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Is AR Worth Playing Now?

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biostem

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I play what I find fun.  Performance is only a secondary concern, to me.  I have an AR/Invuln sentinel that is quite fun to play.  I think a lot has to do with what you are looking to get out of such a character, and adjusting your expectations accordingly.  If you already have it in the front of your mind that "AR sucks", then you're going to have a bad time...

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Snarky

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I have wanted AR Devices (my theme pairing) to be good for....a very long time.  There are downsides.  S/L damge, meh mitigation.  Having to use KB->KD slot wasters.  Low damage compared to FIRE.  The last one applies to everyone.  When you think of big leagues doing hard content....when they buff damage on fire.  Wow.  Everyone has the same damage "cap"....but when your floor is at the level of everyone elses basketball hoop it gets ridiculous.

 

Still.  Theme.  All Ranged. Cones.  Strategy.  Thing i love.  I took my parked 41 AR Dev yesterday and 50d and T4'd alpha.  Working on accolades and some of the other incarnates today.  

 

The revised powers do a LOT to make this work.  It is definitely playable.  Is it your cup of coffee?  I will revise my build I am sure.  I just found out that Targeting drone has a opening BONUS +60% damage.  I never knew.  So, Snipe, LRM, or Full Auto hits like a dam truck.  I built for +damage.  Again, might revise slightly, but I sit at +70% damage stone cold with the +60% bringing my opening salvo to +130%.  Soooooo

 

This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.7
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Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Assault Rifle
Secondary Power Set: Devices
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Munitions Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Slug

  • (A) Apocalypse - Damage
  • (3) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
  • (3) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge/Accuracy
  • (5) Apocalypse - Recharge/Accuracy
  • (5) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
  • (7) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback to Knockdown

Level 1: Caltrops

  • (A) Bombardment - Damage
  • (7) Bombardment - Damage/Recharge

Level 2: Buckshot

  • (A) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (13) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge/Endurance
  • (13) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage
  • (15) Overwhelming Force - Endurance/Recharge
  • (15) Bombardment - Accuracy/Recharge/Endurance
  • (17) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Chance for Knockdown/Knockback to Knockdown

Level 4: Burst

  • (A) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage
  • (17) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime
  • (19) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
  • (19) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (21) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  • (21) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status

Level 6: M30 Grenade

  • (A) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (23) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge/Endurance
  • (23) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback to Knockdown
  • (25) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (25) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (27) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

Level 8: Fly

  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)

Level 10: Targeting Drone

  • (A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge
  • (27) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance

Level 12: Sniper Rifle

  • (A) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Damage
  • (29) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Interrupt/Range
  • (29) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Interrupt/Recharge
  • (31) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (31) Experienced Marksman - Damage/Interrupt/Range/Recharge
  • (31) Experienced Marksman - Accuracy/Damage

Level 14: Hasten

  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (33) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 16: Smoke Grenade

  • (A) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff
  • (33) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff/Endurance

Level 18: Flamethrower

  • (A) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
  • (33) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
  • (34) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
  • (34) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range
  • (34) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (36) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage

Level 20: Field Operative

  • (A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
  • (36) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  • (36) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (37) Endurance Modification IO

Level 22: Ignite

  • (A) Bombardment - Damage
  • (37) Bombardment - Accuracy/Recharge/Endurance

Level 24: Trip Mine

  • (A) Fury of the Gladiator - Accuracy/Damage
  • (37) Fury of the Gladiator - Damage/Recharge
  • (39) Fury of the Gladiator - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (39) Fury of the Gladiator - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (39) Fury of the Gladiator - Accuracy/Damage/End/Rech

Level 26: Full Auto

  • (A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage
  • (40) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge
  • (40) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (40) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (42) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (42) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage

Level 28: Time Bomb

  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (42) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (43) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 30: Gun Drone

  • (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (45) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
  • (45) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
  • (45) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (46) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
  • (46) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets

Level 32: Maneuvers

  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 35: Body Armor

  • (A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
  • (46) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

Level 38: Sleep Grenade

  • Hamidon Origin:Endoplasm Exposure

Level 41: Surveillance

  • (A) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff/Recharge
  • (48) Undermined Defenses - Recharge

Level 44: LRM Rocket

  • (A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
  • (48) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
  • (48) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
  • (50) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (50) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
  • (50) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 47: Assault

  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO

Level 49: Hover

  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 1: Defiance 


Level 1: Brawl 

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BazookaTwo

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46 minutes ago, twozerofoxtrot said:

AR/Energy Blaster with Boosted Range Full Auto.

 

Just Lmamamamamao the whole screen.

 

That's my original character from live. It's amazingly OP, and thank hells they didn't nix Ignite. Ignite on flyers is hilarious and fun too

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