Arcadian-Prime

So it seems like Cold may be better in specific scenarios, but Dark just has options for pretty much anything? Haha as a new player, the idea of having a heal is nice

This was very helpful advice, thank you. It’s been a while for me, so probably playing something with an easier leveling experience (dark) will be good. I absolutely do plan to fully slot them out… once I figure out builds and sets 😂

Hi all, First off, thanks for all the suggestions in my other post. I’ve settled on trying a Corruptor, since I never played one on live! I really liked the look of Water Blast, but a few people pointed out that it might not have the damage for tough single targets (AV/GM’s). Ice, however, was mentioned a lot. I’m torn between 2 combos: Ice/Dark: Seems like it could have good synergy. Dark brings a heal, which is nice for Ice. Ice/Cold: Seems like an obvious synergy. No heal, but a lot of control. Any opinions/suggestions on pairings or which combo to go? Kind of thinking about playing at range/hover, but not married to the idea.

Another follow up: no one has mentioned Psi blast. Is that an underperforming set?

I found this thread and I’m interested. Are there any Defender combos you’d recommend that you feel are just optimal on a Defender? Something that could solo hard content and take on AV’s?

Are there any powerset pairings on a Corruptor you’d recommend?

Yeah, Ill/Dark or Rad has piqued my interest. Trying to see if there is a Defender combo that could sway me haha

Great suggestion, thanks!

I know I said I only had time for one toon, but maybe I can slow level one ranged and one melee. Was thinking Rad/SS tanker for melee, but EM/Rad Brute seems like a great synergy. Good to know about Scourge though. Now to settle on either a Corruptor or Controller combo for ranged 😂

That could make sense. Still newer, so I was curious how Scourge would take effect. Probably better for clearing solo TF’s, but tougher against hard targets. I wasn’t sure if there was a Corruptor secondary that provided -HP, or any incarnate ability’s/whatever they’re called that does that that could give it a synergy. Since you’re a Corruptor player, you probably know some good Defender combos… Any you’d recommend?

Taking a look at the melee archetypes, it seems like Rad Armor or Bio Armor would be the ones you’d try to solo tough targets with since they have the -regen component

Elec/Cold sounds like a cool concept! Was just digging through the forums and see you have a lot of experience War! Any suggestions for pairings with a Corruptor or Defender that could do TF’s or fight AV’s?

I keep overlooking TA, thanks for pointing it out. Yeah, it keeps seeming like Ill/Dark is a true God Mode Do It All combo.

Nice! So Corruptors, Defenders and Controllers are probably where I’m looking. On the Controller end, I’m thinking Illusion Dark. For Corruptors/Defenders, do you have any suggestions on pairings? I keep coming back to /Dark, /Cold and /Rad. Those seem to be the 3 that offer both -regen and -resist. Not sure about -HP.

The stacking of -tohit seems like it would almost make a Dark/Dark controller untouchable. I guess Phantom Army really makes Illusion king though, as you said.

That is cool to hear. Would you say controllers are the premiere archetype for this kind of thing (soloing GM’s, TF’s, etc)?

/Dark Affinity seems like a real cool set. What would you rank as best primary for it between Illusion, Dark and Earth?

I remember Ill/Rad being the classic on live! /Dark and /Cold seem like they could pair decently as well. Never played a controller, how is their playstyle compared to a Corruptor? More drop your pets and than start debuffing?

Nice! I guess it seems like Corruptors are the way to go when it comes to soloing tough content or AV/GM’s. Ice/Dark seems like it could be pretty spicy. Any other archetypes/powersets you’d recommend as well?

Sorry I missed that! Thanks for all the Corruptor input.

Nice. Dark and Rad both seem nice to me. I know you said Ice would pair well with Rad. Any other primaries you’d suggest pairing with either of those? Water Blast seems interesting to me, probably because I think I stopped playing before it was added.

Thanks for this. Corruptors do seem pretty appealing. I was looking at /Dark, /Cold and /Thermal. Rad I remember being strong from Live. Ice could be a front runner. Less resisted damage type I assume? Also, there is a heal in /Rad?

Hey all, Finally got setting this game up, so happy to see it up and running. I played on Live since issue 1, so the nostalgia hits me hard. A little background on my current status: I’m a father of 4, age 6 and under. So pretty busy! Gaming time can be limited, so I’ll probably only have the time to commit to ONE hero, at least at the start. With that being said… I’d love to challenge myself with tough content. +4 AV’s, GM’s, solo TF’s, the works. I’m very open on archetype as well. Be a tanker and tank the Universe? Works for me. Should I scrapper lock? Let’s go. Corruptors/defenders seem pretty appealing since they have a lot of tools. All that being said: what do you recommend for an archetype and powerset combo they will let me go God Mode? I’d like to throw everything I have into this toon! Appreciate it all.

Haha hey man just curious, what do you mean by “bunker”? Do you feel Fire/MA is the strongest Fire tank build?