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I think I went Dark/Sonic for a Miles Davis/Jazz inspired theme. Much coolness.

Rad/SR. Been loving it.

My Rad/SR (now 43) has been a delight since early on. The -Def from Rad is my ‘team’ contribution, and I have been the de facto alpha strike target for many levels. With some Thunderstrike sets, some Sentinel stuff, and the usual +Def stuff, I am easily 48 plus def, and seem to melt stuff quite fast. When the team is aware, I will go ‘the other way’ on a TF to either thin or clear the path. Great set for range. Have played as blaster, Def, Corrrupter. Like them all.

My most solo capable scrappers tend to be defense based (for the many reasons given above). Ones that are durable and capable usually have been running claws, katana, electric melee (I skipped the ponderously slow corpse killer, tbh), and war mace. I am a big fan of energy aura, super reflexes, and I like radiation armor and electric armor for resists. For a solo scrapper, they have enough resists to last longer than your foes. If you are running at 4/8, it may take some work, though. 😉

Duelist - park in the PI Arena for 100 hrs (offline) time is also +5 End…. and the Acc/3Dmg/2End Redux? 1 Acc, 2 Dmg, 1 Rech, 1 End.. and some IO like Ruin or Touch of Death for the final AccDmg or a cheap Acc/Dmg/End from a top tier set. I would not worry about expensive sets until when you can afford it… and I have several 50’s I ran on the cheap that I loved running. to start, a Miracle rec in Helth (Level 22 minimum, buy ATTUNED) - 3-4 million now, and/or (AND) a Performance Shifter proc in End - should help. Essentially… on this toon, are you here for the run/trip to 50, or is this your ne plus ultra toon that you want to focus your time and influence on?

I have used Caltrops with up to 3 (even 4) slots. Recharge, Recharge, then Slow and/or Proc, Proc. Taser... I haven't used, but would consider. Time Bomb is the Blaster's version of Liquefy. A totally WTHeck power that never seems to get revisited, and not sure why. Doesn't fit with the normal metrics of what's good for team play, but maybe some Dev Data supports it for solo. I just skip and move on. Smoke Grenade - Maybe? - I have it on a few toons. More at end game where I feel most of my build is complete (more for an RP style), it's OK for soloing to make sure you don't aggro a second group (or third) that you can't handle, I guess. Gun Drone - Do you want a Pet that's got great resists/defense/taunt AND range? This is for you! I usually 4+ slot, focus on Acc and getting Resists to 90%, then dmg/rech as needed. If it takes Expedient Reinforcement (not checking at moment), that's usually where I pull about 4 slots from.

50’s - I am pretty sure I remembered them all... Shield/SS Rad/Rad Rad/SS SR/Claws Elec/Energy Elec/Stone Invuln/Dark Fire/MA Bio/MA Stone/Rad WP/Elec Rounding out the ‘all Tanker primary goal’ (also doing Defenders) Ice/Staff 38 Ice/SS 35 Dark/Dark 36n- dreading this one from the lack of End, no plan yet. A mess at the moment. Then about 15 or so Tankers L15-L30 or so. I am no @Hyperstrike, this is probably my favorite AT (for this week, at least). my other HC goal was a 50 for each AT. Only MM is left (46), so I can probably check that off next week.

I don’t work in IT, but is it likely that much happens at 10:30 pm in France, work-wise? The people I know that do work in IT are support for various agencies/entities that demand immediate support, and contract/pay big money for it. I am not disparaging anyone on HC for their time, effort, or focus. I intended to ask if IT support commonly gets things done during night hours, I suppose.

The first live reroll I ran on HC was my first blapper, Blameau, Nrg/Nrg. Some other pairs I have tried and really enjoyed: Elec/Elec Scrapper Dark/Dark Controller Earth/Earth Dominator (after I read the Trust Fund Dominator thread) Fire/Fire Sentinel others I tried but found not to my taste, usually lacked durability, damage, or end management to a significant degree: Rad/Rad Tank

Yeah, the Invis took away the pretty, so that is half wrong. 😉

We did this with a full team of ‘classic’ sets, no P2W, no XP buffs, etc. No trust funding, no SO until L22, no IO’s. Run sprint to offset inherent Stamina and take unused powers if you wanted to get it by L20. Positron was indeed a challenge, but having a whole team of players who know how to play and are aware of their limitations was hugely helpful. we were using ineffablebob’s Classic Hero Challenge (or Issue Zero/launch settings - approximated)

I found Earth (my fave control set) and Earth Melee was 'rock solid' once I used the tips in the Trust Fund Dominator thread. Sam Anndreas (formerly Tek Tonik) dinged 50 and was able to either Dom/Control at a distance in steamrolling teams that needed more AoE control, or could bounce 'em til they dropped in Melee. Highly recommend it, Psy!

Just dinged 50 on Rokatansky earlier today. This one was a very easy run. Soloing at +2 almost out of DO range (L12) and +3 by mid 20’s. Easily +4/x2 from mid 30’s on. Procs in Tremor and Fault are a help, and I found the Overwhelming Force KD proc in the early damage aura was my go-to. Overall, excellent sets. My first stone melee toon to make it to 50. Definitely will not be the last!

Darn Darn you, tidge! 0rouboros is one of my most solo-able blasters. I have 2 others that fit the bill, but Dark/Temp was my very first thought! By mid 20's, I was soloing at +3 or better.

Repeat Offenders had a Planet of the Apes homage SG back in the day (2008 or so). Ceejer came up with how to get a decent gorilla. Here's his specs at the time: The Ape Creation Guide Body Type: Huge Body Scales: MAX height, chest and shoulder, MIN all others. Colors (costume and skin) to black (color #1), turn off map colors to costume Head: Half Helm Helm : Cone Detail 2 : Mandible , change color to a middle range grey (3 over from black) Helmet Detail 2 : Down Scoops Upper Body: Tights Chest : Monstrous Fur. change color to charcoal grey (1 over from black, some go 2 over.....) Gloves : Large Robotic, Tech Belt : None Lower Body: Tights Legs : Tights, optional:color pattern-brief, and choose your color X! (black, X) Boots : Large, Tights Back Detail: None Scales Basic Scales : Change the left most and right most columns all the way to max.

This is a pretty good summation of what the Devs probably ought to consider. It's not wrong. And I prefer Tanks and Brutes... but this is a clear issue.

If you were successful and enjoyed it (and you said you did) then I would suggest using IOs to plug any holes (Overwhelming Force KD in AoE or oft used powers) or augment what you need (recharge) or are good at (healing, damage)

I would like to hear about your results.

I started with Fire/Claws a few months ago, ran that to L36, and then got distracted by another alt. I was referring to Fire/MA above. Fire/MA appears at least as fast, but the KB proc and KD potential in Dragon's Tail is a major plus.

I rolled one last week. Since L23 or so, it has been quite impressive for damage. I almost always team, and with 2-3 others (or more) this is a supercharged blowtorch. Very impressive! Now L37.

Looks like most of them are from 2019 - pre Issue 27 - not all the suggested builds will work the same way now, fwiw.

Maybe those still in the conversation, but... not every gets there. 😢

Same!

I have a Fire/Dev blaster, Doc Burnz, a third gen from Frank Burns. Only one player has commented they knew it was from MASH (longer write up), but great conversation ensued. Old ain’t easy, that’s why they won’t let the young do it... or something like that.

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