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Time has nice magical feel to it...

Agreed... and Rain Powers + Tar Patch = Joy!

Just necroing this.. because DA repeatable mish's are amazing for xp and incarnate loot.

I second trying Marine as a secondary, something new and it's a very good on MM's.

Fantastic.. makes me wish we had Faction options for Masterminds!

Another vote for marine.... it buffs pets very well.

Dark Blast / Super Reflexes blooms rather early and stupid levels of survivable on just generic IO's or SO's. Especially, when solo.

An AI rendering of my Plant/Thorn Dominator from live "Fly Agaric", that I've decided to re-create on Homecoming:

I've been leveling up a Necro/Marine mastermind, and it's been a fantastic experience! Marine seems to be the top choice for mastermind primaries right now. At first, it might not look as flashy, but once you factor in the extra hitpoints, the absorb mechanic, solid damage buffs, plus a bit of defense and resistance, it all adds up to a significant boost in pet sturdiness and performance. Marine also makes easier to skip Leadership, which previously felt like a must have. I’m really curious, though—what do people think is the best complementary pet set to pair with Marine? Necro has been working well for me, and I'm currently sitting at level 34.

Thanks a lot guys. this is how I'm slotting now. I'll snatch up some Soulbound Allegiance pieces after I earn the $$$ for them. A noticeable improvement in solo performance by just making these few changes.

Thanks!!!

Hey all, This is my current slotting for my Thugs/Empathy MM. It's an older toon I'm working on updating. Does anyone have tips on optimal slotting for thugs. Also, any build advice for Thugs/Empathy is welcome. Thanks!!!

Wow I never noticed that before.. .genius!!!!

If you plan on soloing, I'd go pain. As it has a few powers that will also benefit you as the caster. World of Pain is a PBAoE +dmg, +tohit, +RES buff that will buff you as well as teammates. The Share Pain is a heal that also grants a hefty damage bonus when cast on a pet or ally (you can use on temp buff pets while solo). Soothing Aura is a nice constant heal over time for you and ally's as well. And Anguishing Cry is a great debuff... Pain Domination + Sonic Blast actually looks pretty thematic and the two sets play nicely together. Anguishing Cry followed by Dreadful Wail is damaging and fun.

Thank you for this thread!!!! I also appreciate the hard work you put into research and writing this!

Thank you so much!~~~

This is a weird request, but do you have an updated build for an old fashioned Spines/Regen Scrapper?

Dark is a really good support secondary with Thugs or Ninjas.

Ice/kin or Fire/Kin .. plus anything/Time.

Thank you.. .been using the Darkness Control/Marine Affinity build you posted. Only lvl 24 but it's working out great so far!!!!

I think it's a great set for controllers. Currently running a Darkness Control / Marine Affinity and it's been a pretty smooth ride. I like set has endurance management built right in and it's good right out of the box. I can see the potential for Masterminds as well especially the Shifting Tides damage buff. Haven't tried it yet, but might make a Sea Witch themed villain with Necro/Marine to try it out.

The draw for me is simple. A technology/gadget based control set.. a flavor or control that the has not previously existed for player characters.

I just wanted to say thank you JJ for what you do. I like your builds and often use them as references when I'm making my own. A lot of people in the game use this thread and it's helped so many and just thank you again.

I would be happy. To just be able to use existing NPC models as skins for my mastermind. I realize that gets tricky with the beast, demons and robots...

Robot/FF is so tanky that you'll eventually not even notice not having a heal. I also believe the Impervious Skin Unique works in Equip Robot. While the Numina, Regenerative Tissue, and Pancea procs work in Upgrade Robot as the protector Bots also can also heal others and trigger the procs. So should make your bots even tougher. You can pick up Aid Other etc.. from the pool powers if you want, there's certain room in any Force Field build to do so.