A big advantage she will have is Boost Range, which will allow her to start shooting enemies from outside the normal range (as well as make teleportation very useful). Energy Manipulation is a nice power for Blappers, but the Assault nuke and other AoEs are not very useful compared to some of the other powersets even if you can get the enemies lined up in the cone. She'll want to focus on survivability, since melee moves like Bone Smasher will be so tempting. A scrapper is not a good pairing for such a character in the normal game, an empath works will, but a Blapper can run with other support characters as well. That build is excellent for taking out a single foe, but not as good at doing a blaster's traditional job of decimating an entire spawn.
/Energy is useful in PvP because of the high magnitude stuns (at the cost of range) and attacks, but Assault has always felt less powerful to me then some of the other powersets.
Ar/EM is not a very good toon for her to start off PvPing with. She chose the best secondary and one of the worst primaries. If you are not too far into lvling it up you should convince her to change it to a Psi/EM.
So my recommendation would be for her and you to first check the PvP forums and look at the threads about blaster builds and and questions there about all things PvP and if Dahjee answers any of those questions...well lets just say don't listen to the answer.
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I agree with this. Recently I have been very bored with this game that I just started bringing my toons to RV PvP. I think I might have killed one other player that was half dead already. That was with my Archer EM toon which is similar to your AR EM. But beyond that I have been killed a zillion times over. You really need the right archtype, Right powers from the archtype, and the right build. |
Originally Posted by Psyrene
Ar/EM is not a very good toon for her to start off PvPing with. She chose the best secondary and one of the worst primaries. If you are not too far into lvling it up you should convince her to change it to a Psi/EM and also.
So my recommendation would be for her and you to first check the PvP forums and look at the threads about blaster builds and and questions there about all things PvP and if Dahjee answers any of those questions...well lets just say don't listen to the answer. |
Though AR EM is very nice with the range and AOE powers from AR. You can definitely get Range capped and have Aid self for PvE reasons.
1. Why Soft Cap is Important : http://dechskaison.blogspot.com/2011...important.html
2. Limits: http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Limits
3. Attack Mechanics: http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Attack_Mechanics
4. Rule of Five: http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Rule_o...e_Law_of_Fives
This the PVE build I'm working towards. Soft-cap to S/L and relatively fast recharge on Full Auto. Using perma-BoostRange for "Master of Cones" with buckshot, FA, and Flamethrower. Ignite + Patron Pool Immob.
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AR EM: Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Assault Rifle
Secondary Power Set: Energy Manipulation
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Slug -- Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(5), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(7), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(7), ExStrk-Dam%(46)
Level 1: Power Thrust -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(36), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(36)
Level 2: Burst -- Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(9), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(11), Achilles-DefDeb/Rchg(50)
Level 4: Energy Punch -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(23), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(23), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31)
Level 6: Build Up -- Rec'dRet-ToHit(A), Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg(45), RechRdx-I(46)
Level 8: Buckshot -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(13), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(13), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15), Posi-Dam%(15), ExStrk-Dam%(46)
Level 10: Bone Smasher -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(34), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(36), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(17), Krma-ResKB(37)
Level 14: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(34)
Level 16: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(17)
Level 18: Flamethrower -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(19), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(19), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(21), Posi-Dam%(21)
Level 20: Kick -- Empty(A)
Level 22: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(37), RctvArm-EndRdx/Rchg(39), RctvArm-ResDam(40)
Level 24: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(25), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(25)
Level 26: Ignite -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(27), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(27), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(29), Posi-Dam%(29)
Level 28: Power Boost -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 30: Aid Other -- Empty(A)
Level 32: Full Auto -- Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(A), Ragnrk-Dmg(33), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(33), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(34)
Level 35: Boost Range -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 38: Aid Self -- Numna-Heal/EndRdx(A), Numna-Heal/Rchg(39), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 41: Web Envelope -- Enf'dOp-EndRdx/Immob(A), Enf'dOp-Acc/Rchg(42), Enf'dOp-Immob/Rng(42), Enf'dOp-Acc/EndRdx(42), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob/Rchg(43), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob(43)
Level 44: Scorpion Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(45), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(45)
Level 47: Summon Spiderlings -- ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg(A), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), ExRmnt-Dmg/EndRdx(48), S'bndAl-Dmg/Rchg(48), S'bndAl-Build%(50), Achilles-DefDeb/Rchg(50)
Level 49: Super Speed -- Clrty-Stlth(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(40), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(40), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 1: Defiance
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), EndMod-I(3), EndMod-I(3)
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it may be a good PvE build but it would not work out for his GF when she decided to take it into a PvP zone or an arena match.
OLD SCHOOL PvP
Rad/Psi,Psi/Em,Fire/Em,Cld/Sonic,FF/Sonic,Grav/Ta,Storm/Psi,Sp/WP,Fire/Psi,Sonic/Pain
RIP:Southern Comfort PvP,PE PvP,INTEGRITY PvP,After School Special PvP Test SG's,TPvPL Season1+2 Runner ups
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Absolutely. You are 100% correct. I only posted it to provide some thoughts on the AR/EM topic that might be of use to others who see the title. My build would be useless in PVP
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Originally Posted by Psyrene
it may be a good PvE build but it would not work out for his GF when she decided to take it into a PvP zone or an arena match.
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So, this is what my GF decided on when we rolled out a bunch of characters for her. She's big into FPS games and it just clicked I guess. The problem is I'm having a tough time trying to build my scrapper and SoA, and I have no idea how to even begin to construct a character for her. I just want to keep it simple and easy right now. She wants to eventually dive into zones and the arena (CoH+Counter=Strike = win) and I have no idea how the new PvP works or if these sets are viable, so, yeah, I'm pretty much lost.