Snarky

Talk to your vet today about fixing your mastermind, only by working together can we keep unwanted masterminds off the streets.

I am just soooo lazy lol. Invulnerability Brute after all lulz

You really meed mez prot. Or Blaster mez prot…wait for the Tank to piss them off and sniper them

Keep in mind there is a reason for 100% resistance. Sure, a Brute and a Tank top out at 90%. Have you ever wondered what your resistance to having your 90% resistance (assuming you topped out) debuffed down is? Uh huh, it is your “back of book” resistance value. So if you have 90% resistance you have 90% resistance to it being debuffed and possible cascading failure. But with 100% your resistance stays at that 90% value no matter how many resistance debuffs an Aeon TF throws at you. This is Armor navel gazing, but is that not why we are here? But yes defense is generally better….unless you do not have defense debuff resistance, in which case one good round of ITF type attacks will leave you with your butt hanging in the breeze. This is why when I build Dark Armor I lean into the resists and mez shields and avoid the transitory defense. Against garbage mobs that is enough, against AVs who ignore the mez the armor and heal is enough. Play to your armors strengths rather than try to rebuild it into Invulnerability. Or just run Invulnerability

CoT Succubus can be a real bitch if you are not built to deal with them. Late game Victoria robots in Incarnate trials are tough and mean. I use two mag 2 holds stacked to =4 on them and burn when on a Blaster. That works on Paragon Protectors before they MoG too

That TP is faster crossing zones than the boost that comes with Flight?!? And on a Invul Brute I honestly just wander past anything I want to ignore including AVs Screw them if I dont wanna play they can follow or w/e until I am where I want to be

Yes, i used the above Beam/Temp/Munitions as fire support on Incarnate badge runs including Really Hard Way Magisterium…which I designed it for. Ran it non stop for about 6 months on them. The AoE Elec/Temp I posted is my answer to Sentinels. That Elec can run in a Farm if there is a Tank and it is outdoors or you can stand at range. Outdoors is easier. If you get agro just use Phase Shift or Bubble and run until you are safe. Then start fire support again when clear. Easy and fun

AoE This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.7 https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Blanker: Level 50 Magic Blaster Primary Power Set: Electrical Blast Secondary Power Set: Temporal Manipulation Power Pool: Concealment Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Speed Ancillary Pool: Force Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Lightning Bolt (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage (3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance (3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (7) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge Level 1: Time Wall (A) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Recharge (7) Trap of the Hunter - Endurance/Immobilize (9) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Endurance (9) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge (11) Trap of the Hunter - Chance of Damage(Lethal) (11) Trap of the Hunter - Immobilize/Accuracy Level 2: Ball Lightning (A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage (13) Artillery - Damage/Endurance (15) Artillery - Damage/Recharge (15) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (17) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range (17) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range Level 4: Stealth (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed (19) Luck of the Gambler - Defense (19) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All) Level 6: Charged Bolts (A) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage (21) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime (21) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime (23) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (23) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (25) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status Level 8: Charge Up (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge (27) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance (27) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance (29) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance (29) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up Level 10: Chronos (A) Recharge Reduction IO (31) Recharge Reduction IO Level 12: Zapp (A) Executioner's Contract - Accuracy/Damage (31) Executioner's Contract - Damage/Endurance (31) Executioner's Contract - Damage/Interrupt (33) Executioner's Contract - Damage/Range (33) Executioner's Contract - Damage/Recharge (33) Executioner's Contract - Disorient Bonus Level 14: Fly (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points) (34) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range Level 16: Grant Invisibility (A) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage Level 18: Phase Shift (A) Recharge Reduction IO Level 20: Temporal Healing (A) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb (34) Preventive Medicine - Heal (34) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End (36) Performance Shifter - EndMod (36) Endurance Modification IO Level 22: Time Stop (A) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold (36) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge (37) Lockdown - Recharge/Hold (37) Lockdown - Endurance/Recharge/Hold (37) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold (39) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold Level 24: Kick (A) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge Level 26: Tough (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance (39) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge (40) Reactive Armor - Resistance Level 28: Weave (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed (40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance (40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge (42) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge (42) Luck of the Gambler - Defense (42) Kismet - Accuracy +6% Level 30: Hasten (A) Recharge Reduction IO (43) Recharge Reduction IO Level 32: Thunderous Blast (A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage (43) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge (43) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (45) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (45) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (45) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage Level 35: Personal Force Field (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed Level 38: Time Lord (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3% Level 41: Repulsion Bomb (A) Bombardment - Damage (46) Bombardment - Damage/Recharge (46) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (48) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge/Endurance (48) Bombardment - Chance for Fire Damage (48) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback to Knockdown Level 44: Temp Invulnerability (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance (50) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge (50) Reactive Armor - Resistance Level 47: Time Shift (A) Impeded Swiftness - Accuracy/Slow (50) Impeded Swiftness - Chance of Damage(Smashing) Level 49: Force of Nature (A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All) Level 1: Defiance Level 1: Brawl | Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1668;724;1448;HEX;| |78DA75945B4F1351108067BB5B0A2D450AAD14B9172B97CAD262E2B30A342234216| |27C25B56CEAC6B56DDA62E407F8077C100501318A1A837FC2EB83FE01E39B2FBEA0| |26C66B42D6E9991D3C0BB1C976BF333367CECCEC9CC95C9F687CF776E61428C1712| |B5BA9CC9FC1FFAA51F666B2793307F8F3A1A470C528FB907B1CEDFCF96C216F2CE8| |939691AB96CD5CD6A27D71D6CF2D964AC57255BF605CC537AA33D982595AB4B255B| |35880D06CB168E953856B66C5BC645A667529202469CBCC5FAE06896B6816F27EB1| |9A2B19C642CB64C9CCE9E9623967A0BFDA394B510C2A86CF28B87EB617600DDF290| |D3CB0CEB041A0C13D864D823AB84F707AE8809B5B8A63B24C500FB7195608FCB0CA| |708720897B15D98D02AA57681A412368022F431D4133F818EA09825872F59F1FDBA| |342840E688130C3B42A404703AF645BF3AE094D1814060FC16150193482287809C6| |6A1F5C8EDC070F3C8EC9438223B0C5F088A0131E333C2198C03A36486E940648508| |5BB194EE02B20071C80E76CF282E125412FBC6278CDF0862080D106E59382F08162| |E883F7044D68724832C1C5372A5A336A42B226C4D1A5318156293AAD157654C7ED2| |78665F2DF0F37197A69F738EE8EC8B945E03B9BFC20380A3F197E31FC2638067F08| |3C185E9BE406DAE0066954D4B4CB9DD10EDDB8ECAA6DEE4118D0600062041ADA76C| |8C17470170D403343886048242D20CCB00BC2710CDD74C985EEE25A0D339CAC4D08| |F9A41E58511D935586BB04C7618D619D6183E0A94A777A2FED18073C85758DCB058| |98BFA6074DBD8038372DF0EC22E75F4087E3C0780AED528280C1E868F64B38D4727| |E4BA26445DB18A29AE6B8AEB7A1683D1255B45874D0A26055B04CFD05D52CE24096| |34EF368AE1161DB9D9A7BF208A16DC3CC7FE4B39A7BC4E042C877FC6EC7F8F4D3D7| |F97C5023767CD927C70EEB539D617551713AF21CE5FC759F2DA2730946F8124C0FB| |B73B671CAB86EA81D4D8851B5B027F80B3814D0A0| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Single Target This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.7 https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Crackle: Level 50 Technology Blaster Primary Power Set: Beam Rifle Secondary Power Set: Temporal Manipulation Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Concealment Power Pool: Leadership Ancillary Pool: Munitions Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Charged Shot (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage (3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance (3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (7) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge Level 1: Time Wall (A) Gravitational Anchor - Chance for Hold Level 2: Cutting Beam (A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage (9) Artillery - Damage/Endurance (11) Artillery - Damage/Recharge (11) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (13) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range (13) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range Level 4: Single Shot (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage (15) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance (15) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge (17) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (17) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (19) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge Level 6: Disintegrate (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage (19) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance (21) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge (21) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (23) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (23) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge Level 8: Aim (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance (27) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance (27) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance (29) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up Level 10: Chronos (A) Recharge Reduction IO (29) Recharge Reduction IO Level 12: Lancer Shot (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage (31) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance (31) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge (31) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (33) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (33) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge Level 14: Fly (A) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%) Level 16: Hasten (A) Recharge Reduction IO (33) Recharge Reduction IO Level 18: Penetrating Ray (A) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage (34) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime (34) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime (34) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (36) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (36) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status Level 20: Temporal Healing (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End (36) Performance Shifter - EndMod (37) Endurance Modification IO (37) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery (37) Numina's Convalesence - Heal (39) Healing IO Level 22: Stealth (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed Level 24: Time Stop (A) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold (39) Superior Entomb - Hold/Recharge (39) Superior Entomb - Endurance/Recharge (40) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold/Endurance (40) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold/Endurance/Recharge (40) Superior Entomb - Recharge/Chance for +Absorb Level 26: Piercing Beam (A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage (42) Artillery - Damage/Endurance (42) Artillery - Damage/Recharge (42) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (43) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range (43) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range Level 28: Maneuvers (A) Kismet - Accuracy +6% Level 30: Tactics (A) Rectified Reticle - Increased Perception Level 32: Overcharge (A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage (43) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge (45) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (45) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (45) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (46) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage Level 35: Body Armor (A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All) Level 38: Time Lord (A) Steadfast Protection - 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i've been having odd problems with mids last 6 months. values off for reasons i cannot determine etc. progress....

My favorite SS backstory was a guy who started lifting weights. To get healthy. Because he tended to like drugs. Then he started doing steroids. And hard drugs to lift more. Then he found Superdine. Which he turned to Crey to fix and they got him into an advanced Excelsior course of treatment. Needless to say he is now a mutant. With a crap ton of Rage issues. But man can he lift weights!

sound advice. i just got tired of it. the kicker is every character has to have a rage backstory. so tired of being angry.

yeah, you're screwed. i love/hate my SS/invul Brute. I havent played it in two years. But i played SS for years on live and my first six months back. I use Dark Melee a lot. Energy is a possible vegan sub for SS meat. They wont fix the rage crash. They brought it up and ten PvPers rage spammed them for months until they dropped the idea.

Although I do not see much use for Mystic Flight unless you love that little TP which is situationally useful to a Brute or a Tank maybe on e every thousand hours of gaming. Flight with the boost speed gets you through TFs faster by getting across zones. Now that Rune of Protection is immune to recharge it is also less valuable to go for, and with a well built high recharge (Dull Pain) also not really attractive. But my builds have fly, which you can sub out for mystic flight if that lights up your wizard hat

I have started an AR/Dev Blaster Redside with the ....possibility.... of soloing every contact, every story arc, every side mission. Have not decided yet. Still on Mercy island. I do want to run this solo, always been a goal of mine, because the AR/Dev Blaster can set up forts and traps and basically Home Alone entire maps. Playing through the powers and seeing their synergy without having to do "one job" for a team allows me to see what this was built for. For a Team Blaster I just need AoE and a willingness to run when things go socially awkward. AR/Dev, to me, is not built for that, it is built to use a lot of strange soft controls and herding to clump and stomp. Everytime I run (rarely) I end up on teams and TFs and it is meh at that job. I never learn the subtleties. Not sure how much of Redside I will do, but I will solo this thing to 50 to learn how to run each power.

Does munition mastery just use the Rifle of the Assault Rifle to deploy? I am asking because I am experimenting with "green army man" ideas and I want a full green look, not having a late game unchangeable rifle pop in where it is most annoying. Thanks

I need to revisit my “solo redside” which i used to do once or twice a year on a Brute. I think it might be time to do it on a Blaster or Corruptor!!! Gotta have a plan

Behind every great Blaster is a Brute standing around looking confused about what is left to charge....

So….Everything is exactly as it has been forever. Except right after they released each of the above things and there was a brief rush to do that content. Because Goldside has always been dead, Redside has always been dead, Story arcs (except for ones associated with badges /accolades) have always been a solitary pursuit

Willpower is extremely cool. Until you get to 50, het an I/O build and realize Invulnerability can do everything you do backwards while juggling. That is only getting more obvious as the years roll on. The only “easy” fix I see for that is to allow the T9 Willpower be affected by recharge. Which will never happen. Until something major happens it is meh

I made a Brute and broke out of the Zig last night!

I have a Titan weapons Tank that looks like a nutcracker army man

I would kill for a robot toon with shoulder mounted weapon animations substituted for any power in the game, but especially for AR, Beam, DP and the epic weapon sets. Bonus points if there were two shoulder mounted options with different weapon poeces and you could choose which powers fired from which shoulder Look! It’s a miniature giant fighting robot!!!

Interesting. Blueside any baddie = all baddy, so you are them. Redside...no. Much like the Rikti Redside is very faction specific. Almost positive a similar tactic would not work Redside.

I need a Brute to break out of the ziggurat tomorrow night (they killed it but we play on anniversary). I will do this thanks!