benoitsean88 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 I want to create the hero of them all Stan Lee. Problem is I'm stuck. I don't know what archetype or what abilities would go with the late great Stan Lee. I'm just stumped. I was thinking something in the tank archetype because he shouldn't be a glass cannon. What do you all think? Does anyone want to help me on this little project. I really want to pay tribute to a great man. And what better way then to create him fighting crime as a superhero. It would be something that he would have loved if he were still alive. So tell me your thoughts on it and maybe if anyone has a pines build they can come up with and post that would be fantastic. I'm not great with coming up with good builds. And I always get flustered when it comes to adding enhancements. Thank you all in advance. Let's keep his memory alive. "Excelsior!" ~ Stan Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) I feel like he should be a defender or a mastermind, (it's too bad we don't have a "superhero" primary for MMs ^_^). Perhaps an illusion controller could work - just customize the colors for phantom army so they look suitably heroic. If going with the latter, "empathy" just feels like the correct secondary to take. Maybe radiation, since he was big on radioactive spiders & cosmic rays... Edited August 6, 2019 by biostem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benoitsean88 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 Mastermind did cross my mind (pun intended). Would mastermind work as a solo build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, benoitsean88 said: Mastermind did cross my mind (pun intended). Would mastermind work as a solo build? Masterminds are very easy to solo with. Just familiarize yourself with a few key binds/commands, and you're all set. Oh, and if you're going that route, definitely pick up assault & tactics from the leadership pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benoitsean88 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 What do you think about Willpower? I like the fact of Setting up toggles and then forgetting about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, benoitsean88 said: What do you think about Willpower? I like the fact of Setting up toggles and then forgetting about them. I've only dabbled with the willpower armor set, if that's what you mean. It's an interesting mix of resistance and defense, but has some really nice utility powers in the set. What would you pick for the attack set? Super strength seems like an obvious choice... I don't recall if sentinels get access to willpower, but that could be another option. Edited August 6, 2019 by biostem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benoitsean88 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 Yes Sentinels do get Willpower as a secondary. As for the primary I'm torn between Psychic Blast, Radiation Blast, or Sonic Attack. I haven't really messed around with any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justicebeliever Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, benoitsean88 said: Yes Sentinels do get Willpower as a secondary. As for the primary I'm torn between Psychic Blast, Radiation Blast, or Sonic Attack. I haven't really messed around with any of them. Not sure how you got to Sentinel to represent Stan Lee...but regardless, if you are doing Stan, and only choosing between those 3 powersets, I'd go with Radiation Blast, since that's what fuel most of his silver age heroes...Fantastic Four & Hulk through radiation directly, X-men due to mutation's caused by parent's exposure to radiation, Spider Man due to radioactive spider, etc... "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." - Niels Bohr Global Handle: @JusticeBeliever ... Home servers on Live: Guardian ... Playing on: Everlasting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, benoitsean88 said: Yes Sentinels do get Willpower as a secondary. As for the primary I'm torn between Psychic Blast, Radiation Blast, or Sonic Attack. I haven't really messed around with any of them. I don't care for psychic blast - I don't know if it's the sound it makes or just the way the attacks are animated, but I just couldn't get into it. Sonic attacks are quite good, and the extra -res, plus some very good utility powers later on, make for a very effective set. Radiation blast can be very good as well, though I'm not a fan of the PBAoE in the set, (though as a sentinel, you'd be in a lot better state to take full advantage of it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benoitsean88 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, justicebeliever said: 8 minutes ago, benoitsean88 said: Yes Sentinels do get Willpower as a secondary. As for the primary I'm torn between Psychic Blast, Radiation Blast, or Sonic Attack. I haven't really messed around with any of them. Not sure how you got to Sentinel to represent Stan Lee...but regardless, if you are doing Stan, and only choosing between those 3 powersets, I'd go with Radiation Blast, since that's what fuel most of his silver age heroes...Fantastic Four & Hulk through radiation directly, X-men due to mutation's caused by parent's exposure to radiation, Spider Man due to radioactive spider, etc... I'm mainly thinking of the willpower aspect. I like the whole set it and forget it idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justicebeliever Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Right...I'm just not sure how that ties into Stan Lee...I mean, do what you want, it's your build...I'm just not in sync with how you go to where you are at, when initially it was about Stan the Man... "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." - Niels Bohr Global Handle: @JusticeBeliever ... Home servers on Live: Guardian ... Playing on: Everlasting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benoitsean88 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 1 minute ago, justicebeliever said: Right...I'm just not sure how that ties into Stan Lee...I mean, do what you want, it's your build...I'm just not in sync with how you go to where you are at, when initially it was about Stan the Man... You are right. I'm sorry. I just don't like being a glass cannon lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, justicebeliever said: Right...I'm just not sure how that ties into Stan Lee...I mean, do what you want, it's your build...I'm just not in sync with how you go to where you are at, when initially it was about Stan the Man... Here here! That's kind of why I was leaning toward an illusion/radiation controller - the illusion part represents the heroes he can summon and the flash-whizbang aspect of being creative and involved with various media/fictions, while the radiation portion was a big inspiration behind several notable characters... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, benoitsean88 said: You are right. I'm sorry. I just don't like being a glass cannon lol. There's no need to be sorry - While I agree that a sentinel doesn't immediately spring to mind when I think of Stan Lee, you can definitely tap into your creative side and come up with a good reason why - maybe take energy blast and have them represent the sheer force of his Stan Lee's imagination, made manifest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benoitsean88 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 Here's an illusion/radiation controller build I quickly came up with on pine's. Let me know what you all think? http://www.cohplanner.com/mids/download.php?uc=1493&c=680&a=1360&f=HEX&dc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ink to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 I'm not at a computer where I can install the character planner ATM, but generally speaking, you can skip the 2 invisibility powers in illusion, and possibly fallout in radiation. Other than that, hasten really helps keep your phantom army up as often as possible. If you plan on doing a lot of soloing, then keep in mind that illusion may be a bit tougher to keep containment on enemies, (particularly bosses), since it lacks the mag 4 immobilize that many other control sets have. Still, you wouldn't need to tap into sorcery or another pool for a dedicated attack, since you have spectral wounds, (just slot your single target hold for acc & recharge, and spectral wounds for acc & damage so you kill enemies quickly and avoid the health recovery they eventually get from it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BwuceWee Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Stan's a guy without superpowers right, so why not give him a suit like Tony Stark so he isn't too squishy and give him any powers (which could be fired from a suit? )after that.... a Robotics mastermind was the first thing that came to mind TBH, maybe with empathy, thermal or radiation. This is COH, there's just so many ways you can go with this, that's why we love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talionis Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I would make one of his costumes the Watcher since the running gag in the movies was he might be one of them. I too wish there was a superhero mastermind that would’ve been perfect with Darkness changing the colors to be colorful so it would be like he was painting to protect his heroes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troo Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 /jr "Homecoming is not perfect but it is still better than the alternative.. at least so far" - Unknown (Wise words Unknown!) Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarky Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 To create Stan you have to first decide how you are handling the whole project. Everything will flow from that are you trying to stay closer to reality? Impossible but you can take a nod at it with a MM build. are you just using his image and then portraying what a strong beacon he was to the geek community? Willpower super strength tank i/o build would be a fitting tribute going sideways and making him a kheld? You get the human form and a neat transform that maybe you can have some RP fun with so the first step will be settling into how you want the tribute to feel and what you plan to do with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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