Talionis

Body Guard Mode allows you to provoke and keep the damage from being focused on your weak minions. Thus keeping them alive. You use your heal to recover hit points and do your best to lower the enemies to hit enough to yiou and your minions alive. Your pets have some small layer of defense which goes well with - to hit from dark.

Good luck!

The regeneration aura in Pain is supposed to be better for MM than for Corrupters. I think it has to do with having more total hitpoints, but I could be wrong.

I wonder how broken every character getting a signature power at say 35 would be. The signature power could be anyone one power from any powerset. This would allow your character to do something different from every other character in your Archetype. Maybe you could even keep certain powers like Fulcrem Shift off the table. But I think a broader single choice would create a lot of lot of stylization for toons.

I'm sure this could result in some level of brokenness, but not the absurd brokenness that some of the other suggestions would do.

I think we all have noticed that AE has a ton of good and bad associated with it. But overall its been a good choice for the game and doesn't have to ruin peoples experience. So too would a signature power not ruin people experiences.

My Trick Arrow/Dark is a magic origin character. I can also light my own oil slick, with that magic origin power. The theme works fine for me.

Trick Arrow is a fun set, but it won't have a ton of damage associated with it. Trick Arrow is one of the weaker sets in the game right now. So you have to enjoy the challenge of it.

Archery is a decent damage set, and works well for Blasters. Energy or Mental could make for good secondaries if you are looking to do more damage.

Best of Luck!

No question recharge.

Being able to permadom is awesome. The status protection, not having to build up Domination, extra endurance, higher mag controls, yeah its a great goal.

Controls have longer timers and getting them up every fight is crucial. It also does fill in the attack chains from the primaries.

Dominators can burn a lot of endurance and the extra endurance from Domination and either Consume or Drain Psyche is exceptionally helpful and makes playing Doms more fun.

Even though you don't really need soft capped defense, Earthquake and Dark Oblivion can get you a lot closer than most other Dominators can. And the Defense granting powers like Combat Jumping, Hover, Manuevers, Vengenance, Weave, etc give you a good place to put Luck of the Gambler IO's.

Checking for Guides and other threads I found that Earth/Psychic and Earth/Fire might be interesting.

I'm trying to gauge which I'd like better Earth/Psy or Earth/Fire.

Fire is more damage, but Psy used to be the farming build so it can't be too bad on damage, can it?

Psy doesn't have a buildup power. Does that hurt the damage? I like that Fire has a build up power that lasts 30 seconds and with the +recharge the Fiery Embrace will be up more often than not.

I know they nerfed Psy Shockwave some. But I figure Shockwave would also produce even more control stacking disorients with Stalagmites.

I imagine that Drain Psyche is stronger than Consume for Endurance help and would let me run without Stanima more easily. Plus, I get a self heal that I wouldn't have under Fire.

What do y'all think?

Checking for Guides and other threads I found that I might also consider Earth/Psychic.

I'm trying to gauge which I'd like better Earth/Psy or Earth/Fire.

Fire is more damage, but Psy used to be the farming build so it can't be too bad on damage. I know they nerfed Psy Shockwave some. But I figure Shockwave would also produce even more control.

I imagine that Drain Psyche is stronger than Consume for Endurance help and would let me run without Stanima more easily. Plus, I get a self heal that I wouldn't have under Fire.

What do y'all think?

This is a good question because I've been trying to avoid taking the fitness pool lately, and it has been very difficult. Someone recently was trying to figure out the theoretical maximum leveling speed and said that Endurance was the key to max speed. Unfortunately, I agree with that.

I would rarely take Health, Swift, or Hurdle. Although with Hurdle and Swift are nice with Ninja run to not have to take another travel power.

My builds always feel tight and I'd always be able to find something to take. It would be nice to feel like you could take some of the powers that are helpful only some of the time and more situational.

Something to think about for the Dev's if they read this. With the way slotting works in the game. It probably isn't too powerful to give people more powers without giving them more slots.

Traps - its very pigeon holing on theme. Tremendous set that I want to play and I just can't ever come up with a Toon theme that I want to play that works for it.

Radiation Emmission -- Tremendous set and I hate anchors so much I won't play it.

Gravity -- I wanted to like this set, but I always feel like I'm playing in gimp mode. I have a Gravity Storm that I want to play, but just don't simply because the mechanics don't really work that well.

Sonic Resonance -- It eats endurance and it bugs me that Sonic Disruption can't be cast on yourself, so its useless solo.

For pretty cheap, I was able to get really good recharge and defense which should be softcapped by by Earthquake and Dark Obliteration.

I didn't take Stanima. But I do have Consume, Domination, and Dark Consumption to fuel my endurance woes.

Here is what I came up with:

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Talionis Rex: Level 50 Mutation Dominator
Primary Power Set: Earth Control
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Assault
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Fossilize

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Level 1: Flares

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Level 2: Incinerate

• (A) (3) (3) (15) (37) (40)

Level 4: Fire Breath

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Level 6: Quicksand

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Level 8: Salt Crystals

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Level 10: Combat Jumping

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Level 12: Stalagmites

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Level 14: Boxing

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Level 16: Tough

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Level 18: Earthquake

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Level 20: Fiery Embrace

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Level 22: Combustion

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Level 24: Weave

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Level 26: Hasten

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Level 28: Consume

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Level 30: Maneuvers

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Level 32: Assault

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Level 35: Animate Stone

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Level 38: Blaze

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Level 41: Dark Consumption

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Level 44: Dark Obliteration

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Level 47: Soul Drain

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Level 49: Dark Embrace

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Level 1: Brawl

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Level 1: Sprint

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Level 2: Rest

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Level 1: Domination
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Set Bonus Totals:

• 3% DamageBuff(Smashing)
• 3% DamageBuff(Lethal)
• 3% DamageBuff(Fire)
• 3% DamageBuff(Cold)
• 3% DamageBuff(Energy)
• 3% DamageBuff(Negative)
• 3% DamageBuff(Toxic)
• 3% DamageBuff(Psionic)
• 5% Defense
• 6.63% Defense(Smashing)
• 6.63% Defense(Lethal)
• 6.94% Defense(Fire)
• 6.94% Defense(Cold)
• 18.8% Defense(Energy)
• 18.8% Defense(Negative)
• 6% Defense(Psionic)
• 7.25% Defense(Melee)
• 18.5% Defense(Ranged)
• 7.88% Defense(AoE)
• 7.2% Max End
• 1.5% Enhancement(RunSpeed)
• 3% Enhancement(Stun)
• 4% Enhancement(Sleep)
• 1.5% Enhancement(FlySpeed)
• 60% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 1.5% Enhancement(JumpHeight)
• 1.5% Enhancement(JumpSpeed)
• 17% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 9% FlySpeed
• 38.2 HP (3.75%) HitPoints
• 9% JumpHeight
• 9% JumpSpeed
• Knockback (Mag -8)
• Knockup (Mag -8)
• MezResist(Confused) 10.3%
• MezResist(Held) 7.5%
• MezResist(Immobilize) 9.7%
• MezResist(Sleep) 9.15%
• MezResist(Stun) 7.5%
• MezResist(Terrorized) 7.5%
• 12.5% (0.21 End/sec) Recovery
• 10% (0.42 HP/sec) Regeneration
• 1.25% Resistance(Smashing)
• 1.88% Resistance(Energy)
• 1.88% Resistance(Toxic)
• 2.5% Resistance(Psionic)
• 9% RunSpeed
• 1% XPDebtProtection

I was wondering if anyone had tried this build and what it would be good at? I thought it would be neat to be able to solo with your minus resistance power.

I can't imagine why?

Mike,

I would do Traps, but I don't think the toon I have in mind would use the Technical stuff. Mechanically a great set, but I just can't use the Animations for the Toon I want to build.

Secondary,

I've wanted to do a Sonic Secondary for a long time. I've heard it has endurance problems, and I've never liked not being able to use the - Resistance Ally buff aura, while solo. Not that I solo a ton, just I'd like to have access to it solo, since it really helps up damage. Too bad there isn't a melee pet in the Primaries.

I've also thought about Pain, but I really don't have a good feel for it.

As for a primary, I already have a Trick Arrow/Dark Defender, that I like. But I could see doing Fire or Electricity as a primary.

Its funny, but I hadn't thought much about doing other AT since I really do like those Defender/Corrupter/Mastermind/Controller sets that are buff and Debuff. I guess Controllers have access to them.

Masterminds, I have a Thugs/Dark. He's cool and all, but its so hard to fit themes with the minions.

Defense Soft Capping is obsessive because:

1. Defense is also limited mez protection
2. More available in pool powers than resistance, mez protection, or heals (ie, you can get Defense from Combat Jumping, Weave, Stealth, Manuevers, Hover, etc)
3. More availabe in IO's than resistance, mez protection, or heals
4. Each additional % closer to 45% defense makes you exponentially more survivable thus the obsessive seeming all or nothing softcap mentality.

Game Design has pushed the obsession. Its often the only defense that many toons can put together because of IO's and Pool Powers. Its not like there is a Negative Energy flack jacket power available in the Pool Powers to raise your resistance to Negative Energy. People are flocking to the available defense out there.

Mezz Protection really is part of it. Being mezzed while a vital part of the game is annoying and people will go to great lengths to protect there ability to go down swinging and not die all tied up. At least if you are swinging you can still implement your strategy for survival.

I don't believe that this means the game is broken in this regard. It does give characters goals to shoot for in high end content to tweak out their toons. What I would suggest is improving some of the other methods of protection.

Possibly by proliferating power pools with:
resistances and allowing for IO resistance bonuses.
Possibly resist disorient, sleep, held, etc powers spread out in a variety of pools to allow for some improvement much like elemental defense works now in IO's.

By bringing other avenues of mitigation in line so that there are more options for tricking out your toons at high levels, I believe the situation can be improved.

I'm looking for a new toon to set up to do the "high level" content that coming.

I already have a few Kins. So I don't want one of those.

I'm looking for something that:

1. Does Decent Damage
2. Can survive aggro from AoE damage
3. Has interesting mechanics that make it survivable and help a team with difficult content

Any and all suggestions very welcome.