DPS Telekinesis? (Non-Blade)

circleofpsi

Hi All

Just wondering but is it possible to have a quite high DPS build around the Telekinesis Tree without useing the ego blade?, just looking to make one at some point.



Psi

flowcyto

If you mean Ranged TK, then yes, it's one of the better long-ranged dps setups. Here's a simple example build for it:

(Unnamed Build) - Freeform (Ranged Damage)
v3.43:35

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

Talents
Level 1: The Chiller (Dex: 10, Con: 10, Rec: 8, End: 10)
Level 6: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 9: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 12: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)
Level 15: Accurate (Dex: 5, End: 5)
Level 18: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)
Level 21: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Kinetic Darts
Level 1: Telekinetic Strike (Rank 2, Stressed Out)
Level 6: Mental Precision
Level 8: Ego Form (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Telekinetic Reverberation
Level 14: Telekinetic Barrage (Rank 2, Dazzle)
Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Telekinetic Lance (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 26: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
Level 29: Telekinetic Shield (Rank 2)
Level 32:
Level 35:
Level 38: Mental Impact (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Adv. Points: 30/36

Travel Powers
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations
Dexterity: Combat Training (2/3)
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
Dexterity: Expose Weakness (2/2)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (3/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (2/3)
Mastery: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)

Open power slots can be w/e ya want, and you can replace the Ult if you don't have it available.

Alternates between TK Strike and TK Lance for single-target dps, and uses TK Barrage as its main AoE. Adding something like TK Maelstrom can be nice for a pbAoE, and gives fast Ego Leech stacks in AoE. Gears mostly for Dex, w/ some Con and Rec.

circleofpsi

Thank you and small qeastion with this, is it possible to Mix, Telepathy to this as well, to help boost the damage?. I kown some scale or benefit from such, like SoD and Mental Leach, etc.

flowcyto

You can mix TP and TK, though I'd usually stay w/in TK if it's your main set and it's a dps build; TP is more of a debuff, CC, and healing powerset than a dmg-focused one. I guess one good TP power you could consider for dps is MStorm, since it can stack Stress, and then you could get TK Strike to R3. That would mean a slower buildup for Stress, though, and MStorm can't be used past 50ft (unlike TK Strike and TK Lance), so it's up to you if you want to go that route. Collective Will can also stack Stress instead, but then you're also depending on it's AI to behave for you. MLeech isn't great for dps (and also 50ft limited), but you can always take it on if you want the minor background healing for nearby allies. I guess you could also consider Ego Storm, but you already have TK Maelstrom as a pbAoE CC option that works better w/ a TK backbone as well.

circleofpsi

I see, cheers then!

pantagruel01

Of the options mentioned, I'd only really consider mental storm, it's a fairly decent DoT independent of its ability to apply stress. Collective will is rarely competitive, because its only good for dps if you can manage more than one entity and the entities will stay around for most of their duration, you can't get more than one entity on bosses (because hold immune), and entities spawned on minions will despawn when the minion despawns.

magentagem

I’ve seen a “Hypna” character CC at cosmics that’s also DPS

circleofpsi

Humm I never seen that person before

xylstobanks

bump
Already had my question answered, sorry for bringing this topic back!