle is extremely annoying. That leads me to believe that PB should only be used as a situational alpha strike tool, not as a permanent buff. Which means that I should probably build for 45% without PB. But at that point, what would be the purpose of PB in the first place?
Here's the build I came up with. I'm looking for some general critique, as well as specific ways to get to get the extra 5% defense. You'll notice no purple or PvP sets. I can't afford them and never will, so there's no point in planning for them. Thanks in advance for the advice.