Bionic_Flea

Unfortunately, it didn't work as well as I had hoped. It worked pretty well leveling up or against just a few foes. Maybe if every attack had heal proc it would work better. But without higher defense too many hits come in. In a team with a little support it works just fine, but then again, what doesn't. I'll keep brainstorming and trying different stuff.

I've tried a few different "sappers" but the only one I thought did it effectively enough was elec/elec dominator. I assume that an elec/elec controller could be just as good, perhaps better. I just ran an elec/elec blaster and while I could reduce critters to 0 endurance, keeping them there is harder than just killing them . . . and more dangerous. Maybe you could go soul patron for Soul Drain, Mistress, and Power Boost. Here's a build with capped S/L resist and can hit softcap to most positions and vectors by alternating Power Boost, Clarion Radial, and Support Hybrid.

My default response is that any combination of powersets can be good enough with the right build and play style. Some things are easier, somethings are better at certain things. But you can take any AT and any powerset combo and solo x8 at 50. OK, maybe not a petless MM. But that goes under the "right build" setting. And yes, there are combos that are better for fire farming, or AV soloing, or ST damage, or AoE damage. Those things are demonstrably measurable. But you can do all those things on characters that may not be the best but they do the job.

Wow! 67 seconds! That's very impressive. Is anyone keeping track of times? I'd love to see a ranking or top ten of times and the players/builds that got them.

I shuffled some slots and powers around. Still capped S/L resist and softcapped range, but I think it will be easier to level.

You can certainly move picks and slots around to fit your needs. It has softcap defense to S/L/E with agility, 37 to F/C, 27 neg, 16 psi and 25/30/35 to m/r/aoe respectively, so it does have mitigation and I expect it could solo +2/x8 at 50 with incarnates. But if you want a solo defender there are better choices than emp-elec.

Someone on Excelsior requested a build for Emp-Elec, so here it is. Change it to suit your needs. Hero Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.6.1.25 https://github.com/Crytilis/mids-reborn-hero-designer Click this DataLink to open the build! Emp-Elec-Mace: Level 50 Natural Defender Primary Power Set: Empathy Secondary Power Set: Electrical Blast Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Fighting Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Healing Aura -- NmnCnv-Heal/EndRdx(A), NmnCnv-EndRdx/Rchg(11), NmnCnv-Heal/Rchg(37), NmnCnv-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(40), NmnCnv-Heal(42), NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(42) Level 1: Charged Bolts -- SprDfnBst-Acc/Dmg(A), SprDfnBst-Dmg/Rchg(3), SprDfnBst-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(3), SprDfnBst-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), SprDfnBst-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), SprDfnBst-Rchg/Heal%(7) Level 2: Lightning Bolt -- SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg(A), SprWntBit-Dmg/Rchg(7), SprWntBit-Rchg/SlowProc(9), SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(19), SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(25), SprWntBit-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(27) Level 4: Heal Other -- NmnCnv-Heal/Rchg(A), NmnCnv-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(36), NmnCnv-Heal(37), NmnCnv-Heal/EndRdx(46) Level 6: Super Speed -- BlsoftheZ-ResKB(A) Level 8: Combat Jumping -- Rct-ResDam%(A), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(9), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(13) Level 10: Clear Mind -- Range-I(A) Level 12: Ball Lightning -- SprFrzBls-Acc/Dmg(A), SprFrzBls-Dmg/EndRdx(15), SprFrzBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15), SprFrzBls-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(17), SprFrzBls-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(17), SprFrzBls-Rchg/ImmobProc(19) Level 14: Fortitude -- LucoftheG-Def(A), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(43), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(43) Level 16: Aim -- GssSynFr--Build%(A) Level 18: Recovery Aura -- EffAdp-EndMod(A), EffAdp-EndMod/Rchg(27), EffAdp-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(46), EffAdp-Acc/Rchg(48), EffAdp-EndMod/Acc(50), EffAdp-EndMod/EndRdx(50) Level 20: Zapp -- StnoftheM-Acc/Dmg(A), StnoftheM-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), StnoftheM-Dam%(21), GldJvl-Acc/End/Rech(23), GldJvl-Dam/End/Rech(23), GldJvl-Dam%(25) Level 22: Kick -- FrcFdb-Rechg%(A) Level 24: Tough -- StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), GldArm-3defTpProc(29), UnbGrd-ResDam(33), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(34), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(34), UnbGrd-Max HP%(34) Level 26: Regeneration Aura -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/EndRdx(33), Prv-EndRdx/Rchg(43), Prv-Heal/Rchg(45), Prv-Heal/Rchg/EndRdx(45), Prv-Absorb%(45) Level 28: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(29) Level 30: Short Circuit -- SprAvl-Acc/Dmg(A), SprAvl-Dmg/EndRdx(31), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), SprAvl-Rchg/KDProc(50) Level 32: Adrenalin Boost -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/EndRdx(36), Prv-Heal/Rchg(37), Prv-Heal/Rchg/EndRdx(46) Level 35: Tesla Cage -- Lck-Acc/Hold(A), Lck-%Hold(36) Level 38: Thunderous Blast -- SprVglAss-Acc/Dmg(A), SprVglAss-Dmg/Rchg(39), SprVglAss-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), SprVglAss-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), SprVglAss-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), SprVglAss-Rchg/+Absorb(40) Level 41: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(42) Level 44: Resurrect -- RechRdx-I(A) Level 47: Scorpion Shield -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(48), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(48) Level 49: Burnout -- RechRdx-I(A) 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 -- Clr-Stlth(A) Level 1: Vigilance Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A) Level 2: Health -- Pnc-Heal/+End(A) Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A) Level 2: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A), PwrTrns-+Heal(11), PwrTrns-EndMod(13) Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve Level 0: Portal Jockey Level 0: Task Force Commander Level 0: The Atlas Medallion Level 50: Agility Core Paragon Level 50: Clarion Radial Epiphany Level 50: Support Core Embodiment Level 50: Preemptive Radial Flawless Interface Level 50: Storm Elemental Core Superior Ally Level 50: Ion Radial Final Judgement ------------

I would love to be able to buy the accolade powers at P2W. I don't care about the badges that accompany them, just the powers themselves. I'd pay good money for that.

Whew. For a second I thought Fashion Victim badge was going to be unique and only available through costume contests and was about to rant. Nothing to see here. Carry on.

That's what I get for relying on Mids and not doing the math myself. Thanks, Bopper!

I never pay close attention to these sorts of things, but, just out of curiosity, do they have different names at all? I went to check and looked at six of them. Same name, same look, same colors, identical in anyway I could see.

I've switched to the scorpion shield build with a few modifications. Too many deaths solo at /x8. Lets see how I fare with the extra defense and a few more heal procs. Those acc/dam HOs are super expensive. I had one in storage and got a lucky drop from a Lord Recluse. The rest got an Acc/Damage from one of the sets that already has a proc. I initially did not have the -KB proc anywhere, but Force of Thunder is also my blaster's sustain power so I like to get that it early in melee and it was making a mess. Thunderstrike might still get a -kb, but so far I am using it towards the end of my melee rotation and it is finishing off any minions, most Lts, and leaving bosses and an occasional Lt. I don't mind a few being scattered as I can then go back to my ranged blasts. It's possible I'll change my mind, but not so far.

It's a female robe, I think. But not a shoulder piece.

Let's see . . . as I have it slotted, BU and AIM recharge in 39 seconds without any FF procs going off, but 27 seconds if one of the FF procs go off. From playing, it's fairly easy to have one on. With 2 level 50 recharge IOs BU/Aim recharges in 29 seconds. With 2 recharge and an FF proc it's 21 seconds. So the difference is a spread between 2 and 18 seconds. To have 2 recharge in each I'd have to give up 2 slots from somewhere and lose the bonus damage from Gaussian's, the perception from Rectified Reticle, and whatever those two other slots did. I think I'll keep my slotting. But you don't have to!

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So I started thinking about the new Power Transfer Heal proc and how I could use it. I did not initially realize that it was NOT unique. So I figured I could slot a bunch of them in Electric attacks so I made a blaster, started putting a few in but didn't want to gimp my damage so I also added damage procs . . . and force feedback procs . . . and I think I ended up with some Frankenstein monster that Sir Myshkin might call a Mad King. I've gotten it to 50 and have started traveling the incarnate road. It has less defense and resists than I am used to, but mez is the worst. I've got a revised one with scorpion shield that I will post below as a possible respec. But I wanted to get Clarion and the rest on my incarnate powers filled before deciding. Any comments, questions, or critiques are welcome. Hero Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.6.1.25 https://github.com/Crytilis/mids-reborn-hero-designer Click this DataLink to open the build! Dynamic Flea: Level 50 Science Blaster Primary Power Set: Electrical Blast Secondary Power Set: Electricity Manipulation Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leadership Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Charged Bolts (A) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage (43) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime (43) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime (45) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (45) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (46) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status Level 1: Electric Fence (A) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Endurance Level 2: Lightning Bolt (A) Entropic Chaos - Accuracy/Damage (46) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Endurance (46) Entropic Chaos - Chance of Heal Self (48) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic) (48) Power Transfer - Chance to Heal Self Level 4: Ball Lightning (A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage (9) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge (11) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (11) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (17) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (19) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage Level 6: Combat Jumping (A) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All) (7) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage (7) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed Level 8: Aim (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up Level 10: Kick (A) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge Level 12: Zapp (A) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Damage (13) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance (13) Sting of the Manticore - Chance of Damage(Toxic) (15) Gladiator's Javelin - Accuracy/Damage/End/Rech (15) Gladiator's Javelin - Accuracy/Damage (17) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic) Level 14: Tough (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3% (19) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All) (25) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance (27) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance (27) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime (29) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP Level 16: Build Up (A) Rectified Reticle - Increased Perception Level 18: Weave (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed (29) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance Level 20: Force of Thunder (A) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Endurance/Healing/Absorb (21) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Healing/Absorb (21) Touch of the Nictus - Healing/Absorb (23) Touch of the Nictus - Chance for Negative Energy Damage (23) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge (25) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback to Knockdown Level 22: Tesla Cage (A) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure (31) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Accuracy/Endurance (31) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic) (34) Gladiator's Net - Chance of Damage(Lethal) (36) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Chance of Damage(Psionic) Level 24: Super Speed (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points) Level 26: Charged Brawl (A) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure (48) Gladiator's Strike - Accuracy/Damage (50) Gladiator's Strike - Chance for Smashing Damage (50) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative) (50) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 28: Thunder Strike (A) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure (37) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage (37) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge (37) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal) (40) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage (43) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage Level 30: Hasten (A) Recharge Reduction IO (31) Recharge Reduction IO Level 32: Thunderous Blast (A) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure (33) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage (33) Bombardment - Chance for Fire Damage (33) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage(Lethal) (34) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy) (34) Annihilation - Chance for Res Debuff Level 35: Charged Armor (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance (36) Aegis - Resistance (36) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge Level 38: Shocking Grasp (A) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure (39) Gladiator's Strike - Accuracy/Damage (39) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative) (39) Gladiator's Strike - Chance for Smashing Damage (40) Unbreakable Constraint - Chance for Smashing Damage (40) Gladiator's Net - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 41: Summon Adept (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage (42) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (42) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge (42) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance Level 44: Maneuvers (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance Level 47: Tactics (A) HamiO:Cytoskeleton Exposure Level 49: Assault (A) Endurance Reduction IO Level 1: Brawl (A) Empty Level 1: Defiance Level 1: Quick Form Level 1: Prestige Power Dash

The answer is obvious. Make 300 accounts, log them all in simultaneously, set them all to follow your level 50 incarnate as he/she gets all the explore badges in Atlas. Easy!

I've always wanted a mez set with damage. Is Anti-/jranger a thing?

After the release of Page 5 the Devs decided that they needed to invest in flame-proof suits prior to releasing any other patches. But the Corona-pocalypse has lead to significant shortages in supply.

My head hurts. I think I feel smarter.

Do you mean to tell me that none of you have used [lightning rod], [shield charge], or [spring attack] on a friend, teammate, or random passerby? I guess I'm the only jerk.

I would only do this if you have a goal of getting all badges on a certain character. I did that on Bionic Flea, but could not be bothered to sacrifice a the equivalent of a purple or ATO/WinterO for a badge.

I don't want instructions as much as a visual. But thanks for the info. At least now I can try to imagine it.

Yeah, I'm curious to see the "disqualified" one myself.

Everyone already mentioned most of the scarier things in the game. They all have either -defense debuff (sorrows, Vanguard, PPD awakened, Arachnos spider queens), endurance drain (sappers, Mu, Freakshow super zappers), tohit debuff (spectres, dark ring mistress), or very high tohit (50+ Praetorian resistance, Rularuu eyeballs). I'll add the Animus Arcani -- they have defense debuff, endurance drain, -tohit, and a bunch of -recharge and team buffs that make them deadly in large groups, especially in their level range.