Thinking about HWs

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• nornsavant Posts: 93 Arc User

  June 2017

  Background music for the build:
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nXmsja2S6E

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,859 Arc User

  June 2017 edited June 2017

  I'd prob mix them by just using TK for ranged dps and HW for up-clsoe dps:
  
  Link to this build: http://powerhouse.nullware.com/powerhouse.html?v=13&n=&d=1238iGQLPKa00002000E3052800AA03A6000000J503G905G803QG01EL032701QJ0000000n2E3T3B2MGB
  
  Archetype: Freeform
  
  Super Stats:
  Level 6: Dexterity (Primary)
  Level 10: Constitution (Secondary)
  Level 15: Endurance (Secondary)
  
  Talents:
  Level 1: The Chiller
  Level 6: Acrobat
  Level 9: Boundless Reserves
  Level 12: Accurate
  Level 15: Quick Recovery
  Level 18: Impresario
  Level 21: Amazing Stamina
  
  Powers:
  Level 1: Throw Fire
  Level 1: Telekinetic Assault (Rank 2, Explosive Potential)
  Level 6: Thermal Reverberation
  Level 8: Night Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 11: Form of the Tempest
  Level 14: Will O' the Wisp (Ghostfire)
  Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 20: Arc of Ruin (Wildfire, No Quarter)
  Level 23: Annihilate (Rank 2, Scorching Blade)
  Level 26: Resurgence (Rank 2)
  Level 29: Telekinetic Lance (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 32: Fire Shield (Rank 2)
  Level 35: Rebirth
  Level 38:
  
  Travel Powers:
  Level 6:
  Level 35:
  
  Specializations:
  Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
  Dexterity: Power Swell (2/2)
  Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
  Dexterity: Expose Weakness (2/2)
  Warden: Fortified Gear (3/3)
  Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
  Warden: Elusive (2/2)
  Warden: 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: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)
  
  (again, can't use HeroCreator atm, so trust the text here over the PH export)
  
  Can do the TKA-> TKL thing at range, or Arc + Annihilate in melee. A number of powers can keep TReverb up at range- I chose the Wisp in Infernal cause it has 100ft range (iirc). AoPM would be a good hybrid passive for this odd mix of powers. Gears mostly for Dex and Con, w/ some End/Rec for energy, and ignores severity rating on gear when you get Dex Mastery.

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• nornsavant Posts: 93 Arc User

  June 2017

  Hmmm... Leading with Dex and Form of the Tempest. Okay that's pretty inspired, I can work with that.
  
  Brain Blade - Freeform
  
  Super Stats
  Level 6: Dexterity (Primary)
  Level 10: Constitution (Secondary)
  Level 15: Strength (Secondary)
  
  Talents
  Level 1: The Predator (Str: 8, Con: 10, Dex: 10, Rec: 10)
  Level 6: Relentless (Str: 5, Rec: 5)
  Level 9: Bodybuilder (Str: 5, End: 5)
  Level 12: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
  Level 15: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
  Level 18: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
  Level 21: Accurate (Dex: 5, End: 5)
  
  Powers
  Level 1: Kinetic Darts (Leeching Strikes)
  Level 1: Cleave (Rank 2, Rampant)
  Level 6: Eruption (Rank 2, Magma Burst)
  Level 8: Thermal Reverberation
  Level 11: Mental Leech
  Level 14: Invulnerability (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 17: Form of the Tempest
  Level 20: Annihilate (Rank 2, Scorching Blade)
  Level 23: Telekinetic Lance (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 26: Arc of Ruin (No Quarter, Wildfire)
  Level 29: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 32: Fire Shield (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 35: Resurgence
  Level 38: Rebirth
  Adv. Points: 36/36
  
  Travel Powers
  Level 6: Rainbow Flight: Cloud (Rank 2)
  Level 35: Phoenix Flight (Rank 2)
  
  Specializations
  Dexterity: Combat Training (3/3)
  Dexterity: Power Swell (2/2)
  Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
  Dexterity: Expose Weakness (2/2)
  Warden: Slaughter (3/3)
  Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
  Warden: Upper Hand (2/3)
  Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
  Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
  Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
  Vindicator: The Rush of Battle (2/3)
  Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
  Mastery: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)
  
  One of my basic assumptions is that I am going to have to live through some part of the content all by myself, take whatever it throws at me, kill everything there and move on to the next thing. So I always build in some durability even at the cost of some DPS. It may not be optimal, but dead DPS is 0.
  
  Invulnerability is a mainstay but I always tell myself that I plan to change it out for Defiant once I have enough Constitution. Form of the Tempest does a great job of upping the numbers in this one. I miss the heal of Endorphins from Enraged but if I block enough, Mental Leech can catch up and more constitution just makes it more effective. I could use an extra heal though.
  
  I had to drop TK Assault because it just hung me there in front of the bad guys and soaked my blue something awful. Darts gives me plenty of Ego Leech so TK Lance can do its thing.
  
  As much as I love Arc of Ruin, its not getting much play here. I just never have the blue for it. By the time I have everything juggled and smacked, dotted and leech stacked, AoR just gets skipped because I can't really wait for its charge. I get some tap swings with it and that's fine for knockdowns but I'm not running enraged now and the crits are more important that the knocks.
  
  Sometimes I get a good AoR swing as an opener but I may look at changing it out if I can imagine up something that will help me more. Eruption and Cleave both do tons of damage and have utility and synergy for less blue and with more speed. There is the advantage to consider but you can't have everything. If I can find something that will heal me and not dunk my DPS then I may go for that.
  
  

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,859 Arc User

  June 2017

  The other reason to use Arc is for its debuff adv, but fortunately you can tap it for that effect. It can be a nice close-range AoE if you want to be in melee- easier to hit enemies than with Cleave's frontal cone.
  
  End building for Ego Leech is really low dps; I wouldn't recommend that. If not using a non-end builder to stack EL, I may just take a ranged TK attack that doesn't require EL stacks. Maybe just use TK Burst for its KD adv for some ranged AoE and CC. Either that, or use TK Maelstrom as an AoE stun + HoT cd. Its a cd attack, but its good added utility. As is, you won't have a way to apply CFlames outside of melee, likely making you struggle w/ energy outside of that range- so I may consider a diff EU, or take a ranged CF applicant.

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• nornsavant Posts: 93 Arc User

  June 2017

  Doesn't Thermal Reverb specify that you have to be near targets with clinging flame to get the energy income from them? So even if I dropped CF on them from across the room, I wouldn't get any reverb action until I reached them. Throw Fire and Darts build exactly the same from range. Or is that not quite right?
  

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,859 Arc User

  June 2017

  The range is pretty forgiving for TReverb, else Fire dps builds would have to be melee units to work properly. Even then, most (not all) CF applications have a range of 50ft, which should be well w/in range for the proc.

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• nornsavant Posts: 93 Arc User

  June 2017

  Ahh I see, well these two don't seem to mix too well for my uses. But who knows, maybe someone else will have an amazing idea and Flow's build looks great if you happen to have friends with whom to do content. Back to yon drawing board.

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,859 Arc User

  June 2017 edited June 2017

  Well, you may want to wait till the TK revamp in progress on the PTS is finalized anyways. Stuff like the revamped TK Wave having a pull-in adv could be nice for this, etc.

  <CO stuff> .: Petco :. // A basic FF building guide (see 1st reply) // PSA on Power Activation Delay // Ayonachan's Gift Horse (misc stat data)
  - Be safe and have fun, champs - for science!

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