Powers Shared Across Archtypes

[CFIndustries]

For thematic reasons I once created a family of alts of different ATs that had the "same" powers:

 

• A rad/fire brute.
• A rad/fire scrapper.
• A fire/rad controller.

 

I'd like to do something similiar again: a series of related alts that cross three or more ATs where the primary and secondary powers are the "same."

 

So this is mostly thematic/visual. For example Fire Control is not the same as Fiery Aura, but they present the same visually. However, I wouldn't consider Thermal the same as Fire; visually not the same (though maybe one could argue if they could be colored the same?).

 

The basic idea is how obvious they were all a family, or in the same accident, or whatever if they were all fighting together.

 

Bonus points for not simply meeting the criteria, but that all the AT variations are fun to play or bring some unique or unexpected synergies to the table.

 

[PyroBeetle]

You could actually come up with quite the SHOCKING family by doing the same thing with Electric across various ATs

 

Elec/Elec Tank/Brute/Scrapper/Stalker depending on what Melee flavor(s) you enjoy

 

Elec/Elec is possible on Corrupter/Defender/Controller as well for the gender non-specific mother hen of your family

 

Elec/Elec Dominator/Blaster/Sentinel as well for your ranged damage pleasure.

 

You can mix and match to your hearts content, and all of them are effective for most content. It might be a DRAIN for your enemies to fight this family, but together you should be able to ZAPP through most content, while still being effective solo.

 

Regarding Synergy, the end drain stacking and neutering of recovery would pretty much guarantee that the more of your family fighting together would mean you are only every really facing the base attacks of most mobs, which would even allow a scrapper/stalker/Sentinel to focus as your person taking the alpha strike after you launch your own, even at 75 percent capped resistances. Liberal use of KD procs across your friends/family also help with this. I mained an E3 Sentinel for quite some time and he was damn effective and rather fun, before I moved onto an E3 Blaster, who was rougher to get started, but once slotted was a beast. E3 Tank was a concept that just works as well, especially with the recent boost to the Armor set.

Edited 4 hours ago by PyroBeetle
Added Synergy

[Psyonico]

you could also do the same for Dark/Dark,

 

Tanker/Scrapper/Stalker/Brute for melee

Controller/Dominator for controls

Defender/Corrupter for support

Blaster for ranged damage