Shred_Monkey

I'm always interested in finding and trying to abuse game mechanics in new and interesting ways. I think right now that the best way to do that is to build up high +defense on pretty much any toon. But ignoring that possibilty, particularly using more active powers as opposed to just passive/toggle mitigations what other synergies do you guys find interesting? Maybe not something you'd play, but something you're curious about?



Here's a few things I've always wanted to try...



MA/DA - capitalizing on stacking stuns with Oppressive Gloom.

DM/DA with presense - focus on having control with all the fear powers available.

any melee + whirlwind (permanent knockdown)... I've done this up to level 43. It was a lot of fun, but became pointless since nothing was killing me anyway, and I couldn't perma-knockdown AVs.

DM/Fire or Spines/fire - using immobalize with burn

Spines + Weapon Mastery - make an all ranged, very AoE focused scrapper (possibly use blaze mastery now)

Caltraps slotted with massive procs and recharge.

/DA or /FA with a focus on high recharge in thier resurrection power to be used frequently.



Anyone have any expirience with doing these, or have a concept of your own you want to share?

I'm going to skip the cliche answers and actually get into something serious here.

I like to be the damage dealer. This seems to be useful in all situations. Solo, there are rarely times when damage isn't enough by itself. Teamed, there's always a benifit from having 1 more damage dealer (not always true about controls/tanks... offensive boofs/deboofs yes). Also, dealing high damage means finishing missions fast... leveling fast... moving through content fast. Thing is, I actually read the stories and contact text most of the time. If I get a mission that takes 15 minutes, then the story line isn't moving fast enough... 4-5 minute missions are great.

More specifically I like melee damage over ranged. I enjoy the jumping-in-their face feel of combined combat jumping-hurdle-melee attack over the hover blast feel. (although I also hover blast in one of my primary toons). I like fast animations over slow animations. I like continously flowing movement (dual blades over broadsword... short speedy toons over large lumbering toons).

I like to tight, insanely powerful, envelope pushing builds. If a toon doesn't have the ability to make the average player say "woah... i didn't know that was possible," then I'll probably skip that combination.

I like zero-downtime, non-stop action... I don't want any set-up time... and I don't like waiting for a power to recharge.

I also have to have a name/costume/look and concept that I enjoy being.

And all my toons are monkeys. (don't ask why.. i don't have an answer).

From all that, I've come up with 1 DB/SR scrapper. 1 DM/Shield scrapper. 1 Fire/Mind blaster. And lately I've been playing an Energy/WP brute. (I know energy has slow animations, but it's growing on me.) I really don't play the DB/SR anymore becaue the DM/Shield does everything better... but before shields came along, I played the DB/SR and nothing else for about 8 months... over 6 months at level 50.

I never bought the magic booster pack... That cape isn't available at level 1? Or isn't it a cape?

After finishing a bank mission, the detective will introduce you to contacts. It may not have the contact you want, but its another way to get an active contact in your level range.

I'm developing a red side toon. I'd jump in any teams running at or above my level (currently 23). I'd also SK anyone who wants to join me on my missions. Just ask in channel if you see me on.

A scrapper built for maximum surviviabilty is peforming his job less effectively then a scrapper built for maximum damage anytime the damage scrapper has at least 1 hitpoint.

I've seen some very fun and interesting content in MA. To be honest, I just wish they could take good content and put it into the 'real game' and throw everything else out. That's harder to do then say, but that's what I want.