False_Fiction

Since CoV came out I swore to the Gods and Goddesses that I would never play a MM. Ever. It just seemed to be too easy and boring. Instead, I took a Brute and a Stalker to L40 and played several Corruptors. Then I quited CoV before the L50 patch (I8?) and went back to CoH where I've had great fun 'til now.

The thing is, I want to have a high level Villain ready for fun times when I10 comes out (deleted my Stalker and Brute will go soon). I decided to try a MM and level a Corruptor (which will probably be Sonic/Thermal or Sonic/Rad).

Straight to the point: my MM will solo most of the time (well, not so much pre-L22) and I'm looking forward to face AVs/EBs/Heroes whenever I can, without any temporary powers. I like Necro (even if Zombies are as stupid as I'm told), Ninjas and Thugs. I love Dark, but I'm not sure if it will be appropriated for soloing AVs. Poison seems to be the right choice, but wouldn't be my first choice. If I go Traps, I'll go robots. I won't play a FF. And TA is great, but it doesn't seem to be a good choice for AV/Hero fights.

Any advices? I just want to have some good time and solo just about everything without the help of some useless underlings

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Ah and does anyone knows if there will be more character slots when I10 comes out? It would be just g.a.y. if we had to delete alts in order to have some good mix of Heroes and Villains on our favourite server. (Yea, I could just buy another account, but I won't do that)

I'm thinking of a MA/Inv myself. Haven't got the time to plan it but what should I try to boost? Recharge or Defence? I'm guessing there is no way to shorten to Unstoppable's recharge to ~70seconds like SR's can do with Elude.

I'd rather drop granite than rooted. But that's me

The Rage crash can be easily fixed with Hibernate tho.

The anchor will usually run away 'til the toggles drop or throw himself into a mob so you get the aggro. Other than that it works fine.

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tornado..i havent got it, the only reason i can see to get it, it annoys the tank spreads the spawns for team mates and genarlay makes a complete mess..now if u was solo or on an indoor mish in a corridor it is usefull but why take a power and use slots on it,,that can only sorta be helpfull evry now and then.
stay with me had a few

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Tornado is great. You just need to learn how to use it properly. If you're teaming with Ice/Fire/Earth troller, then all you have to do is send'em a tell and ask them to use AoE immobs as much as they can (-kb will do wonders paired with Tornado). If not, you just have to learn how to corner them correctly then release tornado. It will affect multiple foes without spreading them. It is also great for AVs and PvP.

It's easier for you to use Search and check the builds posted. Anyway, from /regen I'd pick everything except Revive, MoG and Resilence. From Claws I'd pick Slash, Focus, Follow Up, Eviscerate and Shockwave.

Welcome back btw

Not that I care much about this, but I know a lot of players who've been trying to get permanent Dull Pain. There's a post on US forums explaining how to get there. You can find it here .

Enjoy

Oh dear.. I forgot about LR. I shall be punished. Anyway, I said hasten is handy, not a must.

If you're getting a lot of debt at L10 with a Rad/ defender, you're definatelly doing something very wrong. Either you're fightning very tough mobs or you're not using your debuffs properly.

I haven't played a Rad/ defender but I hit 50 with a /Rad troller so I believe I can make a few suggestions:

- Grab Radiant Aura, RI and AM pre-L20. EF is uber, but it will drain your End in no time. Skip it 'til L22 (after stamina).

- Slot RI with 3ToHitDebuffs and 1EndRed, AM with 3Rech3EndMod, EF with 2-3EndRed and RA with 3Heal1EndRed and 1Rech if you like.

- I'd grab Mutation, Vengeance and Recall Friend on a Rad/ Defender. Vengeance is a lovely power, and if you're playing on PuGs you'll probably get to use it a lot. Fallen Hero -> Recall next to team -> Pop vengeance -> Mutate Fallen Hero. Fallout is another good option, if you can fit it in your build.

- From /Rad I can't give proper tips, since I've never played it to a decent level. However, I'd bet on AoE debuffage (Irradiate and Neutron Bomb) and Neutrino Bolt and Cosmic Burst for ST damage.

- Stamina is must if you want to get the best out of your build.

- Hasten is always handy.

Tornado should be PBAoE only. Freezing rain is AoE. And I have no idea of what do you mean with "Storm Summoning".. That's the name of your primary set.

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So the question is, can I create a viable tank without taking any of the fireswords

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Not even Fire Sword Circle? That is the best power from /Fire imo. With Combustion, Burn, Blazing Aura and Fire Sword Circle you'll do great AoE damage and things will drop quite fast. The challenge is standing on your feet long enough to do it.

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The nerf balanced things a bit. But I think it would be better if they have boosted imp's HP a bit or give them some resistance (specially against fire powers).

Anyway, Fire/Rad, Fire/Kin, Fire/Storm and Fire/TA are still very good combos IMHO.

From Ice set I would skip Artic Air, Shiver and Flash Freeze. From Storm maybe O2 and Thunder Clap.

Don't skip Tornado. Ice immobs got a -knockback component which is ace paired with Tornado.

Healing Aura: 3Heals, 1Rech (and 1EndRed if you got spare slots)

Rad Infection - 1EndRed 3TohitDebuffs

Enervating Field - 2-3 EndRed

Ling. Radiation - 2Acc 2-3Rech

The attacks, I wouldn't slot it for DefDebuff. Pick Irradiate and Neutron Bomb and you'll have a nice AoE Debuff to spam. Neutrino bolt is fine with 1acc.

And yes, Cynic plays on Defiant

You shall be forgiven. Terror is always a nice power to have since it's quite unresisted. Enjoy

I got a L36 Grav/Storm and he is great fun. Wormholing a mob to a corner, turn on Hurricane and spam Crushing Field and Freezing Rain is a beauty to see. Sometimes it goes wrong, but most of the times I get compliments from my teamates saying how cool is my playstyle and how awesome is the control potential of a Grav/Storm.

Plus, Singy is my favourite pet. It got awesome accuracy and resistance and helps spaming holds, immobs and lift. Also, it got a Repel power (similar to Kinetics) which is great to help keeping the foes cornered or away from melee range.

I'd also recommend to consider a Grav/TA. Sure, it blooms very late, but it's great fun. Debuffs + Wormhole + Oil Slick is a blast.
Take Magic or Tech origin so you can have an ignite power for Oil Slick. Oh, and you'll be wanted for Hami Raids for mass rez

I think EndRed IOs and Recovery sets will help a lot with the end issues.

I've never done the STF with my Scrapper but I doubt it can be done. I see team wipe on Dr. Aeon and Ghost Widow and a really bad time trying to take Mako down. However it should be doable if you bring Shivans. Still tough, but doable (and fun).

Howdy fellow heroes. I've been playing a Grav/Storm Troller for a while now (hes at L36) and I've became a big fan of Storm set. So I decided to make a Stormie defender. I'm trying to figure out which secondary to pick. I've thought of Rad Blast, so I could be a DefDebuff monster (Freezing Rain + Tornado + Rad attacks) or Psychic Blast for good debuffs and 3 disorient and 1 hold powers. Any opinions? Cheers.

*Edit*: Is anyone aware of the defdebuff numbers of Irradiate and Neutron Bomb and how long do they last? Thanks

Illusion/Sonic seems to be a team oriented combo. PA drop, debuffs, buffs, mez protection, cage, etc. All good stuff for teams. I've never rolled a Sonic so I can't give you good advices on it. However I find this guide quite good. Give it a try

I hit L50 with my Earth/Rad last night after beatin Lord Recluse on STF. All I can say is that I love my toon and it's been great fun to play with. Earth/Rad got an uber potential for crowd control and it's fantastic for AV fights. Be warned that your damage input is minimal tho. Kinetics might help you do a bit more damage but it will still be very little. Earth trollers aren't meant for damage but for massive control.

It pairs well will all secondaries tbh. The most common are Kat/Regen and Kat/SR. However, Inv and DarkArmor are also good choices thanks to Divine Avalanche. Since you're new to CoH maybe Regen is the best way to go. At least 'til you learn the basic stuff and start to get interested in more challenging builds.

Does anyone knows this? Cheers.