Carbie48 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 wanted to create a vampire type character, but kinda lost as to what power sets to choose. any ideas? thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Power Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Dark/dark stalker perhaps? //Jack 1 "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well I have others.” ― Groucho Marx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonSheep Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 @Snarky - this is your time to shine! i mean er, be umbral 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovera Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 @Snarky we need you, and not in a snarky manner! 1 1 1 - Simple guide for newcomers. - Money making included among other things. - Tanker Fire Armor: the Turtle, the Allrounder, the Dragon, and compilation of Fire Armor builds. - Tanker Stone Armor: beginner friendly (near) immortal Tanker for leveling/end-game and Stone Armor framework. - Brute Rad/Stone and compilation of Brute Stone Armor builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastit Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Dark Melee coupled with the defensive set of your choice does a lot of work. Willpower, Invulnerability, Super Reflexes, even Ice Armor all work for your undead types. Fire sets recoloured a ghostly green/blue can work too. Then you've got Mind Control, Dark Miasma, Necromancy and so on. Hell, something with Super Strength and Super Reflexes plus a nicely chosen costume would be perfectly suitable. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraAlt Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 2 hours ago, Carbie48 said: wanted to create a vampire type character, but kinda lost as to what power sets to choose. any ideas? I'm a character conception player, so I would first go with what is your conception of a "vampire"? Give us some details of the kind of vampire you are going for. There are various interpretations of vampires. Some vampires seem to have psionic or illusion powers. Some are really strong and fast. Some have that twinkling glow that dominators get when they are powered up. What are the characteristics of the kind of vampire that you want to create? 1 If someone posts a reply quoting me and I don't reply, they may be on ignore. (It seems I'm involved with so much at this point that I may not be able to easily retrieve access to all the notifications) Some players know that I have them on ignore and are likely to make posts knowing that is the case. But the fact that I have them on ignore won't stop some of them from bullying and harassing people, because some of them love to do it. There is a group that have banded together to target forum posters they don't like. They think that this behavior is acceptable. Ignore (in the forums) and /ignore (in-game) are tools to improve your gaming experience. Don't feel bad about using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Blood red water blast is another popular pick… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saiyajinzoningen Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 *cough* Where is our resident professional? @Snarky 1 1 Its easy to criticize a suggestion but can you suggest an alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarky Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 5 hours ago, Carbie48 said: wanted to create a vampire type character, but kinda lost as to what power sets to choose. any ideas? thanks Well... It truly depends on the type of vampire does it not? I have ran nearly every dark dark dark X combo on nearly every AT. I can say this, Dark is very good in CoH. Great toolkit set. I dusted off a Invul Dark Tank last night. If you want the unstoppable master vampire, unfazed by the world trying to kill it, this would be it. A Dark/Dark Brute.... (Dark/Dark on melee reaches it's zenith on a Brute in my opinion) This ball of hate (with non suppressing stealth) is just a hoot. Although complicated, subtle, and expensive. So, challenging to build and run. A Dark/Dark Stalker. Very good. M only issue was ... Dark Dark Blaster was just faster Dark Dark Blaster Very powerful. A vampire that can pull the negative material plane onto earth and destroy enemies with it. Dark Dark Corruptor. On a team a significant step above Blaster in terms of power. And Corruptor, right in the name. Control types ar harder for me. I have both Dom and Controller. A Dark Dark Troller would, for my money, be both easier and more powerful. Only annoying thing is you are basically a petless MM and your team is your pets. You gather a bunch of supers to achieve your goal, or leech off them. Then use some of the biggest powers in Dark to ensure they achieve YOUR goal. If you can stand doing little to no damage and just want to completely ruin the enemies chances of doing anything a Controller is the choice. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fade Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I'd like to throw in Bio Armor as a contender. When colored red, it works really well visually for blood manipulation, either with or without the carapace visuals. It works great for a more biological type of vampire than a mystical one, though my Bio Armor vampire has a magical origin and it still fits well. And mechanically it has a few "absorb from your enemies" type powers that fit the theme very well. On a melee archetype it would pair well thematically with Savage, Dark, or any weapon set you could imagine your vampire using. I haven't tried it on a Sentinel yet so I don't know if the theme holds up as well, but Dark and Water would be obvious choices. For all archetypes, it's a slightly less intuitive choice, but Psychic powers are something vampires are known to use and might make a good thematic pairing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shenanigunner Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 17 minutes ago, Snarky said: Well... It truly depends on the type of vampire does it not? Well, it's up to you, O Master, to create the correct type-inclusive acronym for the species. Until then, us ignerant types will have to assume SSD (silver screen Dracula) and that's just anti-DIE. UPDATED: v4.15 Technical Guide (post 27p7)... 154 pages of comprehensive and validated info on on the nuts and bolts!ALSO: GABS Bindfile · WindowScaler · Teleport Guide · and City of Zeroes all at www.Shenanigunner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal_General Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I have a Psy/Regen sentinel Dhampir for that super healing that vampires can have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemX Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Vampires are easy. Just go with a... *checks notes*... ah yes, Savage Melee Dark SS Mind Psy Necromancy Invuln Dark Armor Dark Miasma Dark Affinity TankerBruteStalkerControllerDomMM. Oh yeah.. with Sorcery pool... duh! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarky Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 18 minutes ago, Shenanigunner said: Well, it's up to you, O Master, to create the correct type-inclusive acronym for the species. Until then, us ignerant types will have to assume SSD (silver screen Dracula) and that's just anti-DIE. My current iteration of Snarky is an AR/Dev Blaster. Say you are a run of the mill vampire in any genre. Not THE MASTER....just Joe Vampire. Sure, you are tougher than mortals. And usually have little power. So, grab some locally made weaponry and start doing some crimes.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal_General Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 4 minutes ago, Snarky said: My current iteration of Snarky is an AR/Dev Blaster. Say you are a run of the mill vampire in any genre. Not THE MASTER....just Joe Vampire. Sure, you are tougher than mortals. And usually have little power. So, grab some locally made weaponry and start doing some crimes.... Tiny holes in the neck and professional vampire hunters show up. Shotgun blast to the chest and regular cops show up. They are not going to notice a little blood missing. Excerpt from The Smart Vampire's Handbook. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemX Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 9 minutes ago, Snarky said: My current iteration of Snarky is an AR/Dev Blaster. Say you are a run of the mill vampire in any genre. Not THE MASTER....just Joe Vampire. Sure, you are tougher than mortals. And usually have little power. So, grab some locally made weaponry and start doing some crimes.... The VTM video games were good for this sort of thing. You had all sorts of vampire powers and claws and stuff... but also automatic weapons, grenade launchers, swords, baseball bats... really anything. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbie48 Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 thanks everyone for all your suggestions, appreciate the advice... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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