Nostromo21

You could have gone Ice/Psionics and called him Bi-Polar! 😄

Santa Claws...? 🤣 LOL - just saw Psyonico already had that! Ok, how about Wampa Skybreaker? 😉

Good stuff! However...my Basic Bob (all natural SS/WP tanker) is as basic as they come - he just works, so he is the best! All in black spandex, about my age (late 50s), receding i.e. no hair left. But he's tough and don't take no shit from anyone! Even has a big, fat 'B' on his chest, a permanent smile on his face that either belies, or perfectly captures his intellect! 😄 Also, 'B' is for BEST! 😜

Wow, long thread! I've only dabbled in a few Tankers to date (more of a ranged/pet afficianado!): WP/SS, Bio/Dark, Inv/Fire(from my live days - got this one to 30 or so from memory). A couple brutes I tried I just couldn't warm to, but tankers could be more my style for super-safe, if not fast, solo levelling. And therein lies the rub: I mostly, if not exclusively solo, so whatever I pick needs to have the chops to: A. be fun, enjoyable, not too slow & not constantly at death's door levelling SOLO B. be something I can build a theme costume & name around e.g. my recent WP/SS 'Basic Bob' I made for shits&giggles, pure black/white costume, older hero with the bald/recending hairline (like me lol!), big fat 'B' on his chest - but was a bit of fun for a few levels he he. I'd also prefer a 'heroic' build & theme, so I'm not just playing a stat-stick, eh. Ok, so Dark/Dark has piqued by interest - will that suit my solo tastes, or will I get frustrated in the tween/teens & 20s, like so many other classes? I really don't want a mainly endgame build, which I never get to, because I get bored & move on to the next AT/build. Did I mention I have rampant alt-o-holism...? 😉 Any/all advice on some tanker builds you guys have really enjoyed on soloing to 50 & beyond, much appreciated! Or is a Brute really the better way to go solo...?

So far so average for me...level 6 & not loving it. No aoe, only one control power so far. Which powers are skippable folks? I've gone down the path of Mighty Leap SJ (just for the theme + to try something a bit different from my usual Fly/TP). I think Lift is a must have early on, I also took Transfusion & Siphon Power, which may have been a mistake, not sure. I'd prob take Stealth next to get me through the trash in most missions, but if anyone has a good Mids file for a cheap Grav/Kin build (not so much endgame) that would be great, cheers!

Just made a Rad/Atomic theme blaster gal called "Raidioactive" (see where I'm going with that? ;). Anyway, so far so good, if a bit squishy, as you'd expect from a blaster. Will def be hovering high above most mobs (except for hit & run with powers like Irradiate). Shame no other AT has Atomic, as I really wanted a 'Nuclear' themed hero which kinda represents the Weak and Strong nuclear forces, call me crazy. Some great advice from experienced players in this thread, save me a some respecs if nothing else - cheers all!

Yep, my Ill/Dark troller just sits (well, hovers) back & does her nails, while her pets annihilate everything in their path! Most fights she only has time for one nail...;)

Because I'm a total Corruptor noob...? 😉 Although I'll end up with several more aoe powers than just TT, like the aforementioned Nightfall, Gale (yeah I know it's CC/KB only) and the 3 you recommended (FR, LS, Torn). Ok, so skip TC & DP, possibly grab Hurricane and/or Torrent, def grab Life Drain, gotcha. I think I read somewhere that LD was a mediocre self-heal, but to be fair, it's the only one in Dark/Storm, not including pool/epic powers, so yeah, will try it. Given respecs are pretty easy to come by (every 10 levels on HC, so 5 by 50, not even counting the other ways to get them), there's no excuse for not trying every power, unless the entire community tells you it's total rubbish, powers like Black Hole say (that's for my Ill/Dark troller, who I also love, along with higher level MM necro/dark, who may end up being my main main :). This is what I have so far: https://www.midsreborn.com/builds/download.php?uc=924&c=395&a=790&f=HEX&dc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ote that I'm only just level 14, so yet to slot up to 22, which I need to plan out. will move Freebird Fly+Stealth to Mystic Flight later most likely, and stick a LotG in Hover of course. Will switch most slots to IOs from 20 or 25 more than likely, then start to collect the key sets. But what direction to best go in from 24...has to be pool powers, as I don't want Dark Pit or O2. So, any/all advice from veterinary corruptors such as yourself much appreciated!

So are Hurricane and Thunder Clap rubbish then...? Not to mention that I'm also spamming all the Dark direct dmg attacks as well + the P2W free ranged ones! 8-/ I'll prob skip Torrent and Life Drain as well, and go all into pool & epic powers later, eh.

Struggling with END already now that I'm in the mid teens...what recovery enhances would ppl recommend? Scourging Blast over Malice of the Corruptor...? I only use the following toggles: Mystic Flight (usually turn off just before fights), Hover, Steamy Mist and Prestige Power Rush (with Celerity: Stealth, but only until I can get a Freebird: Stealth). All others are just SO 15s for now. Any advice? My rotation includes: Snow Storm, Tenebrous, Night Fall (for crowds), Gale (as needed), Gloom, Moonbeam (when charged up); also Nemesis Staff & Blackwand quite a bit currently to supp the main dmg powers. Survival hasn't been an issue at all, just END - and if I run out of that & all my toggles go off, it's usually lights out! 😉

I've just started a theme dark/storm corruptor & I must say, having the snipe at lvl 2 is amazing! The CC from Storm is also very complimentary. Prob my favourite ranged blaster-type character in quite some time.

This is the way I went with my Spider-Woman thematically :). But...I've since tried about a dozen different ATs/builds, damn alt-o-holism! Am actually back on a Time/Beam defender which could turn out to be a lot of fun, just not sure about aoe dmg potential, which might slow it down through the mid-levels, eh. But nothing comes close to my newly revamped necro/dark MM - total beast mode! 😄

Thanks heaps for the advice & all the binds - some epic-level stuff there! 😉

Could you post link pls? Once I also got Dark Emp at 26 (Mids really needs an update for new necro), it was all downhill from there lol!

I think WS, now that I get the whole 'must find bodies' approach :). I think it suits solo play better overall. I only understood and can prob afford 1/10th of those set enhances and what not lol! But cheers anyway ;). Yeah, I've dabbled in SS & TP, SJ used to be my fave, but now on HC with full speed Fly + AB from level 4 it's no contest really ;). Thanks kindly for the advice & good cheers!

Thanks mate, yeah if you have that bind for Mystic/Transloc, will take a look. Will have to respec my Widow again now to swap out Fly for Mystic for sure! 😉

Ohhh...I misunderstood & got overly excited, thinking that it would have a chance to proc & add end/health to ME every time my pets hit! DOH! _blush_

New MM necro/dark is frickin awesom! All I have is 25 IOs, a couple LotGs, a Freebird:Stealth in Fly & the build is pretty much done at 22! Seems you now get the Lich at 22. Once I get the 2nd Knight at 24, just need to grab Hasten and Hover, there's only really Dark Emp & Fluffy left in the 30s, which will be nice, but not essential for normal gaming. With Soul Ext I'm pretty much steamrolling most +2/+2 content as it is he he. Thanks heaps for tips guys, especially Striker for Panacea:Chance slotting into Zombies, which I must try next! 😄

From a casual carebear pov, all I know is, there used to be 100s of cheap melee recipes which I could convert with new toons to make a few small million inf, just to get a head start with SOs for the first 20-30 levels or so. Now, there are single digit amounts and they are asking up to 100K for the recipes, when they used to go for 5-10K. Bleh. I guess like most ppl here (and one said it explicitly), the game is only meant for/aimed at hardcore players with multiple 50s. I'm yet to get one toon to 50, as I much prefer progression to end game, and also due to my rampant OCD alt-o-holism, he he. So, I can't run all those 50+ missions/zones/raids to get heaps of merits or inf, other than playing the AH early conversion game. Any advice on how to work around this market blowout much appreciated. If there are whales creating a monopoly stranglehold on the market, I would hope that the HC admins would do something about it - supply & demand free market economics don't work in mmo virtual markets for very long before something breaks.

Cheers matey, she's parked again at 24 - I went off on a PB/WS tangent, and am now power-levelling my Necro/Dark MM, which is absolutely ludicrous mode, even at +2 diff / 2-player! I had her parked as a Villain, so I switched to Hero, as I much more enjoy the zones, eh. My Fortunata build - don't have Mids or anything, here is a summary: Fortunata Training: - mostly all 25 IOs currently: - Mental Blast - 1 acc, 2 dmg - Subdue - 1 acc, 2 dmg - Dominate - 1 acc, 2 dmg - Aim - 2 rchrg - Psionic Tornado - 2 acc, 3 dmg Teamwork: - Combat Training Def: 1 LotG global rchrg - Tac Train: Manuev - 2 end, 1 def - Combat Train Offens - 1 acc - Indomitable - 1 end, 2 resist dmg - Foresight - 2 def, 1 resist dmg Fortunata Teamwork: - Mark Pres - 1 LotG global rchrg - Mid Link - 1 ToHit buff, 2 deff Pools: - Stamina - 3 end mods - Fly - Freebird Stealth, Flight Speed - Hover - def So, as you can see, very much a WIP. Hope you like the flying with yours, I think it really suits a ranged play style much better.

Hey guys, couple hopefully quick questions: 1. how do I list my keybinds in chat? /bindlist doesn't work on HC...I know I can save them to a file and look at them that way, but that seems a bit silly. 2. I saw somewhere a simple, instant teleport bind, so that when I press the 'F' key for example, it instantly teleports me to where my cursor is pointing - no secondary click, release or anything else (never mind - found this one on one of my alts it's: /bind F "powexec_location Cursor Teleport" 🙂 3. how to I then bind my normal teleport on my Warshade say, to the same key as the Black Dwarf one? Or do I need to re-bind as part of the form switch binds every time? Cheers!

Awesome guide, thanks Yomo, even in 2022 for this grumpy old bastard gamer! 😄 I notice you still talk about travel powers as if they are only available from level 14, but HC changed that to level 4...? Just a minor observation mate ;).

Very late to the Fortunata party. Just dinged 24 & my whole world changed lol! I think getting the Widow to 24 was one of the more painful levelling experiences of my CoH carreer! But, I'm here now, I re-spec'd to pure ranged tonight & the damage, control, safety and end management is like playing an entire new class! Ok, so I intend to solo her to 50 - I rarely group, so if you have any advice on which powers I can drop, especially if they only benefit teams, that would be grand. One thing I don't understand about any of the Fortunata builds presented - I'm baffled that no one takes Fly+Hover with a ranged build - I couldn't play without that freedom! Plus you can add Freebird Stealth to supplement Mask Presence then, so you don't need to have a useless Sprint toggled on sucking end. What am I missing folks...?

Yeah, I barely lost any health just in the 1st 10 levels with a couple builds (Inv/Fire & Bio/Dark). Defenders surprised me on HC - I don't remember them doing anywhere near that amount of dmg back on live, not that I'm complaining! Have a theme Spider-Woman look-a-like (Poison/Energy) & a Storm/Dark. I think the AT def deserves more play time solo, heh. Dafuq? LOL, kidz play the craziest things he he! It's like me deciding to play a pure melee blaster, or pure dmg controller say...😱 Which gives me an idea...has anyone gotten any AT to 50 before just on pool powers i.e. without picking/using a single primary/secondary (apart from the 2 or 3 you have to pick before level 4)...? That would be a challenge for someone like Voltak lol! 😉 Read that in detail before, but there isn't an alien bi-form build specifically, which relegates human-form just to stealth, buffs/heals, no melee support. Perhaps I'm asking for too much, or gimping my PB as a result, I'm not really anti-human you know! 😉 Would a WS fair better without HF perhaps...?

Thanks Gulbasaur, I'm going to look into those suggestions of yours, should I keep levelling the PB. Still trying to find the sweet spot as far as which class resonates with me as a mostly solo carebear...even tried a couple tankers this week, *shock, horror*! 😉