Garent

If they did then the base recharge time would probably be reduced as well so that it's perma out of the box. That would make it more in line with voltaic sentinel. The advantage would be that it would be easier to summon in every battle, but sustained damage would go down. I prefer it the current way simply because I'm used to it and it's more intuitive, even though lowering the recharge time and making recastings overwrite it would technically be a buff in pvp and in most pve situations.

Oh, the sign up deadline is coming up soon isn't it? I'd better stop being lazy and sign up then.

Team: LOL RPVP

@John Murdock
@Garent
@BigMike, @BigMike2

Storm defenders were relatively unaffected by the PvP changes.

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I case you all havent noticed I am still pretty nerd raged about this nerf because it was completely unjustified.

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Having a power that does more damage in addition to coming up faster when you have recharge buffs on you while all other powers simply come up faster is bad design. The change brought lightning storm in line with all other powers in the game in that regard.

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Which is kind of a shame, since pretty much nobody liked the change, and it was an admitted kludge to patch over some recharge related problem with AI attack chains. Of course, conspiracy theories abound since the majority of pets only have one attack.... including Lightning Storm....

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I'm one of the few who liked it.

Heheh. It doesn't state that they're gladiator matches, but I think it's pretty well implied :P.

I want the juicy gossipy details.

If you're really desperate for cheap knockback protection, you can four slot kinetic crash in your explosive arrow.

Achilles heel isn't as good as you think it is. The debuff it gives is seperate from the power effect. What I mean is that if you put it in sleet it doesn't give a 20% chance of making sleet a 50% debuff instead of 30%. There's a 20% chance that a seperate debuff that lasts for 10 seconds will go off.
The reason this is important is because I'm 90% sure that achilles heel procs can't stack from the same caster.

Well if no one dies either way does it really matter?

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Yikes! Too many slots in Shadow Fall. I run with the Steadfast: KB Protection and one EndRedux. The defense isn't impressive enough to warrant six slots.

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By slotting their stealth aura for defense and getting manuevers, storm summoners and dark miasmists get a little over 13% defense. This is defense that is being applied to the entire team (within range) to all defense types including psychic. This is especially noteworthy because they are both sets that do the majority of their damage mitigation through enemy disruption. Adding such a significant amount of defense on top of this makes them capable of covering the survivability needs for just about any team.

Don't get thunderstrike, as its damage is rather poor. Then decide whether or not you really need another hold in shocking bolt. Charged armor is a must, and power sink is very good for a build like this that can potentially burn through lots of endurance.

Something like this could work.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
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Level 43 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Dark Miasma
Secondary Power Set: Dark Blast
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leadership

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Twilight Grasp -- Acc(A), Acc(3), Heal(3), Heal(5), Heal(5), RechRdx(7)
Level 1: Dark Blast -- Acc(A), Dmg(7), Dmg(9), Dmg(9), EndRdx(11), RechRdx(11)
Level 2: Gloom -- Acc(A), Dmg(13), Dmg(13), Dmg(15), EndRdx(15), RechRdx(17)
Level 4: Tar Patch -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(17), RechRdx(19)
Level 6: Darkest Night -- ToHitDeb(A), ToHitDeb(19), ToHitDeb(21), EndRdx(21)
Level 8: Shadow Fall -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(23), DefBuff(23), DefBuff(25), ResDam(25), ResDam(27)
Level 10: Hover -- EndRdx(A)
Level 12: Fearsome Stare -- Acc(A), ToHitDeb(27), ToHitDeb(29), ToHitDeb(29)
Level 14: Fly -- Flight(A)
Level 16: Swift -- Run(A)
Level 18: Health -- Heal(A)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(31), EndMod(31)
Level 22: Tenebrous Tentacles -- Acc(A), Dmg(31), Dmg(33), Dmg(33), EndRdx(33), RechRdx(34)
Level 24: Night Fall -- Acc(A), Dmg(34), Dmg(34), Dmg(36), EndRdx(36), RechRdx(36)
Level 26: Howling Twilight -- RechRdx(A)
Level 28: Maneuvers -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(37), DefBuff(37), EndRdx(37)
Level 30: Tactics -- ToHit(A), ToHit(39), ToHit(39), EndRdx(39)
Level 32: Dark Servant -- Acc(A), ToHitDeb(42), ToHitDeb(42), ToHitDeb(42), Heal(43), Heal(43)
Level 35: Life Drain -- Acc(A), Heal(40), Heal(40), Heal(40)
Level 38: Vengeance -- DefBuff(A)
Level 41: [Empty]
Level 44: [Empty]
Level 47: [Empty]
Level 49: [Empty]
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance



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Umm,why are ya'll scheduling the first matches on a holiday?!
The 21st is Father's Day.You know the day when kids buy there dad ties?
And if the poor guy is really lucky maybe they will take him out and buy him a steak.&lt;--idea for all you people out there

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I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread that you can do your matches at any point within the week as long as you can get everyone.

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The only situation where I can see end-drain attacks not being viable is in PvP.

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End drain is plenty viable in pvp. My storm/sonic will occasionally fully drain people. Just like in pve though, you'll suffer if you completely base yourself around it.

I suggest this.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
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Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Cold Domination
Secondary Power Set: Ice Blast
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Psychic Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Ice Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(39), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(40)
Level 1: Ice Bolt -- Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(13), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(34), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), ImpSwft-Dam%(39)
Level 2: Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(11), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15)
Level 4: Frost Breath -- Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(A), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(5), Posi-Dmg/Rng(5), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(9), Posi-Dam%(9), ImpSwft-Dam%(11)
Level 6: Glacial Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(7), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(7)
Level 8: Frostwork -- Heal-I(A)
Level 10: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(13)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 16: Arctic Fog -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(17), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(17), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(19), ResDam-I(19), ResDam-I(21)
Level 18: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal(43), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(45), Mrcl-Rcvry+(46), Mrcl-Heal(46), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx(46)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(50), P'Shift-End%(50)
Level 22: Ice Storm -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(23), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(23), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(25), Posi-Dam%(34), ImpSwft-Dam%(34)
Level 24: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(25)
Level 26: Sleet -- P'ngTtl-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(A), TmpRdns-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(27), RechRdx-I(27), ImpSwft-Dam%(33), LdyGrey-%Dam(33), Posi-Dam%(33)
Level 28: Bitter Ice Blast -- Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(29), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(29), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Cloud-%Dam(31)
Level 30: Acrobatics -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 32: Heat Loss -- P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(39), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(40)
Level 35: Freeze Ray -- BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(A), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(36), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(36), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(36), Hold-I(37)
Level 38: Benumb -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(40), RechRdx-I(43)
Level 41: Dominate -- BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(A), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(42), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(42), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(42), Hold-I(43)
Level 44: Mind Over Body -- TtmC'tng-ResDam(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(45), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(45)
Level 47: Blizzard -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(48), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(48), Posi-Dmg/Rng(48), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Super Speed -- Run-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- ULeap-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance



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Who is your daddy and what does he do?

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Dates women seventeen years younger than him.

Ah right I remember now.

Making a build that's capable of end drain is viable, but making a build that relies completely on end drain is not. If you're looking for a defensive secondary that you can mitigate damage with to make up for kinetic's offensive-ness, I suggest energy or psychic.

What you have there should work pretty well. I do suggest taking a slot out of hasten though since a third level 50 common IO doesn't add very much. You could move it to O2 boost and change that to two common heal IOs.

Back a long long long time ago when my storm/sonic was a storm/energy I dueled an ice/EM tank (I think it was Spark's) for eight minutes before finally losing. Longest fight ever.

John Murdock will probably be on a team with me. We haven't figured out who our third person will be.

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It was the first thread I clicked on on the page.

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Me too. When I see a thread with a subject line in all caps and a emoticon I just have to click it.

Storm/Psy should work well. They're both strong sets and neither of them have powers that would get in the way of the other.

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Actually my favorite is when I start casting a heal, get slept, heal goes off and wake myself up. Preemptive sleep cure.

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I love it when that happens.