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My Dark Dark main. Although i do not love the secondary and would kill for a Ranged T9 this Blaster is a beast. I run Soul as the epic/patron and therefore have four cones giving a complete AoE chain from range. I run in 3 ‘modes’ ST burndown, ranged AoE fire support, and PB burst damage. I am currently running one of these through all Redside story arcs to learn the more subtle aspects of the combo. For instance at low level that cone knockback and cheesy T1 secondary immobilize are crazy useful

i know i could level a SS/Inv Brute on Redside without dying until at least posy 20s using just DOs. I almost want to do your challenge with a Energy/Invul Brute Redside. i do not think I am going to, but I think it would work. I think Blueside would be easier, except I have the story arcs memorized Redside....

i would suggest energy/will if yoiu are going brute. with thoughtful pulls nothing should put that down....unless, wait, you are in Gold? arghhhh noooooooo

That is the next step on this! Mars attacks! I can use Death Goggles with exposed brain and bubble helmet (i think...)

NICE! Thanks. That is really cool. I messed around for an hour and never thought of the death goggles!

Welcome Home! A lot has changed but a LOT is exactly the same. They just slapped some chrome on the old girl and turbocharged it. A few new parts here and there

If my theme allowed it i would go Dark/Temp. Temp is so f-ing easy lol As it is I am taking a Dark/Dark through lower level story arcs to get better with my powers. I forget i spent years just to get mediocre with Brutes and then I am only good on a few sets. I need to practice Dark/Dark to know the rhythms and tricks if I want it to perform.

there is a water manipulation set? or you mean just in general, the super ability to manipulate water? With a Steampunk robot built by a Time Lord (Water/Temporal) or a Demon from the outer planes I can write for that. A vampire throwing around torrents of blood like the hallway scene from the shining....maybe...? But then why is some of the blood hot or cold. Extreme ability to manipulate the substance. It just causes me to write further and further down a spiraling smaller wormhole I feel. whereas with a Demon... Power over water. Power over time. boom. done. Robot, take it one step back to the creator designing it to have power over water and the creator being a time lord and using that tech to build the machine. Just so many steps back to fit a blood theme onto water for me.

this for for my Beam Rifle / Temporal Blaster. Thanks Luminara Also considering spending a few hours in the creator looking at various helmets/hats. I tried to make a Firefighter a few moinths back. I gave up. then an SG mate walked into the contest in a PERFECT firefighter costume using pieces I would never have put together. I may need to go way outside the box here.

I am trying to build an "Alien" head and almost getting there but not quite. The elongated alien skull using bug eyes might work, barely, but the teeth just throw off the look I want. Using an "alien" face and playing with scales only gets me so far as well. I may take another swing at that using the huge model with all sliders set to ) (including height) then bumping the head sliders. But pretty sure the head overall is linked to the overall physique slider I have looked at the conical helmet with an alien face. Just not what I want. The face tends to get lost. Here is my muse on this project:

...why would a vampire use precious blood to endlessly spray enemies...? Okay, if blood is power and coalescing it into force was possible I could maybe see doing it in a pinch....But where the F does all the blood come from? Either the vampire has a extradimensional hole inside them and is basically a multidimensional tick or IL&M is following them around making a gore fest worthy of a Hammer film....

Yeah, I am building way outside vampire territory here. My main themes in CoV have been robots, undead, and demons. Thinking either a water demon or a steampunk robot lol.

You would hate ALL my builds. I only throw in a damage Proc rarely, usually if it is a set I need the 6th place to get set bonuses. Sometimes in a 5 set when the other enhancer is already over covered by the build. For like a Nuke sometimes a damage PROC or if I want Nuke w/ Knockdown. I love set builds. Always have. And no, my Sentinels are not PROC;d out. They are built for.....armor and then whatever. I built Brutes for years and Brutes do not need damage procs as much. As I built them I started to learn every crook (redside nook) and cranny of how to mesh set bonuses together to do very odd things and create builds that operate in a totally different way than the original Devs ever would have wanted, I think.

Thank you for doing that. Common sense is always easier in hindsight. The early part of a learning curve sucks. (I've decided to learn nothing new in life, I am safe there) Now that I re read my post there were a lot of assumptions I made. "Pick the Farm type you will run on" "Pick an armor that is easy to top resists and softcap Def for that farm" and a bunch of stuff I just assume people know as they are talking about farming, which I consider a very late game strategy. ( I only have started to farm, and I do it sporadically... I am moving in a week, may set up a system to always have a farmer going there....) So, thatnks to you. And to everyone who diligently offers advice and help to all who come to the forums. I currently do not Brute much. But this is my "home forum" Where I learned so much on live and found gems like Dark/Invul high recharge builds and Hyperstrike's Invulnerability monsters.

A strangely similar fate killed mace for me. A solid set i was levelling and enjoying. Then i noticed “it”. All the character was doing was raising one arm and lowering it. Again and again and again. I plan on levelling one during the holidays and dressing them as a nutcracker soldier

I am thinking beam might be the best. I hate disappearing weapons and dislike weapons in general. But i have a Alien concept….kind of a cros. Between Marvin the Martian and Cryptosporidium from “Kill All Humans” franchise. Could work for this odd all. Works for the secondary and the force fields and the stealth conceptually. Too Bad we cant shoot the incarnate judgement from the gun lol i will poke around in MiDs I love my Ice/Ice/Cold Blaster. Which is high praise from me to any Blaster. Powerful definitely but i tend to dislike a lot of Blaster things. Although the Ice/Cold Corruptor….danged that steps the game into next level stuff

i switched phone numbers 3 years ago. from the junk calls i think the guy was dying. they still think he is hanging on and waiting to be scammed. no one that messages calls me with junk knows my name lol

I ran Invulnerability Brutes on live for over a year on SOs. They are great. I stand by my Dark/Invul choice. Great without any investment (when the synergy is very good). On a built up high recharge build? (This combo thrives on recharge) its like turbo charging an engine, then putting in nitrous and launching it with a aircraft carrier catapult.

Any Brute or Tank that can survive the environment and has one or two damage auras (preferably proc’d) and one PBAoE set on automatic should do about as well as any other. In my “i’m not going to research this for three weeks but instead apply a leeetle common sense” approach analysis

If you need help creating a Gimpy build just ask. Many of my oddball creations are called Gimpy when I post. Recently I had a Blaster excoriated for being constructed in such a way as to do less damage than it's Sentinel cousin with same primary. I can help you.

.....I am seriously thinking of redoing this entire project as water. I never take water because it is "off concept" but I am pretty far from my regular concepts. Is Water a better set for this than Electric?

You would need to post the build. I have never played Water. (working on a concept now...) But Apparition is someone who probably knows a strong set.... Edit: Read closely above though. Apparition said it is "strong out of the gate" with mitigation and a self heal. That is not saying it competes with Fire for overall damage. Again, I have never run water. This advice request was specifically for a strong solo story arc, mayhems, etc character. Not the strongest damage dealer

I regularly take a character and solo every Redside story arc. I have always done this on a Brute. I recently started on a Stalker, but I am finding i do not enjoy it. I was hoping to try this on a Blaster instead Now i do this on easy mode. +0/x1 with EBs not AVs. Standard mission settings basically. I allow myself all I/O bonuses I can cram on as I level. I get four DFBs (usually by going rogue and stopping exp). Blue is easier to team. Same with DiB. The tough part is just doing all the content here My question (finally…). What are some really strong Blaster options for this type of project? The tough parts (that i see) are things like Mayhem Missions and a few EBs sprinkled throughout. I am planning on a stealth power for speeding where i can. But there are kill alls…. I am intrigued by the old AR/Dev builds. There are entire books if strategies for setting up forts and kill zones with these things? I have an old ghost concept for it based on R Lee Ermey’s character from The Frighteners There must be a few really strong solo builds for doing this type of work? Definitely out of my wheelhouse. I build for odd duck fire support team Blasters mostly Thanks for any help and suggestions

Evil, this was a suggestion box right?

I main a Dark/Dark Blaster. it is....interesting. I took no melee attacks. (I will post the build below) Playwise: The Nuke is so powerful. I run stealth and fly all the time. I swoop in. Here is where it gets interesting. Do I use soul Drain? Often I do. If time is short or the battlefield looks terrifying...nope. So either Aim, Soul Drain, Blackstar, or just Aim and Blackstar. I absolutely do not love the sustain on Dark. Compared to Temporal it ...sucks. You got to pump this thing all the time like an old fashioned farm well. It does have a hefty -to hit applied to your opponent though. Adds nice to your primary attack chain in that regard. But Darkness Manipualtion has Dark Consumption. A very sexy power to fill your endurance bar. Point blank AoE. Dark Pit. a ranged 20 radius sphere with a mag 2 stun. 60% time it works 100% time. Its a fast cast scew you to throw out. Usually you are busy, but it is daned nice when you remember (or desperately need it) Cones. Yeah yeah. Cones are the great AoE wall of never ending FU that Dark puts out. That is all Primary Dark and Soul Mastery, but worth mentioning. This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.0.5.7 https://github.com/Reborn-Team/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Level 50 Magic Blaster Primary Power Set: Dark Blast Secondary Power Set: Darkness Manipulation Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Concealment Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leadership Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Dark Blast -- SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg(A), SprDfnBrr-Dmg/Rchg(3), SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), SprDfnBrr-Rchg/+Status Protect(7) Level 1: Penumbral Grasp -- GrvAnc-Hold%(A) Level 2: Gloom -- Thn-Acc/Dmg(A), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(7), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(9), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11) Level 4: Umbral Torrent -- Bmbdmt-Dam(A), Bmbdmt-Acc/Rech/End(13), Bmbdmt-Dam/Rech(13), Bmbdmt-Acc/Dam/Rech(15), Bmbdmt-Acc/Dam/Rech/End(15), SuddAcc--KB/+KD(17) Level 6: Aim -- GssSynFr--ToHit(A), GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg(17), GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(19), GssSynFr--Rchg/EndRdx(19), GssSynFr--ToHit/EndRdx(21), GssSynFr--Build%(21) Level 8: Moonbeam -- ExpMarks-Dmg/End/Int(A), ExpMarks-Acc/End/Rech(23), ExpMarks-Rng/FSnp(23), ExpMarks-Acc/Dmg(25), ExpMarks-Dmg/Rech(25), ExpMarks-Dmg/Int/Rng/Rech(27) Level 10: Fly -- BlsoftheZ-ResKB(A) Level 12: Tenebrous Tentacles -- Artl-Acc/Dam(A), Artl-Dam/End(27), Artl-Dam/Rech(29), Artl-Acc/Dam/Rech(29), Artl-Acc/Rech/Rng(31), Artl-End/Rech/Rng(31) Level 14: Stealth -- Ksm-ToHit+(A) Level 16: Soul Drain -- SprAvl-Acc/Dmg(A), SprAvl-Dmg/EndRdx(31), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(33), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), SprAvl-Rchg/KDProc(34) Level 18: Abyssal Gaze -- Thn-Acc/Dmg(A), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(34), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(34), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(36), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36) Level 20: Touch of the Beyond -- PrfShf-EndMod(A), PrfShf-End%(40), PrfShf-EndMod/Acc(50), PrfShf-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(50) Level 22: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(37) Level 24: Maneuvers -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A) Level 26: Life Drain -- Thn-Acc/Dmg(A), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(37), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(37), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39) Level 28: Dark Consumption -- ClvBlo-Acc/Dmg(A), ClvBlo-Dmg/Rchg(40), ClvBlo-Acc/Rchg(50) Level 30: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A) Level 32: Blackstar -- SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBlsWrt-Dmg/Rchg(40), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), SprBlsWrt-Rchg/Dmg%(43) Level 35: Night Fall -- Artl-Acc/Dam(A), Artl-Dam/End(43), Artl-Dam/Rech(43), Artl-Acc/Dam/Rech(45), Artl-Acc/Rech/Rng(45), Artl-End/Rech/Rng(45) Level 38: Dark Embrace -- GldArm-3defTpProc(A), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(46) Level 41: Soul Tentacles -- Artl-Acc/Dam(A), Artl-Dam/End(46), Artl-Dam/Rech(46), Artl-Acc/Dam/Rech(48), Artl-Acc/Rech/Rng(48), Artl-End/Rech/Rng(48) Level 44: Soul Storm -- Apc-Dam%(A) Level 47: Dark Pit -- AbsAmz-ToHitDeb%(A) Level 49: Tactics -- RctRtc-Pcptn(A) Level 1: Defiance Level 1: Brawl -- Acc-I(A) Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 2: Swift -- Flight-I(A) Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A) Level 2: Health -- Pnc-Heal/+End(A) Level 2: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A) Level 49: Quick Form Level 10: Afterburner ------------ | Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1386;657;1314;HEX;| |78DA4D93C96ED3501885AF13BB531ADA34E93C91A613699B36BC00121410A211151| |5EBC834566BEADA26436997BC02422041D301316E780586E760C7BC60788112FEF8| |1C422CD99F7DAECFB9BFEFEF9BDB5DEE7C7DF9EE39A5452F3866A9943F2FD7B2553| |472E686BDAEEA47AB9C8394F3D74D77C32A6496CDE2165E9DFA37B256F17DAF580E| |865C4B9272A66BFB15C72CDB9EAB22AB9EE7642E39F6C6663916DC5F7177EC927DD| |376ECF25E47A0ACF99655E80A6E572CB360154B9BB63F72D1B7D733B9608E6DDB2D| |E4D7BC8A93C7F3DE8094969473332117AD5E6CCD504A572AABAB904686403D4CEA6| |08B01DEFEEF55EA4628D0EC0425C9D3AA0AEF1F806D87E411D8714C3E016F89374C| |6FF8047374FE216BE02965801AD8FD11FA96780D7A8DA7A8A5FB19D8F39C7C01265| |E92AF40278156D5BDAD9F90D7F799FC020E7C25BF8143DFC18818DBE155ED1F90B7| |2D7911E645C2A8734807470CB2051C6B25DBC0A8E44599173D118CEAAA22795D9A1| |6E475ED63DEB12A78FA803C248FC0E431E88A37C65A62EC4792FD48B21F29F623C5| |7EA4D88F1DF1C6D1DF70FC1EBE6DE621987D40DE0727A4EE5ECCA3F5CEC13F49C66| |4AC9FFF497FAF16689E640FB2AE41D635C9BA2659D734EB9A665DD3ACEB8E7887E1| |0D0D3B58A3191763590FEC913947B98EA34968BEF8C6F9AF8F3F0AE37B1E8367F6C| |92A7900A60FC1378209D63BC19EA6D9D3347B3ACF9ECEB3A7F3ECE95BF14E615E6D| |EA2CF216EA0B2275BF93C759E6CE327781B90BCC5D64EE22731799FB5EBC735CD7B| |92CFAB02BDF98A196B9062D2E6BB1446DA92A5A5C7AAF37F66E6D44573C641F0F61| |AD569AB59A1C6A556FEC6CA505CA8F0E5198ABA5E0FBD9ACCD42FBD5AC25F1FDBF9| |B35FE5357D3522766A8A9BEC6BEAAFD059D24C93F| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|