PyroBeetle

One thing that hasn't been mentioned here is MA/SD. SD can be build to softcap relatively easily and you have e some wiggle room to address the Psi hole via enhancements (I add 23% resistance that way). Has a simple to run AoE chain of Eagle Claw/Dragon's Tail/Crippling Axe Kick, and an easy to run ST chain of Eagle Claw/Storm Kick/Crippling Axe Kick/Storm Kick. What makes it good is that Eagle Claw can be leveraged to quite reliably (Above 80%) proc Critical Strikes as well as granting its own crit bonus which makes all of its follow on attacks crit quite well. Further, Focus Chi with one Recharge IO syncs quite nicely with shield charge for an opener every group.

I dont actually use orange insp like a fiend, hit 50 and still dont have Melee yet, and didnt take RoP until 44 due to other build priorities. The primary thing that I do is lean on MoG as my crutch in this time and the KD in Foot Stomp. I go and Stomp pull a group to the corner, then use my heals as needed. If tanking down health too fast, I will pop MoG. Really in normal content I have been running +0 x8 and didnt go above 0 until after I got my Alpha in place...have been running the Dark Astoria arcs at +2 x8 with my full build, only Alpha incarnates...RoP I use when I cannot corner a mob. Couple of things, I keep attacking even when Rage crash because procs are a thing and the KD is an important part of the mitigation, as is the tanker proc in Haymaker. It's why I needed more endurance than Betty's build provided. The other is I focus down the mobs that make things difficult. Regen is fine once you get it IOed out and slotted, even without the Incarnate, but you gotta play to its strengths. You have 2 heals in the base set for a reason, and I use them reactively and really when I notice my health going down, I dont wait to pop Reconstruction. Regarding the inspirations again, I actually auto convert my inspiration to reds to help with damage like a farmer, so...haven't been using the oranges except to fire up my damage. Not every set is to every taste though. Just saying my experience has been different than yours with the set. You are entitled to your opinion and your experience.

My experience has been a bit different. I am using my own modification of Betty's build, because they have a different play style than I do, but I have to say my experience is a bit different than yours. I am only 47 so far because I do not power level, but I feel quite sturdy. I have not yet slotted the purples or catalyst with the winters or tanker sets, of course, but the build is quite tanky as it is. I would not suggest getting rid of RoP. The thing that makes Regen unique among armor sets is the fact that it shines when using Melee Core rotated with RoP. It covers you in rotation, the Melee lasts the 2 minutes that RoP is down. This allows the regeneration, to be greatly effective around all damage types. This allows your MoG to be your emergency button to deal with endurance drainers like Carnival. I also have more endurance regen than Betty, and I use Dominate and Harmony out of Psionic instead of Char and Melt Armor. This allows me to deal woth endurance issues as well, due to the discount. I also plan on using Ageless Radial to help with the debuffing, which I highly suspect is what is making you feel squishy.

MA is interesting, you can design it to crit with an alarmingly high rate if you leverage Eagles Claw. The lack of more AoE that Dragons Tail is made up for my the fact that you can make it almost always crit. Psi is also interesting, but I am not sure the clicky nature of it will work with a rhythm set like MA. I can share a Psi build and a MA build when I get home, you might be able t cobble them together into something.

There are already easy ways to get both Siege and Antimatter, so I do not see the need for any changes to the mission arc as it is. Honestly this is not a game that needs to be a grind, if you are enjoying the toon you play missions dont seem to be that onerous...if you are not enjoying the toon, then honestly, getting Portal Jockey isnt going to solve it for you. And honestly, if you dont enjoy doing the same mission arcs over and over again, playing a 20 year old game is probably not for you...

I have this problem with pets in general. If I move to far away from them or too fast they get lost take extra time to get to me...if I want to stealth to the end of a mission I find myself dropping all my pets then summoning them after I SS and Stealth to the end of the mission and then complete. Other than this, I have found it just as easy to move without sprint, or any other form of speed boost. It took some getting used to but my Pyro/Marine is a steamroller anyhow so it's just extra inf and vet levels to me. I do use the w bind to set them all to aggressive along with my Toroidal Bubble. Actually I have a bind set to every key except s x u i and p to do something to make my play easier, as I am old and lazy.

The newest iteration can be quite tasty for a Mind/Fire(Fire) dom because it clusters enemies nicely for your breath of fire (rain of fire)

So I have been giving this set a spin, and some things from the live forums keep popping up in my mind. I remember there was an extensive complaint from controllers back in the day when taunt combined with AoE punchvoke seemingly made them "obsolete." With multiple claims that taunt was the single best CC available in the game. I think this is why I enjoy Glittering Column so much as a controller, as it adds a good reliable taunt, outside of pet taunt, to the controller arsenal. Secondly, I remember similar threads especially by Energy Blasters claiming that KD/KB was the best control in the game. So it is numerous to me, especially because I have combined Pyrotechnics with Marine, just how much time my enemies spend picking themselves up off the ground. This is not to downplay the other things that the set brings (I skipped the AoE hold as unnecessary as I lacked the slots for it) in stun and confuse, but I find myself loving the launching mechanic the most. Just general food for thought, not posting a build, not talking about times, but for pure fun factor, it is peak CoH for me.

I am not certain that the patch fixes the damage component of Mind Control, but deep sleep does make it an effective tool for setting containment and makes the power usable in a team setting. Telekinesis into Levitate is an interesting AoE, but it still seems like a lot of work compared to playing Pyrotechnics, which rewards it's busy play style with slapping damage.

The recent patch really seemed to boost mind control, especially with the adaptive recharge. Mass Hypnosis is a every group opener for sure. Mind control is the ultimate City of Statues powerset...thinking of remaking my Mind/Kin from live.

Personally I have mine bound to the T key, /bind t "powexec_location target Brilliant Barrage" Fires both effects with the target location based on my target. It is one of a series of binds that I use with my Pyro/Marine

I have found the set to be extremely well balanced so far. Unfortunately all of the tools are kind of designed to work together, Psychokinetic Barrier gives you a bit of time so hits dont start chewing into you right away until you have thinned the herd a little bit and also refreshes in about 20 seconds for me, and is used on recharge (bound to my w key as well as my inspiration combine macros, in addition to moving me forward) Devour Psyche I have slotted with 2 50+5 each of End Mod and Heal, which when I ha e 10 stacks provides an impressive amount of recharge and regeneration, but it wouldn't function nearly as well without barrier. Aura of Insanity I have slotted with 3 Winters and 3 mez hamidon enhancements. Any particular mob is affected about 40 percent of the time, including bosses with my slotting, which is often enough for the other two click powers to do their thing. Finally Memento Mori is a great "Oh poop" button which I have frankenslotted with 3 heal/recharge enhancements. All together I have found the set to be the most versatile I have played. My regen numbers from my overall build approach 6% per second at peak and average above 5%. It is a multi layered set and no single power can really be skipped without the others falling. DP is an excellent example of adaptive recharge at its best, as after you have 10 stacks, it's better if you just hit 1 mob with it to renew all your stacks. Edit: as with many other busy sets, programming in some automation is very helpful.

I cannot disagree with this sentiment any more strongly than I do. The absolute last thing that this game needs is another power that helps mow through legions of minions and lieutenants faster. They already blow away faster than a fart in a windstorm. The value of Vulnerability as has been pointed out repeatedly is that it ignores level difference and applies a hefty debuff to many things on a single target. It is agnostic as to a rhoup or solo power, because on the target you paint, it applies for you and the group equally. It is a hard target cracker, something this game needs more of IMHO. The only change that I would make is revert to allowing it to stack from multiple Sentinels, even if you institute some form of diminishing return.

This. Aura of Insanity is...well insane. I have 3 Winters and 3 Hamis in mine l, 1 acc/mez and 2 dam/mez. If mobs fight me in melee my health bar just doesn't move, and this is on a Brute so I lack some of the inherent tanker toughness. This highlights the importance of corner pulling when doing x8 solo, as debuffing ranged mobs can be an issue. But really, as a tank cornering should be a go to move anyhow.

I have found the knockdown to be integral to the survival of the overall build, which is why I went with Stone. The inclusion of the Psionic epic is because Harmonic Mind I find to be useful in making all my endurance concerns going away even fighting sappers, carnies, and arachnos, plus I like Psionic Tornado. The trade off is I do not have any to hit debuff resistance so I had to modify my normal insperance combine macros to remove yellows (and purples by the by) from the auto combines to red. I have a separate macro that combines those if I get too many, but generally will pop a yellow and a purple before going into every mob. I do not have my Barrier Destiny yet, will probably drop the purple from the rotation when I do.