Alvan

Whoa, there hasn't been a post I disagree more with than this in a long while...

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These days you necessarily don't have to have Aid Self in order to PvP, stick to Respites and Mu Guardian. What you should to is to invest in a lot of recharge time IOs (it's always the 5th bonus of the set as far as I've seen, not counting LoTG +7,5%) as they help you to have less downtime on Mu Guardian. What you can do is that you can convert those slots used in Medicine to Leadership which opens you Maneuvers and Vengeance which you can stick LoTG into (that's +15 with them both)

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Odd, I think Aid Self has been a damn lifesaver for me for the past half a year I've been playing Omega Patient. Nothing like getting critted by a scrapper and repairing the damage with a single Power Boosted Aid Self. As of the Recharge, I have a good working attack chain, and Domination is up as often as I need it without the +Rech from IOs. I don't want to mess up the good playstyle I've developed by taking new pools just for a bit of a recharge boost. (Almost wrote in the original post "please don't try and make this a +recharge build" or something along the lines)

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Swap Swift with Health, since I9 Health is considered now better because you can slot some Miracle/Numina/Regen Tissue Uniques which all give nice boosts and you don't necessarily have to tool with Decimation/Thunderstrike combos to get better recovery and endurance.

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Could be a good idea, I'm a bit torn between losing mobility for recovery, but I guess it's all the same as I'll still be hunting mostly in RV anyways

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Try to get the recharge bonus somewhere near 70%, the closer the better. Domination hasn't got to be perma, but it's good to get it chained a few times with Hasten. Having Tactics from the Leadership pool helps you with /SR Scrappers, and Power Boost helps you even more with it. If the Scrapper pops Elude, just run, or pop FoN (remember that 25 mins is now more like 14 minutes with your 70% bonus) Power Boost with Tactics (and Kismet +6 ToHit which is also affected by PB) you should hit through normal SR defenses as if it was swiss cheese with even more extra holes. The overall ToHit you get from using PB and those above is 44,322 ToHit in total, which should be enough.

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Good tips, sadly not going the leadership route on this character. I'm currently also working on a Mind/Thorns to tear through the +defense people if they get too annoying. Omega is mostly about killing Tankers and Regens.

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Mu Guardian is however not always on, and it's bad to rely only on him. If you can, try to get the recharge bonuses AND +hp bonuses in the same package, and of course get every accolade you can muster, contact badge hunting channel or get some friends to do such. Playing a Dominator means aggressive play, +recharge bonuses help with that to get Domination up a lot faster.

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Yes, which is why I'm relying on Aid Self for my heals. (as I don't believe in stocking up on insps at every turn at the zones) Mu Guardian is for those special moments when the scrapper pops elude and I need to survive a bit more. And finally something I agree about - the aggressive style.

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The stealth IO is broken in zones as pointed out by Stalkobot in another thread.

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and will be fixed by the time I get all these IOs bought.

if you want AoE, go Spines/Dark

Thinking of slowly upgrading Omega Patient to IO build after serious considering (and some "you really should do it" from friends) - switched some powers around from the original and ditched Ice Sword, which I don't use anymore as I have Blackwand from a veteran reward (even if the tohit is unreliable, it still feels better than Ice Sword.) Got Ice Sword Circle instead - a bit faster activation time, and another PBAoE slow power never hurts anyone, especially as I dropped Chilling Embrace to get Health in.

Any thoughts from those more apt in IO usage are appreciated. The point hasn't been to collect as many set bonuses as possible, but to use IOs in a way that makes me able to get well-rounded powers. (With a bit of energy focused on getting my accuracy up, those damn SRs still cause problems)

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1,20
http://www.honourableunited.org.uk/mhd.php

Omega Patient (with IOs): Level 50 Magic Dominator
Primary Power Set: Fire Control
Secondary Power Set: Icy Assault
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Ring of Fire -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(3)
Level 1: Ice Bolt -- Decim-Build%:40(A), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(3), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(5), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(7), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(7)
Level 2: Char -- G'Wdw-Acc/Hold/Rchg:50(A), EoCur-Acc/Hold/Rchg:50(9), EoCur-EndRdx/Hold:50(9), G'Wdw-Acc/Rchg:50(11), G'Wdw-Hold/Rng:50(11), EoCur-Acc/Rchg:50(13)
Level 4: Ice Sword Circle -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(A), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg:50(13), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(15), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg:50(15), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx:50(17), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx:50(17)
Level 6: Swift -- Run-I:50(A), Run-I:50(19), Run-I:50(19)
Level 8: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A), Jump-I:50(21), Jump-I:50(21)
Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(23), RechRdx-I:50(23)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), Ksmt-ToHit+:30(25)
Level 14: Super Jump -- SprngFt-EndRdx:50(A), SprngFt-Jump:50(25), SprngFt-EndRdx/Jump:50(27)
Level 16: Power Boost -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(27), RechRdx-I:50(29)
Level 18: Super Speed -- Clrty-Stlth:50(A), Clrty-RunSpd:50(29), Clrty-EndRdx:50(31)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I:50(A), EndMod-I:50(31), EndMod-I:50(31)
Level 22: Stimulant -- IntRdx-I:50(A)
Level 24: Aid Self -- Numna-Heal/Rchg:50(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(33), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(33), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:50(33), IntRdx-I:50(34), IntRdx-I:50(34)
Level 26: Acrobatics -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 28: Ice Blast -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(A), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(34), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(36), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(36), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(36), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(37)
Level 30: Bonfire -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 32: Fire Imps -- HO:Nucle(A), BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg:50(37), BldM'dt-Dmg:50(37), RechRdx-I:50(39), RechRdx-I:50(39), RechRdx-I:50(39)
Level 35: Greater Ice Sword -- TmpRdns-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow:50(A), TmpRdns-Acc/Dmg/Slow:50(40), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(40), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(40), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(42), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:50(42)
Level 38: Bitter Ice Blast -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(A), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(42), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(43), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(43), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(43), P'ngTtl-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow:50(45)
Level 41: Power Sink -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(45), RechRdx-I:50(45), EndMod-I:50(46), EndMod-I:50(46), EndMod-I:50(46)
Level 44: Charged Armor -- HO:Ribo(A), HO:Ribo(48), HO:Ribo(48)
Level 47: Summon Mu Guardian -- Heal-I:50(A), Heal-I:50(48), Heal-I:50(50), RechRdx-I:50(50)
Level 49: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+:40(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Domination
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[u]Set Bonus Totals:[u]<ul type="square">[*]+7,5% Defense(Energy)[*]+23% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*]+7,5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[*]+53,4 (5,25%) HitPoints[*]+2% JumpSpeed[*]+MezResist(Confused) (Mag 1,65%)[*]+MezResist(Immobilize) (Mag 4,4%)[*]+MezResist(Sleep) (Mag 1,65%)[*]+MezResist(Terrorized) (Mag 3,85%)[*]+11% Recovery[*]+58% Regeneration[*]+3,13% Resistance(Negative)[*]+5% RunSpeed[/list]


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For some reason, doing the three runs of pylons cured my headache. All praise the miracle of muffins.

... was incredible fun, would join you again tonight (if it gets organized), but I'm heading to see my goddaughter who lives out of town.

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And those procs are about as reliable as dropping an important toggle.

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*nods* I've slotted the the % of hold in my Bitter Freeze Ray on my main, something I use only as an opener anyway. 1/5 shot in holding a squishy with just that is better than no shot. (And if it doesn't work, I still have 2 other holds to do the trick).

But mainly I was just nitpicking to the "nothing else than a controller/domi can oneshot a hold through acro" argument

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Also it's worth noting that in PvP, a Blaster hold, or a Defender hold, hell, I'm pretty sure any hold other than from a Controller or Dominator will have to be stacked x2 in order to go over Acrobatics.

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Seismic Smash (Tanker/Brute Stone Melee) is a Mag 4 hold, going through Acrobatics with one hit. (And these days you can slot your holds with the % of hold proc, which also allows overcoming acro with one hit some of the time.)

You should use the endurance/resistance HOs in the munitions shield.

What it's lacking, Mael:

+ 4-slotted enhas
+ slotted Rest, Brawl and Sprint
+ Flurry
+ the

Agree with everything said about the powers shared by Devices and Traps (Nade, Trops, Mines, Bomb) from personal experience. And the other stuff seems about right from what I've seen Traps in action at the zones.

About Leadership - Maneuvers doesn't hurt a MM with other +Def powers. And with LotG: Recharge available, it's free +recharge to all your powers, so taking Maneuvers might be a good idea.

I guess the biggest problem was that there just weren't enough heroes. Every time the numbers were checked it was something like "15 heroes, 29 villains" or something equally distressing. Also I don't recall seeing members of certain bigger super groups at all on the heroside, which was a total bummer. Not that I have any right to call blame, College of War had only like two (perhaps 3 at some point) people participating..

But being the underdog is the way I like my PvP, so this was 90% of the time a very enjoyable evening. Thank you Pious for organizing it.

As already suggested, drop Maneuvers for Provoke. You could then probably shave a slot or two off that and put them to Brawl, which is lacking the OOMPH.

Global Name: @Alvan, @Omicron Patient
Server: Union
City of Heroes/City of Villains Both
PvP Characters: Omega Patient, Lambda Patient, Coldest War, Jack Crowle, Simulacrus, Mental Joe, Lady Katharina, Lady Argenta (Hopefully soon Omicron Patient and Alpha Patient get to pvp levels as well)
Type of PvP: Zones, sometimes Arena, mostly RV with Omega Patient
Can be contacted: /Tell @Alvan
Times on: Evenings mostly
Timezone: BST+2.

That was a blast, managed to get play my Stormie and my Mastermind, both which are unusual pvp chars for me, and both who were a blast to play

Suffcient to say, Heroes won every battle except warburg, where the Villains killed more Villains than Heroes managed to, which means I guess that Villains both lost and won.

(delusions are fun - villains pretty much pwnd every zone by the end, but in between the beginning and end, each zone was fun and balanced at times )

Hyvää kakkupäivää, kaveri.

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drinking ftw! 9 times out of 10 im under the influence when i pvp

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Same here, to be honest. Just happened to hit a mean streak a couple of days ago, so the sorry might have been in order.

They're way too one-trick ponies to be overpowered. They play a mean game when they're against something that can't take them out, but are in trouble vs. some other enemies.

Now that we're in the "sorry" business.

Sorry about being a jerk to some people at RV yesterday, it was uncalled for. My excuse is also drinking.

I'm just giving my dominator the IO treatment to her Aid Self - 3x Interrupt IO, Numina's End/Rech/Heal, Numina's Rech/Heal and Doctored Wounds Rech/Heal seems to be a very working combination.

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Looks like Grav/Rad could be a new FotM

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Grav/Rad without Holds is the next FotM - trust me on this

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Any red numbers you see above your head, count towards the badge, including falling.

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Actually, no.

Terra Volta Reactor and Red Damage Crystals don't count for the damage taken badge. And any damage that keeps you above your unbuffed hitpoint cap isn't counted. (so if you have 100 hitpoints and +20% Max HP, while your hitpoints stay above 100 HP, they don't get counted).

unless they've fixed that already.

yes

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You made a mistake in your thread title, you wrote 'newbie blaster' where clearly you meant 'noob blaster'.

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Ah, in this case, I have a few of my blaster builds around ... let's see...

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Don't know if my sg will back me up, but I would love to get pounded on for an evening.

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Oh yeah, I can bet CoW will be there, at least in part, in some form

(I'll be there, jumping sides to keep things balanced)

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Still using RoTF as part of your attack chain and hoping noone notices?

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Hush there.

(Actually having Vengeance + Fortitude + Eye of the Magus on makes RotP damn difficult to get to use )

No such thing as Rad / Warmth Blasters