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Hi there, So I've got this Tanker up to 47, and honestly so far she's performing like a dream. She's a little heavy on endurance usage, but I know that can be fixed either with my Alpha slot or when I start getting more heavily invested into Invention Sets. The one thing about which I would really like to get some feedback, is the placement of the "special" Sets in this build. By that, in this context I specifically mean the tanker AT sets and the Winter sets. if anyone has any feedback on where and how to place those particular sets in this build, I'm all ears. Please note that as of my initial posting of this, all I have available is the data link. I'll put the actual descriptive build in here at first opportunity. Thanks for your time! Have a great day. Generator http://www.cohplanner.com/mids/download.php?uc=1468&c=687&a=1374&f=HEX&dc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

Of course, all props to Sunsette. /raises glass @Chazcon, do the LOTG's count as their own thing, or are they the same as every other 7.5% bonus? The answer to that might be the answer to your quandary.

OK, it's all coming back now. That someone would go to that much trouble to be a jerk about it is a little sad. Anyway, thanks for the recap. I promise I will be a good citizen if and when I finally start getting alts to Incarnate levels (I've had a slight altitis problem recently 😁).

I want to thank the both of you for this stuff. My rampant altitis has me going to my Beam/Inv Sentinel next, and I didn't really have a build set for him yet, so this was an enormous help. Much appreciated. @oldskool, that's two now. I think I owe you a beer! 🍻

Welcome home, OP!

I know all about the Regen Wars, I lived through the whole thing. 🙂 It just struck me that, numbers aside, people might not think of Fire Melee as a choice that aligns thematically with Stalkers.

I'll flout my ignorance here. I'm so deep into my altitis, I'm here 10 months and I have yet to get into a Lambda trial. Can you remind me what the grenades do, and exactly how this is a d*ck move? Thanks. And OP, nice job finding a way to find the perp.

Yeah if I was going to use it, I would use it slotted for damage. I would probably migrate a slot out of buildup into the snipe, get myself five good slots working there.

Thanks, always good to have some points of comparison. I'm probably going to keep Mu Mastery for theme/concept reasons, but let me ask you (and anyone else reading along). For entry into the pool, is the snipe better/worse than the regular blast? I'd figure that most of the time, if I wanted to snipe, I might as well get in their face and use Assassin's Shock.

If we're going to suggest alternatives for the defensive set, I'll throw the suggestion in for Bio armor. If you choose one of the minimal FX versions it's not too big a stretch to flavor it as some sort of adaptive nanite sort of thing.

Let me ask, why do you think it isn't working? And as far as your Secondary, is there something specific you want from it? Most of them can at least put something on the table...

Isn't that exactly how Katana became the set as we know it? IIRC in its original incarnation it looked a lot more like Broadsword does, and so "Original Recipe Katana" had its animations shortened/sped up into the set that's there now. At least, that's my memory of it.

Hey there, I'm sure this is "bigger than a breadbox" but it's always something I wanted, so I'll throw it in. For Rogues and Vigilantes, what I always wanted was Tip missions "on the other side of the fence," (Paragon City for Rogues, the Isles for Vigilantes) that reinforce your current alignment. Like in Paragon, Rogues only get tips that can make them a Hero, and I always wanted to see them be able to be Rogues there. As I said, I recognize this would probably be a significant amount of work (a whole new set of tip missions or options for the existing ones, plus making sure the new stuff doesn't make the whole alignment system go kablooie), but I figured I'd at least bring it up as a wish-list item. Thanks and have a great day. Generator

Last night on Excelsior, I ran a Moonfire TF with a great team that included a controller named something like "Amethystian". She had a great costume that used the crystalline arms. Player said they were going for "80's cartoon princess" look, and they kind of nailed it.

I am on the cusp of rerolling my Fire^3 from back in the day. He was a hoot, and getting KB > KD in Bonfire feels like it might be even more fun.

The Stalker type I intend on taking to 50 (but is currently only 26 after having created him last night) is Elec/Elec, which was about 14th or so on the list. OP, one theory as to why you stand so relatively alone is, Fire Melee maybe isn't viewed as a "Stalkerish" set? Just a thought.

So I got around to digging out my old Elec^2's build, and trying to update it to modern standards. I won't claim this is the best it can be, but I think it'll do right by me. If you've got feedback I'd love to hear it. Later on, Generator Villain Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.6.0.7 https://github.com/ImaginaryDevelopment/imaginary-hero-designer Click this DataLink to open the build! Whispered Thunder: Level 50 Magic Stalker Primary Power Set: Electrical Melee Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Fighting Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery Villain Profile: Level 1: Charged Brawl -- CrsImp-Acc/Dmg(A), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(3), CrsImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5) Level 1: Hide -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), Ksm-ToHit+(5) Level 2: Charged Armor -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(7), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(7), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(9) Level 4: Havoc Punch -- SprAssMar-Acc/Dmg(A), SprAssMar-Dmg/Rchg(13), SprAssMar-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(15), SprAssMar-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), SprAssMar-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(17), SprAssMar-Rchg/Rchg Build Up(17) Level 6: Assassin's Shock -- SprStlGl-Acc/Dmg(A), SprStlGl-Dmg/Rchg(19), SprStlGl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), SprStlGl-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), SprStlGl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), SprStlGl-Rchg/Hide%(23) Level 8: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A) Level 10: Static Shield -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(23), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(25), UnbGrd-Max HP%(25) Level 12: Conductive Shield -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(27), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(27), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(29) Level 14: Build Up -- GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg(A), GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(29), GssSynFr--Build%(31), RctRtc-ToHit/Rchg(31), RctRtc-Pcptn(31) Level 16: Grounded -- GldArm-3defTpProc(A), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(33), StdPrt-ResKB(33) Level 18: Chain Induction -- Mk'Bit-Acc/Dmg(A), Mk'Bit-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Mk'Bit-Dmg/Rchg(34), Mk'Bit-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Mk'Bit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Mk'Bit-Dam%(36) Level 20: Lightning Reflexes -- Run-I(A) Level 22: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), Rct-ResDam%(36) Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A) Level 26: Thunder Strike -- Mlt-Acc/Dmg(A), Mlt-Dmg/EndRdx(36), Mlt-Dmg/Rchg(37), Mlt-Acc/EndRdx(37), Mlt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), Mlt-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39) Level 28: Energize -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/EndRdx(39), Prv-EndRdx/Rchg(39), Prv-Heal/Rchg(40), Prv-Heal/Rchg/EndRdx(40), Prv-Absorb%(40) Level 30: Tough -- Ags-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Ags-ResDam(42), Ags-Psi/Status(42) Level 32: Lightning Rod -- Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Acc/Rchg(42), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(43), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Obl-%Dam(45) Level 35: Power Sink -- EffAdp-EndMod/Rchg(A), EffAdp-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(45), EffAdp-EndMod/EndRdx(45) Level 38: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(A), LucoftheG-Def(46), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(46) Level 41: Mu Bolts -- Thn-Acc/Dmg(A), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(48) Level 44: Electric Shackles -- BslGaz-Acc/Hold(A), BslGaz-Acc/Rchg(48), BslGaz-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(50), BslGaz-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(50) Level 47: Power Surge -- RctArm-ResDam/Rchg(A), RctArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(50) Level 49: Placate -- RechRdx-I(A) Level 1: Assassination Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) 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 -- Run-I(A) Level 2: Health -- Mrc-Rcvry+(A), NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(9), Pnc-Heal/+End(11) Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A) Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(11), PrfShf-End%(13) ------------

Wow, thanks for the pointer. A short list, and not especially common to boot. Again, thanks @Vanden.

Could you point to an example of this? It was always my understanding that for positional defense, an attack is only ever tagged as one of the three.

I'm going to second @Infinitum's call for Electric Armor. It feels almost tailor-made to stomp Rikti into the ground.

Hey, I know ElM/SD is all FotM these days but I figured I'd try and call out an old favorite of mine. Anyone playing this combo these days? I have an old 2012-era Mids file for Elec^2 somewhere and I'm thinking I might take it out and kick the figurative tires on it. Later, Generator

Call it Francesca if you want to, it was still a great suggestion. 😁 Thanks!

I think that's Intuition, but yeah, all of those things will work for this build. I think the -Def and -ToHit are the only unused parts of the figurative buffalo in this case. Thanks for the suggestion!

I'd much rather see the plot point they'd had planned move forward (Redemption of Tyrant and he becomes the new Statesman). No need to indulge in one of comic-book writing's worst problems (the zero-stakes death that last for less time than a sprained ankle).

I hope you're not saying to actively avoid Ice Armor, as that's what I was thinking of using for my guy...