I'm assuming your a F2P Player since your asking about SO builds. Though you clearly didn't say it since you hinted at Invention IOs.
My general comment is use Mids to create a build you might be interested and look at the numbers. http://www.cohplanner.com/
Storm is a Endurance hog but with Cardiac or Musculature based on your build that should not be a problem. Again if your Free to Play then you can run storm but you will not be able probably run snow storm along with other toggles at the same time.
If your not free to play and looking to learn about the game mechanics then I would suggest reading up on the links in my sig and of course going over to players help section to read up on some other stuff their. EG how mids works to some degree.
Then create a build and post it up for people to inspect and give you advice. But yet again if you don't know at least what the right advice might be you can end up listening to someone who knows less then you but just makes a convincing argument or is a good writer on these forums.
Traps is a very good set even with SO because they are all fire and forget. With an SO build you probably can get some decent numbers with defenses and use a purple inspiration to get you the extra defense you might need. So I don't know what the issues are there.
Again post the build and see what people tell you.
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
ooh man. seems like Kin would be your best bet. It's easy on the end, you can cap your damage pretty easy, you can give yourself extra recharge..basically all the things that IO's would do.
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.952
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Level 50 Magic Corruptor
Primary Power Set: Ice Blast
Secondary Power Set: Kinetics
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Dark Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Ice Bolt -- Acc(A), Acc(37), HO:Centri(40), HO:Centri(40), HO:Centri(43)
Level 1: Transfusion -- Acc(A), RechRdx(34), Heal(37), Heal(43)
Level 2: Ice Blast -- Acc(A), Acc(3), HO:Centri(3), HO:Centri(9), HO:Centri(15)
Level 4: Frost Breath -- Acc(A), RechRdx(5), RechRdx(5), HO:Centri(9), HO:Centri(17), HO:Centri(21)
Level 6: Siphon Power -- Acc(A), RechRdx(7), EndRdx(7)
Level 8: Combat Jumping -- Jump(A)
Level 10: Siphon Speed -- Acc(A), RechRdx(11), RechRdx(11), RechRdx(15)
Level 12: Aim -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(13), RechRdx(13)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Empty(A)
Level 16: Acrobatics -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(17)
Level 18: Freeze Ray -- Acc(A), Acc(19), Hold(19), RechRdx(21)
Level 20: Speed Boost -- EndMod(A)
Level 22: Ice Storm -- Dmg(A), Dmg(23), RechRdx(23), RechRdx(34), RechRdx(43), EndRdx(46)
Level 24: Bitter Ice Blast -- Acc(A), Dmg(25), Dmg(25), Dmg(31), RechRdx(34), RechRdx(46)
Level 26: Spring Attack -- Acc(A), HO:Centri(27), HO:Centri(27), HO:Centri(29), RechRdx(29), RechRdx(31)
Level 28: Maneuvers -- Empty(A)
Level 30: Tactics -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(31)
Level 32: Blizzard -- Dmg(A), Dmg(33), Dmg(33), RechRdx(33)
Level 35: Transference -- Acc(A), Acc(36), RechRdx(36), RechRdx(36), EndMod(37)
Level 38: Fulcrum Shift -- Acc(A), Acc(39), RechRdx(39), RechRdx(39), RechRdx(40), EndRdx(50)
Level 41: Dark Consumption -- Acc(A), RechRdx(42), RechRdx(42), EndMod(42)
Level 44: Dark Embrace -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(45), ResDam(45), ResDam(45), ResDam(46)
Level 47: Soul Transfer -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(48)
Level 49: Hasten -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(50), RechRdx(50)
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Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(48), EndMod(48)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Scourge
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
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im assuming f2p can use Hami's..
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I am VIP currently, but will be F2P in January. I don't have the paragon points saved to run an IO license for more than a couple of months. Incarnate abilities are out of the questions of course. |
Originally Posted by plainguy
I'm assuming your a F2P Player since your asking about SO builds. Though you clearly didn't say it since you hinted at Invention IOs.
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| If your not free to play and looking to learn about the game mechanics then I would suggest reading up on the links in my sig and of course going over to players help section to read up on some other stuff their. EG how mids works to some degree. |
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| Then create a build and post it up for people to inspect and give you advice. But yet again if you don't know at least what the right advice might be you can end up listening to someone who knows less then you but just makes a convincing argument or is a good writer on these forums. |
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| Traps is a very good set even with SO because they are all fire and forget. With an SO build you probably can get some decent numbers with defenses and use a purple inspiration to get you the extra defense you might need. So I don't know what the issues are there. |
Since you asked for build, here's a build for fire/storm. The endurance usage seems awfully high compared to the end recovery. I did not take tornado because of the knockback, nor thunderclap because the mag of the stun is pretty low.
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.952
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
Level 50 Magic Corruptor
Primary Power Set: Fire Blast
Secondary Power Set: Storm Summoning
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Dark Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Fire Blast -- Dmg(A), Dmg(3), Dmg(5), Acc(9), EndRdx(13), Acc(37)
Level 1: Gale -- Acc(A)
Level 2: Fire Ball -- Dmg(A), Dmg(3), Dmg(5), Acc(15), EndRdx(15), RechRdx(40)
Level 4: Snow Storm -- EndRdx(A)
Level 6: Rain of Fire -- EndRdx(A), Dmg(7), Acc(7), EndRdx(23), RechRdx(23), RechRdx(42)
Level 8: Hasten -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(9)
Level 10: Steamy Mist -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(11), ResDam(11), ResDam(31), ResDam(48), EndRdx(50)
Level 12: Aim -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(13)
Level 14: Super Speed -- EndRdx(A)
Level 16: Freezing Rain -- Acc(A), Dmg(17), Dmg(17), RechRdx(37), RechRdx(40), EndRdx(43)
Level 18: Blaze -- EndRdx(A), RechRdx(19), Dmg(19), Dmg(21), Dmg(21), Acc(37)
Level 20: Combat Jumping -- EndRdx(A)
Level 22: Flares -- Dmg(A), Dmg(25), Dmg(25), Acc(34), Acc(36)
Level 24: Boxing -- EndRdx(A)
Level 26: Tough -- EndRdx(A), ResDam(27), ResDam(27)
Level 28: Weave -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(29), DefBuff(29), EndRdx(43)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(31)
Level 32: Inferno -- Dmg(A), Dmg(33), Dmg(33), RechRdx(33), RechRdx(34), Acc(34)
Level 35: Dark Consumption -- Acc(A), RechRdx(36), RechRdx(36), Acc(45), RechRdx(46)
Level 38: Lightning Storm -- Acc(A), Acc(39), Dmg(39), RechRdx(39), RechRdx(40), EndRdx(42)
Level 41: Dark Embrace -- EndRdx(A), ResDam(42), ResDam(43)
Level 44: Hurricane -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(45), ToHitDeb(45)
Level 47: Soul Drain -- Acc(A), RechRdx(48), Acc(48), RechRdx(50), RechRdx(50)
Level 49: Soul Transfer -- RechRdx(A)
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Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal(A), Heal(46)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(31), EndMod(46)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Scourge
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Code:
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Originally Posted by Hindenburg
ooh man. seems like Kin would be your best bet. It's easy on the end, you can cap your damage pretty easy, you can give yourself extra recharge..basically all the things that IO's would do.
im assuming f2p can use Hami's.. |
Thanks for the reply and the build. 12 HO's means 12 hami raids? Seems somewhat problematical since I haven't been on a single hami raid, and almost never see anyone in chat starting one. But I can work around that.
Is the spring attack another attack added for mitigation (knockdown) and AOE damage?
The knockback protection on acrobatics is somewhat low. Is it a case of better some than none at all, since I can't get even one anti KB IO?
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Dark, Ice, or Sonic for Primaries, and Pain, Sonic, Cold, TA, and Kin are all viable sans IO's.|
Originally Posted by Atomic Gadgeteer
I was thinking of starting a new corruptor, perhaps Elec/dark, to try a blast set new to me. But the negative comments on Electric warned me off.
I already have a fire/dark, so considered fire/storm - but they are huge endurance hogs, and wondered how they'd do on SOs alone, just in case. Pretty no one says take this combo for IOs and Incarnates but this other powerset combo works better with just SOs. So I figured I'd ask. ice/dark? ice/kin? fire/cold? I have a Rad/traps and don't much like him, but he's only level 22. |
The game is still balanced around the SO game, excepting Incarnate content, which you won't be able to run anyhow, so Any/Any should work, but those should be your stronger pairings.
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There are a couple of options for endurance management for corruptors using just SOs: if you take the Electricity Mastery APP you can get Power Sink, and Power Mastery has Conserve Power. I tried both with my Storm/Electric defender before IOs existed, and finally settled on Electricity. In combination with Short Circuit PS allows you to completely sap many targets.|
Originally Posted by Atomic Gadgeteer
I already have a fire/dark, so considered fire/storm - but they are huge endurance hogs, and wondered how they'd do on SOs alone, just in case.
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Once at level 50 the only end problems I remember having were in protracted AV fights trying to run Snowstorm all the time. Fire probably uses a bit more end than Electric Blast, but then your targets are dying that much faster, so it may be a wash.
Everyone forgets about Radiation because it's old and been done to death, I still find it the best set for leveling and SOs (well dark too, both mature early and dark still gets the pet later but you know that since you have one). Cold matures kinda late (in terms of debuffs) and benefits a lot from IOs, as you'll want a lot of recharge for Benumb and Heat Loss.
Storm is end heavy even with IOs but at least you can get Power Sink on corrs.
Btw ice blast is not very end friendly (some say it's an end hog even) because the blasts animate very fast and you attack a lot due to the lowish AoE in the set (lots of people skip Frost Breath, I find it decent).
Thanks for the replies.
I have a Rad/Sonic Defender so might try Sonic/Cold or Sonic/Kin.
May also try Dark/Cold or Dark/Pain - but Dark Blast seemed to have low damage on my dark/dark defender so have to think about this.
Has Life Drain been buffed for Corruptors?
Oh, thats work, gotta go.
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Yes. Life Drain is a lot better now. I love it.
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Originally Posted by Atomic Gadgeteer
Has Life Drain been buffed for Corruptors? |
What's left is to normalize all Assassin Strikes and improve Stalker's old sets (Claw, MA and EM)! You don't need to bring back the missing PbAoE attack. You just need to make the existing ones better! For example, make Slice a WIDER and LONGER cone.
I was thinking of starting a new corruptor, perhaps Elec/dark, to try a blast set new to me. But the negative comments on Electric warned me off.
I already have a fire/dark, so considered fire/storm - but they are huge endurance hogs, and wondered how they'd do on SOs alone, just in case.
Pretty no one says take this combo for IOs and Incarnates but this other powerset combo works better with just SOs. So I figured I'd ask.
ice/dark?
ice/kin?
fire/cold?
I have a Rad/traps and don't much like him, but he's only level 22.