TankShock

I made a billion(net) while I slept last Sat night. Then I got 3 purple drops this past weekend. So not a bad week.

Thanks, I can see it being helpful for the single targets. What does it do for Seeds, though?

How come I owned these guys back in Praetoria from lvl 1-20, but now at 50 they're one of the few groups I have to dial back on the mish diff for?

Anyone have any tips for WP handling them? Normally Regen combined with soft-capped s/l def is pretty sturdy.

Is there a better way to bag this guy than doing Tina McIntyre's story arc? Kind of a pain that he's the only one not in the Hero's Epic arc.

Lead outs definitely get tedious, and I don't even grind tips (WAI?). The debutantes aren't really any worse than the others, though. You just do the mish and lead all 3 out at once.

One Good Spider is definitely fun. It got me a whole level last week (from 1 bubble into 47 to 48), which gives it a special place in my heart. I lost track of all the Rogues Gallery who got put in jail that day.

Does Contagious Confusion do much for a Dom? I'm thinking that if you're picking up Purples you're probably close to perma-dom. Thanks!

So slot it with procs rather than endmod?

Gotcha. If End isn't a problem, I still think +33% can be the best bet for a Brute. Nerve is the red-headed stepchild, so that's out. Cardiac +Res will have a minimal effect on most Brutes (obvious exceptions). Spiritual is solid, my Spines/Regen scrapper loves it. But with the diminishing returns of recharge, if you don't have something to benefit from Regen or something to Perma, a permanent medium red is nothing to sniff at. My lvl49 SS/WP will probably go musculature. He's close to the HP cap, so +regen won't do much. And to be honest I don't want to be flatlining Rage anymore than it already does.

How important is Lightning Field to an Elec/Elec? Does the End Drain make a noticeable survival difference, keeping mobs drained? Is it an endgame power, as early as you can slot it power, or totally optional playstyle power? Thanks!

Ok, I'm definitely missing something. Are you guys counting Hasten for your PermaDom? My calculations are that you need a global of 105-110 for Hasten to go Perma, which then makes Dom perma as well. Under 100% Global and your Hasten will occasionally drop, which is more of a MostlyPermaDom.

I'd be more than happy to find out I'm wrong. And I'd definitely be interested to see how lvl22 gets Perma.

I've seen a few people talking about PermaDom for a mid-30's toon. I don't see how to do that, even if you totally pimp out for recharge. Am I misunderstanding, missing something, or is it just idle bragging?

Thank you - very helpful.

Ah, thanks. Just find them on the 3 maps?

How do you get story arcs beyond Praetor White, if you're Resistance? Isn't there an option to go "undercover" on these? Or do you have to choose Loyalist at the start to do that? Thanks!

Thanks Zep, very useful info. I'm pretty sure I can manage the End, and it's kind of nice for teams that you don't really want to be on anyway self-eliminate themselves.

I rolled it up yesterday. Sweet looking toon. Fire should pretty much get me through the low lvls fast, then Storm will kick in when the enemies get more serious.

Once you get used to WASD, your hands go to the right spot automatically. Binds definitely speed things up. No matter what you choose, your fingers/mind will get used to it. Why not set things up the most efficient way?

I use TAB for target nearest, then 1/2 for next/prev. All my AT's find it useful. I bind everything that will get used in combat to the keypad, as well as the buttons around it. + is always a Green Insp, - is usually a blue. NumpadEnter and 0 are emergency buttons (Heals, EMPulse, fast recharge AOE's, etc). RightArrow is also a good "Oh crap" button. Target area powers like Phantom Army or TP get alt+lbutton binds, or ctrl+lbutton. I removed the windows button from my keyboard so I don't accidentally hit it going for these. It also makes it easy to find them.

I enjoy the player skill aspect of using all these effectively. But even if you want to play on autopilot, good key setups will make that easier. There are some very good guides that explain how to do all this. Setup a /bind_save_file once you've done it and then you just have to load it up for all your other toons. Kheldians will obviously require some extra tinkering.

Thanks for the Guide info, Silas - nice name to it.

I was hoping the Rain/Rain combo of Fire/Storm would be toon-defining.

I don't see anything in the guides on Storm. How does it play as a secondary? Seems like an End Hog, lots of powers that overlap each other, and maybe not team friendly. But it's a pretty unique set of powers and hard to put my finger on. Does it team well, solo well, have good synergy with any particular primaries? Thanks!

Good point on the Sleep-Fire lack of synergy. How about Synaptic, Jolting and the Gremlins combining with Fire's fast dam? I'm really committed to one of these 2 builds, and /Elec is kind of blah.

For concept reasons, I'm building one of these. Anyone have any experience with either, maybe break down the pros/cons of each?

Thanks!

Thanks, folks.

I got a little spoiled because all my toons had Ouroboros access when I came back from a five year hiatus. Now I've leveled one to 38 and I don't see how to get him there. He's done the Midnighter and been to Cimerora. What am I missing? Thanks!

What happens between combats, Unnamed?

I've used a bind stolen from someone on here for my Rad to switch between Hasten and AM. It activates one and switches the other to auto at the same time. Works pretty well, but it's high maintenance.