Storm and what?

Hi, Folks.
I want to start a new toon and need some help. My other High LVL toons are jump-ins (SD/Fire Tank, Fire/Rad Troller, Fire/SS Brute, SD/Elec Scrapper...), so i want to try something different. I like the idea of a ranged Char and decided to go with Storm. But i'm not sure what AT and Powersets to take. As you can see i like to fight large spawns. At ~lvl30 the toon has to be capable of handling x8 Spawns, without extreme investions for IO-Sets . Doesn't matter if it is -1/8 or +2/8. And i have to solo 90% of the time. What i dislike is dying a lot, so killing slowly and safe is better for me than a fast killing squishy Char. I preferr them over pure damagedealing. First question is which AT. Mastermind? Tried them many times and deleted all of them btw lvl15 and 30, except my Bots/Traps. Corruptor/Defender or Controller? And which Set?

Anyone has some ideas, opinions or experiences what best to pair with storm?

Since you have done Fire for controllers, Plant/storm would work. I haven't tested recently in terms of mobs size I can solo on, but I just have common IOs in the build as well. Fire/storm corr, or a using Dark blast as a corr, or def might work as well. Dark gets two solid AoEs and it has a blast/heal which can help cover Storm's lack of a self heal. Dark won't be as fast as Fire due to the heavy amount of DoT Dark has, but Dark will be safer.

Bah. I see your edit and completely forgot about MMs. Bots/storm. Thugs/storm would likely be good as well.

Dark is a nice idea, i like the looks and sounds of the Powers. I only avoided it up to now due to the many cones. I preferred Powersets with PBAOEs on my other toons. But for a ranged Char the cones should fit well.
I will take a look on dark, ty for the advice Amy.

Second, Third and Fourth Bots/Storm. Embrace the chaos.

Illusion/storm controller

that is all

Thx for all the suggestions. I have 2 free Charslots. I think i will use both of them to test 2 different combos. 1 Slot will be used for a Dark/Storm Corruptor or Defender ... i'm not sure what the better AT for this combination is. Maybe someone has some experiences with that.

Bots/Storm might be a nice Combo, but one Bot-MM is enough for me. So the second will be a /Storm Troller. ATM i can't decide what Powerset i'll take.

Maybe Ice....think this would be a very survivable Combo, a lot of tools for avoiding nearly all Melee-Attacks and a lot -Recharge, but from what i see it will take hours to take the Enemies down, cause i have to rely on low damage Powers like Freezing Rain. Am i right?

Plant...mmmmh. +Regen through Spirit Tree to compensate the lack of a selfheal. A mass confuse power at lvl 8 to help at lower levels. Carrion Creepers at lvl26. How is this combination damagewise? Can i stand back, let the Carrion Creepers do their work with the support of Freezing Rain and Lightning Storm? Are they able to keep Aggro?

Earth/Storm controller. It is jam packed with stackable effects like stuns and slows, has more than enough Knockdown to keep spawns permaflopping, a solid immob that lets you enjoy the damage of tornado without the scatter and a sturdy pet to mop up stragglers.

Ok, as i thought Ice would look cool, bot does not has the damage i need to solo really well. So it seems Plant/Storm is the combo that suits my playstyle more.

What's about my second question... Dark/Storm Defender or Corruptor? Defender has a bit stronger and longerlasting Debuffs/Controls + higher Defboni, but is the soloing speed still much slower than a Corruptors or is it comparable since the changes?

My Plant/Storm Controller was an excellent ride to 50, and was the first character I really continued playing extensively post-50. Most of her leveling was solo, fighting larger spawns of -1 or even-level foes.

Even with SOs or common IOs, Seeds, FR, Creepers, and Roots can quickly turn large spawns into butter. Against hard targets like AVs on TFs, add Tornado and Lightning Storm for more damage.

Plant/Storm was #Winning way before Charlie Sheen.

Without IOs its good with some IOs its great. seeds of confusion + roots + freezing rain (with an achilles heel proc if you can get one) throw in creepers and or tornado (does great damage when mobs can't be tossed all over) lightning storm and in my case fault (i think thats the name) from the epic pool and you are destroying large mobs. I usually run her +1/8 and solo on easy mode but she can go higher pretty easily. Most solo farming runs I don't even use lightning storm or tornado.

Created a Plant/Storm called 'Force of Nature'. For the Dark/Storm i went with a Defender, as by wonder i named him 'Darkstorm'. I think with the higher Buffs/Debuffs he will be a bit more survivable than the Corrupter-Version and damagewise he should not fall that far behind with the 35% Res-Debuff especially when i get higher recharge later on and can doublestack Freezing Rain.



Thx all for the replies.

I recently started a plant/storm troller and love her to death. I figure there are two ways to embrace storm summoning: control the chaos, or embrace the chaos. I play a TON on my grav/troller which fulfills my enjoyment of the latter.

Fire/Storm. the potential is amazing. The damage can be crazy. and the two fill the gaps that the other lacks. My second would be Ice and Storm.

If I was playing a Corr, I like my Elec/Storm. It's a sapper controller. It works wonders and thematic aspects work. Lightning etc.

However Fire/Storm is a real tough cookie. Like...A Stale cookie on steroids.

Hot Feet is a good damage power and with the tricks of fire control and storm you can make the mobs sit there and take it. Adding imps at 32 only makes things better.

I am starting a fire/storm corrupter to see how that plays, dont know if it will be as powerful and awesome as my controller, should still be fun. Snow Storm + Freezing Rain + Inferno should mean tightly packed groups taking very extreme damage.

So many interesting Powersets and Combos.....hope somedays i will have enough time to test them all:-)

Fair warning: Storm isn't a strictly ranged set. Quite a few stormies jump in and tank, and not just to Thunderclap.

If you want to keep it ranged as a personal preference, look for sets that reward you for keeping back a ways. Dark Blast, Sonic Attack, Ice Blast, Psi Blast, and Archery come to mind. Mind, Earth and Plant Control too.

Then again, maybe you want to embrace your inner tankfender. Toggle Hurricane, jump into the mob, toggle it off and dump Freezing Rain as soon as you land, /em boombox. Radiation Blast, Illusion and Fire Control will steer you down that path.

Masterminds can go either way, depending how you feel about melee and bodyguards. I don't have much experience with masterminds... er, not with masterminds who have pets, anyway....