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They should probably take it out and replace it with Immobilizing Dart or something. I'm also curious what animation would be used for Flying Strike (maybe Savage Leap). Here are the charts for these 2 power pools in case people haven't seen it. Utility Belt: The following table shows the level at which each power is available: Power Level Effect Bolas 4 Ranged, Foe Immobilize, Knockdown Poisoned Dagger 4 Ranged, Moderate DMG(Lethal), Foe Light DoT(Toxic), -DMG Freerunning 4 Toggle: Self, +Jump, +Run Speed, +Special Flying Strike 14 Charge (Targeted AoE), High DMG(Smash), Foe Knockdown Life Support System 14 Self, +HP, +Heal Over Time, +Special Gadgetry: The following table shows the level at which each power is available: Power Level Effect Nano Net 4 Ranged, Foe -Speed, -Recharge, -Fly, -Regen Blaster Drone 4 Ranged, Moderate DMG(Energy), Foe -Regen Jetpack 4 Toggle: Self Fly, (Special) Drone Barrage 14 Ranged Cone, Moderate DMG(Energy), Foe -Regen Force Barrier 14 Self, +Absorb Both of these would fit many of my concept characters and I would love to see them in game. I hope Freerunning will stack with Ninja Run; that would be killer. I'm not a fan of Bolas though, They don't seem like a fit for many concepts. It would be nice if they were able to have alternate animations for it like a dagger, dart, shuriken, web grenade, etc.

How about tiering the secondaries?

Going slow. I play a pretty odd way because I play about 4 to 5 different characters during the course of my play time. I usually have 2 level 50s that I am trying to get to T4 incarnates and I run Hami raids for EMPs and then run DA content with them each day. Then I will have 2 or 3 characters I play during the week to try to level, but I like to let patrol XP gather on them, so I only play every fewd days or so. I'll probably get back to this guy over the weekend. I think I am 20 now, so my next step is usually to get in Posi 1 and 2 and Penny Yin TFs.

Thanks all, I was curious because I have Blaster character where my build is over soft-cap for R/S/L/E and N is at at 44.71%. I can get it to 45% by boosting my LotG IOs to +5, but I generally like to leave them attuned. Was debating how much value it really adds. Probably not worth boosting, since it would likely really mess me up from an OCD standpoint.

Soft-cap is 45%, but if I have 44.78% am I considered at soft-cap? What about 44.5%? Just wondering if I need the full 45% or does the system round up to make 44.5% the equivalent of 45%.

Very nice, I am definitely going to do this, thank you!

Usually I would agree that Range is likely enough, but this build requires closer range to use Soul Drain, Dark Consumption, and Midnight Grasp, so S/L will probably be important.

I ended up changing the build a bit. Updated Build: Up to level 17 and like the way it is playing. I made some changes as I was leveling to get better KB protection early. Soul Drain takes forever to recharge at these levels, so I might end up rebuilding again to take it later. At these levels I am playing default 1/1 notoriety, so only hitting 2 mobs max every 100 seconds for 5% ToHit and 20% Damage. Probably not worth it at these levels. Lelvel 17 Build: It is always a personal prefereance thing. Honestly, all of my Blasters go Scorpion Shield because I have found the combination of soft-cap R/S/L to be very survivable and you don't have to pick another power to get to it. While I am alwys going for R/S/L I usually also get E/N close or over soft-cap as well, so the builds are very survivable. I am usually pushing into ED on damage on all the attcks, so don't usually need more damage from the Epic. On another note, HoB is bugged, so I am lkikely only playing this build to 32 and will wait for the fix before continuing the Journey.

I am trying to add Blessing of Tielekku to the Temporary Powers window, so I can see the effect on my character build. I see that Blessing of Tielekku is in the DB editor, but not sure how to get the effects to show up on a build. Is there a way? By the way, I use this tool all the time. If there is a way to contribute a few dollars I would be happy to do so.

I was just looking for info on this build. I was thinking about building a DP/Dark cause I have a new concept and thought it might be interesting. I've been playing with builds in Mid's, but was also looking if anyone has comments. I typically build for R/S/L soft-cap and you can get there with these sets, but it isn't easy. It also looks really click intensive, so not sure how it will play. I'll probably give it a shot just because of the concept. Let me know if you have been playing it and how it plays. Here is my starting build, I need more slots...

I have only one defender at 50 (Time/DP) and he solos quite well. The build is from the proc monster thread and I can't remember if it is a Sir Myshkin, Bopper, or someone's build, but it works very well in solo and team play. Soft-cap defense to all via Power Boost and Farsight Capped S/L resist Recovery and healing via Temporal Mending and Chrono Shift A self buff (Soul Drain) to damage and To Hit Proc damage is great when the procs fire and have several AoE damage powers HoB is bugged right now, but is apparently fixed in Beta Anyway, a very awesome combo that I am still playing today. I have done +4/8 in DA with this build.

Thanks for the info guys! I'll keep it in mind as I try out these sets. I am pretty excited to start a new blaster where I have no idea what to expect. All of my other HC blasters I had either played the primary or secondary previously, so knew what to expect. This is going to be new territory.

Curious minds must know: Anyone got a build for this combo they can share? Do these sets work well together? I've created a build below, but since I know nothing about these sets I am not sure if it is any good.

I don't have a build to offer, but wanted to welcome you back to CoH. I felt extremely excited last year when CoH came back, so I know how you feel! It's like riding a bike though; it comes back!

Here is a build; whether it is good or not is pretty subjective. I have not played Archery/Devices, but have played DP/Devices, Beam/Devices, AR/Devices, and Archery/TA. I took a combination of those builds to make this build, but I did it pretty quickly, so I am sure there can be many improvements. I tend to go for S/L/R soft-cap, good recharge, and damage and this build hits those criteria. I hope it helps.

I am from Infinity; started on Triumph and moved to Infinity. I was in a SG called Simian Defense Force while they were active, but then had my solo SG. I usually soloed and played TFs (just like now!). My characters were: Simian Stalker - Katana/Regen Scrapper. My first 50! Man, that was a slog... Lockpick - DP/EM Blaster War Shield - MA/SD Scrapper War Justice - StJ/SD Scrapper War Sword - BS/Regen Scrapper (I can't remember if he was Regen or SR) Exorcist - Ill/Rad Controller Rude Dog - MA/SR Scrapper KnightStalker - Katana/SR Scrapper Many of these guys have been recreated on Everlasting. I have way more 50s on HC than I ever did on Live. I might have had one or two maxed builds on Live where here I can max all my builds regularly.

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I make no claims on how good this build is as it was an earlier build. I actually pulled it out for a spin today to decide if I wanted to T4 the incarnates and tried +4/8 DA Ephram Sha missions and got wrecked, so it could use an update.

It's my fault. Pretty much all my Blasters take Scorpion Shield as I try to soft-cap Range and S/L.

Ok, I just created a character named Kickman and was shocked the name was available. My challenge is what AT to play. I am planning MA/SR as I had one on Live, but not sure whether to make this character a Tanker (never played one to 50), Scrapper, or Stalker. I've been playing more Stalkers on HC, but I am intrigued by the changes to Tanker. Where does MA/SR perform best nowadays?

Here is a build for one of the first characters I created. He is in Pratoria hanging out. I don't think I have gotten him past 12 at this point. One day I will go back. All that being said to say: This build was created last year when the game first came back, so it can certainly be improved I would get rid of the Medicine pool The is theoretical since I haven't played it It is a starting point

I saw the Lore pet thread where Banished Pantheon reign supreme, but I am curious if there has been any analysis on Lore pets and specific ATs, specifically Stalkers. I am incarnating my Stj/SR while also leveling a Stj/Inv. I usually just take Radial and take Robotic Drones for my normal type characters. With SR it doesn't seem like the Shield Drone Essence helps, but it might help my /Inv. I don't see one that grants Resist for SR, so maybe healing is best although I have that covered by Rebirth. Maybe Damage from Seers. So confusing.... Any thoughts?

How about a weekly discussion topic on bug fix prioritization? There are a number of bugs out there and it might be good to get the reaction of the community to try and prioritize. Obviously, the Hail of Bullets bug is the most critical. 🙂

Croax, That build is a thing of beauty. You soft-capped S/L/F/C/E/N and have capped resists for S/L. This is definitely much better than my build, so thank you! I was thinking it was going to be painful to have to rely on Shadow Meld for defense...

I was looking at my build in Mids and it seemed off. I went in game and it was way off. This is one of my first characters that I took to 50 and I basically parked it and never finished the incarnates. I have a bunch of 50s and am now going back to these characters to play through the DA arcs and finish the incarnates. After looking at the build I would probably update it to the following build. I think this new build will likely provide some flexibility in incarnate selection. The endurance issues may not be as bad with the additional End/Rech IO in my defense toggles, so I may have the flexibility to take Rebirth for the healing instead of Ageless for End. I was also able to boost S/L resist to 50+, so this build should be very survivable. Once I get Blessing of Tielekku my positional defenses will all be 50+. I'm looking forward to playing through the incarnates. I will alternate this guy with my Stj/Inv stalker I am leveling, so should be a good comparison. Build: