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Originally Posted by SkillyHizoh

(b/c of the low dmg)

Originally Posted by UltraTroll

Prizes are fine. What you mean crappy?

Originally Posted by _Tux__EU

Too true (Sidenote: Do all the demons (i.e Infernal's group) have attacks that have a S/L component?

Originally Posted by Warkupo

Unstoppable is a very specific event that your other psychic attacks can already take care of. Mind Probe is a bad attack because your ranged attacks do better damage and have the advantage of being ranged. It has nothing to offer that the other psychic powers do not.

I'm not sure where I'm getting the idea it does KB from either. I think his slotting confused me.

You have 3 melee attacks. one of which isn't worth picking, one which is very good, and one which is situational and probably not worth it if you picked stamina instead. I would not make my entire build focus around having melee defense for one, possibly two, good attacks, while the rest of my build would probably favor ranged quite a deal more.

You are still going to get hit with ranged attacks if you only slot for S/L. Ranged Defense is marginally better because you can stay out of melee, but then, it's very easy to pick Ice Armor so I don't particularly see the reason *not* to get it. I wouldn't only focus on one or the other though, as you will leave yourself open to attacks, which is sort of the anti-thesis for building for defense. If you're okay with having that hole, more power to you, but that doesn't mean it isn't there.

BotZ doesn't stop you from building for ranged defense, though it is one of the reasons it was so easy to soft-cap. That said, you don't *need* soft capped defenses either, 25% alone will make a very noticeable difference in your survival, and I can achieve that on any blaster without undo sacrifices.

Originally Posted by Warkupo

Mind Probe isn't a good attack just because it's at melee range. In fact, it's a worse attack because it can only achieve melee range. It doesn't even do more damage than your first two tier ranged attacks. It's KB is also counterproductive to blapping, and I'd view it more of a control power than I would a viable attack, and not a very good one at that. The only good thing it has going for it is the recharge, and Psychic Scream offers that in a cone.

Bullet Rain... isn't... a melee attack.

Drain Psyche is really more of a utility ability, not an attack, which doesn't qualify it for blapping.

That pretty much leaves Hail of Bullets and Psychic Screams, which I've already given my opinions on, and don't care to repeat them.

With only one GOOD melee ability, no, MM is not a good blapper set, and I don't choose to "beleive" that out of ignorance. It's an opinion formulated after analyzing the powers. Not just a wild haphazard guess.

Originally Posted by Schismatrix

And yet somehow my Dark/Archery Defender performs rather well both solo and on teams. Rain of Arrows is especially fun since you can launch it around corners, just like Tar Patch.

Originally Posted by New Dawn

Executioners Shots DPA (or DP~anything) is hardly worth it's short range. Enemies have less time to reach you because it's short range is a laughable 12 metres. Most other sets with a power like it are sets where I can appreciate the lack of range as conceptually a possibility and the fact that they normally have build up which helps to defeat the enemies that might reach melee helps offset the risks in short range better.

Originally Posted by MadamePistacio

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Originally Posted by Predatoric

just a general query, but how does archery and assault rifle play with dark miasma? rain of arrows and full auto i can see been good, just no aim on assault rifle

Originally Posted by StrykerX

Actually, Executioner's Shot's DPA isn't really bad, it just isn't great. ES's DPA is about halfway between Dual Wield and Pistols, so if you use Dual Wield your total DPS will go up by adding Executioner's to your attack chain. I can see skipping ES on some builds to avoid having to get that close to the enemy, but don't skip it for DPA reasons.

(Assumes unslotted at level 50, standard ammo, adjusted for Arcanatime)

Originally Posted by Not_Epsilon

I want to bring my psy/em blaster over

Originally Posted by Solo_One

i meant electric shackles is another source of -recovery since HE isnt easy to have perma on your target. also some would argue phase is better because you arent a sitting duck if anyone decides to camp on your icecube.

Originally Posted by Solo_One

mu doesnt suck. the hold is good for HE downtime since the OP's build isnt elec/therm. theres always the choice of taking phase over hibernate(never take both b/c of nophase) and a resist shield is a resist shield in pvp.