Snarky

Yes, those boosts expire. After I run the Posi 1, Posi 2, Synapse, and Tarikoss. Then I do ONE DiB to renew the +Dam to 30. I suppose I do run some content to use boosts. I cannot find any TF/SF/Trials in that level range besides these and the Hollows one. Which I tend to pass on.

My plan is to slap in a full set of Superior Frozen Blast. (Immobilize Proc 🙂 ) Winter sets are part of my key to cranking the defense numbers. And theme. Like the Midnight Bomber what bombs at midnights says "Ya gotta have a theme baby!"

I have tried for many long years to find the "perfect" toon. Oh, I have made it difficult. I like fully ranged. I want it to be undead theme. I do not want to buff. I prefer high damage. There are more "wishes" but that core set created enough problems. Dark Dark Blaster is wonky, and is partially melee. I have one with just over 1300 badges. I have tried Ice/Cold Corr is the past. Good. But, just...lacking. Plus people want you to buff them. And I hate pets. Add that to the Main List lol. I have tried half the Blasters sets out there with various secondaries. Dark, Fire, Ice, Electric, AR, Beam, Seismic... I ran a Dark Dark Corruptor for the first 10 weeks of this year non stop. Still...jousting in for Nuke etc.... I recently started delving into Controllers and have a Dark Dark in the late 40s. Was looking at an Ice Ice. It was during the time I was getting feedback on the Controllers that someone said something that sparked my interest. I started looking at varios Ice/Dark, Dark/Ice. Then, as I had MiDs up I thought, look at that on a Corruptor. Holy crap! Ice/Dark/Soul Corruptor. Just sitting there. 1) Fully ranged. I do not take Soul Drain from Soul, just Dark Embrace and Soul Storm. 2) Undead themed. Dark, of course. Cold is associated with the Undead in many games and lore. Hello GoT! 3) No buffs. One heal, that heals me and anyone around me. They can grudgingly have some of the power I am stealing from my victim and channeling to the netherworld. 4) Moderate to High DPS. 5) No pets. (Fluffy stay away!) I slapped together a MiDs build. 46.9% Ranged, Negative and Energy Defense. 45.3% AoE defense. 44.7 Fire/Cold Defense. 23% Melee, and 25% S/L. 43% S/L Resist, 34% Neg Res, and 26% Fire/Cold res. 19-20% Psi/Tox/energy Res. Am currently running through all the TF/SF/Trials in level order. Just starting the 20-25 trio of Psyche/Yin/Mantis. Huge ST chain. 3 ST Holds at 20-25. 4 once Soul Mastery comes in. I have a Dark/Temp/Soul Blaster with 3 ST Holds. I love that. Lock it down. Good AoE, rains are suited to Scourge, and Tar Patch meshes well with Ice Storm and Blizzard. The sounds. The groans of Petrifying gaze locking someone down, the wintery sounds of life being drained. It is such a happy moment. Yes, this may be something special. I will probably be on this thing for at least a couple months seeing how well I like it and what it can do.

Well, first you missed the explanation WHY I do DFB 4 times. But realizing you are lost is the first step.

I keep seeing those old private detective. Best parodied by the lovely Jessica Jones. (in my opinion)

This is a great point in a game that is streamlining itself to Blasters Corruptors and Tanks. A big step in making ATs with Holds instead of Nukes would be to address the disparity in cooldowns.

Concept is everything to me. This creates joys and sorrows. Today I came across a beautiful pairing I never considered before. Ice/Dark/Soul Corruptor. This will be a Wraith. The only buffing or healing I do is one heal that heals me and is centered around me. EVERYTHING is ranged. I made a build with huge defense numbers and some resistance. The powers work well together, the tar patch and the rains for instance. It has FOUR single target holds. One of which hits like a truck. But beyond that it looks like the character i am describing. Everything lines up. i ran two DFBs. I was not going to farm until later but someone offered a free run. Took me to 20. Then i did a Posi 1. I was impressed already. I will do a posi 2 tomorrow then farm myself for 10 min. Probably end up late 20s. Then rebuild for Synapse and Tarikoff. You see I like to run all the TF SF and Trials in level order. In this way I learn how to actually run the character. I like to be at the top end of the level range or s little over. You can use powers up to top level of TF +5.

I do forget I am leading about 20% time. I'm like "why aren't they posting the damn mission?"

So ice storm from ice mastery benefits from containment but sleet from cold domination does not? Why doesn’t sleet?

I would take all Dark Dark powers, buffing people as a side effect of buffing myself is acceptable. If not optimal.

No shields

Which combo would be strongest for team play? Ice/Cold, Ice/Dark, Dark/Cold, or Dark/Dark. Of note I take no buff ally powers in any configuration. I do love the undead. Bonus points for recommendations on Ice or Soul Mastery to top it off. The only power there I forego is summon seer. I do not need Arachnos watching my every move

I am getting closer. Huge def values 30+ almost everywhere. 45 ranged neg and energy. Almost capped cold resistance! (For theme snd efficiency using winter sets). But i still have questions about what powers to slot how. Parking everything for the night

When are we not tight on slots? I swear if i was allowed 6 slots on every power (including brawl!) i would sit there thinking…if only one could have 8…

i probably do not know the right questions to ask. any advice is appreciated. here are a couple... 1) does Sleet need accuracy? This goes for Snow Storm, Artic Air, Ice Slick, Artic Fog, Jack Frost, Heat Loss, and Ice Storm from Frost Mastery.

Most of these projects are aimed at seeing how well the idea performs with a team. That I do not want to recruit anew every 10 minutes.

I cannot tell from MiDs if Accuracy is needed or Hold duration can be increased since this is a Pseudo Pet. Anyone know the details?

Well, my latest obsession has been taking an AT powersets all the way through the game in near perfect level order of TF SF and Trials. BUt there is that gap at the end. Since I am “learning” the powers and synergy getting on ITFs and such that are 50+4 kill alls when I am effectively 49 is not helping me understand anything. Levelling sure. But I can farm myself way faster if I just wanted 50s

Task Forces are way easier to recruit for. And i already do not like that. And as you pointed out, people will not stay. Filling a bucket with a hole in the bottom is not my thing. You enjoy that.

You seriously did not read my original post where I addressed the problems relating to 40-50 TFs 1) Very few that are actually non 50. 1b) those that can be run at 50 tend to be run at 50, either 50+4 or speed. (and I do not mean "let's do this Synapse as fast as we can. I mean a 10 min ITF) 1c) It is not super easy to join a 50+4 as a 40. If you do, you are worthless. Enjoy your time at the door. 2) Have you ever tried to recruit for a Shadow Shard TF when it is not the weekly? Get back to me when you have. Thats a chunk of available 40-50 you can mark unlikely. 3) Oh wait, that is EVERYTHING. Level 45-50 TFs and Shadow Shard. Hmmmm. Since you will also not read this I suppose I can check back in tomorrow for more of you telling me I have not looked deep enough. You can have my stuff if you feel energetic enough to try to take it. I am a hair puller. Well, and an eye gouger. Oh, and a biter.

AC/DC "Problem Child"

Wow, you can keep running Numina for 10-11 runs? to get to 50. Geez, thanks, I never realized,

Powering so many of my friends too!

Thor as we see him depicted, and as a Norse god, is a Tank Mage. He wields Elec Assault at incarnate level and a modest size hammer that works as a Titan weapon, has super strength, and Invul armor. Try building that in CoH. You want a challenge? Forget the costume.

I've been on crawls with Cosmic Council for months and months at a time. All it takes is getting up to grab a coffee between missions. Missing the talk to "X" and you are one mission behind and the team is moving on. It seems simple, but it quickly goes to not getting merits.