Dark Current Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 (edited) Hello, all! Like many of you, I have a lot of alts. And over these last few years, I've gotten dozens of them to Level 50. All kinds of archetypes and builds. So I decided to have some fun and put together a showcase of fifty of my level 50s over the course of fifty days of playing. I went through my list of characters and picked out 5 from each of the major ATs that I play and that present a unique or interesting combo (IMHO): 5 Blasters 5 Brutes 5 Controllers 5 Corruptors 5 Defenders 5 Dominators 5 Masterminds 5 Sentinels 5 Tankers 5 Miscellaneous (VEATS, HEATS maybe) No, I didn't forget Scrappers and Stalkers. I don't have any as I don't like their playstyle. Sorry! Anyway, I'm going to record videos of each of them starting with the concept, followed by the Mids build, then some solo play, and finally some team play. I'll provide my commentary and suggestions throughout. Most of the builds will have a theme or quirk. I don't typically focus on capped Defense or Recharge that a lot of forum builds show. Instead, I put together what I consider to be a fun and focused build that does one or two things really well. They're often experimental and answer the question, "What if?" I try to push the envelope and hopefully give you all something to consider putting together yourself. I think you'll find many of the builds are relatively inexpensive and just about anyone can afford. Of course they're not perfect and I'm sure you can think of improvements and tweaks you'd make or could suggest for me. So if you're interested in catching a glimpse of my character design process, or want to see how a specific combo works in actual play, or are just looking for some unique builds to try for yourself I invite you to check my YT vids linked below (I'll update as I go). Feel free to share your thoughts below with the caveat that I am not pretending that my builds are the best and only ways to do a combo or that they are the most efficient way to put them together.Blasters 01) Prometheus - Dark / Dark / Soul Theme = To Hit Debuffer Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/hf6GF65FwNE.htm 02) Epimetheus - Rad / Plant / Flame Theme = Def Debuffer Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/hfMiUVvpR9w.htm 03) Midnight Zone - Water / Temporal / Leviathan Theme = Speed Debuffer Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/hfoLf6E9rQy.htm 04) Knife Fish - Elec / Ninja / Elec Theme = Hold Stacker Builld: https://mids.app/build/preview/he5fBOSpeIS.htm 05) Warlok - Energy / Martial / Force Theme = KB King Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/heN5f2p399o.htm Edited September 10, 2023 by Dark Current added Mids links 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Current Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) Here come the brutes right up in your face! Brutes 06) Neso - Staff / Bio / Soul Theme = overlapping HP, Regen, Absorb + Debuffs. Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/hdnpfOkKEQC.htm 07) Tethys - KM / Elec / Mu Theme = stun stacking, end drainer. Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/hc0bcSVA1w4.htm 08) Enceladus - Spines / Ice / Earth Theme = slows and -DEF, control / debuff. Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/hcg6kqs9zdQ.htm 09) Summer Blaidze - DB / Fire / Soul Theme = Damage of course! Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/hb0H4UB0deS.htm 10) Phoebe - Radiation / Dark / Soul Theme - walking debuff and damage machine / negative damage farmer. Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/hbEMn7Yn00a.htm Edited September 10, 2023 by Dark Current 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Current Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 (edited) Brutes are done! On to the Controllers! The first video I recorded is the reverse order of my previous showcase vids. I start literally in the middle of team action as Liquid Remi drops the 6 of us into a meat grinder! I circle back at the end to review the build and its strategy. Controllers 11) Ogham - Earth / Cold / Primal Theme = Patch Master of Control and Debuff. Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/gmVfShhz05A.htm 12) Himalia - Plant / Nature / Leviathan Theme = stand-off controls and buffs. Lots of heals, regen, absorb, recovery support. Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/glXXLdO3SzA.htm 13) Caliban - Dark / Pain / Psy Theme: stand-off controls and buffs. Pet-heavy, Chaos-medium damage and support. Build https://mids.app/build/preview/gi2BCnAI5FQ.htm 14) Callisto - Electricity / Time / Mu Theme: tanktroller. Debuff patches and aura that drain, slow and reduce to hit + high dmg resists = draws aggro into focused survivability pocket. Build https://mids.app/build/preview/glz4KPCnGbk.htm 15) Hydra - Fire / Kinetics / Soul Theme: damage capped self- and team buffer. Edge of seat, kill or be killed play. Build https://mids.app/build/preview/gkeA515udwq.htm Edited September 10, 2023 by Dark Current 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Current Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) Controllers are done! On to the Corruptors! Corruptors 16) Io - Fire / Rad / Fire Theme: Damage and Debuff - melt em all, let Recluse sort em out! Edge of seat, kill or be killed, but safer than a blaster. Build https://mids.app/build/preview/gifSyBKXbFI.htm 17) Nereid - Water / FF / Mace Theme: Bubbles and Blasts! Witness the binary boom or bust of Forcefields in action! Build https://mids.app/build/preview/ghzXswuEYk8.htm 18) Elara - Beam / Poison / Power Theme: Pew Pew Poison - Debuffs, debuffs, debuffs from range. Build https://mids.app/build/preview/ggEMQB1jHbw.htm 19) Titania - Energy / Kinetics / Psychic Theme: Buffs and Blasts, Boom boom pow! Build https://mids.app/build/preview/gfqxAP8m7SS.htm Split video into 3 parts - Build, Solo, Team. Part one is linked above and will link to Part two through YT. 20) Charme - Psi / Pain / Psychic Theme - Single target control buffet. Build https://mids.app/build/preview/gesvUNqm1wy.htm! Edited September 10, 2023 by Dark Current 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Current Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) Controllers are finit! Say bonjour to the defenders! Defenders 21) Juliet - Traps / Water / Psychic Theme: slow, slow their roll + high defense + debuff the bejeekers out of the enemy Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/f8tdPcVLpAW.htm 22) Portia - Nature / Psi / Psychic Theme: Stand-off buffs and blasts... but, ah heck, let's swoop in and nuke their minds! Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/f67VmRmsH2y.htm 23) Sycorax - Storm / Beam / Mace Theme: Hover Blasting Chaos Warrior Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/f5IzGX5IGgS.htm 24) Red Ridin Hood - TA / Fire / Flame Theme: Offender - Debuff EVERYTHING and then burn it to the ground! Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/f3ox9SIo96q.htm 25) Triton - Cold / DP / Soul Theme: Mobile defense platform - raining shields and icy death from above Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/f10jETgfJp6.htm Edited September 10, 2023 by Dark Current 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Current Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) Defenders be done, so it's on to the dominators! Dominators 26) Miranda - Gravity / Earth / Primal Theme: Ground 'Em and Pound 'Em. Or as Conan would say, "To crush our enemies. See them driven before you. And to hear the lamentations of the women." Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/fYHnDi0fvhI.htm 27) Spring Fury - Plant / Electric / Psi Theme: Plant seeds of confusion, then call down the thunder among the creeper patch. Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/fWUzqMCAj2y.htm 28) Thalassa - Fire / Rad / Fire Theme: High damage output, with mistaken reliance on Medicine Pool. Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/fWsOrIHloLA.htm 29) Janus - Dark / Energy / Soul Theme: Stun Stacker Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/fU8q0xtuoDs.htm 30) Pasiphae - Electric / Martial / Mu Theme: Chain, Drain and Pain Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/fTXeihVOjeu.htm Edited September 10, 2023 by Dark Current 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Current Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) Dominators have run out of endurance. So it's on to the masters of pets! Masterminds 31) Witch Leather - Thugs / Traps / Mace Theme: Insurmountable defense and high recharge to cycle traps quickly. Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/b8OQDWwK60a.htm 32) Spore King - Ninjas / Nature / Soul Theme: "Creeping Doom" tank - mobile mass of regen, heals, absorb, resists, and debuffery that spreads infection across the field Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/jVw1MJYowAm.htm 33) Air Drop - Mercs / FF / Heat Theme: AC 130 Gunship - Death from Above using Group Fly + Machine Guns Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/fFWSlOUgkEK.htm 34) Doctor Voltaous - Necro / Elec / Mu Theme: Mad Buffbot Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/iwJyuWPPBYW.htm 35) Galatea - Beast / Rad / Lev Theme - Radioactive rage monster! Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/bHtHf5IkDPU.htm Edited September 10, 2023 by Dark Current 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meknomancer Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Some nice cossies in there. Loving the look of Janus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Current Posted August 30, 2023 Author Share Posted August 30, 2023 Thanks, Janus is one of my favorites. That was before the costume feature was added that would allow asymmetrical options for all sorts of things. But I like the classics! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Current Posted August 30, 2023 Author Share Posted August 30, 2023 Now that Mids has been updated, I can finally post all the missing build links since Episode 13. Also had to update all the older links as they didn't seem to function in the new version. Anyway, enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Current Posted September 7, 2023 Author Share Posted September 7, 2023 (edited) Masterminds have run out of pets, so it's time for you to keep your eye out for the Sentinels! Sentinels 36) Astrologer - Dark / Invul / Dark Theme = Flying Fortress Mids Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/gzFqrauoB76.htm 37) Skin Tight - DP / Ninja / Ninja Theme = Femme Fatale assassin / spy Mids Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/gA4cJBVLxgi.htm 38) Banisher - Sonic / Dark / Psi Theme = Stun stacking, fear-wielding wicked soul collector Mids Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/fJmYfKoPJPU.htm 39) Sifon - Elec / NRG / Elec Theme = Drain and pain hovering energy siphon Mids Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/fKwvy1UxtcW.htm 40) Europa - Ice / Ice / Psi Theme: How slow can you go? Stacking -SPD, -RCH Mids Build = https://mids.app/build/preview/bUsCrCGU39o.htm Edited September 17, 2023 by Dark Current 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Current Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) Sentinels are going on break. Time to call in the tankers! Tankers 41) Dione - Fire / Staff / Pyre Theme: Burn, burn, burn. Burning with fire. High damage tank. Mids Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/kbZH5Dm0CMC.htm 42) Yule - Ice / Staff / Arctic Theme: Freeze and shatter. Slow and slam high damage ice tank. Mids Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/kcmq0Rc9YbI.htm 43) Sao - SR / TW / Mu Theme: High speed and agility to build momentum fast and dodge hits like Neo. Very scrappy. Mids Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/kcCkRqS77sq.htm 44) Cressida - Rad / Fire / Pyre Theme: high survivability nuclear furnace Mids Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/kdqGcA5QZlk.htm 45) Puck - Bio / Savage / Leviathan Theme: Brutal, high speed slasher. High survivability through regen and absorb. Mids Build: https://mids.app/build/preview/kesCeUMYcqi.htm Edited October 5, 2023 by Dark Current 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Current Posted October 5, 2023 Author Share Posted October 5, 2023 Tanks have been spanked. So what's next? Warshade? Crab? Any AT requests for the other 3 aside from Scrappers and Stalkers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Spiders and Widows! Also some of these screenshots really make your costumes POP. Phoebe, Triton, and Sifon are my favorites! Also, I'm really curious what parts Spore King's costume is using Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Current Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 Thanks for the looks. I spend a good deal of time on costumes when I make a new character. I'm no pro at it, but I like unique looks and try to tie them in with the character's theme. Luckily this game's costume creator is unmatched still even after all these years. And the screenshots probably are the hardest part of this whole series - getting the right angle, some sort of action pose, moving the camera, editing the pic. The screenies aren't are good as the real things, but they get the idea across for what the character looks like. Spore King is a hodge-podge of parts from different sets with a lot of the fire/ice elemental pieces. Included a lot of asynchronous pairings. It's hard to make a mushroom looking guy, so I went with this amorphous combo that suggests different types of fungi all fused together. Head Hats Face - fire and ice 1 Hat - resistance Ears - elf Detail 1 - cosmic corsair left Detail 2 - soul patch Upper Body Robotic Arm 3 Chest - fire and ice 1 Shoulders - circle of thorns 1 Right arm - fire and ice 1 Chest Detail - fire and ice - ice Left Glove - organic armor thorny Belt - fire and ice - fire Lower Body Tight Pants - fire and ice 1 Left Boot - fire and ice 2 - ice Right Boot - organic armor Tails - none Weapons Bows - cupid Back Detail Back Packs - fire and ice 2 Auras - steam jets Effect - body Path Aura - none 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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