messing with a troller as empath

[omegacypher]

Trying to figure out what would be the best option as healer with empath ..

 

I want to use psionics but the set seems a little off to me .. little damage and IF you take control of NPCs you lose experience ..

 

not sure IF i am missing due to level or enhancements but 1 to 3 out of 6 attacks is a miss as Psionic and the gravity set up doesn't seem this bad..

 

Just checking if there are any viable psionic builds that might help me or is it just a dead set ??

[Uun]

What control set are you referring to as "psionic"? Mind? Illusion? With either of these, the issue you run into is that there's no reliable way to set up AoE containment. Controllers do double damage to foes that are "contained" (held, stunned, immobilized or slept). This becomes less of an issue for Illusion after it gets Phantom Army. Accuracy of all the control sets is pretty much the same, so you shouldn't be missing more with one set than another (assuming similar slotting and acc/tohit buffs).

 

I would encourage you to consider a different secondary than Empathy. It's largely unchanged since the game was launched and underperforms most of the other buff sets. Nature, Pain, Electric and Thermal are all superior options.

[Doomguide2005]

     Two things are true here.  One I love Empathy, I currently have 4 Empaths at 50 and all 4 commonly see play with several more climbing in levels.  I ran with the Repeat Offenders Green Machine Supergroup and was a Leader in the SG on Live.  Second I'd pretty much agree with @Uun Empathy has sadly fallen rather behind more recent Defender sets when it comes to supporting a team in the endgame, in particular, especially as a sole Defender/Support.  It has several very strong but single target buffs and other issues enumerated in other threads.  I still find it fun to play and in particular low and mid level teams comprised of leveling characters it can still provide invaluable support.  If I were to pair it with a controller primary I'd almost certainly look to Illusion.  Illusion thrives on high recharge in the build like Empathy, solo you can focus on buffing the heck out of Phantasm and on a team PA lets you essentially fire and forget letting you focus on your Buffs and Healing as needed/when needed.  Most other controllers I find need to focus on the battlefield and the foes making concentration on the team to keep up buffs etc.. much more difficult and frankly requires intense concentration to maintain over multiple missions.