re: dark/dark/something doms instead of blasters

Ok. So I made a dark/dark blaster. I thought it would be awesome fun. Really, it seems kind of lackluster, and the amount of ranged damage I can lay down at distance seems rather limited. So I checked out dark/dark on Beta at the insistent demanding of my friend, and well, it just plays so much nicer. And I have a plethora of long distance attacks with 60-80ft ranges to boot. For each one slotted with posi, I can shove in a hamio range, and push it over 80ft. That's pretty fantastic range! Opening with a wide (huge once range boosted) cone of fear, laying down nightfall, and whatever else that looks good, it seems to be a blast.

And on top of that, dang near everything in dark/dark gets bonus points from being in domination!

I can't help but think that this is a win/win combo for doms, as long as you don't mind DoT.

I will only play Doms not Blasters any more, control has to come with Damage or I spend to much time running away, healing or in Hospitals.

I can't play anything that doesn't control and damage any more. Now if only Dominators could get some weapon and martial art sets.

Argh! I dont need another alt. Seriously. Issue 22 is already "making me" create 6 controllers, 4 doms and a brute. I dont need a 5th dom!

Oh well, I guess I will have an even dozen, now. "Thanks" so much.

Lewis

Ack! I have 7 controllers. Ok I am up to an "even" 13 now. Stupid math!

Lewis

The only thing that would be better than dark control: Sonic control
yeahyeahyeah

cant wait for dark to come out though

Whips and Chains, baby. Whips and Chains.

When that comes out, I'll drop mad bank to get it. Hopefully, they release the Diabolique costume pieces along with.

Blasters pale in comparison to what dominators can do. Honestly, they ought to make a pass through all the blaster secondaries and beef up their controls a bit.

The only blasters I've enjoyed are those with controlling powers like ice and elec. And this was before doms were an itch in Statesman's pants.

I'd thought that dark/dark blasters would be decent in the control department, though. Is that not true?

I actually deleted my lv 41 Dark/Dark Blaster as soon as I played a Dark/Dark Dom in the beta. It plays WAY more like how my concept for the character would be. Sure, I'll miss being able to use Build Up and turn Drain Life into a Lieutenant-killing *YOINK* gesture, but the pets will help spread the pain around.

This thread makes me sad.

Because it's yet one more bullet in the gun pointed against the Blaster AT. Those who love blasters are pretty outspoken that the AT underperforms vs everything else and allegedly the devs have acknowledged this via data mining. So I'm assuming that's part of the sadness.

Indeed. Spot on.