Rad/Sonic vs Sonic/Sonic

[DrBasics]

So let's say the goal is end game teaming. What is the better build for team play. Normal lvl 50 (+4) missions with a team. AV and Giant Monster Killing? Thanks guys.

[Vea]

Rad/Sonic. The -regen is invaluable. 

[oedipus_tex]

Of these two, definitely Radiation.

 

Sonic Resonance is kind of a "I rolled this interesting set so I can say I did it" set. I consider it a bottom tier set. Poor slotting options, endurance hungry, no restoration powers at all (heals or endurance), and a T9 power on an absurd 300s recharge schedule that lasts 30 seconds that still manages to be worse than many powers that recharge in 60 seconds and last 45.

 

If they addressed the endurance consumption and found a way to fix Liquefy, Sonic Resonance would be more attractive. As is, it's in the low tier. It's not quite as bad as Trick Arrow, but it could use developer love.

Edited January 3, 2020 by oedipus_tex

[Doomguide2005]

Rad for the -regen debuff toggles, AM and self effecting healing aura

[Call Me Awesome]

Absolutely Rad/Sonic, the Sonic primary needs some help and is greatly overshadowed by most others now.  As a support set Sonic/ is below everything else except possibly Trick Arrow.  Rad/ is one of the strongest primaries available; it's good at everything and has no real drawbacks as a set.

[oedipus_tex]

While we're talking about Radiation, think about whether Nature isn't even more attractive to you. Radiation and Nature are sister sets. Nature has the fewer debuffs of the two, specifically (much) less Regen. It has much better endurance management and team buffs though. Many other powers are the same or similar.

[Call Me Awesome]

On 1/6/2020 at 5:09 AM, oedipus_tex said:

While we're talking about Radiation, think about whether Nature isn't even more attractive to you. Radiation and Nature are sister sets. Nature has the fewer debuffs of the two, specifically (much) less Regen. It has much better endurance management and team buffs though. Many other powers are the same or similar.

I have a Nature/Sonic defender in the mid-30's and it's not bad, still, I prefer Rad as it just feels better to me.  I haven't done any direct numbers comparison of the two sets, it's just my gut reactions to the sets.  Possibly I'm just more familiar with Rad but it seems easier to play.