Question about powers

[Riptidez]

Would elec/device blaster be a good combo 

[StratoNexus]

That combo would be decent at soft control, but on the lower end for blaster damage, especially early on. The hard mezzes from each set do not synergize, the primary has a hold (with a terribly long animation) but the secondary has a stun, so you cannot stack those to mez a boss (simplified, most bosses need two of the same type of mez to lock them down). The end drain from the primary works best when the secondary has some way to help; Devices does not.

 

That said, if you just want to range blast and not worry about secondary effects, the sets can work well together. Caltrops at your feet create a modestly safer place to stand while you blast. The single target immob can keep a problem enemy away from you. Gun Drone adds more damage and gives enemies another target to attack. Targeting Drone is a great buff to accuracy (technically to-hit, but it makes you more accurate in lay terms) and a small damage buff to all your attacks. Field Operative lets you fire without ever getting tired, allows you to regenerate health faster, and makes you stealthy. Smoke Grenade can be used to keep a second close enemy group from noticing you. You can use Taser if desired to keep a lieutenant out of action (or eventually stack in on a boss). Trip Mine can add another layer of safety in your caltrop field and also can be used ahead of pulls to good effect.

 

 

[SaintD]

Elec/ is solidly at the bottom of Blaster primaries because of its all or nothing secondary effect. You need to pair it with something like /Elec so you can use Short Circuit or a similar power to achieve 100% end drain.....or you just don't have a secondary effect.

 

If you just accept you have no secondary effect, then all of a sudden you can pair it with basically anything because there's no particular mechanical synergy you want to hit. So you can pick whatever secondary does what you want.

 

/Dev is for making an all ranged Blaster. It's awesome for it.

 

Conversely, /Fire is for making a harder hitting scrapper that'll end up ****ing every hole in every floor in the game.

Edited November 29, 2019 by SaintD