Chalkarts Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I'm looking to make a character for soloing. I want it to be a heavy knockback character. Not the most efficient but flinging enemies makes me laugh. I also hate dying, so Blaster is kinda out. I'm looking at Sentinal with E-blast, Is there a better highly survivable knockback expert than an E-blast sentinel with Willpower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastit Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) A controller with storm summoning should be pretty safe. Of course it depends on what context you play in but if enemies are locked down, debuffed and/or scattered to the winds then not a lot of attacks are coming your way. Force fields give more direct defence while also having a lot of knockback so that's also an option. Edited March 29, 2020 by Blastit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubliette_Red Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 None of my characters, that's for sure. 😄 1 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...
Obus Form Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 7 hours ago, Chalkarts said: I'm looking to make a character for soloing. I want it to be a heavy knockback character. I'm looking at Sentinal with E-blast, Is there a better highly survivable knockback expert than an E-blast sentinel with Willpower? Your Question: Solo, KB a lot, Sentinel: Energy Blast/Willpower. Answer: Corrupter: Energy Blast/Force Field. Survivabillity: At low levels you wont have Sentinel's /Willpower ability to regen/solo and therefore squishier, but at high levels when you reach softcap defence for all positions, you will stay alive. KB: /Forcefield has 2 KB powers (Forcebolt, AOE KB toggle that costs extra end per enemy). Forcebolt is the highest knockback Mag in the game. /Forcefield also has that AOE repel that everyone loves/hates. Energy blast: Energy blast 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakai Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 That sounds like a great combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitzsimmons Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Energy blast sucks. The claim that blasters aren’t survivable is wrong. It’s an investment but you can make a very survivable blaster... or any toon. Energy blast on a sent is even worse. Almost unplayable. The topic is most survivable but you’re looking for KB and not effective in many other ways. Energy blast, Forcefield defender or corruptor with personal force field and phase shift. Maybe rune of protection and hibernate as well (if defenders get hibernate). You should fight against a team size of 8 if you want to get the most enjoyment out of KBing enemies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heraclea Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 A Willpower tanker with either War Mace, Battle Axe, or Super Strength as a secondary could slot for knockback while being quite tough. Kinetic Melee is also an option, as is Ice Melee if you enjoy watching mobs flop around helplessly. All of these combos are also available for Brutes, and most for Scrappers. They will be more than adequately tough and kill stuff a bit faster. QVÆ TAM FERA IMMANISQVE NATVRA TB ~ Amazon Army: AMAZON-963 | TB ~ Crowned Heads: CH-10012 | EX ~ The Holy Office: HOLY-1610 | EV ~ Firemullet Groupies: FM-5401 | IN ~ Sparta: SPARTA-3759 | RE ~ S.P.Q.R. - SPQR-5010 Spread My Legions - #207 | Lawyers of Ghastly Horror - #581 | Jerk Hackers! - #16299 | Ecloga Prima - #25362 | Deth Kick Champions! - #25818 | Heaven and Hell - #26231 | The Legion of Super Skulls - #27660 | Cathedral of Mild Discomfort - #38872 | The Birch Conspiracy! - #39291 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosticus Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 fire/storm troller. gale, cane, nado, LS all do lots of kb bonfire knocks things all over the place without the kb-KD io. Earth/Psi Dom - AV killer Arsenal/Sav Dom - AV Killer Poison - a guide to the most deadly poisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarky Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Please do not overlook the blatantly obvious. The most fun character ever Super Strength Willpower Brute DO TAKE the power every power-builder skips Hand Clap. With Hand Clap and Footstomp tou are turning mobs into popcorn kernels in the microwave. They have no idea where they will end up but it has nothing to do with where they thought they were going it does boatloads of damage it is not the most survivable character out there. But it is in the same neighborhood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heraclea Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, Snarky said: DO TAKE the power every power-builder skips Hand Clap. With Hand Clap and Footstomp tou are turning mobs into popcorn kernels in the microwave. They have no idea where they will end up but it has nothing to do with where they thought they were going Indeed. Now in i23, knockback was counterrproductive on a willpower character because of their weaker taunt aura. For a soloist that never was an issue. Now that taunt auras have been equalized on Homecoming, there's no reason not to. Again, if the OP isn't so much fond of knockback as much as he enjoys the mess it makes. Ice Melee is also worth considering. QVÆ TAM FERA IMMANISQVE NATVRA TB ~ Amazon Army: AMAZON-963 | TB ~ Crowned Heads: CH-10012 | EX ~ The Holy Office: HOLY-1610 | EV ~ Firemullet Groupies: FM-5401 | IN ~ Sparta: SPARTA-3759 | RE ~ S.P.Q.R. - SPQR-5010 Spread My Legions - #207 | Lawyers of Ghastly Horror - #581 | Jerk Hackers! - #16299 | Ecloga Prima - #25362 | Deth Kick Champions! - #25818 | Heaven and Hell - #26231 | The Legion of Super Skulls - #27660 | Cathedral of Mild Discomfort - #38872 | The Birch Conspiracy! - #39291 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herotu Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Heraclea said: A Willpower tanker with either War Mace, Battle Axe, or Super Strength as a secondary could slot for knockback while being quite tough. I love my WP/SS tanker, he does great AoE knock UP (because I slotted for it) with Foot Stomp and the Ascended AoE knockup too. ..It only takes one Beanbag fan saying that they JRANGER it for the devs to revert it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanaDark Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 18 hours ago, fitzsimmons said: Energy blast sucks. The claim that blasters aren’t survivable is wrong. It’s an investment but you can make a very survivable blaster... or any toon. Energy blast on a sent is even worse. Almost unplayable. Energy blast sentinel here and I rock the socks off enemies... terrific fun and strikes a wonderful balance between damage and survivability (insane). Everlasting Light Star character series Twink character series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siolfir Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 If you just want to throw characters around, try Psi Melee. Sure you only get one AoE knock power, but by the time the mobs land and stand up it'll be recharged again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menelruin Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I'd like to point out that Takeoff in Mighty Leap is just FUN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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