Quaver

I think Kinetics' main advantage besides the damage buffs is limitless endurance. I don't use stamina but have 4 toggles, plus Telekinesis when needed, and very rarely miss with Transference. I'm used to being down to 10% endurance and knowing that with my next move I'll be full up again, so I suppose it depends on playstyle.

I know the proc slotted in Speed Boost gives the end to a teammate, but why would you want to slot it in Transfusion when you have Transference? Nobody needs that much endurance..!

As of Issue 15 you no longer NEED Recall Friend to unstick your Protector Bots, and I would highly recommend replacing it with Maneuvers to bump up your personal defence. I would also try and add at least one -interrupt in Aid Self, when you need it you really really need it.

If you can spare it, a +defence buff in Protector Bots is quite good for your own personal defences, every little helps.

I found I had slots to burn with my Bots/FF so I have 2 end reducers in each leadership toggle, but at least one is a good start.

Just to elaborate on Snakebit: Some mobs resist the Repel 100%, Carnie Strongmen for EG. but if they are Lts. or below they will still be held, motionless, and all other mobs who don't resist Repel that come close to the Strongman will be pushed away from you as normal.

True although the OP is Kinetics (good choice ;p).. wonder if slotting Performance Shifter chance for +End in Thunderous Blast would offset the crash (10% of the time I spose) long enough for you to use a blue without losing dispersion field/bubble?

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It's great for Kinetics/ as it helps you move your power-batteries to stupid blasters etc that don't understand your powerset but I would guess Dark/ has better tricks up its sleeve already. Swap for Mass Hypnosis or Dominate (stacks with Petrifying Gaze) maybe?

If you enjoy the journey more than the destination I would definitely recommend a kin/dark Defender over a corruptor, since you will only have Fulcrum Shift for your final 12 levels and IMO that's not long enough to stop giggling ;D also the dark epic is pretty fun for a Kin, the new higher recharge times of the PBAoE stuff are offset nicely by Siphon Speed(s).

I don't play Corruptors so will shut up now..enjoy your new build whatever you go for!

Definitely take your nuke! It helps patch over some of /Elec's weaker(ish) damage than other sets, FS makes it fun, Transference makes end a nonissue afterwards etc there's no real reason to NOT do it..

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=120880


here is a fairly in-detail guide for a Kinetics/Dark Blast Defender, I guess it might be worth a read?

Very helpful guide for anyone who teams with a kin... you might want to add that Increase Density does not protect/free from Sleep, so people don't expect the kin to free them instantly if they're Slept (even though Transfusion will break it).

*edit: Also a lot of people seem to think stacking ID on you will slow you to a crawl but it doesn't stack from the same kin and the -12.5% movement speed is barely noticeable.

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Defiant has a channel called Defiant Events (/chan_join "Defiant Events") that regularly lists task forces and teams etc. For roleplaying though definitely check Union out.

Union server is full of them! GGOOC channel is where you can introduce yourself and your RP toons. Type /chan_join "GGOOC"

And welcome to the boards, I play on Defiant but always happy to answer any questions just send a tell to /@Quaver,

It depends on the power and its bonuses...I would usually 3 slot something like hasten...I'm no numbers expert but the bigger the number you're trying to enhance, the more the enhancement does...for example 3 slotting Hasten is worth it as its base recharge is high, though 3 slotting say, Twilight Grasp with recharges is probably not as its base recharge is less.

Never played a D3 personally so if nobody else has any advice for you here, you could try boards.cityofheroes.com (the USA boards) and check out the Defender guides section, should be some D3 guides with IO advice floating about somewhere.

Here's hoping....doubt it will happen though, probably because of the animation changes that would need to be made for things like martial arts etc. Or some other excuse ;-)

Yes there was maintenance, started at about 1 pm if I remember. Hopefully you'll be able to log in soon

No... but you can use these if you've got the magic booster pack

/em juggle
/em juggleelectricity
/em jugglefire
/em jugglemagic
/em cardtrick

I dunno why they didn't mention it on the store...but they're pretty fun

I specifically meant these ones, sorry :P

/em juggle
/em juggleelectricity
/em jugglefire
/em jugglemagic
/em cardtrick

Doesn't seem like anybody's mentioned them, but there were also a few shiny new emotes included in the booster pack II :-D

http://the-swarm.org/Emotes/EmoteGuide.htm

Yup, repeated mapsevers, and also a faint white line in zones on the edge of my "perception", at all times in every direction. Also sometimes team members heads/shoulders mostly disappear leaving black spikeyness for a few seconds. Never happened before. *sigh*

You can *be* farmed I guess, but farming without enough protection from damage will just be painful. Lots of MA teams going at the minute, I'd recommend checking out Atlas Park MA and asking higher level players etc. Either that or Sewer teams for your first 10 levels..