QuillReaver Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I've been wanting to play an archery character, but I can't decide between a Defender, Corruptor, or Blaster. Can anyone help explain how these three builds would differ significantly? Archery/Tactical Arrow Blaster Archery/Trick Arrow Corruptor Trick Arrow/Archery Defender I mostly played melee characters on live, been playing mostly support characters since coming back to CoH, but I'd like to give ranged a try now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmySky Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 (edited) Blaster = heavy damage some holds little defense Controller = heavy holds some damage some buffs Defender = heavy buffs some damage some holds It depends on what you want to be best at, defeating or supporting (yourself or others) buffs also includes debuffs to the enemy. Good luck! Edited October 12, 2019 by EmmySky Autocorrect lol debuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boggo2300 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I'd say troller or blaster are the picks, 'fenders are shall we say unfun with trick arrow (I had one, hated it) depends if you are more interested in the pointy arrows (blaster) or the trick arrows (controller) Mayhem It's my Oeuvre baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beul Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Archery/TA Blaster is pure fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lines Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I enjoyed the beans out of Archery/TA, and I don't normally like playing Blasters. It just felt satisfying from the get go and got interesting as time went on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murcielago Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I am playing an arch/sr sentinel. It is fun, lower damage than I hoped for but much more survivable than any other of the ATs listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherTed Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Playing a Trick Arrow/Archery defender is a bit rough solo. IMO it does well on teams, but is a bit "undervalued." It can also involve a lot of footwork and tactical positioning - I wouldn't recommend it if you haven't played a "busy" defender before. That said, I'm running one now, and having as much fun with it as I did in the original COH. Is there a reason you're limiting yourself to Trick or Tactical Arrow? I'm also running an Archery/Martial Combat blaster, and finding it suprisingly fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaVileTerror Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 There's also, of course, Ninjas / Trick Arrow Mastermind! Endurance hungry as hell, but I had one around the high 40s on Live back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuck Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Lines said: I enjoyed the beans out of Archery/TA, and I don't normally like playing Blasters. It just felt satisfying from the get go and got interesting as time went on. My experience exactly. My Archery/Tac Arrow Blaster might be my favorite character ever. Great single-target damage and very good AoE and control. Great solo and in teams. The sustain power (Eagle Eye) in Tac Arrow will spoil you. Edited October 12, 2019 by Knuck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlynne Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 2 hours ago, MetaVileTerror said: There's also, of course, Ninjas / Trick Arrow Mastermind! Endurance hungry as hell, but I had one around the high 40s on Live back in the day. Oh no ... NEVER play Ninjas/Trick Arrow. Friends do not lets friends play Ninjas/Trick Arrow. They don't even suggest playing it. I speak from experience. I played Ninjas/Trick Arrow on Virtue, and the combination is NOT GOOD. The Ninjas fold like pre-creased origami rice paper when even glanced at by hostile foes if they aren't supported by your secondary powerset ... and Trick Arrows does next to nothing to support Mastermind Pets in their survivability. However, if you're a serious self-hating masochist who lives to be frustrated ... by all means ... play Ninjas/Trick Arrow! Verbogeny is one of many pleasurettes afforded a creatific thinkerizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubliette_Red Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 You may also give a thought to looking outside of doubling up on Arrow in both your primary and secondary. My very first character on Legacy CoH was Kin/Arch, you can also combine it with Force Field or Sonic. Dislike certain sounds? Silence/Modify specific sounds. Looking for modified whole powerset sfx? Check out Michiyo's modder or Solerverse's thread. Got a punny character? You should share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathulfr Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 9 hours ago, Beul said: Archery/TA Blaster is pure OP fun. Fixed that for you. 😜 @Rathstar Energy/Energy Blaster (50+3) on Everlasting Energy/Temporal Blaster (50+3) on Excelsior Energy/Willpower Sentinel (50+3) on Indomitable Energy/Energy Sentinel (50+1) on Torchbearer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorrison216 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 there's also Archery/??? Sentinel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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