What are you going to pair with Storm Blast when it goes live?

[biostem]

This topic isn't so much about the upcoming storm blast set itself, but what ATs and other set(s) you folks are considering pairing with it.  I've tested a few different combinations on Sentinels and Blasters on the Beta server, and so far I'm leaning toward rolling another Sentinel, but I want to try a few Defender builds out.  What are your thoughts/ideas?  Cheers!

 

[FupDup]

Storm/Elec Sentinel. 

 

I was planning on an Elec/Elec Sent for a really long time as an evil primal counterpart to my first ever Sent (Elec/Energy, praetorian/hero), and I was making final preparations to roll it as my next toon...then I see that Storm Blast is gonna be a thing. The timing is too perfect. 

[Lazarillo]

If they fix the jankiness of Storm Cell (or alternately, fix how janky the rest of the set is without it), then /Electric Sentinel is high on the list, as I've been doing testing with it and it feels like a nice, thematic pair.  Alternately, Storm/Storm Corruptor because I've been wanting to do a /Storm Corruptor for a while now.  Though I may do Water/Storm instead (since Water's looking really nice in the new update).

[Captain Fabulous]

Storm/Storm/Mu Corruptor.

[honoroit]

~~~yes~~~

(probably storm/elec affinity - some person took 'luck voltia'. give it back to me!)

Edited April 15, 2023 by honoroit

[InvaderStych]

1 hour ago, biostem said:

What are your thoughts/ideas?

 

I've not been in game this go around (moving/moved), but I might tweak my plans for a future Ice/Stone Sentinel into a Storm/Stone. It'll probably still be a while before I am setup here though, so someone should do that in the meantime. 🤣

 

[VeiledOwl]

Storm Blast/Poison Corruptor. The plan is to present the combination as an aerosolized biochemical weapon, with the lightning attacks being explained away as some sort of tech stolen for use against things immune to the toxins.

[Spaghetti Betty]

I'm thinking a Storm/TA Corruptor. I'm thinking Ice Arrow will help with the slight lack of ST effectiveness, and being able to completely shut down an area with storms and debuffs sounds really cool.

 

Not sure on a concept yet, but that's never stopped me! *peers at the growing list of alts around the corner*

Edited April 15, 2023 by Spaghetti Betty

[Mjolnerd]

Storm Summoning has been high on my "must finally give a real try" list for a long, long while, so this seems like a sign that it's finally time. I'm debating whether to go with a defender or corruptor, but currently I think I'm leaning toward the corr.

[TygerDarkstorm]

Storm/Storm is just one of those "too obvious" pairings for me, and genuinely doesn't interest me, personally, lol.

 

From my time spent in beta I am looking to roll:

Storm/Dark Corruptor - finally found a combo that fits my forum namesake in a way I like, and these two powersets have good synergy. And you don't have to wait until late game for it to start feeling good.

 

Storm/TA Blaster and/or Storm/Fire Blaster - TA for semi-obvious reasons; it keeps a more ranged playstyle and glue arrow will help keep things in Cell/Cat 5 while oil slick arrow provides extra AoE damage. /Fire started as something of a joke from the gold standard discord, but /Fire brings a lot of extra AoE (some of which is passive) that Storm Blast is lacking when Cell/Cat 5 might not be down/available. /Fire is less safe and quite squishy, but the potential seems interesting.

 

Storm/Elec Sentinel - I see this is becoming quite the popular combo, lol! This pairing is all about thematics for me and my brief testing of it seemed like it should play nice as well.

 

I can't decide if I'll make a defender, if I do, it will be team oriented as I'm currently trying to solo a defender in beta and it's miserable since you don't get Storm Cell until level 10. Plus, since Storm's gimmick is effects that ramp up, it really gives more benefit to corruptors since that's more of their style with Scourge.

[Snarky]

Since it is possibly the worst Blast set I have ever seen I think the true pairing would be the worst secondary.  Then try to convince some idiot to run it as a “challenge”.  Oh, yeah.

[Spaghetti Betty]

10 minutes ago, Snarky said:

Since it is possibly the worst Blast set I have ever seen I think the true pairing would be the worst secondary.  Then try to convince some idiot to run it as a “challenge”.  Oh, yeah.

Does that mean we'll see you on a Traps/Storm Defender soon?

[Techwright]

What are you going to pair with Storm Blast when it goes live?

 

It should pair nicely with Mountain Dew Charged Orange Storm or Mountain Dew Typhoon.

[biostem]

2 hours ago, Snarky said:

Since it is possibly the worst Blast set I have ever seen I think the true pairing would be the worst secondary.  Then try to convince some idiot to run it as a “challenge”.  Oh, yeah.

So a storm/regen sentinel?  

[MrAxe]

Storm/Ice Blaster. Had my eye on ice on and off and it fits the theme.

[cranebump]

A nice Chianti and some fava beans.

Edited April 15, 2023 by cranebump

[Scarlet Shocker]

1 minute ago, cranebump said:

A nice Chianti and some fava beans.

having a friend for dinner?

[JodisWelch]

When I was informed of the new set by my mates, they figured I would be looking to remake one of my existing toons, in this case Vénus Bássie my Elect/Storm Corr so that the powerset being used would be closer to the concept of the character.

 

While this is not unfounded as I had done this quite a bit previously both here on HC and back on live, changing Mud Slide from Water/Dark Corr to Water/Stone Blaster, giving King Bishop Street Justice to make him different from Prince Bishop using Super Strength, giving my Siren character Symphony Control with Sonic Assault when it was released last year over just being Sonic/Pain, once I logged onto Beta to take a look at the set however my response was...

 

"Nah....not feeling like this fits the character enough to replace what I have"

 

Vénus Bássie wasn't ever a X-Men Storm Homage/Rip off, she was always meant to be more akin to Raiden from Mortal Kombat bringing Thunder Storms into battle specifically rather than all weather elements. So loosing that many lightning blasts, even as weak as Elect Blast is considered it would mean I lose a lot of what I envisioned for the character concept.

 

With that said, there is room for an alt version of the character. Right now I am eyeing the idea of making a Electric Affinity/Storm Blast Defender. Figure that I still have main version of Vénus who can be all out attack but then have a more support version if that is more needed in a Team. Means I also have a excuse to finally give Electric Affinity a go as I never had a concept before now to give the set a try.

[Snarky]

7 hours ago, biostem said:

So a storm/regen sentinel?  

Storm Blast on a Sentinel.  For those times where you were thinking "I really like Sentinels, but they just clear the mobs too fast...."

 

Regen on a Sentinel.  Because concussions were a big part of your early life?

[Cutter]

I've been sitting on the name "Beaufort" on Everlasting for a while, trying and failing to put together something that clicks. So we'll see what I can do with this. Yeah Storm/Storm is obvious and kinda on-the-nose, but it might fit just fine. Dunno. I usually stay away from beta just so I don't end up tired of a set before it goes live.

[Captain Fabulous]

12 hours ago, Snarky said:

Since it is possibly the worst Blast set I have ever seen I think the true pairing would be the worst secondary.  Then try to convince some idiot to run it as a “challenge”.  Oh, yeah.

 

So... Storm/Regen Sentinel?

Whoops, looks like I'm late to this party...

 

Edited April 15, 2023 by Captain Fabulous

[Captain Fabulous]

Tempted to try a Storm/Ice Sentinel, just because I feel dirty and need to be punished. I mean, why else would anyone want to play a Sentinel?

[Coyotedancer]

I'm... yeah. I'm just not really feeling Storm Blast on anything that actually needs to *do* something with its blast set... So maybe a Storm/Storm 'troller? Just because the blast set isn't all that important to its function?

 

Normally my instinct would be to go with a Sent for solo potential, but I think a Storm Blast Sent would be even slower than my Dark Sents, with pretty much none of the fun things Dark does to make up for being slower than proverbial Christmas. 

[biostem]

15 minutes ago, Coyotedancer said:

So maybe a Storm/Storm 'troller?

Did you mean a Defender or Corruptor, because Controllers don't get blast sets...

[Coyotedancer]

1 minute ago, biostem said:

Did you mean a Defender or Corruptor, because Controllers don't get blast sets...

 

Good catch... Defender was my thought.

(I'm working on a build for one of my Illusion Controllers this afternoon, so I've got 'trollers on the brain. 😝 )