Fire Blast and Kinetics: Corruptor or Defender?
This is a pretty easy one, the fire/kin corr wins out pretty big I think. The Corr negatives you list are not all that negative in the grand scheme of things. Transference makes endurance discrepancies a moot point. Longer to get the Kin powers? Very true, but when you get to iTrials and level 50 tfs, it doesn't really matter when you got the powers.
Also Scourging Rain of Fire is a beautiful thing.
Personally I have the corr version of this that's one of my favorite characters to play. When I play him, teammates simply exist to take some aggro off, if they happen to get FSd, good for them.
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You pretty much listed all the pros and cons already. Corruptors are much better once they get rolling. Defenders get rolling sooner and more easily.
It really all comes down to this: how often are you going to exemp below level 33?
Because once both have Fulcrum Shift, it's not really a comparison.
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The fender will be easier to build for def..assuming you are going to. Def scorpion shield is awesome. And they get better tough and weave values (I think). But scourge is sexy.
It really all comes down to this: how often are you going to exemp below level 33?
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Corruptor.
might be worth noting, if you play on smaller teams often, defender takes fewer targets to cap dmg.
It wasn't long ago where someone pointed out how this isn't even close: corruptor will always be best with this combo. Defender's got weakened versions of fire blast on top of their archetype difference, for example.
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I've been thinking of pairing Fire Blast with Kinetics for a while now and can't decide which AT to do it on. Corruptor: Positives: Higher Damage cap, Scourge. Negatives: Longer to get key Kinetics powers, no endurance help on teams. Defender: Postitives: Endurance reduction on teams, better powers earlier. Negatives: Lower Damage cap. Has anyone got any experience with these builds? I'd love to hear your views. Many thanks, D |
1- Endurance reduction is pointless when you have Transferance.
2- Kintetics is one of the LEAST scalling support type on defender.
3- Damage cap is a huge matter when you have fulcrum shift.
4- The bonus on defender secondary (more -res on sonic, more -def on rad...) is completely useless on Fire.
5- You will get Fulcrum Shift earlier as a Fender, so yeah, you will shine for a whole 6 levels, yay.
Seriously, I will NEVER (never again, sadly its my second...) go for Kin on a Fender (both Corr and Trollers are very valid) unless I want a SuperPimpMyDamage Kin/Sonic.
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I love my kinetics defender because it's better on melee-centric teams that clear mobs quickly. You can clear a group of Romans in one cast (250 percent damage boost on one cast instead of 200) even if you don't stand in the middle for the caster buff (50 for defenders, 40 for corruptors). The larger heal doesn't hurt either.
If there are tasks that keep you from reaching your level 38 power, defenders are better. Fulcrum shift is that important. The Summer Blockbuster event kept players from powers past their level 32 choice and FS is glorious in it.
So basically: Operative Renault TF in Sharkhead, Citadel in Talos Island, Summer Blockbuster and exemping down to help friends in Tip/Morality missions in the high 20s/low 30s is the only place I can see a teamed defender being better than a corruptor.
I almost always go corruptor unless I fully play into the support set (I almost deleted my Empath until I completely devoted the toon to teamplay, leadership, recall friend, etc., and now I really like it).
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One could consider that while all secondary effets on the blast are increased on defenders, the one on fire (damage over time) isnt.
I love my kinetics defender because it's better on melee-centric teams that clear mobs quickly. You can clear a group of Romans in one cast (250 percent damage boost on one cast instead of 200) even if you don't stand in the middle for the caster buff (50 for defenders, 40 for corruptors). The larger heal doesn't hurt either.
If there are tasks that keep you from reaching your level 38 power, defenders are better. Fulcrum shift is that important. The Summer Blockbuster event kept players from powers past their level 32 choice and FS is glorious in it. So basically: Operative Renault TF in Sharkhead, Citadel in Talos Island, Summer Blockbuster and exemping down to help friends in Tip/Morality missions in the high 20s/low 30s is the only place I can see a teamed defender being better than a corruptor. I almost always go corruptor unless I fully play into the support set (I almost deleted my Empath until I completely devoted the toon to teamplay, leadership, recall friend, etc., and now I really like it). |
I went corruptor. The kin values for defenders just didn't seem to make up for the extra damage corruptors got.
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Corruptor.
It is possible that I am biased. But Corruptor for the various reasons already mentioned.
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I am a dyed in the wool defender proponent, but scourge on rain of fire/fire breath DoT, no question, go corruptor.
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Heh, I think that vote is almost unanimous, Corruptor it is.
I failed to mention that I have and love my Kinetics/Sonic and Kinetics/Ice Defender but that my Dark/Kinetic Corruptor failed to impress me. However, Scourging Rain of Fire sounds like too good a treat to miss.
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As another Defender enthusiast, I would also roll Corruptor.
But beware, come I24 Rain of Fire is going to get a "double whammy" fix.. That is, it will no longer do Blaster level damage, and it will no longer do triple scourge.
This closes the gap some, but with Corruptor's higher damage cap coupled with their higher damage scalar they will still deal a hefty amount more damage than the Defender.
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This sounds just like me in Issue 5 (pre-City of Villains and Corruptors) about Controllers over Defenders...
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Wish they had a damage buff dependent on teammate status...IE if you are buffing well, you get an incremental +ToHit/+Damage, or debuffing well, to reward non-HEALZOR play.
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Meanwhile, Corruptors have:
Tiny bit more HP
Scourge
About 15% more damage without Scourge
So I mean...
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Fire/Kinetics is better on a Corruptor, yes, but it's really a special case. You take an AT with a higher damage cap, give them a powerset that lets them hit that damage cap, and then give them an attack set with a secondary effect that Defenders can't be better at and well... you create a situation where the choice is easy to make.
The opposite would probably be... Rad/Sonic Defender? Better -Res and +Damage from both sets for the Defender.
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They have issues compared to controllers, but upcoming blast set changes will address that to some extent.
I disagree, at least compared to corruptors. Kinetics is a superior set for corruptors, but there are other sets where this is not the case.
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Huge damage buff to approach or hit your damage cap? Check. DoT powers to Scourge most efficiently? Check. Lack of any *ACTUAL* secondary effect of the blasts for Defender AT mods to boost? Check.
I won't say there are no issues with AT balance between Corruptors and Defenders, because I haven't closely examined the issue. Using Fire Blast and Kinetics as the two sets to use as a baseline to argue that there is, however, is a terrible idea. Some sets are better on one AT even though they are available on several. This combo just happens to use two of them that both favor Corruptors.
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Hi all
I've been thinking of pairing Fire Blast with Kinetics for a while now and can't decide which AT to do it on.
Corruptor:
Positives: Higher Damage cap, Scourge.
Negatives: Longer to get key Kinetics powers, no endurance help on teams.
Defender:
Postitives: Endurance reduction on teams, better powers earlier.
Negatives: Lower Damage cap.
Has anyone got any experience with these builds? I'd love to hear your views.
Many thanks,
D
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