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Wait, so what was the reasoning for Scrappers not getting Stone Melee?

On a quasi-related note, it's always annoyed me a little that we have ice, fire, toxic, rad, sonic, and dark buff sets, but no electric themed one. And/or Energy, for that matter.

Awesomesauce! And damage isn't too much of a concern -- like I said, my sole focus is to make a character as ideally suited for specifically tanking Hami as possible =P

Awesome info, thanks! I'm on Torch and have tanked a few times on my SD/rad tanker for the nightly raids, which typically have a full league of 48. However, my SG has been talking about trying to see if we can do our own, so I've been thinking about putting together an "ideal" Hami taunter. I had no idea it was possible to survive without outside buffs/heals, that's amazing! Is there any chance I could get your build for this, please?

Maybe, but I was thinking of something that more blurs the line between "separate from / part of" the character. More like how Targeting Drone isn't REALLY a pet, it's a toggle.

Bumping this because I'd also like a solid Earth/Earth build, and the ones I picked up from the mega-build-collection thread didn't seem too impressive.

Also, translucent/crystalline, maybe?

I was curious about what Tank was best for Hami, and the Tanker forum said it was actually a /regen brute, since all resists and defenses are pointless. Anyone have a build for this? I know it wouldn't be as useful for general content, and that's fine, I was just thinking in terms of pure optimization for this one task. I would imagine DM is best for a primary, to get yet another self-heal.

In a related note to this thread, what is the absolute max HP you can get (without teammate buffs), and what combo is best for doing so?

Kinetic Melee?

Can I make a slight alteration to this? "Drone melee"/"drone defense": You have SOMETHING outside yourself that attacks opponents and blocks shots for you. It could be literal drones, it could be a set of robots arms or fleshy tentacles, it could be angry spirits, or it could be you're like Magneto and use something akin to telekinesis to have physical objects float around for your attacks and defense. EDIT: Instead of Drones, would a better name be "Autonomous Melee" and "Autonomous Defense"? Also, it would finally give us a power set where the Magnetic aura felt thematically appropriate...I think Gravity Control is the only other....

Wouldn't it work to just have a..."less brutal" animation set for Dark Melee?

I'm just curious if anyone has crunched the numbers on what would probably kill stuff the fastest, for a team of 8 folks all using sonic blast: A team of defenders, sentinels, blasters, or corruptors. I assume that the sonic -res stacks with that from Opportunity, so I don't know if the totals might come out to be better than corruptor, etc.

True, but the most notable powers for EM both have incredibly slow hit times, have no AoE component (so no spillover damage into other mobs), AND one of them costs you HP even if the mob is already dead before you hit. I think some folks have also mentioned how EM has its hits back-loaded instead of front-loaded.

Okay, I have no idea if this is possible with the way things coded, but it would be handy if / was treated as another letter as far as searching the forums is concerned. I know it sounds ridiculous, but there's a reason: Searching for specific powerset combinations. Right now if I want to, say, search for a Time/Fire defender, the website sees the words Time and Fire and searches for each one....not that specific combo. If / was considered a letter, the search would look for one "word," Time/Fire, and only spit out that exact sequence, wouldn't it? I know from working in a company with both macs and PCs that things get screwy when someone tries to use / as part of a file name, like a date, so I don't know if this is possible....but it'd be cool if it was.

How much XP and INF do we get for defeating those? Any interesting drops?

Hey, you know how Dual Pistols can change its damage type? Do you think it would be too powerful to have an Elementals set where your minions all started out as a neutral homunculus or golem or something, then your first "upgrade" skill imbued them with an element, changing their stats and abilities? You could also have your blasts start out as basic energy or smashing or something, then shift to whatever the last element you imbued a minion with was.

This especially works for the Battalion, an enemy species that has made a practice of assimilating the Wells from other species.

BOSS RUSH MODE! And/or maybe a mode where all minions are replaced with Bosses? Turn every skul gravedigger into a gargantuan warwork?

Maybe if/when they ever even move on to Ascended stuff...or fighting multiple Tyrant-level incarnated at once? Or how about taking Praetoria BACK from its Hamidon? And of course, there's always the Battalion, and/or Rularuu...

I went Martian Manhunter as a swiss-army-knife character who covers even more ATs than Superman.

Welp, I guess I have to keep hunting for a good Shield/Rad build with Taunt....maybe the one I saw in the proc-monster thread will work....

I forget, does Stone do Resistance, Defense, or both?

So is there a secondary that's generally considered optimal for pure survivability? /dark for life steal? /ice for slowdown? /kinetic for damage debuff? /staff for the forms?

I always imagined it as the end goal, becoming a FULLY REALIZED incarnate, would put you on equal footing with any of those who got their powers straight from the well (Statesman, Hero 1, Recluse, etc). They took a shortcut, you took the long road....but you should end at the same place ultimately. Also, I imagine it as at the end, you'd basically become one of those God-mode characters in comics who basically transcend archetype, like Martian Manhunter or something. You start out as a lowly Daredevil scrapper, and at the end of your long, hard road, you've ascended to become Silver Surfer, basically able to do anything, because you damn well EARNED that power.