The Neighbour's Build

zombiehunter1968

Inspired by the game "Hello, Neighbour", I am building a character similar to the Neighbour, with various trap and gadget gimmicks, who can easily get rid of his opposition (high DPS). Any ideas on a suitable build?

flowcyto

Gadgeteering isn't necc very high single-target dps, though if you can use Futuristic tech then PBR is alright.

(Unnamed Build) - Freeform
v2.4.2-29

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

Talents
Level 1: The Specialist (Dex: 10, Con: 10, Int: 8, Rec: 10)
Level 6: Covert Ops Training (Str: 3, Dex: 3, Con: 3, Int: 3)
Level 9: Healthy Mind (Con: 5, Int: 5)
Level 12: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)
Level 15: Coordinated (Dex: 5, Int: 5)
Level 18: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 21: Negotiator (Int: 5, Rec: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Boomerang Toss (advantages)
Level 1: Ricochet Throw (Rank 2, Microelectronic Controllers)
Level 6: Concentration (advantages)
Level 8: Night Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3, Silent Running)
Level 11: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 17: Pulse Beam Rifle (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Orbital Cannon (Rank 2, Anvil of Dawn)
Level 23: Particle Smash (Rank 2, Light Everlasting)
Level 26: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 29: Energy Shield (Rank 2)
Level 32: Lock N Load (Rank 2)
Level 35: Blinding Light (Rank 2)
Level 38: Thundering Return (advantages)
Adv. Points: 33/36

Travel Powers
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations
Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
Intelligence: Tactician (2/2)
Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Mastery: Intelligence Mastery (1/1)

Most of its burst dps is form AoE w/ Stealth + charged Ricochet Throw. Plasma Burn from Orbital Cannon can be consumed by Particle Smash to get Disintegrate's debuff for PBR. EGO/Int/Con (with 3/3 in 6th Sense and an Int focus, or 3/3 in Follow Through and an Ego focus) can also work for the SS setup. Gears mostly for Int, w/ some Con and Dex.

jaazaniah1

Is Orbital Canon putting out decent damage now? Seems like last time I tried it I was seeing a tiny amount. I'm wondering how useful Anvil of Dawn is for a final build? It feels like end game bosses are pretty immobile (not counting Alerts here) and that R3 would be more useful there.

flowcyto

Assuming a 3-sec total cast time (not arming time, since you can attack during that), and ofc that the upfront dmg lands, Orbital Cannon is relatively okay for dps (w/o stats/gear at lvl 40 and R1: ~250dps for basic blasts, 341 for Orbital Cannon w/o PBurn, 326 for un-boosted TGM). With those same parameters, Anvil of Dawn hits upto 8-9 times for about 285 dmg per tick. To contrast that, upping the initial ~1025 dmg hit at R1 by 20% adds about 205 dmg to it.

So, Anvil of Dawn can do considerably more total dmg than boosting the initial hit by one rank (plus it gives you some recourse if the initial hit whiffs). Skipping Anvil for a normal rank could be better if you just wanted to boost its AoE alpha strike potential, I suppose.