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I'd suggest taking Hasten and Sonic Cage. Most people don't like cage powers that much but I find it to be a life saver sometimes. It requires some experience to know when and on which target to use it, but then it ends up being a very nice tool.

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What FF realy means is fire/rad superteam FTW!

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Earth/Storm you say!

Spines/Fire for AoE, Claws/Fire for ST damage. Stacked Follow-Up + Fiery Embrace = Pwn!

(assuming Fiery Aura will come with Fiery Embrace, that is)

Maybe you should wait for I12. There will be tons of Plant trollers by then.

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We'll most likely get Cold Domination. And I'll be quite happy if we do. Thermal and Dark are just too powerful for trollers.

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Whilst You are most probably correct about Cold Domination (i'm pretty certain that will be the one defenders get too), what is your basis for suggesting Thermal would be overpowered? I've not played the set, but it seems to combine elements of Empathy, Sonic and Kinetics, all of which are available to Controllers.

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Maybe I misused the word "overpowered". What I meann is that there should be a line between villain and heroes powers. For me Thermal and Empathy are two of the greatest sets of the game, therefore it's a good thing they're on opposite sides. Giving Thermal to heroes and Empathy to villains feels just wrong imo.

Rubbish SG.

We'll most likely get Cold Domination. And I'll be quite happy if we do. Thermal and Dark are just too powerful for trollers.

Plant/Storm is definitely going to be a bomb. There's way too much potential in there.

That's a lot of procs Mind posting your build? Got me curious.

I know a few Stone Tankers who only use Granite for AV battles and they do just fine. It really depends on the team who you're tanking for anyway.

So here is the build I'm working on:

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1,30
http://www.honourableunited.org.uk/mhd.php

Level 50 Magic Controller
Primary Power Set: Earth Control
Secondary Power Set: Storm Summoning
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Fire Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Stone Prison -- Decim-Acc/Dmg:39(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx:39(3), Decim-Dmg/Rchg:39(3), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:39(5), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:39(5)
Level 1: Gale -- Acc-I:40(A)
Level 2: Fossilize -- UbrkCons-Hold:50(A), UbrkCons-Hold/Rchg:50(7), UbrkCons-Acc/Hold/Rchg:50(7), UbrkCons-Acc/Rchg:50(9), UbrkCons-EndRdx/Hold:50(9)
Level 4: Stone Cages -- GravAnch-Immob:50(A), GravAnch-Immob/Rchg:50(11), GravAnch-Acc/Immob/Rchg:50(11), GravAnch-Acc/Rchg:50(13), GravAnch-Immob/EndRdx:50(13)
Level 6: Hurdle -- Jump-I:40(A)
Level 8: Quicksand -- RechRdx-I:40(A)
Level 10: Steamy Mist -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:39(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx:39(15), RedFtn-Def/Rchg:39(15), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg:39(17), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:39(17), RedFtn-EndRdx:39(19)
Level 12: Stalagmites -- Amaze-Stun:50(A), Amaze-Stun/Rchg:50(19), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg:50(21), Amaze-Acc/Rchg:50(21), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun:50(23)
Level 14: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:39(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx:39(23), RedFtn-Def/Rchg:39(25), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg:39(25), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:39(27), RedFtn-Def:39(27)
Level 16: Super Jump -- Jump-I:40(A)
Level 18: Health -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx:39(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg:39(43), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:39(46), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:39(46), Dct'dW-Heal:39(50)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I:40(A), EndMod-I:40(29), EndMod-I:40(29)
Level 22: Freezing Rain -- RechRdx-I:40(A), RechRdx-I:40(31), RechRdx-I:40(31)
Level 24: Earthquake -- RechRdx-I:40(A)
Level 26: Hurricane -- DarkWD-ToHitDeb/EndRdx:39(A), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/Rchg:39(31), DarkWD-ToHitdeb/Rchg/EndRdx:39(33), DarkWD-ToHitDeb:39(33)
Level 28: Volcanic Gasses -- RechRdx-I:40(A), RechRdx-I:40(33), RechRdx-I:40(34)
Level 30: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:40(A), RechRdx-I:40(34), RechRdx-I:40(34)
Level 32: Animate Stone -- BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg:50(A), BldM'dt-Dmg:39(36), CmdPres-Acc/Dmg:30(36), Dmg-I:40(36)
Level 35: Tornado -- S'bndAl-Dmg:50(A), S'bndAl-Dmg/Rchg:50(37), S'bndAl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(37), S'bndAl-Acc/Rchg:50(37), S'bndAl-Dmg/EndRdx:50(39), RechRdx-I:40(39)
Level 38: Lightning Storm -- Apoc-Dmg:50(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg:50(39), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(40), Apoc-Acc/Rchg:50(40), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(40), RechRdx-I:40(42)
Level 41: Fire Blast -- Decim-Acc/Dmg:39(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx:39(42), Decim-Dmg/Rchg:40(42), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:39(43), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:39(43)
Level 44: Fire Ball -- Ragnrk-Dmg:50(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg:50(45), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(45), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg:50(45), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx:50(46)
Level 47: Fire Shield -- ImpSkn-ResDam/EndRdx:30(A), ImpSkn-ResDam/Rchg:30(48), ImpSkn-EndRdx/Rchg:30(48), ImpSkn-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:30(48), ImpSkn-Status:30(50), ResDam-I:40(50)
Level 49: Super Speed -- EndRdx-I:40(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Containment



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I'm trying to max recharge so I can have permanently 3 LS, 2 FR and 2 Nados out. Do you guys think I can improve this build without changing powers (EPP could be changed)?

Cheers in advance.

PS: I know this is ridiculously expensive but I will get there Earth/Storm is a blast and I shall spend all my inf on it if I must.

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Think he meant he'd prefer all debuffs to be Ranged Location AoE (like DA and OS) rather than Ranged AoE (AA, PG and EMPA).

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You lazy bum!
(DA=Dark Armour; OS=Operating System; PG=Petrifying Gaze; AA=Arctic Air. EMPA=Empath on alcohol?)
You confuse us with these talks. All this combined might make a rather interesting combo though

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Yes, please!

Think he meant he'd prefer all debuffs to be Ranged Location AoE (like DA and OS) rather than Ranged AoE (AA, PG and EMPA).

I wouldn't exactly replace containment but I would take containment OFF some powers.

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no need to reply all that to me i didnt say it

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I usually do Quick Reply. It happens to reply to the last post. I'll be more careful next time tho.

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- Acid Arrow: It doesn't accept Acc IOs according to Mids

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I'm pretty sure it does.

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- Fly: Really?

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Yes. Swift boosts both runspeed and flightspeed. Put some Flight IOs in there and hover will be fast aswell.

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Oil Slick - doesn't take Acc IOs, so I assume Aim wont affect?

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I tought it would affect Damage, but it probably doesn't.

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Explosion Arrow: Why would I want to risk knocking them back out of the debuff AoEs?

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I just said I like the power. I team 99% of the time, so there is a good chance I have a troller on my team with -kb immobs. Besides, I like to use it when I streethunt.

Slotting:
. Flash Arrow: I would never slot it. But I guess you did it for IO bonuses so it's all good.
. Acid Arrow: IIRC it isn't auto-hit. Either you pick Aim and pop it before using AA, or place at least 1 Acc IO in there.
. Fly: Move those 2 extra slots to swift. The flight speed should stay nearly the same and it would boost your runspeed and Hover aswell.
. Oil Slick: It is such a sweet power to have it maxed. I really would consider to go 3Rech/3Dmg instead.
. Stunning Shot: Needs accuracy.

Powers:
. Flash Arrow: Read above.
. Ice Arrow: You'd be better off debuffing. I only find this power useful for trollers
. Stamina: It is skippable. Especially with Conserve Power and a couple EndRec bonuses
. Ranged Shot: Again, you'd be better off debuffing Take Aim instead (use it before RoA, Oil Slick, Stunning Shot and Acid Arrow).

PS: Personally I love Explosion Arrow. Lovely animation and OK damage.

So... You're looking for advices or just giving the build away?

Out of the little I know about PvP it seems to me that Ice/Nrg and Fire/Nrg are the most common choices. I like Sonic/ and /Elec but I really can't tell how good it is for PvP. Elec is said to be relatively weak when it comes to ST damage.

1) From Kinetics: Repel and Inertial Reduction (for solo PvP/PvE, you can drop SB and ID too). Not so sure about Electric.

2) I could be wrong but I guess SC does -33% Endurance to Target (PvE) and -12.5% End to Target (PvP). So I believe you would have to spam a few Elec attacks to actually cause them any trouble. Maybe with Power Build Up you can do something tricky.

3) I believe 3 slotted Swift and 2 slotted Fly would cap it.

4) Dunno how long it lasts, but you'll have a hard time killing them indeed. Your damage output isn't that good.

That's it.. It isn't much but hopefuly some experienced PvPer will come and help you out and a lot better than me.

No-one is taking it too serious. It's a healthy discussion. At least from my part.

Oh.. And the slotting is definately out of date. That guide was written pre-ED.

All Epic Pools are decent. From Electric Mastery you'll get Thunderstrike (paired with LR and Sonic -res you should get a decent amount of damage), S/L + Energy armor, ST immob and Power Sink (quite handy to recover your Endurance once in a while, but it doesn't make Stamina skipable).

If you need more information about the Epics, check this guide. Some numbers might be out of date but overall it's pretty much the same.

PvP: Psionic
PvE: Any. My personal choice would be Dark Mastery.

I didn't said that so save your sarcasm. Why in the world should a Scrapper always beat a Sonic Defender?

Anyway, I'm cutting with the OT already.