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Combos for new Grav Changes

Aett_Thorn

By Aett_Thorn,
Posted on: 2012-01-25 13:04 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion

 

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I've always liked the concept of gravity control, but it was to slow for my liking.

With the new changes coming to grav it has re-ignited my interest for the set, and I've been brainstorming how well a /Grav/ might pair with other ATs, specifically Duo.

So far, the only "super fun" AT combo i can imagine is a /traps/ or /devices character. Since wormhole doesn't take any mob aggro I would absolutely love teleporting an entire group onto my buddy's minefield

 

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A Grav/something would melt spawns combined with a Fire/Traps Corruptor. Rain of Fire, Mines, Acid Mortar, and then Wormhole? Yes please!

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Originally Posted by ShadowMoka View Post
I'm tempted to roll a grav toon now.

Stupid question, but I've been inactive on CoH for the past month or so (except a few pop ins here and there)...Are the gravity changes on live too?
Just on Beta right now.

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On my grav/sonic I tend to use wormhole to help the tanker herd up enemies. He goes in and engages, I dump a second mob on him (and Disruption Field) and we all go to town.

They ALL float down here. When you're down here with us, you'll float too!

@Starflier

 

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Originally Posted by Blood Red Arachnid View Post
I run a grav/thorn dom, and the wormhole+thorntrops combo is awesome, especially with damage procs in thorntrops.
That sounds nasty. I can't wait to try these out

 

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I'm wondering about Gravity/Trick Arrow. Is an Oil Slick Arrow considered an enemy for purposes of Dimension Shift? If so, can you OSA, light it on fire, phase the whole group, and watch them burn without any ability to counterattack?

It seems like you could also Wormhole them into one of Poison's Poison Traps.

Gravity/Storm has some bizarre implications. I'm not at all sure how Tornado would react to phased enemies. Does it lose aggro or just camp on them?

 

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Originally Posted by Oedipus_Tex View Post
I'm wondering about Gravity/Trick Arrow. Is an Oil Slick Arrow considered an enemy for purposes of Dimension Shift? If so, can you OSA, light it on fire, phase the whole group, and watch them burn without any ability to counterattack?
Only the target is considered an enemy, not the fire. So if you defeat the target to light the oil slick, then phase a group of foes on top of it, they will stop taking damage from the flames.

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Originally Posted by Trickshooter View Post
Only the target is considered an enemy, not the fire. So if you defeat the target to light the oil slick, then phase a group of foes on top of it, they will stop taking damage from the flames.
thats a shame, i'd giggling like mad if i could torch them then phase em' out. :3

 

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Gravity/Trick Arrow would still be a great option with a friend playing Fire/Traps. Wormhole guys into your zone with trip mines, seeker drones, oil slick, disruption arrow, ffg, acid mortar, trip mines, etc and then throw an acid arrow on them. It would be a truly wicked kill zone.

Too bad controllers dont have traps. Grav/Traps will be a constant giggle-fest. If/when traps comes to controllers, you guys could make dual grav/traps and play together.

Lewis

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Went gravity/time on my new walking singularity of a woman, Warp Core.

Be well, people of CoH.

 

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Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba View Post
Went gravity/time on my new walking singularity of a woman, Warp Core.
Great name, btw.

 

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Originally Posted by NekoNeko View Post
Great name, btw.
Thanks! I also kept Warp Core Breach.

Be well, people of CoH.

 

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Weird questions...

What happens to Dim Shift when the caster is Confused? If you cast it over an area away from the big bad at the end of UG and then stand in it, when he confuses you do you end up Phased and thus 100% protected from accidentally macing someone, being hit, or healing the bad guy? Kind of a weird way to use it and I'm not even sure how well it would work (esp with a 20 second duration)--it would also make you immune to being aided by allies but then if they are confused too they couldn't do it anyway.

Second question, are confused enemies inside a Dim Shift able to hit each other?

Third question, if something rezzes inside Dim Shift (example: Super Stunner) can it use rezz abilities that require a nearby ally? I assume it can since it's dead and this situation is probably rare anyway but maybe worth knowing.

Fourth question, if you phase a target that a support unit wants to heal/protect/buff, is the support unit smart enough to stop trying to do it, or will it just keep trying to spam its heals on the injured but phased enemy?

 

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I have a Grav/Time at level 50 already and I enjoy that combo.

I think Grav/Dark will be a very potent combo... very potent..

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