Carnifax

Reslot my DP/Kin corr to remove the now-not-working Oblit set bonuses and reslot it with something else. My invoice for 6 Enhancement Unslotters (plus time + R&D expenses) will be billed to the Homecoming Devs 😁

Note I triple checked this yesterday again, this time checking the Enhancement values. The Set Bonuses don't work. The Enhancement values do. So my Oblit was boosting damage of the power etc but my beloved 3.75% melee defence was missing (along with the other set bonuses). Planning to replace either with a full Artillery set or 3 procs and 3 Artillery / 3 Hami-Os.

I joined a +4 KillMost PuG ITF last night on Reunion. Mostly because when I logged in on my DP / Kinetics Corruptor with a mind to do some crafting LFG was full of drama for some reason. Turns out someone was claiming a +4 Kill Most PuG ITF would be a shambles and it'd take hours. So it would have been rude not to join. We blitzed it in 41 minutes (8 team deaths along the way but never close to a team wipe). NO tactics at all other than "Run at them screaming". The Seafood Ambush we just rolled over (afterwards I realized someone had said "Drag them to the top of the stairs" but we'd ignored it). Rommie was just attacked, no pulling him to the door or other tactics. Just attack him in place. It was glorious. Team was a Domi, a Fire Tank, a Scrapper, a Stalker, 2 Blasters, an Illusion Controller and my DP/Kin. One or two dicey bits where we just went different ways on the 2nd mission and triggered ambushes on each other. On the 3rd we were moving so fast up the hill we had to regroup slightly because we were so drawn out and triggering ambushes.

I've 3 that count (sorta) The Binman, my Savage / Shield Stalker Mombie : Necro / Nature Mastermind And finally one that was actually from hitting Random a lot, getting this combo and designing the character around them (I don't play them much because there's a much more famous Boyband on Everlasting and I felt weird having one on Reunion even though it was a coincidence). Boyband : Thugs / Traps MM

Yep. That was me. Set bonuses definitely stopped working, my stats (melee Def) dropped by exactly the bonus Oblit gives when 6 slotted Didn't test if the enhancement values stuck. They should though. In my case I won't need to respec, just burn a few unslotters and replace the set being used (mostly cos I'm lazy).

Oh I know, I've got mine to 50 (cheapo set-slotting on the way) and actually went as far as buying some Winters and Purples sets for them I'm enjoying them so much.

Weirdly I'm dumping it for Placate. Find it hopelessly bad, breaks far too easily to be of use. If I were to suggest a fix I'd go for 50% DDR when Geoded up so it's not Hibernate levels of immunity but it also doesn't shatter like an egg every time I try and use it.

This is where I am with procs too. They're an interesting addition to builds and have a trade-off (alongside set slotting and frankenslotting / using HOs). So I'd be very cautious about changes to the proc system which would disrupt that and push people towards "the one way" to slot. I tend towards cheap-ish builds initially, focused on whatever I want. I may then, when I hit 50, decide I really like the build and throw in a purple / Winters set or two but that's pretty rare for me. I've two Tanks, a Stalker, a Corruptor and a Controller where I went that route but most 50s are sets, procs + a purple or two.

Just attach the actual Mids file like I did. Import/Export is a mess on Mids at the moment (except, weirdly, importing a text file from /buildsave in-game) so the easiest is just to upload the mids file.

Usually 250 million, with 100 of that reserved for whatever alt I'm playing. Once they near 50 (I don't tend to go nuts with purples and I slot as I go so there's rarely big investment needed at 50) my convert-marketeer starts his thing for the next alt (normally only takes 2-3 30 mins sessions). Last 50 I dinged I did, weirdly for me, splurge on some Winters (and crafted and converted some purples). That's only because I really really liked them (Ice/Stone/Mu stalker).

+3 HOs? You're insane. I normally just slot regular ones I picked up in Hami raids. I'd suggest sticking your latest build up and highlighting the powers in question. Honestly though if you're exemping down you probably won't notice. But put the build up and we can suggest alternative slotting if needed.

Damn you! So I'm ~level 20 now with Fish Kebab after doing a couple of builds and as expected really liking them. Haven't even got the really fun Trick Arrow powers yet. Cheapo / getting to 50 build (no purples or the like) and a maxxed out version. I'll probably end up somewhere between the two builds once done (although I may also have my traditional Emergency Endurance Rejig in the early 30s). Close-enough-to-caps that Flash Arrow should floor their ToHit chances, lots of procs in various powers. All the TA tricks (even Glue Arrow which I usually skip). Corruptor - Water - Trick Arrow_cheap.mbd Corruptor - Water - Trick Arrow.mbd

This looks VERY expensive. Also you're missing out on a fair few attacks (no Dehydrate or Steam Spray which is one of the best cones in the game). Maybe your recharge covers it, I dunno Here's my reaonably cheapo hover-blaster version (I don't do purpled + winters set builds for the most part, if I really like the character I might lob some in after but this isn't one of the characters where I did). Temporas_cold_rejigged - Blaster (Water Blast).mbd

I usually come up with an idea. Then I Mids it and maybe move it to the beta server. Then I'll usually lob it into the appropriate sub-forum for people to look at and they'll correctly say things like "Carni, you're going to be GASPING for End all the time". So I'll correct it a bit. Then I'll hit 30 and realise they really, really meant it and spend more slots into fixing it properly and rejigging the build. Then, if and when I hit 50 I'll decide if I'm really enjoying the character and if yes I'll go from "mid-priced sets build" to "Winters & purples" version (because usually I make one build or download someone's then cut the dear things out like 5xWinters or 5xPurples. Then I go back and mess around making an expensive version). This was pretty much the journey for my Ice / Stone Stalker who is now one of my favourite characters and overtaken the other Stalkers & Scrappers I had. Edit : I'll also chunk 2c into the "other" debate. I really don't mind how other people build or what they like to do with their builds. As long as you're not doing something like "I have Repel Bubble on my FF at all times and scatter every spawn to the 4 winds" it's all good. Also build-wise I agree with Mael. You don't always have to go with pure sets. There's a fun trade to be had between full set slotting, few IOs + procs or just 4 frankenslotting a hold with 4 different Acc/Hold/Recharge IOs so you can save spots for something else. Losing any of those options would be terrible.

Nope, I tested and reported the fact I'm losing the set bonuses earlier in this thread. Slotting might stick but set bonuses are definitely lost.

Yep, as an abuser of Soul Drain I knew this was coming too. Only irk is I'll need to reslot it cos the Oblit set bonuses don't work post change.

Looks very Tanky. It's a little different to how I like my controllers, I try and avoid proc-bombing core controls and prefer mezzing but that's up to you. Ditto on not taking Shadow Field, I have on Darks I've played but those were Dominators, so if you don't want it fair enough. Keeping that in one thing I did spot. You're not using Superior Will of the Controller at all. So maybe swap the WotC proc into Fearsome along with the rest of the set for more Recharge AND Defense and move the Cloud Senses proc into HoD. That also gives you 15% accuracy and Weave and Maneuvers look a little overslotted to me, you could drop one of the Def/End/Recharge slots from either or both of them and use the slot to max out -ToHit on Dark Servant and damage on the Haunts (I've dropped the +resist from Haunts too, personally I'd prefer the proc change on every punch they do but haven't run the numbers through my parser). But I'm very impressed with your def numbers overall with those capped Resists backing them up. Edit : Agreed on your Possess slotting. I NEVER proc it up because you can cast it from outside combat, if you proc it it will start triggering the enemies. As-is it's a useful "softening up" tool. On Carni solo I always use it on those Cairn-dropping Devouring stone lieuts (if I remember rightly doing so disables the Cairn buff but I could be wrong there). Mistress of Chains_rejigged.mbd

Don't really notice. I'd still assume it needs a standard SOs worth of Acc so I slot one in. Best answer I can give is "run a radio or 2 with logging switched on and no extra Acc slotted then fire it through my parser", you'll see there what the actual hit rate ends up for each of its powers.

No, just upload the actual file from your hard disk. That's the expected way now cos Import / Export is borked at the mo. Like this Carnifax_tarantula.mbd

I'd definitely lean towards Haunts over it. Carni does have the Tarantula out all the time, but that's a side effect of massive recharge bonuses to get the PAs perma. Tarantula as a mule depends on the rest of your build really, like I said on my first post upload your mids file here and folk can give it a look over

Sorry, I've actually got 4 Cloud Senses including the Proc, plus the +ToHit from Dark Watchers slotted for them in Carni. It has a chance to proc every time the pet where it is slotted (or pets for things like MM tier 1 & 2 pets, imps or Phantom Army decoys) attacks. It will never affect you. Pretty sure yes but not sure why you'd never summon the Tarantula, it's a decent enough pet.

My hover-blaster is Water / Temporal and works nicely. Water self-heals in attack chain + Temporals constantly rejigging Absorb makes you tanky and Tidal + Chronos + Geyser is always fun. My only Devices is a pure "in your face" Rad / Devices who likes dropping trip mines so can't help there.

Damn you. I've spent 20 mins making a mids build too. Looks tasty. But I already have 2 waters and 2 trick arrows. But it looks so fun.

Everything scourges but Whirlpool is a rain so it scourges extra-well

Water / Trick Arrow would be a monster. Edit : remember Cold is getting normalized in the next Page, Sleet is being set to obey AT modifiers