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Originally Posted by Katsiya_Vell
So I'm working on a Storm/Sonic Defender here, and I'm not sure what would be the most effective way I should be building them right now. It just feels like the choices are the same as most anything else generally. Either Perma-Hasten or Soft-Cap.
I would like to be able to solo/deal with AVs/GMs and the like, and while Soft-Cap seems like the best bet here, I just can't shake the feeling that it isn't some. I haven't had much luck with making a build for either, so in the long run, I'm not sure what to do. Thanks in advance, regardless. |
A lot depends on what you consider important, but since you're Storm Summoning recharge will offer good returns. It'll let you cycle powers like Freezing Rain/Tornado/Lightning Storm much faster and let you maintain a strong single target attack chain using just Shriek and Scream to stack -res rapidly and ramp up the damage of your pseudopets, and also enables pretty good cone aoe cycling with Howl/Shockwave for groups. If you're willing to do a pass to redside to unlock Patron Pools you can do that while still easily softcapping S/L with Scorpion Shield. Your best bet is to decide what benchmarks you want your character to hit and then build toward those.
Here's a sample build - it's definitely not a polished thing by any stretch but it might give you some ideas. Zero PvP IOs and only one Purple (the Apoc proc in Shriek, which is definitely worth shelling out for). It's not cheap but shouldn't break the bank the way top-end builds do. It assumes you'll be unlocking Alpha for Spiritual to push the recharge up a bit higher and hit perma-Hasten, takes Scorpion Shield to softcap physical defense, and has good marks on damage/to-hit/recovery. Takes the teleport pool to fill in some empty power slots and lots of team-friendly powers in addition to good solo ability. Skipped Siren's Song since area sleeps don't mix terribly well with some Storm powers.
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So I'm working on a Storm/Sonic Defender here, and I'm not sure what would be the most effective way I should be building them right now. It just feels like the choices are the same as most anything else generally. Either Perma-Hasten or Soft-Cap.
I would like to be able to solo/deal with AVs/GMs and the like, and while Soft-Cap seems like the best bet here, I just can't shake the feeling that it isn't some. I haven't had much luck with making a build for either, so in the long run, I'm not sure what to do.
Thanks in advance, regardless.