City of Heroes: Live Forum Archive

DS/Thermal or DS/Dark Miasma?

Magneo

By Magneo,
Posted on: 2011-04-30 16:12 in Masterminds

 

Posted

Which one do I go for? Thermal will add to the resistances the Demons will already have and the set has nice heals too. Let's not forget Forge. Then again... Dark Miasma = debuffs galore, one of the best heals ever and Fluffy.

I'm stuck! Opinions please.

Rapthorn.

Contact Information!

Twitter: @TonyParkeze

Facebook: www.facebook.com/anthonyjp91

Email: anthonyjp91@gmail.com

 

Posted

This is a good topic, probably one that should be stickied. It does come up often. I think both sets are tremendously successful. I prefer demons/thermal myself for soloing especially. The resists and heals are quite nice. The upper level debuffs from thermal also bathe in the extra recharge you like for your /dark build. Overall, I would say /dark is safer earlier, but a lot of folks on the boards discount the forged pets prematurely. It's a delicious dilemma.

Oddly enough I have a DS/poison level-pacted with a DS/dark. That is a powerhouse combo.

Triumphant Defenders Forever
Psylenz FF/Psi, ArticQuark Storm/Rad, Symon BarSisyphus Bots/psn, Max VanSydow Thugs/Dk, Cyclone Symon Bots/stm, Blue Loki Ice/Cd, Widow 46526
HelinCarnate:OMG it is so terrible. I have the option to take 3 more powers but no additional slots. Boo F'ing hoo.

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Psylenz View Post
This is a good topic, probably one that should be stickied. It does come up often. I think both sets are tremendously successful. I prefer demons/thermal myself for soloing especially. The resists and heals are quite nice. The upper level debuffs from thermal also bathe in the extra recharge you like for your /dark build. Overall, I would say /dark is safer earlier, but a lot of folks on the boards discount the forged pets prematurely. It's a delicious dilemma.

Oddly enough I have a DS/poison level-pacted with a DS/dark. That is a powerhouse combo.
Forge's spread out and perma dmg buff is about even with a well slotted hell on earth in my opnion, due to the imps' damage.

 

Posted

I chose /Thermal for the same reasons presented here. IMHO, it has a better synergy.

But Thermal is also more proactive. You have to keep Fire Shield, Plasma Shield, Forge and sometimes Thaw up. With /Dark, you throw Tar Patch, turn both Darkest Night and Shadow Fall on and that's it. You are free to use some offensive abilities between Twilight Grasp heals.