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Thanks for the information. I'll just stick with crafting IOs. But I can see how it would be very convenient. Mal

Thanks very much for the great, detailed analysis guys! I'm really only interested in playing Masterminds and Controllers. I dig control and pets, so the fact that controllers get a pet at some point is really important to me. I'll keep playing Illusion for a while, but I can see myself trying out the other types at some point. Can you buy more character slots? Mal

So what does the Upgrade button do? How does it work? I saw it, it gave a warning and I closed it. OK I found the answer online. It automatically buys upgrades? That has to be more expensive than crafting memorized IOs, right. I tend to play ALOT of characters and most of them use the same IOs, so I'm crafting 24 of the same thing at least every few levels. Mal

Thanks Micros, Why are the other primaries have better pets- or at least a better 32 pet? Better damage? I'm running Radiation Emission btw, and will probably run it on every character regardless of primary. Mal

Thanks guys. Mal

So I'm liking Illusion right now (17th - so no pet yet), but am open to other primaries. How do the different pets compare in Primaries for Controllers? Are any considered the best? Thanks, Mal

So I've been crafting IOs now, but not sure if the character I have some memorized recipes is the one I will continue playing. Is there a reason to have our crafter on your main, or highest level character? I wasn't sure if there were things like no-trade salvage or no-trade recipes. I am playing five different characters right now, so still now sure if I will ever have a main. Thanks, Mal

Cool beans. Thanks guys. Yeah, I have skipped the attacks so far, but I'll get the equips now. Mal

I find these difficult to apply during combat after resummoning. I know there is talk about making them receive the buff on casting, and many of you guys argue for or against this. The power seems to be listed as an AoE 30' radius, but I know that I've been targeting my henchman to cast it. Can you cast this in an area and get multiple henchmen at once? Any idea on how much these abilities add to damage? I'm weighing out the value of these abilities compared to stuff like Leadership (in a party of x4 Leaderships). Four Assault Leadership buffs vs Equip? Granted I'm sure I will get the equip abilities given stuff like AoE attacks, etc; but weighing out when to get them. Comments appreciated, Thanks, Mal

Thanks Brasilgringo Mal

Doomguide2005, Thanks for the comment. Yeah, I multibox because I enjoy it, not specifically to up my challenge level. I've been playing with most of the Mastermind and Controller Primaries, but can't get myself to try anything but Radiation Emission. AM is just such a nice buff, and with x4 of them, and Hasten, and x3 slotting both for +recharge I can keep them up almost constantly. Can't wait until Choking Cloud. Mal

Thanks guys. I'm trying to try out all the henchmen types. Robots, Thugs and Demons all seemed fantastic. Necro and Beast, seemed ok too. So when I got to Mercs I was disappointed with the damage immediately, and then they started dropping. Figured they should have some kind of niche that I could focus on. Well maybe improvements are coming? Mal

I know their health is lower. I guess they are pretty much range only - which is fine to me. I was hoping they would do range better than some of the other pet classes. I tried them out and was really disappointed with their damage (as well as their health). Thanks, Mal

Thanks Psyonico. Nicely explained. Mal

Can anyone explain the difference between stealth and invisibility. Stealth says it grants invisibility (at least on the wiki). Is there a reason to take both Stealth and Infiltration? Both Misdirection and Phase Shift sound nice, but I don't need Grant Invisibility. What do people think of these two powers? Thanks, Mal

Ok, just reading from the wiki. Damn. That was my next build. I've gotten my ice build up and running, and it seems to work pretty nice. I can just swing through an area and confuse a swath of baddies. I guess I could give plant a try. Mind sounds the best, but getting to 32nd might prove too much. Mal

Ahhh. Fantastic comments guys. You are giving me a lot to think about. One thing I should have mentioned is that I REALLY hate cones. I have the worst time getting mobs targeted with them. Ohhh, and hate location AoE. So I left it off the list. AND I have this from Wind Control: "Wind Control Keening Winds You create a sphere of variable speed winds that generate strong friction within the turbulence of the air. This creates odd echoes and sounds that confuse foes caught within the burst. The loss of confidence your foes suffer due their confusion causes them to lose endurance over a few seconds, while you gain endurance due to a boost in confidence you enjoy from seeing your foes struggle. This power builds Pressure.' So has this been removed, because it sounds like Wind has an AoE Confuse? To me the one from electric ends up having to be cast repeatedly to get all the mobs, where with mind (or wind) I'd just have to cast it once. But the thought of having to make it all the way to 32nd level sounds unbearable. Comments appreciated, Thanks, Mal

So I really like Confuse. My main since I started recently has been playing Illusion/Rad, and like it alot. But I would like to try out some AoE Confuse. My first thought was Cold Control would be the best since the toggle is instant cast. But now I'm curious about the other AoE Confuse thats available? Electricity, Wind and Mind. Rather than play all of them, could I ask what you guys think of all the AoE Confuse powers? Thanks, Mal

Onlysandwich, Thanks for pointing that out. Cutting this out of my build lets me other stuff up quicker, and I can get every ability I had my eye on now (I was one slot shy before dropping this). Thanks, Mal

Thanks guys. Thanks Mteague, thats very useful information on Radiation Infection. I'll definitely get it next level. Mal

5099, Well I tend to solo play (4-box actually), and I always play the same character with basically the same build. So soloing with a bit more fire power (and facing more enemies due to grouping). So firepower is always important, BUT lately I am having some issues with huge groups of mobs overwhelming one guy at a time, so AoE control I think will be more important. Honestly I think I will prioritize getting some AoE control - the ranged AoE Fear. And if a respec allows choosing new Power Pools then I will at some point drop Speed (Hasten) and get both Experimental and Presence (along with Fly/Hover and Leadership). BUT I have not taken Blind (which I didn't realize was AoE) or Flash - so maybe these are enough. Mal

Awesome! Thanks for all the great information guys. So getting a Badge means its Memorized? I didn't make the connection when reading the guide. So from what I read I should: 1. price the recipes on the workbench first 2. check on the auctioneer to find the recipe cheaper 3. buy salvage for recipes 4. craft enough to memorize Anything I'm missing? Thanks, Mal

Again, you guys show the support from players in providing information is unmatched in the MMORPG world. I had no idea that enhancements were softcapped at 3 slots. I read something about five slots. So I am definitely needing a respec. I think I got a free one lately. And I did not take Radiation Infection. I saw that it dropped when the initial target died, so how I've been playing made it seem less useful. But clearly its good and I will have to respec to get it in. I had only planned on taking Radiant Aura and AM from Radiation. With x4 AMs running from my group, and x4 Hastens running as well, I've only been using Spectral Wounds (currently x5 slotted for damage - I'll knock these down to x3 slots). The recharge is so fast its not worth casting anything else given the cast time of other stuff and the slotting of damage in SW. So I'll x3 slot both AM and Hasten with Recharge. And x3 slot SW for damage. And x2 SW for Accuracy (or maybe just x1 slot it). For Power Pools I'm going for: Speed (Hasten, maybe Burst) Leadership Fly (Hover is working fine, probably wont take anything else). Presence or Experimentation - to get either Unrelenting (Pacify? Invoke Fear? Intimidate?) or Adrenal Booster (Experimental Injection, Speed of Sound). Not sure which of these two. Speed of Sound might be nice, and Experimental Injection helpful; but Unrelenting has a self-rez and maybe the placate or fears would provide an 'Ohh-shoot' button or fear-kiting? Maybe at higher level when I could get both Unrelenting and Adrenal Booster I'd drop Speed (Hasten). Unrelenting and Adrenal Booster would be better than just Hasten, right? Twice the +recharge and all the other benefits, and I could still get speed of sound. For now Hasten is available as its low level, so I need to keep using it. Respecs allow you to drop and retake Power Pools, right? Never done a respec before. AM is just incredible IMO, so with x3 slots of recharge in AM (with x4 characters in my group using AM), Unrelenting and Adrenal Booster (or Hasten) I should be able to keep AM up constantly, right? Right now I keep it up about half the time with just the 4 players running it with x4 Hastens. Thematically Sorcery would fit (I'm Magic). I like Mystic Flight until I took Hover (hover rocks). I don't think I need Arcane Bolt, since my SW damage is higher and with x4 AM and x4 Hasten I don't need to use anything else for damage since the recharge is up nearly immediately. So is Enflame like a pulsing PBAoE damage? If so it sounds wonderful, though not sure if I can fit it in my build (and I couldn't take it if I go Experimentation/Unrelenting). One other question. What does Overpower do for Deceive? It's suppose to increase the magnitude so that NPCs are effected by it. If you don't see Overpower then the target is not effected? My group is normally dropping x4 Deceives on an NPC, so its always showing up. So stacking Deceive means the NPC is always effected, right? (Unless immune I guess). If one of my party starts using Radiation Infection, then I guess it will only be x3 Deceives on an NPC. Suggestions and Comments appreciated. Thanks, Mal

I recently came back to COH, and played around with about 7 characters, with two 11th lv guys as my highest. I haven't spent much of my influence made from selling most the influence and enhancements I've found. So probably around 300k influence on all my guys. I have a ton of slots I want to fill with Recharge, so figure it would probably be best if I just create IOs for what I need, and heard that recipes could be memorized after so many creations. How many creations does it take to memorize a recipe? All you need to do it create so many times? Nothing else? I haven't done any crafting in the game. How much approximately does creating a 15th lv IO of Recharge cost? Any price lists available for this stuff? Thanks, Mal

I played the game a long time ago, and returned recently to Homecoming. So I'm playing an Illusion/Radiation Emission Controller. Loving it so far. But one thing that I have never quite figured out is where to put Expansion Slots (for this and my Masterminds). I'm running in a group of x4 controllers. Spectral Wounds is my only damage spell, so I took x5 slots. Accelerated Metabolism is a-fricking-mazing. So this I x5 slot for Recharge. I have Hasten, but haven't put any slots for this yet, but think I might x5 slot it because it should be speeding up my recharge for Accelerated Metabolism. I figure I can keep AM up constantly at that point. But more recently I've been running into issues with large groups of mobs occasionally overwhelming me. I know as a controller I will be getting some AoE stuff, and then large groups won't be a problem. But I have been thinking of upping my +DEF or slotting more in Radiation Aura so I get more heal per cast. I'm also running Leadership, so maybe when I take Tactics the +DEF will make the difference. What do you guys think about slots? And maybe this is all academic - since I dont have near enough influence to actually fill the empty Enhancement slots I have now. Suggestions appreciated, Thanks, Mal