Jibikao

I haven't tried other interface besides Reactive but I am pretty sure they all work? Do they all have the burning graphics? Maybe the other 3 don't have any graphics at all?

I kinda like it. Another side of the coin is why should the end-game content favor any damage-type?

My one and only perma dom is Gravity/Fiery. She is barely perma. I need to really watch out the button at least for two times and then it stacks nicely.

I am all Hovering in air for more protection and I go for more +defense. I really like the defense bonus because in situations where controls don't work or don't work fast enough, I can withstand quite a bit of beating with my ice shield, tough/weave, and set bonuses.

If you feel you need more defense, then yeah, 145% recharge sounds a bit too much.

Mmmmm,

You know what, I've never tried high level /Kin. Dark/Kin may be good. I heard that /Kin is a very busy set?


I haven't read much about /Time, but I also heard that /Time is a busy set?


I recently found out that Corruptor's Stun Modifier is extremely low (hence the reason why the -Special debuff in Weaken is even lower than Mastermind's version because -special debuff uses Stun modifier). This is one reason why Corr's Dark Pit doesn't seem to last as long? I've taken it before but I dropped eventually. I don't mind taking it again with set bonuses though.



What's the synergies between Dark Blast and Time?

Mmmm, maybe Vampire is the wrong choice of word.

If you were to maximize Dark Blast and Life Drain, which secondary would you choose?

I hope it's not too late to change your mind. Ninja/Pain doesn't work that well. You will need to heal A LOT and constantly.

If you want a good Ninja experience, I would suggest Ninja/FF.

In a race to 32, I would say Ninja wins. Merc, while having the advantage at long range (some pets still run in), their damage output is a lot lower than Ninjas.

Hey guys!

I plan to make my first build that is dedicated to Vampire theme (more about leech health). The new improvement on Life Drain in Dark Blast really makes it possible but I can't decide what builds I want to go for. I'll throw out some ideas I have gathered and let me know if you've tried or if you have an even better one.

Restrictions: It will be only Blaster or Corruptor. I will not make a Defender because I don't want to wait until 35 for Life Drain. Second, I will not make a Dark/Dark Corr. It is too common. :P I've had Dark/Dark before and I want something a bit different.


Blaster

1. Dark/Energy: This is probably the highest candidate for me. Power Boost can increase Life Drain healing to about 300ish and Boost Range can increase TT's cone. I am not too thrilled about increasing the AoE Knockback size as the knock back in that power is very strong. I didn't know Blaster's Power Boost only recharges in 60s and not 120s like others!


2. Dark/Mental: This is actually my first idea because I don't like AoE knock back but I also want one more aoe attack. /Mental has Scream and Drained Psyche can offer more +regeneration/end to compliment my life leeching. Down side is it has more pbaoe.

3. Dark/Ice: This is probably unlikely but /Ice has a quick hold which stacks with Dark Blast's hold. And /Ice is pretty good at keeping foes away with Ice Patch and Shiver? I don't plan on blapping much.

(I don't like Dark/Dark M Blaster. I would have chosen that if /Dark M has Siphon Life. I'll have double health leeching powers!)


Corruptor


1. Dark/Storm: Dark is all about cones and /Storm is the best at keeping foes away from you. I see the synergies in two stun powers (dark pit and thunder clap) and Hurrican pushing foes that I haven't immbed. What do you think? Down side is tornado and thunder storm may scatter the mobs too much since TT doesn't have -kb.


2. Dark/Pain: If the theme is get Health Leeching and healing, I figure it may be fun to have Life Drain and Soothing Aura (healing once 4s) and one more aoe heal if I need it. The problem is /Pain isn't as solo friendly as /Storm and I've tried /Pain too many times.

3. Dark/Trap: I consider /Trap only because I enjoy having solid mez protection in FFG but it kind of counters Dark Blast's cone because I may need to jump in to set traps (which takes time away from me leeching health!).

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Some pointers. Do you find Entropic useful? The numbers don't look too good. Only 10% chance for 5% health? I need to sacrifice one slot for the proc. I could have put chance for negative or full set of Thunder Strike for range defense. What's your thoughts on this? Has anyone tried Entropic proc in all 3 range attacks? Good? Bad?


There is a thread about the Sleep proc for healing. Corruptor does have access to Mass Hypnosis which may make the build interesting?


So far, I am leaning towards Blaster only because Dark Blast is new and I plan to use mostly dark blast powers.

Offensively, I would say Kinetic with the right use of FS is a bit more potent.

However, /Cold brings almost everything but healing. With ice shields on, your team can safely blast without worrying about taking too much damage.

I also think Kinetic works better with more melee on the team than more squishies because a lot of squishy don't like to get that close and they may not benefit the full potential from FS.

I made a Rad/Device too on the weekend. I haven't played a Blaster for about 2 years now.

Man, Radiation is so much better on Blaster. It is such a total upgrade from Corr's version. I hate Corr's Radiation.

I picked /device because I've never really tried it and I intend to be mostly range toon. Yes, I know melee attacks do more damage but I am willingly to stay on back to take less risks. I also find Taser pretty good at stunning. It's fast and I should be able to stack stuns with Cosmic on a boss.

I was really looking at /device for the first time after the Defiance change. It seems like Trip Mine and Time Bomb give a lot of Defiance bonus. I won't play my Blaster like a trapper but I certainly will use those two powers to fuel my Defiance before the fights. So with the loss of Build Up, I at least get a pretty good Defiance boost before the fight.

One thing I've noticed is that endurance cost is pretty heavy I run both Cloaking and Targetting Drone. Cloaking's defense seems very very very low. Endurance cost should be less?

It only seems to happen when I typed out a long reply... T_T

I've decided to go for more +recharge.

Thanks for all the feedback.

I like WS but I don't like it THAT MUCH. I see the potential with Eclipse but WS still has pretty big holes when I don't have dead bodies at my disposal.

I don't plan to make two builds and test which ones I like better (more +defense or more +recharge) and I also don't have that much interest in buying lots of LotG for the build.

Having higher recharge is easier to manage with cheaper sets and Spiritual. I guess I just need to carry lots of BFs because I really hate getting mezzed.

I wanted more +defense originally because in situations where I have no bodies to use, I need to survive better on my own. I know it sounds funny but Human WS reminds me of the old "Dominator" when Domination was a "must-have". Dominator had that highs/lows gameplay and I see that in WS Human a lot. When there are a lot of mobs and dead bodies, I am a happy alien but when I get mezzed or not enough dead bodies, I feel s@#$.


In fact, I would even recommend Dominator fans trying WS out because WS has a lot of controls too.

Dark Manipulation has the potential to let Blasters do a lot of damage. The risk is to go melee and use pbaoe.

I think it's good that they made DM different than other secondaries.


I just don't think Dark/Dark fits well. Dark Blast not only has two cones but one of them is a serious aoe knock back.

I hate shifting delays that I don't want Dwarf form. lol

Oh, Eclipse is not auto-hit... I see.

I did plan on using Spiritual alpha but looks like Clarion is more useful to me because my biggest downfall is mez. If I don't get mezzed, I can withstand a lot of situations.

Not sure if I am going to be that dedicated to WS so maybe no Luck of Gambler. hehe