If you want survivability you'd be best off going with the Mace Mastery pool and taking the Scorpion Shield. You could softcap your s/l defense very easily which would make you much, much tougher. Especially since a lot of Kinetics is melee based and most melee is s/l or has a s/l component.
My personal preference for squishies is defense over resistance. When you get hit you may have to heal for more, but you get hit far less often so you don't have to heal as often. For a set as fast paced as Kinetics, this is great.
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FoN with capped recharge would be 200 seconds, so you'd still only be at 60/40 up/down even if you could get to the recharge cap unaided.
Not sure what you can actually reach with power and set bonuses, but I'm guessing a way short of 400% 
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Quick answer: no. I run my Kin defender with 220% recharge on average, plus spiritual core paragon and Force of Nature recharges in 230 seconds -Ish. Still very much worth it to cut its recharge down as much as possible IMO, but even with capped recharge, it's still going to be unavailable for 80 secs at least.
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If you want survivability you'd be best off going with the Mace Mastery pool and taking the Scorpion Shield. You could softcap your s/l defense very easily which would make you much, much tougher. Especially since a lot of Kinetics is melee based and most melee is s/l or has a s/l component.
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You're looking for a character who won't drop dead, and there are better ways of achieving that than trying to use a defensive panic button as often as possible.
You could get another 30 seconds out of Barrier. But again, there are better ways to get where you want to go. A Scorpion Shield based build would probably be my first stop. Mu Shield my second. Then Striking a balance between SLM Defense and SLE resist. Toss in some Temps like Kinetic Shield if I really wanted, since you can craft as many as you want.
You can get another 60 seconds of FoNish style survivability with the Eye of the magus accolade.....
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Hey all. Last challenge was well met. My FF/EB fender is a beast. (TYVM PoliceWoman).
Now, my second toon I ever made, and the MOST fun toon I have for teaming has always been Mr. Taxi. He's a Kinetic/Electric Defender who basically just buffs and buffs and buffs. He's never ever been a soloable toon. (Even though he can end drain mobs "like a boss"). He also dies. A LOT! Never had any decent survivability.
My question is this: If I go w/ Epic set of Power Mastery...how close could I get to getting Force of Nature to be Perma? I'm pretty certain I couldn't get it ACTUALLY perma, but close.
Not too worried about the crash. As I see it coming, I always pop a blue, Transferrence, and I'm still in it to win it.
So, here's what I run w/ him currently. What do you all think?
PS- This is how he's been since pre- Health and Stamina being free, so that's why they aren't slotted. I never took 'em cuz I didn't need to. But if necessary for slots, feel free.
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Mr. Taxi: Level 50 Natural Defender
Primary Power Set: Kinetics
Secondary Power Set: Electrical Blast
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Teleportation
Ancillary Pool: Electricity Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Transfusion
- (A) Touch of the Nictus - Heal/HitPoints/Regeneration/Recharge
- (3) Touch of the Nictus - Chance for Negative Energy Damage
- (3) Touch of the Nictus - Healing
- (5) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Healing
- (5) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
Level 1: Charged Bolts- (A) Entropic Chaos - Accuracy/Damage
- (9) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Endurance
- (15) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Recharge
- (37) Entropic Chaos - Chance of Heal Self
- (50) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Damage Increase IO
Level 2: Siphon Power- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 4: Ball Lightning- (A) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
- (9) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (13) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (13) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 6: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (7) Recharge Reduction IO
- (7) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 8: Assault- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 10: Short Circuit- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
- (17) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (17) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (19) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge
- (19) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
- (21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
Level 12: Stealth- (A) Red Fortune - Endurance
- (15) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (25) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (27) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
- (27) Red Fortune - Defense
- (29) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 14: Super Speed- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 16: Tactics- (A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge
- (21) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (23) Adjusted Targeting - Endurance/Recharge
- (23) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff
- (25) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Recharge
Level 18: Siphon Speed- (A) Pacing of the Turtle - Endurance/Recharge/Slow
- (29) Pacing of the Turtle - Accuracy/Slow
- (31) Pacing of the Turtle - Chance of -Recharge
- (40) Pacing of the Turtle - Accuracy/Endurance
Level 20: Aim- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 22: Speed Boost- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 24: Lightning Bolt- (A) Entropic Chaos - Accuracy/Damage
- (43) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Recharge
- (43) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Endurance
- (43) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (46) Entropic Chaos - Chance of Heal Self
- (48) Damage Increase IO
Level 26: Transference- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
- (33) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (33) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (33) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge
- (34) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
- (34) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
Level 28: Tesla Cage- (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
- (39) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
- (39) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
- (39) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (40) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (40) Basilisk's Gaze - Chance for Recharge Slow
Level 30: Inertial Reduction- (A) Jumping IO
- (37) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
Level 32: Fulcrum Shift- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (34) Recharge Reduction IO
- (36) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 35: Voltaic Sentinel- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
- (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 38: Recall Friend- (A) Interrupt Reduction IO
Level 41: Electric Fence- (A) Trap of the Hunter - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (42) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Recharge
- (42) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge
- (42) Trap of the Hunter - Immobilize/Accuracy
Level 44: Charged Armor- (A) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
- (45) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
- (45) Impervious Skin - Status Resistance
- (45) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
- (46) Resist Damage IO
- (46) Resist Damage IO
Level 47: Power Sink- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (48) Recharge Reduction IO
- (48) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 49: Increase Density- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
------------Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint- (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest- (A) Empty
Level 1: VigilanceLevel 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
- (A) Empty
Level 2: Hurdle- (A) Empty
Level 2: Health- (A) Empty
Level 2: StaminaYES. I know this build doesn't include the Power Mastery set, but this is how he is NOW.
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