Support/ranged damage

arclighte

Hi everyone, COH player here about to hit 40 for the first time. I posted a build before (which got no replies >:(!) but after actually playing through the game I've made a lot of changes - could still use help though!

For reference, this was a Sonic/Energy defender in COH. For those who haven't played it, her strengths were ally shields, some buffs/debuffs, and moderate ranged damage and control. I'm purposefully avoiding healing because I find that healers in this game have little time to do anything else.

I also would like to stick to that concept - light and sound. I've been having a hard time finding powers that A. I can substitute for light and B. aren't awful (Force Detonation is perfect visually for example but I HATE the knockback). The lack of ally buffs has been hard to get used to, but with AoRP, IDF and the Heal Aura, I find I'm doing a pretty good job of keeping my team alive passively.

I should add that I prefer to play and build defensively, hence the tank/support specs and no active offense, although if there are no better ideas to fill my last power slot I'll probably take one. For the 38 slot I'm considering Planar Fracture, Unleashed Rage, Conviction, and Smoke Bomb but am open to other ideas!

PowerHouse (Link to this build)

Name:

Archetype: Freeform

Super Stats:
Level 6: Endurance (Primary)
Level 10: Ego (Secondary)
Level 15: Presence (Secondary)

Talents:
Level 1:
Level 6:
Level 9:
Level 12:
Level 15:
Level 18:
Level 21:

Powers:
Level 1: Force Bolts
Level 1: Protection Field (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Force Shield (Force Sheathe)
Level 8: Aura of Radiant Protection (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Overdrive
Level 14: Plasma Beam (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Ego Sprites (Rank 2, Slave Mentality)
Level 20: Empathic Healing (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Inertial Dampening Field
Level 26: Energy Wave (Rank 2, Reverse Polarity)
Level 29: Unbreakable (Rank 2, Better You Than Me)
Level 32: Ego Storm (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Howl (Make them Tremble)
Level 38:

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Lightspeed
Level 35: Rainbow Flight

Specializations:
Endurance: Readiness (3/3)
Endurance: Withstand (2/2)
Endurance: Outburst (3/3)
Endurance: Hardened (2/2)
Sentinel: Caregiver (3/3)
Sentinel: Sentinel Aura (3/3)
Sentinel: Moment of Need (2/3)
Sentinel: Genesis (2/2)
Protector: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Protector: Unrelenting (2/2)
Protector: Bulwark (2/2)
Protector: Defensive Expertise (3/3)

arclighte

Bump for an edited build!

beldin

One thing : Overdrive scales mainly on REC, even if the description says END, so you better
take REC instead of END as SS. REC as secondary also i normally enough so you can maybe
take EGO as primary for better crit and a defense boost.

arclighte

I had Rec before but I prefer the End spec tree and I never have energy problems with it, I might consider taking Ego as a primary though, thanks!