A simple Munitions build

rb74

I’m still rather new at this game and I’m starting to get into builds, although this isn’t a leveling one. I was thinking of converting my level 40 Soldier AT to FF for a bit more flexibility. It would largely follow the Solider AT, but attempt to cover a bit more ground. The theme is a catgirl armed with a lot of guns and even some tech like for Bionic Shielding and Energy Block. This is a Ranged DPS build for soloing and teams. From messing around in the Powerhouse on the test server and reading some Steam guides, here’s what I’ve came up with…

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Archetype: Freeform

Super Stats:
Level 6: Ego (Primary)
Level 10: Dexterity (Secondary)
Level 15: Recovery (Secondary)

Talents:
Level 1: The Soldier
Level 6: Indomitable
Level 9: Agile
Level 12: Tireless
Level 15: Wordly
Level 18: Shooter
Level 21: Impresario

Powers:
Level 1: Gunslinger
Level 1: Assault Rifle (Rank 2, Mow 'em Down)
Level 6: Submachinegun Burst (Rank 2, Aggression)
Level 8: Shotgun Blast (Breaching Round, Nailed to the Ground)
Level 11: Gatling Gun (Rank 2, Listen to Reason)
Level 14: Rocket (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Sniper Rifle (Rank 2, Tungsten Rounds)
Level 20: Targeting Computer (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Concentration
Level 26: Energy Shield
Level 29: Killer Instinct
Level 32: Lock N Load (Rank 2)
Level 35: Bionic Shielding
Level 38: Smoke Grenade (Escape Artist)

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Acrobatics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Swinging (Rank 2, Rank 3)

Specializations:
Ego: Force of Will (2/2)
Ego: Insight (3/3)
Ego: Exploit Opening (2/2)
Ego: Sixth Sense (3/3)
Avenger: Ruthless (2/2)
Avenger: Round 'em Up (3/3)
Avenger: Relentless Assault (3/3)
Avenger: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)

My biggest worry is survivability. I tried Constitution in place of Recovery, but then I was running out of energy. With Recovery, I don’t ever seem to run out of energy. With that in mind, is it safe to replace the Energy Builder with something else? My other big worry is a lack of an Active Defense for this build. Smoke Grenade with Escape Artist can draw aggro away from me and even allow me a free hit with Rocket. Rocket can also allow me to take out a tight group of weak mobs before they can react. Shotgun Blast is for giving me some breathing room and to attempt to cancel certain mob attacks. I picked debuffs over extra damage for most of my attacks to make the build more flexible. I like to have a wide range of attacks and I think the debuffs help to make them stand out from each other.

flowcyto

Ya shouldn't have many energy issues if ur not using TGM in a Muni build. Here, you want to make sure you gear for Ego heavily, as it gives you many things: more dmg from Concentration, more energy from Concentration, more energy from Killer Instinct, more crit severity (via Follow Through, which I get over Exploit Opening here) & ranged dmg, and extra cost discount via Insight. W/ good stats, ya shouldn't need Rec SS'd and can go for Con SS for the extra survival stats.

The build has some redundant attacks, mostly for AoE. I understand if its for theme, but ya may want to consider trimming one of SMG, Rocket, Sniper Rifle, or Gattling Gun. Ya can replace it w/ R1 Masterful Dodge for an AD (or another short cd heal), and it can save you adv points to rank up BShielding.

I'd also ignore the special advs on SMG and Gatling in favor of rank 3. I'd also replace Smoke Grenade w/ adv (which is just a temp threat ignore easily broken) w/ a real threat wipe- Evasive Maneuvers w/ SoM adv or Palliate w/ Absolve are good ones. Lastly, I'd replace Lock N Load w/ Ego Surge w/ Nimble Mind - assuming ya change to Con SS.

rb74

I decided to drop Gatling Gun since SMG seems to fill that role well enough and I'm not stuck in place with a maintain attack. I've also decided to go with Evasive Maneuvers and I changed Rec to Con. Already in the Powerhouse against level 41 Purple Gang at team size 5, I survive a lot better. This is without any gear changes yet with Con in place of Rec. There's a couple of gaps in this current build. Is The Soldier still a good Innate Trait when Rec is no longer a SS? I'm not sure what to replace it with for the moment. I also have 2 more adv points left. Should I use it for Bionic Shielding rank 3?

PowerHouse (Link to this build)

Name:

Archetype: Freeform

Super Stats:
Level 6: Ego (Primary)
Level 10: Dexterity (Secondary)
Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)

Talents:
Level 1:
Level 6: Indomitable
Level 9: Agile
Level 12: Enduring
Level 15: Ascetic
Level 18: Acrobat
Level 21: Shooter

Powers:
Level 1: Gunslinger
Level 1: Assault Rifle (Rank 2, Mow 'em Down)
Level 6: Submachinegun Burst (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Shotgun Blast (Breaching Round, Nailed to the Ground)
Level 11: Evasive Maneuvers (Sleight of Mind)
Level 14: Rocket (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Sniper Rifle (Rank 2, Tungsten Rounds)
Level 20: Targeting Computer (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Concentration
Level 26: Energy Shield
Level 29: Killer Instinct
Level 32: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
Level 35: Bionic Shielding (Rank 2)
Level 38: Masterful Dodge

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Acrobatics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Swinging (Rank 2, Rank 3)

Specializations:
Ego: Force of Will (2/2)
Ego: Insight (3/3)
Ego: Follow Through (2/3)
Ego: Sixth Sense (3/3)
Avenger: Ruthless (2/2)
Avenger: Round 'em Up (3/3)
Avenger: Relentless Assault (3/3)
Avenger: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)

flowcyto

Yeah BShielding or Energy Shield can be ranked up w/ the free points.

Some Rec via talents is actually nice for better resting equilibrium. Its not essential to most builds (at least one not using Rec SS), but can be nice.. esp if ya wanna make sure ya can, say, use Rocket or Sniper Rifle from a resting state as an opener.

rb74

I didn't mean to take this long to reply, having been nearly a week. I did have quite some time to play this build in the mean time and I am quite happy with it. I seem to do a lot of damage, mainly with Assault Rifle, and I have been very good at surviving, at least much better compared to older versions of this build. I decided to go with The Soldier innate talent and put my 2 last points into Energy Shield rank 2. The final build is almost like the above, but actually completed. I doubt anyone else would use this, but I don't want to leave this unfinished in my thread.

PowerHouse (Link to this build)

Name:

Archetype: Freeform

Super Stats:
Level 6: Ego (Primary)
Level 10: Dexterity (Secondary)
Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)

Talents:
Level 1: The Soldier
Level 6: Indomitable
Level 9: Agile
Level 12: Enduring
Level 15: Ascetic
Level 18: Acrobat
Level 21: Shooter

Powers:
Level 1: Gunslinger
Level 1: Assault Rifle (Rank 2, Mow 'em Down)
Level 6: Submachinegun Burst (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Shotgun Blast (Breaching Round, Nailed to the Ground)
Level 11: Evasive Maneuvers (Sleight of Mind)
Level 14: Rocket (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Sniper Rifle (Rank 2, Tungsten Rounds)
Level 20: Targeting Computer (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Concentration
Level 26: Energy Shield (Rank 2)
Level 29: Killer Instinct
Level 32: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
Level 35: Bionic Shielding (Rank 2)
Level 38: Masterful Dodge

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Acrobatics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Swinging (Rank 2, Rank 3)

Specializations:
Ego: Force of Will (2/2)
Ego: Insight (3/3)
Ego: Follow Through (2/3)
Ego: Sixth Sense (3/3)
Avenger: Ruthless (2/2)
Avenger: Round 'em Up (3/3)
Avenger: Relentless Assault (3/3)
Avenger: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)

flowcyto

Looks capable overall. Glad its working out pretty well for ya.