Dark Current Posted July 1 Posted July 1 (edited) Welcome to the 20 / 20 Rewind! One year ago, I embarked on a grand effort to showcase FIFTY different Level 50 builds from my stable of Heroes, Vigilantes, Rogues and Villains I play on the Excelsior Shard: After wrapping up that series last week, I felt hollow and rudderless. So what's a poor altoholic to do? Start up another series of course! I therefore present to you the 20 / 20 Rewind! A look back at the level 50s I could've showcased, but never did. So the plan is, an additional 20 Level 50s from each of the main ATs I play: everything EXCEPT scrappers and stalkers... and I don't have any more Epics to show, either. For each character, I will present 3 videos. The first is the Build Discussion where I present my 'on paper' character using the awesomeness of Mids Reborn (thanks to the developers of that tool!). The second is the Solo Strategy where I run a pair of Council paper / radio missions set first to +2 x6 and then to +3 x8 and show my tips and strategies of how to use the build in a 'typical' scenario. Finally, the third video showcases the build on a set of 3-4 team missions set at +4 x8 against a variety of foes that appear on tips and radios/paper missions. The idea here is to progress from a theoretical discussion of a build to how it works in reality in both solo and team scenarios. Is the build as good in practice as it is on paper??? Watch the series of videos and decide for yourself! First up (because I can't remember alphabetical order), are 2 more Brutes! Edited August 25 by Dark Current 4 1
Dark Current Posted July 1 Author Posted July 1 (edited) 01) Nordic Star Staff / Energy / Fire Brute Concept: harnessing the power of the aurora, this Scandinavian super takes down heroes and villains with equal brutality. Mids Builld: Nordic Star 1 - Brute (Staff Fighting).mbd Videos Part 1 Build Discussion Part 2 Solo Strategy Part 3 Team Aurora Brutalis Edited July 9 by Dark Current 3
Dark Current Posted July 2 Author Posted July 2 (edited) Next up... Awoo! Werewolves in Paragon! 02) Shok Ko'lar Claws / Elec / Mu Brute Concept: Old school CEBR Electric Damage Farmer Mids Build: Shok Ko'lar - Brute (Claws).mbd Videos Part 1 Build Discussion *Errata on my live build - I was using Degenerative Core interface over Preemptive Core due to my electric farm focus with EBs. But I have both built. Part 2 Solo Strategy Part 3 Team Shok 'n' Klaw... (subtitled "Why I Hate Dimension Shift") Edited July 9 by Dark Current 2
jprewitt73 Posted July 2 Posted July 2 I always love your stuff @Dark Current. Excited to see all these come through!
Dark Current Posted July 5 Author Posted July 5 On 7/2/2024 at 11:05 AM, jprewitt73 said: I always love your stuff @Dark Current. Excited to see all these come through! Thank you! Next vids are live today for you. 1
Dark Current Posted July 9 Author Posted July 9 (edited) 03) Hexx Girl Psi / Fire / Fire Blaster Concept: Melee PBAoE Blaster - High Damage, High Risk - NOT solo-friendly! MIDS Build: Hex Girl - Blaster (Psychic Blast).mbd Videos Part 1 Build Discussion Part 2 Solo Strategy Part 3 Team Unmanaged Aggro Edited July 9 by Dark Current 3
Dark Current Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 (edited) On to the next... 04) Evokation Elec / Son / Mu Blaster Concept: Blominator... Mag 35+ of Holds! Mids Build: Evokation - Blaster (Electrical Blast).mbd Videos Part 1: Build Discussion - creating a Blominator! Part 2: Solo Strategy - 52x6 and 53x8 Council tests to measure the build's capabilities and showcase strategies Part 3: Team Tactics - RUNNING AMOK... too much BDE for their own good! Edited July 11 by Dark Current 3
Dark Current Posted July 14 Author Posted July 14 (edited) Time to roll it back yet again! Controllers are up!! 05) Phobohs Dark / Dark / Soul Controller Concept: Total neutering of enemies with combo of controls, to hit debuffs, and pet'pocalypse! Mids Build:Phobos - Controller (Darkness Control).mbd Videos Part 1. Build Discussion: Part 2. Solo Strategy: Part 3. Team Tactics: Edited September 28 by Dark Current 1
Dark Current Posted July 16 Author Posted July 16 (edited) 06) Venom Kiss Ice / Poison / Psi Controller Concept: PROC-Troller Debuffery. So much -RCH, she'll make enemies run in reverse! Plus, so many procs, your head will spin counting them all! Mids Build: Venom Kiss - Controller (Ice Control).mbd Videos Part 1. Build Discussion: Part 2. Solo Strategy: Part 3. Team Tactics: Edited September 28 by Dark Current 3
Dark Current Posted July 20 Author Posted July 20 (edited) 07) Pandia Arch / Dark / Dark Corruptor Concept: You'll be Raining Men, Arrows, and Stuns. Port-pulling into a stun-for-all garbage disposal. Mids: Pandia - Corruptor (Archery).mbd Videos Pt 1. Build Discussion Pt 2. Solo Strategy Pt 3. Team Tactics Edited July 23 by Dark Current 2
Dark Current Posted July 24 Author Posted July 24 (edited) Jinkies, another mysterious build! 08) Jinkeeze Seismic / Storm / Dark Corruptor Concept: Elemental sorceress leveraging knockdowns, mobility debuff and area denial. Mids Build: Jinkeeze - Corruptor (Seismic Blast).mbd Videos Pt 1. Build Discussion Pt 2. Solo Strategy Pt 3. Team Tactics Edited July 26 by Dark Current 3
Dark Current Posted July 29 Author Posted July 29 (edited) 09) Otto von Kleese Traps / Electric / Energy Defender Concept: Super Scientist who has mastered electromagnetic forces with wondrous inventions. Mids Build: Otto von Kleese - Defender (Traps).mbd (includes changes discussed during Team Tactics video to Seeker Drones' slotting and swapping Short Circuit for Trip Mine). Videos Pt 1. Build Discussion Pt 2. Solo Strategy Pt 3. Team Tactics Edited July 29 by Dark Current 1
Dark Current Posted July 31 Author Posted July 31 (edited) 10) Autumn Harvester Poison / Assault Rifle / Soul Defender Concept: Ancient Egyptian / Pirate spirit awakened from his tomb to harvest the souls of evil-doers (inspired by Ghost Rider). Mids Build:Autumn Harvester - Defender (Poison).mbd Videos Pt 1 - Build Discussion Pt 2 - Solo Strategy Pt 3 - Team Tactics Edited August 1 by Dark Current
Dark Current Posted August 2 Author Posted August 2 (edited) Time to dominate your A! 11) Bewitcher Mind / Thorn / Mace Dominator Concept: alluring magician whose beauty allows her to get inside your head and make a sandwich. Mids Build: Hasten-free Permadom build Bewitcher - Dominator (Mind Control).mbd Videos Pt 1 - Build Discussion Pt 2 - Solo Strategy Pt 3 - Team Tactics Edited August 20 by Dark Current 1
Dark Current Posted August 10 Author Posted August 10 (edited) The dominating will continue until morale improves! 12) Glaize Ice / Psi / Ice Dominator Concept: magical armored construct powered by a mystical icy essence that can floor your recharge in seconds while confusing you into submission. Mids 'assisted' permadom Build: Glaize - Dominator (Ice Control).mbd Alternate 'pure' permadom Build (gets 140 exactly, but risky if any sort of -rch debuff hits; I have not built or tested this one)Glaize permadom - Dominator (Ice Control).mbd Videos Pt 1 - Build Discussion Pt 2 - Solo Strategy NSFW: The revamped Council / hyper-galaxy nonsense finally sends me into an expletive-laden tirade in the middle of the 53x7 mission. Pt 3 - Team Tactics Tonight's primetime release! Watch the last mission as I execute my first /Kick of the series against some juvenile troll pulling a malicious train maneuver against the unsuspecting team. https://youtu.be/PffrndPGCmo Edited August 10 by Dark Current 1
Dark Current Posted August 20 Author Posted August 20 (edited) 13) Dread Skulltula Demons / Cold / Leviathan Mastermind Concept: Shield the demons, stay at mid-range in bodyguard, and start attacking / debuffing. Buffs provide solid defenses and resistances for entire team. Betcha can't catch me! MIDS build Dread Skulltula - Mastermind (Demon Summoning).mbd Videos Pt 1 - Build Discussion Pt 2 - Solo Strategy Pt 3 - Team Tactics Edited September 1 by Dark Current
Dark Current Posted September 1 Author Posted September 1 (edited) Guess what time it is? Time for another Mastermind! 14) Doctor Nguyen Robotics / Time / Mace Concept: a spin on Dr. Who... Dr. Nguyen (When) is a roboticist from the future journeying along the timestream to various times in the past to correct errors anomalies in the chronosphere. She is currently in present day Paragon and Rogue Isles investigating a proliferation in powerful beings calling themselves 'incarnates'. Mids Build: Doctor Wen- Mastermind (Robotics).mbd Videos Pt 1. Build Discussion Pt 2. Solo Strategy Pt 3. Team Tactics Edited September 1 by Dark Current 1
Dark Current Posted September 14 Author Posted September 14 (edited) Watch out! It's the Sentinels! 15) Kaldron Water / Fire / Electric Concept: Master magician who summons the elements to do his bidding. Mids Build: Kaldron - Sentinel (Water Blast).mbd Videos Pt 1. Build Discussion Pt 2. Solo Strategy Pt 3. Team Tactics Edited September 15 by Dark Current 1
Dark Current Posted September 15 Author Posted September 15 (edited) 16) Kherberus Psi / Will / Dark Concept: Power suit-amplification of a cerebite crystal allows Kherberus to focus his thoughts into devastating psionic blasts and defend himself with the force of his will alone. Mids Build: Kherberus - Sentinel (Psychic Blast).mbd Videos Pt 1. Build Discussion Pt 2. Solo Strategy Pt 3. Team Tactics Edited September 18 by Dark Current 1
Dark Current Posted September 18 Author Posted September 18 (edited) 17) PURIFICATION RITE WP / Fire / Fire Concept: Angel of No Mercy! Mids Build: Purification Rite - Tanker (Willpower).mbd Videos Part 1. Build Discussion Part 2. Solo Strategy Part 3. Team Tactics Edited October 9 by Dark Current 1
Dark Current Posted October 9 Author Posted October 9 (edited) 18) ORTSENIS SHIELD / PSI / PSI Pop-O-Matic Trouble! Mids Build: Ortsenis - Tanker (Shield Defense - Psionic Melee).mbd Videos Part 1. Build Discussion Part 2. Solo Strategy Part 3. Team Tactics Edited October 20 by Dark Current 1
Dark Current Posted October 20 Author Posted October 20 (edited) Corrupting with Homecoming's latest powersets! 19) Admiral Nautilus Storm / Marine / Leviathan Corruptor Concept: Ancient species of sentient deep-sea life rises from the depths to wreak havoc on the defilers of the ocean. Mids Build: Admiral Nautilus 1 - Corruptor (Storm Blast - Marine Affinity).mbd Videos Pt 1. Build Discussion Pt 2. Solo Strategy Pt 3. Team Tactics Edited October 22 by Dark Current 1
Ardent Owl Posted October 20 Posted October 20 Really Cool design. A little bit of a Mysterio vibe which I think is awesome. Did you design the artwork yourself?
Dark Current Posted October 22 Author Posted October 22 On 10/20/2024 at 2:26 PM, Ardent Owl said: Really Cool design. A little bit of a Mysterio vibe which I think is awesome. Did you design the artwork yourself? Thanks, my main inspiration was Black Manta, but I have a soft spot for Mysterio as well and didn't realize he does have that vibe. Artwork is generated through conversations I have with OpenAI's DALL-E 3 about my characters. I share information about backstory and powersets, as well as give the 'flavor' I'm looking forward. DALL-E interprets my concepts, and we go back and forth until we land on something I like. A lot of times the results inspire me to go back into the costume generator to match a detail I hadn't though of.
Dark Current Posted October 27 Author Posted October 27 (edited) Welcome to the Grand Finale of the 20/20 Rewind! I present to you my most devastating build yet! 20) Thebe Dark / Fire / Soul Defender Concept: Personification of the Egyptian deity Kauket - bringer of the night, or dusk. Burn them with the fires of the setting sun and smother them with the darkness of rising night. Kauket: Egyptian Deity Of Darkness And Chaos Mids Build: Thebe - Defender (Dark Miasma).mbd Videos Pt 1. Build Discussion Pt 2. Solo Strategy (coming Wed!) https://youtu.be/BNbWtiBsguA Pt 3. Team Tactics (arriving Fri!) https://youtu.be/kg36yrXm3Q0 Edited October 29 by Dark Current 1
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