Retroman

RB is currently Level 9. I haven't teamed yet . . . I'm waiting to get a handle on how exactly to play her. Here's the build (Enhancements are what she has currently). This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.0.5.6 https://github.com/Reborn-Team/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Radiant Beauty: Level 49 Mutation Defender Primary Power Set: Kinetics Secondary Power Set: Radiation Blast Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leadership Ancillary Pool: Power Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Transfusion -- Acc(A), RechRdx(3) Level 1: Neutrino Bolt -- Acc(A), RechRdx(3) Level 2: Siphon Power -- Acc(A), RechRdx(5) Level 4: Irradiate -- Acc(A), RechRdx(5) Level 6: Siphon Speed -- Acc(A), RechRdx(7) Level 8: Hover -- DefBuff(A), Flight(9) Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(11), RechRdx(11) Level 12: Speed Boost -- Empty(A) Level 14: Maneuvers -- Empty(A) Level 16: Proton Volley -- Empty(A) Level 18: Assault -- Empty(A) Level 20: Tactics -- Empty(A) Level 22: Fly -- Empty(A) Level 24: Aim -- Empty(A) Level 26: Transference -- Empty(A) Level 28: Cosmic Burst -- Empty(A) Level 30: Vengeance -- Empty(A) Level 32: Fulcrum Shift -- Empty(A) Level 35: Neutron Bomb -- Empty(A) Level 38: Atomic Blast -- Empty(A) Level 41: Conserve Power -- Empty(A) Level 44: Power Build Up -- Empty(A) Level 47: Temp Invulnerability -- Empty(A) Level 49: Increase Density -- Empty(A) Level 1: Vigilance Level 1: Brawl -- Acc(A) Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 1: Swift -- Run(A) Level 1: Hurdle -- Jump(A) Level 1: Health -- Heal(A), Heal(7) Level 1: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(9) Level 49: Quick Form Level 22: Afterburner Level 4: Athletic Run ------------ | Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;902;432;864;HEX;| |78DA7DD1EB4A02411407F059DDF2568A5A9654188220098B6F1098D58734A41E409| |61C6D4176CD5D2B3FF6423D46978F11DD1EA2CB1B6C7FCF1C37F1430332EBEF3FE7| |30CC695ED7976E0F6F768596DCEB9BAEDBAECBAEB43B72186D8E3CD3B31C5B60254| |FCC8E65DADE764D9A236F1C01E5A607DBB551B76B1C59B6F4AC33B710F08969F764| |C7A0CA499F760DFD3D9168394EDF38E85BBD732F4EDFA703293B29FA6C4813A5EEB| |935589AFE1F58762FB33FB0CE8C967385B64D3491C3F13AAE50C4CF0E095EBE469B| |AE89505AED4FFF640E324D6894699CE99C3D230B735D782EBB40B6C0750B9C2D721| |6C3BB44B82EA22B8BC6D45E4410535928C6E7E373BB8BDE097546247C2C9146D532| |CB32C90BCEA4585224199C49B3A449B2902C4B9624015965592579459F359635921| |124CF922779836CB06C90ACA0CF16CB16C925CE14D47B8802C97B484D662245920F| |4889A544728F672DB394491E2015960AC923C460314886E85365A9921C4F5E99C6E| |7FB9B7A306D319D7663D6A8A2A573014423F98C073DD4B3A1EE6BD692CABEFF0C23| |E3C9F3FE339B2DF2E4793FDA096EED8B5C3007FF0E1EE6BBFF02E1F6CA2A| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| I thought about my choice for her Epic Pool. After much consternation, I realized that Electric Mastery just doesn't fit with the character. Even in comic books, it kinda bugged me when an established hero all of a sudden gains a completely different power. None of the other Epic/Patron Pools seemed to fit either, so I gave Power Mastery a second look. Conserve Power Power Build-up Temporary Invulnerability These seemed to fit her more thematically, and if I take Temp Invulnerability, I can use Gladiator's Armor proc TP Protection (+3% DEF). That does work in PvE, right? Not just PvP?

The thing is that I like to use Sets, so . . . Which Set Bonuses should I look for? I usually go for +Regen,+MaxHP, +Recovery, +MaxEnd, +RchRdx, but with this build, are there better bonuses to be had? I ask so that I can get my MIDs build all slotted out properly so I can print it out and reference it while I'm playing. Also, I'm trying to take a screenshot of RB. I hit the PrtScn button, but what I get is a pic of CoH Title Screen. What am I doing wrong?

Well, I've been looking through the Epic Pools, and the only one that could conceivably make sense is: Electric Mastery: Thunder Strike, Shocking Bolt, and Power Sink. Sadly, there isn't a Kinetics Mastery or a Rad Mastery. I was a bit underwhelmed by Power Mastery for this toon. 😞 Doing some research, I found out the softcap for DEFs is 45%. If I can just softcap Smashing, Lethal, Melee, and Ranged at 45%, I'd be happy. 😁 How do I take a screenshot of Radiant Beauty in-game? I tried PrtScn, but it gave me a pic of the CoH Title card.

Here's the build . . . I haven't placed any slots yet pending reactions from the Forums. Ladies, gentlemen, and any other lifeforms that may be reading these forums, I present to you: Radiant Beauty This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.0.5.6 https://github.com/Reborn-Team/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Radiant Beauty: Level 49 Mutation Defender Primary Power Set: Kinetics Secondary Power Set: Radiation Blast Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leadership Power Pool: Fighting Hero Profile: Level 1: Transfusion -- Empty(A) Level 1: Neutrino Bolt -- Empty(A) Level 2: Siphon Power -- Empty(A) Level 4: Irradiate -- Empty(A) Level 6: Siphon Speed -- Empty(A) Level 8: Hover -- Empty(A) Level 10: Hasten -- Empty(A) Level 12: Speed Boost -- Empty(A) Level 14: Maneuvers -- Empty(A) Level 16: Proton Volley -- Empty(A) Level 18: Assault -- Empty(A) Level 20: Tactics -- Empty(A) Level 22: Fly -- Empty(A) Level 24: Aim -- Empty(A) Level 26: Transference -- Empty(A) Level 28: Cosmic Burst -- Empty(A) Level 30: Vengeance -- Empty(A) Level 32: Fulcrum Shift -- Empty(A) Level 35: Neutron Bomb -- Empty(A) Level 38: Atomic Blast -- Empty(A) Level 41: Kick -- Empty(A) Level 44: Tough -- Empty(A) Level 47: Weave -- Empty(A) Level 49: Increase Density -- StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A) Level 1: Vigilance Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 1: Swift -- Run-I(A) Level 1: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A) Level 1: Health -- Empty(A) Level 1: Stamina -- Empty(A) Level 49: Quick Form Level 22: Afterburner Level 4: Athletic Run ------------ | Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;814;404;808;HEX;| |78DA65D1ED4AC2501807F0A35B989A89999A9818422045C3AE2050AB0F6A445D800| |C77B4816CB69D457DEC86BA8CBE47F47611BDDC81FD7DF63424CFDE7FFB3F0FE76C| |FDDBCEDAC3E9FD9188ADB727A6EF0F3A72241D4B7AABFD4099CA761D81B17E615AB| |6E9A89D96340375970015FF828356301A195DDB91CA1EFAB5882F4C672C2D832AE7| |7D062DF457227DEEBA13E364628FAF548AEE2FA7525A59BAED4913A5FE953DCD84B| |179CA76C695E3A93D34DAAEE70553E57A83BE399438F94A7A775B984C1D8713173C| |66D831C4D392B89018B6B9C4489E211A6734926BC80A67564892586F823309923A1| |E932C49121F55699634490E990C4B86E405992C4B966403991C4B8E240FC9B3E449| |D290024B81E4157D4A2C25920052662993BC412A2C15924DF4A9B254496E90A9F14| |A6B24EFF1F05BCEA54EF201D965D92589A34F83A541A241F663A1EC93E81083C520| |F1D0A7C955CD125E557571A60B21C2D46C5BFFFFAF7A4B72AE733CFA7B9FA9A8831| |007B81CEAE26BD11AA17D2F1A55FE2C49772F9AE14C14A36F3E7B846B3CCB5FEFA4| |EF45| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| To get everything in, I had to forgo an Epic/Patron Pool altogether so no Scorpion Shield. I even took a peek at Incarnates. I've got a lot of time to decide on those. I still can't believe that the name 'Radiant Beauty' was available. I was trying to take a screenshot of RB but I couldn't figure out how to do that. All help is greatly appreciated. ------

How do you post a build like this? I've worked up a kin / rad defender build on MIDs, but am unsure on how to post it (short of typing everything out myself). I still have a couple of Power slots open . . . I can easily take Assault and Vengeance.

Thanks! 😁 I was beginning to think that I was being ignored or something . . . 🤣 What does 'mule slot' mean? I have MIDs open right now . . . In order to take Tactics, I need to have either Assault or Maneuvers first. I think Maneuvers would probably be the way to go. Your thoughts? By heal, you mean Transfusion, right? The 1st power in the set? I was wondering what happened to the Respecs that I had saved up. Now I know. I play on Indomitable sadly. That's where my SG is. It's just me and my alts. I was a member of a couple of SGs back when the game was Live, and the bickering was insane! I think I played on the Virtue server back then, iirc. ----- It really hit home on how much has changed in the game when I was playing, the first thing that I did was to buy a RchRdx enh to put into Rest . . . only to find out, you don't have to worry about that anymore. It was such a pain to wait for Rest to Recharge back then.

So I've been fiddling around with various alts when I remembered my first attempt at building a toon on CoX. This was back when the world was flat, dinosaurs roamed the earth, and the game was Live. (Don't ask what year I have no clue. I DO remember having to do a mission at Level 20 to gain access to capes). Anyways, my first toon was a kin/elec defender, and while he was kinda fun to play, I really had no idea what I was doing when it came to picking powers, assigning enh slots to those powers, and then slotting them properly to make a rock-solid healing / debuffing machine that teams would want on their teams. Back then, everybody seemed to be raving about kin/rad defenders being the 'end all / be all' so I thought that I would give it a shot. The thought of standing in the middle of a team with Transfusion on auto-fire while debuffing the bad guys sounds like fun to me. I'll use the Leadership Pool to have Maneuvers and Assault (and Tactics if I can fit it in somewhere). My Epic Pool will be Power Mastery (unless someone has a better idea). The questions are: 1. Which powers (if any) in each set (kin and rad, not elec) are skippable? 2. How many enh slots (including the default one) should be assigned to each power? 3. Which IO enh should go in each power? 4, Which Sets should go in each power once I get the influence? Thank you all in advance. 🙂