why arent there more sonic sentinals

[Naturallymorbid]

So i looked at the new patch notes for the beta build, the new Psionic armor looks pretty cool, a little defence, a little res and some nice utility sprinkled in. Overall i think its a set that suit my playstyle, mid-range mostly.

So i was wondering what would work with it, and Sonic actually caught my eye but i cant seem to remember the last time i saw a sonic sentinal and i was wondering is there a reason why...

the set look solid 2 cones, 1PBaoe and the -res is very nice for both solo and team play, im just wondering if there is an flaw that im missing ( such as lacking damage compared to other sets)

[Kalean]

There used to be a decent number of us, actually.  Sonic/Bio was very very survivable before the sentinel rework. 

 

Those cones +defensive advantage? Mmm.   Just get back all your HP no sweat.

 

The sentinel rework took away Sonic's ability to recover from soaking alpha strikes, but they're still alright with Bio.  They're very middle of the road for damage, but if you're using Fire with it, they're actually quite good.

 

 

 

 

[Naturallymorbid]

Wasnt dead set on sonic, just wondering what to pair with the Psionic set, ive got a elect and a storm sentinels that im pretty happy with and want something fresh - Fire is a bit boring IMO, that's why i was considering sonic

[Arcadio]

I haven't played much recently, but I remeber sonic not being that rare. It's a fine set for sentinels.

One set that might pair nicely with /psi is Dual Pistols, which is pretty fun on sentinels if you haven't made one yet. From what I can tell, psi's strength is the insanity aura which you want to be in close for at least some of the time to get the controlls and activate whatever procs you want. So you'll probably want a set with a PBAoE nuke. It's also a hybrid set so you likely won't be capping your defenses normally, and Hail of Bullets gives you a pretty decent buff to positionals for a couple seconds so it'll help you tank the alpha better/give you some extra mitigation to regen in the middle of a hard fight. 

[Heatstroke]

i cant stand the sounds.. i tried one.. I play with headphones.. the sounds were just super annoying.. 

[Alverant]

I have a sonic/ninjitsu Sentinel. Not really a fan. She may need a respec or I may have chosen poorly for a secondary. I keep forgetting to use her special ability. Can I keybind it?

Recently I did the final mission in Heather Townshend's story arc. (The incarnate mish one you have to save two people in two minutes.) I never had as much trouble doing it as with my Sentinel. I'm not sure if it was me, the build, or what.

[WumpusRat]

On 5/30/2025 at 6:00 PM, Heatstroke said:

i cant stand the sounds.. i tried one.. I play with headphones.. the sounds were just super annoying.. 

Yeah, the base sounds for sonic blast are atrocious. That's why I've grabbed a few sound mods to turn them into something less grating.

[Heatstroke]

1 hour ago, WumpusRat said:

Yeah, the base sounds for sonic blast are atrocious. That's why I've grabbed a few sound mods to turn them into something less grating.

 

How is this done.

[WumpusRat]

14 minutes ago, Heatstroke said:

How is this done.

Go to this thread: 

The mod manager lets you change a bunch of stuff (though it's purely on your end, other people won't hear the sounds you change, they'll hear the normal ones). 

I changed the Force Field powers to have kind of a deep, bassy pulsing sound, which makes the force fields sound "angry", which I dig.

There are a couple for changing Sonic Blast's powers to a bass pulse, a banshee-type screech, or more of a gender-neutral scream that's less grating.

There might be more, as I haven't checked the list in a year or so.