Clave Dark 5

Not so much, that's why I was thinking maybe Soul. If nothing else, the hold is very flashy and you don't see it taken too often (or at least I haven't). Plus popping Shadow Meld on stalker is fun; I had it on my main stalker back on live (Course I didn't know as much about set-usage and so on back then).

The shocked silence can be quite overwhelming too.

I was taking it thinking I had read it added some Def too, but apparently it does not, so yeah, that's no good for me now I see (Arcane Bolt is slow, but for the occasional runner or something, seems fine enough). Maybe I'll take Spirit Ward to help play nice with others, although that doesn't seem too strong either? Maybe I should just go with Soul Mastery or something else. This is how we learn. 😃

I was wondering that about the End. I know Broad Sword is heavy on it and at 20 or so I am seeing that if it takes a while to take care of a mob of foes. This build does look pretty good, so I might go this route; thanks for taking the time to put it together.

So here's a build I've cobbled together that I'd like opinions on. Goals I wanted to make a strongly magic-using stalker, because straight melee gets boring, and I've always wanted to try out Sorcery in-depth anyway. I'm willing to sacrifice a bit because I'm not generally a min/max monster, but... I will listen to advice before possibly ignoring it, ha ha. I don't want petless MM levels of gimp (apologies to any petless MMs out there!), but this doesn't have to be the ultimate min/max either. I also tried to not go crazy purple this and Superior that (kind of failed I guess) because I'm cheap, don't have tons of cash, and want to play just fine at lower levels as well as into the endgame. I also wanted to skip the usual Tough+Weave because I hate having to toss away three perfectly good power choices on non-pew-pew-pew fun (and the less said about a useless Boxing/Kick pick the better). I'm not a super Mids' user either, so I have questions about how the build will function (or not): Any glaring slotting errors you can spot ("go with Crushing Impact here instead of Oblits")? Did I woefully under-slot anything? How useful is Parry, both it in upper and lower levels? So far at about 20th level, I've been popping it early in a combat and then later to fill attack chain gaps, should I be thinking differently about it? Will this work OK at lower levels? Should any of the slot placements be moved about to hurry up and slot X and hold off on Y and Z until later? Is there too much KB protection? What's a decent number to shoot for there? What about those one slotters near the end, Superior Conditioning and Physical Perfection, will those function decently enough? I know the usual advice is to take the build for a spin on the test server, but my play time's really too limiting for that, so.. I turn to you! Have at it! Villain Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.6.1.25 https://github.com/Crytilis/mids-reborn-hero-designer Clave the Warlock: Level 50 Natural Stalker Primary Power Set: Broad Sword Secondary Power Set: Energy Aura Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Sorcery Power Pool: Leadership Power Pool: Speed Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery Villain Profile: ------------ Level 1: Hack AssMar-Acc/Dmg(A), AssMar-Dmg/Rchg(3), AssMar-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), AssMar-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), AssMar-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(25), AssMar-Rchg/Rchg Build Up(25) Level 1: Hide LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(42) Level 2: Slice OvrFrc-Acc/Dmg(A), OvrFrc-End/Rech(3), OvrFrc-Acc/Dmg/End(5), OvrFrc-Dmg/End/Rech(11), OvrFrc-Dam/KB(17), OvrFrc-Acc/Dmg/End/Rech(23) Level 4: Kinetic Shield Rct-Def(A), Rct-Def/EndRdx(9), Rct-EndRdx/Rchg(13), Rct-Def/Rchg(31), Rct-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Rct-ResDam%(33) Level 6: Assassin's Slash StlGl-Acc/Dmg(A), StlGl-Dmg/Rchg(7), StlGl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(7), StlGl-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), StlGl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), StlGl-Rchg/Hide%(17) Level 8: Build Up GssSynFr--ToHit(A), GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg(9) Level 10: Entropy Shield EndRdx-I(A) Level 12: Combat Jumping LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A) Level 14: Power Shield LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(15) Level 16: Kinetic Dampening GldArm-ResDam(A), GldArm-3defTpProc(23) Level 18: Parry CrsImp-Acc/Dmg(A), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(19) Level 20: Arcane Bolt FrcFdb-Rechg%(A), Thn-Acc/Dmg(33), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(36), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(37), GldJvl-Dam%(39), Dcm-Build%(40) Level 22: Mystic Flight WntGif-ResSlow(A) Level 24: Rune of Protection StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), StdPrt-ResKB(33), UnbGrd-Max HP%(37), UnbGrd-EndRdx/Rchg(37), UnbGrd-ResDam(39), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(43) Level 26: Disembowel Hct-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(A), Hct-Dmg/Rchg(39), Hct-Dmg/EndRdx(40), Hct-Dam%(40), Hct-Dmg(42), FrcFdb-Rechg%(43) Level 28: Energy Drain LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A) Level 30: Enflame PstBls-Acc/Dmg(A), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), PstBls-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Ann-ResDeb%(45), PstBls-Dmg/Rng(50) Level 32: Head Splitter Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(34), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Obl-%Dam(36), Obl-Acc/Rchg(36) Level 35: Energize Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/EndRdx(43), Prv-EndRdx/Rchg(45), Prv-Heal/Rchg(46), Prv-Heal/Rchg/EndRdx(46), Prv-Absorb%(46) Level 38: Maneuvers RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFrt-Def/Rchg(48), RedFrt-EndRdx/Rchg(48), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(48), RedFrt-Def(50), RedFrt-EndRdx(50) Level 41: Superior Conditioning PrfShf-End%(A) Level 44: Hasten RechRdx-I(A) Level 47: Assault EndRdx-I(A) Level 49: Physical Perfection PrfShf-EndMod(A) Level 1: Assassination Level 1: Brawl Empty(A) Level 1: Quick Form Level 1: Prestige Power Dash Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Slide Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Quick Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Rush Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Surge Empty(A) Level 1: Sprint Empty(A) Level 2: Rest Empty(A) Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift Empty(A) Level 2: Health Pnc-Heal/+End(A), Mrc-Rcvry+(21), RgnTss-Regen+(27), NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(29) Level 2: Hurdle Empty(A) Level 2: Stamina PrfShf-End%(A), PrfShf-EndMod(19), PwrTrns-EndMod(21), PrfShf-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(27), PwrTrns-+Heal(29), PwrTrns-Dam/EndMod(31) ------------ | Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1472;707;1414;HEX;| |78DA6594D94F135114C6EFD0A9B5A5A514A850CA52B616DA5AA8FAAC91C50D30242| |4FA5827F40A848669A605E4D1057DC7ED454D4CF4D5178D3E1835EABF81DB932B8B| |6230C6653CCC77A026D364FA9BFB9D7BCEF9EED20E9FE9F7DE3B7CF680507C7D39A| |D50C88C16B5DC94345CC7B5E28CA1E51C428800456665A4382123273523A78F4DB9| |480DF1CCCCB0CC4999EA35742D9B199DD38D6C782BD22F4FCBE9824C0D4C4B637C3| |E73900A0AEF88AEE7524352CB4F4E8F6330AA1B63D298F76F45B2D2284C4CE63D08| |E6A5CC8606F29363A95E3D3B9F19D60A459ABCE5B38E9C44E979ECA72F851E613A8| |5A10A9156455901548BA07706AC9B65CE81BDEEED5C4504154BEB1A74587CE2E710| |D55596A095BD02D5D7A0E70D58F90EDCF516ECA3BA0EF6E45881B67315F4AE814D5| |F99DFC0C83AF894FA3A39D7790EDA8EF3CC0BDC7701ACB8C8FD2F81CF28D705CF8A| |EB4E19FADE0507C8931B7585BB45C02F4D2E67AD9CD7DF4FF37CBC273ED62A6AC04| |314F373CCDF4D3D1BA9C61EF47E4EBD03D68E994AE014EA5765C1C50E21AA794DD5| |0BF013B98958DB6DB0FD16184DA25EEC068D63AAB84CB941AC4904C3885D23AD96E| |BD56EBE908F481DD8FE1373DA37C0E87730FE037C413E439C1BEA8497680C8CC599| |09B02B0AC6D9F3115A7F58B1D628C2BC3757C94B23FCA98DF7B186AE4760F201F33| |D7AA71F62FC923C34F3DD6AFE85DA2D7F987F9926D82690DBF61BE3A3E4A195FDB7| |7EE0B57D04939FC0DD9F995F98CB6080CEBB83733B3CF0DF5DCEF4327D60BA82E90| |7D580109D7C573AAFC34B2BD54BB09648F0999396622DC5F7CC45B93DACF52C2237| |AC0AFE986643E97D73689A62305E8AC66DD11E9B92B6297B6DCA3E9B32645346D4E| |D5FBD502CC55D29364FC072B2ECA1A8F27F74B5A4389416EC72CD31C5BAB9F5FB71| |231B4E6007576CD96B25C5A9F09E56F1FED4ACE13FAAFE0AC60D1B1837AD83FF008| |51EF778| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Seconded, because I'm still holding my breath for snake lower-body option. No I do NOT care how silly that would be with Martial Arts. Still want it.

So does it work as intended if you don't choose to alter the look of it, like, leave it on "original" and it's all good?

Sigh, always when I'm at work, these things.

What more does one need?

I can't speak to all of this, but I do find a great idea in here: anyone summoning zombies should have a Gang War sort of power to summon a huge hoard of the fellows, because that's what makes zombies so scary, where there's lots of them and few or one of you. How you'd go about putting that power into the set I've no idea though, I've never played a zombie MM past I think 20.

Funny, I did almost exactly that this morning, but with the Illusion controller. Once I'm done with both of these two, it's going to take some major readjusting to being seen by all the street foes!

I thought we covered this one already? I guess IO was hanging out on the MM forum too much, seen this chewed around several time by now. 😃 So um, yeah, they kind of suck but I still like them because one of my very first 50s back on live was an Merc MM. Somewhere elsewhere on these forums a very knowledgeable and smart poster put up a good thread about how the rifle animations the Mercs use need to be upgraded to those that players use, and detailed how that alone would make them a better pet set choice. I liked that suggestion a lot.

It really is astonishingly easy and quick to send a toon across to another server. I was a bit hesitant to do so myself, until I tried it. I can understand if you worry your name might get grabbed though (most of mine are pretty crazy so I don't worry about it).

It's things like this that literally provide reason enough why we needed the game to come back. Kind of reminds me of my defeating foes on slight inclines and watching their rag-doll bodies slooooowly slide down the slope.

Welcome back! You can never leave now. Ever. At all.

My most obvious name is a fish-looking Staff/Ice Armor stalker named Frozen Fish Stick, but I like to think I was being funny, not unimaginative.

I suppose I can sort of understand it, especially for some of the ITFs that send you to hell and back to get a drink of water or something, but I also agree that just tooling about, even if you're rushing to do so, to get to your next mission is usually part of the fun, at least for me. Over the weekend I started a new stalker (best tourist-mode toon, of course!) and actually started him redside which was my original home, and soloed him up to like 20. Taking the time to re-visit all those trashy places was just wonderful, I'm not crying, I've just got some endearing pollution and smog from the Isles in my eye.

Yeah, I tend to research advice before starting a new toon, so I dropped that proc in first thing. Can you describe a game of Wally ball for me to go try with some low-con foes?

Update (stop the presses everyone!): The first one turned out fun but is currently languishing at something like 32. I do fully intend to get back to her at some point though. But she's fine. The second one was a purple drop magnet during TOTing for some reason, but even that didn't save her. I realized I felt resistant to logging in to play her so I'm currently cannibalizing her to slot a new toon. The third one is somewhere around 40, like 43? He was fun, but I need to understand Worm Hole a bit better to play him (or vice versa I suppose). I do intend to get back to him though too. I have high hopes for the following two: Currently started up a Ill/TA Controller (Pawkysham Vex) for obvious reasons; I'd been thinking I wanted to do an Illusion troller because of the fun mirroring for the Phantom Army, and here I am! He's 23 I think. It's fun, I sort of skulk around behind the rest of the players on my team firing arrows from time to time and let loose the PA whenever things look rough or when we first tear into a particularly large-looking group. And then I've finally returned to my old home, stalkers, with a Broad Sword/ Energy Aura (Slayde the Pitlock) that's a take on Nemesis The Warlock from the old 2000 AD comics. For some reason since HC started, I've found I grow tired of pure damage classes and haven't really gotten one too far yet, but this one's working for me (must be the hide). I've also been mostly soloing Red Side (my first home!) and really enjoying that. And as the build matures he'll have some Sorcery worked in there so he won't just being a "boring melee" toon.

Seconded, I mean, if he's farming for you, this is a win-win!

I'd have arrested him so hard.

/jarnger This entire thread. /jranger

Awesome work!

Long in, figure out exactly how this new TP stuff works, dump all the macro buttons I have on older characters for the base TP (sob).

Some months back I had my first Stormie with Hurricane, and using that to try and herd and corral taught me that foes ALWAYS push past me easily. 😛