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So I'm still working on leveling the character, my playtime has been limited and at kinda odd hours lately so he hasn't hit 50 yet. Currently at level 38 my Tactics seem to go about like this: Prepull: Make sure Hotfeet, Cauterizing Aura, Combat Jumping, Tough, Weave, manuvers are all on. Group A: Pop Aim then jump in and hit Inferno. Tends to leave me with just Bosses or maybe a sliver on Lts so I mop up with blazing bolt, blaze, flares, and fireball. Group B: Hit Build-up, Cast Bonfire into the center then jump in leading with fireball, Fire Sword Circle when I'm center mass, and then pick off targets as needed. Group C-?: Rain of Fire, Fireball, Fire Sword Circle and then single target cleanup until i can cycle everything again. When in trouble I tend to either just pop orange/purples and a green, or go all in, try to kill as much as possible, then when I die use Light of Revival to get back up and swinging with some breathing room, which i also plan to do with Rise of the Phoenix when I get to it. I wholeheartedly realize it isn't the best option, but at the moment it works for me and I don't mind working off a little debt. Also on occasion I have hit sprint+Super Speed w/Celerity:Stealth to run and hide after de-toggling my damage auras. I do kinda like having all the small damage abilities going because their damage really seems to add up. Cauterizing obviously is staying because it's my End toggle, any damage is just a bonus. Bonfire keeps things on their butts surprisingly well so I'd kinda like to keep it since as you said I don't really have great defenses and it's one of the few mitigation tools I have. Hot Feet seems to pair well with Cauterizing, or really any DOT for that matter, and it's toggle meaning I don't have to "waste" a cast in the middle of a fight. That said, I'm not married to it. Rain of Fire I find myself using less but does decent damage (I think), especially when Hot Feet and Bonfire keep things in it but again, not married to it. Ukase: I'm not sure why but I can't get your build to load for me from the link, I'm sorry! I will say I slotted Ring of Fire and to some degree Fire Breath more for bonuses (Both Accuracy and Recharge) then because I want to use the power. Ring of Fire just seems like a bit of a waste to me in general, since if I'm worried about something running just shooting it usually works better than trying to immobilize it. Fire Breath is at least a useful power, but I will wholeheartedly admit I'm not great about getting targets in it. Will Mag 3 KB/KD protection be enough? Thank you guys for Replying, was starting to get a bit dismayed. This community, even back in the day,has always been so helpful I was surprised I didn't have a reply in 5 minutes after posting it!

So up to 60 views but no one has any feedback? Even if I found a great build i'd love to know so i can go ahead and start building it out please, though I somehow doubt I stumbled onto awesome!

So after finally getting the game installed and running (Thanks Tahquitz!), and messing around for a month i've finally decided to make a Blaster my main, atleast until a really bad bout of altaholicism strikes me. I picked the fire^3 because, well, if you're gonna blast might as well do it right 😉 However, I'm not great at putting together builds and while looking around I wasn't finding anything that really jumped out at me as something i loved so I figured i'd post here. I'm trying to put together a build to maximize Damage, Recharge, and enough def/res to not keep faceplanting. I don't know quite enough about how some things work in the game to know for sure i'm not missing something obvious though. To me my flat damage bonus seems small but that might also be a result of coming from other games where +22% wouldn't be much at all, but I think my Accuracy being at +80 is good and should let me reliably hit mobs, atleast if i am understanding it correctly. Between my def/res naturally and taking the barrier core i'm also thinking I shouldn't have an issue staying alive, but again, i'm not positive. Any advice to help me blow things up faster/better and not constantly eat pavement would be greatly appreciated! Not worried about budget as i'm looking at this as a long term project to be worked towards. Thanks everyone! Hero Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.6.0.7 https://github.com/ImaginaryDevelopment/imaginary-hero-designer Click this DataLink to open the build! Plasmaclash V1: Level 50 Magic Blaster Primary Power Set: Fire Blast Secondary Power Set: Fire Manipulation Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Leadership Ancillary Pool: Flame Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Flares -- SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBlsWrt-Dmg/Rchg(7), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(23), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(25), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(25), SprBlsWrt-Rchg/Dmg%(31) Level 1: Ring of Fire -- GrvAnc-Immob(A), GrvAnc-Immob/Rchg(31), GrvAnc-Acc/Immob/Rchg(34), GrvAnc-Acc/Rchg(36), GrvAnc-Immob/EndRdx(36) Level 2: Fire Ball -- Rgn-Dmg(A), Rgn-Dmg/Rchg(3), Rgn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), Rgn-Acc/Rchg(5), Rgn-Dmg/EndRdx(5), Rgn-Knock%(7) Level 4: Boxing -- Empty(A) Level 6: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50), RechRdx-I(50) Level 8: Fire Breath -- PstBls-Acc/Dmg(A), PstBls-Dmg/EndRdx(9), PstBls-Dmg/Rchg(9), PstBls-Dmg/Rng(15), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(17), PstBls-Dam%(17) Level 10: Fire Sword Circle -- SprAvl-Acc/Dmg(A), SprAvl-Dmg/EndRdx(11), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), SprAvl-Rchg/KDProc(15) Level 12: Super Speed -- BlsoftheZ-Travel(A) Level 14: Aim -- GssSynFr--Build%(A) Level 16: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A) Level 18: Blaze -- SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg(A), SprDfnBrr-Dmg/Rchg(19), SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(21), SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), SprDfnBrr-Rchg/+Status Protect(23) Level 20: Cauterizing Aura -- Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Acc/Rchg(46), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(46), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(48), Obl-%Dam(48) Level 22: Tough -- StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A) Level 24: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A) Level 26: Blazing Bolt -- Apc-Dmg(A), Apc-Dmg/Rchg(27), Apc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), Apc-Dmg/EndRdx(29), Apc-Dam%(29), Dcm-Build%(31) Level 28: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A) Level 30: Maneuvers -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A) Level 32: Inferno -- Arm-Dmg(A), Arm-Dmg/Rchg(33), Arm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Arm-Acc/Rchg(33), Arm-Dmg/EndRdx(34), Arm-Dam%(34) Level 35: Rain of Fire -- OvrFrc-Acc/Dmg(A), OvrFrc-End/Rech(37), OvrFrc-Acc/Dmg/End(40), OvrFrc-Dmg/End/Rech(42), OvrFrc-Acc/Dmg/End/Rech(42), OvrFrc-Dam/KB(42) Level 38: Hot Feet -- FuroftheG-Acc/Dmg(A), FuroftheG-Dam/Rech(39), FuroftheG-Dam/End/Rech(39), FuroftheG-Acc/End/Rech(39), FuroftheG-Acc/Dmg/End/Rech(40), FuroftheG-ResDeb%(40) Level 41: Bonfire -- Ann-Acc/Dmg(A), Ann-Dmg/Rchg(43), Ann-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43), Ann-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(43), Ann-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(45), Ann-ResDeb%(46) Level 44: Fire Shield -- GldArm-3defTpProc(A), GldArm-ResDam(45), GldArm-End/Res(45) Level 47: Rise of the Phoenix -- RechRdx-I(A) Level 49: Tactics -- AdjTrg-ToHit/EndRdx(A), AdjTrg-ToHit(50) Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) Level 1: Defiance Level 1: Quick Form Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A) Level 1: Sprint -- Clr-Stlth(A) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A) Level 2: Health -- Mrc-Rcvry+(A), Pnc-Heal/+End(37), NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(37) Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A) Level 2: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A), PrfShf-EndMod(36) Level 50: Barrier Core Epiphany Level 50: Musculature Core Paragon Level 50: Pyronic Core Final Judgement Level 50: Reactive Core Flawless Interface Level 50: Carnival Radial Superior Ally Level 50: Assault Radial Embodiment ------------

Hey all, So i'm having an issue with tequila and either my google fu is weak after so long in quarantine or i'm managing to look over something simple every time I read thru the help threads. I just found out about these servers and almost jumped for joy that a game I loved so much is back up, but now i'm about ready to pull my hair out! Every time I try and run Tequila it simply pops up with the "Tequila has stopped responding" box and closes, immediately. I have downloaded tequila and tried running it from my download folder, as well as making a C/Games/City of Heroes folder and dropping Tequila in there and trying to run it, no dice. I used the torrent to download the game folder, put it in the Games folder on C drive, and tried running the tequila that came with it, the one I had downloaded, deleting the other tequila files with both, made sure to change the score folder name like the install guide says, all still without any joy. Removed the registry entry, still nothing. Tried restarting the PC, nada. Deleted everything and just downloaded the tequila program from the install guide again, still does the exact same thing. I added exceptions for the folder and individual files to my antivirus, then even had my firewall and antivirus completely shut down and still couldn't get anything to work. Please, for the love of virtual Spandex, help me!