Menelruin Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 So I've seen praise on here for both Beam and Time powersets, but haven't seen anything posted about combining them. There were a handful in the "3500+ builds" folder, but most seemed to place a higher emphasis on the blasts than the supports. I'm torn about what way to go also, because I've heard that certain Hami-Os can be AMAZING in the right Time powers, such as Farsight and Slowed Reactions, but I'm not seeing much use of them in the Time-centric build I was eyeing. I've also heard that Time can be a proc-monster potentially. Has anyone else tried this pairing yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopper Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 It looks like it's a good pairing. Time's only downside is its regeneration debuff is rather weak, but you can supplement it with Beam Rifle's attacks. Plus both sets offer up good proc options. 1 PPM Information Guide Survivability Tool Interface DoT Procs Guide Time Manipulation Guide Bopper Builds +HP/+Regen Proc Cheat Sheet Movement Speed: Guide Recharge Guide Base Empowerment: Temp Powers Bopper's Tools & Formulas RubyRed's API Tool Mids' Reborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linea Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) You can take one of the PBU builds and work that with Clarion Radial for more support. PBU*Clarion Radial T4*farsight is plain silly. 4b is a beam translation and pretty close to what I ran on live (live wasn't beam). (Note: if you use PBU or Clarion Radial you can NOT recast farsight when they are down, or you will overwrite a 35-45 defense bubble with a 20 defense bubble.) As for procs, that wasn't a thing at that time, and I've not looked at those builds since. The offensive build would be my choice ... Time Beam Sniper - Quarterback 1 - [i25].mxd Time Beam - Sorcery 4b - [i25].mxd Edited February 12, 2020 by Linea 1 AE 801 (link) is a variety of missions for fun and challenge, and is designed for a team of 5+ Incarnates. Just search '801' in AE. 801 Difficulty Varies: 801.0 Easy, ..., 801.2 Standard, ..., 801.5 Hard, ..., 801.8 Extreme, ..., 801.A Epic, ... 801.F Death. Angel Hornet (link) - Solo 2-Star ASF (link) - Solo 2-Star ITF (link) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menelruin Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 35 minutes ago, Linea said: You can take one of the PBU builds and work that with Clarion Radial for more support. PBU*Clarion Radial T4*farsight is plain silly. 4b is a beam translation and pretty close to what I ran on live (live wasn't beam). (Note: if you use PBU or Clarion Radial you can NOT recast farsight when they are down, or you will overwrite a 35-45 defense bubble with a 20 defense bubble.) As for procs, that wasn't a thing at that time, and I've not looked at those builds since. The offensive build would be my choice ... Time Beam Sniper - Quarterback 1 - [i25].mxd 5.54 kB · 1 download Time Beam - Sorcery 4b - [i25].mxd 5.55 kB · 0 downloads What does PBU mean? Power Build Up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopper Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 53 minutes ago, Menelruin said: What does PBU mean? Power Build Up? Correct, power build up. And if you use the suggested combo, remember that order matters. You will want to go Clarion, then PBU, then Farsight. Do it in that order, and the boost multiplies (+32.1265%). Do it in the other order (PBU, Clarion, Farsight) results in only added boosts (+22.2925%). 2 PPM Information Guide Survivability Tool Interface DoT Procs Guide Time Manipulation Guide Bopper Builds +HP/+Regen Proc Cheat Sheet Movement Speed: Guide Recharge Guide Base Empowerment: Temp Powers Bopper's Tools & Formulas RubyRed's API Tool Mids' Reborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linea Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Clarion*PBU*Farsight is the order I use due to duration 12 on Clarion and Duration 10 on PBU, I should have been more clear, it didn't occur to me. Clarion Radial should not be modifying PBU, this is probably a bug. 1 AE 801 (link) is a variety of missions for fun and challenge, and is designed for a team of 5+ Incarnates. Just search '801' in AE. 801 Difficulty Varies: 801.0 Easy, ..., 801.2 Standard, ..., 801.5 Hard, ..., 801.8 Extreme, ..., 801.A Epic, ... 801.F Death. Angel Hornet (link) - Solo 2-Star ASF (link) - Solo 2-Star ITF (link) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menelruin Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 So I'm not seeing much talk about what Hybrid to use. I would have thought either support, or MAYBE Control for the lockdown aspect....but I'm seeing both those posted builds use Melee? That...seems kinda weird.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopper Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Melee offers up Status Protection which is very helpful. Since Time is an ideal tankmage set, Melee pairs well with it. Personally, I wish I had grabbed it myself (went with Assault for the hell of it). 1 PPM Information Guide Survivability Tool Interface DoT Procs Guide Time Manipulation Guide Bopper Builds +HP/+Regen Proc Cheat Sheet Movement Speed: Guide Recharge Guide Base Empowerment: Temp Powers Bopper's Tools & Formulas RubyRed's API Tool Mids' Reborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menelruin Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Hmm, but with the Hybrid Control, it has a chance to add damage to enemies who are "controlled," but it doesn't specify mez or hold. If an enemy is Slowed, does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linea Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Slows do not count. Rune/Hybrid (Core T4)/Rune/Demonic/Kitchen Sink add significantly to your survivability. Overkill if you're not soloing +4x8 or main-tanking, so it's going to vary significantly by player. If you aren't going melee, I'd recommend Assault Radial. 1 AE 801 (link) is a variety of missions for fun and challenge, and is designed for a team of 5+ Incarnates. Just search '801' in AE. 801 Difficulty Varies: 801.0 Easy, ..., 801.2 Standard, ..., 801.5 Hard, ..., 801.8 Extreme, ..., 801.A Epic, ... 801.F Death. Angel Hornet (link) - Solo 2-Star ASF (link) - Solo 2-Star ITF (link) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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