[Help with my first 50 - Energy / Devices]

Hi folks,

 

After playing since late 2007, I have finally gotten my first character to 50.  I'm not tackling incarnates yet (but suggestions are welcome) and  am after some feedback on my build.    

 

Some general questions / statements

• Now that I am 50, I should slot level 50 IOs rather than attuned ones, is that right?
• I know most builds go Scorpion Shield but hopefully Charged Armor is in the same ballpark.    I quite like Shocking Bolt.
• I am not sure at all about Afterburner, its just a fill the gap choice that can take a LoTG.  
• I have really enjoyed the Hover blasting playstye.
• I'm not really sure what resists / defenses / recharge reduction targets I should be aiming for.
• Smoke Grenade was fantastic on live but seems to have been nerfed into oblivion.   Is it even worth taking any more?
• Is 6 slotting my attacks with the same enhancement type the way to go or should I diversify?
• Ive managed to break Mids somehow but if you click the link all slots are assigned.  Reinstalling Mids has fixed this, i have updated the build below

 

 

This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.0.4.7
https://github.com/Reborn-Team/MidsReborn

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Level 50 Technology Blaster
Primary Power Set: Energy Blast
Secondary Power Set: Devices
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Electrical Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Power Blast

(A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage (3) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge (3) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (7) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (7) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (13) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage
Level 1: Toxic Web Grenade (A) Accuracy
Level 2: Energy Torrent (A) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage (5) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime (5) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime (9) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (9) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (13) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status
Level 4: Power Bolt (A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage (11) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/RechargeTime (11) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (15) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (15) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime (50) Superior Winter's Bite - Recharge/Chance for -Speed & -Recharge
Level 6: Hasten (A) Recharge Reduction (21) Recharge Reduction
Level 8: Sniper Blast (A) Apocalypse - Damage (19) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge (19) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (21) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge (23) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance (25) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
Level 10: Power Burst (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage (23) Devastation - Damage/Endurance (25) Devastation - Damage/Recharge (27) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (27) Devastation - Chance of Hold (29) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 12: Targeting Drone (A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff (29) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance
Level 14: Aim (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff (31) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge (31) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance (31) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance (33) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance (33) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
Level 16: Hover (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
Level 18: Fly (A) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)
Level 20: Caltrops (A) Pacing of the Turtle - Chance of -Recharge
Level 22: Field Operative (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 24: Smoke Grenade (A) Accuracy
Level 26: Boxing (A) Accuracy
Level 28: Tough (A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All) (34) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection (36) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance (36) Aegis - Resistance (36) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (37) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
Level 30: Trip Mine (A) Armageddon - Damage (37) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge (37) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (39) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge (39) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance (39) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
Level 32: Nova (A) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage (45) Superior Avalanche - Damage/Endurance (46) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (46) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (46) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (48) Superior Avalanche - Recharge/Chance for Knockdown
Level 35: Weave (A) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All) (40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed (40) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage (40) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance (42) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge (42) Red Fortune - Defense
Level 38: Gun Drone (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge (42) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage (43) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance (43) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (43) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge (45) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets
Level 41: Shocking Bolt (A) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold (45) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
Level 44: Charged Armor (A) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP (48) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance (48) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance (50) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime
Level 47: Combat Jumping (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed (50) Karma - Knockback Protection
Level 49: Afterburner (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
Level 1: Defiance 
Level 1: Brawl (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest (A) Empty
Level 2: Swift (A) Empty
Level 2: Hurdle (A) Empty
Level 2: Health (A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance (17) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
Level 2: Stamina (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End (17) Performance Shifter - EndMod
Level 49: Quick Form 
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[Pet Names]

My Merc mastermind's minions are all named after Steven Seagal characters

 

Casey Ryback

Forrest Taft

Gino Felino

Mason Storm

Orin Boyd

Austin Travis