How do you slot as you level? Where do you put the slots, I mean? I'm level 30 and I started to respec, but then I realized I've no idea how to slot evenly across all the powers!
Well this isn't the build I leveled with but I constructed it broadly as if I was levelling, so the slot levels shown are more or less as I'd do it. Basically if you want to level as a tri-form you just have to accept you don't have enough slots to do everything at once. That will start to ease from 30 onwards as the game gives you more slots, and inventions mean you can do more with less slots but it's one of the challenges of the HEATs.
Take a look at the other builds around the forum for inspiration but I'd basically recommend slotting the powers you use and not worrying too much about most of the Human form powers at this stage - Nova and Dwarf are the point of running tri-form after all and will reward investment. Get hold of Mids if you haven't already and try some things out to see the numbers, or transfer to the test server and run through a respec and see how you like it in play.
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And I should add, plan on respecing the build at least a couple of times as you level, so you can move slots around as new tactical opportunities open up. Getting Light Form for example will mean you can get greater use out of the human powers so you may want to move some slots over at the same time.
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I'm blowing the dust off my PB for i20 and come up with a new build for her. I wondered if anyone had any suggestions for improvements.
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Ms Lee: Level 50 Natural Peacebringer
Primary Power Set: Luminous Blast
Secondary Power Set: Luminous Aura
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Concealment
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Gleaming Bolt -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:41(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:41(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:41(5)
Level 1: Incandescence -- S'fstPrt-ResKB:30(A)
Level 2: Gleaming Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:41(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:41(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:41(5)
Level 4: Essence Boost -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx:41(A), Dct'dW-Rchg:41(13), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:41(13), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:41(39), Dct'dW-Heal:41(45)
Level 6: Bright Nova -- ToHit-I:40(A)
Level 8: Radiant Strike -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:41(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:41(9), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:41(9), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:41(17), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:41(43)
Level 10: Shining Shield -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx:41(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam:41(31), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:40(37)
Level 12: Build Up -- RechRdx-I:40(A), RechRdx-I:40(15), RechRdx-I:40(31)
Level 14: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:40(A), RechRdx-I:40(37), RechRdx-I:40(40)
Level 16: Quantum Shield -- ResDam-I:40(A)
Level 18: Incandescent Strike -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:41(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:41(19), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:41(19), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:41(27), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:41(42), Hold-I:50(43)
Level 20: White Dwarf -- ImpArm-ResDam:40(A), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(21), ResDam-I:40(29)
Level 22: Reform Essence -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx:41(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg:41(29), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:41(31), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:41(33), Dct'dW-Heal:41(46)
Level 24: Conserve Energy -- RechRdx-I:40(A), RechRdx-I:40(34), RechRdx-I:40(39)
Level 26: Glowing Touch -- Mrcl-Heal:40(A), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx:40(37)
Level 28: Pulsar -- Stpfy-Acc/Rchg:41(A), Stpfy-Acc/EndRdx:41(40), Stpfy-EndRdx/Stun:41(43), Stpfy-Acc/Stun/Rchg:41(45), Stpfy-Stun/Rng:41(46)
Level 30: Thermal Shield -- ResDam-I:40(A)
Level 32: Photon Seekers -- ExRmnt-Acc/Rchg:41(A), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg:41(33), ExRmnt-Dmg/EndRdx:41(34), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:41(36), ExRmnt-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg:41(48)
Level 35: Restore Essence -- Heal-I:40(A)
Level 38: Light Form -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(40)
Level 41: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:41(A)
Level 44: Quantum Flight -- EndRdx-I:40(A)
Level 47: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:41(A)
Level 49: Grant Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:41(A)
Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
Level 50: Cardiac Total Core Revamp
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I:40(A)
Level 1: Cosmic Balance
Level 1: Energy Flight -- Flight-I:40(A)
Level 10: Combat Flight -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:40(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Flight-I:40(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I:40(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal-I:40(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I:40(A), EndMod-I:40(27), EndMod-I:40(48)
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Level 6: Bright Nova Bolt -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:41(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:41(11), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:41(48)
Level 6: Bright Nova Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:41(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:41(7), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:41(50)
Level 6: Bright Nova Scatter -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:41(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:41(11), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:41(15), Posi-Dmg/Rng:41(36), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:41(45)
Level 6: Bright Nova Detonation -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:41(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:41(7), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:41(17), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:41(36), Posi-Dmg/Rng:41(42)
Level 20: White Dwarf Strike -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:41(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:41(23), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:41(50)
Level 20: White Dwarf Smite -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:41(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:41(23), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:41(50)
Level 20: White Dwarf Flare -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg:41(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx:41(25), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg:41(34), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:41(39), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:41(42)
Level 20: White Dwarf Sublimation -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx:41(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg:41(21), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:41(25), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:41(33), Dct'dW-Heal:41(46)
Level 20: White Dwarf Antagonize -- Mocking-Acc/Rchg:41(A)
Level 20: White Dwarf Step -- EndRdx-I:40(A)
Essence Boost is perma and getting Hasten perma would be nice but I think this build is about as expensive as I can manage (4 LotG recharge but mostly fairly cheap). Anyone think I've done something stupid or missed an easy trick?
"If there's anything worse than being sacrificed, it's being sacrificed incompetantly."