Snarky

Fear is great on all Dark builds. It is a strange control in that it reduces the number of times the enemies attack. Usually it comes with a fat to hit debuff on Dark. I assume the above reference is the presence pool. Which i would pass on.

if you dont keep this updated at top of brute forums all the short attention span brute players forget it....

thoughts on slotting? well, when i can read matrix code on sight i will definitely get back to you....

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I "somewhat" regularly do the Ouro Badges. I have two main strategies. 1) level to the range you want to do +1 level. This opens that range in Ouro. Then do that content for the badges. In this way you are affected very little by exemplar math. which is gruesome below 30. 2) level all the way to 50. Then custom build an 'alt build" for each level range. make one for level 10. do all 10 or below content. 9most 9-, 7- etc) Then Make a build for level 15, respec to that. Do all 14-, repeat. here is an example of a level 50 corruptor built for level 10- ouro. the trick is to use sets that exemplar down to 7, and globals that work at that level as well. Your damage will be lessened, but your survivability will be way up. Until you get to the "no enhancer challenge" use big inspirations then lol. Corruptor Dark Dark Ouro 10.mbd

How do Controllers do in Incarnate Trials and *Starred content 1/2/4.... ? Everyone knows the meta there is 7 Corruptors and 1 Tank. But other ATs do pretty good. Blasters, um... something else will come to mind. I know it lol. i have not watched/definitely not experienced how the Controller AT does that deep into late game. Any clues? I have run a few Blasters through the mahor Task Forces to get a feel for powers. Mostly Ice and Dark variations. For this project was considering Dark Dark of course. Oh, and as a control I am posting this same thread in Sentinels. If Sentinels are all like "we do great" and Controllers are all like "We do great" I know everyone is full of....um, misinformation lol. Thanks in advance. Your "friendly" neighborhood Snarky.

Is this where I say I run 4 all the time in Summer Blockbuster? If I form a team I want as many as possible. My feeling is there is a "weak floor" and "strong middle management" on teams. Then, if I am leading, an insane CEO. The hope in recruiting is that you get a lot of the Mgt, and less of the floor. But, unless you know the players through experience, you are shooting down a dark hallway. So, get more. Always more. A strong group of 3 can handle +4/x8. So if we get those probably going to be fine with whatever crawls in to fill the other billets. The "comedy element" Some of you may think i am being overly harsh...

Exactly. I tend to take Stealth early in a build. For levelling or when Exemp'd down I have it. Before Leadership Manuevers usually by 10-15 levels. So I put a Kismet +to hit in it. Since I run stealth constantly this gives a great bonus. F-ing Gold. Then when I get more enhancer slots and the build is not tight I add a LOTG.

most of it. I run concealment stealth a lot. With one LOTG 7.5% recharge /defense enhancer at 50 this gives 8.12% defense. When I attack this goes to 2.03%

we do okay

Jim the Butcher? Great name. Is it copyrighted?

On live I had a bit of a go with naming an energy blaster Zerg. I had NO idea it meant anything, seriously. Ask anyone that knows me, it's like I live in a tomb... errr. Anyways I got generic'd, then petitioned for why, and after two weeks got "my" name. Why did i want Zerg? Erg is a unit of energy, and Zs are cool. Zs are one of the reasons i took up studying german lol. i am a glutton as well i guess.

could you please revise and resubmit in the form of a grievance? Thank you.

That is a way different build than mine! Thanks. Yeah, I prefer the double mag 2 stun (total mag 4) and then drive-by PBAoE chain. Then pop out to range for most of my work. I also have a ST Hold attack chain for things like Vickeys or other pesky EBs, LGTF, etc. I die surprisingly little considering I love to drift into a large group then hit Soul Drain/Blackstar. But I know the fights and lean into my inspiration tray.

and the base (as best as I can manage...use TP points to see underbase oranbega cavern) /macro_image "DarkArmor_FearfulAura" "Teleport: Rogue Isles Villains" "enterbasefrompasscode MAYHEM-19149"

I actually want murky cloud, it looks way cooler. But Soul Mastery is easily the better choice for my playstyle. It gives me a nice DPS cone that fits my build style better and a solid hold (with the coolest and easiest to see affect). I could arguably not take any armor since with just 6% def and a few percent armor in 4 types it is windshield armor. My next but of research will delve into 1) how useful is it. 2) is there any power I can 1-2 slot and be better off taking?

I keep trying to find a Dark Dark combo that is “it” lol. One if the issues is vampires are so ill suited to almost anything. Luckily they are ill defined. currently maining a Dark Dark Blaster. favorites? Fire3 Blaster is THE meta. So much power and fun. Good thing it has a rez. AR/Dev Blaster. This is a hoot, safe, but I prefer the Dark Dark. Living on the edge with a PBAoE is just a…blast. Dark Dark Corruptor. Safer than the Blaster. Not as satisfying as the Blaster. I know it is more powerful than the Blaster. But it lacks crunch. I do not melee much at all anymore. I feel the safety is unnecessary and the builds are so locked in. Constricting. But I have a Dark Dark Brute with around 1450 badges. Lets put that down as a favorite. It lives on the edge of sanity, depending on CoH oddball mechanics for 1/2 of its survivability.

What you want are Task Forces at that level range. There are not a lot 40+, but 45+ there are a few. Best news? The Imperious Task Force. This much loved Task Force is run regular in many variations, and is 35+. To access Cimerora to do the ITF you need a badge. Get that badge by going to Night Ward. From the Base Portal in Night Ward look up at the mansion on the hill. Go in the front door of that mansion and you get the badge. To get to Cimerora go to any Midnighter Mansion besides that one. Then go through the door upstairs in the back. Then use the crystal pillar middle of the tunnel intersection. You want the +4 Kill Most ITF most preferably. Good Luck.

yeah. you are right. here is what it looks like with soul mastery. not taking soul tentacles. because they are white. why? no one knows. but they can keep them. Blaster Dark Dark Soul v1.51.mbd

if you tap it just right, no more water noise. be careful. base building is finicky.

yeah, i cannot flip for crap lol. i have some truly unbelievable interactions with objects. if you saw a video of it you would die laughing. i may know what happened with the water though. I saw these guys coming out of a base portal...

The only toon I ran in the mapserver event was an en ergy energy Blaster. 50d it in 3 hours, then in another 45 opened all incarnate slots except hybrid (3/4 open) Havbe not played it since. Beautiful power sets that you pay up to 9 enhancer slots worth of "KB->KD tax" to make it team useful.

at a quick glance you could slot it Force Feedback: Acc/KB, Dam/KB, Rech/KB Bombardment: Dam, Dam/Rech, Acc/Dam/Rech. this gives +KB scraping ED, and Damage past ED oh, and please dont play it on a team with me. F-ing hate knockback, especially non directional "ball o knockback" If it was me.... I would slot this 4 Overwhelming Force, 2 Bombardment: Overwhelming Force: Acc/Dam, Acc/Dam/End, Acc/Dam/End/Rech, Dam/Kb->KD Bombardment: Acc/Dam/Rech, Fire Dam Proc the overwhelming force dam/knockback to knockdown proc flops anyone that would have been knocked across the room on their back. just as helpless but in a nice neat pile. This gives just as much crowd control, keeps enemies centralized for 1) you 2) teammates so AoE is more effective. Does more damage as well also, 2 or more bombardments in a power give a global +5% range increase. and as archery that is nice.

I am building this mostly for theme, but trying to make it work. Dark Mastery has Fearsome Stare. long Recharge but a solid Dark performer. I have never been a fan of Possess. As a single target confuse on a crowded build it will not start here. I have tried to like Black Hole, specifically on a Troller. It rarely is any good, the watered down version in Blaster Dark Mastery is an easy pass. So that leaves tha armor, which everyone takes, and Soul Consumption. Which is more or less the main point of the topic. Soul Consumption. Hmmm. Is it any good. I have over enhanced it in this build, in my opinion. But I am testing how far I can push it and how useful it is. Anybody know it, love it, hate it, have insights? Blaster Dark Dark Dark v2.01.mbd