Snarky

I love an open topic and am curious about your question myself. For me it would not matter. I team with Blasters and Corruptors. One of the reasons I do not run MMs. I just invite a Brute. Instant pet. Nearly as smart too!

Its the Vamp thing more than trying for the best power combo The great power of CoH is being able to design nearly any humanoid concept. For this particular one the primary secondary and epic are dark ( or soul ). I was wondering all day long if the Rad with its inefficient DoT Snipe ( but so cool looking!) was actually better on a Corruptor

I carry 2-5 break frees at 50. Depending on mission. Great stuff so far. I been on 9 Task/Strike forces with this guy today (since rebuild) including a MoLGTF. The playstyle is a bit wonky compared to the Blaster. Which, a dark/dark Blaster is a bit wonky compared to say a Fire/Temporal. But there are more options with a Corruptor, which feels like more power. Having options to control movement and heal team, rez ally, are important. Usually needed on a crap pug team, but important lol. On the MoLGTF I honestly could have been on a Blaster built with the two AoE mag 2 stuns and played almost the same. I used Tar Patch some and fearsome Stare a LOT. Using Twilight Grasp as a regen debuff on Hard Targets. The Nuke could hit harder, like on the Dark Blaster. I am committed to a Dark/Dark thing, but I drool over my Fire Blasters Nuke. that thing clears rooms and cleans the walls as well. A Dark Blaster does more damage than A Dark Corruptor. But when Scourge kicks in it is sweet. A Dark Blasters (for me) offers only more damage for me and nothing else, well the sustain is nice. I do not use melee attacks. All other powers are the same or similar. With to hit debuffs stronger on Corruptor of course. Then the Corruptor has more tools in the kit. The only thing I lack on the Corruptor is a ST hold. There is one but I need two and there is no way to get two on the Corruptor. (using just Dark/Dark-Dark/Soul) So I left that out. The Blaster can hold Paragon Protectors and Victoria Robots with that trick. The Corruptor will just need to slap Darkest Night and Fear Stare the things. I think playing the Corruptor well is challenging. You have to constantly assess the mission, your teammates, and your next ten seconds of activity. Stun and go in or stun and stay back? To hit debuff this group with fearsome stare? Time for PBAoE chain? Cone Aoe chain? heal / rez duty? Is there a Boss that needs Darkest Night? Is Fluffy still up? Tar Patch here or there? Use Howling Twilight to floor the bosses regen or save it? With Blasting you are just trying to decide whether to burn ST, Cone, or go in for the PBAoE chain. I did not like all the complications of the Corruptor job at first. But the more I do it the more I find "just Blasting" a lazy gaming session. Great sometimes, but not as challenging.

I got it in both my heals lol

In my particular case the Corruptor just "feels" right. But that is probably just opinion of a Villain lol

I never liked Corruptors on live. I played villains. Why do villains want to be healers? Still have issues with this. But.... In trying to find the best Dark Dark Dark Soul Dark Darkity BLACK Darkness I am slowly settling into a Dark^3 Corruptor. I am used to healing myself as I play a lot of Dark. So using the team heal is not a big stretch, and I try not to be the "team medic" If you are near me, fine. If not, sucks to be you. The -regen on the target is sweet. Very vampire. Give me your life. The to hit debuffs, and style (for me Disorienting so I can Soul Drain for power!) are just better on the Corruptor. It seems to me. But generally speaking (from a quick glance) It seems like when the fight is hard a Corruptors damage is better than a Blasters. They have the power to debuff regen, or res, or to hit, and the Scourge mechanic to finish the job. Am I missing something? Of course I have a Fire Blaster. With no defenses. No nothing. Except Fire. Roasting everything works 95% time.

Ice cold Corruptor is greater than Ice Ice Blaster due to Scourge pairing so well with the two big Rain DoT and the debuffs cold brings to ST and AoE

As usual I have been alting like mad. And learning things. This weekend I will rebuild my Dark Dark Soul Blaster to be able to wander i to mobs with mag 4 disorient so I can Soul Drain and Blackstar. A big reason I have had problems with Dark Blasting. Now to build and practice. I will lose some ranged defense but to hit debuff is real

I have heard rumors that eochai and jack can wail on each other so long no one gets credit because no one matches 10% damage done. Dont know if this is CoH mythology or not The best solution I see is to evenly split teams. 9-10 people two teams 4-5, etc

Just talk to Lord Recluse. olay seriously though….are tou talking about the archetype, a computer device, the robot ruling your life?

Now I am looking at getting a mezzy Corruptor stood up. The build goal is to be able to land Dark Pit and Oppressive gloom on a large spawn then Soul Drain and Blackstar. Dark Pit and Soul Drain are a bit off Perma. Nothing on this build is 'perfect' Everything is sort of "make the goal and depend on to hit debuffs and AT strength" Mostly a team build. Has good AoE, Good ST, Good Mez, and played smart should o alright. Notable throwaway was ST hold. only a mag 2 with no way to stack. I focused on a build that would just wailing on large spawns (mez/AoE) until the team hit an EB/AV, then settle into debuffs and ST. For whatever reason anytime I export a build with Snipe Mids drops the 5 slotted Experienced Marksman" (no fast snipe) and just leaves the 6th slot Hami. The new Mids kinda sucks. In many many ways This Villain build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.7 https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Level 50 Magic Corruptor Primary Power Set: Dark Blast Secondary Power Set: Dark Miasma Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leadership Ancillary Pool: Dark Mastery Villain Profile: Level 1: Gloom (A) Superior Scourging Blast - Accuracy/Damage (3) Superior Scourging Blast - Damage/RechargeTime (3) Superior Scourging Blast - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime (5) Superior Scourging Blast - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (5) Superior Scourging Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (7) Superior Scourging Blast - RechargeTime/PBAoE +End Level 1: Twilight Grasp (A) Theft of Essence - Accuracy/Healing (7) Theft of Essence - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (9) Theft of Essence - Chance for +Endurance Level 2: Moonbeam Plus 5 slotted Experienced Marksman Hamidon Origin:Centriole Exposure Level 4: Tar Patch (A) Recharge Reduction IO (17) Recharge Reduction IO Level 6: Darkest Night (A) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff (19) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance (19) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance Level 8: Tenebrous Tentacles (A) Bombardment - Damage (21) Bombardment - Accuracy/Recharge/Endurance (23) Bombardment - Damage/Recharge (23) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (25) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge/Endurance Level 10: Howling Twilight (A) Recharge Reduction IO (25) Recharge Reduction IO Level 12: Night Fall (A) Bombardment - Damage (27) Bombardment - Accuracy/Recharge/Endurance (27) Bombardment - Damage/Recharge (29) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (29) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge/Endurance Level 14: Dark Pit (A) Absolute Amazement - Stun (21) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Recharge (31) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Recharge/Accuracy (31) Absolute Amazement - Recharge/Accuracy (31) Absolute Amazement - Chance for ToHit Debuff (33) Accuracy IO Level 16: Shadow Fall (A) Kismet - Accuracy +6% Level 18: Torrent (A) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (33) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge/Endurance (33) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback to Knockdown Level 20: Fearsome Stare (A) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff (34) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/ToHitDebuff (34) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Recharge (34) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff/Endurance/Recharge (36) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (36) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage Level 22: Fly (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points) Level 24: Hasten (A) Recharge Reduction IO (36) Recharge Reduction IO Level 26: Life Drain (A) Apocalypse - Damage (37) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge (37) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge/Accuracy (37) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance (39) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative) (39) Touch of the Nictus - Chance for Negative Energy Damage Level 28: Maneuvers (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed Level 30: Tactics (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up Level 32: Blackstar (A) Superior Malice of the Corruptor - Accuracy/Damage (39) Superior Malice of the Corruptor - Damage/Recharge (40) Superior Malice of the Corruptor - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (40) Superior Malice of the Corruptor - Damage/Endurance/Recharge (40) Superior Malice of the Corruptor - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (42) Superior Malice of the Corruptor - Recharge/Chance for Negative Energy Damage Level 35: Dark Consumption (A) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge (42) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (42) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (43) Cleaving Blow - Accuracy/Damage (43) Cleaving Blow - Damage/Recharge (43) Cleaving Blow - Accuracy/Recharge Level 38: Dark Servant (A) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff (45) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/ToHitDebuff (45) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Recharge (45) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff/Endurance/Recharge (46) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (46) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage Level 41: Oppressive Gloom Hamidon Origin:Endoplasm Exposure Level 44: Soul Drain (A) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge (48) Eradication - 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And now I am rebuilding my Corruptor in an attempt to saturate Soul Drain. So.... Throw Dark Pit (mag 2 disorient), run in while running Oppressive Gloom (mag 2 disorient), Soul Drain, Blackstar. Then joust back out to cone range and start burning.

I have really been enjoying Dark 3 Defender. I am missing the damage. (I ran a fire blaster last week lol). But I learned something! What I was missing in Dark Dark Blast I think. How to land Soul Drain and the Blackstar Throw Dark Pit (power I Avoided) mag 2 disorient. Blah Run Oppressive Gloom from Soul Mastery mag 2 disorient Blah. Wait 2+2 = gold. I always avoided these two useless powers. Now I am off to test the strategy at high level play. Throw Dark Pit, wander in with Gloom on, Soul Drain, Blackstar.

so they are fixed now or will be soon? why are they fine on 1* or 2*?

Are these good at incarnate stuff? With pet levels screwed so far down?

you had me going for a second. then you let me down. like everyone else.

Redside, best side! Can anyone hear me? Is anyone in Mercy? Want to run a DFB? Wait, you’re an npc. Damn So Rogue and hang in Atlas. F-ing sigh. Longbow giving me stink eye. Me not being able to attack them. At least in Rogue Isles you can fight the establishment Villain Alignment power for Brute! Damn, never get to use unless I want to mostly solo. Rogue. Damn

Finally getting around to a Dark Dark Defender. There are more corners in this game! My first Defender. Snark forever!

my export went strangely awry i see now. i have 5 slotted expeience marksman (no fast snipe) and the 6th slot is the hami. the new mids sucks donkey balls. big hairy sweaty donkey balls.

it means cut back on the illicit substances just a tad

So there was a deliberate placement! Now we are on to something!!

My Fire Blaster has no Defense. This is very much an edge case in game and far from my reserved builds. But the thing is insanely powerful. It can wipe whole spawns until you hit Incarnate content. For things like a sLamda I do need someone to be noticed first before I start my PBAoE bomb run. But any cover is all it takes. For truly endless (+4/x8 ITF) flows it works like magic. It kills as fast as they can run up except the EBs. And it really hits those hard

If you rearrange the letters it says “Nerf Regen”

In all seriousness you can play almost the entire game with just your left hand. Slight investment. It will be awkward. The Razer Tartarus. Tge round button can be programmed as a toggle for movement. I use the kicker under that for jump. The button above the toggle for targeting nearest. The 20 buttons I program to two trays giving 20 powers or macros executable at one touch. If you were clever you could probably make it 200 by having one button control a set of trays.... But I find 20 fine. Course I am mousing right hand..

Lol you missed the never ending wheel above where we lamented to reduction in Fury +damage AND the limited decay. Which steals the playstyle from true Brutes riding the Fury surfboard