Heatstroke

This.

It all depends on how you build your character. I didn't take it initially but I worked it in on a later build by sacrificing another power, which worked out better for me overall.

I did.. however it is skippable.. Its different from the blaster version.. its a toggle that stays up.. you only have to resummon if you change zones or enter a building..

Your welcome. Its been a fun build.. I had an Elec/Elec Blaster built as a sapper on live and I like this much better. I think it does a better job than my Elec/Elec Dom as far as sapping because it does it quicker.

I think you will find that people will tend to build things very different. Some people focus on defense. Some focus on more damage. I dont think you will find a build that is like a " benchmark" that everyone uses. That being said if you are trying to make a Sentinel Build as a Sapper, There are several powers that I think are key to any build. 1) Short Circuit. This is the core. You aren't sapping much of anything without it. Synapse Shock is a good IO for this power because it does damage and End Drain. 2) Ball Lightning a good targeted AoE that will drain some end and it is fast animating and fast recharging so you can use it often. 3)Power Sink in the secondary. Nice because it it drain A LOT of end and it is autohit. Between those three in a cycle you should be able to keep a Mobs end Pretty much floored. The main reason for this is the "Shocked" proc which is trigger by Sentinels, Defenders and Corruptors using Electric Blast ( Blaster and Doms dont get this ). Its a chance to do additional damage and -recovery based on how little end the foe has. The less they have.. the more chance for the proc to trigger Mobs will not stop attacking because they have no end.. they will use their weaker, low endurance powers. An its pretty much impossible to drain an AV without several End Drain characters on the same team I focused on End Drain and Recharge. I also went with Elec Mastery to add the AoE Immobilize and Lightning Field for more end drain.

I find it funny when people put themselves in these little camps of Brute/Tank/Scrapper. Dont people play more than just ONE AT ?

The reason to have it on the character screen is to see that Veteran Level info BEFORE I log into the game. and I could see on on several characters at once.

It would be nice to see how many Veteran Level a characters has on the character selection screen when you log in. If we could see for example that a character was like Veteran Level 17 before logging in, knowing that toon is close to getting some more Emp Merits @ level 18, it would be very helpful in choosing what we might play that session.

My Launcher keeps saying Error after the Update !!!

Just looking at the proc options.. I am looking at -res but wondering about the max hp debuff and the regen debuff as well. This character is mostly going to be used for team play.. What are you guys using ?

Im doing Trick Arrow as well. The ability to stack To Hit Debuffs, AoE Hold Debufss, Single Target Holds, Proc the heck out of the Holds, Ice Patch/Oil Slick.. burn em while they flip flop around was too good to pass up.. the only thing missing is an AoE Immobilize.

Time works well with everything. I havent found anything yet that it doesnt work well with. But my favorite do far is Gravity. Works thematically and the powersets mesh well together. buffing the Singularity is a plus.

See I went Trick Arrow for several reasons. I dont have a Trick Arrow characer. Trick Arrow has Acid Arrow for -def. -res and Disruption Arrow also has -res. Oil Slick Arrow comes later which will add some damage. My plan however is to make mobs lives a living hell and control the battlefield.. I think tis build will do that..

ok.. but couldn't that be said of multiple powers that already exist in the game ?

Sorry not on board as much as I used t be. I really dont make " leveling " builds, all of my builds are built from the end game backwards. I go through Mids, figure out what I want the character to be able to do.. make it.. then I usually PL my way to 50. I usually have enough Inf or Merits to get what I need. If you are leveling.. just swap out what you know you cant use.. Swap a purple set for something else similar available at a lower level, and then respec it out later. Take the ideas and rework them as you see fit. Dont take ANY build, mine or anyone else's the singular or best way to do something,, take ideas from them and make it your own and make it work for you.