Geiger- Earth/Fire concept help

xaqchance

Hey there, thanks for checking this out. So, Geiger was an archaeologist when bla, bla, bla, crushed by a volcano bla, bla. Therefor, he now has the power to control earth, cause quakes, and even cause eruptions of hot lava with the ability to control said lava.

I think this preview (working fine at Lv20) will show you I'm not very good at builds, which is why I came to you! =0) It's been about a year almost and I've made another return. But now I'm even less familiar with what's available to me. Could I build the SS better? Are my passives and defenses and what-not well suited to DPS? Finally, the thematic powers. I wanted more earth powers, but I'm not sure of the synergy or even what's available as far as theme looks, as well as functionality. Any criticism, advice and help is welcomed and appreciated. Once again, thanks for you time!


PowerHouse (Link to this build)

Name: Geiger

Archetype: Freeform

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

Talents:
Level 1: Quick Trigger
Level 6: Shooter
Level 9: Coordinated
Level 12: Academics
Level 15: Impresario
Level 18: Wordly
Level 21: Negotiator

Powers:
Level 1: Throw Fire
Level 1: Immolation (Rank 2, Rank 3, Blazing Body)
Level 6: Fireball (Rank 2, Unstable Accelerant)
Level 8: Conflagration (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Aura of Primal Majesty (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Concentration
Level 17: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 20: Fissure (Rank 2, Reconstruct)
Level 23: Bountiful Chi Resurgence (Rank 2, Resurgent Reiki)
Level 26: Stone Shroud
Level 29: Masterful Dodge (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 32: Flashfire (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Fault Line (Compound Fracture)
Level 38: Reconstruction Circuits

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Athletics
Level 35: Jet Pack

Specializations:
Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
Intelligence: Tactician (2/2)
Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (2/3)
Vindicator: The Rush of Battle (3/3)
Vindicator: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
Guardian: Locus (2/2)
Guardian: Make It Count (3/3)
Guardian: Find the Mark (2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Mastery: Vindicator Mastery (1/1)


Also, I know that for DPS, AoPM isn't best, but I really like the intelligence tree and AoPM itself, not sure why. But I picked it to fuel my.. well, Fire. And I haven't had any energy problems yet. Still, open to suggestions.

flowcyto

AoPM is a fine passive for being versatile. It won't be as good dps as an offensive passive in a dps role, but its still pretty good and is a bit better for health and energy. Int PSS is an excellent combo w/ it too, so I wouldn't change that if you wanted to keep AoPM.

I would def change out Ego SS for Con SS, though. Ego as secondary is not very efficient a choice for most builds- as Int can scale up Concentration instead, and since Ego's additive ranged dmg bonus diminishes greatly past 70 (which ya can get w/o SSing it- you'll have that much automatically at lvl 40 w/ AoPM).

Ego as a PSS is ofc good for ranged builds, but the only time I would take Ego 2ndary is if I was using a diff tree's PSS (like Dex or Con PSS) but still had an EU that scaled off of Ego (KI/HI, Ego Reverb).

Anyways, there's a fair amount of changes I would make to the build:

PowerHouse (Link to this build)

Name: Geiger

Archetype: Freeform

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

Talents:
Level 1: Sureshot
Level 6: Coordinated
Level 9: Healthy Mind
Level 12: Acrobat
Level 15: Boundless Reserves
Level 18: Investigator
Level 21: Accurate

Powers:
Level 1: Throw Fire
Level 1: Immolation (Rank 2, Blazing Body)
Level 6: Fireball (Rank 2, Unstable Accelerant)
Level 8: Concentration
Level 11: Conflagration (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Aura of Primal Majesty (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Land Slide
Level 20: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 23: Bountiful Chi Resurgence (Rank 2, Resurgent Reiki)
Level 26: Masterful Dodge
Level 29: Fissure (Rank 2, Reconstruct)
Level 32: Stone Shroud (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 38: Fire Snake (Rank 2, Trail Blazer)

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Athletics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Jet Pack (Rank 2)

Specializations:
Intelligence: Preparation (2/2)
Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (1/3)
Guardian: Locus (2/2)
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: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
Mastery: Intelligence Mastery (1/1)

I added Land Slide so you had more Earth powers and as an easy way to roll MSA early on. Open w/ Fireball/UA from range to proc Concentration, lunge into the pack, then Conflag 'em all to death.

Against harder mobs and bosses ya can lay down a Fissure and stand in it, using Stone Shroud and BCR/RR if you need more healing, and you have 2 ADs for when things get rough. I also un-ranked MD, cause ranks only add a miniscule amount of avoidance% (the extra dodge doesn't matter since rank 1 already pushes you well past 100% dodge).

Fire snake is just a general dmg boost and cd I added in at the end for ur fire dmg. Also ranked up Athletics, as moving faster in and out of combat can be very nice.

Cleaned up the SS setup and spec/talent trees a bit (ya dun really want Make it Count for this build- no blasts; Ruthless is also advised; Aggressive stance vs. Rush of Battle is up to you, but I usually go for AS if I'm doing more than solo content).

xaqchance

I really appreciate the help there. The changes look like they'll work a lot better and I can't wait to try it out. Thanks for your effort in posting an updated build. Excellent!

flowcyto

np, and fun out there.