Psylenz

I took some time to put together this build which is more the way I build kinetics. I would emphasize, it's a matter or priorities; I DO NOT mean to say Madadh is wrong. I focus on accuracy, stealth, endurance management, and recharge. I also tried to get more oomph into the status resistance. I am not totally satisfied. I am tempted to drop psionic tornado to free up slots for other powers and take hover.

In my humble opinion, defenders with psy blast should not skip psychic scream. It has a longer activation time, but the -recharge on a wide cone is so hard to pass. I also incorporated psionic tornado. Admittedly you woudn't COULDN'T use both AoEs in each attack chain or you would get locked up in animations too long. Fortunately telekinetic blast and will domination are super-quick. AoE attacks against swarms of minions while fulcrum shifted produces a lot of fast easy xp.


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KinPsy1: Level 50 Natural Defender
Primary Power Set: Kinetics
Secondary Power Set: Psychic Blast
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Dark Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Transfusion -- Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Heal/HP/Regen(3), Numna-Heal/Rchg(3), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(5)
Level 1: Mental Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(7), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11)
Level 2: Siphon Power -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(7)
Level 4: Subdue -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(15), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(15), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(17), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(17), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19)
Level 6: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(19)
Level 8: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 10: Siphon Speed -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(13), RechRdx-I(13)
Level 12: Speed Boost -- P'Shift-EndMod(A)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(A), Zephyr-Travel(23), Zephyr-ResKB(25)
Level 16: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(27)
Level 18: Inertial Reduction -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 20: Will Domination -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(21), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(21), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(39), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39)
Level 22: Telekinetic Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(25), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(27), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(40), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(40), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43)
Level 24: Psychic Scream -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(45), Posi-Dmg/Rng(46), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 26: Transference -- Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(29), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg(29), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(31), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(31)
Level 28: Psionic Tornado -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(40)
Level 30: Tactics -- AdjTgt-ToHit(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(31), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(33), AdjTgt-EndRdx/Rchg(34), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx(34), AdjTgt-Rchg(34)
Level 32: Fulcrum Shift -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(33), Acc-I(33)
Level 35: Scramble Thoughts -- Stpfy-Acc/Rchg(A), Stpfy-EndRdx/Stun(36), Stpfy-Acc/EndRdx(36), Stpfy-Stun/Rng(36), Stpfy-Acc/Stun/Rchg(37), Stpfy-KB%(37)
Level 38: Psychic Wail -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(46)
Level 41: Oppressive Gloom -- Amaze-EndRdx/Stun(A), Amaze-Stun/Rchg(42), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg(42), Amaze-ToHitDeb%(43)
Level 44: Increase Density -- Aegis-Psi/Status(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(45), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(48), Aegis-ResDam(50)
Level 47: Dark Consumption -- P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(A), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(48), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(48)
Level 49: Dark Embrace -- ImpSkn-Status(A), ImpSkn-ResDam/EndRdx(50), ImpSkn-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A)


I did load up on accuracy, tohit, and accuracy bonuses, but how much accuracy do you need for fulcrum shift to hit a +4 AV in an incarnate task force? (Seriously, I am not sure of the number, but it has to be high.)

In certain situations, with leadership/tactics or rad/storm defense debuff, the accuracy penalty is NOT so delibilitating as stayin on the ground -- Knives of Artemis and the ninjas in the Chimera map. Nobody but nobody likes 3, 4, 5 stacked caltrops.

LGTF > obviously Rikti are fun to spank

ITF > Is cimerora ancient Paragon City or ancient Rogue Isle?

What level are you now? Your defense will shine even more once you get synaptic overload and stand in a pile of angry guys beating on each other.

The powers look good. Taking all leaderships is a solid choice to maximize pets and team potential. There are a number of good pool powers. It's hard not to take PFF and aid self, which are the only two powers I MIGHT sub out in an alternate build. Recall friend can be tasty for pets that get stuck, which does appear to be occurring less and less these days. There is one mastermind power from robots I am tempted to take - again let me emphasis, current powers presented look great - as I love to stack me some stuns with the photon grenades.

edit: oops I am on cold meds. You did say thugs not robots

Some highlights/lowlights to take from this discussion:

If I am leading a team (which isn't my favorite thing to do since I zone slower than others), I just go by a couple of rules of thumb.

If the team is absolutely steam rolling, waxing things with the very first volley, difficulty goes up and so does spawn count. Obviously if the AoE can kill say 10, it can kill 20 minions. If I am a 50 doing hero tips, setting it on +3 will make it all purple all the time for supersidekicked teammates, and that will seriously crimp their effectiveness.

If a teammate is getting defeated each and every group despite good tactics and team play, then I say it's time to dial it back.

Ideally, you don't want to grind, you want to be able to snatch teammates from the jaws of defeat, but an occasional oops isn't the end of the world.

For the mastermind soloist, the type of mastermind matters a lot. A poison secondary mastermind can easily handle +3/X1 solo. The other variant scale 0 X 8 for a poison mastermind will give you more trouble.

Two movies at the theatre per month would put me at $15. (Ten 20 oz sodas from the vending machine or god worse, the convenience store.) The fact that veteran players have only paid for CoH Issue 0, CoV, and Going Rogue is quite a statement. If you came in long enough after City of Villains release, you got the first two for one price as it is. I know this isn't like other games, but would people pay $15 per month and pay for Issue 17, Issue 18, Issue 19, etc?

To the OP:

But, what about our level-pacted Demon Summoning/Dark and Demon Summoning/Poison juggernaut duo?

I have to agree with the up front customization. I spent a day downloading a competing MMO just to try it out because I heard how the game play was so much better. I regretted it completely. NOTHING compares to CoX's costume creator. Nothing compares to the diversity in powersets even for a level 2 character in CoX. Playing a game where random drops to fill out your costume, defense attributes, and self buffs is beyond description. Even CoX's invention origin sets are head and shoulders above the rest, when a permadom can slot for recharge in the same power another might slot for more damage, stun, or endurance reduction.

There was a big backlash to Architect Entertainment. I still go there on occasion to play for tickets for the absurdly prices common salvage and find a MARVELOUS world of content that isn't close to being impossible to complete or merely an experience farm. I would challenge each player to build an AE arc just to get the experience of what it is like to team next to your own hero controlled by admittedly poor AI. (MY AE clone of my FF/psy blast defender is way too enamored with detention field.)

This game is far from dead. I do find it extremely discouraging i cannot find Going Rogue in the local Wal-mart. For myself, I MISS having the big Coke and Nike ads in the regular city zones. It added realism for me.

Here's to the Next 81 months of CoX.

I agree, permahasten and spiritual goodies are the way to go, but off the top of my head, the amount of resistance from the cardiac computations seems low.

When I am on a team with my buff /thermal mastermind, the Demon Summoning MM, I don't keep up the shields 24/7 -- on my PETS because the aggro is shared enough usually, it's not necessary. Of course, when we are coming to mission completion (the boss room) everything gets shielded. On my Necro/thermal, there is is nothing better I can do for my necros or my team than to keep the resistance shields up at all times possible. For one thing, my necro MM doesn't have whip attacks to share the debuffing fun.

Now on a FF character, it's a different story. FF doesn't have warmth or cauterize for the 5% chance someone takes a hard hit. The best way to keep teammates upright is to shield them up to as close to the defense cap as possible. In case folks weren't paying attention, the defense cap is effectively higher with the new level 50+ content (Apex and Tin Mage). And for my final point to this burgeoning rant: insulation means you have endurance drain protection from sappers, Mu Adepts and minions, carnies, and other nasties. It might not mean that much to a resistance based melee, but something with defensive toggles that drop due to end drain is a whole other story.

This thread makes me pine for the days when our little static team had a gravity/kin, sonic/sonic defender and a spiny scrapper. Much death did ensue from damage capped, resistance slashed foes. Yeah, kinetic/sonic blast defender or corruptor makes a team a juggernaut.

I echo what has been expressed about the SG leader: sheesh. There are non-viable builds I don't like such as petless masterminds, or characters that try to take as many pool powers as possible. But, as Jimmy would say on South Park, c-c-c-COME ON!! Electric Control Dominators are viable if not able to solo the Hamidon.

Of the Defenders, there seems to be a resurgence in Forcefields and trappers. Defense is pure and simple, hard to beat. I would suggest a sonic corruptor. Specifically a Sonic/sonic defender or corruptor to your taste. Disruption field is one of the best toggles in the game, since most teammates have a hard time killing it, unlike dark or rad anchors . The sonic debuff benefits your team, the sonic shields are very handy, and sonic disruption is a fine mezz protection. Liquefy is easily not the most powerful tier 9 defender/corruptor power but it's nothing to sneeze at either. It's an AoE tohit debuff and defense debuff with a less frequent knockdown as you may be familiar with in earthquake of the earth control set.

I will post again, repeating what has been posted before: siphon power and fulcrum are very formidable DEBUFFs. I spam that siphon power with transfusion and transference for extra debuffing. It's not pure damage resistance, but taking damage off the top of incoming hits always helps.

Flurry... really. If you are muling a set for melee damage, couldn't you find something better than flurry?

Personally I think slotting up siphon speed is a good option since from what I have read around the defender forums is that after the accuracy check, the debuff from siphon speed is IRRESISTIBLE, meaning full debuffs on AVs.

Of the powers in the suggested build, I prefer suppressive fire to executioner's shot. Suppressive can immediately take out particularly nasty targets like sky raider engineers, sappers, communications officers, etc.

I agree with the dark watcher's despair or even dampened spirits for maximum end, tohit debuff, and recharge buffing. The bonuses aren't shabby either. Remember, everything fluffy does includes a tohit debuff (except maybe the hold). Buffing Chill of the Night should be a dark defender's priority.

I have to vote for Earth/Storm controller. It doesn't kill fast, but it can sure tie up, lock down, flip and flop a lot of spawns.

I really like Grant Invisibility on my kinetic guys. They can hit teammates/allies with speed boost and grant invisibility. Some folks can use the extra invis when they aren't used to the extra speed or have lag issues and 'overshoot' in combat situations. It's also great for pushing a team through missions you want to stealth if your assemble the team is on cooldown. Finally, grant invis is another layer, albeit a thin layer, of defense for teammates.