JJDrakken's Build Post.

[JJDrakken]

Side Note: I'm mostly playing Dune: Awakening & a Co-Op run with my brother in BG3.  So I'm not even really touching CoH right now.  I'm also not really looking at this post much.  So be aware of that. 

[DesireeF]

35 minutes ago, JJDrakken said:

Side Note: I'm mostly playing Dune: Awakening & a Co-Op run with my brother in BG3.  So I'm not even really touching CoH right now.  I'm also not really looking at this post much.  So be aware of that. 

 

I hope that you have a great time playing those games — not familiar with Dune: Awakening, but I hear mostly great things about Baldur's Gate 3!

 

Take and enjoy a well deserved break there!!

[JJDrakken]

22 hours ago, DesireeF said:

 

I hope that you have a great time playing those games — not familiar with Dune: Awakening, but I hear mostly great things about Baldur's Gate 3!

 

Take and enjoy a well deserved break there!!

 

Thanks. They were unexpected gifts via Steam. 

[Pie-ro]

Hey man youre an absolute legend, can you do a Psi/psi/psi  tank for me? I just like the concept, make it as survivable as you can. 

 

Once again your a legend!

[JJDrakken]

Specified Tanker (Psionic Armor - Psionic Melee).mbdScrapper (Savage Melee - Regeneration).mbdPersonal Tanker (Regeneration - Super Strength).mbdPersonal Tanker (Energy Aura - Fiery Melee).mbdPersonal Dominator (Pyrotechnic Control - Energy Assault).mbdController (Fire Control - Sonic Resonance).mbd

[Pie-ro]

1 hour ago, JJDrakken said:

Specified Tanker (Psionic Armor - Psionic Melee).mbd 42.36 kB · 1 download Scrapper (Savage Melee - Regeneration).mbd 41.25 kB · 0 downloads Personal Tanker (Regeneration - Super Strength).mbd 40.89 kB · 1 download Personal Tanker (Energy Aura - Fiery Melee).mbd 42.21 kB · 0 downloads Personal Dominator (Pyrotechnic Control - Energy Assault).mbd 42.97 kB · 1 download Controller (Fire Control - Sonic Resonance).mbd 40.93 kB · 0 downloads

How do you bust these out so quick. Youre mind bogglingly good at this. Thankyou so much

[JJDrakken]

Scrapper (Staff Fighting - Dark Armor).mbdRanged Dominator (Pyrotechnic Control - Arsenal Assault).mbdController (Pyrotechnic Control - Force Field).mbdBrute (Claws - Psionic Armor).mbd

[JJDrakken]

Stalker (Ninja Blade - Regeneration).mbdSentinel (Archery - Psionic Armor).mbdController (Pyrotechnic Control - Traps).mbd

[Sezar]

Hello there!!!! I've been far from the City for at least 2 years, but wanted to spread some love on it again. 

I'm pretty interested on a Plant/Marine coralax-style build, but I'm pretty confused with all the changes the various latest Issues might have affected something like this, specially the lastest one days ago. Just not sure about controller or dominator!

Could anyone here help me by handing any up-to-date advice and/or an optimized build? 

Thanks a lot!

[JJDrakken]

40 minutes ago, Sezar said:

Hello there!!!! I've been far from the City for at least 2 years, but wanted to spread some love on it again. 

I'm pretty interested on a Plant/Marine coralax-style build, but I'm pretty confused with all the changes the various latest Issues might have affected something like this, specially the lastest one days ago. Just not sure about controller or dominator!

Could anyone here help me by handing any up-to-date advice and/or an optimized build? 

Thanks a lot!

 

That will cost you 1 Coke Zero & a Pizza ... joking. I'll look into it. Also welcome back. 

[JJDrakken]

Controller (Plant Control - Marine Affinity).mbd

[JJDrakken]

Sentinel (Psychic Blast - Psionic Armor).mbdScrapper (Broad Sword - Regeneration).mbdMelee Dominator (Pyrotechnic Control - Earth Assault).mbdMastermind (Ninjas - Cold Domination).mbdController (Pyrotechnic Control - Trick Arrow).mbdBrute (Titan Weapons - Psionic Armor).mbd

[KaijuKelly]

I've been playing with a Pyro/Storm Controller build. I was wondering what your take on that would be? So far, there's a LOT of knockback and it makes me giggle

[JayboH]

Have you happened to post a Energy Melee/Psionic brute build?

[Black_Assassin]

19 hours ago, KaijuKelly said:

I've been playing with a Pyro/Storm Controller build. I was wondering what your take on that would be? So far, there's a LOT of knockback and it makes me giggle

 

 

I would run something very similar to all my other stormies. I would need to test how the stun/fear power plays with damage procs though.

 

Making use of Vigor Core to shore up accuracy and endurance reduction in the build and will need ageless core once you hit 50. 

 

This is a end game build, I wouldn't slot this whilst levelling unless you are happy to use the recovery serum from P2W vendor and use blue insps liberally. 

Controller (Pyrotechnic Control - Storm Summoning).mbd

[JJDrakken]

6 hours ago, JayboH said:

Have you happened to post a Energy Melee/Psionic brute build?

 

21 hours ago, KaijuKelly said:

I've been playing with a Pyro/Storm Controller build. I was wondering what your take on that would be? So far, there's a LOT of knockback and it makes me giggle

 

 

Controller (Pyrotechnic Control - Storm Summoning).mbdBrute (Energy Melee - Psionic Armor).mbd

 

Here you go. Builds by me in my build post.....

 

Also been running on fumes, haven't eaten in 4 days and been napping a lot. 

 

Stalker (Kinetic Melee - Psionic Armor).mbd

Edited yesterday at 01:41 PM by JJDrakken

[JayboH]

36 minutes ago, JJDrakken said:

 

 

 

Controller (Pyrotechnic Control - Storm Summoning).mbd 40.86 kB · 2 downloads Brute (Energy Melee - Psionic Armor).mbd 41.19 kB · 1 download

 

Here you go. Builds by me in my build post.....

 

Also been running on fumes, haven't eaten in 4 days and been napping a lot. 

 

Stalker (Kinetic Melee - Psionic Armor).mbd 38.37 kB · 0 downloads

Why can't you eat?

 

Thank you for the brute build.  I will probably have to change something to get Total Focus, since Energy Transfer will be stuck in its slow animation cycle without it.  I assume Power Crash would be the one to dump - or would Whirling Hands be better?  Infiltration's slots could go into Precognition for no end cost but then I'd lose out on one LOTG.  Hmm...  Could take the movement slot from Combat Jumping and maybe give Tough more end cost reduction.  

[JJDrakken]

Why?  Sure it's slower animation but your then sacrificing AoE.  Barrage/Bonesmasher recharge fast & have pretty quick animations. Those will be your Meat & Potato chain to be honest.

 

But you can go about however you want. You asked me for my thoughts on it. I think different then you obviously.  But hopefully you can use it as a template. 

 

Honestly the focus mode I found never really felt all that good to me, sure if you wanna build around it. But a lot times your sacrificing a lot other things. 

Edited yesterday at 02:20 PM by JJDrakken

[JayboH]

35 minutes ago, JJDrakken said:

Why?  Sure it's slower animation but your then sacrificing AoE.  Barrage/Bonesmasher recharge fast & have pretty quick animations. Those will be your Meat & Potato chain to be honest.

 

But you can go about however you want. You asked me for my thoughts on it. I think different then you obviously.  But hopefully you can use it as a template. 

 

Honestly the focus mode I found never really felt all that good to me, sure if you wanna build around it. But a lot times your sacrificing a lot other things. 

I am learning and asking questions and requesting opinions, that's all.  🙂

[JJDrakken]

2 minutes ago, JayboH said:

I am learning and asking questions and requesting opinions, that's all.  🙂

 

I know, don't take any perceived sass, it's just me trying type coherently, lol.   I would suggest since you can have two builds on one toon. Build one with TF and one with my build. See how they feel to you and pick & tweak how you think would best suit you. 

Edited 23 hours ago by JJDrakken

[colepsi]

I play a lot of Controllers and Dominators, and Pyrotechnics has me completely befuddled. With most control powers, there is an inherent attack of some form (Illusion Control gets Spectral Wounds for Controllers, Gravity gets Lift and Propel), but I can't seem to see any true attacks with Pyrotechnic Control.

 

So I'm wondering if you could make a ranged "perma-Dom" build for a Pyrotechnic/Psionic Assault for a Dominator. I'm not worried about what the Ancillary/Epic Power Pool is, or even if there is one (although I would want it if it proved useful - I often build at least some form of "armor" - Toughness, Invulnerability, etc.) with the Ancillary/Epic pools.

 

But I am kind of picky. Beyond the build being slotted for "perma-Dom," I usually end up taking "junk powers" that I don't use (like Stealth, Grant Invisibility, and Evasive Maneuvers) just to slot in 5 Luck of the Gamblers +7.5% recharge speed (more than five, and the bonus doesn't count, but other sets that give a +7.5% will stack as long as there are no more than 5 of them, as well). Then I use other sets that have built in bonuses to recharge so that as my Domination is about to collapse, I click the Domination button again as it has finished recharging and since while Domination ends is active, the Domination bar is full.

 

As far as types of enhancements, I don't use Hamidon Origin, purple sets - they're too expensive and can't really be used until end of game. Nor do I use PVP sets.

 

I do use Archetype Enhancement set/s (sometimes I'll Frankenslot a proc from one onto where I've put 5 of the other).

 

I know this is being incredibly picky, and I appreciate you just looking at this post. I've looked at your builds, and they're solid. I do builds myself.

 

So maybe as a bribe I can offer you some builds I did for Dominators with Perma-Dom and Controllers with "perma" Phantom Army that can show my playstyle and slotting style?

Flame Bird - Dominator (Mind Control).mxd Nightmire - Dominator (Darkness Control).mxd Infatua - Controller (Illusion Control).mxd Masked Lady 2 - Controller (Illusion Control - Darkness Affinity).mxd Merlin - Controller (Illusion Control).mxd

Edited 20 hours ago by colepsi

[JJDrakken]

44 minutes ago, colepsi said:

I play a lot of Controllers and Dominators, and Pyrotechnics has me completely befuddled. With most control powers, there is an inherent attack of some form (Illusion Control gets Spectral Wounds for Controllers, Gravity gets Lift and Propel), but I can't seem to see any true attacks with Pyrotechnic Control.

 

So I'm wondering if you could make a ranged "perma-Dom" build for a Pyrotechnic/Psionic Assault for a Dominator. I'm not worried about what the Ancillary/Epic Power Pool is, or even if there is one (although I would want it if it proved useful - I often build at least some form of "armor" - Toughness, Invulnerability, etc.) with the Ancillary/Epic pools.

 

But I am kind of picky. Beyond the build being slotted for "perma-Dom," I usually end up taking "junk powers" that I don't use (like Stealth, Grant Invisibility, and Evasive Maneuvers) just to slot in 5 Luck of the Gamblers +7.5% recharge speed (more than five, and the bonus doesn't count, but other sets that give a +7.5% will stack as long as there are no more than 5 of them, as well). Then I use other sets that have built in bonuses to recharge so that as my Domination is about to collapse, I click the Domination button again as it has finished recharging and since while Domination ends is active, the Domination bar is full.

 

As far as types of enhancements, I don't use Hamidon Origin, purple sets - they're too expensive and can't really be used until end of game. Nor do I use PVP sets.

 

I do use Archetype Enhancement set/s (sometimes I'll Frankenslot a proc from one onto where I've put 5 of the other).

 

I know this is being incredibly picky, and I appreciate you just looking at this post. I've looked at your builds, and they're solid. I do builds myself.

 

So maybe as a bribe I can offer you some builds I did for Dominators with Perma-Dom and Controllers with "perma" Phantom Army that can show my playstyle and slotting style?

Flame Bird - Dominator (Mind Control).mxd 5.01 kB · 1 download Nightmire - Dominator (Darkness Control).mxd 5.27 kB · 0 downloads Infatua - Controller (Illusion Control).mxd 5.02 kB · 0 downloads Masked Lady 2 - Controller (Illusion Control - Darkness Affinity).mxd 5.02 kB · 0 downloads Merlin - Controller (Illusion Control).mxd 5.15 kB · 0 downloads

 

Going pass. Not wroth the headache, GL with your plans. 

[Black_Assassin]

4 hours ago, colepsi said:

I play a lot of Controllers and Dominators, and Pyrotechnics has me completely befuddled. With most control powers, there is an inherent attack of some form (Illusion Control gets Spectral Wounds for Controllers, Gravity gets Lift and Propel), but I can't seem to see any true attacks with Pyrotechnic Control.

 

So I'm wondering if you could make a ranged "perma-Dom" build for a Pyrotechnic/Psionic Assault for a Dominator. I'm not worried about what the Ancillary/Epic Power Pool is, or even if there is one (although I would want it if it proved useful - I often build at least some form of "armor" - Toughness, Invulnerability, etc.) with the Ancillary/Epic pools.

 

But I am kind of picky. Beyond the build being slotted for "perma-Dom," I usually end up taking "junk powers" that I don't use (like Stealth, Grant Invisibility, and Evasive Maneuvers) just to slot in 5 Luck of the Gamblers +7.5% recharge speed (more than five, and the bonus doesn't count, but other sets that give a +7.5% will stack as long as there are no more than 5 of them, as well). Then I use other sets that have built in bonuses to recharge so that as my Domination is about to collapse, I click the Domination button again as it has finished recharging and since while Domination ends is active, the Domination bar is full.

 

As far as types of enhancements, I don't use Hamidon Origin, purple sets - they're too expensive and can't really be used until end of game. Nor do I use PVP sets.

 

I do use Archetype Enhancement set/s (sometimes I'll Frankenslot a proc from one onto where I've put 5 of the other).

 

I know this is being incredibly picky, and I appreciate you just looking at this post. I've looked at your builds, and they're solid. I do builds myself.

 

So maybe as a bribe I can offer you some builds I did for Dominators with Perma-Dom and Controllers with "perma" Phantom Army that can show my playstyle and slotting style?

Flame Bird - Dominator (Mind Control).mxd 5.01 kB · 3 downloads Nightmire - Dominator (Darkness Control).mxd 5.27 kB · 2 downloads Infatua - Controller (Illusion Control).mxd 5.02 kB · 2 downloads Masked Lady 2 - Controller (Illusion Control - Darkness Affinity).mxd 5.02 kB · 2 downloads Merlin - Controller (Illusion Control).mxd 5.15 kB · 2 downloads

 

 

3 slotted Blaze with Devastation? You are trolling yourself

 

[KaijuKelly]

oh man, thanks for the build. disclaimer, this isnt me asking for a build, more curiosity, whats your fave AT combo to run? i'm still playing around with different roles, and such. 

also EAT. PLEASE. And Dune's fun! Been rotting on that, myself, too!

[colepsi]

11 hours ago, JJDrakken said:

 

Going pass. Not wroth the headache, GL with your plans. 

I completely understand. And thank you for reading the post. Pyrotechnic Control, at least in the creator, looks absolutely beautiful, and I'm excited to see the builds you've done with it. I'll keep looking back on this thread to try to understand the powerset as it gets more use. Like I said, it doesn't seem to work like most control sets do - whereas most have some kind of "attack" (and usually available at level one), Pyrotechnic Control seems to be *absolutely* built around control only with so many immobilize and debuff powers. And "blast off" has me going "what do they mean? Are enemies just being tossed into the air willy nilly? With no control on them after the fact?"