New gravity based FF

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• warcanch Posts: 1,144 Arc User

  January 2019

  I'm sure Flowcyto will be giving you a great, full-fledged build. I simply want to chime in with some powers that can be used to emulate/simulate gravity/magnetism.
  
  Hurricane (Wind)
  Whirlwind w/ Vortex adv (Wind)
  Gravitic Ripple (Force, after you spend 10k OV tokens to purchase)
  Quicksand (Earth)
  Updraft (Wind)
  Force Snap (Force)
  Force Geyser (Force)
  
  Generally, these are filler powers as Force Cascade will probably be your BIG HIT. And, if energy IS an issue, never discount Typhoon (Wind). Pretty similar, but less energy hungry.​​

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• slowecsl4pwe Posts: 221 Arc User

  January 2019

  Thanks warcanch, I was playing with the build creator and had placed some such as Hurricane since I will have to use other frameworks. It's the energy unlock that I'm wondering which to work in as Force doesn't really have one.

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,859 Arc User

  January 2019 edited January 2019

  There's a good few ways to go about it. For outright spamming of Force Cascade, you may want to use Unstoppable's knock energy w/ some Rec gearing, since it can give very large energy return on knocks atm. Unstoppable and Rec aren't ideal for ranged dps in of themselves, but if they allow you to spam FC then that could help make up for it.
  
  Other ways could be w/ using Force Blast w/ Preemptive Strike to go w/ FC (rotating in the blast can lower the energy requirements somewhat), and/or something like an Int heavy-setup that uses Geyser to roll MSA. You could also greatly lighten the energy load and ditch FC, and just throw in 2-3 ranged crushing debuffs (Muni grenades, Chest Beam) and spam Force Blast. Base dmg won't be great from a blast, but you won't have to devote nearly as much towards energy stats, and the debuffs and the blast's knock-immune dmg bonus can help prop the base dmg up a bit. Ofc, you can also switch gears and use Typhoon instead, as mentioned (Typhoon builds still take good energy management, but not as insane as for FC). Hybrid-dps builds using AoPM or AoAC are also options to lighten energy load, though bringing hybrid passives w/ very weak auras is generally frowned upon for group content, and you'll miss out on the dmg bonus from the Ranged dps role.
  
  Here's an example of the Unstoppable method:
  
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  Super Stats
  Level 6: Ego (Primary)
  Level 10: Recovery (Secondary)
  Level 15: Endurance (Secondary)
  
  Talents
  Level 1: The Tempest (Dex: 8, Ego: 10, Rec: 10, End: 10)
  Level 6: Worldly (Ego: 5, Rec: 5)
  Level 9: Daredevil (Ego: 5, End: 5)
  Level 12: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)
  Level 15: Ascetic (Con: 5, Ego: 5)
  Level 18: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
  Level 21: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
  
  Powers
  Level 1: Force Bolts
  Level 1: Force Blast (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 6: Force Shield (Rank 2, Rank 3, Force Sheathe)
  Level 8: Unstoppable (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 11: Chilled Form
  Level 14: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 17: Molecular Self-Assembly
  Level 20: Force Cascade (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 23: Force Geyser (Rank 2, Nailed to the Ground)
  Level 26: Lock N Load (Rank 2)
  Level 29: Masterful Dodge
  Level 32:
  Level 35:
  Level 38: Gravity Driver (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Adv. Points: 31/36
  
  Travel Powers
  Level 6:
  Level 35:
  
  Specializations
  Ego: Mental Endurance (2/3)
  Ego: Insight (3/3)
  Ego: Follow Through (2/3)
  Ego: Sixth Sense (3/3)
  Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
  Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
  Guardian: Find the Mark (3/3)
  Guardian: The Best Defense (2/3)
  Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
  Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
  Vindicator: Focused Strikes (2/3)
  Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
  Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)
  
  MSA is still there, but mainly to payback using Conviction to heal (alternatively, you could use Muni's fire grenade w/ TReverb, or Chest Beam w/ Unified Theory- keeping in mind both attack's 50ft range limit). The bulk of your energy here should be from Unstoppable + Rec, and some from the toggle/form. Maybe get the form's stat (here, Ego) to 200-250-ish for the dmg boost, then put most of the rest in Rec. The blast + Avenger's Preemptive Strike spec option is there to consider too. Regardless, you'll def want to test this stuff out in the PH/PTR to see how energy is faring in your desired gear.

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• slowecsl4pwe Posts: 221 Arc User

  January 2019

  Thanks all. I'll give it a try in the PH.

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