Earth/Cold/Energy - AOE - selfish build - Solo-centric. Viable? Direction?

[Grizlee]

Hello again,

 

 As the title says I'm thinking of a solo build with AOE at it's core as well as secondary effects. I read about "proc monsters" not sure if that is a direction to go with this (understanding, of course, I'm not rolling in inf. yet) 

 

A peek behind the curtain, I'm sick. Treatments have been.... harsh, so grouping, just lately, has been difficult. GREAT, but difficult. I wanted to make something different, but something that might be able to solo ok too. Hence the "selfish" bit. No group buffs, just me, me, me. 🙂

 

 I've got a sort of rough draft going, but I can't concentrate right now to save my life, and it looks a bit crap to me, even un enhanced. 

 

I don't know these powersets at all. Just seemed they had, at a glance, what I was after.

 

I'll provide the rough draft, but again, it's just.... odd, to me.

 

To answer a few questions:

 

No, I'm not a fan 🙂 Tundra got stuck in my head and that was the direction my foggy noodle went. 

Yes, I realize it is horrible.

 

Help?

 

Ideas?

 

Better options?

 

Thank you folks, you have been wonderful so far.

 

 

 

 

Greenbay Tundra - Controller (Earth Control - Cold Domination).mbd

Edited Sunday at 09:37 PM by Grizlee
Grammar clean-up

[Grizlee]

Filled out the enhancements. Adding it here.

 

 

I don't see a lot of damage.

 

I think running with a Sapper would be like besties for life.

 

Greenbay Tundra - Controller (Earth Control - Cold Domination).mbd

Edited Sunday at 10:12 PM by Grizlee

[Grizlee]

The lack of damage made me reconsider a bit. My pet, I can buff him with my "team" buffs, yeah? I'm not sure, but went with that thought.

 

Tundra Jack Commander Snowhawk is the result.

 

 

Tundra Jack - Controller (Earth Control - Cold Domination).mbd

Edited Monday at 04:17 AM by Grizlee

[Uun]

Earth isn't a great choice for a solo controller. It can be done, but it's one of the lowest damage primaries. I would suggest Fire, Gravity or Plant.

 

Also, while Cold is a great set, it wouldn't be my first choice for soloing. You can buff your pet, but you can't use any of the buffs on yourself. Dark, Nature or Time would all be better.

[Grizlee]

Thank you Uun.

 

I've taken a look at fire and forcefield as a combo, and have decided maybe Corruptor might be what I need/want.  

 

The Controller has been playing ok, but the damage, even at low levels, has been problematic. 

 

Good advice, appreciate it. 

[tidge]

I didn't look at the build (I don't MIDS, I can look at the text but that doesn't give me a very complete picture, sorry).

 

On the topic of "selfish %proc Controllers": Go for it! Some advice I apply to my own builds:

 

I almost never %proc (multiples) in single-target controls. Those are good places for sets that offer bonuses at 5 (or more) pieces.

 

I often have one AoE (usually a fast-cycling cone) that is holding 5+ pieces of a set. For Controllers, the long base recharge (often 4 minutes) AoE control also usually gets a set... I find that the long recharge times means (practically) that despite being reliable for %procs, no matter how much recharge those powers have (slotted, globally) they almost never provide enough extra damage for most Controller builds. Better IMO to focus %damage on other AoE powers that have base recharge times on the order of 90 seconds.

 

For me, being selfish in a build is more about delaying/minimizing slotting of powers that only affect teammates. I'll do this typically to improve the quality-of-life for my character... maybe more power pool picks taken earlier.

 

Finally: Once you have some Controller AoE, you may find it satisfying to set the difficulty at something like -1x4 for some content. This will be far less of a slog for the low/random DPS of a solo Controller.