StratoNexus

Then you should take Recall Friend!
The extra 15-20 seconds it takes me to get to most missions after the first person has never been a problem yet. Occasionally it might take me 30-40 seconds longer on those across IP or Talos missions. You don't have to wait for me if that is too long, I don't wait either, I like to dive into spawns and if you're busy selling, I'll be busy killing. Somehow, someone else is always dawdling more than me.

Shouldn't the bigger reduction of the higher level Freak XP also be listed?

Nah, Fire Puddles is three year old character. I skip travel powers quite frequently and I am almost never the last person to a mission door. I take a travel for concept or if I have room and nothing else fits concept anyway. I can go to the TV reactor with sprint and Hurdle in less than 3 minutes, so its not a bother to skip my travel (AM also helps a lot).

Flashfire + Hot Feet gives me my AoE damage and much of my mitigation. Fire Cages would be a nice addition, but I haven't really had any issues without it. I Flashfire as I jump into the middle, it is rare for enemies to wander out of the Hot Feet while disoriented (although since I have the Stupefy: KB proc in Flashfires (and Fissure) for giggles, I do often scatter them, I will most likely remove them soon, but it still makes me cackle everytime I scatter the heck out of the baddies).

As far as engaging multiple spawns, I find the toggles work fine on adds, as does Fissure and LR if they are recharged. I play on Unyielding, so I mostly fight +1s and +2s, maybe with the new difficulty slider I will feel the lack of extra controls, although I will probably only bump it to +2s and +3s. I will keep in mind the Choking Cloud and Fire Cages recommenadtions in case the higher difficulty with I16 becomes problematic.

My teams move fast, too fast really. We will often run into rooms of doom uncaring and aggro multiple spawns (and generally we are all squishies). This, naturally, causes the occasional insta-death and Vengeance then Fallout are very useful to me. I really wanted to fit in Mutation as well, but Weave was too tempting (we made it this far with just awakens ).

I've been told RotP is part of my attack chain.

I look at RotP as a heal and +end power. If its recharged (and it usually is), I'll do things I won't when its not recharged. I've been disappointed by surviving on a few occasions, because I was so hurt and my end so low, that now I'd have to Rest, instead of continuing to play.

I have 2 controllers with Epics, neither has /Fire, but now that they are getting RotP, my Fire/Rad/Earth might become Fire/Rad/Fire (although I really, really like my footstomping, so probably not).

I knew there was a reason I only did Master of badges occasionally!

I would prefer Granite armor pieces overlayed. I'd like it if something of my character remained, instead of switching to look like everyone else that has Granite.

~6 seconds after you use Short Circuit, use Tesla Cage. Tesla, like Short Circuit, is guaranteed to stop recovery (if you hit, of course), its not a chance to stop it.

Edit:
I did not slot either Charged or LB for end drain, but its not a bad idea, especially Lightning Bolt. My slotting for BL and SC are as follows, although I do not meet your criteria. Purple sets could help, but that is a bit pricey and would have to wait until 50.

Level 4: Ball Lightning -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(5), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(7), AirB'st-Acc/Dmg(9), AirB'st-Dmg/Rchg(31), AirB'st-Dmg/EndRdx(37)

Level 10: Short Circuit -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(11), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(11), Oblit-Dmg(15), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(15), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31)

Can they send out global friend invites?

Mmmm. So good. So good.

Thank you for the info.

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While I have dreamed of playing a Katana/Kinetics since 2004 when I met my first Tsoo, I am thinking we may never see melee + buff/debuff, which makes me sad.

What is the animation time of Scrapper Fire Blast?

That is actually quite different from your previous statement:
IME, after a few seconds, it doesn't really matter anymore if the AV is hitting, since its damage has been nerfed all to heck.

Honestly, if you intend to open most fights with Breath+Ball, Hot Feet becomes very suspect. The end cost on it is so obscene (but I am not saying its not worth the high end cost) that I hate to have it and not be using it every second I am actually engaged in a fight. The end cost is also hard to maintain without IO bonuses, although without Blazing Aura or Tough or the leadership toggles or Stealth, you are in a much better situation than I have ever been with Hot Feet and endurance.

Are you the type to stop playing a character when you get to 50, or do you continue playing after 50?

I am very surprised you enjoy Combustion so much. Very few do and even though I leveled to 50 with it on my first blaster and even though I have it on my AR/Fire, I still can't say I am fond of it as far as effectiveness is concerned (but I really, really like the way it looks, I kind of wish I could make FSC look like it does).

Thank you, I was not aware of that.

While its nice that a Fire/EM can kill 3 spawns and then be out of endurance, I'd rather Spin-Spin-Spin (or Flashing Steel in my case) my way through a mission without needing to stop.

Edit:
Although, if we did go "all the way" to level 12, a Fire/EM blaster and a Kin/Sonic defender would be a good farming duo.

Still more Edit:
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
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lowbie power A: Level 12 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Kinetics
Secondary Power Set: Sonic Attack

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Siphon Power -- Acc-I:15(A)
Level 1: Shriek -- Acc-I:15(A), Acc-I:15(3), EndRdx-I:15(9)
Level 2: Scream -- Acc-I:15(A), Acc-I:15(3), EndRdx-I:15(9), Dmg-I:15(11)
Level 4: Howl -- Acc-I:15(A), Acc-I:15(5), EndRdx-I:15(5)
Level 6: Transfusion -- Acc-I:15(A), Acc-I:15(7), RechRdx-I:15(7)
Level 8: Increase Density -- EndRdx-I:15(A)
Level 10: Siphon Speed -- Acc-I:15(A), Acc-I:15(11)
Level 12: Speed Boost -- EndMod-I:15(A)

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
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lowbie power B: Level 12 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Fire Blast
Secondary Power Set: Energy Manipulation

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Flares -- Acc-I:15(A), Dmg-I:15(7), Dmg-I:15(7)
Level 1: Power Thrust -- Acc-I:15(A)
Level 2: Fire Ball -- Acc-I:15(A), Dmg-I:15(3), Dmg-I:15(3), Dmg-I:15(5), Dmg-I:15(5)
Level 4: Build Up -- RechRdx-I:15(A)
Level 6: Energy Punch -- Acc-I:15(A)
Level 8: Fire Breath -- Acc-I:15(A), Dmg-I:15(9), Dmg-I:15(9), Dmg-I:15(11), Dmg-I:15(11)
Level 10: Bone Smasher -- Acc-I:15(A)
Level 12: Aim -- RechRdx-I:15(A)

Well, with the great damage output of Nova, that might be a great choice. Fast Healing and Reconstruction probably still make the Regen scrapper the "best" choice, but a lot of the builds in this thread seem worthwhile.

If only Reform Essence came sooner.