Redlynne
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Just publishing this to give people ideas ... ^_-
No ... there is no Hasten. I don't need it ...
And before you ask, (Prestige) Sprint, slotted with a single Run IO, is my "travel" power ... with Hover+GvE Jump Pack (afterburners: ON!) and Raptor Pack supplying alternative travel options in some locales. This does not pain me like it would most other players with less patience (apparently), especially since there are so many more zoning options now than simply taking the PTA Tram (SG Base teleporters, Pocket D teleport, Wentworth's teleport, Mission teleport, etc.). I may not be the FIRST to the mission door all that often ... but I'm rarely the last ... simply because I know my way around (much like Superspeeders learn the routes through zones).
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Topheavy Gs: Level 50 Technology Controller
Battlecry: Bottom's up!
Primary Power Set: Gravity Control
Secondary Power Set: Trick Arrow
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Ancillary Pool: Primal Forces Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Crush- (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage: Level 27
- (7) Decimation - Damage/Endurance: Level 27
- (9) Decimation - Damage/Recharge: Level 27
- (9) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 27
- (17) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 27
- (19) Decimation - Chance of Build Up: Level 25
- (A) HamiO: Endoplasm Exposure (Acc/Mezz +2)
- (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold: Level 27
- (3) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold: Level 27
- (3) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 27
- (5) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 27
- (5) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 31
- (7) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold: Level 30
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (46) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (46) Impeded Swiftness - Chance of Damage(Smashing): Level 10
- (46) Pacing of the Turtle - Chance of -Recharge: Level 20
- (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage: Level 27
- (37) Decimation - Damage/Endurance: Level 27
- (40) Decimation - Damage/Recharge: Level 27
- (42) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 27
- (42) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 27
- (42) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge: Level 21
- (A) Accuracy IO: Level 50
- (25) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 27
- (31) Trap of the Hunter - Chance of Damage(Lethal): Level 20
- (34) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy): Level 20
- (34) Pacing of the Turtle - Chance of -Recharge: Level 20
- (34) Impeded Swiftness - Chance of Damage(Smashing): Level 10
- (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold: Level 27
- (11) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold: Level 27
- (11) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 27
- (13) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 27
- (15) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 31
- (15) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold: Level 30
- (A) Flight Speed IO: Level 50
- (13) Flight Speed IO: Level 50
- (A) Run Speed IO: Level 50
- (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 31
- (17) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery: Level 30
- (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 27
- (19) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold: Level 27
- (21) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 27
- (23) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 27
- (23) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 31
- (25) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold: Level 30
- (A) Endurance Modification IO: Level 50
- (21) Endurance Modification IO: Level 50
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (A) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 27
- (43) Shield Breaker - Chance for Lethal Damage: Level 10
- (43) Analyze Weakness - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 31
- (43) Analyze Weakness - Chance for +ToHit: Level 30
- (45) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy): Level 20
- (45) Touch of Lady Grey - Chance for Negative Damage: Level 21
- (A) Stupefy - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 29
- (27) Stupefy - Endurance/Stun: Level 29
- (27) Stupefy - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 29
- (29) Stupefy - Stun/Range: Level 29
- (31) Stupefy - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge: Level 29
- (31) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge: Level 21
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (29) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (A) Siphon Insight - Chance for +ToHit: Level 30
- (A) HamiO:Endoplasm Exposure
- (33) HamiO:Endoplasm Exposure
- (33) Damage Increase IO: Level 50
- (33) Damage Increase IO: Level 50
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage: Level 38
- (36) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance: Level 38
- (36) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge: Level 38
- (36) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range: Level 38
- (37) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 38
- (37) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff: Level 10
- (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30
- (39) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold: Level 30
- (39) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 30
- (39) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 30
- (40) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 44
- (40) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold: Level 30
- (A) Accuracy IO: Level 50
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (45) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range: Level 50
- (50) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (50) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge: Level 21
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 1: Brawl- (A) Empty
- (A) Celerity - +Stealth: Level 15
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
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Set Bonus Totals:- 12% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 12% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 12% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 12% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 12% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 12% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 12% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 12% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 10% Defense(Energy)
- 10% Defense(Negative)
- 5% Defense(Ranged)
- 4.5% Max End
- 3% Enhancement(Stun)
- 5% Enhancement(Immobilize)
- 18% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 61.3% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 42 HP (4.13%) HitPoints
- MezResist(Immobilize) 5.5%
- 18% (0.3 End/sec) Recovery
- 22% (0.93 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 3.15% Resistance(Fire)
- 3.15% Resistance(Cold)
- 1.58% Resistance(Toxic)
- 1.58% Resistance(Psionic)
Set Bonuses:
Decimation
(Crush)- MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
- 11.4 HP (1.13%) HitPoints
- 2.25% Max End
- 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 1.58% Resistance(Toxic,Psionic)
(Gravity Distortion)- 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
- 2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Gravity Distortion)- 3% DamageBuff(All)
(Propel)- MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
- 11.4 HP (1.13%) HitPoints
- 2.25% Max End
- 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Crushing Field)- 5% Enhancement(Immobilize)
(Ice Arrow)- 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
- 2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Ice Arrow)- 3% DamageBuff(All)
(Health)- 12% (0.51 HP/sec) Regeneration
(Gravity Distortion Field)- 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
- 2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Gravity Distortion Field)- 3% DamageBuff(All)
(Acid Arrow)- 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
(Acid Arrow)- 10% (0.42 HP/sec) Regeneration
(Wormhole)- 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
- 19.1 HP (1.88%) HitPoints
- 3% Enhancement(Stun)
- 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Oil Slick Arrow)- 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
- 1.58% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(EMP Arrow)- 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
- 2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(EMP Arrow)- 3% DamageBuff(All)
(Energy Torrent)- 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
- 1.58% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
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Quote:I believe the reason why Inky Aspect stays up, while Orbiting Death does not is due to the Primary/Secondary divide when it comes to mezz effects turning things off or just merely suppressing them. You'll note that all of your secondary toggles (bubbles, inky, etc.) stay on when mezzed ... while all your primary toggles (ie. Orbiting Death) get shut off.Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
I do wonder if IA stays up and running due to the fact it feeds off of your own HP.
And yes, you can use Inky Aspect and Orbiting Death together to stun and damage.
As far as damage throughput goes ... Orbiting Death is a slow but efficient way to do damage to groups of hostiles (in PBAoE). Yeah, the damage per target is low (unenhanced) ... but once you start dogpiling on the targets in your PBAoE (see: Tanker Auras) the damage output in aggregate climbs pretty high per tick, while not increasing the endurance cost and still leaving you free to attack for yet more damage. Your human form Mire however can dramatically improve that damage throughput (for 30 seconds), and getting Fulcrum Shifted by a Kineticist turns Orbiting Death into a moderately powerful damage aura. I've seen numbers go as high a -45 damage per tick with Fulcrum Shift going in Team-8 conditions with a Tanker. That's nothing to sneeze at when you're doing over 20 DPS "for free" per target(!) (max targets: 10) every 2 seconds. So like a great many PBAoE damage auras, Orbiting Death is a "waste" against a single target ... and remarkably effective against hordes of targets ... saving your team the time and effort of beating down every single last hostile using other means.
And since you're doing this in human form, there's no shifting required in order to use Stygian Circle as your group moves from dogpile to dogpile.
The basic point though is ... if you want Orbiting Death to be "worth it" you've got to invest in it, and use it in the situations and circumstances that "allow" you to leverage it (and Inky Aspect!) to your best advantage (ie. stay beside the Tanker). Also consider that running Orbiting Death/Inky Aspect alongside a Dark/Dark scrapper or tanker running *their* damage and stun auras means that the two of you will be inflicting perma-stun on Bosses ... just by being near them (together) ... and that your combined damage auras will be scouring down absolutely EVERYTHING around you, dramatically improving kill speeds for your group while you (two) move about with relative impunity as your team simply mops up anything that doesn't run away fast enough.
No, Orbiting Death is not the be-all-end-all sort of "only power you'll ever need" on your warshade in human form. But ... it is an important tool in your toolkit, and it is something which you are perfectly capable of leveraging to great effect in the context of team with buffers and debuffers working over anything and everything you come across. Do not dismiss this power out of hand, just because its output/efficiency looks "lousy" against a single target (as do most AoE attacks, btw). -
Here's a question regarding Siphon Insight's proc:
Slot the Siphon Insight proc into Flash Arrow for Trick Arrow.
Is the chance to proc checked per use of the power, or per target affected?
If the check is per target affected ... can you get Siphon Insight to proc multiple times per use of Flash Arrow?
Note that since the Siphon Insight proc affects self only, it does not prematurely draw aggro by immediately alerting mobs affected by Flash Arrow of your presence (although they may still prefer you by default once aggroed since you were the first to debuff them).
Related Question:
Slot Analyze Weakness proc into Acid Arrow for Trick Arrow.
Is the chance to proc checked per use of the power, or per target affected?
If the check is per target affected ... can you get Analyze Weakness to proc multiple times per use of Acid Arrow? -
Here's a question regarding Siphon Insight's proc:
Slot the Siphon Insight proc into Flash Arrow for Trick Arrow.
Is the chance to proc checked per use of the power, or per target affected?
If the check is per target affected ... can you get Siphon Insight to proc multiple times per use of Flash Arrow?
Note that since the Siphon Insight proc affects self only, it does not prematurely draw aggro by immediately alerting mobs affected by Flash Arrow of your presence (although they may still prefer you by default once aggroed since you were the first to debuff them).
Related Question:
Slot Analyze Weakness proc into Acid Arrow for Trick Arrow.
Is the chance to proc checked per use of the power, or per target affected?
If the check is per target affected ... can you get Analyze Weakness to proc multiple times per use of Acid Arrow?
Paging Luminara ... paging Luminara ... -
Here's a corollary question regarding Siphon Insight's proc:
Slot the Siphon Insight proc into Flash Arrow for Trick Arrow.
Is the chance to proc checked per use of the power, or per target affected?
If the check is per target affected ... can you get Siphon Insight to proc multiple times per use of Flash Arrow?
Note that since the Siphon Insight proc affects self only, it does not prematurely draw aggro by immediately alerting mobs affected by Flash Arrow of your presence (although they may still prefer you by default once aggroed since you were the first to debuff them).
Related Question:
Slot Analyze Weakness proc into Acid Arrow for Trick Arrow.
Is the chance to proc checked per use of the power, or per target affected?
If the check is per target affected ... can you get Analyze Weakness to proc multiple times per use of Acid Arrow? -
Why is it possible to slot Singularity for Intangibility?
It's not like your Singularity can cast Dimension Shift anymore ... -
Quote:That was my idea ... ^_-Originally Posted by Shyft
Dimention Shift is TERRIBLE. Horribly annoying power that only serves as a way to annoy your teammates. (someone once proposed changing it to a AoE Lift field. Like an Ice Slick except it knocks people into the air. I would love that).
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I've got a Grav/Trick Arrow controller up to 28 ... and although I miss my MIND controls (confusion, mass comedy, sleeps, holds, teleki-whattheheckisthat?-nesis) from my Mind/Kin controller, it's primarily a matter of using a very different toolkit. The playstyle for Grav is radically different from Mind/Kin ... even though both primaries and secondaries are about as "clickfest" as you can get.
The thing about Gravity/* is that you simply have to play to its strengths (which are inobvious to a brute force player) and leverage those strengths through intelligent slotting and invention sets. Oddly enough, Trick Arrow makes for a pretty decent secondary for Gravity, since Trick Arrow makes "everything ELSE better" at what they do. It's not a power levelling build by any means (*cough* Fire/Kin *cough*), but the combination of Grav/TA does have within it some pretty powerful synergies ... if you're patient enough to look for and know how to exploit them.
Still think that Dimension Shift at 12 is pretty darn pointless. If you take this power at level 12, the amount of use(ful use) you'll get out of it is pretty darn minimal ... whereas Wormhole is one of those "where have you been all my life?!?" kinds of powers.
The simple fact is though that perhaps more than any other primary, Gravity/* needs to lean on its secondary to help fill in the gaps. A significant chunk of Gravity's damage output comes in the form of Damage over Time, which doesn't exactly help with the KILL IT! KILL IT *NAOW*! pacing that the game encourages (especially in teams). That damage is also Smashing Damage, which is the second most resisted damage type in the game (only Lethal is more consistently resisted).
So if Castle would like to drop by and get a discussion going on Gravity ... it's strengths (yes, it has some), it's weaknesses (where do I begin?) ... then that would be wonderful. -
Warshade: Ms Terry
Battlecry: "Your soul is my chew toy!"
Peacebringer: Autumn Turning -
Quote:Screenshots or it didn't happen.Originally Posted by Obsidian_Force2
From what I have gathered they intend to include Kheldians, MM's, pool powers, and all the other forgotten sets into a patch sometime "soon".
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Quote:Yeah. For me, the real challenge was to find a way to make the forms different enough that they wouldn't be "stepping on each others' toes" as far as schtick and capabilities were concerned. It is, in fact, the reason why I chose to play a Warshade *first* (to 50 as it turns out) before trying my hand at a Peacebringer. With the Peacebringer, I just couldn't wrap my mind around the fact that the three (or four, if you count Light Form) form are essentially all doing the same thing with lots of overlap ... and the ancilliary effects (Defense Debuff and Knockback) just really weren't my cuppa tea. The Warshade however was OBVIOUSLY different in the different forms ... starting with the fact that you can't Fly without Nova. Where the Peacebringer has too much overlap (imo), the Warshade had plenty of "individuality" in its forms to make each one distinct, unique and special ... which made the Warshade easier for me to understand.Originally Posted by Galetta
@ Redlynne: Thank you for your build and even more so for your take on why you made your build. I've saved it and will be looking at it in the future or maybe even as the alternate build for the character. I like how wou choose to make each form stand on it's own, and that way you are useful no matter what form you are in.
And yeah, it is *nice* to have a build that can be EFFECTIVE in just about any team ... including teams of one! Where the Peacebringer feels like a hammer (and every situation is just yet another nail), the Warshade feels like a swiss army knife ... with a tool for every occasion. Even Starless Step makes for a very nice non-Line of Sight pulling tool for those situations where you've got a handy corner and don't feel like eating alpha ... even if your target is "too heavy" to move to you, you'll still "get their attention" and they'll come after you (right into the ambush prepared for them by your team!).
Peacebringers teach you tactics.
Warshades teach you strategy ... and logistics! -
Here's my tri-form Warshade build. It's a little bit off the beaten path ...
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What makes this build so different from the more typical is the lack of Hasten and the widespread leveraging of Recharge Debuffing (via Pacing of the Turtle proc). There's "enough" recharge reduction in the build to allow powers to cycle "effectively" for attack chains without being wasteful (ie. powers sitting in the tray recharged but unused due to animation times). This makes the attack chains relatively efficient in terms of allocation of resources. And best of all, it makes use of only a single purple IO (for Dark Extraction), which makes it cheaper overall than many other builds to fund.
Human form ... CONTROLS(!) ...
Nova form ... BLASTS ...
Dwarf form ... SCRAPTANKS ...
With a Tanker on the team grabbing aggro, I can stay in human form and shadow the Tanker with Orbiting Death and Inky Aspect running ... making the Tanker's life so much easier while simultaneously dishing out a surprising amount of damage through Orbiting Death. This lets the Tanker (and the rest of the team) focus on the "heavy" threats (LTs and Bosses) first ... and if the tide of battle begins to shift against us, I can always shift to either Nova or Dwarf forms as needed to allow my team to regain the initiative.
With Shadow Cloak, Nebulous Form, a Stealth IO (in Sprint) and Shadow Recall ... I can help a team "ninja" a mission with a remarkably high degree of safety, even in lower level Task Forces.
And best of all, I can go full bore constant attack in Nova or Dwarf form and not have to worry (much at all) about endurance issues. Simply using the Black Dwarf Antagonize in the attack rotation is enough to bring my endurance usage very close to the break even point (if not slightly positive, situation depending) ... which allows me to Scrank quite effectively in Dwarf form (and have for multiple Task Forces where I was the only "tank" protecting 6-7 squishies). -
I have Orbiting Death on my Warshade, 6-slotted with Obliteration, and it actually outputs a "healthy" amount of damage. It's not a total "threat hog" now like it used to be in years past (*cough* Orbiting Debt *cough*) and thus doesn't override a Tanker's taunt aura(s) for aggro control. When soloing, I just leave OD (along with Inky) turned on and pay attention to the LTs and Bosses ... ignoring Minions. By the time I've disposed of a Boss, the Minions are usually dead from OD "scouring" them into the ground for me. Against LTs, any associated Minions are either half-dead when I turn my attention to them, or all dead after disposing of the first Minion.
And don't even get me started about how awesome Orbiting Death is when combined with Sunless Mire against Pet-level minions that attack you en masse. Rikti Monkeys are just scythed down around me like wheat at harvest time.
Best results are achieved when partnering with a Tanker who holds aggro. -
Your slotting in that last build has one too many +6.25% Recharge set bonuses in it, so you're losing one to the cap on that. Other than that, interesting modification.
As for Orbiting Death ... the beauty of it is what happens when you've got it slotted up AND you've got a tanker grabbing aggro (away from you) and you (human) Sunless Mire. With a full 10 foes in the Mire, you're getting +112.5% damage ... which then boosts Orbiting Death to 25.3 Negative Damage every 2 seconds to everything in a 20 ft radius around you for 0.68 END per second (when using the Obliteration slotting I have, which is pretty "low end" as far as these things go). That's basically Sunless Mire damage, in a larger radius, every 4 seconds ... not including the chance to proc the Smashing Damage.
It makes for an absolutely awesome "rip, tear, shred" power when used on teams (especially with a tanker grabbing all the aggro). Combined with Sunless Mire and Inky Aspect, you just scythe your way through minions at a phenomenal rate. Add your shields and Eclipse for even more (unmezzed) radius-o-destruction opportunity.
I've been on teams where Fulcrum Shift is getting kicked off ... and hot damn fresh from the oven! does Orbiting Death just crank out the damage like nobody's business! Watching damage ticks just EAT their way through everything around me ... it's like I'm smoking their lives away. And with Minions being stunned by Inky Aspect, and damaged by Orbiting Death, that leaves me free to concentrate my firepower on Bosses and LTs, who draw the Gravity Well/Gravitic Emanation combo to hold and stun them. Meanwhile, Orbiting Death is just devouring the souls of everything around me.
In a lot of cases, what I'll do if I've got Orbiting Death running is I'll blast a target (right next to me) until it's almost, but not quite dead ... and just let Orbiting Death finish them off for me. Saves me a ton of endurance that would otherwise get wasted on "overkilling" things.
And as you might imagine, Orbiting Death synergizes wonderfully with Tanker aggro auras on teams. Gets even better if you've got an Ice/* Tanker with Icicles running, so that the pair of you can get real close together and just strip the flesh from every (hostile) bone around you.
I've even used Orbiting Death to "pierce" the tier 9 powers of Paragon Protectors, when almost nothing can hurt them. Owing to the fact that it ticks so often, it has a "decent" chance of doing damage even through softcapped defenses on these NPC foes.
So Orbiting Death is not a "flashy" power ... like Quasar or Unchain Essence ... but it's a good, solid, steady damage dealer PBAoE. If you run Herostats or something similar to count up what your damage sources are, you might surprise yourself at seeing just how much throughput you get with Orbiting Death. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see that you can easily deal more damage with Orbiting Death ... over time when running missions ... than you will with either Quasar or Unchain Essence.
On the subject of Nebulous Form ... I find that its leaping property is almost totally useless. The Phase property however, is almost totally invaluable ... especially when combined with Shadow Cloak. There have been multiple times when the only person on the TF who can get into/past an excessively well defended position in a mission was my warshade ... because of Shadow Cloak+Nebulous Form. So when you need to "ninja" a mission to get to an objective (and do Shadow Recall 7 times), Nebulous Form comes in VERY handy. -
Frost Tactic:
When you've got a "dogpile" situation going on, where you've gathered up a whole bunch of hostiles around you and got them "trapped" in your PBAoE Aura o' Tauntage, I've found it extremely helpful to jump up ... in place. No lateral movement whatsoever, just jump. I don't have Combat Jumping or anything else to especially raise my jump height, so I just natively jump 12' high (known from jumping onto 3D ledges in my base from the ground).
Why is this useful?
Because the cone range on Frost is 10'-15' depending on slotting ... and because the attack results are computed at the time you click the attack.
So what I do is select nearest target, jump as high as I can (12'), and when I'm at highest point of my jump straight up I click Frost to attack. This points a 10'-15', 90 degree cone DOWN at everything underneath me (slight skewage off straight down towards selected target) ... which when I've got a "dogpile on da wabbit!" situation going means I'm very likely to catch everything that was huddled up around me. This means that instead of attack a 90 degree "slice of pie" in front of me, I've instead attacked a pseudo-PBAoE of hostiles around where I was standing.
The "Frost Hop" maneuver is very simple to do, requires "n00bish" levels of manual dexterity/coordination, vastly improves the number of targets I can attack simultaneously with the cone, and does not require me to surrender my current position in order to find a better angle of attack. It's almost become a "no brainer" for me to use in combat, where every time I'm ready to use Frost ... I hop up in the air to blast the cone downwards, rather than staying on the ground to blast it sideways.
"He's intelligent, but not experienced. His pattern indicates ... two dimensional thinking." -
Quote:Why do you have the Leaping pool on a build with both Nova and Dwarf forms? It is quite literally a wasted power slot ... especially since you're getting Nebulous Form at 26 anyway (which is Phased almost-but-not-quite-that-superLeaping). Furthermore, you don't have either pre-req of Combat Jumping or Jump Kick in order to get Super Jump anyway, so you're even more literally throwing away a power pick with that one.Originally Posted by Flame_Blade
@Redlynne, Thanks for sharing your build. It looks very interesting, and although I have a fair way to go yet before reaching lvl 50, it is still very interesting.
Level 24: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
And after looking over my build even more, I'm thinking that I'm probably going to want to drop Quasar after all and switch it out with Unchain Essence ... which I'd slot with an Acc/Mez HO so that I can use it for its stun property more than its damage property (cue Inky Aspect). -
One of the simpler ways I can think of to combat SPAM in the in-game email system is to make access to the in-game email system a 3 or 6 month veteran reward. Make it 3 months if you want to be extremely friendly to new players ... 6 months if you really really really need to deter the farmers.
Simple.
Easy.
Effective.
NOT BEING DONE. -
My Stygian Circle has a 6-slot Efficiency Adaptor (level 25) and all it needs is 3+ minions to bring me nearly back to full health and endurance. 4+ minions is "overheal" on it.
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Ms Terry: Level 50 Science Warshade
Primary Power Set: Umbral Blast
Secondary Power Set: Umbral Aura
Power Pool: Fitness
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Shadow Bolt -- Decim-Acc/Dmg:27(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx:27(46), Decim-Dmg/Rchg:27(48), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:27(48), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:27(50), P'ngTtl--Rchg%:20(50)
Level 1: Absorption -- S'fstPrt-ResKB:10(A)
Level 2: Gravimetric Snare -- HO:Endo(A)
Level 4: Orbiting Death -- Oblit-Dmg:31(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg:31(43), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg:31(45), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:31(45), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:31(46), Oblit-%Dam:30(46)
Level 6: Dark Nova -- Flight-I:50(A)
Level 8: Starless Step -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 10: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 12: Sunless Mire -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(13)
Level 14: Shadow Cloak -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:25(A)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:30(A)
Level 18: Gravity Well -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold:27(A), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold:27(29), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:27(29), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:27(31), Lock-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:31(31), Lock-%Hold:30(31)
Level 20: Black Dwarf -- ResDam-I:50(A), ResDam-I:50(21)
Level 22: Stygian Circle -- Efficacy-EndMod:25(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg:25(23), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg:25(23), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg:25(25), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc:25(25), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx:25(27)
Level 24: Stamina -- EndMod-I:50(A)
Level 26: Nebulous Form -- HO:Micro(A)
Level 28: Inky Aspect -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 30: Gravitic Emanation -- HO:Endo(A)
Level 32: Dark Extraction -- ExRmnt-Acc/Rchg:35(A), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg:35(33), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:35(33), ExRmnt-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg:35(33), S'bndAl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(34)
Level 35: Stygian Return -- Heal-I:50(A)
Level 38: Eclipse -- Acc-I:50(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(39), ImpArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(39), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg:50(39), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(40)
Level 41: Quasar -- HO:Nucle(A)
Level 44: Gravity Shield -- ResDam-I:50(A), ResDam-I:50(45)
Level 47: Penumbral Shield -- ResDam-I:50(A), ResDam-I:50(48)
Level 49: Twilight Shield -- ResDam-I:50(A), ResDam-I:50(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Clrty-Stlth:15(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 1: Dark Sustenance
Level 1: Shadow Step -- Jnt-EndRdx/Rng:50(A)
Level 10: Shadow Recall -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
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Level 6: Dark Nova Bolt -- Decim-Acc/Dmg:27(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx:27(3), Decim-Dmg/Rchg:27(3), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:27(5), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:27(5), P'ngTtl--Rchg%:20(7)
Level 6: Dark Nova Blast -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 6: Dark Nova Emanation -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:27(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:27(7), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:27(9), Posi-Dmg/Rng:27(9), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:27(11), P'ngTtl--Rchg%:20(11)
Level 6: Dark Nova Detonation -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:27(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:27(13), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:27(15), Posi-Dmg/Rng:27(15), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:27(17), P'ngTtl--Rchg%:20(17)
Level 20: Black Dwarf Strike -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:31(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:31(34), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:31(34), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:31(36), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:31(36), P'ngTtl--Rchg%:20(36)
Level 20: Black Dwarf Smite -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:31(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:31(37), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:31(37), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:31(37), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:31(40), P'ngTtl--Rchg%:20(40)
Level 20: Black Dwarf Mire -- Oblit-Dmg:31(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg:31(42), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg:31(42), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:31(42), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:31(43), P'ngTtl--Rchg%:20(43)
Level 20: Black Dwarf Drain -- Nictus-Heal:31(A), Nictus-Heal/HP/Regen/Rchg:31(19), Nictus-Acc/Heal:31(19), Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Heal/HP/Regen:31(21), Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:31(27)
Level 20: Black Dwarf Step -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 20: Black Dwarf Antagonize -- Taunt-I:50(A)
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Set Bonus Totals:- 14.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 14.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 14.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 14.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 14.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 14.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 14.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 14.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 1.88% Defense(Smashing)
- 1.88% Defense(Lethal)
- 2.5% Defense(Energy)
- 2.5% Defense(Negative)
- 3.75% Defense(Melee)
- 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
- 6.75% Max End
- 59% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 71.3% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 5% Enhancement(Heal)
- 80.3 HP (7.5%) HitPoints
- Knockback (Mag -4)
- Knockup (Mag -4)
- MezResist(Confused) 2.5%
- MezResist(Held) 2.5%
- MezResist(Immobilize) 12.4%
- MezResist(Sleep) 2.5%
- MezResist(Stun) 6.9%
- MezResist(Terrorized) 2.5%
- 8.5% (0.14 End/sec) Recovery
- 10% (0.45 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 3.15% Resistance(Fire)
- 3.15% Resistance(Cold)
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This is my Warshade's current Tri-form build. The primary slotting goes into the forms, with whatever's left over being soaked up by the human form. My only major regret with this build is not having enough slots to crank up either Unchain Essence (not taken) or Quasar (taken) to meaningful levels of "Thoroughly Satisfying Kaboom!(tm)" through slotting.
The build does play however exactly how you'd envision it to ... as a controller/blaster/tanker combo, depending on form being used. It's also a heavily Slow oriented build, leveraging the Pacing of the Turtle procs for maximum advantage in slowing things down. The "lightweight" nova and human bolt powers both function remarkably well as "proc channelers" with their fast animation and even faster recharge times (2/3rds of a second!). With this much recharge from set bonuses, they're practically rapid fire and I can basically spam them without remorse. This allows me to be lighter on my feet/tentacles and react/move faster than if I were using the heavier attacks (eye/blast) and not have to give a second thought to recharge times, since they recharge "almost instantly" when used.
The human form is oriented very strongly around mez attacks (stun/hold/immobilize) primarily, backed up with Orbiting Death and Inky Aspect. Only when absolutely *buried* in opposition do I have to worry about the incoming damage from Inky Aspect. The rest of the time, the human form toggles work for me as a steady state wearing down combo that gives good returns. I use Orbiting Death to take down Paragon Protectors for instance when they pop their tier 9 protections, so long as someone else can hold the aggro away from me.
So far, the build has performed remarkably solid for me ... so there's probably some ideas in here you can "borrow" for your own Tri-form. -
My warshade has a running gag. When on PuGs, she talks about what the souls of the villains she's devouring (via Stygian Circle) "taste like" to her occasionally. It started out as just a lark, to relieve the tedium (always a good origin!) and then just grew from there while on a Task Force.
Their souls taste like ...- Freakshow: chicken
- Council: beerwurst
- Clockworks: car keys
- Carnies: cotton candy
- Hellions: red hots
- Banished Pantheon: day old bagels
- Malta: pop tarts
- Knives of Artemis: fish
- Warriors: microwaved peeps
- Tsoo: soy sauce
- Rikti: leftovers
- Nemesis: pennies
- Rularuu: pudding pops
- Circle of Thorns: ice cream
- Skulls: toast
- Vahzilok: mushrooms
- Crey: potato chips
Because of this, I changed my Battle Cry to something more appropriate to the running gag ...
Your soul is my chew toy! -
Is this supposed to deliver anything to me besides SPAM?
I very much get the feeling that clicking on the SPAM button for unwanted emails from gold farming services does not report them for moderation in any way. All it does is global ignore the sender, and at this point I'd need an ignore list of more than 1000 global users to hold the list of "GO AWAY!" users who have spammed my characters.
Any plots and plans to make the in-game email system do anything OTHER THAN deliver SPAM? -
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On another note, how well does the Force Feedback +recharge special IO work in the two nova aoes?
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Each target hit gives a chance to proc the +Recharge. Once the +Recharge procs, the chance to proc is suppressed for 10 seconds, preventing stacking of the proc. This means that the best place to put this proc is in an AoE power that does knockback which has a relatively quick recharge (ie. 15 seconds or less, unenhanced) since it will then tend to proc almost every time the power is used, barring suppression due to it proccing "too quickly" ... -
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the small "redwood" colored bookshelves can be used to make a lovely herringbone pattern floor.
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I personally use the Small Bookcase (from the Bookcases palette) in a front-to-front and back-to-back arrangement, which (as advertised) creates a lovely woodgrain pattern which can be seen from above and below. You also don't get any textures tearing this way, like you do with using cabinets, so you won't see any texture flickering as you move the camera around.
That said, it's an expensive proposition to build floors this way. An 8x8x4 ft cube of "upper floor" space will run you 1600 prestige ... which translates out to 25600 prestige to fill an entire 32x32x4 ft "block" of room space up in the air as a contiguous floor. That's 102.4k prestige to build a "complete" upper floor (with no holes in it) for a 2x2 sized room ... so it gets expensive in a hurry.
You can see an example of the results here and here from back when my base had a 2x2 control room with 3 levels of flooring in it and was featured in the City Scoop. Nowadays, I've got a 3x3 control room that's really a Death Trap that's a good deal more expansive than this old thing. -
"My sneakers do more damage than your sword."
- How to embarrass Katana Scrappers in one easy step -
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I want a dragon uppercut to replace my Eagle's Claw.
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BAH!
Humbug!
I want Cammy's ... Cannon Drill and Cannon Spike and Frankensteiner moves in MA/*.