00Troy00 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 What powerset(s) synergizes best with Sonic Resonance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeraphimKensai Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Personally I only typically play a set that has ally only dependant buffs on ATs that have a pet or pets that I can use said ally only buffs on. That said I personally wouldn't play the set on a Defender. I do really like pairing it with one of my Gravity controllers however it seems to fit thematically. If you did have to play it on a Defender, I'd probably pair it with Dark Blast and go all in with the THDB so that even though your padding your team's resistance, you'll be also reducing the frequency that they get hit. If not dark possibly Psi as you can get some pretty good -recharge debuffs applied with your attacks reducing the frequency of incoming attacks as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uun Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I had a Sonic defender back on live when it first came out (I5). Since then, Sonic has largely been overshadowed by Thermal, which brings more to the table. Sonic does have a few abilities that Thermal doesn't (Dispersion and Disruption), but two of the powers are useless (Cage and Repulsion) and the T9 is meh. It's not a bad set, but it falls pretty far down the list of defenders sought after by teams (there's really no reason to solo Sonic as a defender). If you're looking to maximize -res, Sonic Attack or Beam Rifle would be good combos. Uunderdog - Rad/Rad Scrapper | Uundertaker - Rad/Dark Corruptor | Uun - MA/Inv Scrapper | Uunison - Grav/Storm Controller | Uuncola - Ice/Temp Blaster | Uundergrowth - Plant/Martial Dominator | Uunstable - SR/Staff Tank Uunreal - Fire/Time Corruptor | Uunrest - Dark/TA Blaster | Uunseen - Ill/Poison Controller | Uuncool - Cold/Beam Defender | Uunderground - Earth/Earth Dominator | Uunknown - Mind/Psi Dominator | Uunplugged - Stone/Elec Brute Uunfair - Archery/TA Corruptor | Uunsung - DP/Ninja Blaster | Uunflammable - Fire/Nature Controller | Uunflappable - WM/WP Brute | Uundead - Dark/Dark Tank | Uunfit - Water/Martial Blaster | Uunwrapped - Dark/Dark Dominator Uunchill - Ice/Kinetics Corruptor | Uunpleasant - En/En Stalker | Uunbrella - Rad/Rad Sentinel | Uunsafari - Beasts/Traps MM | Uungnome - Nature/Seismic Defender | Uunsavory - Poson/Sonic Defender Uunicycle - BS/Shield Scrapper | Uuntouchable - Ill/Time Controller | Uunferno - Fire/Fire Tank | Uunthinkable - Psi/SR Scrapper | Uuncivil - Thugs/Elec MM | Uunnatural - Ice/Savage Dominator | Uunshockable - Elec/Bio Sentinel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomguide2005 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) I took a Sonic/Dark/(I forget) to 50 back in the early to mid teen issues as part of a static team of 5. Pretty much agree with Uun though it was very different as a static team in terms of use. I will say Sonic Cage isn't useless as much as very niche. You'll never miss it on teams. And Liquefy really needs a look at especially in terms of recharge. Clarity is a Clear Mind clone that comes crazy late but is subject to the same pros and cons late game in terms of utility as Clear Mind. Edit: PS that static team was dark themed and had silly amounts of to hit debuff going for it. Our DM/Willpower scrapper backed by resistance and defense buffs certainly loved it. Edited July 14, 2022 by Doomguide2005 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonSheep Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 with the upcoming nerfs to sonic blast i’d agree and go with sonic/dark, building in a good amount of -acc for additional team support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgantz Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I didn't know that Sonic Blast was getting nerfed. I was planning on making a Def with Sonic Blast. I'm still trying to decide on a primary. Maybe I shouldn't if Sonic is getting nerfed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uun Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 1 hour ago, drgantz said: I didn't know that Sonic Blast was getting nerfed. I was planning on making a Def with Sonic Blast. I'm still trying to decide on a primary. Maybe I shouldn't if Sonic is getting nerfed. It's intended as a buff. Check the beta patch notes and the dev posts on the focused feedback. 1 Uunderdog - Rad/Rad Scrapper | Uundertaker - Rad/Dark Corruptor | Uun - MA/Inv Scrapper | Uunison - Grav/Storm Controller | Uuncola - Ice/Temp Blaster | Uundergrowth - Plant/Martial Dominator | Uunstable - SR/Staff Tank Uunreal - Fire/Time Corruptor | Uunrest - Dark/TA Blaster | Uunseen - Ill/Poison Controller | Uuncool - Cold/Beam Defender | Uunderground - Earth/Earth Dominator | Uunknown - Mind/Psi Dominator | Uunplugged - Stone/Elec Brute Uunfair - Archery/TA Corruptor | Uunsung - DP/Ninja Blaster | Uunflammable - Fire/Nature Controller | Uunflappable - WM/WP Brute | Uundead - Dark/Dark Tank | Uunfit - Water/Martial Blaster | Uunwrapped - Dark/Dark Dominator Uunchill - Ice/Kinetics Corruptor | Uunpleasant - En/En Stalker | Uunbrella - Rad/Rad Sentinel | Uunsafari - Beasts/Traps MM | Uungnome - Nature/Seismic Defender | Uunsavory - Poson/Sonic Defender Uunicycle - BS/Shield Scrapper | Uuntouchable - Ill/Time Controller | Uunferno - Fire/Fire Tank | Uunthinkable - Psi/SR Scrapper | Uuncivil - Thugs/Elec MM | Uunnatural - Ice/Savage Dominator | Uunshockable - Elec/Bio Sentinel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomguide2005 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 In short the debuffs will be harder to stack to large amounts but the damage individually should increase. At least that's how I read it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal_General Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Basically with the new sonic blast, you personally will do more damage, but the team will do less damage than with the old sonic blast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomguide2005 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 8 hours ago, Marshal_General said: Basically with the new sonic blast, you personally will do more damage, but the team will do less damage than with the old sonic blast. Obviously between the newness of the changes and a dead computer I've had no chance to try it out but I half wonder if it will truly result in less damage for a team as while the max -resist is lower I've a feeling it might be easier to maintain the debuff over time as the duration of the debuffs has increased and the time spent in cast/animation has been reduced. The peaks and valleys have been smoothed out especially if paired with a busier set, for example, an Emp/Sonic. Any thoughts from Beta on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Troy00 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 7/13/2022 at 11:23 PM, MoonSheep said: with the upcoming nerfs to sonic blast i’d agree and go with sonic/dark, building in a good amount of -acc for additional team support I'd heard that Sonic Blast was going to suck for anyone but a defender. Do you know why that is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonSheep Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 2 hours ago, 00Troy00 said: I'd heard that Sonic Blast was going to suck for anyone but a defender. Do you know why that is? other way around - it’ll be great for other ATs but a large nerf for defenders who pick it solely for its debuffing values see my whining and foot stomping here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Troy00 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 7/13/2022 at 11:23 PM, MoonSheep said: with the upcoming nerfs to sonic blast i’d agree and go with sonic/dark, building in a good amount of -acc for additional team support I've heard there were going to be nerfs, but I have no idea what those are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Troy00 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 11 hours ago, MoonSheep said: other way around - it’ll be great for other ATs but a large nerf for defenders who pick it solely for its debuffing values see my whining and foot stomping here: I agree. That's total BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Troy00 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 7/13/2022 at 9:39 AM, Uun said: I had a Sonic defender back on live when it first came out (I5). Since then, Sonic has largely been overshadowed by Thermal, which brings more to the table. Sonic does have a few abilities that Thermal doesn't (Dispersion and Disruption), but two of the powers are useless (Cage and Repulsion) and the T9 is meh. It's not a bad set, but it falls pretty far down the list of defenders sought after by teams (there's really no reason to solo Sonic as a defender). If you're looking to maximize -res, Sonic Attack or Beam Rifle would be good combos. Thermal is another possibility I've been considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal_General Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) There has been another change to sonic blast that looks better on paper. A single defender should be able to stack 60% -res if I remember right. It will need some testing, but I think it may be a happy medium. Edited July 19, 2022 by Marshal_General Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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