I wanted to roll a toon to both buff my party and debuff the enemy and settled on a Kin/Sonic defender. I have not seen any posts on this combo on the boards. I last played waaaaay back in Issue 3 (or maybe very early 4) so IOs were not even a glimmer in anyone's eye yet. As such, I am pretty lost when it comes to trying to slot set IOs, so let me ask some general questions:
1.) On the Kinetic side, I am likely going to take all powers except Repel and Inertial Reduction. On the Sonic side, I'll probably skip Shockwave, Amplify, Siren's Song and (maybe) Screech (unsure at the moment on this one). Have I over looked obvious reasons to include any of the skipped powers?
2.) Should I be 6 slotting all my attacks and using sets in each, or do some attacks manage fine with less slots? I see other builds and slotting is all over the place...3 slot attacks, or 5 slot, or 6 slot. I am still trying to figure out the optimal setup.
3.) On the buffing side, a lot of the Kinetic powers do not seem to require a lot of slotting (like Siphon Power, Siphon Speed, Speed Boost), but I might be terribly wrong. What about the "big" ones like Transference and Fulcrum Shift (and Transfusion to a lesser extent)?
4.) I plan on running the three Leadership toggles - how should these be slotted? Assault seems to require no additional slotting, but what about Maneuvers and Tactics?
5.) Are Tough and Weave needed in a build like this? If so, how should they be slotted? I was planning on getting them both, but maybe neither is necessary.
6.) Same with Hasten...I was planning on taking and 3-slotting for Recharge. But this might be some archaic thinking leftover from "the good old days."
So...yeah...pretty lost, outside of knowing the the two powersets i want to use. LOL Any and all help/feedback/comments/criticism appreciated. Thanks!