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I just came back hear after a year away so i am not sure about the gm spot but with all the new incrante I am sure you can. On the AV front I know shield can hell i did about 10-12 different ones with my fire/shield (have aidself in the build) before incarnates and took down inferno even with 50% fire resistance.|
Originally Posted by Jdagon
I have wanted to make an AV/GM/TF solo-er for quite some time now, the problem that i run into is that after i start to think about it its far far easier for a ranged character to solo an AV or GM than other characters, but honestly I just don't have anywhere near as much fun playing a ranged character as I do playing a Melee character. That leaves Brutes, Stalkers, Scrappers, and Tanks. Of those Tanks seem almost completely out of the question as their dps, while it can be made into something very effective, really doesn't match up to the other AT's. Stalkers would probably be a really good bet, but I have no desire to run around hidden all the time, and I just don't enjoy playing Stalkers. That leaves Brutes or Scrappers. With the new AT sets that have come out and Scrappers having a higher crit percentage I think that it would be easier to do this with a scrapper. I do already have a concept in mind and a name on the server saved, and that concept revolves around Street Justice as my primary, however I am uncertain as to what would be the best secondary... Of the scrapper secondaries the easiest ones to work into my concept would be Super Reflexes, Invulnerability, Willpower, and Energy Aura. Dark Armor, Fire Armor, Electric Armor, and Regen would be more of a stretch but I could work them into it if that was the way that it needed to happen... I would like to be able to solo almost all of the games big bosses (excluding those in incarnate trials obviously) as AV's. I have around 4 billion influence to work with now, but making more isn't really an issue. I would prefer not to have to try for PVP IO's however.... I asked on server in the help channel but got mixed responses so I thought it would be best to come here.
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I also did it with my dm/sr
Some Katana/wp have done ridiculous stupid things (well Iggy roxor did) yea he ran a master mode ITF solo all before incarnates.
All four sets built right can solo AV's Super Reflexes, Invulnerability, Willpower, and Energy Aura. No one set can do them all Willpower has the best overall ability to survive more types of Av's because of it's layered survivability. EA has a heal makes life easier, Inv has Dull Pain which can act as a heal and a regen buff. The other three outside WP have big psi holes after playing sets with taut auras I say look at WP. Inv and EA if you go scrapper.
You could wait and see what Bio armor finished looks like since it will have -regen always nice to have with AV's
Pinnacle
Langar Thurs-Katana/SR 50; Hejtmane-DM/DA 50
Rogue Spear-Spines/DA 50; Hypnosis-Ill/Rad 50
Sir Thomas Theroux-DM/SR 50; Melted Copper-Fire/Shield 50
Byzantine Warrior-DB/ELA 50;Blade Tempo-50 DB/EA
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Originally Posted by Jdagon
I have wanted to make an AV/GM/TF solo-er for quite some time now, the problem that i run into is that after i start to think about it its far far easier for a ranged character to solo an AV or GM than other characters, but honestly I just don't have anywhere near as much fun playing a ranged character as I do playing a Melee character. That leaves Brutes, Stalkers, Scrappers, and Tanks. Of those Tanks seem almost completely out of the question as their dps, while it can be made into something very effective, really doesn't match up to the other AT's. Stalkers would probably be a really good bet, but I have no desire to run around hidden all the time, and I just don't enjoy playing Stalkers. That leaves Brutes or Scrappers. With the new AT sets that have come out and Scrappers having a higher crit percentage I think that it would be easier to do this with a scrapper. I do already have a concept in mind and a name on the server saved, and that concept revolves around Street Justice as my primary, however I am uncertain as to what would be the best secondary... Of the scrapper secondaries the easiest ones to work into my concept would be Super Reflexes, Invulnerability, Willpower, and Energy Aura. Dark Armor, Fire Armor, Electric Armor, and Regen would be more of a stretch but I could work them into it if that was the way that it needed to happen... I would like to be able to solo almost all of the games big bosses (excluding those in incarnate trials obviously) as AV's. I have around 4 billion influence to work with now, but making more isn't really an issue. I would prefer not to have to try for PVP IO's however.... I asked on server in the help channel but got mixed responses so I thought it would be best to come here.
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Something I want to point out briefly about Stalkers. If you're willing to build towards/invest in a Street Justice Stalker, you can get 300+ DPS out of hide*. It is more than possible to play them like a Scrapper and get very good single-target DPS.
As for Scrappers, and even Brutes, getting the sufficient DPS to take on an AV is pretty straight forward these days so long as your willing to make the effort, and pretty much any combination can do it. In terms of what might be an easier ride: Energy Aura or Electric Armor. Both have some solid tools to manage End, and are particularly favored towards current "end-game" content (50+++). One takes a bit more Influence to maximize than the other, though. Ultimately, you need to decide what you will find fun, and it'll all work out for you in the end.
*More specifically, you don't have to rely on the thematic Stalker experience. The ATO Hide Proc functions nicely with this set, and I believe a Combo 3 Crushing Uppercut on Stalkers always Crits? That's in passing, I don't know that for sure.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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Ok, So I think that I have something that will work fairly well against pretty much everything, with negative energy damage being the one fail point in the defenses, and not by much, with all the incarnates on (exempting the damage one in the hybrid, its turned on however because it will always give that passive damage boost, and also exempting Ageless in the destiny slot, more there to give me recovery than anything else)... Here is what I got, Any suggestions?
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Go for Ill/cold controller for happy fun GM soloing 
Your character does not have capped defense. Depending on your AT the cap is between 175% - 225%. Your defense is not teal in the combat window, it can go higher. STOP SAYING IT IS CAPPED! The correct term is Soft Cap.
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Review your slotting a bit, you can cut back from unnecessary slotting in several places, and better enhance in many more. For your toggles, you really want the */End, and */End/Rech to keep their costs down. In a power like Energy Drain, with Agility Core, you really don't need to slot that power for all that Endurance Modification (actually, don't slot it for any at all, its not really needed in that case). Same goes for Physical Perfection, you're just burning slots in that power; the end gain it gives you is very insignificant beyond its base.|
Originally Posted by Jdagon
Ok, So I think that I have something that will work fairly well against pretty much everything, with negative energy damage being the one fail point in the defenses, and not by much, with all the incarnates on (exempting the damage one in the hybrid, its turned on however because it will always give that passive damage boost, and also exempting Ageless in the destiny slot, more there to give me recovery than anything else)... Here is what I got, Any suggestions?
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For your Incarnates, the -Regen is pretty insignificant/doesn't do much against AV's, you're better off choosing something like Degenerative or Reactive for -MaxHP or -Res respectively.
Since I actually happened to have a Street/Energy Aura Scrapper build, I'll go ahead and toss it up so you can see the kinds of choices I made, and glean some knowledge from it
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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Ok, Thanks I looked over your build and i changed some of my slots around, i'm still working on it at the moment but the character is level 18 so far. I'll put up my new build sometime later this evening when i get home and have a chance to work on it some more
"I brought you into this world and I can take you out and make another one just like you" -Father
"If I bother you so much why would you want another one just like me?!" -Son
Here's the new one, still got a few slots i can work around if i really needed to but i don't see gaining much more from moving one or two slots, I don't really know where I would put them, The advice on energy drain was awesome though because if ever i do add in purples then i will be able to add in another set.
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Right now you're build is probably on the patient side of 500 Million Influence not including the Glad Unique and the Panacea you have in Energize--both of which are PvP IO's, by the way. I wanted to point this out because you said you had ~4 Billion to work with but didn't seem to want to include Purples/PvP's, and given how desperately you're chasing 5% bonus (6-slotting Stamina for 5% isn't worth any part of it) there are better answers. A 5-of Hecatomb Purple Set will get you 10% alongside some other nice bonuses, and patient bidding could keep the costs down on that to help get some Global Recharge without senselessly over-slotting somewhere. Ragnarok set is also a noteworthy option for Spinning Strike.|
Originally Posted by Jdagon
Here's the new one, still got a few slots i can work around if i really needed to but i don't see gaining much more from moving one or two slots, I don't really know where I would put them, The advice on energy drain was awesome though because if ever i do add in purples then i will be able to add in another set.
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Second thing I wanted to point out is your defense numbers. If you're looking to just chase down AV's, 45-50% Defense is fine, but Incarnate content "requires" 59% Defense to handle the boosted to-hit many of the mobs there have. Boosting S/L/E closer to that mark is more beneficial then having everything sit ~53-55%. Energy Drain can help supplement that, yes, but it can often be safer to only rely on 1-2 enemy hits from that, rather than 10. Just something to consider.
Some other slot notes: Double-slotting Assault is a waste. With energize you'll find the cost of that power cut in half quite often, and Ageless will solve anyendurance issues anyway, that slot could easily be used elsewhere. Force Feedback +Recharge proc is really unnecessary. You don't have any major powers where that single proc is going to give you any real notice, and, again, you have Ageless*. Rib Cracker, maximize your slotting in that power (Dam/End/Rech), the recharge on that needs to come down a bit in order for an attack chain to use it more reliably.
*Ageless isn't an end-all, you want you build to function on its own for sure, and have that power be an excellent benefit to how it functions. Energize cuts your end costs for 30/s (which can be near perma), and you have the global recharge for most of anything else, so that's good.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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The Panacea's in energize I yanked out of My empath defender and the Gladiator's armor is one of those "i really really wish I could get this" lol. But, So hecatombs in an attack instead and take some of the slots out of stamina, take one slot out of assault.. I'll look more into it, the character is happily lvl 50 now. Now I just have to spend the time with the incarnate system to get the most out of everything. And I didn't know that I would need 59% defense to do incarnate trials effectively, I'll have to look more into that and rearrange my slots again. And I think that now I might be able to afford a set or two of purples, I made almost another billion influence (800 mil) yesterday on my farmer with some really lucky recipe reward rolls. Thank you for all the help though, I honestly didn't know some of this, and do you think it would be better to forget assault entirely and take tactics, six slotting it for the extra defense from gussians?
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Honestly, no. The bonus from a six-slotted Gaussians' isn't spectacular enough at 1.25% for Typed. If it meant making everything balance out, maybe, but you can get those same benefits in smaller slot-choices if you needed. Also, the Glad 3% (crafted) sells for ~300 Million right now, just fyi |
Originally Posted by Jdagon
...and do you think it would be better to forget assault entirely and take tactics, six slotting it for the extra defense from gussians?
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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Oh wow! Thats awesome, I'd been factoring in 2-2.5 billion just for that IO... Honestly i probably should have looked it up lol
"I brought you into this world and I can take you out and make another one just like you" -Father
"If I bother you so much why would you want another one just like me?!" -Son
I have wanted to make an AV/GM/TF solo-er for quite some time now, the problem that i run into is that after i start to think about it its far far easier for a ranged character to solo an AV or GM than other characters, but honestly I just don't have anywhere near as much fun playing a ranged character as I do playing a Melee character. That leaves Brutes, Stalkers, Scrappers, and Tanks. Of those Tanks seem almost completely out of the question as their dps, while it can be made into something very effective, really doesn't match up to the other AT's. Stalkers would probably be a really good bet, but I have no desire to run around hidden all the time, and I just don't enjoy playing Stalkers. That leaves Brutes or Scrappers. With the new AT sets that have come out and Scrappers having a higher crit percentage I think that it would be easier to do this with a scrapper. I do already have a concept in mind and a name on the server saved, and that concept revolves around Street Justice as my primary, however I am uncertain as to what would be the best secondary... Of the scrapper secondaries the easiest ones to work into my concept would be Super Reflexes, Invulnerability, Willpower, and Energy Aura. Dark Armor, Fire Armor, Electric Armor, and Regen would be more of a stretch but I could work them into it if that was the way that it needed to happen... I would like to be able to solo almost all of the games big bosses (excluding those in incarnate trials obviously) as AV's. I have around 4 billion influence to work with now, but making more isn't really an issue. I would prefer not to have to try for PVP IO's however.... I asked on server in the help channel but got mixed responses so I thought it would be best to come here.
"I brought you into this world and I can take you out and make another one just like you" -Father
"If I bother you so much why would you want another one just like me?!" -Son