Looking for a fun secondary to go with Dark Control
By
ketch,
Posted on: 2012-07-22 11:05 in Dominators
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It kind of depends on your theme. If you are doing a Nether world type character Dark/Ice is nice. The slow and -rech from ice stacks nicely with the -to hit from Dark. The Ice Epic is also very nice if the armor isn't a theme breaker for you.|
Originally Posted by Nethergoat
So a while back, when I rejoined the ranks of the VIP, I made a dark/dark dom just to check it out and see what was up.
He's level 15 now and while I really, really like the primary the secondary is bugging me. Not the powers themselves, which are terrific, but the way the old school graphics suffer in comparison with the impressive sharpness of the newer control set. In the days before DFB I'd probably just gut it out, but with the early levels coming so easy these days I've decided to keep his costume and his primary but swap in a new assault secondary. Ice seems like the obvious thematic choice, but with power customization I can fit in pretty much any of them. The only non-starter is fire, as I already have a high level fire using dom. Suggestions, advice, synergy tips, all gladly welcomed! |
If you are more interested in a "Fey of the Unseelie court" type character /Thorns would be very good.
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Character name is Plasma Noir- not necessarily an underworld-y guy, just someone using black energy. I was actually thinking /earth might work- recolored black to look like tar, maybe.
I have a screenshot of him in my diary thread, lemme go dig it up-
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I struggle with my Dark/Dark...I think the biggest reason is because of his need to jump in and out of melee ALL the time. Also Nightfall. I hate it...but I love cones...but nightfall's cone width is HORRID...what to do...
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the style hasn't bothered me yet, and didn't notice anything annoying with Nightfall- but playing my ar/dev has given me a *lot* of experience with finicky, narrow cones. =P
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Originally Posted by Tater Todd
I struggle with my Dark/Dark...I think the biggest reason is because of his need to jump in and out of melee ALL the time. Also Nightfall. I hate it...but I love cones...but nightfall's cone width is HORRID...what to do...
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Full Auto, Buckshot and Flamethrower are all awesome though...I don't know...maybe I should give it another go.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
the style hasn't bothered me yet, and didn't notice anything annoying with Nightfall- but playing my ar/dev has given me a *lot* of experience with finicky, narrow cones. =P
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I'm actually finding it a bit easier to use than Fire Breathe. The damage/range enhancement from Posi's Blast makes Night Fall's range almost 70 feet which pairs up pretty well with Fearsome Stare. If you're playing a primary that really favors range like Mind or Gravity, Night Fall might be an easier power to mesh with the style than Engulfing Darkness.
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Originally Posted by Tater Todd
Full Auto, Buckshot and Flamethrower are all awesome though...I don't know...maybe I should give it another go.
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[QUOTE=Nethergoat;4315690]Character name is Plasma Noir- not necessarily an underworld-y guy, just someone using black energy. I was actually thinking /earth might work- recolored black to look like tar, maybe./QUOTE]
Earth is a fun set, but it is very melee oriented. If that is acceptable, dark hammers are cool. If the melee focus is too much, I'd lean towards Ice or Thorns based on what you have said.
Why Blasters? Empathy Sucks.
So, you want to be Mental?
What the hell? Let's buff defenders.
Tactics are for those who do not have a big enough hammer. Wisdom is knowing how big your hammer is.
I don't mind melee and I've always loved stone- that might be the set for me.
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I mixed Nightfall back in there...it's pretty nice with the range IO in there so I might stick with it for a while. It also helps further debuff the baddies. Thanks |
Originally Posted by ketch
I'm actually finding it a bit easier to use than Fire Breathe. The damage/range enhancement from Posi's Blast makes Night Fall's range almost 70 feet which pairs up pretty well with Fearsome Stare. If you're playing a primary that really favors range like Mind or Gravity, Night Fall might be an easier power to mesh with the style than Engulfing Darkness.
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.Nethergoat have you tried the Electric/Earth Dom combo yet?
So a while back, when I rejoined the ranks of the VIP, I made a dark/dark dom just to check it out and see what was up.
He's level 15 now and while I really, really like the primary the secondary is bugging me. Not the powers themselves, which are terrific, but the way the old school graphics suffer in comparison with the impressive sharpness of the newer control set.
In the days before DFB I'd probably just gut it out, but with the early levels coming so easy these days I've decided to keep his costume and his primary but swap in a new assault secondary.
Ice seems like the obvious thematic choice, but with power customization I can fit in pretty much any of them. The only non-starter is fire, as I already have a high level fire using dom.
Suggestions, advice, synergy tips, all gladly welcomed!
The Nethergoat Archive: all my memories, all my characters, all my thoughts on CoH...eventually.
My City Was Gone