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    anyone done a water/storm

    in Corruptor

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    I think in most cases a /storm corruptor is weaker than a storm/* defender. That said, I agree with much of what @Ethereal Starwrote but I would suggest some slotting in your kb powers for the force feedback -recharge proc, especially in water burst and gale. These can boost your recharge so that you cn easily have multiple storms and tornadoes at one time.

     

    For the proc alone, you gain recharge and knockdown which make gale very useful. Storm does have strong synergy with knock down if slotted.  As was stated in this thread knock down is like a short hold, where the foe cannot attack you when it's on its back. Repeated knock DOWN with gale is an effective tactic with simple elegant mitigation.

     

    I always take  O2 boost for the spot heal. It can bring allies back from the brink of defeat. I consider the endurance drain protection a major buff and will buff blasters controllers and other defenders for problematic groups. I am looking at you super stunners and sappers.

     

    Steamy mist could really use eight slots, but that's only a dream. It's indispensable. 

     

    Snow storm is much maligned. It does cost a lot of endurance, but it really does a lot. The -recharge and -movement speed should not be poo poo'd. There is much mitigation in slows and this stacks with the effects in Freezing Rain and the knock down features. Incoming damage is mitigated before the foe even has a chance to shoot or strike again. What many posters overlook is the interrupt mitigation in snow storm. Many of the foes most annoying features are interrupted by hurricane. Embalmed zombies in hurricane are interrupted from exploding. Snow storm interrupts force/energy mages from self-destructing. Sky raider engineers cannot setup a forcefield generator  in a snowstorm. Rikti communication officers cannot summon allies in a snowstorm. The list goes on. Snow storm grounds fliers: clockwork, sky raider, circle of thorns, etc. My suggestion if you are not getting enough out of snow storm, you don't have it slotted enough or you are not using it enough. 

     

    Hurricane is a power I always take on stormies. It does NOT have to run all the time. You are NOT precluded from using it on teams. Good storm users know you do not blow foes out of the kill zones set up by tar patch, ally rains, static field or even your own freezing rain. Running hurricane at eye level on yourself and allies is bothersome. I choose short storm summoners and stay low to the ground.

     

    I frequently take hover, almost every time, on my storm summoners just so I can place lightning storm in the most desirable places. Even without a knockback to knock down proc, you can angle the strikes so the power does not scatter groups.

     

    Most storm users go cardiac for their incarnate alpha ability. Everything else is pretty much matter of taste.

     

    Go out and have fun with your chaos creating abilities!

    My next MM

    in Mastermind

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    16 hours ago, I-Dirty said:

    Well my concern with "a little boring"  would be me going nope not doing this because im yawning lol

     

    ive seen demons they look awesome. BUT looks dont necessarily mean anything in gameplay

    Bots/Traps is pretty straight forward and still very solid defensively. You get a nice mexx protection in Forcefield generator in =Traps

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    Kin/Sonic Build Help Please!

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    What is your base accuracy and +tohit? I would think you need more accuracy slotted especially for fulcrum shift, siphon speed and transfusion. 

    I don't mind muling procs and such in combat jumping, but its way overslotted for defense. Defense from combat jump is negligible. If you want the set bonus I would put more defense in grant invis, vengeance or stealth.

     

    I am not a fan of phase shift. If you are low on health, get in position for transfusion. You cannot buff teammates with phase shift running.

     

    If you are stealthing with stealth and the stealth proc in sprint, you will need a teleport target (for friends as well as for tp foe) to bring the team to your position reliably.

     

    I would dump combat jumping, world of confusion and mass hypnosis to pick up teleport target, teleport (or combat teleport) and fold space. You can pile up foes as you like then for bigger fulcrum shifts. You will help the team to kill spawns faster than if you rely on world of confusion and mass hypnosis for mitigation.

     

    Just my two cents worth.

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    Force Field/Water/Leviathan Build

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    Overall and for the most part this build is solid and would be successful. I however would not slot as much end recovery and +end (some but not as much) in health and stamina to put more +tohit in tactics (or tidal forces) for more team +tohit. I also would swap PFF for Hibernate, only because you are mobile with PFF running. I do approve highly of grant invis for extra defense and for stealthing purposes on teams. Red Fortunes are way chaeaper than LotGambler and overall not a bad set. It's good to see you hit the LotG +recharge, although I am not sure if your core powers would need it. I would not skip repulsion bomb, it is very useful for an aoe Knock DOWN.

     

    Some slotting to consider. You could get more +recharge with the Force feedback proc in your KB/KD abilities. You could get more -resistance in your -defense water attacks especially the AoEs. The -resistance applies to team/ally attacks on affected targets, not just your attacks.

     

    Happy defendering!

    Sonic as a Defender Primary

    in Defender

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    11 hours ago, shaggy said:

    Kinetics really isn't that clicky, unless you're spamming your heal and siphon power. Once you get Fulcrum shift though, your team will shred ANYTHING paired with your -res.

     

    My question is: why would you not want to be a clicky kinetic seeing as you can debuff or blast secondary powers until the animations stack up and you literally can't fire off more options in even the highest recharge situations?

     

    Sonic as a Defender Primary

    in Defender

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    15 hours ago, Gentoo said:

    What do you make of this set as a primary?

     

    It has better -res than it would as a secondary on a Corrupter or Controller, right?

     

    Some of the best moves are ally only, so that makes it not very soloable on a Defender, but quite effective on a controller who gets a melee based pet, right?

     

    Is it great in a team setting?

     

     

     

    The -resist is best on a defender. Sonic does NOT solo as well as other Primaries. Masterminds also work well with the sonic shields and aura on a melee pet. Teaming is a sonic defender's best bet. The sonic debuff aura turns tanks into very chewy brutes, ... and blappers into roadkill, but the shields do help... Our all defender group has shown that defenders that like or thrive in melee range can also wear the sonic hula hoop. Poison defenders are a good example of this. The sonic shields make them more survivable, too. Another point, Liquefy gets better numbers on defenders and it often overlooked or even skipped. It's not a fulcrum shift level buff/debuff, but its quite useful if not gaudy in implementation.

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    In need of help w/ a TA/DP debuff build

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    My overall advice would be you want every single TA debuff, they have special uses for each - but you want them before 50, you might not want them all by level 32. The secondary is good. The rain of bullets with your fire rounds should light the oilslick, your T9 primary. You will probably want to take pool powers, so fitting in all the secondary would be problematic My general advice is try the powers you like and be open to skipping a few of the secondaries EXCEPT empty clips and swap ammo. Enjoy the journey as well as the destination. Go NFC Norse division

    Dark Dark build advice

    in Corruptor

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    On 8/21/2021 at 8:10 AM, Sou1catcher said:

    @Darkir Great Build and I am trying to emulate the first build you posted but LvLing up is difficult if I follow the mids directly. Is there a different build to get to 50?

     

     

    This is an excellent question, ignored by many.

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    The Best Passive Toon?

    in Defender

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    12 minutes ago, presto2112 said:

    I noticed on my MM with Force Field secondary, I just buff one ally and everyone gets it

     

    Does Sonic Resonance work the same way with Sonic Barrier and Sonic Haven?

    Yes, Indeed it works the same This was an improvement made to the game in LIVE after incarnate trials came to be

    All Corruptor Group

    in Corruptor

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    29 minutes ago, Krimson said:

    Kommando here. If I had a Corrupter on Everlasting I'd consider joining you. Or... I could make a new one to keep there. 

    Transfers are still free if you have a pool of alts like I do

    All Corruptor Group

    in Corruptor

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    The defenders of Everlasting are looking to diversify and play their cousin corruptors as a group. No time has been decided yet, but the all-defender version runs on Sunday at 3PM EDT so that slot is out. I might suggest we get a group of lowbie corruptors together to run on Friday evening at 7PM EDT but I am open to any and all suggestions.

     

    Contact me here, or in game @Psylenz, and join "Buffed Up" our global channel for all defender and NOW expanding to all corruptor activity.

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