If you're going for /energy, you may want to look at something that leverages the knockback or at the very least isn't adversely affected by it. Personally I'd avoid sets that rely on toggles, location-based debuffs, and Kinetics. That's not to say they can't work, just that you're working against yourself to a certain extent.
Storm/Energy would of course be the ultimate in ragdoll-generating chaos. Force Field, Sonic, Cold and Empathy (and probably even Traps, though I haven't played this on a defender) would all pair nicely with Energy as well. It really all depends on how you like to play.
As for waiting for Time, I'm an altoholic so my response is, "How many free slots do you have? Make both!"
Traps with some sort of AOE attacks.
Positional defense cap plus AOE attacks how bad can it be.
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
I second the storm/ recommendation. People don't play /energy for min max reasons, because it is going to suck if you use them. They play it because it is fun. I think storm/energy will maximize your fun.
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A partial selection from my 50's on Freedom: Ail = Ice/Traps, Luck = Street Justice/Super Reflexes Stalker, Mist = Bane, Pixy = Trick Arrow/Archery, Pure = Gravity/Energy, Smoke = Fire/Fire Dominator
I quite enjoyed Sonic/Energy.
Sonic Provides little in the way of personal protection, so the knockback from Energy Blast was very helpful when you aggrod something you didn't intend to. Its also handy for sweeping enemies back into Liquefy.
Its a very team-centric build though. Sonic will complement Time very well, I imagine, since it provides boosts that time does not, like Resistance and status protection.
I've been going through a streak of Melee toons. Scrappers, Tankers, Brutes, Soldiers, all that. And now I think I need to go back to Defendering. Only problem is, I can't seem to find a set or combo that works for me.
I'm thinking about something with /Energy. Except I'm not sure what to pair with it. I've already ran through Kinetics, so that's out of the picture. I have a 24ish Dark as well. I'm leaning towards FF or Sonic. But then... I look at the stuff for Time.
Should I wait around for Time Manip, or figure something else out? I haven't really gotten around to trying it on Beta, cause my machine likes to lag slower than a snail over there.
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