Follow My Fender: Vibrance Volley

Vibrance Volley is a Trick Arrow/Sonic Blast Technology Origin Defender. The reasons why i picked this combo are:

• I've never seen a TA/Sonic defender or Cor before, and i wanted to play something different
• I've always wanted to play a TA character, but i never knew what to pair it with, and sonic is my FAVORITE blast set
• Sonic is energy damage. Oil Slick Arrow + Energy Damage + LOTS of -res = YUM
• From what i can see, this build has some PvP potential
• and i love me some fenders <3

My home server is Freedom, so i started Vibrance Volley in the best zone for teams: Praetoria. I went through the tutorial because i like Praetoria's tutorial and because it's an easy way to get to lvl2.

This is Vibrance Volley:

I will try to keep you guys posted as often as i can. My next post will be later tonight after teaming around for a while. So until next time, thanks for reading

I've been teaming in Praetoria and got lucky with a couple really good teams. level 12 came very fast. Right now i feel very helpful to the team, but very, VERY, squishy. Without a heal, once the damage has been done, its been done. Playing a TA is kind of hard when i used to playing Darks and Kins. I'll probably pick up the self heal from the medicine pool later.

Im starting to see what my problems are going to come with the combo, as well as what it well do well. It's going to be hard to solo for a while (hopefully this will change), but this combo will be a damage powerhouse.

The powers I've take so far:

Trick Arrow:

• Flash Arrow: LOVE this power. On teams, i go ahead of everyone else and put this on mobs were not attacking yet to help avoid the accidental pulls. Also, the -tohit on the defender version has a very long duration. But sadly, it doesnt stack. Still a nice power though.
• Glue Arrow: This is one of the many control powers of the set. Has a nice slow effect, but as of right now, not a 'wow' power. I like how it summons a patch that affects the mobs even after theyve left it.
• Poison Gas Arrow: YES! this is another good power. the -dam is really helpful. Helps alot with the squishiness and has a fast recharge.
• Acid Arrow: JUST picked this one up. Its the standard -res -def power, just with lower -res. Not sure whether it stacks or not yet, but ill find out later.

Sonic Blast:

• Shriek and Scream: my 2 single target attacks/debuffs. Both have good damage, fast recharge, and a -res affect(20%). Very helpful to the team, while still doing good damage.
• Howl: My AOE attack/debuff. This also has quick recharge,and the -res(20%), so i spam it. It,again, helps the team do more damage while still doing good damage.

I also took hasten to get all of my power back up faster.

So far i really like the combo. Disruption arrow and aim are only a couple levels away (yay more damage ). Like i said, im also thinking about taking the medicine pool to help with my squishiness.

Until next time, thanks for reading

After i hit level 12 id ecided to go and solo a little. I was VERY wrong in my predictions. Soling with Vibrance Volley is very quick. LTs and Bosses melt under all of the -res. After 1 mob i had barely taken any damage, and hadn't run out of endurance:

It was nice :P

Powers I've Taken Since 12

• Medicine Pool: is nice every now and then. Aid other helps a little on teams if there isnt a healer, but i only really use it on the tanks if i can find time. Aid Self is meh. Barely heals at all. Kind of wish i hadn't taken it, but ill slot it up to see if it'll be worth it before i respec out of it.
• (TA) Disruption Arrow: Very nice :D Helps my and my teams damage output, and now that I'm lvl22 and can have SO's + Hasten, it's easily stacked.
• (Sonic) Aim: Standard Aim power. Helps make sure stuff hits + that extra damage everyone craves... ya know. Very useful.
• (Speed Pool) Superspeed: Finally took this. Speed for getting around, and the stealth to add on to Flash arrow. Should be nice, as usuall.

What Vibrance Volley's Done Lately

Been teaming around Praetoria. I've been really lucky and been on some great teams. Hit 20 and got out of there :P When i got out, i got an extra costume slot and made a sort of different costume:

I was also on a fun arc where, at first because of the steamrolling team, i didnt feel usefall at all. But when we got to the AV and i was able to get around -120% res on him, i felt important :D this is for you, slicric15:

Wish I'd gotten a better pic but he died to fast :/

So far i really like TA/Son. I feel very unique, useful, and i see potential in the set. Soloing is really easy with it, and i dont even have EMP arrow or Oil Slick yet. I can already see the fendery carnage ill be able to bring at lvl 50 with a high recharge build *evil snicker*

Again, I'll try to keep you guys updated, and will probably post everyday. Until next time, thanks for reading.

I've given TA/Sonic mostly praise through this entire thread, but recently i've been noticng where its... underpowered. It's supposed to be a control/damage sort of set, but it doesn't seem to have enough of either to have the short, difficult to use debuffs. Luckiy i picked /Sonic which helps this set, and every other set, a lot. I'm still enjoying the set, and im sure EMP arrow and Oil Slick arrow will help me appreciate TA a little more, but TA still needs a buff. I think it just disapoints me at times because im used to playing my dark/psi defender, which is basically a tank. But while on teams, im usually fine as long as the tanks keeps aggro. Some great ideas for buffs to TA can be found in this thread by Diellan_ and Garent.

Now for some good things about the combo :P Disruption arrow makes me love the set, and it looks great paired with /sonic. Every time i throw it out i giggle a little bit. When i can stack them, it makes me want to scream with joy, which is easy with hasten and 3 recharge SO's. I've gotten much better with Acid arrow,too, which helps out in my debuffing potential a LOT. Only 2 levels away from Oil Slicky goodness. If i had more time to play tonight i would've gotten it, but that'll have to wait untill tomorrow.

On teams, my role is the boss melter. After i throw out all my debuffs, i spam my /sonic attack and they die in seconds. This combo is definatly an "offender" combo :P

When i hit level 24 i picked up:

• Assault: this is SOOOOOOO good on a defender. +18.75% damage on always? yes please. this and the -res from the combo melts faces. yes. melts. faces. did i mention it affects your team too? wish I'd picked this up sooner. probably going to pick up tactics too, and smack in a BU proc.

Sorry i didnt post yesterday, and sorry i barely made any progress today :/ havent had a lot of time, but hopefully will get some levels tomorrow. Until next time, thanks for reading.

YES! this has been a LONG and TEDIOUS journey but i think it'll be worth it. Because of how underpowered TA is, the only reasons you would ever want to play it are:

• Concept and
• OIL SLICK ARROW! YEEEEEEES!

No really. look at that up there. you see that? you see the painful death... i mean... how theyre being arrested forcfully...

I was on the verge of quiting until i got this. only used it a couple times, with only 1 recharge SO. With the right slotting it's bound to be amazing. It seems like everything in the set is geared toward this working right. The nice thing about being a defender is I'll actually do more damage with Oil Slick then a corrupter because of how much more -res i can put out. So i would think TA/Son is MUCH more effective on a fender. Even if it wasnt i would still only play fenders :P

Well now im rambling on. Thanks for reading everyone, ill try to post again when i can